Reviews by johanlefourbe

Nowadays, I have Netflix and Popcorn and not only I have since then an endless selection or movies to choose from but, as a result, I have become slightly more picky regarding the movies I watch. Before, I used to watch pretty much anything as long as it was starring one or two actors I was interested in and, as a result, I would sometimes end up watching some really obscure features. This movie was a perfect example. Indeed, I don't know why exactly but I was quite intrigued by this flick. Maybe it had to do with with the title which was quite catchy. Anyway, it turned out to be a rather standard slasher movie with some rather average performances but it is inherent to the genre, I’m afraid. Eventuall,  it took quite some time to really take off and then it got quite gory, as usual. To be honest, I have always been more interested into the scary stuff than in the gory stuff but well. Still, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch. Indeed, I liked the directing which provided a efficient gritty look and the end was, to my surprise, quite satisfactory. The twist in itself was rather predictable but I liked how it was done and finally the acting was during that part a little better than during the rest of the movie. To conclude, it was a rather standard but still well made and rather entertaining slasher movie and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be  nothing great indeed. At least,  I have to admit that that Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo had some good chemistry and they made a nice couple. Unfortunately, it was pretty much the only positive thing I could find about this movie. Indeed, the story was just so weak, predictable and, in fact, I thought it was actually rather mean. What most bothered me was that none of the kids had any personality whatsoever and all their action, thoughts and demeanour were completely plot-driven. Serioulsy, what’s the point to have so many children if none of them would develop whatsoever? Of course, you could argue that it was rather to be expected with such material but my answer would be that with such charming leads, they didn’t really need to make necessarily such a tedious movie. It was especially sad for Rene Russo which would make another movie during the next 6 years. Anyway, to conclude, it is a rather average and boring familly feature and it is not really worth a look.

The main reason why I wanted to watch this flick was because it was included in the awesome list ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’. Eventually, this movie would be added in the 2010 version of this book and would be swiftly removed only a few years later but it was still worth a look nonetheless. Anyway, first of all, nowadays, I don't listen much to this kind of music but when I was a kid, hard-rock was definitely my favorite genre so I'm always kind of nostalgic about this music. Concerning the movie itself, it was definitely a cautionary tale for anyone who would like to become a professional musician. I mean, those guys from Anvil, even if you don't like metal at all, were actually very good and, still, they didn't make it after all. It is a good example showing how 1000s of other music acts are struggling every day to make ends meet and it shows also how ruthless and worthless the music industry actually is. A part from that, I just loved the guy playing in this band and, even though they never really made it, they still managed to create this awesome friendship which still stands nowadays. To conclude, even if it was maybe nothing really ground-breaking,  it was still an inspiring and touching documentary and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in movies about music.