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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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My Best Friend’s
Exorcism EH/OK
I was interested in checking out the book written by Grady
Hendrix, but never got around to it.
Judging by this adaptation, available on Amazon Prime, it probably
looked better on paper. It takes place
in the Eighties---entertainment set during that decade is old hat by now, but
it’s still fun to watch as that time period was very unique and put out some of
the best films and music (I was born in 1982 so I wasn’t old enough to
appreciate those years)---and contains elements of Mean Girls and The Exorcist. The high school scenes generally never felt
fresh, the exorcism in question felt poorly executed, and the special effects
were subpar, especially the demon we see at the end (he kind of reminded me of
Smeagol from The Lord of the Rings
films). All the elements for a good
story are here, so maybe one day I will check out the book as long as this
movie wasn’t an entirely faithful adaptation.
10/1/2022
Hocus Pocus 2 OK
I saw the first film in the theater back when it came out in
1993, and while I definitely don’t dislike it, I think it is highly overrated. Don’t get me wrong, I do still watch it
occasionally, partially for nostalgia, and for being one of those semi-fun
family-friendly films containing horror elements. I believe many can agree with me how annoying
the witches are at times. While I didn’t
hate this sequel released 29 years later, currently available on Disney+, as
much as I thought I would, it still very much felt like a sequel. In other words, it’s obviously a cash grab
for the many fans it seems to have and doesn’t seem to contain nearly as much
substance as its predecessor did. The
musical numbers (very few thankfully), while corny, weren’t as cringe-worthy as
they initially appeared to be (I guess), and some may say the ending is a bit
poignant (I guess). I haven’t heard too
many fans of the first one complain yet, and those are who this sequel will
truly be for anyway. 10/1/2022
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
The Amityville Moon >>>EH/OK
Emergency (2022) >>>EH/OK
(Amazon)
13 Fanboy >>>EH
---Sean O.10/2/2022
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