Creature Walks Among Us

 

Why?

My mom and grandma have been watching all the classic monster movies and this week I joined them for it. 

What in the world?

A group of scientists go to find the creature and do something with him. I'm not quite sure it was ever specified, but I mean he's the creature so it makes sense.

Personal thoughts

Old movies have a certain charm to them, but this one had a different sort of charm. By that I mean the creature was the only likeable character in this film. The one woman was stupid (1950s so not a shock) and the men were all just awful. The scientists want to put the water creature in a land exhibit and they just think that it's okay. The men frame the creature when he's trying to be peaceful with his sheep and goats (near the end). I hate the men in this movie. The psychologist of the group might have been the only sane one, but even then he made a move on the dead man's wife so ew. I do want to highlight one scene that made the whole thing worth it. There was a mountain lion, cougar, whatever you want to call it just strolling around. It climbs into the creature's enclosure and kills a sheep (rude). The creature is depressed and confused so he kills the mountain lion by SLAMMING IT INTO THE GROUND. That was an amazing scene and was definitely a cut above the rest.

Score

 I have to give this movie a 6 out of 10. Yes I am weighing the mountain lion scene very heavily. I mean it was great and definitely did not need to be in the movie. You just have to see it to believe me. Be warned, the pacing in this movie is criminal. So many freaking long scenes of them swimming. We get it, the creature and the scientists can swim. Good for them. OH I almost forgot. There was a scene where the creature was attacking and defending himself and he just pours gasoline on himself. I'm sure he didn't know what he was doing, but it definitely didn't help because he got set on fire. The ending of the movie doesn't make you feel any better about the creature's fate. SPOILER. The creature escapes the enclosure and just goes to the shore and we never see him again because that was the last movie in the list for classic monster movies. WHAT THE HECK! I want to know if the creature will be okay. I don't think he was though and that just makes me extremely sad.

Watch what you love,

Your fellow film watcher

Dear Santa aka My Santa My Dad

 

Why?

It was a lazy evening and my Mom and I needed something to watch. We didn't want anything too serious so we went on Tubi and found this movie.

What in the world?

A used cars salesman is being a little naughty around Christmas time and is chosen to be a secret Santa by Santa himself. I honestly can't tell you what a secret Santa even fully does.

Personal thoughts

I don't know how to feel about this movie. On one hand, it's amazing and I want to show my friends. On the other hand, it's so slow and weird that I don't want to show my friends. The first part of this movie can be summed up as the beginning of any Christmas drama. Dad is being a workaholic and neglecting his family. Simple. Easy. WRONG. The second half of this movie is a fever dream. He's tied up in a trunk, he's talking to an owl (and it's talking back), and he's delivering toys around the world in Santa's whiplash sleigh (which is a whole other can of worms). The movie does get a little bit of credit for giving the talking owl a fake name, but loses that credit when it's not actually in the credits. Shame on you movie, shame.

Score

I have to give this movie a 6 out of 10. It was only my cup of tea near the very end where nothing made sense and I felt like the writers had taken drugs. They had a character who was wanted in all 49 other states. THEY NEVER SAID WHY. I want to know why and all that runs through my mind are thoughts of what could have been. Other than that, I did not like any of the characters and so many of the side characters had less than 10 minutes of screen time that I just couldn't be bothered when they had little montage credits of themselves at the end. 

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Your fellow film watcher

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

 

Why?

My mom had read the book(s) and found out there was a movie. Her and I decided to watch it with the rest of the family.

What in the world?

Doc Savage goes to South America to try and find a civilization of people that his father had bought the land from. 

Personal thoughts

I don't even know where to begin with this movie. I mean one of the first things that comes to my mind is the fact that all of his vehicles have Doc Savage on it. I mean that was a very interesting tactic, but he wasn't trying to stay anonymous so that was fine I suppose. Secondly, he has a legit Fortress of Solitude. I think he might have stolen it from Superman, but no mention of DC is in this movie. A hunch is a hunch though. The fortress was in a super realistic igloo so there is a slight variation. Thirdly, something that was so trivial but so vital to my memory of this movie was crib man. His bed was a crib and he was a fully grown adult. It even rocked and everything. Once that scene came on, my family was definitely questioning the seriousness of the movie itself.

Score

I have to give this movie a 9 out of 10. I loved almost every second of it. The pacing was very odd and all of the music was basically marches made by John Philip Sousa (USA of Sousa is in red, white, and blue by the way), but with Doc Savage lyrics so that got old kind of fast. There is so much I want to say about this movie, but so much I also just don't want to give away. I do want to say that the end fight with the main villain of the movie is just amazing and a definitely a must watch. Be careful when you watch this movie, Doc Savage has a lethal twinkle in his eye and you might just catch yourself having a genuinely good time.

Watch what you love,

Your fellow film watcher