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I have to say I was quite intrigued by the poster and also to witness how they pulled off the make up and special effects of a melting man.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn a near future, three astronauts are on a mission to Saturn. However, when they are about to see the sun through the rings of Saturn there is a malfunction and two members of the crew die instantly while the other is recovered but has suffered heavy radiation. When he wakes up in the hospital he is covered with bandages but he realizes his skin is horribly affected by the radiations and he appears to be constantly melting. His first reaction is rage but then instead of seeking help, he attacks the nurse and runs out in the wilderness...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOverall, the movie is pretty silly as the title might suggest. The story is quite simple and straightforward, the acting is quite poor and there are tons of inconsistencies. The movie has a few good scenes and the make up for the melting man is really well done, in a very gooey, slimy, gross way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is interesting how this substance of slime for what we assume to be bodily fluids, blood or skin is gross in itself. We found ourselves disgusted simply because of that substance that stains everything the melting man touch, whether it's on the ground or on a window. It's not really rational, but it works on a most human level.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis was well done, however the rest of the melting man wasn't up to par and sometimes he'd leave slime all around him and sometimes he wouldn't. His forearm gets cut off and he then walks with an arm from the shoulder down, while we can clearly see the actor's arm under a shirt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe dialogues are quite weak, but there are a few scenes that are funny, especially the ones with the elderly couple, they were so hilarious. The movie clearly had a cheap budget and it shows, fortunately the make up didn't cost much but it shows in everything else and while a lot of movies manage to really captivate you despite being low budget, this one uses cheap tricks like slow motion scenes to make up for it and it doesn't work. The story can't save the film.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI liked: \u003C\/b\u003EThe slime gore horror. The make up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI disliked\u003C\/b\u003E: Poor dialogues. Annoying music. Lots of goofs and inconsistencies. Weird scenes transitions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E30\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt's real value resides in the cheap and bad which for some allows a lot of movies to become golden. I know I've had that feeling with some other movies but it didn't happen here for me.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3293021867300649818\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/the-incredible-melting-man-1977.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/3293021867300649818"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/3293021867300649818"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/the-incredible-melting-man-1977.html","title":"The Incredible Melting Man (1977)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-FKXkWf8VSsU\/Uk2Yx6GEYhI\/AAAAAAAAAx8\/fyrP3cQfp1c\/s72-c\/The+Incredible+Melting+Man.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834679074478274647.post-8457332813375168809"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-03T09:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-03T09:10:20.758-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sci-Fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tumor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"+1 (2013)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h2K3xrBQq1Y\/Uk2W3OR8noI\/AAAAAAAAAxo\/-_7kpvqi-Lw\/s1600\/+1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h2K3xrBQq1Y\/Uk2W3OR8noI\/AAAAAAAAAxo\/-_7kpvqi-Lw\/s1600\/+1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nAngad: \"I told you tonight would be full of surprises.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBy Dennis Iliadis\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWith Rhys Wakefield, Logan Miller and Ashley Hinshaw\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2395385\/\"\u003E+1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E looked like an interesting experimental film but I wasn't sure I wanted to see it until I saw that it was directed by \u003Cb\u003EDennis Iliadis\u003C\/b\u003E and I've been a huge fan of his movie \u003Ci\u003EHardcore (2004).\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen David goes to meet his girlfriend Jill who is away at college things turn bad as he just happens to kiss her opponent who just beat her at a fencing competition. On the verge of breaking and eager to make things right, David goes with his friend Teddy to the biggest party. Heavy drinking, loud music and loss of various articles of clothing happen as it is to be expected, but what is less expected is the power going out randomly and everytime it does it seems to create bizarre events which will have the partygoers ponder whether they are seeing double.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have to admit that I enjoyed\u003Ci\u003E +1\u003C\/i\u003E a lot visually and I felt the concept was quite interesting. However it is one of those cases where I would say it was clearly style over substance. The movie fails to deliver an interesting unfolding which is sad considering the fact that the viewer is really eager to see the clash that should happen when the events finally converge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInstead, we seem to have a few morals on people learning more about themselves in adversity and trying to change the past. This is quite sad, especially the focus on the cheating boyfriend trying to make up for it during the entire movie. I can't say whether the characters development was lacking or if it was simply the wrap up of the story but something definitely felt amiss when the credits rolled.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI think the movie could have been seen as a metaphor and the paranormal events would have just served the purpose of putting the characters under pressure but this path was not explored. The visuals are good though and the movie is filled with action while the plot keeps you wondering about the possibilities. Although I enjoyed the mind games of the film I felt quite disappointed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI liked\u003C\/b\u003E: Interesting and proactive. Fresh look.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI disliked\u003C\/b\u003E: No likable character. Cheap and disappointing ending which fails to deliver.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E51\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you enjoy party movies this is quite good, but sadly if you're in for the thriller part you might be disappointed.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8457332813375168809\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/1-2013.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/8457332813375168809"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/8457332813375168809"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/1-2013.html","title":"+1 (2013)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-h2K3xrBQq1Y\/Uk2W3OR8noI\/AAAAAAAAAxo\/-_7kpvqi-Lw\/s72-c\/+1.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834679074478274647.post-6146778493617097247"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-22T19:37:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-22T19:37:30.383-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Horror"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sci-Fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tumor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sharknado! (2013)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oajczwCClE8\/Uj-pF4xXdxI\/AAAAAAAAAwU\/7ElTxrJNXoc\/s1600\/Sharknado.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oajczwCClE8\/Uj-pF4xXdxI\/AAAAAAAAAwU\/7ElTxrJNXoc\/s1600\/Sharknado.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nNova Clarke: \"We're gonna need a bigger chopper.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBy Anthony C. Ferrante\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWith Ian Ziering and Tara Reid\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA movie that got famous because people made fun of its silly plot on social medias, I only heard of it on IMDb but it was enough for me to remember the title and the silly idea. When it came out, I couldn't resist watching \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2724064\/\"\u003ESharknado\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, I mean, come on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSharks in a tornado. Enough said!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you see the cast you know what to expect, \u003Cb\u003EIan Ziering\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ETara Reid\u003C\/b\u003E are notorious actors from the 90's, not necessarily notorious for their filmography but for failing to ever convert after the 90's into doing other good movies. It is actually pretty funny to see them paired up here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe movie is so over the top and badly written that it is more funny than anything. The worst part is actually the special effects which look like those animations you have to watch when you try to learn to drive and you have these little blue cars and red trucks that have to stop at the red light. That is actually what I was reminded of.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe many clichés are either fun or bad depending on whether you take them seriously, however, when you watch a movie called \u003Ci\u003ESharknado\u003C\/i\u003E it's hard to take anything seriously. Everything they leave, whether it's a building or a vehicle will explode few seconds after their departure. The loser dad will reconnect with his ex-wife over the protection of his children and the evil new boyfriend of the mother will die a painful death. In fact, anyone who talks a little too much dies a violent death soon after.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe dad is ultimately driven by a sense of duty to save everyone and his normal reaction to seeing a seemingly empty school bus is \"I'm gonna get on the bridge and rappel down there\"... yes, really. The lack of realism in the sharks actually prevent any scary moment and the horror doesn't work that well, it actually works better as a disaster action movie. There is no real reason to see \u003Ci\u003ESharknado \u003C\/i\u003Ebut if you do it's highly unlikely that you'll forget it. It's just so silly all the way through, you will be part of the people who've seen \u003Ci\u003ESharknado. \u003C\/i\u003EWhether you want to let that info be known is up to you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI liked:\u003C\/b\u003E References to \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073195\/\"\u003EJaws\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI disliked: \u003C\/b\u003EThe CGI. Even the theme music is awful. The script writing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E18\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlthough I did laugh a few times because it was so over the top, most of the time was spent shaking my head in disbelief.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6146778493617097247\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/sharknado-2013.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/6146778493617097247"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/6146778493617097247"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/sharknado-2013.html","title":"Sharknado! (2013)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oajczwCClE8\/Uj-pF4xXdxI\/AAAAAAAAAwU\/7ElTxrJNXoc\/s72-c\/Sharknado.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834679074478274647.post-7358341168574988005"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-22T13:32:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-22T13:32:55.673-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sci-Fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thriller"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tumor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Primer (2004)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gz9-AOJ75uo\/Uj9Tx87M0UI\/AAAAAAAAAvM\/6STYpr-cSSs\/s1600\/Primer.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gz9-AOJ75uo\/Uj9Tx87M0UI\/AAAAAAAAAvM\/6STYpr-cSSs\/s1600\/Primer.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nNarrator: \"They knew that the easiest way to be exploited is to sell something they did not yet understand.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBy Shane Carruth\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWith Shane Carruth and David Sullivan\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI first heard about \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0390384\/\"\u003EPrimer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E when I watched \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/upstream-color-2013.html\"\u003EUpstream Color (2013)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E which was written and directed by \u003Cb\u003EShane Carruth \u003C\/b\u003Eas well. I was intrigued by his style and I decided I should see his first and widely acclaimed first film \u003Ci\u003EPrimer.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFour young engineering friends have come to create a device but they diverge on what real use it can have and what path they should take with their creation. While two of them slowly shy away from the project, the other two keep experimenting with it and realize the machine has some very intriguing scientific prospects. As they keep going further in the possibilities of their machine, their lives become more and more bizarrely hectic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EPrimer \u003C\/i\u003Eis one of the hardest movies to get into, as we are bombarded in a technological world which we don't know anything about. We don't know what the characters are trying to achieve and their discussions are so narrowly scientific that it is impossible to follow for an every day person of my caliber, yet I can feel their emotions, what drives them and I can feel their thirst to explore this device.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nQuickly, it becomes all that matters to them and by proxy it becomes all that matters to me. When you start grasping slowly what the device is about you are it with another massive surprise that also requires your brain to adjust to new data. This reaction brings another reaction and basically you are pulled into it while having nothing consistent to grasp your hands on, but you know it has the potential of being really interesting. In all honesty, I think it is the kind of movie that I probably would get a lot more on a second viewing because I would get focus on the little clues here and there instead of trying to gather the whole picture together all the time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe movie is ultra low budget so there is not much to say about the actual directing; you can tell it's well done but it's not misleading or helping you out, it doesn't hold fancy shots, but it gets you into this world you don't fully understand yet feel compelled to grasp. These are both very good and annoying feelings in a movie: it's good because you realize the actual effort put into the writing and you know there is more than meets the eye, but it is also annoying because you feel like you don't have enough data, or time, to process what is going on a lot of the time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe acting is restricted to a bare minimum with most of the movie being about the two main characters, Aaron and Abe.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI liked: Really mindbending. Interesting kind of sci-fi.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI disliked: Unsettling and very little data to work with. I probably didn't really get it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E63\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt's a pretty cool look in a (pseudo) scientific world but it's definitely not an easy ride.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7358341168574988005\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/primer-2004.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/7358341168574988005"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/7358341168574988005"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/primer-2004.html","title":"Primer (2004)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gz9-AOJ75uo\/Uj9Tx87M0UI\/AAAAAAAAAvM\/6STYpr-cSSs\/s72-c\/Primer.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834679074478274647.post-4939503186372190288"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-13T10:01:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-13T10:01:37.533-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Action"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crime"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sci-Fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tumor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Virtuosity (1995)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FlPhb886RHs\/UjNE4mB7saI\/AAAAAAAAAuo\/m8hej3k0Itk\/s1600\/Virtuosity.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FlPhb886RHs\/UjNE4mB7saI\/AAAAAAAAAuo\/m8hej3k0Itk\/s1600\/Virtuosity.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nSID 6.7: \"You're frightfully inadequate for a deity Darryl.