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The Twilight Zone (2019)
Ignore the brigading
A couple episodes in and it is a good version of the series. Decent writing, good acting and direction. You will never live up to the original, but you can't forgive a series if it isn't good. That said, if you have watched a single episode you will understand it doesn't deserve 1/10 stars after 1/10 stars that people are leaving for it. So I will call it as it is, brigading as there is a good representation of people of color, including Jordan Peele. Tell me I'm wrong.
Southbound (2015)
Great anthology, well-constructed and entertaining
I won't argue low reviews, everybody is entitled their opinion, but I am very disappointed this is currently at a 5.9. The thread that ties these stories together is that these people deserve to be here or play some part in this world. I like that the filmmakers don't see fit to explain why they belong there: once the premise is established, you assume they belong and don't need to know any more about it. It's almost fun how they avoid over-explaining.
The acting was good, the creepy moments were sufficiently creepy, the gory moments sufficiently gory, and despite not giving you much to connect to, the characters are portrayed in a way that you can root for or against them.
I think the filmmakers set themselves a common thread and were able to tie the four separate stories together expertly. I don't want to blow this up so you approach it with any expectations. If you like horror anthologies, please just check this one out.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Achieves exactly what it's going for
I feel compelled to write this review based on the bad reviews I've seen. If you are a fan of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and not a fan of zombie movies, please don't see this movie. If you're a fan of zombie movies but not of Pride and Prejudice, give it a chance and understand that the incorporation of zombies into the original storyline is well-achieved and hilarious. It helps to be a fan of both, but I don't fault you if you're not.
It's important to have a sense of humor when going into most zombie movies. This is based on a best-selling novel of the same name, and I believe the movie does it justice. The story never falters: it's ultimately a romance wrapped in a zombie tale, or vice versa. The acting is superb, Matt Smith doing an excellently exaggerated version of the novel's counterpart. The setting and direction is excellent.
For the zombie parts of the movie, it never departs from certain zombie canon. I won't give away elements, but a base for the depiction of zombies can be traced through the better zombie movies until this point.
I don't expect people to see the movie through my eyes, but I really hope anyone who rated it actually saw the movie and gave it a chance rather than jumping to conclusions without seeing it. It is entertaining, I was invested in the characters, and the story never faltered. If you are reading reviews because you're on the fence based on the poor rating, please please please see this movie. You won't be disappointed.