1. “Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)” movie review.

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    “Open Water 2: Adrift” apparently was written as an original story, but someone decided to turn it into a sequel to the polarizing “Open Water” in order to cash in on its success. I'd say this usually spells failure but it seems like I've been having a fair amount of luck with converted sequels as of late. “Open Water 2” is a flawed movie, but I honestly thought it was startlingly effective. It reminded me that both of these films relied almost exclusively on their emotional impact upon the viewer, so you can't just judge either of them as good or bad. I thought “Open Water 2” was a far more rewarding experience than the first film and it doesn't even have sharks!
  2. “Game of Death (2010)” movie review.

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    "Game of Death" is a 2010 direct-to-DVD actioner that stars Wesley Snipes and no, it has nothing to do with the Bruce Lee film of the same name. Some of you might be wondering why Snipes is in a direct-to-DVD movie and I would be happy to explain. Not only was "Blade 3" met with indifference by its audience, Wesley Snipes was so disgusted by the experience that he actually CHOSE to make direct-to-DVD films. He reasoned that he would have more creative control over his projects. This is sort of baffling because his movies since then have been consistently mediocre. Maybe Wesley should've fought a little harder on the big screen because "Game of Death" is what we expect when we think of direct-to-DVD actioner: Sucky.