There’s no sign of the legendary Dario Argento as the curtain goes up on his latest, and after viewing this laughable thriller it’s not hard to see why he chose to avoid the attentions of the massed legions of gathered gore hounds. Indeed, FrightFest’s Alan Jones actually tells the audience they’ll need therapy after watching this, perhaps forgetting that laughter is the best medicine…
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Slashing The Seats: FrightFest Report Week 2009
1 CommentsSeptember 2, 2009 – 10:39 am
Greetings gore-hounds everywhere! This weekend saw London’s glittering Leicester Square Empire play host to Europe’s largest Horror Film Festival, the almighty FrightFest 2009.
Millenium:The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
0 CommentsAugust 27, 2009 – 1:14 pm
Based on Steig Larsson’s bestselling trilogy, Millenium: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is possibly the bleakest of his interwoven tales that began with The Industrialist, finally making it to these shores after wowing those critics with harder stomachs at Cannes, it kick-starts the trilogy – The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest to follow in the near future – in fine style. An uncompromising mystery thriller with some truly memorable – and disgusting – on-screen executions.
