The film is more cognizant of cultural imperialism’s smugness and presumptuousness than its spiritual predecessor, the exploitation classic Cannibal Holocaust.
Harper’s Island is a gimmick show in the grand but bargain-budget tradition of master showman William Castle.
Sadly, the horror genre gets no respect, and Hostel: Part II is not the type of film to change that.
Eli Roth’s film functions as a ritual akin to the ceremony performed on Heather Matarazzo’s character, but one with no purpose other than to court easy outrage.
See DVD come out. See people with brains not buy it.
Social commentary mingles with stupid comedy in Fun with Dick and Jane, a flaccid, humorless update of the 1977 George Segal-Jane Fonda romp.
One of the best Hollywood pop films of 2004, Cellular gets a handsome audio/video treatment on this New Line Platinum Series DVD.
David R. Ellis’s proficient direction helps sustain a consistently frantic, tense pace.