Angels & Demons

 Released Year: 2009

Directed by Ron Howard

Casted by:

Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon

Ewan McGregor as Father Patrick McKenna

Ayelet Zurer as Dr. Vittoria Vetra

Stellan Skarsgård as Commander Maximilian Richter

Pierfrancesco Favino as Inspector Ernesto Olivetti

Nikolaj Lie Kaas as The Assassin

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Cardinal Strauss

 Story:

Under the watchful eyes of Father Silvano Bentivoglio and Dr. Vittoria Vetra, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) initiates the Large Hadron Collider and creates three vials of antimatter particles larger than any that have ever been produced before. Almost immediately, Father Silvano is killed and one of the vials of antimatter goes missing. At the same time, the Roman Catholic Church is mourning the sudden death of Pope Pius XVI in Rome and prepares for the papal conclave to elect the next Pope. The Camerlengo, Father Patrick McKenna, assumes temporary control of the Vatican. The Illuminati kidnap four of the 'preferiti' (the favourite cardinals to be elected pope) before the conclave enters seclusion and threaten to kill one candidate every hour and destroy all of Vatican City at midnight, using the missing vial of antimatter as a bomb. The Vatican summons symbologist Robert Langdon from Harvard University and Vetra from CERN to help them save the four preferiti and locate the vial.

Langdon listens to the Illuminati's message and deduces that the four cardinals will die at the four altars of the "Path of Illumination," marked by statues of angels in locations relevant to the four classical elements. Over the objections of Commander Maximilian Richter, head of the Swiss Guard, but with McKenna's consent, Langdon is granted access to the Vatican Secret Archives. He examines Galileo Galilei's banned book with Vetra. Following the clues and accompanied by Inspector General Ernesto Olivetti and Claudio Vincenzi of the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps, they arrive at the Chigi Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo. There they find Cardinal Ebner dead, suffocated with soil and branded with an ambigrammatic word "Earth". They verify the second location is Saint Peter's Square but are unable to save Cardinal Lamassé; his lungs punctured and his body branded with "Air".

While Vetra studies Silvano's diaries, Langdon, Olivetti and Vincenzi locate the third church, Santa Maria della Vittoria, but are unable to save Cardinal Guidera from being burned to death. His body is branded with an ambigrammatic word, "Fire". The assassin appears and kills Olivetti and Vincenzi, while Langdon barely manages to escape with his life. Langdon and two Carabinieri officers race to the Water altar, the Fountain of the Four Rivers, where the assassin murders the officers and drops a bound and weighted Cardinal Baggia into the fountain. Langdon, assisted by bystanders, saves the cardinal, who tells him the Illuminati's lair is Castel Sant'Angelo. There Langdon and Vetra discover a hidden passageway leading to the Vatican, being used as a hideout for the assassin. Discovering a case with marks for five branding irons, they realize the fifth brand is for the camerlengo but are confronted by the assassin before they can alert McKenna. The assassin spares their lives, then cryptically warns them that his contractors were "men of God". He escapes but is then killed when his car explodes.

Inside the Vatican, Langdon and Vetra find Commander Richter hovering over McKenna with a gun, the Vatican symbol branded into McKenna's chest. Richter and Archbishop Simeon are shot by the Guards, and Langdon takes a key that slips from Richter's hand. The stolen antimatter vial is found in St. Peter's Tomb below the church, but the battery life is too low to risk re-connecting it to a battery. McKenna, a former military pilot, seizes the vial and uses an awaiting helicopter to fly above the Vatican. At a high altitude, he parachutes out as the antimatter bomb explodes overhead. McKenna is hailed a hero and savior, and the cardinals move to elect him pope. Langdon and Vetra use Richter's key to watch a security video showing McKenna speaking to Richter before the attack. The video reveals that it is McKenna, not the Illuminati, who masterminded the scheme. McKenna reveals that he murdered the previous pope because he felt the pope had betrayed the church by trying to bridge the gap between science and religion. Once McKenna had killed the pope, he intended to have himself elected to the papacy whilst rallying the most conservative Cardinals to his side. The recording is shown to the Papal conclave, and when it dawns on McKenna that he has been exposed he flees to a remote recess in the building where he is able to commit suicide by setting himself on fire.

The Vatican officially announces that McKenna died due to internal injuries suffered during his parachute landing, and Cardinal Baggia is named Pope Luke, with Cardinal Strauss as the new camerlengo. Strauss thanks Langdon for his assistance and gives Langdon Galileo's "Diagramma Veritatis" for his research, requesting only that Langdon's will contain a request that it be returned to the Vatican, and that any future references he may make about the Catholic Church in his future publications be done gently, to which Langdon replies, "I'll try."

 L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

It has been such a long time I didn't watch any movie and update this blog... almost one month without any new update, a friend message me & order me to update soon or else he will dis-follow my movies' blog lol~

Well, I have been wanting to re-watch this movie, a sequel of "The Da Vinci Code". Angels & Demons was one of my favorite movie back in 2009 before i started to blog about movies review. However, watching it the second time, its a bit boring to be frank. Of course beside solving hints, Tom Hanks with a new girl running around like mad dog & the villain change to Ewan McGregor... Of course its a good movie still, but maybe not for the re-watching time...

