scarlettsdad
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I cannot believe I'm admitting this, but I actually kind of enjoyed this dumb thing.
"Hideous!" from director Charles Band and Full Moon, is still a bad movie. But we ARE talking about Charles Band and Full Moon, so for me to find anything positive is unlikely. But at least there was the attempt at humor, which I did chuckle at a few times. And the acting-incredibly-wasn't that bad...for a Full Moon pic. The gloppy, cheap creatures were more funny than freaky. But there seemed to actually be some...oh I don't know...EFFORT involved in this one. Maybe I felt nostalgic for Stuart Gordon, hearing the familiar synthesizer tones of Charles's brother Richard Band throughout. Regardless, it's not near as bad as expected, and that's really saying something.
"Hideous!" from director Charles Band and Full Moon, is still a bad movie. But we ARE talking about Charles Band and Full Moon, so for me to find anything positive is unlikely. But at least there was the attempt at humor, which I did chuckle at a few times. And the acting-incredibly-wasn't that bad...for a Full Moon pic. The gloppy, cheap creatures were more funny than freaky. But there seemed to actually be some...oh I don't know...EFFORT involved in this one. Maybe I felt nostalgic for Stuart Gordon, hearing the familiar synthesizer tones of Charles's brother Richard Band throughout. Regardless, it's not near as bad as expected, and that's really saying something.
Okay, one extra star for the luscious breasts. Yes, that is misogynistic, but since that's what they were going for, might as well give them credit. Otherwise, "Hatchetman" is pretty awful.
A bunch of strippers who all live in the same apartment building which on the outside looks like a cheap motel in Orlando but inside each room seems to have a different motif are being killed off by a guy in a Halloween mask and hooded cape (never seen THAT before). The characters include clueless and dumb cops and an annoying manager who is SHOCKED to discover that putting recording devices in tenants rooms to spy on them is against the law-but doesn't stop doing it.
The script was possibly written by a high school drama student. Or a porn writer. AI perhaps? I'd like to say that the acting is uh-MAY-zing...but it's positively dire. So bad it is actually funny. The direction is certainly inspired by Ed Wood. One scene made me laugh out loud when a girl walks in, sees a murdered person, pushes past two guys wondering what's wrong, and THEN when she gets OUTSIDE, she screams. Great direction! Such drama!
Honestly, Full Moon and SyFy Channel cranks out better stuff than this. There's nothing scary, the effects are juvenile and it's just so poorly executed that there's just no chance at taking it seriously. My best advice at attempting to enjoy this crap fest is to invite some friends over, get lit, call for pizza and riff it to pieces. Only then can there be any actual entertainment value gained by watching it.
A bunch of strippers who all live in the same apartment building which on the outside looks like a cheap motel in Orlando but inside each room seems to have a different motif are being killed off by a guy in a Halloween mask and hooded cape (never seen THAT before). The characters include clueless and dumb cops and an annoying manager who is SHOCKED to discover that putting recording devices in tenants rooms to spy on them is against the law-but doesn't stop doing it.
The script was possibly written by a high school drama student. Or a porn writer. AI perhaps? I'd like to say that the acting is uh-MAY-zing...but it's positively dire. So bad it is actually funny. The direction is certainly inspired by Ed Wood. One scene made me laugh out loud when a girl walks in, sees a murdered person, pushes past two guys wondering what's wrong, and THEN when she gets OUTSIDE, she screams. Great direction! Such drama!
Honestly, Full Moon and SyFy Channel cranks out better stuff than this. There's nothing scary, the effects are juvenile and it's just so poorly executed that there's just no chance at taking it seriously. My best advice at attempting to enjoy this crap fest is to invite some friends over, get lit, call for pizza and riff it to pieces. Only then can there be any actual entertainment value gained by watching it.
I was so looking forward to "The Thursday Murder Club," although the previews looked pretty much the way I was afraid it was going to be: a not very good use of a really impressive cast.
Seriously, we're talking Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Jonathan Pryce-what could go wrong? Well, as long as you don't go into it expecting Oscar-calibre material to match the Oscar-calibre actors...you'll be fine.
In the tradition of "Murders in the Building," four elderly residents of an upscale English country retirement home form a club to discuss, investigate and try to solve murders. When one actually occurs at the home, the geriatric Scooby Doo gang goes into action. It's got a little drama, a little cutesy old person humor, a lot of predictable situations. It is something you'd expect to see as a Lifetime movie with nice scenery. And ANY actors could have played these parts and it wouldn't have made a difference...so why in the heck are such really GREAT ones in this?
Perhaps they have to honor their contracts to Netflix/Paramount/HBO. Mirren is already doing a series on each of them, and although I adore her, I wish she'd be a little more picky with her roles in the twilight of her magnificent career. Same with the rest of them.
Nothing really stands out, and it's just such a waste of talent. I give it generous 6 only out of respect for the veterans in the cast.
Seriously, we're talking Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Jonathan Pryce-what could go wrong? Well, as long as you don't go into it expecting Oscar-calibre material to match the Oscar-calibre actors...you'll be fine.
In the tradition of "Murders in the Building," four elderly residents of an upscale English country retirement home form a club to discuss, investigate and try to solve murders. When one actually occurs at the home, the geriatric Scooby Doo gang goes into action. It's got a little drama, a little cutesy old person humor, a lot of predictable situations. It is something you'd expect to see as a Lifetime movie with nice scenery. And ANY actors could have played these parts and it wouldn't have made a difference...so why in the heck are such really GREAT ones in this?
Perhaps they have to honor their contracts to Netflix/Paramount/HBO. Mirren is already doing a series on each of them, and although I adore her, I wish she'd be a little more picky with her roles in the twilight of her magnificent career. Same with the rest of them.
Nothing really stands out, and it's just such a waste of talent. I give it generous 6 only out of respect for the veterans in the cast.