FILMS on DVD Reviewed Part 1 (Closed)

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TWO MORE REVIEWS

Mutant Chronicles UK Certificate 18

Genre : Horror/Sci-Fi

Directed by :Simon Hunter

In 2077 four corporations called Capitol, Bauhaus, Imperial and Mishima fight for control of the last of Earth's resources. During a heavy battle between Capitol and Bauhaus a wayward shell hits the ground breaking a stone seal, unleashing an ancient force called the Necromutants. A vicious race with a weapon called Boneblades, an edged weapon coming directly from their arms which can slice through anyone who gets in their way. They drag the dead and dying back to their lair to transform them into more Necromutants creating a larger and larger force that is seemingly unstoppable. As Earth is being evacuated a monk called Brother Samuel (Ron Perlman) of the Brotherhood approaches Constantine (John Malkovich) a corporation leader stating that this was fortold in a book of prophecy and that the Deliverer would come to defeat this evil. Constantine gives him his ship and Brother Samuel recruits the best fighters the corporations have to offer including Mitch Hunter (Thomas Jane) who saw his friend fall in the last battle. Now Brother Samuel leads these men and women straight into the Necromutant underground chambers, to stop the Necromutants from consuming the entire planet.


This is a surprisingly good Horror with a Gripping Storyline and good Special Effects....

One for Horror/Sci-Fi fans i think

(out if 5)






Hit & Run UK Certificate 18

Genre : Crime/Horror

Directed by : Enda McCallon

Mary Murdock (Laura Breckenridge) is like any other American college undergraduate, only her idea of a ???killer??™ Spring Break has to be taken almost literally. Driving back after a party the student bumps against something on the highway. Thinking at first to have run down an animal, Mary then realises with horror that the victim is a man; shaken and confused she knocks him unconscious and, convinced of his death, buries him alive in the woods. In complete shock, Mary runs back home just to find out that the stranger is far from dead and he is chasing her down to seek revenge.

A reasonably well acted horror with some scary moments...Storyline is good.

(out of 5)

[|MYT|Torq]

ANOTHER REVIEW

Tears of the Sun UK Certificate 15

Genre : Action/War

Directed By :Antoine Fuqua

A small group of American soldiers, lead by Bruce Willis??™s character, are supposed to go into an African country and rescue an English doctor that is an American citizen. The rescue occurs while the African country is in the middle of a coup and massive killings are occurring. The doctor refuses to go without several of the patients that she was taking care of. Unbeknownst to the American soldiers one of those people happens to be important to the African group trying to take power. Both groups try to out run each other, as the Americans lead their group to safety across the boarder into another country.


Superb action, top draw acting, Gripping storline makes for a all round entertaining experience.
Bruce Willis at his best.....In addition a haughting Musical Score.....
A must watch Film.

10/10



Musical Score :

[|MYT|Alexis]

I like these movies Torq... look good....

[TTF]

Hi guys,

I saw a film today i haven't saw since 15 years, first time that was a shock!(really) second time same effect
If you never saw it...well...do it!! Please even if you don't understand it or sound weird at first, watch it till the end!!!!

I think it's old enough to give you some rapideshare links: (hard to found other way)
http://alternativemovies.blogspot.com/2 ... -1982.html

Or the full movie here (but poor quality =( ) :
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid= ... atsi&emb=1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
8.1/10 10,761 votes

One comment: "Breathtaking, 25 March 2005 10/10
Author: epsilon3 from England

Make no mistake -- you need to get into the right mood to properly enjoy this film. Try watching it with your cynical or populist friends and they'll pour scorn upon it. Don't try to convince others to 'get it' as they won't.

The best thing to do is to turn off all of the lights, pump up the sound and absorb yourself in the spectacle that unfolds on the screen. If you do this, you'll experience one of the most breathtaking, moving and exciting pieces of art ever. There are few films that reach these heights -- 2001: A Space Odyssey is the only one that instantly comes to mind.

Don't analyse it until it's finished. Talking through it will ruin it. I've found that the film works best on an emotional level so switch your brain off and just watch and listen. By the time it's finished, you'll feel like you've been on an exhausting and exhilarating journey that you'll want to take again not long afterwards. "



Koyaanisqatsi made by Godfrey Reggio in 1983 released by FF Coppola.

[|MYT|Alexis]

ANOTHER REVIEW

Jumper

Genre : Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Directed : by Doug Liman

A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.

Hayden Christensen as David Rice, a young man who discovers the ability to "Jump", or teleport.
Samuel L. Jackson as Roland, the leader of the Paladin organization, whose goal is to kill Jumpers deemed too powerful to exist.
Jamie Bell as Griffin, a Jumper who has fought and evaded Paladins since his childhood.
Rachel Bilson as Millie Harris, David's childhood friend and also his crush.
Diane Lane as Mary Rice, David's mother who abandoned her son when he was five years old.

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Another

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Directed: by Guillermo del Toro

The fate of mankind hangs in the balance when a ruthless prince awakens an unstoppable army of creatures and wages war with the human world. It??™s up to Hellboy and his team of paranormal outcasts to face off with the forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil!

