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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

SUICIDE CLUB ***½

Original Title: Jisatsu sâkuruaka Suicide CircleJapan: Shion Sono, 2001

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Having only seen Sion Sono's COLD FISH previously I was keen to join the party late on his earlier effort SUICIDE CLUB. The film begins with bloody (literally) and brilliant opening set-piece which the film never fully manages to match. However, the presence of actor Ryo Ishibashi (from Takashi Miike's AUDITION) ensures the film is nothing less than watchable even in its more plodding moments.

The Count's Verdict: Ideal if you wanna try something a bit out of the ordinary with a decent central performance and violent eruptions of blood splattered across its somewhat meandering running time.

Sunday, 8 January 2012

THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE) **½

Netherlands: Tom Six, 2009

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THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (THE FIRST SEQUENCE) is basically a gimmick 'nasty' and an okay horror film. The film pleasingly takes a bit of time to build to its disturbing revelation and the villian looks creepy as fuck. However, you'll be forgiven for not making it that far as the terrible acting by the two female leads is incredibly grating from the outset. In fact the film is only able to recover when the actresses performances improve once their mouths are sewn to asses.

The Count's Verdict: Check it out for being a call back to the 'video nasties' era but despite the incredible hype and controversy surrounding THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE) it is merely an average horror flick which you won't be missing out on anything insightful by skipping.

Sunday, 1 January 2012

BLACK CHRISTMAS **

aka Black X-Mas
USA: Glen Morgan, 2006

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Passable but utterly futile slasher remake which can only measure up as facile and forgettable compared to the groundbreaking original.

The Count's Verdict: Watch only to underline the superior quality of Bob Clark's original.