The Da Vinci Code

 Released Year: 2006

Directed by Ron Howard

Casted by:

Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon

Audrey Tautou as Sophie Neveu

Ian McKellen as Sir Leigh Teabing

Alfred Molina as Bishop Aringarosa

Jürgen Prochnow as André Vernet

Jean Reno as Police Captain Bezu Fache

Paul Bettany as Silas

 Story:

Jacques Saunière is being pursued by a mysterious hooded figure known as Silas through the Grand Gallery in the Louvre in Paris. Silas demands the location of the Priory's clef de voûte or "keystone." Under threat of death, Saunière finally confesses the keystone is kept in the sacristy of Church of Saint-Sulpice, "beneath the Rose." Silas thanks him, and then shoots him in the stomach. Meanwhile, American symbologist Robert Langdon, who is in Paris as a guest lecturer on symbols and the sacred feminine, is contacted by the French police, and summoned to the Louvre to view the crime scene. He discovers the dying Saunière has created an intricate display using black light ink and his own body and blood. Captain Bezu Fache asks him for his interpretation of the puzzling scene.

Silas calls a mysterious man known as "The Teacher", revealing that he has killed all four protectors of the keystone and that all confirmed the same location. He dons a metal cilice on his thigh and proceeds to flagellate himself with a whip for the sins of murder. Facilitated by Bishop Manuel Aringarosa, Silas then travels to Saint-Sulpice and is admitted by an elderly nun; left alone, he excavates beneath the floor of the church to find a stone saying only JOB 38:11. He confronts the nun, who quotes the passage: "Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further." Realizing that he has been deceived, Silas is enraged and kills the nun.

Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist with the French police, enters the Louvre as well and slips Langdon a message which leads him to the bathroom. There, Sophie meets him and tells him that he is being tracked, a GPS tracking dot has been (unknown by him) slipped into his jacket and that he is a primary suspect in the murder case because of a line of text found by the corpse ("P.S. find Robert Langdon"). Sophie however, believes that Saunière, who is revealed to be her grandfather, wanted to pass a hidden message on to her (Princesse Sophie, P.S., was the nickname he used for her), and that he had wanted to bring Langdon into the equation so that he could help her crack the code.

Buying some time by throwing the tracking device into the back of a truck, the pair begin exploring the Louvre, finding more anagram messages that Saunière had left behind. Many of these relate to Leonardo da Vinci's art, and the pair find a key with a Fleur-de-lis behind Madonna of the Rocks painting. Langdon deduces from this that Saunière was a member of the Priory of Sion, a secret society associated with the Knights Templar.

Pursued by the French police and cut off from the United States Embassy, the pair escape to the Bois de Boulogne where Langdon closely inspects the key. He notices an inscription on the side - an address. The address directs them to the Depository Bank of Zurich where the key is used for a safety deposit box. In the bank, they find Saunière's deposit box and open it using the 10 digit Fibonacci numbers in order (1123581321). Inside the box, they find a rosewood container, which contains a cryptex: a cylindrical container with five alphabetical dials which must be arranged in the correct sequence to spell out a 5-letter code word, in order to open and access the papyrus message inside. Using force to open the cryptex would break a vial of vinegar inside, which would dissolve the papyrus and destroy the message.

Unfortunately, the police are called by a security guard and they are forced to leave. The bank manager, Andre Vernet, assists them in escaping by taking them as passengers in an armoured van to escape the routine checks of the police. In the back of the truck Langdon and Neveu have a lengthy discussion about the cryptex and Neveu says that her grandfather often played games with her involving cryptexes. Langdon says that the cryptex might hold valuable information or another clue about what they are trying to discover. Eventually, they come to a sudden stop and Vernet forces them at gunpoint to give him the cryptex. Langdon tricks Vernet and disarms him and he and Sophie escape with the cryptex in their hands.

Langdon suggests that they visit his friend, Sir Leigh Teabing, for assistance to opening the cryptex. Teabing turns out to be an enthusiastic seeker of the Holy Grail, which he believes is not actually a cup but instead Mary Magdalene. Mary was pregnant at the time of Christ's crucifixion, and Teabing tells Sophie that the Priory of Sion was formed to protect the descendants of Jesus. Jacques Saunière was believed to be a part of this society and Teabing suspects that he was training Sophie to join it also. Silas, meanwhile, breaks into Teabing's mansion and attempts to steal the cryptex. Teabing uses his cane to knock Silas out and they escape again, taking the butler, Remy Jean, and Silas with them. The group escapes in Teabing's plane, following the next clue to London. Fache learns of their destination, and alerts the London Metropolitan Police to apprehend them at the airport. But Teabing manages to slip the party past the police with a trick of misdirection.

