Reviews

I wanna start this review by saying I am a die hard Halloween fan. The original film is my favorite movie of all time and I am a big collector of Michael Myers memorabilia. So for that reason, I am partial to this franchise and decided to cut it some slack by giving it a 5. But overall, this was a disappointment. The movie mostly follows a new character named Corey that I guess we are supposed to care about somehow? He starts out as a quiet guy being harassed for accidentally killing the kid he babysat, then in the span of two days decides he wants to become the next Michael Myers. Even rides his stupid bike down to the sewers where Michael has been living for the last three years (?) and asks him to "teach him how to do it". This was the stupidest possible thing they could have done in this movie in my opinion. Like what? So now Michael Myers has become Corey's Yoda and tag teams it with him to teach him how to kill. There is a lot more wrong with this movie. The serious lack of Michael in his OWN final movie, the character annihilation of Allyson who becomes a complete idiot because she's fallen in love with crazy Corey after knowing him for all of two days, the fact that roughly 30% of the movie is just the townspeople harassing Laurie and Corey, the list goes on. The last 30 minutes were a pleasant surprise only because they headed in a different direction than I thought they were going to, and for that I am so thankful. I thought for sure they were going to end it with Corey becoming the new Haddonfield Boogieman and reatreating to that abandoned house just like Michael did in the very first film. Thankfully, Corey dies, yay finally! And we finally get to see the final showdown between Michael and Laurie, which is what we all came here for. I know a lot of people were underwhelmed by the final fight, but I enjoyed it. Compared to the rest of this dumpster fire movie, that scene was Academy Award gold. That should tell you something. I just do not understand why the writers and DGG took this direction with this horrible Corey character. You feel bad for him for all of 15 minutes before he becomes the most annoying antagonist possible. They couldn't have come up with anything else? Really? No wonder it's ending, it's pretty clear that they are completely out of ideas. I don't want to say that they didn't pay tribute to the fans, as there were some cool references and scenes with Michael. Overall though, it just felt like a disservice and I'm glad that other fans feel the same way. Jamie Lee Curtis was great (as usual), and I liked that they included her a lot more in this movie than they did in Kills. Scenes with the real Michael (not the wannabe copycat) were fun. I'd say those sum up the positives. The rest was garbage.

I enjoyed the first season of Euphoria, but man is it obvious that Sam Levinson has zero idea what he was doing or where he was going this season. I'm genuinely baffled by the amount of reviews each episode saying "best episode so far". Is it really? Nothing happens. All we see are characters losing their minds dancing around while a good song plays over the scene. Just because they play good music and flash pretty colors that equates to quality writing? The acting is still good, Sydney Sweeney did a great job with what she was given, but this whole show is just getting annoying. It's so over the top and unnecessary with the amount of genitals and nudity they show. Like the scene with Cal in the foyer. Did we really need to see that? He could have given that same speech with his genitals INSIDE his pants and it would've had the same exact effect on the audience. But no, I forgot I was watching Euphoria where a message can't be conveyed to an audience without showing them something disgusting and repulsive along with it. It's becoming more and more apparent that the writers rely a lot on shock value to entertain their audience instead of an actual good story. There's no clear narrative structure at all and it's becoming a jumbled mess of chaos. It's certainly not the worst show on television, but it's definitely overhyped. I think the only reason it still has such a good response is because people got hooked last season, and now can't accept that the show went in the crapper so fast. We're only halfway through the season so I do have hope that it will improve, but so far this season is very all over the place and is becoming boring to watch. It's the same things every week. Rue does more drugs, Cassie cries, Nate yells, a shot of Rue in the backseat of a car, Maddy just laying by the pool when she's supposed to be babysitting, and Kat hating her boyfriend. I can't imagine where else this show could possibly go after this season. There's no longevity, and most of the characters really aren't that interesting anymore. Let's just have it end with a meteor crashing into their high school and call it a day.

What did I just watch? This episode felt so weird and disarranged. At first I thought perhaps I was being nit-picky but after reading other reviews on here, I'm so glad to see i'm not alone. The worst thing about this episode was the random teenage biker gang who steal water from a street vendor but can somehow afford to have brand new rainbow colored bikes on the barren desert planet of tatooine? Their characters are so distracting and out of place for the Star Wars universe. They look like a weird underground techno punk band. Boba is also not nearly as intimidating or badass as he should be. No wonder no one respects him. What does he even do besides have nightmares in his bacta tank? And how does it make sense that he would hire a group of teenage criminals whom he hasn't even known for two minutes? Just because that girl with too much eyeliner had a conversation with him that means she "has guts"? Big deal. The chase scene was also painful to watch. The bikes moved so slow and the special effects were so bad that I had to stop myself from laughing at it because I didn't want to ruin the show for my little brother who was enjoying it. I also found it convenient how quickly the issue with the Hutts was resolved, as they quite literally just show up at Boba's doorstep to apologize, give him a depressed baby rancor, and leave the planet for good. What was the point of even introducing them and their territorial conflict to begin with then? If I'm being honest I don't think I'll be able to watch the rest of the show if that dumb biker gang is going to be in it. I can't take them seriously and it's baffling to me that the brilliant minds who wrote The Mandalorian would approve this garbage to be shown to their audience. The strongest parts of the show have been the flashbacks that actually give us some insight into Boba's character and his backstory, where they actually portray him as a noble warrior with depth and a fierceness to protect. I hope the next episode bounces back to more of what we saw in chapter 2, because this one stunk of bantha crap.

