2016 movie,

Watched November 19, 2024

This is the first I heard of the movie or the book, so if anyone reading this feels this is a bit late, I understand.

I love a good thrill movie, hate gore, but love haunting, spooky that kind. Especially if it has a twist, you know, the kind of unexpected ending.

This movie pleasantly suprised, while I wasnt sure if I really wanted to watch it at first, as the movie went on I was pulled in to the story.

I dont want to give away anything just in case, so just know that its a low key spook show.

G rated as far as I would say.

Over all good movie, like a Saturday Matineé kind of movie.

Anyway

va profiter!

Just watched the documentary on Netflix about Martha Stewart.

I must say that i am very impressed and happy that it was done in her words and while shes still with us. Its nice to see her prospective instead of the film makers speculations.

I have always been a fan of Martha, and by watching this i understand better why. She was able to show everyone that being domestic isnt a bad thing, even regular people can make beautiful places and things.

She proves over again and again through her life how to rise above adversity with grace and style.

We should all take a page from her book.

I just saw this movie and I liked it.

I saw the critics reviews, but i dont agree.

One could ponder that the writers may be sending subliminal messages about our current world.

I see a paralelle between the Architect and machines, and our current government and its many agencies.

Both want total control over humanity in everything, mind, body, and soul.

Hollywood has played a big part in the shaping of our minds, what if someone is trying to send a message telling the viewers whats really going on behind closed doors?

Just a thought.....

Or is it?....

Halloween Ends was a divisive film. I have no doubt that the filmmakers believe that they made a film Where Lori was healing and didn't want to be dictated by fear it hadn't felt made this boogeyman because they were afraid of Michael and so they made Corey into a boogie man of sorts. Here's the effect the film actually had. The warnings about who Michaels coming felt so limp and impotent that it felt very much evocative of the conjuring 3 where all tension was basically diffused Because the threat had been so severely neutralized. You took Allison who fit John Carpenter's definition of vulnerability when describing Lori Strode in 1978 Halloween. That definition was to have a quality about you that an audience inherently wants to protect. You wanted to protect Alison Strobe in 2018 and then kills. Allison said that she was all traumatized and people try to say Oh she wanted to help Corey and take care of him. She honestly didn't even act like she gave a **** about Karen being dead or her parents being dead. Now in the book you know it talked about her spending time with her parents' grave crying. You felt the different stages of grief and you felt like she actually gave a **** her parents were dead. The movie it just felt like no I got the hots for Corey because screenwriter wants me to. Now here's the weird thing about Halloween ends. It's a great springboard movie. From comic book to television is a documentary on EC comics talking about how the tales from the crypt comic books were later made into TV show. They talk about springboards and springboards you know Alfeld stein and Max Gaines and in particular William M Gaines Used a couple of Ray Bradbury stories as springboards were they kind of adapted it and did its own and did their own thing in their stories. That's what Halloween ends could really be because they put out little ideas that just had led a marinade and didn't really have the guts to commit to one and to say for certain this is what's going on.Because people that use a lame **** excuse well there's got more screen time in Halloween ends than he did in Halloween 1978 yeah, but you felt his presence in Halloween 78 a hell of a lot more than you do in Halloween ends.the positives of ends

I still gave the film 7 1/2 overall. Before becoming a serial killer, I didn't mind this nice guy courting Allison. You know Allison's beautiful girl I mean obviously. And you do want to protect her. But you do want to kill the bullies and they get killed off and you do want to kill Dr Mathis because he's a prick and a pervert you definitely want to kill **** officer Malaney. These are all the positives, and these are the only angles where the movie even.

you can have your taupe and tan wardrobes

every shade of leather boots mark your steps

10,000 tumblers are at your disposal, you are you...

spending an hour painting your face to appear as if your not wearing a latex mask

you can have your cute words and happy inflections

your false head tilts and feigned empathy for things you know NOTHING of

your ego as fragile as the tiny whispers of gold you wear on every part of your self

your wasp honey of sweetness that turns to battery acid when you walk out of the room

the perfume you wear lingers longer than your scripted responses to hurting people

you make words sound sticky and manipulate with captions and emojis ...