Teabing leads Langdon and Neveu to the Temple Church in London, which is shown to be a red herring. Silas is freed by Remy Jean, who is revealed to be a follower of The Teacher as well. The two take Teabing hostage, and Silas, believing Remy to be The Teacher, holes up in an Opus Dei safehouse. Remy is killed by the mysterious man after deceiving Silas. Silas is attacked by the police and, in the ensuing gunfire, accidentally shoots Bishop Manuel Aringarosa. In his grief, Silas dies in police-assisted suicide and a wounded Aringarosa is hospitalized, as well as being arrested by Fache for using him to chase Langdon.

Langdon is betrayed by Teabing, who is revealed to be the true Teacher. He escapes with the cryptex, and attempts to find the next clue at Isaac Newton's tomb in Westminster Abbey, as Newton was another member of the Priory. Langdon and Neveu catch up with him, and chase him into the nearby chapter house. Teabing explained that he wanted to find Mary Magdalene's remains to prove he was correct about the Holy Grail and threatens to shoot Sophie if Langdon does not open the cryptex. Langdon responds by throwing the cryptex into the air. Teabing catches, but fumbles it, and it hits the ground, shattering the internal vial of vinegar. Teabing becomes distraught, as he believes the vinegar has destroyed the papyrus within the still intact cryptex.

After Teabing is arrested, it is revealed that Langdon had cracked the code ('Apple', a reference to Newton) and removed the clue from the cryptex before throwing it. Using the clue, they travel to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland where Magdalene's remains had previously been hidden. The remains had since been moved, but they meet other members of the secret organization that protected her. It is revealed that Sophie is actually Magdalene's descendant and therefore is the current living descendant of Jesus Christ. They vow to keep her safe. Langdon and Sophie part ways shortly after.

Back in Paris, Langdon accidentally cuts himself while shaving and the line of blood on the sink reminds him of the Rose Line, which sparks an epiphany. He goes out into the streets of Paris and follows the Rose Line and finds the location of the Holy Grail, buried under the pyramid in the Louvre. Langdon then kneels above Mary Magdalene's tomb as the Knights Templar did before him.

 L² Scored: 8.5/10

L² Comment:

About 10 years time I rewatch this movie, it still gives me the thrill of it... Yet after so many years, I still did not read the book hehe~ Tom Hanks is the one who attracted me to walk into the cinema for this movie, after that I was deeply fall in love with Paul Bettany's nice ass lol~ Overall the movie is great, and still good even you rewatch it... :)

Black Candles / Los Ritos Sexuales del Diablo

 Released Year: 1982

Directed by José Ramón Larraz 

Casted by:

Helga Liné as Fiona

Vanessa Hidalgo as Carol

 Story:

A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.

L² Scored: 2/10

L² Comment:

With the help of satan's ghostly possess team + woodoo + creepy mansion + erotica scenes... this should be better than other movie. But this Spanish movie is very disappointing, as the  storyline is super weak and the actors and actresses are not good looking except a few of them.... damn, feel my time has been wasted on this lol~

As Above, So Below

Released Year: 2014

Directed by John Erick Dowdle

Casted by:

Perdita Weeks as Scarlett Marlowe

Ben Feldman as George

Edwin Hodge as Benji

François Civil as Papillon "Pap"

Marion Lambert as Souxie

Ali Marhyar as Zed

Cosme Castro as La Taupe

 Story:

Scarlett Marlowe, a young alchemy scholar, continues her dead father's work searching for the philosopher's stone, a legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals such as lead into gold or silver and grant eternal life, discovered by Nicolas Flamel. After finding the Rose Key in a cave in Iran, she travels to Paris. She then enlists the help of George, her former lover whom she abandoned in Turkey while in pursuit of the stone. Along with Benji the cameraman, they translate Flamel's headstone, which contains a riddle that leads them to a point underneath the streets of Paris. She then enlists the help of a guide called Papillon, his girlfriend Souxie, and friend Zed to search the Catacombs beneath Paris, France. George explicitly refuses to go, but is driven into the caves with the group when they are spotted by a policeman. After crawling through a narrow tunnel which collapses, they find themselves before a door that Papillion is reluctant to breach, as the only people who have gone through, including Pap's friend the Mole, have never been seen again.

Early on in the venture, they encounter some female Cultists who are singing and have possessed appearances. After proceeding deeper into the catacombs, they encounter the Mole, who agrees to guide them out, and informs them that the way out is down. They eventually find a tomb with a preserved Templar Knight, a mound of treasure, and the Flamel Stone. Removing the stone, Scarlett realizes too late that the treasure is a trap, and the room collapses. The Mole is lost under the rubble and is abandoned by the group.

With the Flamel Stone, Scarlett heals the group's injuries. They find a drawing of a door on the ceiling along with a Gnostic Star of David, symbolizing "As above, so below," meaning there is a door hidden in the floor. Going through the opening, they find a tunnel marked with the phrase "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" in Greek, identical to the entrance to Hell.

