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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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Bad Candy OK/G
New horror anthology film just in time for the Halloween season. It takes place on Halloween night in a town
called New Salem and the wraparound segment features Corey Taylor (singer of
Slipknot and Stone Sour) and Zach Galligan (Gremlins,
Gremlins 2, Hatchet III, etc.) as radio hosts spinning the tales we’re presented
with. They’re all interconnected, at
least they feature people in this town, and a clown (pretty gnarly too) makes
an appearance in each one. I think that
clown needs its own movie; I mean, it turned people into dolls…how
pumpkinfucking cool is that?! The tales
include a girl that can create monsters just by drawing them, a man putting
certain things in candy (“Always check your candy,” as the age-old saying
goes), a woman doing something unethical at work, a haunted house that somehow
merges the past and present, and a group of men that capture and put people
through an ordeal; there are at least two other ones too. This film wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad
either; it’s not quite like Trick ‘r
Treat, but that clown (the credits indicated its name might’ve been Bad
Candy?) just might give Sam a run for his money (might, I said). In all fairness, I didn’t love Trick ‘r Treat until the second or third
viewing, so this might get better with age.
I’ll probably watch it again, just not this year, and I’ll recommend it
(at least once) for those that like horror movies, anthology films, and
Halloween, and even clowns, especially if you desire something new to check out
this holiday season. 9/20/2021
Bonus review:
Aquarium of the Dead OK
Undead sea creatures.
Yes…they include sharks, dolphins, crabs, an octopus, starfish (uh-huh),
and gators. [I don’t remember ever
seeing alligators or crocodiles in an aquarium, but I haven’t been to every
aquarium in the world either. I have
seen hippos at one though]. You will, of
course, learn why these creatures became zombies. The creature designs aren’t the greatest, but
I’ve seen worse. I wouldn’t tell you to
see this right away, or even at all, but it’s really not as bad as I thought it
would be; I’ve seen worse. The majority
of characters make it somewhat worth watching.
9/21/2021
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Every Breath You Take >>>EH
The Gateway (2021) >>>EH
Intrusion (2021) >>>EH/OK
(Netflix)
Reservation Dogs
(Season One) >>>OK/G
(Hulu; 8
episodes)
Wild Indian >>>OK
The World to Come >>>EH/OK
---Sean O.
9/23/2021
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