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The Unit (2006)
Relax about location-specific gripes
I've been reading a few of the comments on these forums about "The Unit," and I have to chuckle a bit. One of the users, medansumut to be exact, is appalled that the location depicted in episode 3 wasn't perfect. To this I can only say, relax man. The show is shot in southern California, with a southern California cast. The producers try to do a reasonable job of getting the details right for a television audience. Did you notice the location specific problems in the other episodes? Probably not. Not because they didn't exist, but because you're not FROM THERE. It makes a huge difference, my friend. I remember when I watched "The Goonies" as a kid and I realized the locations depicted in the movie were not anything like the actual locations ('cause I was familiar with them). Didn't stop me from enjoying the movie, but I suddenly had an understanding of how movies are made, and the "compromises" that sometimes have to occur. Once again, just relax and enjoy the stories.
Wolf Creek (2005)
Awful excuse of a movie -- Stay away!
It cannot be stressed enough that this movie, supposedly based on "real events," could not possibly have been based on any verifiable "event." The sole survivor was unconscious and nowhere to be seen for the entire last third of the movie, so how could the details of the killings be known? Even the filmmakers end the movie with a lame-ass title card saying no evidence of a crime was ever found, and the killer was never caught; in fact the survivor was the only suspect.
This was awful in the extreme.
Again, the universal hatred of this film has already translated into many, many, many postings that detail the numerous plot holes, inconsistencies, and out and out nonsense this film throws at the audience.
****** SEVERE SPOILERS ********* (Of course it doesn't matter, 'cause this movie has no surprises...)
Just try to logically follow the passage of time in this turd, as dawn turns into darkest night in about 2 seconds; too bad the ponderous opening of this film didn't pass as quickly. The Australian outback looks beautiful. Too bad I never have to visit now, 'cause I feel like I've already driven it's entire width and breadth during the first 10 hours of this movie.
Watch as cars and watches stop working in perfect synchrony for no apparent (and even worse, not even an entertaining) reason.
Watch as one of our young tormented kids takes a break from escaping to view home movies -- for almost as long it took to drive across Australia and back. Good thing the killer knew which car she would get in, so he could cut her spine and torture her for a while longer before dashing off and shooting the other chick halfway across the desert like the eagle-eye he is. Speaking of which, the whole car chase thingy was WAY too reminiscent of Mad Max and the kids escaping the bikers in their '50-something car. Of course it could have been kind of similar to the Creeper chase in Jeepers Creepers, too... Hmmm, no this movie is to "original" to be compared to those films. Puke.
I cannot even begin to say how mean spirited, lifeless, and stupid this film was. Not one redeemable quality, as far as I can tell. If you want to see a decent recent B-Horror flick with real suspense and scares check out "Boo" on IMDb.