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The unbelievable twist the movie makes - going from an extremely bad "Alien lifeforms inhabit earth" movie with sickening bad acting, to a film that tries to spread an Archchristian "Judgement day is at hand, seek Jesus or though shall burn for all eternity in the fiery debts of hell" message - left me stunned after being tormented for 85 minutes.
Hell's Gate (2004) is another bad horror movie that tries too hard to be something it's not.
The film tries to place the problems of Tanzania on an environmental cause but the truth of that matter is the problems stem from a parasitic outside force.
Gone are the character interactions and clever plot, and replaced by a story that tries to be exciting but misses by a mile.
Poorly acted and poorly directed, "Congo" unsuccessfully tries to recreate the feeling of "Jurassic Park".
That guy who tries to kill the gopher is a loser and he sucked.
He rapes women - or tries to.
The opening caption tries to tell us that the film is a portrayal of the current invasion of South American countries (Costa Rica, in this particular case) by North American oil companies, and the negative effects, both economic and environmental, of this invasion.
This movie tries to be funny using dull one liners which all seem to have been lifted from 50's cartoons.
Then he tries to start the car without his keys?
It is sad to have to say that a film is truly awful and one tries to find ways around saying this.
The deputy tries to make an emergency phone call by dialing 911...PROBLEM...in 1957 that emergency number was not in existence.
I hope nobody tries this technique again.
While Lopez de Ayala tries hard to portray Juana as a romantic and passionate young woman, completely obsessed by love to her handsome husband, it seems as if she weren't able to develop her character over this one-dimensional feature; Juana was an important figure in Spanish history, and politics of that time were essential in her storyline... but here she's introduced as a romantic leading lady out of a soap opera; this is a real pity, and the film a missing opportunity to show the way personal lives can influence History and vice versa.
There's even a line the tries to make the journey into the Earth sound more impressive than the journey into space (like the one in "Armageddon").
So much so, that when I heard there was going to be a sequel, I seemed to forgo my usual shivering that occurs when a studio tries to rehash what was a good idea over ten years later.
On a boat from the Yucatan after Taylor's given her the brush she tries suicide.
Irwin has scars on his back and on his head, and he tries to convince the angels that his scars are where the humans amputated his wings and halo.
One can appreciate the artistic quality of the film (it's obvious that the filmmakers cared deeply about this film) and its rich cinematography, but the film still tries too hard to be different and then gives up and whimpers to an end without making much of a statement.
Dee Snyder tries to make you feel scared and terrified, this movie does exactly this but not in a good way.
This was an awful short film that tries to be funny in a dark way but wasn't funny at all.
A fine young cast is wasted in this empty, mawkish, manipulative film that tries to be a combination of both a cute comedy and an insightful drama.
"Head of the Family" actually tries to be a real moovie.
Virginia tries to make conversation but as she grinds a cigarette out under her Leopard print, thigh high, high heeled boots Nestor grabs her by her throat & drags her off into the darkness.
Mad scientist Professor Tabani drinks a potion he has brewed up in his laboratory but is turned into a blood craving vampire instead.When Dr.Aqil pays a visit Tabani sees a picture of Aqil's wife Shabnam and,after turning Aqil into a vampire,heads for Shabnam to make her his bride.Aqil's brother discovers the grave of the vampire and his brother at Tabani's castle and kills his brother with a knife to free his soul.Tabani succeeds in putting the bite on Shabnam and once turned she tries to lure her young niece away.Aqil's brother races against time to put a stop to the vampire curse."Zinda
I have never read the book so I can't say if the movie was faithful, but as with most movie adaptations, it tries too hard to cram as much information into the shortest amount of time possible.
Normally i would applaud a movie that tries to do something different or original in a genre.
and a bunch of stupid bad guys who likes to betray and mess up the life for each other, they are both containing scenes stolen from better productions and they are both cheap productions who tries to look expensive with some (often badly made) computer animation.
Director Geoffrey Wright (Romper Stomper) tries his hand at updating Macbeth by setting it in the contemporary Melbourne underworld.
This film tries very hard, but falls short.
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