Reenoeh's reviews

It's better than the shining but not by much.. all these classics are not delivering nowadays. Also it's called the season of the witch - there was way too little magic in here. It was mostly electronic drones and an old stone. Why did the kids not turn into what the masks where resembling and killing everyone? Creepy crawlers and snakes are kind of a cop out.

There was and will always be only one leslie nielsen but wow did they do a great job of honoring him.

The captured the essence perfectly and Liam Neeson does a great job and being the clueless lucky Mr Magoo type detective.

I just love how many small details they put in the background, inside jokes, callbacks, a black eyed peace song and so much nonsense. I haven't laughed this much at a movie all year.

BRAVO!

I also loved Pamela Anderson and Liza Koshy in this.

The minimal use of CGI and actual build sets and impeccable costume design really elevate this to the level of perfection it needed. This could have been cheap but instead everything is impeccable. Ariana and Cynthia are perfect for these roles, the way Cynthia made the battle cry her own... I really thought I heard all possible variations I would like.. then came Cynthia and all other versions pale in comparison. It's everything I wanted it to be, I laughed, I cried, I swooned, I cried and I never wanted it to end. If you don't enjoy this movie I fear we can never agree on anything in life and I don't want to talk to you. I can't wait for the second part. It's a fantastical magical joyride. Everyone deserves a chance to let their emotions fly like this.

Trauma Traum trauma trauma trauma trauma trauma what is with these low vibrational shows??

To make it short this is one of those shows that emotionally entraps you like a trauma bond and holds you hostage, leaves the resolution for the last episode and is just uncomfortable and draining. You have to fight through each episode to get to the resolution and finally be released again. It's awful. I don't pkay that anymore. I just watched the first and last episode and honestly can't imagine I missed anything in between. It was all in the last episode... the rest is probably just cat and mouse filler.

I think we all have a sufficient job of dealing with our own trauma and if we did that we can enjoy life. Not much to enjoy here though.

Also I assume the cops husband has aids can you say TRAUMA? I'm so sick of the gay aids trope we have done been had told that story. I'm really glad we have heartstoppers and sex education now because all the representation I got in my teens was this aids trauma from the 80s/90s. Let's move onnnn.

It says drama on the box I don't know what I expected maybe something less heavy. I'm done watching draining shows just for the resolution but if you love Low vibrational trauma media you will looooove this. Otherwise watch literally anything that brings you joy. Anything.

Why 2 stars? Just for Benedict. The only reason. Otherwise 1.

Right right right This show is brilliant. I just watched it all on Netflix for the first time. Couldn't imagine having to wait forever with those cliffhangers but -whew was it enjoyable. Twists and turns almost always unforeseeable. Engaging storylines interwoven, elegantly. Loved it. Especially the episodes in the 1800s. But even the regular ones are never dull. Gotta love the wittyness. The characters are all likeable except for the ones you are not supposed to like and they keep it fresh with the villains turning into old villains turning into new villains turning into well you will see... give it a try!

Beyond the Black and white part it is pure comedic genius with beautiful Sets and color compositions, the stimulating vocabulary with charming British accent helps this work of art even more. It's crossing boundaries, displaying ultimate freedom while visualizing the biggest contrasts of life intertwined with genius comedic timing. It's very refreshing.

I don't understand why the first 20 minutes had to be so unbearable, slow, boring, insufferable or in Black and white at all but after that I loved it. A lot. Maybe it was supposed to be like that to highlight how dull her life was and how vibrant it was outside that house? If that's the case I would have preferred that part to be 17 minutes shorter.

There's almost nothing you say about the plot. The trailer gives it all away, there are some twists and turns but nothing exciting for some reason. The whole movie feels one note and empty. Empty plot mixed with senseless shooting and fighting scenes and pretty visuals. Nothing really innovative though, no fun gadgets that tickle the imagination - that's usually my favorite about spy movies. It's also way too long and fluffed. This could have easily been 90 maybe even 60 minutes. But almost 2 and a half hours??? Come on.. the cast has SO MANY genius actors but if the story isn't engaging it's all no use.

I rarely rewatch movies but I just watched this one for the second time! It's such a feel good movie without the unnecessary hectic Drama but still instills an important message: We can't control what happens but we can control how we handle it. That was such an important lesson.

Jackie's energy is still such a treat especially when you watch the movie for the second time. After the "twist" is revealed. She chooses her words so precisely that she never lies but still doesn't tell more than she wants. A queen. It doesn't compare to classics like the grinch, Santa claus or even newer homeruns like Christmas chronicles but it's definetly really good! I had and awful morning, now I don't!

I think there was A LOT of expectation I heard of the games, watched some gameplay saw the hype all those years back and so the stakes were high!

