Was a bit disappointed, I was at least expecting a Raw, unadulterated version of the original film. Since it was a straight to video release. No lesbian action, no nudity and Allison Lange is a very attractive girl. They did her no justice in this film with that wig on her head. This writer could have taken this to a new level like "Poison Ivy 3 : The New Seduction ! Everything was just reacted and poorley executed ! I will give it 2 stars because there was a lot of eyecandy Kristen Miller is a beautiful woman. And I have always thought Allison Lange was cute since "Christina's House".There isn't much more to say on this one. Was entertaining just didn't deliver anything new ! U can tell they were operating on a very poor budget.
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A Clumsy Copy of the Original Film...
Remakes have recently faced a rather explosive trend on the movie front. Studios have remade numerous Asian films such as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), and Shall We Dance (2004). All of these have had some financial success, as have many European remakes. Meanwhile, sequels try to follow up on the success of their predecessor, but most often fail to live up to the quality of the initial film. Yet, they often make enough noise to make a sure buck or two. Thus, making a sequel that almost feels like a remake while viewing it should be a sure financial success. However, whether it has any cinematic value is a completely different question. Single White Female 2: The Psycho presents a meager cinematic experience with a resounding echo, which might turn some heads due to its title.
Single White Female 2 presents another of many fruitless and unimaginative films released that blatantly uses a title that will attract some viewer's attention. The attention is all that this film seeks, as it might trap a few audience members in order to secure enough profit. Nonetheless, the story follows a concept that Fatal Attraction (1987) exposed through a bloodthirsty mistress. Later in Basic Instinct (1992), a female psychopath emerges through the combination of sex and independence while the nanny goes postal in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992). Single White Female (1992) continued this psychopathic female trend by adding the twist through the acquisition of a roommate, which caused additional fear in many viewers. Meanwhile in 2005, Single White Female 2 only refurbishes the old idea of the psychopathic feminine power with newer and younger women with an exquisiteness that many men will ogle. However, all other aspects of the film go far below the quality of the original film and many other films in the category.
The story opens with a shot of a little girl discovering a woman in a bathtub with cut wrists (I only wish it did not look like ketchup dripping from the wrist.) I assume the director, Keith Samples, tries to evoke some deeper meaning in this scene where the audience should draw inferences to a disturbing childhood. The problem with this scene is that it forgets to point the audience in a direction, which coerces the audience to retreat to previous experiences with similar themes and stories. However, the title Single White Female 2: The Psycho has already functioned as an obvious reminder to what the scene intends to suggest. The film continues to exploit trendy pop-psychology through secretive items hidden away in cellars, locked suitcases, and sadomasochistic occurrences (Barbet Schroeder, the director of the original film, directed Maîtresse (1976), which gives a far better look on the world of sadomasochism.)
Consequently, the story follows a predictable path where two competitive women in their mid-20s clash together, as the borders between the personal, professional, and sex diffuse. This conflict leads the story's red headed protagonist, Holly, to seek a new home with a friendly and understanding woman. However, Holly slowly begins to realize that there is something strange and bizarre about the woman from whom she rents a room, as the woman begins to borrow her clothes, color her hair like Holly, and have an uneven temperament. Eventually the film comes to the part that everyone is waiting for-the shinny kitchen knife and the demented woman's inability to deal with rejection and separation.
Single White Female 2: The Psycho only has one thing that might keep some men's attention - beautiful women. Besides this trite exploitation of beauty, there is not much substance that would develop much entertainment, suspense, or contemplation, as this sequel most likely feels like a clumsy copy of the original film. Unfortunately films such as this one do instigate the notion of poor filmmaking, and an opportunity wasted on potential talent.
WHY OH GAWD WHY?
Why when there are talented writers out there with original ideas, do people never see their work and continue to produce this kind of crap?
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While 2003's Daredevil was a conventional superhero movie, the 2005 spinoff, Elektra, is more of a wuxia-styled martial arts/fantasy flick. Elektra (Jennifer Garner) has returned to her life as a hired assassin, but she balks at an assignment to kill a single father (Goran Visnjic, ER) and his teenage daughter (Kirsten Prout). That makes her the target of the Hand, an organization of murderous ninjas, scheming corporate types, and a band of stylish supervillains seeking to eliminate Elektra and tip the balance of power in the ongoing battle of good vs. evil.
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There are just some trilogy's that should not be made - and the Wild Things trilogy is one of them. This is not really a trilogy per se, since each of the films carries with it the same story, with the same twists. If you have seen the first, you have basically seen each of the sequels... except the sequels are both much worse. Take out the big name actors and make a direct-to-DVD release... and you have Wild Things: Diamonds In The Rough.
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Do not, do not purchase this movie. I just finished seeing it for the first time recently, and I can say hands down that this was far and away the worst movie that Steven Seagal has ever made. Although I am not a prude, the language was disgusting with Mother F***** this and Mother F****** that every 10 seconds. The plot went nowhere and it was filled with unnecessary violence. Most of his old movies went somewhere, but this one was one violence, bad language filled scene after scene after scene. If you liked the old Steven Seagal movies, you won't like this one. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Steven Seagal DVD Release Date: Released the 13 September 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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As one of many in the ongoing trend of resurrecting old TV shows and turning them into contemporary Hollywood product, Bewitched tries awfully hard to distinguish itself. It succeeds in lots of surprising ways, not least of which is the star power brought by Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. Even if they don't create the kind of romantic chemistry that would have elevated the already high concept, they act as delightful foils to each other, but more often to themselves. The conceit of this Bewitched is that it's a self-reflexive look at the entertainment business, with Ferrell playing Jack Wyatt, an actor starring in an updated version of the classic TV show. Out of favor with the Hollywood elite and desperately in need of a hit, he insists on an unknown to play Samantha, as... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Nicole Kidman - Will Ferrell - Shirley MacLaine - Michael Caine Director(s): Nora Ephron DVD Release Date: Released the 25 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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