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Project: Almanac (2015) 

Englisch I'm quite fond of these time loop films and Welcome to Yesterday is entertainingly presented and it's a shame it doesn't make much inroads into the thriller genre. The first half is quite plodding, but once the attempt starts to work some excellent entertainment comes in, especially from the school setting, but the finale was unfortunately too cluttered and chaotic and I didn't get a very positive impression of it. Fine characters, a fine idea and fine entertainment, but the ambition was higher. 65%

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Killer Ink - Dein erstes Tattoo wirst Du nie vergessen (2015) 

Englisch Decent, though I was expecting a lot more blood and gore, it's kept fairly low key and we don't see too much of it, but even a little is plenty these days. The cast is very beautiful and sexy, from the sexy brunette stripper to the incredible goth, suicide, tattooed, nasty bitch. Robert Lasardo is a fine choice of villain, I also remember him from Autopsy in particular where he shone the most. The film also has decent visuals, good pacing, a decent final twist and a surprising ending and a dash of good gore, so a weaker four stars is in order. 70%

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Demonic - Haus des Horrors (2015) 

Englisch Wow, Demonic absolutely exceeded all my expectations and put me on my ass. The film features a fine cast, especially Frank Grillo and Maria Bello, but the other teen actors are also very decent. The film is split into two storylines and is told in flashback which suited me, both storylines have something to offer. The first one from the present has an interesting crime investigation with a perfect final twist and explanation like in Saw. The second one is a classic rip-off, but be warned, incredibly functional. The film features a lot of scares and really sneaky, evil ones that will make you twitch in bed and wish it was over. Luckily I escaped without any major injuries, but I have bruised arm from falling out of bed. Headphones are a must! I enjoyed it. 75%.

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The Last Survivors (2014) 

Englisch I've been looking forward to The Well since the first teaser and it came out so blandly in the end. First of all, the film rubbed horror very narrowly, it's more of a relationship drama, a couple of times it builds up to a thriller where the main character has to fight against her enemies, but the result is not impressive or effective at all, blood spurts very sparesely, the whole thing is kept at bay, it comes across as downright dystopia for teens, which is a damn shame. Fortunately I didn't suffer, it went by relatively quickly, but the film offers nothing innovative, shocking and has no scene worth seeing. 45%

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Maggie (2015) 

Englisch No, nothing for me. There is a synonym for boring and slow films called drama, an indefinable genre with exactly what I don't like in films. The film has a really minimal lick of horror, the only thing in common is the zombie theme but no zombies, so we're back to square one. I don't even know what to praise here, Maggie is ugly and unlikeable, I didn't care if she died at the end or not. I didn't enjoy Arnie's acting too much, mentally I'm sure he was reminiscing about holding a rotary machine gun in Terminator. The atmosphere was on a similar level to that of a school room during seminar paper called “The Battle of the Intellectuals”. Really a waste of time and partial suffering for me. 1* for Arnie, the second for having successfully finished it. 40%

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Parasyte Movie 1 (2014) 

Englisch Out of great concern, a very pleasant surprise in the end. I was lured to the film by the positive feedback from Japan and I certainly don't regret it. The film has perfect visuals and a solid idea and theme. Parasites infect a town, choose hosts that feed on human flesh, but the main character is infected by an alien parasite in his hand instead of his brain and they become friends, ironically working together to eliminate the rest of the infected. I commend the very original monster and some impressive scenes, especially the one with the dismembered bodies of the dead schoolgirls, there's a bit of gore, but I would have liked a bit more gore, but thumbs up, I'm looking forward to the second part as well. 65%

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Ex Machina (2014) 

Englisch A nod to a future sci-fi classic. A beautifully intriguing, disturbing, unpredictable and decently suspenseful intelligent thriller that throws in a decent twist in the last half hour, although I had already read the final one, but I still have a positive impression. The film may have a slower pace, but it also lures the viewer's attention with very impressive interiors and a decent soundtrack, at times almost horror-like. Too bad they didn't push the bar at least two notches higher at the end, I would have considered five stars then, still a decent hypnotic cinema experience. 80%

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Avengers 2: Age of Ultron (2015) 

Englisch Avengers: Age of Ultron surprisingly exceeded my expectations from the not-so-convincing first movie. Kingsman and Furious 7 were not surpassed, but it gets the third place. The fancy heroes are back with cool visuals, great gags and dynamically engaging action that left me breathless at times. Ultron as a villain is fine but nothing groundbreaking, Quicksilver is awesome, Scarlet Witch is annoying, Vison is fair, nothing needs to be said about the rest. Thor with his hammer and Hulk with his aggression amused me the most. Good entertainment that is cinema worthy. 95%.

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Shrew's Nest (2014) 

Englisch It's a pity that the Spaniards didn't have much more courage in the end (the resources and potential here were too high). Shrew’s Nest is traditionally original, intelligent, at times decently suspenseful, underlined by great acting performances, especially Macarena Gómez and her psychopathic role, but it doesn't match the hits of Sleep Tight or The Hidden Face. Decent, but the expectations were a tribute to the above, so I'm saving the higher rating for Sweet Home and Summer Camp. 65%