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Had to find my bearings after starting this film

Now I remember. I started and may have even finished Terrifier and might not have even seen the second film in the series. It was kind of kooky film, but for some reason, I never categorically finished any of the Terrifier films, quite possibly because Jenna Kanell who, according to the Internet, is the great socialist, ecofeminist (WTF that is), vegan lesbian, bi-sexual or whatever we have these days actress, sporting the short man-boy haircut.

Even after posting this review, I just couldn't place how or where I knew of Jenna Kanell. I really knew a lot about her, except that she was this big lesbian socialist. Then it hit me. I must have surfed to a non-lesbian related website that featured her and she's downright gorgeous without the awful haircut. Why do that to yourself? Fine if you're a woman who likes women, but we humans kind of enjoy looking nice, right?

Anyhow, I got to the part in Faceless After Dark where Jenna is in the sack with her Asian girl lover. Bluuch. Poor Jenna. Partisan politics stole her beauty. Wait. Aren't socialists inherently ugly? Like they spent 10 years in the gulag? The scene here is pure propaganda since no healthy man will find that a sexy one. Off you go.

An emotional downer worth a re-watch

I wanted to re-watch Paris, Texas for a while now since I remembered that I liked the film, but none of the plot. Must have watched it a long time ago. It's an emotional downer, for sure. Not much to be happy about, but a whole lot to think about. Zero films today are made with such subtle - and not so subtle - flaws in their characters and with an ending that's not completely ambiguous. It's a great film that provides enough to think about without falling into the film-school scholar or, worse yet, hipster pontificator, zone. Paris, Texas is worth the re-watch.

I don't believe there is anything woke here. The casting diversity doesn't seem to be out of hand with the population ethnicity of New Zealand. The acting is great the humor is on point, well written and delivered. I found it one of the funnier movies I've seen in a while. It's a little on the cheesy side but it's a 2011 rom-com what do you expect. There is a nice balance where sometimes it goes right to the edge with a goofy scene but doesn't cross that line where it becomes to much and turns into stupidity (like a lot of modern comedies). A soundtrack mostly by Queen with an unexpectedly hilarious end credits sequence as a bonus to wrap it all up.

This is one of those dark comedy crime drama movies where everything is a comedy of errors and coincidence. It's pretty middle of the road as far as these go. It's not really very funny though. The acting is ok but it's one of those movie where everybody is an idiot and keeps doing the stupidest things possible to keep unnecessarily escalating the situation. It's all get a little annoying after a while and everything starts really stretching the believability. I was getting pretty bored with it by the end but it's not the worst movie of it's kind. As for woke there is the now required mixed race couple and selection of DEI casting including the female POC detective. It also seemed like all the male characters where portrayed as betas or morons and just a little dumber to the slightly smarter females. This includes the sister brother leads where the sister has a family and is successful while the brother is single and a complete failure and loser.

cool action runer with alot and i mean ALOT of woke stuff on it

woke elements:
DEI: mostly only blacks maybe 2 gays
FUCKIN COMMUNISM: yes it its a part of the movie and a big one considering that the last scenes are about a act of revolution against the rich of the working class.

All out of gum

Much as I am tempted, I can't bring myself to rate this one a 5.
Carpenter is the king of 80s B-movies (except maybe for Buckaroo Banzai), They Live is a cult classic, but it definitely suffers from pacing issues. Although they are idiosyncratic to the 80s. As is utter disregard for trigger discipline. And for reloading.

Rowdy Roddy Piper is the original wrestler-turned-actor (Hogan and Andre never turned), and does a decent job delivering the lines. So does David.

The movie itself is a weird mix of action, sci-fi, thriller (so, usual Carpenter fare) and social commentary. Speaking of, the anti-consumerism message is still very much valid, and does not come across as woke to me. I mean, corpocracy is as far from free market as can be; it's basically Mussolini's modern fascism barely rebranded.
The script does take a jab at 'free enterprise', though.

Quite possibly a must-see for those who haven't, but it mostly made me want to rewatch Escape From NY (soon to be a documentary). And The Thing. Russell is simply better than Piper.

Hallmark Christmas Love Story in Paris

Every now and then I dig a good Rom Com and I've been caught searching for, "most cringy Rom Coms in the universe" too. They're so sappy and predictable like, "The Kissing Booth" (Parts 1, 2 and 3) or "The Other Zoey" and all these Christmas films. Champagne Problems starts out as a Hallmark Channel movie and, lucky for us, it quickly morphs into a complete full Rom Com with and the bells, whistles and minor contention that goes with it.

If you dislike the predictability, can’t stomach the sappy storyline; if unrealistic happiness and romance makes you want to barf, this film is not for you. I get it. No need to explain it to me, I know Rom Coms are unhealthy.

