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Sing si lip yan (1993)
Gives bad a new meaning
Boy, I never knew how bad a movie can be, but after watching about 20 minutes of this piece of s&%#t I do. To me there is nothing funny about this movie, even if I try to give my brains a so-called day of. It is not that I am interested in more pretentious movies. I mean, I do like "Under siege", "Die hard" and also some of Jacky Chan's works, but these flicks at least do have descent settings and some funny dialogue.
City hunter will entertain let's say 3 to 8 year olds who are not so bright and it makes one wonder how this scrap made it on DVD while a genuine masterpiece like "The fearless vampire killers" is still waiting for a DVD release.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Could have been the resurrection of Hammer
Sleepy Hollow is a masterpiece witch brings back memories to the better Hammer flicks because Sleepy hollow has the same style of directing, settings, tongue in the cheek humour and charismatic cast. For many years there have been rumours of a possible return of the legendary Hammer studios. I think that Sleepy Hollow should have been the ideal movie for their resurrection!
9 out of 10 because Mr. Lee deserved a bigger peace of the cake.
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
`Jaws' meets `Deep rising'
At first sight one may think this is a far from original movie since we have seen dangerous sharks and other wild creatures in too many thrillers before. Some famous, but not always great films in this genre are `Jaws', `Tremors', the `Alien' trilogy and of course `Deep rising'. Although this one does not divers much from the above mentioned movies, it certainly does combine elements from those titles in a superb way. The sharks look more vicious than `Jaws', and they are way more intelligent. (Here we see the element of genetically experiments from `Jurassic park'.) Quite unusual for a movie of this genre is the character development we are treated on. It also shows us that the line between good and evil can be extremely thin. All this gives the movie an extra dimension. Despite the serious touch `Deep blue sea' remains a fun movie witch does not take itself too serious. Just watch the cook fight the shark and you'll understand! It's the loose approach you know from `Tremors' and `Deep rising'. Isn't there anything wrong left to mention? Yes, there is since Samuel L. Jackson does not get enough screenplay. His departure from the movie is abrupt, but funny to. In conclusion I can recommend this flick to everybody who is in for an exciting and funny evening.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Disappointing end of a legendary series.
In the fifties of the last century the Hammer studios changed the cinematic world of horror by introducing some great movies with actors of similar quality. Of course I'm referring to `The horror of Dracula' and `The horror of Frankenstein', to name a few films from that era. Both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee became instant stars after making these films. The fantastic directing of Terence Fisher showed them the way.
Hammer continued making great horror and suspense movies during the sixties and even early seventies. But the decline of Hammer became apparent when they shot `Lust for a vampire' in 1971. This should have been a clear warning to Cushing and Lee, but they decided to give `Dracula after death 1972' a `sequel' with `The satanic rites of Dracula'.
Never have I seen so much talent being wasted on one film! This movie has a total lack of excitement, horror and suspense. Cushing and Lee perform the eight world wonder as they manage to give this flick some glance by playing their roles as respectively van Helsing and Dracula with much power and conviction. Unfortunately this is the only positive thing to say about the movie. Instead of a Dracula flick it looks more like a bad episode of `the avengers'
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
It sucks, but it is definitely not blood!
Coppola may have established himself as one of the greatest directors, but his version of Dracula is way beyond bad. Okay, I have to admit that as a typical Hollywood production it is even more than acceptable. Bram Stoker´s Dracula however must not be treated as such! It deserves some dignity; unfortunately Coppola was probably more interested in making big money instead. Portraying Dracula as softcore porn in the U.S.A had to be a box office hit without any doubt. The cast he worked with looked promising, but even the talents of Hopkins are invincible and Reeves makes a clown of himself as he tries to speak the Queens English. Gary Oldman is obviously working hard, but he cannot convince as Dracula for one single moment. Oldman simply does not look aristocratic and there is a total lack of horror in his presence. A production like this proves that the best vampire- & Dracula flicks are history. If you want to see a real gothic vampire movie you better look for the old Hammer series. Coppola, Oldman and Hopkins should have studied their colleagues Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee from the Hammer studio before making this bloodless film!
Scars of Dracula (1970)
Don't let other reviewers misguide you
Many people seem to dislike this episode from the Dracula series and I can't figure out why. Is it because some find the special effects lame? If that's their complaint it definitely doesn't make sense. The Hammer studios, at least as far as I know, never tried to convince the audience with many special effects. They mainly relied on their cast, directors, settings and suspense; this one has all of these great qualities. In my opinion SOD is even one of the better Hammer movies made in 70´s. There is a lot of more horror in it than in `Lust for a vampire' or `Twins of evil' to name a few titles from that era. SOD comes close to the `Horror of Dracula' and is certainly far better than `Prince of darkness'. Christopher Lee speaks a lot of lines in this episode, looks more evil than the devil himself and he is obviously enjoying it. You know what I mean after you have seen Dracula `petting' his assistant. There is one real weak spot in this film tough because it is not explained what caused Dracula to resurrect after his dead in `Taste the blood of Dracula'. Don't let other reviewers misguide you for you will miss one of the finest and original Hammer flicks ever made!