‘Silent Hill’ Download and Reviews

November 10, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, Fantasy, Horror

“Silent Hill” Movie Details

Silent Hill tagline: Enjoy your stay.
Silent Hill - DVD Cover

Silent Hill DVD Cover

Actors:
Radha Mitchell Rose Da Silva
Sean Bean Christopher Da Silva
Laurie Holden Cybil Bennett
Deborah Kara Unger Dahlia Gillespie
Kim Coates Officer Thomas Gucci
Tanya Allen Anna
Alice Krige Christabella
Jodelle Ferland Sharon Da Silva/Alessa Gillespie
Colleen Williams Archivist
Ron Gabriel Old Mechanic
Eve Crawford Sister Margaret
Derek Ritschel Young Police Officer
Amanda Hiebert Gas Attendant
Maxine Dumont Christabella’s Aide
Christopher Britton Adam
Directors: Christophe Gans
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 out of 61,570 votes

“Silent Hill” Movie Review

“Silent Hill” Plot Summary

A woman goes in search for her daughter, within the confines of a strange, desolate town called Silent Hill. Based on the video game. add synopsis

Fans of the game will enjoy this film!

Fans of the game will enjoy this film. Critics should be impressed with the set design, effects and cinematography; but I’m afraid most of them will miss the boat entirely. As far as a game to film translation, this is one of the best ever made

There are scenes in the film that are direct recreations from the game. Sounds, music, colors and even meticulous set design that pays homage to the game series. In as far as a horror film, there were scenes in this movie that are incomparable. Really disturbing, solid moments of horror

Pyramid Head is this decade’s Pinhead. A new cultural icon to be feared, and loved

Good movie. Keep an open mind, and enjoy. This is one of those films that actually deserves its R rating. Don’t take the kids, unless you’re into the whole ‘terrible parent’ thing.

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‘88 Minutes’ Download and Reviews

October 20, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Drama, Mystery, Thriller

“88 Minutes” Movie Details

88 Minutes tagline: He has 88 minutes to solve a murder. His own.
88: 88 Minutes - DVD Cover

88 Minutes DVD Cover

Actors:
Al Pacino Jack Gramm
Alicia Witt Kim Cummings
Amy Brenneman Shelly Barnes
Leelee Sobieski Lauren Douglas
Benjamin McKenzie Mike Stemp
Deborah Kara Unger Carol
William Forsythe Frank Parks
Neal McDonough Jon Forster
Stephen Moyer Guy LaForge
Michael Eklund J.T. Ryker
Michal Yannai Leeza Pearson
Brendan Fletcher Johnny d’franco
Carrie Genzel Stephanie Parkman
Dexter Bell Reggie
Paul Campbell Albert
Directors: Jon Avnet
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 out of 28,898 votes

“88 Minutes” Movie Review

“88: 88 Minutes” Plot Summary

In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since…

Frantic and exciting thriller with good performances from Al Pacino and his nemesis Neal McDonough

Tense and suspenseful thriller film with a stunning race against time. This Hichcockian movie deals about a forensic psychologist and University professor with tortured past named Jack Grimm (Al Pacino ) who receives a phone call telling him which has only eighty eight minutes to live. Jack was witness on trail against serial killer Jon Foster (Neal McDonough)and influenced the tribunal to condemn him to death row. In narrow time he desperately seeks to communicate with a problematic student (Ben McKenzie,OC), his associate Shelby (Amy Brenneman), assistant (Alicia Witt), his friend and FBI agent(William Forsythe), a security guard (Brendan Fletcher) and University dean (Deborah Kara Unger). Meanwhile being pursued by a delinquent (Stephen Moyer) and besieged by numerous threatening cellular calls

Gripping, original action movie with Al Pacino desperately trying to find the means avoid to be murdered. Acceptable thriller full of intrigue and tense, this is a fast-paced, stylized action-suspense film. The tension of this picture keeps snowballing as the clock ticks ever close for continuous killings. The tale appears to unfold in real time as the many on cellular calls will verify. Most unusual is the device of having the victim play desperado and hunt the killer, and saving himself, as time runs out. The flick is well filmed in Seattle, Washington State and Vancouver ,British Columbia , Canada. Casting is frankly magnificent, Al Pacino as tormented psychiatrist, unsettling when approaches his last minutes of life, though Neal McDonough takes honors as a psychopath who attempts to turn the tables on the victims before Pacino can save them. Plus, a good secondary cast, such as William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, and Stephen Moyer, among them. Adequate musical score accompanying the action by Ed Shearmur and inventively photographed by Denis Lenoir, both of whom share his skills in the following John Avnet’s movie ?Righteous kill? also with Al Pacino and Trilby Glover who again plays a defense attorney. The motion picture is regularly directed by John Avnet because of it contains some gaps and flaws. Avnet is a nice director who achieved his greatest success with ?Fried green tomatoes? and ?Up close and personal? and failures as ?The war?. He directed and produced some hits, though today also making TV movies as the excellent ?The uprising ? and television episodes.

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‘Payback’ Download and Reviews

October 11, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Crime, Thriller

“Payback” Movie Details

Payback tagline: No More Mr. Nice Guy
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Payback DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Len Bajenski
  • James Coburn
    Mel Gibson Porter
    Gregg Henry Val Resnick
    Maria Bello Rosie
    David Paymer Arthur Stegman
    Bill Duke Det. Hicks
    Deborah Kara Unger Mrs. Lynn Porter
    John Glover Phil
    William Devane Carter
    Lucy Liu Pearl
    Jack Conley Det. Leary
    Kris Kristofferson Bronson
    Mark Alfa Johnny’s Friend #2
    Kwame Amoaku Radioman
    Justin Ashforth Michael, Bartender #1
    Fairfax Bodyguard #1
    Directors: Brian Helgeland IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 out of 41,618 votes

    “Payback” Movie Review

    “Payback” Plot Summary

    Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge. add synopsis

    Brilliant on Its Own

    I’d go further than the rest of the posts and say two things: This is a brilliant story, full stop; and it may be one of the cinema’s precursors to another brilliant new bit of thug caper genre, ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.’ This film stands on its own against ‘Point Blank’, a delightful film in its own right. You do not need to know any of the previous film references to make this story work and it stands up just fine on its own, thank you very much

    Others have commented on Gibson’s portrayal versus Marvin’s, but consider the context in which each film was made: Without taking anything away from Marvin’s performance I would argue that Gibson delivers the goods in just as satisfying a manner. Gibson’s portrait is more of a twenty-first century graphic novel’s character approach to justice than Marvin’s 1967 nod to cool spy culture and a bad-ass anti-hero’s approach to injustice

    The author/director clearly worked this story until it was a lean, mean fighting machine, ruthlessly taking out what didn’t serve the story so that the overall effect is amazing pacing and audience satisfaction by turns of curiosity and empathy with this anti-hero. You cannot make this stuff up from brilliant inspiration, only very hard work can make a story this simple and elegant hang together with such artful complexity

    I admit I am a fan of Gibson’s work, but not all of his ‘oeuvre’ is worth watching. This one definitely is, no matter what you think about his personal biases, love life, etc

    And although this film is not outwardly credited (as far as I can tell) with having inspired Guy Richie, you can clearly see that this film and ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ are part and parcel of a similar vision of late nineties’ heroism, combined with very clever cinematography, excellent direction and muscular storytelling.

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