Daniel´s B Movie Summer Madness: Pet Graveyard ( 2019 )

One thing i really appreciate during summer sitting outside in the sun is a fresh baked apple pie, especially combined with a fresh cup of coffee. I do love blueberry pie as well or strawberry pie, it´s just that apple pie have always been a personal favourite of mine since i was a child. In my youth i used to go to cafés to get coffee and pie, this was always standard for us if we for example visitied the city of Gothenburgh here in Sweden. This was before we would go into the cinema because i loved watching movies in this city, they had so much more films to choose between in cinemas compared to my hometown. Of course we spent hours as well in the physical movie shop Movieline ( Scandinavia´s biggest movie store ) that was found in the harbor of the city of Gothenburgh. It was here at Movieline i would buy most of my physical films and especially look for independent movies or low budget B movies. At some occations i would buy bigger budget films as well but i always appreciated low budget, especially finding titles that i have never heard of. For example it was in this store i bought my DVD copy of the independent horror film Boo in the summer of 2006. The film was originally released in 2005 but i had not seen it before so i decided to give it a chance. Boo turned out to be a horror movie taking place during the Halloween weekeend at an abandoned hospital. This is director Anthony C, Ferrante ( director of all the Sharknado movies ) first full feature film as a director, and considering this is a low budget horror film it looks pretty good. I especially enjoyed the abandoned hospital scenes, a great location for a Halloween weekend inspired horror film. If you want to check out Boo you can watch this film for free on Plex. As some of you might remember i have done a segment in this movie review blog several years during summer, and that is the segment known as Daniel´s B Movie Summer Madness. I decided to end this summer with a review of the 2019 independent horror film Pet Graveyard. Is this a  hidden gem among horror releases or is this simply a terrible horror film?

Social media influencer Jeff Newman ( David Cotter ) want his big break to get more viewers on his channel. He have learned about an online ritual. where you may visit someone you miss on the other side while killing yourself in a particular way. If you follow the ritual rules someone in the group will ressurect you back from the dead. Jeff decides to do this ritual with some chosen individuals on camera, not knowing the serious consequences.

The poster of Pet Graveyard kind of tricked me. When i first saw this movie poster my first reaction was:- This almost looks like a Pet Semetary rip off. And yes, i would imagine this was something they used for promotion for this film considering that they did release the 2019 remake the same year as Pet Graveyard ( plus this film title feels like a rip off as well from Pet Sematary ). Ok, so there is one similar detail to both of these films. Humans get resurrected from death in both films but in a completely different way. Other than that there are no other simiralities between these films. How would i describe Pet Graveyard ? Imagine a social media influencer version of the 1990 science fiction psychological horror film Flatliners, and instead of medical students we have young people who have no education ( except for one nurse student ) on how the human body works. And these are the people prepared to kill themselves to meet dead family members while not knowing if it works coming back to life? While i watched this film i thought to myself:- Why would anyone risk their life for a social media influencer? Maybe im getting too old or im not open for taking risks, i can´t say that this concept works for this film. The way they killed themselves looks pretty silly by using plastic suffocation, but apparently this is the only way to see your loved ones. The resurrection part also looks pretty silly. The best part of this film is actually when we see the characters crossing over to the other side, at least some scenes with a masked figure looking like the Grim Reaper have a small portion of fun horror scenes. What about the acting? In general pretty boring performances, where actress Jessica Otoole gives the only descent acting performance. I have to be honest this is not a good horror film. There is an interesting idea of ressurection and with a stronger plot it could have worked. Director Becca Hirani made a better impact on me with her acting in the independent horror movie The Loch Ness Horror than this film. Pet Graveyard is not completely terrible but extremely boring.

