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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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The Chilling
Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2 EH
I didn’t like the first part (they’re actually called parts
instead of seasons) of Sabrina initially
(check out my review in the archives---www.abcreviewarchive.blogspot.com), but
after some convincing from fellow horror fans (both professional and non), I
continued and ended up slightly enthralled, enough to want to keep watching. This time, unfortunately, I wasn’t spellbound. I actually put it off for over a week halfway
through and forced myself to continue (never a good sign) since I made it this
far and hoped it may have gotten better…it didn’t. One of my complaints about the first part was
the uneven combination of “teenybopper”-ness and dark. Sadly, I would’ve actually preferred some of
the teenybopper this time. As for the
dark, every time I thought it was going to lead somewhere, it didn’t last long
and switched gears abruptly. There was
way too much going on this time with seemingly more romantic aspects as well as
a bunch of listless dialogue. This part
consisted of nine episodes where the shortest was 54 minutes and the longest
was 64---that definitely aided in making them all drag. Shows can be just as effective in half the
time (only an anthology show might be necessary for longer episodes). Episode 4 was a bit interesting in that it
took a Pulp Fiction/Go route by focusing on different
characters in segments, but even that one had me checking the time. The last episode (#9) had me thinking it may
have gone somewhere dark but ultimately just ended up teasing me. It’s already been confirmed there will be at
least a part three and four. The very end
of this part suggested part three could be compelling, but I’ve been teased one
time too many to think it might actually end up being worth it (sorry,
cliffhangers don’t necessarily work for us seasoned viewers). Given how much I disliked this season, it’s
going to take much convincing and several review readings (something I try to avoid
as much as possible beforehand) to make me tune in the next round. Sorry (even though I shouldn’t apologize
since I wasted my time), but I just
wasn’t feeling it this season (or part).
Not one bit. 4/25/2019
Bonus review:
Serenity G
This bears the same name as that 2005 movie based on the Firefly series (I, of course, hated it
because I never watched Firefly), but
this movie is quite different. It
involves a woman (played by Anne Hathaway) bribing a fisherman (played by
Matthew McConaughey), whom she has a past and
a son with, to murder her husband and make it look like an accident. Sounds like a set-up for many a thriller
we’ve all seen before, no? This movie
involves more than that though. The
revelations may not be too fresh, but
it almost did feel fresh here and kind of worked in a slightly amateurish
way. I was kind of reminded of Identity, and if you saw that film and
watch this, you might understand my comparison.
This wasn’t nearly as dark though, nor as good, but was still decent and
generally well-thought out; surprisingly poignant too when all is said and
done. Proof you should always be your
own critic (as I always emphasize) considering it only scored 19% based off 173
critics on Rotten Tomatoes. 5/1/2019
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Green Book >>>G
The Hole in the
Ground >>>OK/G
Trick or Treats >>>OK
---Sean O.
5/1/2019
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