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I'm gona hafta see this again sometime I just realized I missed most of the humor.

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"Like all dreamers, Steven mistook disenchantment for truth."

i saw hostel this weekend in the theaters and i can tell you do not even waste a nickel to see this movie its an allaround **** movie with two hours of boobs (not that i dont like boobs but i came to see a horror movie that sent people to the hospital) and walking through amsterdam you get a collective 15 minuts of torture that doesnt show anything it only gives the impression. i would rather see a barney movie.the plot is shakey the acting is terrible and there is alot of repetitive talking that explans what we already know or could be expland throu more torture scenes.

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I miss that Prospero guy, too.
I hope things are well with you, wherever you are, A.

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Review: Cabin in the Woods 8/10

Nice review for Dawn of the Dead.

Wow, nearly three years since my last review. It's been a while, but it's good to be back.

I'm long out of practice, but I believe I'll give it another shot. A new review will be coming up soon.

Goody

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Kill, Baby...Kill! (1968)
Directed by: Mario Bava
Starring: Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Erika Blanc

Hammer horror, Italian style? That was my first thought when I started watching Kill, Baby...Kill! It has the look and feel of a Hammer horror movie (not a bad thing in my book), but it soon becomes apparent that this is a cut above most of what that eminent British studio had to offer.

A coroner arrives in a small Italian village to investigate the mysterious death of a woman, only to find the townsfolk living in fear of something of which they refuse to speak. As he and his beautiful assistant investigate further, it soon becomes evident that the reason for their dread centers around the Villa Graps and a mysterious young girl who appears as a harbinger of death. The coroner is a sensible man, refusing to believe in the supernatural, but soon even he must admit that the deaths that plague the town are caused by something not of this world. A curse? A ghost? It will take all his courage and determination to discover the truth.


I became a fan of director Mario Bava because of his brilliant cinematography; his camera shots are outstanding and his use of light and dark and color to create a mood are brilliant. Unfortunately, the scripts of some of his films don't live up to the amazing camera work, but this is not the case in Kill, Baby...Kill! The story is strong, and the way Bava lets it slowly develop, gradually revealing bits of information to his hero and the audience heightens the suspense. The performances by the cast are also generally very good, especially by the secondary characters.

On the whole, this ranks as one of my favorite Bava films, right up there with his gothic horror masterpiece Black Sunday. I definitely recommend this one, especially if you're a fan of old horror films. You won't be disappointed.

Sounds very interesting, Prosp. An so does Mario Bava, who I've yet to come across. Thanks for the review.

Keep it up!

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Thanks Prossy I think I would like this as i am an old fan of Hammer Horror

Thanks! I'm not very happy with the review; I was tired and as I said I'm long out of practice. Maybe I'll edit it later, but then again maybe not.

Mario Bava and Dario Argento are two names pretty much synonymous with Italian horror movies. Argento is much better known, and has the added advantage of still being alive. Many people prefer Argento; his movies tend to be a bit more complex than Bava's, but for me he lacks Bava's artistic flair. Maybe it's a case of style over sunstance, but I love Bava for his brilliant visuals, both in black and white and in color. Of course, this is only natural since Bava started out as a cinematographer before becoming a film director. Argento comes close in a few instances: Suspiria, Opera, and, to a certain extent, Deep Red, but to me none of them match Bava's touch in movies such as Black Sunday, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, and, of course Kill, Baby...Kill!

Don't worry about it, i liked it

Dersu Uzala (1975)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Maksim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin

What is this movie about? You could say it's about man and nature. You could also say it's about friendship; what one man will do for another, and what he cannot do.

In the early 1900s, a group of Russian soldiers surveying the taiga in eastern Russia meet a hunter named Dersu Uzala, who becomes their guide. Although they make fun of him at first for his strange ways and manner of speech, they soon come to respect him as an expert tracker and learn from him a little more how to behave towards their fellow man. In particular, Dersu and the commander of the men form a fast friendship, and both regret the time when they must part, for Dersu refuses to return to town with the men.