Rating: DD

Dangerous Animals

If there is one category of films that can be very divided it is serial killer films. Usually you find most serial killer motion pictures somewhere between psychological thrillers or as a horror film. Trust me when i say this, over the years i have seen many different constellations of serial killers in different films that i remember specific titles for different reasons. For example we have classics such the 1980 American psychological slasher film Maniac, and if we stay in the 80´s for a moment you also have the 1987 psychological thriller The Stepfather with a brilliant performance by actor Terry O´ Quinn as the very disturbed serial killer Jerry Blake. Both of these films are worth checking out on physical media if you have not seen them. Of course i should mention the 1995 classic crime thriller Seven from director David Fincher, that includes one of the best acting performances i have seen from actor Brad Pitt. One of my personal favourite serial killer films of all time is without a doubt the American satirical black comedy horror film American Psycho from director Mary Harron. Released in the year 2000 this is today considered to be a cult classic. This film is based on the 1991 novel American Psycho by author Bret Easton Ellis ( which i have been planning to read, hopefully at some point ) and tells the story of Patrick Bateman ( played brilliant by actor Christian Bale ), a very intensive New York City investment banker who lives a double life as a serial killer. What makes American Psycho such a unique film experience is not only the insane acting performance by Christian Bale, the dark almost satirical twists gives this film a completely different approach than any other serial killer film from the past. American Psycho almost feel like a deeply disturbed comic book in certain scenes and director Mary Harron cleverly use all the right strings to make a powerful impact. Definetely a must watch if you love a uniqe film experience. I have been reading some positive reviews online for a while about an Australian survival horror film called Dangerous Animals, that includes a serial killer. I decided to rent this film on digital to see if i would agree with other film critics. Is this one of the films that you should add to your watch list or is this film not as good as i was hoping it would be?

Tourists Greg ( Liam Greinke ) and Heather ( Ella Newton ) visit Tucker´s Experience, a shark cage attraction run by the eccentric boat captain Tucker ( Jai Courtney ).While riding out into the ocean, Tucker remarks on how he survived a shark attack as a child. After the two participate in a cage dive, Tucker suddenly kill Greg and abduct Heather. At the Gold Coast, American drifter Zephyr ( Hassie Harrison ) reluctantly helps real estate agent Moses start his car. They end up spending the night together having sex. Moses hopes they might turn this into a romantic relationship, but Zephyr drives away to surf at the beach. Here she meets Tucker at the parking lot, who later abduct her to his boat. It is on this boat Tucker prepare a special video show that he films on VHS.

Since we get at least a couple of serial killer films released every year, you know most of them will most likely tell very traditional stories that we have seen many times before. Thankfully, this film takes a completely turn in this specific genre. What makes Dangerous Animals different is that this serial killer use sharks to torture and murder his kidnapped victims. I could be wrong, but i have never seen this combination in a serial killer horror film before. Why is this a important detail? To be completely honest we have not had many attempts to do something different in this specific genre and i welcome any kind of new ideas. The plot itself is very simple and this actually works with the sharks included. Let us get into the characters and i think it is fair to say that actor Jai Courtney ( who plays Captain Boomerang in The Suicide Squad, worth checking out ) as the serial killer Tucker steals the show of this film. He brings a really wild acting performance as this deeply disturbing man with different personalities, It is interesting to see the character Tucker loose control at certain moments, this is where you see he can´t control his emotions as if his eyes almost turns completely black of anger. Jai Courtney really capture the several layers of the behavior of a serial killer. Actress Hassie Harrison ( who i recognize from TV series Yellowstone ) deliver a strong performance as the character Zephyr, a young woman who have experienced a rough past. I really appreciate that we get to know her character on a deeper level, why she prefer being by herself. The horror scenes in general are effective and this film does show the playfull mindset of how a serial killer might behave in different situations. Director Sean Byrne continue to impress me after making the brilliant horror film The Devil´s Candy and i would say Dangerous Animals proves that he knows how to tell powerful stories. I personally enjoy his previous film The Devil´s Candy a little bit more than Dangerous Animals, but i still highly recommend this one. Who would have known a serial killer and sharks would match as good as it does in a film such as this? Life is sometimes full of surprises.

