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8 September 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Only the power of hell can help them. morePlot:
Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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not as bad as expected moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steven Strait | ... | Caleb Danvers | |
| Laura Ramsey | ... | Sarah Wenham | |
| Sebastian Stan | ... | Chase Collins | |
| Taylor Kitsch | ... | Pogue Parry | |
| Chace Crawford | ... | Tyler Simms | |
| Toby Hemingway | ... | Reid Garwin | |
| Jessica Lucas | ... | Kate Tunney | |
| Kyle Schmid | ... | Aaron Abbot | |
| Wendy Crewson | ... | Evelyn Danvers | |
| Stephen McHattie | ... | James Danvers | |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Provost Higgins | |
| Christian Baril | ... | Dead Teenage Boy | |
| Basia Jasinski | ... | Nicky's Bar Waitress (as Barbara Basia-Jasinski) | |
| Rob Burns | ... | Mr. Pennyworth | |
| Robert Crooks | ... | Ryan Bael |
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, sexual content, partial nudity and language.Parents Guide:
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97 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41452) | Malaysia:U | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:12 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | South Africa:13VFun Stuff
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The spider that Chase stepped on is CG, as were all the spiders. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the scene at Nicky's, Pogue tells Caleb that Reid and Tyler are there and Caleb responds with, "Great, that's trouble." But when he says that's trouble, his lips don't actually move. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Reid Garwin: 'Sup fellas?
Tyler Sims: Where were you? I stopped by to give you a lift.
Reid Garwin: Had things to do. How's the party?
Pogue Parry: Don't know. Just got here.
Reid Garwin: Well, hell, boys.
[eyes go black]
Reid Garwin: Let's drop in.
[jumps off cliff]
Tyler Sims: Shit, yeah!
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Basic summary: Ipswitch used to be a community of witches and escaped the Salem witch hunts by forming a covenant of secrecy. The first born males descended from these families have supernatural powers, and must come to terms with the seductive, addictive nature of using those powers.
Well, I usually give movies the benefit of the doubt and start from a 5, going from there:
Production: -1 for very obvious audio out of sync, +1 for nicely done special effects, the darkling actually gave me chills, +0.5 for nice colorization (I like the dull blue), -0.5 for the stupid sound track, +0.5 for the opening sequence -- I'm a sucker for stylish compositing and flashy title design.
Story / Script: +1 for decent main idea, -0.5 for DBZ/Matrix/Street Fighter ripoff/pastiche, -1 for not explaining some plot threads very well (spiders, darkling), -1 for boring, predictable ending, -1 for gratuitous exposition, both as words on the screen and as bland monologuing
Acting / Characterization: -0.5 for bad bad acting, although it gets a little better as the film progresses, -1 for lack of character development, especially among all the females
Other: +1 for gratuitous male and female nudity, which is fun to watch, and +0.5 for no sex scenes, which for this genre are usually done very badly and end up being boring rather than hot, +1 for hitting its target audience, teenage sci-fi/horror/thriller fans, even though this movie is not exclusively any of those genres.
Conclusion: This is not a "film," this is a MOVIE. There's really nothing to analyze, it's just good, (relatively) clean fun. Lots of really attractive actors and actresses. Lots of boys fighting in the style of DBZ and Street Fighter. If you like cute actors and actresses, supernatural special effects, and/or mindlessly fun plots, this movie is for you. If you prefer Oscar-worthy, exquisitely-produced film masterpieces with tons of multi-layered, allegorical plot threads and groundbreaking visualization techniques, you probably won't like this film.
Using my twisted logic, this movie gets a 4/10.