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After having enjoyed part 1, I was looking forward for this one but got hugely disappointed.

Inspite of too many questions n almost no answers, the first was was really impressive n captivating.

Expected some answers n a satisfying ending from part 2, but the makers didn't show anything new, in fact more questions are left unanswered, same things from part 1 are included, nothing new or thrilling stuff added in this one.

The suspense, the dreadful atmosphere, the dark comic, etc which were there in part 1 is all missing in part 2.

Mayb the makers are short of ideas of how to conclude the film.

I got pulled into this aft watching the trailer on YouTube n the other reason being Hayden Panettiere. I only remember her from Scream 4 n she was pretty slim n illecebrous in that one.

She has put on weight since it's been 14 years.

Nevertheless I still like her.

The two things i can't stand in a movie is rape n child at peril.

This movie's subject is very tough, child abduction n I heaved a sigh of relief when the movie ended.

The two lead actors were very believable n they gave good performances. Also the woman who played the mother is terrific. As audience we can feel her trauma.

I read that this one is a remake of a 2012 found footage movie. Thank God, they skipped the found footage style. Can't stand shaky cam, flickering lights n found footage style like movies.

I saw this almost a decade ago. Revisited it recently on a fast forward mode.

While this one has more blood n gore n more backstory, somehow it lacked the atmosphere n tension compared to the original.

The story takes place in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras n we don't get to see a single nude woman. Even the shower scene is deprived of nudity.

Obviously this was made to cash in on the success of its predecessor and there's nothing wrong in that but the makers shud have at least paid attention to the script.

None of the kills are worth mentioning and they r not at all shocking or terrifying.

The kids coming to rescue the lead female character was a big lol.

I first saw this in the early 2k on cable tv, was Sony channel. All the gory/bloody scenes were deleted cos of the weird censor board in my beloved country. Even Virginia Madsen's partial nudity was chopped off.

The Hot Spot was my fav erotic movie as a teen. She was indeed hot n like a true peach in the 90s.

Revisited this movie recently as I wanna check out the remake version.

Found the movie very atmospheric, creepy, violent, scary n most importantly very well made one.

Tony Todd's towering personality n his voice makes him truly scary in this one.

The scenes in the ghetto area is very surrealistic n like a terrifying nightmare.

I first saw this in the early 90s. Found it to b terrifying then.

Revisited it recently.

Robert Clouse gave some good movies, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, Deadly Eyes, Cynthia Rockrocks' China O'Brien, Bolo Yeung's Ironheart, Darker Than Amber, Gymkata n this one.

This movie is one of the best in terms of killer dogs movie.

In this movie the dogs r not exposed to any radiation, nor any kinda experiment done unto them and they r not at all genetically modified.

They r just left deserted by their owners n they became mean, savage n developed a taste for human meat.

The fat guy who gets chased and cornered on a cliff is disturbing, his death.

The father of the fat guy is a true moron.

The attack scenes are bloody violent n I think Cujo borrowed the lady in the car scene from this movie.

The saddest was the old blind man's fate.

I saw this for the first time on 28th sept which is coincidentally the lead actor's (Nacho, the curly mullet hair fella) birthday.

I got pulled into seeing this aft reading some glowing reviews, especially of Coventry n BA_Harrison.

I got disappointed.

The kills r lame, the killer seems to be a big fan of Freddy Krueger n Michael Myers.

One of the redeeming factor is the setting n day time photography.

There r 3 busty babes and a serene lake but we do not get to see any skinny dipping.

We have the regular characters make the usual bad choices. Rather than fleeing away in the van, they stop, go in the wrong way, leaving one babe alone in the van....

I first saw this in the mid 90s on a vhs.

Revisited it recently.

Hitchcock's Psycho n Hooper's TCM are the best when it comes to portraying the terrifying deeds and insane mind of Ed Gein but this little n lesser known horror movie shud be seen at least once by serial killer movie fans.

Inspite of being the budget tiny, the makers really did a fantastic job.

Tom Savini's work ain't that cool compared to his later 80s movies.

Roberts Blossom did a nice job of portraying Ed Gein and with his constant lips smacking face, I couldn't stop laughing.

The movie is darkly comical at times, the fatty lady seducing Ezra Cobb and Ezra putting a spoon in an open skull, as if scooping an icecream.

The old man in the pub telling Ezra how he wishes to blow off the waitress' brain by *ucking her but alas his *ick can no longer stand n the "ick appears like the hanging neck of a turkey.

Ezra beating a drum made outta human skin.

