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markmillicent
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Soldiers of the Damned (2015)
Killer Flik!
Sat down last night with a few beers to watch 'Soldiers of the Damned' and I have to say that I was mightily impressed. Although the actors are not well known, they give a hell of a performance way above their pay grades.
This film is not about Nazi Zombies, it is an intelligent film that requires your attention to follow the clever and ever twisting plot line. If you want 'Nazi zombies,' then go look elsewhere, this is completely different, a horror thriller that happens to be set in WW2 in one of the most haunted places on earth.
I'm not going to give any plot line away, but there are some great scenes in here and plenty of action for a low budget movie and it did keep me riveted until the very end. Cleverly written, well directed and great camera-work have all pulled together to deliver an enjoyable movie that leaves you mulling it over long after the credits have rolled.
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)
Wonderful Wet Wales
Its amazing how some people hate the notion of a simply entertaining film. Thats what this film was. Beautifully shot and sumptuously simple...yet very rewarding. The sense of community and the struggle not to loose their identity was very strongly a theme that made excellent cinema. The locations along with the superb cinematography help this little piece of Wales from the first world war era seem believable and magical. The welsh border village with it's one school, one pub and one Mountain!, make a great backdrop and little slice of Britain that is well worth a visit. Great feel good little film. Watch it! Colm Meeney alway excellent as ever. Tara Fitzgerald as Betty would be my only gripe.... but again totally passable performance.