What Films did You Watch Last Week (5/12 - 11/12) CLOSED

Carnival Of Souls (1962; Herk Harvey) -  In full agreement. 5/10

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott)  - Moments of entertainment, but I wasn't personally a fan. 5/10

I thought the story was alright, but the directing (particularly the action scenes), acting and characterization left a lot to be desired. The one scene I like is the scene where the celestial is explaining the celestial process to one of the eternals. That was an interesting and visually cool scene. The movie overall is one of the worst movies in the MCU imo.

Terrifier 2

The first Terrifier is in poor taste, though effectively creepy. It wasn't very heavy on story and isn't a particularly good movie. Terrifier 2 is a big step up in most ways, it just isn't quite as creepy as the first movie. The movie sort of borrows a bit from Halloween in that it is the anniversary of the murders of the first film and Art the Clown is stalking a girl and her brother on Halloween and killing her friends. Besides that though it is definitely it's own movie. This movie is more tongue in cheek than the first movie and throws in a little commentary about the effects of evil in the world. A boy (who is obsessed with Art the Clown) and his sister are both still suffering from the trauma of the death of their father. Left dealing with an impatient, but caring mother. The brother is strange and people suspect he is a serial killer in the making, but the movie takes the opposite route than suspected with his character. The sister and brother discover there is some connection between their father's death and Art the Clown and where it takes this is quite interesting. It is surprisingly engaging on an emotional level. Like many recent horror movies it has an intentionally 1980s atmosphere to it. I also like some of the dark humor.

What I don't like is how grotesquely violent the movie is, though I will say it often looks unrealistic so that makes it a bit easier to deal with. Fans of extreme gore will definitely love this movie, as it does have one of the most violent scenes in horror movie history. The scene is so uncomfortable, because it so gratuitous, but also humorous which almost makes it both more disturbing and less disturbing at the same time. Another issue I have is how callous it is with some of the violence, but it avoids being as sleazy as the first movie. The movie is also a bit too long at 2 hrs 18 min and definitely could have edited down the final act, which feels like it goes on forever.

Overall this is an interesting, memorable and entertaining sequel.

Not watched any of yours.

You put Beverly Hills Cop, but the year for the second one. 7.5/10 for the first and 6.5/10 for the second.

The Royal Tenenbaums - 7.5/10

Well, it was supposed to be the second one. Thanks for catching that.

The Darjeeling Limited - I mostly enjoy it, but it doesn't quite come together. 6.5/10