sithstalker-75789's reviews

I remember having this on dvd when it first came out and I've just watched it on Netflix uk and the film is as good today as it was back then. Yes it has clichés and its issues but the film has a solid (original at the time) premise, a good story, characters that we can get invested in and above all its entertaining.

This should be the benchmark of any good film to be entertained and if you enjoy creepy horror films with a supernatural twist you can't go wrong with this one

Oh just an fyi if you're scared of flying maybe don't watch this.

Tldr - Good film, I'm old and don't watch film if flying scares you.

I'll always watch my shark films both good and bad mostly coz I love both sharks and films plus their a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine so you'd think with a snappy title like Mako you'd be onto a winner right?

Wrong this film is all over the place. Other reviewers have also noted that there are multiple sub plots going on in the same film here, soap opera, supernatural oh and a shark film so it all becomes very convoluted very quickly.

Now granted I'm not heavily versed in Egyptian soap operas but if they mostly have pi55 poor stories that are more shouting at each other until i lose the will to live I'm good thanks. The supernatural side Intrigued me until it didn't go anywhere so where does that leave us oh sharks right as my title says after watching this twice now I actually forget I'd already seen it and it doesn't get any less annoying, confusing or frustrating on the second watch.

So with the soap opera being more annoying than someone shouting while your at the opera, the supernatural side ironically vanishing as fast as its mentioned and your thinking if I just wait for it... don't bother this films about as frightening as a newborn kitten and as for the sharks well they looked nice all 3 of them for the 6 or so minutes of airtime they got.

If u want a new international action/shark film watch under Paris.

I u want a decent international supernatural film watch the wailing and if u want a soap opera then I dunno watch corrie or something.

This film was so bad I couldn't even root for the shark.

1 fin out of 10.

Wow what a cool, charming little film.

I'm not that well versed on Norwegian folk tales so I won't pretend otherwise but I really enjoyed this film.

It starts off where your not quite sure what's going to happen and there's lots of tension as the plot develops and starts explaining itself. It has a very short run time of 77 minutes and no where during that entire time was I bored or waiting for something to happen on the contrary I was left wanting more which is a very rare thing these days.

I only caught this film on the off-chance as I frequent the horror subreddits often and regularly make notes on unknown indie films most people haven't heard of.

I wouldn't class this film as a horror, I wouldn't even class it as a thriller it's like a grown up children's story with some nudity and blood but certainly tame by horror standards there's nothing sinister about this film and by the end of it I felt like I'd been read a children's story.

Just to clarify though this is a film for grownups and no children should watch this as it contains violence, adult themes and nudity as mentioned before.

Seeing as the budget for this film was tiny I'm really impressed with everything they managed to do here.

They made a good film, directed well, good story, small dialogue compared to most films but still more than competent, well acted. Everyone involved did their part but obviously the star of the show is the titular character the films named after, she doesnt even speak and still managed to steal the show so bravo to her. It's got good camera work, mild cgi which isn't amazing but I can forgive that if the plots good enough.

This is one of those films that as an avid film watcher I spend hours searching and only then do we come across little gems like this. I wouldn't be at all surprised if this film turned into a cult classic in a few years.

As always though decide for yourself it's not a long watch only 77 minutes. I haven't given anything away in the review so yeah have at it and hopefully you enjoy as much as I did.

Netflix really hit it out of the park with this show. Interesting murders, fascinating cases and your heart truly goes out to all the victims, loved ones and even the detectives affected by each case.

As far as a true crime series goes, this is how it's done.

So It's an anthology series that very cleverly goes backwards and forwards in time utilising a lot of the main detectives and law enforcement officers. I especially liked how they used the New York subway train graphic to show the timeline of events for each case.

Detective's, prosecutors, the victims, the families, the trials. This show goes into intricate details with each case.

Netflix we need a season 2 you could do another New York, a Boston, a Chicago. The thing that really shocked me was the production value with a lot of true crime documentaries sometimes its almost like watching a b movie. This was not the case at all with this show they did a fantastic job.

