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2020s VFW
From the great minds at IMDB, let's start off with our synopsis:
A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. Getting a wide VOD release on Valentines Day 2020, we finally get to check out the latest from Joe Begos: VFW. VFW stars Stephen Lang, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, William Sadler, and Dora Madison (just to name a few).
Our main set? The local VFW, where local friends and vets gather in fellowship, booze and to celebrate Fred's birthday. The story takes places in what feels like the same universe as classics of my youth such as Escape from NY, Class of Nuke Em High, Class of 1999, and all of those other dystopian films which I adored growing up. Things are falling apart, police is nowhere to be seen, and drug addiction is rampant.
At the same time that Fred and friends are enjoying drinks at their post, across the street at a theater taken over by drug dealers and addicts, a young woman named Lizard steals the stash and makes a run for it; not for use, but as a retaliation against our main antagonists Boz and Gutter.
Lizard's escape takes her right to the VFW, and that's where we will wrap up our synopsis.
On to my thoughts.
Bliss was in my top five last year, and one film I just couldn't get out of my head all year. Because of that, I had high hopes from our next Begos entry.
And this did not disappoint.
Most movies early in the year either fall flat, or get forgotten by the time list-making is done. 2020 started off shaky with The Grudge, but that was not a sign of things to come. With VFW, I am now 3 for 5 for the year. I loved this!
Great score and cinematography, along with all the gore gags you need for an enjoyable time. Performances are all great from a really amazing cast. The pacing is perfect. Usually I look at my watch and think "ah man, are we almost done? because the pacing isn't spot on. With this, I looked at my watch after a while, and was surprised it wasn't done, and was excited it wasn't done! I didn't want this one to end, but it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Rewatchability is no doubt there, and this is a purchase for sure. As soon as the physical release is available, it'll be in my collection next to the others fromJoe Begos.
Literally couldn't get the smile off of my face. Dumb smile the whole time after watching this.
My rating: 9/10, and this could go up. This is just my kind of movie!
From the great minds at IMDB, let's start off with our synopsis:
A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. Getting a wide VOD release on Valentines Day 2020, we finally get to check out the latest from Joe Begos: VFW. VFW stars Stephen Lang, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, William Sadler, and Dora Madison (just to name a few).
Our main set? The local VFW, where local friends and vets gather in fellowship, booze and to celebrate Fred's birthday. The story takes places in what feels like the same universe as classics of my youth such as Escape from NY, Class of Nuke Em High, Class of 1999, and all of those other dystopian films which I adored growing up. Things are falling apart, police is nowhere to be seen, and drug addiction is rampant.
At the same time that Fred and friends are enjoying drinks at their post, across the street at a theater taken over by drug dealers and addicts, a young woman named Lizard steals the stash and makes a run for it; not for use, but as a retaliation against our main antagonists Boz and Gutter.
Lizard's escape takes her right to the VFW, and that's where we will wrap up our synopsis.
On to my thoughts.
Bliss was in my top five last year, and one film I just couldn't get out of my head all year. Because of that, I had high hopes from our next Begos entry.
And this did not disappoint.
Most movies early in the year either fall flat, or get forgotten by the time list-making is done. 2020 started off shaky with The Grudge, but that was not a sign of things to come. With VFW, I am now 3 for 5 for the year. I loved this!
Great score and cinematography, along with all the gore gags you need for an enjoyable time. Performances are all great from a really amazing cast. The pacing is perfect. Usually I look at my watch and think "ah man, are we almost done? because the pacing isn't spot on. With this, I looked at my watch after a while, and was surprised it wasn't done, and was excited it wasn't done! I didn't want this one to end, but it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Rewatchability is no doubt there, and this is a purchase for sure. As soon as the physical release is available, it'll be in my collection next to the others fromJoe Begos.
Literally couldn't get the smile off of my face. Dumb smile the whole time after watching this.
My rating: 9/10, and this could go up. This is just my kind of movie!
2020s Gretel and Hansel
Gretel and Hansel is our latest entry from Osgood Perkins, son of the legendary Anthony and director of my favorite movie of the last decade: The Blackcoat's Daughter. Our limited cast features Sophia Lillis as Gretel, Sammy Leakey as Hansel, and both Alice Krige and Jess are Gouw as Holda.
And now, to our friends at IMDB for our synopsis:
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
A "nexus" of terrifying evil you say, IMDB? I do love your wordsmithery.
Our story begins with a tale of a young family, and sickly daughter, and the choice they make to save their daughter. Skip some years ahead, and we meet a young Gretel and Hansel of Grimm fame. With things not looking good at home, they head out to try and find a new life. After some hardship, mushroom trips and dark shapes in the night, they come across a home filled with food and a seemingly caring owner. Are things what they think? Is something darker lurking?
My opinion: this was exactly what I wanted it to be. While based on the classic Grimm tale, Perkins takes things in a different direction, which I appreciated. I would have been totally ok with it sticking with the original story, but I really enjoyed that it did its own thing. It is still, largely, the dark fairy tale that so many of us are familiar with, but they made it their own.
The score was incredible, and almost every shot in the film is perfectly done. The cinematography on whole was fantastic, which I expected. The opening tale of this poor cursed young family was so good...
I try not to expect much with movies, and this was a tough one. As mentioned earlier, The Blackcoat's Daughter is my favorite horror film of the 2010s, so my expectations were through the roof. I'm usually good about keeping a lid of that, and I didn't feel disappointed.
