Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by DeadbeatAtDawn

Jeepers Creepers III, 2017. 6/10





Meh, nothing special to see here. It tied itself in with the other two movies. That was alright.

I was disappointed that it wasn't the scenario I had first read: that it was going to be about Trish and her young son (named after Dary).

[FryeDwight]

THE DESCENT (2005). Not as good as DOG SOLDIERS, but pretty satisfying just the same. Serious suspense and I just love women who kick mutant ass. This is the unedited cut and a lot of grue, but not to the detriment of the story. ****

[Amalthea_unicorn]

The Devil's Reject

[Sculpt]

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
6/10

Lot's of good clean fun. It's funny and tongue-in-cheek all the way through without breaking character. Character driven story, action and effects. More comic-booky than prior live action 'super hero' and Avenger films. One doesn't need to have seen prior Avenger films to enjoy it. Decent story that's just mildly entertaining (nothing wrong with that), not any serious or emotional themes going on. Found a fairly comfortable running length at 2h10m, though I would have cut another 10-15 mins.

Originally Posted by Angra

Yea, it was kinda 80s. Might be the kid against bad guys theme that did it. The movie's problem, imo, was after the big reveal it became something you've seen lots of times before. A shame, cuz I really liked the chemistry between the kid and the babysitter and the scenes with just those two together.

On another note, is it just me or is there more talented kid actors popping up this decade than ever before? Might be because there's more kid actors being used than ever before, idk. The last 2 decades we've seen tons and tons of teens in horror movies, but this decade the jews of Hollywood has thougt, "We can do it even cheaper, muahahaha". Sorry, that was a bit racist ( but racist in a FUN way, right? :D).

Nailed it... that the relationship between the kid and babysitter was the heart of the film, and the build up to reveal was the entertaining part. After that, it totally lost it, actually pretty boring after the reveal, as it was so clique and robotic.

I haven't really noticed more good kid actors. I think it's more a matter of script writers giving kids more character depth.

Originally Posted by DeadbeatAtDawn

Scarecrowd, 2017. 5/10. {Screener}

I was really looking forward to this but it let me down. Wasn't at all what I thought. A bit of gore but the comic undertones brought it down.

Too bad, I love the poster art.

[roshiq]

M.F.A (2017)



A decent rape & revenge flick. Clint's daughter Francesa Eastwood gave a solid performance on the lead.

>>: B


The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)



>>: B

[Amalthea_unicorn]

Nothing Left to fear
À'lintérior

[DeadbeatAtDawn]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. 2006, 7/10.




Dead Silence.2007, 8/10.






Circus of the Dead. 2014/2017{release} 10/10

[roshiq]

Dave made a Maze (2017)



Out of frustrations, in a desperate attempt to prove himself, Dave builds a cardboard labyrinth over a weekend and ventures inside, only to get lost inside its twists and turns. After girlfriend Annie comes home from a work trip, she learns that he can't get out. News of Dave's predicament spreads and soon his friends enter his bizarre creation to try and save him.
This whimsical fantasy kind of bizarre comedy comes with a pretty interesting idea but sadly falls kind of short in terms of substance at the end or the bite that needed to sustain itself as a feature length. But definitely it deserves kudos for it its pretty unique and creative efforts for presenting a weird & wonderful world made of cardboard.

>>: B

[hammerfan]

Thor: Ragnarok

8/10

[roshiq]

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)



It still could have saved itself at the box office more or less with the same plot, just needed more bankable starts like Chris Pratt & Scarlett Johansson but more importantly couple of rewrites & slightly different & more edgy treatment required. Moreover, they could have save at least 20 odd minutes by removing that pointless & time wasting 'kidnap & rescue' segment where a giant-fat alien tribe kidnapped the heroin Sgt. Laureline (Cara Delevingne).

Overall, not bad, had the potential to become a decent series but sad, they blew it away.

>>: B-


Mayhem (2017)



It's similar to THE BELKO EXPERIMENT only in terms of both the films got the premise of an office building complex where chaos & violence breakthroughs but here a virus plays the part that makes stress hormone levels rise & stimulates extreme emotions without the realization of difference between right & wrong. And surely it worked at least as a better idea than somehow putting explosive chips in the skulls of co-workers who were ordered to kill each other by a mystery voice (Belko Experiment).
Moreover MAYHEM utilized the corporate affairs & its environment with a way more convincing & better approach. Overall, a better executed, more entertaining & bloodier film than TBE.

Glad to see Samara Weaving from Netflix's THE BABYSITTER back in here with another kick-ass role, looks like she's the breakthrough star of the genre this year.

>>: B+