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Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
If only the screenwriters had not pilfered the plot
Before I get into my big negative, let me say that I really did enjoy this reimagined Sherlock Holmes. In fact I wished they had made a sequel with the same Sherlock and Watson actors as I thought the chemistry was just beginning. If only the screenwriters had more imagination. The production values and keeping with the correct time period were excellent. And for that the movie is worth seeing. Now for the big big negative:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was released one year before this movie came out. It had three characters. The Hero, his sidekick, and a female. So did this movie. The three in both movies embark on a mystery involving a religious sect, hallucinogenic drugs, human sacrifice, an evil leader, mindless followers, ritualistic chanting, and in this case what appears to be the same set where all this takes place. And of course both movies had the climactic duel between the good guy and the evil guy. Both movies were produced by Steven Spielberg. I guess he was trying to save money. It is a shame as I really believe that with the right scripts, there could have been one or two sequels.
Deadly Intent (2016)
absolutely nothing new here
The makers of the film use all the tricks of horror/psychological thrillers: messed up kid, clueless woman, doors slamming, killed pet, shadows, quick glimpse of ghost, curtains blowing, eerie music, falling items, None are used effectively. Along with an inept script, all this ads up to a pretty boring movie. Just one question though: what does the aunt do that she can afford such a large house with such fine furnishings? Is she a lottery winner or what?
King Jack (2015)
Too many plot holes
SPOILER ALERTS: I will give the movie one bit of credit: The acting of the lead character is good. Other than that, the plot is not worth the time to watch. Not one character is this movie is believable, the mother is incompetent,(her son gets beat up so bad that he ends up in the hospital and she is OK that he doesn't want to talk about it); the older brother is a born loser; the bullies are sociopaths; the girls are foul-mouthed, dirty-minded ding bats; and the main character is a masochist. He defaces the bully's garage in daylight no less, and then gets beat up; he calls his tormentors foul names and gets beat up; he hits his tormentor with a rock and gets beat up; he texts a girl a picture of his privates and is surprised when she shares it with others. Then he turns coward when his smaller cousin gets abused. The description of the movie is the boy is bullied. No: he is assaulted, assaulted with a deadly weapon, the young boy is kidnapped with unlawful restraint and at no time does anyone call the police or file charges. These acts go way beyond bullying: these are felony acts that would put the tormentors away for a long time. And at the end we are suppose to believe that there is a small act of redemption. The only believable person in the whole movie is the small cousin and he has such a small role. Well if one wants to spend 80 minutes watching a kid get beat up, and hearing kids use the F bomb over and over. Be my guest. By the way, where in the heck are the parents of all these teenagers? Do they not exist?