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Very well executed

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

"LD 50 Lethal Dose" was a nice surprise, and actually a lot better than the trailer suggests (which, thankfully, I saw after the movie, on the "special features" menu). Scary Spice was actually pretty unrecognisable in the movie. At least, to me she was. Never really kept track of the Spice Girls, anyway. All the acting was pretty okay, even. All I can say is, if you like recent British horror, like "Dog Soldiers" (2002), "The Descent" (2005), "The Hole" (2001) and "Long Time Dead" (2002), then you'll most likely enjoy "LD 50 Lethal Dose" also. Its not on par with the first two I mentioned, but it can compete with the last two. It did take me a bit to get into it. It knows a very standard set-up (first half hour), but in the end the movie is saved by a pretty original concept (even though "LD 50" deceivingly starts as one of those 'a group of people on an isolated location are about to be killed of by some killer-something' type of movie), good cinematography (look & feel) and set design, very decent special effects and blood & gore make-up effects (well-timed, rather than a non-stop display), okay over-all acting, and a satisfying finale/conclusion. Just keep one eye closed for some implausibilities in the script and don't try to think too much during the movie, and you'll be okay. First time director Simon De Selva left a good impression on me with "LD 50".

Maybe it's the non-stop landslide of American horror-by-numbers and slick Hollywood remakes making me feel a little ill, but LD50's slick Brit-horror action struck a real chord with me. The movie is low-budget, but great care and attention has been taken to make sure every part of the movie is as good as it can be. The movie instantly impresses, with properly lit night photography, beautiful lighting and a well thought out script full of believable characters.In terms of plot, LD50 is a halfway house between I Know What You Did Last Summer and 28 Days Later. A group of animal-rights activists is called to an abandoned military base by an ex-member of their team who went missing after capture. Upon arrival, they realise that something is amiss, and before long strange events occur, putting them in grave danger. It's an interesting plot, and while far from totally original, it was refreshing to see a movie that isn't a slasher or a ghost movie for once.As with any straight-to-video film, I have a few misgivings. While ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown is actually very convincing in the movie, a few of the other actors aren't, namely the token Americans in the film, who kind of jar with the otherwise all Brit cast. Katharine Towne eventually won me over but was quite annoying and asinine in the first half of the movie, and the less said about Mel B's boyfriend the better. Despite this, I've gotta give Peter Lord his props for the unnerving Spook. Loved that dude.Basically, LD50's a solid, fun and fresh-feeling horror. It really ought to have been released properly, as it can certainly punch it's weight with a lot of the horror 'in-crowd'. Well worth watching.

A group of animal rights activists' trespasses a lab to release animals, and a bear trap catches Gary (Ross McCall), one of the members. He is arrested but he does not denounce his friends. He goes to jail alone for a three years sentence and the team disassembles. One year later, they reunify and become aware that Gary was a volunteer of an experiment to reduce his period in prison. Later, they received an encoded message from Gary asking for help. The place where he is lodged is an abandoned laboratory and they decide to rescue him. Once in the location, weird events happen with each member of the group. This movie has a good premise, but something does not work well. For example, why the guys decide to smoke grass during their assignment? How and why exist live animals in a desert place? This forgettable film can be recommended for killing time only. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): `A Ameaça' (`The Menace')

In short: lame first 30 minutes, super duper middle 30 minutes, super duper lame final 30 minutes. That's it, in a nutshell.Mel b can't act, and so can't the female lead. The male lead was Shinzon in Star Trek Nemesis, incidentally. He looks weird here, probably because the film had zero character development. And the girl using yoga to beat the bad guy at the end was funny. Funny in a "ha ha, that blows" sort of way, mind you.The film currently has a 7-something rating. This is due to a low voting count. When more people see the flick, I suspect the rating will go down. Around 5-point would be my guess. Myself, I am giving it 6/10, just for the spooky middle. The rest isn't worth spit.My grade 6/10, just cause I dig horror flicks, even if they're mostly lame.