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Old 13th April 2013, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Handyman Joe View Post
Anyone mentioned It's Alive yet? Certainly not a top tenner, but any film that wrings pathos for a rubber mutant baby in a final shoot out in the LA sewers deserves consideration. The lead actors play it straight which helps a lot and the whole thing has a somewhat unique atmosphere somewhere between kitchen sink and grind house (Deathdream - another contender, is similar) First sequel also good, but part 3 stinks.
Yeah I got it up there in the top 50 somewhere. Straight playing really does make the difference, it means there is some belief in the film even if it's not the viewers!
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