STACK #152 Jun 2017

REVIEWS DVD&BD

What were they trying to keep out? THE GREAT WALL

The multivitamin of gothic chillers. A CURE FOR WELLNESS

Release Date: OUT NOW

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Release Date: 21/06/17

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The Great Wall of China was more than just a fortification to keep out desert raiders, it was also built to protect the world from something worse... That's according to this hugely entertaining fantasy adventure, in which a pair of Western mercenaries (Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal) side with an Eastern army to prevent an invasion by a horde of legendary beasts. Directed by Zhang Yimou ( Hero, House of Flying Daggers ), this Chinese/US co-production is executed with artistic flair and lavish production values. The battle scenes are

Wall Street climber Dane DeHaan is sent to retrieve his errant boss from a health spa in the Swiss Alps, only to become a patient himself at the creepy sanitarium following a car accident and broken leg. Specialising in hydrotherapy, the facility is built over an aquifer of incredible purity, but as DeHaan soon discovers, there's something nasty in the water… Having helmed three Pirates of the Caribbean blockbusters and the US remake of The Ring , director Gore Verbinski is at his most creative here, delivering

grand and frequent, the pacing is brisk, the monsters are cool, and Willem Dafoe pops up as an added bonus. The Great Wall delivers nothing more or less than its simple pitch: Matt Damon fighting monsters on the Great Wall of China. What's not to like? SH

a surreal cavalcade of ghoulishness in the tradition of asylum-set chillers like House on Haunted Hill and Shutter Island . Surrender to its outright insanity and you'll discover a cult movie in waiting, and possibly the year's biggest guilty pleasure. SH

Every legend has a beginning. RED DOG: TRUE BLUE

It's morphin time! POWER RANGERS

Release Date: 07/06/17

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Release Date: 28/06/17

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The origin story of Australia's favourite film pooch flashes back to his first owner (also the film's narrator) during his youth in the 1960s. Sent to stay on his grandfather’s cattle station in WA, Mick (Levi Miller) finds himself surrounded by quirky locals that bring their own fair dinkum brand of humour to the story. Friendships are formed but none can compare with the bond that develops between the 11-year-old and his canine best mate, Blue. Although a different breed to its smash hit predecessor and primarily

Go Go Power Rangers! Based on the cheesy 1993 TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , this big screen update assembles five teenage outsiders (Becky G., Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler and Ludi Lin) into a colour-coded super group who must prevent the evil Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks) from getting her mitts on a prehistoric crystal that contains the life force of the planet. Fortunately, they have former ranger Zordon (Bryan Cranston) and his trusty robot sidekick Alpha 5 (Bill Hader) to train them in the mighty art of

aimed at younger viewers, this charming tale of a boy and his dog will nevertheless still enchant the many who’ve already taken the journey with Red Dog – and will relish the chance to discover where the legendary Pilbara Wanderer’s journey really began. SC-H

morphin’. Reimagined as a coming-of-age tale in superhero clothing, Power Rangers dutifully captures the spirit of a show many will fondly remember from their childhood, upping the quality of the VFX and the Ranger suit designs – and just as importantly, the robotic Zords. AK

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