I wonder how Christopher Walken or Harvey Keitel wud have portrayed Ezra Cobb/Ed Gein.

I wanted to watch this on a big screen when it released in May 2024 but there was only one show of 11 pm and that too nowhere in Bandra bt far off in town side.

Missed it cos of my early morning gym training duty.

Saw this last nite on Amazon Prime.

I enjoyed this movie.

It has one of the coolest monster, terrifying n intimidating.

There is ample amount of tension n the kills r gruesome.

The best part is that inspite of the movie's entire setting taking place in a mine and an even deeper cave, without any sunlight or artificial light, one can make out wots going on.

No hand held shaky cam stuff n no flickering lights.

Wish they had shown more of the monster's past.

I first saw this in Gaiety, Bandra, when it first released in Dec 2011. Saw this with my dad and entire family, first day first show.

The theatre was jam packed n the crowds went berserk, clapping n whistling.

I don't know why my earlier review got deleted.

Writing this again aft revisiting few days back.

The movie is a direct sequel to Don (2006) and the story takes place 5 years after the events of the previous film.

The opening sequence is loaded with action n SRK gave a solid performance. He looked cool with his long hair.

The movie has ample amount of action, the locations r amazing, the direction n editing top notch.

The hand to hand combat n the fight with the villain Jabbar is amazeballs.

Jabbar is an intimidating villain.

Heard they are planning part 3 without SRK.

Will probably skip part 3.

As a gym instructor, I always make fun of fellas from accounts department cos of their pot bellies n thakela (low energy) attitude.

I saw this few days back on Netflix.

I regret not seeing this earlier.

The movie is very entertaining n has enuff thrills n humor.

Haven't read Burutasu No Shinzou by Keigo Higashino upon which this movie is based on.

Rajkumar Rao wearing a t-shirt with the logo of Giant Robo is epic. The guy is a terrific actor.

The movie has three good babes.

I didn't like Huma Qureshi.

Akansha Ranjan Kapoor is a busty babe, Radhika is an athletic built babe n Zayn Marie Khan is hot.

I saw this on 15th Aug, 1st day of its release with my entire family in Le Reve Bandra.

The movie is heavily inspired by Hammer Film Productions & The Universal Classic Monsters.

Similar to Hammer horror n Universal Monsters films, this one too has good visuals and the movie shudnt be taken seriously.

Similar to Universal Monster movies n Hammer Horror, the makers of this movie are trying to create a world where all the characters from their horror films may dwell.

The headless fella is copied from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Rajkumar Rao once again gave a solid performance.

Once again there were no kills n nobody dies.

The worst part is the addition of Akshay Kumar.

In short, The Headless Horseman meets Universal Monsters n Hammer Horror films but in a good way.

I saw this few days back after 6 years of its release cos my daughter booked the tickets of part 2.

Honestly, the movie has terrific acting by Rajkumar Rao. He is a treat to watch. His comic timing is amazing.

The movie has ample amount of hilarious moments but the scare factor is very mild.

Pankaj Tripathi also gave a memorable performance.

The small town's narrow lanes, dimly lit alleys, etc are all reminiscent of Hammer horror movies.

Apart from scare factor, the makers didn't bother to put emphasis on the cinematography. A good horror movie needs good atmosphere.

Also there were not enuff kills. In fact nobody dies.

The twist/end was predictable.

Let's enjoy part 2 on big screen on Independence Day, God willing.

Jai Hind.

I first saw this in the late 90s on a vhs.

Revisited the remastered director's cut recently.

This movie has everything, romance, drama, action, shot gun blasting, terrific star cast n superb acting by Oldman, Slater n Arquette.

Of course it has homage to Presley, Chibba n McQueen's Bullit.

Oldman gave one of cinema's most brutal, scar faced villain. His dreadlock wig n contact lens from Dracula made him a very memorable villain inspite of having few mins role.

The meeting n exchange of words between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper is crazy n tension filled.

The only scene i didn't like was when Patricia Arquette gets beaten but the way she fights back is 100 times better than most horror movie final girl act.

She was gorgeous in this movie.

Comparisons with FT13, TCM, Adam Green's Hatchet, Just Before Dawn n various backwoods 80s slashers is inevitable but this one has plenty of bloody kills n ample amount of tension.

While it has the same old trope.

When the bad guy/monster/evil stuff is down, make sure they r fully down by severing their head or at least their arms but here we again have idiots who shows their back to the killer who is down.

