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Mommy's Little Star (2022)
So fake
This movie was a bad one, and it was so fake. I'm on social media apps and whoever wrote this script must have been 99 or they could be young and don't know a lot about social media. Everything the kids they showed doing looked nothing like anything that would go viral. It was so phony I couldn't really pay attention to anything else. I would hate to think anyone who knows anything about social media regardless of age would think this looked realistic.
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' (2019)
I am a Good Times fanatic
I know the show word for word. I'll just speak on what I thought of the performances.
Viola Davis did a good job as Florida. Her portrayal was a little harder than the original but it worked.
James is my favorite character and NOBODY can do James so I won't speak on it.
I thought Tiffany Haddish struggled as Willona...
Michael...
Corinne Fox only came across as Thelma here and there but she wasn't bad.
I can't say the J.J. was awful, but the casting seemed wrong to me. Jay Pharoah did hit on the character a few times so there is that.
Jharrel Jones stole the show as Jimmy Pierson. He embodied the original actor so well. Bravo!
Death of a Cheerleader (2019)
Does not compare to A Friend to Die For
I'm starting to wish they would stop re-making 1990's TV movies that focused on real crimes. The modern movies don't even begin to compare to the original versions.
I loved A Friend to Die For. Kellie Martin was great as Angela Delvecchio, but in this version, Aubrey Peeples just doesn't have it as Bridget Moretti, which is the Angela character.
Kellie made me feel so many emotions. I was disgusted by Anegla's sickening need to fit in but I also felt a little sorry for her, though disgust definitely won out. Bridget did not make me feel anything at all.
Tori Spelling also disgusted me as Stacey Lockheart, but Sarah Dugdale was a flop as Kelly Locke. It was like there was no spark at all.
Agent of Deceit (2019)
Kept me entertained
Usually when I watch TV I am on the computer the entire time, but today I watched this movie and actually paid attention to it. I thought it was thrilling and the acting was pretty good.
It isn't that hard to guess the baddie, but this time I didn't mind because I wanted to see what all the person would do. In order for that to happen on screen, it needed to be revealed up front who it was.
I liked the "twist" at the end. I had no trouble hearing a single word due to background noise. What background noise? I'm confused.
A Simple Favor (2018)
Far better than the book
I read the book when it came out and hated it so much that I laughed when recently a copy of the movie was brought into my home. There was no way I was going to watch it.
I changed my mind and watched it and I am so glad I did. I enjoyed the movie very much. I thought it was hysterical and exciting. The book of course was not hysterical and not exciting, but then I don't think it was meant to be a comedy of sorts.
If you ask me, Henry Golding was the standout, though all the performances were good, even from the side characters. Henry Golding is both lovely to look at and lovely to listen to, the lovely to look at part surprised me because he is not my usual type at all, but he has a magnificent face and figure.
Blake lively looked spectacular, I could not wait to see what her character would have on next. I don't usually think much of her but she did a good job with the script, and her voice added something to the movie. Usually I think she sounds too husky and like she is mumbling but it really worked this time.
I could have done without all the foul language on her end, though. Some of it was so unnecessary and seemed only to be there to give the character a certain vibe.
I have never seen anything with Anna Kendrick in it before, but I think she played the annoying stereotype of a Suburban mother perfectly. In the book her character has a blog instead of a vlog, but I think the vlog idea worked much better.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
They should have stopped with this one
This was the last watchable Halloween installment prior to 2018, and they really should have stopped after this until they were able to create another good entry.
I didn't think there were any standout characters in this movie. Rachel was OK but leaning towards being bland and Jamie was super annoying.
I think Michael's powers really got out of control. Nobody can press on your forehead and their thumb goes right through, and you can't grab somebody's neck and rip an entire side of it off. The ridiculousness of it all takes away from any possible scares.
At least we didn't have to listen to Loomis pronouncing Samhain as Sam-Hain like in part two. Didn't anybody know how to pronounce the word on the set? Ugh!
Halloween II (1981)
I almost enjoyed it this time
I saw this movie several times in the past and declared it to be terrible each time, but today I almost enjoyed it. I think it is actually better in many ways than Halloween itself.
You have to wonder why there were only three or four nurses and one or two doctors in the entire hospital Laurie was brought to, and then there were two paramedics. How can a hospital be run like that?
Some of the same tricks were used as in the first, like a person beating on the door forever only to get let in just in time. I wanted to beat LAURIE when she was only able to scream AFTER a group of people closed the doors on her, all she could manage just a second earlier was a pitiful squeak.
Once again I did not like that Michael, a mere human being, could be injured an enormous amount of times and just brush it off. If you can do that you are not human.
Halloween (1978)
I like it and I can't stand it
I have seen this movie at least forty times, it was released the year I was born and I love to look at the 1970's clothing. I suppose those are odd reasons to keep looking at a movie you can't really stand, but I suppose I kind of like it too.
