Xorpion Reviews

Insane (2010)

Not Original but Not bad - Entertaining

[5/10 · 26 December 2010]

I would not say this movie was the worst. I have seen movies far worse than this!

To be on the positive note, It was entertaining even for a totally predictable plot. And it started off with a really really hot girl, sadly getting murdered. Wish she was given more screen time!

At first it started to appear more like Saw, but within the next few minutes it appeared to be a complete spin off of Psycho. The similarity is too much to go unnoticed. Come on - How much more similar can David from this movie be with Norman Bates from Psycho? Even the characters and the events are ditto!

Bates runs a not so flourishing motel. David runs a dying hotel. Both have developed a hobby - Bates stuffs birds, David makes miniature dolls. A woman comes by and is very secretive about where she is traveling. She is murdered. The woman who gets murdered has a sister, who is a very smart and over suspicious person, has a boyfriend. The boyfriend gets killed. An investigator visits the hotel, who also gets killed. The psychotic killer wears a costume and is a victim of child abuse.

ANYTHING NEW???

5 out of 10 simply because it was a little spooky and was fast.

District B13 (2004)

Power-packed Action Entertainer

[8/10 · 27 April 2009]

An extremely fast, power-packed action entertainer. Absolutely no wasting of your time.

Takes you right into the few moments of the life of the characters. Nice screenplay that quickly tells you about the heroes (again filled with kick-a$$ action).

Nice chase sequences, sprinkled with some humor in a fast moving action flick.

The music was apt and surprisingly mild at some places (which made it sound really good) Overall, I enjoyed the full 80 minutes of it. As mentioned by another user, do not expect a deep suspenseful plot. Just watch the movie whiz past you.

Gran Torino (2008)

Yet another Great Movie For Dirty Harry!

[9/10 · 31 January 2009]

After watching Million Dollar Baby and quite a few other Clint Eastwood movies, I went with the expectation of a sad finish. Probably that took away the surprise element for me. But he himself gave it away in one of the scenes by reading his horoscope predictions. So let me say that maybe I already knew the climax.

But this movie was so enjoyable just because of Clint Eastwood and some good supporting cast. His energy level simply surprises me! Truly a living legend he is. Amazing acting and at the same time charmingly funny. He growls like a scruffy dog when he gets angry but he is a good guy. Ahney Her is so pretty and does a very good job.

Yet another great movie from our beloved Dirty Harry!

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

Amazing! Most Powerful movie seen in recent times

[9/10 · 31 January 2009]

I recently have been watching a lot of war movies and before I entered to watch this movie, I was like - "Oh no not another war history movie!".

But things just turned the other way around in just a few minutes into the movie. I still don't know anything about the director or the crew but this movie shoulders with Spielberg's masterpiece - "Schindler's List". All that, without visually showing any violence.

This movie has got such power! So well written, with very little dialog - but very effective. The holocaust as seen by an innocent eight year old kid, who is confused from what he hears and sees around.

Every bit of this movie right from the beginning keeps adding up to a truly stunning climax. The characters have been so well enacted and shows different kinds of people with different views about the War and the tactics. People who disapprove of it, a small girl who blindly begins to patronize and a soldier who is torn apart between his family and reputation. This gives the story the essence of reality.

The casting is fantastic be it the Mother of Bruno, the Jewish Doctor, Bruno himself and especially Schmuel.

This one is the most powerful movie I have seen in recent times, if not ever.

The Alphabet Killer (2008)

Annoying Bland Comical

[30 January 2009]

Bland is the right word to describe this movie. Absolutely nothing interesting, nothing new and a cruelly stupid plot.

Eliza Dushku is pretty but that is all she is. In most parts of the movie she walks and talks like a zombie. Not sure if that is how delusional people would behave, but her performance looks comical. And since the whole movie circles around her, she single handedly manages to bring the entire movie down.

I really hope to see her cast in a better and more suitable role.

This is one such movie where everything looks bad, right from the acting, music, script, dialog, plot – everything.

I was shaking my head and hoping to see the movie end at some point.

Stay away from this one – unless you want to totally waste your time.

Ring of Death (2008 TV Movie)

Just not strong enough

[6/10 · 24 January 2009]

Saw this one yesterday after reading the plot line. I was hoping for something similar to Prison Break but with a lot of action.

This could have been made with a lot more effectiveness. Cop goes into prison as a convict to nab a bunch of crooks who run a fighting tournament and stream it Live on the internet - old wine in a new bottle.

Still it could have been handled better. Weak dialogs and ineffective editing, only shows that very little effort has been spent on the script.

Stunt scenes look powerful but that alone cant lift the whole thing up.

Johnny Messner does a clean job - cannot complain about him.

I was looking for something similar to Prison Break mashed up with some Urban Fight but sadly, the fight was present but the shrewdness of the Prison Break series was totally missing.

Max Payne (2008)

Totally Fulfilling!

[10/10 · 5 December 2008]

There could not have been a better tribute to the path breaking, trend setter in the video game world. I am simply stunned by the sheer amount of closeness the movie makers have made with the actual game.

I am one of the many millions of people who got hooked up to shooter games after playing Max Payne. The main force that drove me to keep playing the game was its cinematic approach. The game had excellent cut scenes and wonderful narration with some great dialog.

To watch all that as a movie starring one of my favorite – Mark Wahlberg was just amazing.

You would not believe the level of attention to detail given to each and every aspect of the game. Be it the camera work, or the lighting or the sounds, even the way Max limps when he is down in health – Everything! Every Single Thing!

I seriously don't know how this movie would mean to anybody who has not played the game, but for Fans of the game – this would be a real treat. I was waiting to watch each and every feature which made the game such a great hit and when they come up they just leave you in awe.

It has everything used so cleverly - The Bullet Time mode, the puzzle sequences in between chapters, the weapons – and they used my favorite pump action shotgun the most! You should watch the scene where Max takes a dose of the Valkyr drug himself – simply superb.

And for people who are wondering why the movie finishes with just the end of BB, wait till after the credits roll.

The bottom line is – this is a terrific movie with great action, music and style. I would give it a straight 10 and would strongly recommend

this movie to anyone.

Righteous Kill (2008)

Great Movie - Enjoyable

[9/10 · 22 November 2008]

Enjoyed every minute of the movie. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are simply great together. Nice story telling, though the twist was quite predictable for regular movie watchers.

But still, very well handled with some good dialog and excellent narration. Excellent performances from both the veterans. De Niro is just superb when he has his emotional outbursts.

Everyone seems to have done their job perfectly in this movie and even when you know what is coming towards the end, you would want to see how it is told.

Has everything - action, sex and some cold blooded bent cop action.

Dimples (2008)

Awful Movie. Keep away

[1/10 · 22 November 2008]

Awful. Truly Bad!

It would be a crime to recommend this one. Got fooled by the name and some stupid reviews.

Absolutely no twist, exceptionally poor acting. LAME LAME LAME!

Nothing seems to be fine - music is bad, voices sound distant. Story just makes you impatient. I was really hoping to see something big towards the climax, but there wasn't any at all.

Apparently I was happy to see the credits roll as I could not have tolerated the boredom any further.

Keep away from this movie!