How Does The Countdown Movie Range In The Freddy Krueger Effect?

A couple weeks before the movie debuted at theaters, i took a look at the horror film Countdown staring Elizabeth Lail and Jordan Calloway. Directed & Screenplay by Justin Dec who's only director credits are a few video shorts and a TV Movie. Now, I'll say that cutting his teeth on a film like this was a great jumping part. I feel that Dec gives good directed and pulled out a lot of steller performances out of his cast whom I would bet had a great working chemistry and just had a blast working together overall. 

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This movie is based on an ancient biblical curse that has found its way into an app that lets you know exactly when you're going to die. Trick is figuring out how to beat the system before it kills you. Enter our hero Quinn Harris played by Elizabeth Lail. Quinn is a new registered nurse who has to deal with the realization that a new app that only gives her a little over two days to live just maybe the real deal when she's haunted by people in her life that have been victimized by the app or have long been dead in her life. She feels that she is going crazy and is only vindicated when Matt Monroe, played by Jordan Calloway of Black Lightning says he's having the same issues and has just about the same amount of time to live. The performance by Jordan was exceptionally well done by the young brother (I can say that by-the-way) and shows me that he may be one of the few that can make it out of television fame and become a serious contender to the big screen as a leading actor. Keep an eye out for this young man.

Break out performances that stole the show were two fold. P.J. Byrne and Tom Segura. Both of these guys could have had the movie be about them and would have totally crushed it. I could see a sequel being made by the two of them alone and make this franchise really work.

The reasons I see franchise potential, if the film is a success, is due to what I call the Freddy Effect.

FREDDY EFFECT PERCENTAGE

The myth of Freddy Krueger was amplified by the real life reactions of children who saw the film and had real nightmares about the character. It made people grow up believing "Is this real or possible" of course it was not (or was it) and people eventually moved on. It is still fun to have those types of reactions from a movie. Since we live in a world where smartphones are considered a basic need to live like water, air, land and food its not hard to insert a horror element that can disrupt the way we view these phone applications. If the marketing was better at promoting the film and not afraid of the backlash from parents or social media or both then the myth of "Is This Real Or Possible" would have made the movie a lot better to experience. Not necessarily a better film but a better experience that could lead into a franchise. Paranormal Activity had a touch of the Freddy Effect based on how people view ghost, haunting and religion. Countdown even more so because of the fact that the fact of the majority of humans on earth own a smartphone, 100% of them have to sleep. The F.E. percentage of 71.4% potentially. For Paranormal Activity only 45% of people believe in ghost. The numbers speak for themselves. 

At the end of the day Countdown was a lot of fun and I would not mind seeing more of this. its rated PG-13 when it could very easily been an R film. The horror was not in the blood and guts it was in the shadows and the creepy ways the monster tortures you before you meet your end. Its a fun movie to go see before Halloween and get creeped out before trick or treating. Warning there are some graphic kill scenes. Prepare Yourself.

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Betty Gilpin & Hilary Swank Bring The Hunt To Blumhouse: Trailer Review

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen… for a very specific purpose … The Hunt.

 The reasons why I'm excited about this film:Hillary Swank and Betty Gilpin. The latter a tad bit more than the former. I'm would have been surprised at that admittedly two years ago but today is the new reality. I've always been a fan of Hilary Swank's work. two time Oscar winner and over all bad ass. I think Million Dollar Baby is my favorite performance from her. When ever i see her on the roster I know the project will have an A Lister that brings her A game to the table. From the trailer I can see that Swank is either the top dog (power that be) in charge of a sick organization who likes to kidnap and hunt people or is a corporate middleman that may be apart of something much bigger on a more global evil scale. Either way, she's a boss. 

Paring her up against Betty Gilpin would not have been my cup a tea but ever since GLOW on Netflix Gilpin has become the one to watch out for. I have to confess that my first time seeing her in anything was in Nurse Jackie and her character did not land well with me. I couldn't tell if it was the writing, her performance, direction or a combination but something did not sit right. I then became a believer when I took a chance on the GLOW series and she blew my mind. I didn't realize that I was an official fan until I saw her on this trailer. I instantly recognized her, I immediately took her as a plausible hero/lead and I am genuinely curious how well she handles going toe to toe with The Swank. 

