Mini-Review: It's definitely not as bad as people say it is. It features good actors in Hopkins, Del Toro, and Weaving in an interesting setting. There are some decent action scenes, most notably the wolf transformation and violence that actually looks terrifying. The problem is that the various scenes seem to set a disjointed pace for the film instead of providing an interesting plot backdrop first. The story fails primarily because it's one dimensional with an utterly preposterous father/son story.

Mini-Review: How can you dislike a film where Nicolas Cage plays a white trash escapee from hell on a rampage fighting a satan worshipping elvis lookalike, cultists, a demonic bounty hunter, and the action is so over the top it's gut splittingly hilarious throughout. This is how you do schlock. It's unapologetic, brutal, and just plain great. The action is so absurd in its pandering to the 3d gimmick but yet glorious at the same time. Have a few beers first though.

Mini-Review: What this lacks is the creative social commentary of the first but double downed on the stoner/sex jokes. At some point this genre of film always seems like it's trying way too hard but the characters are still appealing. It's not like they have to try for the demographic they're going for and we're easily transported into their wacky universe where anything goes. Any film that breaks the 4th wall as frequently as this film does, contains liberal use of claymation, and has NPH can't be bad.

Mini-Review: Tom Naughton's narration sounds like one of those talking dictionaries. He also has the charisma of a boiled ham. On a purely functional level this is alright and it's very informative. Film wise it's amateur level work but for a documentary done with minimal crew and budget it's what you would expect. It probably would have been a wiser decision to get someone more experienced in film to direct a project like this. Despite its flaws I am compelled to rate this highly on its factual merit.

Mini-Review: How bad could a film be if it features a 9 year old female child doing parkour stunts within the first 15 minutes of the film? Well.. this is one of those movies which features bumbling alphabet agencies, stiff mouthed cartel men riding cool motorbikes, and female assassins in tight bodysuits. There's some genuinely beautiful technical cinematography here. Plot wise it's 20 below room level temperature retardation. However, that's to be expected these days. It's amusing enough.