Running Time 82 Min
Format: DVD MOVIE
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The Remedy for "Remedy".......2007-06-13
I watched about 10 minutes of people overdosing and shooting up, popped the DVD out, stuck it in the car & headed to the video rental store. The film wound up riding around in my car for several days before I decided to see if it got better. So I brought the DVD in from car, waited until I was alone in the house, and watched the film from beginning to end. Sometimes I forget whether I've seen a movie or not; so writing this review will help me to remember NEVER to rent it again. I found it to be poorly done, completely trashy. As one of the characters says, "He's lost his moral compass." Maybe that was the point. There was little else to redeem the film.
Christian Maelen played the lead Bentley and directed himself in his first project as a director. The acting and directing processes are so dissimilar that it's hard to do both concurrently, unless the director's role is relegated to one or two short scenes IMHO. At least, Maelen doesn't do it well. Maelen has a small part in "Brooklyn Rules" with Freddie Prinze Jr. & Alec Balwin that's set for release this year. As Bentley, there really is no depth to the character. He's always high or throwing up over the toilet or foaming at the mouth. He plays a suffering rich boy artist, but the material was so grim that there was NO appeal even with his soulful suffering puppy dog eyes.
Candice Coke plays Bentley's girlfriend. She's done some TV work on "Scrubs," "CSI New York," & "As the World Turns." Her love scene with Bentley was the most interesting section. Coke plays the part fairly well, seeming so sympathetic that the reversal at the end of the film was a surprise. She does an adequate job in a very poor film.
Nicholas Reiner was one of the writers on the film and plays Josh, the drug-dealing friend who winds up with a bullet in his side. The story then revolves loosely about solving his murder until the bodies start piling up at the film's conclusion. Reiner was adequately believable in a film populated by low-life characters.
Rick Aiello whose face is familiar from work on "CSI" & "Law & Order" TV episodes plays the wife beating, drug dealing father who plays with his child and then smashes his girlfriend in the face. The scene where he's sitting there with the needle hanging from his neck and his daughter being taken away by detectives was thrown away at director Maelen's hands, but had the potential to be one of the few affecting scenes in the film.
I think my favorite sleazy performance of the film was by Jon Doscher as Dr. Evan Quinn, a dentist who is in the money and can afford to have illicit substances surround him. The scene where a middle-aged patient cons him into having relations was another low, but actually had some humor. Quinn has a gorgeous girlfriend that he treats poorly.
Krie Alden plays Quinn's girlfriend Melissa. She's a gorgeous red head, probably a model and does a fairly good job of not being too wooden. Maureen Van Zandt, wife of musician Steve Van Zandt, who played Gabriella Dante on a few episodes of "The Sopranos," does a good job as the topless dancer who has a girl on girl scene with Melissa. The situation is tacky as the moral standard is free love and doing drugs.
Ace Frehley does a great job as Johnny, the mystical dealer who supplies Bentley. Johnny is kind of like the tobacco companies, selling product while trying to talk their clients out of using it. As the weathered sage, he probably has some of the best moments of the film.
While there are a few adequate performances in the film, I found the direction not up to the match. I was frequently bored. One scene does not wind you up and send you into the next. Rather there is a succession of low after low that makes one endure sitting through the film. No, I did not like the material and should have read the box more closely. The story also did not make much sense. Frank Vincent, who played Phil Leotardo on "The Sopranos, as Bentley's uncle should have taken a stronger hand. As is, the remedy for "Remedy" is to avoid it. Taxi!
I love this movie.......2007-03-10
We can't always take cinema seriously. That being said, I loved REMEDY for what it is: a film that DOESN'T take itself seriously and indulges the viewer in the sordid unkempt world of it's rock and roll characters. They screw and drug their way through a murder mystery that keeps you guessing.
Ace Frehley WAS amazing as other reviewers have said, and to those with negative comments- Get a life- obviously this is tongue in cheek stuff- and it's well done at that.
A movie that isn't worth watching.......2007-02-26
I started to watch this movie and I thought that I was back at work. I work in the social work field and deal with "drug related" problems during my work hours. I didn't like this movie at all. From the first 45 minutes into this movie the plot was totally based on people using drugs and ruining thier lives. Yes, it does tell of what happens to people that "use" and how your life can be messed up. I didn't need to watch this movie for that information. I don't know what the other reviewers are talking about when they were reviewing this movie, but to me this isn't worth my time or money. Definately not recommended to anyone that has a brain and wants to use it.
Ace is back and he told you so..........2007-01-06
I usually do not like this genre of movie but I must say that this flick held my attention from beginning to end. Great story, solid acting and a delightful turn at the end. With Ace Frehley as a brilliantly played Johnny and a couple of Sopranos cast members Remedy packs a decent list of names. Candice Coke is also suberb (not to mention lovely) as Michelle. Try it out, you won't be disappointed.
Ace Frehley Rocks........2005-08-18
Mainly purchased this film a/c Ace Frehley's involvement.