Here we again have the same idiots who rather than putting bullets after bullets in the killer, they go very close to the killer who is down.

In some scenes the camera jus lingers on.

In some scenes we just get to c the killer walk around n hear his footsteps crushing the weeds n dry twigs.

The first kill is offscreen but the rest are bloody mayhem.

The yoga girl dies in the most brutal (ironically in a super hyper extended spine).

As a gym instructor I always tell my clients not to do hyper extension of any joints.

As audiences we are waiting for the killer to pounce on the car or something to come out from the woods. Some solid suspense maintained.

The camera-work supplies the film with unbearable tension level at some scenes.

Another best part is the juxtaposition. The serene n calm forest with birds chirping, animals making their sounds, still n calm lake contrasted with the killer wreaking mayhem.

I first saw this almost two years back n loved it.

This one deserved a theatrical release man.

This is the fifth film in the main series and seventh in the overall franchise. It is a prequel to the first four films.

This one is set in 1719, nearly 268 years before the events of the first film.

This one has mind blowing action scenes n superb cinematography.

The movie is filled with lots of tension n has lottuva fierce animal attack scenes n has a masterpiece climax.

It has lots of dismemberments, gory kills and some awesome hand-to-hand combat.

This one has some of the best kills in the franchise.

Taabe's combat with the predator was mind-blowing. This guy single handedly, without technology almost beated the Predator. I always felt the Predator was a big cheater using his camouflaging behaviour.

I saw this directly after seeing it's predecessor.

In this sequel we have Martin's daughter Emma who conveniently takes a job as a night watch in the same forensic department where her parents were traumatized by a psycho.

She finds out that the psycho is alive at a nearby asylum. She becomes obsessed to see him.

At the same time we have a copycat killer on the prowl.

The movie is very predictable but it is atmospheric n an effective thriller.

It takes more than 40 mins before the first kill.

One of the best part is that they have included many new characters, not just so that they can be killed off.

How Brent gets to get out on weekends inspite of him being a brutal killer was beyond me.

I saw this today n was pulled in cos of the 2024 sequel.

Had seen the Hollywood remake starring Josh Brolin n McGregor in the early 2k.

Honestly I enjoyed both the versions but writing a review of this original version.

The movie looks a bit outdated (30 years) considering the pacing but it has solid character development.

The best part is the ominous setting, oodles of atmosphere n a decent twist.

Kim Bodnia as Jens Arnkiel gave a very memorable performance.

We have Martin (a very young Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) who gets a student job as night watchman at the Forensic Medicine Institute. At the same time women are murdered brutally by a serial killer.

Martin has to make his rounds in the morgue where the latest victim's body is brought in.

Saw this few months back.

Stephen King's name pulled me.

But u know u r heading towards a bad movie when the makers write Stephen King's name in big bold letter on the poster. Jus trying to cash in on the success.

Stephen King has lost the charm. Gone r the days of Salem's Lot, Carrie, It, etc.

While viewing this movie Deathwish, Jodie Foster's Brave One, I Spit... and many more will come to ur mind.

Maria Bello is a very talented actor.

The way her character dies in the tv show Beef is brutal.

But in this made for tv movie she looks a bit tired.

The movie does have a sense of dread but the imaginary character around Mario Bello takes away the tension n scare.

I saw this few weeks back n enjoyed it inspite of the movie having tons of flaws.

I started this on Amazon Prime n went to sleep after 30 mins of viewing. To my surprise when I tried resuming it the next day, it was not playing n on the contrary the movie went in the rental category.

Tried searching on Netflix but it wasn't there n then voila, the next day it appeared on Netflix as newly added.

The movie has tons of tension, solid suspense, very well paced, good acting n inspite of some scenes being shot in darkness, one can make out wots going on.

Now lets discuss the bad points.

When the cops confronts the lead female character n doubts her, she cud have easily got herself identified. Her car is parked right in front but she fails to mention it? She could have asked them to check her license plate and the cops could find out who she was.

A malnourished women who was held captive for so many years has super human strength.

Our final girl survives a fall from a height, she even survives a gunshot wound n there is absolutely no bleeding.

Our final girl is thrown off from a water tower, but a malnourished woman jumps after her seconds later and catches our final girl mid air, cushions her fall, defying law of gravity.

I saw this last evening on Netflix.

I wasn't aware about Saurabh Shah's book Maharaj n had absolutely no idea about the 1862 Maharaj libel case fought in the Bombay High Court.

Even more shocking was that I wasn't even aware about the social worker, Karsandas Mulji.

