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Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: August (30 movies items)4 years, 4 months ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in September 2020 list
Date: 9/4/2020
Viewed: Amazon Prime
First Viewing
Note: I have heard many interesting things about this movie over the last month. Many people seem to love or hate this movie from what I've seen. I wanted to watch this movie for a while now, but I haven't gotten the chance to watch it yet. I got an e-mail from Amazon letting me know that my rental of this movie is going to expire next week if I don't watch it now. After finally watching this movie, I did like it. However, I can't help to feel a bit let down by this movie. She Dies Tomorrow is right up my alley because I love it when surreal movies use trippy neon colors and symbolism.
You had several scenes that look really dark and I had no idea what was going on. It could have been the room that I was watching the movie in (I'm at my Aunt's house at the moment) or maybe the TV setting was not very good. I do love the general vibe of the movie, but the message of this movie still left me confused. I didn't think the movie had any pay off after it was over in my opinion. At least the acting, music, and cinematography were good.
Overall, She Dies Tomorrow is a good movie and I do recommend checking it out if you are curious. I do want to give this movie another watch in the near future because I feel like this movie will be better with a second viewing. 4 years, 4 months ago
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Movies I watched in September 2020 (51 movies items)4 years, 4 months ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in September 2020 list
Date: 9/1/2020
Viewed: Crackle
First Viewing
Note: I always wanted to see this movie for years because I remember seeing a trailer for it when I saw Captain America: The First Avenger back in 2011. I end up forgetting about the movie and I never had the chance to watch it. Better late than never, I'm finally watching this movie for the first time on Crackle (As of 9/1/2020). After watching the movie for the first time, I thought it was pretty good. Take Shelter is a well-made movie that is very suspenseful at times.
The movie keeps you on the edge of your seat on what is going to happen next because you do have some cool twists and turns. When you are watching the movie, it makes you think if the visions of the future from Michael Shannon's character are true or if he is just crazy. Both Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain do a great job of playing two couples that feel very believable. The little girl who played their daughter in the movie did a good job as well, and they didn't use her disability as a plot device or didn't try to shove her disability in the audiences' face. The movie is 2 hours long and it does a great job of building up the suspense. I do hate sounding like a broken record, but I do highly recommend not reading any spoilers for the movie. The ending of this movie is truly worth the wait.
Overall, Take Shelter is a good movie and I do recommend checking it out. 4 years, 4 months ago
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AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in August 2020 list
Date: 8/29/2020
Viewed: Amazon Prime
First Viewing
Note: I always wanted to check out this movie for a while now after hearing great things about this movie. Seeing that I had nothing else to do on a lonely Saturday night, I felt like it was the perfect time to watch this movie. After watching it for the first time on Amazon Prime, I really enjoy it. Jim Jarmusch knows how to make relaxing movies that you can enjoy after a long day of work. Paterson is not a movie that you will feel even more tired because nothing about this movie is boring in my opinion. Jim Jarmusch did a wonderful job of creating an interesting cast of characters. Every character in this movie feels very realistic because the characters in this movie feel like real people that you would know in real life.
For a movie that is almost 2 hours long, it went by quickly in a good way. When you are invested in the story and characters, a long movie can go by really fast. The story in this movie feels like very long poetry with the softly spoken characters and the smart dialogue. The cinematography is absolutely breathtaking and Frederick Elmes did a wonderful job of making the movie look so pretty. I watched the movie in 4K UHD and everything looks so crisp and clear. The backgrounds look stunningly realistic on my 4K TV. It almost felt like that I was watching this movie up close in real life with my own two eyes.
Most people probably won't like this movie because slice of life movies are not everyone's cup of tea. I don't have anything else to say about this movie, to be honest. Overall, Paterson is a great movie and I highly recommend checking it out.4 years, 4 months ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in August 2020 list
Date: 8/27/2020
Viewed: Amazon Prime Rental
First Viewing
Note: I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie because I didn't know that it exists until a few days ago. I thought I might as well check it out after hearing good things about it. After renting it from Amazon Prime, I thought this movie was pretty good. This movie is far from perfect, but I do consider Spree to be a fun horror movie in my opinion.
