Brake

BRAKE-2012-A man named Jeremy (Stephen Dorff) is trapped in a glass coffin in the dark. The only light is from some red numbers counting down. Every time they hit zero something strange happens. He talks to another guy named Henry on a radio. He seems to be on a truck and moving from place to place. I like this TWILIGHT ZONE inspired suspense tale enough but I felt it's resolution and far fetched twist ending easy to figure out. Pot bellied Tom Berenger  shows up at the end. The director Gabe Torres had previously directed episodes of TV shows I never heard of.

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The Gate Opens

THE GATE-1987-Some stupid parents leave their teenage daughter in charge of their house and her younger brother Glen (Stephen Dorff) for three days. Glen and his nerdy friend (Louis Tripp) find a rock buried in the ground. The death of Glen’s dog and a heavy metal album played backwards somehow open up a gate that releases stop motion mini-monsters to terrorize the trio.

 The effects are pretty good in this low budget but entertaining movie. Director Tibor Takacs later made I, MADMAN and GATE 2: THE TRESPASSERS.

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