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Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 2021 ★
Remember what Dreyfus initially said about Jaws? How he’d "rather watch it than shoot it as it was going to be a ‘bitch’ to shoot"?
I would rather shoot this than watch it. It was probably a blast to shoot and it's a bitch to watch.
90 minutes of what the fuckery (with the last 30 minutes going over 9000) in an attempt at... at what exactly?
I presume some self aware goofiness in the vein of Army of darkness, Dead snow, Mortal Kombat,... except with cardboard characters and a plot that makes no sense whatsoever.
For me, killing Wanessa was the final straw. Only to be enjoyed with a group of friends and plenty of booze and snark.
The Museum Project 2016 ★★★
A solid Australian found footage, albeit a bit slow and run of the mill.
The (film school) students doing a project by now is for FF what teens hanging out, doing drugs and partying are for slashers.
Once the scares come in, the movie delivers. The scares are done okay and the ending is perfectly fine. Just the one image, anything that character could say at that moment would be redundant and silly. *chef's kiss*
Two points of criticism, though:
1) Adding more characters (and throwing suspicion on them) would make it more of a mystery. Making the final reveal more of a surprise than it is now.
2) You could also use the first act to flesh out the main characters a bit more: add things to make them more likable, add some intrigue, a few red herings maybe,... just a bit more spice to make us care more for the characters and thus more invested in the scares.
That said, it's entertaining and a nice addition to your FF collection.
And it's on YT. Check it out.
Safer at Home 2021 ★½
Worst. Bad trip. Ever.
A bland thriller about a group of friends who get together during a ²version of the Covid-pandemic. They trip on Molly, an accident happens and everything goes south. Ehmagerd, what is ai gonna do?
Except that it is neither captivating, nor exciting. Boring characters, zero or no tension. And the one present is 90 percent who cares?
First world probblems, the movie. And the crowd goes mild.
Monsterland 2 2019 ★
While writing this two days after seeing it, all I remember is the Mom-from-Sleepaway-camp delivery in the opening scenes.
I think that says something too.
Dirty Mind 2009 ★★★
A story about a shy nerd stuntman who turns into a perverted womanizer after an accident.
Comedian Wim Helsen is solid as Diego/Tony. I liked Franck Focketyn as the diva actor and Peter Van Den Begin is one of those reliable actors who always deliver a good performance.
Also fun to see a lot of Belgian tv/movie regulars come by, like Maaike Neuville, Manou Kersting and Sien Eggers. And Marc Didden had a cameo. That's nice.
I can't say that it stood out all that much, but it was entertaining overall.
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