Thursday, December 15, 2011
GOBLIN (2010)
Surprisingly, GOBLIN was better than I expected it to be, then again I expected it to suck. The acting and production values were better than it really should have been and the story had a nice amount of twists and turns to keep the viewer interested. The main problem is the goblin itself. For the majority of the film he ran around in a oversized black hood and clawed people to death, then at the end when he's finally unveiled in all his CGI glory he looked like crap.
Interesting low-budget horror, but with zero nudity, very little blood/gore, dwindling pace, an unappealing monster and forgettable characters I can't recommend it. It's not horrible, but there just so many other superior horror movies out there that I can't with a clean conscience recommend you spend your time watching GOBLIN. It's kind of a pointless movie. Honestly, you'd have a much better time watching an old episode of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2011)
As he gets older Caesar loves James, but he is troubled by his role as a
"pet". After an unfortunate event he is sent to a primate sanctuary ran
by some sadistic assholes. It's there that Caesar comes to understand the role
of apes in a human world. After his spirit is broken by his mistreatment and
his mistaken belief that James as abandoned him, Caesar becomes determined to
lead his fellow apes to a better life.
I liked this movie, but wish it had been darker and a little more epic.
I understand that Caesar doesn't want a violent revolution, he just wants to
live in peace, but I'm hoping that Part 2 is violent as shit. That would be
awesome! Apes just going fucking nuts and killing the shit out of humans.
Ripping out intestines. Even without the violence, I liked the story and it
looks to be the beginning of a promising series.
THE DEBT (2010)
Ehh, interesting story, but the jumping from 1966 to 1997 back and forth nonstop was uncalled for and irritating. I would rather just see the story from beginning to end. I think all of the jumping stuff was just the filmmakers trying to cover up the fact there was only like 45 minutes worth of actual story in this 113 minute movie. Another thing that confused my simple little brain was the two guys back in 1966, I had a hard time figuring out which was which. They looked a lot a like and neither resembled their 1997 versions. I finally figured it out, but even then it was still distracting. Of the three, I guess, the female was suppose to be the character the viewer sympathized with, but she came off almost like an emotionless robot.
Oh well, OK film with an interesting story, just badly executed. I would like to see what somebody else could do with the same story. Worth watching, but don't expect anything life changing or really anything you'll even remember in three months time. As for me, I will never watch it ever again. I have much better things to do in good ol' 7955. Like watch BACK TO THE FUTURE!