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Terror Trap (2010)
OK for a Rip-Off
28 July 2011
Warning: Spoilers
I do not know how Michael Madsen and Jeff Fahey have ended up in this cheaply and obviously independently produced rip-off of "Vacancy".

There are no surprises in here, but the main actors give a solid performance, especially Fahey and Elliott, and the technical quality and directing are not that bad.

I found it fairly enjoyable for what it is. A bit more originality, and it actually could have become something.

Watching it without having seen "Vacancy" might be OK, but then the experience of "Vacancy" will be spoiled. If you have a choice, go for "Vacancy". If you liked "Vacancy" so much that you would like to see it one more time with different actors and on a lower budget, it's your responsibility. Avoid it, if you have something better to do, though.
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Offspring (2009)
Woodish in a Way
28 July 2011
This is probably how a film by Ed Wood would look nowadays, if he would have made his films at modern standards! Not that there are many technical mistakes, but it takes about 20 minutes to get used to the wooden-handed style of direction and poor acting. If you can stand through that so far, and don't mind very dumb policemen in a movie, the film actually delivers enough gory scenes which might be quite enjoyable for fans of the genre.

Funny was that the Japanese DVD had subtitles for the dialogs between the cannibals, I doubt that there are some in the original version.

Except the taboo of the involvement of children, this film based on Jack Ketchum's novel lacks the intensity of "The Girl Next Door" which I liked much better!
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8/10
Very sensitively treated taboo...
30 December 2000
This is a very rare example of a movie about transvestitism (of heterosexuals). The film treats the taboo theme so that even a general audience not knowing of transvestitism at all will strongly sympathize with its main character. Adrian Pasdar is very believable as Gerald/Geraldine and shall not be forgot for this brillant acting. The directing of Christopher Monger is very sensitively, treating such a difficult issue quite excellently, packed into a good story. Not a big movie, neither an "art" film, but a little, lovely motion picture!
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