Rupture (2017)

Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Chiklis, Kerry Bishe, Peter Stormare,
Director: Steven Shainberg


Premise:
A woman is kidnapped by a mysterious group who claim they want to unlock her special chromosome traits.

My Take:
The movie does a good job of creating a sense of dread and urgency but the story wraps up a little too easily for my taste.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Sendero (2015)

AKA: Path

Starring: Andrea Garcia-Huidobro, Diego Casanueva, Sofia Garcia, Tomas Vidiella, Javiera Hernandez
Director: Lucio A. Rojas


Premise:
A group of people from the city get lost in the country and are kidnapped by a family.

My Take:
The story is simple with people being out of their element, captured, and tortured. Also there is no shortage of stupid people doing stupid things to not help their situation. The subplot about why the family is doing it is rather hard to figure out (or maybe just lost in translation).

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Human Centipede III - The Final Sequence (2015)

Starring: Dieter Laser, Laurence R. Harvey, Bree Olson, Clayton Rohner, Eric Roberts, Tommy Lister, Robert LaSardo
Director: Tom Six


Premise:
A crazy warden at a prison takes inspiration from the Human Centipede movies to solve his budget problems.

My Take:
This one is bad all around. The over acting gets annoying and the shock value soon wears off.

Rating: Steaming Pile (pun intended)

Watched: Hulu

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Visceral: Between The Ropes of Madness (2012)

Starring: Felipe Eluti
Director: Felipe Eluti


Premise:
A boxer finally gets his shot at a big fight. He fails and is fired by his manager. The results lead him into a state of pure evil.

My Take:
It's a interesting but hard movie to watch. Very graphic gore and nudity will turn many viewers away. The movie is edited so you need to view the entire thing before putting the pieces together.

Rating: In the middle (but only for those with a strong stomach)

Watched: DVD Purchase

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Daddy's Little Girl (2014)

Starring: Michael Thomson, Christain Radford, Allira Jacques
Director: Chris Sun


Premise:
A man's daughter goes missing and is found murdered. He tries to cope and tries find answers to who killed his girl when killer might be closer to him than he thinks.

My Take:
A straight forward revenge tale with a grieving father getting revenge on the person who killed his daughter.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)

Starring: Meiko Kaji
Director: Shun'ya Ito


Premise:
After being set up by her lover, a crooked detective with the mafia who she then tries to murder, a woman is sent to a woman's prison ran by sadistic guards.

My Take:
What you expect from 70's Japan female prison movie? Lots of nudity, over the top character, crazy blood shed, and utter chaos abounds!

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Fandor

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The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

Starring: Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill
Director: Nicolas Pesce


Premise:
Life on an isolated country farm turns into a nightmare for a young girl with a killer arrives at their doorstop. He murders the mother before the father can get home to save her. They keep the man captive for years as the young girl takes care of him and her ailing, aging father. After the father dies the now young woman must live life on her own.

My Take:
I guess this could be described as art house horror. It's a bleak tale of psychotic breakdown after a serious traumatic event. The lead actress is mesmerizing to watch

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Run, Hide, Die (2015)

Starring: Alison Monda, Tabitha Bastien, Keiko Green, Alicia Mendez, Ivey Bronwen
Director: Collin Joseph Neal


Premise:
On the death-aversary of her husband, a group of friends take the widow out for a weekend getaway to help her move past the tragedy.

My Take:
The first half of the movie is a lot of talking. Too bad it does little to build the characters. The second half goes full on mega revenge-torture film which is sort of interesting and a lot of annoying as there is a lot constantly screaming women over what's being said and done. I guess the director is going for realism but it's tough to set through.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Hulu

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Penance (2009)

Starring: Mareih Delfino, Jason Connery, Michael Rooker, Graham McTavish
Director: Jake Kennedy


Premise:
A stripper gets kidnapped by a crazed religious fanatic, locked in a cell, and tortured.

My Take:
A graphic flick that really doesn't have much going for it... unless you like rather pointless torture scenes.

Rating: Steaming Pile


Watched: Netflix DVD




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Landmine Goes Click (2015)

Starring: Sterling Knight, Kote Tolordava, Spencer Locke
Director: Levan Bakhia


Premise:
Three finds go camping in European Georgia. One of them steps on a landmine. A local man stumbles upon them, only to torture instead of help.

My Take:
There's actually a lot more story here than the synopsis. While there is physical torture; there is far more psychological torture going one. The movie relies heavily on the situation and the actors; and both succeed.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Hulu




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The Butcher (2007)

Starring: You Dong-hun, Kim SUng-il
Director: Kim Jin-won


Premise:
Killers kidnap people in order to make a snuff film.

My Take:
The only somewhat unique thing about the movie is the victims are wearing video cameras on their head so you see both perspectives; victims and killers. Otherwise there is nothing to take from it.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix DVD





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Martyrs (2016)

Starring: Bailey Noble, Troian Bellisario, Toby Huss, Kate Burton
Director: Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz


Premise:
Two women set out to payback those who abused them as orphan children. It simply falls flat.

My Take:
Yet another pointless remake that becomes far more glossy than it's original source.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix

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Stoic (2010)

Starring: Edward Furlong
Director: Uwe Bolle


Premise:
Three prison inmates turn on another after a poker game. They torture and abuse him and then try to cover it up.

My Take:
This is a hard movie to set through. It's a demonstration of human brutality. The flaws in logic doesn't help much either. I have never seen prisoners have so much access to items and guarded so little.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix DVD

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13: Game of Death (2006)

Starring: Krissada Sukosol
Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul


Premise:
A recently fired worker gets a phone call telling him he can earn money by a different task thirteen different times. The catch is if he fails one time, he loses all the money.


My Take:
The tasks range from the comical to the down right disgusting. It builds up to an interesting conclusion. Really though the character isn't one to really care about.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Netflix DVD

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Raze (2014)

Starring: Zoe Bell, Rachel Nichols, Sherilyn Fenn, Doug Jones, Tracie Thoms
Director: Josh C. Waller


Premise:
A woman is kidnapped and forced to fight other women to the death in a tournament for the amusement of an exclusive club.

My Take:
There's decent action and a decent story in this flick. Plus the cast pulls it off wonderfully.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD Rental

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Among Friends (2013)

Starring: AJ Bowden, Jennifer Blanc, Alyssa Lobit, Chris Meyer, Kane Hodder, Brianne Davis, Kamala Jones, Christopher Backus, Dana Daurey
Director: Danielle Harris


Premise:
A group of friends get together for a murder mystery party but soon the night takes a dark turn as one of them is actually out for revenge on them all.

My Take:
It's a fun little movie that isn't without faults. One could certainly do worse when choosing a movie to watch for the night.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Hulu

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I Spit On Your Grave 2 (2013)

Starring: Jemma Dallender, Joe Absolom, Yavir Baharov
Director: Steven R. Monroe


Premise:
A naive model gets attacked by a stalker photographer. After the man rapes her and kills another person, he and his brothers kidnap and ship her off to their home in Romania where they keep her. She eventually escapes and has her revenge.

My Take:
Major plot holes take away from the story, The lead actress does a fantastic job with the difficult subject matter of sexual assault and human trafficking, but then turns crazy psycho in her payback. Some very difficult scenes to watch but overall not anything that hasn't been done before.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Hulu Plus

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