XIO's Talk

School for Scoundrels

Dr. P: Every once in a while, a shepherd has to pluck a sheep from the herd and challenge him. It lets the man know he's worthy of leading him.
Roger: Well, you know what? I don't want to be a shepherd anymore!
Dr. P: You're not the shepherd, DUMB ASS, I'm the shepherd! Its called an analogy, moron!
Roger: Look, you dont understand. Everything was going so well between us.
Dr. P: Well, clearly I'm sure you're just days away from adopting a Chinese kid together.

Employee of the Month

Vince: Is your name Semi because you're the size of a huge mac truck or because you're semi-retarded?

Hancock

Rail Crossing Crowd #2: I can smell alcohol on your breath!
Hancock: That's cause I've been drinking bitch!

La Stanza del Figlio (The Son's Room)

Devastating. The fair scene is just amazing.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D)

I enjoyed this movie, dont miss it

The Bank Job

Very entertaining a good heist movie

Alice (Neco z Alenky)

The sickest version of Alice's tale -said the White Rabbit. There's also an amazing short film after the ending.

[Rec]

[REC] is been getting so much hype but is similar to 28 days later,not better or scarier in my opinion.The film is not intense from start to finish.The first half wasted time with unnecessary dialog in the beginning & also with the reporter making interviews with all the chaos going on.Most of the action & intense moments happens during the second half but few scenes are too dark or out of focus just because of this trend of being filmed from a cameraman's point of view which it needs to stop.I don't see what's so pleasant about a shaky camera.The leading actress who plays a reporter named Angela delivers a good & convincing performance.The best part of the movie is tours the end.The last few minutes which unfortunately it was too short,was creepy with a unexpected twist to add to the story.

American History X

Philosophy of a Knife

I've been anticipating this film ever since it began production over 4 years ago. This is underground Russisan filmmaker Andrey Iskanov's 4 hour epic documentary/drama/horror movie based on the atrocities perpetrated by the Japanese military Unit 731 on Chinese prisoners in WWII. Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research division. Those into extreme horror/exploitation cinema will of course know that Unit 731 also provided the basis for T.F. Mou's 1988 Chinese sickie MEN BEHIND THE SUN and it's sequels.



Apparently Iskanov was arrested and detained for a while by Russian authorities due to the film. Here's a press release from DVD distributor Unearthed films:

"Russian Horror Director Andrey Iskanov Detained for 5 Days by FSB (formally known as the KGB)

On June 10th in Khabarovsk, Andrey Iskanov, director of the soon to be released film Philosophy of a Knife, was visited by the Russian Federal Security Service. According to Mr. Iskanov, he was questioned about the research he had conducted into the historical chemical and biological experiments that form the basis for the film, and the whereabouts of the documents and materials he had uncovered on the subject. Iskanov explained that many of the materials had been sent to the USA with the exception of those being utilized in his new film The Tourist. At the request of the security services, he surrendered what materials he had and the FSB left.

On the following day, the FSB returned to Mr. Iskanov?s residence and proceeded to conduct a search of his property. They confiscated all film, video and computer materials, and Iskanov was arrested and taken to the local military base for questioning. While in detention, he was interrogated about the information he had acquired from Anatoly Protosov, a former military translator for the USSR, and his research into the Russian chemical and biological experiments that had been conducted in the area, as well as the American experiments that had taken place based on information culled from Unit 731 after the trials in Khabarrovsk. Iskanov explained that his research had led him only up to 1956 and no further, especially in regards to the Russian experiments.

He was detained for 5 days in the military base in a concrete cell without a bathroom and with very little to eat. After the FSB had examined all of his media and other materials, they had Iskanov sign a consent form for the search and seizure of his materials. He was given back some of his property after being released.

It is not unusual for independent filmmakers to be subjected to a certain amount of harassment, but this certainly seems to be an extreme case. Philosophy of a Knife is more than just a glance at a moment in history that most would rather forget; it is a graphic and detailed account of atrocities committed by government scientists and doctors on innocent civilians. It is because of the work of artists like Andrey Iskanov that such acts are not forgotten, however awful the truth may be."

Quarantine

I found this remake of [REC] more effective with the the gore & some of the intense scenes.Did like the performances by Jennifer Carpenter,Jay Hernandez & few others.My problem with this film isn't a surprise,shaky camera at times.Basically the film doesn't change that much from the original,but i enjoy this remake better with the exception that i prefer the twist of the original tours the end of the film that was changed.

Hard Candy

Timber Falls

Is one of those films with a family of crazy hillbillies that lives on the woods & is not a surprise to see some being tortured by them.The film was quite enjoyable with some good moments of blood & gore.

Meet the Feebles

Along with Braindead, my favourite Peter Jackson film. Brutal parody of The Muppet Show and the spectacle world. Weird, cheesy, disgusting and disturbingly hilarious. A masterpiece.

Hell Hath No Fury

Hancock

This is worth watching and rather funny

The House By The Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero)