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reviewed The Orphanage. May 17, 2011
posted in Movie Hype
The Orphanage
**** out of ****     We ask a lot out of the horror genre and the filmmakers involved, and often get nothing in return. Remakes are not what we want, and neither are meaningless exercises …
reviewed The Orphanage. April 21, 2011
posted in Movie Hype
The Orphanage
The old stone mansion that once was an orphanage sits isolated within its ill-kempt gardens and grounds. The abandoned lighthouse on the cliff not far away no longer shines a beacon. The cave below and …
reviewed Pandorum (2009 movie). August 07, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
Pandorum (2009)
There's nothing terribly new in PANDORUM. It's 150 years in the future, and the earth is dangerously overpopulated, and have sent a gigantic spacecraft into space with 16,000 people in suspended animation, …
reviewed Pandorum (2009 movie). February 10, 2010
Pandorum (2009)
At first glance, Pandorum looks just like the mediocre sci-fi horror films that have hit theaters over the past few years.  With a lackluster trailer and a not so great marketing campaign, it was …
reviewed Pandorum (2009 movie). September 30, 2009
Pandorum (2009)
   of money, time and talented actors. A movie made w/o lights. CG that looked like a videoi game. Quick cut action so you couldn't see or tell what was happening. Stay home.
reviewed Pandorum (2009 movie). September 27, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
Pandorum (2009)
      Since the inception of “Alien”, there have been many attempts at a cross-blending in genres of science fiction and horror. I guess there is just nothing scarier than …
reviewed Pandorum (2009 movie). September 25, 2009
Pandorum (2009)
Ok, let me start by saying that I actually enjoyed Pandorum as a movie.  It was tense, fast paced, and had a plot that really could hook people.  Despite what I am about to say, it's …
reviewed The Orphanage. May 08, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
The Orphanage
The Orphanage (El Orphanato) - the feature film debut from Spanish director J.A. Bayona - is, in essence, an old-fashioned haunted house movie, dripping with atmosphere and wonderfully unsettling.   The …
reviewed The Orphanage. January 23, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
The Orphanage
THE ORPHANAGE is the latest supernatural film from Spain which definitely has the feel of Guillermo del Toro's influence. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, based on the screenplay by Sergio Sanchez; the …
reviewed Re-Cycle. January 18, 2009
posted in ASIANatomy
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     After the rather disappointing "The Eye 10" and the abysmal "The Messengers", brothers Oxide and Danny Pang returns with "RE-CYCLE" (2006). The Pang bros. are identical twins …
reviewed The Orphanage. January 09, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
The Orphanage
Guillermo del Toro got behind this movie for good reason. It witfully dances around the unknown, then leads you down a gnarly path twist by twist. Very well done, and look forward to watching it again. …
reviewed OneChanbara. December 21, 2008
posted in ASIANatomy
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      The film is based on the manga that became a popular PS2 game in Japan. Directed by Youhei Fukuda, the film "OneChanbara the movie" (aka. Chanbara Beauty, Hong Kong …
reviewed The Orphanage. December 03, 2008
posted in Love of Foreign Films
The Orphanage
Pros: Acting, plot, pacing, art direction, cinematography      Cons: Some of the imagery is heavy handed and only a little heavy handed      The Bottom Line: …
reviewed The Orphanage. October 07, 2008
posted in Movie Hype
The Orphanage
The Orphanage, does bring sophistication in ghost stories which is rarely heard of, but Guillermo Del Toro manages to pull it off time and time again, and somehow he even managed to inject his magic into …
reviewed The Orphanage. May 10, 2008
The Orphanage
Excellent Spanish gothic film by first time director Juan Antonia Bayona that feels like and Edgar Allan Poe poem. Along the lines of "The Devil's Backbone (Special Edition), and The Others (Two-Disc …
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