you hide your worldliness like a harlot

exchanging a façade that could be a field of the wildflowers you braid in your hair for a

acre of 4th walls each built with pretentious mortar

you are a hector of the vile but you dine off the same behaviors with the same mouth

you worship at alters of branding and 'vibes' so you look better where you pray

you call out spectators with loud silence

the ideas you speak are so supple to others opinions you hide them behind a type of purposeful knights move thinking so not to be bruised in your opinions

trade your worst day for just one of the self images those you pretend to uphold hear screaming through their bodies that you mock with your falseness

you offer no hope in your relationships that do not serve you

your discomfort is based on attention seeking behaviors

your own celebrity with every private joke you create emphasizing the importance to be liked by you

vapid laughter and purposeful gesturing are your personality staples

a 'self made' individual of soft lighting and pastel watercolors

your wardrobe, coffee, heavy knitted one of a kinds, and plants are a stronger pallet than the whole spectrum of pashmina personas you drape around your unburdened shoulders

you are the best at loving all the bests

wild beasts of anxiety ripple over your seas of self righteousness that you will miss out on something that you don't champion

the mistakes your making now will later be your yoke- but never your fault

you cast a vantablack shadow on others self esteem, and you call it positive influence

heap pride upon yourself while you can while the filters are still available

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Halloween is without a doubt my favorite holiday next to Christmas. And what better way to celebrate such a spooky holiday than to review a spooky movie. The long-awaited Five Nights at Freddy's.

Five Nights at Freddy's is a horror film based on the popular video game franchise of the same name. The film stars Josh Hutchinson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterton, and Matthew Lillard. The film centers around a troubled security guard named Mike (played by Josh Hutchinson), who takes a night-time job at Freddy's Fazbear's Pizza, a family entertainment center that has been abandoned since the 1980s. Upon taking the job, he quickly learns that the four main animatronic mascots — Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and Freddy Fazbear — come to life on their own, and have a thirst for murder. I mean, what would you expect from animatronics that are possessed by the souls of murdered children, am I right?

I'll first start off by stating that I am not a fan of the Five Nights at Freddy's video games. I've only ever played the first one and even then, I never understood why people were so into it, and still are to this day. Maybe it's the fact that so many Youtube gamers showed off different videos of themselves playing these games and seeing their reactions is what draws people to these games.

A film adaptation was announced almost a decade ago, but has been in development hell for a while, until now. Now that the Five Nights movie has been released I can say that this movie was terrible, but goddamn did I have some fun watching it.

There really aren't too many positives for this movie. I'll give it this, the movie was funny. Goddamn, I laughed so hard at this movie. But that is also serves as the biggest problem. While it's meant to be a horror movie, there were too many moments that had me laughing at the movie, not with it.

Which leads me to the real issue with this movie: it's not scary. You would think that a game mainly famous for its jumpscares would help motive the writers to try to come up with a few of their own. But no, the "scares" are so few and far between and they barely get a reaction out of me.

The story is very predictable too. Any sort of "twists" or "revelations" that this movie had in store for its audience I saw them all coming. Could the story be any more linear? Hell, if you've casted Matthew Lillard in your movie, you already know he's going to be secretly a killer. We've all seen Scream before. It's nothing new.

The characters are also bland as hell. We spend so much focus on Josh Hutchinson's character without any real reason to care for him. They tacked on the idea that he's looking out for his kid sister (played by Piper Rubio), and the fact he's desperately searching for information to what may have happened to his lost little brother. But in the end, I just don't care. He's not very interesting, and he barely expresses himself aside from maybe two different emotions. There is also a police officer (played by Elizabeth Lail) who is supposed to have a connection with Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, but her main purpose throughout the movie is to dump dialogue to the audience.

But despite this movie being terrible, I did have a good laugh about it. Honestly, this movie is on par with say Manos, the Hands of Fate or Samurai Cop. A movie so bad that it's entertaining. Besides, I get the feeling that this movie made to cater towards fans of the franchise, which mainly consists of kids, teens, and Youtube gamers. This movie was for them, not for me, despite trying so hard to appeal to newcomers of the franchise. So if you're a fan of these games, this one's for you. If you're looking for something stupid and fun, then enjoy your stay at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

Positives:

-I laughed so hard at this movie

Negatives:

-Predictable story

-No real scares

-Bland characters

Final Grade: F

So those are my thoughts on Five Nights at Freddy's. Have you seen it? What were your thoughts on it? Have you played any of the games? What are your thoughts on those? Please be kind, leave a like and comment, and check out more reviews here on Prose!

