Reviews by BAMF

Notes:
*I've seen a meme going around about this movie that is quite funny while the story might not actually be that funny though.
*The director/writer has only done one other movie that I'm sure nobody has heard of before.
*It's supposedly based on a true story which in it's own right is rather funny.
*I do think the two main guys are pretty cool in other stuff.
*It's on Netflix, but it is rated pretty low so we shall see.

Pros:
*It's interesting to see Sean Faris and Mehcad Brooks playing against type.
*The lead girl is quite attractive.
*There is some dark comedy mixed among the disturbing content.
*It's interesting how people are in certain situations.
*The twist was pretty interesting and different.
*Where everything went was a nice touch to the whole thing.

Cons:
*There are some highly uncomfortable moments.
*Some things are a bit silly at times.
*I was a little disappointed about some things.

Verdict:
It's a very interesting story. The way it's told is great. The characters are interesting and non-typical. There are a few things it could have done better. It's definitely more interesting than I had originally thought. I say give it a shot since it's free on Netflix and all.

Notes:
*This is directed by Jay Oliva who also did the Batman Dark Night Returns two parter!
*This is the first film I have seen from James Krieg.
*The cast here is actually pretty awesome with even the inclusion of Michael B. Jordan.
*Of course there are the actors that are familiar to the animated films and shows here too.
*I would have liked Barry Allen to be played by Grant Gustin, but I do know he is fairly older here.

Pros:
*It's quite dark and intense.
*Grifter is put into the mix!
*All the characters are awesome.
*The fight scenes were excellent.
*The ending was pretty good.

Cons:
*The voice for a few people felt odd.
*The animation was kind of clunky.
*There were bits of flashpoint that should have been included

Verdict:
It's a pretty solid animated feature film. The characters are all pretty awesome. Many of whom played quite well. It's brutal and dark which tends to make things more interesting. This is definitely a good one to check out especially for DC fans.

Notes:
*This is my 5th Spike Lee joint.
*It has a few of my favorite stars with Denzel Washington, Milla Jovovich, and Rosario Dawson.
*It looks to have quite a few cameos and actual people involved in basketball which is interesting.

Pros:
*Denzel Washington, Milla Jovovich, and Rosario Dawson
*Unique storytelling style
*Interesting soundtrack
*Good story

Cons:
*The lead isn't an actor and it shows
*It can be quite boring at times
*It is a bit silly at times

Verdict:
It is one of the better Spike Lee joints I have seen so far. It's a little jumbled and the fact the main kid isn't really all that great an actor doesn't help much. If you aren't into Spike Lee then this won't be for you. If you are then I say it's a decent watch.

Notes:
*I have only heard of Mickey Keating's films before this one.
*The cast is small, but they are familiar.
*It's on Netflix at only 80 mins, but IMDB has it clocked in 90 mins for some strange reason

Pros:
*It's pretty straight to the point.
*The whole thing is awesomely brutal.
*The characters are quite interesting.
*The actors played their roles rather well.

Cons:
*Some things happen too quickly.
*I would have liked it to be longer.

Verdict:
It's a straight to the point thriller with some brutal moments. I do wish there was more, but for what it was it was quite a good watch. It's on Netflix so check it out if you are looking for something quick.

Notes:
*I watched the short before this and it was okay so I was curious how they would do with a feature length.
*The trailer looked like fun as I have a guilty pleasure for the movies Darkness Falls as well as Vanishing on 7th Street which both deal with this sort of theme.
*Eric Heisserer has actually done a few movies almost all are quite good with the exception of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake.
*It has a surprising cast of pretty decent actors.

