Diretto da tal Michael Hurst, House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim è il sedicente seguito di House of the Dead, pur avendo ben poco a spartire col "capolavoro" UweBolliano.
Una manciata di pirla di una qualche squadra speciale anti-zombie viene inviata sul luogo di un focolaio: si scoprirà che nella locale università si cercava il segreto della vita eterna, basandosi sui tessuti di una zombessa catturata dal professore pazzo d'ordinanza (il buon vecchio Sid Haig).
La vita eterna mi starebbe anche bene, è la qualità della vita zombesca, che mi lascia perplesso...
Indecente sotto ogni aspetto, purtroppo questo film risulta solo un esercizio autopunitivo, avendo ben pochi momenti trash-divertenti.
Voto: 1. Trashometro® 2/10:
(evitatelo!)Tags: horror, seguito, commedia, azione, militari, corpi speciali, zombie, seguito, tratto da un videogioco, morso, inseguimento, sangue, infezione, paziente zero, gore, splatter, mitragliatrice, sparatoria, assalto, fuga, suicidio, ferita, trash.
House of the Dead (2003)
Regista: Uwe Boll
Scrittore: Mark A. Altman, Dan Bates
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 2.0/10 (14329 voti)
Durata: 90 min
Paese: Canada, USA, Germany
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Jonathan Cherry .... Rudy
- Tyron Leitso .... Simon
- Clint Howard .... Salish
- Ona Grauer .... Alicia
- Ellie Cornell .... Jordan Casper
- Will Sanderson .... Greg
- Enuka Okuma .... Karma
- Kira Clavell .... Liberty
- Sonya Salomaa .... Cynthia
- Michael Eklund .... Hugh
Trama:
This film is a prequel to all of the The House of the Dead video games. Set on an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, from the air, and in the sea, ruled by an evil entity in the House of the Dead...
Trivia random: There are 32 video clips from the original game inserted in several parts of the movie. From which 26 are inserted during the 10-minute-long battle in front of the house. The remaining 6 are used as transitions to change scenes prior to the battle.
Citazione random: Greg: [pointing on a zombie in the water] Shoot it!::Capt. Victor Kirk: What do you think I am trying to do, you fucking moron?
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Hurst, Michael (II)
Data di nascita: 3 March 1973
Ultimi lavori:
- Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007) (V) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- The Butcher (2006) .... (writer) (as Ellis Walker) [scrittore]
- The Darkroom (2006) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- The Graveyard (2006) (V) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Room 6 (2006) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- House of the Dead 2 (2005) (TV) .... [regista]
- Mansquito (2005) .... (writer) (as Mike Hurst) [scrittore]
- The Baby Juice Express (2004) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Nature Unleashed: Fire (2004) (V) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit (2001) .... (script polishing) (as Mike Hurst) [misc]
Trivia random: Formerly ISKA Kick Boxing Champion, Black Belt in Karate
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Haig, Sid (I)
Nome di battesimo: Mosesian, Sidney Eddie
Data di nascita: 14 July 1939
Altezza: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Coniuge: Susan L. Mosesian::(2 November 2007 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
- Grinder (2008) .... Sheriff Eddie (in negotiations) [attore]
- Last Door (2008) .... [regista]
- Razor (2008/I) .... Sam [attore]
- Brotherhood of Blood (2007) .... Pashek [attore]
- Dead Man's Hand (2007) .... Roy 'The Word' Donahue [attore]
- Halloween (2007) .... Chester Chesterfield [attore]
- A Dead Calling (2006) (V) .... George [attore]
- Little Big Top (2006) .... Seymour [attore]
- Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) .... Gerald Tovar, Jr. [attore]
- The Devil's Rejects (2005) .... Captain Spaulding / James Cutter [attore]
Biografia:
Tall, bald and nearly always bearded, Sid Haig has provided hulking menace to many a low-budget exploitation film and high-priced action film. Sid Haig was born Sidney Eddie Mosesian in Fresno, California, on July 14, 1939, a screaming ball of hair. His career was somewhat of an accident. Sid was growing so fast that he had absolutely no coordination. It was decided that he would take dancing lessons, and that's when it all began. At the age of seven, he was dancing for pay in a children's Christmas Show, then a revival of a vaudeville show -- and on it went. Sid also showed a musical inclination, particularly for the drums. So, when his parents got tired of him denting all the pots and pans in the house, they bought him a drum set. The music was in him and he took to it immediately, a born natural. First it was swing, then country, then jazz, blues and Rock & Roll. Sid always found it easy to make money with his music, and did very well. One year out of high school and signing a recording contract isn't too bad. Sid went on to record the single "Full House" with the T-Birds in 1958. However, back while he was in high school, he got bitten by the "acting bug"... Alice Merrill was the head of the drama department at that time and gave Sid all the encouragement in the world to pursue an acting career. The clincher came in his senior year. The way that the senior play was cast was that she would double cast the show, then have one of her friends from Hollywood come up and pick the final cast. You see, Merrill was quite famous as an actress on Broadway and kept up her contacts in the business. When the appointed day came the "friend" that showed up was Dennis Morgan, a big musical comedy star from the 1940s. The rest is history -- he picked Sid for the role, then two weeks later came back to see the show and told Sid that he should continue his education down south and consider acting as a career path. Two years later, Sid enrolled in the world famous Pasadena Playhouse, the school that trained such actors as Robert Preston, Robert Young, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and so