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Pamela Troy

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Film Critic, Culturevulture.net

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Diary of the Dead (2007) 62% EDIT “What undermines the movie is a streak of moralizing undercutting the humor that's a vital ingredient to any good zombie flick.” – culturevulture.net Mar 1, 2008 Full Review Chicago 10 (2007) 80% EDIT “The Signal is not for the squeamish, but the violence is doled out judiciously and interspersed with moments of mordant, truly biting comedy.” – culturevulture.net Mar 1, 2008 Full Review The Orphanage (2007) 87% EDIT “Anyone who enjoys a good scare - and a good conversation - should see, and enjoy this latest addition to the Jamesian tradition of intelligent horror.” – culturevulture.net Nov 28, 2007 Full Review The Omen (2006) 26% EDIT “'The Omen' is not a bad film. It just suffers in comparison to its original.” – culturevulture.net Jun 6, 2006 Full Review United 93 (2006) 90% EDIT “A powerful and engrossing account undiluted by the sentimentality that often mars Hollywood depictions of history.” – culturevulture.net Apr 28, 2006 Full Review Scary Movie 4 (2006) 34% EDIT “It's almost as though the filmmakers were trying to frustrate and annoy horror fans, and it's a hardy soul who will be willing to sit out the entire 123 minutes.” – culturevulture.net Apr 13, 2006 Full Review Slither (2006) 87% EDIT “In this well-made, well-acted, and funny sci-fi horror hybrid, wet alien flesh glistens and pulsates, penis-like organs strain to plunge into the flesh of unwilling victims...” – culturevulture.net Apr 3, 2006 Full Review V for Vendetta (2005) 73% EDIT “Important plot points are treated in a rushed, perfunctory manner and what could have been a fascinating parable about tyranny, terrorism, and the sheer charisma of violence becomes just another series of bloody fight scenes.” – culturevulture.net Mar 18, 2006 Full Review Saw II (2005) 39% EDIT “In 'Saw II,' both the cops and the victims are so dim the whole elaborate exercise hardly seems worthwhile.” – culturevulture.net Oct 28, 2005 Full Review Stay (2005) 26% EDIT “A richly detailed, fascinating, and insightful puzzle that should prompt many to go back for a second look” – culturevulture.net Oct 21, 2005 Full Review Into the Blue (2005) 20% EDIT “Devolves into a series of silly fight and chase scenes in which bad guys are bloodily maimed and dispatched while most of the good guys come out miraculously unscathed” – culturevulture.net Sep 30, 2005 Full Review Undead (2003) 32% EDIT “Offers both a broadly funny Australian spin and a unique attempt to make sense out of the senseless conventions of zombie films” – culturevulture.net Jul 5, 2005 Full Review House of Wax (2005) 27% EDIT “The unmistakable promise of a sequel in the last scene inspires more resignation than anticipation.” – culturevulture.net May 6, 2005 Full Review The Ring Two (2005) 21% EDIT “To those who saw and enjoyed the first one, it's a bitter disappointment.” – culturevulture.net Mar 18, 2005 Full Review Alone in the Dark (2005) 1% EDIT “None of it hangs together enough to make a coherent narrative.” – culturevulture.net Jan 27, 2005 Full Review The Forgotten (2004) 31% EDIT “'The Forgotten' deserves to be.” – culturevulture.net Sep 27, 2004 Full Review Shaun of the Dead (2004) 92% EDIT “'Shaun of the Dead' has that most vital ingredient of any good zombie film, an underlying layer of social commentary that gives the script a brain.” – culturevulture.net Sep 24, 2004 Full Review Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) 18% EDIT “It is not in the least bit scary and most of the best traditions of zombie films are ignored.” – culturevulture.net Sep 12, 2004 Full Review Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) 10% EDIT “A great waste of time, talent and resources” – culturevulture.net Aug 21, 2004 Full Review The Embalmer (2003) 81% EDIT “A twisted and fascinating tale, with a climax that's as logical as it is unexpected” – culturevulture.net May 22, 2004 Full Review Godsend (2004) 3% EDIT “By the climax the last vestiges of mystery and believability have been so effectively destroyed that there's no real tension.” – culturevulture.net Apr 29, 2004 Full Review Dawn of the Dead (2004) 77% EDIT “Intelligent and gripping version that wields the same sledge-hammer horror and wit as the original” – culturevulture.net Mar 18, 2004 Full Review Secret Window (2004) 46% EDIT “Will appeal to...horror fans who prefer an ending that truly sinks its teeth into the story and concludes it with a crisp, satisfying crunch.” – culturevulture.net Mar 11, 2004 Full Review The Butterfly Effect (2004) 34% EDIT “In an era of senseless action and lobotomized scripts that rely too heavily on special effects, even the modest food for thought offered by 'The Butterfly Effect' is welcome.” – culturevulture.net Jan 22, 2004 Full Review Gothika (2003) 15% EDIT “Those who like their chills diluted may enjoy it, but anyone who prefers their horror straight up is likely to find the film a disappointment.” – culturevulture.net Nov 21, 2003 Full Review
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