The first Treehouse of Horror I remember watching on TV! Fantastic from start to finish
Entirely too much drama again: the Israel issue, fans being political, the Netherlands DQ, jury deciding the winner... I just want to have fun. Nothing against Switzerland, but Baby Lasagna should have won. On the positive note, Loreen performing Forever was everything. Eurovision is lucky she wasn't representing Sweden again, because she'd sweep.
Fewer memorable acts compared to the first semi-final, but Estonia and Netherlands get my vote. San Marino and Belgium had so much potential, but the execution was rough. Still, I didn't expect NQ. Armenia slapped more than it had business to. I'm so happy for them! Unfortunately, too many generic, bedazzled bodysuit wearing, twerking pop divas made it into the finals over some actually talented artists.
Eurovision will need an exorcism after Ireland's performance. Finland is on point, being weird yet again. A solid lineup of soulful ballads from Serbia, Ukraine, and Moldova. Germany killed it this year. Sweden is hitting hard once more. Other than that, it looks like we'll be singing in Zagreb next year.
Guest starring Amber Heard, apparently.
“Have you tried… not being a slayer?” That whole scene was a brilliant stand-in for a traumatic coming out. Buffy might be a campy show about monsters under the bed, but it’s not afraid to dig deep into what makes us scared in the real world. What a season finale! Even a grouch like me couldn’t help but cry a little.
When you order your werewolf on wish.com
Ok, I see the hype about Spike now.
Generally I am not a fan of romcoms and Julia Roberts, but for whatever reason, I have always had a soft spot for this movie. Maybe because there is no happily ever after for the main character, despite what the usual tropes demand. But watching it again after some years, I did find a couple of gag-inducing red flags. While Jules is obviously a bad person, I think Michael is even worse. What is up with all those mixed massages and treating Kimmy like a third wheel? Maybe J+M should have been the ending. They truly deserve each other.
“Ninety percent of my business is penis enlargement.”
Hammy vampires and awful editing makes for very subpar horror movie.
This episode had such a Power Rangers vibe.
The Faithfuls were convinced it was the drink that poisoned someone for no apparent reason. The first thing that came out of Diane's mouth at breakfast was that someone kissed her on the cheek the night before and that it was suspicious. Harry took an opportunity to sink Miles by immediately suggesting coffee or tea, or another drink. If it wasn't for him, the group would have been caught up in the kiss or hug, or whatever else. If only the Traitors stuck together, they could have easily redirected from Miles. Sloppy gameplay, because the Traitors outed one of their own when the danger was small.
The season starts really strong, with much intrigue and a fantastic setup. The 1950s storyline is wonderfully written, filmed, and acted. The budget is obviously generous enough to give us some beautiful renderings of Godzilla and other monsters, breathing with life in every scene. The rest of the show is a hot mess, I am afraid. I thought this would be the highlight of my winter television season, but I don't think I care to see Season 2. Now, what was it about the longitude and latitude of Alaska...?
This show gets infinitely better when it goes back to the 1950s.
Too much screaming going on in the last few episodes.
A much more unsettling movie than it appears to be for the first 80 minutes. Great gore effects for a small budget: terrifying but not indulgent.
The power dynamics of this relationship really creep me out.
Imagine if Aaron dropped the bomb at the end that he was a secret traitor in some last diabolical twist from the show… I almost wish he did.
I sure appreciate this movie much more now than when I was a kid. Ray Harryhausen elevates an otherwise average plot to a whole new level of wonderful with his masterful stop-motion animation. A true treasure.
What a dramatic bunch! Interesting that Alyssa's name finally came up. I'm surprised Alex branded her a traitor without any prior leads. Her reasoning can be applied to both Meryl and Amanda. And yet nobody is suspecting Amanda! Fascinating. Hannah is acting ridiculous about Tom's lies, Maddy is just wild, and everyone needs to leave Aaron alone.
The part where the banished person reveals that they are indeed a faithful is absolutely hilarious. Everyone's reactions! Some observations:
I take it back, Alyssa and Amanda are so good at scheming, it's actually scary. Will is not doing himself any favors. He was much better at the beginning of the show, but he cracked under pressure once his name was dropped. Traitors are doing very well, but Will might become a weak link that takes them all down.
Poor Aaron, he is taking this all to heart! In fact, I think most contestants take this game much too seriously.
John turns from a sweet, friendly guy to a confrontational, "hand-in-your-face" backstabber on a dime... because someone asked him about his job? Okay then.
Maddy calling in FBI, because she thinks she so smart with her theories, is absolute gold.
Alyssa is so bad at concealing her role in this lol. She was just short of cackling like an evil witch, when the blindfold came off.
Greta Gerwig is a hit and miss for me, but this was a great hit! I'm off to sing "I'm just Ken" until I'm blue in the face.
I was questioning who directed this move (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Troll Hunter) and who wrote it (Bullet Train). Are these the same people? Because I enjoyed their previous work, but I am left baffled by this uninspired, painfully average flick. Demeter's fateful journey to England is one of my favorite parts of Dracula: the limited set, the foreboding storm, the crew that is picked off one by one by an invisible force. This movie has no idea what makes horror effective beyond cheap jump scares. What makes Dracula so much more effective, is that the monster is not a generic creature, but a supernatural man of ancient power, mystery, intelligence, and menace. All of that is lacking in the movie. The characters are also not very compelling, and have very limited backstory of no impact. I feel like everyone involved was assigned homework they didn't feel like doing, so they slapped together his mediocre piece. Too bad because I had high hopes, considering my love for the original material. Also, the dog dies, and I don't like it .
Personally, I liked the first movie more. This one is trying to do a lot: not one, but THREE megs, another creature surprise, corporate espionage, swimming at 25,000 feet, secret evil base, dino doggos, uncle with the clicky button going all Jaws 4 with the psychic connection with the shark... (Jiuming made me cringe so much). It's a lot, and not really thought through. Just meh for me.
A bit disappointing. I was hoping to get a drama about serious life questions, mortality, meaning and fulfillment, but with a dash of romance thrown in to round off the characters. Instead, I got a romance that uses serious questions to propel a questionable relationship. I'm baffled that a woman's decision to choose a dream to follow instead of giving it all up for a guy she spends two nights and a day with is somehow bad, selfish, and automatically worthy of regret.
Also, I don't get, why Lanie gets to live, because she gets shot regardless of choosing to walk out on her big opportunity. What exactly broke Jack's prophecy? It would make more sense for her to decide to come back to Pete and then find out that the elevator she was supposed to take actually plunged to the ground. Instead, it's left to a cheesy line about part of her that didn't know how to live . The writing is very late 90's.
While Sweden was a predictable winner, I don’t get why people think a meme song is more deserving to win. It was goofy and fun, but on artistry alone, Loreen’s vocals left everyone in the dust. Sorry Finland, I just don’t see it.
My personal favourites were Estonia, Belgium, Cyprus, Iceland, and Australia :heart:
How did Croatia and Serbia make it, and Azerbaijan didn’t? :confounded: Moldova and Sweden deserved a Q.
