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Originally Posted by Khaleesi
The Cell (2000) Absolutely loved this one. I'm not totally crazy about J.Lo or Vince Vaughn but omfg Vincent D'Onofrio. What a performance! Never before have I felt such sympathy for the bad guy/serial killer. He was just so tortured, both physically and mentally. And the effects/costuming were really breath-taking.
No One Lives (2012) Another film I truly enjoyed. Luke Evans was awesome, though it took me forever to realize that he was also Bard from The Hobbit. Duh. And ladies, I must ask, did any of you think he was attractive, however twisted? I did. But then again, I found Uncle Charlie from "Stoker" insanely attractive as well. 
The Secret Village (2013) Bleh. I'm not even going waste my time and try to describe this stinker. Yes, it was that bad.
And finally, I watched Tales from the Darkside (1990) this morning. I don't like to call horror movies "cute" but this one was. A lot of fun.
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I too was impressed with The Cell. I was fortunate enough to see it on the big screen. I wasn't expecting much more than a good budget. But it was much more than that. It's a fine mesh of visual art, science fiction, thriller and emotion. It's fun ride to take; it's very engrossing if seen in quiet, with no distractions.
I was pulling for the film to be added as one of our 'Official HDC Selection from 100+ Years of Horror Cinema', but it seems to be quite hit or miss for folks. The famous late critic Roger Ebert was impressed, not surprisingly, as he's always appreciated the more artistic films:
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"For all of its visual pyrotechnics, it's also a story where we care about the characters; there's a lot at stake at the end, and we're involved. I know people who hate it, finding it pretentious or unrestrained; I think it's one of the best films of the year."[4] Ebert later placed the film on his list of "The Best 10 Movies of 2000", writing: "Tarsem, the director, is a visual virtuoso who juggles his storylines effortlessly; it's dazzling, the way he blends so many notes, styles and genres into a film so original."
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