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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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Morbid Stories OK
Social media is nice sometimes. Like in this case where I was sent a direct
message from one of the writers/producers of this film asking if I would watch
and review the movie. I was given a link
with a code to watch for free, but you can also watch it for free if you have
an Amazon Prime account (see link below).
Filmmakers, let it be known I will gladly watch your movie, review it,
and spread the word as much as I can. And
I’m pretty much game if it’s a horror movie and/or an anthology film like this
one. Now, as for whether I like it or
not…I always inform anyone that I will review the film as long as they don’t
mind me being honest. I am very picky
with modern films and don’t want to come off as fake or somewhat condescending by
saying I like a movie simply because I know those involved or whatever. Also, I give all filmmakers and all other
crew members credit just for making a film (even if they completely suck) since
I’ve been behind the scenes and know how arduous and disorganized the whole
process can be. Like one of my film
production teachers in college once said though, “content is key,” and the
content is what I and everyone else is going to judge the final product
on. That being said, what did I think of
this anthology film involving a vampire/zombie epidemic across all of
America? It is obviously low-budget and
largely unoriginal, but it wasn’t the worst horror anthology that I’ve seen (or
movie for that matter), but it was also no Creepshow/Creepshow 2, Trick ‘r Treat, Tales from
the Hood, etc. It takes place in
several states, the wraparound in California according to a license plate (although
I would’ve guessed a southwest region like Arizona) where we hear about the
aforementioned epidemic on the radio a young woman is listening to after a
recent break-up. The first story takes
place in New York, involves vampires, and is rather lame (in execution and
story). The second one also takes place
in California, involves a Ouija board, and finishes rather disappointingly
after a somewhat decent buildup. The
third and fourth were my faves of the bunch.
The third takes place in Delaware at a rental home where a writer faces
off against something in the attic. It
is the most suspenseful entry despite not exactly being fresh when all is said
and done. The fourth was an interesting
one taking place in Florida where a girl tries repressing her recent vampiric
tendencies to mostly no avail. It’s also
the first time I’ve seen what happens when a vampire is bitten by a zombie, but
not vice versa. Like I said, it isn’t
the best horror anthology film I’ve seen, but you might disagree, so why not
support an independent film crew by at least watching this and then spreading
the word for potential fans. 11/4/2019
Check out the trailer here:
Check out the IMDb page here:
Check out the movie itself for free on Amazon Prime here
(account needed):
The Lion King EH
Much like the latest Aladdin
film, this update is pretty much a shot-for-shot live-action remake of the
original animated version. If we know
everything that’s going to happen, why exactly do we need to see the same exact
movie in live-action if there was absolutely nothing wrong with the cartoons to
being with? Now, this film wasn’t
exactly live-action like Aladdin was,
I forget what the process was here, but it all looked real enough and that’s
about the only plus I can say about it.
I disliked this movie, immensely.
The musical sequences were actually worsened here, lacking all the
vibrancy of the original. All this and
the Aladdin remake made me want to do
was watch the originals. Aladdin wasn’t as bad, but it was still
kind of unnecessary. This was
unnecessary as in bottom of the totem pole unnecessary. There is absolutely no reason for kids or
anyone else to see this film when the original animated film still exists. [If you’re going to remake a movie at all, although
I say don’t at all, why not re-imagine it instead? That’s why the new Child’s Play worked (as much as I hated the idea of it from the
get-go) since it bore no resemblance to the original film at all other than the
title and character names]. The Lion King isn’t even one of my
favorite animated Disney movies (mini-confession), but I still undoubtedly like
it and this film just made me appreciate it even more. 11/5/2019
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Godzilla: King of the Monsters >>>OK
The Groves >>>OK/G
(short
film; available on YouTube)
Holiday in the Wild >>>EH/OK
(Netflix)
1984 (1984) >>>B
Them That Follow >>>OK/G
---Sean O.
11/5/2019
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