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Haunted Mansion (2023)
Very well done movie
I am not understanding most of the negative reviews here. It's a Disney movie so of course the humor could be perceived as corny. This isn't Saw its a Disney movie so they aren't trying to scare the bejesus out of you. Yes, it's a remake but unless you hold the original up as a classic that shouldn't be tampered with then you shouldn't have a problem with it.
The story follows a family that moves into a mansion where the ghosts follow you until you return. Various characters are brought into the mansion as the family trys to get rid of the ghosts. Each character brings their own expertise as they try to solve the mystery of the haunting.
If you liked movies like Hocus Pocus or the Addams Family, you will like this. It's light and fluffy and a great family halloween movie.
The Goldbergs (2013)
Guessing those of you who dont like...
Are people who grew up in single child homes. I grew up in a family of five and can relate a lot to the Goldbergs. I had friends who were either the only child or had 1 sibling and the family life was night and day. My friends who came from larger families noticed the same thing. I actually think that is part of the appeal because they live close quarters and have to interact with each other. For me it's a cozy feel that reminds me of home.
I watched almost every episode of 'That 70s Show' and to say they didn't make reference to the time period I laughable. The whole show is one pop culture reference after another. The only difference is that Adam was a late blooming boy who loved movies and the art of movie making. Maybe he should have wrote a sit com about it? Oh wait he effing did!!!
In the earlier years he spends a lot of time discussing and playing with his toys. There is not a guy I know of that age that doesn't have those same fond memories. It was somewhat the golden age for toys, kids tv, movies and cartoons.
People seem to have this disdain for it that I don't understand. What sit com or comedy show is anyway 'realistic'? Think about your favorite sit com and look at it objectively, I think you will find it is absurd in its on ways.
It's not meant to be a biographical account of Adam F Goldberg so it gives them liberty to splice trends within the show. I think adds an interesting dimension to the show. Sorry, I don't need a paint by numbers recreation of the 1980s, I lived it already.
My favorite part of the show is that I can watch AND enjoy it with my kids.
Creepshow: Skincrawlers/By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain (2019)
Garbage episode
Cheap affects and predictable boring stories. Definitely not one of their better episodes.
Castle Rock: Restore Hope (2019)
Worst episode yet.
This season has somewhat stumbled along with Annie Wilkes, the antagonist of Misery. This episode annoyed me to no end with the background of Tim Robbins character. Firstly, Robbins was almost 40 when the US was in Somalia. The idea of him being a foot soldier in Mogadishu is absurd. Secondly, the battle of the Mog took place within the slums of Mogadishu with a very heavily armed populace. During the night of that battle the US soldiers were hunkered down in vacant buildings getting shelled. They sure as hell didn't have the time to patrol affluent neighborhoods and arrest teenagers. This is not only lazy writing with a lack of fact checking but offensive to those that fought in that battle.
The Creepy Line (2018)
Pulling the curtain off FB and Google
I am not sure why so many seem to think this is so biased. The whole point of the documentary is to demonstrate how Google and Facebook are able to manipulate SOME people's opinion through their algorithms. It also shows how they sell information to various buyers through data collection. I am not sure how this falls into the 'conspiracy theory' but apparently it's too much for some viewers. Many of the supporting evidence has been corroborated by other news outlets. To believe that companies do not have agendas and are trying to be as profitable as possible is naive.
Caddyshack (1980)
snobs vs slobs
If you don't think this movie is funny you have no sense of humor or perhaps you are one of the snobs.
The Meg (2018)
Potential to be a decent movie
It is very clear that the writers of this movie no know nothing about sharks but I question if they have took ANY science classes ever.
The movie starts half way decent with a slow build of suspense. As the movie progresses and we continue to watch absurdity after absurdity we just care less and less about characters. After that it doesn't even work as a 'so bad its good' type of movie.
Jason Statham can't act so why he has so much dialogue is beyond me. Ditto for the female lead. The saddest part of the story is this could have been a decent movie with some tweaks.