I wanted to find “Sydney Price” a corporate driven no-nonsense woke woman power character, but she just turns out to be your typical Rom Com lady getting bonked on the head by love when she’s not looking. And there is an 80’s style gay man in the film, but I can’t say they have an agenda with him. I will add to the score in case that offends you.

The little dog was awesome.

Exceptional production

I'm a fan of Walter Tevis. He wrote six novels: The Hustler, The Color of Money, The Queen's Gambit, The Man who Fell to Earth, The Mockingbird and Steps of the Sun. As you probably noticed, 4 out of six have been produced as movies or mini-series.
This movie is his first film adaptation. The history behind making the movie is a story in itself. The result was a blockbuster that received 2 Oscars and was nominated for 7 more. Scott refused his nomination. He later refused an actual Oscar for Patton. He doesn't like his art to be competitive.
This movie is a love story centered around the pool playing culture. The pool action was authentic. You don't need to be familiar with pool to enjoy this movie. It's intense and engaging. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Another Girl Boss?

Elizabeth moves through the 1800s with the attitude of a 3rd-wave feminist accidentally teleported from 2025. Her constant strong-willed defiance toward Count Frankenstein isn’t period-authentic—it's a modern template wearing a costume. She feels less like a Victorian woman and more like a time-displaced empowerment trope, breaking the story’s believability. Instead of Victor who could have given her a life of luxury, or his brother who gave her his heart, like a spoiled brat, she chose the monster, a choice that would have destroyed her.

Wowie. 12M 18S.

12 Minutes, 18 Seconds. That's how long it took me to get physically ill and turn this little gem of a movie right off. I get it. We love who we love says Jerry Springer. And I don't need to see teenage boys making out. I double checked all around and didn't find any mention of the overall gay theme of the movie. Isn't the main character gay? I'm awful sure I witnessed a hot love daydream with him and another boy. Maybe it's just a phase and once he gets super powers, the narrative arc changes. Departing Seniors GTFO.

Why are so many movies nowadays based around unlikable characters. The idea here is a socially awkward married man meets his new neighbor who for some reason decides he wants to be friends and invites him into his life. Paul Rudd is great and most of the acting is fine, that's not really the problem. There is a genre for the awkward outcast comedy and when done it can be hilarious. But there is a line that goes to far and this movie steps over it and then takes off running. Robinsons portrayal isn't just awkward it's off-putting and borderline mental disorder. I can't imagine anyone wanting to be around someone like this. He has no filter and just blurts out anything. Something like getting his clothes dirty or wet will result in him screaming profanities and acting like something major just happened. He has some weird creepy daydreams about his neighbor that are not funny but disturbing. He gets invited to his neighbors house to meet and hang out with his friends. They set up a little fun light boxing match and he full on sucker punches and almost knocks him out, then starts acting like a toddler putting a bar of soap in his mouth and 'I'm sorry, I was a bad boy" over and over dancing around. It's disturbing and I had enough at this point and stopped at 30 minutes. Rudd's character seems pretty normal and it is not believable in the least that he would want this guy around. This feels like one of those guys that eventually snaps and goes on a rampage. There was nothing woke to report when I stopped it but I just couldn't take it anymore.

You won't find anything really new story wise here. Basically an organization stages 'games' at a location by trapping random people inside while they are hunted by 4 people for points while it's streamed and bets placed. The acting is decent enough for this type of movie and there are cameo's galore for horror fans. The blood and gore FX are extreme, over the top and very well done. There's some very brutal graphic stuff here not for the squeamish. It takes a bit to really get going but by the 30 minute mark it really starts to go nuts. There are unfortunately some small writing problems like
characters doing stupid things or not seeing or hearing things they realistically should of. For example they cut off all communications include internet service except their own private network. However an 11 yr old goes on his laptop and searches for network then just simply connects to it as if it's a completely unsecured network. Then he just somehow has instant access to their entire system. They are locked inside a hotel with the front doors being glass and not one person tries to break the doors or a window to escape. There's also the horror staple of being constantly chased and people trying to kill you and not once
does anyone bother to arm themselves with all the possible weapons laying around the hotel. The woke score is a little difficult. There is a group of 3 hotel guests that appear to be there drinking and partying. One of them appears to be obviously gay and flamboyant and the 2 females are seen making out. Nothing is ever said about them being lesbian and it could possibly be just drunk partying too much. Also the seemingly gay character is also never shown doing anything or
saying anything to imply that he is actually gay. I decided not to give anything woke for this one as a result. For me this is probably a 3.5 but I don't think it's worth a 4 so I kept it at 3.