Passing through, they find a dark reflection of the room they just left, including the Mole, who attacks Souxie by smashing her head into the rock floor, killing her. They realize they must continue and go deeper. Along the way, Benji the cameraman is pushed to his death down a hole by the lead female cultist demon lookalike, who caught his eye in Paris as well as while singing in the upper levels of the catacombs. Later they encounter a burning car and occupant (who is the same young man who told Scarlett to find Papillon as a guide), an incident from Pap's past who pulls in Papillon and then sinks into the floor. They attempt to pull Pap out of the ground, but to no avail. As they continue, they see apparitions of terrifying spirits and demons. Statues in the wall come to life and one attacks George, biting open his throat. After trying to drag him further, George murmurs "Vitriol," another riddle from earlier, and Scarlett realizes the Flamel stone itself is yet another trap, and that only by returning it will she find the real stone. She punches the dwelling statues she encounters on the way in a fit of desperation and anger, she then gets pulled down into a river of blood but she escapes their grasp just in time. Zed sees what appears to be the Grim Reaper and Demons and drags a nearly dead George to a safe spot away.

She races back to the crypt returns the stone and looks into a polished mirror on the wall where the stone was hidden, realizing that her quest for the stone and belief in the philosophy "As above, so below," (explained as simply willing acts of magic to happen makes it so) has granted her the magical abilities of the stone. She returns to George, kissing him as she holds his wounds, healing them. She then explains that where they are is about confronting their regrets, such as George's brother who drowned after he got lost looking for help and her father who committed suicide, as he had called her that night but she refused to pick up the phone. She says they must accept their guilt in order to absolve themselves and escape. Zed confesses he has a son who he never took responsibility for and denied as his own, explaining the visions of a little boy running around that have plagued him during their journey. With the hooded demons closing in, the three accept what they have done before a hole they have discovered. Together they jump down, even though they know there is no logical way for them to survive. As they land at the bottom, they look up, see the hole they came down is no longer there. They find a manhole, pushing it down, they pull themselves out onto the streets of Paris and to safety.

 L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment: 

Its been such a long time i did not watch this kind of good horror documentary movie. Of coz this involve the mysterious Rose Keys and the culture before Christ. As usual, the team die one by one, but luckily 3 of them managed to escape from the underground tunnel and free themselves. Phew, i love this movie :) 

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

 Released Year: 1984

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Casted by:

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones

Kate Capshaw as Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott

Jonathan Ke Quan as Short Round

Amrish Puri as Mola Ram

 Story:

In 1935, Indiana Jones (or Indy) narrowly escapes the clutches of Lao Che, a crime boss in Shanghai. With his eleven-year old Chinese sidekick, Short Round (or Shorty), and the nightclub singer Willie Scott in tow, Indiana flees Shanghai on an airplane that, unknown to them, is owned by Lao. The pilots leave the plane to crash over the Himalayas, but the trio narrowly manage to escape on an inflatable boat and ride down the slopes into a raging river. They come to Mayapore, a desolate village in northern India, where the poor villagers believe them to have been sent by the Hindu god Shiva and enlist their help to retrieve the sacred Sivalinga stone stolen from their shrine, as well as the community's children, from evil forces in the nearby Pankot Palace. During the journey to Pankot, Indy hypothesizes that the stone may be one of the five fabled Sankara stones that promise fortune and glory.

The trio receive a warm welcome from the residents of Pankot Palace (which includes the young Maharajah Zalim Singh and his representative, Pankot Palace Prime Minister Chattar Lal) and are allowed to stay the night as their guests, during which they attend a lavish banquet attended by the Maharajah. The palace rebuffs Indy's questions about the villagers' claims and his theory that the ancient Thuggee cult is responsible for their troubles. Later that night, Indy is attacked by an assassin, leading Indy, Willie, and Shorty to believe that something is amiss. They discover a series of tunnels hidden behind a statue in Willie's room and set out to explore them, overcoming a number of booby-trapped rooms along the way.

The trio eventually reach an underground temple where the Thuggee worship the Hindu goddess Kali with human sacrifice. They discover that the Thuggee, led by their evil, bloodthirsty high priest Mola Ram, are in possession of three of the five Sankara stones, and have enslaved the children (as well as the Maharajah) to mine for the final two stones, which they hope will allow them to rule the world. As Indy tries to retrieve the stones, he, Willie, and Shorty are captured and separated. Indy is whipped and forced to drink a potion called the "Blood of Kali", which places him in a trance-like state called the "Black Sleep of Kali Ma". As a result, he begins to mindlessly serve Mola. Willie, meanwhile, is kept as a human sacrifice, while Shorty is put in the mines to labour alongside the enslaved children. Shorty breaks free and escapes back into the temple where he burns Indy with a torch, shocking him out of the trance. The Maharajah, who was also forcibly entranced by the "Blood of Kali", attempts to sabotage Indy with a voodoo doll. Shorty spars with the Maharajah, ultimately burning him to snap him out of the trance. The Maharajah then tells Short Round how to get out of the mines. While Mola escapes, Indy and Shorty rescue Willie, retrieve the three Sankara stones, and free the village children.

