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AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)
AVPR is a poorly written, paint by numbers slasher.
Alien vs Predator: Requiem starts off with little promise, harboring two franchises on its back that had, by 2008, began limping towards their bitter end. Little is done on behalf of AVPR to hamper this destruction. The movie is as plain and horrid as a bottom of the bottom Roger Corman production. B Movie leftovers from formerly classic films. Set inside a small town, USA, AVPR tells the story of two iconic movie monsters engaging in a battle that spills over onto the plate of humanity. A big issue here may be the small town setting, although the problems in the script tend to multiply as the movie piddles on. The characters, some of which include a pizza boy, one timid sheriff, and a few hobos, are so underwhelming that it is difficult to find footing along with them. A story must be told through the eyes of the characters. This is how an audience connects to a film. Yet here, every face fails to reach a flavor that is beyond vanilla. Decent gore and special FX earn AVPR a few points. Nostalgia carries the rest.
Hatchet (2006)
Hatchet is a whole lot of fun.
This is a film made for children of the eighties. It is a nod to the Friday the 13th films, and to all the schlock and awe slashers that came along with it. The premise is simple enough: A group is stranded out in the swamps of Louisiana, where they are picked off, one by one, by a deformed and unstoppable killer named Victor Crowley. One can surmise the plot of the film by nothing more than the cover art of the DVD, but that is half the fun. Horror fans can go in with specific expectations, knowing what they want to see, blood, guts and nudity, and this movie thrives of all of the above. While Hatchet does tend to wink at the audience, it delivers on all other levels, not taking itself to seriously but not breaking the fourth wall by entering into the land of spoofs. The cherry on the cake is several small but memorable cameos by genre veterans Robert England, Tony Todd, and Kane Hodder.
CSI: Miami: L.A. (2010)
Great Episode, Great Casting
The acting in this episode of CSI: Miami was a step above the usual seen on TV. Rob Zombie and company, including Malcolm McDowell, William Foresythe, Sherri Moon Zombie, and Michael Madsen packed stand out performances. Credit should be given as well to the regulars of the show, specifically David Carusso. Rob Zombie managed to leave traces of his style laced intricately through out the episode without breaking the normal atmosphere of the show. He was a perfect fit for the CSI world and I hope to see him continue to do further episodes. Overall, a great show with a great guest director and cast. Every one on the cast and crew knocked it out of the park with this one.