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Finally Watched It: “Justice League vs. Teen Titans”

I guess this technically doesn’t count as a ‘finally’ watched it since this isn’t an old movie I should have watched but it is something that I’ve been waiting to get my hot little hands on and it’s my blog, so there!

 

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In this movie, Robin (Damien) is sent to train with the Teen Titans and while he’s gone, Raven’s father Trigon sends demons to possess the Justice League.  Before they can take down Trigon, the Teen Titans have to take down some of the greatest heroes in the world.

I seriously believe this movie was made to give Teen Titans a chance to shine where Teen Titans Go is such a massive fail. The animation is fantastic, the voice acting is on point and all the characters are interesting and fun to watch. Seeing the Titans at different ages – including an adult Starfire – was an experience. It was like finishing the Teen Titans show then coming back to see how they’ve grown since then and starring in this new adventure. The story is cool and you can tell the people that made this meant to make a good movie and not just fart out another straight to DVD release to make a quick buck. I could see myself watching this multiple times and this finally cleansed my brain after that Monster Mayhem crap. More movies like this please!

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Finally Watched It: REC 3

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Like the others, this movie follows an outbreak where the people are trapped inside with the infected. This time, it happens at a wedding and the bride and groom keep trying to get to one another.

I can see why they picked a wedding for this part as these days, everyone has some sort of recording device at an event like this. It wouldn’t be just the professional photographer’s point of view. However, midway through the  movie, it switches to third-person! Just out of nowhere; as if telling the story from first-person would be too hard after that so they gave up. And when I say gave up, I mean in every aspect. This movie just descends into the typical horror movie tropes with all the generic stupidity that makes you want to scream at the screen. An hour in all I cared about was when I was going to get the chainsaw I was promised on the cover but by the time I got it, it didn’t feel as if the movie earned it.

Despite the practical effects not being too bad, I felt so disappointed by this movie. The first two held together so well that this one feels like a cop out. It’s just not as tense and scary as the first two and it just gave in to all the typical zombie tropes of any other formulaic movie.

And this may be a bit spoiler-ish but my final word is… RIP; Sponge John. You were absolutely my favorite thing about this movie.

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Finally Watched It: REC 2

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I never really have much faith in horror movie sequels but… Wow. REC 2 is just amazing. I watched REC a while ago and when they heard they made more, I jumped at the chance to see it.

This film picks up pretty much where the first left off, with a backup team going in on the same mysterious emergency call. They go in with who they think is a doctor to find a cure for whatever contagion is in the building and face the horrors within the doomed building.

Holy shit, this movie is creepy. It’s well written, well paced, and the ending was satisfying. These movies really do follow the ‘less is more’ track and it makes for a really tense movie. It was almost as good as the first but it certainly didn’t take a giant step back like some other sequels. People make derpy decisions, sometimes the camera work can make you a little dizzy, and the twist as to what the infection is had me rolling my eyes a little but I can’t say it ruined the movie for me. But obviously, don’t watch this one before you watch REC.

There is a third and fourth movie and I really wonder if they can keep up the quality. I’ll be reviewing those in the coming weeks.

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Finally Watched It: The Seventh Seal

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Rather than summarize the movie, I’m just gonna talk about what I thought of it (since summaries of movies are just ridiculously all over the internet). Here’s the IMDB link if you’re interested. I also didn’t read any interpretations.

I found this movie to be pretty cool! In my opinion, the whole thing boils down to the “heroes” of the story being murderers, admitted rapists, and thieves. The kind are regarded as fools just because they paint their faces and dance while the layman laugh at the pain of others. I see this movie as an indictment of fanaticism, fear, and cruelty among humanity with death being the only equalizer.

For me, that meaning came into my head when someone said: “It is pointless.” It’s all pointless. Every character is trying to find God (in the Church, in the Crusades) but the only people who seem happiest are the ones who aren’t actively looking: The acting troupe family. They are so happy singing, laughing, entertaining others, and playing with their baby boy. That’s all they need from life; which was so sweet to me. Death will come to them in time; as it comes to everyone, but in the meantime, they are joyful people who share their joy with others without judgment. So, I’m glad I took the time to watch this movie.

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NaBloPoMo Prompt #7

If you had to be trapped inside a movie for 5 days, which movie
would you pick?

I think I would pick Hocus Pocus. Because what’s life with out a fun musical number!? >D

NaBloPoMo November 2013

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Playing Movie Catch Up – Saw Franchise

Seeing as how Halloween is over, you may wonder why I made an effort to plow through all the movies. Mostly because I actually enjoy this series and missed the final chapter and I had to wait till the kiddo wasn’t around to watch them. So, in between loads of laundry I watched them all on my DVDR.

My brain still hurts. That much gore all in one sitting made me so tired. But I was VERY satisfied with the way the story ended and sorta pissed that the effects looked so damn fake in the last movie. I mean the blood was PINK for gods sake… >_< But at least it’s all done and I can say I’ve seen them all.

I gotta say overall the series is pretty good. I liked the writing in it and holy hell, did I ever cringe from the yuckyness… ;___; And now I can cross them off my list of movies that it bugs me I haven’t seen.