I literally cannot fault this show. If you're a true crime fan, then like I said earlier this is how it's done. Again bravo to Netflix they hit a home run with this show all I can hope is we get many more seasons either still based in New York or many of the other American states.

If this is made by the same people and the same production values go into every series I can see Netflix having a number 1 show on their hands with people clamouring for more.

Chilling, disturbing, fascinating, jaw dropping, even frustrating at times you ride a whole rolercoaster of emotions with each case. I really cannot praise this show enough.

All I'll finish with is NETFLIX WE NEED ANOTHER SERIES.

So the soska sisters made not so famous by Lucifer Valentines grotesque films. An identical set of talentless twins who made American Mary, a very overhyped film if ever there was one have now decided to remake a David Cronenberg film. Oh my the hubris of these two.

The films doesn't have much to offer in the way of script, story, well shot scenes it's basically just a train wreck of a movie.

So now as I write this review in 2024 the soska sisters have decided that their so good at movies that they've taken a position at a comic company and not a very good one at that. The stories in those overpriced comic books make this film look good. Who knows what wonders of destruction and debauchery (hinting to Lucifers films if u know then u know) they'll try their hands at next possiblybad television? Knitting perhaps? Who knows? Needless to say the least they can do is try and find something their good at but at this current time neither I or they know what that is.

These sisters pollute everything they touch so my advice ladies stop touching things. Maybe just take your ball home and play with that instead.

As an avid film and comic book fan ladies do us all a favour and leave both mediums upto those with actual talent.

Just a thought. Oh and careful with Mr July now we wouldn't want his wide getting the wrong idea? Or would we?

Like most film's I go in blind I don't read the synopsis and don't watch the trailers so either a film's going to blow or you're gonna find a diamond in the rough.

Now obviously this is I'm assuming a largely unheard of film as at the time of writing this review it only has 70 other user reviews which is very low but I'm finding quite a few unexpected lil gems on shudder recently especially being new to the service. So when I turned on this film I had no idea what to expect.

Obviously it's and I'm guessing here an Australian indie low budget film and after the first half hour the jigsaw peices start too fall into place.

I read all the reviews on here and for those saying it's not a stereotypical horror I'd probably agree I would put it into the black or dark comedy pigeonhole but I'm pretty sure that still falls under the umbrella genre of horror especially with the gore which I was not expecting at all but still pleasantly shocked and amused by.

Again going into this film not knowing what to expect I was very surprised and entertained too which imo is the whole point of watching entertainment.

With people giving this 1's and 2 star reviews they day taste is subjective but cmon I've seen movies that were on that level and this isn't one of them if I was more cynical and scrutinised and picked holes in the film I'd probably give it a 6.8 but seeing how surprised I was by how entertaining the main character was. Well for me she stole the show for me and just how decent the film was in general I decided to give it an 8 but that's my score imo this films a solid 6.5/7 and for a horror that's good and for black comedy that's even better.

Watch it if you like dark comedies I'd say to watch it and if u like horror films I'd say to watch it too. My only gripe would be after you find out after 45 mins worth of film you can probably figure out how it's gonna go down but that's still a small gripe to have especially being a shudder original and especially seeing as 90% of what Hollywood churns out these days is actual garbage well deserving of 1 and 2 star reviews.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and would recommend but check it out for yourself and see what u think.

Firstly this show is spectacular. Acting, pacing, costumes makeup, writing. I even like how the towns almost its own character too. Seriously I cannot say a bad word against this show.

I've been saying this for ages and I'm gonna keep on saying it. If you want consistently well written good made shows and films just go Korean.

Netflix has a lot of bright moments good shows and good films like Extraction 1 and 2, The Highwaymen, The Tiger King and Making a Murderer and tons of shows and films I'm missing oh yeah Dalhmer was fantastic too.

But then unfortunately one thing we don't get with Netflix is consistency we get an amazing show in Narcos easily a 10/10 from me. Engrossing, engaging the type of show where ur like one more episode and then relaize your gonna have 4 hours of sleep for work. But then whereas you get the amazing show that is Narcos then you have the same creators make Griselsda like really you make Narcos gritty, hard hitting, vicious and clever in its writing and then you have one of the worst gangsters/crime Lords in history seriously in real life this women out some of the men to shame. Why not go the Narcos route and give us a true account of just how vicious and evil this women truly was na we'll just gloss all over that and make her into a female icon pftt yea nice one Netflix.