As a huge Doctor Strange fan who is more than ready for more of the multiverse, I had very high expectations for No Way Home. Unfortunately, it was a let down. Sure it caters to fans with some nostalgic moments, but relies way way way too much on the fan service while lacking in pretty much all other areas. The story was all over the place, pacing was very wishy-washy, and the writing was horrendous for the most part. It felt very childish and cheap at a lot of moments with jokes that just did not land at all and some super corny dialogue. My best friend and I were genuinely confused at the amount of laughs, cheers, and claps from our audience in the theater tonight (and we are both very big Marvel fans, my best friend being a long-time, devoted spidey fan). So believe me when I tell you that we really wanted to love this movie. Honestly our favorite part of the entire film was the post-credits features. If anything, this movie only further solidified my belief that Tom Holland is the weakest of the Spider-Mans. Not necessarily his fault, but rather the fault of the writers for trying way too hard to make him a quirky, shy, stuttery, awkward teenager and not giving him any real development or depth to his character aside from maybe the two seconds after May's death and his fight with Osborn where we see a glimpse of a dark side in him, but that's it. Additionally, killing off May was just so lame. It reeked of "we need to kill off a character for some kind of shock value but not anyone too important". Another moment that I don't understand is when Toby is seemingly fatally injured in a sudden and surprising moment towards the end of the film, but then is all of a sudden okay a few minutes later? There were just too many moments that felt like it was relying on audience reactions and surprise in order to come across as a good movie. I think the main reason it is receiving such praise right now is because of the current hype around Andrew and Toby reprising their roles (which was great fun don't get me wrong), but in the long run didn't feel like it served much of a purpose to the actual story beyond wanting to drop a bombshell on fans. By the fifth conversation/conflict about how Peter can "cure" the villains and save the world, the entire movie became a jumbled and chaotic mess. Interesting concept but executed poorly.

I'll start by saying that visually, this movie is stunning and it has some moments of great acting. That's about the extent of the positives. As an avid fan of A24, I was very excited for The Green Knight and tried to go into it with as open a mind as possible. I wasn't expecting a horror or action movie. I went in simply expecting to be told a story. I anticipated that it would be on the slower side, but wow. I feel so guilty for saying this seeing as so many people loved the film, but it was way too boring for me to enjoy. I have loved the slow-burn approach that A24 has taken with other movies like The Witch and The Lighthouse, but The Green Knight just didn't have enough substance to keep me engaged in what was going on. Every time something significant seemed to happen, it would be followed by an agonizingly long shot of a forest with loud, eerie music playing over it. Furthermore, this movie is DARK. Like literally dark. I couldn't see who was on the screen or what was happening for at least 30% of the movie. As for the other 70% that I could actually see, I had literally no idea what was going on. What's the meaning of those giant gray naked people? Why did everyone want to kiss Dev Patel? Beats me. Maybe that's my fault because i'm not very familiar with the story of Gawain and the Green Knight, but I consider myself a generally thoughtful person who makes an effort to understand complex films. I spent the entire drive home mentally analyzing this movie and still had no idea what any of it meant until I read some online articles explaining the story. I really wanted to love this movie and I wish I could understand why it is receiving such praise, but both my friend and I left the theater feeling very underwhelmed and sleepy. I've also noticed that a lot of these rave reviews are coming from people who are likely pretentious arthouse film lovers who somehow think they are better than everyone else, since they all seem to think that anyone who didn't enjoy this movie is ultimately "unintelligent". As one review states, "all negative reviews are from people who should have stayed home with a bud light and watched South Park". Well I hate both South Park and beer and still found this film boring, as did the four or so people who walked out of my theater.

This movie is so unbelievably bad it's a joke. I only watched it because it's free on HBO Max, so thank heavens I didn't waste a single cent on this abomination disguised as a "film". Characters have no meaning or purpose besides the little girl. All of this happens just for some middle schoolers to spill a drink on a circuit board to defeat a robot godzilla? I could have come up with a better story/script in my sleep. Skip this cash-grab garbage.

I'm not someone who is easily offended or grossed out. I have always loved horror movies. I have appreciation for controversial movies like Cannibal Holocaust, Straw Dogs, A Clockwork Orange, etc. But believe me when I tell you that you will gain absolutely nothing from watching this movie. It's sick. There is nothing poetic or artistic about the sexual assault of newborns and young children. The fact that somebody actually sat down, wrote this, and made it into a film is beyond disturbing and concerning. Please take this as a warning. There are things in this movie that you can simply never unsee or forget. It will haunt you in the worst way possible. I wouldn't recommend this movie to my worst enemy. My advice to people who found this film entertaining: seek therapy.

I cannot seem to wrap my head around why this movie has such decent ratings. It was boring boring boring and contributed nothing refreshing whatsoever to the christmas/horror genre. The "antagonist", aka a 12 year old kid who is somehow able to hold people twice his size as hostages, is beyond annoying and pretty much unbearable to watch. I decided to watch it after reading a bunch of reviews about how great the "twist" is. Let me be the one to tell you, the twist is wildly underwhelming and absolutely not worth sitting through this garbage fest. I turned it off with about 30 minutes left, as I couldn't take the stupidity anymore. If you want to watch a good Christmas-themed horror movie, watch Krampus or the original Black Christmas. Not this.