Movie Review: The Evil Dead (2013)

The Evil Dead is not a remake of Evil Dead from the 80's. First I thought it was but then I understood it wasn't. Both movies are quite similar in some ways. Both have the same monster. Both have the same weapons - chainsaw, shotgun, both have the possessions and necronomicon. Both have someone cut of his hand and use a chainsaw. But they are different in one way...

The comic relief. Whereas th

e first three evil dead (and the series Ash vs Evil Dead) are horror no doubt about it BUT they have some comic relief and jokes. In this new movie there is no comic relief and to me that was a great change.

Basically the movie deals with five friends on a trip where one of them is on a drug withdrawal and so she must endure everything. But then things start to go wrong. They find some burn cats on a cellar and several a strange book - the necronomicon. One of the friends read from it and things went to shit.

Nevertheless a interesting movie. But comparing to all of them I would rate it last.

Movie Review: Relic (1997)

The Monster... 

I am going to start making some small reviews since I do not have much time to write... Relic is a movie based on a book that I really enjoyed. There are some divergences between them but that's to be expected as almost all adapations.

Relic the book is from 1995 and the first from the Pendergast series written by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston.

Our two main characters. Margo & D'Agosta

In the movie there is no Pendergrast. It's on Chicago instead of New York Natural History Museum. There are also some differences like Margo Green (the Doctor) in the book helps killing the beast by Pendergast and in the movie she is the one who kills it. D'Agosta (the police guy) has a similar role but quite different (superstitious). Dr Frock in the movie is killed but in the book is not.  Also the monster is quite different. 

Did I enjoy the movie? Yes. Indeed I did. I think the movie really got into the mood from the book but whereas the book has some slow tempo the movie it's far greater BUT not in a bad way.

I think the movie try to make a one movie deal. That's why the Pendergast was written out.

Movie Review: Red Dawn (2012)

The remake of the 1984 movie with the same title.. the only difference? The invader...

After European economic collapse the USA suffered with it. North Korea joins Russia and other countries and they start invading Georgia and other countries in the middle east. South Korea and North Korea start their war. 

Meanwhile the North Korea invades USA and conquers swats of land... Inconsistencies everywhere. Supposedly an EMP destroy all forms of communication but still the cellphone works, still their walky-talky works. Cars that should be electronic. That's interesting. 

Then the all Wolverine stuff. The wolverines, a bunch of kids are capable of killing North Korea soldiers that train all their lives for that. Unrealistic crap.

Interesting or not is that there was a nazi guerrilla that went into allied and soviet lands and they were called Werwolf... Coincidence?

I think the all movie is a propaganda movie for USA. We are great and such cannot be conquered. A bunch of rednecks or teens are better than fully train soldiers. Enfin. And let's be real - North Korea is not big enough to conquer USA - China probably would.
 A crappy movie all around. It was to easy.  I almost sense no great problems and there was even time for romance.

At least the marine was killed... but the rebellion endure!

Movie Review: Dark Circles (2013)

Dark Circles is a movie deals with changes on a couple  after having their first baby. They leave the city to raise the girl in the outskirts. What's interesting is that the first months of a child are exhausting. I know I've pass by them (still am) and if you don't get enough sleep will be grumpy and sometimes in some extends you do things like hallucinate. To make matter worse is that some guys are building another house next door which makes it impossible to them to have a good sleep. They start to have some "dreams" about a strange woman in white and black hair...

Is all in the head? Or is there a supernatural event working here? 
We get to see this family going to shreds... Sleep deprivation is horrible....

Another thing... why doesn't people turn the light on when going into a dark  place? Wtf...
Btw, no away that child is only a couple of months.

The end we hear a radio statement that explains that a woman escape some psychiatric ward (something to do with her 8 month dead child) and we learn that they weren't imagining the woman -she really try to kill family. OK. A closure.

But again we must not forget that this is a psychological horror because part of the problem was  because of sleep deprivation. It's not advisable to anyone who recently had children.

Maybe a different type of ending would be better for this movie. I felt cheated. Almost as nothing had happened. OK the woman was killed, their friend was killed and even the babysitter. But almost nothing happened to them in the end. They left their field house and sleep together... Enfin...

Movie Review: Sonyeo (2013)

So, I've watch this Korean horror story. It's not that horror in my opinion but more drama.
You've got this boy (Yoon-soo) that left Seoul to go a village. There he meets a strange girl (Hae-Won) and starts a new relationship. Meanwhile her father is killed and the boy thinks he saw her grabbing a knife and tells the police who spreads a rumor... 

We later understand that Yoon-soo's friend had died because a rumor he created.  

