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Vacancy (2007)
description written by member Zara:
A couple's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and they decide to take up temporary residence in a creepy little motel where the only entertainment is from the television. Only problem is that the movies being shown on the TV look like they're not just the standard slasher flicks but real life movies filmed in the motel room the couple is in.
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I have thought Nimród Antal to be a promising director since Kontroll, and he is showing his stuff again in this film. There is suspense, there is humor, there is torture porn, if only on TV, and there are surprises a plenty.
Sure, I got this one because of Kate Beckinsale (Laurel Canyon, Van Helsing, Underworld), and...
(complete Vacancy review by B Movie Ben)
Vacancy Movie Review by Zara  (8/25/2007) |
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Hmm... I wonder why he's not on the cast list. (Ethan Embry, that is. I love that guy.)
Bright point: The movie is excellently shot, the cinematography shines in golden hues, like the dawn peeking through the curtains. It's appropriately dark when it needs to be and harsh the other times. All of this adds to creating the...
(complete Vacancy review by Zara)
I would love to give a more comprehensive review of this film, but I had the world's worst theater audience experience. People screeching at the slightest jump-scare, and CONSTANTLY talking to the screen, each other, their imaginary friends, who the f*ck knows...
Anyway, if you've seen the previews, there are no real...
(complete Vacancy review by Zombie Boy)
| Vacancy Movie Review by Lark (8/28/2007) |
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The back of the DVD said something along the lines of making the viewer "squirm in their seats", and squirm I did indeed. There was suspense aplenty, lots of darkness, and a pretty spooky (if a little unoriginal) premise. I just couldn't help but think these people were a couple of boneheads, I did a whole lot more...
(complete Vacancy review by Lark)
| Vacancy Movie Review by Jenny (8/17/2007) |
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Horror movies are a dime a dozen these days. The horror genre has expanded to fit so many new sub-categories (the "PG-13 horror", the "torture-porn", the "Asian horror re-make", etc.) that audiences can quickly get burned out. The release date for "Vacancy" was probably not the best. In April alone audiences saw...
(complete Vacancy review by Jenny)
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