After a mine cart chase to escape the temple, the trio emerge above ground and are again cornered by Mola and his henchmen on a jungle canyon rope bridge on both ends over a gorge with a crocodile-infested river flowing within. Using a sword stolen from one of the Thuggee warriors, Indy cuts the rope bridge in half, leaving everyone to hang on for their lives. Indy utters an incantation which causes the stones to glow red hot. Two of the stones fall into the river, while the last falls into and burns Mola's hand. Indy catches the now-cool stone, while Mola falls into the river below, where he is devoured by crocodiles. The Thuggee across then attempt to shoot Indiana with arrows, until a company of British Indian Army riflemen from Pankot arrive, having been summoned by the palace maharajah. In the ensuing firefight, many of the Thuggee archers are killed and the remainder are surrounded and captured. Indy, Willie, and Shorty return victoriously to the village with the children and give the missing stone to the villagers.  

 L² Scored: 10/10

L² Comment:

 This is my most favorite Indiana Jones movies ever~ I used to watched this over and over a lot of times when I was a young boy. I even imagine i'm Shorty and having all the adventure with Indiana Jones :) hehe. Overall the story is good, better than the first movie, i love the way they film this film in Asia (Sri Lanka & India), and it makes the whole movie even better :P

The Unbelievable 怪談

 Released Year: 2009

Directed by 陈达年 Chan Tat Nin

 

Hosted by:

司徒法正
 陈晓华（Rachel）
 郭维德（Ben）

 

Story:

Due to a lot of limitation on tv program, the reality ghost tv decided to move this on the big screen. Inside the movie, they went to Thailand and Malaysia' Ipoh to discover about spirit and hex.

L² Scored: 10/10

L² Comment:

I'm a big fans of this tv show, i did went for support in the cinema when they go on big screen. It did freaks me out in the cinema, but watching it on youtube, i can view a lot of uncensored part which makes the whole thing more spooky...

Night Corridoor 妖夜迴廊

 Released Year: 2003

Directed by 李志超 Li Chi Chiu

 

Casted by:

吳彥祖 Daniel Wu as 袁森/袁洪 Sam/Hung
 谷峰 Gu Feng as 陆思凡 Mr Luk

 蔣怡 Coco Chiang as 秀冰 Bing

 惠英紅 Kara Hui as 母亲 Mother
 吳振宇 Allan Wu as 史云生 Vincent

 Story:

Sam received his twins brother, Hung's death news in London. Going back to Hong Kong, Sam tries to find out the truth from Mr Luk, his own mother & from Bing (Hung's girlfriend). The story involved priest fucking the young Sam while young Hung fucked by his mother; Sam continue fucking with the priest for Vincent while it makes Sam fell in love with him. Sam also control by Mr Luk to have sex with the demon lady Bing.

 L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

Love Daniel's slutty look during masturbation, but there's a lot of unexplain part in the movies which makes me a bit confuse... maybe it did but i might be stupid to noticed :P

Color Blind 2002

Released Year: 2002

Directed by Davon E. Johnson

Casted by:

 Kenneth Lee Schelble as J.C.
Bobby Lefebre as Joey
Stephan Scott as Jeffery
Maurice Gilliam as Leon

Story:

Color blind is the story of three friends growing up in the rough, inner city. Jeffrey an African-American young boy and his father, an aspiring surgeon, quickly befriend J.C. and his family, recently arrived Asian immigrants. Jeffrey's father quickly instills the idea that education will take J.C. and Jeffrey out of their rough neighborhood and on their way to the American dream.

J.C. and Jeffrey's friend Joey lives across the street. Joey is the child of a single mother who battles with abusive relationships, welfare and drug abuse. Their families become like a surrogate family to Joey as he battles with his own family's dysfunction.

As the boys enter manhood and deal with life and love their friendships are cemented as they each face battles that life in the inner city brings.

L² Scored: 5.5/10

L² Comment:

This is a good movie which talks about the bias of races and skins. I tried to find the movie's picture to show ya guys but i can't find it at all... Anyway, even though the storyline is good, but of coz the acting were not as good as it should be, so in the end this turn up to be just a so so movie~

The Last Exorcism Part II

 Released Year: 2013

Directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly

Casted by:

 Ashley Bell as Nell Sweetzer
Julia Garner as Gwen
Spencer Treat Clark as Chris
Muse Watson as Frank Merle
Louis Herthum as Louis Sweetzer

 Story:

We start with some footage from the first film, showing flashes of Nell Sweetzer being exorcised by Rev. Cotton Marcus, leading to the climax with the satanic ritual, and Nell's brother Caleb decapitating Daniel the cameraman. Apparently, the camera containing that footage is still lying in the woods.

Cut to a couple in New Orleans, Jared and Steph, sleeping. Steph gets up, and something crawls into bed with Jared. When he sees Steph standing before him, the thing growls and claws at Jared's leg. The couple hides, but they look in their kitchen and find a demonic-looking Nell squatting by the fridge.