Several years later the commander ("Capitan", as he is called by Dersu), leading another group of surveyors is reunited with Dersu Uzala. Again Dersu proves his value as a guide, but things change when he kills a tiger and becomes afraid for his life; that the forest spirit will take revenge on him. And sure enough, soon Dersu's eyesight begins to fail; one of the worst fates possible for a hunter. Reluctantly Dersu agrees to return to the city with the Captain, but he is unable to adapt, which leads to the film's tragic but inevitable conclusion.



With Dersu Uzala, Akira Kurosawa has created a quietly powerful film, filled with beauty, and touched with a gentle sadness throughout. Unlike Kurosawa's samurai epics, this film moves at a slower pace, told in a series of vignettes that demonstrate the innate goodness of Dersu Uzala and the effect that one man can have on his companions.

One of the most striking things about this film is the gorgeous cinematography. The beauty of the forest and the desolation of the tundra are given deft treatment by Kurosawa and his cinematographer Fyodor Dobranov. The musical score is sparse, with ambient sounds serving as the backdrop for much of the movie, or, particularly in one moving scene, the sound of the soldiers' singing. The film is slowly, I am tempted to say "organically" paced, with each scene or story unfolding as it should; never rushed or hurried along by an anxious director. It's a movie that clearly required patience to make, and it takes patience to watch. But as always, the payoff for patience can be immensely rewarding.

What is this movie about? Yes, you could say that it is about man and nature, or about the power of friendship and the limits of that power. But in the end this film is about Dersu Uzala. And that is enough.

Sounds like a movie i would like thanks

You get this one from 'tik? Nice review though, not heard of this Kurosawa until recently.

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I think you would.
You might also want to check out Ikiru, another amazing movie by Kurosawa.

'tik? Sorry, I'm a little slow tonight, but at any rate I got it through Netflix. I hadn't heard of it until recently either.

The Descent
Directed by Neil Marshall
Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Sakia Mulder, Myanna Buring, and Nora-Jane Noone

One year after her husband and daughter were killed in a car crash, Sarah (Shauna MacDonald) is about to embark on an annual adventure trip with four of her friends, plus newcomer and adrenalin junkie Holly (Nora-Jane Noone). Last year it was white water rafting in Scotland, this year it's spelunking in the Appalachians. All are ready for some fun, companionship and adventure, but none of them is prepared for what awaits them under the mountains, in the dark...

Once underground, the group soon realizes that Juno (Natalie Mendoza) has brought them to an unexplored cave, and before long they are very lost, with the way back blocked by a cave-in. They lose their rope bag, which contained an assortment of vital supplies, and Holly suffers a compound fracture from a careless fall. And then things get really bad.



It's not giving anything away to tell you that there is Something down there with them, and it ain't friendly. Just what it is you'll have to see for yourself. Who will survive, if anyone? That's a question that is only answered at the very end.

With The Descent, writer/director Neil Marshall has avoided the sophomore slump and successfully topped his terrific debut film Dog Soldiers. The Descent is a harrowing tale of a caving trip gone horribly wrong. Not only is it incredibly violent and bloody, but Marshall uses sound and light, or the lack thereof, to his best advantage. Even before the creatures attack, Marshall build suspense and unease, letting us feel the sense of claustrophobia the women experience in the cave by sometimes using only the light of the helmet lanterns so that all we see are silhouettes and not much else. It doesn't hurt that the entire cast put in top notch performances, making their fear and panic all too believable.



My only possible complaint is that we really don't get to know some of the women very well, but I think that Marshall was wise to sacrifice character development for the sake of moving the story along, and boy does it move along! After the first twenty or thirty minutes, the movie kicks into high gear and never lets up.

If you're looking for a horror flick with some action, adventure, and a fair amount of blood, you could do far worse than The Descent

EDIT: Oh, and the ending on the DVD (the original UK ending, I presume). Is much better than the confusing and unsatisfying finale of the theatrical release in the United States.

I agree he sacrificed some development in this film, but, I do think he developed Juno quite well, giving her complexity usually not found in films like this. Agree?

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I agree that Juno, Sarah, and to some extent Holly were all well developed (Juno and Sarah especially). It's just that we didn't get to know much about the three others. But as I said, I can see why he would sacrifice that for the sake of moving the story forward.

Great review of a great film. I loved the lighting and atmosphere.

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