{"id":8033,"date":"2013-08-21T13:05:22","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=8033"},"modified":"2013-08-21T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:05:22","slug":"3-films-by-james-cullen-bressack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=8033","title":{"rendered":"3 films by James Cullen Bressack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a James Cullen Bressack fan once his films start there should be a disclaimer saying welcome to the disturbingly creative mind of James Cullen Bressack.\u00a0 The first review of his Trilogy of Terror is HATE CRIME.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cA Jewish family, that just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son&#8217;s birthday celebrations on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a bunch of crystal-meth-crazed Neo-Nazi lunatics.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8042\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8042\" alt=\"hatecrime-dvd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hatecrime-dvd-210x300.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hatecrime-dvd-210x300.jpg 210w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hatecrime-dvd.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Got a cup of coffee in the morning and started up HATE CRIME.\u00a0 I watched it and didn\u2019t take one sip of my coffee. It grabs your sick interest from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=Kx2aKWLmU8w%5d\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=Kx2aKWLmU8w]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James did a great job with all the action and thrilling moments in one location, which is very challenging.\u00a0 \u00a0The attackers will anger you, but sadly some of the smart ass comments that come out of their mouths are a little comical.\u00a0\u00a0 Unfortunately, after I giggled I felt guilty.\u00a0 Especially since this film is highly possible as there\u2019s many incidents of this ruthless Neo Nazi group committing heinous crimes.\u00a0 In the film, right off the bat they commit some shocking acts.<\/p>\n<p>Their actions indicate they must be on something and later it\u2019s exposed what\u2019s adding to their psychoses.\u00a0 The family truly act scared and I\u2019m sure feeding off One, Two, and Three made it easier for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8038\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8038\" alt=\"hate-crime-family-scene-ian-roberts1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hate-crime-family-scene-ian-roberts1-300x152.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hate-crime-family-scene-ian-roberts1-300x152.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hate-crime-family-scene-ian-roberts1.jpg 659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bathroom scene being a father made me upset\u2026.okay a lot was upsetting but that was a moment of less anger and true psychotic moment. Fortunately the daughter could\u2026well you need to watch it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the horror, the film shows how psychopaths are emotionally unstable and when something doesn\u2019t go their way, they struggle to handle it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8039\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8039\" alt=\"HATE-CRIME-Image-02\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/HATE-CRIME-Image-02-300x149.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/HATE-CRIME-Image-02-300x149.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/HATE-CRIME-Image-02-785x390.jpg 785w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/HATE-CRIME-Image-02.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To summarize, there\u2019s a long list of upsetting moments in this film and the reality aspect of it makes it worse.\u00a0 In terms of shocking the audience, HATE CRIME accomplishes that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TO JENNIFER<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8035\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8035\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8035\" alt=\"to-jennifer-banner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/to-jennifer-banner.bmp\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A found footage road trip with plenty of arguing, hookers, drugs, a transvestite, comedy, panic attack, and watching a crazed ex-boyfriend wanting revenge on his cheating girlfriend\u2026so he thinks.\u00a0 Some things unravel at the end, but not in an overzealous way. After a moment you\u2019ll be thinking, so wait he, so how did, oh man!\u00a0 This is why watching TO JENNIFER a couple times is worth it.\u00a0 Plus, producer, writer, director, and editor James Cullen Bressack entertains us playing the role of Steven.\u00a0 Friends on a road trip all have their own personalities that can and will clash, but Steven always somehow made a bad situation comical with his sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMDB Plot:<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Joey suspects his girlfriend of two years, Jennifer, is cheating on him. He is so convinced that he enlists the help of his cousin Steven to create a Video Diary of his attempt to catch her in the act as well as to document the heartbreak she is putting him through. In an attempt to make her feel guilty, he intends to give the tape to her after catching her n the act.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=w9cJQ2DfFnU%5d\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=w9cJQ2DfFnU]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll probably be able to relate some of your friends with the characters in the film.\u00a0 I felt like I was watching one of my friend\u2019s video from college.