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Kim Ji-woon Takes on the End of the World in Doomsday Book

dave — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:36:21 +0000

Kim Ji-woon is one hell of a filmmaker. With 6 films under his belt, most of which I consider at least good, he seems to be on the path to greatness. Below you’ll find the trailer to Ji-woon’s next picture Doomsday Book which he directs a portion of along with Lim Pil-seong (Hansel & Gretel). Based on the trailer I believe Ji-woon we’ll keep his streak alive. It’s american language debut, The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger that has me worried. For now, enjoy the trailer below and look forward to some end of the world goodness from an excellent filmmaker.

*If you haven’t seen I Saw the Devil or The Good, The Bad, and The weird – Do it. Now.

Trailer for Zombibi

dave — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:16:23 +0000

I’m not sure what I think about this, but it has zombies…and a giant gun so I’m in.

2012: Roland Emmerich Sucks ( this post has nothing to do with the film)

dave — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:08:12 +0000

Happy New Year! JV Returns this year with an audio podcast!

Cold Fish: Trailer

dave — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:25:20 +0000

If you’re a fan of Japanese cinema you’ve likely heard of Shion Sono. If you haven’t then you need to get on your Netflix right now. I recommend Suicide Club, Noriko’s Dinner Table, Hazard, Strange Circus, and Love Exposure if you can find it anywhere. If you can’t ask me nicely and I’ll let you borrow my copy. Below is the trailer for Sono’s latest work “Cold Fish”.

The official synopsis:

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop and leads a boring, but stable life. His second wife, Taeko, does not get along with his daughter, Mitsuko, and this worries him. He also feels somehow unfulfilled and dissatisfied with what his life has become.

One day Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a department store. There they meet a friendly man named Murata, who helps to settle things between Mitsuko and the store manager. Since Murata also runs a tropical fish shop, Shamoto establishes a bond with him and they become friends; Mitsuko even begins working for Murata and living at his house, to avoid conflicts with her stepmother.

What Shamoto doesn’t know, however, is that Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face. He sells cheap fish to his customers for high prices with his artful lies. If anyone detects his fraud or refuses to go along with his money-making schemes, they’re murdered and their bodies disposed of by Murata and his wife in grisly ways. Shamoto is slowly taken in by Murata’s tactics, and by the time he realizes that Murata is insane, and a serial killer who has made over fifty people disappear, he is powerless to do anything about it. But now Mitsuko is a hostage at Murata’s home, and Shamoto himself has become the killer’s unwilling accomplice!

Meanwhile, the murders, without any trace of the bodies, continue unabated. The police have long suspected Murata and try to get information about him from Shamoto; Murata quickly senses the danger and threatens Shamoto not to report anything to the police.

In the end, the conflict between Shamoto and Murata will result in murder, insanity, and an ordinary man being driven to the edge of the abyss.

If you’re lucky enough to have a region free DVD player you can find this available on Amazon in R2 DVD. If not you’ll have to hold out for an American release TBA.

Midair Monster Mayhem – Altitude: Trailer

dave — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:59:55 +0000

It’s a giant flying squid in a thunderstorm attacking a plane. If that alone doesn’t make you want to watch it you have issues. “Altitude” is comic book artist Kaare Andrews’ first full length feature and even though it debuted to some pretty lukewarm reviews at VIFF I’ll still give it a whirl. The premise is ridiculous, the trailer is more ridiculous, and it’s available on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26. Check it out below.

Monsters: Review

dave — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:44:47 +0000

“Monsters” is set 6 years after earth has suffered an alien invasion when a cynical journalist Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) agrees to take a shaken American tourist Samantha Wynden (Whitney Able) through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.

