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“Scorpion Thunderbolt (1988)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ August 4, 2014

"Scorpion Thunderbolt" is so insane that you begin wondering if the movie is perfectly normal and you are the one who is insane. After all, anyone who would watch the flick in its entirety must have a broken mind...
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“The Purge: Anarchy (2014)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ July 19, 2014

"The Purge: Anarchy" ended up being pretty entertaining. I'm not calling it a good movie, but I thought it was more fun than the previous film and it explored the admittedly creative idea a little bit more too.
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“Daughter of Darkness (1993)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ June 26, 2014

"Daughter of Darkness" is one of the better Category III films I have seen thanks to the acting, but it is a typical example of its ilk. You have to contend with drowning in a pool of sleaze, while enduring its bizarre mating of rape and comedy.
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“Wilderness (2006)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ May 11, 2014

"Wilderness" is actually a slasher/ survival thriller hybrid with plenty of action. It offers nothing I haven't seen before, except maybe its adoration of asshole characters, but it's packaged nicely in a briskly paced, gory, thrill ride. That is enough to satisfy my questionable tastes.
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“Devil’s Pass (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ March 16, 2014

"Devil's Pass" isn't a terrible rip-off of "The Blair Witch Project", but it made me realize that the Dyatlov Pass Incident was only scary because we don't know what really happened. If you fill in the holes, whether it's a natural or paranormal explanation, you destroy what makes it so frightening.
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“23:59 (2011)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ February 11, 2014

"23:59" has a strong first act, shrouding itself in mystery, a chillingly foreboding atmosphere and creepy scares. Unfortunately, its initial success only makes the rest of the movie suck that much harder. Even though I adore military themed horror flicks, this ghost-thriller is a casualty of war.
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“The Purge (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ January 20, 2014

I shall bestow “The Purge” a kiss upon its forehead for actually trying to make a home invasion thriller something MORE than just your average home invasion thriller. The central idea of crime being legal for a day would’ve been cooler in a flick that wasn’t trapped within the confines of this subgenre, but it also made "The Purge" stand out more than the majority of them…
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“Kidnapped (2010)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ January 17, 2014

I can’t say I like “Kidnapped” for the same reasons I dislike most Home Invasion flicks- they’re all the same- but I have to respect it for unsettling me with its viciousness.
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“Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2013)” movie review.

Posted by MartialHorror
/ January 5, 2014

"Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" is neither the best or the worst of the franchise and will probably be remembered as the most divisive. There is a lot of good and bad within it, but most viewers will probably latch onto the good or bad, making the movie seem much better or worse than it really is.
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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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