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Created Dec 16, 2010 02:22AM PST • Updated Dec 16, 2010 02:22AM PST
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tomelce
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An ultra-violent claustrophobic horror that confirms Alexandre Aja’s standing as one of the most provocative and talented genre filmmakers working today, “High Tension” (or “Haute Tension” in it’s native France, “Switchblade Romance” in the UK) inserts into it’s mad, frightening 91 minutes set-pieces both original and classical as Marie (Cecile De France) battles to save herself and friend Alexia (Maiwenn) from a mysterious, violent stranger who’s interrupted a stay with Alex’s family by beginning a brutal slaughter. Fierce, visceral and appropriately tense, "H… |
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tomelce
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A hilarious, sweet independent comedy that wound up being the underdog in the Best Picture category at the Academy Awards for which it was nominated, “Little Miss Sunshine” was as such despite being, for my money, the best contender in the category. Joyous, intelligent and wonderfully written, “Little Miss Sunshine” comes off as a family film rebelling against the masses by adding in profanity, drugs and death, all resulting in a motion picture that for all it’s would-be familiarity stans invigoratingly apart from the general crowd. I found it impossible to dis… |
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tomelce
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When it comes to horror in the early 21st century, John Fawcett’s fierce “Ginger Snaps” might surprisingly stand at the top of the heap – arguably superior to some of the best genre films of recent years, like Greg McLean’s “Wolf Creek” or Alexandre Aja’s “Haute Tension.” In the annals of feminist-tinged horror, the film is another uber-triumph, having its titular character inflicted with a curse turning her into a werewolf at night at the same time she begins to menstruate, the end result being just as canny a film about becoming an adult as it is horrific as … |
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OK
2.5
Who’d have guessed a Simpsons parody would thoroughly outdo a supposed horror classic? Just as the Trey Parker/Matt Sto… |
OK
2.5
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OK
2.5
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Tame
1.2
Probably the most polite horror film in cinema history. |
Supernatural
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Pretty Bad
1.5
Ain’t nothing like a fantastically preposterous death to turn a bookish, unlucky-in-love statistic at a cosmetics compa… |
Bad
1.0
I’ll give Sharon Stone slight benefit of the doubt, but fact is that she’s still pretty lousy to watch. Ever-pretty as … |
Pretty Bad
1.5
The dialogue the cast are force to recite are so shockingly broad and silly that it’s tricky not to ultimately feel sor… |
Tame
1.5
One supposes the looks shared between Patience and her detective love would be described as “fierce” by Tyra Banks, but… |
Surreal
3.0
Is it a bird? A plane? Christopher Reeve? Nah, just a leather-clad diva battling out against villains equally devilish … |
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OK
2.5
Prospective viewers of “Silver Bullet” would serve themselves best by turning attention towards the book on which Danie… |
OK
2.5
Haim and Follows are good, but supporting actors and actresses are pretty unimpressive. And yes, that includes a post-"… |
Barely OK
2.0
Aesthetically forgettable, lousily directed and shallowly written, “Silver Bullet” would be everything but a creative a… |
Risqué
1.8
A couple of grim kill sequences, but the fear factor and overall edge of the production proves more suited to kids not … |
Supernatural
3.1
It’s a movie about a guy who transforms into a wolf and starts eating people. I think that says it all. |
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