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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Here's what i said about The Victim a few years back

The Victim. (2011)

Michael Biehn's directorial debut is marketed as a piece of grindhouse cinema, and to me it actually lives up to its billing. There are no missing reels or fake scratches on the film, always a sign of film makers thinking they understand what makes grindhouse cinema yet they are so wrong. What we get with The Victim is a tense, scuzzy, gratuitous, occasionally nasty, fast moving slice of exploitation with an edgy, twisty turny plot that keeps you interested.

The story involving a stripper who witnesses the murder of her friend by two police officers in the woods, eventually hiding out at Michael Biehn's isolated cottage to escape from them, is nothing new to the genre, but it's made with an infectious enthusiasm from all involved. For a first stab at the directing lark Biehn does well in my opinion. It's not perfect by any means, a driving scene is overlong for example, perhaps too many flashbacks, and a twist too many, but he manages to create an intense atmosphere and provide the viewer with a, for want of a better word, roller coaster ride of terror, sex and revenge on a minimal budget and small cast of mainly four people.

[platostotal]

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Not seen Hellboy so any good?

Well, if you haven't overdosed on Marvel/DC adaptions I liked both Hellboy films, and John hurt is in the first one too.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Hellboy is an excellent film; superbly directed and great fun, and the sequel is really good as well. They are a bit like Guardians of the Galaxy in tone if that helps.

[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Hellboy is an excellent film; superbly directed and great fun, and the sequel is really good as well. They are a bit like Guardians of the Galaxy in tone if that helps.

Agree completely

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[trebor8273]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Hellboy is an excellent film; superbly directed and great fun, and the sequel is really good as well. They are a bit like Guardians of the Galaxy in tone if that helps.

Both Hellboys are fantastic films largely due to the direction etc of Del Toro and Ron Pearlman as Hellboy.

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Both the Hellboy films are nice bits of fluff. Nothing particularly special about either of them. Certainly worth watching but for me they lack something I can't quite put my finger on.

[SilverSurfer]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

but Zombeavers and The Victim are horrors, Treb.

Zombeavers is more comedy than horror as I saw it the other day,The beavers themselves are very large puppets with enhanced growls LOL

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Can you believe this muppet bought Dirty Dancing?

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Zombeavers is more comedy than horror as I saw it the other day,The beavers themselves are very large puppets with enhanced growls LOL

Ha,ha! It's also rubbish.

[Demoncrat]

I've never seen Dirty Dancing ...