Paul Derrick

Paul Derrick

Favorite films

  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Fright Night
  • Uncle Buck
  • Falling Down

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  • Mannequin

    ★★★★

  • Remote

    ★★★

  • TC 2000

    ★★½

  • The Seventh Curse

    ★★★★

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  • Mannequin

    Mannequin

    ★★★★

    8.0/10

  • Remote

    Remote

    ★★★

    6.0/10

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  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

    ★★★½

    The characters are likable, the premise frightening, and the storytelling good enough to keep people entertained and scared for an hour and a half.

    My only real complaint about the movie is that it doesn't leave a lasting impression. Everything feels like it's missing a crucial ingredient that could have turned this from a good film into a great film. The characters don't feel fully fleshed out. Ya, some of their backstories are kind of told, but they feel rushed…

  • Razorback

    Razorback

    ★★★★

    This movie shouldn't totally work as well as it does. It's pretty clearly a Jaws rip-off (or homage if you will) as it's about a giant animal that attacks people - and a much bigger animal than the others around it, distinct that way - and how three people go after it... well, at first anyway. It should be just an homage, but Russell Mulcahy, who later did Highlander, brings something else to the table, which is unadulterated weirdness. The…

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