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A Murder at the End of the World: Chapter 4: Family Secrets (2023)
Sneezing from bright lights is pretty common
Halfway through this series now. Love the interchange between different genres, especially the flashbacks to the murder investigation of Bill and Darly. Some scenes are a bit too futuristic, like the one with the ant-like robots and the thin suits that protect people from literally anything.. I mean, even Batman doesn't have a suit like that. There is some clever writing throughout the show, especially near the end of every episode. Unfortunately, the sneeze-cliffhanger didn't do it for me. Simply because 1 in 4 people has ACHOO, so it's really not that uncommon and therefore should not be highlighted as such. Especially in a show that throws in one scientific fact after another, it's feels rather cringy that this is the clue into the next episode.
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
A very long movie with passive characters about a very important topic
The movie is about a protagonist that keeps making bad decision after bad decision. It's a morose story about Indians being killed for their oil money, and the main character getting involved in this scheme without any hesitation or questions, even though he married one the Indians. It's hard to feel any tension or excitement (or anything but sadness) because you can't relate to the main character. They just do awful things to innocent people without any justified motivation, only because they're told so. It's a very long movie about a very passive character, who in the end gets more than he deserves. If DiCaprio, DeNiro and Scorsese were not involved in this picture, this would not get the attention or hype it got.
The Killer (2023)
Great build-up, great cinematography, great acting, disappointing ending
A movie that could have been one of my favourite movies of the year. Great character development, great acting, great build-up of tension. At some point, it felt like a perfect combination between James Bond, Jason Bourne and Fight Club. But halfway through the story, the protagonist already overcame his biggest hurdle. After that, the other targets felt underwhelming and also the decision making and abrupt ending of the film were disappointing. Much like Hell or High Water (2016), this movie didn't really seem to have a third act, nor a worthy or concluding confrontation. The story would make a lot more sense if it had been a novel, since important motivations probably occur in the brain of the main character, and not on screen. 7/10 because the only two acts are great.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Brain Cell Massacre
This movie gave me the wrong idea to start with. It spends an enormous amount of time on the Franklin character in the wheelchair: how he is obsessed with blood and killing animals, his continuing interest in a violent/crazy hitchhiker with a knife, his growing grudge against his friends that neglect him and don't really want him to be there due to his immobility, how his dad owns a deserted house somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Texas. I was honestly convinced either one of the following plot twists was about to happen: 1) Franklin is just faking his disability and is actually Leatherface (who has the same build, interests for killing living beings and it would explain the mask); 2) Franklin has been bringing strangers/roadtrippers to his father's house for his deranged family to murder and barbecue. But this didn't happen. What's the point then in spending so much time on this character? He gets killed in 10 seconds out of nowhere by some guy with a chainsaw. From there on the movie is just nothing but recycled chase scenes, featuring an incredibly dumb and non-stop screaming woman (it was horror to my ears) and some crazy people laughing. I know it's an old, low-budget movie, but that doesn't mean that it's anything remotely close to being special or good. Did I really miss out on something here? I don't understand the positive reputation and why it's widely acknowledged as a horror "masterpiece". Even the 2003 remake made more sense to me, and that says a lot.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Better than the original
I've watched the 1984 version several times, and I never thought of Elm Street as a really scary movie. The concept is scary yes, but the execution was poor; Krüger was too jokey for me and there were some really bad special effects, combined with an awful synthesiser soundtrack. Not sure why it became such a cult classic tbh.
I recently discovered they did a remake in 2010 and I'm probably one of the only people who actually enjoyed it. Yes there are several things we have already seen before, and no it's not a perfect movie. But I like the new take on Freddy. In the originals he was just sort of there without a real purpose, and here they actually try to build a story around him. Jump scares are apparently seen as something negative, but if executed right, they actually make the movie (especially a slasher like Elm Street) more suspenseful.
Some remakes don't work (Friday the 13th, Hitcher), this one did for me.
Captain Marvel (2019)
Not even Sam L. Jackson could save this
There are a lot of problems with this movie. Apart from the fact that the main character is not interesting at all, she is way too powerful and she doesn't even appear to have any weaknesses. For the love of Thanos: her name isn't even Captain Marvel... Mar-Vell is a completely different person in the movie! This movie tried so hard to copy other movies like Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, and Captain America (I even noticed multiple similarities with Man of Steel) that it forgot to be a movie of itself. They tried to find as many connections to the MCU-timeline as possible, just tso they can cram in yet another superhero into their stuffed universe. I sincerely hope that this super-heroine doesn't spoil the final Avengers film.
Suits: Good-Bye (2018)
Suits is over.
Before I watched this season I thought that only Markle would leave, but as the end was drawing nearer I still didn't notice any storyline that could mean her departure. But it turns out that PJ Adams is also leaving the show (complete surprise for me). But my question is: why make an eighth season? This show is about Harvey and Mike. With Mike gone, millions of others and myself have no interest at all for this show anymore. Especially after that very disappointing goodbye between the two. It lacked everything from that emotional scene in which Mike walked into jail. It seems like almost no tv show can end properly or with style.
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Cold War for the Planet of the Apes
SPOILER ALERT
This third installment did not really live up to the potential of "Rise" and "Dawn". The story-telling was okay, but in contrast to the first two movies, very little happens in this one. There are constant hints towards a war (trailers, title, stills on the internet, etc.) but the only war-like scene is the opening scene: the apes get ambushed by men and then briefly fight back with arrows. Whatever war there is between the apes and humans, happened between "Dawn" and "War". Instead, it was more of a classic revenge story about a character, Caesar, that ultimately doesn't want revenge. Woody Harrelson's character was non-convincing and some of his scenes literally got me nodding in my seat. The finale was an anticlimactic fight between to human armies, with the apes actually fleeing the battlefield. I'm not saying this was a bad movie, not at all: this was by far the best film I have seen this year. But it was so disappointing in comparison with the two prequels. If you're expecting something like part III from Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, you'll be disappointed. Whatever war the title suggests, is more of a Cold War.