Runtime:
101 minutes
Directed
by: Patrick Lussier.
Starring:
Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Kevin Tighe, Tom Atkins
From:
Lionsgate
Today
I decided to go through some Blu-Rays I have that I hadn't really
spent much time with. I saw Total Recall (I hope I don't have to
clarify it was the original) via the much-improved Blu-Ray that came
out last year; I already reviewed it almost 3 years ago but in short,
it's still a great movie that people shouldn't look down just because
it stars Arnold; sure, if you don't like graphic violence that is one
thing, but don't hate on Arnold... at least not for his acting
skills. His personal life, maybe. And let's not even talk about the
remake, which sounds pretty terrible from all I've heard and a
massive waste of what could have been a different take on the Phillip
K. Dick short story it was based on.
Anyway,
I've had this Blu-Ray for awhile but never sat down to check it out.
It has both the 2D and 3D versions and tonight I saw the 3D version
with the cheap cardboard glasses; it didn't look too bad all things
considered (a big TV and a high-def format has to help out) but the
big screen is the best way to see 3D film. I actually did see this
back on the big screen in '09 (twice) back when 3D was a novel thing
and it wasn't common-place like it is now. As you can see I enjoyed
it back then. Turns out, I still enjoy this tale set in a mining
town.
The
plot: Due to a f***-up by the owner of the mine's son Tom (Ackles),
miner Harry Warden kills his fellow miners to try and save more air
for himself. Harry ends up in a coma. A year later he wakes up and he
wreaks some havoc on the young kids partying in the mine, including
Tom, who escapes death w/ the aid of some cops. They shoot Harry and
bury him in the woods, or so the story goes. Then we flash-forward 10
years and Tom returns to town after running away to deal with his
father's death and wanting to sell the mine. As he returns, a figure
dressed like Harry Warden starts killing people. Is it Tom, the new
sheriff in town (Smith) who is now married to Tom's old love Sarah
(King), or is it someone else?
Like
I said this movie is still a lot of fun. Plenty of things come at the
screen with the 3D format. The story is always interested and it's
made clear that several different people could be behind the
killings. There are plenty of pretty women to look at, although
special mention has to be made of Betsy Rue and how she spends one
extended scene completely nude. This is just a fun and gory slasher
where many creative kills are done with the killer's pickaxe. At
least with me, sometimes you want to have a good time and have some
beer while watching an entertaining slasher, and this certainly fits
the bill. And yes, eventually I'll watch and then talk about the original Canadian film from the early 80's.
I'll
be back Tuesday night.
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