Reviews

Not really pertinent to the movie, but one of the first signs that this movie would be a dumpster fire was when AMI was initially being set up. The name of the program, as it appeared on the phone, was AMEE, while the movie is titled AMI. Like I said, it doesn't really affect the story, but wtf. This movie was just too extreme and unrealistic. Also, you could see the ending coming from a mile away. The narrative did provide one though provoking aspect, however. With the way we currently perceive "immortality", coming by way of transferring our consciousness, and not necessarily the survival of our body; it did make me think. If you lose someone close to you, what would actually suffice as a "replacement" for missing them? If an A.I. Is able to converse with you, and even get personal details of your life by delving into your memories via social media, can it help one deal with a loss? If I don't see my mother often, and our typical interaction is by telephone, how significant of a difference would it be if I were speaking to her or an A.I.? Of course I'm this movie the A.I. has bad intentions, but if it were If it were capable of "fooling me" into forgetting that my mother were dead, would that be helpful or hurtful? Would it put me at ease, or blur the lines of reality and promote mental instability (such as in this film). Anyway, while I did find that thread to be interesting, the way the movie unfolded lacked substance. The female lead just goes about killing without any second thought, and without any repercussions. I'm not sure the exact time line of how much time transpired between killings, but the police just seemed oblivious to the fact that they were even occurring. It doesn't really keep you engaged wondering what's next because there's no suspense whatsoever, you know what's coming next. I guess it's worth putting on if you have nothing else to watch, and you can definitely do a second task while watching it, because you're not in danger of missing some subtlety that'll cause you to be confused.

I really wasn't expecting much here, and it turned out to be a lot better than I would've thought. Given the name, "Pledge", I was just thinking another serial killer or crazy pledge was going to slaughter everyone on campus. What I find makes a good horror is whether you think that you, or other could find yourself in a similar situation, and that's a definite possibility. I'll try to just generalize, without giving specific spoilers out. So if you are doing an extreme scare, haunted house, or a pledge like this, it's meant to "torture" you, and at what point do you say that this is no longer part of the game. Putting myself in these guys shoes, and wondering when I would know something was up, really kept me on the edge of my seat. The reviews saying it's dumb because people would fight back knowing they are going to die; sure, but at what point do you KNOW you're going to die. Even at a point where someone who's seemingly involved tells you to run or get out, you have to wonder if that's part of the test. Then towards the end when you find out why what's happening is happening, only adds to the irony of it. The movie itself (sound, filming) is good, and I liked the story and everything in between. It's a solid 7/8, and definitely worth a free stream.

I didn't have much issue with the acting or pace, though I guess it could've been better. The confusing timeline overshadowed both of these as the weak point of the movie. While the flashbacks do an adequate job of filling in Savanah's past, the ending, and murder the police are investigating just doesn't come together. I rewatched bits of the end, hoping it would make sense, but no dice. If she is doing the killing then who chops her up? (At least I'm pretty sure those are her body parts being found) But if that's the case what is with the ending and her being alive to don the mask? It makes it look like there are two separate times that she's covered in blood inside the cabin, and I don't get why the cop says everything is clear at the cabin. It looks like a time jump is involved, but he clearly runs across dead bodies. Like I said, confusing doesn't necessarily = brilliant, and that's definitely the case here. I honestly have no idea what was the actual ending of this movie.

Was it realistic...no, most action movies aren't. Was it entertaining...absolutely! For all the 1&2 star reviews all I can ask is "what did you think you were about to watch?". Clearly if you're posting reviews I would assume you read them as well, and look at cast line ups. When I sat down to decide which, usually mediocre at best, Netflix or Amazon movie I would watch, this popped up as new. I read the Netflix synopsis and thought it would be ok, but wasn't sure if I was in the mood for an action flick that was too dramatic. Then I looked on IMDb and saw how the cast was laid out, and it was obviously going not going to be that type of movie when I saw the assassins would be a group of hot females. It had very high violence and sexual ratings so I figured "sure, I can do this.". The movie immediately gave me a Kill Bill type vibe, and that is pretty much the type of movie it is. For those who didn't pick up on this before the movie from the ratings or within the first few minutes, your lack of perception is on you. The quality and acting alone is worth a 5, but I found it nicely paced and entertaining, with an unexpected twist (I thought for sure Camille would be his daughter) so I give it a solid 7/8. There's nothing I can point out as being "wrong" with the movie. It is as advertised; an over the top action movie with violence and sex, and it makes for a great watch. If this isn't the type of movie you want to watch, then don't watch it. Don't watch it and rate it 1 star while complaining of the action and violence, you've been forewarned.

The best thing about it was the creepy masks. It looks enticing on the cover, but just fails to deliver. If you make the decisions this family made, you probably deserve to die. How do you get taken out by three teenagers with hardly any weapons of their own? Why is it no one in these home invasion movies ever had a gun? Oh wait, then you find one but have no idea how to use it. Let's see, I have an attacker at gun point and then I'm going to take my eyes off of him while giving him a countdown to leave- genius! Then get another attacker held at gunpoint and let them go- again, you deserve to die. I also can't stand it when people lock themselves in a bathroom and just wait to be killed. Maybe use glass from a mirror, impale them with a shower curtain rod, heck use the door to your advantage- you do realize when someone is reaching through that you have a leverage advantage right? Oh especially when you have a 2 on 1 advantage. Between 2 men, neither have so much as even a pocket knife? Or here we go, family of four decides it's a good idea to split up and send the 2 women off on their own. I know, this isn't even a review. It's a rant in the blatant stupidity and horrible choices made by the "victims". Beyond boring!

