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California Scheming (2014)
Worst Film of the Decade
I don't even want to bother to elaborate why this film is so bad, considering enough time wasted watching it.
But since I have to write minimum 10 lines, this is what it is -
The film has NO story. No character development. It's about a girl who uses her beauty to manipulate people around her, but no offence, the female lead's look is below average, how is this convincible?
It's like a bad student film that only the creators get excited about what they're trying to show, while the audiences have no idea what they're watching.
Just stay away from this film. Not even when there's a free show on TV or online.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
(Are those good reviews coming from people associated with this film by the way? Otherwise it's unbelievable that a real audience would say anything good about such a bad film.)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
My favourite TV show ever!
I usually don't like watching TV, and I'm a filmmaker myself and only care to put all my attention in films. But Murder, She Wrote is one exceptional excellent TV show that has captured one of the top five spots of my all time favourites.
Every episode was seriously made like a feature film, nice set decorations (- I extremely adore Mrs. Fletcher's cozy and homey house and dream to have one exactly like that one day), and even the numerous extras in restaurant scenes, hotel scenes, party scenes did a professional job. I never actually fancy any lives in films, but Mrs. Fletcher's. Living in a quiet small town, bicycling for groceries, travelling to big cities all expenses paid to solve mysteries, writing in spare time making good money, famous and respectful...
I found the stories all very interesting. After watching a few seasons, I have really developed an eye for details. Now when I watch any suspense / thriller movies, I barely got out-beat by those scriptwriters and can always guess correctly where a film's going and who's the guilty one.
Jessica Lansbury is the perfect cast for Mrs. Fletcher. I love her and this character she portrayed. I couldn't find more information on how she's doing now but wish her all healthy and happy somewhere in the world.
The Armoire (2009)
Beautifully Shot but Fatal Errors Killed the Film
Pro: 1) Good acting. Especially the young actor who played the lead. 2) Good production design. Old fashion TV, armoire, etc. 3) Good cinematography.
Con:
1) Sticking metal into the home electricity outlet will NOT cause instant death but a non-fatal shock instead (- speaking from common knowledge and also personal experiment in childhood). The filmmaker apparently ignored this fact and tried the easiest way to tell a make-believe story.
2) According to the film, the two kids got together at Aaron's house after school in the afternoon (around 4pm?) - They played games for a while - Tony locked Aaron in the armoire for a while - Aaron begged Tony to open the door and dared him to touch the electricity outlet with a fork - Tony died from the electric shock - Aaron wrapped the body up and dragged it out of the house - Aaron dragged the body to the woods - Aaron dig a big hole with a shovel - Aaron buried the body - Aaron came home for dinner (6 -7 pm?).
All of the above happened within 2 to 3 hours, is it logically possible?
3) When a missing child is reported and the police is involved to investigate, no one in the neighbourhood has seen Aaron dragging a dead body out of his home all the way to the woods in daytime?
No matter how artistic a film is, once death and police investigation are involved, you'll have to play the logical and realistic game.