lathe-of-heaven
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Basically, that's it...
The mood and look of the film were very good. The primary concept was fine, although somewhat familiar.
Many times with these Horror movies what really lets them down is subpar acting. But, I must admit that in this case I truly did not feel that there was anything wrong with the acting, all concerned did a fine job representing their roles.
And, without spoiling anything, one thing that I felt that did stand out, although it was very brief and somewhat minor towards the end, was that there was an added ability of the 'Entity' that was kind of a cool idea and revealed some surprising things.
But, ultimately, and I can't honestly point out exactly what was missing here, but the resulting story just seemed to end up without quite as much of a 'Punch' as I think it could have.
So, a somewhat familiar type story told in a competent way, but all in all not really anything that stands out in any way. A mildly decent watch if you don't have a whole lot else going on... : )
The mood and look of the film were very good. The primary concept was fine, although somewhat familiar.
Many times with these Horror movies what really lets them down is subpar acting. But, I must admit that in this case I truly did not feel that there was anything wrong with the acting, all concerned did a fine job representing their roles.
And, without spoiling anything, one thing that I felt that did stand out, although it was very brief and somewhat minor towards the end, was that there was an added ability of the 'Entity' that was kind of a cool idea and revealed some surprising things.
But, ultimately, and I can't honestly point out exactly what was missing here, but the resulting story just seemed to end up without quite as much of a 'Punch' as I think it could have.
So, a somewhat familiar type story told in a competent way, but all in all not really anything that stands out in any way. A mildly decent watch if you don't have a whole lot else going on... : )
Heh, I've written maybe 300 or so movie reviews, but I never ever write episode reviews. But, in this case I will indeed make an exception.
When I started this series, especially the 2nd episode, I thought, Geez this is just gonna be some monster of the week and I really was not terribly interested.
But, then by episode 3 it was more of a mystery and MUCH closer to an X-File, and I found it pretty engaging because you were wondering what what happening and what was behind it.
And then THIS one... WOW! To me, this was a perfectly executed episode! The way they crafted the story, and how so much was at stake, and again, creating a truly riveting mystery. And then, giving it a very strong, realistic, Wham/Bang ending!
Now, THIS is the kind of stuff I can get into and this shows me what they can do with this show. I am an AVID X-Files fan due to the extremely excellent quality of whatever they did, even the supposed 'weaker' episodes. And this one had every bit of the same power and engagement as a good X-File episode.
If overall the series continues along with this level of genuine quality in the writing, acting, directing all around, then yeah, I'm now REALLY looking forward to seeing what is to come... :D.
When I started this series, especially the 2nd episode, I thought, Geez this is just gonna be some monster of the week and I really was not terribly interested.
But, then by episode 3 it was more of a mystery and MUCH closer to an X-File, and I found it pretty engaging because you were wondering what what happening and what was behind it.
And then THIS one... WOW! To me, this was a perfectly executed episode! The way they crafted the story, and how so much was at stake, and again, creating a truly riveting mystery. And then, giving it a very strong, realistic, Wham/Bang ending!
Now, THIS is the kind of stuff I can get into and this shows me what they can do with this show. I am an AVID X-Files fan due to the extremely excellent quality of whatever they did, even the supposed 'weaker' episodes. And this one had every bit of the same power and engagement as a good X-File episode.
If overall the series continues along with this level of genuine quality in the writing, acting, directing all around, then yeah, I'm now REALLY looking forward to seeing what is to come... :D.
Like most everyone else here how rated this film decently and didn't P*$$ all over it, I really enjoyed it and yes, I was quite surprised at how good it was considering it is a sequel to what I feel is a very Classic film by the great Stuart Gordon.
So yeah, obviously not as absolutely classic and sharp as the original (I mean, how can you possible replace Kurtwood Smith, really!) But, otherwise I felt some really good thought went into it and the action in it honestly was pretty good.
I think for a follow up of such an all time Classic, I truly felt it was done well and I found it very fun and engaging.
Definitely worth more of a '7' than its current low rating...
So yeah, obviously not as absolutely classic and sharp as the original (I mean, how can you possible replace Kurtwood Smith, really!) But, otherwise I felt some really good thought went into it and the action in it honestly was pretty good.
I think for a follow up of such an all time Classic, I truly felt it was done well and I found it very fun and engaging.
Definitely worth more of a '7' than its current low rating...