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Mutant Chronicles (2008)
Unique look, great action, Thomas Jane = awesome!
I can't believe the hate I am seeing heaped on this film! Mutant Chronicles was a totally enjoyable movie, with a terrific leading performance by Thomas Jane. The action sequences are awesome, I would love to see this director get his hands on the next Resident Evil film, I think he could revitalize the stale formula it has become. Mutant Chronicles was a moody, dark, intense surprise, I wasn't expecting much and I was surprised to find myself actually caring about the characters. It has lots of jumps and things you don't see coming, so for those who have called it cliché I think that's just a term they've heard so they feel smart throwing it about. It has a unique retro futuristic look and even manages to make the mutants scary and original, which is a tough thing to do because so many zombie movies have come before it.
My only issue was the mythology was a tad murky, and Devon Aoki was a dull blank slate as usual, but other than that this movie seriously rocked, I'm annoyed that its theatrical run was so brief because I wanted to go back again! All in all, great B movie!
From Within (2008)
Like a made for TV movie on the CW
If you can get through the first five minutes of Rumor Willis "acting" (act scared, talk all shaky, keep acting scared) then you might want to have a pen to check off every horror movie cliché From Within manages to hit :
1. Small town evil (check) 2. Religious nuts/rednecks (check) 3. Outcast kid (check) 4. Good girl (check) 5. Bad parents (check) 6. Cheesy mirror reflection not doing what the person standing in front of it is doing (check)
From Within centers upon a suicide curse from a murdered witch's spellbook (no, really.) Said witch picked the wrong town to live in, seeing as its populated by holy rollers who don't take kindly to devil worshipin' and such. Her son, out of revenge, decides to unleash the curse on the town, one person kills them self, then another, then another, and the curse plays out like the Ring mixed The Hidden, if both of those movies sucked.
Zero scares, zero shocks, characters you couldn't care less about, a laughable third act admission by a pastor (can you guess??), this whole movie is like a Very Special Episode of the CW's Supernatural, minus that show's decent acting and creativity, and plus a heavy lame dose of a ''message" about religion somewhere among this mess. Save your money and wait till its on Sci-fi at 3 in the afternoon one Saturday.