Then we have our documentaries and again this is something that Netflix is known for and has some amazing examples like the David Attenborough narrated wildlife docs to some of the true crime docs again excellent and again then we have new dumb docuseries which are literally trying to rewrite history. Alexander the making of a god oh and don't forget the Cleopatra fiasco that actually caused a real diplomatic incident seeing as the Egyptians are quite proud of their heritage and theirb history.

What Netflix have against the Egyptians I don't know but again for every 1 or 2 good shows or films we get 3 or 4 that are guff and yes I am fully aware that taste is subjective what I enjoy in a film or show may not be to everyone's taste which is why we have a wide range if films but not documentaries.

Documentaries are supposed to be based in fact not someone's opinion. Not how someone feels. But facts and facts do not lie. The irony here is that the dalhmer show actually had more factual references in it than most of these so-called made up documentaries and dalhmer was a tv show.

Seriously Netlfix what are you doin? Anyway like I said at the start of this review you consistently want good films and shows go Korean whether its films like train to busan, parasite or the wailing or shows like Kingdom, All of us are dead, this show here all these shows and films are 9's or 10's everything's on point anyway u want consistently good entertainment go Korean or just wait for the next film or show to come out and do what the rest of us do.

Come on here check out the user reviews and see if it's good.

Anyway enjoy your entertainment however u like it but if enjoy good writing, carefully created characters that you can become invested in the just watch Korean entertainment.

Oh and one last thing this show was trully awesome.

After recently watching Napoleon it's amazing how such an epic film such as Gladiator still almost 24 years on is as enthralling as it was the first time I watched it all those many years ago.

Over the years I've had this on dvd, blu ray and now 4k and no doubt if they ever update physical media again I'd purchase it again in a heartbeat.

I don't think, seeing as we now live in the digital steaming age where even paying for something with cash these days is a rarity they will update physical media again but it could happen.

What can I say about this film that hasn't already been said the acting, story, cinematography, direction, music its all flawless. This is one of those true gems of cinema that stands the test of time like the godfather 1 and 2, alien, alien's, the shawshank redemption, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, psycho, its a wonderful life and so so many more that have that special place reserved in history for film greatness True works of art one and all that resonated with us then and always will.

Obviously with the title I made I had to make a mention about Napoleon because it has the same actor, same director but yet comparing the two films is like trying to compare night and day and yes Ridley Scott is now 84, yes they were beholden to mandatory covid restrictions whilst filming Napoleon plus I recenlty learned that the films financiers held both the film and Ridley back and a lot didnt get into the film but I find it astounding how 2 fims that have so many similarities couldn't be further apart.

Maybe because of the state of modern day cinema Hollywood doesn't know how to budget because when u take a recent film such as Godzilla minus one with the small budget they made that with and the worldwide praise anf financial success its had. That whole film was made with less money than one episode of she hulk. That is a fact and I know which one I plan on watching coz it's got a monster init and he ain't twerking.

I'll save my rant for my Napoleon review but needless to say if Napoleon had only had the vision and the passion of fhis film I think I would have enjoyed it more. But like I said I'll leave that for my Napoleon review.

I do believe we will have more films like this. They just very rarely come from Hollywood anymore but I am hopeful for dune 2, but I pretty much focus on foreign cinema and shows these days moslty Korean and indie films because its very rare we get the good old Hollywood blockbusters anymore. But this year we've had John Wick 4, Openheimer and I believe top gun Maverick was this year too so maybe Hollywood's not dead yet but it certainly has more flops than it does successes.

Hope everyone's safe and healthy and everyone is having a festive time of the year or enjoying themselves if they don't celebrate Christmas. Keep safe everyone and tata for now.

I had a blast with this film. I tried to find out the budget they had for the film but alas I couldn't find any. But personally I think with the small budget they had they did a fantastic job.