With the combination of a very exciting cast and the track record of Blumhouse, I'm extremely excited about this one. If done right it can be the next franchise horror film to raise the stakes of shock horror. The premise to me feels like the purge done with a tad more realism. Keeping the murders hidden and made for sport to me feels like can happen and that makes it more scarier to me.

I expect a lot of twists and am hopeful for a surprise ending. The cast is amazing and the trailer makes me feel like this is more of a roller coaster right through a slaughter house. My kind of ride.

Synopsis:
In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, a group of globalist elites gathers for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt humans for sport. But the elites’ master plan is about to be derailed because one of the hunted, Crystal (Betty Gilpin, GLOW), knows The Hunters’ game better than they do. She turns the tables on the killers, picking them off, one by one, as she makes her way toward the mysterious woman (two-time Oscar^® winner Hilary Swank) at the center of it all. 

 From Jason Blum, the producer of Get Out and The Purge series, and Damon Lindelof, co-creator of the TV series The Leftovers and Lost, comes a new mysterious social thriller.  The Hunt is written by Lindelof and his fellow The Leftovers’ collaborator Nick Cuse and is directed by Craig Zobel (Z for Zachariah, The Leftovers). Blum produces for his Blumhouse Productions alongside Lindelof. The film is executive produced by Zobel, Cuse and Steven R. Molen.

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What Happened When I Took Princess Anna To See The Horror Movie Crawl

As you may remember I did a interview with Princess Anna from Disney's Frozen and after the interview she kind of got stuck here. Getting back home was more difficult than it was getting her here so she's gonna be here for a while. I already had plans to go see a movie and do a review for it so I brought her along.

We saw the movie Crawl and I'm about to do a review of it so maybe it wasn't such a good idea to take a Disney princess on her first movie experience to a horror. "It was so scary", said Anna "those poor people if if this was Arendelle that wouldn't happen. My sister Queen Elsa would definitely just freeze those scary alligators and they would be in an ice block and and then we would save the day. You guys need us here".That would have made a much more interesting ending or story to that adventure; unfortunately they did not have Queen Elsa in this horror movie but you know what I'll just give my my review on exactly  what happened so here's my take on the film. Well I had a real good time. I feel like this was a very very good time at the movies. It was very scary and very tense. There was a couple of people in the theater with us 

who really felt like they were in the 

movie. It made them jump so much it made 

me feel like the water was gonna come 

out of screen and just flood us all. 

With all the yelling and yipping 

it felt like some people were 

going to draw the alligators in to the audience but that 

just made the experience that much more 

tense and that much more fun. It's a 

real good time at the theaters if 

you're into these jump scares and these 

tents claustrophobic moments. Go check 

out crawl it's it's a lot of fun don't 

take a Disney Princess with you because 

that's a total interesting thing.

Starring Kaya Rose Scodelario-Davis and Barry Pepper, 

they did a very good job in this movie 

and it made it that much more enjoyable. S

o like I say go check it out I 

recommend it you'll have a good time.

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My Reactions to It: Chapter Two Comic-Con - Final Trailer

I don’t know where to begin. What got me the most was right at the beginning the situation being a father, whether your kid is the one in danger or not. Having the unbreakable glass between you and you can’t break it. That look of terror on a child in danger hurts me every time. The memory of the dead little brother, “if you die, I die”. Gave me the feeling of ‘After everything he’s done to us, we’ve got to stop him’ feeling. The best part of this trailer was the speech by Pennywise where he said, ‘For twenty-seven years I’ve thought of you, I missed you’. That speech is probably going to be the epic horrifying terrifying moment. Did this trailer increase your enthusiasm to watch this movie? Let me know. Put you comments in the box.

IT CHAPTER TWO only in
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Evil resurfaces in Derry
as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a
return to where it all began with “It Chapter Two.”

The film is Muschietti’s
follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit
“IT,” which grossed over $700 million globally.
Both redefining and transcending the genre, “IT” became part of the
cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Because every 27 years
evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the
characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults,
nearly three decades after the events of the first film. 