Best Quote:

Mike Schmidt: "What's the pay?"

Steve Raglan: "Not great."

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Is the Exorcist still scary? Well, it has been twenty something years since I last saw the movie, but I’ve seen it twice and I can honestly say that the movie trips over its own dogma so much I can’t be scared. I can suspend disbelief only so far especially when a film contradicts the beliefs and/or superstitions that are the basis of the whole plot.

Demon possession in Judeo-Christianity isn’t much talked about. However, Jesus casts out demons and tells the suddenly sans demon person to go and sin no more. In another instance JC says something to the effect that once cleansed of a demon, one must be careful to avoid sin, or they will invite even more demons in if they go back to their old ways. So, the common demoninator here is sin. A person must sin to be possessed. Keep this in mind.

Okay, so in the Exorcist, little Regan (yes, I had to Google her name) is a tween with a bit of a demon problem. Enter plot hole the size of a 747! If one adheres to the Judeo-Christian dogma the film leans on, a child isn’t accountable for their sins until a certain age. The exact age isn’t given in either the Bible or the Torah which is bloody inconvenient. Then again, what is religion other than a collection of vague notions that are open to interpretation which eventually screws someone over. The Catholic church gives first communion around 7 or 8 years old which is seen as a marker of spiritual and moral responsibility. Amongst the Jewish people, the Bat/Bar Mitzvah celebrated at the age of 13 is seen as a sort of age of accountability.

So, exactly how much sin can a seven-year-old (earliest estimate of accountability) get into to invite demon possession? Did she cheat at Hungry-Hungry-Hippos? Did she become a Barbie Dream House slum lord? Did she copy the kid sitting next to her at school’s spelling test? At the later age more tween side of things, did she kiss a boy or a girl against her mom’s wishes? Did she steal mom’s makeup? The movie was made in the 1970s so did she have naughty thoughts about Donnie Osmond, Mick Jagger, or Leif Garrett? COME ON! Outside of murder, no kid at that age can commit enough sin to warrant becoming a demon Airbnb. They can’t drive, buy porn or beer, see a R-Rated movie by themselves, and their curfews are too early! Sorry, I’m not buying the little girl demon possession thing. Based on the movie’s adherence to the Judeo-Christian belief system regarding possession, it doesn’t make sense!

There is another issue with the

Exorcist. What exactly can a 12-year-old do possessed or not when they’re strapped to the bed? Okay, spew split pea soup, make the bed rise, and turn her head 360 degrees. Even if the kid escapes, they’re kind of screwed because at the end of the day they can't operate without parental guidance. The kid and by virtue of its parasitic nature, the demon needs to eat and unless said demon has some kind of side hustle, they’re dependent on mom for food, shelter, and clothing. I could imagine mom saying something like, “Don’t you turn your head 360 degrees at me young lady! You cost me a fortune with the last chiropractor bill. You will stop spewing the green stuff all over my clean floor! Now, make the bed rise so I can vacuum under it!” If the demon wants some Cocoa Pebbles later, it’d better toe the line and lift the bed.

So, no, the Exorcist didn’t scare me then or I would guess now. It’s hard to be afraid of something that tries to stand firmly on a premise while simultaneously trying hard to undermine that premise. My wife will tell you I am NO FUN at horror movies because folklore is a hobby of mine, and I will pick the monster apart based on its origin. Slasher movies don’t scare me either. I watched 3 cesarian sections and if you can handle that and the smell of flesh burning because of the blood vessel cauterizer slasher movies are nothing. If you want to see scary turn on the 6 o’clock news. Four time bankrupt (so far), bully, hate mongering, treasonous, draft dodging, perpetually lying, sexual predator, narcissistic, former reality show host trying to become president AGAIN, the Kardashians, and constant discussion about Taylor Swift’s dating life, now that is scary!

Dammit Barry!

