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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 10, 2014 11:58:19 GMT -5
One in the Chamber-Getting involved in a Mafia turf war, two assassins gradually learn of each others' involvement in the whole affair and decide to end the entire struggle themselves. A rather ordinary and pedestrian action effort that relies more on assassinations than anything else as the two sides in the war hire the assassins to carry out the assignments for each other, leaving this with very few moments of actual action going on and really makes for quite an elongated running time. With the film resorting to merely entering an establishment and then opening up to take out their targets without so much a firefight back-and-forth during these scenes, it's decided lack of gun-play only enhances this dearth of action until the very end, when it finally gets the lead out and showcases a rather frantic gun-battle in a nightclub that works nicely in enhancing the entertainment factor of the movie with some bullets flying about and something happening, which is quite hard to believe in a film about a war between Mafia bosses and is a plot-point that actually harms the movie more so than it really should. That said, the film is never really boring at all which is understandable considering the cast who manage to invoke a greater sense of humor than expected in here with some pretty enjoyable one-liners that are quite funny and a series of running gags that are pretty enjoyable. Overall, it's a missed opportunity with a storyline that seems made for a large amount of high-intensity action but it's still enjoyable enough at times.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 11, 2014 12:05:38 GMT -5
The Depraved-Agreeing to accompany a friend into the underground Nazi bunkers beneath Berlin, a group of ravers find themselves stalked and mercilessly killed by a deranged border guard upset over the German reunification and must find a way to stop him and get out alive. This was an overall enjoyable and entertaining effort, though it does have some flaws present. One of the biggest ones here is the fact that there's just no end to the stupidity running rampant through the characters, which really takes a lot out of the film. The fact that there's a series of signs prohibiting their continually journey throughout the underground yet continuing to press on forward, failing to recognize the unstable psychopath in their company is a deranged lunatic, continuing to stay in one location that allows the killer who knows the facility quite well and is able to get the drop on them numerous times over to get the upper hand and the irritating feature of continuing to stay in the facility rather than escape after having momentarily knocked him out yet fail to finish him off makes for a series of rather stupid sequences which do hold this one down somewhat. As well, the beginning is a little all over the place with an excruciating set-up to get them to the bunker as they stop every five minutes to tell a story about the Nazi's or to discuss why they're down there which gets old after a while, as well as the pointless encounter with the hunters underground hiding out that just eats up time needlessly. The fact that these don't really hamper the pace of the film nor the overall enjoyment, though, is a great plus and manages to keep this one from becoming quite painful to sit through as once the group gets to the bunker, it becomes all the more enjoyable with a non-stop series of tense stalking scenes, unbelievable brutal kills and a demented, deranged streak throughout that serves it well and really generates a bleak, hopeless future throughout that any good slasher really employs where it's going to be nearly impossible to escape that this taps into incredibly well, as the subsequent chase through the subway station really shows quite well. These make the film feel a lot better than it's troubled start and gives this one it's best features.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 12, 2014 11:37:02 GMT -5
John Carpenter's The Ward-Admitted to a mental hospital following a string of incidents, a teen runaway finds herself among the intended victims of a ghostly inhabitant at the facility killing off the inmates and must find a way to stop the rampage before her friends are hurt. This turned out to be quite an enjoyable but flawed ghost story that does have a few problems. Frankly, the biggest one is that it does have a problem with derivative scenes, not just in the terms of scares but also in the actual story itself as the constant need to keep recycling the same plot points over and over does start to wear thin when it's continually repeated and brought up again and again. The scares, though incredibly effective at times and are quite unnerving, seem to be brought over from other films of this ilk and force the viewer into the same exact state of a sudden quick jump repeatedly, though it speaks wonders for the style of directing here that this one succeeds in spite of the cliches and familiarity present with these types of scares. Finally, the finale does seem a bit rushed and really thrown together at the last minute in an attempt to be clever and original yet this one completely misses the mark and doesn't in the slightest bit have anything to do with the events within the film for there's no real connection made that justifies the inclusion of this one at all. That said, there's a lot to like here as the facility present is an appropriately gloomy and atmospheric location for such a ghost story as it feels perfectly creepy and quite off-kilter enough that a ghost roaming the halls would add a pretty grim feeling to the mix especially one that's as creepy and well made-up as this one is which perfectly suits the film in most regards. There's a decidedly demented streak as well with how it dolls out the kills which are pretty brutal in concept if slightly skewered in execution, but the fact that it goes to all this trouble to accomplish that is still a massive plus for the film, and really serves well with the fine set-up stalking scenes throughout to make for a rather chilling film in most regards. It is a little flawed, but not enough to be a detriment.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 13, 2014 11:55:13 GMT -5