Yes we all know the story. Yes it's been done before and most likely will again and even though I suppose this could be classed as a b movie I still really enjoyed it.

The use of practical effects is a nice thing to see these days rather than cgi through the roof. Did I enjoy it as much as last voyage of the demeter no, but still it's still a well acted nice little indie film that I highly enjoyed and recommend.

If you're looking for amazing story or cgi or whatever tripe hollywoods churning out these days (with the exception of a small few Top Gun and John Wick 4 I'm looking at you) then this film probably isn't for you or won't hold your attention.

But if you want a well acted, well paced film with good practical effects and a claustrophobic feel then I'd say give it a watch and decide for yourself.

Horrors a funny genre because anything as someone also mentioned in their review horror wise on imdb with a rating of 4.5 or over is at least worth a watch but as an avid horror and film buff in general who's tired of superhero films and constant lame remakes at least this film tried to do its own thing and I respect that. I think it's definitely worth a watch if you like indie horror, low budget films or vampire flicks 7 stars.

All I can say is simply watch and enjoy this fantastically harrowing piece of history told through the medium of film. An amazingly well crafted movie that's practically blown me away. Absolutely breathtaking from start to finish, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.

There's nothing in this film I can critique, acting, character development, music, pacing, cinematography, action scenes, everything's on point.

I've been enjoying Korean cinema for the past few years now and this one imo is not only a powerhouse, but a juggernaut too. You really feel for the characters , you become involved as to what's going to happen, who's going to make it and so on, which I think is what a brilliant film is all about.

I don't know how historically accurate the film is and it's certainly not a story I'm familiar with, but I'll definitely be doing some research and read up about this amazing Admiral and his heroic feats. Bravo Sir

I enjoyed every minute of this film, would gladly watch it again, recommend to friends and I'm now I'm off to watch the sequel. Watch and enjoy folks.

It certainly ain't no Jaws (although wot is when it comes to shark films:) The Shallows or any other decent shark films but if u like looking at kool pictures of great whites as most of us do then, watching shark films then there's some nice underwater shots.

Scenery is beautiful, not to say that the film is overly well shot coz it isn't and none of these ladies on gonna be winning any awards, personally to stick to the original reef I'd say.

But as always watch for yourself and form ur own appinion.

Judging by the reviews this really seems to be quite a polarising film. I'm not sure what some of the lower scores would have wanted to see maybe seeing children getting tortured and then killed on screen perhaps I dunno?

But me I found this to be a rather enjoyable flick. Hawke is brilliant as the antagonist but it's really the child stars that shine in this film and make it all that more immersesble.

One reviewer did say that a bit of a depth and backstory could have been nice, but do we always need that? Sometimes you've just gotta take things at face value and enjoy them for what they are. That's my train of thought anyway.

Personally I'd class this more as a thriller rather than a horror and not having seen the trailer maybe they amped it upto 11 to make it more marketable and scary and coz honestly this movie wasn't scary.

But if you like slow burn films, sprinkled in with a bit of mysticism and the unknown, good storytelling and great acting I don't think u can go wrong with this one.

I don't watch many trailers for films and prefer to go in blind not knowing what's going to happen that way you're either gonna find a dud or a gem and I would put this film in the latter category.

Easily an 8 out of 10 from me. But don't just believe what I say watch it and decide for yourself 😎👍

Look I think we all know this films not gonna win any major awards but I like the storytelling, which kept me entertained for the films entire duration.

The only negative I would say is some of the acting but unless your casting Tom Hardy or Leo Decaprio in every film then your not gonna get thespians to admire and adore their craft.

Go into the film expecting nothing. You won't be disappointed and you might even enjoy it. Have fun.

My rating is solely based on the first season which I would give a solid 8.8

It's absolutely fantastic and if u can watch it on 4k with dolby atmos sound even better. The visuals, the story the characters everything's just awesome.

The remaining seasons I'm not even going to recognise because there that bad, so enjoy the 1st season and call it a day there. Enjoy a fantastic season of television and escapism and forgot about the awful seasons that follow.