Tag: Survival
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The Purge (2013) Review
Synopsis: A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. [from IMDb] Neoli’s Review: It’s about time Ethan Hawke starred in a sci-fi thriller again. The last time he did that was in Gattaca back in 1997,…
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Nine Dead (2010) Review
Synopsis: Communication is the key for the survival of nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover why they are there. My Quick Review: Usually in this kind of Game movies, the film starts with the strangers in a locked…
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Red Room (1999) Review
Original Title: Akai misshitsu (heya): Kindan no ôsama geemu Synopsis: How low would you go to win a million dollars? Just how desperate are you for the cash? Desperate enough to enter the Red Room? Quick Review: You got to give it to the japanese: they know their shit when it’s about showing weird twisted human…
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100 Bloody Acres (2012) Review
Synopsis: (from IMDb) Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their “secret ingredient” to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival. My Quick Review: 100 Bloody acres follows the steps of recent…
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The Saw Series – 7 Saw Movies Reviewed
The Saw Movies are part of one of the most profitable Horror Movie Franchise in history, certainly the biggest one in the 2000’s spawning 6 sequels from 2005 to 2010 after the original Saw movie became a box-office sensation back in 2004. This week I have decided to re-watch every Saw Movies, one everyday. This…
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Journal of an Epidemic_ Horror Short Review
Synopsis: An end of the world story. My Quick Review: Journal of an Epidemic is a very short movie (less than 4mn) about the end of the world following a global pandemy. It’s mainly made with news and documentary footage with only a few seconds of new shot footage but what makes the strength of…
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The Call (2013) Review
Synopsis: When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl’s life. My Quick Review: The call, starring Halle Berry and directed by Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Machinist, Transsiberian)…
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No One Lives Review
Synopsis: A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem. My Short Review: I was looking forward to Ryûhei Kitamura’s (Versus, Midnight Meat Train) new movie despite a slightly underwhelming trailer. Unfortunately, the movie is exactly what the trailer promises, nothing…