Directed by David Ren
Featuring Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Ron Yuen, Sasha Grey and Dominique Swain
What happens when you clone a clone?
I used to think it would be some kind Brundlefly would spring forth and leave an indelible stamp on my psyche but then again, I hadn’t seen The Girl from the Naked Eye yet. A clone of a clone, apparently, limps around for a bit, tries to shock you then eventually. David Ren’s martial arts/film noir film follows Jake (Jason Yee, who also co-wrote) a man working for a pimp to pay off his gambling debts which is just as dull as it sounds. Jake befriends one of the prostitutes, Sandy, and seeks to avenge her death after she’s murdered. Shot and written in the style of Sin City with the fighting of a Hong Kong action film, it’s a truly odd combination that accomplishes neither objective.
Featuring Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Ron Yuen, Sasha Grey and Dominique Swain
What happens when you clone a clone?
I used to think it would be some kind Brundlefly would spring forth and leave an indelible stamp on my psyche but then again, I hadn’t seen The Girl from the Naked Eye yet. A clone of a clone, apparently, limps around for a bit, tries to shock you then eventually. David Ren’s martial arts/film noir film follows Jake (Jason Yee, who also co-wrote) a man working for a pimp to pay off his gambling debts which is just as dull as it sounds. Jake befriends one of the prostitutes, Sandy, and seeks to avenge her death after she’s murdered. Shot and written in the style of Sin City with the fighting of a Hong Kong action film, it’s a truly odd combination that accomplishes neither objective.
- 7/31/2012
- by Alexandra West
- Planet Fury
The Girl From the Naked Eye (2012) Former martial arts competitor turned action star Jason Yee beats the shit out of a lot of people, shoots a few dozen more, and generally makes a menace of himself in director David Ren’s “The Girl from the Naked Eye”, a moderately budgeted action movie dressed up as a noir Detective story. The hero is one Jake, a driver for an escort service who falls (and vice versa) for his latest charge, the sweet Sandy (Samantha Streets). After Sandy is murdered, Jake makes it his mission to find her killer (or killers). This pits him against his buddy Simon (Ron Yuan, who also doubles as the film’s fight choreographer) and Simon’s slimy cop partner Frank (former Brit middleweight Gary Stretch, though disappointingly he never throws down). After a slow first 20 minutes, “The Girl from the Naked Eye” picks up noticeably, offering...
- 7/1/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Title: The Girl From the Naked Eye Director: David Ren Starring: Jason Yee, Ron Yuan, Samantha Streets, Sasha Grey, Dominique Swain, Gary Stretch A pulpy, low-budget slice of film noir cross-pollinated with a martial arts flick, the curiously titled “The Girl From the Naked Eye” will certainly win no awards for great originality, but nonetheless serves as a stylish and engaging little vehicle for the surly charms of star Jason Yee, as well as its filmmaking team. The sophomore effort of director David Ren (“Shanghai Kiss”), the movie is a case of style over substance, to be sure, but boy is that style impressive on what must have been a shoestring budget. When [ Read More ]...
- 6/16/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
In the early days of noir filmmaking, even when a book was the source of the story, the films were made with a genuine sense of danger. Noir was still a new genre, and we didn’t exactly quite know the rules yet. That led to filmmakers essentially writing, shooting and performing what they knew, from the dangerous bar down the street, to the dame with whom they shouldn’t have trifled, to the backroom brawls that had the stench of sweat, desperation, and bourbon. It’s a cliché to point out that yesterday’s filmmakers actually lived life, but it’s true -- the internet hadn’t yet been invented.
It’s a broad and blind accusation to suggest that director David Ren, the man behind “The Girl From The Naked Eye,” hasn’t lived this sort of life. However, it’s clear from this modern pulp pastiche that...
It’s a broad and blind accusation to suggest that director David Ren, the man behind “The Girl From The Naked Eye,” hasn’t lived this sort of life. However, it’s clear from this modern pulp pastiche that...
- 6/15/2012
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Most independent filmmakers know their place in the world of cinema, and that’s comedy/dramas about uninteresting and aimless twenty-somethings. I kid. But the point is a lack of a real budget precludes the option of spectacle and name stars. Most indies stick with drama and comedy because both can be accomplished with little more than actors, a location and a script. Genre films by contrast, including action, science fiction and fantasy, are usually far out of reach of the independents. But there’s a lot to be said for ambition, persistence and talent. Jake (Jason Yee) works as a security guard/driver for strippers performing escort services out of The Naked Eye club. When he discovers one of the dancers murdered on his living room floor he sets out to find the man responsible and will stop at nothing until he does. Flashbacks of Jake’s introduction to and time spent with Sandy (Samantha Streets) build...
