Wednesday, May 11, 2005

The Others ****

USA/Spain: Alejandro Amenábar, 2001

Brilliant supernatural horror with a wonderful atmosphere, stunning photography and a great performance by Nicole Kidman. Only the rather hammy performances of the two actors playing the children let this great movie down. Add to that a fantastic twist ending which I must say I never saw coming.

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Monday, May 9, 2005

Saw **½

USA: James Wan, 2004

Inconsistent and at times clumsy piece of horror, filled with bad acting, bad camerawork and awful MTV-style editing, this movie has garnered a lot of attention and praise, but in my opinion it is unfounded. Even more bafflingly, some have claimed that it is reminiscent of Dario Argento's earlier work, a comparison that would be insulting if it wasn't so ludicrous. If you want a good modern horror movie, go watch Haute Tension. Saw has its moments, but they are few and far between and the end result is about as generic as they come.

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Saturday, May 7, 2005

(*) Pocahontas **

USA: Mike Gabriel/Eric Goldberg, 1995

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Thursday, May 5, 2005

(*) 5 Dolls for an August Moon ***

Original title: 5 Bambole per la Luna d'Agosto
Italy: Mario Bava, 1970

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(*) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin ****

Original title: Una Lucertola con la Pelle di Donna
Italy: Lucio Fulci, 1971

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Monday, May 2, 2005

(*) Kill Bill Volume 2 ****½

USA: Quentin Tarantino, 2004

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