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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).
-------------------------------------------------------------------Annabelle Comes Home G
Annabelle 3? Yes, chronologically too as it takes place
after the second film (Creation) and
the first film which was technically the second one. It takes place after The Conjuring too (which exists in the same universe) and I’m not
exactly sure before, during, or after The
Conjuring 2, but whatever, this is a review, not a synopsis, and I don’t
think it’s mandatory to view any of those films beforehand, but it might be
wise. I was initially disappointed with Annabelle since I expected an evil doll
movie and was actually a demonic movie reminiscent of Rosemary’s Baby. The titular
doll is simply just present in each film and attracts evil spirits. I’ve learned to appreciate the first film
more as a demonic one instead of an evil doll one though. Annabelle: Creation was better than Annabelle and not only because I knew
not to expect an evil doll movie, but because it was an effectively made
haunted house movie (check out my review in the archives---www.abcreviewarchive.blogspot.com). This was also a well-shot haunted house film seemingly
tailored for horror fans, fans of the Annabelle
films or not. Sure, there are jump
scares that are more annoying than frightening (anyone living and breathing is naturally
going to react when the music is suddenly amplified), but I don’t recall ever disliking
it at any time. I liked it better than Annabelle (only because I wasn’t
disappointed with this the first time) but not better than Annabelle: Creation. I’m giving it a mild recommendation for
indiscriminate horror fans and those that are going to see it anyway, but I
suggest you see it in the theater or at night with no lights on being there’s a
significant amount of dark scenes (I, for one, can’t stand that glare or
reflection in my TV during the daytime).
7/1/2019
Bonus review:
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men OK/G
Four-episode miniseries available on Showtime featuring the
9 members (RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, ODB, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah
Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa with Cappadonna being an extra member) from Staten
Island collectively known as the Wu-Tang Clan.
Now, when Wu-Tang became big back in the Nineties, I hated them. I hated most rap. At the time, I wasn’t interested (for the
most part) in anything but metal and punk.
Everyone else loved Wu-Tang though---the black kids, the white kids, the
brown kids, even some metalheads and punks that swore they hated rap. I seemed to see Wu-Wear everywhere I
looked. Fast forward a couple years
though when I expanded my musical horizons, or admitted I liked other genres
more like it, and Wu-Tang became one of my favorite rap groups (I like their
first two albums, 36 Chambers and Wu-Tang Forever, but none of
the releases after that stood out). I
would imagine you’d need some interest in the group (past or present) to invest
your time in this documentary that’s roughly four hours total (each segment an
hour give or take). Like most biopics,
it gives the artist(s) we generally only
know as artists a human quality while chronicling their history from the
beginning to the present. The 9 are
definitely a rags-to-riches story. Like
many others from low-income neighborhoods, they dealt with poverty, racism, and
drug use/dealing growing up. I was
shocked to hear one member was penniless after getting out of jail despite all
his prior success with the group and as a solo artist. I was also surprised to hear one member say a
specific job he had before forming Wu-Tang was one of the highlights of his
life whether he was being facetious or not.
Another member you’ll find out is related to two other famous
people. So yeah, there are some
informative tidbits contained within, but since it’s a total of four hours (it
was actually a wise move to make them segments to take breaks in between),
there are parts that drag and much of the information likely could’ve been researched
on your own, even though visual media is an avenue for information as
well. I definitely wasn’t unsatisfied by
the end, as any fan (past or present) shouldn’t be, and regardless of how you
feel about the group overall, there’s no denying their legendary status in
hip-hop history. 6/30/2019
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
The Cured >>>EH
Elizabeth Harvest >>>OK
First Man >>>EH
The Isle >>>EH/OK
Nightfall >>>VB
What Keeps You Alive
>>>G
---Sean O.
7/1/2019
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