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The Predator (2018)
ABSOLUTELY AWFUL.
Thought I'd give it a try as I liked 1 & 2.
Let me repeat what most are saying.
It's virtually a comedy, a parody.
The main characters are stereotypes often seen in really bad military movies. They must have needed the money badly to audition for this junk.
And when there's a child playing a main part, did the writers think about the crude language, would that child actor even be allowed to see the premiere???
But the really irritating parts are where the story does not connect with the following scene. The protaganists just appear at a shootout with no explanation as to how they got there unnoticed. As for the "surfing" on an alien space craft, please don't insult the intelligence of the viewer, no way would they hold on. And these scenes are typical of what the movie goers are meant to believe.
Without being full of bad language, this is a film for kids.
You've been warned!!!
Halloween Kills (2021)
PLEASE PLEASE WATCH ANYTHING ELSE.
Oh, it has an average of 5.5 on imdb. I'll give it a try.
After a lot of killing, groups of idiots find more dead bodies, they then say Michael did this!!!!!!! And they use these words a good 1/2 a dozen times.
I must say Michael did well to defeat 11 firemen all at once. Are you joking? Nope, he had a a fireplace poker. Please! The whole film is a shambles, it's obvious, boring, & just not even slightly realistic.
I was actually hoping Myers would get rid of the bad actors a little faster.
And someone explain to me how Myers ended up back in town for halloween, because you you'd be a fool to transport him on his favourite day of the year.
To sum up, the film is chaotic to extremes, the townsfolk are so stupid they should be on Scooby Doo, the script must have taken 1/2 an hour to finish, & I was more scared going Xmas shopping. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Acrimony (2018)
A Very Good Movie.
On other review sites, the pro critics absolutely destroyed this film.
I cannot believe why they did this because I was glued to the whole film. It's very well acted, the sets are great, & the story leaves you with a decision to make at its conclusion. I made mine, you may make the other, so it's a must watch for that reason alone.
It's also a movie with no dull parts to pad it out, it's done in a way that's believable. I could honestly see this happening in the real world. There are no heroes, the supporting cast just act as normal people which gives it an air of autheticity.
Thoroughly recommended.
Ignore the critics, otherwise you'll miss a great film.
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Brilliant.
A wealthy book collector sends Johnny Depp to find 2 other versions of a book he owns. The collector wants Depp to compare his own book with the 2 others & look for any differences, to find the authentic book. But the collector has a hidden agenda. He already knows that all 3 books have authetic parts. The images are signed LCF. These are genuine. To get the 9 pages, all 9 are harvested from the 3 books to give the genuine version, signed LCF. With these, the collector can summon the Devil (LCF).
But the Devil IS the mysterious woman who helps Depp throughout the film. See the final part, they make love and this is the image of the Devil on one of the 9 LCF pages. The woman is astride Depp just as the image shows. The only difference being the image shows this woman astride a beast from Hell. She has chosen Depp as her partner. The last scene is when Depp realises this & makes his way back to the castle to meet his destiny.
It really is a masterpiece. A must see!!
Smile (2022)
A unique story. Very watchable indeed!
I read the reviews 1st & saw the word "generic" many times. But I gave it a chance & I don't see a generic film here.
It is a descent into madness. Or is it? What will happen next? Will anyone help her? Will it have a good ending?
It's the uncertainty, it just draws you in. A bit like a mystery movie & a horror in one package.
The acting, production & story is top class. There may be the odd similarity to other horrors, but these are very few. Too few to be generic. The story is unique. And you don't know what's coming next. I didn't expect the ending. And I doubt most people will.
Good !!
Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Better Than I Thought.
First let me say I'm old enough to have seen the original with James Brolin when it was released.
And I always look at reviews before I watch any film. This got below average ratings. Yet the acting was good,the plot was good, & I enjoyed it. No, it's not all blood & guts,but so what, you know what's happening straight away. So you just enjoy the ride. It's not frightening, but it does make you wonder how it'll end. For a part of it, I thought the mother was possessed, because of her erratic behaviour.
I watched a new horror recently called X. Top reviews . It was awful. This was just better.
Risen (2021)
Don't Waste Your Time !!!
This film has such a great idea, it could be brilliant......BUT, it is so slow that it actually annoys you. It's like watching everything at half speed. They could have taken the whole film, boiled it down into 1/2 an hour, then used the time left to expand & create a story full of interesting ideas. Without spoiling it, the film is a bit like Independence Day, without any action. I didn't want super action scenes, but this has none. Then at the end we get what has happened. (If you can even believe that part, it's ridiculous.) And what a terrible, non interesting finale it is. PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. UTTERLY DISMAL.
The Pledge (2001)
A Missed Opportunity.
Let me explain. I was really enjoying the film. The acting was superb, the storyline was rivetting, I was rooting for Jack Nicholsons ex detective to prove his old police colleagues wrong when they were adamant that they had got their perpetrator. JN had made a promise to a bereaved family that he would catch the killer, hence the title. So everything is looking good for a solid ending, because JN is the hero. The final 10 minutes absolutely ruined it for me. We didn't find out who the killer was, why? Because as the killer is set to meet his/her latest victim, the killer crashes into a huge timber truck. And all we see are the charred remains of the killer. So although it did have a conclusion, I fealt let down, no one knows or even saw the killer. It left me with a feeling that the end was just so wrong. All it needed was the identity of the killer, or an arrest during the final stakeout. The killer's car was a Volvo estate. But you only see the car during the last 10 minutes. And how did the girl's mother know where the stakeout was? Another puzzle for me was where did JN get all of this money so he could buy the gas station. Did he get $20,000 a month as his police pension? The main suspect was played by Tom Noonan who is superb. It had to be him due to his height, it may have been his charred remains in the Volvo. But he drove a different vehicle throughout the film. And he was a genuine church preacher. Just like his mother had said. This film fell from a potential 9 stars to just 2 because the ending didn't happen as I imagined it would & should have. So all we are left with is a broken man (JN), people thinking he'd gone mad, & no real clue as to the killers identity.
The Wilding (2016)
Utter rubbish.
The Wilding: A family moves home to begin a new life, but are soon being haunted by strange visions.
1. A Family, NO. There are 3 families & only 2 have a slight connection. Family 3 has no connection.
2. Utter confusion, the plot does not gel. At least 3 different stories that you hope have a connection. NO!!!
3. Tremble with fear as 2 families are haunted by condensation on windows & mirrors. Hide behind the sofa as small pebbles appear at random in one house.
4. They hear ghostly voices, nothing that is sinister, just voices speaking random numbers. No explanation why.
5. A man turns up who knows secrets about a family, & he can help, but doesn't. Who is he? Again no explanation.
As others have said, the film has decent acting & production values. BUT.... is there a person on earth that can link the 3 families & explain the haunting visions.
You will wait for ever before anything strange happens, only the first 5 minutes are sinister. The story line is so confusing & how can this be classed as a horror film?
If you see it through to the big climax, well forget it, there isn't one. It leaves viewers with more questions than answers. And suddenly the credits roll, there is no ending.
This has all the elements to be great, but it's just a complete mess, please avoid it if you like an ending with answers, because there are none.
A complete waste of your valuable time.
I will now look at reviews before watching anything else.
The worst "Horror" I've ever seen, trust me.