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Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill (2004)
Oh Dear
I rented this from Blockbuster because I could get 3 films for 7 nights for £5. The other 2 were Dead End and Black Knight (I wanted to see some cheesy goldmines). Black Knight and Dead End are cheesy goldmines which made me laugh so I thought £5 well spent until I saw this steaming pile! Truly awful! I honestly believe the guy who did this could'nt direct traffic never mind a film. Please no more - you've had your chance. First of all the music was terrible and boring. The opening sequence my girlfriend fell asleep to. The zombies looked terrible. That Chelsea Jean girl was possibly the worst actress ever. The only decent part was watching the awful characters getting picked off. We cheered when they got it. I only gave it a 3 because of the fact it was on for little over an hour which meant I didn't have to suffer for much longer. I'm handing it back to Blockbuster tomorrow where I will complain that it should be them paying me to watch this tripe!
Dog Soldiers (2002)
At last a good British horror/comedy
You could include the likes of 'American Werewolf in London' in the same category, but Dog Soldiers has something different about it. First of all I'm biased anyway towards this film because I love films that are set in one place and never change (e.g rear window, the burbs, snake eyes etc). The actors are spot on and the dialogue sharp and witty and for once without the use of computer effects, the wolves looked pretty scary. I also liked this movie because it uses genuine British actors who don't need to use typical "stiff upper lip" accents like Americans like to use for us. I'm from the North East of England and particularly liked the use of the Geordie lads who make up most of the comedy by talking about a footy match that they should have been watching. I never got to see this at the movies but swore I would get it straight on video when it came out and it didn't disappoint. One of the best horror films in a long time, keep it up Neil Marshall hopefully more to come !