Nell is taken to a doctor. She's catatonic and has barely any memory of what occurred in Ivanwood. As she's given a bath, the nurse cuts a lock of her hair and keeps it. The nurse then continues to clean her when the radio begins to lose signal with a hint of white noise, and Nell later claims "He will kill us all".

Nell gets placed in a home for girls, run by Frank Merle. He gives her the cross necklace that her mother left her, but tells her to wear it once she's decided who she will become. Nell quickly makes friends with a group of girls led by Gwen. She gets a job working at a motel and even catches the eye of a boy named Chris. Nell and the girls go to a Mardi Gras parade, where several masked and hooded figures appear to be watching Nell. She encounters a living statue who remarks "You've been missed". At one point, Nell even believes she sees her father, Louis across the street who disappears behind the passing of a bus.

Overnight, Nell has a few flashbacks to her incident in Ivanwood. She gets up to go splash her face with water, but comes back to find one of the girls violently contorting, and then falling out of bed having a seizure.

At work, Chris tells Nell he has a surprise for her after work. During her shift, she notices something weird going on with the radio. There appear to be voices speaking to her, but she is snapped out of it by her fellow employer. Later, Chris takes Nell to an animal enclosure to see some white tigers and gorillas he also gets two sugar sticks for each of them. When they sit on a bench together Chris asks if Nell's ever had a boyfriend, but she gets defensive and says that it's nobody's business, although she still tells him of how she was pregnant. As they come close to kissing a Gorilla throws a tire in the background ruining the moment.

That night, Nell gets a phone call, supposedly from Chris. When she answers, her voices echoes through the other line, and then more demonic voices appear to be speaking to her. She tries unplugging the phone, but it still rings. During the night, she sees Louis again, who tells her not to let the demon seduce her. When she turns the lights on, he disappears.

During work the next day, Nell is shaken. Chris tries to console her, but she asks what it is that he likes about her. He then gives Nell her first kiss. She goes back to work with a smile on her face. While working in a room, she hears erotic moaning from the next room. She places her face on the wall and listens with interest, a black color begins to appear around her face, and hands as the moaning turns to screaming. There is also a dark figure standing outside the room watching Nell. Later at night, Nell starts moaning pleasurably in her sleep while her hand is being lifted into the air.

That evening, Chris throws rocks at Nell's window, asking her to come outside. She goes out and doesn't find him, but hears what sounds like several demonic voices speaking to her at once. She runs back inside and discovers Louis in there, very much alive. He holds her and says he never should've trusted Cotton with her, and he pulls out his shotgun, preparing to shoot her claiming its the only way. As Nell struggles with him, Gwen comes in and whacks Louis over the head with a blunt object. Her eyes turn black, and she tells Nell "No one can have you but him". She sends Nell out and locks her outside, as some loud thumping and Louis's screams are heard. Frank comes downstairs to investigate but finds nothing, and Gwen comes back as if nothing has happened. Frank tells Nell he will have her committed to a hospital if she doesn't stop acting out.

Nell finds the girls watching a video of her exorcism in Ivanwood that Gwen found. She is disturbed and annoyed when the girls won't stop watching, and one insinuates that there is still a demon inside her. She leaves and goes to a church where she starts praying. A pastor comes in and at first seems welcoming, but then gets darker and says "He has great plans for you." Some large birds hit windows as shadowy figures surround the place, and Nell runs out. On the streets, she encounters a tourist who recognizes her from her possession video. He asks for a picture with her, which she reluctantly agrees to, but it comes out distorted. When he asks for another one, Nell tells him to fuck off. As he walks away, the man falls to the ground suffers a seizure. Nell then gets pulled away by a woman named Cecile.

Cecile tells Nell of a prophecy that states that there will be a destruction among the earth that will happen if the being responsible is willing to let it happen. She also tells her of The Order of the Right Hand that is watching out for Nell. Cecile takes Nell to her place to get a sense of when she became possessed. She performs a sort of ritual and ask's Nell to show her when she first encountered the demon. Nell only shows part of her memory's and as Cecile insists that she let her see, Nell claims it is not safe for Cecile. As the ritual continues Nell begins to scream and yells "Make it stop" several times and the lights than go out. When the lights come back on Cecile turns to see several knives lined up pointed at her, that fall to the ground a few seconds later.

At the motel, Chris sees a video of Nell where she is lying to Cotton and his crew about how she got pregnant. Nell finds Chris sitting in the room, talking about how he could never love Nell more than "he" can in an odd way. He slits his throat in front of Nell and dies.

Nell goes back to Cecile's home that evening, where they meet Calder and Jeffrey, two men from The Order of the Right Hand. They strap Nell down to a table as Cecile paints "CROATOA" on her stomach in red. They perform a ritual to exorcise Nell and put Abalam inside a chicken. During the ritual, Nell struggles as something moves inside her and they are unable to control the demon. Nell sees a masked and hooded figure that she previously saw at the parade, which turns out to be herself standing before her. She sees more apparitions as Calder injects her IV with a needle. An apparition of Louis tells Nell it's a lethal dose of morphine. Abalam takes her form again and tells her to accept her fate. She does nothing other than stare at him and then appears to flatline and die. Suddenly, she springs up and takes the demons hand, and the next thing we see is Calder getting thrown out the window while more commotion goes on in the house and blood sprays the window. Nell leaves the home during the commotion.

