Monthly Archive: June 2018

Goatsucker

Viewed on Amazon Prime

Goatsucker? Chupacabra? To-may-to, Toe-mah-to

As you may be able to guess, the main reason I selected this film was because of its interesting title, Goatsucker, which is the literal translation of the Spanish term “chupacabra”. A chupacabra is a mythic creature which supposedly preys on livestock, particularly goats. While I was somewhat familiar with the chupacabra legend, and the literal translation of its name, I can’t recall ever hearing anyone actually use the term ‘Goatsucker’ to describe the creature. So, the first thing that was so weird to me about this film was that people use the term ‘Goatsucker’ almost exclusively instead of Chupacabra when referring to this creature. I have no idea why. Before I started watching the movie I had assumed that the use of the slightly more lighthearted name meant that the movie would have a comedic tone, but that turned out to not be the case at all as “Goatsucker” is primarily a character drama set against the backdrop of a cryptozoological hiking tour.

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Bubba the Redneck Werewolf is kind of a strange beast. It is classified as a comedy/horror movie but that is kind of a misclassification as, aside from a few elements that are traditionally seen in horror films, the movie never really tries to present itself as a horror film. That is for the best though, as the beer swilling lowbrow humor that the movie excels at works well for a raunchy comedy but would be less suited for anything that tried to take itself more seriously.

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The Thin Man

Viewed on Amazon Prime

[NOTICE This review is not of the finished version of The Thin Man, this review is of the reedited version of the film uploaded illegally to Amazon Prime. I was unaware that this was not the definitive version and leave this review up to draw awareness that this hijacking has happened and continues to happen to indie filmmakers. I intend to view the completed version and write a more accurate review. Thank you to Bayden Redshaw for bringing this to my attention.]

I didn’t start this review series to make fun of low budget filmmakers. Indie films have incredible potential because they operate outside the spheres of production typically used by major studios. There are plenty of movies that manage to transcend their limited resources and emerge as something unique and powerful. Thin Man is not one of those.

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Hereditary Or Audiences Ruin Everything

Viewed in the Theater

People Suck

Before I start talking about the quality of the movie “Hereditary”, I need to discuss my theater experience because, unlike many of the movies I usually watch, I actually saw this one in a movie theater.

And….This was the worst theater experience of my life.  I say that with no exaggeration. The crowd was just awful: they were laughing during the tense parts,  mimicking the sounds people were making on screen, the always annoying: talking during the film, and the person behind me was kicking the back of my chair. It was just a mess. And this wasn’t just one or two people, this was a decent section of the crowd participating in these actions. It was upsetting and disheartening to see so many people just not care about ruining the times of other moviegoers who are actually interested in watching the movie.

Rant over, on to the actual movie:

Hereditary is a film about what happens to a family, the Grahams, after Annie Graham’s mother passes away. This puts a lot of pressure on the family, particularly Annie who had a troubled relationship with her mother, and Charlie, Annie’s daughter, who had a very strong bond with her grandmother.

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