Review Non-Roundup: Hostel, BloodRayne, Grandma's Boy
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Look, let's face it: if you're interested in seeing any of the three movies opening wide today, you're sure as hell not going to read reviews to see if they're any good. Which is just as well, really, since two of the three - BloodRayne and Grandma's Boy - managed to stay successfully hidden from critics until the last minute, while the third - Hostel - snuck out and got blood all over a handful of reviewers but didn't do much else worth noting.
If you're actually looking to see something good this weekend (Perish the thought, I know - personally, I'm actually thinking about paying to sit through BloodRayne), I am legally obligated to remind you that both Munich and Match Point are expanding this weekend. (Weirdly, British critics are not as enamored of the latter as we are. Make of that what you will.)
Anyway, those of you who are rushing to see sold-out showings of Grandma's Boy, Hostel, and BloodRayne tonight, please come back and give us your (brief, but still gushing) reports in the comments so that your fellow readers have something to go on.
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1-06-2006 @ 11:36PM
Miz Alucard said...
I will NOT be seeing BloodRayne for one reason- They changed the character Severin's name to Sebastian. Severin is my 8 year old son's name and I was thrilled when they used it on the game. I figure if they were so petty as to change this unique and cool named character to a name more used, then the movie will probably be a huge waste of my time.
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1-07-2006 @ 1:09AM
Douglas said...
Tonight I went to see Hostel, I must say it was very gory. However, nothing to what the previews and reviews are making it out to be. I think this is why I was most dissapointed with the film. Not as gory as they all promised to me. It is a gory film don't get me wrong, just not as much as everyone thinks. Another thing is that I thought was, it would be a constant attack of this blood and gore, and agian not true. Without giving to much away, just picture 3/4 of the movie Eurotrip and 1/4 Saw. Is it worth spending your night and money on Hostel, well yes. It did it's job, I was entertained for the time in the movie. One warning, if severed limbs ain't your thing, go see Grandma's Boy.
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