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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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Last Night in Soho G
I’ve wanted to see this movie for a long time. I hate when movies aren’t as good as you
think they’ll be, or as you hope they’ll be (which tends to be the case with
many modern movies). I did end up liking
this movie, but it is one of those you’ll need to wait until it’s over to truly
know what you think. It involves a girl
in the English countryside that travels to London to attend school for
fashion. This girl is obsessed with the
Sixties and can somehow travel back to that time period after she rents a room
at an old lady’s house. She is able to
live vicariously through a female singer from that time as well as observe
her. It takes a while for the horror
elements to kick in, but there is something oddly transfixing about what comes
before. It becomes a murder mystery of
sorts wherein our female protagonist in the present tries to get to the bottom
of; there are also supernatural elements.
It did get a bit disappointing at first because I wasn’t sure what type
of movie it was going to become (assuming it was going to get worse) and the supernatural
special effects weren’t that great.
There is a twist that actually did surprise me, one in which I should’ve
foresaw, and everything makes sense after that, or at least makes more sense (hence why you should wait
until it’s over to make judgments). I
didn’t think it was excellent, but I do still recommend it and wonder if it’ll
age better. 1/22/2022
Scream OK
Scream 5. Just call it Scream 5! [There’s even one
part that calls franchises out wherein they title a new film the same as the
original. This is a sequel, yes, not a
remake or reboot or whatever, and I really only noticed references to the first
film. Needless to say, I don’t see why
you would want to see this film if you haven’t seen the others though]. This is the first movie I’ve seen
theatrically since the pandemic started almost two years ago (!) and can now
say I’ve seen every single one of these films in the theater (the only other
franchise that comes to mind I can say the same thing about is the Jurassic Park/World movies). I was a big
fan of the first Scream when it came
out; I recently re-watched it (and the other predecessors) in preparation for
this entry and, while it’s still decent (nostalgia or otherwise), I hate to say
that it doesn’t exactly stand the test of time.
I always felt the sequels were just okay (the order I like them in, not
counting this one, is 1, 4, 3, 2). Scream 4 was released in 2011 and Scream 3 was released 11 years before
that, so who’s to say there won’t be a Scream
6 11 years from now (or whenever)? [Scream 3 was supposed to be the last
entry at the time, but I don’t think I need to tell you that should never be
said]. Now, if you’re a fan of the
franchise and/or have seen all the other films, I think you’re going to watch
this fifth entry regardless of what I or any other critic has to say about it
(even if it’s simply out of curiosity). Also,
what do you really expect from a Scream
movie, especially a fifth one released in 2022?
On one hand, I should say they’ve had so many years of films (not just
the ones in this franchise) to compare to and should know what to avoid and
whatnot, even though the series began as self-aware of the slasher subgenre
itself. On the other hand, I should say
it’s hard to be original these days, especially in this subgenre (meta or not),
and not expect them to be too original and keep my expectations low-to-middle. Whatever.
I always judge a movie I take the time to sit through based on it alone,
and I’ve enjoyed movies that didn’t feel too original (again, original isn’t
really a description anymore). That
being said, did I enjoy this recent entry in the meta slasher franchise that’s the
only one not directed by the late Wes Craven?
Well, it definitely wasn’t original (although it did call out several clichés)
and the kills weren’t exactly grand (although some weren’t bad), and I wouldn’t
exactly call it a welcome comeback, but it was okay. Just okay.
It’s too soon to tell if it’ll age better, but the preceding entries
certainly didn’t. I didn’t hate it and
if there’s anything positive I can say about it for now is that it was better
than that other Nineties teen horror resurgence known as the I Know What You Did Last Summer TV series. R.I.P.
Wes Craven. 1/21/2022
Bonus review:
Secrets of Sulphur
Springs (Season Two) OK
(haiku review)
Only 8 eps. here.
Fine, but last one was better.
Clearly not over. 1/23/2022
*Available on Disney+. Check out my haiku review for season one here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/10/oldahs-double-feature.html*
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
The Addams Family 2 >>>EH/OK
Antlers >>>EH
Archive 81 (Season
One) >>>OK/G
(Netflix; 8
episodes)
Brazen
>>>EH
(Netflix)
The Dry >>>OK
The Last Matinee >>>EH/OK
(In Spanish with
subtitles)
Last of the Grads >>>EH/OK
The Tender Bar >>>OK
(Amazon Prime)
Yellowjackets
(Season One) >>>OK
(Showtime; 10
episodes)
---Sean O.
1/23/2022
