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In the small town of Riverton, a local legend tells of a serial killer's oath to come back and kill the seven children who were born on the night he supposedly died. Now 16 years later, Riverton residents are disappearing again, making some wonder if the legend is true. Bug, plagued by nightmares all his life, is one of the so-called Riverton Seven, and it's up to him to save his friends from an evil that will not rest. Director Wes Craven has had a really spotty career, full of ups and downs. I was a bit surprised by this movie, because it seemed to be far more derivative and unimaginative than I was expecting. This certainly isn't a bad movie, but it was disappointing, especially for Wes Craven. There were aspects of this movie that I did like, but not enough that I'd give it a good rating. I think that this movie was made for a younger audience. For adults, it's just going to seem a bit tired, clichéd, and a retread of several of his older movies. Set your expectations low.

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A young girl is torn between her mother and father when they divorce who then both remarry. It's effects on her prompt the father to send Jennifer to a school for maladjusted children A powerful movie about the effect divorce has on a child. In this day and age with people divorcing all over the place, it looks dated but still a fantastic performance from Janette Scott as Jennifer who was 10 years old then. This must have been one of the first movies dealing with child trauma and therapy, also introducing modern at the time, methods of dealing with child-neuroses. Well directed and filmed, all the cast does a good job. This was a big hit in it's day and it made Scott a big child star although her career faded as she entered adulthood. It's definitely worth watching this if only for Scott's superb performance.

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AKB48Fan rated Last Girl Standing

 Last Girl Standing 5/10

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The only survivor of a brutal massacre, Camryn lives a reclusive life for four years. However, when she starts to put her life back on track, hauntings from the past make her unable to tell if she is going crazy, or if the killer has really returned. An average horror movie. It starts off very good with it being a gory slasher, even if it is a bit cliché, but it was a nice start. Then it just died into an abysmal tedious 45 plus minutes of drama, nonsense talking and scenes that didn't fit. And absolutely nothing happens. Then the last 15 minutes picks up were the beginning left off as a good gory slasher, again even if predictable and cliché. If you want to add this to horror movies that you have seen by all means watch it. It is definitely not the worst. If you choose not to, you are not missing anything.

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AKB48Fan rated Fame Is the Spur

 Fame Is the Spur 7/10

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A British politician changes from rabble-rouser of the working class to a stodgy Member of Parliament as he gradually abandons all his fine principles on the way up to power. This is a screen version of Howard Spring's novel about an ambitious Labour politician who grows increasingly more right-wing as he moves up the political ladder but then turns conservative. It begins in the late 19th century and ends somewhere around the middle of the 20th. It's a reasonably powerful movie and a somewhat dark one at that. Many have said this movie is loosely based the life of British PM Ramsay Macdonald who was in office for a short while during the 1920's. Michael Redgrave is superb in the lead role and he is ably backed up by the likes of Rosamund John as his suffragette wife as well as the great Bernard Miles, Hugh Burden and Marjorie Fielding. Quite an engrossing political saga even if it goes on for a little bit too long.

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Following on from The Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker and his class go on a tour of European cities. Whilst in Venice, a giant being made from water attacks but only to be vanquished by a super-hero named Mysterio. The man behind Mysterio is Quentin Beck who Parker gives a pair of glasses named E.D.I.T.H which was devised by Tony Stark. Unbeknownst to him, Beck is revealed to be a former holographic-illusions specialist at Stark Industries who was fired for his unstable nature. He now leads a team of disgruntled ex-Stark employees, using advanced projector drones to simulate the Elemental attacks and masquerade as a hero. I didn't like Spider-Man: Homecoming that much so I wasn't expecting much from this movie but boy, was I surprised. This is an incredible movie in which everything clicks from the word go - be it the action to the humour and solid storyline. Tom Holland is better this time round as Spider-Man, it's like he's grown into the role. Jake Gyllenhall is fantastic as the illusionist Mysterio. The visual effects are so cool. There are two after credit scenes with one having far reaching consequences for Peter Parker. Expertly crafted and with an unabashed sense of fun, this is a Summer blockbuster you should definitely go and see.

