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4 votes
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Reviewed by ape Iโm one of those people that would much rather watch a cheesy, straight to video, low-budget B-movie than a multi-million dollar box office blockbuster...So, when I first heard of Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, I smiled. I figured the... More Added 14 years, 5 months ago
4 votes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91 "Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing." Larger and more overblown in every aspect, except where it would be beneficial, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the definitive portrait of Michael Bay at his most conceited a... More Added 14 years, 9 months ago
7 votes
Metropolis
Reviewed by Rossjm To say this film is just a science fiction picture is cinematic treason. For it is so much more than that. Whilst the essence of this film is indeed sci-fi, Lang arguably had so much more on his mind. This is evident in the strong symbolism... More Added 14 years ago
2 votes
Cashback
Reviewed by Lexi ''I've always wanted to meet a painter.'' ''Why?'' ''I think it might have something to do with their ability to see beauty in everything.'' After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shif... More Added 14 years, 4 months ago
5 votes
The Last House on the Left
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91 "Do you want to hear what I did to Mari? I bet you do. Pervert. You want to hear how tight your little homecoming queen was?" Among the latest fads in Hollywood is to remake every other horror movie released throughout the 1970s and '80s. P... More Added 13 years, 10 months ago
5 votes
Changeling
Reviewed by Lexi ''I used to tell Walter, "Never start a fight... but always finish it." I didn't start this fight... but by God, I'm going to finish it.'' Inspired by actual events that occurred in 1920s-era Los Angeles, Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" te... More Added 15 years, 4 months ago
9 votes
Memento
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91 "Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts." Christopher Nolan's 1998 featur... More Added 13 years, 8 months ago
5 votes
The Ghost Writer
Reviewed by kgbelliveau A Ghost Writer (Ewan McGregor) is hired to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang(Pierce Brosnan) finish his memoirs. The Ghost begins to realize that there is more to the story then what he originally is aware of. Adam Lang is accuse... More Added 14 years, 1 month ago
5 votes
Woman in the Dunes
Reviewed by Lexi ''Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?'' An amateur entomologist searching for insects by the sea is trapped by local villagers into living with a mysterious woman who spends almost all her time preventing her home from being... More Added 13 years, 8 months ago
3 votes
Ghost in the Shell
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91 "And where does the newborn go from here? The net is vast and infinite." Back when it was first released, Ghost in the Shell was looked upon as a thoroughly engaging and original piece of anime. Over 10 years on the film has lost next to... More Added 16 years ago
3 votes
Law Abiding Citizen
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91 "I'm gonna pull the whole thing down. I'm gonna bring the whole fuckin' diseased, corrupt temple down on your head. It's gonna be biblical." Essentially, Law Abiding Citizen is Death Wish meets Saw by way of John Grisham, except not as b... More Added 13 years, 9 months ago
5 votes
Inception
Reviewed by SJMJ91 After Nolan's giant success The Dark Knight, I was thrilled to learn that he was doing a sci-fi film with Leonardo DiCaprio as the leading role! However, when the official trailer was released I thought 'this looks about the oddest film I t... More Added 13 years, 9 months ago
6 votes
Resident Evil 0
Reviewed by Derron This isn't the best RE game, but it certainly comes close. This was the last game using the rather robotic gameplay engine before RE 4 rolled around and stomped the series into new ground. But this was definitely the best use of the engine ... More Added 15 years ago
2 votes
Sorority Row
Reviewed by kgbelliveau A group of Sorority Sisters try to pull a prank after one of the girls find out her boyfriend has cheated on her. The prank goes wrong and he ends up stabbing her with a tire iron and so the girls make up their minds that they will dispose ... More Added 13 years, 9 months ago
6 votes
Predators
Reviewed by PvtCaboose91 "This planet is a game reserve. And we're the game." Similar to Sylvester Stallone's glorious resurrection of the Rambo franchise, 2010's Predators is a sequel that eschews post-modernist filmmaking in favour of a back-to-basics, '80s-style... More Added 13 years, 9 months ago
10 votes
The White Ribbon
Reviewed by Lexi ''After so many years, a lot of it has become obscure, and many questions remain unanswered. But I feel I must talk about the strange events that occurred in our village. They could perhaps clarify certain things that happened to this Cou... More Added 13 years, 10 months ago
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