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The Gorge : Scott Derrickson's recent action horror flick entertains unlike many others of the same genre

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Two people take up a job in the middle of nowhere and end up in a romantic relationship. Yes that's quite apparent from watching the trailer of Scott Derrickson's new action-horror romance flick "The Gorge" but what awaits them in the boondocks is what keeps you guessing.  Highly trained operatives from different parts of the world Levi Kane (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy) find themselves in a tussle with the unknown when they take up a job in a part of a world that is hidden from plain sight. Their job is to guard the western and eastern fronts respectively across a massive gorge and ensure that whatever is inside does not find its way out into the human world. The gorge in question is big and deep and looks very much like Lily Phillips's fanny after the 1000 men challenge and also has an eerie appeal to it which is also similar to Ms Phillips's "nether region". Anyway so we are introduced to these two characters who happen to be elite sn...

Ring of Fire II : Blood and Steel A Sequel That No One Asked For, But We Needed For A Good laugh

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  Ah, Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel —a film so gloriously unnecessary, it makes you question whether even the first Ring of Fire was a good idea. Starring the always-somewhat-there Don "The Dragon" Wilson, this 1993 martial arts extravaganza (and I use that term loosely) is the sequel no one knew they needed, but somehow, we got anyway. If the first Ring of Fire was a lukewarm bowl of martial arts soup, Ring of Fire 2: Blood and Steel is that same soup reheated, spilled on the floor, and then angrily kicked across the room by legendary karateka Don "The Dragon" Wilson.  This film asks an important question: What would happen if a mild-mannered doctor also had the ability to dropkick people into oblivion? And the answer is: A lot of slow-motion fight scenes, a leather-clad biker gang that failed their villain auditions, and Don Wilson looking like he's constantly regretting signing on for this.   "Damn what did I get myself into" ? The plot? Well,...