Next up is R.I.P.D. Yes, I am aware everyone has said it sucks but everyone also said After Earth sucked and I honestly didn’t think it was so bad.

NaBloPoMo November 2013

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Movie Review – “Vampire Girl vs Frankeinstein Girl”

If you follow me on Twitter, you already have some inkling of what my thoughts were on this movie. For a more sober take on it, I present this review.

“Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl” is a river of WTF leading to OMFG Ocean. Buckets of corn syrup blood are spilled and not a fuck is given as to plot or sense. This is not to say I didn’t enjoy this movie but I spent a great deal of the time either wishing I was more drunk or completely sober in order to deal with what I was seeing. Eventually, about the time the evil scientist man in full kabuki dress began a montage of dissecting his victim and Over-sexed Nurse was dancing with the parts, I just sorta went with it. I left my brain to the tender mercies of this movie and have come away with brain soup. @_@ The movie is pure horror cheese so it’s good that I had a bottle of wine to go with it.

To be honest, I don’t know if I should warn you all away from this movie or tell all you (ADULTS) to run out and watch it because it’s just so insane. I suppose it’s a case of caveat emptor (if you buy it instead of borrowing it from a library like I did). This movie is batshit crazy and refuses to apologize for it. So, don’t you all come whining to me that the movie broke your brain or completely disgusted you. You were warned.

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(Late) Freaky Friday Post – Review of “Hobo With A Shotgun”

In last night’s foray into strange shit I inflict upon myself for no other reason than general amusement, I sat down and watched the above movie.

In short, this is classic movie cheese. It is everything you’d expect from a movie called “Hobo With A Shotgun.” Our hobo steps off a train in search of a new life in this town only to find it overrun by the most depraved bunch of villains since Crossed*(only with less gratuitous rape and poop and more fake blood) and after watching the chaos for a bit, decided he’s had enough and blows the fuck out of the bad guys.

What, you want more than that? Well, the acting is not so bad. What you get with Abby, our plucky prostitute, is one HELL of a screamer. Those are some horror movie lungs, right there. In fact, Abby and the Hobo both act pretty well. I believed they wanted a better life than the psycho stuff around them. The villains, however, were so over the top crazy, I felt like the townspeople should have hit in them in the head with a bag full of rocks waaayyy before the hobo got there. But then, I remembered this was not supposed to be serious. 😉

A few (hundred) gallons of red colored corn syrup later, I came a way with a few good laughs, some great one-liners (“Put the knife away, kid… or I’ll use it to cut welfare checks from your rotten skin!”), and no desire to watch this more than once. The gore was over the top, inducing some cringe worthy moments that, while obliviously fake, still made me grimace at the sight of them.

This is not a bad rental but I wouldn’t want to own it. I don’t see much re-watch value here, unless you want to point out the gaffs and such. But if you want some pure 80’s cheese to go with your crackers, I say go for it.

Totally not for the squeamish, by the way. Or easily offended.

*I hesitate to review this comic because I am still trying to get the images out of my brain. If enough people ask, I will but… Blech. >_<

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Two good things!

One: Mom will be coming home today. I won’t be home when she gets home but knowing she’ll be there makes me happy. I am calmer than I have been in days and never been more happy to be proven wrong in my life! 😀

Two: I got a 5 star review on my lesbian steampunk pr0n! 😀 This sets up a bad precedent to me… XD To celebrate my first 5 star review on my first published short story, I’ve added a poster of the cover art in the Zazzle shop. The art work is once again by the fabulous , who helps me infect the world with my demented ideas. 😉 You can see her comic and more of her art here.

Now that things are settling down, my hand is actually TWITCHING to write. I am not even joking. I feel the pen in my hand like a phantom limb.

Also, I went to see the last Harry Potter movie. To avoid any spoilers I will say only this: I laughed, I cried, I LOVED it. Go see it. 😉

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Suspiria: A Review

I watched this a while ago but I’m using the time spent sick in bed to get things done.

I spent a good deal of Suspiria with a WTF look on my face but certainly not in a bad way. XD I certainly liked this movie. It was absolutely beautiful. the cinematography, the music, the way the kill scenes were put together. All of it pure horror movie camp. Which I love! 🙂 Now, on to what bothered me…

Er, these are kinda spoilerish…

The evil villains are witches, right? And the general consensus in the movie is that witches are evil because they are witches. I can accept that (although that’s not very original), seeing as how they were murdering the students in the school. But the WHY was never mentioned. They are witches so they are evil so they are killing people because they don’t wanna be found out to be witches. That’s it. Other than that, they teach ballet. In fact, the only time the witches do anything bad is when the kids start snooping around! Now, being chased into a pit full of barbed wire is a harsh punishment for trespassing but these witches have no plans to take over the world, steal souls for Lucifer, make the dancers all horny to steal their sexual energy, nothing. They meet and cackle evilly and… That’s about it. o_O

It’s a cool movie and I’d totally watch it again but I demand a little more from my villains. It all smacks of a more innocent time where the Satanic Panic was all you needed for a decent villain. But for a night of popcorn and beer (or soda for your youngunz) with a movie to amuse you, I say go for it. 🙂