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    “Bait (2012)” movie review.

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    / January 18, 2015
    "Bait" gave me some awesome stuff to chew on: The creative premise, excellent set design, good animatronic shark effects, effective suspense and grotesque violence. But I had to spit out some unsavory seeds, such as crappy character writing, melodramatic drama, inconsistent CGI and a bi-polar tone.
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    “The Reef (2010)” movie review.

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    / February 5, 2014
    “The Reef” coasts off the formula designed by “Jaws” and “Open Water”, never doing ANYTHING new or unique itself. Yet the problem is that even though it’s a storm of shark movie clichés, it actually executes the formula fairly well. Even if the majority of its scare tactics were invented by Steven Spielberg 40 years ago, at least the filmmakers of “The Reef” applied them effectively.
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    “Lake Placid (1999)” movie review.

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    / June 12, 2013
    Studios would cram obnoxious attempts at humor down our throats, would flaunt gratuitous and poorly rendered CGI and play it incredibly safe so that they would not offend its viewers by killing off a likable character. These films were often bad, but they’d poke fun at their own badness, which confused people into thinking ‘bad’ was suddenly ‘good’. It was a dark time for horror. It was…the 90’s *cue dramatic music*. Enter “Lake Placid”, a killer Crocodile flick that would represent everything I loathe about the dreaded decade.
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    “Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)” movie review

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    / May 19, 2012
    “Twilight Zone: The Movie” was a theatrical adaptation of the 1960's show of the same name, designed to be an anthology with four big directors helming each segment, complete with an all star cast. Steven Spielberg (“Jaws”), John Landis (“The Blues Brothers”), George Miller (“Mad Max”) and Joe Dante (“The Howling") were the star directors and the project was intended to be a big deal. Unfortunately, a real life tragedy occurred on the set when star Vic Morrow and two children were killed in a freak helicopter accident. That is all anyone remembers this movie for and probably for good reason. The deaths were due to gross negligence and general stupidity. The casualties loom over the project, ensuring that they are not far from your mind during the viewing of the film.
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    “Murder by Decree (1979)” movie review.

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    / April 20, 2012
    Imagine the old wet streets of London, complete eerie fog and the echoing of horse shoes on cobblestone, masking the presence of a sadistic menace. It's Jack the Ripper and he has struck again. The police are baffled. How did someone butcher their victim in such a condensed area like Whitechapel and not get caught? In reality, Jack the Ripper was never captured or even identified. “Murder by Decree” answers the question of if the Ripper would've evaded the law had Sherlock Holmes taken the case. If that isn't awesome enough, what if the movie in question decided to be a horror film directed by the man who brought us the creepy “Black Christmas”? If that's not the best idea conceived by man, I don't know what is.
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    “Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)” movie review.

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    / April 12, 2012
    “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!
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    MOVIE REVIEW: “Tremors”.

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    / February 21, 2012
    “Tremors” was a movie I grew up with. My memory is generally hazy when it comes to my childhood, but I distinctly remember being enthralled by the films cover when I went to my local video store. It showcased its three characters looking alarmed as we saw a giant, toothy monster threatening to devour them from the ground. I had to see it, and I ultimately did. The only twang of regret was that the toothy monster never made an appearance, at least that's what I presumed I felt. Honestly, the only thing I can remember was that the movie scared the crap out of me, but also provided a great deal of entertainment. Now that I've revisited the film, I can see why I was so in love with it. It's one of those few films that manage to be scary, exciting, entertaining and funny all at once. I loved “Tremors” as a kid and I love “Tremors” as an adult. So here is my review and I hope you enjoy! - Signed by MartialHorror
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