A little boring in parts, a little creepy in parts.
Things seem to fail more often than not, and even when they “work” you wonder how long a couple that met maybe three times before getting married will stay together.
Moral of the story, IMPO: It ain’t worth it.
It’s a tolerable watch, but nothing all that good.
Grade: D
Amy talks about sex n’ stuff for a while.
Monumental letdown after Louis C.K. – she’s not that funny, and her serious commentary is generic at best.
Grade: D
Louis’s still got his edge; I was worried.
If you don’t like edgy/tasteless, stay away.
There are a few bits that miss but overall it’s good, clever, and utterly tasteless.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him more tasteless, actually. I chalk it up to two things…just guesses, but here they are:
1) He’s pissed off and bitter.
2) He’s pushing as far as he can while still making people laugh; it’s sort of like this is Louis’s version of Chapman/Cleese saying “Let’s see how offensive we can be…I mean, let’s PUSH IT” via the ‘Undertaker Sketch’.
Best bits:
Baby killing rant
Anti-Love rant
Elegant fingering
Dick sniffing
Grade: B
Updated:
Night Of The Living Deb
Speaking of serial killer fascination…
Lilith sums up sociopaths and why rebound-dating is bad:
“So, essentially, Frasier was a toy you played with briefly and then threw away; a fellow human being whose emotions you twisted for your own satisfaction, with no consideration for his feelings.”
See title for description.
A few strong reactions:
– Creepy as H@LL
– Appalling and riveting at the same time
Shawcross is obviously evil, but you EXPECT that; he’s a serial killer.
You also expect the celebrity fan mail he receives, given the dark side of people.
But if you’re pretty d@mn horrified by his long-lost daughter’s
offhand commentary/relationship with him, let’s just say you’re not alone.
Not for weak stomachs.
Grade: C+
It’s a zombie movie. Not a “flick”, it’s too good for that, at least.
But how good? Well…
If all you’re looking for is “zombie” “action” (together and apart), you can watch this without the subtitles and probably be suitably impressed.
The FX are certainly convincing, and the scope is pretty darn impressive.
As I wrote BEFORE I read it echoed in an existing review (NYAH!), it’s very similar to ‘World War Z’ in that respect. The zombies are ENRAGED, and they move as a mass of rage; convincingly, relentlessly…not quite the epic visual of the WWZ wall-climb, but there’s some very worthwhile visuals here if you like somewhat grotesque and wave-of-zombie.
So on the zombie/action front, no problem at all, absolutely none.
Now, on the acting/dialogue front…
The acting is ok for the most part; they seem to do the best they can with what they’re given.
But the dialogue at times is hokey, cliche, and/or purely unbelievable. And there’s only so much you can do when your lines suck. It’s too much to fully suspend disbelief, and therefore too much to truly feel emotionally involved.
It’s good enough to hold interest…and there are SOME genuinely touching/realistic moments…but it could have used a re-write or two.
The other problem is continuity. Sometimes, the change is INSTANT. Other times, there’s plenty of time for a long, drawn-out meant-to-be-dramatic scene that is instead sappy because of said flaw. I mean, I get stretching a pattern a little, but sometimes it just goes too far against the established grain.
There’s some interesting messages (really), and I’d like to like this more than I do, but the writing just holds it back too much.
Gotta admit though, especially in relation to ‘Night’, the ending is pretty cool.
Worth a watch for zombie/infected fans.
Grade: C-
SPOILER ALERT: Ending Revealed. But who cares?
A bunch of unfunny jokes, boring stories, and dumba$$ illustrations filling time while a group of people dig a big hole looking for ‘E.T.’ cartridges.
I mean, I knew it was going to MENTION ‘E.T.’, but I thought it would be much more about the actual demise of Atari…you know, exactly WHY, HOW, etc…
Very little of that, lots of dirt and sh1tty references.
And they find some cartridges. Oh joy.
Grade: F
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And don’t think it wasn’t a little slice of Heaven. Cuz it wasn’t.
Sort of interesting in parts, but the premise is incredibly stupid:
The Earth MUST accept peaceful conduct. If not, it’ll be DESTROYED!!!
Huh? I get the point the movie’s trying to make, but that’s absurd.
