Haunting in Connecticut has no thrills, as opposed to most Horror stories it puts you to sleep rather than scare you into sleepless nights.
Top 5
1. The movie has great acting for a horror story as bad as this one, it ads a lot to the faulty logic.
2. While the overall story is faulted, the dialogue is good perhaps attributed as much to the good acting as to the screenplay.
3. The movie had an amazing trailer/promotional trailer.
4. The movie had great potential for good story lines (cancer, hallucinations, alcoholism, etc.) but it seems it purposely turned away from them when they approached
Bottom 5:
1. Its not scary: No one in the general story is killed or injured and the peek-a-boo thrills soon get tired.
2. There's holes in the stories galore: Why are they living with their uncles? Why had no one searched the house for bodies?
3. The 'ghosts' for 90+ % of the movie never attempt to harm the main characters.
4. The acting is underused almost putting it out of place and making the movie worst by having the unreasonably good acting.
5. When the back story is more interesting than the main story there's a problem. I would have enjoyed a movie on just the back story 100 times more.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Fast and The Furious
For a fun action movie that doesn't create much expectations for viewers, this sure did dissapoint.
Usually I post the 5 things I like most, and the 5 things I like least in these reviews but there honestly cannot be 5 good things about this movie.
Top 5:
1. When the 'bad guy' is finally killed there is a great FUCK YOU moment, but it may have been much better off had it been done in a personal matter.
2. Weird Russian/Mexican model getting repeatedly shut down.
3. A lot of half naked women, if that's your thing. Apparently it was illegal to wear bras if you were in this movie.
4. Michelle Rodriguez kicking ass.
5. Vin Diesel still kicks ass.
Bottom 5:
1. If the movie is promoted on a main character coming back, you cannot kill said character in the first 15 minutes of the movie. Not only is that a ballsy move that only a really good movie can pull off but its also tricking the audience and not in a good way. I payed money to see someone, to have them killed off. I remember sitting there at the beggining of the movie and thinking, if she dies I am walking out of this theatre.
2. One of the gimmicks of the movie is that the drivers have to drive in the streets and maneuver instead of having the streets crossed down for the races. Pretty much condoning the death of civilians for their fun races. It's irresponsible and disrespectful.
3. The music is lost. It has no energy. It has no staying power. At least Tokyo Drift, had good music ( yes I watched that).
4. There is no investment in the characters and there is no new story line created, perhaps because they are relying on the 'old parts'. OLD PARTS WHICH THEY THEN IMMEDIATELY KILL OFF (i'm not over it).
5. I can't buy Michelle Rodriguez being anything but a lesbian with a drinking and temper problem. Still I went to the movie mainly to see her.
Usually I post the 5 things I like most, and the 5 things I like least in these reviews but there honestly cannot be 5 good things about this movie.
Top 5:
1. When the 'bad guy' is finally killed there is a great FUCK YOU moment, but it may have been much better off had it been done in a personal matter.
2. Weird Russian/Mexican model getting repeatedly shut down.
3. A lot of half naked women, if that's your thing. Apparently it was illegal to wear bras if you were in this movie.
4. Michelle Rodriguez kicking ass.
5. Vin Diesel still kicks ass.
Bottom 5:
1. If the movie is promoted on a main character coming back, you cannot kill said character in the first 15 minutes of the movie. Not only is that a ballsy move that only a really good movie can pull off but its also tricking the audience and not in a good way. I payed money to see someone, to have them killed off. I remember sitting there at the beggining of the movie and thinking, if she dies I am walking out of this theatre.
2. One of the gimmicks of the movie is that the drivers have to drive in the streets and maneuver instead of having the streets crossed down for the races. Pretty much condoning the death of civilians for their fun races. It's irresponsible and disrespectful.
3. The music is lost. It has no energy. It has no staying power. At least Tokyo Drift, had good music ( yes I watched that).
4. There is no investment in the characters and there is no new story line created, perhaps because they are relying on the 'old parts'. OLD PARTS WHICH THEY THEN IMMEDIATELY KILL OFF (i'm not over it).
5. I can't buy Michelle Rodriguez being anything but a lesbian with a drinking and temper problem. Still I went to the movie mainly to see her.
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