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Finding Bigfoot (2011)
Top 10 Animal Planet Show (Ever)
Once upon a time animal planet had shows like Call of the Wildman, River Monsters, and Finding Bigfoot all airing at the same time!! What a time to be alive! They truly don't make tv like they used to, but that's besides the point. This is hands down my favorite "reality" show surrounding Bigfoot to date. Even better than the more recent Expedition Bigfoot. I understand the gripes/complaints but you have to understand, once they find a Bigfoot the show is over! I love every second of the night investigations, town hall meetings, stories, re-enactments, etc. Matt Moneymaker was born to be on TV, Bobo is simply great and my favorite of the cast, Cliff is very knowledgeable and nerdy in the best way, and Ranae who is smart and realistic in her approach to bigfooting all make for the perfect cast. Love this show, and these guys made the early 2010's an amazing time to watch tv even if we never actually see Bigfoot.
Prey (2022)
Deserved to be in theatres
One of the better streaming/Hulu exclusives I've seen. Prey stays true to the original while also mixing in some elements from other movies in the franchise. Existing fans will be pleased with the weapons, the references, and the oh so bloody kills. Movie is very well shot and has some beautiful photography/cinematography. The movie has fast pacing, even though it's an hour and 40 minutes I thought the director did well with the run time. Amber Midthunder did amazing point blank. I was impressed with her performance. I wish we got to see/develop some of the other native Americans as well as Tabbe, who was probably my favorite character.
But I can honestly do without the CGI overload. I get the animal sequences had to be cgi for obvious reasons, and I will admit they did a good job at hiding it (snake blocked by the shimmer of his invisibility/wolf chasing the rabbit). But CGI blood spatter? The art of practical effects is dead. Also the ending makes no sense whatsoever. I loved the fighting/action but major major plot hole at the end. Doesn't surprise me considering this is the director from 10 Cloverfield Lane though (wtf was that ending?) Besides that, I really enjoyed this movie and it definitely deserved to be in theaters. In my top 3 predator movies 100%.
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979)
Scrappy Doo Doo
Look I guess it's worth a watch if you're a big Scooby Doo fan like myself but this is just so bad. Scrappy Doo is so damn annoying, the catch phrase, the forcing Scooby and shaggy to pursue the monster, etc. He ruins the whole dynamic of the show. There is no trap towards the end just scrappy yelling puppy power and either "catching" the baddy or screwing up and things just work out in the end anyways. Mysteries do seem more complex, you are almost always guaranteed 3 potential suspects ... but I can't say that makes it better than the episodes with only one. The pacing is so lob sided ... it's just very poorly put together. You're much better off with SD Where Are You, the New SD Movies, and the SD show. By the time the 80's hit the grooviness has worn off :(
Deliverance (1972)
Deliver me from the stresses of modern life
Absolute must see for fans of thriller adventures wow. Beautiful photography/cinematography, simply breathtaking. Boorman manages the movie with a solid pace. Great acting all around, I think some people dislike certain characters and tend to pass them off as bad actors. Ned Beatty (in his first role?!) did amazing, Ronny cox played the sniveling do gooder part well, Burt Reynolds's in his breakout role is the spitting image of STERLING ARCHER himself, and this might be Jon Voights best movie. He was simply great.
Nothing about this movie seems fake. Although old, all the stunts and everything were done by the actors and with minimal safety involved. So major props to them. I was told Jon voight actually climbed that cliff! My only gripe is the filter they put over the shots where he is climbing the cliff to make it appear like night. I get that was a common technique in the early 70's but it's just not appealing to the eyes. Certain plot points might leave you wondering what just happened? But all in all this was a high 7/low 8. I really enjoyed it.
Black Christmas (1974)
Top Tier Slasher
Love this movie. One of the first and most influential of its kind. A likeable group of sorority girls get stalked from within. Still a pretty creepy movie and holds up well. The ambiguity element really adds a lot to this film in the same way as John Carpenter's The Thing. 10/10 slasher.
Sea Fever (2019)
99 cent rental on iTunes rn, and I know why
Oof. Somehow this managed to muster up a 85% positive rating on rotten tomatoes. So I thought hey I might as well give it a watch. Looks cool and has interesting themes right?
Wrong. One of the worst movies I've seen in recent memory. The characters are monotone and boring. They just whisper to each other the whole time. All of them are very unlikeable except for Johnny and maybe Omid. Pace is so slow I was tempted to shut it off. The element of danger/terror is never really present. And the soundtrack is just terrible. The piano is a o dull and depressing.
The only good things about it are that there are some beautiful oceanic shots, decent cinematography, and that's really it. Was hoping for so much more. Also everyone has a thick Irish accent so I recommend subtitles. 4/10 and even that feels a little generous.