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She Came from the Woods (2022)
I enjoyed this one!
One of the better b-movies in my opinion, the gore was a bit unnecessary but then again it's a slasher flick. A throwback to campy 80's horror as others have mentioned. A fun little no-brainer with a little bit of everything for horror enthusiasts. I liked the story even if it's been done to bits, they pulled it off well. The cast was very charismatic, the acting was decent for the most part and let me just say that the mom is one fine woman! Nothing stood out to me as inherently bad in this movie except I do have to say that the reactions people had to people dying around them left a lot to be desired... It was pretty funny if you ask me, not sure if this was intentional. Other than that nothing to say, it's a solid popcorn flick!
Definitely not a 9/10 but I've seen so many terrible budget movies lately and this does not deserve to be rated so low.
Old (2021)
Movie of the year!
As in worst movie of the year. What a pretentious pile of dog s! As someone has mentioned before the movie is an insult to the audience. This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen from any director. M Night Shyamalan at his worst.
Awful. Awful. Awful.
Worst than you can imagine. The dialogue felt like it was written by an alien trying to imitate a human. The delivery was also robotic. The acting was stiff as ever but I believe M. Nights direction is the one to blame for this.
At first, the movie was hilarious in a so bad it's good sort of way, unfortunately that got "Old" quick.
I have to say I enjoyed the last 20 minutes or so
The pacing is off. The writing is off. The cinematography is off. Like everyone said, Great concept, terrible execution! What else can I say? This movie is so bad it hurts!
Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023)
Abysmal rating, for an abysmal movie
Don't waste your time with this turd. I get that we shouldn't expect a Scorsese style of production for a Christmas movie but at least make the characters somewhat believable. I agree with everyone saying that Brandy's acting was way off, although she felt like a real shallow person to me so that wasn't what bothered me. What bothered me was how lazily written out some of the plot points were... It felt like they were trying to make one of those traditional family movies but this movie had so many wtf moments and none of the charm, none of the spirit and none of the wit of those classic Christmas movies.
Also, the suspension 9f disbelief this movie asks of you is just ridiculous even for a Christmas movie! Someone asked who this was made for and I can't help but ask the same question. If it was made for kids it was made by someone who has a very poor understanding of what kids find entertaining and if it was made for adults, they needed to try harder because none of their jokes landed except for maybe one or two. Avoid at all costs!
Misanthrope (2023)
"Je doesn't want to be found and we're going to disappoint him."
In my opinion one of the most solid scenes in the movie! What a way to introduce Lammark aka Ben Mendelssohn! Shailene was also good as the main protagonist. To all of you giving this MOVIE a bad rating for lack of realism: LOL. It's not supposed to be realistic it's a movie. One reviewer even goes as far as to say this work of FICTION is lacking in realism? Excuse me sir? Please tell me you are joking.
Anyways the movie the movie is solid throughout and was very intriguing, very suspenseful up until the criminal is identified than it kind of went downhill from there but the ending was pretty entertaining even if it was by the numbers.
Overall, not a bad watch. Dialogue is pretty good and it's a decent little thriller with rock solid acting 9/10 recommended for fans of this type of movie.
Who Is Erin Carter? (2023)
ENTERTAINING TO THE CORE
Ok. It's probably not a 10 but I put one just to counter the bad reviews. This show has some very insane stunts and the action set pieces felt more like they belonged in a Hollywood blockbuster! In fact, most of the time I felt like I was a watching a movie and that is a good thing! The action was very well shot and it was brutal, not very realistic but when it's this good who the F cares! It reminded a bit of the fights in Kill Bill. The show is cleverly written too... I kind of feel like they could have held on to the suspense a bit longer by not telling who she is yet but to that they would have to make the show longer and I really don't think they wanted to. The dialogue was pretty good, the acting was overall great imo. The characters were interesting and humorous at the right times. Overall this show was a blast from start to finish it was action packed and there was barely a dull moment in it! If you're looking for something new to watch than look no further than Erin Carter! A somewhat realistic badass mom that can kick some severe ass Jason Bourne style! Without spoiling anything it seems to me like there will be a sequel and I am looking forward to it!
I Care a Lot (2020)
It's really not that bad and quite entertaining
You guys are making this seem like the worst movie ever made when there are many, MANY other movies deserving of this title. I full on agree with another review that states that at no point in the movie are we encouraged to root for the main character. The movie makes it obvious that this person is a fraud and all around bad person. There is no ambiguity as to her motives, she has nothing redeeming about her although I will say I liked her character but only because it was played by Rosamund Pike.
Furthermore this movie is very clearly stated as FICTION. So I'm not sure why people are judging the movie based off of realism?!?! I don't understand what people were expecting? The main plot of this movie is extremely implausible and it was obvious just from the trailer alone. It wasn't meant to be taken serious and it was pretty entertaining. As the other reviewer has stated this movie is a SOLID 7. Which is really not bad. I only gave it a 10 to counter the bad reviews.
