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The Smashing Machine

Devil in Disguise

What the hell?! I was sooooo looking forward to this and after the first episode I was hopeful. By the end it had just descended into Ryan Fan Boy S&M club. Factually very little of this was Ed Gein and I’m incredibly annoyed especially after the last two Monsters of the Menendez Brothers and Jeffrey Dahmar which were at least rooted in fact. The Ed Gein story can be told in two, maybe three Episodes so I was concerned when I saw it. And I was right to be - a bloated, sprawling made up mess of fantasy and eroticism. The meek stooped 5’6 Gein turned into a 6’2 hulking Versace model. His victims now turned into lustfull, drugged up painted whores with a past who had it coming. The depiction of every female, Mother aside, is utterly abhorrent as though Murphy hates women whereas Gein in his own twisted way, loved them. The fantasy wife, her mother, the townswoman. Additional murders that were never proven. The serial killer Fanboy Club. This is utter rubbish, offensive even. I wanted to love it but ended up hating it. Sorry but this was utter trash.

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

37 likes

Honey Don't!

Nobody 2

1 like

I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did. What fun - and a great and true homage to the original. Liam Neeson is on the right side of camp and stays true to Leslie’s Nelson Frank character and traits. Pamela Anderson is cute, deliberately over acting in a wonderful comedicway that’s enduring, fun and shows off her real acting chops. There are a lot of real chuckle out load moments and even a cheeky snigger at OJ Simpson. The very touching moments where Neeson references his late beloved wife endures you to him more. A great fun film and loving tribute to the original. I’m expecting a Naked Gun 2/5 very soon!!

The Naked Gun

2 likes

It should work. It should work but it’s a mess that doesn’t really say anything or achieve anything. The soundtrack is appalling - in daytime movie territory, which a huge surprise from Spike Lee. Action scenes are watered down with elevator music. It just doesn’t really tell a story - is it crime? is it drama? is it family sitcom? Crying shame is what it is - expected much more of Denzil and Jeffrey.

Highest 2 Lowest

You need to ask yourself, who asked for this? I love adult animation - F for Family being a great one and example of how to do adult storytelling in animation exceptionally well. So I’m no prude but dogs having sex just isn’t charming, adult or fun. It was kinda creepy and uncomfortable. And the 50’s Tom and Jerry animation with Manny style lower halves feels a little lazy and misguided. It’s just not a film that really ever needed to be made.

Fixed

8 likes

Obviously EM is always a safe bet but how is it possible that there can be ZERO chemistry between him and Pete Davidson and Eva Longoria is just terrible. Terrible script, terrible acting and an utterly miscast leading lady. Since Amazon took on MGM studios they have seriously sullied their epic history of storytelling with badly made, cheaply turned out dross. It was pretty clear that a huge chunk of the budget was spent on EM’s salary and the pittance on everything else.

The Pickup

18 likes

Bring Her Back

1 like