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Darkness Rising (2017)
Very cool. Big idea with a small budget
So I watched this because I really liked the poster and trailer. But -- I also read some reviews which made me hesitant to rent it, but I try to make it a policy that I don't let people that I don't know cloud my own experience. I have to say, I am not sure why anyone didn't really enjoy this. Its a haunted house movie but not. An evil possession movie but not your typical demon story. It felt like it wanted to go Hellraiser but didn't have the money. That to me is a good idea!!! It was a slow burn and then took off like a bat out of hell. The girl that played Izzy was really amazing. Katrina Law is her name and I am sure people will really like her in this. I also can't believe no one mentioned the gross eyeball scene! That is a cool "holy s!" moment.
For me its got a good looking lead, a funny wing man in Izzy, and a weird mythology that didn't tell me everything - which I appreciate. The ending does have a lot of exposition but its from Izzy and she is really good so I didn't mind.
It was worth the money on iTunes.
The Waystation: Prelude (2003)
Overall - cool, deep idea, that wanted to be longer to realize it's scope.
A friend of mine passed this along on DVD. The beginning is cool when a couple of people are sucked into a painting.
I really liked that it was a 'fantasy' set in a very real world. I felt like it was something just outside of normal and that was what made it different, like X-Files or something.
I also thought it was interesting that the main protagonist was a woman coming to terms with some kind of power - and not a man. It made for a really different dynamic between her character and the main villain.
The story stops just when I felt it was getting started and I guess that is good because I really wanted more. Kind of felt like a tv pilot for the kind of program I wish were on television.