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Hellboy (2019)
A letdown
I have every reason to love this movie. Yet another beloved franchise reboot, but one I looked forward to. Guillermo del Toro isn't at the helm, but a rated R version was too enticing to pass up. This meant more gore and no restraint, it had to be good right? No. I read no reviews going in and only heard slightly negative statements beforehand, in effort to be unspoiled. From the outset of the movie, the violence and gore were outlandish. As an avid fan of horror, this isn't inherently wrong, but this movie gave no substance with it. It felt shoe-horned and thoughtless. The characters were dry and attempts at humor had me audibly cringing throughout. I'm not sure what went wrong, but this just didn't do it for me on any level. Only redeeming quality was the appearance of the effects. Even then, however, the movie was riddled with little points of detail that were apparently just ignored: continuity be damned. I wish anyone had spent the two hours I did on this to reconsider this floundering mistake.
Condemned (2015)
Gross-out flick not for a weak stomach, manages to find many ways under your nails
This movie has a subtle message. Through the grimy pipes, spewing pus and cringing stomachs something stands out. It's not aloof or pretentious but still worthy. "Sapere Aude" says the crimson typeface splattered above the pee stained floor; naivety seeks the all knowing book. Words and thoughts of more than the gruesome torture of the mundane. The grimy existence of outcasts an appealing escape. Stories told through a network of interconnected pipes that echo with the ugliness shown behind closed doors. Teetering on the edge of insanity is the mind left to roam. Running only delays the inevitable. Isolation once sacred becomes helplessness anew. Is not entertainment without art?