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Born to Race (2011 Video)

Great Movie but already done

[9/10 · 23 September 2011]

I saw this movie on the cable video store and it caught my eye. I'm a car guy and have seen the Fast & Furious franchise movies amongst others. The movie starts off like F&F movie, in particular Tokyo Drift, with the LA Street Race scene. The kid ruins his life and makes a turn around, I'll leave it at that and you can get more from the synopsis.

What makes this movie great is they do use a mixture of Domestic and Import cars. The opening credits have one race with a late model mustang and late model Monte Carlo, which then has your imports. There are more scenes like that including a new 5.0, the last generation camaro, and some oldies, including a street race with a Belair and a Grand National. This Definitely something that does stand out from the other movies by not having just imports or having one single American muscle car.

Also another plus is the final scenes of the movie take place at the race strip, which in my opinion and through out this movie, is trying to get the underlying message that knuckleheads need to start taking this race scene back to the track instead of the streets.

Another point which no one has pointed out is the use of the 2011 Mustang in this movie. Older car buffs might see this. 20 yrs ago the, the competition was the Late Model 5.0 and the Buick Grand National, which are seen in this movie. The director does show that this rival lives on with the new 5.0 Mustang and now with the WRX Subaru. Just a little something to note, nothing to write home about.

Overall this movie is definitely worth renting or buying whether your a fan of the illegal race scene or fan of the F&F franchise. The movie holds its own and is not a let down like the Asylum movies "Street Racer" and "200 MPH"

Grave Encounters (2011)

Good horror movie, but .....

[8/10 · 23 September 2011]

I had a chance to see this movie. It is good for a cheap thrill, especially if you watch it at night, in the dark by yourself or with your girlfriend/wife. Past that the story line is weak and has been done by the syndicated TV show Ghost Adventurers. Matter of fact, the producer seems to use the TV show as a reanactment for this movie. If you have seen the TV show and like it this movie will spark your attention. If not, then it will not do anything for you.

Now for the gist of this film, the movie is a POV film which was supposedly found from what I can only assume was a crime scene. I could name off several movies like this but why bother. The start of the movie starts off slow but eventually starts gaining momentum, little things here and there, sort of like an older horror movie from the 70's. It finally takes off around the middle of the movie and continues to hold you there. Lots of darkness with flashlight lighting and nightvision.

From there, not much more to say. It is like Ghost Adventurers having their demise caught on raw footage or the Paranormal Activity movies with a larger play ground.