Rating: DDD

Marshmallow

Summer Camp, some of you might have experienced it in your childhood while some of you didn´t ( it´s ok if you never experienced it ). I did go to one summer camp at the age of 12 in 1989 in my hometown Uddevalla. This summer camp took place at a cabin camp location outside of Unda ( the name of the sea area ). The cabin camp was inside a forest area so if we wanted to go to the ocean for water activities we had to walk by foot. I remember we tried going out in a canoe each in the ocean while we didn´t have any big waves, it went pretty good. I also remember one day the summer camp arranged so we could go out on a large fishing boat, just to see how the fisherman worked and they let us try fishing. This summer camp back in the summer of 1989 was actually pretty fun, plus it was here i fell in love for the very first time in a girl named Linda ( also 12 years old at that time ). We were friends during summer camp but i never told her how i felt. I was really shy at this age so i was terrible at communicating with girls. Anyway, i had a good time at this summer camp and i hope many children worldwide enjoy their summer camp visit as well. Speaking of summer camp there are a lot of movies that takes place at a summer camp. For example you have classic comedy films such as Ernest Goes To Camp and Meatballs ( with a young Bill Murray ). Of course you have a lot of slasher horror films taking place at a summer camp. One classic slasher horror film i reccomend is the 1981 horror film The Burning from director Tony Maylam ( who also directed the 1992 classic Split Second with Rutger Hauer ). The Burning is a very traditional 80´s slasher horror film with fun practical make up effects and i like that the murder weapon is a garden shears. If you want to watch The Burning i highly recommend the Arrow Video blu ray release of this film. Early this year i read online about a summer camp horror film called Marshmallow that had a cool movie poster design. I am always open to check out horror films that looks inspired by the 80´s. Is this a must watch this autumn or will Marshmallow most likely be forgetten?

Morgan ( Kue Lawrence ) is travelling to his very first summer camp known as Camp Almar. Morgan get a rough start by the bully CJ ( Sutton Johnston ) while trying to fit in with other children. But as the days go by, Morgan is about to discover a secret in one of the cabins at night that will change everything.

I think it is fair to say that this film Marshmallow is clearly inspired by Netfllx TV series Stranger  Things, you can tell by the style of this film and especially the 80´s influenced music score. The cabin summer camp location is perfect for a horror film in this genre.  It is old school summer camp where children and teenagers are meant to be activated. Swim in the lake, play different sport activities or even read books. There is no TV set or any computers, mobile phones are locked inside by the summer camp leaders. At first this seems to be a pretty normal standard teen horror film ( that´s still good thankfully ), but the biggest surprise is where the film takes us towards the end. I did not predict that ending so im happy they decideed to do something different than i expected. The children cast gives solid performances in this film, especially lead actor Kue Lawrence playing the charactor Morgan. I think a lot of children can relate to this character being a bully victim, and there is especially one scene by the lake where it´s difficult not feeling sorry for him. Thankfully he get along really well with a kid known as Dirk ( played by actor Max Malas ). Of the adult actors i enjoyed the performance of actors Giorgia Whigham, Pierson Fode and Paul Soter ( yes the actor who played the character Foster in both films of Super Troopers, worth a watch if you love comedy films ). The strength of Marshmallow really comes towards the final 45 minutes of this film, when the horror elements finally finds it´s rightful place. I mentioned Stranger Things earlier and i really appreciate that director Daniel DelPurgatorio tries to keep the spirit of 80s horror alive in a modern film. The plot is told in a very simple way, just like a lot films from the 80´s. To be completely honest i don´t see any point mentioning any flaws with this movie. Marshmallow gives a nice nostalgic throwback to my childhood and i would recommend  this film, especially for old school horror fans.

