Reviews

All i'll say is this show is GREAT and it deserves a second season. A very rare finale where all loops / arcs are closed - but also opens a new one, in case they get renewed. And that open ending isn't so OPEN unlike most Netflix shows. It simply gives the entire cast a fighting chance at what to write about next season.

But, best part is, you'll sleep knowing it ended great. You'll long for a second season - but you won't hate the network for making you wait a couple months or a year to release it.

SPOILER ALERT Plus that Ezra + Aria bomb is everything!!!! Really opens the world of guest stars from the original show. Hoping this one lasts long enough for us to see the original liars guest.

I'm sorry but what was that. I was so excited cause the 2018 film was so well-made. It had almost 0 stupid character choices and the set-up felt so organic.

This sequel on the other hand, went the total opposite direction. Literally, all the sht happens cause of poor character decisions. It's sad that they used OG characters to hook us but gave them a lackluster arc.

The start is so good tho. Like the death scene of that couple was so chilling. The rest was meh.

The Michael Myers + Black Christmas kinda masked killer is so good. I can't even begin to describe how happy I am they turned PLL into this more serious show. Anyway, to keep it short....

THAT DEATH SCENE... Wasn't the best, but it's probably the MOST SATISFYING EVER. It's a f* you to writers who wouldn't dare kill off some hated character early on. So this is so satisfying.

The second batch of episodes are definitely there to give us reasons why these ladies are the main characters. Plus, YES I live for that chase scene, please!

The chase scene was well-choreographed and SMART. No stupid screams and random trip while running here, sir. So if any of the future chase scenes are like this, the it sure looks promising.

One thing I wish is they also bring that same energy to a killer death scene. That would be cool!

Few points

• I like that they finally gave us a PA film that uses hugh-quality cameras. Like, the audiencr wants to see every detail.

• HOWEVER, in doing so, it leaves that "imagination can be scary" factor which the original PA film had.

• It went with the original's pacing where it's sloooow sloow slow then boom boom boom. But since this is the nth film, the reveal felt too obvious. Then again, you don't watch PA film for the unique plot. You watch it to see a super scary hollywood version of demons
• PLEASE... The camera flashlight. We know they had to keep it on for the audience but it made the characters seem stupid. Imagine not wanting to be caught for sneaking in, and what do you do? Keep your camera flash on and hope the other people on the room pretends they don't see you.

LASTLY, this one feels disconnected with the other PA films. Not a hint of connection, other than being a found footage film - but more professionally taken. So I hope they connected it even the slightest like say, the demon be the same demon. Cause it honestly made me feel like they're just profiting off the title. Promising us PA but delivering something else.

The acting's also okay. The camera quality really hides the actors' performance, which can be a good or bad thing for them. But PA was never about the acting, so it's okay.

I'll keep it short:

1. Acting's okay.

2. Script is okay but is trying too hard to make it fresh / contemporary / up-to-date that it feels cringy at times.

3. Should've been titled something other than RESIDENT EVIL. This show is nowhere near being religious to its source material. Maybe the writers were inspired by some, and then used a couple of references- but i genuinely feel like people would've liked the show if yhey didn't use the title. Or maybe like include in the title that it's a different time in the resident evil universe like "Resident Evil: The Second City" or whatever.

4. It had pretty cool action scenes. There's this one scene in the prison setting where the Umbrella guy started moving like an action star, and i think it's pretty awesome!!!!

5. The thing that ruins it for me (main reason why I didn't gave it a 5) is the idea that writers always use stupid character decisions to make big problems. It becomes the center piece to why the entite tragedy happens. In this series, it's the bratty kids. I know they're young but HEELLLOOOO. I wish the writers could've thought about a different angle / way.

Bonus Takeaways 1. An extremely rich and highly maintained facility can't have easy-to-hack system. It's like High schoolers hacking Google?? Whut?

2. The protagonist, Jade, is so hard to root for cause she's running on LUCK. The only reason she's still alive is cause the writers want her to be alive.

