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This is a few days late. I've been bad about posting reviews lately because I've been busy lately.
Krampus (2015) 2015 has been a fairly good year for horror in my eyes, and Krampus does at least a decent job in ending the year. It's the first Christmas-themed horror film in a long time, so it does give some variety for horror fans. Krampus is based on Germanic folklore of Santa's horned little helper who punishes the bad children on Christmas day. One boy has given up hope on Christmas when their obnoxious in-laws come to town. A freak snowstorm knocks out the power and barricades the family in their house. They have evoked the wrath of Krampus, who sends demonic toys and elves to terrorize the family. Fans of silly horror movies like Gremlins or Slither should find a lot to like in Krampus, although those looking for a good scare might be slightly disappointed. The movie takes a long time to really get to the good stuff, not really building any suspense but just watching banter among the family. However, it does allow all of the characters to be memorable and fleshed out. When Krampus' Minions finally do show up, the movie goes nuts. Practical and digital effects are used for the toys, making them look more real and creepy. A giant jack-in-the-box toy in particular is the stuff of nightmares. Krampus never gets particularly scary, but that's made up for by its silliness, memorable characters and fun plot. It should make a good annual Christmas viewing if you're not into Frosty the Snowman. 7/10 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
A+ Watched it tonight at IMAX, loved it!!! |
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
A++ So. Much. Awesome! Can't wait to go again! |
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 "The Brothers Solomon" 7-8/10 Actually quite a sweet movie in all its stupidity. Will Arnett and Will Forte did a great job playing the two dimwit brothers who tries to provide their dad a grandchild in order to get him out of a coma. Yup, that's right... that's the story. To all the fans of Dumb and Dumber, this movie is for you. ::wink:: |
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But then again, I don't like going to the movies. Speaking of Star Wars, I think I'm gonna wait until the new trilogy's finished and out on bluray. Quote:
Have you seen He Never Died yet? If not, don't watch any trailers. |
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Thought it needed a better actor to be really good. Henry Rollins was just too damn wooden, imo. It became a little dull to watch and didn't manage to hold my interest throughout. |
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Always funny how tastes differ. |
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Point Break (2015)
I sincerely hope the original Point Break is much different than this lifeless, hippy-dippy, overblown Mountain Dew commercial. I've never seen the original movie, so I have no bias towards it. Based on the movie's own merit's, the Point Break remake is laughably awful. In Point Break, a rookie FBI agent tracks down a group of extreme athletes who go around the world carrying out crimes in unusual and life-threatening ways; they plan to do a series of near-impossible stunts called the Ozaki 8 in hopes of reaching spiritual enlightenment. At least, that was the plot for about ten minutes before the movie devolves into a series of party scenes and surprisingly dull extreme sports clips that could have been easily viewed on YouTube, all set to irritating club music. It takes a special director to make BASE jumping and cliff diving this boring. Ericson Core builds as little suspense as possible in his action set pieces and instead films admittedly well-shot highlights reels for the action scenes. Any sort of suspense conjured up is because of the great cinematography because the characters are so flat and annoying that you almost wish they would get killed off. Everyone in this movie acts stoned out of their mind. All they do is spit faux-philosophical nonsense which gets tiring after the first twenty minutes. It gets laughable towards the end of the movie with lines like "Ideas are strong. But not as strong as a whaling ship," and no amount of context will make that line any less ridiculous. The unbearable dialog, muddled plot and dull characters makes this Point Break remake utterly pointless. If you're not a fan of remakes, this will make you reach your breaking point. 2/10 |
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Hehe, nice pun. I didn't even like the original, so I'll definitely pass on this one, thank you very much. |
KUNG FURY 2015
Again. Still awesome. |
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Ex Machina.
I liked it. Throughout, it made the mind ponder if things were what they seemed to be in a lot of different ways. Somewhat thought provoking. Nice musical score. Slightly disappointing if not inevitable ending. Though it's a good watch-through, though I don't really consider it rewatch material, so I'll be gifting it to someone. Didn't know the bearded guy was the "new Han" from SW7...looks different. |
The Force Awakens
10/10 easily |
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Not bad but I expected more craziness. |
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Joy Ride
The title is very self explanatory. Jack Frost As much as I love Micheal Keaton, his Jack Frost movie sucked, this one was way better. http://media3.popsugar-assets.com/fi...Jack-Frost.gif Say what you will about the obviously plastic killer snowman, the bodies that he churned out looked FANTASTIC. No wonder it's a holiday tradition between my sister and I. |
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Area 51 2015 10/10 https://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/...9335722215.jpg The Wild Thornberrys Movie 8/10 |
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 10/10 http://lejournaldessorties.com/wp-co...i-area-511.jpg Area 51 2015 8/10 |
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I can probably find it easy enough on youtube but I forgot about it during the hoilday season and now it's over. 8( |
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You know you want to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kicdSI_-XpE |
The Hitcher-1986. Really liked this one. Much better than the remake, but then again........::big grin::
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Bone Tomahawk.
Funny. Atmospheric. Pretty solid performances all around. Engaging. Slow burn, but well worth the watch. Some of the moving shots they did were really good too. While some scenes were over the top, I found there was actually a lot of restraint shown here. Richard Jenkins as Chicory...God damned if I knew it was him...he was a simple, but really likable character. Dialogue shone. Ended rather "so ok...we're done", but that's what it was, a story that was completed. Hard pressed to give this one any less than an 8/10. |
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