"I still have a lot of work that needs to be done." - John Kramer,
- Saw: boxd.it/1Jjcg
- 2023: boxd.it/l1iq4
Saw is back babey!!!
This is a different type of Saw film in structure, length.... even approach, and I like that we get to spend a little time seeing John in the real world. There are nice pieces of fan service but mostly it's just a sincere attempt to make a solid horror thriller and it mostly succeeds. The…
***This was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of writers and actors like those currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist.***
"Please!?" -Maurice Theriault,
- 2023: boxd.it/l1iq4
- Conjure-verse: boxd.it/3ErxO
Honestly, I'm against A.I. in cinema but.... at this point... it's not like A.I. could do any worse.
"Do what the fuck you want okay, I personally don't give a shit!" -Frankie,
Ugly baby alert!!!
Sometimes a movie that you expect nothing from just shocks the hell out of you and that what Combat Shock did for me. This is a creative and consistently challenging film filled with deeply emotional moments and memorable scenes. I gotta check out more Buddy Giovinazzo films to see what else this guy can do. The editing and sound are insane in the…
"I want no part of it" - Ahab,
Vibes matter.
Something about the vibes of this movie didn't quite work for me. I think it has to do with all the tonal shifts as this movie tries to toggle back and forth between drama mode and comedy mode and it just didn't settle right. The premise for the film is interesting but the story is just a huge mess filled with characters I couldn't give a shit about.
Didn't like it.
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I really like the cat. This series is just as much about the journey of the cat as it is about the journey of Katniss.
