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(2009) |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Coraline mixes the dark and the light in the perfect amounts; the result is all the sweeter for having dared to tread the bitter path of childhood fears and uncertainties."
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ESplatter |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"[Director Sam Raimi's return to the horror genre is] a bit like a reunion tour by an aging rock band running through a medley of their hits: it's fun to see their routine again, but the magic is gone."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"This film offers further proof, as if any were needed, that Western filmmakers cannot do justice to their Easter counterparts when it comes to retooling anime and/or Fant-Asia for Occidental consumption."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"The setting is the island of Tasmania rather than the Australian outback, but after WOLF CREEK and STORM WARNING, any city folk stupid enough to wander this far off the track deserve whatever they get - and boy, do they get it."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Less like a remake than just another tired sequel, the new film puts Jason through the same old moves with all the finese of a blind choreographer directing an arthritic dancer."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Hard-core horror hounds may be disappointed, but those with a taste for more traditional horror will find a few enjoyable moments..."
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ESplatter |
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(2009) |
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"Perhaps the most perplexing cinematic mystery of the new millenium is why and how Ghosthouse Productions managed to run their Grudge franchise into the depths of the direct-to-video abyss so quickly."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"...surprisingly short on the most essential ingredient: a Sense of Wonder."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"None of the Ice Age movies have been particularly brilliant... Fortunately, Dawn of the Dinosaurs has one big advantage over its predecessors: it has dinosaurs."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Despite an intriguing premise and a handful of exciting special effects scenes, this science fiction thriller lumbers along like an overweight leviathan, unable to see much past its own nose - let alone into the future."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Unfortunately, the best moments are all on view in the various trailers and film clips available on the Internet, which makes the experience of watching the complete film somewhat disappointing."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Remaking Last House on the Left seemed like a dubious proposition at best...yet somehow the new HOUSE works better than expected."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"This uber-high-concept piece of computer-generated animation is so good-natured that you want to like it, but it is not nearly so all-fired exciting and funny as it intends to be. Fortunately...you will be rewarded with enough great moments and old-movie"
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"This excellent little science fiction film is a welcome throwback to an earlier era, when filmmakers used the canvas afforded by outer space and/or the future to explore ideas about the human condition."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"The computer-generated imagery falls short when it comes to supplying the gore for the fight scenes: the bright splashes of red look almost literally Photoshopped onto the settings."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"I am no fan of slasher films, and I came to this with no expectations - who needs another remake? - but it won me over in spite of myself."
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ESplatter |
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(2009) |
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"Nearly a decade after The Blair Witch Proejct, the faux-documentary approach is a little tired... Fortunately, once you get past the artistic contrivance, Paranormal Activity is frequently terrifying."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"This would be sci-fi action-thriller feels like a failed television pilot... or better yet, a demo version for something that could be much better with a lot more production value and polish."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"A safe piece of family entertainment that manages to be entertaining instead of bland..."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"If you have a choice between seeing this movie and being incarcerated in Guantanamo, choose the latter..."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Unfortunately, the weirdness is not always entertaining - in some cases it is merely boring - but there is enough going on to make this interesting for fans of art house cinema."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Michael Bay is an abstract artist... all of that hardware flying around the screen...are simply blobs of light and shadow...like paint spattered on a canvas by Jackson Pollack."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"...comes across like a Jewish version of The Exorcist, mixed with a touch of Rosemary's Baby by way of The Omen."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"No match for the original...But it stands on its own as a decent popcorn movie..."
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ESplatter |
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(2009) |
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"Ponderous and dull, this filmic adaptation of the famous graphic novel proves that great source material, a healthy budget, and technical competence are not enough to make a good movie."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2009) |
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"Year One is quite a mixed bag of nuts...which could repulse [some] viewers... But if you can supress your gag reflex...it ascends to hyperventilating levels of hilarity."
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Cinefantastique |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"...grips your attention throughout, only to leave you unsatisfied at the end. Nevertheless, the journey is worth taking even if the destination is disappointing."
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ESplatter |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"Despite the mostly convincing verisimilitude of the approach, the film does succumb, especially in its last act, to some cheap manipulation, one or two bad stereotypes, and some cornball Hollywood schmaltz."
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"Despite its superhero trappings, The Dark Knight is more a piece of film noir."
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Cinefantastique |
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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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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"... despite falling prey to some of the anticipate problems, it ultimately emerges victorious, perhaps wobbling a bit, but only in the giddy manner of the drunken master played by Chan."
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"If you didn't know that Romero himself directed this film, you would think it had been fashioned by some brilliant young wunderkind director, reared on Romero's work and eager to stake out his own claim to the territory."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"This comedy does not need to "Get Smart;" it is smart."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"This misleadingly titled tale of a dentist who sees dead people attempts to be a supernatural romantic-comedy in the manner of the old TOPPER movies from the '30s."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"... the bottom line is that, as far as botched movies go, Hancock is a painless way to pass a couple of hours enjoying a mindless summer popcorn movie."
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"M. Night Shyamalan offers up low-intensity thrills that fail to match the shivery shudders of his best work (THE SIXTH SENSE, SIGNS). His patented approach - mixing domestic drama with horror - plays out on a much larger canvas."
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"Hellboy 2 is fully satisfying neither as simple summer fun nor as a more thoughtful alternative; if anything, the two elements clash, cancelling each other out."
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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" Fans looking for a decent thriller or a frightening fear flick had best look elsewhere."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"If you plan to see this movie at all, see it at a 3D engagement, because the spectacular computer-generated imagery - as often as not flying out of the screen and into your face - is the only reason for the price of admission."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"It skillfully combines an art house sensibility with the horror genre and makes the combination absolutely seamless."
[movie review] |
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Cinefantastique |
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(2008) |
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"The penguins steal the show, providing all the real highlights."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"Like an awkward party guest who hopes you will be charmed by his earnest effort to overcome his lack of social graces, and just when you're on the verge ... he belches loudly and rudely - and expects you to think he's both cute and funny."
[movie review] |
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ESplatter |
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(2008) |
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"Aja...apparently thinks that metaphysical speculation is for wimps; his audience wants red meat, and he's going to give it them, no matter how inappropriate it is."
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ESplatter |
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