Yash Raj films n Netflix shud b applauded for this kinda enlightenment as well as entertainment.

Junaid doesn't have the typical bollywood hero face or style but he is a talented actor who can give sleepless nights to the younger lot.

He gave a solid restrained performance.

The screenplay n direction is top notch n the dialogues are amazing.

One of the best part is Jaideep Ahlawat. Amazing performance by him.

I enjoyed the courtroom sequence.

I first saw this more than a decade ago on a dvd which i own. Revisited it recently on a fast forward mode. The poster of the dvd cover enticed me then.

A group of Forest Rangers fight back against an army of orcs, somehow they came out of the blue from some cave with helmets, armours, spears n different weapons.

Lots of extras in bad costume running here n there. The fight scenes are rubbish, there is zero horror element n this movie cannot fall into a decent fantasy genre.

Revisiting Ray Harryhausen/Charles H. Schneer's movies are much better options than this lousy Orcs!

Why the makers decided to make a movie on orcs, if their budget was less, is beyond me.

They cud have settled for savage cavemen instead.

I saw this last nite with my wife in Gaiety theatre Bandra n I loved the movie.

There are no surprises here, what with it being based on a true story, but even if you're unfamiliar with what really happened, as I was, then u will be rejoiced to learn some astonishing facts about our football team under the guidance of Mr Abdul Rahim.

Thankfully, Maidaan never takes its pedigree for granted, and delivers the goods largely by focusing on the roots of the victory instead of the cheap emotional payoff that other sports films are so obsessed with.

Maidaan plays as a stellar reenactment of our amazing victory and it's elevated considerably by the always fantastic Devgn who got into the role of that of Abdul Rahim, the coach known as the architect of modern Indian football.

Abdul Rahim is considered to be the greatest coach India has ever produced.

His tenure is considered as a "Golden age" of Indian football.

I first saw this in the late 80s on a vhs.

Revisited it recently on a ff mode.

The director tried his level best to make a genre mash up but failed miserably maybe due to the budget.

The movie also failed to cash in on the atmospheric feel of that a forest set up.

They even failed to make it a poignant story regarding the two kids' harassment by the mother n their death due to starvation n illness.

The wife's lover is attacked n chased by the husband but to my surprise the lover keeps throwing different objects n the husband keeps getting different weapons.

Later the lover dies on a circular saw which ain't even switched on.

A grown up woman while being chased by a killer meets two small kids n she tells them "pls dont kill me, pls dont hurt me". Whoa man!

Shudnt she be worried about the killer n not the helpless kids.

I first saw this in the late 90s on a vhs.

Revisited it today.

The creepy n vile Victor Salva gave some of the creepiest movies (ClownHouse, Jeepers Creepers n this one).

The best part about this movie is the character development n the twist.

While the focus is more on the two main leads, Eric Roberts (fresh after The Specialist) n the veteran Lance Henricksen (fresh aft Hard Target n The Quick n the Dead).

Sadly both went towards the stupid direct-to-video movies. This one too is a direct to video but far superior to the others.

Watch out for Brion James in a tiny role. I remember him more frm the episode Split Second from Tales from the Crypt.

Even more tinier role is that of Lin Shaye.

Fans of Road Movies will definitely enjoy this.

Some of my fav road movie thrillers: Detour, Desperate, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, The Hitch-Hiker, They Live by Night, Gun Crazy, The Hitcher, Delusion, Red Rock West, Joy Ride (my all time fav), Duel, Highwaymen, Breakdown, Death proof, Riding the Bullet, Roadgames 1981, Jeepers Creepers, WindChill, Alone, From Dusk till Dawn, Zombieland, Dead End, Road Games 2015, etc.

This movie made 20 years before Speed has only 13 reviews while Speed has more than 500 reviews. Of course I am angry cos this is much better than Speed.

The villain in this one is better than Dennis Hopper. The background stories of the terrorists/villains r very well done in this movie compared to Speed.

Note that one has to see the 150 mins version of this movie.

I saw this for the first time recently n that too almost 50 years of its release n still enjoyed it.

Surprisingly Sonny Chiba got a very miniscule role. He doesn't get to make his weird constipated facial expressions in this one nor does he gets to fight anyone.

This movie inspired many movies -Speed, Runaway Train borrowed few elements, The Bollywood offspring The Burning Train borrowed some elements n another Bollywood offspring Tezz directly copied it.

Even Michael Mann's Heat borrowed few elements, the last airport scene n the wife called in to spot the guy.