Just what I expected

Best movie of this year hands down!

As Good As It Gets

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Where to begin with this debacle? The cast were poor, not a single mediocre performance if you combined all their talents.Melanie Brown (of former spice girls fame) does her best to be annoying northerner. Her thick gormless accent ripping through any notion of script or character. Why couldn't someone have paid her to sing her lines? Trust me it would have been better than listening to her speak.The main plot is strictly B movie fare, and there is no real idea of what this movie is. Is it a horror? (if so shouldn't it be scary?) is it a thriller? (then shouldn't it be exciting or have some surprise?) Is it sci-fi? (then shouldn't there be more mention of this concept - instead of slapping it on at the end) The writer Mr De Selva should be ashamed of profiting from such a bland, pointless story. But alas there is no more shame in collecting a paycheck for which one does not deserve.

I actually liked this movie a lot, sure.. there are some things that don't add up as to why something is the way it is in the movie, but all around, as seen from a B movie perspective, its awesome. The acting was good, and the script was complex, which those two factors alone were a nice refresher. All around I give this movie an 8, I would rate it higher.. but as an animal rights person myself, I found not everything added up quite right to all of it (would wear masks, gloves, bundle the hair, etc during raids) little touches like that would have made it a bit more believable.. along with turning off the flashlights.... but honestly, I loved the movie, and whenever I see it at the store, I'll pick it up and add it to my collection.

Maybe it's the non-stop landslide of American horror-by-numbers and slick Hollywood remakes making me feel a little ill, but LD50's slick Brit-horror action struck a real chord with me. The movie is low-budget, but great care and attention has been taken to make sure every part of the movie is as good as it can be. The movie instantly impresses, with properly lit night photography, beautiful lighting and a well thought out script full of believable characters.In terms of plot, LD50 is a halfway house between I Know What You Did Last Summer and 28 Days Later. A group of animal-rights activists is called to an abandoned military base by an ex-member of their team who went missing after capture. Upon arrival, they realise that something is amiss, and before long strange events occur, putting them in grave danger. It's an interesting plot, and while far from totally original, it was refreshing to see a movie that isn't a slasher or a ghost movie for once.As with any straight-to-video film, I have a few misgivings. While ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown is actually very convincing in the movie, a few of the other actors aren't, namely the token Americans in the film, who kind of jar with the otherwise all Brit cast. Katharine Towne eventually won me over but was quite annoying and asinine in the first half of the movie, and the less said about Mel B's boyfriend the better. Despite this, I've gotta give Peter Lord his props for the unnerving Spook. Loved that dude.Basically, LD50's a solid, fun and fresh-feeling horror. It really ought to have been released properly, as it can certainly punch it's weight with a lot of the horror 'in-crowd'. Well worth watching.

A group of animal rights activists' trespasses a lab to release animals, and a bear trap catches Gary (Ross McCall), one of the members. He is arrested but he does not denounce his friends. He goes to jail alone for a three years sentence and the team disassembles. One year later, they reunify and become aware that Gary was a volunteer of an experiment to reduce his period in prison. Later, they received an encoded message from Gary asking for help. The place where he is lodged is an abandoned laboratory and they decide to rescue him. Once in the location, weird events happen with each member of the group. This movie has a good premise, but something does not work well. For example, why the guys decide to smoke grass during their assignment? How and why exist live animals in a desert place? This forgettable film can be recommended for killing time only. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): `A Ameaça' (`The Menace')