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Overblown and gothic fun

Advantages: Brilliant performance by Gary Oldman
Disadvantages: Terrible performance by Keanu Reeves

Bram Stoker would have been amazed if he knew that the stories his mother told him while he was sick in bed, would grow into one of the biggest myths and moneyspinners of the 20th century. Coppola's film is a gothic, sumptuous and rather overblown version of the novel. As for 'faithful' - I don't remember a bit where Lucy runs through the garden wearing a red curtain only to be shagged senseless by a bison. Or the bit at the beginning where Vlad ...
...- faithful to the book my arse! Never mind. Gary Oldman is fabulous as Dracula - sexy, anguished, and with an accent you can't place but somehow it sounds ancient, steeped in grandeur and blood. He's quite stunning in the role and you do feel for him. (Not like the book at all really where the Count doesn't actually appear that much and when he does, he's a red-eyed stinky breathed monster). Dracula comes back to England because he sees a picture ...

Janeyboo 07.05.2008 · Read full review
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The Suddenly Sensation of Supernatural

Advantages: good plot, talented actors
Disadvantages: some parts get a little scary

Supernatural follows the stories of Dean and Sam Winchester. Sam Winchester has made a good life from his curious childhood. Sam is studying to be a lawyer at Standford University and him and his girlfriend are very close. Then, after not seeing each other for years, Dean, Sam's brother, shows up at Sam's room. Dean tells his brother that 'Dad's on a hunting trip, and he hasn't been home in a few days." Sam instantly knows what Dean means. Sam and ...
...hunted ghosts, deamons, and any supernatural being. Sam had run away trying to escape from that life and he told his brother that he wouldn;t join him; however, after a trageic event, Sam and Dean hit the road to search for their father who has gone missing. Throughout their search they hunt down deamons and other beings. Episode Guide: "Pilot" "Wendigo" "Dead in the Water" "Phantom Travelor" "Bloody Mary" "Skin" "Hookman" "Bugs" "Home" ...

secret23 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Scary Movie Is Good

Advantages: a good movie and allright cast
Disadvantages: The Special Effects

Scary Movies is a good movie to see. Therese laughter is the movie from the beginning to end. Scary Movie is a spoof movie about all the horror, action, of movies that was good or bad that year. There cast line up is OK the Wayne brothers in the movie was the ones to bring the movie out more. The special effects in the movies was not the best but it's not the worst. The story line in the movies is good they really but the movies into there movie. ...

Roach1746 05.12.2009 · Read full review
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the shining it is very scary

Advantages: it is really scary
Disadvantages: it starts off slow

The shining starts of slow and is quite borring at the start but it really gets better the acting is good and it is really scary i would give this film TEN OUT OF TEN!!!!!!! the speical features are good because it looks real when the people are getting killed the only thing wrong with the film is that it skips through diferent of times it that is a bit stupid because you are missing out on good bloody killings!!! it is good how they show the man ...

joshuahowe13 06.08.2009 · Read full review
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~ An Immortal Battle for Supremacy ~

Advantages: Brilliant scenery, Great action, good characters
Disadvantages: Could have more SP/FX

...Supremacy ~ Underworld I first saw the film when I rented it from the local video shop and thought it was brilliant. The eerie pictures and captivating cover instantly drew me toward it. I had seen adverts and trailers when it arrived at the cinema and waited until it was released as everyone knows the price of cinema tickets are quite steep so I don?t tend to go much unless I really want to see something. The plot sounded good and I love vampire ...
...Blood Diamond and the other Underworld films where his part grows. Viktor- Bill Nighly Viktor is the Lord of the vampires who is raised by Selene to help win this war. After being woken early and not being impressed with her behaviour he seeks to rule the vampires into victory. He is a strong minded leader who is hard-heartened but seems to have a soft spot for Selene. Bill Nighly is a well known actor and I didn?t know he was in it until I saw ...

blackmagicstar4 11.02.2009 · Read full review
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