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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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Elves (Season One) G
Just in time for the holiday season! The titular beings aren’t jolly toymakers in
this Danish Netflix series though; they are mythological creatures with sharp
teeth that will kill you! It does take
place around Christmas, therefore it is a Christmas series (yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie for those
of you still debating it since it takes place around the holiday, so shut up
about it; so is Batman Returns and
many others I could probably list), consisting of 6 episodes ranging from 20-26
minutes each, totaling a little over 2 hours (therefore, you can binge it in
one sitting). Since it takes place in
Denmark, yes, there are subtitles for those not fluent in Danish. A family of four travel to an island to spend
the holiday, said island containing those titular creatures fenced off from
this small island community (of course you’ll gradually learn the reasoning
behind everything). I was reminded of Gremlins (takes place around Christmas,
there’s a cute little elf not quite like the bigger elves), The Village (thematically; these
creatures are very real), and Wayward
Pines. The creature designs are
definitely worthy and the episodes go by really fast (points for brevity
without feeling too inadequate). I
enjoyed this series enough to recommend it.
I’m sure you’ve watched movies just as long (or longer) that were
worse. 11/29/2021
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Karen >>>EH
Malignant >>>EH
13 Minutes >>>OK
‘Twas the Fight
Before Christmas >>>B
(Apple+)
---Sean O.
11/30/2021
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