Superstore: Seasonal Help (2016)
"They're not people they're temps."
This episode was hilarious from start to finish and really picks up after they start betting on which temps and start encouraging them to quit. There is quite a plot twist at the end too! In my opinion one of their best episodes but the show overall is a gem with many laugh out Loud moments... I also believe Season 2 to be far superior to season 1. The characters have really fallen into their own. And at this point I have grown attached to everybody. Also the character arcs are great and there are many many surprises in this season. I can't wait to see what else this show has to offer seeing as there are still 4 more seasons !
Tales from the Loop: Loop (2020)
Not sure how much to rate this episode, great if you are in a mellow mood but also confusing
Not sure what to rate this episode on the one hand it's visually stunning and a work of art that opening sequence alone when the workers are walking in straight lines is something straight out of a painting!
On the other hand the pacing is very slow. There is very little dialogue and nothing is explained. Which would be fine if it weren't so god damn confusing..! The actors all did a fine job, I really appreciated the attention to detail when it comes to capturing the innocence of the little girl and the frailty of her situation. Normally I would be also fine with it being as abstract as it is except it was trying so incredibly hard to be more intelligent than it actually was. At least it felt like that. I have to say I loved the score from Philip Glass although it seems a little too familiar (sounds an awful lot like Truman Sleeps) and the cinematography is otherworldly.
I just wish they would've had concentrated more on telling a story and less on the sci fi mumbo jumbo. Without giving anything away I think the story would've worked fine without the Sci fi setting.
Still though I'd say it's a solid 7.5 out of 10 it would've been a great feature length movie.
Behind You (2020)
Not as bad as ouija
I don't know how many good movies were made in 2020 I just know this is not one of them. I'm not really sure why this movie is so bad it just is... the acting was okay from what I saw while I wasn't falling asleep. The cute little nursery rhyme in the mirror was kind of fun, the monster design is actually really well done and the production value is alright for a low budget film, everything else just kind of falls flat.
The "scares" if you can call them that are not really well done they felt rushed although there was a buildup before them they didn't seem rushed like I've seen in so many horror movies. They weren't as in your face jump scarey as other bad horror movies but were still so ineffective, it's hard to explain. Youtube shorts are better done.
As others have mentioned the plot is tired and overdone. The characters were uninteresting, the spooky stuff was poorly done Overall this movie was a clumsy mess and a complete yawn fest..! Good luck staying awake for this one!
It's still a better movie than Ouija.
The Belko Experiment (2016)
Watch people be stupid for over an hour...
It blew my mind how dumb these characters were! I cannot get over how poorly written they were! The concept, initially, was really well executed, the buildup leading to the lockdown was very well done. I was hooked from the very beginning. Unfortunately that's just about where the fun stops, it's all down here from there..
How terrible was this movie? Where do I even begin? The dialogue was alright but the characters made some of the dumbest decisions I have ever seen put to film! I get that being put into a situation like this would make you act irrational but come on..! These people were beyond stupid, I can only suspend my disbelief for so long!
They had a brilliant concept and threw it right out the window. I won't get into it seeing as I don't want to spoil it for anyone who may still be interested In seeing it but the movie turned into a run of the mill standard slasher-esque picture and the characters were so poorly written that it was really hard to care about any of them. As you can see in the trailer a lot of them are killer and the whole time I found myself wondering who that person was that just died? Just a bunch of nameless faces being killed off with zero personality and giving us nothing to root for. In a film with a high body count such as this it is normal to have some expendablr nameless faces but when it's every last one of them it becomes really hard to care about what is going on.
Plus, the way they went about killing them was so uninspired. Right from the get go you can tell who's gonna live and who's gonna die which leaves zero suspense for when the killings happen.
I do believe high school students would've had a better chance at surviving than these morons. It was completely senseless decision after the next and it was incredibly frustrating! It's like these people posessed only posess one brain cell each. When a character does something that's even remotely smarta another character gives them a hard time for it but when another character does something incredibly stupid everyone encourages said character as if it's the right thing to do... what? It didn't make any sense and was truly insulting to the watcher's intelligence...
I could go on and on about how bad the movie was and about how stupid the decisions were but I don't want to give too much of it away for those of you who still actually plan on watching this celluloid garbage.
Furthermore the pacing was all over the place, the film intended to make a social commentary I believe but failed miserably. The bad guys were generic stereotypes with one dimensional personalities and everyone looked the same.
I have to say though that the very ending was BAD ASS but was not enough to save this hot mess! I can't say I'd recommend this movie to anyone.