Rating: DDD

Home Sweet Home: Rebirth

Back in the late 90´s i used to play a lot of PlayStation games. On certain weekends i would visit my gaming school friend Anders who owned a lot of video games with his brother Dennis on Super Nintendo, Sega Megadrive and especially PlayStation 1. This is the same Anders i mentioned in reviews in the past who ordered uncut VHS films from the UK. Anyway, since Anders bought a lot of video games on PlayStation i could just borrow some titles from him instead of buying new releases. I did buy about 20 PlayStation games, but compared to Anders i didn´t have a library of titles. I would guess he probably owned about 300 PlayStation games so i did enjoy trying a lot of titles. Of the games that i personally owned i especially had 4 favourite games and those titles are Tenchu - Stealth Assassins, Medal Of Honor, MediEvil and Syphon Filter. Let´s talk about Syphon Filter for a moment and why this was a cool game in the year of 1999. This is a third-person shooter video game where you play as special agent Gabriel. He is on a mission to apprehend a German international terrorist. What made this video game enjoyable was how effective the gameplay was while you were taking down criminals at different locations, and i have to mention how smooth it was to reload your weapons in gun battles. The game graphics of Syphon Filter may look old today compared to modern games but i still think this is a cool nostalgic video game. Speaking of video games there are a lot of video games turned into live action adaptations in Hollywood. We have several Mortal Kombat films ( the latest Mortal Kombat film is coming out this year on October 24 ) and you have classics such as the 1994 martial art action film Street Fighter, wich was legendary actor Raul Julia´s final acting performance. One film adaptation based on a video game i recently discovered is a horror film called Home Sweet Home: Rebirth. Based on the 2017 Thai video game ( a game i have not tried so far ) i was curious to see if this might be something i may appreciate. Is this a good choice to watch this autumn during a rainy day or is Home Sweet Home: Rebirth not worth your precious time at all?

Jake ( William Moseley ), a dedicated police officer, travel to Bangkok, Thailand, to enjoy a vacation with his wife, Prang ( Urassaya Sperbund ), and their young daughter, Loo ( Akeira Hadden ). Jake have a hard time letting go off work which his wife doesn´t appreciate. While visiting a shopping mall this trip takes a horrifying turn when a mass shooting erupts at this shopping mall. Jake confronts the shooter, Mek ( Michele Morrone ), who cryptically refers Jake as "The Keeper" before triggering an explosion that kills them both. Jake awakens in "The Hinderance", a purgatorial realm between life and death. Here, he encounters Chan ( Alexander Lee, a novice monk who reveals that Jake´s death was a part of a ritual to open the Gates of Hell. Chan explains that Jake is the prophesied "Keeper" destined to prevent the Apocalypse.

Since i never played the video game this film is based on i will give you my personal opinion about this film from my own perspective. The first thing that came to my mind while watching Home Sweet Home: Rebirth is that i could feel influences from the classic video game franchise known as Resident Evil. Obviously this is not a similar story or have any characters that are the same as in Resident Evil, but there are some horrror scenes where you get a sense that they may have been inspired by the classic horror video game franchise. For example in some scenes with actor William Moseley´s character Jake he tries to kill a possessed looking woman who still attacks no matter how many times his bullets enter her body, and we have seen something similar in Resident Evil games. Im ok with this since i feel a lot of horror films are inspired by many classic horror films or comic books as well. As a horror film in general i did find myself enjoying this film, especially for the apocalyptic approach with plenty of action scenes in general. If you remember the 2015 action thriller No Escape with Owen Wilson protecting his family in Thailand, Home Sweet Home: Rebirth have a similar plot with supernatural horror influences instead. One detail i really appreciate with this film is how they tell a part of the story in  "The Hindrance", the spiritual world of the dead. This is where we see demons, monsters and understand how this other side of the world works. I do like the chemistry between actors William Moseley and Alexander Lee in the spiritual world. Anything negative to say? There are some terrible acting performances from certain characters and some CGI effects are a bit cheesy, but if you can accept these things and just enjoy this film as simple apocalyptic horror film, you might actually enjoy this one. Directors Steffen Hacker and Alexander Kiesl have made a film that clearly feels like a throwback to demonic horror action films of the 90´s and i appreciate their effort. I welcome this genre with open arms, sometimes it´s nice seeing a film that don´t care about what´s trending on social media.

