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A Creature Was Stirring (2023)
The ending ruined it
Despite it's low budget and questionable acting by the male character, I was actually quite enjoying this ..until the ending retconned everything I liked about it.
I get what they tried to do here thematically and would have welcomed the same twist if only it was handled better.. but the old "it was all a dream / all in their head" switcheroo is the laziest form of writing and employed by writers who seemingly want to wrap things up quickly after not knowing how to give a story an ending befitting of it's second act.
Not only that but such only does a disservice to earlier scenes which were good, and now in hindsight make zero sense in terms of both plot and character motivations.
This could've actually been pretty decent creature feature OR a psychological thriller... if only it hadn't tried to be both.
Madame Web (2024)
2 stars because 2.5 wasn't possible
Ok, I just finished watching this and look, it's pretty ordinary but I don't think I can agree with the people saying it's "tHe WoRsT mOvIe EvEr" - that particular title still belongs (and I suspect shall forever) to the absolutely woeful Skinamarink.
The pacing is all over the shop, there are multiple plot developments and character decisions that are just plain nonsensical, the editing is subpar in places, the dialogue in general is just really corny...
But the worst part by far is the shocking ADR job on the villain's voice. I was convinced at first that his voice was completely replaced by another actor but after watching a few interviews it's definitely him, it's just soo poorly done that it's jarring.
All that being said there's absolutely no reason to blame the actors for any of this. They did their best with what they were given, and I'm fairly certain when filming wrapped they all sat around laughing about it and saying "Doesn't matter, got paid!"
Overall I actually think it's sorta good that this film exists, if only as a cautionary tale to Sony, and all production companies, as an example of how NOT to approach filmmaking.
Now, does that mean you should watch it? Absolutely not, hahaha.
Oh, and if you do subject yourself to it, there's no after credit scene.
Skinamarink (2022)
One only because I can't give it zero. Hot garbage
Skinamarink is without a doubt THE worst movie ever made.
Simply do not waste your time. You'll never get it back.
This pathetic excuse for a "film" is just an hour and a half of black screen with somehow worse than VHS film grain and the only light being from a torch beam or television screen.
Nothing, and I mean quite literally NOTHING happens, and what little is implied (Which is what exactly? Well, don't ask me, for I honestly have no idea whatsoever) apparently seems to happen offscreen.
Half the dialogue is completely unintelligible, the other half is subtitled with either barely audible whispers (RIP speakers if you turn the volume all the way up) or there's simply no audio at all, and in the end not a single thing is obvious nor explained.
What an absolute turkey. I have seen better amateur Nigerian christian films on YouTube better than this .Next to this piece of crap, Vultures of Horror looks like Citizen Kane.
Apparently cinephiles were "buzzing" about this flick, which has been called experimental...
Well I've got the results of the experiment = absolute fkn garbage.