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The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
http://31.media.tumblr.com/d3254adbd...xm61o1_500.png Caught this last night and was amazed how much I liked it (then again it could have been the cider or further proof of my brain damage). The first one failed because they just turned it into a typical home invasion film. This was a lot better as we got to see more of the big picture. When I first heard of the concept I wanted to see the Purge as a threat from the inside - have it show coworkers, family and friends turn on each other (and we did get to see a bit of this). I would have liked to see the results of a failed purge too. It would be funny having to deal with a coworker who tried to murder you in a previous event. If they do another one they need to go full exploitation and up the violence and embrace the grindhouse spirit. |
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The sequel had a lot more to work with, situationally, and I think they did a good job of taking advantage of it. It covered a variety of scenarios and had a number of sociological comments to make, much like a George A. Romero film. It was good to see Omar from The Wire as the revolutionary leader. Overall, it was just more fun. I agree, a third entry ought to embrace the concept for the exploitative concept that it is. On paper, it ought to be sheer insanity, but the result on screen is much more tempered. I'd like to see it go off the rails. |
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Saw II
Watched it yesterday (not for the first time... I watch one movie per day). I'd say it was marginally better than the first one. I loved the cinematography and twist ending, and the acting was better than the first one. I especially liked how the movie had sort of two plots going on: the plot with Detective Matthews and Jigsaw and the captives inside the gas house. It sort of saved itself from being a generic torture porn movie. |
One of the finest films of it's era, and one of Burton's best. The infallible, never-say-die spirit of the worst director of horror cinema (or cinema in general) is perfected to the T by Depp's towering performance, Bill Murray shines in a role tailor-made for him, Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Arquette play their muse roles to near-perfection, and Lisa Marie makes for a delectable Vampira. But I thought the film belonged completely to Martin Landau's Bela Lugosi. Landau captures the essence of Lugosi in his last days, an ageing, forgotten superstar who yearns for the spotlight one final time, despite his long drug addiction getting the better of him. You can feel his melancholiness, his despair, his legacy of being THE Count, and his larger-than-life presence. An Oscar well-deserved, sir. Hats off! A must-watch, if any of you haven't already. Don't make me shoot you! * * * * |
CASE 666 2013. Eng Subs. 2013
Not sure if this should have gone in the Latest Asian Movie section, but there's my ignorance showing. Filmed in India, a found footage style movie about 3 friends who accept a bet to stay in a haunted guesthouse for one night. There's a nice twist at the end and some frightening scenes. I enjoyed it. |
I watched "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" today, and it was absolutely awful. I liked how they took it as a sort of courtroom drama, but that caused problems as well. There was no time to develop Emily Rose at all. Right off the bat, she's possessed, and I don't care about her because I know nothing about her. Also, the acting was subpar, the cinematography was somewhat annoying (lots of shaky cam), and it was never scary. For the most part, Emily Rose was either hallucinating about people's faces contorting (oooh scary) or practicing her Cirque du Soleil routine.
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Seen it. Didn't like it. To me it's just a lot of noise. Only highlight was "Let's get to the chappar!!" ::big grin:: |
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