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

The Flash is the newest and one of the final installments of the original DCEU before James Gunn officially reboots it. It features the return of celebrity criminal Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, alongside Michael Shannon as General Zod, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West from Zack Snyder's Justice League, and Michael Keaton as an alternate universe Bruce Wayne/Batman, while introducing Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl.

Barry Allen continues his work as the Scarlett Speedster but carries a heavy weight on his shoulders due to the trauma of witnessing his mother's murder and his father, who he knows is innocent, being framed for said murder. Once he discovers he can use the Speed Force to go back in time, he uses it as an opportunity to save his mother. Unfortunately, his actions cause a cataclysm of events where there are no metahumans and General Zod comes to invade the Earth. In order to save the world Barry needs the help of an alternative version of himself, an alternative version of Bruce Wayne, and the girl of steel.

Honestly, I was very iffy on whether or not I wanted to see this movie, mainly due to Ezra Miller's problematic history with the law in recent years. But I wanted to see this movie because it had Michael Keaton returning to, arguably, his most iconic role. Thankfully, this film turned out to be a good time, regardless of the film starring a controversial lead.

So first positive, and I hate to do so, but I got to give credit to Ezra Miller. They did a great job portraying two different versions of Barry Allen/The Flash. Yeah, they might be a troubled piece of shit human being, but they still are a great actor. The portrayal of these two Barrys was amazing. We have the older, more experienced Barry and his younger eighteen-year-old rookie self. Both play off each other very well. There's even a moment where older Barry gets annoyed with younger Barry's antics and just lashes out at him. To me, that felt like a real moment. Honestly, I think if any of us met our younger selves we'd be annoyed too.

Now let's talk about Michael Keaton's epic return as Batman. For some, this man was their Batman. Me, my Batman will forever be Kevin Conroy (RIP), but Michael Keaton is a close second. He's the man I think of when I think Batman. And to see him dawn the cowl and cape after thirty years is something to behold. He was easily the best part of the movie and a total scene stealer. Hell, I won't lie, but seeing him in the suit, saying that iconic line, "I'm Batman", and then hearing Danny Elfman's theme in the background triggers my nostalgia and puts a big-ass smile on my face.

The humor was on point. There were a lot of jokes that got a good laugh out of me. It's not MCU style of humor but it doesn't have to be.

The action sequences are good too. I liked seeing what the Flash can do with his super speed and it really shows off how fast the Flash truly is. Keep in mind that the man is technically faster than Superman himself. So, seeing him run around while the world is in slow motion, rescuing people and punching bad guys, was a delight.

Addressing the negatives let's start with the CGI. I'm not sure what happened but the CGI in this one was extremely iffy. I mean there were some moments that looked fine like Flash running through the Speed Force. But then there were a ton of moments where the character models had a very uncanny valley look to them. Maybe all their budget went into making the double Barrys because in other areas, even the Flash's suit, it did look great.

Another negative is that the two main Kryptonians, Zod and Supergirl, don't have a ton of screen time. Both characters seem to appear during the third act of the film, and we aren't given much character development from them. I mean you have Michael Shannon reprising as General Zod. You'd think they'd do more with him. But nope, he just appears in the movie, and he's not really the main antagonist in this film.

Keep in mind that this movie is supposed to be a loose adaptation of Flashpoint, which is an event comic that I really enjoyed, however I cannot help but say that this isn't a good adaptation of Flashpoint. I mean it has some of the core elements from that story: Barry changing the past to save his mother, him needing an alternative Batman's help, dealing with an end of the world situation, and ultimately rebooting the universe for better or worse. However, it all feels very messy. If you want a solid adaptation of that check out the animated film Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.

Regardless, this is a fun movie to watch, and I enjoyed watching it from start to finish. I would recommend giving it a watch.

Positives:

-Good performances

-Dual Barry's

-Michael Keaton's Batman

-Humor

-Cool action sequences

Negatives:

-Iffy CGI

-Need more of Supergirl and Zod

-Poor adaptation of Flashpoint

Final Grade: B-

So those are my thoughts on The Flash. Have you seen it? What were your thoughts on it? Please be kind, leave a like and comment, and check out more reviews here on Prose!

