105 - "Before Midnight" (2013)

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11/07/23 • 13 min

"Before Midnight" is the third and final installment of the "Before" Trilogy directed by Richard Linklater. We all know his work of "Dazed and Confused", "A Scanner Darkly", "School of Rock" and "Boyhood". His film tackles existentialism between relationships and their own with the characters of Jesse and Céline as they are older and they are parents. I dig the film for it's realism, how deep it goes with the charaters that are tackling the issues that comes with relationships, familes and blended families. This is a film that is important to watch, showing the slice of life that we are not alone with our issues and insecurities. I really appreciate it too because we are able to relate to the film, it crosses all kinds of boundaries.
Four out of four tokes.

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104 - "A Nightmare on Elm Street 03: Dream Warriors"

"A Nightmare on Elm Street 03: Dream Warriors" is a solid slasher film that actually has depth compared to other films of the genre and for its time the special effects are very good. The film has a balanced screenplay with great characters that carry their own weight but I wish there was a bit something different for this film plot. They really generalized the plot where people can dream together and be united in said dream which would remind people of Christopher Nolan's "Inception". Which is impressive to have! It really is but can there be more? I guess not but what we receive is good enough.
Three out of four tokes.

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106 - "Five Nights at Freddy's"

"Five Nights at Freddy's" is a film I never thought would ever be made especially at the fact it's from a famous video game and even more so that Blumhouse made it. All right, well, you did it. It's a success in the box office coming out during the week of Halloween 2023. Great job on that too. However, this film suffers from a screenplay we are expected to believe everything we see. A lot of logic goes out the window in the film especially how certain aspects of character action somewhow connect to the third. No explanation, it just happens. I do like the production design of the film as well as the cinematography. It feels eerie seeing the closed down interiors of the pizzeria. I dig how the colors pop even in dark lit scenes in the film. It's a bit too much where the kids disappear into the darkness only to come out as the animatronic.Laaaaame. Josh Hutcherson deserved more for this film. The man can act his ass off, I wish he was given more range so i can actually get behind this character. Oddly enough, they carry this film. The things happen but the character is what pushes it. I felt like things needed to randomly happen for the story to move forward. I can't behind that except for some of comedy said by certain characters. Overall, if you love the game, watch this film. If you want to see how robots kill people even though they are operated by their souls - watch this film.
What more freaky do you need? It's there. But it's not for me. It's too easy.