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Carver is nothing special. Those of us that are fans of the slasher genre have seen all of this more times than we care to count. That being said, the movie wasn't terrible. The acting is as expected for the genre. The storyline was pretty weak, but slasher fans should be able to overlook this detail. Character development...well, let me just say that these are your typical slasher movie characters with only the bare minimum development. Most of the characters were okay (not exactly likable, but I didn't want to kill them myself), but Bryan was downright annoying. I was rooting for the killer to kill him. The level of gore is fantastic. And there is one scene in particular (roughly half way through) that is just horrid...but in a good way. It involves pliers and a testicle. Need I say any more? Not for the squeamish. This is a low-budget film and it doesn't try to be anything but that; it's not trying to be look like a Hollywood production and for that, I give them credit. The low-budget nature of the film adds to the overall feel of the movie. It's not scary, and at times it's not even creepy...but this is worth a watch for a genre fan. If you're not a slasher fan, you'll want to look elsewhere; there are much better movies out there. 21 July 2008

K-Pax is not what I expected. I rented this thinking I was going to watch a Sci-Fi movie but what I watched was so much more than that. This movie is fantastic. The acting is absolutely wonderful; Spacey (as Prot) is nothing less than stellar, so convincing that you really have to wonder if he IS from another planet. The story, though a little slow at times, is well-done. The movie has flaws, but the they are minor. This movie will leave you wondering: Is he or isn't he? If you liked Starman, you should give this movie a chance. A must-see for Spacey fans! 4 stars. 14 July 2008

The Ruins is a decent movie, neither great nor terrible. The basic plot is nothing new and the 'villian', so-to-speak, is not really scary. It's hard to be afraid of a plant. The acting is better than expected and the effects are well-done. This movie seems to be trying very hard to be scary, but it falls way short. There are no scares in this, again...a plant is the 'bad-guy.' This movie relies too much on gore and mutilation (even self-mutilation) to scare the viewer in scenes that just aren't scary. This movie was worth a watch, but barely. The special features were interesting. 2.5 Stars (rounded to 3). I recommend only to those horror fans that are easily scared and willing to overlook plots that have been done too many times. 14 July 2008

This is a wretchedly awful piece of garbage! Murder-Set-Pieces is not even deserving of the 1 star minimum rating. Don't let the box art fool you! That body is nowhere in this steaming pile of cow dung. The acting is terrible. The sound is terrible. To say that the plot is terrible is inaccurate; that implies that there WAS one. There are no redeeming qualities here. This is a complete waste of time! Avoid this one like the plague! 1 Star. 14 July 2008

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead...It's hard to believe that Romero put his name on this. Diary does not live up to the other Dead movies. The visual effects were decent; the acid head trick was pretty good, but visual effects cannot make a movie good. The acting, though not as bad as some reviews indicate, is mediocre at best. This was not helped by terrible dialogue. There is some (not much, though) character development, but the characters are mostly unlikeable. The filming style simply doesn't work in this movie; we see too much due to the hand-cam filming style, suspense build-up is completely ruined. The film has Romero's typical social commentary. It didn't add anything to this film. The story was not very good. This movie could have--no, SHOULD have been great; George Romero, the father of the zombie genre, returns to his roots with another low-budget zombie movie... This movie felt like a crappy B-movie made by some nobody who had no business directing a film. On a slightly better note, the extra features were somewhat interesting to watch. 1.5 stars (rounded to 2). 14 July 2008