Reviews
Dark Harvest (2023)
A scary old-school creature feature!
I did not expect much when this popped up on Amazon on a lazy Friday night. But for those of you that are into 80s-style
-creature horror movies (although the plot is set in the 60s), this is for you. Without giving away too much, the story is nicely set up so you do not have that typical slasher movie. There is more to the cornfield killer and it is scary fun to find out. The movie's pace is slow at times, that's kind of a downside. But the dezent production design, the well-designed monster and the kind of graphic kill scenes make up for it. So if you are in the mood of watching a scary Halloween movie, this is for you!
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Well... it's not what I expected
Saw this the other night at the movies. The cinema was packed with joyous Marvel fans who have obviously enjoyed the first Black Panther movie. The first 30 minutes into the movie, the audience vibes cooled off noticeably. After 2h41, most people stood up and quickly left the theater, more than half of the crowd not even caring for the end credit scene. Well, that tells you something...
After the screening, our group of four discussed what disappointed the most: was it the dragging narrative (trying to tell too many stories and trying to pleasing too many audiences), the lengthy dialogues (which to me felt like they made up 2/3 of this movie), the rushed/forced action scenes or (what bothered me the most) the absence of the Black Panther for most of the running time. In the end, the movie disappoints on many levels.
Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021)
Failure on emotional level is the worst in this
Being a true fan since the 80s, I tried really hard to like this. But like many others I have to admit to myself that this show is a complete FAILURE ON SO MANY LEVELS. On a craftwork level, the STORYTELLING is plainly awful (killing of the main character after hyping He-Man in the trailer for weeks / crafting a quest for Teela that she is not willing to accept which results in a very unsympathetic and lifeless plot). But what rather bothered me more was this show's FAILURE ON AN EMOTIONAL LEVEL. Being a father I could not believe Teela's behavior towards Randor and Marlena once (SPOILER AHEAD!) the royal couple found out their only son had just died! She behaves plainly selfish, self-centered and completely unempathetic. I cannot believe non of the storyboard's crew spoke out on this topic in the creative process - how could they not realize that this is not a MotU hero's behavior (this is not the Teela from the Filmation Show). There must have be a strange working environment around that prevented the show's creative team from addressing this huge issue. After this moment in episode 1, the show could not make it up to me any more. WHY WATCH A SHOW in which the LEAD/HERO DOES NOT CARE about whether the legacy of the Eternia will continue or not? I do not really care about the next episodes any more as I will now always remember how the showrunners let me down on the MotU legacy that created such a great universe back in the 80s.