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1.5/5 |
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"Someone should have gotten Robert Rodriguez on the phone."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Feels like a perfectly enjoyable mid-'50s war movie that's been re-made with only the finest in modern cinematic technology."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"This is far and away one of the best zombie movies I've ever seen. And I've seen 'em all."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"On par with Chainsaw '03 and Dawn '04. No pretense, no delusions, just slick, basic stalk & shock mayhem with a 3-D coating that works unexpectedly well."
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2.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"As a passable time-waster for hardcore sci-fi fans, the remake is certainly watchable enough. But then again ... most hardcore sci-fi fans will probably have the same problems I had with the movie."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A rather solid action flick, but it's barely Bond."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"For all its glitches and oddities, Repo! impressed me on sheer force of strangeness, originality, and audacity."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's not your typical "wooded horror" movie, but Eden Lake works exceedingly well, and will probably stick in your gut for a little while."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A sweet-yet-smutty concoction that would feel right at home in the Judd Apatow sub-section of the video store. I mean that as a compliment."
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2/5 |
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"Terrible movie. And a definite must-see. Plus the DVD is surprisingly rich and moist."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A high-end feature-length version of The Outer Limits, combined with a fond enthusiasm for creative gore and populated by a trio of characters who are actually interesting."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"There are only so many alternate flashbacks and massive explanations that a horror freak can take ... but I think the series is still amusing enough to warrant 90 minutes a year."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Considering how worthless most horror remakes are, the fact that this "carbon copy quickie" actually works is fairly impressive."
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"While Pulse 2 is a pretty arid, predictable, and consistently goofy horror sequel, I have to give the guys points for trying something different."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Suffice to say that Alien Raiders has a few modest surprises up its sleeve, and that's more than most low-budget genre concoctions even attempt."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's the Coens meets Sam Fuller while watching Looney Tunes and making an '80s mix tape full of The Smiths and Depeche Mode. I (freak)ing loved it."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"As a breezy behind-the-scenes peek at how micro-budget movies get made, Zombie Girl could be shown in high school film classes ... and probably should."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"If you dug the first one, I'm pretty darn sure you'll enjoy the second visit to the Feast buffet. Bring a few extra napkins though."
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2.5/5 |
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"Sleazy little relic of a movie. Rather fine DVD release that demystifies the whole thing."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Sometimes you can tell a lot by a title."
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"Sets you up for 'predictability' in both the western and horror departments, and then subverts those expectations time and again."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"French horror cinema that doesn't shy away from the rough stuff and aims to bring a few extra layers to the typically anemic slash-and-smash concept."
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Say what you will about Saw 3 and Hostel 2, but compared to this malignant wreck, those (yes, harsh and brutal) horror flicks have the subtext of Shakespeare and the moral compass of Superman."
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4/5 |
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"While the sequels may have gotten progressively more campy, I'm pleased to note that the original Child's Play holds up just as well as I'd hoped. (And the new DVD rocks.)"
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Did we actually NEED a brain-dead action version of Children of Men? I say no."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's not really a scary movie, no matter how you slice it, but this remake offers plenty of the stuff promised in the title, in addition to a divertingly circuitous "whodunnit" aspect that works a bit better than one would expect."
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2.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Just maybe worthy of a bored afternoon, provided you're either A) 14 years old, or B) a longtime fan of the "quest" movies and you want something to poke a little fun at. (Or maybe not.)"
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's the kind of easy target that most film critics enjoy savaging, but I choose to look a little more closely at movies like this. Empty-headed and powerfully familiar, yes, boring and poorly-made ... no way."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"For all its surprising little merits, Starship Troopers 3 still works as a piece of cheesy B-grade cinema fun."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It's not much of a compliment to call Mirrors "considerably better than Shutter, Pulse, or One Missed Call," but the flick is just good enough to make one wish it had shown up before those turkeys."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"The best flick of its kind since Lewis Teague's drive-in classic Alligator. And that was 1980."
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"I kept waiting for Silver Surfer, Neo, and Snoopy on his damn doghouse to come flying by and yell "Hey Rick! That's a lot of mummies! Mind if WE drop in?""
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Precisely the cheap-end, cash-grab non-movie I expected it to be. This is insultingly bad."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Even if you wouldn't know weed from green wool, Pineapple Express works as a fast-paced buddy comedy with lots of laughs and a few hilariously unpleasant surprises."
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"What I expected to be a big fat mess of a movie turned out to be pretty dang fun -- quadruply so if you happen to be a Star Wars fanatic."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Manages to maintain that sly sense of dread that permeates the best of Barker's horror tales. Certainly one of the most effective horror films of the year."
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5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Supremely satisfying for about a dozen different reasons. A great film."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"You've got enough ideas for an entire geek-friendly trilogy in this one crazy movie."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A slightly messy movie, but it's also one of the year's best."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Simply wants to dazzle you for 100 minutes, at least enough to get you excited for the DVD release and yep, the eventual sequel. Count me in for both please."
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"If you're a Futurama newbie, I'd start with S1 and S2. These flicks are for the wackos who know the difference between Morbo, Calculon, and Wernstrom."
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Where the hell is Act III?"
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4/5 |
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(2008) |
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"You could retitle this flick The Hulk is Bourne, and it would be a perfectly appropriate description -- albeit a really awful pun."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"While The Strangers certainly doesn't forge any new ground, there's always something to be said for a horror flick that forges old ground colorfully."
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4.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"To expect ANY movie to live up to the Raiders standard is simply unfair, but Crystal Skull fits very excellently next to both Temple of Doom and Last Crusade."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Broad comedy and splattery horror are a pretty tough combo to pull off, but if anyone can do it ... the British can."
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the entire movie was paid for by the makers of Tylenol."
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1.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"I just don't know what to make of a scene in which a judge sentences two selfish jerks to "six months hard ... marriage," but I'm simply too old and too smart for material this insipid."
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3.5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A bleak adventure flick and a very sweaty psychological thriller."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A little scary, occasionally funny, and rather enthusiastically splattery before it's all done with."
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