Reviews

Who knew the killer was Patrick Dempsey the second he came on screen as John Carver? No? Yes? I don't know. He has a very distinctive walk but maybe that's just too much Grey's Anatomy over the past 20 years. But to me it was obvious it was him. Like how in the movie Valentine it was so painfully obvious that the killer was David Boreanez - not a lot of people were built like him. Anyway. Patrick Dempsey was the best part of this film. To me, this was a typical Eli Roth crapfest gore-fest. He's not known to have the greatest acting in his films. Or plots, really. Don't get me wrong, I truly think he's brilliant and understands horror as a genre but I don't think he's truly found HIS sub genre. You know, the one that you do better than most, where your film is top tier, a cult classic. He does gore and over the top scenes very well. But story-wise, in my opinion, he falls flat. Which is where my biggest issue with this film comes into play. HOW CAN THE KILLER BE IN 2 PLACES AT ONCE?!? Like I said, I knew it was Patrick Dempsey immediately but it tripped me up with the parade and the live-streaming and BEING IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE. And the Bobby fake out. Lame. Bobby was too short, I knew that was an extremely weak red herring. Did Eli learn nothing from Wes Craven and Scream? Either do 2 killers or make it make sense. But not obvious. He could've done that. But he either didn't think of it, didn't care, both, or both because he knew his die-hards wouldn't care. I don't know. But if he can fix that problem, I could see him actually doing a truly decent slasher in the future. I gave it a 6 solely because of the entertainment value. Would I watch it again? Probably not. Would I tell someone not to waste their time? Nope. Horror's subjective, as you can tell by the reviews. What I found obvious and over the top and clear plot holes, someone else might see the opposite. So watch it, don't watch it. I don't care. I just want Eli Roth to live up to his name that has somehow made him a 'genius' in horror without actual genius (it's there, just not in the execution of any of his films - again my opinion).

I was worried after the events of the end of last season, especially Jackson' death. I loved him and was devestated how they killed him off. I wish they would bring it up more. I hated the 3 month time jump but I understand why they did it. That being said, this ep was great. Harper and Thorson (sp?) are so great as TO and Rookie. I already LOVE Aaron and can't wait to see more of him.

It's awesome seeing Tim as Sergeant, he's so great at it and it's about time. Looking forward to more of that. Also, I know Chenford happens later in the series and I can't wait!

Angela and Wesley as parents is great, though I worry about Wesley's deal with Elijah is going to end very badly and it makes me extremely nervous. I do know that Wesley lives and that makes me happy.

Full disclose, I literally know nothing about what cops and firefighters can and can't do nor do I really know anything about guns so any inaccuracies do not bother me at all. It's a television show. Unless you're a police officer, with all respect, you need to calm down and just enjoy.

All in all, this show has become one of my favorites. I love this cast. I hope to see more of Bradford's personal life considering he's my favorite.

Great episode, well.

So I just watched the trilogy back to back and I gotta say (and I loathe and am sad about this), this was the worst film in the franchise. Yep. Worse than Resurrection if you can believe it (and I hated Resurrection). Halloween 2018 was wonderful and reinvigorated the series. It felt like a Halloween film. Halloween Kills...1/2 is good, 1/2 is not so good. But this...wow I'm so disappointed. And I never thought I would say this but Kills was better. Which is really saying something.

What I'm so confused and quite frankly baffled by is the character of Corey. What was the point? Why did we spend most of the movie on this character who ends up being killed by Michael Myers after working with him (huh?)? Did we need that melodramatic weird love story between Allyson and Corey? Absolutely not. You're entering Scream's territory (LOVE Scream, making a point) and that has never been what Halloween is about. And what's with EVERYONE in Haddonfield blaming Laurie? She didn't kill anyone. She tried to warn law enforcement that MM would come back and, GASP, he did. That also made no sense. Also, the atmosphere of the film was just plain off. It has a different feel than the rest of the trilogy (the rest of the franchise really) and I didn't like that. John Carpenter should have had a much larger role in this trilogy and if he didn't want to, then in all honesty maybe it shouldn't have been made or they should've just done the film in 2018 and ended it once and for all. Oh, and WHY was this 2 hours? It was 1 1/2 hours of Corey and Allyson and less than a half hour of Laurie and Michael. I'm just really sad that one of my all time favorite horror franchises ended like this.

I finished this in 2 nights, 1 night had I not started it so late. It was THAT intriguing and entertaining until...the last episode. But I'll get to that.

First, the people complaining that it didn't stick to actual events-who cares? The letter part was true so technically, this is based on a true story/true events. Stop complaining. Most shows and films that state this do the exact same thing this series did. So instead of complaining, maybe don't watch things that state they are based on true events?

Second, I was immediately drawn in. That house is STUNNING. Naomi Watts and Bobby Canivale were phenomenal, as were Margot Martindale (as usual), Mia Farrow, Jennifer Coolidge, Seth Gabel, and the rest of the cast who made up the weirdos. Shout out to the actress (can't remember her name off the top of my head) who played Theodora Birch - she was WONDERFUL. The mystery and twists and turns were great and you didn't know who to believe. I love that. I would've liked more backstory on previous owners (Seth Gabel's character to be exact) and on the weirdo neighbors.

Third, the daughter was insufferable. Her father (understandably) doesn't want his 15/16 year old to date a 19 year old so she tries to ruin HER FATHER by going on Tik-Tok and making a video, dramatically crying, about how her dad won't let her date the 19 year old because of his race which is obviously not the case. Oh, and there are ZERO repercussions for her and nothing really happens to her dad. Then, the 19 year old sends the dad's boss a weird video...I can't even type it it was so stupid. THEN, a couple episodes later, Dean (the dad) and the 19 year old are super chill and he's dating the 16 year old with zero problems. Sure.

Fourth, and most perplexing, those damn tunnels. What was the point of introducing that plot if you're not really going to follow through with it except a random scene at the end? I liked (and was excited for) that whole idea and am disappointed the family wasn't more concerned and that it wasn't explored. Oh, and who tf was William/Bill/John whoever? So random.

Finally, the last episode. It was perplexing. Frustrating. Left more questions than answers. I get that the real watcher was never found, but this was a fictional show - RM could've come up with something. And the way all the neighbors act - no explanation, no real reasons, NO ANSWERS. And the end - with Dean and Nora both watching the house? What the hell was that? I don't mind when shows end ambiguously. To an extent. This show just ended anticlimactically ambiguous that I was actually annoyed that I wasted 7 hours on this.

All this being said, I've come to find that with Ryan Murphy it's mostly hype with intriguing premises and beginnings, but little to no follow through or such a turn that you're left with whiplash. And disappointment. He needs to do better or stick to true crime that has an ending, like he did with OJ, Clinton, Versace, and Dahmer. Or just stick with AHS until the end of time. Or better yet, FIGURE OUT HOW TO END YOUR S**T WITHOUT MAKING EVERYONE FEEL LIKE THEY WASTED TIME. A disappointing conclusion with answers is better than no conclusion and more confusion.