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Lights Out (2016)
Good, not Great
The characters are likable, the premise frightening, and the storytelling good enough to keep people entertained and scared for an hour and a half.
My only real complaint about the movie is that it doesn't leave a lasting impression. Everything feels like it's missing a crucial ingredient that could have turned this from a good film into a great film. The characters don't feel fully fleshed out. Ya, some of their backstories are kind of told, but they feel rushed and forced in in some cases. The ghost woman is great, but she shows up too much in the film. By the time it's over, your used to seeing her and expect her to pop out in every scene like a jack-in-the-box. And probably the biggest issue is that the ghost shows up right from the get go. There's no build-up to her reveal, no real questions about whether she exists or not, she's just BAM right there.
But in the end these are minor complaints. I definitely enjoyed the film a lot more than I expected and would recommend it to any horror movie lover. I just wish it had a bigger impact.
Re-Kill (2015)
Has nobody heard of handcuffs in this world?
All the other reviews basically cover almost everything good and bad about this movie. The only thing worth mentioning, that already hasn't been, is that almost every single problem in this movie would have been solved or avoided if people actually used common sense and proper restraining procedure on any of the zombies.
****SPOILER ALERT****
As an example, one of the dumbest scenes in the movie revolves around a sting operation on zombie smuggling truck drivers. This scene is stupid for many reasons, the first being that it exists. I cannot even imagine the events that convinced those people that smuggling zombies, especially after they almost wiped out humanity, was a good idea.
However, the real gem of this scene is when the R-division guys open up the trailer and find a trailer full of zombies with not a single one, in any way, shape or form, restrained or otherwise impeded from exiting the vehicle.
This entire scene left me with so many questions. Why isn't there a cage inside the trailer to prevent the zombies from immediately rushing for the exit the moment the door's opened? Why did the truck driver open the back when there's no restraint on the zombies? Did he really not know they were back there? Why didn't anybody tell him? Etc.
The real reason that none of the zombies are ever restrained throughout the movie is so we can get gratuitous action scenes. Poorly shot, convoluted, and oh so confusing action scenes.