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Out of Exile (2022)
First year film school vibe
Nothing original here. It's a recycled regurgitated story we've seen over and over again.
The sound editing is choppy and inconsistent. Especially during the stripper scene using crisp new dollar bills?!!
Actors acting and overacting. The bouncing camera gets tired and nauseating especially during the garage scene. At this point it's no longer watchable. The news reporter during the bar scene was awful and the bar fight argument was so over the top over or under acting it's hard to tell. Mixed with the bouncing camera is nauseating.
It's officially unwatchable at this point.
For a highschool or first year film school it would get a 4 or 5/10 at best. The script and story is tired. I can't even social media with it on in the background.
The high rating reviews are extremely exaggerated just like the acting.
The Swarm (2023)
Didn't read the book and enjoyed a lot!
It seems book readers will dislike any movie or TV adaptation. People will over complain about anything these days. Sheesh!
Yes, it had a slow start focusing on character development, which I really appreciated. The pace does pick up. I'm curious why people give reviews after only watching three episodes???
The cast was exceptional. The cinematography was beautiful. I appreciate that the disaster scenes were not overally done as often as they are in American films. I guess many of the negative reviewers prefer to see more carnage and were disappointed. It felt more cerebral, which I found quite refreshing.
I'm actually intrigued to read the book now. If you didn't read the book, chances are you may enjoy this series. If you read the book and expecting a perfect adaptation well, I guess you'll write a negative review after only watching three episodes.
We Have a Ghost (2023)
Barely a one time watch
Seriously? Not even really a one time watch at best. Which is shockingly surprising with such a talented cast. The cast did their job, but the movie overall was not awesome. It was not great. It was actually unwatchable.
It was not anything I felt to invest more time wasting away in sheer boredom. I don't even think children would be entertained.
How is it that with today's ability to craft incredible films that people can't write a decent script with any originality? Just recycle old movies and story lines with a slight twist? Have we not see this same family dynamic 100 times now? You would think people would do better by now.
Super disappointing and a complete waste of time. I feel sorry for the actors that got sucked into working on this film because it doesn't showcase how truly talented and amazing they are. This is not even a made for TV, or something you want to watch when you are sick in bed. It will probably make you feel more sick by the lack lustre and generic uncreative mindless recycled material.
Cryptid (2022)
Classic creature feature feel - but not great
It felt like it was going somewhere, but just quite made it.
I was quite bored most of the time. The acting was ok. I think Nicholas Baroudi has a lot of potential to shine with the right role.
The characters were all pretty much unlikable overall. The writing felt lazy, something written on an afternoon out of boredom. It felt like the story was dragging on just to fill space and time.
The editing seemed really weak and was painfully noticeable. I wouldn't recommended this to anyone I like, and I don't feel it is even worth one viewing. I literally forgot about it after it ended. The high ratings are obviously film crew or something.
Waking Karma (2023)
Wait what?
Many great low budget films out there, but this is not one of them.
It started off ok and then all went to pot with the cult leader Paul. It seemed like the movie was trying to explain itself, but then had several ADHD episodes and didn't make any sense.
What was the purpose of the mask? Why that mask? What did it have to do with the cult? Why couldn't she get the mask off, but sometimes could?
The character Karma could have easily gutted Wendel. Break her spirit? What? That also didn't make much sense - unless these people escaped from an insane asylum.
The storyline was there but poorly executed. Not worth a watch.
Fear (2023)
Anything with Iddo is good! Not this time
The pandemic woke thang wasn't a great start.
There was plenty of opportunities to relish in the back story of the lodge.
The scene where the bday lady and boyfriend about realizing what the lodge was, was poorly scripted. Along with the generic fire scene that we've seen a thousand times. This made it predictable and utterly boring.
The acting was great and believable. They all did really well with what they had to work with. The characters were not likable and irritating at times.
Many of the scenes felt extremely rushed. Generic, unoriginal and boring most of the time. Lots of potential that never quite gets there.
It's barely a one-time watch.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
Original. Beautiful. Heartwarming.
I have been talking about this nonstop. It's definitely one of the top films I have seen this year.
Perfect casting for the voice overs. The animation, music, the flow was totally top notch.
It's a heartwarming and beautiful story about hope and optimism. It is wise with a bit of existentialism. This will be definitely added to my yearly winter seasonal watchlist.
