Gretel and Hansel

I really like this film

The Fantastic Four (2015)
4/10

Wow, that was pretty bad. At least it was only 1hr 40mins; or maybe that was the problem. The director Josh Trank (Chronicle 2012) complained about studio interference, assumedly for editing/cuts. Except for the beginning, all the story arcs and character developments seems cutoff and stunted, the ending even seemed abrupt.

The special effects were pretty cool. But unfortunately there's very little action.

There were changes from the superhero comic cannon, but the worst part of it was the horrible lack of rendering of Dr Doom's powers. If they were going to keep it lowbrow and shallow, the audience could have at least enjoyed cool special effects action of the Fantastic 4 type, but alas, no.

MARY 2019

A family sets sail on a rebuilt sailboat with a mysterious past.
Predictable and tiresome right down to the youngest daughter's foreshadowing crayon sketches.

I only saw that one once, and don't remember much about it. I do remember that I enjoyed the two where Chris Evans played the Human Torch a lot better, and didn't feel that any of the characters or the story were developed that well in this version. I also saw the cheesey one that got shelved back in the early 1990s, and even found that one entertaining in a chessetastic or "so bad it's good" sort of way. It's almost sad for the new one when I'm finding ways where even the cheesey one that shelved in the '90s is more enjoyable than this one. ::big grin::

Double Feature: All Hallow's Eve/Tales Of Fear
 

The last time I checked out a relatively new movie from recent years was a little double feature on Prime, where I finally got to see "All Hallow's Eve," with our friend Art the Clown. This one starts off as a parody on the original Halloween, parodying the scene where Laurie Strode baby sat the two children, watching horror films after trick or treating. The boy finds a VHS tape in his bag, not knowing where it came from or who dropped it in there. It turned out to show a Art the Clown killing different people in different ways. The baby sitter turns it off, saying it's all just fake, but the children are still scared, thinking it's real, and that the clown might show up to get them all. After putting the children to bed, the baby sitter watches the tape to see the different people getting killed off in different ways by Art the Clown. The rest is overall predictable but still overall well done and worth a look. Fans of both the slasher genre and of our friend Art the Clown should find this one enjoyable or at least worth a look for one time. ::devil::

I also looked back at the new horror anthology film I mentioned a while back called "Tales Of Fear," which, as mentioned before, is a good live action version of stories based on E.C. Comics with bad karma getting those who have it coming to them in unique, original, and entertaining sorts of ways. ::danger::

You can never go wrong with an Art The Clown/E.C. Comics double feature! ::cool::

With the Fantastic Four (F4), it's kind of like when George Lucas said he started the Star Wars saga at Episode 4 because the technology wasn't there to do the first three properly. The F4 done right require a lot of great CG, which is possible now. Besides an 'origin story', an F4 film needs to be crazy loaded with complex CG action.

I enjoyed the first F4 with Chris Evans/Human Torch too. I haven't seen the sequel yet.

I thought that recent Fantastic Four movie wasn't that bad. I remember it had a body horror element with what happened to the characters. The director recently talked about the racial aspect of the movie.



I saw Terminator Dark Fate. I know one of you around here wanted to know my thoughts. I'm getting them together.

BROOKLYN'S FINEST (2010). Gritty well made saga of three Brooklyn Police Officers; a seriously burned out Veteran (Richard Gere), a Young Task Force who needs money quick for his family (Ethan Hawke) and an Undercover Man who is getting in too deep (Don Cheadle-great here). Good cast includes Will Patton, Ellen Barkin, Lili Taylor and Wesley Snipes. Also three actors from HBO's THE WIRE. ***

THE DEEPER YOU DIG 2019

A teenage girl goes missing and her mother tries to use physic powers to find her.

I thought this movie was excellent.

Ooohhh, I'll have to look for this!

7500 (2019) 8/10

Now this is how you make a low budget movie.

The whole thing took place in a cockpit and I'm sure most of the budget went to the salary of Joseph Gordon-Levitt who, of course, was rock solid. ::cool::

The Beach House (2019) 7-8/10

Wow, this was not a zombie movie? OH HAPPY DAY!!!
And another thing. It didn't contain a single jump scare. Magnificent!

If you can get past the first 20 minutes of slow build-up there's actually a good horror movie waiting. Especially fans of "Slither" might enjoy it, even though it's not on the same budget or has as much action. But it has some really nasty moments and some creepy scenes with crawling people, which reminded me of the cellar scene in Salems Lot (1979) where the undead comes crawling towards the open door. Haven't been this creeped out since the woman in the sewers in "Apostle". Nice.

I only wish The Beach House had more of the good stuff. Because that stuff was really good.

