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Sympathy for the Devil (2023) (spoilers) 04/10/23

Rating before seeing the movie:

Nic: 10

Vic: 10

Rating after seeing the movie:

Nic: 8 

Vic: 7.5

What you did like about the movie:

Nic Cage being absolutely insane as always. 

The visuals of the movies

The subtilty of the movie

What you didn’t like about the movie:

The story was confusing and lackluster once revealed

No rewatchability after the twist

Particularly memorable scene:

Vic: The first scene where Nic Cage is just standing outside the car.

Nic: The diner scene

Would you watch it again:

Vic: No.

Nic: No

Reflections:

Vic: Given the whole devil iconography that was present through the whole movie, the ending was an awful way to wrap it up. But Nic Cage is typically a win and he really brought the insanity to this role.

Nic: This move is great until the end. The ending spoils the entire movie, in about 10 minutes it goes from insane violent fun to a really lackluster story.

Final quotes:

Vic: “ALL THE BEST NIC CAGE ROLES ARE INSANE.”

Nic: “That man really wanted his damn tuna melt.”

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Run. (2021) 29/10/2021

Rating before seeing the movie:

Nic: 7.5

Vic: 7

Rating after seeing the movie:

Nic: 4

Vic: 4

What you did like about the movie:

The small town feel was true to small town vibes.

Sarah Paulson was terrifying as the mother

The scenery was nice.

What you didn’t like about the movie:

There were way too many medical inaccuracies.

WHERE’S THE DOG?!

Why did she spend 5 minutes crawling around on the roof? That doesn’t need to be there.

The movie felt too sped up, everything was crammed into 5 days.

Chloe felt like a very one dimensional character, we didn’t know much about her.

There’s a lot of points where the mother’s plan didn’t make sense.

This felt too much like a plucky teenage movie

A lot of plot holes

Vic has numbness in the legs, you don't feel numbness if you’re paralyzed.

Particularly memorable scene:

Vic: None of it for me.

Nic: The too long roof scene

Would you watch it again:

Vic: No.

Nic: No

Reflections:

Vic: “As someone who’s had a LOT of experience in hospitals, the whole medical aspect of this movie was WAY off. Way too many plot holes. It just felt bad. It relied a lot on viewers not knowing anything about medical conditions and procedures.”

Nic: “This movie has too many plot holes and inaccuracies. It's just a mess, it makes a mockery of people with actual health conditions. The more I talk about it, the more I hate it."

Final quotes:

Vic: “‘Everything I do is for you.’ ← WHAT ME AND CHLOE HAVE IN COMMON.”

Nic: “WAIT. MOTHER. FUCKER. HE IS NOT JUST SLEEPING ”

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The VelociPastor (2018)

Rating before seeing the movie: Nic: 9 Vic: 9.5

Rating after seeing the movie: Nic: 9 Vic: 10

What you did like about the movie:

The comedy

How it leant into the being a b-movie

The dinosaur?!?!

What is this movie, it’s so bad it’s good.

Priest college

Frankie Mermaid

The Australian ninja

"Are you feeling anything?" "Anxiety"

Slow reaching for each other?

The fake blood

The church was ninjas

VFX: Car on Fire

“She’s Fine”

How the man character looked like a cross between John Mulany and Benedict Cumberbatch

“That’s what parents do. They die on you.”

THE LAUGHING?!

“Are you hurt?!” THERE’S CLEARLY AN ARROW IN HER CHEST.

“I had parents once.”

THE WAR SCENE?!

“I don’t think we can do anything for her now though.”

What you didn’t like about the movie:

Nothing (Vic)

I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS (Nic)

Particularly memorable scene: Vic: The whole movie. Nic: The Australian ninja?! With the flashbacks?!

Would you watch it again: Vic: YES. Nic: Yes?!?!?!!??!?!

Final thoughts: Vic: “THIS IS THE BEST GODDAMN B-MOVIE I’VE EVER SEEN.” Nic: “VFX: Car on Fire”

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The Voices (2014)

Rating before seeing the movie: Nic: 9 Vic: 9

Rating after seeing the movie: Nic: 10 Vic: 10

What you did like about the movie:

How they showed the difference between what Jerry saw, which was the clean, happy house vs. what the house actually was through the eyes of everyone else. It showed how mental illness can affect someone’s view of the world.

