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Excision (2012)

Excision (2012)


Starring: AnnaLynn McCord, Jeremy Sumpter, Matthew Gray Gubler, & Traci Lords
Director: Richard Bates Jr. - Rating: NR - Score: 2 1/2 Stars

I have seen some strange movies in my time, but Excision has got to be near the top. This is the story of Pauline (AnnaLynn McCord), a dark outcast who likes dead things. She likes to play with them and dissect them. Her naive parents think that she's going to be a doctor, but the truth is she's closer to a psychopath than anyone realizes. The dark humor in the film was pretty great, as was Jeremy Sumpter, who has always been a favorite of mine, but that's about it. Excision is a film that's supposed to be disturbing, but the truth is it's just disgusting. Straight blood and guts for the sake of blood and guts. There is no rhyme or reason to the story and that's the most disturbing part. We just see a lot of Pauline, by herself, with her thoughts, doing the things she does that make her "that weird girl." Aside from being dark and disturbing, the filmmakers really push a shocking ending, but again, be ready for disappointment. The bottom line, these are the kind of films that turn people off to horror and just how great some of the films can be. If you wanna see some good looking people, some off color humor, and a lot of road kill, this might be the film for you, but my advice would be to take a pass on this one.
The Loved Ones

The Loved Ones


Starring: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, & Jessica McNamee
Director: Sean Byrne - Rating: R - Score: 2 Stars

I love Independent films, especially in the genre of horror. A good independent horror film is better than anything you will ever see in theaters. Unfortunately, in order to find the good ones, you need to weed through a lot of strange and terrible movies first. The Loved Ones is an Australian film that had an interesting premise. Lola (Robin McLeavy) is far from the popular girl in school, and she knows that he crush on the most popular kid in school, Brent (Xavier Samuel), likely won't go anywhere. With prom coming up, Lola only has eyes for Brent, who is planning to attend with his girlfriend, but before that happens, Lola and her father kidnap Brent and bring him to their homemade version of the prom. I loved how twisted this film was, from the corny jokes to the extreme gore, but The Loved Ones was extremely predictable and really doesn't go far beyond the description. The film moves at a snails pace and is an absolute cliche. There is a formula that you always find in horror film like this one, they include, a lack of character development, insanely good looking people who manage to find their way out of their cloths, and a lot of blood. This film has all that and it's a good story, but about twenty minutes in, Brent is kidnapped and the film just stalls. I had high hopes for this film, but ultimately it's just another boring film that tries to use shock and sex in order to sell itself.
Slave of the Cannibal God (1978)

Slave of the Cannibal God (1978)


Storyline :  Susan Stevenson and her brother Arthur get off a plane in Papua New Guinea, looking for her missing husband. They team up with, Dr. Edward Foster. The three head into the jungle, get in more than a few fights amongst themselves, and view lots of gratuitous animal cruelty, notable an iguana getting eviscerated.



Stars :  Stacy Keach,  Ursula Andress,  Antonio Marsina,  Claudio Cassinelli, Franco Fantasia,  Lanfranco Spinola,  Carlo Longhi,  Luigina Rocchi


The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)

The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)


Storyline :  Beautiful young model Jennifer Lansbury and her goofy friend Marilyn Ricci move into a swanky high-rise apartment after the previous tenant gets brutally murdered. Pretty soon Jennifer is being stalked by the mysterious killer. Probable suspects include a predatory lesbian neighbor, a weird old woman and her deformed son, and even the building's handsome architect who suffers from a severe blood phobia.



Stars :  Edwige Fenech,  George Hilton,  Annabella Incontrera,  Paola Quattrini, Giampiero Albertini,  Franco Agostini


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Pet Sematary (2019)

Pet Sematary (2019)


Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, & John Lithgow
Director: Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer - Rating: R - Score: 4 Stars

For me, one of the hardest things to do is to write a review for a remake, when I've already seen the original film. How is it that you can review it or even watch it, without making immediate comparisons to the original? For those of you unfamiliar with the story, Dr. Louis Creed and his family move to a small town in the woods of Maine. They buy a huge property, which in the back has an old pet cemetery, but beyond that lies something far more sinister, an ancient Indian burial ground, where it is said, those buried there, can return. Pet Sematary was a great film and an even better book, but it's the kind of story where there isn't much you can leave out, and there isn't a whole lot you can change. That being said, the majority of the film is almost a shot for shot remake of the original, begging the question, what's the point? The ending is where they change things up a bit and does it make the story better? That's for you to decide. Personally, I always loved this film and had no problem with it being modernized a bit. The cast wasn't bad, but certainly not as good as the original. The only upgrade in that respect was John Lithgow playing the role of the next door neighbor, Jud, a definite improvement over Fred Gwynne. If you've never seen the original film, go see this one, it's more modern and like it's predecessor, it does an excellent job of bringing book to screen. If you have seen the original, you may or may not think of it as an upgrade. It all comes down to the ending, which I did enjoy, still I can't decide if it's better than what was originally written.