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The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Excellent!
I have just finished watching the Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix having eagerly awaited it, I was not disappointed. Reading the negative reviews, I have to agree with the comments that if you haven't enjoyed Mike Flanagan's work in the past why have you watched this and hated it!
I have enjoyed all of his work and being a fan of Poe, I thought it was done extremely well, a different take on Poe's classic tales.
I did enjoy Mark Hamill's performance as the mysterious Arthur Pym, I would have liked to have known a bit more about his background.
In a nutshell, excellent series as expected and more please Mr Flanagan!
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Sorry Keanu..............it's awful
Embarrassingly terrible I'm afraid. I loved the first 2 movies in the franchise, but this was awful. The off spring of Bill and Ted were annoying to say the least. The story not at all interesting. Unfortunately I still have 371 characters to use on this review and I'm running out of words, 306 now! On the plus side, Mr Reeves does look rather good for a chap fast approaching 60! That said, please stop making these movies after 20 odd years of the last release, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! This isn't the only franchise Hollywood has tried to resurrect, and none of them have been good.......let us remember the originals as they were please.
1899 (2022)
There had better be a Season 2.....................
I have just finished 1899 and there had better be a season 2! I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this after the first couple of episodes but I'm glad I stuck with it, it definitely gets better episode 6 onwards, so stick with it. I loved Dark and this was not a disappointment.
I have to be honest, I was confused at first about what was going on but things got a little clearer in the final episode.
Excellent performances from the actors and the characters back stories were explained. Thankfully it was dubbed as I personally am not a fan of subtitles.
So in a nutshell, if you enjoyed Dark or Lost then definitely watch 1899. I am eagerly awaiting season 2 as there is no way that ending is the end!
Cleft Lip (2018)
Unremarkable
Unremarkable film. Reading about the Greek Tragedy of Oedipus gave me a better understanding of the film, however, that said, the characters were one dimensional and the actors wooden and uninteresting.
A bit "arty" for my taste unfortunately and I wish I'd read up on Oedipus before watching this film. I won't get that 90 mins or so back again.
School of the Damned (2019)
Awful!
That's 25 minutes of my life I will never get back (which is as long as I could bare) well 20 minutes actually, I went and made a cup of tea. Boring and badly acted. This story has been done so much better in the past as posted by rsvp321.
Seriously, don't waste your time with this.
The A List (2018)
Not half bad.....
I enjoyed season 1 of the A-List, intriguing teen mystery drama set in a summer camp on an island.
I have just finished season 2 and was very disappointed well, more confused actually, to be honest, I had absolutely no idea what was going on. This season turned into a cross between Lost with shades of Dr Who thrown in for good measure.
I'm not going to blab on about the story line (or lack of), the acting etc, to sum up, the first season left me wanting more but the second left me wishing I hadn't bothered.
Interstellar (2014)
Best Sci-Fi film ever
I am a huge Sci-Fi fan, Star Wars being my favourite film ever until I saw Interstellar!
The first time I saw it, I was blown away! I love the science involved in this movie, excellent cast and original story.
I have since watched this film a dozen times and it is every bit as good as the first time.
Gisaengchung (2019)
.........and I thought I wouldn't like it.....
I watched this movie as I had heard great reviews about it. I don't normally go for movies with subtitles as I find them difficult to watch and read at the same time, however, I thoroughly enjoyed it! I wasn't sure of the plot and had made a point of not reading up on it before I watched it. I was not disappointed!
I do enjoy something a bit different, and this delivered.
A bit of suspense, horror and a touch of humour, highly recommended.
House of the Witch (2017)
Unoriginal
The usual plot of teens going to the local haunted house, even though their parents have warned them to stay away. It all goes belly up, they get knocked off one by one in the usual grisly fashion............................etc etc...........Unoriginal story, unexceptional acting. Don't waste your time with this one.
A Model Kidnapping (2019)
Don't bother........
I should have read the reviews before I watched this movie, that was 90 mins of my life I won't get back.
Terrible acting, terrible story........simply awful