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Venomous (2001)
A Fun Romp with the Snakes
Yes, this is a B-type movie...no doubt about that. And it has scenes similar to "Outbreak" because, well, it's a movie about an outbreak. This one just happens to have some snakes too.
It is also well filmed, well paced and has some character development and humor. Is some of the dialogue silly or campy? It is a disaster slash monster flick; of course it does.
All in all it's not as bad as the haters say it is.
Sleeping Giant (2015)
Darkly intense story line juxtaposed against Ontario's beautiful Lake Superior landscape.
This movie is what most of the reviews say it is; the story of three boys spending a summer on the shores of Lake Superior during a critical time in their development. The movie could have been set anywhere, we have seen the story before with different actors and different circumstances but the same ending- confusion, love, friendship and betrayal-culminating in tragedy. And in my opinion this movie did have an ending (contrary to what one reviewer states). There was no more to tell; in fact, to have the characters do or say more would have weakened the message.
This is an "Art" film. The reviewer who gave one star points that out and then goes on to also underscore his/her lack of appreciation for art, instead making sure we know that the reviewer has a bad knee, pointing out the actors' need for dental work rather than the wonderful subtleties of the filming and acting. That the events of this particular story - teenage angst, boredom, insecurity, relationships, drugs/alcohol, stealing, destructive behaviour and foul/disrespectful language - unfold in a landscape full of nature's gifts makes it all the more poignant. The seemingly slow story is full of signs, symbols, foreshadowing and prophetic fallacy. The beetles, the dead bird, the fireworks, all play a part in telling the story by showing us the state of mind of the three boys. A lot of what they do is common among teenagers but this movie, for me, shows in broad strokes the problems inherent with stereotypes and judging by those stereotypes. The one boy that is portrayed as having perhaps the best character is guilty of something he cannot undo and cannot take back that had horrific consequences. And the boy portrayed as a "bad seed" with no future is the one who in reality shows us his humanity and acts upon the values of truth and honesty. The third boy, seemingly neither bad nor good, just goes along with the people around him and never takes a moral stance.
I really enjoyed this film and suggest that you don't go into it looking for its faults but instead enjoy the subtleties and painful truths it has to offer.
Hush (2016)
Had me hooked from the beginning
I thought this was one of the best thrillers I've seen in a while. Having the opening scene focus on the sounds to cement the fact that the woman is deaf was a nice touch, as I think most people know going in that this movie is about someone who can't hear. By the time I was 15 minutes into the movie I was pleasantly "creeped" out and was engaged to the end. Yes there were the odd moments when I had to "suspend belief" a bit but this is, after all, a thriller. And in response to the reviewer who gave this movie 1 out of 10, I question if this person even watched it. If you don't know how to load a crossbow (or do not even know it has to be cocked first) I would think it could indeed be difficult. In the movie it showed the guy that was after her using the ground three times to cock it before loading the dart. The woman he was after was perhaps a little busy fighting for her life to watch how he did it. Also the reviewer mentions her boyfriend but it was her friend's boyfriend. This was a smart, we'll acted and we'll written movie...give it a watch!