Halloween is very creepy towards the start. The scenes where the doctor and the nurse are driving to the sanitarium are excellent. I get chills just thinking about them! I would have to say that only other truly scary scene is the one where the camera pans the room at the end of the movie.
It's unfortunate, but too many things got on my nerves. Annie spilled a little butter on the bottom of her shirt and for some reason feels the need to strip and wash her clothes in the laundry room outside the house. The way she rubs at the stains you would think they were all over her chest, but you can clearly see the butter only splashed on the bottom.
Once the terror begins for Laurie, she becomes incapable of doing a scene that does not include a bunch of groaning and grunting. I could barely stand it!
The young boy in the movie hears Laurie banging on the front door like a crazy person, but he takes his sweet time opening it for her. I wanted to punch him.
I always hated that Michael was able to do things no human should have been able to do. Somehow he could pop up in front of you from nowhere and he could fall several stories and get up. Michael could also vanish when he wanted to.
No One Would Tell (2018)
Heavy movie
I have watched the original version of this movie numerous times, but I would never watch this version again. Newer TV movies aren't re-watchable like the ones from the old days, but besides that, I feel this particular version was much more emotional and heavy, too much so for me.
I thought the casting of all the main players was good. I'm not understanding this theory that Fred Savage and the lastest guy to play the role were too nice looking, too innocent looking.
What does an abuser look like? Is he supposed to look rough and tough? Guys who look like nice guys can't beat the crap out of someone and make them feel horrible? Thinking like that is stupid, and obviously it isn't true.
I feel some people don't realize this movie and the original are based on a true crime, so they think it is OK to make insensitive statements.
Sidelined (2018)
One of the better movies
I used to be a really big fan of TV movies back when they aired on NBC and ABC. Lifetime movies are good, but they are usually missing that vibe I used to like on the older ones. I have long ago given up on the movies being about something that really means anything like in the 1980's and 1990's.
I enjoyed this particular movie because even at 38, I didn't feel like it was just for teenagers. I thought it was exciting and actually something different from what they usually serve up.
In the Heat of the Night: An Execution of Trust (1991)
Nauseating
I really wish I had not watched this episode. What kind of human being would allow an innocent person to be executed knowing full-well who the killer is? How could a psychiatrist be so concerned with ruining her practice, that she would rather see the innocent man dead?
A man is about to lose his life and she's worried about losing patients because they won't trust her anymore. The guilty party is crazy and constantly harasses her and beats her up, yet she defends him because he's sick. Give me a break!
She knows the police department is determined to make sure that the killer pays and gets the same sentence of death penalty, but she won't open her stupid mouth. That means two men will end up dead!
Family Ties: Lady Sings the Blues (1984)
My favorite episode
I was born in 1980, so Elyse's style of singing was out by the time I even knew what music was, but I have always loved the sound of 1960's folk music. It's beautiful, poetic, and meaningful. It represents a time when at least some people really cared about important matters.
This episode always brings me close to tears. The 1960's weren't often great for some people, but the music stood for something. More modern music just doesn't have the same values. Nobody cares anymore.
The patrons in the club where Elyse performed showed proof of that. Most of the crowd looked to be in their 30's, so you know the music she sang wasn't unfamiliar to them, but after a certain time period many people started calling folk music hokey.
I think this episode highlights where the world went wrong. Like I said, the 1960's were clearly not good for everyone, but there were people who actually stood their ground on change and also had values.
Like Elyse said, you can't go home again, and that is sad.
The Visit (2015)
A pointless waste of my time
I thought this movie was trash. I'm being generous with two stars. I don't like horror films at all, so I was at least glad that this wasn't a horror movie in any way imaginable.
The grandparents were the best part of the movie because the kids were awful. The brother was particularly annoying with all his "rapping".
There was one line from the sister that had me side-eyeing the screenwriter. She referred to her brother as ethnically confused. Hmmm, why is he ethnically confused, because he raps and wears urban-style clothing or what have you? What is he confused about? It sounded like a way to imply that he thinks he's black. Rapping and wearing certain clothes or low pants doesn't make a person black. I found the whole thing insulting.
The end of the movie was a joke but I wasn't laughing.
Three's Company: Father of the Bride (1981)
So stupid
I wish Cindy would have just called the cops on that guy, but instead she stands around like a fool acting like there is nothing she could do. You would think she believes she actually has to marry the man because he said so. It's episodes like this one that makes a person cringe.
Mama's Family: The Big Wheel (1989)
Got on my nerves
Mama's Family is one of my favorite shows. but this episode gets on my nerves big time. If you tell someone they can keep a lottery ticket meant for you, then that ticket is theirs and no longer yours and you have no right to try claiming it. You should think hard and long before doing something like that or even before buying lottery tickets as gifts.
