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12 years ago during a scientific expedition 3 animal biologists stumbled upon a great discovery that ended in tragedy. Whatever killed them has awoken and now the legend of the Ancient Snow Beast could prove to be more than just a legend! Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast is written and directed by Sam Qualiana. The acting is intentionally bad, at least I hope that it is. The camerawork and editing is poor if not downright shoddy. Even if it´s under 79 minutes it had problems keeping me interested, I couldn´t care less if the characters lived or died but to be fair you won´t be watching this for the characters, to see them fight and overcome the shark. We´re here to watch the shark. There´s a mix of both cheaplooking practical and computer rendered fx that are laughably bad. We even get some some miniature-work when the shark popps it's head up through the snow. Most of it looks hilarously funny... There some gore but a lot of the kills happen off screen. There is some gratuitous female topless nudity, courtesy of a hot tub party.
This review is based upon the region all (Region 0) DVD release from Independent Entertainment.
Rating: 1½ out of 7. It´s bad, real bad but when picking up a flick with the title Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast you probably already know that it is gonna be hilarious, the question is if it is hilarious in a good or bad way? Well, this is a flick that is intended for the die-hard crowd that enjoy "so bad that its good" flicks while everyone else probably should avoid it like the plague.
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Cosette (Jenny Allford) is a young woman with a big problem. She's cursed. Demons are after her soul. They track and hunt her. And if that isn't enough, a shadowy criminal mastermind is after something only she can get. Her only luck is finding Klaus (Robert Amstler), a tough as nails reformed enforcer for the mob on a mission to redeem himself using his skills in small arms and hand to hand combat to save her from the soul sucking monsters and waves of commandos launched against her, but he can only delay the inevitable. One day she comes across a Priest who has the answer. The curse she's under can be broken, but only if she finds two talismans, combines them, and sends them back to the netherworld. Unfortunately they also animate two of the fiercest demons hunting her, and must be cut from their dead corpses. Worse, in the wrong hands they can be made to control other demons, and so are a prize for those who wish to wreak havoc on a world they see as undeserving. It ends in a free-for-all in a literal ghost town ... Demon Hunter is written by Barry Massoni and Rene Perez who also is the director. The acting is pretty bad and some of the dialogue is unintentionally funny. The camerawork and editing is good. The budget is low and I think Rene Perez reuse the western set from The Dead and the Damned (Video 2011) but hey there ain´t nothing wrong with that. The pacing is high, it´s more or less a fast and furious ride for its 81 minute running time. Sometimes it´s hard to hear what the characters are saying, I must say that the soundtrack is at times very inappropriate and kills all atmosphere or potential tension. And at times the music is just too loud and distracting. There is several fightscenes, the fightchoreography is pretty decent, and shootouts but the use of toyguns and adding computer rendered muzzleflashes, squibs and shell casings in post-production really cheapens the action. There´s very brief practical gore as a demon eats a torn off limb and someone gets their neck cut. As I mentioned all the squibs are computer rendered. The demon/creature design is practical, some stuff are more elaborate while some looks like it is cheap masks bought at a novelty store. There is T & A as a character visit a strip club but besides that scene we also get topless nudity courtesy of Raven Lexy who plays the character Michelle My Belle and Jenny Allford.
Demon Hunter is also known as Darkstalkers and Obsidian Hearts.
This review is based upon the german region 2 DVD release from Great Movies, it´s uncut and english audion is available
Rating: 2 out of 7. Buy a copy with a open and forgiving mind and take it for what it is, it´s actually a pretty entertaining flick that starts with a bang and seldom slows down. Sure there are flaws, which for the most part can be credited to the low budget.
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Trapped in a room with one door and no windows, where cell phones do not work and no one outside can hear their calls for help, a group of seven people is under siege as a shape-shifting creature tries to enter! Bio Slime is written and directed by John Lechago. The acting is pretty good, the camerawork and editing is good. The setting, a limited location (an apartment building), is pretty good. In some of the scenes the filmmakers have been very successful in creating claustrophobic atmosphere. The soundtrack is good. The major highlight of Bio Slime is the creature/monster which has many forms. Though heavy on fx Bio Slime isn´t especially gory, there is only brief gore in this flick as the creature absorbs/consums its victims. Most of the carnage is actually inflicted on the creature as it takes/imitates human form (sadly most of these high lights are shown in the trailer which is heavy on spoilers so beware!), The fx are both practical and computer rendered. The creature fx design, it appears in different forms (from simple slime to grotesque creatures), ranges from pretty ok to really impressive. Some of the fx looks awesome and I guess the filmmakers spent most of the budget on special effects. There is gratuitous T & A, including female full frontal nudity, and a prolonged sex-scene.
Bio Slime is also known as Contagion.
This review is based on the region 1 DVD release from Media Blasters.
Rating: 5 out of 7. I enjoyed this, it´s a a decent flick. Granted the plot is pretty basic but we get plenty of T & A and impressive special effects but I wish that the kills/absorbation would have been messier (in effect gorier). Recommended to fans of creature features such as The Blob (1988)...
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