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London to Brighton, best described in the plot synopsis already on this site, is a blatant stab at controversy, trying to demonstrate an edgy and gritty feel to it's writing and characters. Unfortunately the film falls short simply because none of the characters are interesting or compelling enough to really warrant any care for their plight. It feels as though the most extreme situation were created simply for shock value, and to add gravitas, a 12 year old girl. She's no Natalie Portman in Leon, but her performance echoes a desperate attempt at emulation. By all means a honest film, it just falls short due to pretty dire casting and no "flesh" on the bones of the plot. A shame, and a wasted opportunity, but still an entertaining film, just falls short of it's potential.

Hostel Part 2 is one of the few movies I think that surpasses its predecessor. A more fleshed out (excuse the pun) story emerges in what we all know is just a torture movie...so give it a break if you are watching for some deep ulterior motive, this isn't Bladerunner nor is it meant to be, this is pure shlockfest, metal and meat grinding gore and violence together in a blender that'd make George Romero squirm. Some great effects from Greg Nicotero and a passable, believable and easily digestible plot line....its only fault is its obvious twists in character but otherwise this movie is well made, dark, intense and overall a jolly good laugh if you tape over your wedding video with it and don't tell your wife before she invites the family around to watch it. Get out the popcorn, wipe off the edge of your seat for maximum grip and have a laugh...don't take it for anything that it's not meant to be!

This is a great movie for the kids, with quite a deeply involving plot line but done in such a garish and immature way that it'll totally suck the little ones in and give them plenty for the imagination to work on.

The plot really isn't that important, but for summary it deals with the two warring tribes that humans are caught between on the remote planet on which they crashed. The tribes were long extinct aside from those who were lucky enough to be contained in stasis tubes for the three million year period after their planet was ravaged by a Nova star. Incarnated into giant machines by the planet's central computer system, the two tribes continued to war over ownership issues of said computer and thusly our human heroes are split into two factions respectively.

SO yeah, good film for the kids, would make an excellent live action movie!!¬