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AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I Watched in April 2020 list
Date: 4/23/2020
Viewed: Amazon Prime Rental
First Viewing
Note: I hear nothing but awful things about this movie, but I was still curious to check it out. The movie is based on the Verotik comics and I remember reading some of them a very long time ago. After renting the movie from Amazon Prime, I finally watch this movie and it was not very good. This movie was bad, but I thought it was going to be beyond awful. To be honest, I've seen a lot of big-budget mainstream Hollywood movies worse than this movie. The movie has terrible acting, bad writing, and poor special effects, but there is a so bad its good charm to this movie.
I don't think this is the worst movie ever because I was able to find enjoyment out of this movie and there were no expectations for it. With a low-budget direct to video/streaming movie, you know what you are getting into than a big-budget bad movie from Hollywood. With bad big-budget mainstream movies, you expect something noteworthy because people spend millions of dollars making a movie and you pay $10 ticket to see it on the big screen. The movie has three stories and probably only one of them is decent.
Here are the three stories in this movie:
The Albino Spider of Dajette - This segment is so strange because it makes no sense. You have a woman with eyeballs on her breast and the movie does not explain why. I'm pretty sure the comic explains it, but the movie does not. This segment did remind me of Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with a demon being involved with someone sleeping. The six-arm demon does have a cool design, but the makeup and costume for the demon are not very good. I find myself laughing at how terrible the acting in this segment was because it felt like no one was trying to act. The worst part about this segment was it felt super rushed and the ending was so predictable.
Change of Face - This segment is the best one and could have been good. I like the concept of the story in this segment because I like the idea of a woman being obsessed with her inner beauty. Sadly, it was not very well executed due to poor writing. The police officers in this segment are laughable because they are so stupid. These police officers make Chief Clancy Wiggum from The Simpsons look like a genius in comparison. Change of Face is still the best and most entertaining of the three segments which is not saying much.
Drukija Contessa of Blood - This segment was the worst out of the three because it was so boring. This segment made me feel like that I was watching a low-budget version of Game of Thrones and the story went nowhere. I don't even understand what the story was even about in this segment to be honest. You have an evil woman bathing herself in blood after killing people and that's mostly it.
Overall, Verotika is a bad movie, but I do recommend it for a bad movie night with friends. If you are going to watch this movie, rent it first. 4 years ago
Seen in 2020
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I Watched in April 2020 list
Date: 4/22/2020
Viewed: Criterion Channel
First Viewing
Note: I always wanted to watch this movie for years, but I never got the chance to see it. After watching it on the Criterion Channel for the first time, I really enjoy this movie. I love this movie for being so funny and bizarre because this movie is so different and creative than most comedies. The movie has wacky editing, unique camera angles, and a great satire on modern suburban American, corporate business, and new philosophies.
I also love the non-linear narrative story that this movie has because it makes the movie feel more creative and even funny. I also love the cinematography and music that this movie has well. The acting in this movie is also very good too. I didn't think Steven Soderberg can act so well on camera.
Overall, Schizopolis is a great creative and smart comedy movie that is worth checking out.4 years ago
AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I Watched in April 2020 list
Date: 4/17/2020
Viewed: Hulu
First viewing
Note: The only reason I watched this movie because I was bored and I had nothing else to do. There was a decent cast involved with this movie, I thought "Eh, why not". While it's not a horrible movie, I find this movie to be bland and forgettable. The characters are cliché and the story is super predictable. When watching this movie, I can easily already tell what was to happen next. I'm also so sick of the "If you don't play sports, I won't love you anymore" Dads in movies & TV shows because it's so overdone and stupid.
The movie's general message is "Don't do drugs and don't hang out with the wrong people" which has been done in many coming of age teenage movies already. I also didn't find the movie to be funny at all because I only laughed once during this whole movie. Everything else about this movie is so boring.
I did like the acting in the movie and there were some nice production values. The movie also didn't make me feel angry that I wasted my time with this movie. You also had a character in the movie playing Crazy Taxi on the Sega Dreamcast as well (I know that I'm grasping at straws). That's about it when it comes to positive things about this movie.
Overall, Big Time Adolescence is mediocre at best and you are better off watching something else instead.4 years ago
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Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: March (29 movies items)"Good list. Too bad you didn't like Climax and Golgo 13 which are two favorites of mine."
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AVPGuyver21 added 1 item to Movies I Watched in March 2020 list
Date: 3/28/2020
Viewed: DVD
Re-Watch
Note: I remember seeing this movie in my film class in 2013 at my Community College and haven't seen it since then. I was in the mood to revisit this movie and pick up the DVD a while ago at my Good Will Store. After re-watching it again several years later, I really enjoy this movie even more on a second viewing.
The art-design and stop motion animation in this movie is fantastic because all the character movements look superb. I like how they pull off the facial expressions with the characters in the movie when you see them talking. It almost gives the characters a realistic vibe to their faces when they're interacting with each other. This movie having stop motion makes the movie feels unique because I haven't seen many adult stop motion films done in this style other than Mary and Max (2009) and Anomalisa (2015).
The story and characters in this movie are fantastic in my opinion. Most adult animation outside of Japan gets a bad rep for trying too hard by being inappropriate to the max with so much sex, gross-out humor, and violence. $9.99 is nothing like that at all because this movie has actual mature themes and characters that are mature. This movie deals with a lot of themes such as growing up as an adult, questioning our faith in God, and human communication. This movie does a fantastic job of exploring themes without coming off as immature or pandering to the audience.
I love every character in this movie because they feel relatable for all the personal stuff that they go through. The Angel in this movie is probably my favorite character in the movie because he has a fun personality and a good sense of humor. I can't think anything else wrong with this movie is that I wish it was a bit longer. I won't have minded if this movie ran for another 10-15 minutes because I love all the characters that this movie has.
Overall, $9.99 is a fantastic adult animated movie and it is worth checking out if you never saw it. 4 years, 1 month ago
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