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My Bloody Valentine 2009
Reinterpretation rather than remake, Patrick Lussier's film is too reliant on its initial release's gimmick. The third era of 3D (following '50s and '80s) was upon us and this rode that wave. So while it does try to be different to the '81 movie; its changes don't work, and its set-pieces are over reliant on an audience seeing the gore fly out of the screen at them. In a cinema, with stereoscopic glasses on (and perhaps a couple of beers inside you) that might work. But not in flat 2D. Good films should work both ways...
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Brannigan 1975
Brannigan: "How's the second-best navy?"
Royal Navy Sailor: "You should know..!"One of a couple of cop movies (alongside 'McQ') John Wayne made in the latter part of his career; clearly hoping to cash-in on the popularity of 'Dirty Harry'. This is easily the more preferable, thanks to some wit in the script. It features the tried-and-tested "fish out of water" formula: Chicago Detective Wayne travels to London to pick up a suspect; culture-clash ensues. Yet far more enjoyably than…
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Candyman 2021
"They will say that I have shed innocent blood..."
A return to the now gentrified Cabrini Green neighbourhood of Chicago, as the urban legend of the hook-handed killer once again becomes more than just a rumour.
Really?
Why would the vengeful spirit of a black man murdered by a racist mob suddenly come back to light in the present day?
Oh, hang on.
Nia DaCosta's brilliantly conceived reboot/sequel should definitely keep the legend alive for years to come. And considering…Translated from by -
County Lines 2019
About an hour into watching this, I wanted it to end. It would've been a short film with a depressing denouement. But at least it would've been over. Because I could tell there was worse to come. And I was right.
Not for the squeamish, this is a tough film to watch at times. It's not overly graphic in its depictions, it's just that what is depicted is highly unpleasant. And depressingly believable.
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