The funny thing is that after the episode ended, I came here to give it some stars.
Don't believe the pack mentality concerning The Snowman. This Cult of Rotten Tomatoes and piling on after one bad review is a tad ridiculous, especially concerning solid films like this one. For example, I liked the filming style here and found the cinematography often gorgeous.
On the other hand, the story was like a child who tries too hard to be clever, and watching Michael Fassbender act is like making love to someone who's always looking in the mirror when he fucks because he's more interested in his own image than your pleasure. On top of that, what was up with Val Kilmer's voice that they had to dub all of his scenes? Whatever the reason, the Christian Bale Batman voice they chose was extremely distracting...
Bottom line: don't believe everything you read. Like with every other movie, see it and judge it for yourself. Don't let other people tell you what you think!
Not great, not bad; I despise the decision to erase Nazi symbols in the name of political correctness. Surprisingly, Hitler isn't referred to as Hydra... this PC stuff is actually dumb because their usage is fair under the context, its omission not only does a disservice to historical authenticity, but it also breaks some of the immersion - obviously that the movie isn't a "true story", but neither is Indiana Jones. I'm not really sure why though, but for whatever reason I found the movie less compelling than it potentially could have been. A good watch nonetheless.
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Halloween Ends’:
You’re tasked with creating a franchise-ending chapter of a legendary horror series with the iconic star/character that started it all, and this is what you put together? A “final” Halloween film that’s barely about Michael Myers. GTFO. Missed opportunities GALORE.
The relationship with Laurie and her granddaughter starts out healthy and promising. A nice setup for chaos to ensue. Two seconds later, Allyson is ready to ditch her family for a random dude. So many out-of-character moments that made zero sense.
This wasn’t the film to introduce (and focus on!) a character like Corey. Maybe mid-franchise this could have been done to mix things up a bit. Friday the 13th kinda sorta did that, where the killer wasn’t always Jason. But NOT this time, not when you’re touting a final face-off between Michael and his Final Girl. You’re setting your fans up for disappointment.
Bonus Thought: I’m officially pretending that this new trilogy never existed, back to when Laurie Strode was Michael’s sister and everything made sense.
This was bad. I can't really tell you which is worse: the story, the dialogue, the directing or the acting. I was unable to find a single redeeming quality about this pile of dung. If I could say anything to David Gordon Green after this, it would be: "Please, stop."
I liked it, but don't pay too much attention to my rating as I like every mock-doc, regardless. I'm a found footage slut, basically.
oh my ufking god i want to shove this entire film up my a**
An offbeat drama about addiction and 'being high' or an actual sci-fi horror movie? It's a bit of both, being a cross between They Live, Starman, Under the Skin, and Trainspotting! A real one-off that is not for all tastes but for those that do succumb to its psychedelic sensibilities, there is something quite special here.
A really good story of the complexities of family and coming to terms with your past and reconciling that with your present and future. The struggle of loving what you are and who your people are while realizing the deep flaws of humanity.
A really, really good movie.
Not really a comment about the movie but kind of interesting. My mother and aunt went to high school with the kid that killed his family, he was a junkie and killed them while high and looking for money. The whole supernatural element was made up by his defense lawyer in an attempt to get an insanity ruling (which failed). I grew up a few minutes away from the house in Amityville NY, and up until about two years ago you could still fully recognize it (the boathouse was dead on to the movie) but to finally put an end to drunk teenagers sneaking around their property the new owners finally did a complete tear down and rebuilt. So nothing cool happened, and nothing cool to look at on foggy nights anymore, but it is definitely a cool story from my hometown.
I was hoping this would be good... but it wasn't. Cliché presentation, weak story (with a huge chunk of flashback) and mediocre kills. Sure there is some gore but the editing and framing bring no joy to it.
I'd recommend buying the condoms over the movie http://charliesfarm.com.au/posters/charlie-condoms.html.
The only strength of the movie is its willingness to go to extreme extents of showing us some dark and disturbing gore. The plot however is so underdeveloped and the characters are not interesting at all.
Checking out When Evil Lurks is recommended if you enjoy dark, suspenseful, and extreme horror films. That being said, you might want to seek elsewhere if you're searching for a horror movie with a well-developed story and cast of characters.
Meh. I'm not impressed. Not at all.
