http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

People might have a love-hate relationship with this one. Personally, I liked it.

* * *


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Hostel meets TCM. Some of the death scenes were pretty good, and the whole film had a nice undertone of atmosphere throughout. Good for a weekend watch.

* * *

Thanks for the rec, man. Haven't seen any of them yet.

Your welcome. You should love the characters in Blackout (mind you, it's a bit of a slow builder), and the gorific atmosphere in Carver.

Franklyn (2008). With a slow and confusing buildup, this flick threatens to be too clever for most patrons. But somehow getting lost in this flick is more a wonderful bliss than discombobulating tragedy. As it moves forward, there exists a sense that this confusion will soon be assuaged, a definite tribute to the confidence that the director inspires in his viewers. The story is of four lost souls that share the same canvas of a portrait comprised of four seemingly different palates. As the story unfolds, hints of intertwining fates tantalize the viewer, but the denouement is nothing short of spectacular when our heroes actualize fate's appointments. The acting was sublime, whose exclamation point was punctuated with Eva Green's exhilarating role. The direction offered a pace that kept the viewer perfectly in the dark, without losing interest, but instead in rapture with intrigue. The use of color to differentiate different worlds was amazing, bringing the notions of reality and fantasy into the same conference room for a sort of treaty mediation. The score was nothing less than the voice of this movie's soul, escorting us along its emotional byroads. For those comfortable outside of the realms of Hollywood's safety zone of commercial entertainment, Franklyn offers a clever and entertaining mug of fantasy in collusion with every man's quest for safe passage in life. Merci beaucoup.
Genruk

Rewatched the Evil Dead Trilogy last night

City of the Living Dead (1980)

Not one of my favourite movies...not even one of my favourite Fulci movies...but I had the chance to see a screening of a crackly old 35mm print for its 30th anniversary - how could any self-respecting horror fan turn that down?

The movie has its flaws to be sure (and lots of 'em), but there's still that great Fulci atmosphere and some damn cool gore / set-pieces. Add the fact that it was a midnight show in a theatre full of half-drunk horror nuts heckling every single thing, and it makes for a pretty damn fun night.

The American (2010)

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5972/theamerican.jpg

A decent slow paced drama about an assassin who hides out in a small remote town in Italy with a new assignment where he only ordered to make & deliver a custom weapon for another assassin. But things turns out bit complicated later. As the central character is an assassin in the story so it may sounds like a action packed thriller, which is not in this case. This is more of a character focused story about a man who is lately 'losing his edge' in the profession where he involved.

>>: B+

The Maze (2010)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9238/mazeeo.jpg

>>: D

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

If CGI could be an alternative to quality cinema, this would be called a masterpiece.

Alas, it can't...

* ½

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...er_76/1739.jpg

"After.life" 4/10

Now there's a frustrating watch.