Tag: Survival
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) Review
Synopsis: (from IMDb) A mad scientist kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into a new “pet”– a human centipede, created by stitching their mouths to each others’ rectums. My Quick Review: Finally after 3 years of postponing it, I finally watched The Human Centipede yesterday. And I have to admit…
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The Colony Review
Year: 2013 Directed by: Jeff Renfroe Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Kevin Zegers Neoli’s Review: I’m sure The Colony, the zombie horror film starring Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton, is nice and all, but the thing is I saw the trailer to World War Z weeks earlier (very nice), which clearly trumps whatever icy post-apocalyptic…
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The Facility Review
Year: 2012 Director: Ian Clark Synopsis: Eight volunteers find themselves fighting for their lives when a drug trial goes horribly wrong. My Quick Review: I’m a big fan of horror movies using a group of people who do not know each other and putting them in a remote, often closed, location. Movies like The Thing, Cube,…
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Aftershock Review
Year: 2012 Director: Nicolas Lopez Synopsis (from IMDb): In Chile, a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub when a massive earthquake hits quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare My Short Review: After finishing Aftershock, a thought went through my mind: isn’t Eli Roth, after all,…
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Texas Chainsaw 3D Review
Year: 2013 Director: John Luessenhop Summary (from IMDb): A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward. Short Review: I’ll try to make this quick: This is the worst Texas Chainsaw Massacre to ever grace a movie screen. The…
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Frozen Review
Year: 2010 Director: Adam Green Summary (from IMDb): Three skiers are stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life-or-death choices that prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death My Quick Review: I do not understand all the praises that came with Frozen, from director Adam Green (Hatchet, Spiral). Needless to say the…
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A Lonely Place to Die Review
Year: 2011 Director: Julian Gilbey Starring: Melissa George, Alec Newman, Ed Speleers, Sean Harris Summary (from IMDb): A group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands discover a kidnapped girl and are pursued by her captors. My Quick Review: At first, “A lonely place to die” makes you think about other climbing movies such as “Cliffhanger” and the…
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Kalevet (Rabies) Review
Year: 2010 Director: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado Summary: A group of friends are lost near a forst when they meet a stranger looking for his kidnapped sister. When they decide to help the man, little do they know this will set up a series of unfortunate events. My Quick Review: I was looking forward to…