Back at the home, Frank is calling around to look for Nell. He finds her sitting in his office, covered in blood. She tells him she's decided who she really is, and thanks him for being so kind, and helping her. She then kills him before setting a fire that leads up to the rooms of the other girls, who begin screaming.

Nell goes outside, wearing the boots that she said she liked to one of the girls when she first enters the home, and takes Frank's truck. She plays a rock song that Gwen played for her earlier and starts driving off into the night, literally leaving a trail of destruction and chaos behind her.

L² Scored: 6/10

L² Comment:

This exorcism movie is kinda simple and the storyline is predictable. This part 2 is the sequel of the first movie in 2010... but does it make a better profit and reputation than the 1st movie? i dont think so...

The Tantana 密宗威龍

 

 Released Year: 1991

Directed by 孟海 Meng Hai

Casted by:

钱嘉乐 Chin Kar Lok as 灵童 Ling

孟海 Meng Hai as 灵海 Hai

午 马 Wuma as 密日 Miri
林正英 Lam Zheng Ying as 密月 MiYue

洪金宝 Sammo Hung as 迦纳  Gana

 Story:

In Tibet's secret culture, 2 rivals reborn into Ling & Ni. Ni killed all his rivals' gang and wanted to kill Ling too, Miri & MiYue went for help with Hai, they send Ling to Gana to learn more. In the end, Ling learned all the tricks and finally won Ni.

L² Scored: 3.5/10

L² Comment:

This is quite a boring movie actually, there was no main actress in this film, which might not be the main problem as this is regarding the Tibet's culture, but some feminine may stir up the excitement maybe?

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

 Released Year: 2005

Directed by Scott Derrickson

Casted by:

Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose 

Laura Linney as Erin Christine Bruner
Tom Wilkinson as Father Richard Moore
Campbell Scott as Ethan Thomas
Colm Feore as Karl Gunderson

 Story:

Lawyer Erin Bruner defends a priest, Father Richard Moore, who is charged in connection with an exorcism that lead to the death of Emily Rose. The trial begins with the calling of several medical experts by the prosecutor, Ethan Thomas. One expert testifies that Emily was suffering from both epilepsy and psychosis. The defense contests that she may have actually been possessed, though Bruner is careful never to say that in so many words. Indeed, Bruner explains that Emily was suffering from something that neither medicine nor psychology could explain, and that Moore as well as her family realized this and tried to help in another way. Several flashbacks show how this began.

In a flashback, Emily's ordeal is shown. Alone in her dorm room one night, at 3:00 AM, Emily notices a strange burning smell coming from the hallway. When she checks on it, she sees the door open and shut by itself several times. When she goes back to her room, she sees a jar of pencils and pens move by itself. Additionally, her bedclothes roll themselves down and a great weight seems to press down on her, a force which also proceeds to choke her. Through these episodes, she wonders if they are really happening or if they are just hallucinations. She suffers more visions, is hospitalized, and diagnosed with epilepsy. She is given anti-seizure medications, which she claims do not work. Her visions continue, as do her severe bodily contortions.

She leaves school and returns to live with her parents. She and her parents become convinced she is neither epileptic nor mentally ill, but is possessed by demons. They ask for their local parish priest to be called in to perform an exorcism, and the Church agrees. The prosecution argues that all this could be explained by a combination of epilepsy (the contortions) and psychosis (the visions).

As the trial proceeds, Bruner begins to experience strange occurrences in her apartment at 3:00 AM, including strange smells and sounds. Moore warns her that she may be targeted by demons for possibly exposing them. Later in the film, he explains that 3:00 AM is the "devil's hour," which evil spirits use to mock the Holy Trinity. Significantly, it is the opposite of 3:00 PM, traditionally taken to be the hour at which Jesus died.

Seeing that the prosecution is putting up a seemingly solid medical case, Bruner decides to try to show that Emily may have actually been possessed. She calls in Dr. Sadira Adani, a professor in anthropology and psychiatry, to testify about various cultures' beliefs about spiritual possession. Adani quotes Carlos Castaneda's A Separate Reality as means to understand the subject, and suggests that Emily was a hypersensitive. Thomas objects, and dismisses the testimony as pseudoscience.