on. After two years of "actor's hell" -- non-stop 7:00am to 11:00pm with homework thrown in just for the fun of it -- it was time to move on to the big "H", Hollywood! Sid did so with long time friend and roommate Stuart Margolin (Angel on "The Rockford Files" (1974)). Sid's first acting job was in Jack Hill's student film at UCLA. It was called The Host (1960), which was released in 2004 on DVD as a companion to Switchblade Sisters (1975), another Hill film. That role launched a 40-year acting career during which Haig appeared in over 50 films and 350 television shows. He has proven himself quite valuable to such filmmakers as producer Roger Corman. He also became a staple in the pictures of Jack Hill, appearing in Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968), Coffy (1973), and Foxy Brown (1974). Haig's other memorable credits include George Lucas' THX 1138 (1971), and the 1970 James Bond opus Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (he's one of the Slumber Brothers, and got to toss a topless Lana Wood from the window of a high-rise Vegas hotel). Among his most significant television credits are appearances on such landmark programs as "The A-Team" (1983), "T.J. Hooker" (1982), "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979), "Quincy M.E." (1976), "Hart to Hart" (1979), "Fantasy Island" (1978), "Charlie's Angels" (1976), "Police Woman" (1974), "The Rockford Files" (1974), "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974), "Mannix" (1967), "Mission: Impossible" (1966), "Gunsmoke" (1955), "Get Smart" (1965), "Here's Lucy" (1968), "The Flying Nun" (1967), "Daniel Boone" (1964), "Star Trek" (1966), _Batman_, and "The Untouchables" (1959). Sid has never been one to give-up on anything but after forty years of carrying a gun (except for the occasional Jack Hill or Roger Corman Film), his dreams of being recognized as a more than competent actor were fading. Then in 1992 Sid backed away and said, "I'll never play another stupid 'heavy' again, and I don't care if that means that I never work, ever." This just proves that if you take a stand people will listen, for in 1997 Quentin Tarantino wrote the part of the judge in Jackie Brown (1997) for Sid. Then things got better, much better. Not necessarily more work, just better work. Later, in 2000, Sid starred in Rob Zombie's debut film House of 1000 Corpses (2003). He starred as the fun-loving but deadly Captain Spaulding. This role breathed new life into Sid's acting career and earned him an award for Best Supporting Actor in the 13th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, as well as an induction into the Horror Hall of Fame. Captain Spaulding has since become the icon for the new horror genre. Sid has recently enjoyed success as Captain Spaulding once again in Rob Zombie's follow-up to House of 1000 Corpses (2003), entitled, The Devil's Rejects (2005). For this film, Sid received the award for best Actor in the 15th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, as well as sharing the award for "Most Vile Villain" at the First Annual Spike TV Scream Awards with Leslie Easterbrook, Sheri Moon Zombie, and Bill Moseley as The Firefly Family. As of the end of 2006, Sid has several projects in various stages of production, and continues to enjoy his renewed success as an actor.
Trivia random: Drummer for the late 1950s band The T-Birds, who released the single "Full House".
Citazione random: "When I went to school - Pasadena Playhouse - we were taught that the obligation of the actor is twofold; to entertain - and to educate. We don't educate. So I've taken that onto myself. Now, am I a good educator? I don't know. If someone latches onto a concept of mine, then I've taught well; otherwise, I'll have to rethink my stand on things. But, in a country where individualism is supreme and synonymous with being an American, it's all vanished - it's all gone now. You go to college, and you know what you learn in college? How to work for somebody else. I teach an acting class for teenagers in the summer - I have for the past fourteen years. I don't encourage them to go to college: you want to be an actor? Be an actor. If you have to starve to do it, starve to do it. But if you're not passionate about what you want to do, you won't be good at it."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Boll, Uwe
Data di nascita: 22 June 1965
Altezza: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Legend: Hand of God (2010) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Zombie Massacre (2010) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Alone in the Dark II (2009) (V) .... (producer) [produttore]
- BloodRayne 3 (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Sabotage 1943 (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Far Cry (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Tunnel Rats (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Postal (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
Biografia:
As a child, he produced a number of short films on Super 8 and video before beginning his studies as a film director in Munich and Vienna. He also studied literature and economics in Cologne and Siegen. Uwe graduated from university in 1995 with a doctorate in literature. From 1995-2000, he was a producer and director with Taunus Film-Produktions GmbH. Boll is currently Chief Executive Officer of Boll Filmproduction and Distribution GmbH which he founded in 1992. In 2000 he founded Boll KG and continues to direct, write and produce feature films.
Trivia random: He is good friends with Clint Howard and cast him in Blackwoods, Heart of America and House of the Dead.
Citazione random: The German press is not friendly to me. I can compare it to the US press. I had 25 percent really bad reviews, like, "Oh, a Boll movie. Typical trash." But some said it was "by far Boll's best movie." They compared it to, not "Lord of the Rings," but something weaker like "Eragon."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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