For those of you who do not know, American Reunion is the 4th official American Pie movie (yes there have been some "spinoffs" about Stiffler's brother, or something?).
This movie nailed home, for me, my true opinions of this franchise. Suuuuucks. I do not like these characters. Not only are they totally unlikeable, but they also stay the same throughout the movie.
I never say this but SPOILER....it should just be understood with these posts....
Here's an example of something completely bizarre to me. Stiffler (who no one should ever like, and is frankly an antagonist more than a protagonist) and others get screwed over by some young douche-bags. So to get revenge, he sneaks into their little outdoor party, takes a dump in their cooler, and then destroys their jetski-boat thingies. I suspect this was supposed to be a cathartic we, protagonists, got "even" moment, but all I could think about was how what those douche-bags kids did, is exactly the type of thing that Stiffler would have done. What's the lesson here? Jerks will screw over jerks? Why don't we all stop being self-involved arrogant jerks instead!! So screw Stiffler.
"Main" guy, boring and mentally cheated on his wife...multiple times.
"Awkward" guy, bombarded by underage babysittie girl and does the exact opposite of what any rational human being would do.
"Jock" guy, boring and mentally cheats and attempts to physically cheat on his girlfriend (also with a girl who has a boyfriend...jerk).
"weirdo" guy (the only one who has ever been interesting), lies about having an interesting life.
Who cares about these people? I feel like there must be tons of people out there who associate themselves with each of these guys...I'm just glad they're not my friends (well, he he, not any more. Jerks.).
If you liked the other three, I'm sure you should see this one. Turns out I didn't...not much of a surprise there.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Hostel III - Don't Stay, Don't Watch, Don't Care
Hostel III was an unpleasant, no painful, movie to watch. It seems most people's complaints are that it is not like Hostel or Hostel II; my complaint is that it is just a poorly made film.
The characters are one dimensional, stereotypical, and completely unlikeable. There is the good guy protaganist, the rich playboy, the partier, and the oddball. Going back as far as the Friday 13th movies, this is a standard four guy set-up, except each so-called-protaganist is more annoying then the previous. My biggest angst is that they didn't get to killing these fools for a good thirty minutes. I couldn't wait to see these guys get torture.
Then there's the torture. This film has less torture and gore then either of the previous movies. Half of it is off screen, and the half they do show is mired in "gambling." Which sadly just makes the whole thing more like a carnival than a horror house (although some might argue that carnivals are more terrifying than horror houses).
Then there's the ridiculous plot twists. Each one less believeable than the previous. Forced and absurd these twists quickly become a bore and eventually predictable.
Watching this movie has given me a standard on which to base good horror movies...anything NOT LIKE THIS. Watch at your own peril...er, or is that boredom?
The characters are one dimensional, stereotypical, and completely unlikeable. There is the good guy protaganist, the rich playboy, the partier, and the oddball. Going back as far as the Friday 13th movies, this is a standard four guy set-up, except each so-called-protaganist is more annoying then the previous. My biggest angst is that they didn't get to killing these fools for a good thirty minutes. I couldn't wait to see these guys get torture.
Then there's the torture. This film has less torture and gore then either of the previous movies. Half of it is off screen, and the half they do show is mired in "gambling." Which sadly just makes the whole thing more like a carnival than a horror house (although some might argue that carnivals are more terrifying than horror houses).
Then there's the ridiculous plot twists. Each one less believeable than the previous. Forced and absurd these twists quickly become a bore and eventually predictable.
Watching this movie has given me a standard on which to base good horror movies...anything NOT LIKE THIS. Watch at your own peril...er, or is that boredom?
Monday, July 2, 2012
The Darkest Hour - in the Light of Day
The Darkest Hour is a movie about American tourists in Moscow when aliens successfully attack Earth. As might be suggested here, the plot is rather simple and straight-foward. However the movie is rather entertaining.
Often sci-fi movies with small-ish budgets and simplistic plots are predictable. Certian tropes, often made famous by bid-budget films, become a norm. Typically they are also poorly executed. In these cases the most entertaining aspect is the science-fiction concept that motivates the plot. And one often has to make it throught the 90 minutes of tropes, to fully understand it.
The movie doesn't really have much of an in depth sci-fi idea. We don't really learn a lot about the aliens or their purpose. Surprisingly it was still enjoyable to watch to the end.
However it is by no means a good movie; it's a watchable movie, but not a good one.
Often sci-fi movies with small-ish budgets and simplistic plots are predictable. Certian tropes, often made famous by bid-budget films, become a norm. Typically they are also poorly executed. In these cases the most entertaining aspect is the science-fiction concept that motivates the plot. And one often has to make it throught the 90 minutes of tropes, to fully understand it.
The movie doesn't really have much of an in depth sci-fi idea. We don't really learn a lot about the aliens or their purpose. Surprisingly it was still enjoyable to watch to the end.
However it is by no means a good movie; it's a watchable movie, but not a good one.
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