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Hey Yall, im writing this review to warn people about the pro's and con's of MALEVOLENCE, 1st let me start off by saying(and im not trying to glorify myself) i think i know a thing or two about horror movies, being fans of true horror fim creators like, fulci,romero,carpenter,argento etc..., knowing how a horror film should be made,. in any case heres the review, prior to MALEVOLENCE'S release i heard so many praises to this movie about how "it pays homage to the 70's horror genre" and all that junk, i found the trailer online and i wasnt impressed at all , in my head i said to myself it looks weak but non the less the day it came out i bought it, excited to see the hype that surrounded it, then about an hour and a half later THOROUGHLY dissapointed. <
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> Heres why: this sounds way closeminded and ignorant but i am into movies that have great gore scenes and lots of bloodshed(not that a movie needs blood and gore to be a good movie), and there was basically no blood at all in this movie, so the gore and blood factor isnt even an issue here, 2nd the acting was very bad, the actors tried to hard to make thier characters believable and that didnt work out for them, 3rd the movies pace is WAY to slow. <
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> The CONS of the movie: The setting was great, the old slaughterhouse and farm was a great choice of location, especially whatever season they shot the movie in, it complimented the setting greatly in addition to being nicelooking already. 2nd the score of the movie added to the creepy setting of the film, the sound effects as well were a plus, 3rd: some camera shots were nicely done <
>oh i also forgot to mention that the killer in the movie was very lame and unoriginal wearing a pillow case over his head? although the idea of the kidnapped martin brolin watching his abductee comit murders in front of his eyes and following in his footsteps is a cool idea. <
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>I will admit the movie did give me a feeling that i dont get from every movie i watch,the movie also is growing on me and i find myself wanting to watch it again here and there, but over all dont belive the hype of this movie and rent it before you buy, heres a list of some movies you all should check out before you even contemplate watching this, Mutilation Man,Man Bites Dog,The Deadly Spawn,Re-Animator,Near Dark,The Manson Family,Suspiria,The Last Horror Movie,Dead End,

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Why The Bashing?
All right...I've read the Customer Reviews. I've seen the movie twice. <
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>Why are we bashing Malevolence? Detour, The Hazing, and The Amityville Horror remake have better customer ratings than Malevolence. <
>Malevolence bashers: Does this strike you as odd? <
>Honestly, I loved this movie. I thought this was a scary, smart homage to Halloween that found a series of effective scares and a gorgeous sense of atmosphere. Don't tell me you weren't impressed by the killer's lair. Ordinary junk has never seemed so threatening. And the Bone Deer...What a beautiful piece of work. It's the kind of minimalistic and brutally effective set piece that's been missing from modern horror. The masters of horror recognize the impact moments like this have. They get under your skin. I'm not saying Steven Mena is a Carpenter or Argento. But I think some of you would agree that he shows great promise. In his first outing, he created a film that has jumps, whose meanacing presence lingers when the film is over. These days, most Hollywood releases go for one or the other. I love the B-Movie Horror Flick as much as the next guy, but it's great to see a film that strips horror down to it's core quality: Primal Fear. I haven't been this excited by a small horror movie since Session 9. <
>Let's give Mena credit where credit is due. If you all want nothing but B-Movie, direct to video horror / Japanese imports (or poor American remakes of) for the rest of your lives, that's cool. But it's time to recognize that some directors are trying to give horror it's good name back, regardless of how successful we think they are (and on that, we all seem to differ.) Just remember: Rome wasn't built in a day

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Not All That Malevolent
The recently released indy horror flick 'Malevolence' has, at its core, a very interesting concept. Unfortunately, this interesting idea is pushed into the background of the film and instead is turned into your run-of-the-mill slasher flick. <
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>There are some good points to 'Malevolence'. The film's cinematography is quite good. There's good camera work and a nice creepy mood is prevalent throughout. The sets are well done and there are a few good scares too. But then the actor's have to speak and that's when this film goes to crap. <
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>The script, while an interesting idea, is poorly written and the actor's don't help at all by being extremely annoying. Pile on the sometimes confusing editing and numerous continuity errors and the movie itself becomes irritating. 'Malevolence' would have been better off telling the story of the young boy, Martin Bristol, who was kidnapped and trained to be a serial killer. But instead of concentrating on this interesting aspect of the film, it instead focuses on a few annoying bank robbers who happen to cross paths with Martin. <
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>I had high hopes for the well-packaged 'Malevolence' but was disappointed. Its not the worst horror flick I've seen but its not the best. Either way I can't really recommend it. But the filmmakers do obviously have some talent. If they can get some better actors and find a more focused script, I think that they could produce a quality film. <
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