What did you watch this week big? (03/31-04/06)

What a week what a week! Went to Montréal to see the Canadiens VS Leafs game and today we went shopping on St-Catherine. It was awesome.

My movies:

Return of the living dead 3 (1993 Tubi): Here was my thought process when seeing Melinda Clarke in the beginning of this film: Oh wow, she’s beautiful! She reminds me of someone… who is it? A Quebec actress maybe? No… wait… I know who this is! It’s Julie Cooper!!! Niiiice! (If you know, you know) Plus she is also called Julie in this film. PLUS I got to see her boobs plenty!😁There was also a man that looked like a cross between Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford and his son who looked like Edward Furlong, Ryan Gosling and Keanu Reaves had a baby. Anyways, I’m glad I finally knocked this one off my list. There is a lot of silliness, the story is very simple but it didn’t disappoint. Just what to expect and maybe even a little more. My rating: 7/10

Breakthrough (2019 DVD): “When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.” This biography made for an emotional, positive, powerful and inspiring experience for the entire household. It is very satisfying to have a Christian true story movie with good budget and solid actors. My rating: 7/10

Saw X (2023 DVD): As a fan of the franchise, I’m struggling to review this. As a drama about one of the greatest horror movie killers of all time, it was good. As a traditional Saw movie (crazy story filled with twists, turns and shocks) it’s not really great or exciting. Normally, just the theme song gets me all cranked up but I didn’t even remember hearing it this time. Was it even there? Another important detail for me was the lighting. Some scenes had questionable light while others, like the entire scene in the rich lady’s house, were nothing short of sublime. Anyway, I liked it but would probably qualify as my 4th or 5th favourite. Random thought: For those of you who saw it; you know that crucial scene around the 30 minute mark when he realizes he been conned and they all left? Imagine if they added a scene where he goes outside of the building and his taxi had left. Ha! I’m so twisted, I know! My rating: 7/10

The blackening (2023 Blu-ray): Another movie that I was pretty excited to watch. Turns out it was not quite what I was expecting and I could call this somewhat of a disappointment but once I understood that they really went all-in with the spoof, over-the-tope and borderline offensive style comedy, I was able to let go of how great I was hoping it could be and enjoyed the actual silliness of it all. I did have a few laughs and honestly, I would spend one night playing games with these people. My rating: 6.5/10

Poolhall junkies (Friday night special): A competently made film with at least 4 truly memorable scenes. The rest was just solid stuff. Nothing to complain about in my part here. My rating: 7/10

Creating Rem lazar (Friday night treat): I guess I can say I’m glad I watched it. I thought I’d be mostly annoyed by this but no. Au contraire, it has this bizarre je ne sais quoi that made it a strange and unique experience. My rating: 5.5/10

Killer workout (Friday late night special): It was exactly what you can expect it to be. A terribly bad movie that is enjoyable and fun to watch on many levels. Looking past all the sexy aerobics, muscular fights and bloody murders, I somehow ended up interested in the characters and what was going on. Even if it was really stupid stuff. He! It barely has a dull moment and made for a perfect Friday late night flick. My rating: 6/10

Lowlife (Saturday night special): I enjoyed the part with the Mexican luchador, I liked the part with the motel woman, I also liked the part with the two thugs and in the end, their lives collided together with great fashion. I think the motel girl was a good actress and would like to see more movies with her. I’m a bit tired of people always comparing this kind of movies to Tarantino‘s work BUT, one thing I would definitely compare this to is one of my favourite movies; Wayne Kramer’s The pawn shop chronicles. Lowlife is not as great but definitely similar. It’s brutal, unpredictable, funny and filled with colourful characters. My rating: 7/10

10: Masterpiece/Favourite

9.5: Near Masterpiece 

9: Absolutely Outstanding 

8.5: Most Excellent
8: Great

7.5: Very good

7: Good

6.5: Pretty good

6: Above average

5.5: Average

5: Below average

4.5: Pretty bad

4: Bad

3: Very bad

2: Pure rubbish

1: Dreadfully Abysmal and insulting/Not even worth watching