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 Oct 30 2019, 02:12 AM
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Spooky Dalek Review #2: The Purge (2013)
The concept of this film involving a day with all crime being legal and no presence of emergency services on that day is brutal, yet interesting at the same time. Rick And Morty did a great Purge plot in its Season 2 episode Look Who's Purging Now. So I took the opportunity to see this film for the Spooktober season. There were some scenes where it felt really tense, such as the one in which the group of Purgers break into the Sandin family's house to hunt them. I also quite liked the Timmy machine that Charlie controlled, it added to the scaring feel of the film, as did the masks that the Purgers wore. However, I wasn't too fond of the execution of the main villain as his intentions to hunt for this one homeless man and demand that the Sandins bring them to him feel ridiculous, but it doesn't fit into a film with a serious tone like this, plus his vocal delivery didn't feel very villainous (reminding a bit of the Batman Vs Superman incarnation of Lex Luthor). Plus the second act has some jumbled plot pacing, starting off with "let's get this man out of the house" before switching to "we should put him on a chair and carry him down" (You do know that you can take him out of the house without the chair) and then suddenly having the family resort to fighting off the Purgers. The characters are just okay for the most part, but I was not too fond of Henry, as he came across as this phony 'nice guy'. Overall, this was just alright for me. Interesting concept, but a tad disappointing. A low 7/10 that might easily translate to a 6.5 This post has been edited by DalekTethered32: Oct 30 2019, 02:14 AM |
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Nov 5 2019, 08:02 AM
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All the Harry Potter films. I watched the later ones first, then the middle ones, then the early ones. Never seen the early ones.
It becomes a sort of "howtheydunnit" watching them out of order 
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Nov 27 2019, 08:15 PM
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Avengers End game
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Dec 31 2019, 12:54 AM
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Klaus Didn't want to go through this December without watching Christmassy, so I saw this animated movie on Netflix that I have been hearing some hype over. This film oozes with an amazing art style blending 2D and 3D animation spectacularly, while also having a charm reminiscent of the animated films that came out during the Disney Renaissance. The main character Jesper Johansson goes through some good character development. Starting off as a postman who wants to get out of Smeerensburg as soon as possible and hates having to work there (as well as bearing some corrupt motivations when kicking off the Christmas business), to genuinely enjoying doing his job with passion and being caring. He does go through quite a handful of misfortune when he arrives at the remote island, but it comes with some cartoonish charm as well as some relatable reactions from him to make these scenes more amusing. The woodsman Klaus is also a great character, coming with a sad, but interesting backstory and feeling more human as the film progresses. The Krums and The Elingboes, while they have a few villain cliches, are enjoyable as villain characters, especially the leader of the former family Mrs. Krum who makes for a fantastically wicked antagonist with a marvellous voice performance from Joan Cusack. I also like how Smeerensburg changes from a cruel, downbeat place to a town filled with festive joy thanks to the spirit of the Klaus legend. Overall, this was an outstanding Christmas film. It might end up in my Top 2 of my favourite Xmas films, along with Home Alone. |
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