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Seed of Chucky (2004)
Lost the Plot!!
Nah!, not having it! As a true fan of the original, and really Bride of Chucky was an acceptable addition, this worked on NO level. Laughable story, crap jokes (sat stone faced throughout, terrible acting, No Scares, In-jokes? they'll be out jokes in 2 years time!
Look Charles Lee Ray wants to get out of that body, he does! The original film,whereby to transfer into a body of a child, that's Horror! will he,won't he, and can he be destroyed? We're supposed to accept the premise that he wants to remain in his doll body, with the other two freaks. Ludicrous!
In this film the killing seemed out of place. There was no point. Influencing idiots out there that killing is fine! Unacceptable bad taste! Jokes crap! References to Julia Roberts....unfunny. That "Seed" didn't cut it. The three together look like freaky dolls in a bad Disney "Toy Story" type film.
It's now gone camp, hence John Waters, in a useless role. Brad Dourif surely can't do another one. Pay cheque must be good, I suppose.
The only interesting point was Jennifer Tilly (You still would.) carrying her age well. The best line was some reporter (just heard on sound) asking her "What year were you born? I know it was meant. Can't she recognise her own voice in the Tiffany doll? No more please. This series cannot go further.
Early reviewers in this section saying how pleased they were at the humour on display. This should be a horror flick! I suppose they'll be wanting half hour situation comedy series on TV!
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Theft of a title
Hollywood steal an old classic title, which has always remained in your psyche, so when you hear they are making a remake you are already halfway to the cinema, with the old movie running in your mind. You're thinking and it remains the maxim..."THEY WOULD NOT MAKE A REMAKE OF A MOVIE UNLESS THEY WERE GOING TO IMPROVE ON IT OR EQUAL IT OR APPLY AMAZING SPECIAL EFFECTS TO IT OR APPLY IT TO THE PRESENT DAY...OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT BOTHER MAKING IT!!!!"
Nowadays, you get caught out, THIS MOVIE, "THE FOG", "ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13", "THE PINK PANTHER", "THE OMEN". If they're not better versions...ditch the project. It is a ploy that works, as the movie title already registers with you, you are always drawn to see a movie with that title! It's a form of brainwashing, like with this film you're thinking about Katherine Ross and her realisation of her neighbourhood and subsequent predicament and your on a journey with her.
This film, you don't care about anyone's predicament and you want it to end!!!!! I personally gave up at the "card in the mouth and money coming out scene".
Kidman was Kidman; Midler was Midler; Broderick,Broderick; gay bloke, gay bloke and Walken,Walken. You could have given them any script, storyline and they would have delivered the same "performance".
The only interesting premises taken was that you could make a perfectly babe delicious female, skin, organs etc. and no matter what you look like as a bloke have sex with them whenever you want...Utopia, and for this film slightly perverted.
Catwoman (2004)
Catwoman or Spiderperson?
I couldn't decide where HB got her powers from. The way she was leaping about seemed more to suggest she was bitten by a radioactive spider,rather than have that cat out of "The Aristocats"..Thomas O'Malley pour some bad breadth down her throat. God, he must be getting on..."The Aristocats" was made in the 60's. he seems to be getting better "drawn" with age.
Thereby calling her "Arachnidwoman", HB could have entered the Spiderman franchise as a partner/love interest; knarking Kirsten Dunst's character.
The film was an enjoyable romp with "comic book" characters e.g. work colleagues, "nothing stands in the way of profits" corporate baddies, quirky "cat lover" living in a Hansel & Gretel cottage in the middle of skyscrape city. What came first the cottage or the skyscrapers? This probably is it. Film-makers hide behind this "comic book" excuse..saying "watching the film is like turning the pages of a comic book". In other words they can make a cheap, tacky film with bad dialogue.
This not a full list, but two things come to mind, one - lets face it HB collects cheques whilst she can; 2 - what's a whip got to do with cats. And a tip for Cat lovers...never give your cat a saucer of milk! it doesn't agree with their digestive system.
Stay Alive (2006)
Bad execution of Good Premise
Regrettably, the premise outweighs the execution! Not even approaching a bad John Carpenter movie. A lot of inaccuracies regarding Elizabeth Bathory (If "Countess Dracula" is anything to go by). How did they find the Château/Tower? What would have been a nice touch is the blonde girl who joined the group of friends was a descendant or part of the game! I was really proud about guessing that (even though I began to think it was obvious, and anyone with average intelligence would figure that out; Hardly figuring out "Sixth Sense" or "The Others") But No....she was a victim too! I think the Writer/Director probably realised during the project, that it wasn't as he envisaged. In the hands of Cronenbourg ("Existenz"), he would have given it a warped edge which it really required.
Out of Bounds (2003)
Truly well acted by the two leading women
This was well acted especially by the two female leads. However, the twists were overdone...especially Celia Imrie as a Psycho. She being a doctor how come she did not know Mr Van Huet was properly dead!?
Other characters, Sophie ward's first husband and his second wife didn't instill belief, when all others did.
Also, Mr Van Huet also became a sudden Psycho, killing Michael Elphick(not wholly sure why, was Mr Elphick in on his "death") and, so the viewer, may believe at the end going to kill Sophie Myles.
If it had not gone slightly over the top and crappy other characters, it could have been a really eerie/mystery film in the old Gothic style.
It's a shame to the male world that Sophie Ward is a lesbian.
But Overall enjoyable.
Ali (2001)
Ali... we're no closer to understanding him.
I'm sure when Michael Mann walked off set he made a good film, but in the version I saw there was no fluidity. I suppose it's a case of a 4/5 hour film time being cut down to under 3 hours.
Will Smith (without make up) is Will Smith! You can't see Ali. A fatter bloke should have played the corner man "Boudein". Also the haircut on "Gerry Quarry" was superb ! I was hoping his hair would spin round on his head.
Where was Ken Norton, or for that matter Henry Cooper or Joe Bugner! We never got to know Ali....why he became a boxer? did he love it.. or hate it. Would he kill a man in the ring, if he had to?