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Color Out of Space (2019)
Lovecraftian to the core. I love it.
I guess if you don't know or don't like H.P. lovecraft, it's gonna be pretty crazy weird. The thing is, that's the point. It's very similar to the mythos of cthulu, a ''thing'' from ''somewhere'' that we cannot comprehend or overcome. It's not something you can beat or stop. Nothing will get in it's way, and the only thing you can do, is get out of it's way. It makes for a terrifying horror film, where you hope for every character but you don't have a lot of hope.
As for the casting, everyone does a good job, there's no distracting performance in my opinion except the ever controversial nicolas cage. Again, this is a personnal choice but I think he's perfect. It remind me of Jack Nicholson in the Shining. It was a perfect cast because he's supposed to be creepy and go crazy, and Jack had pretty much played the creep all his life! Nicolas Cage is similar. He's supposed to go nuts and, well, he either is or acts it damn well! I truly believe he's deeply in love with his wife, he acts very well through emotional scenes and when he goes crazy, he plays perfectly. He's perfect for the part.
The set and cinematography are also great, the color is great at being beautiful one second and terrifying the next. It's perfectly eary and always feels a bit off, which is the point. The whole movie is shot very, very well. It's great at hinting at things in the dark without revealing too much, yet can still capture beautiful scenery with detail whithout boxing you in a spot. The focus of the camera is really good.
I think this is a kind of movie that is gonna get a lot of different reactions depending on the way you view it, what you like, your type of effects etc...
I love it to death but I can very much understand someone that likes it just fine or dislikes it, but I think everyone should check it out, it deserves it in my opinion!
Patient Zero (2018)
A good flick that's not worth the hatred
On one level, I can understand why a lot of people don't like it. I'm a big fan of action zombie movies like the dawn of the dead remake which I friggin love even though it has problems. If you go in expecting that, it's not gonna go well. It's not very action oriented but it has it's action moments. It's more focused on the characters and the interesting ideas. The acting's good, nothing distracting except matt's accent which I don't even really mind. It's not great but it's not bad either. It REALLY doesn't deserve all the hate it's getting.
Are We Done Yet? (2007)
Not that good but... have you seen scrubs?
OK... Ice cube is not ''consistantly funny'' but he has his moments. The script is somewhat good and the slapstick is... OK. Some jokes do work. And at some point Cube is being a huge ****... BUT!!!!
As a huge fan of Scrubs, seeing Doctor Cox on what seems to be the verge of a mental breakdown the whole way through the movie is pure. mother. loving. gold. IT IS PERFECT.
Better thing is the character is well written and really funny on his own but having that added bonus is just the best. I love this movie but I gotta admit, on it's own it's... OK.
Though it must be said I don't watch that many comedies and even for me some of this stuff is not the best. BUT DOCTOR COOOOX!!!!