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Bat sin fan dim: Yan yuk cha siu bau (1993)
Nasty Nasty Nasty
I've seen lots of slasher/horror/gore movies. Most of them don't get under my skin. This one is an exception because of the scene involving graphic violence toward children. The movie itself is pretty good, but tends to drag during some parts. The acting is decent and the violence & blood are flamboyant and (in most scenes) very discomforting. The protagonist is just plain creepy, and the cartoonish police lend a great counter balance to the seriousness of the flick. This film definately won't be for everyone. As I said before, there is a scene involving children and there are a few "rape" scenes. But these scenes taken in context lend themselves to the moral deprevity (sp?) of the main character. However, I did find the ending to be a bit weak and anti-climatic...
Violent Shit III: Infantry of Doom (1999)
Oh man - this is total crap!
Ok, I like B movies...I know what B movies are supposed to represent. But this is just awful. I am amazed it got such a decent overall score. The only redeeming qualities of this flick are the (mostly) marginal splatter effects. Don't get me wrong, gore abounds in this flick - but few effects really jumped out at me (like the anal "probe"...that was great!).
I believe this movie was filmed on a camcorder. C'mon - rent a Betacam at least, I've seen porn with better production values (and better acting as well).
Acting - sucked! But not in the Troma or Full Moon sort of way.
Story - contrived! But thats what you get from films like these. Very loose!
Sets & Props - sucked! My 16 year old brother makes more elaborate sets for our house on Halloween.
Dubbing and dialogue - sucked! Horrible voice acting (I shouldn't even call it acting) and every other word is "S**t" or "F**k".
There are tons of good classic and B rated horror / splatter flicks out there and they are not that hard to track down. Do yourself a favor by not wasting time on this crap!
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
Total cheese - it's not that bad if you keep this in mind.
You have to remember that we are dealing with low budget cinema here, folks. As much as it disheartens me to see this B movie industry try to mime what American horror cinema has become (i.e. catering to the lowest common denominator by throwing in WB teenies in "funny yet spooky" situations) this ripe piece of cheese has its moments. And oddly enough, I really enjoyed some of the characters. Up until the end, that is, which is horrible!!!
*SPOILER WARNING*
I mean - come on... I laughed laughed my ASS off at some of the "goofs" in the film. Like when Topaz and the director crawl out of the ventilation shaft and into the cold storage and the "dead" guys eye twitches when the lighter Topaz is holding gets close to his face. Or in the same scene when the zombie chick under the sheet on the gurney is can't minimalize her breathing so you can see her chest rising and the sheet moving. Or when they meet "Rob Zombie" in the dressing room / graveyard set and one zombie manages to rip out of the ground a bit too hastily and you catch a glimpse of the set underneath. Waitaminute, what are zombies doing buried in a mock graveyard anyway??? Oh yeah - and what can be said about the lame CGI fire?
OK, so it's not a great movie...ok, it was a bad movie. I guess I was expecting this, so this wasn't a major disappointment for me. I have no expectations from American cinema (I have moved on to Jap horror and let me tell you - this is where it is at, folks!) - so I cannot be let down. But I can still have fun watching.
All in all I give it a 5 / 10.
Rabu Hina (2000)
This is a great romanitc comady series.
I will keep this short and sweet. This series follows the exploits of a clumsy boy who inadvertently becomes the manager of an all-girl apartment building. Laugh-riots ensue as he trys repeatedly to manage the girls and get into college, often finding himself in sticky situations. It really hits on that period of life (in and around those high school years, at least for me)when alot of your time is spent daydreaming of the pretty girls that you have crushes on and encounter in your day to day activities. Anyway, it is a very fun story and I don't think it should be missed.
Versus (2000)
If you like blood, guts & zombies, this should sate your appetite.
This is a great splatter flick out of Japan. I have given up on American cinema...I just can't seem to find anything that entertains me, especially gory movies. So I am left to peruse the foreign markets for my viewing enjoyment - and I am astonished at what I have found, including this little gem. This one has a little bit of everything - gore, zombies, John Woo style fighting, mystery & a touch (re: TOUCH) of romance - albeit a twisted sort of romance. Great camerawork & editing keeps the pace running, even when it seems to leave the viewer behind. The characters are great, especially since most seem to be overactors fresh off the casting couch. Basically, if you are into good B movies, you could do far worse than this.