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3022 (2019)
Could have been, just wasn't.....
I started this last night and haven't finished the whole thing yet, but the only thing I've seen in this movie happens in the first minute. I thought to myself "I would never do this, willingly leaving my kids for 10 years?"
After that, everything jumbled together and just went. There was no other plot to speak of. Omar Epps was horrible in this movie. He was either calm or half yelling, and everything he said had an attitude.
But yes, I do plan to finish and at least see how bad the end is.
Hereditary (2018)
Oh the disappointment....
When I saw this was about a woman finding deep, dark family secrets after her estranged mother passes away, I thought it would resemble Flowers in the Attic or the Girl Next Door. Some twisted old lady that was horribly abusive.
Nope, we get a crazy lady that was part of a cult, looking to ressurect a Pagan God of Mischief. The one part that creeped me out was the mom trying to get into the attic. That was an Exorcist "Spider Walk" moment. But overall a big letdown. Had they stuck with abuse, as bad as it sounds - the story would have been much better.
Playing with Fire (2019)
Stop rating as if it were for adults....
People saying there's no story? It's about 3 orphaned kids that run away from foster care because their parents died, and they found out they'd be separated right before the youngest sister's birthday. They get caught in a fire, then have to ride out a terrible rain storm with fire fighters (smoke jumpers).
It was a fun movie, my 6 year old loved it. It reminded me of the Gameplan with the Rock. The overall meaning of the movie was good; look past it being a kids movie and just have fun.
Terrifier (2016)
Better than I expected
I've seen better horror/slasher movies, but I've also seen much worse. I kept seeing this on Netflix and finally gave it a shot. My only complaint, and one part that didn't make sense was Tara gets shot in the face roughly 6 times and is dead. About 30 minutes later, her sister is in the warehouse and Tara has been scalped and had her torso sliced off, but she's alive telling Victoria to run?? Other than that, dude that plays Art did great with body language. His movements said more than any cheesy lines he would have been given.
Us (2019)
At least I didn't pay to see it
I remember one weekend a couple months ago, really deciding between seeing this in the theater, or another movie. Even though I can't remember what the other movie was at the moment, I'm glad I chose the other. This is one of those movies where sadly it never lived up to how awesome the previews were. Having just finished this, I'm running through the story in my head, and actually talking to myself explaining why it made no sense.
I lowered my expectations for this greatly when the dad (Duke played a badass warrior tribe leader in Black Panther) is standing in the driveway holding a baseball bat. He threatens his own doppelganger and says "if you want to get crazy, we can get crazy." The doppelganger starts walking toward him, and he takes his bat and runs in the house to hide....
The Shape of Water (2017)
Bad reviews missed the point
I find it amusing how many bad reviews this movie has. And so many missed what really happens in the end. She's not some twisted chick with a fish fetish - she's the same type of creature he is! She just has more human characteristics. He was able to touch Giles' head and help him grow hair again. He touched the "scars" on Eliza's neck and made her gills work again.
People that hated this movie obviously have no appreciation for Guillermo Del Toro or his movies. Everything he does has a fantasy aspect to it in some way. This was no different.
The Walking Dead: The Storm (2019)
That's it???
I don't think I've seen a finale this bad since the series finale of Dexter. It felt like absolutely nothing happened.
The Walking Dead: Evolution (2018)
Hmm
Still not sure what I think of the show now. So often anymore it takes too long to go nowhere. I also think at this point they have made Michone completely unlikable anymore.