Hammerhead (2005)
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When a misguided scientist combined DNA from a shark and a man, his colleagues banish him to a...
Kanashimi no Belladonna (Belladonna of Sadness) (1973)
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An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her...
The Asset (2021)
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Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract...
Kevin Phillipson (10014 KP) rated Kate (2021) in Movies
Sep 21, 2021
Eye for an Eye (2008)
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The devious brain behind a heist draws a top police detective, on the eve of his retirement, into an...
More Precious Than Gold (The Hearts of Gold Trilogy, #2) by Renee Yancy
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A young woman refuses to become a pawn in her grandmother’s revenge scheme and forgoes a life of...
Historical Romance Historical Fiction
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Revenge (2018) in Movies
Sep 20, 2020
Lead actress Matilda Lutz gives us a badass vengeance seeking protagonist for the ages, while the other three actors (it's a damn small cast) Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombes, and Guillaume Bouchède effectively provide the the absolute bastards we all want to see die so badly.
The locations and wide shots in Revenge look stunning by the way. In between all the nasty bits(which we'll get to), it's just a stunning and vibrant film to look at, with a lot of the horror elements taking place in blazing sunshine.
As for the aforementioned nasty bits - holy shit, this film is violent. By the time the credits roll, everyone and everywhere is just covered in blood. The practical effects used are pretty great, and looks believable, even if the sheer amount of viscera is absurd at times.
It provides us with some grisly set pieces that linger on the brain, in particular, a scene where a character has to un-impale herself from a tree - it's genuinely quite harrowing.
Also, maybe give this a pass if you're squeamish about foot stuff. I don't know about you, but I always found the foot abuse in Die Hard rather uncomfortable, and this makes that look like a children's cartoon at times.
Overall, Revenge is just a smack to the face. A fairly slow build, but high octane when it gets rolling, with good performances, plenty of blood, and enough jarring sound and camera edits to make you uncomfortable. Worth a watch for horror fans, without a doubt.
Andy K (10821 KP) rated 9 to 5 (1980) in Movies
Jul 6, 2018
I watched again recently and the movies still has the magic.
If ever you want revenge or want to give it to your overbearing, jerkoff boss, this is the movie for you.
The teaming of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton is so perfect as the three secretaries bent on revenge and Dabney Coleman rounds it out as the loser, backstabbing, chauvinist who everyone hates.
The three ladies imagine what it would be like to do him in, then through hilarious turns of events actually begin to do so.
A true comedy classic!
David McK (3369 KP) rated The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) in Movies
Jan 23, 2021
Since I've never read (or listened to) the book, I cannot speak to how accurate this is to the source.
I can say, however, that it is an enjoyable enough watch, that reminds me (somewhat) of the likes of 'The Man In The Iron Mask' as well as 'The Three Musketeers' - no surprise there!
Deadlock (FBI Thriller #24)
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This exhilarating FBI thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter finds...
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