Pros:
*Maria Bello and Teresa Palmer
*They got a kid who can actually act
*They used the main actress from the short in a role
*It is loads better than the short it is based from
*The practical effects were great
*There were some great gimmicks strewn about
*An ending that is quite excellent. It kind of reminded me of A Good Neighbor with James Caan though not a bad thing.
*For the most part the characters are actually not all that dumb
*For PG-13 I was surprised by how entertaining it was

Cons:
*I do still wish it could have been rated R
*Even though the characters are the typical dumb type they still manage to make a few super dumb decisions, but hey what good is it to have super smart characters I guess
*Tries to rely on jump scares a few times

Verdict:
It's a great PG-13 horror. The actors do great and you will like the characters. It is way better than the original and wraps it up quite nicely. I would say to check it out. Supposedly there is going to be a sequel. Not sure how to feel about that though I will obviously check it out either way.

I like these kind of movies a lot. The concept is definitely not new, but hopefully the scenario and maybe the reasoning could be. It has an interesting cast as well which is a plus. It is directed by the Catfish guys who also did two parts of the terrible Paranormal Activity movies. One of which ended up being one of the best entries. I had no idea this was based off of a book. The screenwriter Jessica Sharzer has also worked on American Horror Story. Anyways with this mixture behind the scenes I can only hope it will be entertaining.

Pros-
*Decent acting
*Interesting characters
*Fun concept
*Great soundtrack
*Nice twists
*Excellent ending

Cons-
*Not all that original

Notes-
*Machine Gun Kelly is actually not all that bad an actor.
*Emma Roberts seems to love being in her underwear lol.
*There are so many familiar faces with fairly small roles.
*Despite the familiar idea it's fun and worth a watch.

When I saw the trailer for this I was reminded of a mix of Spy and The Do-Over. Both of which I thought wouldn't be all that great, but they ended up surprising me. This however looked like it could be rather intriguing. At least the main cast is pretty cool. Oh I actually really like the director Jeff Wadlow with Cry Wolf, Never Back Down, and Kick-Ass 2. This seems to be Jeff Morris' first go at writing though. We shall see if this is as funny as I hope.

Okay that was pretty darn good. It has some great action, good comedy, nice twists, and a pretty fun soundtrack. I found myself laughing quite a bit throughout. I loved that they had familiar music that was in Spanish form. The whole writer scenario reminded of the horror movie Hush from earlier in the year. That was also a pretty good film if you haven't seen it. I liked all the scenes that dealt with the story he was writing and such like that. Anyways this kept me invested from beginning to end. I was always interested to see what would happen next. It was also surprisingly brutal at times for a Kevin James film which I thought was cool. The ending was a nice touch too.

I really enjoyed the characters here. My favorites were Juan and of course Rosa. I did think everyone played their parts nicely or at least amusingly. A few were a bit silly, but I mean it is a comedy so take that into consideration. It was fun to see Kevin James in an action lead role.

It's a pretty enjoyable action comedy with a dash of mystery mixed in. It does make you wonder at times which I liked. The action was pretty good. I do like the idea of having more heavy set people playing action roles. It is an intriguing spin on things. The jokes are good and even a bit fresh although it has it's fair share of typicality to it. I suggest checking it out for sure.

I really don't get the hate with Kevin Smith's new genre. I really liked Red State. While Tusk was quite strange I thought it was pretty entertaining as well. Besides I thought the gas station girls were amusing. Now they get their own story which seems like it will be fun. The trailer even looked pretty amusing. I'm also excited to see what he does with the next in his series Moose Jaws. Let's see if this is really worth it though.

So these movies are like a new sort of exploitation involving Canada. Of course their o's do have a slight oo to them, but they definitely push it pretty far. It's silly and probably can be a little offensive. I think it's all in good fun as Kevin Smith does seem to be pretty into Canada in general. I swear the way Canadians are I wouldn't be surprised if they all did yoga haha. Basically it's an extraordinary situation for basic teen girls. To be honest it's amusing and has some good moments, but it is probably one of the weakest Kevin Smith films I've seen. It wasn't very close to what I was hoping for or expecting. It wasn't all that bad though. I think maybe making it for teens hindered it quite a bit. I saw some things coming a mile away. The ending was amusing. The singing bits seemed a bit odd and misplaced here. I would have liked something more.