What worked:

• Kills were as good as any Saw film
• Or actually the gore might be tastier in this installment
• I like the corrupt policemen storyline

What didn't work:

• Chris Rock... I love him so much but not the best option for the film's protagonist. He sort of goes off character sometimes that it makes the entire scene disconnected.

• Plot's predictable. I knew the bad guy's the bad guy by the 2nd or 3rd corpse.

• Other characters didn't have enough layers
• Main character's daddy issues, to me, didn't matter. It didn't make him more relatable, or for me to understand him more.

So yah, it s an okay film. But the gote makes it worth it 💖

I'll keeo it short and simple. This Batman movie, by far, is one of the best from the franchise. The chemistry of Batman & Catwoman is so good. The actors in the film are all so perfect. I forgot who they were outside the film. The setting, art direction, ans set designs are so detailed. THE SHOTS per scene are so INTENTIONAL and experimental. It's nothing like a normal superher movie.

The direction gave Batman a fresh perspective. I genuinely thought I was going to hate it, based on the trailers, but nope. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Now if it's "perfect" why not give it a 10?

2 THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE

• The end credit (i won't spoil much. But def not worth waiting through the credits
• THE LENGTH. Since the movie's dark and serious, it sometimes pushes the line between disinteresting and intense. As someone who hasn't sat down in the cinema for a long time, my attention span was deeply challenged.

I'll keep it short, the film is action-packed and thrilling - minus the first episode. So you really have to live through the pilot where the writers basically wanted the viewers to get a sense of the show's mood. Honestly, it felt a little unnecessary... Nevertheless, the succeeding episodes were heart-pumping. I didn't want to stop watching at 3 am.

Anyway, the problem is not if it lives up to Train to Busan, because of course it won't. Different setting, tone and character focus. But the issue is how the writers only make characters likeable the moment they're about to cut them off.

Believe me, I love an emotional character death but to kill of the interesting ones that the audience root for at such an early stage is just annoying. At least semi-develop the other nobodies before killing the charming ones. Other than that, the show's pretty good.

I have to comment the casting too. I don't know Korea's standards but WOW everyone's so good. Even the random child saved by the police had great acting skills. So yeah, that made the experience more terrifying.

Hoping for season 2. 💪🏻 Give me someone to root for from episode 1 to... at least episode 5-6.

This episode gives us hope that the original cast can somehow appear in the show. Blair's mom in this episode confirms she's in rhe same universe! That Blair is just in Paris. Let's go!

In terms of story, GG (2021) keeps getting better and this ep is nothing less. The drama keeps building, and we're for it. My only issue is the characters aren't developing forward. They keep movi ng forward and then 2 steps back, which is at some point logical but also annoying on other levels.

First of all, I'm so happy LUNA is back in this episode - cause she's my favorite so far - but other than that the storyline per character is getting better. I was starting to hate Zoya's character growth but in this episode you'll see more of her values. Plus, every character plot is there to keep other smaller plots even more interesting. Sort of liek a breather from the heavy dramas.

The thripple story is also getting more interesting!! So overall, Gossip Girl (2021) is improving more and more. Started on a bad note but they're definitely proving that they can get better.

• P. S. The -1 point is still with the teacher plot. I'm still a bit afloat with that storyline. I'm not sure if it takes away the secrecy element or if it adds what's at stake.

This episode is even better than their mid-season finale, which was (in my opinion), hard to top considering the starting episodes weren't as good. The entire MESS is so messy and intertwined that it's so entertaining. I missed the original series but this def made me realize this GG has its own ground to stand.

Okay, won't spoil anything anymore but ZOYA, in this episode, is annoying. Her character keeps moving 1 step forward, and then 2 backwards. Like, you think she'll do one thing - but the writers keep controlling her. Her decisions don't make sense. Like they want her to be likable BUT alao so annoying? She wants to change but she can't. If that's the intent, then it's effective but it's bizarre to me.

