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Late Night with the Devil (2023)
Average.
It had lots of build up that lead to nothing, I was expecting more with the person in the skeleton costume than just (maybe) being a member of The Grove. For every nostalgic thing this movie nails- and I do mean that, there are things about the era that they got exactly right about watching late night television in the 70's and early 80's, they also fumble with poor cgi effects that simply do not fit. The cast is good, their performances are never disruptive to the themes and story. The script they have to work with was sometimes insulting and felt that they were writing to make sure the lowest of bobble-headed nimrods could understand what was going on. Throw in a silly ambiguous ending and sadly, very few scares, and I would have to tell people to pass on this extremely over hyped film.
Premutos - Der gefallene Engel (1997)
A fun gorefest
I had a lot of fun watching Premutos. Is this a film I would tell horror fans to watch? Likely, yes. The gore is fun, sloppy, low budget, and at times very well done. The plot is about the return of a centuries-old fallen angel named Premutos, and his army of the undead. Premutos' history is told through flashbacks which were some of my favorite parts of the film.
However, a dinner/birthday party is played out way too long. Pacing is the main enemy of a Premutos viewing. For all the lunacy the first half hour brings, the dinner party brings the film to a near halt; I did not mind my cat wanting attention and getting in my face. None of those characters come across as likable, but you also don't exactly hate them either (except one). A super gross booger scene almost steals the spotlight from all the mangled corpses you see throughout the movie. A wicked transformation scene leads into an army of the undead attacking the town and dinner party. The dinner party battle is very long, repetitive, silly (I do need to add there is a ton of comedy in this this film, having watched No Reason first I was suprised by this) and nonsensical. Premutos is not in these scenes for very long.
Overall, it's worth seeing once. I will likely watch this again, but I can see it being a one and done for most horror fans. I can definately say I am a fan of Olaf's work, The Burning Moon is next up on my list. To wrap this "review" up, the near 120 minute runtime really could be cut to a frantic 75 to 95 minute film that would be relentless and paced so much better. Please forgive any typos I may have missed, and thank you for reading!
No Reason (2010)
Absolutely flawed, yet deep, weird and gross. Loved it.
There are aspects of this film that make it impossible to recommend to literally anyone. The extreme gore alone would turn most off. Add in near pornographic fetish sex and a lead actress that is entirely naked for about seventy percent of the film, and it's very easy to see why anyone would rate this a one or a zero. It's easy to tell at times-despite it being a German language film-that some of the cast are not great actors. I won't spoil any actual plot points, but am marking it for spoilers in case you want to see this one with zero knowlege of the actual content. The idea around color and redemption, the possibility of endless torment being up to the deceased, and the levels of hell you have to endure to achieve enlightenment are very interesting. It also gives a sense of hopelessness and dread that can be difficult to convey without it coming across as silly or pretentious. The gore effects range from very bad to disturbing, bad as in "that looks terrible". So be aware that there is a very good chance that this film was made for the director only. If you're feeling brave, go for it. If you're easily bothered absolutely forget it.
Villains (2019)
Great acting in an otherwise underwhelming story.
There seems to be a trend of streaming movies with great trailers, that would otherwise be buried on multi film dvds if those were still made. All four of the main cast are amazing actors, and give their all. It's lacking in creating an engaging story, by the time it wraps it feels like you've watched a movie. I feel the best way to watch this one is to view it with a "this is what I would have done different" mentality. So I'm still needing a few more characters to wrap this underwhelming review up. I do go back through and re-read before posting, and yet still miss typos and my sentence structure is in need of honing. We did it, I can post this review now. Thanks for reading!
The Other Sister (1999)
"Putting disabled people in the picture"
Please watch the Youtube channel S. Y. M. O., a.k.a Shoot Your Mouth Off. Skits, music videos, films, all very well made and a lot of fun. They deserve much more views than what they get.
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything (2020)
Eric slays!
I laughed through the whole thing and I'm an entirely sober person. It borderlines on surreal at times, this may be one of Netflix's best stand up specials.
Eddie Pepitone: For the Masses (2020)
Cruel and hilarious
Eddie is king. Not for the easily offended. Filmed pre-covid, he is able to make how horrible the world is into something very funny. I needed that. Thank you Eddie.