For a similar but FAR superior viewing experience I'd recommend the movie mayhem or the tv series alice in borderland. The concept was similar but far better executed imo.
Rant over.
Fear Street: 1994 (2021)
What's with all the hate?
Actually this movie is more like a 7 out of 10 for me but I wanted to give it a 10 to balance out the unfair negative reviews. I was expecting this movie to be terrible based off of what I had read beforehand but was actually pleasantly surprised ! What I got instead was a pretty well paced, entertaining little ride of a movie! Sure it was about as scary as a halloween themed party but I don't think that's what they were going for. Most slashers aren't even scary to begin with. The aesthetic was nice, the soundtrack was great albeit overdone but I appreciate the fact that they weren't all songs you could hear on the radio back then. A little bit of research went into the soundtrack. I also appreciate the fact that they didn't just start knocking everybody off after like 5 min. They actually waited for us to get a little invested in them and I was sho ked when they finally did kill em'. The dialogue was okay and the "boink" scenes were quite unnecessary but all in all it's a good little film. I like the idea of the witch possessing dead killers it felt original to me. All in all, it was fun throughout and if you are mature enough and a fan of slasher movies than I strongly recommend you watch this!
Ringu (1998)
Unexpectedly funny
I'm sorry but the sound effects used at times were laughable, I burst out laughing when the father killed the daughter with the neck crunching sound effect 😂 Also when the husband slaps his ex wife that just caught me off guard and I couldn't help but laugh. That being said, this is by no means a bad movie, in fact this is a really good movie. The tension building scenes were far and few between but were excellently executed! I love the fact that this movie allowed for scenes to breathe. At one point I was so engrossed in the movie that I completely forgot I was watching it with subtitles! The atmosphere was really well done although the soundtrack was a bit iffy at times. My main gripe with the film was that it was missing the constant sense of dread from the American version but both films are very competent in their own rights. The Japanese version suffers from a lack of budget but that's understandable. After seeing this version I'm not sure which one I preferred, they are both excellent!
All in all a solid 8.5 out of 10.
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Subversion of expectations
There is a technique in movie making/ storytelling that is called subverting expectations, when you expect things to play out a certain way and then things take a complete left turn and you end up in a completely different place! There are quite a few moments like these that left me in complete disbelief.
I applaud the man for that. To me this movie was pretty entertaining but very drawn out. It is more of an 8/10 for me but I just had to give it another mark for the breathtaking cinematography! (No surprise there it is a Tarantino film) but I really love the different unconventional camera angles he uses in this one.
Also, the movie to me was pretty damn funny but it's done in a very subtle, tongue in cheek sort of way. There is a lot going on in this movie amd it can become quite convoluted so you have to pay attention.
Judging by the negative reviews this film is not for everyone but it is an absolute gem and a love letter to cinephiles. The casting was impeccable, the set design/ costumes were impeccable, the soundtrack impeccable, the cinematography impeccable, the acting was really good too.
Overall it was a great movie and I will be seeing it again. Again, it is not for everyone and the pacing could've been a little better. I would only recommend you watching it if you are a cinema afficionado like me. Tarantino is a genius.
Wu-Tang: An American Saga: Protect Ya Neck (2021)
Best episode so far!!!
Actually a 9.5 Don't get me mistaken this whole series goes HARD Like they would say in rap but this episode right here was on a whole other level! I wasn'g quite surr where they were going with it but the way it all came through in the end was a major pay off. To hear the crew spit their verses live in the studio like that was insane! We kind of get to see the process they went through to make the song (trying to keep this vague so I don't spoil anything). I just had to write a review after seeing this episode. Like I said the whole series is Fire but they knocked it out the park with this episode! 5/5
The only one I'm not really digging is the actor playing RZA I think he may be trying too hard to sound/ act like RZA.
Anyways the second season is leagues ahead of season one in my opinion.
Watch ya step
Watch ya step kid!
Stranger in Our House (1978)
Hilarious!
A classic! An unintentionally bad hilarious involuntary horror comedy!!! A must see for fans of B movies. I saw it when I was younger and could never forget it. Everything about this movie is so over the top & 70's from the acting to the hair do's. If you have a good sense of humor you won't to miss this dud!! XDXD.
The Lodge (2019)
This movie sucked!
It was a really disappointing let down of a movie. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the movie. The ambience was suffocating right from the get go. The sound and the cinematography was really well done. I was very intrigued to see the relationship between the new step mom and the kids evolve. But that's about it it went nowhere it was very implausible and by the end I just couldn't wait for it to be over. I actually had to watch the second act over again because I fell asleep after the1 hour mark.
I have to say the nightmare sequences were very well done and the acting from the step mom was oustanding!
