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Hell Trip (2018)
One of the worst movies I've ever seen.
The entire trailer for this movie encompasses about the first ten minutes of the film. A bunch of bad actors playing young adults stuck on a safari and bring hunted by someone in a remote area of, not necessarily the jungle.. but a lodge in the "Mountains" someplace in Africa. It's just stupid. All the way throughout this boring rubbish film. There's no great suspense. They try to inject drama inbetween one girl and her sister by telling us a story that doesn't really matter and has nothing to do with any of the films storyline. The special effects are cheesy and the kill scenes look digitally created and are horrible. It's just a bad movie all the way through and I wish I had that 87 minutes of my life back.
The Crew (2021)
Really funny.. a breath of fresh air for Kevin James fans.
I wasn't sure what to think about this particular show when I saw that it was premiering on Netflix but being that it stars Kevin James I'd give it a shot. It does not disappoint. For anyone really missing the former "King of Queens" star and wishing as much as I did that he would make a return back to primetime television.. this is the next best thing.
The humor is spot on. The supporting cast and crew very talented. The spin on the whole idea of a Nascar crew workplace comedy is definitely unique and I can't recall it ever being done on TV before.. but it is slightly reminiscent of the movie.. The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
All in all this is definitely worth the watch. The half hour long episodes are easy to watch and it's easy to burn through Season 1 quickly. I quite enjoy it and I'm glad Kevin James is here. It's definitely entertaining to the core. If I could change any one thing.. perhaps I would bring Leah Remini in as a reoccurring character as a Nascar Rival team owner or something along those lines just as an added treat to the inner-King of Queens fan that exists in most of us.
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
This movie is insulting to it's fanbase.
I am extremely disappointed. Being such a big fan of all of the Kevin Smith, Jay & Silent Bob movies.. Mallrats, Clerks, etc..
This movie doesn't seem like it belongs in the same universe and surely doesn't try to be a part of it. Perfect example. Rosario Dawson a major character who has played Becky in Clerks II as a major character. They threw her in here.. she looks and sounds exactly the same but guess what? Shes not Becky. Did they expect us not to notice or care? Of course we care. We're investigating hours of our lives watching your stories.. some of us dozens or over 100 hours of watching you tell these stories but yet you don't care enough to be respectful to your audience by just throwing Rosario back in here but she plays someone else? She's not Becky anymore? Wtf?
In this movie the characters simply don't try to tell a story. Instead they make fun of themselves and laugh together in a series of what looks like "inside jokes" meant to appease and entertain the cast more so than the audience. Its also an excuse for the cast to have their kids appear in a movie. Smith seems to enjoy forcing us to have to watch his daughter on the screen. We get it man. Congratulations. Your daughters acting sucks tho.. and shes not that enjoyable to spend 2 hours with on the screen. God so many things wrong with this movie. They actually tell many Kevin Smith jokes. Go on to bomb on and insult other Kevin Smith movies in these corny jokes that are actually WAY BETTER than this piece of trash. I can see now why this movie wasn't in theaters like a normal movie. This was more a parody or spoof than a reboot. Not a sequel, not a reboot. Its trash. I'm missed that they called it a reboot because Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was actually an amazing movie as were the titles before it that started this ensemble. I just wish they took making a movie seriously and weren't trying it spoof themselves. You don't get to be an iconic duo and then soil yourselves in front of your audience and expect it to be acceptable. My opinion of Jay and Kevin just went way downhill. Idk if I even wanna bother watching anything they make in the future. Such a turn off.