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Malevolence

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Malevolence (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 5  Rotten:11 Average Rating: 4.5/10
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 29, 2004 Limited
Synopsis:
Paying homage to films such as HALLOWEEN and THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, MALEVOLENCE aims to return to the gritty, unironic style of those horror pictures. The film begins as a crime thriller, with three bank robbers whose plan goes awry, forcing them to take a young mother and her daughter as... [More]
Paying homage to films such as HALLOWEEN and THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, MALEVOLENCE aims to return to the gritty, unironic style of those horror pictures. The film begins as a crime thriller, with three bank robbers whose plan goes awry, forcing them to take a young mother and her daughter as hostages. Fleeing the scene of the crime, the crooks and their captives hide in a rural farmhouse. But little do the innocent hostages know that next door lurks an even greater danger than common criminals, a danger that begins to eliminate them one by one. MALEVOLENCE marks the directorial debut of Stevan Mena. [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee, Keith Chambers

Director: Stevan Mena

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 19, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Additional Footage - 1. Rehearsal Footage
  • 2. Premiere Footage
  • Audio Commentary - 1. Brandon Johnson - Actor
  • 2. Stevan Mena - Director/Writer/Producer
  • Trailer - 1. Original Trailer
  • 2. TV Spots
  • 3. Radio Spots
  • Featurette - 1. BACK TO THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE

DVD-ROM:

  • Script In PDF Format

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retraces killing grounds so old and familiar that at times it seems little more than a fan boy's compendium of favourite moments from the last half century's worth of slash-and-dash mayhem.

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Anton Bitel
Eye for Film
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Apesar da trilha de filme barato e dos dez minutos finais de projeção, que escancaram a falta de experiência do diretor-roteirista, o longa é bastante eficiente em seu segundo ato.

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09/11/06 03:10 PM
Pablo Villaca
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08/21/05 03:16 AM
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
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...certain sections of Malevolence are far more engaging than others, with most of the second act a complete write-off.

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05/13/05 03:17 AM
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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Basically, you begin to tick off all of the standard horror gags as they come. And they all come exactly as expected.

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05/12/05 03:16 AM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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04/17/05 03:16 AM
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
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Many scenes on their own show some great promise. But Mena can’t get his film to work as a whole.

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04/16/05 05:32 PM
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com
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For a presumably heartfelt homage, Malevolence is surprisingly low-key and almost lethargic.

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04/14/05 04:06 PM
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com
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03/29/05 10:16 PM
Film Threat
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If ever a movie deserved to go directly to DVD, it's this dreary horror treatment.

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03/24/05 03:40 PM
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Diehard horror fans may want to weigh in. The rest can see it soon at the video store.

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01/21/05 05:17 PM
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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The fanboy approach to filmmaking is always the same: Take a typical slasher-movie premise and copy all the things that impressed you when you were on the verge of puberty.

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11/17/04 12:09 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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There's much more left to the imagination than spelled out with digital artifice.

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11/01/04 10:16 AM
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press
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10/30/04 10:42 PM
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice
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The performances are better than one might expect from a cast of first-timers and lightly employed professionals, and Mena's characters rarely do the sort of spectacularly stupid things that provoke derisive laughter from seasoned horror-moviegoers.

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10/29/04 03:22 PM
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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The acting and dialogue is as silly as the potato sack the killer wears on his head.

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10/29/04 12:36 PM
Robert Dominguez
New York Daily News
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Stevan Mena's debut film carves up body after body in a ritual homage to the serial-killer genre.

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10/28/04 06:22 PM
Ned Martel
New York Times
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