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The Night House (2020)
WOW! What an unexpected surprise!!
For me its one of the biggest surprise in recent years. No great marketing, no big budget, just script, image, sound and acting. That's all what is needed to build up a great mix of psychological drama and atmospheric chiller. Its not perfect 10/10 but very decent ghost story with astonishing leading role. Much above the average and certainly deserves twice as much appreciation as last Conjuring. I have watched it second time after few days and damn, It is so decent.
Even if u are not a horror fan, just watch it for Rebecca Hall. She will become one of your favourite actress after this one, I promise you that.
Possum (2018)
Watching this was a misery...
Monotonous and simply boring journey into the broken mind. The film is painfully filled with metaphorical elements that mercilessly stretch it over time, which causes fatigue and weariness. Final doesn't make up for "torture" - it's too simple and pretentious. The film is suitable for short positions where you could stuff it all in just 20 minutes instead of 90.
Ogre (2008)
Acting is very solid 6/10 but this poor CGI...
I expected total failure and waste of my time, still wanted to give a chance to this low budget piece of work, hoping it belongs to many so-called "highly underrated" anonimous flicks. And guess what, it totally does.
"Ogre" isn't extraordinary - the plot is not sensational, we have seen similar story many times. There is nothing revealing or unique here. But one thing is worth paying attention to and certainly is above mediocrity for the films of this rank and class - acting. The characters are very convincing and the actors are all natural, without drama but with decent skills. And this is by far the strongest part of the film. If it were not for awful special effects, it would be 6 out of 10. Ufortunately CGI is dissapointing at its best. Strong 4/10, nearly 5.
Terminator Genisys (2015)
It's how should The Terminator's next chapter look like
When I first saw T5 trailer I thought it's gonna be rubbish and unworthy of my attention. The epic conclusion of the great series seemed to be clumsy fusion of former brilliant ideas and essential quotes, without its own invention. Bearing the name of classic, nevertheless directed in order to rip some glory off the old but still unreachable Judgement Day (I skip T3 and Salvation intentionally, T1 after all these years still in tolerable shape). Well, it finally came out and as a fan of the best Arnie's role ever I couldn't let my insights dominate my own opinions... And goddamn it! I like it! Shame on me? I don't think so.
I referred to many other reviews and noticed this - people still believe that Arnold Schwarzennegger, who almost reached his 70', still can act and move like in his 40'. Not only believe but almost demand him to do so. For real?! I would love to see you in 20-30-40 years from now on, dealing with your daily routines with such energy and bounce. There is no way Arnold could perform same show as he did in Judgement Day, over 20 years ago, and if you claim this - shame on you. Of course many other Hollywood stars become more and more attractive to the audience as they are getting older and older but hey, their roles are based on workshop rather than physical condition and abilities. Top guns of our beloved action beat'em up style movies play mostly with their body not their soul. Arnie's cyborg depends on quite different things than i.e. Joker in Nolan's Dark Knight or Andy Dufresne in Darabont's Shawshank Redemption. T-800 steals the show with his durable will to complete his mission at all cost (even his own termination), with the aura of unstoppable brute force invented to either kill or protect his target. And Arnie had to be extremely convincing in other way than Joker etc. In his days of greatness he could easily dominate the movie only with massive musculature and face mimic. Nowadays most of his physical qualities are gone and Arnold is forced to compensate this with his presence only and, what is most important, with his acting skills. Try to imagine Heath Ledger playing the Joker without make up and you will understand what I am up to. Same role, same actor, but something is missing, something irreplaceable. And that is exactly the new Terminator - lacks something that wont ever come back but still contains one of the best movie role ever created, moreover with the best actor ever born to play this role. It still works for me because i don't demand Schwarzennegger to be younger when his carrier comes to an end. I come to terms with this fact but don't wont him to be replaced by some other guy. Terminator is Arnie and Arnie is T-800. Period. No one should ever recreate this character and the day when Arnold gives up his career should be the last day of T- 800 life.
As it comes to the movie itself, yeah, there were few unnecessary scenes and Genisys could be better without them. I could accept some comic parts in Judgement Day (T1 didn't have them from what I remember) but they were so subtle that became perfect supplement to the action packed joy ride. T3 brought to much of them and the whole seemed to be half a comedy half an action sci-fi movie. And the terminator himself lost some of his, dunno, majesty...? Salvation is near the first one (grim and sombre) and Genisys shows something between second and third one (more than needed still too less to destroy the atmosphere). The script could spare us some few moments like scenes where T-800 shows some traits toward humankind (unforgettable retarded smile). Also few lines are like out of this movie and could be erased for the better final effect. And of course using same old quotes from the first two parts isn't the best option for some of viewers (on the other hand many of them will love that). But thats all! To be total honest with myself I can't find any more annoying things about Genisys. The plot is well twisted, not to much to confuse the audience but still enough. The Terminator is still tough and relentless (same for all bad guys). Special effects are "nothing to complain about" which is not as obvious as it should be these days. There are scenes essential to the movie and they are filled with some chills-giving shots and background music. There are moments of unexpected twists, epic beatings and even touching parts. I loved it. There is one more thing I must mention about - the writer and the director made an effort to avoid weak points from the last two episodes and focus on the first two. They didn't take the short way and cut off coupons from the best installments and tried to create their own path which IMHO totally fits the original reality. Applaus! Of course some will say there are plot holes in the script. Truly there are but keep in mind the Genisys creators had to face complicated time lines and time paradoxes - they did impressive good work with reducing them to minimum. I believe some of them just couldn't be avoided after all these plots created within years. Nothing really to mention.
I saved the best thing for last! If you watched the trailer, forget it. It builds the wrong statement about the film. Just give it a chance and don't forget the world has changed since the Judgement Day, and so Arnold has changed. He doesn't make such an impression like 20 years ago but still provides some unspeakable emotions every time he shows on the screen. Genisys totally deserves better rating than Rise of The Machines.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
The must-see journey through the wasteland
An action movie has never been more intense and delightful with its extraordinary sequences, stunts and visual non-computer effects (just few exceptions). Fury Road takes us in the middle of the one of the biggest havoc you have probably seen on the big screen. Yet it has everything the ordinary public could expect from the long waited brand new chapter of our beloved Mr Very Mad Max. To be straight and clear, lets cut off all of these mumbo-jumbo complaining reviews, lowering Mad Max's rate very (i mean VERY) inequitably. Its not the best option to see Mad Max if you are a very feminist, Stanley Kubrick's or Woody Allen's fan or some sort of self called critic with aspiration to find really deep envoy, showing us the right way to be. Coz Fury Road is beyond all of that. It was no intention of its director to face any existential problems so if you are looking for some solutions to deal with them-spare your time, your money and don't spit on the movie you probably didn't give a chance from the first minute. Its above your frustrations (just like Max's fans).
The real deal is: Fury Road provides the best sort of entertainment from the first to the last minute. The wastelands wont let you go till either Max allow you to do so or you sh*** your pants watching this true action-packed masterpiece.
"If I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die historic on a fury road!".