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Movie Reviews of The Garden
Movie Review: Gotta see it...
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally, those of us who care about Lance Henriksen's work can see him in a starring role. The film is a powerful religious allegory with deep implications for what it means to be human. If you like Lance, you really need to see this one. If you like good moral fables, you really need to see this one. Oh, what the heck...you really need to see this one.Movie Review: Likeable if totally unbelievable thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this DVD because of seeing the trailer on another Lance Henricksen film (Survival Quest). I was quite impressed by the cinema-
tography and many of the performances, particularly Adam Taylor Gordon
and Lance Henricksen. It seemed hokey at first, which this genre often
is, and despite the impossibility of the story, I found it to be of much
better quality than the material seemed to deserve. By the end, I decided
I really liked it despite its flaws. Then later, I watched it again to
try to better understand the plot and concept. As it attempts to portray
a biblical allegory literally, it is, in my opinion, attempting an impossible task, and it is only minimally successful. As one who is
not at all religious, I am amazed at how much I enjoyed the film. I
recommend this for fans of thrillers and horror pictures for its suspense
and scenery, and the restraint the director used when compared to the
excesses in many of these type movies today. I think almost anyone who
watches this will give it at least 3 stars, when they consider it was
shot in 19 days on a shoestring budget. A pleasant surprise.
Movie Review: Watch Out For That Tree!...
Summary: 4 Stars
THE GARDEN is an allegory w/ religious imagery. Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Near Dark, Pumpkinhead, Face The Evil, etc.) plays an old farmer named Ben Zachery. 13yo Sam (Adam Taylor Gordon) and his dad (Brian Wimmer) are stranded at Ben's farm after a terrible accident. Ben has an ancient tree in his garden that has some particularly important fruit growing on it. He spends much of his time tempting Sam's recovering alcoholic dad into drinking and chasing hot women, while secretly tormenting Sam and committing various eeevil acts. Sam soon discovers Ben's true identity and the reality behind his lies. Can he convince his dad that Ben isn't the nice guy he appears to be, or will Ben triumph in his bid to reverse biblical prophesy? THE GARDEN is a freaky thriller w/ well-handled, mystical aspects. Henriksen is exceptional in his demonic role, and the kid is believable and never becomes annoying! Watch for Sean Young (Bladerunner, Headspace) as Sam's teacher Ms. Chapman, and Claudia Christian ("Babylon 5", The Hidden) as Sam's psychologist. Their roles are bigger that you might think! Enjoy...Movie Review: I LIKED IT ,WAS A GOOD THRILLER RIDE!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I just watched this movie & liked it. Is like thriller/horror category more like it. Is about good & evil, Had lots suspense & creepy parts. Got me in edge my seat most the times, Most I watched this flick because, I am fan of " LANCE HENRIKESN" since back in 80s. his real good actor.His rugged face and his deep amazing voice, really got me into this thriller/horror, till end.. Anyway might not to buy, but definitely check it out as rental and gives the shot on this thriller ride with Great cast & acting , check it out!!! "BIG B"Movie Review: Possible spoilers...
Summary: 3 Stars
This isn't really a bad movie, all things considered. The actors involved turn in decent performances, and Lance Henriksen plays his particular role extremely well. The first 2/3 of the movie work really well at building a tense, sinister atmosphere. The real problem here lies in the details. There are a lot of little moments in the movie that demonstrate a lack of care on the behalf of the director. There is a scene where the old man says he listens to Mozart, and then promptly puts on a record that sounds absolutely nothing like Mozart. There's a game of chess that the old man ponders over for a couple of days, and then the boy beats him in one move. And then there's the slide show/presentation that a girl does in their Bible study class that is pretty silly. One problem that I had with the movie is that it kind of aims itself at a Christian market , but anyone with knowledge of the Bible would know how ridiculous the plot is. The Garden of Eden, for example, is supposed to be guarded so that humans can't enter it, and it definitely isn't anywhere near Oklahoma. And since the devil already got a human to eat from the Tree of Knowledge in the book of Genesis, it doesn't make much sense that his doing it again would achieve much. Also, I'm pretty sure the four horsemen aren't supposed to signal the beginning of the apocalypse by riding out of some guy's barn. Overall I can't help but think that this plot might have been hatched while someone was watching Dogma.
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