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Ku bei (2021)
They weren't kidding about this one!
So I recently watched the asian zombie movie All of Us are dead on Netflix and rather enjoyed it because there was a plot/storyline and it showed the relationship between the kids at school, how the virus evolved. This one just seemed to launch right into the gory stuff and it continued without any real story line, me too anyway. I read comments about the guy with the melted face in the beginning but I gotta say the scene that got me the most was the old guy from the subway in the hospital . . . . with Molly's eye socket. I just didn't see that coming and wasn't prepared. I know Asian movies (which I highly enjoy) are made differently than ours. . but whew this one was a doozy. I felt exhausted when it went off! Lol.
Romans (2017)
Lord of the Rings will never be the same
For me now that I've seen Orlando Bloom in such a dark movie. It was tough to watch but a good movie. Anyone who knows about the dysfunction and and rage stemming from abuse can see this is about as real as it gets. I struggled watching it especially the part with his Mom because my Mom is narcissistic. I felt so bad for Malcolm - having gone through sexual abuse at 12 then having a mother that was narcissistic, he didn't get comfort from the one person who may have been able to help him. I felt bad for poor Em who desperately wanted to love Malcolm but was rejected at every turn -- and didn't know why which made it even more painful. Every time she asked Malcolm "is it me, have I done something wrong" was gut wrenching. Malcolm's self harm (raping himself and stabbing his hand ugh) and rage were unfortunately part of the cycle of abuse but I think the fact that it was bottled up made it all so much more explosive. Then there were those awful visits with his mother that made me feel tense -- she was so condescending and critical particularly about his prison stint-- "neighbors talking behind my back, you left me here for two years, I was so ashamed." Let's not leave out her frequent comments "you don't look right, your face is tight, your'e not right. "
But the kicker for me was the end when Malcolm fond his mother dead in the chair. We see that he did try to tell her about his abuse and in classic fashion she said "I'm not responsible for your shame or pain, it didn't happen." Which took me back to when they had a discussion about the priest that abused him earlier in the movie and the mother kept insisting that he was a good man with a family-- that was a real kick in the teeth after seeing the ending -- because she said that to him knowing the priest had harmed him. I guess there was some relief to this with the guy who told him about his abuse which was awful too and how he turned his life over to Christ to unload his burden. I didn't think he would have any affect on Malcolm but luckily he did get through. .and well the priest got those hot coals alright. .one big weenie roast of guilt.
Blues for Willadean (2012)
This had the potential to be a good movie
The acting was decent and a subject matter that we've seen before but there were moments I didn't know whether to fast forward or turn it off. Was it necessary to keep cutting to the lady in the red dress with those dismal, awful songs because it really took away from the movie. For me it was quite irritating the movie would have been perfectly fine cutting all those singing scenes out!
Look Away (2018)
Happened upon this and decided
To check it out because I recognized India from the Underworld movie. I actually enjoyed this movie from the standpoint of bullying. She was picked on in such a cruel way I was happy to see some of them get their payback. She was perfect for this role, sent chills down my spine the way she looked at people. I enjoyed this movie!