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Towako is trapped in a dead-end relationship living with Jinji who she despises but he provides food and shelter for her so she persists with him. On the other hand, Jinji, a construction worker who is 15 years her senior, protects and cares for her, cooking, giving her money, doing everything to try to make her happy. Towako is more than a little bitter and unpleasant herself. Nasty and abusive, she still looks back on what she saw as a more idyllic relationship with a man called Kurosaki. When Towako discovers that Kurosaki has been reported missing for five years and starts to notice Jinji following her as she embarks on a new relationship with watch salesman Mizushima, she starts to have suspicions about just how far Jinji might go to keep her for himself. I didn't really think I would enjoy this movie as I hated the characters in the storyline from the whiny Jinji to the bitch Towako but when the plot moved to what happened to Kurosaki and how he has been missing it started to get interesting. All fingers point to Jinji as being the culprit in his disappearance but there's a fantastic twist close to the end when everything is revealed. The movie's darker exploration of loneliness, jealousy and abusiveness in relationships might make this an unpleasant and uncomfortable viewing for some people. Yu Aoi and Sadao Abe are excellent as their characters. This is a great and complex movie with flashbacks and back and forth splices which is well worth checking out.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Wind Chill

 Wind Chill 4/10

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Just before their university campus goes quiet for the winter break, a young woman asks a classmate for a lift home. The two students set off on their trip and begin to get to know each other. But, when a reckless motorist drives them off the road, they find themselves stranded in the snow on a remote highway. As the night grows colder, the two are confronted by a horde of menacing apparitions and struggle to escape with their lives. The trailer gave me an impression that I was in for a thrill ride of scares and twists or at least psychological terror. And in that regard the start of the movie does deliver on what is promised. Until the scene where the car goes off the road and the main characters get stranded in the middle of nowhere. What should have been the start of a chilling experience becomes a dull and unimaginative chain of small events. The biggest problem with this movie is that there was no real threat or dread present. The characters have a lot of opportunities to leave the car and walk back to the civilised world. But they never do. They are not restricted by anything other than the cold. Without real danger and creepiness this movie is never scary. It's a shame the two leads who do well in their roles weren't presented with a better script. Wind Chill had the potential to be compelling and terrifying but for some reason the director went down another road and missed an opportunity. You won't miss anything by skipping it.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Red State

 Red State 6/10

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A trio of horny teenage boys are lured by the prospect of some sex with an older woman. Once they get there, they are drugged and wake up trapped in a Christian cult compound and are treated to some hate spiel by sermon and some unpleasantness on orders by the cult leader. Director Kevin Smith breaks away from his comedic roots to direct and write this religious/political/bigot baiter that lurches from Hostel type madness into a siege of the damned. This is an infuriating movie in many ways, but it is never dull and it always remains challenging. The tone of the movie shifts constantly between satire, horror and thriller. It's a shame the ending is very anti-climatic. The cast perform well with John Goodman and Michael Parks as the cult leader amongst the standouts. Regular Kevin Smith fans might not like this movie which mirrors the Waco siege of 1993 but I enjoyed it even if it's different from his usual comedy.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Defense of the Realm

 Defense of the Realm 7/10

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Nick Mullen is an inquisitive newspaper reporter who stumbles across a sensitive story involving the cover-up murder of a school boy. The lad's death is hushed up by government authorities and involves a prominent cabinet official. The lad on the run from the police trespassed onto an American air base and into the flight landing path of a fighter jet carrying nuclear weapons. With a mouthwatering cast featuring Gabriel Byrne, Denholm Elliott, Fulton Mackay, David Calder, Ian Bannen, Greta Sacchi and Robbie Coltrane, this movie promises a lot and more or less delivers. Set in a newsroom against the backdrop of political scandal and cover-ups, this movie keeps you watching and keeps you guessing. It is a shame that the ending is a bit of a let-down, coming far too abruptly and leaving the viewer cheated of a really tight finale. But it is a minor grumble, and although this movie is far from a classic there is much to recommend it.

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Two teachers, man-hungry Doris and restrained Marian, visit the Yorkshire moors a year after friend Evelyn disappeared there. On a stormy night, they take refuge in the isolated cottage of Stephen, one-time pianist shellshocked in the Spanish Civil War. Doris leaves as soon as the flood subsides; but Marian's suspicions about Evelyn's fate, in conflict with her growing love for Stephen, prompt her to stay on among the misty bogs. This is really an Old Dark House movie - the women come upon the house when its all dark and shadowy, and you can feel the danger lurking in every shadow. I loved how this movie took twist after twist and spun off in new directions that kept you guessing as to what may have happened to the friend and what may happen to the two women. Director Arliss builds the suspense very slowly, dangling snippets of information that teases the audience as to what might be going on in this shadowy house. James Mason in one of his early roles is here honing the brooding lead man act that would serve him so well in his career. Overall it's a pretty good, atmospheric movie with some nice performances.

