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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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Evil Dead Rise OK/G
I love the original Evil
Dead; I didn’t see it until my late teens, but I was instantly hooked. I grew to love Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness
is still a little too spoofy for me, and the 2013 remake got better with more
viewings. I loved the first season of Ash vs. Evil Dead, but seasons two and
three kind of overstayed their welcome (you can read my review of the first
season in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2016/04/movie-reviews-4242016.html---but
it is in dire need of editing since it was around when I first started doing
this blog). This fifth film in the
franchise has nothing to do with the other entries (aside from Sam Raimi, Rob
Tapert, and Bruce Campbell being involved), but there are some neat nods to
them (the very beginning being one). The
action is not at a cabin in the woods (for the most part), but an apartment
building in California (shot in New Zealand though); Demons 2 may come to mind, but it takes place predominantly on one
floor, one apartment specifically (you’ll see why the characters are stuck
there). On one hand, it’s fine to expand
a franchise instead of making the same movie again and again, but, on the other
hand, why expand in the first place? The
original movies are always going to be there.
Is this entry worthy though? I’ll
admit I lost a bit of interest halfway through and it did feel like a remake at
times, but I think you need to wait until it’s over to know how you truly
feel. It certainly doesn’t skimp on the
red stuff and ends up being as manic as expected for an Evil Dead film once it gets going.
So, notwithstanding a few issues I had, the pros ultimately outweighed
the cons. It definitely wasn’t
unnecessary. It might age better too;
hell, I didn’t love Evil Dead 2 the
first time, or appreciate the remake initially.
7/11/2023
Bonus review:
The Deep Web: Murdershow OK/G
Part of me loved this new movie available on Tubi. Or, parts
of it I loved is what I should say. It
is derivative as they come, but I did dig the clown masks and the sharp objects
that were used throughout; it is short too (roughly 81-minutes). In other words, I guess you can chalk this up
as a case of style over substance. The
ending does open the door for a larger part of the story (perhaps why it felt
lacking), which might lead to this becoming a franchise (i.e. The Deep Web: Fill in the blank). I’m not sure how I’d feel about that, but I
definitely can’t say that I hated this film, as derivative as it was…7/8/2023
Other
movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
American Cherry >>>B
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism >>>B
Maggie Moore(s) >>>OK
Mystic Pizza >>>OK
The Tutor (2023) >>>EH
---Sean O.
7/12/2023
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