Rating: DDD

Final Destination: Bloodlines

No one can escape death. At some point in our lives our physical body will shut down and we have to accept death. I am personally not afraid to die, perhaps because i have seen dead people in health care jobs since the summer of 1999. No matter how you feel regarding death, try to look back at the best moments in your life and appreciate those moments. But what if you found out by sudden premonitions that you are warned about future major disasters, where you may be chosen by an unseen force described as Death itself, where you may be chosen to die? That is a small piece of the premise of the beloved horror franchise known as Final Destination. Back in the year of 2000 when the first film came out in the spring, i remember i had doubts if it would be any good. Why you might ask? The poster looked like another college horror film and for that reason my expectations were pretty low. Then i saw the trailer in cinema of Final Destination before i was about to see The Green Mile on the big screen. The trailer did make me curious in this film, the premise seemed different than most horror films at that time. I decided to watch this film in cinema after all and i was pleasantly surprised. The idea that a teenager can have a premonition of catastrophic plane explosion, that gives the plot some interesting twists and turns. I would say this is still a solid horror film today from director James Wong ( who directed the Dragonball Evolution live adaptation film as well ). And i have to say most of the young cast did solid performances. Of all of the sequels that followed i enjoyed Final Destination 2 most of them all. The other ones are enjoyable but to me the fourth one is my least favourite. After many years away from the Final Destination franchise it was announced a sequel was coming out in 2025. So here we are with the next chapter in this film series simply called Final Destination: Bloodlines. Is this one of the better sequels in this franchise or is this not a worthy sequel that fans were hoping for?

In 1969, Iris Campbell ( Brec Bassinger ) and her boyfriend Paul ( Max Lloyd-Jones attend the grand opening of the Sky View, a high-rise restaurant tower. Iris has a premonition of a chain of events that causes the tower to collapse, killing everyone inside. Iris warns the tower´s attendees and prevents the collapse, but in doing so disrupt Death´s design. Fifty-five years later, Iris and Paul´s maternal granddaughter, college student Stefani Reyes ( Kaitlyn Santa Juana ) is plagued by recurring nightmares of the averted accident at Sky View. She decides to locate her grandmother Iris ( Gabrielle Rose ) to get answers to her recurrring dreams. She manage to locate her and finds out that the whole family is cursed.

Wow!!!!

Talk about the biggest comeback in a horror franchise in a long time. Final Destination: Bloodlines does not only find the perfect tone how to make a worthy sequel to this specific franchise, this film also manage to find a way to connect the past in a very clever way with the timeline of the previous films. As most of horror fans know making a really solid sequel is very rare these days, we saw what happened with The Conjuring spin off films known as Anabelle ( where i felt Anabelle Comes Home was the weakest film, so far ). Thankfully you can tell that Final Destination: Bloodlines really worked hard to please not only the old school fans of the franchise while trying to seduce a younger horror fan generation as well. I will get to some things i really appreciated with this film, but let´s talk about some of the characters for a while. Lead actress Kaitlyn Santa Juana ( this was the first time i have seen her acting ) really put in a lot of effort into her character Stefani Reyes. To be honest i was impressed how good she did this performance considering this is her first big lead role. Actor Richard Harmon ( who i enjoyed watching in the post-apocalyptic science fiction TV series The 100 ) is definetely the most charming character in this film playing the wacky character Erik. Actress Rya Kihlstedt ( who is great in the 2015 horror film The Atticus Institute, worth a watch ) deliver a solid performance as struggling character Darlene. Of course in Final Destination: Bloodlines you see the final acting performance by legendary actor Tony Todd and give us one of his strongest acting performance ever, and it is very difficult not to get emotional. His character William Bludworth have been a part of this franchise from the very beginning. One very important detail in this sequel is how gory a lot of the killing scenes are, and i feel it wouldn´t have worked if they cut down on the violence. And i am so grateful seeing bodies being torn apart, heads exploding, all of this is beautiful to witness. The puzzle that lead character Stefani tries to learn to figure out who will die  next works really well with the main plot. Directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein deliver one of the best horror films of this year and finally give new life to the Final Destination franchise. Definetely a must watch if you are a true horror fan.

