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ImageUploadedByTapatalk1457385198.713609.jpg 4.2/10 ImageUploadedByTapatalk1457385244.022633.jpg 6/10 ImageUploadedByTapatalk1457385931.910106.jpg 8/10 Next up The dunwich horror (2009) Edit Finished dunwich horror and expected a lot more with Stockwell and Combs but both gave very poor performances and seemed bored and that they didn't want to be their which I coudn't blame them with the poor script, acting and special effects. 4/10 Last edited by trebor8273; 7th March 2016 at 09:46 PM. |
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American Ninja 3 No more Dudikoff instead we get David Bradley as Sean Davidson, another American with Ninja training. The only real link to one and two is Steve James as Curtis Jackson who once again kicks ass and steals the show. Its all so silly the Power rangers comparisons are not unfair, with another ludicrous Bond villain in play and some nifty pre-mission impossible face mask stunts. American Ninja 4 Dudikoff returns and teams up with David Bradley to take out a ruthless islamic terrorist bent on making an atomic bomb. At this point you know what to expect however this one throws some added sadism into some of the scenes. Its still a lot of fun and better than its reputation suggests but at this point I'm not about to go hunting part 5 on youtube. Avenging force Made between American Ninja 1 + 2 with Dudikoff and James reuniting with director Sam Firstenberg for a new orleans based action thriller with overtones of the most dangerous game. James plays a senate candidate who becomes a target for right wing extremists, Dudikoff plays his friend and ex secret service agent who ends up having to fight the group. Actually miles better than any of the American Ninja films this one is a solid, no-nonsense action thriller that's well written and shot. Dudikoff actually gets to act and the fights are way more brutal than any of the scenes in the Ninja series. This one is highly recommended. |
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THE TOOLBOX MURDERS 2: COFFIN BABY – A sequel, of sorts, to the 'Toolbox Box Murders' remake. I saw that remake, and I thought it was shite. Tobe, I threw my DVD in the bin, and I don't often do that. 'Coffin Baby' is very different however. It's basically a minimalist gore fest and, as far as story goes, is really just about a captive woman who is forced to behold various mutilations and acts of splatter visited upon the victims of a masked killer at work in his lair. Oh, and Bruce Dern is around for some reason – can't be sure, but he appears to be a slightly rude ghost. 'Coffin Baby' really sets itself up to be trashed by whoever officially reviews movies these days because it's just so shameless and unembarrassed about what it is, namely, eighty minutes of voyeuristic brutality and bloodshed interspersed with bits of relative tedium and attempts at arty lighting. Torture porn be damned, I really liked it. You'd think that countless movies like this were being made in the name of latter day exploitation, but when one comes along it actually feels a bit special. OK, you'll have seen far 'better' gore in other places – the splatter here is frequent, but not overly intense or transgressive, and it's not sleazy particularly. Some bits made me chuckle, like the bit where captive lady is given a tub of popcorn to accompany her murder vigil – sorry, 'self reflexive' isn't your style, dudes. In another scene, murderer guy is harassed by captive lady over a remote control and gets so pissed off with her that he cuts her hand off! Lolz. And the best line goes to the cop who yanks a tattered sausage from between the jaws of a corpse - “Imagine being in such pain that you bite your own dick off.” Anyway, I could go on. See it if you're interested, or if you want to check out discredited former horror journo Lianne Spiderbaby in a small role.
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I inadvertently had a sexual health double bill last night. First up; Chemsex (2015) This was an eye opener! Produced by the people at Vice magazine, a documentary charting the current sexual health crisis among gay men in London and the new craze of Chemsex which is essentially using drugs such as Crystal Meth and having sex, often with multiple partners. This was highly disturbing in it's frankness and while I was aware this goes on I didn't really know the extent. Very troubling subject matter. Especially discussions of HIV and status, it seems that the people who do this sort of thing are of the mind that you should just 'get it out of the way' and sleep with someone positive because you're probably going to get it at some point anyway! That Kind Of Girl (1963) I followed that with a swinging 60's cautionary tale of catching syphilis which follows Eva an Au Pair from Austria who goes from virginal maid to having 3 sexual partners in the space of 10 minutes! She gets the clap from the first and gives it to the other 2 one of whom gives it to his pregnant girlfiend... oops... Not entirely successful and it feels like 2 films bolted together but the cast is great and the soundtrack is exciting and I enjoyed the CND march on one of the Nuclear Testing facilities as it was an actual demonstration which the film makers went along to in order to save money paying for extras! Worth watching, just not great!
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BITE THE BULLET (1975) Enjoyable western which revolves around a 700mile horse race.The race brings in people from various backgrounds and they learn about each others lives as the film runs. The movie follows their adventures and heart aches across some superb locations. |
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Hail, Caesar! (2016) - 4/5 I'll probably need another viewing to completely get to grips with the intricacies of the plot but I got most of it and its subtext - another intelligent, stylish, and funny film from the Coen bros! Would have liked Scarlett to have been in it more, and man Channing Tatum has improved so much.
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