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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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Speak No Evil (2024) OK
The original Danish-Dutch film came out just two years
ago! It was my favorite film of 2022
(you can read my review for it here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2022/11/speak-no-evil.html). I have a feeling most people, especially
American audiences, haven’t even heard of it and this is going to be the first
one they see. That’s a shame too,
because the first one was better. (I
know, I know, common regarding most remakes).
I didn’t dislike this
one. I might have even liked it more had
the original not existed, but comparisons are inevitable, especially if you’re
a fan of what came before. This time, an
American family of three meets up with an English family of three in Italy,
both families living in England, the Americans eventually traveling from London
to the other family’s house in the country.
It covers basically the same ground before the big reveal (which,
spoiler for those that saw the original, is the same one), but what happens
after is executed differently. It’s not
better, no, this one becomes more like a siege movie; a bit too Hollywood, if
you will, with a more optimistic ending.
One critic rightly stated, “It makes for a far less nihilistic film than the
original.” If you’re going to
watch this one, and I’m not necessarily telling you not to, I highly advise you
watch the original one first. Boo-hoo if
you need to read some subtitles…12/6/2024
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Caddo Lake >>>OK
(Max)
A Creature Was Stirring >>>EH/OK
Dream Creep >>>G
(Short film)
Drugstore June >>>EH
8-Bit Christmas >>>OK
(Max)
The Haunted Season:
To Fire You Come At Last
>>>OK
(Shudder)
---Sean O.
12/8/2024
