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British thugs versus evil! Dead Cert review!

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Can you remember the last good vampire flick?  Does Underworld count?  My mind can’t conjure up one better than Interview with the Vampire, but of course, all of these examples are mainstream, hollywood-produce examples.  Am I shunning the back alley projects?  Perhaps I’ve just seen too much horror movies.  I can’t recall the last indie vampire project that was actually worth a viewing.  Unfortunately, I still haven’t come across such a worthy viewing even if the topic of this review is a vampire genre film called Dead Cert.

A tough London gang are ruthless when it comes to territorial disputes, taking care of their competition with merciless violence, but when an Iranian businessman comes into town, Freddy and his gang don’t know what they’re getting themselves into.  The Iranian businessmen are more than just land searchers, they’re legendary vampires looking to reclaim what they claim is theirs – the London land.  Freddy’s club becomes their base of operations when Freddy’s boxer Dennis loses his bout against an Iranian brute.

 

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So, you think your dad is evil? The Stepfather review!

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Powerful opening scenes are hard to come by as Hollywood’s creativity diminishes with each and every year.  In fact, creativity and imagination is practically dead in Tinsel Town.  Now-a-days, we have to rely on indie productions to fulfill the gaps of dullness in our lives when it comes to fantasy.  Luckily, our hi technological ways have brought us the power of recording images; in this case, VHS, DVD and Blu-ray.  Joseph Ruben directed a memorable opening scene of Terry O’Quinn, you know, the guy from the hit TV series Lost, walked down the stairs to a mutilated layout.  No words, hardly an action had to translate the scene.  This is a specific time in perfection.

Jerry Blake is a traditional family man; he enjoys dinner with his wife and child; he works in real estate and provides a good upbringing for the most inexcusable children.  This perfect husband is far from perfect. He’s actually a deranged psychopath in search for a traditional family setting and if they turn out disobedient, he turns them into sliced deli meat.  After he finishes up, he moves to another serene town on the lookout for a single mother with fatherless kids to work his way into and start all over again.

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