Reviews

When i put this on i was expecting to just have something ok to watch for a couple hours. At first that is exactly what i was watching. But as the movie progresses and the characters open up it starts pulling you in, and when everything starts really happening its just a great movie. Dont go into this expecting a big flashy movie with people you will recognize. Go into it expecting a story driven movie about friendships both new and old that gives you a very satisfying ending. It is a bit of a crawl when it comes to pacing at the start, but by the end you will be exactly where you didn't expect to be with this movie...the edge of your seat. The acting is great, and despite a few shots that linger a tad too long i have no complaints.

This felt like an American "Attack the Block". The kids were younger and it was quite as adult a movie but it definitely had similar vibes. The main kids were pretty impressive actors for their age, and the story was way more involved than i expected. Ive been dying to show my nephews Attack the Block but they are not old enough for weed comedies yet so this will definitely be a good way of gaging how much theyd like that type of movie. It was very fun and definitely appropriate for pretty much all ages. I didn't realize any bad language in it, the blood is very minimal, and the vampire deaths are done in the typical "dusting" or burning away style so even the most squeamish should be ok. As an adult i would say it is probably not the best actual movie but it is in no way bad. All in all this was a very fun movie that i would definitely recommend.

I liked this more than the first but now as much as the second. First ill get my complaints out of the way. I was confused on whether this is a sequel or a prequel. Its called Chapter 1 but is the third in the series, and the killers are credited as the doubles of the original killer trio that died in part 2. The reason this is confusing is because they use the same masks, clothes, weapons and all the same gimmicks the originals did...including "is Tamara here?" and the asnwer to "why are you doing this?". And how could they possibly know any of that about mysterious killers who all died? My other complaint was that they more or less just replicated the plot from the original but instead of a couple thats on the rocks, its a very happy couple. The plot replication is also a positive though, because i think it is a better version of it. I like the grander scale of the second one and the fact that it was a family being hunted and not just a couple, so i was a little let down after how much i liked that one. But if this actually gets a sequel (like the "to be continued" promises) perhaps it will take this one to the next level. Another positive it that unlike the original i was actually rooting for these people to live and im excited to see how the story continues.

I understand the message of this movie, but it still disappointed the hell out of me. The trailer had me thinking it was something else entirely and i would have been ok with the movie if it wasn't so boring. Justice Smith is usually such a great charismatic actor, but we watch him zombie walk through this movie the whole time. The performer that played Maddy i only know from one other thing, and they were much better in that (Bill&Ted)...the only part where i enjoyed their acting was during the first sleepover when you see Maddy interact with a friend much more animated than in the rest of the movie. I kept wanting to turn it off and then something would actually happen and then id think it was the turning point where everything id suffered through before it would make sense. But no just more of the same watching people be depressed and then it just ends. The really sad part is that there is a really terrific sci-fi story in here but its just used as a metaphor for gender identity or chosing to live a lie. And even the metaphor wouldn't have felt as disappointing with better directing (sorry to the director but i know what your leads are capable of).

One last thing that i know is a silly criticism but has to be pointed out. There is absolutely no world (even a dream one) where someone goes from the little kid in the beginning to being Justice Smith in 2 years.

I thought Colin Farrell was great as Penguin in the Batman, but i have never understood casting a skinny good looking fit actor and putting him in massive prosthesis and a fat suit...especially when i kind of think he looks like some other famous actors who would also have been just as good. I also really didn't get why this spinoff was coming, and to be honest am just tired of Batman reboots. But after episode 1 i will confirm this show to be amazing (so far). I only watched it know it was a necessary to watch bridge between the first and second movies, and my surprise enjoyment of Farrell in the role in the first one. But i wasn't expecting to like it nearly this much. The acting is terrific, the writing is superb, and it surpised me with some quick twists. The biggest thing that i liked was the fact that there was so much more color in this than in the Batman. I noticed it almost immediately, as it was a huge complaint for me about the movie (it felt like watching it through a Zack Snyder lense). I hope this keeps being as good as it goes along because i genuinely cant wait until the next episode.

