THE LAZARUS EFFECT- I don't remember much at all about FLATLINERS but it's basically this? I liked the first hour but the last 30 minutes kind of fell apart. It felt like they had other ideas that got left on the cutting room floor. I remember reading one of Slater's earlier horror scripts back in the CHUD days and it was really creepy so I'm curious what happened here.
CREEP- I guess I was feeling for a Mark Duplass double feature. This movie does pretty much go where you think it will. It starts at unsettling and ends at totally fucked up. I was going to match my daughter and go as a Hogwarts student for Halloween but now I might need to be Peachfuzz. Who wants a tubbie?
It was ok. The first part is still super fun, but it quickly loses the fun factor for a more complex story with the alternate timeline. It's intellectually interesting, but it doesn't carry the same vibe as the first half, nor the first flick.
it's biggest weakness is the fact that the ending is weak, leading to the 3rd with a shitty preview.
It's definitely the weakest of the three. The darkness (emotionally, not visually) still bothers me. Like it went too far to show that Biff was an awful garbage person.
I hate it for the same reason that I hate THE GOONIES: it's nothing but noise noise noise noise yelling noise yelling yelling noise. The concept behind the film is just fine, and there are many clever plot elements throughout the film but I'll be damned if any of them bring me any enjoyment over the NOISE NOISE NOISE.
Originally posted by Martin
Who the fuck is Kellan Lutz?
Originally posted by gravedigger
Basically what I'm saying is that, based on what I've watched so far, we should all listen to Matt more often.
Originally posted by Martin
And who the FUCK is Peaches Geldof?
Kellan Lutz's girlfriend?
A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST- I'd say a good 85% of the funny jokes were in the trailer. As great as I thought Charlize was in this, you feel every minute of the two hours. This is not what I would call a fast-paced comedy.
I kind of liked A Million Ways To Die In The West, but yeah, it does feel like a two hour movie and some of the jokes needed to be pared down a bit. Theron did a great job though.
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR - Liked it quite a bit, and a pretty good follow up to the original. All the stories sucked me in, and everybody involved did a bang up job with the material, even Alba's Nancy character. I did mis Clive Owen as Dwight, though Brolin did a good job. Needed to have a bit more substance to the stories though, and Eva Green's easily the MVP in this.
Some of the CGI needed some work, there's a lot of bouncing around time-wise, especially compared to how everything fits in with the first movie (this newer movie is all prequel stuff). Worth a viewing.
VHS: VIRAL - had to watch this based on Rerb and Ceej's review a few podcasts ago. The magician's cloak and alternate reality stories were great, as was the skateboard punk stuff (very brutal shit there). Still have to watch the second flick, but this film's a good addition to the franchise - heavy on the grue and nastiness, which is only a good thing for the genre. Hope more sequels are on the way.
Next up - JUPITER ASCENDING. Got it on my DVR, just gotta find some time to watch it.
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