- 6/15/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The Girl From The Naked Eye will see a limited theatrical release in the top ten markets on June 15th. We have an exclusive clip featuring leading man Jason Yee from the flick to share with you. When a high-class escort is murdered, her protector, Jake (Yee) stops at nothing to find her killer. Leaving a bloody trail in his path, Jake risks everything to uncover the truth and avenge the death of the woman he loved. The Girl From The Naked Eye takes audiences through a thrilling action-packed ride in the underground world of sex and drugs where nothing is what it seems and everything is deadly. Film stars Jason Yee, Ron Yuan, Dominique Swain, Samantha Streets and Sasha Grey.The film is stylized and action-packed,...
- 5/26/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Tombstone Distribution's revenge thriller The Girl from the Naked Eye is set to hit the streets September 1st. Emphasizing violence and a gritty underworld, this award winning film from director David Ren shows how far one man will go for vengeance, once his girlfriend is murdered. As well, the first trailer for The Girl from the Naked Eye shows some of the martial arts skills of actor Jason Yee. Have an early look at this solid action picture below.
The plot for The Girl from the Naked Eye:
"When a high-class escort is found murdered, her protector Jake is crushed. He loved her and now he'll stop at nothing to find her killer. Leaving a bloody trail in his wake, Jake risks everything to uncover the truth and take his vengeance. The Girl From The Naked Eye takes us through the underground world of sex and drugs where nothing...
The plot for The Girl from the Naked Eye:
"When a high-class escort is found murdered, her protector Jake is crushed. He loved her and now he'll stop at nothing to find her killer. Leaving a bloody trail in his wake, Jake risks everything to uncover the truth and take his vengeance. The Girl From The Naked Eye takes us through the underground world of sex and drugs where nothing...
- 7/11/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Chicago – Oscar madness has left the Round Up a little weary of high profile, award-bait movies. We need a break from the Oscars and what better way to do that than with a few titles that might have slipped through the cracks while everyone was singing “Jai Ho”.
Catch up with some of your favorite characters from the cult hit “Dead Like Me,” watch the latest in Warner Brothers’ direct-to-dvd horror series known as “Raw Feed,” and check out a documentary that I think everyone thought would make bigger waves than it did, Bill Maher’s “Religulous”.
All three of these titles were released on February 17th, 2009.
“Alien Raiders”
Photo credit: Warner Bros. The “Raw Feed” series of Warner Bros. horror releases has been relatively disappointing. There hasn’t been a single real gem, although you’ll find some hardcore fans of “Rest Stop” and “Otis”. To this critic, they’re almost all near-misses,...
Catch up with some of your favorite characters from the cult hit “Dead Like Me,” watch the latest in Warner Brothers’ direct-to-dvd horror series known as “Raw Feed,” and check out a documentary that I think everyone thought would make bigger waves than it did, Bill Maher’s “Religulous”.
All three of these titles were released on February 17th, 2009.
“Alien Raiders”
Photo credit: Warner Bros. The “Raw Feed” series of Warner Bros. horror releases has been relatively disappointing. There hasn’t been a single real gem, although you’ll find some hardcore fans of “Rest Stop” and “Otis”. To this critic, they’re almost all near-misses,...
- 2/22/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Pver at Bdtv you'll find an exclusive clip from Warner Home Video and Raw Feed's Alien Raiders, which arrives in stores on February 17th. This clip below is from the special features showing Whitney, played by Samantha Streets, confessing to her personal blog that she has some suspicious that the people who live in her nice little town, arent quite so nice. Raiders was produced by Dan Myrick (The Blair Witch Project) and directed by Ben Rock (The Shadow of Blair Witch). Check out the film's official website for a fun game. In the film a squadron of trained gunmen lay siege to a supermarket at closing time. What first appears to be a robbery soon takes on other worldly dimensions.
- 2/16/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
There’s something about grocery stores. They have a sort of charm that’s currently going three for three, as far as recent horror/sci-fi entries with that setting go. Both The Mist and last year’s Splinter were excellent examples of the “trapped in a market” theme, and now comes Warner’s Raw Feed DVD release Alien Raiders (out February 17)—which, while not overly original, is nonetheless pretty awesome.
The film opens with some shaky handheld insight into our protagonists, getting ready for their next mission. Intercut between video clips and the main titles are shots of hands preparing some seriously heavy firepower. This is a risky move; it basically promises, “This flick is going to have bad-ass written all over it.” And it works. The characters we’re following are a team of operatives/mercenaries/soldiers of some sort with rad names like Ritter (Carlos Bernard), Sterling (Courtney Ford...
