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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two (2024)
DC FANS ARE STARVING
Literally felt like a bridge between Part One and Part Three.. I just felt like I was watching random superheroes fight and talk. No stakes off the bat. I'm so glad that Kamandi The Last Boy On Earth was made into one of the main characters along with Supergirl.....what a terrible idea. I can't believe how much DC properties have been wasted in the past couple years. Especially animated, I loved a lot of the films from that era but this universe needs the reset button asap.
Man, I didn't think this could've been more boring or exposition heavy than the last film. Part Three has a lot to with getting back on track here. I'm convinced DC hates their fans at this point.
Okay, here's the list of characters in this movie and it wastes ALL of them. Nothing of substance came from this that is meant for one of the biggest DC crossover events.
Batman
Superman
Supergirl
Wonder Woman
The Joker
Batgirl
Robin
Nightwing
Batman Beyond
Hawkman
John Stewart
Blue Beetle
Doctor Fate
AND EVEN FREAKIN
Constantine came back, thank god because his appearance saved me from the TV power button.
For those curious, just catch up on Young Justice if you haven't already. Not this.
Girl in the Basement (2021)
Some stories should not be adapted
Now I do not usually write reviews on IMDB despite having this account for years but this movie... While the true story this is very loosely based on which is a horrible and vile story, this movie feels rushed, jarring, and has very very little reason to exist
The acting is subpar but that's what Lifetime is. The plot and character motives make 0 sense. Then on top of that, the tone is just so depressing but just over the top.
To start off, the father's motives to lock her daughter in a bomb shelter which by the way...HOW DOES NO ONE KNOW ABOUT THIS!
His motives to lock her up, rape her and breed her is because she's being a teenager sneaking out of the house. Now if the dad had a scary past like he's a serial killer like in The Stepfather but no. This all comes out of nowhere because of what? Toxic masculinity? No Oedipus Complex? No past of him killing or criminal history. Loss of his wife or even his whole family besides his daughter? Nope
All the side characters are also TERRIBLE! The mother who doesn't wonder where her husband goes all day even after threatening to get a private investigator. Saying she won't go in the basement bc she doesn't like rats or whatever. The sister who was IN THE BASEMENT WITH KEYS never further investigated her father or the basement after his sporadic response. The boyfriend who has talked to the sister and the film seemed like it was pushing towards a team up to investigate the house but it goes nowhere just like everything in the film. The argument scene between the sister, mother and father have no progression even though it hinted towards it. With the mother threatening a PI, the sister questioning if the dad did something, his defensive responses. HOW DOES NO ONE CATCH THESE RED FLAGS!
Then the actual girl in the basement has no uphill battle and tries to fight back once. Even when there's a hole in the ceiling, she just forgets about it. Like it goes from thinking "Hey maybe she make a plan to escape or fight back." because that's where the momentum was going...then it flashes forward a year. That's the pace of this movie.
The tone overall is just edgy, triggering, and over the top. The rape scenes are so sudden and jarring going for a trigger factor and not from something rooted in his past or something in his arc. There is no strong female character in our protagonist where we root for her. Give Don't Breathe for example. It ended up in a similar scenario where the blind man forced breeding on the female protagonist. But here, there's a strong moment where he gets taken down and well for those who have seen that movie you know...he gets what he deserves. This film is missing something like that. A part showing the dad isn't an unstoppable force, that he has a weakness.
Even the ending when he gets caught was unsatisfying. He could've at least been thrown down by the cop if he fought back. Show the audience the father getting what he deserves. His character is vile and evil (while unknown where this rooted from)
There is very little redeemable moments from this movie besides the fact of spreading awareness in sexual assault which is why this gets 1 star for me.
I recommend watching The Stepfather (1987 version is best) or Don't Breathe then this mess of a film.