Does this movie deliver? The costumes are well done CGI, the mood of the early 00s is there too aaand that's pretty much it. The jump scares and not scaring, the story is SO GENERIC literally every single plot point is visible from the first 10 minutes and not even the twist in the end is twisting. I watched it on double speed and was still a little bored..

It might be a great movie for children without the 2 gory scenes and with them included I feel like this is for the people that loved the let's plays and games/books and are now in their late teens/early twenties. It's about the characters not the story or horror elements. Just nostalgia for that fangroup.

For everyone else I wouldn't recommend. I liked seeing Josh Hutcherson again but that's not reason enough to recommend.

...but I stuck with it and I'm so glad I did. The first two episodes are not the best I didn't really know why. The acting is overdone sometimes and the jokes don't land but somewhere in the 3rd or 4th episode this switches. The humor is actually landing and we get modern humor with some pop culture references but also some throwbacks to the x-files and of course MANY of the old goosebumps episodes/books.

Each episode has it's own "monster" but they are all connected through the friendgroup. At first I thought I would prefer stand alone episodes and different actors but I actually prefer it this way.

The CGI looks great even though the scenes sometimes give CW energy. Overall the Storytelling overways everything and it feels so good to be back in the goosebumps world.

The soundtrack is AMAZING too, straight up bangers in every outro.

If you are a Boomer at heart even though you grew up with goosebumps: you probably already wrote a review about how much this is a woke cashgrab that's unoriginal, but somehow your comment is. This is not for you.

This is for the people that learned the core values of shows like goosebumps and can still have fun and actually like diversity and that everyone gets a seat at the table. Don't take this show too serious because it really doesn't take itself that serious either and then you will have a great time!

Update after completing the show: No spoilers; It's still good, I still miss the old intro, it diverts expectation which I like but the PACING.. the show really needs to work on that. Some episode are just filler (episode 5? And 9).. absolutely boring. 90% talking 10% plot. We need a better balance between slow moody teen drama and action fantasy novel. Because right now the balance is off. Otherwise pretty good like I said. I'm going to lower my score from an 8 to a 7. It didn't wow me in the end but it was nice. Soundtrack is also really good.

It's really interesting to have a dozen people in a house and have them compete against each other, work with each other and also have an emotional connection with each other, by sleeping and eating together.

It reminds me a lot of squid game but based on intellect and instead of skill, like squid game.

There are just some small things to optimize: The rules are waaaaaay too long. Nobody can follow instructions for 10 minutes. And even when I thought I understood it I learned it better by just watching how the game was played.

The last thing is how Math heavy it is. Too many numbers, subtractions and equations. Kinda sucked the fun out of certain parts. Otherwise is such a great show with small riddles in-between the big ones.

Just skip the whole le Bron documentary and the corny real life story with horrible acting. The animators did a fantastic job, the multiverse cameos like Rick and morty and the justice league are mostly pretty fun!

It's a lot of flashing and the editors are flexing but the non human scenes are the best.

This was my first review after the first 20 minutes. I'm really glad I skipped only to the good parts: This movie is so bad. Everything about it sucks there are like 2 seconds of looney tunes melody nostalgia that are fun but the rest literally made me want to bash my head against a wall.

So don't get discouraged give the animators a chance.

It looks incredible- the first episodes get you right in the Christmas atmosphere. I loved seeing all the actors from the original Cast and I really hope they give us a second season with a better storyline. There was a lot of build up for that so I think they planned it that way too!

I haven't seen the original 3 movies since I was a toddler so this motivated me to do it again and all the little nods to the films were just so magical! This series has A LOT of potential.

I didn't really feel the story lived up to the rest of the show. I thought it would end a different way so that's always pleasing - when you can't see the resolution from miles away. But the "bad guy" didn't have enough depth for me, there was back story but he didn't live up to being a counterpart to Santa. Bad tech guy.. I like the message and criticism towards hyperconsumerism but somehow it was too simple. If you can sum the whole plot up in one sentence.. I don't think that's enough.

Also absolutely hated the one episode that played in summer. I get we were doing a time jump but that horse girl picnic action really didn't give me the Christmas fantasy I watch this show for.

I did enjoy the whole santaverse and the sparky comment from the witch and Ms Clause in the end. Delicious!

So overall - LOTS of potential. I'm excited for season 2 and just the Storyline to improve!

Honestly the 3 could do a talk show every halloween and I would watch it. They are the most likeable halloween Characters ever in my opinion.

The movie overall was good.

I cried even and though it didn't end how I would've preferred it was good.

Expectations were high and Nostalgia swings heavily with every movie from the 90s so.. I would've been surprised to like this more than the original but JESUS was it satisfying and heartwarming to see these 3 in another adventure! Thank you Bette, Sarah and Kathy! It's a beautiful loving wink back to the original and just for that I would recommend to form your own opinion!

Also definetly keep watching after the credits.. don't know how I feel about that.

With that said the original Cast was simply iconic and it was great seeing them again.