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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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Sisu G
Finland. 1944. One man slaughters a bunch of Nazis. That’s basically the gist of it, but it’s
actually quite entertaining for such a simple premise. It’s violent when it wants to be, oh yes. I sensed a bit of a Tarantino vibe. The ending felt abrupt (could be I didn’t
want it to be over), but everything happened that needed to. [For those that may care, there’re only a few
subtitles at the end; the rest of the movie didn’t appear dubbed either]. 7/16/2023
Bonus reviews:
I Wanna Rock: The 80s Metal Dream
Typically one thinks of hair metal when it comes to 80s
metal, and one wouldn’t be wrong since it was very popular during the time
(hell, Pantera was even a hair band before their defining Cowboys From Hell
album!). [I am a fan; some of my
favorites include Twisted Sister, Guns N Roses, Def Leppard, Poison, and Bon
Jovi; some bands only have one good song, or are only known for one song. In the 90s, I had to pretend I didn’t like it,
or any music from the 80s, as it wasn’t very popular during that decade]. There were also bands like Slayer, Metallica,
Megadeth, Testament, and Anthrax in the 80s (none being hair metal), but since
hair metal was huge during that decade (“metal that women started liking,” as
one states here; someone I know nicknamed it “pop metal” years ago), I think
it’s safe to say that 80s metal is a synonymous term (I love all types of metal
though; all types of music for that matter!).
This three-part docuseries available on Paramount+ (all a little over
40-minutes each, so figure it’s a feature a bit over 2 hours) chronicles
specific parts of the time period with interviews and footage. You’ll see what a member of Vixen and Winger
are currently doing with their lives, a heartfelt disclosure from a member of
Skid Row (not Sebastian), and thoughts on how grunge may or may not have
actually “killed” hair metal as everyone thinks, among other things. Like many documentary topics, there is far
too much to cover, and I haven’t read of any continuations planned yet. If you’re a fan of hair metal though (like
moi), this limited series is fine. There
weren’t too many parts I didn’t care for (as is common with documentaries, film
or television, even when covering something I’m interested in) and the episodes
do go by pretty fast. 7/24/2023
It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia (Season 16)
(haiku review)
Eight eps. this season.
Always fun if not funny.
More hits than not here.
7/20/2023
Other
movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
The Last Thing He
Told Me >>>EH
(Apple+;
7 episodes)
The New Hands >>>B
Night of the Killer
Bears >>>EH/OK
(In Thai
with subtitles)
Peppergrass >>>EH
They Cloned Tyrone >>>OK
(Netflix)
---Sean O.
7/25/2023
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