Ok, so I now have a hookup who is able to get me advance copies of movies. I can't get specific ones, and it I don't know how often I'll be able to get them, but I've gotten a few over the past week or two so I figured I would make a thread where I could take about them
The Shadow Walkers:
Street Date: 5/22/07 (this one must have been sitting around, already out)
Synopsis: When a group of scientists awaken in a subterranean laborator with no memory of who they are, they quickly discover that they are sealed in, with only one way to get out alive. struggling though the darkness, they uncover a hive of genetically mutated creatures that are stalking them from the shadows, hunting for the taste of human flesh...
My review: This movie fucking sucks. There is no plot at all. There is no reason behind anything that happens, ever. The acting is terrible and really forced. I stopped watching it less than half way though, and that's saying something, I never stop movies in the middle. Especially ones that are supposed to have boobs in them. The sleave the dvd came in says the suggested retail price is $26.98, hahahaha! No way!
The Big Bad Swim:
Street Date: 7/24/07
Synopsis: An adult swim class sets the stage for this charming comedy-drama about love, loss, and second chances. Three strangers find themselves entering deep water as they learn that life isn't always about diving in--it's about getting your feet wet once in a while.
My review: As you can probably tell by the synopsis, this movie is stupid. Another terrible piece of absolute garbage. I actually watched this one all the way through, but I must have been dozing off, because it was so damn boring. It's not that everything about it was bad, it's just that it was so horrendously uniteresting that the relatively decent acting and occasional humourous parts didn't make up for it. The retail price on this one is only $19.99, but I still wouldn't suggest it for anyone who isn't a masochist.
Masters of Horror: The Black Cat:
Street Date: 7/17/07
Synopsis: Jeffery Combs delivers and electrifying performance as legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe driven to debt and drunken folly by a world cruelly indifferent to his poetry. But is it his beloved wife's agonizing death by consumption or her deranged pet feline that will soon trigger the scribe's most ghastly acts of madness?
My review: Finally!!! A good one! This is actually based on the Poe story "The Black Cat" (which I haven't read) and is really interesting. From what iago told me about the story, the movie differs from it quite a lot while staying true to the basic premise. It's really creepy, with some cool gore scenes for those into that, and most of all, it was interesting and actually kept my attention the whole way through. Especially the ending is pretty strange, but I can't write about that!
Ok, that is all for now. I will update this thread if/when I get more. If anyone *really* wants one and it isn't online yet I'm sure I could leethax some copywrite laws for you, but if most of them are as terrible as the first two then I doubt it will ever be worth it
