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The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Hardly a proper requel.
I just finished seeing it in the cinema and here are my opinions on it:
It's a very good movie about demonic possession but a terrible movie in the Exorcist franchise, and why? Because they sell it to you as a sequel to the original 1973 film bringing back Ellen Burstyn and this is exactly the problem, her participation in the film is insignificant, it has no weight in the main story and is only there to deceive the audience and what they do with her character is unforgivable, despite the partially surprising nature of the final scene. With or without her presence, the plot still can carry on.
Now back to what's important, there are many excellent things to highlight such as the makeup, the performances of the two possessed girls who actually turn out to be very scary, the soundtrack and the enormous conviction of the cast in general are worth highlighting. Something else that caught my attention is how the issue of religious beliefs and skepticism is treated in parallel to the events that occur since the family of one of the girls is faithful to their religion and the church but the father of the girl Another girl is completely atheist, which initially leads them to a total disconnection until everything gets worse and thanks to the power of the script, the ideal conspiracy to work as a team is achieved.
The scares are very few but effective, the girls character development is there but separately, that is, we are shown their lives in their respective families, but we never see them interact much like the friends they are, so it is almost impossible to give a care about.
The exorcism scene, although a little rushed, is brilliantly constructed and very intense in my opinion, by far the best thing of the entire film.
Despite how bittersweet the ending is, there were several loose ends that were more than obviously left there for the next film.
Many people will hate it and they have every right to do so, don't expect to see a great movie on par with The Exorcist from 1973 because the disappointment will be huge, I just expected to see a movie that surpasses its infamous sequels and I was satisfied.
It surpasses The Heretic and the prequels from the first minute, but just barely over The Exorcist III.
I don't like movies about possessions because they are all the very same but i enjoyed this one even though selling it as a sequel is a scam.
Nice horror film despite having a very lousy script.
7 out of 10.
Saw X (2023)
The Saw franchise is saved.
The best Saw movie since the original.
At first I was very skeptical, since I didn't like Jigsaw too much and Spiral was very disappointing, but Saw "X" takes it's glory since the very beggining.
The first act is mainly a drama thing but necessary for the main characters developments and sooner than later, the fun really begins and won't ever stop. At this point you've already empathized with John and Amanda 100%, you understand their hatred and why they do what they do, and that the players have to pay for their sins.
The design of the traps is not that impressive this time around yet their are still effective.
For the record, fans of the first films will love Saw "X" as much as I do.
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
PLEASE EXCUSE MY GRAMMAR. I,D DECEASE SOON...
As a child I loved this movie, in fact, I hadn't seen the original movie at the time, but now I don't know why I liked it if it's lousy, it has very bad special effects, a cast that apparently can't act even by accident, especially the character main thing that is so bad that it gives cringe. It's supposed to be funny but the sense of humor here is pitiful, well, I wish I'd never seen it.
Everybody should just hold up to the original Casper starred by Christina Ricci and never ever pay any attention to this crap. There is only one movie and it was released in 1995.
I can't believe that i actually did buy a DVD of this...
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Outstanding.
The same formula and the same structure of the previous films but with a different setting, a much darker and more oppressive atmosphere, becoming a truly terrifying and bloody film.
I liked the diversity of characters since it makes a difference with the rest of the saga where they were all young adults of practically the same age without any distinction between them. Here we have a family made up of a single mother, her three children, one of whom is a teenage boy, a girl who is also a teenager, a little girl and her aunt who is visiting. The rest are neighbors of the same apartment building where the family lives and must cooperate to survive the massacre.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
Disrespect...
The director of this garbage is a fvcking opportunist, seeing that Winnie the Pooh became public domain to make easy money with one of the worst movies not only horror but overall of all time. There's no such thing as being so bad it's good, it's bad, period. The girl group is completely useless surpassing any group of friends of a traditional eighties slasher and the protagonist is even worse. The least that could be expected in a bad film is that it be at least funny, but this is not the case as it is a very boring film, the deaths, although grotesque, are very weak and the ending only reaffirms the poor quality of this film. Let them learn from the director of Terrifier, who, with the same budget constraints, does high-quality work and is seen to do things with love and care. Finally, fvck everyone who was involved in the making of this crap, they are embarrassing.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
I had enough
These movies are starting to get old and predictable. I did not enjoyed this enough like the past tons of films. The MCU needs a break and I need a break either.
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)
Meh...
The worst of the entire franchise, even 4 to 6 were way better.
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Brainless
The first movie was awfully bad with cliché and predictable plot, this sequel is even worse in every single way.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
ÉPICA.
Sin duda la película que marca un antes y un después en el UCM.
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Genial.
Me gustó muchísimo, para mi por lejos mejor que la 1.