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Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002) Movie Review

Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002) Movie Review

Nix April 24, 2003

It goes without saying that only genre lovers need apply for “Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled”, the fourth installment in the saga of a hard luck Djinn who can’t seem to get anyone to...

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Scream (1996) Movie Review

Scream (1996) Movie Review

Nix April 22, 2003

Allow me to get pretentious for a moment by looking back at the first postmodern work in the Teen Slasher genre — the “Scream” trilogy. Conceived by screenwriter Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes...

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Scream 2 (1997) Movie Review

Scream 2 (1997) Movie Review

Nix April 22, 2003

As a character in “Scream 2″ explains, the sequel is always bigger, bloodier, and has a bigger bodycount to satisfy the real fans. Such is the case with “Scream 2″, made one year after...

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Scream 3 (2000) Movie Review

Scream 3 (2000) Movie Review

Nix April 22, 2003

Randy’s back! Well, not exactly. Having been killed off in “Scream 2″, Jamie Kennedy (“The Specials”) makes a cameo return as Randy, the former video store clerk, horror movie expert, and the coolest Ghostface...

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Inner Senses (2002) Movie Review

Inner Senses (2002) Movie Review

Nix April 17, 2003

The Hong Kong motto is, “If it sells tickets, copy it ad nauseam until it no longer sells tickets.” As a result of that motto, 2002 has been the Year of the Ghosts —...

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Final Destination 2 (2003) Movie Review

Final Destination 2 (2003) Movie Review

Nix April 15, 2003

I will be the first to admit that the storyline and mumbo jumble in “Final Destination 2″ is probably too convoluted and at the same time too simplistic for its own good. Having said...

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Body Jumper (2001) Movie Review

Body Jumper (2001) Movie Review

Nix April 15, 2003

Taking its cue from the still-fresh Teen Horror Parody genre ala “Scary Movie”, the Thai film “Body Jumper” has a lot of good moments in it, but it also has a bad habit of...

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Hellraiser (1987) Movie Review

Hellraiser (1987) Movie Review

Nix April 14, 2003

Time hasn’t done Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser” any favors. Looking every bit like what it is — a low-budget horror movie made in 1987 — the original “Hellraiser” is clearly ambitious, that much it can...

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The Embalmer (1996) Movie Review

The Embalmer (1996) Movie Review

Nix April 8, 2003

To be honest, I don’t know why I spend so much time hunting down and watching no-budget movies like “Embalmer” and its ilk. I guess if I had to absolutely put a reason to...

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Demons (1985) Movie Review

Demons (1985) Movie Review

Nix April 7, 2003

Surprisingly, I had a lot of hope for “Demons”, and was anticipating its first reveal of the demons that would terrorize our characters with bated breath. And then the demons were revealed, and all...

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Darkness (2002) Movie Review

Darkness (2002) Movie Review

Nix April 4, 2003

The new horror movie “Darkness”, not to be confused with “Darkness Falls” (although both films share similar gimmicks involving darkness), stars Anna Paquin (“X-Men”) as a teen whose family moves into an old house...

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Deathwatch (2002) Movie Review

Deathwatch (2002) Movie Review

Nix April 4, 2003

As further proof of the sad state of horror films nowadays, I give you the British movie “Deathwatch” and the recently reviewed Spanish/U.S. collaboration “Darkness”. Two films, made by very competent directors using super...

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Vampires (1998) Movie Review

Vampires (1998) Movie Review

Nix April 4, 2003

You really have to like Vampire movies in order to appreciate how good and original John Carpenter’s “Vampires” is. And I’m not talking about Fake Vampire movies, where the vampire is of Eurotrash origin...

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Sleeping with the Dead (2002) Movie Review

Sleeping with the Dead (2002) Movie Review

Nix April 2, 2003

Although sold as a Supernatural Horror film, the new Jordan Chan movie “Sleeping with the Dead” actually works better as a Drama. For one thing, the supernatural premise behind “Sleeping” is a retread of...

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Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead (1994) Movie Review

Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead (1994) Movie Review

Nix April 2, 2003

Marked most noticeably by the vast improvement in movie special effects circa 1994, “Phantasm 3″ also gets a much-needed boost by way of a coherent screenplay. In “Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead”, franchise...

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Phantasm 2 (1988) Movie Review

Phantasm 2 (1988) Movie Review

Nix April 1, 2003

If there’s one thing I can say about the “Phantasm” series (and I’ve only seen two so far), it’s this: it is one confusing franchise! The opening of “Phantasm 2″ was so mind boggling...

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Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Movie Review

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Movie Review

Nix March 29, 2003

If you decide to watch “Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter”, you will bear witness to the following: (And depending on your level of taste or sense of humor, you will either weep at how bad...

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Night of the Living Dead (1990) Movie Review

Night of the Living Dead (1990) Movie Review

Nix March 27, 2003

It should be obvious by now that I don’t look at movies like “Night of the Living Dead” and say, “The Hours”, the same way. Some people like to go to the movies to...

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28 Days Later (2002) Movie Review

28 Days Later (2002) Movie Review

Nix March 27, 2003

My reaction to Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later” would probably be a lot more positive if I hadn’t just finished watching Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead”. I...

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Krai Thong (2001) Movie Review

Krai Thong (2001) Movie Review

Nix March 22, 2003

I’ve been asked why I haven’t reviewed that many movies from Thailand. It’s simple, really. The vast majority of movies from Thailand are just terrible. I mean, really, really bad. The acting, the writing,...

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