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The Hunting Party, a review by Silence_of_Lamb

Summary:
A young journalist (Jesse Eisenberg), a seasoned cameraman (Terrence Howard) and a discredited war correspondent (Richard Gere) embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them.

My Thoughts:
I got this movie with my TV-magazine and have never heard anything about it before.

Which in fact is strange if you take into consideration it's gripping story and the terrific cast. After just about 10 minutes it became clear why this movie passed completely unnoticed by the masses: It's so cynical that it sometimes hurts.
Nevertheless (or probably: because of this), it's a great movie. The interaction between the three main-actors is absolute fun to watch, the guest appearance of Diane Kruger would have been worth an Oscar (if it wouldn't have been that short). The plot gets your full attention within the first two seconds and doesn't let you go until the end-credits. The photography is absolutely fabulous, the directing is so good that you actually don't notice it is there.
This movie has just about anything it needs to make a great movie an unforgettable movie, possibly even an all-time classic.
The most disturbing part is that this movie is based on a true story and was shot on the original places.

Highly recommended (especially if you want to know how it is possible that a 100.000 men seem completely unable to find a single man (may the name be Karadcic, Mladic, Bin Laden, ...))

My Rating: (out of possible 5)

(From Michael's random reviews on March 26th, 2011)

Amityville: A New Generation, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Amityville: A New Generation
Movie Count: 25
TV Ep Count: 9
Time Started: 12pm
Plot:
 When young photographer Keyes (Ross Partridge) snaps a picture of a mysterious homelss man, the subject insists he take a dark yet strangely beautiful antique mirror.

Back at Keyes' home, the demonic forces of the infamous Long Island horror-house find new life through the mirror's frightening reflections. As unsuspecting victims gaze into the shimmering glass, they witness their own violent demise and soon find themselves helpless to escape their deadly fate.

The mirror leads Keyes to discover his own connection to Amityville's dark heritage, and he comes to realize the evil powers of his new possession.

Can he stop the dark forces surrounding him and his dwindling group of friends before it's too late?

My Thoughts:
I have been a fan of the Amityville Horror movies for a very long time... these are the movies that made me a huge fan of haunted house movies. I knew there was several that I have never seen before... and this was one of them. Unfortunately I just wish that was still the case. It was not a terrible movie... but it was definitely below average. I would probably rate this one at about a 3.5 out of 10. First of all... it doesn't even take place in the Amityville house. Instead it is a mirror that came from that house... and every time it makes something happen you see the house being reflected in the mirror. So that is the main thing I didn't like. The other is that it was just a slow movie that I had a hard time keeping my attention on. I can not in good faith recommend this movie.

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 8th, 2007)

Dexter: The Fourth Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Dexter: The Fourth Season (2009/United States) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia |

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Stars:
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz as Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan
Desmond Harrington as Joey Quinn
C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka
Lauren Velez as Lt. Maria Laguerta
David Zayas as Angel Batista
James Remar as Harry Morgan
John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell/The Trinity Killer

Extras:

• Galleries
• Production Notes/Bios
• 2 Episodes of Californication
• 1 Epiosde of Lock 'N Loaded
• 1 Episode of The Tudors

This is an excellent season to an excellent series! I loved every second of it! It has a great storyline in the Trinity Killer. Every single episode keeps you on the edge of your seat through-out the season. This is probably my favorite season of the series so far. Though I have to say... I hated how they killed off one of the main characters at the end of the season. Don't get me wrong... made for a great and shocking ending... but I just hate seeing this particular cast member leave the show... as she is one of my favorite actresses and played one of my favorite characters in the series. And I will miss her on here in the upcoming seasons. Part of me can't wait to watch the next season... but yet another part of me don't want to be let down since I am not so sure they will be able to top... or even come even with... this season.

If by any slim chance you never seen this series... it is definitely one I highly recommend!




(From Dexter: Season 4 on August 18th, 2012)