I give it a 4 out of 10. For all the positives mentioned but the fact that it led to nowhere and went downhill really fast ruined it for me. Would not recommend.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
In a word SCARRING
I just watched this movie for the very first time the other day. Texas Chainsaw Massacre starts off very slowly it makes you wonder what all the fuss is about but once it gets started it doesn't really let up.. there is something about this movie that is unparalleled. The aesthetic of this movie is very dark and very gritty even when in broad daylight. The actinhlg is very convincing and the final girl is very deserving of the title scream queen! Highly recommend this to any horror fan !!
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (2022)
This would have made a better movie.
This would have been a better movie. I feel like this would've been better adapted as a movie. There is not enough content here to justify a 4 part series. It was drawn out and I lost interest very quick. I have to say Shane Fox was extremely clever to claim that he is black ops because anything he says or does can be justified by that. He is obviously a very manipulative person.
Candyman (2021)
Caught my attention in the first five minutes & lost it in the next five minutes!
First off, let me just say the film is beautifully shot! More of an exercise in art really than a horror movie. The creativity in the kills (not really seeing them, mostly happens off-screen) would've been fine for 1 or 2 kills but this takes place for the entire duration of the movie. This film is not for horror fans and not for fans of the original movie. Candyman is limited to appearing only when summoned so characters are obligated to say his name for something to happen which really makes the movie boring. The movie is beautiful but a snooze fest avoid at all costs if you have any care for content or have taste.
Ojing-eo geim (2021)
What a great show!
I am not one to follow the hype train usually but I just finished watching this and I have to say if you haven't seen this one then you're missing out! The way it grips you from the very start and doesn't let go is something to be applauded. Without spoiling anything all I can talk about is how the show made me feel... it is brutal and I am not talking about the violence. Part psychological drama, part social commentary and filled with twists and turns this one is not one to miss!
Venom (2018)
Meh.
This movie was pretty ordinary, the CGI was amazing but that's about it. The music was good, I guess. Waited the whole movie for Eminem's titular track. Everybody just felt so 1 dimensional with absolutely no character development! The pacing was all over the place although it felt shorter than a 2 hour movie I could not wait for it to be over. As I said Cgi was great a few good action scenes don't make for a bad movie.
Our House (2018)
Let's be real, this was a little better than average!
All those saying that this was an average, by the numbers Netflix horror movie need to learn to appreciate cinema a little better ! This was far better than it had the right to be, not scary as many have mentioned but the scares are very effective because of it. The scares are far and few in between but when they hit my god was that scary. I damn near had a heart attack. lol. I will say this though the story could've been written a lot better. I felt for the family but the storytelling was poor. The acting was up there in my opinion, the ghosts were well done. I was pleasantly surprised by what they did with the film I was expecting things to go a certain way and they didn't well done! More of an 8 but the pace is SO SLOW. Worth watching though but you might be tempted to check your phone and you wouldn't be missing much. Not for everybody but there is enjoyment to be had !
Tenet (2020)
For fans of Sci-Fi, action and Espionage
This movie was mind bending! From the thrilling action scenes to everything going backwards and forwards at the same time, you'll be left wondering what the hell is going on? It's a shame to see so many viewers bashing this movie just because they didn't understand it. This is a modern day masterpiece, Christopher Nolan has outdone himself this time around with a truly challenging movie to the intellect I doubt anyone would comprehend the movie on the first viewing... It's like a puzzle to piece together and i definitely recommend multiple viewings which I will need as well and I'm fine with that. This is truly a breathtaking film, a love letter to sci fi and old school espionage/ lovers of the Christopher Nolan esque action scenes... the score is legendary albeit wasted in some scenes imo. The cinematography is beautiful, the plot is complex, Nolan has outdone himself this time around and everything about this movie screams perfection ! 10/10. Buy it re watch it, re watch it, re watch it.
Tomb Raider (2018)
Awesome movie! Don't know why all the hate... as one reviewer mentioned it's worthy of a sequel
This movie was awesome. Sure it had more than a few inconsistencies, definitely not a thinking man's movie but it made up for it in a big way by taking me on a wild ride and kept me on the edge of my seat! Pretty faithful to the game too! A solid adaptation 4/5 in my opinion.
Black Mirror (2011)
Black mirror the type of show that you just watch on and on, forever until time stops!
It's just that good! I really like how it is an anthology series so the episodes are completely unrelated. You can literally watch the last episode and not spoil anything! Just pop it on netflix read the synopsis and choose the one you want to watch depending on the mood you are in. Extremely good show! Very addicting and very well thought out! The actors all do a terrific job! The directing is on-par. The cinematography, breath-taking, the color palette... Everything. This show is extremely DARK, I can not stress this enough, you never know what you are in for... It takes you on one hell of a ride and doesn't let up! I can not believe I slept on it. Possibly the best show on Netflix, highly addicting and Highly recommended! 5 stars +