Tag: Johannes Roberts
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V/H/S/99 (*1/2): It’s not scary if it lacks imagination
If one finds any of these segments more scary than annoying, they’ve got a lot of patience and not much in the way of expectations when it comes to story telling. It’s not easy to envision the future of film making in this crowd.
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Resident Evil – Welcome to Racoon City (*1/2) Here’s blood in your eye
This film is appreciable for it’s dedication for recreating the original stories. The problem is, the story is better when you are playing a video game at 3 a.m. all hopped up on Mountain Dew.
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The Strangers: Prey at Night (**1/2) not too hard
If this film catches the viewer at the right time, it could be effective. The best thing about the first film – the hapless victim stuck in a place where they should feel safe – is absent this time around. Instead we have running, screaming, house to house hiding, scare, then repeat. Not great, but…
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47 Meters Down (***) Almost didn’t make it
47 Meters Down – 2017 Director Johannes Roberts Screenplay by Roberts and Ernest Riara Starring Claire Holt, Mandy Moore, Chris J. Johnson, Yani Gellman, Santiago A. Segura, Matthew Modine 47 Meters Down is not a great movie. It’s really not all that good of a movie. What keeps it from being a bad film, however is a good script. Two sisters Lisa…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 