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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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Beavis and Butt-Head
Do the Universe G
I did watch Beavis and
Butt-Head back in the Nineties, but I know I haven’t seen every episode (I
own the complete series on DVD too).
There was a whole lot of controversy when the show first aired I
remember, and I actually thought Beavis and Butt-Head looked kind of
creepy. I did watch it more when I got to
middle school, and did hear of some bands (or finally heard them) through the
videos they watched. Put it this way, I
watched it and liked some of it, but it was never my favorite show. The movie that came out in 1996, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, was
decent and still is when I recently watched it upon hearing of this new film
(available on Paramount+). Here, the duo
are still in the Nineties before being transported to present time via a black
hole after a mishap lands them in Space Camp and they’re recruited to complete
a mission in space. I was surprised that
I actually enjoyed this. I laughed quite
a bit and the script was undeniably well-written as far as scripts about two
idiots we laugh at instead of with can go.
Don’t be discouraged by the modern animation in the beginning either; it
doesn’t last long (thankfully) and retains its original look. I’d call this the comeback of the year! 6/24/2022
The Black Phone OK/G
I read the short story by Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son, for
those unaware) and felt there could’ve been more to it. I was hoping this film directed by Scott
Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) would’ve
done that. Unfortunately, not much is
added to the story. It was very faithful
to the source material with some
stuff added, nothing truly major, so I don’t know if I should tell you to read
the story or watch the movie since they’re both very similar. I think I’m ultimately going to tell you to
just pick one. If anything, I would say
read the story first if you like to read and then watch the movie to compare,
but don’t bother reading the story if you see the movie first (there would be
no point, especially since you’ll already have images in your head). Perhaps if I didn’t read the short story I
might’ve been more impressed since I wouldn’t have known what to expect? Who knows?
It’s a question I’ll never be able to answer. For some positives though---oh, it’s about a
kid that gets abducted by a man in Denver during the Seventies and kept in a
basement with a bed and toilet; the titular device is hanging on the wall
unplugged, but our young protagonist is able to hear previous victims through
it that try helping him avoid being next---it does a swell job of evoking the
Seventies time period, the performances are notable, and it does manage to be
suspenseful throughout (which would’ve likely been more so had I not read the
short story). Maybe I’ll have to give it
another look sometime, and I definitely don’t discourage you from checking it
out, but I still think it’s a limited story that had so much more potential (in
both forms). 6/24/2022
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Tow >>>B/EH
(Tubi)
Winter Ridge >>>OK
---Sean O.6/25/2022
