Reviews

Season 1 was good. Season 2 was OK. Season 3 is beyond the realm of believability and into sheer ridiculousness. Don't waste your time. BTW, does anybody else think Bill Pullman resembles Robin Williams?

I honestly was looking forward to watching this movie, but after 10 minutes I couldn't take any more. Was it the story? No. Was it the acting? No. The jerky camera started to give me a headache. What's with directors like this who can't hold the camera still for 2 minutes? Thanks, but no thanks.

One of the cheesiest action films to come along in years. Ryan Phillippe, are you that desperate to sign on to act in this drivel and embarrass yourself? The dialog is laughable (Ryan's character is in a building as half a dozen terrorists are searching for this son and him and they saunter down a hall talking about going to their cabin to fish.) The hand guns hold about 30 rounds during the gunfights, and a van careens down the highway for miles as the driver is slumped over, unconscious. I could go on and on, but you get the idea.

This investigative series sheds no light on the murder of 3 eight year old boys, sheds nothing new on the crime. Bob Ruff is out of his league as the host. Don't waste your time. Better you should watch the HBO program 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Lost 2'.

First off, this is possibly the worst movie EVER made, but don't miss it. I cannot begin to describe how bad it is, but it ends up being the funniest slasher, voodoo, deviant, horror movie ever produced.

The cast is amateurish, the dialog is hysterical ('Nobody rapes my friend, scumbag!") and appears to have been made up on the spot. And then there are the facial expressions...priceless! And the plot...what plot? AHAHAHA!

The only thing funnier than this movie are the glowing phony 10 star reviews on here.

Just gather some friends, bring in a supply of liquid refreshments, sit back and be prepared to laugh your butt off!

The director obviously had an agenda; to put the blame on the police department for this horrific mass murder. I commend the members of law enforcement for their grace and composure while being subjected to the merciless slanted questions put to them by the director of this 'cheap shot' documentary.

Shame on the director/producer for his blatant bias and contempt for the police. I refuse to mention his name for the same reason the shooter has remained anonymous; why give him a platform to make himself famous at the expense of others?

I never watched this as a child...as a matter of fact, I had never heard of it until seeing it listed on a cable movie channel. I can understand how a young child could freak after watching this and never want another haircut.

The most bizarre part of the plot is the little Asian boy finding out about the secret potion and putting it on 'down there' to develop hair. The scene where the pubes creep out of his shorts is extremely weird and you wonder what the point was.

Bottom line...not a movie for kids, or adults. Everyone else can enjoy it!

This film was described as a 'comedy, horror thriller'. It is none of those. It isn't the least bit funny, not at all scary, and there are no thrills. What it is is a disturbing, vulgar, warped sorry excuse of film-making.

I came a way from viewing this sick to my stomach, disbelieving anyone would want anything to do with this trash. Shame on the producers, shame on the writers, shame on the cast, and shame on me and anyone who watches this P.O.S..

Please, take my advice and don't subject yourself to this vile, unfunny, disturbing garbage...no, not garbage, because garbage is better than this crappola.

And to all those who gave this 10 stars and a glowing review, you all have something seriously wrong mentally.

Annoyance #1. I am no fan of hand held camera techniques a la 'Blair Witch' and find them annoying.

Annoyance #2. When a musical dance sequence a la 'Glee' is inserted in a horror movie for no rhyme or reason, I find it annoying.

Annoyance #3. Scenes that are stretched to unbearable lengths for filler a la the forced dance scene, I find annoying.

I give the movie 2 stars, plus one extra for the male and female nudity, of which there was much too little, which I find annoying.

I was all ready to love this documentary. There is so much history and talent that winds it's way through Laurel Canyon. Unfortunately, those responsible for this adventure couldn't decide if it was to be a history lesson, the development of a rock concert, or a spotlight of the concert itself.

When you think about the number of rock artists of that period who lived, loved and sang their way through the canyon, the music they made, and the stories they could tell, this could have been such an entertaining trip down memory lane.

Understandably, not all the artists from the period could have been included, nor all off the music that was influenced by the location be covered, but the film barely scratched the surface. (Not a mention of the Mama's And Papas classic tune 'Twelve Thirty'...'Young girls that come into the canyon...', I mean, really?) Instead, it looks more like a Jakob Dylan vanity project, and that's a shame.

I have finished season one and was impressed with the story and acting. Jessica Biel shows she DOES have acting skills, and Bill Pullman is excellent as usual, with his understated acting ability. Watching how the detective slowly unravels the mystery and how the woman slowly realizes why she killed was extremely entertaining.

I have no idea why the writers decided to add the subplot about the lieutenant's kinky S&M affair. It added nothing to the story, and only cheapened the character. So I deduct one star from a deserved 10 star series.

I just finished Season 2 and think it was even better than Season 1. I am at a loss why some reviewers didn't like it, saying it was slow. The pacing and story was ALMOST perfect (more about that in a bit). Bill Pullman was once again stellar in the role of Detective Ambrose and Carrie Coon did an admirable job as the commune leader Vera Walker.