Oscar nominee Jessica
Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “Mama”) stars as Beverly, James McAvoy (“Split,”
upcoming “Glass”) as Bill, Bill Hader (HBO’s “Barry,” “The Skeleton Twins”) as
Richie, Isaiah Mustafa (TV’s “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”) as Mike,
Jay Ryan (TV’s “Mary Kills People”) as Ben, James Ransone (HBO’s “The Wire”) as
Eddie, and Andy Bean (“Allegiant,” Starz’ “Power”) as Stanley.  Reprising their roles as the original members
of the Losers Club are Jaeden Martell as Bill, Wyatt Oleff as Stanley, Jack
Dylan Grazer as Eddie, Finn Wolfhard as Richie, Sophia Lillis as Beverly,
Chosen Jacobs as Mike, and Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben.  Bill Skarsgård returns in the seminal role of
Pennywise. 

Muschietti directed the
film from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman (“IT,” “Annabelle: Creation”) based on
the novel IT by Stephen King.  Barbara
Muschietti, Dan Lin and Roy Lee produced the film, with Marty Ewing, Seth Grahame-Smith
and David Katzenberg serving as the executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes
creative team included director of photography Checco Varese (“The 33”),
Oscar-winning production designer Paul Denham Austerberry (“The Shape of
Water”), editor Jason Ballantine (“IT,” “Mad Max: Fury Road”), and
Oscar-nominated costume designer Luis Sequeira (“The Shape of Water,”
“Mama”).  The music is by Benjamin
Wallfisch (“Shazam!,” “Blade Runner 2049,” “IT”).

New Line Cinema
presents, a Vertigo Entertainment/Rideback Production, an Andy Muschietti film,
“It Chapter Two.”  The film is slated for
release in theaters and IMAX on September 6, 2019 and will be distributed worldwide
by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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From Brightburn To Burnout: Why The Movie Did Not Deliver

There were high hopes for this film. It seemed as if this could bring in a new chapter in two genres. Seeing how Fox did not get into gear with their horror superhero movie in The New Mutants, there was a void that was left to fill. Now I'm thinking that its a void for a reason. I did not hate Brightburn. There were more great qualities than bad. The bad was in the overall execution of this kind of story. Elizabeth Banks was the gem in this movie. If you did not feel a connection between her and Jackson Dunn this movie was not going to work. In comparisons to Superman, the connections between father and son was more important. Brightburn was bond between a boy and his mother.

Why are there a lot of horrors about a corrupt child with issues with his mother? This is probably why this movie could not connect with me. I am a man who was raised by a single mother. I left this film feeling like this weight of seeing these stories done so many times could have left a better impression when they were fused together but it just made the load that much more harder to carry. We've seen a superman done plenty of times, a killer child movie has been done to death (pun intended and nailed), we've seen alien movie. Mix all three of these types of stories and we could have a tremendous final result or we could have a mixed bag of a mess.


Brightburn was not a mess, it just did not push me to want more. I do not feel like I've seen anything new. A bad kid who goes on a hormonal rampage, I've been that kid. The only thing we've introduced is superpowers. I feel that a kid who's lived a life of love which this character has could have had more of a struggle dealing with his desires to kill or at the least be hurtful. The heel turn was on a dime and the whiplash from that made the final season of Game of Thrones look meek in comparison. The problem I had with it was that it was a bit confusing on whether the boy was being controlled, was just a bad kid, or his alien instincts were just set to indifference from day one. The last one would make the least since because those tendencies would have been there in him since the day he arrived. He seems more of a Clark Kent and he turns Lex in a matter of a second. It never really clarified what his problem was or what was going on in his head. At one point I believed he was just gone and a completely different alien mind took him over.

Or maybe its just a message of a crappy kid and this was really a metaphor of privileged youth who feel like the world owes them everything for nothing.

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Pet Sematary on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray Releases with Extended Scense

The Digital*, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray releases are packed with over 90 minutes of special features, including hair-raising deleted and extended scenes, a chilling alternate ending, a look at the main characters, behind-the-scenes footage, cast interviews and more.  A must-own for every Stephen King fan, PET SEMATARY is a “twisted and bone-chilling” (Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting) thrill ride.

“A creepy masterpiece”

--Alyse Wax, ComingSoon.net 

BASED ON STEPHEN KING’S TERRIFYING NOVEL,
THE BONE-CHILLING THRILLER RETURNS HOME

Including Footage Not Shown in Theaters and a Shocking Alternate Ending!

