Moviecritic1990's Movie Commentary

Every once in awhile, I enjoy a film based on a true story and Dead Man's Wire certainly fit that bill. I never heard of the real story behind this movie but I did do a little research before watching this movie and found that Bill Skarsgard & Dacre Montgomery did not resemble the real characters. I always find it funny when Hollywood does a true story or a biopic and they somehow screw up the casting process. Despite that, the acting performances especially from Bill is pretty good. You start to wonder if he's telling the truth or he's gone crazy. It's always nice to see Al Pacino pop up in a film where he isn't the star. The script is pretty decent and pacing wise, not bad. If you're in the mood for a true story or to see Skarsgard act in something other then Pennywise. Check this out. I'm Jeff Roman. 3/5

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a step up from the first 28 Years Later in terms of horror with a slight twist. I mentioned in my commentary for the first movie that it deviated away from the creatures and focused more on the drama aspect. Which I didn't mind, but what it did in the process was kill any horror that could be found. Here in The Bone Temple, the film ups the horror but shies away from the creatures more and focuses more on the villain. There's some creature horror spliced in here and there but it's limited. In terms of The Bone Temple's script, it's not bad, but  I feel it shouldn't be considered a part of 28 Days Later as it doesn't stand out as a horror flick in that regard. Acting is pretty strong for the most part from everyone. The pacing was pretty fast. Despite the film tanking at the box office and it ending on a cliffhanger which I won't spoil, they need to wrap this up properly and not make anymore movies in this series. I thin...

I don't watch a lot of films that depict gangs but when I do, they're usually mediocre at best. But there's one film that I have enjoyed since I was a teenager and I remember playing the video game for hours, The Warriors. With a killer soundtrack and creepy background, The Warriors is truly one of the best films ever made. The script is phenomenal along with the acting. It may be a movie about gang life, but it's got some amazing acting performances. The pacing moves at warp speed. This is one of those rare moments where I wished this film had a sequel, but I'm glad it never did. The film is beautiful as it is and no sequel, no remake would ever come close to this. In conclusion, if you want to watch a great film about gangs, The Warriors is the one for you. I'm Jeff Roman. 5/5

Chris Farley may have had his reasons for not liking Beverly Hills Ninja. Me personally, it's a dumb comedy with a lot of laughs. It was said that around this time when Ninja was being filmed, Chris was getting tired of being the fat guy falling down schtick and wanted to change it up, but believed audiences wouldn't accept it. I believe that he wasn't confident in himself to show off his true self.  Farley may not have been John Belushi or John Candy, who were great at what they did. One thing can be said about his short career in film back in the day is he knew how to make people laugh just like Belushi & Candy. The script for Beverly Hills Ninja isn't the greatest, it's a typical 90's comedy with enough humor for me to give it a pass. Acting is decent for the most part along with it's pacing. I truly believe that had Chris not passed away, he'd still be working with Sandler & his friends or perhaps he would have gone the Robin Williams route a...

I'll be honest. I never played Silent Hill 2 for the original PlayStation, nor have I played the reboot as I've heard Return to Silent Hill is based on that. I don't normally comment on a budget for a film, but I feel the need to discuss this. The original Silent Hill was made for $50 million in 2006, Silent Hill: Revelation was made for $20 million in 2012. In both movies, They looked pretty good despite the wonky CGI which is to be discussed for another time. Return to Silent Hill was made for $23 million. Now, in both Silent Hill movies, you can see where the budget was spent. My question is this, Why does Return to Silent Hill on a budget of $23 million looks very cheap?  Watching the film, it feels more like a fan film than a studio film. Despite a pretty cool opening sequence, the movie is pretty terrible. The script is all over the place which results in it's bad pace. Acting is abysmal. Then again, when it comes to video game adaptations, when has acting ever be...

 After a fun start to this new trilogy in The Strangers: Chapter One, The Strangers: Chapter Two wastes no time in getting straight to the action. Picking up seconds after the last film ended. I was really hoping the film was going for a Halloween 2 vibe. But that's only in the first 15-20 minutes of the film which I thought was going to be the entire film which would have been awesome, but I was a little disappointed. Despite that fast pace, it does peter off a little bit in the middle which was expected but not bad. After all that, The Strangers: Chapter Two is still a fun flick with some awesome kill sequences that will make you laugh. The script is typical slasher fodder. All slasher films are the same in my opinion. Acting is alright. Anything with Richard Brake, good or bad, he does a great job. I'll be ready for the final chapter this coming February and I do hope it'll be just as good as this. I'm Jeff Roman. 3/5