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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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Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey II OK
Sequel to the much-maligned predecessor (released last year)
nominated for five Razzie Awards and winning all five, including worst
picture! I don’t understand why it was
hated as much as it was; I probably wrote one of the nicest reviews for it (which
you can read in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2023/10/zombie-townpet-sematary-bloodlines.html). Everyone is their own critic though,
right? [I don’t understand all the hate (and
Razzies) Showgirls got either, while
shite like Oppenheimer won so many
praiseworthy awards; I probably gave that
one of the most scathing reviews in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2024/02/bad-cgi-gator.html]. Now, even though I was very curious (and,
undeniably, somewhat anxious) about this sequel, my expectations weren’t that
high, but they were a bit higher than low because critics said this was an
improvement over the first one (which, again, I didn’t think was that horrible).
[This one, as of this writing, received
a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes out of 41 critics, whereas part one only got 3%
out of 62 critics]. Well, I didn’t think
it was better than the first one. I
didn’t dislike it; there is violence, to be sure, some of it worthy. It was an okay
follow-up. The director is still the
same, but it did feel like a different movie (still being a slasher movie
though). Owl and Tigger join in on the
mayhem this time; both of them talk too (Piglet spoke at one time as well); Owl
kind of reminded me of the Creeper from Jeepers
Creepers. Pooh and Piglet both have different
looks (Pooh looking meaner, Piglet looking worse than before), and Christopher
Robin is played by a different actor. Plus,
we get a backstory on the creatures, one blatantly cribbed from another movie I
won’t reveal in case of a spoiler. I
can’t say this was an unnecessary sequel, given the franchise, but I was a teensy
little bit disappointed since I expected it to be better. That’s just my opinion though, right? And
that’s what I get for listening to other critics, right? *wink*
A third film was already mentioned shortly after this one’s release. Obviously I’m going to watch it. OCD aside, I am still curious…10/2/2024
Bonus reviews:
What You Wish For G
Culinary thriller that was better than I thought it would
be; I enjoyed it more than The Menu. In it, Nick Stahl plays a chef that leaves
the States (for a reason) to meet up with a buddy in some Spanish-speaking
country. He eventually has to prepare a
meal for a group of rich people, and let’s just say some of the ingredients
demanded are a little specific. 10/1/2024
Horror’s
Greatest
New docuseries on Shudder containing five episodes (roughly ranging
from 50-60 minutes each; all now available) covering different horror film
categories/topics, they being Tropes and Clichés, Giant Monsters, Japanese
Horror, Horror Comedies, and Stephen King Adaptations, in that order. I always enjoy talking about horror and
hearing others give their two cents (several people do here), so I didn’t
dislike this series, even when films I either haven’t seen or disliked were discussed
(like many in the Giant Monsters episode).
I can’t believe they didn’t include Idle Hands in the Horror
Comedies segment, which is not only underrated, but one of the best horror
comedies! They didn’t discuss any of
the Chucky movies in that episode either (I only recall a brief clip of Bride
of Chucky)! They should’ve discussed
the original Pet Sematary in the Stephen King Adaptations one too, not
just include it on an extra list they showed in every episode (it should’ve
also been on the ‘Must See’ titles at the end instead of Doctor Sleep
and the IT remake)! And
there was no talk of the original IT, which is much better than both
parts of the remake (which was discussed)! Personal opinions aside, I still enjoyed this
series enough to recommend for horror fans.
I’d welcome more episodes, even if they were continuations of some of
these (Stephen King Adaptations, as an example, could definitely be covered in
more than one hour episode). [F.Y.I., it
is assumed you’ve seen all the titles discussed, so there are spoilers]. 9/24/2024
Other movies I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Amp House Massacre >>>EH
The Collingswood Story >>>OK
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken >>>OK/G
Oddity >>>OK/G
Rez Ball >>>EH
(Netflix)
Sleep (2024) >>>OK/G
(In Korean with
subtitles)
---Sean O.
10/3/2024
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