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Sarah Carter
 D.O.A. - Dead or Alive $12.95 I had low expectations for this movie, but after playing and loving Dead or Alive 4 for the Xbox 360, I had to see this movie. The acting isn't the best, and some of the wire work is really fake, but the hot chicks and "B" rated feel of the movie, mad me love it anyway! As for the DVD itself. . . The picture quality is fairly poor, but the sound will knock you on your butt for sure. The short "making of" featurette is worth watching, but there is no other speacial features on the disc. Overall I would say that anyone who likes the games, likes Hong Kong style movies, or just likes seeing hot chicks kicking a$$, should buy this movie. Especially for the price that amazon is asking! Just add it to another item to get over $[...] and you don't have to pay for shipping.  Red Mist $26.97 **WARNING** This movie is not for epileptics. You WILL have a seizure like The Simpsons did when they went to Japan. What we have here is a very "Shocker"-esque flick about "out of body experiences" from the guy who directed the cult hit "Shrooms". A group of med students accidentally take a joke a little too far, which lands the mentally-challenged, all-too creepy, epileptic janitor at the college in a deep coma. One of the students, feeling guilt for dumping him at the hospital, injects him with an untested drug that revitalizes brain function, but causes out of body experiences. But not just any OOBE, this drug gives him the ability to possess others. And of course he uses it to seek out revenge. Hence the name Red Mist. (A feeling of rage that temporarily clouds one's judgement.) There were plenty of deaths in this flick, all of which, should have/could have been a lot gorier. Don't get me wrong there WAS some blood. but not nearly enough to match the viciousness of the deaths themselves. The one death that should have delivered the most gore, (acid funnel) delivered the least which seemed kind of like a cheap cop-out. Aside from gore the movie also never seemed to deliver any suspense. Ok ok maybe the one scene was suspenseful where the mother was standing at the head of the stairs holding the baby, (subsequently this also happens to be the one scene in the whole film that delivers the red stuff) but the rest of the movie was straight forward to the point of being predictable. Anytime anyone was possessed their nose would bleed so there was no surprise. If that small effect (nose bleed) were omitted the plot might have actually had the chance to pile on some tension. Essentially; had the gore & suspense been present.. this flick would have been dynamite, the acting was great, the plot was interesting enough, the camera work was that of a big budget flick. It had all the makings of a great horror movie, but just fell flat in the one department that should have made it. If you're going to title your film "Red Mist" at least have the decency to show me some splatter. 3 stars = Worth a rental but not a purchase MORAL OF THE STORY: If you're going to accidentally kill someone don't do a halfast job. ALSO RECOMMENDED: Shrooms, Shocker, Fallen, Jason Goes to Hell, Dead in 3 Days, Flatliners, Sublime, Scanners, The Dead Zone, Infection, Unrest, The Signal  Keys to Success: Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills, Brief Edition (5th Edition) $48.80 Don't have a lot to say about the book. It was cheaper that anywhere else that we found. It's the correct addition, that's important because they are a bit different. Only problem was length of shipping time. Normally, amazon ships so fast it's unbelievable. I guess this was coming from farther away. Son needed for first class but didn't have it until second. We waited too long to order. So, get the book it's perfect...just make sure to factor time into purchase. That's what we'll have to do from now on. This was our first school book ordered on amazon. hope this helps you |
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