Dr. Cartwright, a medical doctor present during the exorcism, reluctantly comes forward to reveal an audio recording made during the rite. Moore is then called to the stand to testify. The recording is played, and the film then flashes back to the exorcism. It is performed on Halloween night, because Moore believes it might be easier to draw out the demons on that night. Emily breaks her ties and jumps out a window, running into a barn. They follow her, and inside the barn, they are subjected to such phenomena as unnatural gusts of wind and demonic screams and voices. The demon inside Emily refuses to name itself after repeated demands from the presiding Father, but finally reveals contemptuously that there are not one but six demons. They go on to identify themselves in dramatic fashion, naming themselves one after another in dual voices from Emily. They identify themselves as the demons who possessed Cain, Nero, and Judas Iscariot, as well as the demons Legion, Belial, and Lucifer himself. Each manifests himself in corresponding native language: Hebrew ("אני הוא ששוכן בתוך קין", Ani hu sheshokhen betokh Cain, I am the one who dwelt within Cain), Latin ("Ego sum qui (in?)habitavit in Nerone", I am the one who inhabited Nero), ancient Greek ("ενοίκησα πάροιθεν εν Ιούδαι", enoikesa paroithen en Iouda, I dwelt before within Judas), German ("Und ich [war] mit Legion", And I was with Legion) and Aramaic (ܐܢܐ ܒܠܝܐܝܠ,Ana Belial, I am Belial) consecutively. Emily then finally utters in English "And I am Lucifer, devil in the flesh".

Bruner intends to call Dr. Cartwright to testify before the court to corroborate Moore's testimony, but at the time when he is to testify, he does not appear in court. Bruner finds him standing outside the back of the courthouse, where he apologizes for backing out of testifying. He then starts to flee, but is hit and killed by a car.

With their key eyewitness and expert now dead, Bruner calls Moore back to the stand the next day. He reads a letter that Emily wrote before she died. In the letter, Emily describes another vision she had the morning after the exorcism. She walks out of the house and experiences a Marian apparition, in which she is told that although the demons will not leave her, she can leave her body and end her suffering. However, the apparition goes on to say that, if Emily returns to her body, she will help to prove to the world that God and the devil are real. Emily chooses to return, concluding the letter by saying: "People say that God is dead. But how can they think that if I show them the devil?" She then receives stigmata, which Moore believes is a sign of God's love for her. Thomas counters that she could have incurred the wounds by self-injury.

Father Moore is ultimately found guilty; however, on a recommendation from the jury, the judge agrees to a sentence of time served. Bruner is offered a partnership at her firm, but she refuses and instead, she resigns. She goes with Moore to Emily's grave, where he has put a quote (which Emily recited to him the night before she died) from the second chapter twelfth verse of Philippians on her grave: "Work out your own salvation, with fear and trembling."

  L² Scored: 8/10

L² Comment:

The first time when i watch it in cinema 7 years ago, it really shocked me and i love this movie a lot. Rewatching this film, of course i have know the storyline and i know what i'll be expecting. The excitement part of course reduce, but i still love it anyway. :)

Angel Hunter 女校風雲之邪教入侵

 Released Year: 1992

Directed by 孙仲 Sun Chong

Casted by:

     劉青雲 Sean Lau as 周文杰 Kit

周慧敏 Vivian Chow as May

黃秋生 Anthony Wong as 郭教主 Priest

吳家麗 Carrie Ng as 文瑛 Ying

吳孟達 Ng Man Tat as 博士 Professor

 Story:

Dead of a school girl Maggie has caused her best friend May to be sad, and in the same time she was seduced by Ying to join a culture group which Maggie has joined earlier. The priest is actually the head of the devil head and lead everyone into sex. 

Kit try to help May and sneak in the group's meeting with professor, but in the end he can't stop himself to have sex with May. The priest is helping a politician to win votes from the followers. Professor try to stop but was killed by the followers. Ying's husband could not stand her weird behavior anymore, he killed her and suicide himself. In the end May knows what happened and help Kit to destroy the devil's group.

 L² Scored: 6/10

L² Comment:

I like the storyline, but the title is really questionnable. Though it mentioned the girl school was invade, but overall it only goes around Vivian Chow 1 student... Carrie Ng is hot, would wanna see her boobs~ lol

Hell นรก

 Released Year: 2005

Directed by Thanit Jitnukul & Sathit Pradisarn

Casted by:

Nathawan Woravit as Ja
Kom Chauncheun as Toa
Punyapon Dhajsonk as Chod
Wuttinan Maikan as Akrapol
Dollaya Polthipattayakul as Kim

 Story:

While traveling during the night, the Mask Mass Production van driven by Lae hits a bus and the driver and passengers awake in hell. Art, Ja, Chod, Oon, Kim, Uncle Tao and Lae are surrounded by demons that force to follow them through an inhospitable land to meet Satan. They learn that they will be judged and punished in accordance with their sins. However Art sneaks and finds a place were he sees that all of them are in coma in a hospital; therefore they might have a chance to escape from hell. But the sinners will have no chance to return before they are tortured for their sins. Will they have chance to live their lives?

 L² Scored: 5.5/10

L² Comment:

Holly shit, the cover of this movie is so attractive but it was totally so not related to the movie!!! The whole movie talks about the 18 level of hell in Buddhism. I almost forgot that Thai is a Buddhist country too... It did show the creepiness of hell and how we will be punished when our life ends... beware~