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The Sandman (2022)
Just listen to audiobooks on audible
As a stand alone series, it could have been great, amazing even. It has all the hallmarks of a good show. Not one to sweep the nation, but a good show. The problems really start to show if you're familiar with the book series.
The show starts off pretty accurate to the books, some changes made for the silver screen, and the removal of DC makes some parts a bit clunky, but fine. Examples being Dr. D, Michael the Raven, the retrieval of the mask, Constantine (my first rage moment, fyi), and a few more. Most are forgivable in their own sense.
Then we get to Rose Walker and Jed, and it's like they took the book series, ripped some pages out, and just started wiping their ass with the source material. The wild character changes, story changes, and narrative beats range from passable to barely watchable. The fact that some scenes are done almost word for word doesn't excuse the sheer audacity in which the rest of the plot goes bananas.
Some major gripes about the show:
-Morpheous speech after he gets out of the globe. They cut it basically entirely, and changed the curse.
-Dr. D's entire story arc, though forgivable
-The Corinthian. The entire character.
-Lucienne's motivational changes and character changes. No, I don't care about the gender swap, I care about the character just being different.
-Death being made black. Not because she's black, but because she's actively described as pale and gothic, and is DREAMS SISTER. All of the endless are fairly pale, so changing her for "inclusivity" is actually insulting. I didn't want nor need the extra "oh look, we added more black people", there were enough already, and I felt included. That felt like a spit in the face, and honestly, extremely patronizing.
-Constantine. I get gender changes for legal reasons, since no DC rights to the character, but there was no reason to heavily change that story arc. The arc itself is fine, just annoying.
-Despair being made into a chubby woman is literally insulting to bigger people. Should have just left her as a malformed, frail woman. It literally says "oh yes, obviously if your bigger, you must feel constant despair"
-Rose walker arc. Where to begin with everything wrong with this story. Ruined Lyta Hall, Rose Walker, Unity, Jed, Corinthian, Fiddlers Green, the convention, everything. Every single episode of this arc was a trial of patience and anger management.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Truly great
I expected camp, and was delivered a cinematic experience I wasn't prepared for. Some cringe moments to start with, but fleshed into a truly gripping movie that must be experienced.
Mara (2018)
It's actually a good movie for the most part
As long as you realize it's not actually scary. It's very interesting with a unique premise that is immediately relatable. Biggest problem with the movie in my opinion is the ending, because it's creates major plotholes and sort of undoes the rest of the story building the movie had been doing up until that point. That said, give it a watch, but don't expect to be chilled to your bones.
Treasure Hunter: Legend of the White Witch (2018)
I hesitate to call it a film
The plot, if you can call it that, of this cinematic abortion is like trying to understand the ramblings of a drunken toddler. I genuinely feel sorry for the actors in the movie, as this was nothing more than career suicide. The characters have the logic of a potato, but somehow make more sense than the story they are in. You would have a more fulfilling and enjoyable time staring at a blank screen than watching this.
Sinister (2012)
It wasn't terrible.
The premise of the movie was definitely interesting. The execution was well done for the most part, and the characters were basically believable. Most of the important plot points are hinted at well enough to not have the payoff feel cheap, however it wasn't scary. The jump scares are almost laughable, but the atmosphere is handled well. Would recommend
Insidious (2010)
Wow, this was a tragedy of a film
It took me about 3.5 hours to watch this hour and a half long train wreck of a film. The most believable characters are the little boy who is the brother of Dalton (who is quietly forgotten halfway through the movie) and the paranormal investigators (who are wildly out of place, regardless of their realistic depiction). Every other character is a walking amalgamation of cliche and idiocy that grates on the mind. The monster(?) looks like an unused Scooby Doo villain in a Walmart costume that wouldn't frighten a 5 year old. The story's plot, using that term very loosely here, is so full of convenience and contrivance that it becomes meaningless. I, at one point, actually had to look up if James Wan had children, because how the parents act and react to their children is nothing like how any human would. I am actually worse off having watched this movie.