\u00a0\u00a0 Except instead of IPhones, we had a video cameras that would rest on your shoulder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8034\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8034\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8034\" alt=\"to-jennifer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/to-jennifer.bmp\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TO JENNIFER was actually believable, the mishaps, insulting and mocking each other, having fun and their commitment to helping a friend when their girlfriend cheats on them. \u00a0As the film moves along, Joey\u2019s obsession and anger grows.\u00a0 We learn early by his panic attack on the plane that he\u2019s a little unstable.\u00a0 Therefore, his outbursts and reactions are believable, but not exaggerated too much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8036\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8036\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8036\" alt=\"Capture4-e1369748641511\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Capture4-e1369748641511-300x165.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Capture4-e1369748641511-300x165.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Capture4-e1369748641511.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just a few bullet points.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* I\u2019m going to Google \u201chow to hack Facebook\u201d just like Joey did.\u00a0 It sounds so much easier to find out if your girlfriend is cheating on you than a stakeout.<\/p>\n<p>* Exciting to see Maria Olsen as Joey\u2019s caring, worried mother.\u00a0 In that scene the Skype window wasn\u2019t maximized, so we see Joey\u2019s Google search of \u201cHow to hack Facebook,\u201d\u00a0 James I have a few questions for you.<\/p>\n<p>1) What\u2019s the MVI_5677.mov video?<\/p>\n<p>2) What\u2019s the Cover&amp;Backbook2-1.jpg?<\/p>\n<p>3) Who is that set as your wallpaper?<\/p>\n<p>* Prostitute scene.\u00a0 \u201cTurn the camera off again and I\u2019ll dick slap you\u2026or I\u2019ll have her dick slap you\u201d as camera pans over to the transvestite.<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cHe tried to get me to sleep with a transvestite prostitute\u2019\u201d \u201cha-ha, classic Martin\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ending was good because when he finally confronts Jennifer (played by the talented Jessica Cameron), it was a little different than I anticipated and we find out Joey\u2019s more messed up than we thought!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MY PURE JOY<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8040\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8040\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8040\" alt=\"mpj\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/mpj-194x300.jpg\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/mpj-194x300.jpg 194w, http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/mpj.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>STORYLINE:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>On the outside Adam appears to be a normal teenager, but underneath&#8230;his mind has been so rotted by trauma from his past and the gory films he watches, that he has blurred the lines between reality and pretend! This prompts Adam to start killing people in similar ways to films he watches, making sure to put his own little spin on it.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MY PURE JOY in one word\u2026.demented, insane, twisted, cruel, brutal, and maddening.\u00a0 Is there one word to describe all of those and then some?<\/p>\n<p>This is the type of B movie I can watch multiple times because I know a lot was poured into the film and anyone\u2019s first feature film deserves extra appreciation.\u00a0\u00a0 I felt like I was watching a combination of SCREAM and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.\u00a0 As Adam states in the movie, the murders were ITCHI THE KILLER style.\u00a0 I was not familiar with ITCHI THE KILLER and had to Google it.\u00a0 ITCHI THE KILLER is a Japanese film that has been banned in several countries due to its high impact violence and graphic depictions of cruelty.\u00a0\u00a0 It must have been a huge inspiration for MY PURE JOY, because it contained some disgustingly awesome scenes and the way it was done was a bit trippy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?%5bv=Uz19wOgpmNY%5d\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?[v=Uz19wOgpmNY]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film has a lot of dialogue, but it was funny and easy to listen to.\u00a0\u00a0 There are flashbacks to Adam and his father watching slasher films while his father was sick in bed.\u00a0 Adam\u2019s father told Adam that the only way you can get through people is by fear.\u00a0 Something Adam took seriously.\u00a0 Interesting enough is that James watched endless movies with his father years ago when his father was sick.\u00a0 How much inspiration from James father went into MY PURE JOY?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?attachment_id=8041\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8041\" alt=\"my-pure-joy1-1-300x183\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/my-pure-joy1-1-300x183.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the movie moves along, the killings occur more often and are equally brutal.\u00a0 Adam\u2019s relationship with his mom cracked me up.\u00a0 He will go off on her and cuss at her and threaten her, but she\u2019s rather casual about it.\u00a0 Personally I could never swear at my mother, so I think that\u2019s what made it funny to me.\u00a0 Especially after Adam overflows the bathtub and is cleaning up the mess.\u00a0 His mom sees a knife on him and after he tells her that he\u2019ll put the knife in her juggler, she just says he shouldn\u2019t talk to her that way and tells him to throw the towels into the dryer when he\u2019s done.<\/p>\n<p>Near the end, we meet Adam\u2019s brother who disappeared for a decade. \u00a0<b>(Somewhat Spoiler Alert)<\/b> He discovers Adam is the serial killer and has a difficult time convincing the mother.\u00a0 Eventually the mother is convinced and they confront Adam.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t sure how it would end.\u00a0 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