I thought the movie was super entertaining because it was interesting to see the direction that the story was heading too. Joe Keery as Kurt Kunkle did a good job of playing an early 20s social media junkie that is obsessed with getting likes. I felt like this movie reminds me of a mix between The Last Horror Film (1982) and Drive (2011) in my opinion. I also thought the rest of the actors in the movie did a good job of acting too. I also like how suspenseful that this movie feels because the movie has a lot of surprises that you will never see coming. Don't read any plot summaries or spoilers for this movie because this is a movie that you want to go into knowing nothing about it.
I do really like the general message about this movie because the movie deals with the dangers of people who are obsessed with social media. It shows what happens with internet interaction when they go the wrong way. I do think the movie could have been better because I wish there was more depth to the story. I also find it odd that no one bothers to report the main character for his actions if he is streaming on the web. The movie does not state if he is streaming on some private servers on the dark web or not. My suspension of disbelief does have limits.
Overall, Spree is a good movie and I do recommend checking it out when you get the chance.4 years, 4 months ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in August 2020 list
Date: 8/27/2020
Viewed: TubiTV
First Viewing
Note: Who Killed Captain Alex? is so bad, it’s a masterpiece. It's almost impossible to talk about this movie without spoiling anything. This is a movie that you truly have to see to believe. You get a special gem like this movie once every decade. Watch this movie when you get the chance please because you won't regret it.4 years, 4 months ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in August 2020 list
Date: 8/27/2020
Viewed: DVD
First Viewing
Note: I have always been curious about this movie for years because the poster for this movie looks pretty cool. I think I remember hearing about this movie in an issue of Fangoria back in the 2000s. My local used book store had a brand-new copy of this movie that was factory steeled for $5. I am disappointed to say that this movie is not very good at all. I can see why most people don't talk about Love Bites for almost 20 years now because this movie is boring.
I could not get invested in the story at all, and every character in this movie are paper-thin. A movie with Asia Argento in sexy black leather should not be a chore to sit through. This movie also has vampires, but I was so uninvested with everything else in this movie that I didn't really care. The acting and decent production values are the only good things that this movie has to offer. To be honest, the acting is not bad and I do like the general tone of the movie. You have some cool dark color palettes that almost makes this movie feel like a Nu Metal music video. You also have some solid camera work as well.
I don't recommend Love Bites at all and you are better off watching something else instead. 4 years, 4 months ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I watched in August 2020 list
Date: 8/26/2020
Viewed: Blu-Ray
Re-Watch
Note: Seeing that I rewatched the first Warlock movie last month, I felt like I should revisit the second movie. When I was a kid in the 90s, I always like Warlock 2 over the first movie because it had more action and you get to see more of the Warlock. After watching this movie again as an adult, I honestly like the first movie better. Warlock 2 is not a bad movie, but I consider it to be a step down compared to the first movie.
The main cast of characters in this movie doesn't feel as memorable compare to the main characters in the first movie. Other than Paula Marshall as Sam, I didn't care about the other characters that much. The writing is even worse too because the story is filled with plot holes. Everything about this movie contradicts the first movie, and they never explain how the Warlock was able to return after the events from the first movie. The pacing in this movie is even worse too because the entire first act feels like a chore to sit through.
Despite the flaws that this movie has, Warlock 2 is still pretty enjoyable at times. Julian Sands returns as Warlock, and he is as enjoyable as always. You have plenty of blood and gore that feels very satisfying to watch. The blood and gore in this movie are done with practical effects, and they still hold up pretty well in my opinion. The digital effects in this movie aged pretty badly though. The movie uses CGI for certain scenes, and they don't look very good. Back in the early 90s, they looked good because CGI was a pretty new thing at the time. The knife is perhaps the worst CGI effect in the movie in my opinion.
Overall, Warlock 2 is a decent sequel and I only recommend it if you enjoy the first movie.4 years, 4 months ago