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Verónica. Pretty mediocre horror movie but the addendum is great. Shows photos from the crime scene and describes how this was the first case in Spain of the responding officers to have reported paranormal activity.
Annihilation
I really liked it. I know it was based on a series of novels so I'm not sure what liberties were taken and I don't care. This was a provocative movie that didn't pander and didn't beg for attention. In fact, the studio did just about everything they could to bury it but it is a very interesting film about the very idea of life. I feel it's a big screen movie but it is also a bit too cerebral for general audiences. Good performances all around, good effects and some legit eerie moments that were unsettling. A good example of the plot and characters informing the tension at just the right moments rather than demanding action beats every ten minutes. It's a shame that this was marketed like an Aliens style survival horror-action hybrid. It's not.
Spoiler:I agree, the end was a little weak. I wish it ended with an "oh shit" moment. But I think it was at least alright, since it wasn't exactly a happy ending; she didn't really get her husband back.
Justice League - it was alright, if flawed. Mamoa and Miller are the clear standouts, IMO. Affleck is okay as Batman, maybe even pretty good, but this version of Batman is also incredibly boring. The Bale version had heart because of the way Nolan wrote him, I think, and that's what's missing now (looking back on it, I'd suggest that Bale himself was actually kind of overrated in the role).
Dumb villain. But then that's the case in 90% of superhero movies, so whatever. Bad/non-existent character arcs for Cyborg and Aquaman, in particular. Poor use of Wonder Woman, another character that Snyder/Whedon don't write well.
Better than Suicide Squad (not saying much).
A Taxi Driver - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6878038/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Really enjoyed this. Funny, drama, true story.
Week after that I watched Midnight Runners. If that's available for ya to watch you should give it a go mr koala
Xtro. (1982)
did my head right in when i first saw this gem much later into the nineties.
recall it like i watched the film moments ago. (was blitzed. world went B&W and in 2D because of this nightmare fuel. one of the army squaddies walked me home, i was rigid as a robot.)
action man and black cats take on a whole new meaning here, not to mention rubber clown mallets and yoghurt.
Xtro. (1982)
did my head right in when i first saw this gem much later into the nineties.
recall it like i watched the film moments ago. (was blitzed. world went B&W and in 2D because of this nightmare fuel. one of the army squaddies walked me home, i was rigid as a robot.)
action man and black cats take on a whole new meaning here, not to mention rubber clown mallets and yoghurt.
Insidious: The Last Key - is a movie. A boring movie, that really doesn't need to exist. Long time ago, Leigh Wannell could write a fun movie, not so much these days.
The Conjuring is a good series, no doubt, with even the Annabelle spinoffs being okay (especially the second one).I liked this movie...
TBH... I liked the whole Insidious and The Conjuring film series...
meh... Not much bloodshed... and I get a few cheap thrills...
Story of my life tbh...
xROTx
PS. ON Topic... just watched... The Post... it was slow and a waste of acting talent...