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Hellboy (2019)
Possibly the worst reboot I've ever seen
Having recently re-watched Del Toro's previous incarnation of Hellboy and really enjoying it, we were curious about this reboot. Naturally, we were apprehensive about it given the new cast, new writer/director and the apparent disconnect from the events of the established films, but we gave it a chance to surprise us regardless. And it turned out that our instincts were correct; the movie was absolute garbage. I hated the new cast. They were completely unlikeable, seemingly made of wood and communicated entirely in the most vulgar language imaginable. The plot itself showed a massive departure from Del Toro's incredible imagination, apparently substituting it with a liberal application of public domain characters, stories and themes (a lot of which attempts to rewrite the established narrative from the first two films), and with a frankly sickening degree of gratuitous violence and gore thrown in for God knows what reason. For myself and my wife, despite staying with it to the end, this movie was a total waste of time. Maybe Del Toro set the bar too high, but then anyone with a modicum of taste would have left well enough alone. God help us should they attempt a series of these abominations.
You're Not a Monster (2019)
Original and hilarious
Honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed this series. Took a chance on an ad, and I'm very glad I did. It's a brilliantly original idea with fantastically witty writing and whimsical characters, backed up with an excellent cast that any fan of the classic horror genre will enjoy. I would love to see more of You're Not A Monster in the future, hopefully in a longer format. I'm eager to get to know the characters and to have their universe fleshed out some more, as I have absolutely no doubt that Mr. Lesser has an abundance of interesting ideas that definitely deserve to be explored