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Captivity (2007)
What's Real? Yawn!
"What's real?" is a line uttered in this movie several times. I wish they had tried to keep this movie within "real life." Nothing that happens in this movie is believable which takes away from the "scariness" of it. ***Potential Spoilers*** (I'll try not to give anything away, but just in case!)
From the beginning, virtually nothing is believable. She wakes up to some Star Trek hologram type thing and thinks she's at home. Huh? Scifi movie? no! She almost always passes out instantly. Bad guys find veins easily. She's supposed to be famous but is easily abducted. A romantic aspect occurs where one never would in "real life". Magical cops who read Greek and track down the bad guys with no evidence in about a day or two. (I still don't know how they found them?) The twist is so obvious, you'll know it as soon as you see it. This movie just sucks! At least Elisha Cuthbert is cute. Though, if you're wondering, her clothes stay on. Lots of clothes like pants and shirts.
Bad Saw rip-off! Wait for Saw 4 or rewatch the last three Saw movies. This competes for worst movie of the year.
Blur (2007)
We need to get rid of the body!
"We need to get rid of the body!" It is at this exact point in the movie, right after that line is said, that everyone who was watching burst out laughing. It doesn't make any sense. I'll call that the breaking point. I can break this movie down into three parts. What happens before the breaking point, after the breaking point and then the ending. The first part of the movie basically consisted of a bunch of nothing happening. An hour of a guy who supposedly has " a thousand things to do" but really doesn't do much of anything. You meet his neighbor who is somewhat humorous and the only reason I didn't fall asleep. Also some nudity for no apparent reason except to keep the men watching awake. It really seems like you are watching what happens in between the "action". I also need to mention that whoever did the soundtrack to this movie must have been like 12 years old. Very odd music. somewhat porno sounding. and it is Always playing!
After the breaking point, it turned into a bunch of bad movie clichés. They do and say stuff so ridiculous that you just have to laugh!
The third part is the ending which tries to save the movie. The ending is actually good enough for me not to rate this a 1. But besides The Sixth Sense, I'm not a fan of M. Night Shyamalan type movies. (Bore you to tears for over an hour and a half and then try a surprise to save the movie.) But it did explain some things and the very last scenes cleared up some confusion.
I wouldn't recommend this. Completely boring!