ORBzine - April 2007 Movie Reviews
Blood and Chocolate
In a picturesque city in central Europe,
a clan of werewolves are ruled by Olivier Martinez [S.W.A.T.].
One of them, teenage free-runner
Agnes Bruckner
, wants a better life.
Ms Bruckner falls for an American boy. Unfortunately, the werewolves don't approve. Things go from bad to worse ...
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
Set shortly after the original,
the sole survivor has been committed to a girls reformatory.
Her only friends are a hunky orderly [the school bully in
Smallville
] and a young girl who's also an inmate.
Ginger [ Katherine Isabelle ] is gone, but she can appear to her sister in visions.
Another werewolf is on the prowl. He can smell her, and he wants to mate.
Golden Child
Eevil Charles Dance [
Alien 3
] kidnaps a mystical young boy, the title character.
Charlotte Lewis
and James Hong [
Big Trouble in Little China
] recruit Eddie Murphy [
Bowfinger
] to rescue the boy.
Murphy's the same wise-cracking asshole he plays in all his 1980s films. But he's very toned down here - less wearing and violence. A more family-friendly version.
The Reaping
Hillary Swank
is a miracle debunker, a Mythbuster.
She investigates bogus miracles, and uncovers con-men.
As a girl-power type, she has a sort of
Lara Croft
thing going for as well.
Swank's friend, a priest, sends her to the Deep South where a river has turned into blood. This also happened in an episode of American Gothic , which is exactly what this town is reminiscent of. Local man David Morrissey [Basic Instinct 2] helps her.
The film is made up of lots of bits from far better films. It's predictable and cliched. For example, her sidekick is the token non-white character - what are the chances that he makes it to the end of the film?
Cabin Fever
A bunch of college students head off for a big weekend together, out in the woods.
The perfect setup for a low-budget horror film,
one that has been used so many times that it is the biggest cliche in Horror.
However, this is a fresh and original take on it.
The area around the cabin is contaminated with a flesh-eating virus -
and worse than that, the students fall foul of the local rednecks!
Eli Roth , now regarded as protege of Quentin Tarantino , is now famous for the Hostel series. This is his low-budget debut, as much like Blair Witch Project as anything - more obscure, but with a greater legacy!
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