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The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
The body AND the blood will feel distain.
To keep it short and simple, this is no Saw X or rising spirit for the Exorcist. No. Universal will be losing quite a lot of money on this fumble of a gamble. As a film, subtracting the exorcist part - it's boring. The characters have little to no substance, chemistry - humor, attempts at compelling story and even sense in general is all lost. This film bored my enthusiastic mindset to tears, and for the first time in years I have fallen asleep during a film. Not just horror. And I've seen trash.
Boring and completely lacking of anything redeeming or new, dull with zero payoff. The cameo doesn't save this movie, the writing and overall even more confusing final 20 minutes won't save this movie - God can't save you from this movie, but you can save yourself.
Biased conclusion, it's hard to even review this film. For it really felt like there's no substance to review with. Watch Saw X - better yet. Exorcist II. The REAL sequel.
Saw X (2023)
Faithful to the fanbase without overkill.
Saw X set the stage for a lot of hype and speculation with fans, especially through my own eyes, however to keep it short and simple, this was a great time for Saw and horror fans alike.
Nod-offs to the original, character development that'll catch you off guard and a captivating overall story that brings a breath of fresh air to the Saw legacy, this film keeps things simple and inline with most of the expected Saw tropes and happenings, yet rears a new head with this unique installment story that shows character development, leading to ( again ) nod-offs with the original and Saw II. This film is worth seeing, redeeming 100% for ill feelings fans may feel from the previous two installments, Jigsaw & Spiral.
This captivating new installment doesn't fail, falls in line perfectly and doesn't skip a beat with it's loyalty return to roots. Recommended, fan or not!
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
The film proves to be solid, and creepy.
A bunch of these scientists have been experimenting with a serum known as the Lazarus serum, known to bring things back to life. However, when something goes horribly wrong, and one of the members, Zoe, dies, the team brings her back. But as they bring her back, they realize something has gone horribly, horribly wrong. The plot of this film I found to be quite unique. It was enjoyable to see a refreshing idea introduced into the horror world. Having a situation like this in a confined research center was great too, offering little, yet resourceful ideas for these characters to go through in order to stop the entity of which has possessed Zoe. The film also manages to introduce some intriguing back-story with the events of which Zoe is being put through, the said back-story not only clears up some events us audience are put through; the events also manage to give us more insight on our character, Zoe. The film's idea of having the team in such a confined area, as said before, managed to be quite tense, and quite creepy. There were scenes of this film where you see complete darkness, and creepy imagery of said entity from before, lurking, and stalking after these surviving characters. The death sequences featured were quite solid, and even ironic ( Reason saying that will be shown when seeing this film ) They feature little, to no gore, living up to it's PG-13 rating. Now, the characters we were given were pleasant, why? More than likely because we're given scientists / studying people. They know what to do, and not only do they NOT be stupid, but they also manage to make some quick, steady decisions that succeed in gripping our attention. Some things I honestly didn't like, however. This film tended to be a bit clichéd with the whole "possession" tactic, but what saved it was the refreshing approach toward it. They gave Zoe supernatural powers we've seen plenty of times before, nothing typically new on that note. The film dragged on a small bit, but in a respectful tone; either way, still dragging on with small talk. Finally, the ending of this film I found to be a bit ridiculous, I personally found it dumb that they threw it all back at us, of which said "all" shall not be spoiled.
In conclusion. This film wasn't the worst, it had it's refreshing, new moments, however, like most horror films to pop up like this one, it had it's clichés, as well as stupid, easily avoidable moves. Never the less, acting was solid, ideas were refreshing, the film managed to be tense, and creepy, and overall, for the most part.. successful. I'd recommend this for horror fans, if you're perhaps bored. This film, although refreshing, was honestly a bit generic.