This is one of the most unique films I've seen in years and it's a shame I hadn't discovered it sooner due to it being in obscurity for decades. The fact that this film was lost and not praised since its release in 67 is a tragedy to say the least, but alas, there is now a Blu-ray with 4k restoration. The film has beautiful black and white cinematography, an epic orchestral soundtrack, and a script that balances several characters and factions tremendously. There are great performances throughout with the standout being Daniel Emilfork. It's classy, cartoony and thoroughly entertaining. Amazing.
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Resident Evil
(2022)
Garbage
15 July 2022
Show is full of predictive programming and doesn't feel like resident evil at all. It's more like a CW Walking Dead. I don't know why they had to relate this show to resident evil, just call it something else. For the love of god, hire some producers, writers and directors that actually played the games. This isn't resident evil, it's lame.
Vacation!
(2010)
I must be crazy, but I enjoyed this movie
3 December 2012
Warning: Spoilers
This movie isn't just about a trip, it is a trip. Four girlfriends rent a vacation house for a week at the beach in North Carolina when one girlfriend randomly plans a trip. The characters have a blasty blast at the beach until that 3-5 day mark hits, then they start getting sick of each other. To light the party back up with some flare, the girls take some LSD and things go straight down hill from there.
I won't spoil anymore of the film but I will say if you are going to watch this film do not expect a chick flick at any means. This is not an episode of Jersey Shore.
Before I get into the core of the film I will cover performances and direction. The main cast of the females along with the one male actor, who plays a sleazy horn dog, all deliver decent performances that are mostly believable and keep the viewer turned in especially the lesbian character Dee-Dee,who arguably has the best performance in this flick.
The direction is pretty well done. The film is very radiant and filled with beautiful scenic views and vibrant colors in every scene. The movie is also shot in three different ways: in black in white,In camcorder format, and with standard film camera that captures gorgeous crisp clear scenes throughout. The director Zach Clark has put a lot of thought and creativity with the story, the colors, the lighting, and the locations. He also does a great job capturing the disturbing moments in this movie and cutting and pasting them into certain scenes that are both shocking and ultimately surprising.
One problem I had with the direction and the characters is that in the middle of the film a tragic incident happens to the characters yet they act they don't care and go about their business like they have no sympathy. I wont spoil what happens but I'll say if this happened to me and my friends we wouldn't be dancing to punk rock music at 2 A.M. like they do in the film. Also some parts of Vacation! feel kind of bland especially with some of the conversations characters have, they act like they're bored with each other in a lot of the dialogue they exchange.
The movie isn't a whole lot of a comedy,more drama mixed with black comedy that is oh so very dark its hard to laugh at. If anything this movie should partly be labeled horror due to its dark disturbing approach and its unique jump scare tactics. The movie seems to take a lot of inspiration from the films of David Lynch and Michael Gondry. If you are a fan of Lynch's work than you should enjoy Vacation! with is dark elements and extremely strange absurbness.
I won't spoil anymore of the film but I will say if you are going to watch this film do not expect a chick flick at any means. This is not an episode of Jersey Shore.
Before I get into the core of the film I will cover performances and direction. The main cast of the females along with the one male actor, who plays a sleazy horn dog, all deliver decent performances that are mostly believable and keep the viewer turned in especially the lesbian character Dee-Dee,who arguably has the best performance in this flick.
The direction is pretty well done. The film is very radiant and filled with beautiful scenic views and vibrant colors in every scene. The movie is also shot in three different ways: in black in white,In camcorder format, and with standard film camera that captures gorgeous crisp clear scenes throughout. The director Zach Clark has put a lot of thought and creativity with the story, the colors, the lighting, and the locations. He also does a great job capturing the disturbing moments in this movie and cutting and pasting them into certain scenes that are both shocking and ultimately surprising.
One problem I had with the direction and the characters is that in the middle of the film a tragic incident happens to the characters yet they act they don't care and go about their business like they have no sympathy. I wont spoil what happens but I'll say if this happened to me and my friends we wouldn't be dancing to punk rock music at 2 A.M. like they do in the film. Also some parts of Vacation! feel kind of bland especially with some of the conversations characters have, they act like they're bored with each other in a lot of the dialogue they exchange.
The movie isn't a whole lot of a comedy,more drama mixed with black comedy that is oh so very dark its hard to laugh at. If anything this movie should partly be labeled horror due to its dark disturbing approach and its unique jump scare tactics. The movie seems to take a lot of inspiration from the films of David Lynch and Michael Gondry. If you are a fan of Lynch's work than you should enjoy Vacation! with is dark elements and extremely strange absurbness.
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