I got suckered into this by some reviews that people were clearly paid to write. That and I figured if it was bad at least I could watch cute little Lacey Chabert for 90 minutes. Sucker! Chabert had maybe 5 minutes of screen time. As a matter of fact, only a handful of scenes featured anyone more than the main character, and most of those were awful flashbacks. This movie seemed like something that would play in network television on a Sunday afternoon in the 80's. Awful picture quality, several times I started to curse at my WiFi connection for 240p resolution and then I remembered I was watching a disc. Seriously, there were times you couldn't even make out facial features. Then there was the overdone musical score. Do you know what puts me to sleep during a movie? Long stretches of music with no dialogue. Guess what 90% of this movie was...that's right, I was drifting in and out of consciousness from the 10 minute mark. It didn't matter though because whenever I was awake the main character was just wandering around a barren landscape. The acting when there was dialogue was awful, as if they were reading straight from the script. As bad as the opening scene was I was really hoping it would get better because it had good reviews. When the guys wife gets hit by the car it was sooooo poorly done; no sound effects like a screeching car, collision, or screaming. All of a sudden he walks up and you see his wife in the street wtf. Absolutely dreadful! The last 30 minutes (which is how long the movie should've been) the action finally picks up but by that point the movie is hopeless, and even the "climax" was pretty senseless. It's as if someone had this movie sitting in their closet for 30! years and decided to reshoot some scenes to include texting and iPhones to modernize it. Don't waste your money renting this and furthermore, when it makes it onto a free service, still do not waste your time unless you need something for insomnia.

From the first meeting with Anna I figured it would be a good watch. It was a good psychological mind screw and kept me interested. Yes, you could see the twists coming, but most "twists" are somewhat predictable. Some reviewers are unhappy with the ending, but personally I liked it, once she felt she made a clean break she showed that she wasn't wasn't a sociapath and completely malicious. Others are upset there's no closure to whether or not she committed any other crimes or how much mischief she was truly responsible for. I think that adds to the mystery and also shows that you can't know some things 100%, only Anna knows the truth. Besides, solving these questions wasn't the point of the movie. I usually prefer sitting down to a horror movie and it takes a little commitment to sit and watch a thriller. Well the horror pickings have gotten slim and I'm definitely glad that I sat for this one.

The lowers ratings on here are closer to the truth than the high ones. It seems many want to rate this show a 9 simply to try to defend it. I'm writing this as I watch episode 12, so that tells you (A) that I'm trying to stick with it and (B) it isn't compelling enough to keep me off my phone. I've liked most of the CW/DC shows and typically just enjoy the ride. Black Lightning is also a fun show, but it is a little more lame than the others. When I first saw his suit I was like cmon please tell me this isn't what he's gonna wear. Seriously, Batman doesn't stare ominous over Gotham with neon bat on his chest. Then we have the show's song "I saw a superhero, he was black. He said this is for the street, Black Lightning's back" lmao...seriously. I'm also not really a fan of his daughters BOTH suddenly getting powers just as JP decides to return as BL. There's also no doubt that this show tries to focus more on social commentary much more than any of the other superhero shows. The people giving it 9's and denying this are killing their credibility. Yes, it does portray the hold gangs have on the community, but there's reference after reference of the black community being victimized by white people. While I do just try to let most of it slide and enjoy the show, it does get a bit offensive. There's an episode in the beginning where the kids are protesting confederate monuments, there's a reference to Flint, MI being a government test on the commmunity, the entire story revolves around the drug "Green Light" being unleashed in the community by "the man" to control the people. Of course when JP's daughter gets arrested he has to remind her she's black and all it takes is one cop to see her race and not her humanity, there's an incident where BL condemns the police because they were about to shoot a subject who was high on Green Light and attacking them (despite the fact that the subject nearly kicks BL's a$$). I really wasn't planning on getting into this aspect too much, but as I'm writing JP is getting arrested and being sure to yell that "he's not resisting, he's complying". Even the school mantra "Live your live by any means necessary" is an homage to Malcolm X. So as much as I'm trying to ignore these things, the social commentary is very much in your face, and those denying it is there are as closed minded as the people they're dissing who are giving it 1's. So my 5 is based on the merit of the show, overlooking any political statements. I can easily see how this would turn some people off and they would give it a 1 because it makes the show less enjoyable. I can't defend those giving it a 9 just because of the politics though because the political statement doesn't make up for the overacting, lame writing. I am still watching it and just trying to enjoy it as a fun show, but the politics takes away from light hearted fun and yes, the show is pretty weak compared to the other DC shows. I do like the jazz and blues music that's strewn throughout the show though...that suit though lol.