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBy Brett Leonard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWith Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Kelly Lynch\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI think this is the kind of film that is quite fun to see 18 years after they came out. Most movies wouldn't age that fast but when a film wants to predicts a technology that will be upcoming or what the world will look like, it usually appears pretty impressing when it comes out but it ages really quick. In fact that's the main reason I decided to see \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0114857\/\"\u003EVirtuosity,\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E on addition to its great cast, I wanted to see one of those virtual-reality flick of the 90's.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn a near future, the law enforcement trains policemen to chase after dangerous killers in virtual-reality. Lieutenant Parker Barnes was a police officer but was tricked by a killer who captured his family and ended up killing everyone at the scene after he saw his family dying. Parker Barnes is now in jail but he is one of the best cop in the virtual-reality. Training one day, he catches SID 6.7 but SID 6.7 kills his partner by tricking the program and frying his brain. The virtual serial killer manages to escape the virtual world and starts threatening people in real life, with real consequences. Parker Barnes is offered freedom if he manages to catch SID 6.7, only to discover that SID 6.7 is made of many real life killers profiles, including the one that killed his family.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlthough it appears quite polished the movie looks really old, simply because of this virtual-reality that is supposed to look futuristic but looks pretty bad. It is not necessarily something that one should hold against them as it simply was using the techniques at the time. However, the lack of real interesting story and characters development cannot be excused in the same way. \u003Cb\u003ERussell Crowe's\u003C\/b\u003E portrayal of the serial killer is actually the best part of the movie, he is quite exuberant, fit and it's great to see him in the role of the evil guy. \u003Cb\u003EDenzel Washington\u003C\/b\u003E, while being good, is simply cast in what he is famous for, grieved man looking for redemption and battling evil with the good. Even the duo of actors can't really save most of their scenes as their discussions are simply based on taunting each other. The movie is filled with action however and there isn't much space for down times. The plot is overall pretty silly and forgettable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI liked:\u003C\/b\u003E No downtime. Pair of actors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI disliked: \u003C\/b\u003EQuite bad script and story. No real investigation or serial killer profile. The cyber-virtuality talks just sound bad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E33\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWatch it to make fun of it, it'll be as good as a bad comedy.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4939503186372190288\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/virtuosity-1995.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/4939503186372190288"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/4939503186372190288"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/virtuosity-1995.html","title":"Virtuosity (1995)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-FlPhb886RHs\/UjNE4mB7saI\/AAAAAAAAAuo\/m8hej3k0Itk\/s72-c\/Virtuosity.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834679074478274647.post-6394449146885315635"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-13T09:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-13T09:34:28.976-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Horror"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sci-Fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tumor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Fly (1958)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EWBD4zNVZ0E\/UjM-eV3QcDI\/AAAAAAAAAtw\/3bKqhlj0mxQ\/s1600\/The+Fly.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EWBD4zNVZ0E\/UjM-eV3QcDI\/AAAAAAAAAtw\/3bKqhlj0mxQ\/s1600\/The+Fly.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nFrançois Delambre: \"No, Helene and Andre believed in the sacredness of life. They wouldn't harm anything, not even a fly.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBy Kurt Neumann\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWith Vincent Price, David Hedison and Patricia Owens\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI saw \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051622\/\"\u003EThe Fly (1986) \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003Ethree years ago when I decided to watch most movies by \u003Cb\u003EDavid Cronenberg\u003C\/b\u003E but I never got around to actually see the original. For that reason, I decided to watch \u003Ci\u003EThe Fly\u003C\/i\u003E when I had the chance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen François Delambre recieves a phone call by his sister-in-law, Helene Delambre, late in the evening he can't believe what she's telling him. She killed her husband, François' brother, Andre at their factory. They were a loving couple with a young child. François doesn't understand and neither does the police inspector, but with Helene admitting it and the correlation of the night watch seeing her there is hardly any doubts she did it. Helene who first played insane will tell the story to her brother-in-law and the police inspector, through a flashback we will see what led to this gruesome hydraulic press death.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI knew the story beforehand but I was quite pleased with the movie a lot of elements were changed and the wife telling the story from a flashback was a good way to handle the mystery. The scientific devices are quite funny but pretty cool looking if you keep in mind this film is reaching 55 years old. The few creepy scenes are really well built up and they can still catch you off guard. The movie reaches a middle ground of mystery and crime through sci-fi with a pinch of horror, a mix that should please a wide range audience. It does suffer from some flaws and I think the ending could have been left more open to interpretation. I think the exploration of Helene's supposed insanity would have been more interesting at some points. The chase for the fly had some comical events which I am not sure were intended.