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Unsolved Mysteries (2020)
Needs to be a bit more like the original....
I LOVE that they've used basically the same theme song, might be a little updated, but it gave me chills. Such a great theme. As for the show, I was entertained by most of the episodes, some much more than others, but I felt like there were too many murder mysteries.... that weren't super mysterious. No Ride Home and Missing Witness, although technically unsolved... don't really seem super mysterious. I think it's obvious what happened in both cases, so didn't really seem suited for this show. I enjoyed the UFO episode because I like UFO stuff quite a bit, but it did feel maybe thrown in because they realized the series was heavy on the murder investigations. More paranormal, haunted areas, more actual weird mysteries or disappearances along the lines of Elisa Chan. There are TONS of unexplained UFO type things, could probably cover a few in a single episode, or the story Dorothy Izatt. The show is well made and very enjoyable, lots of potential, just hope future episodes focus less on murder "mysteries"
The Frighteners (1996)
Could be a good reboot/rewrite
The effects are VERY dated and the comedic writing feels very 90's.
I got to this late admittedly, but it hasn't aged well as I've heard very good things about this movie and was excited to see it. It was just a bit too corny for me, the effects were bad enough that they were distracting and it was a bit of a tough watch.
I like the concept though, if there was less focus on the slap stick and the ghosts weren't such over the top character, I feel like this would be a good candidate for a remake. Focus a lot more on the horror and occult aspects, less on the bumbling comedy. A con man who can see ghosts using them to trick people into making a living but running into a malevolent spirit / Death has some potential I think.
If you haven't seen this one yet, I'd pass, it was probably much more effective if you saw it during the 90's
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
It's supposed to be dumb... thats the point.
I feel like this movie is underappreciated because too many people took it seriously or thought that it was going to be an actual, cutting edge or ground breaking action movie. It's tongue and cheek the whole way through, clichés or over the top unbelievable happenings are the point. It's not the cult classic that it set out to be and will not go down will the likes of Army of Darkness, They Live and others, but it still doesn't get its due.
Insidious (2010)
Underwhelming, the second half gets dumb FAST and disappoints
Well... I thought it was nice that they showed the demons, especially the shot in full lighting at the table. Other than that... this fell way short of expectations.
Honestly, just save your time and read the below.
I was interested the first half and was excited to see where it was going to go... that all ended abruptly once the ghost hunting team showed up, one of them with a hot pocket in hand. The way these two were written as overly exaggerated ghost hunting clichés just didn't feel correct to the tone of the movie, and were just so bad it really took me out of the movie at that point. One right brain, one left brained, always arguing over who was more important to the team which made them feel like bumbling amateurs or beginners, not seasoned hunters that would be needed for a case such as this. They were supposed to be comic relief, but their jokes were really bad, on the nose, obvious, lazy and confused the tone. They ruined the tension in the second half. Enter the clairvoyant type character. She was a bit over dramatic, but was much more plateable than the rest of her team. Which also made one wonder, again, why she would have herself be represented by such bumbling idiots. Regardless, shortly after she appeared, it was revealed that she knew the Dad because.... THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM AS A CHILD. Wow.... What a weak reveal and twist.... Now it's painfully obvious that the father will re-learn how to astral project so that he can go do battle with demons and save his child........ So dumb! I was over the movie at this point and was not looking forward to the resolution. Cheesy and dumb, and just took it too far. The root of the evil should have been grounded in something a bit more tangible than astral projection. My problem wasn't really the astral projection, it was more the whole thing where the dad went through the same thing, but his memory was wiped, so he had to do it to save his son was just really corny and the movie really wasn't scary after that. It'd been ruined. Also, the full reveal of the main demon creature was a bit disappointing. Kind of like a hooved Darth Maul, but he really needed to be much bigger and more menacing. At LEAST taller and more akin to his Nosferatu-esque shadow that appears earlier. All in all, their other efforts with the Paranormal Activity series are much more tense, they fall apart near the end too, but the tone was certainly more even throughout those movies. Still... the scariest and most frightening films I've ever seen are foreign. American's tend to pull their punches and go for the broad appeal or movies that lend themselves to franchises and multiple sequels.
Power Rangers (2017)
Was excited for a Power Rangers reboot, bu this ain't it...
We already need another reboot after this dumpster fire. I was a fan of the original power rangers when it aired, and only that show. Never watched any of the series beyond that. First of all, tons of back story and it takes forever for the good action to actually happen, thats fine and well, but I wasn't super interested in this particular backstory and when we finally got action it was underwhelming. Don't really care for the new treatment of the Green Ranger and Rita Repulsa being merged. The zords looked dumb and need to look more reminiscent of the original ones that actually looked like dinosaurs. The suits are dumb and look too alien. Alpha 5 drove me nuts, super annoying and, again, too alien and not enough robot. I felt like it couldn't decide what it wanted to be, some groaner jokes and then tried to be serious, but at the same time its supposed to be kinda corny... it always was and it's not realistic in any way. Look at the original Rita Repulsa, SUPER over the top. I feel like the teenage melodrama is just always difficult to watch. Super cringe, thats where I feel going less serious would have helped this move. Maybe more of a Scott Pilgrim vibe, balanced funny and awesome with a fun use of cgi.
I could go on, but no need. I was initially really excited for this, the trailers started the scare me off, but I eventually saw it... unfortunately.
Dumb, stupid, yuck, NO NO POWER RANGERS!
Reboot... take 2 please!
Manborg (2011)
Judged this by the cover and got burned
Should have known better, but just look at the poster! 2 stars is for the poster alone and 1 star for the thought and effort. Had Jason Eisener directed this, it probably would have ruled, and thats more the feel I was hoping for... or Kung Fury
This movie is just bad, I hate to say it, but basically unwatchable.
Enjoy the artwork, but save your time.