Brandon Troy Blackwell

Viewing this motion picture is an experience like none other. Tom Hanks did an outstanding job capturing the character of Forrest Gump. The scenes in this movie were all but simple, but immensely memorable—especially the childhood running scene from the bullies. The progression of aging from Forrest's perspective while he ages from the 50s to the 80s was memorable. Forrest never let anyone down and stayed true to his promises. The directions Gump chooses in life are interesting too, such as College Football, Ping Pong, and Shrimping. The film is without a doubt the pinnacle of Coming-Of-Age films.

The epitome of how to do do a proper sequel Spiderman 2 (2004) is by far one of the Greatest sequels of all time. It builds off the original in a relaxed way, while including its own spin on things. Alfred Molina was perfectly casted as Doc Ock and he did an excellent job. The rest of the returning cast also did phenomenal work. Out of all the theatrical Spiderman films, I believe Raimi's sequel was the only film to perfectly balance the life and sturggles of Peter Parker and Spiderman. And the CGI was top notch. Such as the groundbreaking train scene.

The Wrong Turn that started it all The very first and only theatrical Wrong Turn has its humble beginning in the forests of West Virginia filled with cannibalistic, mutant families. The film's gore is more dialed back compared to its sucessors, but it heavily delivers with its expertly designed deaths and makeup effects. The film picks up steam once the cast is dwindled to the four young adults of Jessie, Scott, Chris, and Carly. The camera panning and shots were also great and the musical choice for the end credits were top tier.

Much more accurate to the source material Don't get me wrong, I'll always love Kubrick's 80s adaption of The Shining, but the way it deviated so much from the book never sat right with me. The 90s, smallscreen adaption of The Shining is not only much closer to what Stephen King enviosned, but is filmed on the same hotel where he got the idea for the book. In addition to featuring a human Tony, hedge animals, and so on, the Shining also does Jack justice. You can tell he has his inner demons, but is still a loving man to his family whose unfortunately corrupted by the Overlook Hotel. Wendy is much better too and stands on her own. We also get much established background information and Dick Hallorance survives like in the book. And the ending brings much closer unlike the 80s Shining where the ending is left towards viewer interpretation.

A timeless, coming of age film This film has a lot of big names in it like De Niro, Dicaprio, Magurie, and so on, but it never felt like I was watching a film that starred a bunch of big names in it to make money. Watching This Boy's Life felt like watching a day in the life of someone in the 1950s. I'm not sure if it was the music, timeless setting, or excellent cast of actors, but this film is certainly one-of-a-kind.

A misunderstood and underrated gem The film doesn't deserve the negative reception it received. It's plot and themes were simply a natural progression of the story of Andy and Chucky. There's only so many times you can rehash the Child Andy vs Chucky story. Child's Play 3 wanted to mature Andy's character by aging him up and sending him to Military school. It was unique as its more mature plot allowed it to focus on more gorey kills. I became real invested with the military setting too. Plus, the time skip gave the Good Guy corporation enough time to resume production of the Good Guy dolls. And they gave Andy a love interest in the form of De Silva. It's too bad the next two films would abandoned the military plot and embrace a more comedic tone.

The peak of the Crime/Mafia Film Genre Knowing the film was based on a true story makes it even better. The story of Henry Hill, an American mobster who joins the Mafia Family and eventually sees his rise and fall throughout the course of a decades long story is definitely worth the watch. The film is filled with an extensive cast of A List actors and the writing was next level. The narration and the use of photos, made the film in some ways to me, almost feel like a documentary as we follow Henry from his teens to adulthood. Goodfellas almost depicts the mafia life in one of the most accurate ways. Its not some Hollywood story, its something where you're throwing away everything for the sake of earning quick cash.

Any movie starring Sylvester Stallone is bound to be an action packed, explosive film and Cobra is proof of it. The plot centers around Lieutenant Cobra and his mission against a terrorist group. The shootout scenes and highspeed chases were remarkably well considering their year of release and still hold up decades later. The characters of Cobra and Ingrid were also nice, and I liked the lieutenant's extreme and often brutal way of handling crime. This film is definitely a perfect entry into the world of 1980s' Films.

The sequel focuses more on Andy and Chucky compared to the predecessor. Karen Barclay is unfortunately committed to a Mental Institution while Chucky is unintentionally resurrected by the Good Guy corporation. The plot is much like its predecessor only more bloodier and violent. I will say, the ending in which Chucky is brutally killed and covered in melted wax has to be one of the greatest slasher deaths I've ever seen. My only complaint is Karen's fate makes little sense considering she had two officers to back up her claims about Chucky.

It's quite strange to think this horror classic was once thought of as a knockoff of Halloween (1978). The films couldn't be anymore different. Friday is set on a campground where the cast is murdered by the undisclosed individual until the end. Halloween has most its killings done in a household. Friday the 13th is one of many hotror films that make use of a small budget and end up becoming a sensation. While the later sequels of Friday the 13th move in a different direction with Jason as the killer vs Pamela Vothees, this film is still a nice sweet for those desiring a slasher camp film. 🏕