- Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
- The Brothers Grimm
- Land of the Dead Unrated
- A History of Violence
Dominion. You really know that they didn't work on this film that much due to the horrible CG, but its substantially better than the remade version. There are less frantic shots and awkward story points. It still has the same plot, same location, and most of the same actors. The remade version just wanted to resemble the original. This version tries to attack the story from a different angle. Rather than evil in just possession, it makes it clear that evil is within us. The actual possession made me laugh quite a bit since the possessee looked like the demon anyway. And of course the horrible CG shots of red eyes and hyenas.
The Brothers Grimm. Well its a fun film. Let us just leave it at that. I think so many people were turned off by this film because I guess it was too dark for the entire family. I enjoyed seeing the references of the gingerbread man, little red riding hood, and other fairy tales. Of course, they all came from Grimm's fairy tales (or something Grimm related). The only problem with this movie is how cliched the character development is. The nerdy brother finally stands up to his other, blah, blah, blah.
Land of the Dead. I've already watched this. The unrated edition is just a couple of minutes tacked on to make it more violent. Nothing more.
A History of Violence. This movie is just great. The violence was graphic, but not Versus-ridiculous-graphic. The characters are grounded in reality. At some points though, it makes me wonder what the hell are they doing (ex. the "just fuck me already" sex scene). William Hurt's character is the funniest because nothing goes right for him even when he tries to do something. I just wished I would have seen this in the theatres. This movie also shows that nerds do have power :).
Well that was my weekend. Coupled with Killzone, Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, and Darkwatch, it was a nice weekend.