Best Quote:

Bruce Wayne/Batman: "You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts."

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the latest Marvel film in the MCU, serving as the final entry in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. James Gunn returns as writer and director, alongside Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel as Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Mantis, Nebula, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot respectively. Also joining the cast are Will Poulter as Adam Warlock and Chukwudi Iwuji as the High Evolutionary.

After a fight that leaves one of their own in critical condition, the Guardians must band together and steal information and tech that can potentially help them. However, that will require stealing from a powerful but maniacal geneticist known only as the High Evolutionary.

It's funny how Disney initially fired James Gunn years ago over some tasteless tweets in the man's early days. I'm glad they reconsidered their actions because I don't think Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 would have been as amazing if it was done by somebody else.

Praise goes to each of the cast members. Pratt, Saldana, Klementieff, Gillan, Bautista everyone. They all delivered tremendous performances. I love all these actors and I'm happy to see them reprise their roles, even if it is likely this is the final time they'll be portraying these characters.

I also gotta praise the main antagonist in this film, the High Evolutionary. Obviously, Marvel (as well as other comic book movies) have had a habit of setting up lame and forgettable villains. The High Evolutionary is a standout villain in Phase 5, next to Kang the Conqueror. Chukwudi Iwuji did an amazing job portraying this narcissist with a major god complex. He also portrays him to be very unsettling at times. Sure, the actor does go a little over the top in his performance, in particular during his character's freakouts, but honestly that helps portray how unstable and unsettling the character is. There's one scene that highlights this during Rocket's flashback when the High Evolutionary screams at young Rocket for being able to solve one of his problems. Why? Because he cannot conceive or tolerate the idea that something he created, something he considers inferior and irrelevant, could actually be smarter than him, the creator.

Heck, one of the lines I liked in this movie came from the villain when one of his henchmen realizes how insane he's become and then mutters something along the lines of "Oh my god." But then the High Evolutionary just explodes at them like, "There is no God! That's why I stepped in!"

Which leads into a pretty dark stuff that was introduced into this film versus other entries in the MCU. Oh yeah, this movie gets dark in some areas, particularly with Rocket's backstory and how the character connects with the main antagonist. It shows scenes of animal experimentation and animal abuse and it's actually a little disturbing. But good on James Gunn for having balls to show this stuff.

Don't worry, the dark stuff balances out nicely with the good amount of comedy scattered throughout, and my god, there were a ton of funny lines in this movie. There were a lot of great jokes and great one-liners. Also, we finally got a full F-bomb in an MCU movie. After years of censoring themselves or implying it, they finally dropped it, and it worked, and it actually got a good laugh from me. Although, personally, I believe a certain character in the movie should have been the one to drop the F-bomb, but this works too.

But to go along with the great laughs are some great superhero action sequences. This is one action packed sequel, and I loved every second of it. My favorite action scene involved all of the guardians in a hallway fighting off a bunch of thugs and CGI monsters with Beastie Boys blasting in the background.

I will say, despite all the positives I just listed, there is one major problem and that's the inclusion of Adam Warlock. It's not Will Poulter's fault. I think he does a great job in this movie, and while I do like him in the movie, I just feel that the character is completely out of place. I mean, the film really doesn't do much with him, and he doesn't really have any real character motivation. He was hinted in one of the post credits in Vol. 2 but was mainly forgotten for the past five or six years since that film's release. It's like James Gunn finally remembered this character and tried to find some way of introducing him in this movie. Honestly, if they introduced him earlier in the MCU, say like in Infinity War or the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, we probably would have gotten a better idea of his character.

Overall, James Gunns gave us a solid conclusion to the Guardians of the Galaxy saga, and I really wish him luck now that he's given full control of the DCEU.

Positives:

-The whole cast

-The villain

-Dark elements

-Great laughs

-Great action

Negatives:

-Adam Warlock

Final Grade: A-

So those are my thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Have you seen it? What were your thoughts on it? Which Guardian has been your favorite? Please be kind, leave a like and comment, and check out more reviews to come, here on Prose!

Best Quote:

High Evolutionary: "All I wanted to do was make things... perfect."

Rocket Raccoon: "You didn't want to make things perfect. You just hated the way things are."

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