Also absurd (and inhuman, and fascist, and morality-destroying) is the “system” developed by Klaatu and his kind.
Well-made enough to remain an object of mild interest, but for me the most enjoyable part is the pre-‘Army Of Darkness’ quote anticipation, and a greater understanding of why Ash should have paid a bit more attention. Cough.
Inspirational Quote: “Klaatu barada nikto.”
Grade: D
Come to think of it, please don’t tell me about your music.
But note me if you know a good thing to watch.
Oh, and did some cleanup on the MST3K section.
Grimmsy Grimmling: On hiatus. Oh well, it’ll always be my ‘The Room’.
Semper Puppy Radio: Doing…ok.
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Minority Report
Review edit, no grade change.
Mockumentary of a “regular family” and how they deal with one of them being a zombie.
Basically it’s done as everyone and everything involved being “normal”, typical real-documentary-ish, except for the ZOMBIE IN THE HOUSE.
Interesting “idea”…but the first half of the movie is pretty much jokes that fall flat, “observations” that are obvious/dull/have already been made, and tedium.
About halfway through it starts to get more interesting: the local morgue forgets basic Zombie 101, the mother gets more and more insane in her devotion, and – and this is my favorite part – the cameraman has to have one of his hands chopped off to prevent “infection”, and that becomes a bit of a running gag (the father complaining about blood on his floor, the cameraman dutifully washing off his bloody stump, the unsteady-cam but otherwise admirable camera-duty devotion, some finger jokes).
So the second half is more weird-creepy as opposed to weird-boring. And there’s definitely a few scenes you might like if that’s your thing.
But eventually even that devolves into the usual, generic, no-more-ideas zombie gore sh1t.
Recommendation: If you like creepy sh1t/zombie movies, skip about halfway in and see what you think. Turn it off when it gets relentlessly gory, cuz that’s all that’s left.
Inspirational Quote: “There’s nothin’ that woman wouldn’t give for her children.”
Grade: D
I grade on the system I was graded on as a wee one. It’s pretty simple:
A’s are 90-100 equivalent.
B’s are 80-89 equivalent.
C’s are 70-79 equivalent.
D’s are 60-69 equivalent (I’m expanding slightly here).
An F is under 60.
An F- is WELL under 60.
A C-for-horrificness is REALLY REALLY WELL under 60.
And further:
A+ = Brilliant, truly great
A = Great
A- = Extremely good
B+ = Very good
B = Good
B- = Pretty good
C+ = Above average
C = Average
C- = Below average
D+ = Below average/Unsatisfactory
D = Unsatisfactory
D- = Very unsatisfactory
F = Failure
F- = Complete failure
So you see, unlike critics who pan a movie and then give it 2 1/2 stars, the actual grade reflects the actual quality of the film.
So if you see an absolutely wretched movie (as explained in the REVIEW) graded “C” or “C-“, that means that QUALITY-wise, it’s lower than an F-. It also means that I like watching TRULY terrible films, and as far as terrible goes, this one’s a keeper.
And I don’t understand how people can get upset (and they have) at getting a B-.
A B- is exactly what it was defined as when I got them: Pretty Good.
To give a B- to something you don’t like is just stupid.
I mean, EVERY FCKEN MOVIE on review sites is at least 5.something out of 10. It’s like 1 through 4 don’t exist. If you hate a movie, don’t give it 5 f@cking stars out of 10. Give it 1. Because, you know, it’s REALLY REALLY bad. It’s on the LOW end. Not the MIDDLE …the LOW end.
So if I give a movie a D, that means exactly what it meant for me: “Unsatisfactory”.
It doesn’t mean “Abysmal failure”. It means: I grade according to actual grades.
Even in terms of F’s, there’s a HUGE variance.
Everything from 60-100 is NOT an F.
Everything from 0-59 IS an F/F-.
That means…there is MORE variation possible in failures than in non-failures.
It means…it’s HARDER to go from a 59 (F) to a 0 (Sub F-) than it is to go from a 60 (D-) to a 100 (A+).
It also means some F’s (59) are a LOT closer to not being failures than others (0).
What’s the difference, you might ask?
Well, if you show up for a test, do your best, but just do really badly and get a 59, you get an F.