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI liked:\u003C\/b\u003E A good mix of genres. Typical early horror. Great costume and technological device.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI disliked :\u003C\/b\u003E The ideal happy ending. Predictable characters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E72\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt doesn't disappoint even if you've seen the remake, but admittedly, I'd have to give the remake the upper hand.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6394449146885315635\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/the-fly-1958.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/6394449146885315635"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/6394449146885315635"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/the-fly-1958.html","title":"The Fly (1958)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EWBD4zNVZ0E\/UjM-eV3QcDI\/AAAAAAAAAtw\/3bKqhlj0mxQ\/s72-c\/The+Fly.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834679074478274647.post-3448151242262137706"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-13T09:12:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-13T09:12:15.531-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Drama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Horror"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sci-Fi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tumor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Stake Land (2010)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcA4V6XKIis\/UjM5VGelFZI\/AAAAAAAAAtA\/gZrPFg6izUg\/s1600\/Stake+Land.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcA4V6XKIis\/UjM5VGelFZI\/AAAAAAAAAtA\/gZrPFg6izUg\/s1600\/Stake+Land.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nMartin: \"As people flocked together for safety, the plague marched through their locked gates and they became death traps.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBy Jim Mickle\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWith Connor Paolo, Nick Damici and Kelly McGillis\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI don't remember how I first got to read about \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1464580\/\"\u003EStake Land\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, I remember that it interested me but I didn't pursue it any further. When I ran into it again a few days ago I decided to give it a shot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMartin's family are packing and ready to leave but when their dog runs out, Martin follows and when he looks back, he sees blood and hear screams and shouts. A unknown man jumps on him and gives him a shotgun, the two of them go back in the house only to see a creature eating away at Martin's parents... and soon Martin's baby brother follow the same fate. The unknown man manages to stake the creature and takes Martin away, the two of them will fight together, Mister teaching Martin how to survive not only the vampires but also the religious zealots who wants them dead just as much as the vampire do. Through their journey they will meet other lost souls and will form friendships of desperation and need.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EStake Land\u003C\/i\u003E might not be greatly inventive or creative but it is not boring either. The breed of vampire who actually look like zombies is a bit confusing at first and seems like a mash up but if you're not too picky on your usual vampire\/zombie criteria you should be able to enjoy it. The characters lack some depth for the most part.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe main issue against \u003Ci\u003EStake Land\u003C\/i\u003E is the fact that it suffers comparison with a lot of survival post-apocalyptic movies that came out in the recent years and\u003Ci\u003E Stake Land\u003C\/i\u003E actually doesn't bring anything new to the table, so while remaining a perfectly decent film in its own right, it has been made better, gorier, funnier, darker and grittier before. \u003Ci\u003EStake Land\u003C\/i\u003E is your mix between \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1520211\"\u003EThe Walking Dead (TV 2010)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0898367\"\u003EThe Road (2009)\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Ewhile never reaching the depth of either. It is predictable while the ending remains quite a surprise.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNevertheless, it has some good scenes, interesting music, classical suspense, shotguns and stakes and most importantly it is better than a lot of zombie\/vampire movies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI liked: \u003C\/b\u003EEntertaining. Countryside. Some pretty badassery.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EI disliked\u003C\/b\u003E: Predictable. Poor characters. Not original.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E52\/100\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you restrain for comparing it to other movies you've seen of the same genre, it will be a good experience.\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3448151242262137706\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/stake-land-2010.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/3448151242262137706"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5834679074478274647\/posts\/default\/3448151242262137706"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theordinaryreview.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/stake-land-2010.html","title":"Stake Land (2010)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Ordinary Review"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16646038531889795632"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcA4V6XKIis\/UjM5VGelFZI\/AAAAAAAAAtA\/gZrPFg6izUg\/s72-c\/Stake+Land.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});