I watched this tonight. Yep, i liked it too.

House of Blood (aka Chain Reaction) - A bit of gore here and there makes it fun, but the story is pretty forgettable stuff.

Think of how the vampires from the Titty Twister now live in a old timey house in the woods. And ever so often, a bunch of prisoners drop in from the worst prison transports ever. (Soooo... Anyone on the care list? Not really.) I'm pretty sure there is something at the end that was supposed to be a twist, it's just that by then I was too zoned out to care.

Niewidzialny człowiek
 

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Niewidzialny człowiek (2020)
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Niewidzialny człowiek 2020

Pickaxe

It helps if you write the english title. Otherwise people might not give a shit.::wink::

Biggest Spider
 

I found this as a freebie on Prime with commercials, and thought it looked funny in an over the top way, and it is. It is a comedy parodying the monster movies with good over the top humor and dialogue. The giant spider is overall cool looking, while the CGI fx are not in the highest quality, but are still good enough to keep the movie interesting and entertaining. They are also better than the cheap CGI fx that you can tell are computer animated and added to the picture, despite that last one might not be saying much. It is not a masterpiece, but it's not meant to be. It is just a good parody on the monster movies for when you feel like that sort of thing. ::cool::

1922 (2017) (Netflix)
7/10

In 1922, a farming husband and father of a teen son is tempted to end his wife.

It's technically solid, with textbook camera shots, fine acting, and plenty of gloomy cinematography. It's all just so, so, so familiar. It's your classic Edgar Allen Poe tale, à la The Tell-Tale Heart... without the poetry; told in rather melancholy Steven King narration style. There's no surprises for the second-time-around horror fan.

Really enjoyed this film and I know its a horror movie but boy is it bleak.

Glad you liked it. I watched it with a family member. It kept our interest, and some conversation during the film, which I enjoyed. And found myself identifying the classic camera shots and what they're supposed to convey, which didn't seem to annoy my viewing buddy, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed the film.

I also saw that one on Netflix after reading the novella in "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King, and it actually portrays the novella excellently. It may not be big budget, but not only does the story take place in rural America back in 1922, where and when times were a lot more primitive than they are now, no need for any big budget to make that time and setting look real and authentic, plus horror films don't need to be big budget in order to be good. It's more of a matter on knowing what you're doing and how to do it right with what you got then how big of a budget you have. They did overall well with what they have and really brought the story to life in an impressive way, especially the Sweetheart Bandits scenes, in my opinion. I'm looking forward to seeing "In The Tall Grass" and "Gerald's Game" on Netflix before too long. ::devil::

Halloween(2018)
 

I finally got to see this one, and it was about time. I actually found this one overall scary and amazing, and definitely much better than the remakes. It was definitely interesting to not only see Laurie Strode(Jamie Lee Curtis) as an older lady now, the little girl from Halloween IV and V now a grown woman who is married with a teenage daughter of her own, but most interesting to see Michael Myers with a bald head and gray beard now. This sequel actually shows a lot of good reference and tribute to the original movie before taking off into the brand new story, which is very interesting, intense, and scary. I am looking forward to seeing the sequel that follows it. ::danger::

Don't.

The director of 1922 surely knew what they were doing. It's textbook. Gerald's Game was pretty entertaining. There's a subplot involving a tall man that's a real headscratcher.

THE BREAK UP (2006). Story about a Young couple who splinter under the weight of small annoyances building up to intolerable. Can they resolve these issues? This wasn't bad overall, but the bickering wears thin and I found most of the humor came from their unusual relatives and friends. **1/2

Black Panther

HOUSE OF THADDEUS 2013

A young couple buy a house with a questionable past. It was interesting. Bit of a Rosemary's Baby vibe to it. I didnt mind it.

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ParaNorman

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Polaroid

Ghosts of War 7/10

I wonder how much the budget was for this horror flick. Didn't look cheap.

Not a bad movie. Wasn't surprised to notice it was the same director who made The Butterfly Effect, because the last 20 minutes.... erhm..::roll eyes::




The Fog (2006)

A god damn masterpiece.




Raped.

I really liked The Butterfly Effect. Saw it in the theatre, practically left me woozy. I'd give Ghost of War a shot.
So The Fog (2006) was good? Have to check that out.

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Neighbor No.9, 2020. {short film} 8/10

FearDotCom, 2002. 8/10

Director: William Malone

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God I fucking HATED that.

Watched the third "Fockers" film...just like all 3-quels that bring in either kids or Christmas into focus...felt pointless.
Not nearly as funny as the two films prior.

Scott Pilgrim vs the world. ::cool::

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gosKBLpNg0

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