Afterwards he starts to make amends for what he did and search for Yoon-soo who is unconscious. He brings her to the doctor who says she is pregnant and probably it's the son of her own father. Yoon Soo then confronts him telling it was him that created the rumor and kills him. Then afterwards while trying to cover up everything the kill the foreman who had molested her (probably the father of her unborn child).

Later on, they escape to the city but where powerless and defeated they return to the village lake and he ask her to teach him how to skate (he had previously ask her). As they skate through the ice we begin to see it crack. We never see the ending but we hear water splashing. Probably committed suicide.

This book starts as a drama and ends in a drama. Horror there is none. Probably more psychological thriller.

Nevertheless it is a good movie, although I think it could have been better. Both main characters were a little.. well slow. This movie should have had a better pace.

ANIME: WINTER 2017 (WHAT AM I WATCHING?) PART 2 of 2

Konosuba 

Due to my work my plans of making reviews and such are highly damaged.... So far at 20 January I've watch 100 animes - finishing 3 of them...

BUT at least this is going to be a good season in terms of anime. There are plenty of animes I am eagerly waiting each week and a lot of them are quite good.

In terms of preference:

Konosuba second season (8.46) it's the second season of a fantasy comedy type of anime. Plenty of cliches but what interests me is the characters. From a useless goddess to a magician who only knows a great level spell and it's basically useless afterwards or a Paladin (tank) that is a masochist. Their interaction is quite funny and the voice actors are quite good. It's one of the first anime I really pay attention to the voice actors.

 Youjo Senki 

At the same level is  Youjo Senki (7.57) or "Saga of Tanya the Evil". This anime took me from my feet and made me tremble. I even watch the first ep again. IT's quite awesome. The first episode it takes us to a place very similar to WW1 but with magic and the second episode we get to know from where Tanya came and I think it was something nobody was expecting. Many people even thought they were seeing a different anime. Really really great. Tonight a new episode is coming out.

Then we've got Fuuka (7.39). An anime with Slice of Life and romance. In MAL it says Ecchi but I really can't understand that. Maybe a little bit but nothing too over extensive. Really enjoy the first two episodes. Really enjoy their connection and it made me wanna watch the manga.

 Demi-Chan Kataritai 

ACCA: 13-ku Kankatsu-ka (7.04) is another good anime. A bit of police and drama with some hints on fantasy. It reminds me of some organization like in nazi germany (Gestapo) but without the violence.

All-Out (7.17) still it goes the anime with rugby. Heavy info on the lifes of the the players. These last two eps were heartbreaking.

Then we've got Demi-Chan Kataritai (7.71). It's comedy but it's also fantasy and school. It's about the life of the Ajin (like vampires or dulahaha I think) entering the school of humans and trying to coop. Then we've got a professor who is trying to learn more of these ajin. Funny.

ACCA: 13-ku Kankatsu-ka

Gabriel Dropout (7.59) is an anime that mixes religion with school theme. Some angels and devils come to earth to learn in schools. To better understand humankind. It seems the angels are even more rebelious than the devils. It's quite funny. Gabriel an angel is obessessed with videogames and wishes to blow the thrumpet that signals the end of the earth. Satania a devil is all I am evil but cannot do anything evil.

Kuzu no Honkai (scum's wish) (8.0) is a mature anime about romance. One boy and one girl love other older people with no change to get them so they date one another wishing for better days. They are both aware of what they are doing. As I said, more mature but NOT ecchi or hentai or something like that. I think this series are highly depressive...

Onihei (7.0) another good series. Historical samurai anime. More realistic that some other with fantasy elements. It deals with a "police" man dealing with several crimes.

Kuzu no Honkai 

Masamune-kun no Revenge (7.80) is about a revenge of Masamune to a girl that bullied him when they were young. He now is gorgeous and his goal is revenge (even when other girl want to date him).

Seiren (6.86) is another slice of life, romance and school thing. A boy likes a girl who is more advanced in terms of romance. He leaves for a summer camp (to study) and there she appears leaving some openning to make his moves.

Urara Meirochou (6.98) is a fantasy anime that focus on a city where a woman try to learn the secrets of divination. Our main character who lived in the mountains wants to find her mother.

Still watching Tiger Mask W a (6.42) wrestling anime that is sequel of a 30 year anime. Not the best around but still watchable.

Seiren

Koro-sensei Quest! (7.24)  It's a alternative reality or spin-off for Assassination Classroom where comedy is the only way to go. You can't take this anime very seriously.  But still watchable. It's another that is not fully length with only 10m

Ninja Girl & Samurai Master (6.78) (Nobunaga no Shinobi ) - stupid name in English, probably more correct would be Nobunaga's Shinobi (Ninja) - it's a series of 5m each about the life of Nobunaga and his conquests (of course the Ninja part are completely unreal it has some historical accuracy). I really look forward for it.