Category: Sequel

The Raid 2: Because Somehow It Gets Better

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Bluray, Choreography, Cinematography, Crime, Directors, DVD, Effects, Fighting, Film, Filmmaking, Gareth Evans, Gore, Iko Uwais, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, The Raid, The Raid 2, The Raid 2: Berandal, The Raid: Redemption, Thriller, TrilogyLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MuXrN8L9ro The Raid 2: Berandal. 2014. Directed & Written by Gareth Evans. Starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Yayan Ruhian, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura. Entertainment One Films Canada. Rated 18A. 150 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) Even the trailer just absolutely melts …

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One Ass Kicker Cop v. A Building Full of Psychotics in The Raid: Redemption

On By C.H. NewellIn 2011, Action, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Bluray, Choreography, Cinematography, Crime, Directors, DVD, Fighting, Film, Filmmaking, Gareth Evans, Gore, Iko Uwais, Martial Arts, Mike Shinoda, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, The Raid, The Raid: Redemption, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f6f_kfp1Z8 The Raid: Redemption. 2011.  Dir. Gareth Evans.  Starring. Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, and Ray Sahetapy. XYZ Films. Rated 18A. 100 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★1/2 (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) There are not a lot of action films I truly love, in the sense I don't particularly favour …

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Psycho III: Norman, Still Crazy After All These Years

On By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Blogs, Classic Horror, Film, Horror, Movies, Mystery, Norman Bates, Novels, Psycho III, Psychological horror, Reviews, Robert Bloch, Sequel, Slasher, Thriller, Universal PicturesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaY-q1P4QWE Psycho III.  1986. Dir. Anthony Perkins. Screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue; based on characters by Robert Bloch. Starring Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell, Hugh Gillin, and Lee Garlington. Universal Pictures. Rated 18+. 93 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ If you haven't yet - read my Blu ray review for Alfred Hitchcock's original 1960 …

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The Bride of Frankenstein is a Horror Sequel Classic

On By C.H. NewellIn 1935, Blu ray, Boris Karloff, Classic Horror, Film, Filmmaking, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Literature, Mary Shelley, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein, Universal Monsters, Universal PicturesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Bride of Frankenstein.  1935. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by William Hurlbut. Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, and Una O'Connor. Universal Pictures. Rated G.  75 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my earlier Blu ray review of James Whale's original Frankenstein click …

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