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Kazed reviews: The Amityville Horror(2005)
I won't lie. I've seen this film about 4 times. Not sure why, it isn't even that good. One thing that makes me come back to this film as many times as I have, is Ryan Reynolds performance. The film's based on some supposed 'true events' that occurred in Amityville, Long Island, New York. I'm not sure how much truth there is to this film, but claiming the film is based on true events is a pretty bold claim. The linked website has an extensive look at the killings and the case and the bleh de bleh. Anyway, THE FILM. Chloe Grace Moretz plays Chelsea Lutz, the youngest girl of the family, and even back then, she did a great job, one could even say she did better than she did in Kick Ass (Some scenes, anyway). There was this one scene where she had just come down from the roof and she was being shouted at by her on-screen mother Melissa George (Triangle, 30 Days of Night), and she (Moretz) did a great job of emoting the emotions. The emotions that she emoted were commendable, although she should have had more screen time. She deserved it, dammit. Her and Reynolds took the film in terms of performance in this film, because really, the film had no other purpose. I saw this film, not for the film, but for the cast, I suppose. Although it was an interesting adaptation of the 'real life' events, it had some pretty questionable stuff happening despite it's 'based on true events' label. Whatevs, 3/10 for the film, 6/10 for the performances. So that's like a...5.5? Yeah. 5.5/10 Kazed.
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Kazed reviews: The American (2010)
Synopsis: one among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Pavel that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate. Here's a film which is a tad different to your average Action/Thriller. It's more of a subtle action more than anything else. Clooney, who plays Jack (No connection to Bauer), is quite a reclusive character, one that doesn't really associate with the world, or tries to, but in doing so, finds out why he shouldn't. The film itself tends to move a little slow following the first scene, and continues to keep this steady pace up until around midway through, where business picks up - Then it slows down again. This wasn't a negative, but the trailer made the film more than it is, which I didn't appreciate. How rude. How rude of the trailer making people. As if I have the time to watch something I think it's going to be but isn't. What nonsense. What monstrosity. Seriously though, for what it was, it was an enjoyable semi-thriller-subtle-action type deal. The performances were nothing short of good, except that of Clooney's. The cinematography was really impressive at parts, really easy on the eyes, and frankly was more interesting than the film. No I kid. LOL. Here's a new one - The location. The combination of this along with the tone of the rest of the film worked perfectly, to spawn something which looked like it came out of Pre-Daniel Craig James Bond's uterus. How disgusting. I should stop writing stuff like that. Ha. Not. I'll leave it in. Good film, a little slow, don't be fooled by the trailer, which makes it look frickin' awesome. But then, I guess that's what trailers are meant to do. 7/10 anyway, well deserved. Here's the trailer anyways:
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Triangle (2009) review
Synopsis: The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to experience greater havoc on the open seas. Triangle is most probably one of the most confusing films I've seen a long time. With it's incessant repetition of scenes, it was certainly a film which had it's share of twists and-well, that's really what the film was: A large twist. Not that this was necessarily a bad thing, It was like watching a feature-length episode of lost. Every so often I found myself scratching my head in complete confusion, it was difficult to grasp what was happening, by three quarters into the film, the 'time loop' was getting quite tiresome, but really effective. The swift transition from a seemingly 'realistic' film to something completely out of the ordinary was really quite impressive. Although it may have been a little predictable at times, but ultimately delivers a unique experience, something which is certainly lacking in films nowadays. Continuity was a huge factor here, and I think it was certainly well executed and put together almost flawlessly. Ultimately, Tireangle Triangle is a decent horror/psychological thriller film, although it may get repetitive at points, definitely a film which was a good watch. 6.5/10 Kazed0
