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The Forsaken (2001)
A great, great movie.
Going into this movie, I wasn't expecting much. The fact that there were a mere 12 people in the theatre didn't raise my expectations at all either. But the trailers looked cool, and I like both road movies and vampire movies, so I gave it a shot. Am I ever glad I did. This movie was incredible! It puts a whole new spin on the vampire lore, and brings it into the 21st century. Without going into plot details, I'll just say that it is very clever. Two minor complaints about the movie. 1) The lighting in some scenes is poor, and you can barely make out the shapes of the charactors (But this is only for a short period of time. 2) Brenden Fehr is in dire need of a hairbrush throughout the movie. His hairdo was so ugly it was actually distracting! These minor glitches aside though, incredible movie, not just a "Next generation's Lost Boys" and a kickin' soundtrack. 10/10
No Code of Conduct (1998)
A good way to kill an hour and a half
I had heard about this movie a few years ago, yet I was never able to find it on video. After all but giving up on seeing it, I found it on PPV one day. Without hesitation, I purchased it. I wasn't expecting much from the movie, but being a Charlie Sheen fan, I thought that it was at least worth a viewing.
I was pleasantly surprised while I was watching it. Now, make no bones about it, this movie won't win any awards and Charlie Sheen is certainly no Tom Hanks, but the material and the stars are a good match. (Although Mark Dacascos is sadly underused.)
Some good action sequences and a strong subplot involving Sheen's relationship with his estranged wife and daughter as well as his father make for a well rounded "B" action film. This is the movie that redeemed Sheen in my eyes after the debacle that was "Free Money".
At just over an hour and a half, the film doesn't overstay it's welcome, and a few comical moments spread throughout the movie are welcome. Overall, on a scale of 1 - 10 (1 being "Hanging Up" and 10 being "Gone in Sixty Seconds), "No Code of Conduct" rates an 8.