miranb Reviews

Evil Dead (2013)

Cheap, and even hilarious at many points

[2/10 · 3 April 2013]

I'm shocked that Sam Raimi had anything - and actually quite a lot - to do with this cheap horror movie. I don't even feel like it was a cheap imitation of the original because it didn't even come close and I don't know why it even carries the "Evil Dead" name.

Many "scary" parts had the entire packed theater cracking up. The more the "demon" appeared, and the more she/it talked, the less scary it became... The acting was just so terrible, the writing sucked, the plot sucked, the direction sucked. The characters did things and made choices so idiotic that I just could not stand it (the 'hero' was so irritating throughout everything he did!) and suppressing laughter became quite hard.

Yes, it had gore. Plenty of gore. Most of it was unremarkable - cheap shots of random body parts covered in buckets and buckets of flowing watery fake blood. It got quite boring. Loud sound throughout the entire film, to no real effect...

Overall: No substance at all. Only good for some laughs.

Classic Albums: Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (2006) Season 6, Episode 2

Brilliant

[10/10 · 10 December 2010]

The series Classic Albums, despite the generic name, really stands out among simple music documentaries. They're no feature films, but they're fantastic for what they are. This - Pink Floyd - is my favourite of the series. In this documentary, members of the band and crew involved in Dark Side Of The Moon pull apart and put back together each song, recalling the process and meaning of each. This documentary is very very well-made, and demonstrates the striking beauty that we all hear in Dark Side Of The Moon. The album was carefully crafted, just brilliant- the documentary is a must for any Floyd fan.

According to Wiki, the DVD contains a few full acoustic performances and more - I streamed from Netflix so I missed that. Oh well.