I never saw a trailer for this movie. All i knew was it was about a modern civil war in the US, and that Jesse Plemons was in it. I did feel a bit blindsinded by the fact that it follows journalists, and that Jesse Plemons was actually only in it for 5 minutes (deep into the movie too). I expected more of an action movie as well. With that being said i really enjoyed this movie. When there was action it was pretty epic, and it felt very grounded in a way that a lot of war and action movies fail to pull off or ignore altogether. The acting is impeccable, i particularly enjoyed the actors who played Joel and Sammy. The actress who played Jessie is not only stunningly beautiful, but extremely talented as well. We see this actress pull off almost every emotion with an natural ease that makes you feel like shes just an actual person living these events. My only real criticism is that it is a movie with a very dour main character who more or less mopes through the movie, and that makes it a bit hard to get through the first part of the film before the group hits the road and everything really kicks off. The ending also felt a bit abrupt for me, but i feel it may be leaving things open for potential sequels or whatever may comes next...if not though, i dont really know what else i would've expected. All in all this was a truly great production that i probably wouldn't have watched without misleading myself into thinking it would be something else based on the little information i had beforehand. Just wish Nick Offerman had been in it longer.

This may not be the fault of the actual production, but i have never seen a movie with worse subtitles in my life. I watch everything with subtitles on and have for like 20 years. Im hearing abled but do have slight issues that they subtitles help with (or sometimes they just help when you didn't understand what someone said). Every now and then i notice a mess up here and there when watching things. Its usually 1 or 2 per movie. But this one had wild inaccuracies left and right. At one point they said the word "suburban" loud and clear and literally point at one, and the subtitles read "those two men". I can understand a couple, because most of the time they are fairly benign mistakes. But when i see something as bad as this it feels worth noting, because i cant imagine how confusing watching this movie would be to someone who is actually hearing impaired and relies on the subtitles to follow whats going on. It really feels like a deplorable mistake to make in such a major movie. It really felt like whoever did the subtitles either dropped the ball or straight up didn't care...this had to pass through an editor right?

Just rewatched this for the first time since its release and cant believe ive waited so long in between viewings. It is full of amazing performers doing their absolute best. Ben Foster and Logan Lerman are particularl stand outs for me. I grew up watching Foster and am just such a fan of his versatility as an actor, and Lerman has grown up on screen doing terrific work (and even more since...check out Hunters) and this movie is no exception. My dad was a huge western fan and i saw a ton of them as a kid including the original version of this and i truly think this is one of the few remakes that may be better than the original. This is a must watch for any fan of westerns or any of the performers in this film.

I really liked the one that came out in 02 but i probably havent seen it in 20 years so when i stumbled onto this one thinking it was a reboot or continuation or something like the new Jeepers Creepers or Wrong Turn (both of which i liked a little bit more than the original movies) i decided to check it out. Sadly it took me way too long to realize it was a remake, and a pretty decent one at that. Some aspects of this i really liked more than the original, and others felt a bit over the top in unnecessary ways....but such is the way of horror flicks. Overall i liked it a lot and will probably give it a rewatch at some point. I do find it super ridiculous to remake a movie so soon after the original came out, but i am happy with the result.

I enjoyed this one a lot, but my main issue with it is my main issue with the comic it's based on and that is that it spends too much time with characters i dont really care about. Their stories are definitely interesting and hugely important to the story but i really dont get why so much of Psycho Pirates entire life is explored just to explain his motivation as a villain, it felt like overkill. I also was bummed that the resolution for the biggest cliff hanger of the first movie is being kept for the third installment (at least i hope it will be there), especially since it involves the Flash who drove the first movies plot and was only mentioned in this one maybe twice. Other than that i really enjoyed the movie. So far this trilogy has been some of the best of the rebooted DCAU especially since it is building towards being rebooted again. Because i have not liked nearly enough of this new one, and the old one was incredibly good (for the most part). I also love any DC project that includes Matt Ryan as John Constantine...there will never be a better Constantine than him.

