Suggestions?

[Steve_Hutchison]

Can anyone quickly review/rate these? I'm thinking of buying some or all of them but I never watched them. They're cheap.

- Bug
- The Relic
- Prophecy

Thanks.

[I_Still_Know!]

The only one that I have seen is The Relic, and I thought it was a pretty damn good creature movie, with a fair bit of blood spilled throughout the movie.

Even the trailer for it kicks ass!! I love it!

It is definately one that I have been meaning to buy for quite a while now.

I seriously doubt that you would be dissapointed if you purchased it.

Hope this helps!

[Steve_Hutchison]

Thanks I_Still_Know. I'll wait for a couple more comments before buying it. I think I might have actually rent the movie but just don't remember. There is this cardboard display for the Friday the 13th box set and you get like 16 horror movies for $12 CAN. (Pet Sematary 2, Rosemary's Baby, Body Parts, Pet Sematary, I married a 'something' from 'can't recall', etc.)

[Stingy Jack]

I have seen The Relic and Bug. The first was pretty good, although it was basically a formula film. It had a bad-ass creature, though, that got pretty nasty with it's victims. Good special effects and an intelligent basis for the story (not to say the actual story was intelligent.) The second ... I'm not sure if the film you're talking about is the one I have seen. The film Bug that I saw was about, well, the butterfly effect. A kid steps on a bug, at the beginning of the film, which sets in motion a series of events with cataclysmic results. It was a solid plot, very entertaining, and worthy of many viewings. But then again, it may not be the same film you're talking about.

[Hellbound]

I've only seen The Prophecy.
It's Christopher Walken playing a fallen angel hunting another angel for reasons I can't remember and takes itself rather seriously.
Moves along at a fairly sedate pace if I remember correctly but the tone of the movie suits that speed.
There isn't an awful lot of gore if I recall but what moments there are are pretty decent.

You can buy the box set of all three films in the trilogy but I've only seen the first one.


Did I mention though that it's Christopher Walken?

We like him.

[Kemal]

Wow, I actually saw a couple of these.

Prophecy is mildy entertaining, mostly because of Christopher Walken. The Relic just stank. If you just want special effects eye candy then go ahead and see it. But I'd recommend you read the book by Douglas Preston instead.

edited for spelling

[Stingy Jack]

Originally posted by Kemal
Wow, I actually saw a couple of these.

Prophesy is mildy entertaining, mostly because of Christopher Walken. The Relic just stank. If you just want special effects eye candy then go ahead and see it. But I'd recommend you read the book by Douglas Preston instead.

Good call! I read the book before I saw the film (Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child), and the film is a pretty good adaptation. But you're right, the book was better (as it always is). Glad to see another reading member here!

Cheers

[Steve_Hutchison]

Actually it's not The Prophecy, it's Prophecy. It has to do with a large mutant bear.

And this is Bug. Don't know if we're talking about the same one

[Stingy Jack]

Originally posted by Steve_Hutchison
Actually it's not The Prophecy, it's Prophecy. It has to do with a large mutant bear.

And this is Bug. Don't know if we're talking about the same one

Well, that's hard to say. You're link doesn't work. But, I went to IMDb and searched for Bug ... and I think you're talking about the 1975 horror film. The one I was talking about is a 2002 independent film ... not horror. So, we're probably not talking about the same thing.

[I_Still_Know!]

Originally posted by Steve_Hutchison
There is this cardboard display for the Friday the 13th box set and you get like 16 horror movies for $12 CAN. (Pet Sematary 2, Rosemary's Baby, Body Parts, Pet Sematary, I married a 'something' from 'can't recall', etc.)

You lucky bastard!! I thought I got a bargain when I went into K-Mart tonight and bought one movie (Stephen King's IT) for $15 AUD.

There were noooooo such horror sets available to us aussies.

:mad:

Oh well, I'll get over it!





OK, I'm over it!