Monthly Archives: April 2011

Easterbunny DVD/BD bargains on Amazon Germany

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

For a change I’d like to point out some pretty interesting deals you get at Amazon Germany: Lots of TV series and (even more interesting) over 200 (!) BD-movies for just about 9 Euros (incl. shipping)! So if you don’t … Continue reading →

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3D or just 2D, that’s the question in “Piranha” (2010) and “Mega Piranha”

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

Animal horror movies, or how someone once put it “animal documentaries”, are like slasher-movies: you don’t need an elaborate plot, character development (even if interesting characters is a bonus) or extra gimmicks or originality. It’s often enough to have a … Continue reading →

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Arnie sees red in “Red Sonja” and “Red Heat”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

The late 80ies action cinema. There’s something magic, something unique and often something silly in it. Sometimes we remember those movies in a nostalgic way and when we rewatch them we remind ourselves that this is actually pretty good and … Continue reading →

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Parties to die for in “Night of the Demons” and “7eventy 5ive”

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Sometimes movies can entertain you without any elaborate plot, interesting characters or original ideas. Sometimes it’s enough to have a group of young people get killed by a psychopath or hunted by demons. A closed environment and gore effects can … Continue reading →

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Horror in/on the water with “Ghost Ship”, “Open Water” and “Open Water 2: Adrift”

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

There’s something awfully frightening about the depths of the ocean. You don’t need to read Jules Verne to know that there’s so much unexplored territory we can’t even fathom. Sometimes what you don’t see is scarier than anything else. With … Continue reading →

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Finish him…Flawless victory… with the first two videogame movie adaptations of “Mortal Kombat”

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Movie adaptations of popular videogame franchises are nothing new and as long as there’s some cash involved they most probably will never die, like directors who think using some characters and building a flawed story around Beat ‘em ups is … Continue reading →

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Your punches suck as much as “Sucker Punch”

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Sucker Punch (USA 2011, director: Zack Snyder) A new movie from a director whose other productions you like is always a tricky business. If the director only did a remake and some comic adaptations and now comes up with his … Continue reading →

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