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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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1BR OK/G
Anyone that’s ever searched for an apartment knows the title
stands for 1 Bedroom (as should anyone with common sense). The young lady in this movie is looking for
such a place when she moves to L.A. and lucks out when obtaining one at a
complex containing a seemingly welcoming community wherein everyone knows
everyone. Like with most things that
seem too-good-to-be-true though, this apartment complex has a shady way of
“welcoming” people into their group.
First, she gets a nasty letter.
Then, her pet is murdered inside her own apartment. Then, things get really twisted. Like with most films nowadays, especially
ones with similar premises, this film does feel derivative and is predictable
at times, but I enjoyed it enough to recommend at least one viewing. Someone else told me to go in with low
expectations and, dear reader, I’m telling you to do the same! 8/23/2020
Bonus review:
The Wretched EH/OK
There aren’t too many witch films of the horror variety and
I’m still waiting for one that I can claim to be great, aside from Suspiria (the original, not the awful
remake) which was made over 40 years ago! Sure, there’ve been good ones like The Craft, The Witch, and The Autopsy of
Jane Doe (I probably spoiled that film if you haven’t seen it, but it’s
still worth checking out), but none were what I’d call great. Sadly, I can’t even add this film to the list
of good witch films (in the horror
genre), and it’s a shame too, because the film looks good, the characters were
passable, and it explores a type of witch we haven’t really seen much of before
(the mythological/body-swapping variety).
My main problem with the film was the creature effects (like always,
crappy designs can really make or break a picture). I also thought the film was very derivative
of better films, particularly from the Eighties, Fright Night and The ‘Burbs
being ones that came to mind. It’s also
never a good sign when you no longer care about a movie long before it’s over. Perhaps if this had better creature effects
and a couple script adjustments, it would’ve been less (ahem) wretched. 8/21/2020
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Body Cam >>>EH
Hitch-Hike (The Naked Prey) >>>EH/OK
Into the Ashes >>>OK
The Mutilator (Fall Break) >>>EH/OK
The Postcard
Killings >>>EH
Random Acts of
Violence (2020) >>>OK
---Sean O.
8/24/2020
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