Thus, it’s no surprise that horror movies feature heavily onEbert’s list of most hated films.

Whether it was a prestige drop from a visionary director likeM.

It stars Kevin Costner as a veteran rescue swimmer who trains new recruits after a tragic incident.

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Ashton Kutcher plays a young, brash recruit who joins the elite Coast Guard unit.

The film explores themes of mentorship, sacrifice, and resilience within the perilous world of sea rescues.

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Thirteen Ghosts is a horror film directed by Steve Beck.

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The story revolves around a family that inherits a mysterious mansion from a deceased relative.

It hurts the eyes and ears."

Ebert described the film’s audacious sound design and visual cues as “Literally painful.

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It hurts the eyes and ears.

“, suspecting such choices were made to cover up the knowingly-thin plot and lackluster final editing choices.

Even if Ebert could have appreciatedCritters, its poorly-conceived spawn deserved nothing but malice.

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What follows is an all-out war between the Preston family and the demonic cult following the charismatic Jonathan Corbis.

He also didn’t go easy on the dialogue, remarking that"The characters have no small talk.

Their dialogue consists of commands, explanations, exclamations and ejaculations.

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The Guardian is an action-drama film directed by Andrew Davis. It stars Kevin Costner as a veteran rescue swimmer who trains new recruits after a tragic incident. Ashton Kutcher plays a young, brash recruit who joins the elite Coast Guard unit. The film explores themes of mentorship, sacrifice, and resilience within the perilous world of sea rescues.

Kirsty Cotton seeks to rescue her father from the nightmarish dimension ruled by the Cenobites.

This sequel offers a deeper exploration of the franchise’s macabre universe.

For the lack of story,Hellbound: Hellraiser IIfinds itself as the most reviled subject of Ebert’shorror moviereviews.

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Thirteen Ghosts is a horror film directed by Steve Beck. The story revolves around a family that inherits a mysterious mansion from a deceased relative. Inside the house, they discover a complex machine designed to open the eye of hell, while being haunted by twelve volatile spirits. The cast includes Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, and Matthew Lillard, who must navigate the perilous environment to save themselves.

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Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is a sci-fi horror film that acts as the third film in the original Halloween films that started in the 1970s. The first and only Halloween film not to feature Michael Myers as the villain, Halloween 3 instead focuses on witchcraft. When a man escapes with a strange jack-o-lantern mask while on the run from mysterious men in suits, the truth is that these masks kill children when they put them on. Protagonists Daniel and Ellie decide to discover the truth behind the manufacturer, the Silver Shamrock company, but what awaits them is a confrontation out of this world.

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Directed by M. Knight Shyamalan, The Village is set in a small Pennsylvania village in the 1800s. Residents of the village live in fear of sinister creatures living in the woods around them, leading them to be very isolationist, not allowing people to leave. The film follows a young couple who attempt to leave the village in order to procure medical supplies from the surrounding towns. Bryce Dallas Howard and Joaquin Phoenix star as the couple, Ivy and Lucius, with a further cast that includes Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, and Brendan Gleeson.

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