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Truth or Dare, a review by addicted2dvd

Truth or Dare: Unrated Directors Cut (2018/United States) Wikipedia |Trailer | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Jeff Wadlow Writing: Michael Reisz (Screenwriter), Jillian Jacobs (Screenwriter), Chris Roach (Screenwriter), Jeff Wadlow (Screenwriter), Michael Reisz (Story By) Length: 101 min. Video: Widescreen 2.39:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: DTS: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Lucy Hale as Olivia Barron
Tyler Posey as Lucas Moreno
Violett Beane as Markie Cameron
Hayden Szeto as Brad Chang
Sophia Ali as Penelope Amari

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Audio Commentary
• Featurettes
• BD-Live
• Digital Copy

I originally bought this film for to reasons. First of all the plot piqued my intrest. And then there is the fact that it stars Lucy Hale... who I liked since she played the little sister of Jaime Summers in the short lived reboot of Bionic Woman. After watching it I found a fun and entertaining film. Though the one thing I found to be a bit over the top is the smiles that are supposed to look evil and spooky.They only came across as cheesy. But over all I really enjoyed this one. Worth the time put in to watch it.



(From That Time of Year Again: Halloween/Horror Reviews 2018! on October 1st, 2018)

Cold Creek Manor, a review by Boomstick98

Cold Creek Manor (2003) 

Plot: A family relocates from the city to a dilapidated house in the country that was once a grand estate. As they begin to renovate the place they discover their new home harbors secrets, conceals a horrific past, and may not be free of the former inhabitants completely.

My O: I guess I can include this one in this marathon. From reading the plot I thought it would be more of a horror film, but it turned out to just be a thriller. It wasn't a bad movie, I was just expecting something that it wasn't. I thought it would be sort of a haunted house story, but it really wasn't about the house at all. It was just about the former owner wanting it back. Stephen Dorff did a really great job with the character he had, but I have seen better performances from Dennis Quad.  If your in the mood for a simple thriller you could do a lot worse than this film.

(From Boomstick's 2009 Horror Marathon on October 7th, 2009)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon, a review by Achim

1. Samson and Delilah
Rocked by the Jeep explosion, Cameron reverts back to her original mission: Terminate John Connor.  Will he be able to save himself?


My opinion:
After a rather brief summary of season 2 the episodes picks up exactly at the moment where season 1 ended. I highly enjoyed the first 5 minutes, where the dialog-free action on screen was edited to a song (which I liked, guess that helped). The main chunk of the episode is about the chase and the question if they will kill Cameron or be able to get her back on their side; and the related internal group conflict. Somewhere else a new character is introduced which puts that "Turk" storyline right back into gear.

With a good amount of action this episode is a good starting point and makes me look forward for more. Summer obviously had fun being the bad guy (liked the scene where she fixes her face). Only problem I (still) have is, that Thomas Dekker somehow looks too old for the role. As some point they refer to him as a teenager which he is clearly not.

Rating:

(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon on January 25th, 2010)