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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 Deep Ones OK
Says to be based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and not
anything in particular (similar to Castle
Rock being based on Stephen King works but not directly). If Lovecraft wrote Rosemary’s Baby, this is what it might look like, with a touch of The Stepford Wives. For those of you unfamiliar with the late
writer, his works may contain tentacled beings, seaside locations, creatures
that emerge from the water (Cthulhu is a mythology devised by the author), and
generally things that are alien/otherworldly.
This film contains all of those to a degree. In it, a young couple rent a house
overlooking the water and gradually meet the locals who obviously have a
sinister agenda (obvious if you’ve seen movies). At least there was no beating around the bush
and we learn fairly early they are part of a cult that wants something from
this couple (my reference above likely gave it away). As cliché as it all may seem, there was a bit
of an appeal to it all, a sense of dread that makes it slightly watchable
(although some scenes were too dark to see what was truly going on); and the
creature design isn’t the worst I’ve seen, but we don’t see it much
anyway. It ultimately feels so empty in
the long run, making it an average-y (meaning forgettable) film. 6/21/2021
Bonus review:
Wish Dragon OK
(haiku review)
New film on Netflix.
It’s Aladdin in
China.
Not as good but fine.
6/20/2021
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Arlo the Alligator
Boy
>>>OK
(Netflix)
The Kid Detective >>>OK
Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall >>>G
Nobody (2021) >>>EH/OK
Supernova >>>OK
Tale of Tails
(Season One) >>>OK
(Tubi; 8
episodes)
---Sean O.
6/23/2021
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