About Scout EH/OK
Generic road movie involving two broken people (a boy and
girl) inevitably complementing each other.
Blah, blah, blah. I found nothing
distinctive about this. There’s
references to The Great Gatsby with the boy claiming (at one time) he
would’ve been spawned from the two main characters in that novel. I’m surprised there weren’t references to A
Catcher in the Rye considering the dude was institutionalized in the
beginning. I guess the filmmakers felt
it’s been referenced enough already and would’ve made this “very original” film
less unique; or perhaps they didn’t want to be too self-evident. Who knows?
6/22/2017
American Gods: Season One EH
I am a fan of Neil Gaiman.
Coraline is one of my favorite books period. I’m a big fan of the movie too. While not a fan of all his work, I adore the
ones I do like. I never read the book
this television series is based off and now I don’t really have a desire
to. If I couldn’t handle all the
desultory storylines and characters visually, I doubt I’d fare too well with
the printed words. Somewhere buried
underneath is an interesting premise about Old Gods gradually becoming obsolete
in a slowly becoming atheist world. I
don’t think 8 one-hour episodes were needed to convey that. Sure, Ricky Whittle may have been nice to
look at and that crocodile bar, man was that an awesome locale (fictionalized
or not). I would say maybe season two
will be better, but I honestly don’t care to continue watching. 6/26/2017
Bloodsucking Bastards OK/G
Began as an “office comedy” with intended laughs that were
actually funny. It wasn’t until the
second half when everyone “realized” their co-workers were vampires that it
became a parody. This would’ve worked if
tonally consistent. The ludicrousness
made it unfunny. The vampire make-up was
superb though and there’s plenty of red stuff thrown about. This really just made me want to watch From Dusk Till Dawn---a better genre
mash-up involving bloodsuckers. 6/23/2017
Grey Lady EH
Pretty bland murder mystery set in a typical overcast New
England (here, Nantucket) town. The
culprits are revealed fairly early so any suspense is abolished in an already
drab movie. Oh, there’re other
revelations too but I could’ve cared less.
I couldn’t wait for it to be over.
6/28/2017
Home G
Boov is the dumbest fucking name (for an alien race) I’ve
ever heard. I don’t know why I never got
around to seeing this DreamWorks feature about aliens conquering Earth. I always viewed DreamWorks as Pixar’s B-movie
competitor (they did make Bee Movie
after all). The films are generally
watchable but far from destined classic status.
That’s basically how I felt about this movie. It’s not even remotely the greatest animation
but it’s periodically cute, funny and sweet.
I possessed zero ill feelings while viewing. Completely harmless for all ages. 6/24/2017
John Wick: Chapter 2 OK/G
If you saw John Wick
and plan on watching this sequel, you pretty much know what to expect. If you liked John Wick, you’ll probably like this one too. I actually enjoyed this one a little better. There’s a stylishness permeating the
repetitive mayhem that had me transfixed and wanting to keep watching. I still can’t quite say I’m a huge fan of the
series thus far. It basically offers the
same kinetic action in a different locale.
Some scenes were a bit too far-fetched considering this was a serious
action thriller and not a fantasy. Who
am I to judge though? People love John
Wick. Two movies were made and both
received a fresh rating (above 80%) on Rotten Tomatoes. 7/1/2017
Logan OK
I can’t say I’m a fan of the X-Men franchise. I never
read a single comic, never watched a single animated episode, and only watched
three of the live-action movies. I only
recall parts of each and I believe this is the first spin-off I’ve seen. I was told I didn’t necessarily have to see
the other X-Men movies and it was
bloody as hell. I agree with the
latter. The violence is superbly executed. Wolverine would certainly give Freddy Krueger
a run for his money. I almost want to
recommend solely based on the clawed
mayhem. The rest of the two-hour-plus
film is what I didn’t care for. I’m not
engrossed with the series enough to be moved by any of the emotional
scenes. Don’t get me wrong, I preferred
this over many recent superhero movies, but I was bored during periods without slicing
and stabbing. For actual X-Men fans, this movie probably kicks
ass. Everyone else will probably care
less. 6/24/2017
Power Rangers OK
I recently re-watched the 1995 movie when seeing this was
coming out. I wasn’t even a fan when the
series began; I thought I was too old for them but I still watched it. I have a younger brother and, at the time, we
only had one TV in the house. There
actually were people my age (around 5th and 6th grade)
that did like the show though, and I was the unpopular one? This new movie was better than it had any
right to be. It was better than every Transformers movie released thus far,
but so were 95% of all movies released since the first one. I haven’t watched any subsequent versions
since the original series, so I went in with a clear mindset. It began like The Breakfast Club, became a standard teen movie involving superpowers,
and eventually became an actual Power
Rangers movie. The special effects
may’ve been corny but were conditionally impressive considering the
material. Its biggest fault is the
runtime. This is a little over 2 hours
so I lost interest midway before it regained steam towards the end. Not likely to win any awards, but I really
don’t know what you’d expect from a Power
Rangers movie. Whether you’re in it
for the nostalgia, currently a fan, or watching with a younger sibling or your
child(ren), you should basically know what you’re in for. 6/30/2017
Tall Men B
Two hours and 14 minutes?
I thought it was a typo printed on the Netflix envelope until I checked
the remaining time with the DVD remote.
This movie absolutely did not need to be that long. It should’ve been 15 minutes! It’s a very silly premise filmed in a very
gloomy manner. You should be able to foresee
the overdone “twists.” If not, you have
a little over 2 uneventful hours to figure them out. 7/1/2017
---Sean O.
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