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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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Jakob’s Wife G
A vampire movie with some (ahem) bite! Well, at least the vamps look old-school and
there is violence, yes indeed! Barbara
Crampton, no stranger to horror (Re-Animator,
Chopping Mall, Puppet Master, You’re Next,
The Lords of Salem, We Are Still Here, to name a few), plays
the eponymous character to a minister played by Larry Fessenden, no stranger to
the genre himself (Google him for a list of works he’s acted in, wrote, and
directed). There are underlying themes
about the confines of marriage and how the patriarchy plays into traditional
unions, and it’s fine to have messages in movies, but that’s all usually
subsidiary to me. I only care if I enjoy
the movie or not. I wouldn’t lump this
in with my favorite films in the subgenre (The
Lost Boys, Near Dark, the
original Fright Night, etc.), but I
grew up with those movies so of course they’re always going to be incomparable
in my mind, and it’s always too early to assign new movies cult status, but I
think I can add it to the list of worthy bloodsucker movies. 4/17/2021
Honeydew OK/G
A couple is driving in a rural area, they camp out on
private property (as they’re eventually told), their car conveniently doesn’t
work, so off they walk until they come across a house with a seemingly
welcoming old lady. If you’ve seen
movies, horror specifically, I’m sure you can guess their peaceful stay eventually
won’t end up being so peaceful. The film
was shot in Massachusetts, but I’m not sure if it actually took place there; I
don’t recall any indication of where it took place, but I would’ve never
guessed New England; I would’ve guessed a southern or Midwestern state (I guess
I shouldn’t go by what the media portrays).
I can see comparisons made to The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre the most, and there’s a touch of David Lynch,
although it’s not too surreal, but it’s definitely twisted as these movies tend
to be. It may feel clichéd, and there’s
no denying it is at times (what really isn’t these days though?), but it does
manage to play around with some of its conventions and I was generally curious
as to how everything would all pan out, making this one of the better “people
stumble onto the wrong property in a rural area” films that try imitating the
aforementioned legendary Tobe Hooper feature.
4/17/2021
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Cat People (1982) >>>EH/OK
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist >>>EH
Shook >>>OK
(Shudder)
32 Malasana Street >>>EH
(Shudder; In
Spanish with subtitles)
---Sean O.
4/18/2021
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