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I wish North American horror producers would take a page out of the Japanese horror template and put more 'spookiness' and less cheap shocks in their flicks.
As Emanuel Levy says in his book Cinema of Outsiders, "the shocks have little resonance, and the weirdness is trivial- the pictures hyperkinetic wildness is mostly on the surface, the images are elaborately conceived but meaningless."
There is absolutely no tension, shocks or scares.
The acting is mediocre as are the few shocks that the film has.
There's less gore, less nudity, fewer shocks and much less technical competence on display here.
No surprises or shocks here.
Other then super fake electrical shocks there is none of that.
Unsurprisingly, The Fly II is a disappointment, emerging as a mere exercise in formulaic shocks and little else, as young Martin Brundle (Eric Stoltz) is brought up by the sinister Bartok (Lee Richardson) only to realise his horrendous destiny as dormant genes in his body begin to transform him into a crossbreed of fly and human, just his like deceased father.
The story is well written and beautifully photographed, and the director keeps the pace up through the film, substituting mood for cheap shocks, though there are a few jump-out-of-your-seat moments.
With a very low blood and sex rating, this film instead shocks by how it manipulates the viewer.
The whole thing seemed to be constantly on one median level, with very few shocks.
Lethargy settles in early, the talented leads are wasted, and the shocks are awfully slow in coming.
The cinematography is quite ahead of its time (the camera rarely sits still, yet remains unobtrusive), the drama is milked for maximum effect (and there are numerous sudden shocks), and the science-fiction/occult aspects of the film never overshadow the human element.
The first Pet Sematary by the same director, Mary Lambert, is genuinely creepy and scary and contains couple of great shocks which stay in your mind.
This is a customary splatter plenty of grisly killing,thrills,gruesome shocks, nauseating chills and quite boring.
Well acted, actually funny where it's supposed to be funny, sexy and suspenseful with an ending that isn't telegraphed from the beginning (though admittedly not nearly on par with the shock endings of such films as "Jason Goes To Hell - The Final Friday" or the shocks all throughout "Jian Gui" (aka "The Eye").
This cool 80's gem has perhaps stolen its storyline and most essential moments from classic blockbusters like "Deliverance" and "the Deer Hunter", but the raw violence and effective shocks are director Hughes' very own merit.
This is what shocks Westerners the most.
The worst thing that can happen to a human being is death, but, as children we point our finger at a playmate we say Bang! and death has now become a metaphor for Game Over, so now, when a filmmaker reaches into their bag of handy shocks there is little left.
The story is predictable and there is nothing here that surprises or shocks.
While it contains plenty of frightening shocks and gore, that is only the suurface level, and the focus for watching it the first time.
The time travelling is played to various effects throughout the story; there are a few scenes of comedy, some extremely touching emotional scenes, and some genuine shocks.
Not so much the scares, as the shocks, are what draws me to this film, and every minute is worth while.
No shocks, no disappointments.
Here is finally a movie, that shocks you, surprises you, questions you, slaps you, make you cry, shows you a mirror-to sum up evoke strong responses.
The story is completely laughable, the characters...well...what characters, there's no suspense and there are only lame shocks and so on.
What really shocks me is that Bryce Dallas Howard, who played Gwen Stacy in the film, didn't provide the voice for her character.
Being a rather jaded horror/exploitation fan, rarely do I find anything that actually shocks me or scares me to the core (although there are some D'Amato films I refuse to ever watch!).
I am a huge Stones Fan if that shocks anyone.
and the film looked dull and grainy, the bit where the girl is run over will make you laugh forever, the shocks are ridiculous to the point of needing to by yourself a new television because your current one has just caught a virus.
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