kalvinharp Reviews

Slither (2006)

Rip off of many other horror flicks !!!

[4/10 · 10 July 2008]

Despite the unusually high movie rating, I much disliked this film. My first beef with this film is with the Director himself. My all-time favorite horror movie is Dawn of the Dead (1978). James Gunn completely shamed the original with his remake.

The real problem I have with this film is the over use of CGI effects in place of storyline. The story line is almost completely based on The Puppet Masters (1994) starring Donald Sutherland. If a person were to combine Dawn of the Dead (2004) with The Puppet Masters (1994) they would most certainly get this pile of garbage.

In the good old days of movie making film makers and directors did not rely on CGI to tell the story. They instead relied on props, puppets, and special effects. For instance look how much more real the gore scenes look in the original Dawn of the Dead.

Many will criticize my review of this film and say a movie such as this one is almost completely sci-fi and cannot be forced to rely only on props, puppets and effects. To these people I point out and use two great horror films. Alien (1979) & Aliens (1986) both starring Sigourney Weaver.

Maladolescenza (1977)

A Great Art & coming of Age Film

[10/10 · 23 January 2007]

I own this movie & am proud of it. I live in the good old USA and had to buy my copy in Europe, so i could get it uncut, the full 93 min version. This movie may be very controversial, but anybody who can't see past the nudity is very closed minded. This movie is a brilliant piece of art. The forest alone, is worth a million words, not to menchine the story. I'm 19, and had a difficult upbringing, especially in junior high, but this movie nails it, the emotions and feelings that i had as a preteen and young teen. I praise this movie for exploring this difficult transition from childhood to adulthood. Anybody who would call this movie pornography, is ignorant, as far as i'm concerned, at most maybe you could argue that it is mild erotica, but even that is a stretch. When are people going to realize that nudity does not equal pornography, and love making does not always equal sex. Anyway, i have to put in my vote as one of the best coming of age movies that i have ever seen, a 9/10. I have seen a lot of movies, spending a lot of my winters watching movie after movie, I'm a huge movie buff, and through my experience i have found that European movies tend to be a lot more honest about feelings, love, and life in general, then do US movies, where ratings are based on sex and violence. This movie remains a favorite of mine to this day on how brutally honest it protrays this adolescent transition. A must see for anyone who loves art or who is struggling through adolescence.