There are some things I could nitpick, but I try not to do that much as I don't feel it's fair. Just because things don't go exactly as I would like is a silly way to judge the film. We all have things we would change about everything, so it's better to judge on what is there as opposed to what isn't.
Gretel and Hansel is a lean and well-paced 87 minutes, and I would have gladly taken another 20 minutes or so to stay in the world that is being built in that strange little cottage. So yeah, that would have been great. But I still loved it even without that.
I hope that people get out to see this one. While I'm guessing it will be an incredibly-limited run, it would great to see this film be financially successful as I would love to see more movies in this style. There is so much great content from classic fairy tales that could be re-imagined, and you can sign me up for it all.
So, to me, Oz is three for three. I'm at atmosphere guy, and he just knows how to create it. Im a fan of his, so that could be part of why I enjoyed it as much as I did. And I'm ok with that.
I'm looking forward to a second watch when this drops, because then I'll take a more analytical approach. But from just my first enjoyment watch, it nailed it.
Rating: 8.5/10
Gretel and Hansel is our latest entry from Osgood Perkins, son of the legendary Anthony and director of my favorite movie of the last decade: The Blackcoat's Daughter. Our limited cast features Sophia Lillis as Gretel, Sammy Leakey as Hansel, and both Alice Krige and Jess are Gouw as Holda.
And now, to our friends at IMDB for our synopsis:
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
A "nexus" of terrifying evil you say, IMDB? I do love your wordsmithery.
Our story begins with a tale of a young family, and sickly daughter, and the choice they make to save their daughter. Skip some years ahead, and we meet a young Gretel and Hansel of Grimm fame. With things not looking good at home, they head out to try and find a new life. After some hardship, mushroom trips and dark shapes in the night, they come across a home filled with food and a seemingly caring owner. Are things what they think? Is something darker lurking?
My opinion: this was exactly what I wanted it to be. While based on the classic Grimm tale, Perkins takes things in a different direction, which I appreciated. I would have been totally ok with it sticking with the original story, but I really enjoyed that it did its own thing. It is still, largely, the dark fairy tale that so many of us are familiar with, but they made it their own.
The score was incredible, and almost every shot in the film is perfectly done. The cinematography on whole was fantastic, which I expected. The opening tale of this poor cursed young family was so good...
I try not to expect much with movies, and this was a tough one. As mentioned earlier, The Blackcoat's Daughter is my favorite horror film of the 2010s, so my expectations were through the roof. I'm usually good about keeping a lid of that, and I didn't feel disappointed.
There are some things I could nitpick, but I try not to do that much as I don't feel it's fair. Just because things don't go exactly as I would like is a silly way to judge the film. We all have things we would change about everything, so it's better to judge on what is there as opposed to what isn't.
Gretel and Hansel is a lean and well-paced 87 minutes, and I would have gladly taken another 20 minutes or so to stay in the world that is being built in that strange little cottage. So yeah, that would have been great. But I still loved it even without that.
I hope that people get out to see this one. While I'm guessing it will be an incredibly-limited run, it would great to see this film be financially successful as I would love to see more movies in this style. There is so much great content from classic fairy tales that could be re-imagined, and you can sign me up for it all.
So, to me, Oz is three for three. I'm at atmosphere guy, and he just knows how to create it. Im a fan of his, so that could be part of why I enjoyed it as much as I did. And I'm ok with that.
I'm looking forward to a second watch when this drops, because then I'll take a more analytical approach. But from just my first enjoyment watch, it nailed it.
Rating: 8.5/10
Keeping this review short and sweet, because I think we all know who John Rambo is, and my non-horror reviews are shorter. So, here we go with Rambo: Last Blood.
What a fun way to finish the franchise. It was over the top, ridiculous, gory as hell, and super fun. The story was lacking in a few ways, but you know what? I don't care. I had fun! There was great fun gore! Better on-screen kills than most horror movies this year, so thanks for that!
I was laughing out-loud in the theater, which made some people start laughing around me. So that was fun. I love when I can just enjoy a movie, and not care about a good and deep story, and watch bad dudes get killed in a really brutal way. But Sly did good, and Yvette Monreal was a new actress for me, and she did a great job as well.
I am curious of what the future of the franchise could be though due to the footage during the credits. Could we be heading the direction of Creed? I certainly hope so!
So, to the naysayers, or those that can't lighten up: shoo. Don't take things so seriously. Yeah, the first Rambo movie is grittier and really a good story, but look at the other ones. They were just fun. And I had fun, and don't care what anyone else things.
7/10
What a fun way to finish the franchise. It was over the top, ridiculous, gory as hell, and super fun. The story was lacking in a few ways, but you know what? I don't care. I had fun! There was great fun gore! Better on-screen kills than most horror movies this year, so thanks for that!
I was laughing out-loud in the theater, which made some people start laughing around me. So that was fun. I love when I can just enjoy a movie, and not care about a good and deep story, and watch bad dudes get killed in a really brutal way. But Sly did good, and Yvette Monreal was a new actress for me, and she did a great job as well.
I am curious of what the future of the franchise could be though due to the footage during the credits. Could we be heading the direction of Creed? I certainly hope so!
So, to the naysayers, or those that can't lighten up: shoo. Don't take things so seriously. Yeah, the first Rambo movie is grittier and really a good story, but look at the other ones. They were just fun. And I had fun, and don't care what anyone else things.
7/10