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The X Files: Release (2002)
One of Doggett's Best
What a class episode. I know the last 2 seasons of the X-Files have taken their fair share of knocks (not from me!), but you have to agree that although he is no Mulder (the man's a legend!), Doggett bring's something totally new to the series. At the start of season 8, it takes some getting used to seeing him as the main male lead, but after time you get to see that he is not just a typical hard-nosed cop, he has some subtle qualities that makes u warm to him. Robert Patrick does a fine job portraying all sorts of emotions when the wound of who killed his young son is re-opened, ranging from frustration and pain at having to re-live the whole event one more time, to the 'release' and closure he shares with his ex-wife after a great twist at the end means the killer is finally brought to justice in the only way that would deem satisfactory to the viewers (after the death of his son is revealed to be all the more horrific). Would it be more satisfying if the twist was sacrificed and Doggett was the man who pulled the trigger??? Fair play to the T-1000 for holding his own!
Hostel: Part II (2007)
Not a patch on the first film...
Having watched this last night, i must say i was very surprised by the lack of originality to this film. It is almost a carbon copy of the first, (which is one of my fave horror films), but minus the atmosphere and feeling of dread. Don't get me wrong, i thought German as the leading lady was good, and she had a bit of intelligence about her character that we don't always see in horror films, what with warning her mate not to go off on a boat trip, and looking after her more wild mate that just seems to want to get hammered and laid (in whatever order - fair play!), but it lacked the sense of doom the other film had. i think this was mostly because the 2 main killers were cheesy Americans who for me were too over-the top to be considered menacing (the tattoo scene made me cringe, 'i'm proud of mine'). I know this shows that anyone can turn into a killer if they have a dark desire and a bit of wedge in their back pocket, but for me it loses the mystery the first film had with a creepy European gang, and you already know what's round the corner so you find yourself asking 'why am i watching this'? in my honest opinion, for this sort of film, the less you know about the people behind all the sinister dealings the better.