Would'nt say it is a feel good movie, but it was enjoyable to watch. It certainly isn't a shocker.
For the KISS fans out there, it is great to see Ace again!!!
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- Urban Massacre
- Valentine x Scary Movie!
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- Urban Delight
- Straight BLAZE!
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Urban Massacre
Starring: Baby Sham , Capone , Cita , D-Don , and Dia (II)
Director: Dale Resteghini
Manufacturer: Ground Zero Entertainment
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ASIN: B00006G8GY
Release Date: 2002-10-29 |
Customer Reviews:
Urban Massacre.......2005-07-16
This movie was interesting. I was suprissed to see one of my college classmates as one of the main characters. Demitrus Gibbs (BKA)the rapper Krumb Snatcha. We attended Morris College in Sumter, SC. Big up to B-Town!
Valentine x Scary Movie!.......2004-01-20
This movie is both funny and scary! When dead bodies start to pile up in some of the hottest clubs in town, a group of rappers and their girls decide to hunt him down. Soon they discover that the killer is a clown! It's a coll Indie film. Get it if you like Indie films or are just in the moodd for a funny scary movie.
can't think of a catchy title here.......2003-04-13
lets get one thing straight right away here. this is definitely not a suspense or a scary film. apparently its not intended to be either. pretty much one big rap video. just all about music for the most part. only check out if your a huge rap fan. otherwise you won't know what your getting into. ...
Urban Delight.......2003-01-02
Raging Nation Films has come out with movie #3, and each one just gets better and better! This is a movie full of laughs and suspense that will make you sit up on the edge of your seat until the very end. Don't watch this flick thinking it's going to be "Citizen Kane" or "Casablanca", classics to be sure, but rather dry and stuffy films full of people filling their stereotyped gender and race roles. "Urban Massacre" is one of the best of a new genre, a genre of movies about and in the middle of the hip-hop culture. Grab on to this new wave while you still can, because soon this film will be a "classic" in its own right!
Straight BLAZE!.......2003-01-02
Hey yall. Just kick back, press play and light up. This joint will have you rolling on the floor in minutes. Too much to single out any one particular scene but the cop dude is the funniest guy since Jim Carey and had us screaming. Other pluses was the music and sex scene. Out.
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Remedy for Riches
Starring: Jean Hersholt , Dorothy Lovett , Edgar Kennedy , Maude Eburne , and Walter Catlett
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B0002W4UL6
Release Date: 2004-10-26 |
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Steve Howe's Remedy
Starring: Steve Howe
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Release Date: 2007-02-27 |
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Sweet Remedy: The World Reacts to an Adulterated Food Supply
Starring: Dr. Russell Blaylock; Dr. Candace Pert; Dr. Michael Ruff; Noam Chomsky; Dr. Joseph Mercola; Mary Nash Stoddard; Bob Wall; Spice Williams-Crosby; Larry Hagman; Sally Fallon; Jeffrey Smith; Jack Samuels; David Getoff; Betty Martini and many more.
Director: JT Waldron; Cori Brackett
Manufacturer: Sound and Fury Productions
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- The Sequel to SWEET MISERY: A POISONED WORLD
ASIN: B000MLJ12A
Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
Product Description
While aspartame was the single focus in Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World, Sweet Remedy demonstrates that a corrupt flagship regulatory agency has given birth to numerous toxins in our food supply. This is no accident.
A close examination of the U.S. Corporate power stucture demonstates that neurotoxic foods resulting in a dumber populace is simply a matter of policy. In the United States and through each nation within its global corporate grasp, maintaining a healthy mind and body is an act of civil disobediance.Ultimately, healing has become the path of resistance for informed individuals improving their health. We interview a host of MD's and Natural Health practioners to gain the clearest possible perspective for a path to recovery. Perhaps the sweetest remedy this film offers is the hope provided by witnessing a variety of groups as they withstand the confusion, casualties and obstacles involved with taking control of their food and their health.
Includes Dr. Russell Blaylock, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Jim Turner, ESQ, Dr. Michael Ruff,
Dr. Candace Pert, Noam Chomsky, Sheldon Rampart, Jeffrey Smith, Jack Samuels, Dr. Janet Starr Hull, Mary Nash Stoddard, Spice Williams-Crosby, Bob Wall, Larry Hagman, David Getoff, Howard Glasser, Sally Fallon, Robert Scott Bell, Arthur Evangelista, Betty Martini, and many more.
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Unfaithful Women
Starring: Cristian Campos , Lucia Jimenez , Maria Izquierdo , Daniel Alcaino , and Ramon Llao
Director: Rodrigo Ortúzar Lynch
Manufacturer: Venevision
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Release Date: 2006-03-14 |
Description
Infidelity is not just a man's game anymore! This film portrays three women in relationships and their different stories of infidelity, matching the power of temptation against the power of love. This daring film revolutionizes the female status quo and will make you think
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