It reminds me of the first Dead Rising game when you fight zombies in the mall, especially the part whey they are throwing the records.
I love the end when they're flipping through the channels at all the different tv content post-Z-Day. I want to say its so realistic but I guess no one flips through channels anymore. Love love love the final moment in the shed.
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I thought it was over probably four times, but it kept going. Sometimes there is too much going on, and other times long stretches of nothing going on.
Maybe it would have worked better as a show to really spend time in the Coop and build some attachment to the characters, and then the bunker discovery could have been exciting, like when you're watching Lost.
As a big fan of Coralie Fargeat's <I><A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/film/revenge-2017/">Revenge</A></i>, a colorful, incredible, action-packed feature debut, I went into <I>The Substance</i> with an open mind, and then walked away with it splattered everywhere.
Screen Queen Demi Moore plays Elizabeth, a workout celebrity whose career isn't working out to what it used to be. Realizing this, especially after a car accident and eventual dismissal, she signs up for a black market drug called "The Substance" that forever changes her entire life, leading to a complete downward spiral. A regenerated, younger, more beautiful version (Margaret Qualley's "Sue") hatches from inside her, providing her with immediate fame (and incredible jealousy from Elizabeth) but also a tug-of-war between life and death. The two must swap every seven days... or else.
You can see speckles of David Cronenberg's <I>Videodrome</i> and <I>eXistenZ</i> within the film, as well as elements from other horror classics such as <I>Society</i> and <i>Slither</i>, which will excite fans of the Body Horror subgenre.
Kudos to you, Ms. Fargeat, for creating a beautiful, creative film that reminds us of how aging will always remain in power, unable to be unseated from its throne, and how many will do anything to remain as their former selves no matter the consequences.
<B>Final thoughts:</b>
Forget the instructions. Inject yourself immediately.
Ofelia is kind of a style icon with that side-parted bob.
I didn't love this when it came out. I thought it'd be like a horror Alice in Wonderland, sort of Coraline vibes, and I wasnt expecting the military plot. Now almost 20 years later, I am into it. It makes me want to play Little Nightmares again.
Five stars for Fred Willard and for paving the way for many mockumentary movies and TV shows that I love.
I just don't LOVE this one though. It has some laugh out loud moments and some scenes I really liked, and then other scenes would lose my interest for a few minutes.
Slow start. I hated all the characters and got antsy for them to start biting the dust. Once the action starts, it gets pretty good. Decent twist, solid ending, and a big eeeeek to the blender scene.
I didn't really understand what was happening most of the time, but I loved everything that happened with that arm.
The creepy little girl is also the voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, so maybe think twice about watching any of those.
The Ring was such a pop culture moment and is never talked about anymore. It is a lot less scary than I remembered from when I was a teen.
I really wanted Samara and Adam Brody to fall in love, but whatever.
Just watched this for the first time, and I'm obsessed with it. This is Samara's show from start to finish. Fitch with the crossbow and Emilie are such funny subplots and used in perfect moderation.
PS: Wtf, is this Blu-ray out of print already? It's five years old! Unacceptable.
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Damn!! That is a fine time!
Really is one of the best werewolf films I’ve seen.
When a film begins with its ending, you feel as if it has been spoiled for you. This is not the case with <I>Last Straw</i>, although we do see the aftermath of what looks like one helluva night (of terror).
While there was one interesting twist, the film delivered on what could've been a complete bloodbath, instead opting for minimal-style kills and thrills. Still, as a fan of home (and now diner) invasion films, the diner setting proved to be beneficial for its sake, but there was so much weaponry that could've been used to fend off the intruders, resulting in a a not-so-bloody-bloodbath. What made up for it was the acting and dialog, because it didn't feel forced, just natural.
Beautifully shot in an open, small town area in the middle of nowhere, my LG OLED TV's Perfect Black made us feel like we were there within the film.
<b>Final thoughts:</b>
Pull over and stick around for awhile.
It took six episodes to get to footage of Shane's little shuffle dance.
If you watch wrestling documentaries even casually, there is nothing new here until the back half of the last episode. If you don't watch them ever, this is a solid docuseries covering the history of the WWE. It is much more about that than it is about McMahon specifically. Almost all the interviews were filmed before the most recent lawsuit, and the number of participants declines drastically in the end. 👀