On Digital June 25 
Unearth the 4K Ultra HD^™ & Blu-ray^™ Combo Packs July 9 with Over 90 Minutes of Extras  

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.  – Called “the stuff of nightmares” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) and “flat out terrifying” (Erik Davis, Fandango), the chilling new adaptation PET SEMATARY comes home on Digital June 25, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Video-On-Demand July 9 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

The Digital*, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray releases are packed with over 90 minutes of special features, including hair-raising deleted and extended scenes, a chilling alternate ending, a look at the main characters, behind-the-scenes footage, cast interviews and more.  A must-own for every Stephen King fan, PET SEMATARY is a “twisted and bone-chilling” (Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting) thrill ride.

The film also boasts a Dolby Atmos^® soundtrack to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead**.  In addition, both the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs include access to a Digital copy of the film.

Synopsis

After the Creed family relocates from Boston to rural Maine, they soon discover an ancient burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. When tragedy strikes, the grief-stricken father is driven by the cemetery’s sinister power, setting off a perilous chain of events that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.  Some secrets are best left buried in this twisted thriller.

BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD COMBO, BLU-RAY COMBO & DIGITAL*

• Alternate Ending
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
• Night Terrors – Family Haunting Visions

o   Louis

o   Rachel

o   Ellie

• The Tale of Timmy Baterman
• Beyond the Deadfall

o   Chapter One: Resurrection –Directors, screenwriters and cast discuss bringing this classic back to life

o   Chapter Two: The Final Resting Place—A deeper look into finding the right location for the terror to unfold

o   Chapter Three: The Road to Sorrow— Inside the film’s tragic themes and creating the iconic cat “Church”

o   Chapter Four: Death Comes home—Unearth the creepy elements behind the climax and final scenes of the film

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2019 Best Summer Movies to Watch

The Talking Through The Medias team has been invited to screen and review the following upcoming films. These are the film line ups we are excited about because they are originals and franchises that seem like they will pack a punch. Here is my break down of each one and why I think you'll want to join us in the theaters.

As the summer months approach and schools’ prep to let out their students for summer break, theaters are bound to be filled with countless comedies, thrillers and dramas to escape the raging sun for some much-needed cool air shelter. From teens trying to escape a dream-scenario turned nightmare in MA with Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer, to a spin-off of the wildly popular series X-men with its most beloved character DARK PHOENIX, to comedy icon Kevin Heart returning to the big screen in a small package as Snowball for THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 to an audience favorite duo fighting it out on stage in FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW and a Hispanic film of a turbulent relationship that will make you non-stop laugh with LAS PILDORAS DE MI NOVIO these summer film’s cover all genres that are sure to have something for all the ages to enjoy!

MA (May 31)

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Developed by the executive producer of cinematic hit Get Out, the film stars Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer), a loner, who one day is asked by a teenager to buy some booze for her and her friends. She offers the kids her basement for them to drink, but MA’s hospitality soon starts to turn into obsession, and now these teenagers must find a way to escape the terrorizing ways of MA.

My Thoughts: Octavia Spencer, this award winning phenom has not let me down yet. Her acting style and presents is warm and inviting, strong and illuminating. Now take all of that charisma and put it in to a world of horror and madness. I have the feeling that this movie will have me speculating and have all of my expectations pleasantly and shockingly shattered. I'm looking forward to this screening because I trust the star and the 

Dark Phoenix (June 7)

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This is the story of one of the X-Men’s most beloved character as she evolves into the iconic DARK PHOENIX. Wrestling with an increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean Grey spiraling out of control threaten the fabric of just not the X-Men but of our planet. The family of mutants that we’ve come to know and love must face their most devastating enemy yet – one of their own.

My thoughts: This may be the one I'm most excited about. How will the Fox version of the X-Men conclude now that the property is back home with Marvel Studios? We may not be getting a film with the X-Men for five years according to the Disney executives but the end of an era is putting it mildly. I hope it delivers and can not wait till my crew and I are gobbling up more popcorn and getting our mutation on. This has been about 20 years in the making since the original X-Men film. Yes it has come to a new team but remember we're still in the same universe as the original.