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An adulterous husband plots to bump off his invalid wife with the help of his mistress. All goes according to plan, until a dogged detective shows up and threatens his exposure. This British B movie will remind viewers of the American detective Columbo because the British detective in this movie called Inspector Walker is somewhat of a maverick like him and he even says "just one more thing" as well though he doesn't hassle and irritate the suspect as much!! Perhaps this movie was the inspiration for the character? Elwyn Brook-Jones is brilliant as Walker who knows who the murderer is but doesn't have anything concrete to nail his man. Derek Bond is the man who murders his wife and thinks he has everything under control right until the last minute of this movie. A very watchable murder mystery.

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AKB48Fan rated Hour of Decision

 Hour of Decision 5/10

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An American journalist tries to solve the mystery of an unpleasant columnist's murder as his own wife is the chief suspect. This is a fairly routine though watchable whodunit about the womanising habits of a gossip columnist who gets murdered. The best thing this production has going for it are the cast members which includes Hammer starlet Hazel Court, as winsome as ever as the journalist's beautiful wife. Anthony Dawson is the snide murder victim. Dad's Army star Arthur Lowe pops up in a cameo, and Lionel Jeffries bags a largish role too with an awful accent. The mystery is solved in the end with an Agatha Christie type re-enactment with all the suspects in a room.

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AKB48Fan rated Retreat

 Retreat 6/10

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On an isolated island, a couple's attempt to recover from a personal tragedy is shattered when a stranger washes ashore and brings news of an airborne disease sweeping through Europe. This movie is similar to Dead Calm with a stranger intruding on a couple trying to come to terms with and moving on after the wife suffers a miscarriage. The trio of Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell are impressive with Bell performing well as an alpha male that goes on to challenge Murphy's manhood right before his wife. Is Bell's character telling the truth about a deadly disease outside? That is what the couple must try to find out. With a good part of the plot carried out within the confines of the cottage, director Carl Tibbetts succeeds in holding on to the viewer's attention despite the fact that single locale movies can become boring. The tension ramps up a lot during the final third as the truth finally comes out. The ending was disappointing to say the least but on the whole I liked this movie.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated Miss Robin Hood

 Miss Robin Hood 6/10

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An eccentric Englishwoman asks a writer who has a weekly adventure story in the newspaper The Teenager called Miss Robin Hood to help her retrieve a stolen family recipe for Honey-Cup ale from a rival brewery. This pleasing comedy for the whole family has a great double act in Margaret Rutherford and Richard Hearne as Miss Honey and Mr Wrigley. Throughout the movie, Miss Honey and Mr Wrigley battle big business and the management at the newspaper. They fight for what they believe in and making money is not one of them. Subtle little things, like Miss Honey's charm with her pigeons, constantly remind the viewer of the pure ideals of a child and how they are superior to the views of the world of an adult. Catch Reg Varney and Kenneth Connor in early roles before they became famous on the British comedy scene. Other cast members who have smallish roles include Dora Bryan, Sid James and James Robertson Justice. This is a movie that leaves you with a smile on your face after the ending. Great stuff.

5 years, 7 months ago

AKB48Fan rated The Man Who Loved Redheads

 The Man Who Loved Redheads 3/10

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Mark St. Neots has a passionate relationship with redheaded Sylvia in his youth. As he ages, he continues to remember his first love very fondly, to the point of idealising her. When Mark, now a married, middle-aged diplomat, meets Daphne, a redhead just like Sylvia, he becomes fascinated with her. Soon Mark starts chasing and having affairs with different women, all of whom have striking red hair. This movie started brightly but steadily grew worse as it went on. The majority of the movie is poor as the beautiful Moira Shearer puts on embarrassing accents as both a 'working class' woman, and then a Russian. John Justin is wooden as Mark St. Neots and they do not seem to have any chemistry at all, and to add to the pitiful first half the long ballet sequence goes on for too long at 15 mins. It felt they dragged the movie out with this sequence alone. This movie which is supposed to be a comedy is pretty unfunny and not worth bothering with.

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A Cornish poacher is paid to sail 3 international spies across to France but when he discovers that once he has set them ashore they plan to kill him, he changes course without their knowledge. A pleasant if unremarkable time-waster with a short running time so that it doesn't outstay it's welcome. It has a good cast with future Dr Who William Hartnell playing a man who usually has a run-in with the wily Cornish poachers. Donald Houston is great as the poacher who turns the table on the spies and dumps them somewhere along the South Coast and not in France. There's a surprisingly brutal fight at the climax between Houston and the baddies plus he gets the girl at the end. Although it's not a brilliant movie, it has a nice balance of humour and mild suspense.

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