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P.O.V. - A Cursed Film (2012)

It's quite fun

[6/10 · 2 September 2017]

This is the kind of movie that we shouldn't be too serious about. I think it actually surpasses what it's supposed to accomplish. In real life, we do have this kind of cheesy TV shows that attempt to capture super natural stuffs(and occasionally fake the important parts). We can say this movie is the ultimate version of such show. For that standard, it's really good. Like those TV shows, they never make thing go too crazy here in order to make it feel more realistic. The ghosts here never directly injure anyone. I think those people freak out way too easily. Anyway, whether it's scary or not, it's quite a fun ride. The fact the two main actresses are played by themselves is just pure joy. It gives me some good laughs here and there. However, I think it's kind of lame to emphasize the ending at the beginning of the film while nothing big happens at the end.

Alien: Covenant (2017)

People are being harsh to this movie

[7/10 · 2 July 2017]

I think people have too high expectation to new movies of famous franchises, and when it doesn't come to their expectation, they just freak out and start giving one out of ten. If you have seen lots of harsh criticism for this movie, I say it's not bad at all. It's still quite entertaining. To be fair, lots of good horror movies are barely above 6 out of ten. So don't avoid it just because people say they hate it. It's true that they throw lots of (probably too many) elements into this movie, which might turn out to be less exciting. However, the ending succeeds in opening up to more stories, which is good. Also, keep in mind that this is not meant to be like the previous alien movies. It has totally different theme. I bet Ridley is a totally different person now. I would be surprised if he makes a new alien movie with similar tone to the older ones. And it's sensible for the old Ridley to explore the "creation" stuffs. I think it's a fairly good sequel to Prometheus. Look, now we have a new franchise directed by Ridley Scott himself, which is some what relates to the alien franchise. That is just great.