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The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)
anything but Happy Birthday!
the trailer looked interesting so I rented this DVD from Blockbuster b/c I'm unemployed w/ time to kill(npi), and there are hot chicks(my favorite was Laurel and she's only in the brief opening segment). I wasn't completely disappointed - the catfight at the rich kid's party that went down while the host dealt w/ a hairy kid(a socialist/marxist no doubt) who flushed frozen burritos down the toilet was entertaining.
The first explanation given for new kid in town Molly's hallucinations and nosebleed episodes are provided by the family MD (was he a satanist[?],god only knows in this movie)and is diagnosed as a "nasal hemangioma" - I think I had one of those once,...tho my hallucinations were probably from ingesting copious amts of pills to deal w/ the intense sinus headaches.
As the background story unravels involving Molly's mother who is incarcerated at a mental health facility b/c she tried to "save" Molly w/ a pair of scissors planted in her chest,we begin to see there may be an unholy alliance from the past involving Molly's once desperate parents ....;
Le Concile de Pierre (2006)
your son's sacrifice will make us immortal
I selected this film from the Blockbuster new release shelf b/c I like foreign films and well crafted horror/suspense movies.Catherine Deneuve was very impressive as mother Laura's friend Sybille,a lady who is disarming yet distant,she is easy to picture as quite comfortable strolling a white beach on a winter morning."the Stone Council" is effective in it's climax,timing,and presentation.I would recommend to fans of older films of the genre such as "Rosemary's Baby" and the original "the Wicker Man".Monica Bellucci deserves honorable mention for her portrayal of a mother who won't be stopped from saving her adopted son Liu from his kidnappers,who believe their ancient sorcery will make them immortal (come on you creeps - who really wants to live forever....?)
W. (2008)
what me worry
President George W. didn't invent war and war is never purty,..tho some of the scenes in this Oliver Stone movie might remind you of another flick called "Starship Troopers". I liked Stone's "Nixon" & "the Doors" and this film is interesting and contains some good performances but how does anyone know what happens behind closed doors? I feel like this release was rushed to public view before the blame Bush syndrome has had time to wear off. The movie focuses mostly on the Iraq engagement and the no WMD's(ask a Kurd or a Kuwaiti citizen if Saddam represented a threat....).There is no mention at all of the swift success of American forces in Afghanistan - and why am I not surprised?
Enough (2002)
fox on the run
okay,..the singer J-Lo is/was a media hungry ho(it's funny cuz it's true), but the actress Jennifer Lopez is a talented and foxey woman.Just check out "U-Turn","Selena",or "The Cell".This time around the evildoer isn't her aging mother in-law but her once charming and rich(very rich)husband and father of her little girl Gracie.After our hero Slim finds out her womanizing hubby also gets off on using her as a punching bag she gets chased(w/ Gracie in tow) from one hiding place to another w/ a little help from her friends.Following a harrowing car chase and an attempted murder by her former flame she gets smart and talks to an atty(who won't even take her money - Wow!) .The counselor tells her it's all too late and the custody hearing for her daughter is probably just a trap and a set-up which will lead to her departure from this life.Now our girl decides to get tough and rock and roll....;
Devil's Angels (1967)
Come on down to the beach party and I'll show you some real tricks
......crack open a Coors,spark up some Mexican/Domestic blend,crank up the cheesy west coast surf guitar music - race around and have fun! I saw this flick on Fancast and really dug the bikes and the chicks man,and sexy Suzy really should have won that beauty contest at the Brookville picnic(wazzup wit dat?),..that injustice alone was worth starting a riot! On a serious note,this is one of Roger Corman's finest.The couple who had their truck torched by the Skulls after they knocked over one of their hogs had the best line in the movie:"it's okay honey,next year we'll buy a boat". This movie has humor,hot babes,and mucho violence.What more could red blooded Americans want(?) Billy Jack started his career with a movie involving biker hooligans up to no good.