Abominable (September 27)

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This film will transport the audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, that starts an epic adventure with her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, to help the magical creature “Everest” before zoologist Dr. Zara captures the Yeti and takes it far away from its family.

My thoughts: Just like you, I was thinking "what is this" don't worry, its Dreamworks. We should be in great hands. Lets take the family out and see what Chloe Bennet and Sarah Paulson, two of my favorite actors of the small screen have to show us. 

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (June 7)

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This is the highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s comedic blockbuster that had the biggest opening weekend of any original film. Starring Kevin Heart as Snowball, Tiffany Haddish as Daisy and Harrison Ford as Rooster, these pets are up against obstacles that will determine their courage. The film explores the emotional lives of our pets, the deep bond between them and the families that love them, and answers the question that has long intrigued every pet owner: What are your pets really doing when you’re not at home?

My Thoughts: Okay, Now I'm ready. I feel that this time around we're really going to stick the landing and see exactly what our pets do when we're not at home. Maybe they'll save the city again from an army of upset animals but I'm thinking we're going to stay grounded and just keep the story domesticated and have more of a wholesome fun time as the secret is finally revealed.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (August 2)

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The Fast & Furious franchise is back, now featuring its first stand-alone vehicle, with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reprising their roles as Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw that must team up to defeat cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton (Idris Elba) as he gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever. These two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be worse than themselves.

My Thoughts: Dude, you had me at The Rock and Jason. There's no way that this movie shouldn't be a contender for the billion dollar club. Its coming from a powerhouse of a franchise and has franchise viagre staring in it. It looks funny and finally features superpowers in the Fast and Furious universe. Shut up and take my money!!!

Las Pildoras de mi Novio (August 30)

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The film stars “Jane the Virgin’s” Jaime Camil as Hank, a charismatic store owner with a big secret: he takes several amounts of assortment prescription drugs for his multiple personality disorder. His new girlfriend, unaware of this information, invites him to an island resort for a business retreat. After Hank discovers he forgot his medication, things go from calm to chaotic as he becomes unable to control his symptoms – something his relationship might not be able to sustain.

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The Lunatics Binge: Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil And Vile Review

This is the one of the Netflix original films that I have been anticipating for a long time now. It did not disappoint. I'm use to seeing Zac Efron do his comedic thing, singing thing and handsome guy stuff but its when Zac is doing is acting thing and pushing himself to the limits of artistic fulfillment that he's at his best. Efron delivers to a point that I'm starting to wonder why his name has not been in constant consideration for an academy award. If the event were to happen this summer he would defiantly be in my top five of best actors of the year.

The tone of the film

I felt that the shear doubt that came about this movie was a character on its own. I grew up hearing the name Ted Bundy many times. His trial was huge in a time before social media and the internet. It was something that gained national attention. Bundy is easily in the discussion of one of the worlds most evil serial killers and the reasons behind it stems to the platform around his trial. The fact that there were so many that supported him throughout and wanted to be involved with him romantically was something never seen at the level this monster gained. A cult following that rivaled some of the viral phenomena in the YouTube era.

He Does Not Seem Like The Type

One of the things about this film is that Zac captured the conversation of privilege and the benefit of the doubt granted to white america, rich america and beautiful america. There were many situation that it seemed like this monster could get away with literal murder because he didn't fit the stereotypical description of a killer. The thought of a mad man and a lunatic does not fit when it comes to clean cut, young, attractive white male. So much attention is granted to those people have been conditioned to fear or be observant of that people like Ted Bundy could always hide in plain sight and kill over and over.

Guilty Until Proven

I have to admit that if I were on the jury of that first arrest in the first act of this film I would have found him not guilty because based on the evidence presented he was clearly not guilty even though he was guilty as hell. The prosecution did not do its job. The frustrated corrupt police did. We have seen it so many times in this country where people have been imprisoned and thrown away, put on death row and even executed to find out years later that they were innocent all along. A lot of times people who have been proven guilty all along have been let go and died without facing the consequences of their action. Its easy to live in a cushy life and say "Oh well, as long as the majority of the guilty are caught vs the innocent that are executed" you can live without thinking much about it saying the ends justify. But tell that to the inmate, framed for a crime no one believes he is innocent of. Tell that to the corrupt cop who ignores evidence that proves a prisoner is not the one because it would tarnish their reputation. Keep a victim in prison because I'd rather them go through hell versus people see that I'm human enough to make a mistake.

