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Samyang
Reviews
Warcraft (2016)
A must see for all wow-players and quite entertaining for anyone else.
It has a descent story. Not bad at all actually. The CGI is really good for 2016. I hope there will be a sequel. Yeah, it's that good. The CGI blows you away.
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Be afraid to get scared.
I'm not a fan of von Trier to begin with. But this movie just got in to my mind really bad. Couldn't stop thinking about it. Was it good, was it bad, if I admit I liked it does that make me half insane? It's a movie that doesn't let go of it's viewers, even though they walk away. I had to pause several times, not because of its length but because the cruelty and sickening things and the anticipation of what was going to happen. But I always came back. I had to see what was coming.. Those ambivalent feelings stuck so hard.. Oh boy. Both disgusted and fascinated. I have to admit that I know feel like a horrible person for liking the movie. It was somewhat pretentious, but imo quite better done than Lynch.
Yes, you do think about LvT and what mindset he has to come up a movie like this. This movie just breaks all barriers. It is extreme. No wonder people walked out of the premiere. But it does have good actors, nice camera work, interesting scenery and a sensation of well done movie.
It's not a movie for a easily horrified audience. Perhaps it's best to watch it alone. And to say you didn't like it or maybe even that you never seen it.
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Love or hate? What about in between.
First off, almost all reviews here are 1 or 10.. That's just plain silly.
This is a decent movie. Perhaps not as intriguing or interesting as I had hoped. Sure, the "twist" is not bad, but that's just one part of the story. The weirdness in this movie is also not bad but not near perfect. I guess Lynch could have made some of the dialog a bit less unpretentious. They sometimes comes out so perfect you can't help but thinking of the written lines. I wasn't really captured by the movie experience, nor was I bored. I have to admit that even without the fact that it's supposed to be a acclaimed movie, I felt the lack of interesting characters. I didn't leave me wanting more. The music is fantastic though. Great variety. The acting keeps high class except for some villains.
Oculus (2013)
Don't spend your 90 minutes on Oculus.
Spoiler alert
I'll start out gently. It's a bearable movie. I did watch it all. The actors are also good so that's not something to complain about. THe movie gets going quite early so there's no beating around the bush either.
But the movie mixes past and present with dreams or memories which can't be interpreted if they are real or not. It just becomes too much (especially the second half or so) and you start to look for the clue that will be the last piece of the puzzle but it never happens.. Well, maybe just a little bit at the end but thats not enough. The characters seem just as confused as me. Now thats because the "object" (as they refer it to be) manipulates the mind. Also, at too many points in this movie you just sit back and laugh because its absurd or you snap out of the intrigue and start looking at how the movie was made. Now thats always a pointer that the movie doesn't catch your attention.. Where the heck was this house located? In the forest? On a street with neighbors? Was this movie a budget one since it just revolves around that house?
One more thing. I can't write reviews and my English is horrible. But so many reviews said 8 or 9 stars and praised it as a classic horror movie. So, it's just that it's no way near those nice words. THat's why I'm writing you this.