It's for young and old alike, however, it really connected with my inner child. Really well done!! I was captivated the whole time watching it, and had to watch it again already.
Definitely worth repeated viewings! Bravo to all who helped create this memorable masterpiece!!!
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Not awesome at all.
The original is by far more superior than this wannabe remake. Perhaps it was the casting of Hanks, that made the remake not good. I haven't like anything he's been in since Road to Perdition (2002). Cloud Atlas (2012) was a great movie, but I didn't feel his role in it did it much justice.
I loved the original movie, and thought I would give this a try, but nope. Just not for me and I just can't connect with his character. It just doesn't work.
Totally a forgettable film which makes me appreciate the original even more.
However, if you are a Tom Hanks fan with limited range in life, as his acting, you'll probably enjoy this.
Do yourself a favour and watch the original!
M3GAN (2022)
Visually great - recycled plot and 100% predictable
One reviewer said they had seen this movie 8 times. I agree, it just feels like it's a recycled story with new skin. Has all the typical characters, with decent acting.
What made it not so great was how predictable it was. Everything about it was so predictable that it ended up being pretty boring. It lost any momentum early on in the film.
For such an advanced AI, it really seemed unbelievable about forgetting the ear. That was some bad script writing there.
There was plenty of room to develop the character bond with the programmer and the AI in the development stage. Build her character up to have a better understanding of her becoming a sudden parent.
There could have been better use of AI creepiness having M3gan hack into the system and monitor people. For example hacking into all the neighbours. Looking like being the good person. Having a character that was actually a naughty character that would seem to be the one that would be the slaying murderer and minimizing the predictability.
Not worth seeing in the theatre, but ok for a one-time watch.
Perhaps the next time this story is recycled, it will be done with less predictability, creativity and not carbon copied typical characters.
The Invitation (2022)
It could have been so much better -
Indeed, it could have been so much better. It felt like it wanted to get there, but just couldn't get there.
It was ok, but not great. It felt like a rushed made for TV Lifetime horror. The storyline had it all, and it never delivered. It was quite the lacklustre with incredibly huge potential to be a huge hit.
It felt like someone was bored, but had to do their job without any passion and just did the basics to end up with a film period.
I don't feel the actors had much to work with and really delve into the characters to build up the romance and passion. It was way to rushed for them to do their jobs. They did the best they could with whatever ever direction they had (or lack there of!)
Fortunately, I didn't watch the trailer until afterwards, otherwise I would have basically seen the whole movie. It's unfortunate, however, it is an ok one time watch as with many new films coming out.
Bullet Train (2022)
Felt like a wannabe recycled collection of other movies
The humor didn't land, and it tried really hard, definitely too hard. It wasn't clever from the get go. I can see how a lot of people will like this, although, it's a forgettable temporary distraction from IRL insanity.
I had expectations from being a fan of Dead Pool 2 and John Wick but my expectations were not met. Perhaps it was a casting issue and Pitt wasn't the ideal lead to carry it through successfully?
It felt like it was trying to be something and just couldn't quite get there. It wasn't until a reviewer stated it was trying be be like a Tarantino film. BINGO.
It had the mapped out architecture, but when it came to putting the drawing together, it didn't get past the foundation.
It did have a style, great camera work and editing. It was visually quite good, however, for me it was not entertaining and I was quite surprisingly bored. A one time watch at best.
I Came By (2022)
Solid film.
Reading the reviews from the many, it seems people didn't like the film because they didn't like the characters. Particularly judging the victims. It paints the awful picture of our modern day society, still blaming the victims.
Not all films are fluffy and require 'smart' victims, which what many of the negative reviewers are basically saying. All the while missing the entire point of the film. Perhaps this films speaks to much to reality, or that it's too real for those negative reviewers?
The performances were solid. There were a few technical things that didn't make much sense in regards to security. Perhaps it was an amateur basic install?
It's an original script. Touching on several issues all at once. I felt it was quite clever.
It's not a happy film by any means. It's dark and quite sad.
While the ending wasn't very climatic persay, it was satisfying.
Unsheltered (2022)
Nothing original here
Everything about it is annoying. The story had potential, but not worth the watch at all. No character development, some decent camera work (when it's not the found footage) Cheesy lighting effects.
Torn Hearts (2022)
It's a 5 but Katey Sagal made it a 7
Sluggish beginning, but later redeems itself slowly and kept me interested. It was good and just the right amount. It could have gone a bit deeper on the creepy factor (there were several opportunities).
