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It starts off a little corny, but a clever premise that could have benefited from higher production values in special effects and such. I liked how it played with the standard tropes for comedy.
Typically in horror movies, we see the people living in the house dealing with whatever ghosts or other supernatural entities are haunting their house. "For Sale By Exorcist" manages to flip that on its head, making us feel instead for the spirits whom Sarah essentially "evicted" from the homes she sold.
I've been on a bit of an indie horror kick the past week or so. Even if this one wasn't horror specifically, the uniqueness certainly made it a highlight.
Typically in horror movies, we see the people living in the house dealing with whatever ghosts or other supernatural entities are haunting their house. "For Sale By Exorcist" manages to flip that on its head, making us feel instead for the spirits whom Sarah essentially "evicted" from the homes she sold.
I've been on a bit of an indie horror kick the past week or so. Even if this one wasn't horror specifically, the uniqueness certainly made it a highlight.
I love movies that involve time travel, and The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey stands pretty unique.
A boy from 14th century Europe, at the height of the Black Death, has visions which end up leading his brother and a few friends to find a tunnel leading them to the 20th century - Auckland, New Zealand in the 1980's. They don't even realize they've time travelled, seeing it as pretty much a divine land.
When other stories bring historical people forward to our time ("Les Visiteurs", "Kate & Leopold", etc.) the premise is almost always played for laughs, making them appear bumbling or stupid to modern eyes. The refreshing difference is that this movie flips the script. It's no comedy, and it sticks firmly to the medieval characters' point of view and period mindset.
Real people of the time had little understanding what exactly was causing so many around them to die, and the black and white for scenes in their time was an effective choice to convey the imaginable fear they must have felt.
It would have been nice to have them react to another 20th century thing or two, but a work of art as it is. One that deserved to be more well-known than it is.
A boy from 14th century Europe, at the height of the Black Death, has visions which end up leading his brother and a few friends to find a tunnel leading them to the 20th century - Auckland, New Zealand in the 1980's. They don't even realize they've time travelled, seeing it as pretty much a divine land.
When other stories bring historical people forward to our time ("Les Visiteurs", "Kate & Leopold", etc.) the premise is almost always played for laughs, making them appear bumbling or stupid to modern eyes. The refreshing difference is that this movie flips the script. It's no comedy, and it sticks firmly to the medieval characters' point of view and period mindset.
Real people of the time had little understanding what exactly was causing so many around them to die, and the black and white for scenes in their time was an effective choice to convey the imaginable fear they must have felt.
It would have been nice to have them react to another 20th century thing or two, but a work of art as it is. One that deserved to be more well-known than it is.
Plenty of positives to say about this series.
A Tudor adaptation that focuses on the reign of Edward VI (who was 9 when his father Henry VIII died) was a refreshing change. Granted, he only lived to 15, but he's usually an afterthought or not born yet.
The costumes were beautifully done
Nothing but praise for the actors chosen for both Edward and Mary, not only for their striking physical resemblance to the real-life portraits, but their excellent job of bringing the figures to life.
Especially Romola Garai as Mary. Other Tudor dramas loved to skip right to her infamous "Bloody Mary" persona, but this show did a great job delving into how she became that person in the first place. She truly understood the assignment, and it's a shame we didn't get a Season 2 to see her take on Mary's brutal reign.
Props to Tom Cullen as well. Even if the writing played it up a bit for dramatic effect, the real Thomas Seymour was indeed known for being a creepy and controversial figure, to say the least, and he brought that out well.
Had to a dock a star because the only character in Becoming Elizabeth I really felt was miscast was, ironically, Elizabeth. Though she did a good job, Alicia von Rittberg was twice her age at the time of these events, and her acting also came a bit dry, making made her seem at times like a pushover when the real Elizabeth was not. This was a pivotal time in her life that formed the basis for the strong and beloved queen she would eventually become.
A Tudor adaptation that focuses on the reign of Edward VI (who was 9 when his father Henry VIII died) was a refreshing change. Granted, he only lived to 15, but he's usually an afterthought or not born yet.
The costumes were beautifully done
Nothing but praise for the actors chosen for both Edward and Mary, not only for their striking physical resemblance to the real-life portraits, but their excellent job of bringing the figures to life.
Especially Romola Garai as Mary. Other Tudor dramas loved to skip right to her infamous "Bloody Mary" persona, but this show did a great job delving into how she became that person in the first place. She truly understood the assignment, and it's a shame we didn't get a Season 2 to see her take on Mary's brutal reign.
Props to Tom Cullen as well. Even if the writing played it up a bit for dramatic effect, the real Thomas Seymour was indeed known for being a creepy and controversial figure, to say the least, and he brought that out well.
Had to a dock a star because the only character in Becoming Elizabeth I really felt was miscast was, ironically, Elizabeth. Though she did a good job, Alicia von Rittberg was twice her age at the time of these events, and her acting also came a bit dry, making made her seem at times like a pushover when the real Elizabeth was not. This was a pivotal time in her life that formed the basis for the strong and beloved queen she would eventually become.