sthomo12 Reviews

Prey (I) (2022)

Return to form-ignore the incel reviews

[8/10 · 8 August 2022]

Probably best to ignore the reviews written by incels from their parent's basements-life is too short.

Beautifully shot and great sequences. Failed probably to produce any real horror moments and certainly had some moments that dropped credibility. (getting caught in a hunting trap and not having a strong limp for the rest of the film.) But good action and adventure.

It was so refreshing to have a theme stated and answered through narrative arc by the end of the film

Surprise and suspense but could have had more mystery.

Chapelwaite (2021–2023)

Slow but enticing.

[7/10 · 24 August 2021]

Only 3 episodes in so will update later.

Huge fan of the original novella and author-and not disappointed in the effort so far. Slow burn into madness is the perfect pace for this Lovecraftian gothic nightmare. I think the house could have been better treated as a character itself-it is a little plain and has no discernible menace. Indeed much of the landscape which is so rich usually in King's books hasn't really been given much graft. But Brody and the rest of the cast have given the characters a wonderful brooding interpretation.

It's best to ignore the review bombs by whinging, bed-wetting incels claiming 'wokeness', being upset by what a character says does not a review make...I have a feeling they haven't read much literature, studied film or studied any actual history beyond reddit and 4chan. If they are to be believed...apparently Hawaii doesn't exist (it does), there were no African Americans in Maine during the 1800s (there were) and women didn't have aspirations, go to college or weren't authors (They did and were. Colleges for women were first established in 1831 in the US . The story is set in 1850). Fairly puerile critiques of a fantasy horror show only 3 episodes in but hey, talent-less losers, unable to create anything themselves gotta be talent-less losers.