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Leprechaun (1992)
what a find
After seeing clips of all the films in this series on a recent episode of a new film review show i decided to check out good old IMDb to find out more. I remembered the first film to the extent of knowing i had seen it before. The thing that had attracted me to them is Jen Aniston as i am a big fan of her work in Friends. When reading the review's posted in this section i realised what to expect, and not to take the film to serious. So after getting paid i headed of to my local store to purchase the original. When i could not find it i asked f they had it in stock and they said they would have to order it in. But then as if by fate i found it at the very back of the store in a section of cheap random dads. However my luck soon doubled when i saw they had the firs three titles. Well seeing the opportunity i purchased the first two. Getting home i settled down for the movie which i found to be very enjoyable.
All though it definitely has it's many weak points. You just cant help but go along with the entertaining if simple story line. The Leprechaunn scenes are all highly amusing albeit to varying levels.I noticed in the reviews that a lot of you thought the rhyming was a good thing. With this i whole heartedly agree but in some scenes it just did not boad well. There were some ill timed jokes and poor acting but nothing intolerable.
The plus side was when the jokes were a success as they proved highly amusing. The gore and murder scenes where very well done on a cheap budget and obviously flawed film making. Jen Aniston is the best of the main cast even rivalling that Cheery Little Irish devil in some of the scary scenes. Ah that brings me to my next point.
This is not a horror film but more of a black comedy in my opinion as there is more sick humour than anything else. Eg bouncing pogo stick in and out of a mans chest. The murders are all done in bad taste but thats one of the major appealing factors.
The main ways this film fails is the same as of the genre flops/cult films like A crack in the floor. Panting a country house bright red and blue i ask you! Also some of the scares scenes are predictable. The story line is very weak in places and the acting poor with two obvious exceptions.
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
a waste of time
There's no point to this film. The characters are badly developed and the plot makes no sense. Sharon stone is like a statue in this movie barely moving in any of her scenes while Quaid proves he just dose't have what it takes to be a hard man. The action scenes are weak and too far apart with a climax that leaves you wandering what ever possessed you to by this cheap no tension Luke warm farce. In all a waste of talent and I'm not surprised to hear that Sharon Stone has distanced herself from it. I would only recommend this as a TV movie peace of entertainment and not for any hardcore thriller fans. The only saving grace of this film is some of the camera-work and mise en scene. All of which are used a good way to build tension and atmosphere into some scenes.
Gang Tapes (2001)
a new favourite of mine
"spoilers" well this is a diamond in the ruff. When i first heard about this film from friends i was interested in it straight away. I have a huge interest in gang culture, life and all the extras that go with it, death, prison etc. When i finally had the chance i bought it from a local high street store very expensive but worth it. I go home that night and put it on, at first i really did not know what to expect i new it was going to be a kind of "a day in the life of a gangster" but had no idea it was like it turned out to be.
Using untrained actors and real gang members as the cast, the performance's are realistic and nothing short of breath taking. The dv cam angle comes off very well giving an ultra realistic feeling to the proceedings. The way in which drugs are made and battle's are fought are also very realistic "speaking from experience" and only add to this involving, thrilling ride of a movie.
The director Adam Ripp seems to be a very competent film maker, using subtle yet very effective camera and editing techniques. He dose however seem to be more of an actors director similar to "Scum" director Alan Clarke generating great performances and producing one of the finest films of the genre.