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The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020)
Banal writing
Lazy writing where everyone dies in the end. The mark of an unimaginative hack writer. I've seen far too many so called 'horror stories' that are unoriginal and a total, utter waste of time. I had hoped for a clever ending. Something to make me think. But, Oh, no! Everyone dies at the end.
That's just so amateurish and of lower grade that a 10 year old writing fan fiction.
When will writers wake up to the fact that everyone dying in the end is not 'horror' but a lazy cop out.
I think on films and series I've watched over the years and wonder where the writers get the idea that killing everyone off in the end is the ultimate horror?
They could have had a clever twist at the end. If I'm honest, I've forgotten what the film was about. Some people getting killed by the end, I suppose. No, sorry. I truly am let down by this hack script.
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Borefest
The film was boring right from the onset. I decided to give it a chance and wished I hadn't. There were too many, 'why did they do that it was pointless?' or 'how silly.' moments to count. The ending was very poor and seemed rushed, just to end the borefest. On the plus side some of the direction was quite effective. This is time that I will never get back. The Balkan character was quite wooden in a rubbish Bond villain way. The Depp character didn't give me any reason to care or be invested in him. He was devoid of all personality. Quite unrealistic on a massive scale. Nope. Not one for me. I just regret wasting my time.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Snorefest
I always loved the Hammer Horror genre. Then there was this. Oh, dear. Dracula was a very amateur character with obvious makeup. In fact, so much make-up, badly applied, I couldn't concentrate on the boring, overplayed, hack dialogue. I couldn't continue watching this snorefest and nodded off. Just as well, there are far less silly things to watch.
This of course doesn't overshadow Peter Cushing, who was the best. If not for him, this load of old tripe would have had no interest at all.
Catweazle (2021)
Language barrier
I have fond memories of the original 2 series back in '69 - 70. My grandchildren watch the show from the DVD box set I bought them. They actually really enjoy it. As you would.
I enjoyed this film from the little German I can understand. It was a jolly romp from start to end.
I see some folks didn't like it and that is fine. That's how we are. We all have the right to opinion although in 2022 it doesn't seem allowed.
.......but it is a kid's film after all. What do you expect?
If there was a version with English subs or voice overs, I might see the story differently.
I'm just a tad concerned that the Carpenter Estate were not consulted or asked for permission to use Kit Carpenter's character. If they were not consulted and have not benefitted from this then this is a real concern.
Perhaps we should have had either a 3rd series or a British film if the Carpenter estate was willing.
Or perhaps Catweazle was perfect just with the 2 series and left at that.