From the visionary director of Pan??™s Labyrinth, Hellboy II: The Golden Army takes you into fantastical worlds with imaginative creatures and thrilling fight sequences unlike anything you??™ve ever seen before!

[|MYT|Torq]

Thx For all your Reviews.....

Another from Me :

The Gene Generation UK Certificate 15

Genre : Horror/ Sci-Fi

Directed By : Pearry Teo

After the scientific community discovers a method of reconfiguring human DNA so that all diseases will be instantly eliminated, it soon comes to light that the miracle is actually a double-edged sword--it can just as easily kill. Michelle makes it her mission to take out the 'DNA hackers' who try to play God, but when her brother (Perry Shen) steals a genetic apparatus from his neighbour, he is catapulted into the underground battle right alongside his sister.

A nicely acted Sci-Fi shocker with some excellent Special Effects...The Storyline is good as is the acting...
One for all those that like the Genre......

7/10

[Taran]

Hi guys,

I saw a film today i haven't saw since 15 years, first time that was a shock!(really) second time same effect
If you never saw it...well...do it!! Please even if you don't understand it or sound weird at first, watch it till the end!!!!

I think it's old enough to give you some rapideshare links: (hard to found other way)
http://alternativemovies.blogspot.com/2 ... -1982.html

Or the full movie here (but poor quality =( ) :
http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid= ... atsi&emb=1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
8.1/10 10,761 votes

One comment: "Breathtaking, 25 March 2005 10/10
Author: epsilon3 from England

thx a ton for sharing m8. AMAZING

[|MYT|Torq]

MORE REVIEWS


Crank UK Certificate 18

Genre : Action/Crime

Directed By : Neveldine/Taylor

Jason Statham plays Chev Chelios, a Los Angeles hit-man. One morning following a hit, he awakes feeling drugged and sluggish. He finds a DVD planted by rival mobster Verona, which informs him that he has been injected with a drug known as a Beijing Cocktail, which will slow his adrenaline production and lead to his death within an hour. Chelios forces himself out of bed and sets out on a rampage across Los Angeles to locate his girlfriend Eve, who isn't answering her phone, get an antidote from his doctor, who has left town, find Verona and exact revenge, and most importantly, go to whatever extreme ends he must to keep his adrenaline pumping every second of the way.Chev catches up with Eve and makes contact with his doctor, both of whom aid him in keeping his adrenaline up. He finds and enters Verona's lair, only to be told that no antidote to the Cocktail exists.

Statham brings the usual amount of mayhem in this well acted and Violent Crime tale.
Good special Effects & a gripping Storyline...Compliment.

8/10





Death Race UK Certificate 15

Genre : Action

Directed By : Paul WS Anderson

Deathrace is an action thriller which is set in a future in which prisons are moneymaking entities run by corporations. Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) is a former race car driver who is wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned. In the world of Deathrace, a prisoner can earn his freedom if he wins five no-holds-barred lethal car races. Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen) is the evil prison director who is determined to profit from the televised mayhem. One of the most popular drivers is the masked Frankenstein. Frankenstein has died, but the warden wants Jensen to pose as Frankenstein for one last deadly race. She promises that Jensen will be freed if he wins the race. Jensen is aided in this cause by his head mechanic ???Coach??? (Ian McShane), who helps to build the armed and armored killing machine of a vehicle.

Supercharged action....Excellent Special Effects & Gripping Storyline....
Recommend to action addicts....

8/10

[|MYT|Hest]

Both great movies Crank II is good too watched it in cinema
Jason Statham is great actor

[|MYT|Alexis]

I saw Crank movie , was good

Another for me...

Equilibrium

Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller

From Kurt Wimmer, the director of Ultraviolet & producer Jan De Bont, the director of Speed & Twister, comes this futuristic action-packed martial arts spectacular starring Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Psycho), Taye Diggs ("Private Practice", Chicago), & Emily Watson (The Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride)!

In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death.

Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.

Packed with stunning fight choreography, dazzling visual effects, and a story that transcends past, present, & future tense, "Equilibrium" is a sci-fi action-thriller that will leave you breathless!





Day of the Dead


Director: Steve Miner

Genre: Horror / Thriller

The story of the deadly disease, which occurred in a small town. The army blocked all exits from the city as a pretext military exercises. Unsuspecting citizens, however, begin to suspect that there is something wrong. To the right are hell OUT to dusk.......

[|MYT|Torq]

Thx For the Reviews...
Two More from me :


Antibody UK Certificate 15

Genre : Sci-Fi/Horror

Directed By : Chris McIntire

When International terrorist Anthony Moran suddenly appears in Washington DC the elite US anti-terrorist forces prepare to take him out. But Moran coolly explains that he has planted a nuclear device somewhere in the Capital and the detonator is hidden inside his body. Fuelled by his bodies own natural electrical current, if he dies the detonator is programmed to explode. To retrieve the detonator an experimental miniaturisation module containg a team of scientists must be deployed to enter the terrorists body and terminate the doomsday device.