The acting is pretty good. The daughters of the famous Johnny Depp and Kevin Smith actually do hold their own as the leads. Sure their characters can be annoying at times, but I kind of liked them. I was rather annoyed though with Austin Butler and Johnny Depp's characters. They were just constantly annoying every single time I saw them. I didn't even like Guy Lapointe in Tusk so I knew I wouldn't care for him here. The bratzis were amusing, but I feel they weren't utilized enough. The main villain was kind of meh. I thought some of the small roles were pretty great like Ichabod, Yoga Bayer, Gordon Greenleaf (The way he dies was probably the only death worth noting as it was pretty crazy!). It was amusing how many of the family of the actors were in this too.

It was an amusing story. It felt like it was a Kevin Smith movie. It had enough of his typical cast to realize that. He manages to keep a good amount of raunchiness about it too. The trouble here though is that it's way too much of a teen movie. People don't like him doing horror/thriller type stories. My concern is him doing stuff like this. No it's not bad yet, but this is his worst movie to date in my opinion. Nothing was particularly wrong with the actors or characters except for Guy Lapointe and Hunter Calloway. I just wasn't feeling the whole thing. I'm still curious for Moose Jaws though. I sure hope it goes back to his style and not another aimed at teens. You can give this a shot if you are curious, but I would necessarily recommend it.

So I have been meaning to watch this, but I have been distracted by other movies and shows. It's the first film by Richie Smyth so we shall see how he does. I mean Netflix originals usually do quite well except for maybe the crappy kid stuff. This is my second film from writer Kevin Brodbin who apparently also wrote Constantine! Anyways I hope this is good considering the cast and storyline. I guess I should go ahead and start it and see.

This was a pretty quick paced action story from beginning to end. In fact it doesn't take too long to get to the intense bits. The action is pretty intense without even being over the top with brutality. It has a few pretty creative and original moments I wasn't expecting to see. I didn't know anything about this story so I never expected what would happen. So the way everything played out was quite interesting. The ending itself was rather intriguing.

For a quick to the point war story there is actually a decent amount of character development. I actually really liked these characters. This Rene Faulques is an interesting person. I think Guillaume Canet played him quite well. In fact everyone of course plays their part quite well, but I think his performance made the person more than just being a typical enemy.

The people are interesting. The actors do a great job with who they are portraying. The character development is actually pretty well done for a movie that almost gets straight into action. Once it gets started it seldom lets go. The action is intense with a few fresh ideas sprinkled around. If you haven't seen this yet it is quite a good and interesting story.

So the first one sucked pretty badly. I didn't even understand why they made another one. The trailer was interesting though and it did look quite different to that of the first. I was pretty skeptical about this. To my surprise I hear it's actually fairly good and kind of redeems the failure of the first one. Mike Flanagan also wrote and directed Oculus and Hush. The latter being quite excellent. Jeff Howard has also written with him on these works. So I decided to go ahead and check it out. Let us hope it's as good as I have heard.

Oh nice I love the addition of the old school Universal Studios logo! So that was loads better than the first one. It shares some similar ideas from the first one while creating a bunch of fresh additions to the lore. I thought it was actually pretty creepy. It didn't even seem like there were jump scenes and just actual scares. It's a somewhat slow build, but it works for this story. The last few scenes were pretty good and crazy. There is another scene at the end of the credits, but it really doesn't do much. It just connects both movies.

The acting was pretty good. I liked the characters a lot. I felt that the girl who played Doris was excellent. She really pulled off creepy and adorable when she needed to. It seems that casters are actually finding decent kids these days. Annalise Basso was great as Lina. She is loads better than the awful and painfully annoying Lin Shaye.

Overall this was a huge step up from the previous film. The scares are better. The acting is better. I really felt for the characters and the stuff they were going through. The characters weren't needlessly stupid. It has some fresh ideas mixed up within familiarity. You don't really need to see the first one to watch this either. In fact I implore you to skip that one and just see this one.