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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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3 From Hell OK/G
For those that don’t know, this is the third film in Rob
Zombie’s “Firefly Family” franchise that began with House of 1000 Corpses and followed with The Devil’s Rejects. I am a
fan of both those films, more so of the latter, but the ending of The Devil’s Rejects is no longer as
disturbingly poignant as it once was now that we know they survived (I don’t
think I’m spoiling anything since the only ones likely interested in seeing
this have probably seen the preceding entries, and you’ve had 14 years to see The Devil’s Rejects). This may have been an unnecessary sequel (I
hate to say) and the “witty” remarks by our villainous protagonists are largely
puerile and ineffective by now, but there’s still a certain kind of appeal that
made me want to keep watching. That appeal will likely only apply to
fans of the first two films though, namely The
Devil’s Rejects as the style here
very much reflects that gritty world over the more colorful (yet no less grim) one
in House of 1000 Corpses. It is more of an action (than horror) movie
too that could’ve been directed by Quentin Tarantino or Sam Peckinpah or the
like, but does still contain enough of Mr. Zombie’s signature violence. All I’ll say is, if you liked House and Rejects even a bit more than remotely, watch this (as you likely
will anyway) but don’t keep your expectations too high. I really hope Rob doesn’t plan on making a
fourth one either (this one wasn’t even originally supposed to happen) since I
believe the Firefly clan had enough time in the spotlight. R.I.P. Sid Haig. 10/16/2019
Bonus review:
Body at Brighton Rock OK/G
You might be reminded of Backcountry
(ironically that word is mentioned in the beginning) although the two films
really aren’t that much alike. The promo art shows a menacing bear towering
above a girl, the park rangers in this film are warned about bears and mountain
lions, and there are claw marks on some trees, so I think it was pretty much
apparent there would be a bear encounter at some point. I hate to disappoint anyone (or to make you
avoid disappointment), but the bear attack doesn’t happen until the very end
and is nowhere near as brutal as the one in Backcountry. Instead, this is more of a survival story/psychological
thriller that should be more appreciated as such. There is a twist at the end, not novel at
all, but I wasn’t expecting it here and that’s probably because I was more
focused on that anticipated animal attack.
This isn’t a bad movie at all, it’s actually a pretty decent one; just
go in expecting a psychological thriller (as I’ve said) with some beautiful
scenery and you might think the bear attack at the end is the final reward. P.S.
Check out Backcountry too if
you haven’t already. 10/16/2019
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Fractured >>>OK
(Netflix)
Mayday >>>EH
The Ninth Passenger >>>OK
Purgatory Road >>>OK
---Sean O.
10/16/2019
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