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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 Addams Family OK/G
I wasn’t 100% enthused to see this due to being another
tie-in and that the animation looked too modern (meaning “crappy” in my eyes). Yes, the animation was very modern, but this
update featuring the “creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky”
family actually wasn’t that bad. I
noticed more homages to Tim Burton films than anything else, although it
definitely didn’t look Burtonesque (again, the modern animation), such as Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Frankenweenie, and even a slight nod to Sleepy Hollow, but it all somehow seemed to work as opposed to
ripping any of it off. The message of
overcoming differences and realizing everyone can coexist is definitely stale
but will never be irrelevant as long as we are all different and differences are
what make us unique (blah, blah, blah, although a very true statement). It’s definitely not a perfect film, too silly
at times for me, but a lot better than I thought it would be. 1/24/2020
It’s Here OK
Look up the synopsis for this film on (say) www.videoeta.com and you’ll get this
description: “…This
clown-themed anthology features some of the most frightening shorts ever made…When
clowns come to town, smiles turn upside down in this fright-fest…” Notice the words “clown-themed” and “clowns?” You’ll also notice, when
you look up the movie on that aforementioned website, that the cover features a
clown on it. Upon hearing of this film,
I was in because I love horror movies, I love anthology films, and I love evil
clowns. Well, it is an anthology film
and a horror film, but clowns aren’t involved 100% of the time. Pardon my language (whatever), but I fucking
hate false fucking advertising! Clowns
do appear though and the appearance of a Creepshow
2 poster suggests the filmmakers understand what makes a good anthology
film. It begins with a tale that doesn’t
involve clowns, but was fine-ish on
its own, before one featuring a mime that actually ends up being a bit
creative. If you’ve seen evil clown
movies before, the segment in which a babysitter finds out the owner doesn’t
own a creepy life-size clown will be old news by now, but the clown itself is
really creepy (for coulrophobes), making it watchable (for evil clown lovers). Then there’s a visually fascinating snippet
of a clown putting makeup on before something happens to him. Another one, the one featuring the Creepshow 2 poster, had a Ring-ish vibe to it and was largely
underdeveloped (I’m not sure if the demon was supposed to be a clown or not
either). One tale about a skeptical
radio host receiving calls from certain people was generally compelling, but
there was no clown! That was followed by
another decent vignette which began as a creature feature and ended as a
different one, but clowns weren’t involved!
At the very end, there’s a clip featuring two clowns running from
something only to end up in a fateful situation. So, like I said, there are clowns here but
not in all the tales and the segments collectively, for the most part, are passable,
I guess…you could do worse. I’m still
pissed I was promised a “clown-themed anthology” and not all the tales involved
clowns though! Currently available on
Tubi (free TV for those unaware) and barely over an hour. 1/24/2020
Bonus review:
Countdown OK
(haiku review)
App gives time of death.
Final Destination clone?
Kind of, but not quite.
1/24/2020
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Sweetheart >>>OK
(Netflix)
*(I actually saw this almost a month ago but forgot to include it 2 blogs ago...)*
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