At its core “Monsters” is about the relationship between Kaulder and Wynden. Kaulder is a photo journalist looking for his big break, and Wynded is the boss’ daughter who just wants to get back home to her fiance. Their travel through the infected zone brings them closer together and forces them to deal with their feelings for each other. Edwards creates and incredibly believable and organic world on a modest budget and the actors are quite good but the film’s schizophrenic script weighs it down. The themes of displaced people of war and immigration problems aren’t ever fully realized and the viewers are left to wonder if Edwards’ himself has answers to the questions he poses.

Overall the film’s atmosphere and performances lift it slightly above the messy script. There is a lot of talent involved here and I think Edwards will eventually make an amazing film. Unfortunately, “Monsters” is not that film. It’s a good effort, with some outstanding visuals and a lazy script. It’s currently available through Comcast on Demand as well as Amazon’s On Demand service. I’d recommend watching this one for the visuals, but wait for the Blu-Ray to be available from Netflix in late December.

Score 5.5/10

Cold Prey 3: Trailer

dave — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:43:05 +0000

The full trailer for Mikkel Brænne Sandemose’s Cold Prey 3 is full of awesome! I was lukewarm on the previous sequel, but I’m pretty geeked up for this one. Check out the NSFW trailer below.

Trailer for Sint! The Homicidal St. Nicholas Film!

dave — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:41:18 +0000

You know what’s right around the corner? Christmas. I can’t think of a better way to spend Christmas than watching a dutch film about a homicidal St. Nick. If that’s what you’re into then you’re in luck! Director Dick Maas is bringing us exactly that with “Sint”. If the trailer, which you can watch below, is any indication it’s going to be one insane little action/horror flick. Enjoy Kids!

Thanks once again to The Quiet Earth. Be sure to check them out, they’ve got a hell of a site.

Sint English subbed trailer
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Hellraiser Remake is Still Alive?

dave — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:25:28 +0000

A remake of Clive Barker’s 1987 “Hellraiser” has been in and out of the works for the last 4 years. A number of different directors and screenwriters have been attached including Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan (Feast Trilogy)Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury (Inside) and most recently Pascal Laugier (Martyrs) who officially dropped the project in June of 2009.

In September of 2010 it turns out that “Hellraiser” is still alive. While the remake/reboot may still be on the backburner it seems that yet another direct to video sequel is in the works. What’s worse? Doug Bradley won’t return as Pinhead. Pinhead was reduced to mere cameos in the last few lackluster sequels but will be playing a more central role in “Hellraiser: Revelations”. Who is the new Pinhead you ask? Well it’s Stephan Smith Collins! Who the fuck is that?! Don’t worry I had to search him on IMDB too. Mr. Collins has a short list of genre films creditied to his name and not much more.

While the news of the remake/reboot not yet and possibly not ever getting off the ground is what I would consider good the replacement of Doug Bradley as Pinhead strikes me as a bit odd. It’s not as if Bradley is too old or out of shape to play the part, and to be honest it’s a direct to video sequel so would care if he was?

*Thanks to Nate for the heads up on this

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Devil: Review

dave — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:53:57 +0000

Oh, M. Night. I was really hoping that the first film of your “Night Chronicles” trilogy , “Devil”, would wind up being a pleasant surprise. After it was bumped the from the movie graveyard that is February to the it’s slightly more promising release date of September I though perhaps it had hope. After what was certainly the longest 80 minutes in my recent memory those hopes were dashed. Despite my personal beliefs I generally like religious themed horror. Unfortunately what could have been a genuinely tense character driven horror film spirals quickly into a heavy handed mess that is more concerned with delivering a message than entertaining it’s audience.

“Devil” is a poorly acted cliched clunker of a story that plays out like a creepy campfire tale retold in watered down fashion by your local pastor. I would love to lay all the blame on Shyamalan, but he can only be blamed for the script and his poor choice in director John Erick Dowdle. Sorry Mr. Dowdle, better luck next time. If you’re looking for a good way to spend your afternoon you’re better off sitting at home and watching your neighbor mow his lawn. At least then you have the prospect of some sort of heinous injury for entertainment.

Score: 3/10