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“Dragonball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (1991)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ March 23, 2014

Yet "Cooler's Revenge" works better upon second viewing because it isn't accompanied by the deadweight hype. On its own merits, it's briskly paced and excelled in the action department, so I was thoroughly entertained.
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“Dragonball Z: The Tree of Might (1991)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ March 11, 2014

"Dragonball Z: The Tree of Might" seems like it wants to be more epic than your usual serial film, yet the characters are wasted and the story ends abruptly...yet it's also more epic than its predecessors and I was consistently entertained- despite its 'too long, yet not long enough' runningtime.
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“Dragonball Z: Dead Zone (1989)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ March 5, 2014

“Dragonball Z: Dead Zone” is probably impossible to enjoy if you’re a stranger (or worse, a detractor) to the franchise, but it represents everything I loved about the original TV show before its monotony began to kick in. Ah, how nostalgic...
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“Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ February 27, 2014

"Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear", might have a snicker inducing, pretentious title and it might not have the meatiest of plots, but it's wonderfully paced and the action scenes are PHENOMENAL. It improves on the strengths of "Ninja", while making a point to correct its weaknesses.
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“Ghosts of Mars (2001)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ February 19, 2014

“Ghosts of Mars” feels like John Carpenter was doing his best Paul W.S Anderson imitation, but was then promptly possessed by the ghost of Uwe Boll. This movie is really, really, really, really bad.
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“I, Frankenstein (2014)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ January 26, 2014

"I, Frankenstein" is guilty of the usual critical follies, whether it be stupid dialogue, weak acting, a flimsy plot, awkward pacing or unreliable special effects. But its greatest sin is that even though it contains a non-stop onslaught of action and visual effects, it's just not very fun.
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“The Legend of Hercules (2014)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ January 12, 2014

It has been two weeks into 2014 and "The Legend of Hercules" has already secured a spot on my 'Worst Films of 2014' list. It's atrocious, but the good news is that Scott Adkins stole the show. Maybe this could lead to Hollywood giving him a push?
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“47 Ronin (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ December 28, 2013

"47 Ronin" sounds like it would be quite the lark, either as something ludicrously epic or ridiculously stupid, but entertaining all the same. Yet I can't say I ever really enjoyed myself during my viewing. The film isn't especially terrible, it's just kind of subpar and dull. At times, I WISHED it would become atrocious simply so I could feel SOMETHING as I endured it. But a las, I was overcome by its blandness.
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“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ December 15, 2013

"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" is about as 'good' as part 1, but before detractors start groaning in disgust and giving up on the flick, I actually think you might like it. Of the entire "Lord of the Rings" franchise, this easily has the fastest pace, never letting the viewer catch their breath for about 3 hours.
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“The Colony (2013)” movie reviews.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ December 6, 2013

The Colony", tragically, is one of those movies where it's obvious each of the writers had a different story to tell. Or maybe I'm wrong and some katana wielding, studio suit came in and hacked much of the scripts content into pieces. It is a mess, but why would I consider that to be tragic? Because when it came to visuals, tension and atmosphere, "The Colony" grabbed me by the balls and squeezed until they burst...erm, for some reason, that is considered a good thing. I really liked what this movie did right, which makes its failures that much more devastating.
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