One of the best horror movies of all time.... just got one of the worst add-ons of all time. It's 2023, but the prosthetics look worse than they did in the 1970's. I can't believe this garbage is getting a new trilogy. Such a huge disappointment.
Exorcist by way of Star Wars/Marvel, there’s a moment where a priest shows up and the music hits like Iron Man just walked in. It’s also full of melodramatic monologues and the Ellen Burstyn scene from the trailer has the funniest payoff you’ll see all year
As bad as me with a toolbox and electronics, this robot movie isn't very inventive.
Wes Craven did it first and worst with Deadly Friend in back in 86, but this iteration of killer-doll horror has all the imagination of a Raggedy Ann. It feels like it was made only for the marketing campaign, even if the team certainly struggled to find 3 minutes of trailer-worthy footage.
Michael Myers pulled a Luke Skywalker.
A good second part of the new sequel trilogy. The story is very slight and the film doesn't really warrant a 105 minute running time. There's a lot of extraneous people being effing dumb and investigating on their own for no good reason, but the violence and brutality has been stepped up from the 2018 movie and it's a nice set up for a (hopefully non-sucky) final part. Fingers crossed that these guys can stick the landing.
Brutal killings. Lots of action. Definitely the best Halloween yet. Plus it is full of st**id people.
had a few hiccups here and there but i thoroughly enjoyed it, dont understand the hate
Now that was great, plenty of good action, brutal scenes and casting, especially the guys that played little john and big john that brought the comedy and simple plot to follow like all the Halloween films because It's no different and you already know the story and doesn't need to change also brings a little more about who he is and what he's done to the town and loved it and I wouldn't mind another one.
An insane and non-stop violent ride. That may or may not leave you wanting more. It depends on how many more people you want to see brutally killed in the next one, Halloween Ends.
This one I think even manages to out do Rob Zombie with the kill count. I was frustrated by the very end that someone would be dumb enough to go back in his house.
Still, this was one the best of the Halloween movies despite a somewhat weak ending. That makes it look like Laurie didn’t teach Karen better than that.
It was also disappointing how stupid Tommy Doyle was. He acts like a Michael Myers expert. Yet, he plans on taking him out with a baseball bat.
Ok we get it, evil dies tonight. I had so much fun watching this. Fast paced with edge of the seat suspense, killer soundtrack, absolutely brutal and creative kills, this film knows exactly what it is. Michael Myers is back even more monstrous with his burnt mask and it feels like he's actually the star in this one, which I really love. This film picks up from H18 and also expands the story of the original in very interesting way with some cool callbacks to characters from both the original and H18. If you’re not a fan of slashers, you probably won’t like this. For me it's very entertaining and overall a great slasher film that delivers exactly what the title says.
Oh shut up you Patricia Arquette reject.
I have no idea why this exist, because trying hard to be woke and acting like you care doesn't help.
Also you can do a drinking game for the amount of times the word "white" gets brought up. More times than the n-word in a Tarantino movie. Just don't blame me when you end up in hospital.
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What did I just watch?! That insane ride was something I didn't anticipate. I don't know how to explain this film. It reminds me of films like Mandy & Enter the Void. Very weird, unique, fresh, trippy, and fun sci-fi horror that tells a story about Barry, a lowlife drug addict who is abducted and then possesed by an alien. As his body is being controlled by the unknown, he roams Cape Town, observes the human life, and discovers the beauty and ugliness of it. There's not much to the story but I'm really drawn to it from start to finish. The lead is excellent! His gestures and facial expressions are spot-on. The 18 warning intro was a nice touch and I didn't expect that interlude. The sound is phenomenal. I liked everything about it.
SJW critics dislike the movie because they hate regular people in the middle of the country.
A very well acted and directed poignant family story. A reminder of two underrated principles: 1-the struggles of life can affect people of many different skin colors 2-in america you can succeed no matter what background you come from.
This is one of those movies you'd pick out from the video rental-store purely judged by it's cover and premise cause all the good blockbusters weren't available anymore. You'd watch the movie, have a good time, rewind the sucker and put it back in it's box; glaring at it's cover as you put it on the other stack of B-movies you rented with a faint smile on your face.
Mixing climate disasters, social inequality, claustrophobia, a defective story and people willing to do anything is not enough to create something original. So is Snowpiercer, taken for granted right with the first two episodes. By now all we have seen so many series, that if in the first episodes it proves boring, with characters that are too obvious, it is not worth spending time on it.