If you show up for a test, sit there and draw smilie faces and “Fck you” for answers and get a 0…you get an F.
Not quite the same.
See how that works?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lottery
Should have been a Twilight Zone episode. It could have ranked right up there with ‘It’s A Good Life’.
Ah, those were the days…
Tommy Wiseau looks sort of like what I imagine Peter Steele would look like right now.
It’s not often I can say this, but *I* could make a better movie than this. So could you.
I prefer more artistic wretched failures: ‘Troll 2’, ‘Hobo With A Shotgun’, and so on.
But this is fun to watch, knowing you have X amount of time to laugh/chuckle/shake your head/cover your eyes/go OH GAWD and, of course, revel in the fact that your life can’t possibly be as bad as this movie.
10:19 – Is that in the script, or is she guiding the other actress?
Note: Brains can only be blown out if said person has brains.
Inspirational Quote: “I’m gonna do what I wanna do, and that’s it. What do you think I should do?”
IQ2: “So, I mean, what’s the interesting part?”
Grade: C (F- adjusted for horrificness)
Netflix Streaming, I am not amused.
Well, be fair, I am a little. Is this SUPPOSED to be funny?
People LIKE this?
What a load of sh1t.
The “idea” here was to make money – it’s dumb, it’s badly acted, it’s badly written, it’s utterly unbelievable, and it’s not scary for a second.
Just an absolutely wretched “horror” film.
Upped a notch cuz you might laugh at it.
I’ve had worse dates.
Hardest part of review: spending the time to confirm how many S’s are in the word “abysmal”. I was right.
Let THIS – be a warning – to YOU.
Grade: F
Shop Name: “By Grabthar’s Hammer… what a savings.”
The ellipsis is what makes it really work.
FAIR USE: CRITICISM – A clip that’s really… great.
A must-read if you want nothing to EVER be a must-read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
Ok so supposedly this is another mediocre, failed H.P. adaptation.
But before that…
Some people complain about the main character being gay; a “highly liked” review ends with the GHASTLY notion that this might leave people with the idea that Lovecraft was gay!!!
WHO GIVES A SH!T??? WTF does sexuality have to do with Lovecraft’s notion that people don’t have the SLIGHTEST idea what is really going on, that humanity is just a tiny speck in the cosmic scheme of (bigger, better, more powerful, more intelligent, etc…) things?
Answer: Nothing.
Oh, but H.P. was notoriously bigoted (see “miscegenation”), so it’s not a HUGE surprise that some of his fans are as well.
ANYHOO…as to the MOVIE…you know, the parts that MATTER…
It’s a mediocre adaptation of Lovecraft. BUT…and this is the point…it’s a very admirable, attempts-to-get-it-right adaptation.
And when I say get “it” right, it = the mood. See ‘ITMOM’.
It does about as well, I think, as a low-budget movie with no “name” actors and no real FX can do with the story.
Is that enough? No. But it does have its good points, and it’s not some cheezy cr@pfest like a lot of “Lovecraftian” sh1t films are.
The lead is actually pretty good…the family “drama” seems at least tolerably genuine and his acting is convincing throughout.
The creepiness seems to build slowly (LIKE IT SHOULD)…it’s not some stupid cheezy sh1t just THROWN at you (GASP! THRILLS! CHILLS! EXPLOSIVE! A MUST SEE!)
…and it actually IS *kinda* creepy, at times. Seems like it might have ripped a few movies here and there, but GOOD rips. ITMOM, for instance.
The ending is…interesting, and appropriately at-least-ambiguous-dark.
Grade: D+
Narrated-in-rhyme short animated film.
Creepy tale about a kid who eats junk food, then gets into really junky not-food.
Very visually creepy, and gets pretty dark.
It seems to be affectionately made for someone…
It’s interesting, I think…and it’s short. Worth a watch.
Now let’s get a f@cken snack!
Grade: B-
Cool.
Interesting short film/cartoon.
It’s about…balance.
Nice message to it, when you think about it.
Heavy, man.
5:33 – HAIKIBA!
Grade: B-
Animated short film.
Good animation, good background score.
Creepyish look to it.
It’s somewhat interesting to think about. Abstract, and all.
Grade: C-
Updated: Memento