Ive long been a fan of this series and while this is definitely the slowest moving entry in this series i do believe it stands among the best of them. It went back to Jigsaw being the actual Jigsaw of John Kramer. We get to see much more of him than we have in prior entries too, and other than some spectacular twists Tobin Bell has always been the besr part of these movies. This one got away from targeting members of law enforcement which is something i felt some of the later entries leaned too heavily on because after Jigsaw died Hoffman was really just targeting people who were on to him which got repetitive. This one however is John taking more personal action with stakes that relate to him and feels more like the original where hes going after someone who wronged him. Yes it takes a while to get to it but the hard to watch gore and terrifyingly fun traps/games that make this franchise tic are all present and just as entertaining to watch. I really hope they can find a way to keep working stories like this into the existing timeline of the movies because we have been missing stuff like this in the horror genre since the Saw movies went away.

Ive never been a big Jennifer Lopez fan, but i love scifi, mechs, and quite a few of the other actors in this movie (especially Abraham Popoola who ive been seeing in everything lately without even doing so on purpose...if you liked him i suggest Extraordinary on hulu hes terrific in that as well) so i decided to check this out. I really ended up enjoying every minute once the plot really got rolling despite thinking the role of Atlas may have been better served with a less popular actor (i think Eiza Gonzalez would have been great, or if you really want her to feel like an out of place analyst America Ferera would have been amazing). By the end of the movie though id totally forgotten my thoughts on the casting and was just lost in a really good movie that kept me in the action the whole time. Id totally recommend this to anyone who loves scifi or if you like me also love a movie with a badass female lead character.

I really loved the first movie and this one was pretty great as well. It didn't feel as tense as the first, but the characters in this one were a bit more rounded out and real in this. Sean William Scott was incredibly good in this and I enjoyed seeing him do a role that wasn't comedy...much like Kevin James did in the first movie. Lulu Wilson is terrific in this one as well and I really hope a third film is in the works where we can see her taking down the names on the list (hopefully we get a montage of her whacky kills...and many of them) and finally find out what the deal with the key is. I've always loved movies with bad ass female leads and I hope someday Becky Hooper will be as synonymous as Ellen Ripley, Buffy Summers, or Sarah Connor.

I like all the actors in this movie and really wanted to like it and had I realized what it was I probably wouldn't have watched it. I either want a prank movie or a movie with a plot i dont want both in one it just doesn't usually work for me. Maybe if i were on a lot of heavy drugs or i was under 15 id have enjoyed it more but honestly the only part of the movie i liked was the credits when it showed how some of the bits were done and peoples reactions to finding out it was all a prank. Other than that id say there is very little redeeming value to this movie...at least in my opinion. If you like the people in this watch almost anything else they are in...and if you like pranks watch Jackass or Scare Tactics or anything else similar to those. If you liked Bad Grandpa however youll probably love this.

Ive had this movie in my Netflix queue since it was added and finally watched it tonight and was blown away with how much i enjoyed it. That was mainly due to the charm and chemistry the main cast members had. That being said dont go into this movie expecting a high budget laugh a minute movie and you will probably enjoy it. The comedy isnt for everyone and ranges from very over the top gross out moments to very dry awkward moments. The aliens are actually a very brief part of the movie (as most of it is basically a buddy heist comedy in the vein of Office Space) but once again because of how charming the cast was and the plot lines up until then hardly made you miss them and honestly helps you forget that is even a plot point until their appearance later in the film. I dont necessarily think this movie is a 10 out of 10 but i do think it deserves way better than the scores being given to it by people who clearly just dont enjoy this type of movie so im doing my part to offset that imbalance.

I really liked this movie. It was a lot more adult than i was expecting from an RL Stein story and im very excited to watch the rest of the story unfold in the next two chapters. My only issue with the movie was the lack of lighting, when it was dark it was too dark. At first i thought it was my tv and kept changing settings and turned up the brightness but i eventually realized it was a creative decision. I know its a scary movie but ive never seen one quite so dark. Even with that though i definitely recommend watching this if you're a fan of slasher movies. It really felt like a throwback to old school horror where a lot of the gore is implied and not seen overtly.