I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it much more when Katey Sagal's character appeared. The other actors played their roles authentically and true to character.
I felt the movie held up all the way until then end. I felt it was actually closer to being a true IRL thriller/horror. I think we are more accustomed to a different style - and there is something truly original and unique about this film, although, I can't quite place it.
I feel that it could have taken a next level darker, creepy, weird vs. TV safe. I feel there is definitely more to come from the creators and we will watch in awe as they further continue to excel at their craft. Well Done!
Assailant (2022)
Decent
While there isn't too much original content to this type of thriller, except for a few moments. It was definitely worth the watch and entertaining, although I found the storyline between the couple annoying and almost unwatchable at times. The suspense was fast and immediately resolved, which I thought was interestingly cool, but somehow didn't fully escalate to any big build up. It sort of reached a plateau and didn't go anywhere else. It felt like it was missing the suspense and build up like the suspense in Cape Fear or something.
For me, the best part was Casper Van Dien's performance. I felt it was a surprising and different role that he executed perfectly. Bravo! He was really great at playing the creepy dude. Unfortunately, we can only really assume what his 1-2-3 thing is. It would have been nice to figure that out somewhere. If it was there, I totally missed it.
It's always nice to have some Fahey on the screen. He always wears his roles really well. I quite like Chad and Poppy as actors, but I think the writing needed more umpf to really showcase their craft and talents. It felt as though the writing held them back and didn't offer them enough room as I have seen them rock out in previous roles.
There are some predictable moments, but it was definitely a solid watch. I feel like they could have up notched the cinematography a bit more. Really capture the beautiful scenery.
There was lots of room to reset the relationship woes at the beginning and perhaps have an actual decent pause to show a moment of happiness they once had, and then have the reveal to start the disappointment and relationship issues. A little more yo-yo action instead of the mundane blah all the way through. Even though their relationship is frustrating and on the brink of collapse, the script fell flat there somehow.
As the viewer, I was like whatever, just end the relationship please and move on. I lost empathy on that, which really disconnected me from the film and over interest. It began to shift with the second appearance of Casper Van Dien.
Along the hike, there could have been a lot more moments, perhaps a favourite spot they were at before and had a wonderful moment. Something really to connect the viewer into their relationship and the blossoming love they had for each other.
The Prototype (2022)
It's so bad, that it's actually a good B-Movie.
When I first started watching it, I was like, oh no.
But something got me intrigued to keep watching. It must have been those silver shirts that hooked me in - hahaha.
I'm sure the low budget thing will not appeal to many right away. But, I do think there will be a significant audience that will enjoy this film.
The special effects are super amateur and yet totally consistent becoming accepted for the rest of the film. Even though the CGI doesn't blend well into the movie, it was really detailed and well created. Lots of work went into that. Actually a lot of work went into this film.
The camera work and editing is pretty solid. The Greenscreen was fairly obvious, but there was something that created a nostalgia about it. Something 80's, authentic and not over the top about it that I liked. The fight scenes were old school before all the fancy stuff we see in modern films. I appreciated that.
That being said there were some choice over the top moments that made me laugh. I am not sure if that is intentional or what, but it works. The villain dude's make-up and hair was a riot!
There is no mistake this is seems like low-budget B movie, but a lot went into it, which you'll see if you watch it until the end. That being said, I have a thing for well done B-movies. Will it be a new B-Movie cult classic? That remains to be seen.
The moving bullet hole made me giggle.
The western sequence is really well done and totally not expected. A+ for that.
I enjoyed it, and will watch it again for those authentic nostalgic moments I enjoyed. Nice work.
Lucifer: Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil. (2016)
Pilot to this episode - lost some zest
When I was watching the pilot - I was not wanting it to end. Tom Ellis is absolutely perfect in this role. I could barely contain myself for the next episode, and that doesn't happen often. That being said, something was seriously amiss with this episode in comparison. It seemed very rushed, the original 'zest' in the pilot was barely there. Make-up and lighting was totally off. One of the lead characters seemed incredibly off, if not a bit sketchy. I had to watch the pilot again just to compare. I hope future episodes can pull it together and bring back what was so awesome in the pilot. Perhaps it is merely a case of the editing, or a different filming crew, but something was definitely missing in the episode.