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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Crabs! EH
Giant horseshoe crabs created by a briefly seen nuclear
explosion attack a nearby town. Some of
the crabs transform into giant creatures.
There’s a giant robot too. It is
gory. Is it fun? Unfortunately…no. Not as much fun as a B-movie, or even
Z-movie, should be. Is it funny? Sometimes, but not nearly enough to make up
for its lack of fun. I couldn’t stand the
foreign kid (played by an American), and that goes for the extremely dopey song
he sings during the end credits too.
Complete disappointment. It’s a
shame too since the effects were practical, or at least they all appeared to be,
and it’s barely 80-minutes. 1/11/2023
Bonus reviews:
Interview with the
Vampire (Season One) EH/OK
I’ll be honest; I don’t think I would’ve watched this adaptation
(available on AMC) had it not been voted best TV series of 2022 in Rue
Morgue Magazine. I may not always
agree with them, as much as I love the publication, but they do always make me
curious. I never read the source
material, or anything by Anne Rice, for that matter, and the 1994 film starring
Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise was never one of my favorites, but I don’t remember
disliking it. The story likely remains
intact---a vampire during the present recounts a time in the past (Louisiana, 1920s)
when he was turned and lived with his “creator.” The characterizations are fine and there is
violence, but this series is a slow burn; very, very slow, testing my patience
a couple times (there are seven episodes all passing the 40-minute mark, the
pilot being over an hour). Looks like I
disagreed with one of my favorite magazines again, but you never know until you
check something out yourself, right?
There is a season two planned, but I don’t think I’ll continue; I gave
this a shot. Plus, I’d likely need to
re-watch this season again beforehand which I don’t intend to do (I know, I say
that now, but…whatever). 1/11/2023
Toga OK
Upstate Story is an
independent feature I was a fan of; I’ve since become friends with its
multi-hyphenate star/director, Shaun Rose (you can check out my review for the
film in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-outsider-season-one.html,
and my review for the documentary on the making-of it, Making and Unmaking,
in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/12/soul.html). This film is a sequel to Upstate, so I
suggest you watch that first (if you haven’t already). It picks up seven years later as we witness
Ellis (played again by Mr. Rose) living in a different location, but returning
to his hometown (that being Saratoga Springs, New York) to take photos for an
independent movie he’s working on. This
is once again a character study that’s mostly voiceover, Ellis being rather
drab with the occasional sardonic wit, but someone we likely can all relate
to. Seeing media with characters that
rival our own miserable lives, or having even worse ones, is often welcome due
to its relatability (Roseanne is one of my favorite sitcoms for that
reason, and I’ve been keeping up with The Conners too; these people are
real!). I totally related to some
aspects of Ellis’s life---I, too, fear having to go to the bathroom while out
in public (yes, getting old sucks); I, too, hated high school with a passion;
I, too, still enjoy going on the swings in a park. However, much like many sequels, I didn’t
enjoy this as much as its predecessor, but it’s still a decent follow-up (at
least the tone is consistent). I also
felt like it was too short---it is barely over an hour just like Upstate,
but this time it seemed like it was cut off too soon---ultimately feeling like
it was just part of another subsequent film to be. If that is the case, I will definitely keep
watching what you put out Shaun. 1/13/2023
***You can get the links to view Upstate Story and Making and Unmaking in the link above for the latter’s review, and you can view Toga here---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h64_fy-bB-M.***
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear >>>EH/OK
The House (2022) >>>G
(Netflix)
Hypochondriac >>>EH
The Lair >>>EH/OK
The Murder Podcast >>>OK
The Pale Blue Eye >>>EH/OK
(Netflix)
Sick (2023) >>>OK
(Peacock)
Werewolf by Night >>>OK
(Disney+)
---Sean O.
1/14/2023
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