The film opens with some shaky handheld insight into our protagonists, getting ready for their next mission. Intercut between video clips and the main titles are shots of hands preparing some seriously heavy firepower. This is a risky move; it basically promises, “This flick is going to have bad-ass written all over it.” And it works. The characters we’re following are a team of operatives/mercenaries/soldiers of some sort with rad names like Ritter (Carlos Bernard), Sterling (Courtney Ford...
- 2/3/2009
- Fangoria
We've been keeping tabs on Alien Raiders for some time now, even if its various name changes have made that task a bit more difficult than usual. But that's all water under the bridge now that the official DVD artwork and extras have been announced.
Alien Raiders, which is about aliens lurking inside humans and the band of renegade fighters struggling to keep them from taking over, is the sixth Raw Feed title Warner Home Video has acquired. Produced by Dan Myrick (The Blair Witch Project, Solstice, The Believers) and directed by Ben Rock (Shadow of the Blair Witch, Conversation), the film stars Carlos Bernard (“24”), Jeff Licon (Mysterious Skin), Courtney Ford (Lie to Me), and Samantha Streets (The Girl from the Naked Eye). Tony Krantz (Otis) and John Shiban (Rest Stop, "Supernatural") are co-producers.
The DVD drops on February 17, 2009, with special features that include:
"Hidden Terror: The Making of Alien...
Alien Raiders, which is about aliens lurking inside humans and the band of renegade fighters struggling to keep them from taking over, is the sixth Raw Feed title Warner Home Video has acquired. Produced by Dan Myrick (The Blair Witch Project, Solstice, The Believers) and directed by Ben Rock (Shadow of the Blair Witch, Conversation), the film stars Carlos Bernard (“24”), Jeff Licon (Mysterious Skin), Courtney Ford (Lie to Me), and Samantha Streets (The Girl from the Naked Eye). Tony Krantz (Otis) and John Shiban (Rest Stop, "Supernatural") are co-producers.
The DVD drops on February 17, 2009, with special features that include:
"Hidden Terror: The Making of Alien...
- 11/24/2008
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Warner Home Video has announced specs and gave Fango the first look at cover art for its DVD release of Alien Raiders, the next in its Raw Feed series of original horror productions. The Ben Rock-directed shocker streets February 17.
Originally titled Supermarket and scripted by Julia Fair and David Simkins, the movie takes place in a country grocery store where extraterrestrial invaders possess the bodies of human hosts, and a group of military commandos arrive to destroy the threat. The cast is headed by Carlos (24) Bernard, Jeff Licon, Courtney Ford, Samantha Streets, Keith Hudson, Matthew St. Patrick and Rockmond (Prison Break) Dunbar. Special features include:
• Hidden Terror: The Making of Alien Raiders featurette
• Blood, Sweat and Fears: The Special Effects of Alien Raiders featurette
• Tape #9: Sterling Explains Alien: Handheld camera footage
• Tape #12: Spookie’s Job: Handheld camera footage
• Whitney Cam: Blog postings about the incident
• Raw Feed...
Originally titled Supermarket and scripted by Julia Fair and David Simkins, the movie takes place in a country grocery store where extraterrestrial invaders possess the bodies of human hosts, and a group of military commandos arrive to destroy the threat. The cast is headed by Carlos (24) Bernard, Jeff Licon, Courtney Ford, Samantha Streets, Keith Hudson, Matthew St. Patrick and Rockmond (Prison Break) Dunbar. Special features include:
• Hidden Terror: The Making of Alien Raiders featurette
• Blood, Sweat and Fears: The Special Effects of Alien Raiders featurette
• Tape #9: Sterling Explains Alien: Handheld camera footage
• Tape #12: Spookie’s Job: Handheld camera footage
• Whitney Cam: Blog postings about the incident
• Raw Feed...
- 11/24/2008
- Fangoria
The sixth film under Warner Home Video's Raw Feed series Alien Raiders is flying in on DVD February 17th. Produced by Dan Myrick (co-director of The Blair Witch Project , The Objective ) and directed by Ben Rock, Alien Raiders has experienced a welcoming film festival run this season and garnered kudos at the Freak Show Horror Film Festival and at L.A.'s Shriekfest to name a few. It stars Carlos Bernard ( 24 ), Jeff Licon, Courtney Ford, Samantha Streets, Keith Hudson, Matthew St. Patrick, and Rockmond Dunbar. Tony Krantz and John Shiban ( Supernatural ) are also producers. Synopsis: Fresh veggies on Aisle 1. Fresh kills throughout the store. Something terrible is happening at Hastings Market. Something bloody. Something deadly. Something inhuman. And caught up in the...
- 11/24/2008
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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