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stanthecaddy
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65 Tales from the Crypt - Mar 01, 2010
Mini-Review: Almost all of those points are for "...And All Through The House", which is one of the best horror anthology stories I've ever seen. The movie got off to a great start with that one, and then it spent the rest of the runtime losing all of the goodwill it had initially built up. None of the other stories worked and the finale- "Blind Alleys"- was particularly poor. Excepting "...And All Through the House", the presence of Peter Cushing was the only thing that this flick had going for it.
85 Miller's Crossing - Feb 27, 2010
Mini-Review: One of the best movies that the Coen brothers have done. The plot is good, the period setting is exploited to great effect, and most of the characters are engaging. The plot turns got convoluted at points and I sometimes had a hard time figuring out what was happening to who, but the movie held my interest throughout.
78 -- And Now the Screaming Starts! - Feb 27, 2010
Mini-Review: Amicus goes the gothic-horror route. It works well enough, which leads me to think it a shame that Amicus didn't do more horror flicks set in this period (A gothic horror anthology would have been nifty). Very, very slow, but Hammer fans should have no problems with the pacing- other viewers may get fidgety.
68 Asylum - Feb 27, 2010
Mini-Review: A weak anthology that doesn't really do justice to the quality of the cast. "Frozen Fear" is the best of the lot, but even that didn't hold my interest as much as I'd have liked. The wraparound story was serviceable but, like everything else in the movie, it nevertheless left me feeling lukewarm.
75 From Beyond the Grave - Feb 27, 2010
Mini-Review: I find that even enjoyable horror anthologies are hit-or-miss as regards the individual stories. This one is no exception, and I'd say that it's the best Amicus horror anthology I've seen so far due to the quality of the first story (The Gatecrasher) and the last one (The Door). The middle stories, while boasting solid casts- including the great Donald Pleasance- are all right, but don't match the quality of the other two. Peter Cushing is good, as always, in the wraparound story.
60 Intolerable Cruelty - Feb 20, 2010
Mini-Review: Ugh. A boring flick, filled with one of the most unlikeable, shallow assortments of characters I've ever seen. George Clooney's doofy man-child is annoying, Zeta-Jones' golddigger is obnoxious, and the rest of the cast doesn't fare much better. A couple gags work- and Geoffrey Rush was pretty funny- but that isn't enough to save this movie.
80 City of God - Feb 20, 2010
Mini-Review: An interesting look at a unique and dangerous world, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. It's good, but I felt as if the writers and directors were trying to be too clever- I had no trouble following the jumps in time, but it seemed an unnecessary attempt to make the movie hip and edgy. Nor was it as dark and gritty as I'd thought it would be.
85 Martin - Feb 19, 2010
Mini-Review: I'm usually ambivalent about Romero's flicks, but this one caught my interest and didn't let go. It was an intriguing and original interpretation of vampire mythology.
75 The Ladykillers - Feb 19, 2010
Mini-Review: I usually like Coen Brothers movies and can't quite clarify why I like them. This is one of the few cases where I was lukewarm, and I once again can't figure out why that's the case. The movie was funny throughout, and the acting and writing were stellar. Yet I walked away feeling a bit ambivalent about the whole thing. Regardless, I thought the cast was hilarious- Tom Hanks channeling a Poe-obsessed Colonel Sanders was great, and the other characters also had humorous quirks.
94 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Feb 18, 2010
Mini-Review: Among the most effective horror movies ever made. It's dirty, grimy, and shocking without being overly graphic. The sets are well-done, and the Leatherface homestead is a classic and imaginative horror locale. The documentary style works to great effect.
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