Movie Trailer: Mutant Chronicles

Mutant Chronicles: This movie looks like it has some potential.  Or it could really suck.  I’m holding out for a damn good movie.  What’s not to like here? Mutant Zombie Apocalypse.  Check.  The Future.  Check.  Space Marines.  Check.  Thomas Jane.  Check.  Ron Perlman.  Check.  John Malkovich? Not sure about him.

Movie Review: Repo! The Genetic Opera

Repo! The Genetic Opera

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Directed By: Darren Lynn Bousman

Starring: Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman

Plot Synopsis:

In the year 2056 – the not so distant future – an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants, for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

Review:

First of all, Repo! The Genetic Opera is not for everyone. This isn’t a musical, it’s an Opera. Practically every line of dialogue is sung, much like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street but even more. So, if that’s not your bag, than Repo! The Genetic Opera may not be for you. However, if you’re daring and are willing to give Repo! The Genetic Opera a chance you won’t be disappointed!

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Movie Review: Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

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Directed By: David Gordon Green

Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride

Plot Synopsis:

A film about a rare new strain of pot called “Pineapple Express”. But when Dale (Seth Rogen) becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and the city’s most dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole), he panics and dumps some of his Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale becomes paranoid that this rare strain of weed can be traced back to him.

Review:

I’ve never been one to really go for the “Stoner Comedies”, granted there are a select few that have warmed me over (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle comes to mind). The only reasons I was interested in Pineapple Express was seeing James Franco in a comedy, the Seth Rogen/Judd Apatow comedy machine, and a fresh spin on the “Buddy Action Flick.”

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Movie Review: Stuck

Stuck

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Directed By: Stuart Gordon

Starring: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea

Plot Synopsis:

Stuart Gordon creates a provocative, over-the-top experience in Stuck, a tabloid-tinged thriller inspired by true events. Brandi (Mena Suvari) is a compassionate young retirement-home caregiver in-line for a promotion. Tom (Stephen Rea) is a victim of the downsized economy, out of work and newly homeless.

Their worlds collide when Brandi, driving home from a club after too many drinks and pills, accidentally hits Tom, the impact smashing his body head-first through her car’s windshield. If discovered, this “accident” will extinguish her bright future, so instead of saving him, her plan is to let him pass and dispose of the body later. Faced with this reality, Tom knows he must escape if he wants to survive.

Review:

Reading the plot synopsis, you pretty much know what you’re going to get with Stuart Gordon‘s newest film, Stuck. A B-movie crossed with provocative indie film and dark comedy. Just when you think Stuck could be heading to snoozeville, the film picks up and grabs you all the way until the credits roll.

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