[Rec] 3: Genesis (2012)

REVIEWER RATING: 
6/10


After teaming with Jaume Balagueró with the first two [Rec] films, Paco Plaza and Juame decide to part ways for the final two installments in the franchise (supposedly), the first being this flick, followed by Apocalypse from Juame at a later date. It was initially thought that this would be a prequel to the previous installments, but it's actually a parallel story to the first two (primarily the first). Although some may hate that the movie went for a more conventional approach towards its storytelling this time, I actually found it refreshing since I've grown rather tired of the POV camera technique (at least for the moment).

The story finds us at a wedding for Clara and Koldo, a young and happy couple that will soon wish they hadn't invited so many guests for the event, especially their Uncle, who just so happens to have a bite on his hand from the very same dog from the first movie... It's not long before his eyes get bloodshot and starts foaming at the mouth right before taking a bite out of one of the partygoers.
Detention (2011)

REVIEWER RATING: 
6/10


Music video helmer-turned-feature film director Joseph Kahn returns (after the abysmal Torque in 2004) to bring us an incredibly whacked out new teen slasher flick titled Detention that's a mix of so many different genres and ideas, it's hard to really pinpoint where the man was going with it all. This proves to be the film's strength and weakness, as it's clear by the end of the film that much of the insanity that occurred prior into the story could've been done without.

The movie starts out simple enough as we witness some bitchy high school girl get murdered by someone disguised as a character named "Cinderhella", whose the lead killer in a fictional slasher franchise within the movie. Shortly after her death the school and its staff are in an uproar about who killed this popular girl, and it's not long before the killer goes after his next victim, who happens to be our awkward female lead.
Psycho Cop (1989)

REVIEWER RATING: 
4/10


Prometheus (2012)

REVIEWER RATING: 
7/10


Piranha 3DD (2012)

REVIEWER RATING: 
4/10


Outpost: Black Sun (2012)

REVIEWER RATING: 
6/10


Back in 2008 we received the first Outpost, a movie that managed to be one of the better Nazi-zombie renditions I've seen, even to this day. The flick offered a good blend of action and horror and really surprised me in many aspects. Now, we're finally given a sequel that's said to be "bigger and bloodier" than the first and while it does manage to give us more action and carnage, it comes at the cost of proper atmosphere, tension, and storytelling.

The story takes place after the events of the first film, as we follow a young female war-criminal investigator that's hot on the trail of a man long-believed dead named Klausener. Accompanied by a veteran war-criminal hunter, the duo make their way past enemy lines and through a forest where there's a hidden war between US and local military against seemingly unstoppable Nazi zombies. With the help of a special forces team, they must fight their way back to the underground bunker that started it all.
Asylum Blackout (2011)

REVIEWER RATING: 
6/10


The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

REVIEWER RATING: 
8/10


The Vineyard (1989)

REVIEWER RATING: 
4/10


Another night of aimless Netflix browsing eventually led me to The Vineyard, an 80's cheesefest that's the epitome of 80's cheesefests. The flick was written, directed, and starred James Hong (who is probably best remembered as Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China) as a wealthy movie producer and wine maker named Dr. Po, who throws regular parties at his little island home and has most recently invited a group of aspiring actors to partake and inquire on his latest film. However unbeknownst to the guests, Po plans to use them for his mysterious rejuvenating elixir that has since kept him alive for centuries.

The Vineyard is a film that has it all -- action, romance, horror, oh and zombies! It's just a completely muddled and horribly acted and executed film and not only does all that work against it, but also in its favor! The movie is just so ridiculous to the point of being entertaining. For instance, one of my fav. scenes involves one of Dr. Po's henchmen getting "fired" after he catches him sleeping with the man's wife. The scene pretty much went down like this:
Urban Explorer (2011)

REVIEWER RATING: 
5/10


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