Twin Betrayal (2018)
Pretty Good!
I am no fan of Jen Lilley's, but she was good in this movie. I liked her in both roles and she really gave the twins distinct personalities with her acting choices.
There were quite a number of the twists that everyone loves so much these days and the acting wasn't totally atrocious like some of the movies that air on Lifetime.
Stalked by a Reality Star (2018)
Entertaining
The movie won't win any awards, but heck, most of the movies people go to the theater to see wouldn't either. I thought it was entertaining and different and the acting wasn't as bad as some movies on Lifetime.
Robert Scott Wilson is a solid actor when given decent material, which he didn't get during most of his run on Days of Our Lives. When his character was finally allowed to break free of the original way he was written, you could plainly see that RSW had been wasted for a good while.
Stalked by a Reality Star is a movie that I was able to watch without forwarding little bits here and there. Was some of it silly and hard to believe? Sure, but most movies are that way.
T.J. Hooker: Trackdown (1985)
Once again
Once again Stacy ends up looking ridiculous. Yvonne comes off even worse in the episode. I hate when women are portrayed as bumbling idiots. Right from the start Yvonne's actions make little sense and I wanted to yell at the screen.
The episode wasn't bad, but for once I wish they wouldn't write Stacy to look like a worse police officer than the men, not that they always look stellar themselves.
Columbo: Forgotten Lady (1975)
A winner
This episode had me in tears near the end. There really isn't much for me to say other than everyone involved did a fine job. You wouldn't expect a story like this to actually make you sit and think afterwards.
Eyewitness (2017)
Good Movie
This was a good movie, though it was quite easy to figure out the mystery. Here and there you won't be sure you're right, but the truth will always be in the back of your mind.
There was one thing I truly didn't understand. Josie knew Michael had cameras in his house and that most happenings were recorded, when something bad went on inside the house, why didn't she tell the police about the cameras so they could check out exactly what had gone on?
I guess they don't do what makes sense in most movies because then it would end too soon.
12 Feet Deep (2017)
Enjoyed it!
I thought this movie was intense. I didn't find a second of it to be boring. This is just the kind of thriller I like when it comes to movies and books.
I can only hope that the janitor paid in some way for what she did. There was no excuse for her behavior. She could have at least given the girls the medication but she wouldn't even look in the purse.
This movie did not waste my time. I don't like when people leave reviews telling you not to waste your time on something, as though all people feel the same way they did about things.
I also don't like when people claim good reviews are fake just because they didn't like a movie and somebody else did. Do these people really believe theirs is the only opinion?
The Stranger Inside (2016)
The wife made no sense
The movie wasn't horrible, but the ending made it a lot worse than it would have been.
The wife goes from not believing anything the husband has to say about whether he had an affair or not, to not even caring if he did roughly 5 minutes later.
She learns some news that should at the very least cause her to continue believing that her husband may have cheated with the other woman, but she is extremely nonchalant about it, she basically shrugs it off in one second.
If someone could change their frame of mind that quickly, how angry could they have been in the first place?
In the end, the big news that the wife found out was not even discussed between the couple. We don't get to hear what she actually thought about it, we don't get to hear what the husband had to say for himself about hiding his past.
The Rap Game (2016)
Fantastic show
I didn't think I would like this show, I stopped listening to rap music in the late 1990's after Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony really started to take a nosedive.
I'm 37, and most of the contestants on the show are under 17, so I was like, no, but I was surprised. It's a quality program and it teaches people who want to be in the music business about work ethic.
For the third season, there was no doubt in my mind that Nova should and would win the contract. He has everything that it takes to make it big. I hope he gets his due.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: An Unlocked Window (1965)
Wowie
I first saw this episode about 8 years ago with my mother and was absolutely petrified. I just watched it again and was still on the edge of my chair. Wow! This is hands down one of the best episodes of any TV show.
You could tell right from the start it was going to be good. You had nurses, a storm, and a killer on the loose; how could the episode have gone wrong? It couldn't have.
Every second is must see, but some moments are simply not to be missed. That voice! Bravo!
Under the Bed (2017)
It's not funny
I don't know how anyone would consider this to be a funny movie, unless something is wrong with them. What goes on in this movie is truly terrifying, and is inspired by a true story that I know of.
The premise of the movie actually happened, and it certainly is nothing to laugh about.
People are unknowingly spied on by intruders more often than you might think, and anyone who feels that she had it coming because she didn't realize anything, also has something wrong with them.
All it takes is the wrong person to gain access to the keys to your home. People give their keys to strangers on a regular basis when they need car repairs or valet parking, and if you rent a house or apartment, the owner already has them.
There is animal abuse in the film, so I think some people need to be warned about that.
This movie is a horror movie in a different sense, but definitely scary.