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Pet Sematary (2019)
Can be compared with the original
Good movie. The story is a bit different. It didn't make any difference for me that was the girl the one who died. Gage was cute and the cat disgusting. The young teen that died in the hospital is a black guy now. Maybe that's how they play diversity. Jud doesn't give deeper details about the graveyard and doesn't tell as many stories as he did in the original. That's a bit lame. We'd love to have more details about everything. He gets killed by the girl. The wife gets killed by the girl (who buries her) and the wife kills the husband (that just left Gage in the car). Both mom and daughter buried dad and now we have a full zombie family... Wait... Gage... Yeah, it's not shown, but they got the poor kid. I liked it better the way he died in the original, rather than slaughtered by his own undead family. I'd actually like to see a version where this little guy doesn't die in the end.
Comparing both classic and modern movies, I'd say the classic is more emotional, focus a bit more on telling mode details about the graveyard (thus raising immersion). In the new one there's also more details about her sister's story and the trauma it generated.
- 1 - Less details about the story
- 1 - They saved Gage for no purpose. And they don't give much attention to Elle and Gage. So we don't care about them a lot. Just Gage, because he's cute.
- 1 - Less emotion (there's a family there, so we should be feeling very sad for them, not just horrified by a zombie story)
Not saying it's bad. It's not. Fun to watch. But kids could get a better development, just like the family itself. I'd watch again. I like the original better, overall, but the graphics surely put the new one ahead. The sound is also very good. I like the way the intro music sounds threatening. Puts in you in the mood for a real horror. Considering everything I could give 6 or 7. But I'll go 8, because despite all the problems, they focused on the horror, nasty visions and creepy visions. That's good enough for me.
Original = sentimental horror New Version = creepy horror
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
I don't understand the harsh reviews.
Really. What do people want? The story is loyal to the main story and it's following its path. And it's quite interesting in my opinion. I'm wanting to know what will happen after this one. I hope they make a new one. This movie is more of the same. Means it's good. You can trust me. If you haven't watched it don't give attention to those bad reviews. This is a good movie. What it didn't explain everything? It's not supposed to. We want more sequences. Still it explains a lot. People are not really patient. Reviews are so bad that I went to Netflix to watch it before I could buy it. Now I don't have a doubt. I'll get it to my collection. And I hope they keep up the good work.
Annabelle (2014)
Simple and good movie
I don't understand why people don't like this movie. Well, maybe I do. The same happened whit the Thai "Shutter" and its called "sequence" "Alone". The last movie is very good, but it has no direct connections with the first one. And it is frustrating, because of the expectations. The same happens with Annabelle. It's a good movie, with a very simple production. Story's OK, it's not a Chucky like story. I should say that the movie is so simple that I could have made it myself. One of the costumes was terrible. That's the only reason why I'm giving 8, because they had funds to do it better. But the Story's OK and there's something else: Annabelle actually exists. Search the Warrens' Museum before you watch the movie. It's a very nice add to the conjuring story (but not a sequence, neither a prequel, so don't expect any links).
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Philosophical Unimportant Try To... you know what, I don't know...
I still can't believe that I bought this movie in BD. The choices "The sound of the music" and "Guns of Navarone". I chose this. Maybe they wanted to show how Hollywood works (and sucks) sometimes. But I kept waiting for something to happen. I think I'll have to watch again. Maybe I'm missing something. Some parts are funny. Not very, very funny tho.
I would advise anyone that wants to watch it, that it is nothing more than philosophical stuff, that will make no sense for most of the audience. Maybe the biggest critic for this movie was the movie itself, as the bird man says that people doesn't wanna see philosophical bul****t. They wanna see things happen. They need someone to make them forget of their pathetic lives. That's what it was. A try to make a clever movie, that would make us think and feel like s**t after the movie ended with absolutely nothing happening. I wouldn't say that my reality is miserable, but I'd rather see something happening than spending sometime for clever non sense. And it's not about life or important things. It's about art/famous people/movie stars. Come on! We deserved something better. Give 2 for the funny parts. That's all. Wanna watch it? Be prepared for regret, when the movie ends.
San Andreas Quake (2015)
Uprising
The movie is so terrible, that the only good thing it has, is the idea. Acting was terrible. The story was poorly developed. You never come to see the real BIG disaster. It's too much talking and all kinds of non senses you don't wanna see in a movie. Cast: 0. Story: 0. Ending: -10. This movie would deserve a negative. As we can't give this vote, I'm giving a 1. I don't why they make a movie like this. There is a lot of advertisement and people will be revolted, paying to watch this. I never had to give a vote 1 and I am really surprised that something so awful could be produced in Hollywood. Believe me, you will spend more than 1 hour, just waiting for something BIG to happen. But it won't. I'd like to see the faces of the ones that invested in this production. They'll probably never make any profit from it.
Grave Encounters (2011)
Very Good Blair Witch Style!
In my opinion, it is a very good movie of the "Blair Witch Kind". I couldn't say anything bad. You'll find a claustrophobic environment in this movie, what is excellent in a good horror movie. I won't give details about the story, but, I tried to imagine myself in that situation.
I'd be very afflicted being in one old and closes psychiatric hospital, where so many people lived with their diseases and the violence of the treatments that they had then. If you just imagine what kind of world would live someone with violent visions, you feel bad. So the story explores this dark world and all that a huge and dark abandoned hospital could give.
I wasn't terrified, but I think that it is one of the few Hollywood horror movies that were successful.
Inception (2010)
Outstanding Production!
This is one of the best sci-fi movies I've ever seen. Remembers me "The Thirteenth Floor". The idea is the same, but the production and the screenplay are much better, in my opinion. It worths to watch this movie! As a collector, I'm not afraid to say that someone like me, that loves DVDs, BDs (not so much, due to price... not in USA, but here), must have this outstanding production on the shelf.
I won't reveal anything here, but it was a pretty good surprise to me, after years, to see Di Caprio acting well again. To who liked this movie, I recommend to watch "The Thirteenth Floor". After that, compare it. In fact the idea has some sense, even though it sounds crazy.
Conclusion: Very good movie. Very good screenplay. Very good cast. Excelente production.