The Killing Jar

Title: The Killing Jar
Director & writer: Mark Young
Cast: Michael Madsen, Harold Parrniaeu, Amber Benson, Kevin Gage, Lew Temple, Danny Trejo

At a quaint and quiet little roadside diner a group of strangers are held hostage by a psychotic gunman (Michael Madsen). But, when a criminal businessman (Jake Busey) walks in looking for a professional hitman, he needs to pay off, they notice that now there are two deadly killers with them. And, they have no clue who the second one is...

This violent thriller is actually a pretty damn fun. It has a good cast, and although, I figured out who the second killer was in a second, I was entertained.

Madsen is great as the lead antagonist and he comes off very menacing. Also, good is the lovely Ms. Benson, in her best role since her days as Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.The rest of the cast rounds it with solid performances, as well.

The film is pretty violent, with gory squibs, an exploding head courtesy of a shotgun, and bloody head shots. While, not really a horror film, it has enough genre material to interest fans. The climax is exciting and the ending had me cheering. So, while this movie is certainly no classic, it is engrossing and likable enough that you'll wanna make a pit stop with it.

**1/2 out of ****

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Music Mix: Feel the Power!

There are songs that when I listen to them I just feel great inside, for whatever reason that maybe. Perhaps it's the lyrics, the band, the feel of the song,l it jsut depends on the track or so many other factors. This, my latest mix, and my first in six months, is filled with songs that give me that good feeling. I wanna rock out to them, I wanna sign along to them, and some even empower me.



My intention is to do the same for you, hence the title. The nude beauty on the cover is the always stunning, sexy, and sweet Courtney Cummz. Why her? Cause, I think just looking at her will make you feel good. And, as I have said before here, her "cute" blog always gives me a positive feeling whenever I read it, so she goes along perfectly with this mix.



For those of you feeling down, I hope this mix lifts up yours spirits, and for those already of us feeling good, it'll add to the happiness. I made to sure to include a good variety of classic and modern hard rock, metal, metalcore, thrash, and groove metal. Enjoy and rock on, my metal brothers and sisters!!!



The cover and track listing is above, and you can download the mix, itself, here: http://www.4shared.com/file/Feonf0g2/Feel_the_Power.html

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