Bosco and Mr. Whiskers were great characters, meaning that while they were talking animals, they weren’t humanized. They literally acted like a dog and a cat would if they could talk.

Jerry living in the abandoned bowling alley was a nice touch.

The sets were wonderfully created.

Ryan Reynolds being himself.

The concept of the whole movie was really well done and the writing of the script was good.

Milton’s Milton Factory and their pink jumpsuits.

The psychotherapist.

Everything

What you didn’t like about the movie:

NOTHING

It only didn’t get above 10 because it’s October and it wasn’t spooky.

Particularly memorable scene: Vic: All the scenes with Mr. Whiskers. Nic: The last dancing scene.

Would you watch it again: Vic: Yes. Nic: Yes

Final thoughts: Vic: “Deadpool before Deadpool.” Nic: “Not a horror but an amazing movie to watch.”

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The Frighteners (1996)

Rating before seeing the movie: Nic: 10 Vic: 10

Rating after seeing the movie: Nic: 11 Vic: 11

What you did like about the movie:

It’s an amazing movie, what do you want us to say, it’s Frighteners.

That CGI was beautiful for 1996.

The practical effects!

What you didn’t like about the movie:

Nothing???

Particularly memorable scene: Vic: That scene where Johnny jumps onto the reporter, that animation is beautiful. Nic: All of it!

Would you watch it again: Vic: Hell yes. Nic: YES

Final thoughts: Vic: “Listen it’s Micheal J. Fox going batshit crazy and seeing ghosts, what’s not to love?” Nic: “It’s The Frighteners, I literally have the t-shirt.”

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Crimson Peak (2015)

Rating before seeing the movie: Nic: 8.5 Vic: 9

Rating after seeing the movie: Nic: 4.8 Vic: 5.5

What you did like about the movie:

The CGI on the ghosts was really pretty and well done.

The sets were pretty and well shot.

The basic plot of the movie was pretty good, but the execution was poor.

DOUG JONES

What you didn’t like about the movie:

More Doug Jones please.

There were a lot of plot holes

There were not enough ghosts at all, they missed opportunities for more ghosts.

There was too much romance.

Clay ain’t like that guys.

The two women had no personality except for writer and murderer.

Particularly memorable scene: Vic: The ghost crawling up through the floor. Nic: The mother ghost coming through the door

Would you watch it again: Vic: No. Nic: No

Final thoughts: Vic: “Guillermo del Toro, I wanted more spooky Doug Jones.” Nic: “This is not a ghost story. It’s a story with ghosts in.”

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Malevolent (2018)

Rating before seeing the movie: Nic: 9 Vic: 9

Rating after seeing the movie: Nic: 9 Vic: 9.5

What you did like about the movie:

The ghost girls were wonderful for the short time we say them.

The special effects were really good.

Elliot was the only character that really mattered to us.

Mrs. Green was a good villain.

The sets were really nice, the house actually looked big.

What you didn’t like about the movie:

The twists were so obvious.

Jackson wasn’t a very good brother and Claire wasn’t a very good sister. They were both just not very good characters.

We both think that this movie would do better as a found footage film instead, with Elliot as the lead.

More ghosts would be nice.

Particularly memorable scene: Vic: The mannequin at the very beginning. Nic: Anything with Eliot

Would you watch it again: Vic: Maybe? Nic: Possibly

Final thoughts: Vic: “MORE GHOSTS.” Nic: “#TeamElliot”

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The Golem (2018)

Rating before seeing the movie: Nic: 8.5 Vic: 8.5

Rating after seeing the movie: Nic: 8 Vic: 8.5

What you did like about the movie:

The CGI and practical effects were pretty.

The plot was good.

There were good actors.

The sets were pretty.

Best animal actors.

Historical accuracy was good for Nic. (Vic doesn’t know much about history.)

What you didn’t like about the movie:

It wasn’t scary, didn’t feel threatened by the ‘monster.’

Particularly memorable scene: Vic: The scene where the golem first appears in the barn and scares the horse. Nic: The jingly bells.

Would you watch it again: Vic: Maybe. Nic: Eh, possibly.

Final thoughts: Vic: “I thought this movie was pretty even though it wasn’t very scary.” Nic: “I didn’t feel threatened at all but alright movie.”