A bit of a rip-off idea from Fantastic Voyage, and unfortunately not as good.
Acting & Storyline are so-so, the Special Effects are on a Budget...And it shows.

One for die hards only.
5/10





Wishbaby UK Certificate 18

Genre : Horror

Directed by : Stephen Parsons

WISHBABY is a British indie horror starring EASTENDERS' Tiana Benjamin as Maxine, a young woman who discovers--the hard way--that you should be careful what you wish for. After rescuing a strange old lady (Fenella Fielding) from being mugged, Maxine is rewarded with an eerie secret... how to make a magic doll that can grant wishes, otherwise known as a 'Wishbaby'. Maxine can't resist putting the doll to work on her personal problems, but soon her gift takes a sinister supernatural turn--putting herself and her brother Colin (Doc Brown) in grave danger.

Well I tried hard to get enthusiastic about this film, Good Acting & reasonable Storyline. But not terrifying as the hype led you to believe..If it was not for good performances I would judge this film as mediocre...And I believe the original BBFC of 15 was correct, it was only given an 18 on the instance of the Director.

(1 1/2 out of 5)

[|MYT|Torq]

TWO MORE FOR HORROR FANS


Laid to Rest UK Certificate 18

Genre : Horror

Directed by : Robert Hall

A young woman (Bobbi Sue Luther) wakes up inside a locked casket with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But once she escapes, the girl will quickly learn that she - and everyone she comes in contact with - is now being pursued by an unstoppable maniac armed with a chrome skull mask, a shoulder-mounted video camera, and a ferocious appetite for slaughter.

This is a well crafted Horror film with strong performances, gripping storyline & excellent special effects.

Recommend to all Horror Fans

(out of five)




Splinter UK certificate 18

Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror

Directed by : Toby Wilkins

Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.

A so-so Storline & performances and you get the feeling this was done better else where.....
Special effects are good but spoilt by the style of photography...
Still all in all not a bad shocker.

(2 1/2 out of 5)

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ANOTHER REVIEW

Mirrors UK Certificate 18

Genre : Horror

Directred by : Alexendre Aja

In New York, the former NYPD detective Ben Carson (Kieffer Sutherland) is hired to work as night watch of the remains of the Mayflower Department Store that was partially destroyed by fire many years ago. Ben became alcoholic and was retired from the police force after killing a man in a shooting. His marriage was also destroyed and now he is living in the apartment of his younger sister Angie. However he has not been drinking for three months and sees the employment as a chance to rebuild his life. When he goes to the rounds in his first night, he finds that the mirrors are impeccably clean and his colleague explains that the former night watch was obsessed by the mirrors. After a couple of nights, Ben sees weird images in the mirrors, but due to the lack of credibility of his past, his ex-wife Amy believes he has hallucinations as a side effect of his medication. When Angie is found brutally murdered in her bathtub, Ben discovers that there is an evil force in the mirror that is chasing him and jeopardizing his family.

A superior Horror Film with strong performances, Gripping storyline & special Effects...

Highly recommended, particularly Horror Fans....go on watch it.
The DVD is an Extended version...known as Tormented Cut.

(out of five)

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TWO MORE REVIEWS


100 Feet UK Certificate 15

Genre : Horror

Directed by : Eric Red

Granted an early release from prison for the manslaughter of her husband, a woman (Famke Janssen) is allowed home under the condition she wears an electronic tag that confines her to a radius of 100 feet from her door. Though the comfort and familiarity of her home is a giant step up from the prison cell she has become accustomed, her newfound 'freedom' soon sours when she discovers the house is haunted by the ghost of her late husband...

This is a Gripping Chiller..More so by the fine Direction of Eric Red & The performance of Famke Janssen..
Had me jumpimg out of my skin......So I recommend it to all those who like a good chilling Storyline.


(out of five)




Mindhunters UK Certificate 15

Genre : Crime/Horror

Directed by : Renny Harlin

FBI agents surround a house where a serial killer is holding a woman hostage. They make their move and it all goes terribly wrong. But it isn??™t the real thing, just a training exercise for the Mindhunters, the unit that tracks down serial killers. The agents are trainees and their next exercise will take place on remote Oneiga Island off the Virginia coast in a deserted Navy Seal training post. Instructor John Harris (Val Kilmer) leads the group of seven, including Vince Sherman (Clifton Collins Jr.), J. D. Reston (Christian Slater) and Sara Moore (Kathryn Morris) plus police detective Gabe Jenkins (LL Cool J) in a pretend assignment to track down an invented killer known as ???The Puppeteer.??? Very quickly things start to go wrong as first Harris is killed by a trap, and then others follow one by one. The survivors realize that one of them is a serial killer who has set elaborate traps for each person based on their own psychological profile. The trainees must figure out who among their number is a murderous psychopath and stop the insanity before it goes too far.

Another surprisingly good film with many twists & turns....Gripping Storyling, fine performances compliment good special effects......

Recommend to all......

8/10