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Pathology [2008]
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It's OK
Review date: 2008-11-29 Rating: 6 out of 10
I'm not crazy over Milo Ventimiglia's work and only know him from the show Heroes in his role as Peter Petrelli. He's good in that role but I still find him annoying with his raspy "look how mysterious I am" voice and his floppy bottom lip. I just can't take him seriously and although he does seem to be trying to branch into more prominant acting roles, he's still that annoying Peter Petrelli. Michael Watson who's the general catalyst of the whole movie I only know him for his short part in season 5 of House M.D. as the private investigator. I like him in that and generally like him all round, he would have suited the lead role much more than Milo, but there you have it.
Pathology tells the story of Medical student Ted Grey (Ventimiglia) who's just graduated top of his class and has been accepted onto the most prestigious pathology program in the country. One of his fellow Pathologists Jake Gallo (Weston) indulges Grey in their extra-curricular activities which is to commit the perfect murder. This is the point where the movie gets interesting as it's not just a competition were creepy pathologists go killing, it turns into an orgy of sorts as part of the game. It involved death, disection, drugs and just wild and filthy sex. It gets into a bit of a creepy storyline that can hold your attention throughout so I guess that's a big plus. Throughout the murder games, Grey becomes acquainted with the fiancé of Gallo and this turns the movie into a whole different ball game.
It starts off as one of those movies we see a lot of recently which generally seems to be of the "gorno" genre, but it turns into a genuine thriller/horror that becomes in some senses quite disturbing. It's a dark film with a relatively dark setting, with most of the craziness of the movie taking place in the dark autopsy room. On further reflection I guess Milo isn't as bad in the role as I originally thought, but there could have been a better choice. I would recommend this to those fans of the horror/thriller/"gorno" genre but this may not be for everyone.
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Not bad but not great!
Review date: 2008-10-26 Rating: 6 out of 10
Watched this film on Sky box office last night. Yes it was a bit different to the usual horror film offerings but somehow it just didn't really work and was rather cringe worthy in my opinion!
Ted Gray is a med student and joins a pathology unit, where he becomes involved with a group of weirdo doctors and joins their games of each commiting the perfect murder and then the rest of them trying to figure out how the person died. As a sideline, they all seem to get their rocks off around dead bodies and there are plenty of sex scenes!
Ted later decides he wants out but I don't know why really as it didn't take much for him to join in in the first place - why did he get involved if he didn't want to, nobody forced him! The film gets more exciting towards the end and the last 20-30 minutes are probably the best part of the film!
For gore fans there are lots of gory scenes and plenty of body parts!
i wasn't even gripped to the screen
Review date: 2008-10-21 Rating: 4 out of 10
I'd heard this would be a corker of a film but when I started to watch it I suddenly realised it was a pretty dull and undemanding movie. The characters had very little substance to them and I spent a lot of the movie engrossed in other things such as reading, my i-pod and eating in the kitchen (the film was in the front room), so as you can probably tell I'm not keen to give this a good vote!!
Wonderfully twisted!!
Review date: 2008-10-16 Rating: 8 out of 10
Fast-paced and energetic, this is a good film that is not for the squeamish, with lots of scenes of opened up bodies... and of course murders. Lots of them. This is a film that escaped the headlines possibly because of casting (who, by the way, carried the movie well) but its well worth a watch!!
Twisted, screwed up and utterly disturbing...
Review date: 2008-10-11 Rating: 8 out of 10
...Just the way I like 'em!
Ted Grey is a super-intelligent med student who becomes entangled in a deadly game of 'Who can commit the perfect murder?', after joining a high-class New York pathology unit and mixing with all the wrong people. But wait... What sounds like a mouthful of silly clichés somehow turns into a cool and accomplished little thriller that flies along at a frantic pace.
Horror fans have been drowning in a sea of low-budget 'torture-porn' for quite some time now; there's been Saw, Hostel, Funny Games, The Hills Have Eyes... the list is endless. I'm guessing that Pathology was almost ignored on its release because people just expected it to be more of the same. But actually, a superb plot, a great script, a fantastic special-effects team and loads of deeply disturbing scenes add up to one of the most surprising and original films of the year.
I'm not saying that it's the next Saw, but if you're a gore fan and fancy something a bit different, make Pathology your next fix.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Milo Ventimiglia
Dan Callahan
Michael Weston
Lauren Lee Smith
Creators:
Lauren Lee Smith (Primary Contributor)
Milo Ventimiglia (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239195563
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-08-18
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 91 minutes