The Mystery of Rampo (1994)

Starring:Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Hada, Mashiro Motiki
Director: Rintaro Mayuzumi, Kazuyoshi Okuyama


Premise:
Writer Edogawa Rampo just had his latest work censored by the government. Then the things in his story start to happen in real life.

My Take:
The movie has solid and slick direction. It definitely favors style over substance as the story is fairly lackluster.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Feng Shui (2004)

Starring: Kris Aquino, Jay Manalo, Lotlot de Leon, John Manalo,
Director: Chito S Rono


Premise:
A woman brings home a charm to her home that gives out good fortunes to other but it comes at a deadly price. So she must fight to save her family from its curse.

My Take:
A solid fright flick from the Philippines.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD

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Kill Command (2016)

Starring: Vanessa Kirby, David Ajala, Bentley Kalu, Tom McKay
Director: Steven Gomez


Premise:
Soldiers are put to the test against new tech robots with a mission to kill.

My Take:
The movie takes awhile to get rolling and when it finally does, I still did not find it too interesting.

Rating: Warning

Watched: Netflix Instant

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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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Jigsaw (2017)

Starring: Tobin Bell, Matt Passmore, Callum Kieth Rennie, Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Laura Vandervoort, Paul Braunstein
Director: Micahel Spierig, Peter Spierig


Premise:
Bodies start turning up that appear to be a copycat of the famous Jigsaw killer.

My Take:
It looks like the movie was made simply to reboot the franchise and pass the torch to a new generation Jigsaw killer. Like most of the movies, the traps are impressive but the substance is lacking.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: EPIX

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The Presence (2014)

AKA: Die Prasenz


Starring: Liv Lisa Fries, Matthias Dietrich, Henning Nohren
Director: Daniele Grieco


Premise:
Three people spend time in a castle that is suppose to be haunted. As the days pass something more and more sinister starts to reveal itself.

My Take:
A creepy and interesting take on familiar subject matter.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Deadpool 2 (2018)

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zaxie Beetz, TJ Miller, Karan Soni, Brianna Hildebrand, Eddie Marsan, Julian Dennison, Morena Baccarin, Stefan Kapicic
Director:


Premise:
A mourning Deadpool wants to help out a mutant child until a man from the future shows up trying to kill the kid.

My Take:
Every bit as fun as the original. The movie has great one liners, plenty of gore, and a just a good story behind it.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon

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Annihilation (2018)

Starring: Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodrigues, Oscar Isaac
Director: Alex Garland


Premise:
After a biologists husband returns from a secret mission she gets puts on a team to explore an environmental disaster area, which is really far more strange than it appears.

My Take:
The overall depressing tone of the movie will lose the appeal of many viewers, but this is one slick sci-fi tale.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Netflix DVD

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