Tag: New York

video review : 12 Angry Men

video review : 12 Angry Men

“I’m getting a little tired of this yackety-yakking back and forth,” an exasperated, though not quite Angry, man declares. It’s a sentiment you might find yourself agreeing with as you watch a movie that plays and feels like a real-time jury deliberation. It’s an intriguing concept with interesting dialogue, but it gets redundant after a while and the characterization, particularly in relation to the ending resolution, is somewhat unrealistic.

my rating : 3 of 5

1957

video review : Basket Case 2

video review : Basket Case 2

Basket Case, as technically flawed as it may be, is rather engrossing. This sequel, which should’ve never been made; there’s simply no good reason to continue the story; is a joke. My main complaint with the first one was that it didn’t take itself more seriously. Part 2 crawls even further astray.

The tone here is more of a bad TV show than a horror movie. “The Times Square freak twins” are back, but all they do is ruin their mystique. That’s especially true for Belial, who, in a plot that has him and his brother living with other abnormals, is no longer the freakiest in the room.

my rating : 1 of 5

1990

video review : Basket Case

video review : Basket Case

This horror flick, some scenes of which might even be nightmare-inducing, would be good if the characterization wasn’t so bad. That comes in the form of misplaced comedy, underacting; the protagonist is as wooden as that Basket he carries around; and overacting. People scream a lot in this movie.

The plot has Duane, a newcomer to New York City, helping his formerly conjoined twin brother; a little freakishly deformed “monster”; get revenge on (kill) the people responsible for separating them. It’s a quirky and campy concept that, while engrossing, would be better if it took itself a bit more seriously.

my rating : 3 of 5

1982

audio review : Basket Case [ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ]
video review : Basket Case 2