The Tooth Fairy-Opening a bed-and-breakfast in a quaint, small-town home, a man and his visitors for the grand opening find the home to be the legend of the vengeful tooth fairy who's targeting his youngest daughter and must stop the being's deadly rampage. This is a far better effort than it really should've been and has a lot to like about it. One of the better elements to this one is the fact that the brutality level is far above what's expected here as this one really lets the blood flow with some incredibly brutal and graphic kills that get shown in full detail, making the gruesomeness all the more pleasing and squeamish. Almost as important, the fact that this one manages to effectively put children in danger from the threatening ghost is a great sign, which really manages to make this one feel a lot more realistic for doing so as there's a legitimate force out there that children would be afraid of, which is helped along greatly due to the twist in the characters' back-story here, and is actively given a role in doing that which causes it to feel realistic and adds a new wrinkle to the proceedings. The overt supernatural tones present here make for even more fun here with the presence of the ghostly children, the catering to the supernatural traditions and the rather extensive and involved rules that have to be followed to keep everything in line to follow-up on are all quite a bit of fun and really make for this being a rather enjoyable effort. Even more so, the finale is where it really starts hitting it's stride with a multitude of frenetic chases, some intense stalking scenes and plenty of suspense and action mixed together into one wholesome, complete package that's quite entertaining. There's a few flaws here, mainly the fact that the film's decision to include the redneck brothers makes no sense as they're clearly cannon fodder from the start, their purpose in the film is utterly ludicrous and they serve no purpose at all for being in the film which makes the first half of this one drag on endlessly with all sorts of scenes dealing with them and their affect on the property. As well, the film's continual repetition of killing someone and not reacting to what had happened makes for some pretty off-kilter actions from the characters who are seemingly oblivious to what's going on around them, but these aren't that damaging overall.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 14, 2014 12:20:16 GMT -5
Smiley-Arriving at a new college, a teen hears the urban legend of an internet-based serial killer and unwittingly summons him who begins a reign of terror across campus, forcing her to deal with the demons of her past to stop him. This here turned out to be a minor disappointment as there could've been a lot to like here. The set-up has potential and really could've been something as it takes on a more modernized twist than most other slashers which gives it an edge. As well, the fact of how it goes about summoning the killer is great fun with the connection to technology and the whole hip-teen angle it portrays which manages to feel pretty unique, though not out-and-out clever. The killer itself is quite impressive with a really chilling and creepy mask that surely ranks as one of the more original and creative in the genre, certainly worthwhile of being a fearsome visage to be scared of. The film, though, really hits it's stride in the last half where the stalking becomes far more intense and scary, the action picks up considerably, and the whole angle surrounding the final twist is unbelievably demented and psychotic to where it scores a lot of points more off how it goes about it rather than the actual implications of everything, which is where this one really falls apart and wastes a lot of its' potential. Rather than come up with a creative twist to the inner workings of the story, the one we get is so utterly callous and mean-spirited that there's no way anyone in the real world would've acted this way and gone through with the actions it's depicting here, for the reasons this one paints as being the purpose of the entire film as a whole. That in itself is a major force to overcome, as well as the inherent stupidity and utter mindlessness of the story where it has a cool idea or two but then never goes through and explains anything, keeping everything as simple-minded as possible when fleshing something out would've made for a more interesting experience, as if the anonymity of the internet weaved itself through the rest of the film. As well, the killer here does resort to everything with a simple kitchen knife and really looks easily over-powered because of that weapon, and with no variety to speak of it really lowers his value considerably. As well, the first half to this so boring that hardly anything really happens until about an hour in, and with little-to-no investigation onto the killer's back-story nor what's going on during this time, it feels like an eternity to get going when it really shouldn't be. Altogether, these issues harm the film more than the few positives it had.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 17, 2014 11:58:52 GMT -5
