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Movie Review: ‘Primal Rage’
A couple heading up the Pacific Northwest are thrust into a game of cat-and-mouse with a giant primeval simian resembling Bigfoot in Patrick Magee’s graphic and blood drenched monster movie Primal Rage.
Superior practical effects give this film its edge and they are jarring at times, so take heed, this isn’t B-movie hokum.
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Ashley and Max are married and have recently reunited after Max was released from a year in jail. As they make their way up the highway through giant redwoods and lush pacific coast fauna to reunite with their young son, they strike something violently in their Jeep. It turns out to be a man who may have already been half dead when he fell into the road.
Ashley calls the local small-town police ignoring Max’s protests; he fears he will be sent back to prison because he’s been drinking in the car.
Suddenly Max is struck on the head with a huge rock which sends him stumbling over the embankment and into a rushing river. Ashley’s quick thinking saves him, but the current has carried them a ways downstream. Unfortunately, their nightmare has only just begun.
Cold and half naked, the couple make their way back through the forest and hopefully toward the highway but run into a gang of local hunters who antagonize and enkindle Max’s anger.
All hell breaks loose when the huntsmen get attacked by the Sasquatch locals call Oh-Mah and meet their doom in a variety of gruesome ways. The monster is an expert shot with a bow and arrow, but he doesn’t miss a chance to use his hands or feet as killing devices either.
The local Sherriff, a Native American, is all too familiar with the ancient monster and tries to ease a local woman’s fears whose husband has gone missing. In fact, many people have gone missing in the area. He sets out to investigate the 911 call Ashley made before they fell into the river.
Meanwhile Ashley’s been separated from Max after the bloodbath with the hunters using her wits and level-headedness to ward off the creature while Max has been taken to the cabin of the Whispering Woman, an ugly shaman who nurses him back to health.
Primal Rage is a suspenseful, nicely paced gorefest. The credits list more effects talent than any other department combined which makes sense because Director Partick Magee is a veteran in the business.
He’s worked on Jurassic Park III, Dark Ride, Spider Man and Men in Black 3 just to name a few. He does a fine job in his directorial debut stitching together action pieces with suspense culminating into an interesting final twist.
There are obvious nods to the original Predator in Primal Rage, but that only means Magee knows and embraces his audience.
Nicely acted with incredible practical gore effects, Primal Rage gives its audience a suspenseful bloody thrill ride with emotional range. This is a must-see for fans who appreciate a good vigorously paced monster movie, plenty of serious non-CGI kills all beautifully shot in the forests of Northern California.
Primal Rage will have a one night only screening on Tuesday, February 27, at a theater near you.
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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed
The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.
Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.
The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.
Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”
Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.
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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.
“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.
Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.
The prize also includes:
An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings
A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear
A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room
A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course
The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II
Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two
“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”
Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.
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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power
Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.
Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.
Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.
There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.
The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.
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