The one negative was a short scene at the end of the last episode between Ambrose and Walker that was semi-masochistic and added nothing to the plot and was totally unnecessary. I would have bumped the rating I gave from Season 1 to a ten, but because of the disturbing scene left it at nine.

All in all, it was such an entertaining series and I look forward to Season 3 becoming available to watch.

To quote one of the ending lines of this movie, 'Something's not right about this.' That is absolutely correct and sums up the story. What a metaphorical symbolic bunch of mumbo-jumbo. Stephen King should have sued to keep his name off this mess of a movie. The last 30 minutes of the film are especially painful to watch, with characters dying multiple times and ridiculous grass-headed monsters.

I enjoy a good horror flick, which includes many of Stephen King's past works, but this is simply a 2 hour nonsensical waste of time. I was hoping a lightning bolt would strike the field and put the characters (and viewers) out of their misery.

I hated this movie, or at least the half I suffered through. The subtle anti-right agenda is just another in Hollywood's continuing quest to undermine American values and push their liberal agenda, and I, for one, am not going to be a party to it. In addition, I hate poorly done sci-fi flicks and this garbage did nothing to change my mind.

A half star for the first half of the film that I forced myself to watch, and a half star for the second half that, thankfully I didn't.

The first season is an excellent retelling of the original movie, with a great plot, good acting and just the right amount of dark humor.

And then there's Season 2. To sum it up in one word...'stupid'. What a nonsensical jumble of nothing. First there's the direction. Someone discovered split screen technology and overdoes it, with scenes splitting from the top, bottom, sides and even the middle. Secondly, the writers must not have had enough story line to fill a complete season, so they show scenes repeatedly, over and over again. Thirdly, what a waste of acting talent. Ted Danson and Jean Smart, to quote a line from episode 9, must have been thinking 'Will this nightmare ever end?'. The writers combine scenes of graphic violence, nonsensical dialog, dark humor that falls flat, and embarrassing story lines. Flying saucers? C'mon now, really?

There is a Season 3, but after watching the horrendous Season 2, I think I'll pass. I give the series a 5, a 10 for season one and a 1 for Season two.

I always find it humorous to read reviews written by pretentious pseudo-intellectuals. And the weirder the movie, the better they like it. I don't hate this film for what some reviewers consider child abuse in the story, I think that's ridiculous. I hate it because it's 10 minutes of interesting scenes stretched into a full-length movie. Don't waste your time...unless you are a pretentious bore who gets off on this nothingness disguised as a sci-fi horror tale.

As if the first movie wasn't abysmal enough. 'Fred 2'? If there was an award for most annoying character/actor, Fred would win it, hands down. This dude makes you want to reach into the movie and slap him silly.

That some viewers praised this awfulness proves there's no accounting for bad taste.

Fred is supposed to be funny, he's not. Fred is supposed to be cute, he's not. This movie is supposed to be entertaining, it's not. I highly recommend this film...NOT!

It is hard to fathom how horrendous movies like this ever get made, not to mention ever see the light of day. There is so much wrong with this movie, I'm not sure where to begin. Here are a few highlights.

The worst action sequences ever. Fights are spliced together, never showing any actual punches or gunshots, just the final results (like the man who is shot and strawberry jam is shown splattering on the wall).

Dialog? What dialog? Samples; a mother discovers her pregnant daughter tied up and her response? 'Oh, dear!' When the heroine yells at the cult leader 'You're all full of s**t!' his reply is 'I do enjoy rebellious city women.'

Laughable costuming. The women wear rejects from 'Little House On The Prairie' and the sheriff wears an outfit about 3 sizes too big.

With a cast who have absolutely no acting talent and no believability, including a wimpy hero who survives 3 gunshots and singlehandedly kills multiple heavily armed cult-members, this film could have been a high school audiovisual project that was given a failing grade.

To those responsible for this mess, promise you'll never make another movie again!

In a word, like my title, this program is Fake! The 'victims' are paid actors (and poor ones, at that) and the story lines are ridiculous and beyond belief.

And those praising this phony hidden camera 'reality' show? Fake!

The acting is horrible, the dialog is horrible, the bloody scenes are horrible. This movie plays out like it was produced by a high school amateurs. The scariest part is the killer's looks...a skinny, homely pencil neck geek. Some friendly advice...DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! You're welcome.

I am dumbfounded by all the negative reviews for this coming of age movie. I thought it was very cleverly done and humorous.

There was no blatant sex scenes, just some funny symbolism, such as dipping a finger in a jar of honey and tickling the petals of a flower. Also, there was no nudity, save for the main character running down the road naked, except for a sock (and you can guess where it was located). Perhaps that is what disappointed so many reviewers.

The acting was above average and the cast were all eye candy; both boys and girls. I was surprised the movie was shot in Romania...I guess the actor's names should have been a dead giveaway. Otherwise, one never would have known.