And then another missing one is that the 2 SIDEKICKS are missing in action. I truly think Zoya's minions may have small roles to play but are so essential in making an episode more entertaining!!

To keep it short, the movie ISN'T BAD.

It had a great beginning. The story, including the killer and his methods, was well-established. Might I add that the gore-level is in a justiafably satisying level where you don't feel SICK watching it, yet weirded out that you're enjoying the blood. So it's not HOSTEL gore but definitely not PROM NIGHT (2008) high-school-simple stab kinda gore.

Well-developed CHARACTERS. The unique part about this movie is that for a Netflix film, the characters are pretty good. Some victims made last minute bad decisions but not entirely stupid. Unlike with your typical teen slashers, the characters' decisions are pretty understandable given the situation + their youth.

The TWIST is OKAY.

As someone who's seen almost every plot twist in the horror genre book, I think this one had a decent reveal. *I WON'T SPOIL WHO IT IS SO U CAN KEEP READING* Did I guess, correctly? YES. Did I know from the start? Sort of. I had 2-3 options. Anyway, the cool part is the movie doesn't aim to be UNIQUE with its killer or reveal. They simply wanted it to be logical (minus the actual possibility of getting away with the kills in the first place)

OKAY - So what's not to enjoy in the film?

The PACING. It starts off REALLY amazing. I love a horror movie that gives you multiple bodycount in the first 30-40 minutes. And that, it did. But as the film tries to uncover more about the "FINAL GIRL", the story becomes less interesting. I'm not sure if it's just me. But a big part of me ****SEMI-SPOILER COMING AHEAD**** wanted the herione to die. I felt like the way she moved she knew she was going to make it.

And then, the latter and climax part also lacked the heat *if you've seen it, you'll get the pun*. It was just... Okay. I wanted to see running and screaming!! But what were we given? A jaxtaposition of the main girl's backstory.

I feel like it's good but could've been better if they kept that pacing from start to end. My heart was raising and I was cheering "KILL KILL KILL" or "RUN RUN RUN" at the start. And then I found myself going through my phone at the end.

FINAL NOTE: Watch it if you want to see an enjoyable slasher but don't expect it to offer anything unforgettable.

I'll keep it short. The concept is VERY GOOD and unique. Maybe the director or writer heard "time is precious" so much that he came up with this amazing concept.

The issue is... where they take the concept. The unfolding of worlds is nice. You get to see the "reality" of this world. However, the angle has been covered in so many other movies that it takes its uniqeness nowhere.

So it took the TIME CONCEPT to BONNIE & CLYDE, to VICTIM FALLS FORand the idea of the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. And what do we have? A rehash of every other action sci-fi film. The pacing was good but as i get to the climax, it's like "okaaaayyy. So this is where we're heading?"

But yah, as a whole, it's a pretty enjoyable!! Something to watch with the family during a Saturday.

It's not BAD... But it's also not EXCELLENT. The first episode was really bad tho. I'm glad I stuck around to check out the rest.

Okay, initial thoughts: 1. Sort of funny and cringy at the same time

• I'm not sure if it's the over-the-top acting (sometimes it works, but not always), or the script? There's just something about how the lines are delivered that makes it annoying. You know how when an actor over-emphasizes lines to make it obb it that it's a joke.

2. Lacking in laugh - but tons of eye-candy I think everyone's pretty in this show! Everyone's so hot but the laughs are missing. Emily's sister also sort of annoys me. It seems like a one-rhythm kinda character.

3. I sort of tries to be Friends - or at least replicate the elements

• we have a newly broken-hearted girl who enters a place where a solid group lives. We have a hot actor (sort of airhead but not really), very positive girl, a hippie girl who has anger problems, and a gay dude (probably a what if to Chandler's character). So anyway, there's just that parallelism but less chemistry??

4. It GETS BETTER

• Believe it or not, it actually gets better as you go forward. The characters get better and less annoying. So if you have the patience, watch and see how they unfold.