Rating: DDDD

The Painted

Something not that many people know in my private life is that my mother Lena painted several beautiful paintings, especially in the early 70´s. Even though i have not seen all of her paintings over the years i remember one specifically. It was a painting of Swedish nature around the city known as Skövde. She really captured a realistic look of nature surrounding this city and i have visited this city in the past, so i can remember where this painting was supposed to be located. The majestic trees and even a small details such as leaves was very well crafted in this painting. So in 1992 at the age of 15 i decided to try art class at my school. At first i struggled finding what  painting style would fit me, but then i noticed the art of The Netherlands painter Vincent Van Gogh in several art books and i was especially interested in his sunflower paintings. Before summer break of 1993 i finished a painting inspired by Van Gogh´s sunflowers and my art teacher was suprised how well i managed to capture the style on Van Gogh. My painting with other students at art class was included in a art school exhibition and it was a wonderful experience seeing your own painting beeing shown to visiting guests. I don´t know if you knew this but there are several horror films that includes the subject of art. It could be paintings, sculptures or even wood used to create art. One film i personally recommend is the 2015 psychological horror thriller Deep Dark from director Michael Medaglia. Deep Dark tells the story of non sucessfull art creator Hermann ( Sean McGrath ) who still lives in his mother´s home. He is informed he needs to leave since she will be renting his room out. Hermann manage to rent an apartment that his uncle owns. It is in this apartment where Hermann manage to create his most impressive art work yet, but his dark personal lifestyle will affect him. Deep Dark is a bit of a different film experience and should be appreciated by some people who loves art related stories, give this film a chance on VOD. One of the horror films this year i have been looking forward to see is the art inspired film The Painted, it´s not often we see horror films influenced by art. Is this a film that turned out to be better than i expected or is this a film you should skip at all cost?

Mother Evelyn Elster ( Aleksa Palladino ) is informed that her estranged cousin passed away and Evelyn inherits her fortune and her house as well. Evelyn move here with her husband Adam Elster ( Sean Bridgers ) and their two children. What this family doesn´t know is that in this house there is a unique painting that is cursed.

It might sound difficult to make a horror film that´s inspired by art combined with supernatural horror influences and make this combination work. Thankfully this film manage to find the right balance and especially make the art influences a very important detail connected to the plot. I will get into the art a little bit more later but i have to mention something i appreciate about this film. The fact that the story takes place in the late 1960´s and they actually capture the time period in a realistic way with family life during this time period as well as costume design and 1960´s home design. This is important to me personally that you make an effort to capture the time period in history, that you are trying to tell a story set in the past. The cast of this film does in general a good job with the acting, and i especially appreciate the chemistry between actors Aleksa Palladino ( perhaps mostly known for TV series Boardwalk Empire ) and Sean Bridgers ( you should check him out in the 2011 horror film The Woman, especially the Arrow Video blu ray release ) as the married couple Evelyn and Adam. I feel that these characters capture a realistic portrait of how marriage can be after many years while raising children. Speaking of the children i really appreciate the performance of actress Jessica Ruth Bell. Seeing this young woman break down by fear from the entity works pretty effective. The paintings coming to life is a very cool detail and especially the main painting transforming through the evil entity. The background story to the cursed main painting matches well with the plot. As a horror film i feel that The Painted manage to tell a classic paranormal story while making a positive impact with the art influences. Perhaps some of the horror scenes could have been more scary, but in general it works. Director Sasha Sibley proves that you can still make paranormal horror films with a different approach. The Painted will most likely be appreciated if you watch this film with  an open mindset.

