Quality drastically PLUMMETS after the monopoly speech. Excellent start devolves into almost laughably nonsensical territory. This is what happens when you want your movie to have an interesting point and are willing to defy all logic, sense and character foundation to make it happen by the resolution. Silly.
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The Addiction 1995
I watched 5 Abel Ferrera films back-to-back and need to take a shower now.
Without question, it stands as the most unique vampire film I’ve ever seen. Vampirism here is less a supernatural affliction than a metaphor for humanity's dark and insatiable craving for violence, a thirst to which we are increasingly addicted. Sounds pretty dark, but this is often sheer comedy in parts. The characters’ ceaseless pontificating caught me off guard and the movie revels in this absurdity. The…
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Fall 2022
Plot? Stupid. Acting? Subpar. Dialogue? Atrocious. Decisions? Illogical. Twists? Nonsensical.
Experience? PHENOMENAL.
I might have to go BACK to the theater! I’m not even playing. My palms were sweaty, knees weak, arms were heavy— all that.
This is a glorious B-movie experience to behold in a theatre setting. Reminded me of Buried, Open Water, Shallows, even a little 127 Hours. Making these minimalist survival thrillers come with obstacles all on their own. When it comes to movies like this, most…
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Knock at the Cabin 2023
Baffling.
This idea should have stayed a novel, or better yet, the “would you rather” prompt you’d ask an acquaintance after conversation has run dry. Downright silly. Bautista shows up to a cabin and plainly explains the premise of the movie to a character like a screenwriter pitching a terrible idea to a movie exec.
No care was given to the specificities of the mythology or their visions at all. They met on a message board. I guess the visions…
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