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Gerald's Game (2017)
3/10
This film should be 30 mins long...
1 October 2017
I've read the book and thought it was nothing special. After reading it I thought it would never be filmed as it's basically 400 pages of a woman handcuffed to a bed. It would make for a boring film, right? And it does.

It starts good, does nothing for an hour, then gets back on track. It is faithful to the book but that is where the problem lies. Well made, good acting but when nothing happens for an hour except flashbacks to other events then it becomes a struggle. Basically, it's an hour too long. Cut the boring hour long rambling and you will have a good film.

As it is, this one will test your patience.
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10/10
Incredible!!
5 August 2007
Warning: Spoilers
This is one of those films you either love or hate. I think it all depends on what mood you watch this in. I love really crappy horror films and this , for me, has got to be one of the worst since the invention of the camera. The thing is I LOVE IT!

It ticks all the right boxes for complete trash - bad acting, lousy music, dodgy make up, no logic whatsoever,poor dubbing etc.

The story (ha ha you're kidding me,right?) has a professor accidentally releasing a hoard of zombies which spend the rest of the film killing off the other bad actors.Quite a serious situation to be in yes? However, no one in this film uses a phone to ring for help, jumps in a car just parked outside or even thinks to outrun the slow moving dead to escape. Fantastically trashy stuff.

This film wasn't made to be a social comment or to have a moral undertone. No. It was made to cater to the gore hounds out there who can overlook most shortcomings in movies as long as the special effects are good. Therein lies a problem. The effects aren't too bad but fall way short of a Romero movie.

What you end up with is the most funniest, ridiculous wannabe horror movie of the century.It's hard to imagine that when this was first released in England several years ago over 10 minutes were cut from it. Now we have a full version. I think I love this film because, believe it or not, I find it very inspiring. When you have trash like this you just know you can do better with five pounds and a cheap camcorder. There is hope for us all yet.
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Raging Angels (1995)
1/10
Just Awful
5 August 2007
I've just sat and watched this mess. How on earth they got away with releasing this is beyond me. The best thing about it is the funny 80's rock music. I love that stuff! Even with the corny music this film was a STRUGGLE to get through. It's your basic good versus evil flick but is so badly done it makes your jaw drop.The first hour is very much like a soap opera but less entertaining with a dollop of preaching just to really annoy you.The ending did have me in hysterics as the CGI is the same as what you would get on a playstation 2. Unbelievable!! The ladies are very attractive but it doesn't save this turkey. Save your money and go and watch paint dry instead.
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