Greetings all,
Today I find myself at the Halifax Central Library as I type this, mostly due to conflicting movies playing and me ending up with about two hours to kill but I thought I would cover two recent films now and do the one I’m seeing tonight later this week. So let’s get started shall we?
Everest Film Review
Plot Summary - In the Spring of 1996, Commercial mountain climbing has become very popular at mount everest. Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) a new zealander and founder of commercial climbing is leading a team of both experienced and amateur mountain climbers up of Everest. But when a storm hits while they’re at the top, he and his group get separated and each must find their own way down the mountain.
Pros - It’s a very gorgeous looking film. I saw it in 3D but i’ve heard the IMAX version is stunning to look at. For the most part also the characters are likable and you do feel genuine sympathy for them in their situation.
Cons - Pretty much everything else with the film. At two hours it unfortunately suffers from trying to tell too much to fast. There’s too many people to try and remember, no one gets a great amount of screen time and several key figures to the story get majorly glossed over. Some people who become central to the plot don’t even show up till halfway through the film. If this was either longer or had been made as a documentary it would probably be much better than it is now.
Final Score - 2/10
Being so underdeveloped just sort of makes the whole thing not work that well. Had it had a longer running time, they could’ve immersed us much more fully into the story.
Cooties Film Review
Plot Summary - Clint Hadson (Elijah Wood) is a new york city writer who has returned to his hometown and is working as a substitute teacher. On his first day there, a young girl eats a tainted chicken nugget and suddenly goes on a rampage attacking other children and staff. When Clint and the surviving teachers and one young student figure out what’s going on, they must figure out a way to survive and escape what the child calls a “cooties outbreak.”
Pros - The premise is actually kind of a funny spin on the traditional zombie outbreak story, seeing how the only people who actually turn into zombies is anyone who hasn’t hit puberty yet. It’s also a surprising piece of social commentary, particularly on the school environment in modern times. The cast is pretty solid and there’s a nice variety of characters. and the humour and the horror both balance out well. It does have plenty of moments of child zombies being beaten senseless that leave you guiltily laughing as well.
Cons - The ending is a bit abrupt, and it doesn’t take its premise just quite far enough to make it truly hysterical.
Final Score - 8/10
It’s a solid film and one I can easily recommend. It’s not going to be revolutionary in either zombie or comedy flicks, but for any fans of both it’s a good choice.
So in about 45 minutes from now I’m going to see the new Roger Waters The Wall movie so I’m excited for that. Also I will be seeing the Martian on Thursday and Sicario soon after that so look out for those reviews soon.
Until then, I’ll see you folks at the movies.
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