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Into the Woods (2014)
Slow plot, mediocre music
Bizarre film that doesn't seem to know what its point is, and strange moral messages, if they can be interpreted as that.
The music is mediocre, for the most part, relying on cliché Broadway arpeggio-style (up-down-up-down; you'll hear what I mean), though I thought the contrapuntal singing that others complain about had its moments in a couple songs, and I did enjoy the over-the-top duet between two male characters. Meryl Streep's character was interesting, as were some others. The forest set did appear like it was on a very small sound stage.
The plot? Seems to take an about turn half way through (for no apparent reason), with some very confusing turns of events. Also, the songs designed as exposition slow things down and don't progress the plot as they do in great musicals.
Cool Cat Saves the Kids (2015)
Terrible, Not Good Advice for Bullying
This film is an abomination. There is no movie making know-how - it's a badly made home-made movie. Apart from the awful acting, lack of discernible plot, terrible lighting, and clichéd dialogue, it's got terrible advice on bullying.
I advise any parents whose children are being bullied to read Sticks and Stones by Emily Bazelon (this isn't a book to read with your children, it's quite heavy) rather than get their kids to watch this trite garbage, which is frankly a dangerous approach to handling bullying!
A good review by "I Hate Everything" among others on YouTube is under heavy attack by the creator of this film, despite having kept within Fair Use licensing... so much for free speech and the right to criticize. There is currently a petition on change.org if you'd like to support IHE.