kuksensen's reviews

There is not much truth to this tale. If you do a search of this case, this movie has minimal connection to the truth. It's good for over-the-top scares and fantasy about altars, curses, and satanic rituals, if that's your goblet of tea.

Good directing and acting. Sadly, the script was to be blamed.

My parents and I decided to watch a more intense movie throughout October. I had seen this many years ago, and reluctantly recommended it.

My 80+ year old parents loved it! The acting was superb, gorgeous settings of The Czech Republic and UK, and the dialogue was eloquent, appropriate for the time.

However, as so many movies often overshadow its theme, Solomon Kane does not-the story of redemption brightly shines through. It's never too late.

The subtleties of this hidden gem is what drew me in. The acting was superb and being based on a true incident made it even more intriguing.

But the ending felt rushed and overly dramatic. Quick cuts to with various locales, interspersed over confusing visions, rehash of the death, and then "Hey, let's add some fire!" drew me out of the experience. And then The End. Finis.

Having a little conclusion with the couple back at the University, perhaps posing a ponderous question about music and the supernatural would have definitely made this more of a classic film.

Dark episode.

Too much going on. There are about four different subplots, trying to be too much for little substance. Just when too much was going on, they threw in a condensed version of the movie Misery-it deserves a low rating. Some of the subplots' endings were very unsatisfactory. It was the first episode that I just thought I had enough, and didn't completely finish.

Four stars for bravery...

"Move on. There is nothing to see here..."

After a few sporadic plot lines and fantastical suspension of disbelief (read Staring Blindly Into The Future) in previous episodes of season 13, here we find ourselves back to a deeper episode, with feeling sprinkled with some dry humor. The cast is minimal, but the plot and subplot are more focused than the previous episodes of season 13.

A lot of things seemed to have been borrowed from other movies, like The Village. It was strange seeing the horror mixed with humor, and then trying to take it all seriously as a crime drama.

I watched it with my family, and we betted on which direction the ending would go. I wanted to be wrong, but I was right. It was an obvious trope, and we all felt robbed.

What an odd pairing this episode was. It seems that the writer lost focus that this was a crime drama. It's great to sprinkle social issues of the time throughout, but it should not be the focus. This episode came off a bit too preachy.

Homosexuality, a murder over stamps, a potential relationship compromise, and a sudden change in a character's personality was just too much and confusing.

Yes, we all know the mystery of suffering, but the way this episode went was too melodramatic and contrived. There was no real build-up, and the timing was too soon, if they wanted to "teach the audience about suffering." I think they needed at least another episode to build such tension. But a sword-wielding maniac swinging his sword around, was too much. I was shocked, but not because of the story, but because of the choices that were made.

I think the writers and director missed a great opportunity here. They missed an opportunity to tap into a more biblical situation, such as the Tower of Siloam as told in Luke 13:4-5. I think that would have been more appropriate, and the "lesson on suffering" would have been more realistic and palatable.

I give this episode two stars: the acting was good.

My parents remember this show when they were teenagers, and so we decided as a family to watch the series together.

Wow! What a treat! The writing in a lot of episodes is excellent, and many episodes could make a movie all it's own, enough to put modern tv series to shame. Many characters are woven into the series and once in a while make reappearances.

The acting is phenomenal. Hugh O'Brien is perfect for this role. His range of acting can range from comical to sheer wrath.

We have a friend that talks about the Gibb-slap, a reference to the TV series NCIS. Now we have a running joke: the Earp-slap! There are scenes where O'Brien surprises real genuine slaps so suddenly! No mere acting here!

The Prestige has garnered great reviews, so I am certain I will be stepping on some toes here.

A friend wanted to watch the movie again, and invited us to see it.

The movie's premise is intriguing-dueling magicians trying to outdo the other, no matter the consequences. Without giving any spoilers, the story became so fanciful. The acting was great, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Caine! But the script was too focused on the next tantalizing twist and too contrived that made the film almost seem silly.

It is an intriguing film, yet melodramatic and way over the top.

I could no longer suspend my disbelief.

Movies have always been a great medium in portraying families torn apart by letting materialism get in the way of relationships--Metropolis, The Christmas Carol, and Imagine That, just to name a few. Imagine That has that typical plot, but with a few surprises. It had good acting, with some acting taking center stage, yet was a bit cluttered with too many minor characters. There are some unresolved character interactions, but that was not the intent of the movie. It was great to see Eddie Murphy seeming to be himself, minus the language, and Thomas Hayden Church as his nemesis. The comedy, albeit at times a bit silly, was appropriate. There were some moments of the innocent silliness that actually brought tears to my eyes.

I thought they don't make movies like this anymore! I knew something was up when there were only six of us in the massive theater. A good movie begins with a good story, not pecs: Terrible "acting", forced dialogue, plot riddled with holes like Swiss cheese. To add lemon juice to my already burning retinas, they tried so hard to add humor. Sometimes, I found myself asking, "Wait a second! Was he trying to be funny there? Oh, I guess not..." Yes, they threw in some action, so that you might forget how terrible the movie is--this is one guy who will never forget.The only saving grace was that I was watching it with a friend.

My friend and I were on a couple days binge on horror movies. Of course, The Exorcist was on the top of our list, a movie we hardly knew anything about. We were ready to have a great scare!

Who can forget the iconic scene of The Exorcist--yes, that one with the streetlight (perhaps all books dealing with film have at least one still frame of The Exorcist). The cinematography by Owen Roizman is that good. The acting was okay. The story, horrible.

The movie feels like a two-part story of suspense versus gratuitous sacrilege--the first part full of intrigue and mystery, the latter part a fright-less mayhem. I was shocked at my apathetic response. I actually thought I would be scared. After seeing The Exorcist, my friend and I just looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, and continued onto the next movie.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a tale of a desire for riches. The acting was superb, even the minor characters showed the old adage true, "There are no small acting parts." Ted D. McCord's cinematography gave it an air of openness, yet visually expressed how greed turns even the vast openness into claustrophobia. The directing was phenomenal, which is to be expected from John Huston. It's message is clear, but not overtly preachy. All this is a sign of a true classic.

However, the subtlety of the script, the little character changes made it more haunting. It no longer became just a tale of greed, but I began asking myself the poignant question, "Which character am I?"