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Saints-Martyrs-Des-Damnés, a review by Eric

Title:Year: 2005
Director: Robin ubert
Rating: 13+ (PG)
Length: 117 Min.
Video:  Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio:  French DD 5.1, French DD Surround
Subtitles: English

Stars:Plot:
'Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnes' follows tabloid reporter Flavien Juste as he investigates strange disappearances in a remote, rundown village. Sent there by his surrogate father, the paper's editor, Flavien thinks it's just another routine assignment. But, then, Flavien's photographer pal Armand suddenly vanishes on their very first night in town. And, everyone in town seems disturbed by the sight of Flavien. Dreams, reality and hallucinations begin to intermingle, and before long he can't even trust his own eyes. Flavien is eventually forced to confront his own mysterious origins as well as accept some newfound responsibilities.

Extras:
Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes


This is a french thriller/Fantasy/Horror movie made in Quebec.  I've been waiting to see this movie for a long time although I'm not a fan of the genre because I had heard good things about.  After 10 minutes I was already hooked.  Unlike most movies of this type, this doesn't overuse "scary" background music that lets your know that something bad is just about to happen.  It is not loaded with tons of special effects either.  One of the big advantages I always found in movies with limited budget and access to technology is that they have to be creative and come up with different ways of doing things.

The story is well written and deployed slowly over the entire length of the movie.  It was only after watching half of it that I started to see what was happening. It's only at the end that I really found out the whole thing.  That is nice because it keeps you waiting and interested.

Obviously it may not be accessible to all because it's in french but real fans of the genre would probably like it if they don't mind watching a movie with sub-titles.

Pssst: Thanks to Pete for his review format, copy/paste is a lot easier than typing all the BB codes.

(From Saints-Martyrs-Des-Damnés on January 6th, 2008)

Stephen King's Rose Red, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Stephen King's Rose Red
Movie Count: 48
TV Ep Count: 17
Time Started: 7am
Plot:
The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis), an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl, Annie Wheaton, to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion -- Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there.

My Thoughts:
This is a long time favorite of mine. One of the best Haunted House stories I have in my collection. I missed this one when it originally aired on TV... but a friend of mine gave the DVD release to me for Christmas when it was released. Since then I have watched it every year during my annual Month Long Halloween/Horror Marathon. One thing I just noticed with this viewing is that one of the psychics is played by the star of the TV Series "Bones"... Emily Deschanel. I didn't originally recognize her as she has her hair blond in this movie. She also has a part in the horror movie "Boogeyman." If you have never seen this miniseries I would highly recommend checking it out! I am sure you won't be sorry.

(From Month-Long Horror/Halloween Marathon on October 17th, 2007)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

The Promise
I guess I have to be a different on this one. I rather enjoyed it. Sure there wasn't much comedy... if any at all in this episode. But I liked the storyline about the two kids. At this point I am undecided on how I feel about Fraser's new boss. It could be good if done right... but as of yet I have just found her a tad on the boring side. I also didn't care much for the idea of the wolf acting sick for sympathy.

My Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on August 23rd, 2009)