SLAUGHTERHOUSE RULEZ

(Movie, 2018)

Plot: British boarding school vs. evil.

Interestingly, there's a lot of big names in the movie.  I don't know nor understand what made them take part on this. It seems to be trying the Edgar Wright - Three Flavours Cornettos approach but fell short (big time).

I lost focus/interest/care 20 minutes in. I played it twice. Did they address the intense bullying and questionable house practices? I do not know. And I really don't care.

There are a number of films about youngsters killing each other: Battle Royale, Hunger Games to name a few. But at least the rationale was clear from the get go. In SHR, it's all blood and nothing else. 

Casting & Acting: 7.0 

Plot/Story:                2.0 

Editing:                    3.0 

Sound/Music: 4.0 

Overall Production:    6.0 

Rating:                  4.400 

CAMPUS CODE

(Movie, 2015)

It is one of those movies where the premise is there but the execution is is just in disarray. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE BETTER. There!

First, the acting was awful (except maybe for Jesse McCartney and Jack Falahee). The rest, nah! My high school can act way better. And we didn't even have an acting class!

Also, the editing is terrible. I have seen high schoolers make better videos out of their phones. 

What a waste of resources. 

Casting & Acting:       5.0

Plot/Story:                7.5

Editing:                     3.0

Sound/Music:             5.0

Overall Production:    5.0

Rating:                  5.100

THE GRUDGE

(Movie, 2020)

I don't understand why they feel there is a need for a remake of this. Is it similar to a right over comic book character/s? Like you need to make a movie every 5 years or so otherwise you'll lose the right/license?

Casting & Acting:       7.5

Plot/Story:                4.0

Editing:                     7.0

Sound/Music:             6.0

Overall Production:    7.5

Rating:                  6.400

THE DUFF

(Movie, 2015)

It's rare that I watch teenage Hollywood films without gagging and commneting "white people problems". This is one of those rare films! It's simple, funny, and well-acted. 

Casting & Acting:         7.5

Plot/Story:                  7.0

Editing:                       7.5

Sound/Music:               8.0

Overall Production:      8.0

Rating:                    7.600

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

(Movie, 2019)

Episode VIII - The Last Jedi had good critical reviews but not from the viewers. It appears that on Episode IX, the critics wanted to satisfy the fans. 

The only uncomfortable choice, I think, they made for this film is keeping Leia Organa given that she the actress, Carrie Fisher, died before the release of The Last Jedi. They used archive footages and CGI, which is only obvious if you are conscious of the fact. However, the CGI for this  flashback is awful! 

Other than that, I think they did a decent job. The writers probably already had a long-term story planned from the start that is why they chose not to write off the character from this installment. I personally think that her character has a stronger connection to Adam Driver's Ben Solo/Kylo Ren than the other original main protagonists.

Casting & Acting:          9.0

Plot/Story:                   8.5

Editing:                        8.5

Sound/Music:              10.0

Overall Production:       9.0

Rating:                     9.000

The Lodge

(Movie, 2019)

I know this is only a movie and its dark narrative is necessary for its overall plot but I still find it utterly vexing. If this is real life:

1) Dad divorces wife for another woman (happens all the time) and eventually kills herself;

2) Just 6 months after Mom's suicide, Dad forces children to spend Christmas in a lodge with the other woman whom they haven't met;

3) Dad leaves the children with the disturbed woman for days.

And the award for DAD OF THE YEAR goes to...

If the children knew the woman was a psychopath before even meeting her, WHATTHEFUCK has the Dad been doing all those times??

Casting & Acting:       8.0

Plot/Story:                3.0

Editing:                     6.0

Sound/Music:             7.0

Overall Production:    7.0

Rating:                  6.200