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Okay, this is a Great Korean film.  Good plot, great acting, lots of scary moments, good twists.  The woman that plays the lead detective is tough but also vulnerable.  There were a few things that didn't make sense to me at first, but when I went back to watch it again, I knew what was going on.  Anyway, if you like Asian horror movies this has all the creepy elements (long flowing black hair cascading from ceilings, red bloody eyes with a pure white face, lots of suspense) plus a few interesting surprises.  IT was very good and I really recommend it.

I've always been fascinated by the crystal skulls that have been found all over the world and really enjoyed watching several documentaries on it - I even think there was an Unsolved Mysteries story about them too.  I can honestly say that I liked the documentaries much better than this movie.  Now, I'm not saying it wasn't a fun movie, I was just disappointed a lot actually.  It had such potential to be better!!! I don't know how, maybe a whole different story, maybe a different ending, maybe a more mystical approach?  But it just wasn't what I was expecting.  I wish Karen Allen and Harrison Ford would have had more airtime together and wish they would have got to bicker more which would have led to an incredible kiss...but it didn't happen that way.  I also thought some of the lines were so corny.  Cate Blanchett looked fabulous with her little black bobbed haircut and of course, her acting is always great no matter what she is in...ALL in ALL, it was a fun movie, just don't think about things and it was okay. 

As a lot of you know, I'm not the best writer when it comes to writing Reviews, but I just like to say what I feel.

I think the Reaping was a really good movie.  I think it could have been better but I really enjoyed it.  It had a pretty good story and a nice unexpected ending.  I thought Hillary Swank did a great job (of course she usually always does even in her days of Sometimes they come Back Again) she's a great actor.  I probably wouldn't characterize this as a horror movie, more like a mystery, but it had a lot of suspense and a creepy little girl (and scary religious people in a way).  It kept me interested through the movie to see what was going to happen next...

This was definately a gorey slasher film.  It really wasn't too bad at all (story wise).  But of course it has the typical stereo type for certain people and it was bloody as all get out.  I still can't believe that Richard Lynch was in it for about the last 15 minutes or so.  Anyway, it was a cute little gorey movie with a few funny moments and a little suspense here and there.

If you find a train pass on the ground, please leave it alone...this movie had a lot of chills and thrills.  Of course the signature long black hair coming out of the shadows with the pure white face and some very startling scenes.  A cursed train pass makes people turn into zombies to kill.  I thought most of this movie was pretty good - there were some very long sappy scenes at times and the effects were a little cartoonish AND to tell you the truth the ending was confusing.  But I did like the ambiance of the movie and I really liked some of the scenes on the train tracks.

The Tripper is definately a SLASHER movie, if you don't like gore, don't watch this.  Even with blood spurting everywhere it was a really cool film.  You can really see David Arquette's playful and crazy side in directing this movie.  It was extremely original, and I'm sure has a lot of political symbolism in it for liberals and conservatives alike.  Also there was a brief full frontal male nudity (something you don't see in hardly any movies) BUT unfortunately it was not Balthazar Getty, it was a skinny, pale hippy guy - BUT it's progress!  So, if you are a slasher fan, I think you may like it, actually, watch it a couple of times and try to figure out a lot of meanings behind some things, it is pretty interesting!

I've always loved Petter Lorre in just about anything, this is definately no exception.  I actually think this is one of his best performances, showing he can do high drama as well as some of his comedic roles in other movies.  It is about a town that has a serial killer on the lose who kills young children, the police have a crackdown on every aspect of crime and the crime bosses are tired of being constantly harrassed so they decided to find the killer themselves and give him a (actually a pretty fair) trial.  This film also shows the mentality of people when something like this happens, almost like the Salem Witch hunts (every man that even stops to talk to a child gets accused and beatten).  There were times I almost felt sorry for the killer and how he could not control his tendencies, but I still wanted him to be torn apart and hoped he would not be saved...anyway, it's a great movie and really interesting.

When I first heard about this movie I thought it was going to be a little stupid and cheesey but I have to say that I REALLY enjoyed it.  It was definately a slaughter fest - gore everywhere - sheep everywhere - human sheep everywhere - sheep jokes everywhere; but it was carried out really well.  I loved the banter between Henry and the environmental activist, Experience lots of great lines.  It was a little gross at times but it was worth seeing a movie with killer attack sheep.