Friday, October 25, 2013

FOUR FILMS - FOUND, MADE OF STONE, BIG ASS SPIDER, SOLO

FOUND

A quirky, deep, unpredictable, and in its own way quite stylish horror film.  Does a very good job of probing its plot from different angles (young boy finds out his older brother is a serial killer).  It’s never obvious but also never loses sight of the fact that it is a horror film and is quite shocking at times.  The horror film within a horror film section in particular is brilliantly executed.  An excellent film.


  
MADE OF STONE

The live scenes of the reunited Stone Roses in concert are so terrific (Yes I’m a fan) that one can ignore the rest of this documentary which feels sanitized and safe.  Discussions of the Roses past without any mention of Brown vs Squires feud and drug abuse?  Forget it….The lengthy version of Fool’s Gold at the end is amazing.      



BIG ASS SPIDER

Better than what monster films the SyFy channel usually offers due to the sense of humor it has about itself, fast paced story, and the presence of the always reliable Ray Wise.  Nothing more than good fun and that’s okay.



SOLO

The twist revealed too quickly slightly takes the wind out of this move’s sails.  Otherwise, it builds the tension well with plenty of scary scenes in the woods and a plucky heroine.  I respect a film that can keep the audience biting their nails without much gore (which this film does).


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