VHS Halloween

 The VHS films have always been a mixed bag, Halloween might be the biggest miss they've had, while also having a couple of the most engaging. The despicable girls that dress as babies had some Nightmare fuel but it was Barbarian lite. The wrap around was gore for gore sake, the foreign title was a chore, Bit Size I was stoked for cause of Yule Log and Too Many Cooks but it felt so goofy. The final chapter about a haunted garage gone wrong was the best but it too fell apart. This series needs to scale back or tighten up cause the characters are always shitty and the plots even shittier. 

Wicked For Good

 Wicked For Good starts off feeling important. Elphaba is a vigilante, Glinda is the puppet for the Wizard and all the animals are shunned. From there....it falls apart. The musical numbers didn't feel as grand as the first, the plot is all over the place, characters come and go, time is jumped, there is no development outside of Elphaba's meeting with the Wizard. It felt disconjointed and rushed. I liked it overall but this was not the epic finale I wanted.  I feel this actually would have been better as a series.

 

Karate Kid Legends

 

I was not excited for Karate Kid Legends at all, just let Cobra Kai be it. This is as if Sony wanted the series to continue.....so let's use Jackie Chan....but other execs knew people only want the OG so let's bring in Ralph Macchio, it makes no sense. With that said the film feels like a Karate Kid knock off.....only with those two stars.....yet it works. This is a fun flick with likeable characters, good action and a fast pace, even if it is a bit uneven.  The final scene is honestly worth it for anybody that is a fan of Cobra Kai and the best part of the film.  

Frankenstein

 

Guillermo Del Toro is the perfect director for Frankenstein.  He kept the gothic nature, embraced the elegance, and created atmosphere. This isn't Universal, it's a Del Toro beast and it oozes his touch while making the monster human. 

Spooktacular

 

Spooktacular is a look at the Genesis and crash of the Massachusetts horror "theme park" SpookyWorld. Theme park at the time,  but for those of us that work in the haunt world, it's just a typical haunted attraction now.....only they booked it like a convention.  I would have loved to have attended this but atleast we got am entertaining doc out of it. As someone that works in a year round halloween store, there was alot to relate to. 

The Running Man

 

I grew up with Arnold and The Running Man.  Is it good? Hell no, but it's fun. As a teen I fell in love with the work of Edgar Wright, he is legit top 5 film makers for me. Wright reuniting with writers of Scott Pilgrim and even Michael Cera on a new version of the Running Man? Hell yes. Now the first act feels by thr numbers, and not very Wright but once the game starts it is pure Wright through and through, or atleast someone that wants to be Wright, something is missing. It's funny this is a Paramount release since the film itself is very satirical and shines a mirror on society. 

Match of October

 Ethan Page vs Mustafa Ali. North American Title. Showdown