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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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Wrong Turn G
Is this Wrong Turn 7? Technically, if you go by release dates. It’s being marketed as a reboot with The Foundation as an alternate
subtitle. If you’ve seen the previous
six Wrong Turn movies, which I would
assume you have if you made it this far, you pretty much know what to expect,
right? A group of people go into the
West Virginia woods (here, it apparently takes place in Virginia) and some of
them die at the hands of disfigured inbred hillbillies. Like any slasher/body count movie, I assume
one watches these films for the kills and characters, emphasis on the
kills. This film starts out somewhat how
you would expect before taking a (ahem) turn in a completely different
direction. Forget this being labeled a
reboot, this is almost a complete re-imagining!
You don’t even need to see the other six films to watch this one. In fact, the slightly more sophisticated
viewer would probably prefer this film over the other entries which they likely
refer to as “uninspired.” They probably
could’ve gotten away with simply titling this The Foundation instead of associating it with the franchise. It kind of had a bit more in common, at least
thematically, with a certain M. Night Shyamalan film. There is violence though for those that may
be expecting it. I’m going to recommend
it for being different than envisioned and actually working for the most part
(it is a bit lengthy though at almost 2 hours!), even though I may have also
been a fan of the other “uninspired” entries.
Well, I liked the first one despite its predictability, and the first
two sequels weren’t bad; parts 4, 5, and 6 were…whatever; I didn’t detest any of them. Just keep your expectations low with this
one, as I’d imagine you would, and you as well might end up liking it better
than you thought. It’s still no masterpiece,
no, and, yes, I know, opinions are always subjective. 2/23/2021
Bonus reviews:
They Live Inside Us EH
Feature-length expansion of a segment bearing the same title
from the anthology series, The Witching
Season, which you can read my review for from the archives here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/10/halloween-party.html. As you’ll see in that review, if you read it,
I thought the segment in question could’ve worked as a feature film. Unfortunately, it didn’t. In the vignette, as well as this film, a
writer enters a supposed haunted house and tries writing scripts containing
horror villains. Now, there could be both
pros and cons when expanding a story.
The biggest con here was the unnecessary filler---the protagonist
endlessly searching the house, taking care of his daughter, etc. Roughly the same amount of time is spent here
on the “scripts coming to life” scenes as in the series; the segment was
roughly a half hour and this film was a little over 100-minutes; that’s a lot
of extra filler, which was, as I said, unnecessary, in my honest opinion. Just watch The Witching Season, if you haven’t already, which contains four
other segments in addition to the much-condensed version of this and will take
up less of your time; it’s still available on Tubi (meaning free). 2/23/2021
Behind Her Eyes G
I gave in to viewing this 6-episode English mini-series
available on Netflix after reading a recommendation from someone at Entertainment
Weekly. In it, a young single-parent
begins having an affair with her new boss while also secretly hanging out with
his wife. You can probably deduce that
will all lead to drama. In that
aforementioned article from EW, I was informed there was more to the
story than that basic premise and I can assure you there is. The series, each episode roughly around the
50-minute mark, is engaging for the most part, always making you sense there is
indeed more to the story that will eventually be revealed. I can say everything is tied up neatly by the
conclusion and can’t say it was disappointing, although I was reminded of at
least one film which I won’t disclose lest I reveal too much. Decent time-killer, hopefully remaining just
a one-part mini-series, for those looking to watch something of the psychological
thriller sort. 2/24/2021
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Horizon Line >>>OK/G
I Care a Lot >>>OK
(Netflix)
Kajillionaire >>>B
Nomadland >>>OK
Shadow in the Cloud >>>OK
The Sister
(season one) >>>OK
(Hulu; 4
episodes)
---Sean O.
2/25/2021