Bundy and The Mask

Zac Efron was able to play a man who was convincing himself that he was a victim even when he was seconds away from just murdering someone. He was convinced that he could smile his way from his fate. Charm his way from destiny and live a long life without facing the consequences of his actions. So many times he even had me second guessing myself. The mask he wore was convincing enough to the point where I said in my review that if he were living in a world where twitter was available and DNA was still primitive, he would probably be set free.

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All of Us Learning From The Mistakes of Shyamalan

After watching the film Us, the second horror by Jordan Peele. There were two things I realized. After one movie Peele has already started a fan base that looks forward to his films like a comic book universe. There were a lot of people saying "I can't wait to see the next Jordan Peele movie" something that usually take three or four movie hits to accomplish. Two, it feels to me like some critics are over hyping the aura around his genius.

Now, i believe Peele has proven to be a brilliant director. What he accomplished as a sketch artist to translate it to horror, I could tell he would not be a one hit wonder. What I mean by the hyping is that it seems that critics are looking to make a new genre of horror and make Jordan Peele the mastermind of a new movement for filming. I fear that the people who criticize him are giving him a instant pass because of the accomplishments of the first movie. This was the same mistake made about M. Knight Shyamalan, another director he is compared to a lot.

Was Us a great movie compared to Get Out? No. Not in my opinion. Is it a good movie on its own merit? Hell Yes. You should not compare the two and a lot of us are feeling that this would have served better if it were the first film instead of the second. I went in with a lot of Get Out baggage on my shoulders. This was a mistake. These are two different types of thrillers. As a director, once again, he's proven to be an actors director. He brings out the best in everyone. What he was able to get out of the children in this film proves that he is not a flash in the pan. I have no fear that Jordan will buy into any of the hype surrounding him the way I feel that M. Knight did posing on a magazine cover with the words, "The Next Spielberg" on it. If that were to happen, I would see it as more of a joke.

Learning from the mistakes of the past, I do not see Peele losing his way but time will tell. We'll have more perspective by the third or fourth attempt. Taking on Candyman and looking to do and not just his own original works is a sign that he is keeping a level head about everything probably due to his comedic background and the ability to laugh at himself.

I believe we can learn from the past and how we celebrity worship and over hype creative minds in the Hollywood/Hollyweird environment. People get a little bit too extra and start feeling themselves too fast. I do not find the logic in calling out Peele's movies as a sort of sub-genre. People all over medias and social medias are talking about the Us film in the terms of "I can't wait to see the next Jordan Peele movie" Not saying, the movie that is made by Jordan Peele but "The Jordan Peele Movie" in the same context as a Marvel Movie. We did not start saying this about Marvel till the Avengers film came out. That was when we new we were in a sub-genre of comic book films. It even took Shyamalan after Signs came out before we started testing the phrase "Shyamalan Film" and that did not last too long. I worry but I'm sure Peele will not go into the rabbit hole. Even M Night is starting to emerge out of it. Thank goodness.

Overall, this movie delivers but it was not as horrific as I was being lead to believe. It was thrilling and had some great moments but the ending may have been a little more predictable due to the trailers for me. I was not that blown away by it. Not like I was with Get Out. So go see this film, and get Get Out out of your head before you watch it. These two movies do not work in the same universe.

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DATE AND TIME
Wednesday, March 20^th
7:30PM

LOCATION
EDWARDS GREENWAY GRAND PALACE STADIUM 24

SYNOPSIS:

Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, from Monkeypaw Productions, stars Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Black Panther’s Winston Duke), and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex) for an idyllic summer getaway. Haunted by an unexplainable and unresolved trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide feels her paranoia elevate to high-alert as she grows increasingly certain that something bad is going to befall her family. After spending a tense beach day with their friends, the Tylers (Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon), Adelaide and her family return to their vacation home. When darkness falls, the Wilsons discover the silhouette of four figures holding hands as they stand in the driveway. Us pits an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.

Tráiler: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16x8hHN29-TImmy-91pyYFUW6pPXFkqWn?usp=sharing