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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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Great White OK
New shark attack movie that wasn’t direct-to-video or a Syfy
channel movie. It’s a shame it wasn’t
(ahem) great. I love how a shark will
bite into a seaplane, enabling it to gradually sink, but it doesn’t bite into a
floating raft. That’s what happens here;
a couple, along with their cook, fly another couple on their seaplane before making
an unexpected landing, this being where the shark bites the plane and all five
people enter the raft. Since all
possible rescue options are out, they hope to float or row to safety while
avoiding what lurks below. This is a realistic
movie for the most part; yes, this could happen, but the same went for other
shark attack movies like The Shallows
and 47 Meters Down. The difference between this and those films
are that they were entertaining as well.
Sure, there were a few suspenseful scenes here and the sharks were
passable enough (except for when their mouths opened wide), but the attacks
weren’t exactly noteworthy when they actually happened (something very
important when watching a shark attack movie).
I didn’t dislike this movie (although I think I am sort of being too
nice with my rating), but it definitely can’t stand alongside other worthy entries
in the sharksploitation subgenre. 9/7/2021
Bonus review:
AlRawabi School for
Girls G
Netflix limited series from Jordan involving high school
girls bullying each other. This is
probably the first thing I saw from Jordan if I’m not mistaken; that does mean
it’s mostly subtitled, in Arabic, and “mostly” means that a few parts (not
many) are spoken in English (if they know the language, why isn’t it all in
just one?). And limited series, which is
what it is labeled as, might mean it will only be these six episodes ranging
somewhere between the 40 and 50-minute mark, totaling a little less than five hours. Anyway, I grew up in a time when we didn’t
have social media and word-of-mouth is what was mostly used to ruin people’s
lives. It still absolutely can be used
to hurt people, in addition to other means, but social media has certainly made
it a lot easier. It should go without
saying, but this series proves bullying will always exist no matter where
you’re from as long as there are people.
The girls in this school are mean (I’d say they give the ones in Mean Girls and Carrie a run for their money, which are just two movies I was
reminded of while watching). It all
starts when three popular girls make up a lie that gets one girl in trouble,
and, naturally, this girl plans on getting even with them. Of course this causes problems for everyone
involved. To be a teenager, especially a
teenage girl (whatever, boys ruin lives too, it’s just not talked about as
much, nor portrayed as much; as someone once said, you shouldn’t compare
suffering). This limited series may not
feel too original, but what the hell is these days?, but it does portray a raw
glimpse of high school not much different than an American one, and, for the
most part, is the most entertaining teen series (or movie, for that matter)
I’ve seen in a while. 9/1/2021
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Beasts Clawing at
Straws >>>OK/G
(In Korean with
subtitles)
Black Island >>>EH/OK
(Netflix; In
German with subtitles)
Come True >>>EH/OK
In the Earth >>>OK
In the Heights >>>OK
Those Who Wish Me Dead >>>EH
---Sean O.9/8/2021
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