Rating: DDD

Gunslingers

With such a modern world that we are living in it´s easy to forget about what really matters. Some might say that having many cars is the true joy in life or what set of golf clubs you own ( even though they were expensive as hell ). The way i view things is different because none of what i mentioned matters to me. I feel it is more important to appreciate the smaller things, such as Sunday dinner with family or having a drink in a pub with a good friend. Sure, i do have a big movie collection that i have gathered for many years, but at the end of the day my family and friends matter far more to me than any physical things. Sometimes when i look back in history and read about how life used to be, i can see why families spent more time together. Just look at the late 1800´s in America around the Gilded Age that started around the year of 1870. This was a time where some families got to experience immense wealth through big business, while other families had to struggle to survive through extremely hard work and rough working conditions. One imporant detail though during this time was the importance of having a solid family ground, spending time together even if times were rough and find ways to survive. I really enjoy watching western films in general that tries to portrait how life was in America during the late 1800´s. One film i feel should be mentioned more often when we discuss the genre of western is the 2015 film known as Diablo. Directed by Lawrence Roeck this film is actually a little bit different than other western films that turns into a psychological thriller. This film have a great cast with Scott Eastwood ( son of Clint Eastwood ) and especially a great performance by actor Waltor Goggins ( mostly known from TV series The Wire ). Diablo is beautiful filmed western and the twist towards the end is a nice surprise, worth a rent on VOD. I always look forward to check out western films and one movie poster of Gunslingers caught my attention. A good cast and a cool title for this genre? I decided to rent this film on VOD and give it chance. Is this the perfect western film to end this summer or is this far more terrible than i expected?

In a town named Redemption, reformed gunslinger Thomas Keller ( Stephen Dorff ) and mad genius Ben ( Nicolas Cage ) are guided by spiritual leader Jericho ( Costas Mandylor ) towards vindication. While confronting their violent histories, their newfound peace is challenged by violence and revenge.

Oh boy, i have to talk about something for a moment that´s definetely the worst part of Gunslingers and that is the performance of Nicolas Cage as the Bible loving character Ben. The voice of this character sounds hillarious on so many levels, and the acting? Let´s just say that this is worse than his performance in the horror film The Wicker Man. I have seen Nicolas Cage do classic performances in films such as Wild At Heart and Leaving Las Vegas ( i even enjoyed his performance in the 2011 medieval horror film Season Of The Witch ), so to see him do a performance as bad as in Gunslingers is just sad. You might ask yourself does this western have any redeeming qualities at all? I would say that the best part of this film is the actual gun battle scenes and let me tell you, they shoot down a lot of people in Gunslingers. That is something we don´t see often in more modern western films so that was a positive surprise. When it comes to acting in general i would say only a few characters stand out. The main character Thomas Keller ( played by actor Stephen Dorff, yes the vampire leader Deacon Frost in the 1998 classic action horror film Blade ) reminded me of classic western characters, doesn´t say too much and is focused finding his kidnapped wife. Stephen have a certain charm in this genre and even if i have seen him do better acting, i do feel he helps this film get back on track for a bit. Actress Heather Graham have some enjoyable scenes, but she should have had more screen time honestly. One big issue with Gunslingers is that the character development is not good. We don´t find out much at all about any character really, and in a western film you expect at least some kind of character development. Gunslingers could have been a fun experience, unfortunately we are left with a forgettable western film. Director Brian Skiba once directed the awful action film Pursuit with John Cusack and Gunslingers is definetely a better film than Pursuit, but that´s not enough to make this a good western film.

Rating: DD

Vacation Ends, Back To Writing New Reviews

Greetings everyone!

I hope you all enjoy summer so far and had some fun moments. The reason why i have not published anything lately is because i had 3 weeks of vacation and decided not to write anything during these weeks to just enjoy summer in general. So this month there will be reviews published but not as many as you may be used to see me write. I have not exactly decided how many i should publish this month but there will be a couple at least. 

I have decided one thing though and that is that i will only write only movie reviews of horror films in the entire month of October, considering that Halloween is during that month. So if you are a big horror fan then the month of October will be something to look forward to, where i will review horror films in several different genres. Thank you all for reading my reviews worldwide, this blog exist thanks to my readers and i appreciate you all. See you soon with some fresh reviews and enjoy the remaining time of this summer. 

Cheers from Daniel