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Dagon (2001)
Better than most horror flicks!
First of all, contrary to many other reviewers, who mainly gave it a low to mediocre score, keep in mind this movie is in no way faithful adaption of Lovecraft's work. However, as far as movies go that were either inspired by Lovecraft's work or based on his work, it is much closer to his mythos than any other movies released to date, with the exception of Cthulhu by Lovecraft Society, which is excellent in my opinion.
Now the plot is basically simple (refer to movie summary), not a brainer as some made it out to be as they seemed confused as to what it was about. You don't have to read the story to appreciate the movie, as I had only read Call of Cthulhu when I watched this movie, and liked it for what it was. The pacing of the movie is slow at times, and acting is acceptable, what do you expect from average-budget movies? Many people who graded it low have valid questions, I never believe that there is such a thing as a stupid question unless the asking person already knows the answer; however, for a horror movie like this, what good is bringing in logic? In that case what about those other B-horror movies that are hailed as remarkable, such as Friday the 13th series, or Halloween or any other of these sort with average acting, that's almost annoying at different instances, and logic defying stories? Why not question their lack realism or logic? Because that's the whole point, these sorts of movies are not made to be watched with a logical perspective, just take a seat and kill a few boring hours with something light.
I would say this movie is very much different than your most horror movies, which nowadays are mostly slashers with bad acting and stories. I don't understand the of lack interest in movies based on occults, many just seemed to be interested in movies with mindless violence. This movie has a decent, original story and overall good production value. If you want something different, this movie is it. Bear in mind, this movie is not supposed to be your boo-scare movie, it's meant to be creepy or eerie by providing you with knowledge that there are things in this universe beyond human comprehension. Or, if you want to numb your mind with mindless violence and cheesy stories, go watch the new Friday the 13th, or Saw (first one was the only better one IMO), or Chain Saw Massacre.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
Truly Epic Series!
Hercules is one of those TV-series that are no longer made. Everything on TV now is a sad depiction of reality which we see everyday in our lives, and that's not what entertainment means to me. If you truly want to have fun, relax, and escape from daily pressures of life: watch Hercules LJ. That is not to say it's completely unrealistic, the characters are very much believable, except for some of the stunts they manage to pull off of course, and they are quiet comparable. The show is not 100% true to Greek Mythology, and it really works out well since something like that can't truly make it pass one season if true to the source material.
The show's heart and soul is of course Hercules himself, played by charming and all around nice guy, Kevin Sorbo. He really brings a lot of his own sweet personality to Hercules and makes him unique and believable in a sense that he is human (partly if you will). Also, this is by far the best depiction of Hercules, he is smarter and able to thoroughly assess the given situation. Than, there is Ioalus (did I spell that right?) Hercules' partner, the very human component of the show if Hercules wasn't enough for the audience. He brings to surface many issues which a normal human would face, of course they are conveyed in accordance with the theme of the series. Besides those two, there are other characters which truly illuminate the humorous side of the series such as Autolycus (King Of Thieves) and Salmoneus (A true Business man). Ares (god of war played by Kevin Smith) too would fit into that category of comedic characters but time to time there would be serious confrontations between him and Hercules.
The show had a really good start but there were moments that showed the series was doing poorly, such as the third season. But things started to look better in Season 5, which re-introduced some of the darker themes that made Hercules fun. My personal theory is that it's producers fault after Xena was born. Although Xena was a success for a spin-off character who got her own series, it is partly for blame for Hercules' downfall in my opinion. The quality took a major turn soon after Xena began, possible reason: Rob and Lucy's relationship. Of course if people involved with the series get into relationships, things start to favor those people regardless of intentions. So it might be that the producer Rob Tapert might have put a lot of effort into the series featuring Lucy Lawless, while Hercules got the lesser treatment. That's just me though, because there is no other explanation. If same people are involved in both series, how can one be worse than the other? Why not put same amount of effort into both? And the answer to that is what I said before, when cast and crew get into a relationship things might take a more favorable turn.
No offense to Xena fans but that's more plausible explanation than just that Hercules was a lesser show for no reason at all. But that doesn't mean I hate the character of Xena, except for her battle cry, she has always proved to be trustworthy ally for Hercules and her episodes within Hercules' series are always top-notch. And I personally think Xena is better female hero than Wonder-Woman.
The music by Lo Duca is truly epic, I can never get enough of the title theme. All in all, a great series. Highly recommended.
Bad Moon (1996)
Not a bad movie actually...
Bad Moon, mm
I don't know why the heck they had to change the title to that when the original source was a novel named "Thor". I wouldn't totally agree with what other users had to say about the movie but hey, everyone has their own tastes.
Now with the movie. It was done exceptionally well, quite entertaining actually. Although it may not have fabulous script and effects of American Werewolf In London, it does have some moments that you would enjoy. Of all the werewolf movies I have seen up until now, I would say this movie has an out standing werewolf the way it looks and sounds was just great, realistic I would say for that time (and still is). I would agree on one thing that another user mentioned that cast was limited, I mean just 3 people and a dog wasn't enough, they should have added more characters. Transformation from man to werewolf wasn't an A+ either, since it depended on CGI, but it was nice enough and at a point funny too. Story was simple enough, I don't think you'll be left with any unanswered questions. Acting was good, least in my view. All in all a nice entertaining movie, so if you need to pass few hours at night this movie wouldn't be too bad.
I would give it a 7 / 10, mostly because I like the werewolf in it ;P.
Silent Hill (2006)
Honestly, best video-game movie ever made!
This movie is an excellent example of how a game should be adapted into a movie. The story was terrific and actors did a well enough job of portraying their characters. Although I must admit the acting did get over the track at some points, but the actors maintained their integrity almost through out the movie. Judging also by today's standards of what a good horror movie should be this one is far better than any others that I have seen up until now, in game adaptations anyway. Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark are only few examples of horrible adaptations of terrific video-games. The fact that captured my attention was use of real life actors for playing the monsters. It really reminded me of the old days when horror movies used to be horror, not some load of crap. To sum it all up, Silent Hill stands out at the top of the best video-game adaptations ever done.
I recommend everyone to go out and see it.
Airwolf (1984)
An excellent beginning!
Airwolf is one of the most enjoyable series from the 80's. There is not much to say about it rather than it's got terrific story line, music and it's fully action packed. The Pilot starts of the series by the helicopter being stolen by its creator Dr. Charles Henry Moffett, who sells it to Libyan mercenaries. One of the deputy director of the agency which developed Airwolf, calls for the help of a reclusive pilot who agrees to help them only if they locate his brother Sinjin who is MIA in Nam. Hawke successfully recovers Airwolf, but keeps it for himself because the agency, known as the FIRM, wasn't able to locate his brother. As long as Hawke is keeping Airwolf, the FIRM will keep looking for his brother but also Hawke has to fly Airwolf for the FIRM missions in return.
The pilot episode is mostly talk and less action, but you will find the story to be quite entertaining. Well that's all folks, see it for yourself and you'll start to like it.