This film was one of the worst it's ever been my misfortune to sit through. It's too noisy by half, stress-inducing and completely unfunny. Normally, I'm quite partial to a Sam Raimi film but this was a massive fail, I'm afraid. I'm the same age as Sam so suppose my sense of humour will be of the same generation but this was appalling. Maybe it was funny in 1987 in the way I found Porky's mildly amusing in 1982 but it certainly isn't in 2023. Not to me, at any rate. I'm asking myself why I even bothered watching right through to the end but I'm the same with books too, once, I've started them. The only reason I've given it 1 is because there was no Zero option. Sorry, Sam.
Reviews
5 Reviews
The Big Ugly
(2020)
Not much to add here...
11 October 2020
... but a very solid 4. I *wanted* to like the film but Vinnie going off on a lengthy, philosophical, big word-laden rant finished it for me. I could have spewed. It was already shïte at that point & got progressively worse. Only gave it a 4 because it was dedicated to Mr Jones's late wife who died recently.
Lupt
(2018)
Is it just me or...
30 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
... are there moments of high humour in this film? Like the dad's face when was driving along with his wife on the back seat and his dead son In the boot? Or when Harsh was imploring his daughter's boyfriend not to tell his wife their dead son was in the boot? Wasn't exactly a *horror* in the strictest sense of the word but an enjoyable enough movie to sit through leaving me very pleasantly surprised.
REC
(2007)
Shouty drivel
13 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Had heard great reports about this film so was willing to be wowed but all I got was a migraine through the constant screaming from firemen, police, medics, tv crew, residents and zombies alike. In fact, the Spanish emergency services must have shuddered to see how unprofessionally they were portrayed in this film even allowing for artistic license.
As for the tv crew, took an instant dislike to the pushy anchor keeping my fingers very firmly crossed she'd be the first casualty of whatever it was that was inside the building. Unhappily and rather predictably, though, she wasn't. I'm very rarely lucky in this area of film viewing. As for poor put-upon Pablo, I'll just have to wait and see if a Zombie Pabs emerged from the carnage but that very much depends upon whether I can summon up the will to watch REC2. Just now, I'm thinking not.
And that was that. If your idea of a good horror is loads of blood, lots of shouting, poorly drawn characters and not much plot, you'll love this. Me? Not so much. The three stars are for the tv girl's gazongas which actually rated very much higher than a 3 but I didn't want people getting the idea I'd loved the film rather than just her knockers.
As for the tv crew, took an instant dislike to the pushy anchor keeping my fingers very firmly crossed she'd be the first casualty of whatever it was that was inside the building. Unhappily and rather predictably, though, she wasn't. I'm very rarely lucky in this area of film viewing. As for poor put-upon Pablo, I'll just have to wait and see if a Zombie Pabs emerged from the carnage but that very much depends upon whether I can summon up the will to watch REC2. Just now, I'm thinking not.
And that was that. If your idea of a good horror is loads of blood, lots of shouting, poorly drawn characters and not much plot, you'll love this. Me? Not so much. The three stars are for the tv girl's gazongas which actually rated very much higher than a 3 but I didn't want people getting the idea I'd loved the film rather than just her knockers.
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