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Old 26th January 2010, 08:08 PM
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I watched the original Toolbox Murders.

Some terrible acting and some of the characters just do imensely stupid things, but it's still kind of entertaining. The Nail Gun scene is pretty good.
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I watched the original Toolbox Murders.

Some terrible acting and some of the characters just do imensely stupid things, but it's still kind of entertaining. The Nail Gun scene is pretty good.
The opening acts of that is still one of the most uncompromising, nasty and purest pieces of unapologetic Exploitation film making ever.
Rest is basically ho hum and only really made worthwhile by Cameron's wonderfully mad performance...but that opening is a stunning slice of Grindhouse nastiness.


"Whiteout"

Pretty cliche, nothing groundbreaking or really surprising screenplay/plot wise but the film's snowy wilderness setting and the way it is constantly and cleverly used to define (and re-difine) it's action/chase sequences pushes the film into very interesting territory.

The fact that cop and killer have to go through critical life saving preparations (from what clothes they MUST wear to hooking themselves onto utterly essential guide ropes) before they can flee or give chase is well utilised to crank up the tension and add an extra, unusual, level to the standard cat and mouse set piece.

Kate Beckinsale (looking damn good) pulls off a flawless (at least to these ears) American accent as the snow bound U.S. Marshall and even though they seem to have mellowed (and indeed sexed up) her character in the film compared to her Graphic Novel counterpart she still manages to essay a believably tough character that the film (despite the fact she has to suffer - though we certainly don't suffer - a gratuitous 'bending down in her panties' shot very early on) takes seriously.
And the film is surprisingly tough and unglamorous in how Beckinsale's character is treated and what she goes through.

Nothing new in the plot department most certainly, but the well directed (sometimes grizzly and violent) action and suspense scenes ,as well as the superbly used location, raise it to a higher level than it would otherwise have attained.
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Old 26th January 2010, 08:50 PM
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i know i haven't seen this yet but look what i just found on amazon with a release date of march 15th....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survival-Dea...4538867&sr=1-1
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Old 26th January 2010, 08:53 PM
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Re-watched C. H. U. D. tonight... I can remember it being better than it was!
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Old 26th January 2010, 09:14 PM
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The opening acts of that is still one of the most uncompromising, nasty and purest pieces of unapologetic Exploitation film making ever.
Rest is basically ho hum and only really made worthwhile by Cameron's wonderfully mad performance...but that opening is a stunning slice of Grindhouse nastiness.
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Yeah, that wall of violence that is the begining of the movie is crazy. Makes up for the fact it's really a pretty terribly made movie for the most part.
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i know i haven't seen this yet but look what i just found on amazon with a release date of march 15th....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survival-Dea...4538867&sr=1-1
I have not got too many hopes for that one after Land and Diary

His excuse for Land was it was a studio movie and they controlled it too much so he went on his own to make Diary but that was no good either.
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Romero's not made anything worth a damn since the above average "Monkey Shines" imho.
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Re-watched C. H. U. D. tonight... I can remember it being better than it was!
Really? Man, I love "CHUD". Such a great character film along with a fun monster romp.
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Really? Man, I love "CHUD". Such a great character film along with a fun monster romp.
Don't get me wrong, I thought it was good, I just remember it being a lot better somehow... I can remember loving it when I was younger.

Also just realised that I posted in the wrong thread...
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Old 26th January 2010, 10:00 PM
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Land Of The Dead was shockingly terrible.

Didn't bother watching Diary... after someone said it was worse.

Guessing he's just lost it.
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