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"The feature film version of 9 - expanded from Shane Acker's earlier short subject - is one of the most amazing visual experiences you will enjoy inside a cinema this year - for about the first ten minutes."
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""This horror flick is atmospheric and often frightening, but the lack of a solid narrative creates a lethargic pace.""
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(1972) |
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""The perfect combination of horror and humor.""
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(2005) |
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"One would have expected something this cheesy to go direct-to-video %u2014 or at most to Showtime, on late at night."
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(1979) |
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"Alien proved that material derided as B-movie fodder could be handled with finesse and glossy production values, without diminishing the thrills or polishing over the hard-edged horror."
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(2008) |
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"Coming across like "Quentin Tarantino Meets Aliens in a Supermarket," this nifty little movie is enough to restore your faith in the vitality of low-budget independent cinema."
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(2001) |
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"http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/09/16/film-review-amelie-2002/"
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(2005) |
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"This is a slightly better-than-expected remake of the 1979 film of the same name."
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(1992) |
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"a director, Raimi's strength lies in his manic inventiveness %u2013 which is somewhat in abeyance here, as he tries injecting some traditional plot elements into the old formula."
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(1996) |
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"Less an alien invasion movie than a conspiracy film (it just hapens to turn out that the conspirators are aliens)."
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(1994) |
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"Ultimately, ASHES OF TIME REDUX is of tangential interest to fans of [martial arts fantasy cinema];its true appeal is to fans of Wong Kar Wai."
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"Trying to lend visual style to this kind of material is a bit like performing surgery on a mangled corpse: the effort merely further mutilates an already dead body."
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(2006) |
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"It rocks with an incredible energy thanks to hardcore metal music, incredibly over-the-top gore effects, and an awesomely impressive dedication to playing its horror straight."
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(2005) |
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"A blast of energy that reinvents the Dark Knight for a new generation of film-goers."
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(1995) |
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"This is a film not designed to be the best piece of pop art it can possibly be, but calculated to draw the widest possible demographics in order to please WB's merchandising partners."
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(1981) |
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"Lucio Fulci's undead epics, with their over-the-top depictions of graphic violence, fall squarely into this splatter category, or so it seems, at first. Actually, there is a little something more going on: a demented, despairing metaphysical speculation."
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(1981) |
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"This one's a keeper, with more than enough bonus material to justify a purchase instead of a rental."
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(2009) |
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"Big Man Japanis built around a funny concept, vaguely akin to Hancock: its title character is a superhero who is a bit of a loser.Unfortunately, the concept is not enough to sustain entire the film."
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(2009) |
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"Slashing swords, splashing blood, and flashy CGI - not to mention a hot chick in school uniform - sound like a cool combination, but the life bleeds out of Blood: The Last Vampire long before the final reel."
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(2000) |
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"This 48-minute Japanese animated film earned accolades back in 2000 for being ground-breaking in its technique...but once you get past that small achievement, Blood: The Last Vampire is mediocre at best..."
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(2008) |
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"Eclipsed by the dynamic duoe Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda, Bolt is the other great computer-animated film of 2008."
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(2005) |
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"The only redeeming feature is the hope that [director Terry Gilliam's] salary from The Brothers Grimm,/i> will help him set up a good, old-fashioned Gilliam film, in the tradition of his excellent early work."
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(2006) |
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"Although the plot coasts along a predictable path, the verbal jokes and sight gags rev things up along the way, making the film enjoyable almost from start to finish."
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(2006) |
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"... a tense, gripping thriller mercifully free of the baggage of the previous Bond flicks, Casino Royale takes the essentials of Ian Fleming's novel and updates them for the 21st century, seamlessly adding the requisite big screen action ..."
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(1938) |
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"Although slightly corn-ball, this 1938 production...should appeal to fans of old-fashioned Hollywood-style filmmaking."
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(2008) |
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"The tone veers wildly from sentimental family drama to cartoonish fantasy, and some of the attempts at humor badly misfire."
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(1989) |
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"a delightful short subject with as much entertainment and artistic value as many feature-length films"
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(1978) |
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"... the worst of the original Omen trilogy."
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(1968) |
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"... one of the best films from the late Italian director Mario Bava"
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(1982) |
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"The film synthesizes all the familiar Argento motifs (psycho killers, bloody violence, convoluted plot twists, pulse pounding music) into an almost perfect symphony of fear that overcomes many of his traditional shortcomings."
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"Despite its superhero trappings, The Dark Knight is more a piece of film noir."
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"The feeling of familiarity, coupled with a slow pace, yields a film that is worthwhile genre exercise but not a groundbreaking masterpiece."
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(1978) |
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"This sequel to Night of the Living Dead (1968) abandoned the shadowy black-and-white creepiness of its progenitor in favor of a brightly lit color canvas that was bigger, broader, and bloodier."
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"The ecological theme is not advanced with any subtlety, but so what? The film works with the broad brushstrokes appropriate to a popular entertainment."
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(2007) |
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"... a mindless muddle - loud, slowly paced, and overdone; in other words, it is exactly like a bad Hollywood blockbuster, except for the subtitles."
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(2009) |
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""Zombie Nazis" sounds like an unbeatable combination, but it turns out to be one of those great ideas that cannot sustain itself purely on the concept alone..."
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"An intriguing journey into an imaginative fantasy scenario, filled with strange surprises."
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(1936) |
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"All of [the creaky storytelling] fades to nothing but dim shadows, eclipsed by the glorious villainy of Todd Slaughter."
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(2006) |
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"[Writer-director Neil] Marshall makes real movies, not just schlockfests designed to sate the lusts of gore-lovers (although there is plenty of gore, too)."
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(1968) |
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"For the ten-year-old living inside us all, it is entertainment of the most awesome sort."
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(1967) |
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"[This] is one of the last fine examples of the classic Hammer Horror style."
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(2001) |
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"Besides being genuinely creepy, it is also surprisingly moving. It is, quite probably ... the saddest horror movie ever made."
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(2007) |
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"As a thriller, this is mechanical and predictable - barely one-step away from cookie-cutter formulaic - and yet the film actually works up a decent amount of genuine feeling, thanks to the cast of characters."
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(2005) |
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"With this unambitious but entertaining giallo, Dario Argento proves he can still thrill an audience."
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(2002) |
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"One of the best all-out, no-apologies, hell-bent-for-leather horror films to emerge from the beginning of the 21st century"
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(1999) |
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"The true target of the film is not religion but religious dogma ..."
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(2005) |
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"A nifty piece of low-ambition entertainment that knows exactly what it is, and delivers fairly well on its promises."
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(2008) |
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"A bit like a medley of greatest hits performed by a hot, young talent who brings a new vocal inflection to the tired, old standards."
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(1963) |
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"Still ranks in the upper echelon of the Bond series."
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"With Phibes now nominally the hero, the audience is ... invited to identify and laugh along with him as he polishes off everyone in his way."
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