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| Movie: | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974 original!) |
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| Actor: | Gotta go with Bruce Campbell, a hometown hero, but Lance Henrickson is a close second! |
| Director: | Raimi, Verhoven, Hooper, Carpenter |
| Quote: | The Saw IS Family |
| Why am I the 'Bad Movie Guy'? Well, it easy, how many times have you walked past a movie in the video store and, just because it doesn't have a name star in it, dismissed it as bad? Well, those are the movies I rent FIRST! So many low budget movies are dismissed as 'bad' and they're actually as good as or better than any Hollywood blockbuster. Those are the movies I really enjoy, and that's why I'll always be the Bad Movie Guy. You can visit me at BadMovieGuy.com |
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Martyrs
by katleyposted 1 day ago -
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La Terza Madre (Mother of Tears: The Third Mother)
by katleyPerhaps one of the biggest disappointments since Romero's Diary of the Dead, Mother of Tears the Third Mother is nothing but a mediocre movie and a rotten end to what would have gone down as one of the best movie trilogy's ever. Ok so the plot is based around Sarah, a girl who works in a museum, one day she opens a package, and unleashes a dark spirit. Soon like a plague terror and violence start to spread over Rome like some sort of virus. Then Sarah finds herself being hunted down by witches from all over the world, who want nothing but her head on a platter. Now Sarah must use her psychic powers to conquer the Mother of Tears before it's too late. I'm not even sure were to start with this one. I would definitely see this one as a love it or hate it movie, with no in between. I am unfortunately one of the people who saw nothing good in this one just a bunch of disappointment. I am a huge fan of Argento's work, especially the Three Mothers movies. Suspiria, and Inferno were absolutely brilliant, and it's sad that this movie will be pared next to those in this trilogy. Ok so acting, I wasn't impressed at all. Asia Argento wasn't so bad at least not considering what she was given. But she was hardly enough to hold up the rest of the cast. Proving 1 good actor means nothing if you have 3 dozen bad ones. Gore, the only place that this movie did not let me down was with the gore. You get, evisceration, slit throats, someone being strangled with their innards, eye gougings, a pole through the vagina and out the mouth, some cannibalism, a head bashed in, mouth ripped open, an impalement, and a bit more. All and all if you were to cut the movie down to the 15 minutes that it would take to watch all the gore scenes, you would be very happy, but if you have to sit through the other 75 minutes or so, not so much. Soundtrack, nothing, nada, zip, I remember no music in this film. Directing, Ugh I think the only thing worse than getting older is not only having people able to see it in your face, but your work as well. Argento has to be one of the most brilliant minds in horror cinema, and to watch this rubbish and know that it was made by him is an awful feeling. The two previous movies (Suspiria, and Inferno) had a way of being classy, original movies yet at the same time were graphic, and disturbing. This one was none of those things; there were boobs and lesbians, taking out anything classy. A cheesy predictable plot that lacked any originality. Some graphic gore that was nothing reminiscent of the original?s in the sense that there was no creative thought, and the only thing disturbing about this one was knowing who was behind the camera. Bottom Line, Mother of Tears was an utter disappointment and will leave fans of the original films with their jaws dropped. (Not in a good way) I say forget this movie was ever made and don't look back.
Skip it!!
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Stay Alive
by katleyI don't care how many reviews you read saying this movie sucked, I have to say I rather enjoyed it. So the plot is based around a group of friends who inherit an underground video game after one of them dies. After they play the game one by one the friends start to die the same way their characters died in the game, can they uncover the mystery of the game, or will it be too late? Now I know the plot might sound a bit played out, but I found it surprisingly original. Acting, reasonable you get a solid lead cast, that needs to work on their emotional delivery a bit, but nothing too wretched. I think that the best was done with what was given. Gore, could have been better. You get a nails through the body, shears through the stomach, some flashes of blood, a hanging, impalement, someone being run over by a horse drawn carriage, and a few good shots of a killing in a video game. All and all not bad, but could have been so much better, this movie had all of the makings for a solid hardcore R rating, but was butchered for a PG-13, bad move, very bad move. Soundtrack, I liked a lot of the music on this one, but it failed at creating any kind of suspense or tension, Except for the wicked video game controller vibration sounds. Directing, sadly Bell chose to go resort to cheap scares a bit in the film. But you do get some cool shots of the video game. But even though this one might be generated more in the teenager direction it still kept the audience intrigued. You wondered what was going to happen to these characters and what was going to come next. Bottom line, Stay alive might have had quite a few flaws but still managed to keep its audience engrossed with the film. It has to be said that slasher movies were not meant to have a PG-13 rating, but somehow this one found ways to make it work. With reasonable acting, a semi-original plot, and some nice gore shots, I say check this one out. But be warned this is a love it or hate it movie with no guarantee.
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Friday the 13th
by katleyI have to say I was expecting more with the remake or reboot of Friday the 13th. The plot is one of the problems I had with the film. Ok, so it is based around a group of kids that go to a cabin in the woods to party, only to be hunted down by the famous hokey mask wearing madman Jason Voorhees. Yes I know it sounds like every other Friday the 13th movie, except for the one that it is trying to imitate. The original Friday the 13th was based off of a mother's revenge, and other than a bit at the end Jason was just mentioned, until the sequel when he came back as the sole killer, trying to make mother happy by killing partying counselors. So in my opinion this movie was a sequel. As a remake this sucked bad, but as a add into the franchise was actually rather enjoyable. Acting, this is not were the enjoyment factor comes in. Wretched, all around wretched no one new what they were doing, and to make matters worse there really were no likeable characters , honestly you didn't care if they all just dropped dead, and at some points I was wishing that they would. The only performance that was truly good was Derek Mears, who plays the infamous Jason Voorhees. He did a great job and had the role down pact, this will also be the first film were Jason runs. Yes I said runs. Throughout all of the sequels the slow walker has always been able to get to his victims without even trying, but here you see him chase, and I have to say it was a nice change that just added to the kills. Gore, you get it all in this one, a screwdriver in the neck, a girl burned alive, a ton of machete kills, axe in the back, arrow in the head, impaling, tons of stabbings, and a fire poker through the eye, and get this there's more! Directing, I was really happy with Nispel's take on this. Although I did notice quite a few similarities between this one and his TCM remake in 03, I still liked the atmosphere that he gave off, some great tension shots, and a majority of the movie was shot at night, and he didn't let the darkness take over so props dude. PS, stop with the remaking of classics how about trying something original for once? Soundtrack, total score, I loved the mood music that was given very reminiscent of the original movies. Except for the ki ki ki ha ha ha, I mean that's Friday the 13th's thing and they really held back on it. You'll notice that in this one Jason comes off more as a hunter, with traps and other stuff I'm not going to ruin, and it was another nice change. Showing you a different side to the Voorhees. I love that the fact that this stayed true to the franchise in the sense that this was an all around slasher flick, no doubt. You get all the elements that make a slasher flick good, the iconic killer, gore by the tons, and a lot of T and A. One thing that I would have changed is the poster, I mean come on. They made an enjoyable slasher flick here, and although it was a remake, they found ways to make it unique, and all that you guys can come up with for the poster, is the hokey mask, I mean really? Bottom Line, I found Friday the 13th to be rather enjoyable and although it did not fulfill all of my expectations, it was still a good flick. True to the slasher sub-genre Friday the 13th has gore, hot chicks and guys, and a new twist on one of the most iconic killers ever. Far better than a lot of remakes I've seen lately I say check this one out.
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