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Trilogy-Three impeccable, absolutely enjoyable martial arts classics (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Return to the 36 Chambers, Disciples of the 36 Chambers) which all tend to run into the same storyline formula and are thus grouped together since it's pretty much the same movie three times over: person is mistreated and picked on, joins the Shaolin temple and learns kung-fu and seeks revenge on the perpetrators. While they manage to go about getting to the same point in three different movies, it does take slightly different detours: part 1 is about the actual training within the temple and how he's going about getting skilled in the different weaponry and tactics there and leaving the fighting to bare minimum sequences, part 2 is more about the comedy of the new students trying to shortcut through the teachings while part 3 actually does have a ton of fighting in it that makes for some really enjoyable times. Still, all-in-all part 1 is clearly the best with the most care and attention paid to it with the best story (the others pretty much use arbitrary means to get to the same place as this one does) and it really does seem the most impactful as many of it's scenes are repeated in the other two, even though all three have their merits.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 18, 2014 11:53:41 GMT -5
Avenging Eagle-Unable to deal with his boss' tyranny, a fighter sets out with an enigmatic warrior to hunt down his former associates and get back at his former leader, only for a secret between the two to threaten their alliance. Immortal HK classic that holds up rather well today, as the de rigeur themes of loyalty, brotherhood and friendship are tested for once in a story that doesn't seem specifically designed to do so and actually rather impactful due to that, which is all due to the secret shared between the two of them that really drives in the later half. Beyond that, though, the fighting here is just top-notch with a storyline built around fighting in that he must take out the former associates to ensure a clean final fight who are trained like he is, resulting in several amazing battles throughout which are brilliantly choreographed to showcase the skills of those who know what they're doing, a veritable who's-who list of supporters that are a pure joy to watch and that finale that is just too good not to be considered one of the best in the genre with a strong series of spectacular moves, a brilliant storytelling logic within and a few surprises thrown in along the way. Not too many faults within it either, making this one of the best of the style.
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Post by Fenril on Feb 19, 2014 15:49:39 GMT -5
- House (aka Ie; aka Hausu). Furious upon discovering that her widowed father intends to marry his assistant, teenage Oshare decides to spend the summer with her six best friends in her spinster's aunt contryside home. Too bad nobody warned them about the evil aura surrounding that lovely house. Or how Aunt managed to keep herself alive and young for so many years...
This is one of those movies where the plot, while actually pretty well-written, isn't of much importance --yes, this a witch/slasher/haunted house story, but that's just the excuse for an explosive series of psychedelic sights that make the "Evil dead" movies seem restrained by comparison. Witness a living piano devour a girl starting with her fingers! Watch a talking, flying severed head try to take a bite out of somebody's tush! See our would-be final girls try to swim their way out of a literal ocean of blood! And that's just the beggining...
Even so, this movie needs patience: it starts (entirely on purpose, it should be noted) as a fairy tale story of teenage love --complete with saturated colors, unreal backgrounds and a dreamlike atmosphere --case in point, the girls are always referred by nickname, and so we know them by names like "Melody", "Sweet", "Fantasy" and so on. There's also a few 70's Japanese Pop culture references that might be hard to miss and make some scenes appear to be random. But once the horror gets going it's a hell of a ride, complete with dancing skeletons and monster cats (as in Bakeneko).
Yet by the end there is also a very interesting metaphor about coming of age (very specifically a girl's coming of age, transitioning from romantic love to family responsability, and from Western to very Japanese manners) --but in the most wicked way possible.
Not the best Japanese horror/fantasy around, but one of the most interesting, and definitely worth a look.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 20, 2014 11:52:24 GMT -5
- House (aka Ie; aka Hausu). Furious upon discovering that her widowed father intends to marry his assistant, teenage Oshare decides to spend the summer with her six best friends in her spinster's aunt contryside home. Too bad nobody warned them about the evil aura surrounding that lovely house. Or how Aunt managed to keep herself alive and young for so many years... This is one of those movies where the plot, while actually pretty well-written, isn't of much importance --yes, this a witch/slasher/haunted house story, but that's just the excuse for an explosive series of psychedelic sights that make the "Evil dead" movies seem restrained by comparison. Witness a living piano devour a girl starting with her fingers! Watch a talking, flying severed head try to take a bite out of somebody's tush! See our would-be final girls try to swim their way out of a literal ocean of blood! And that's just the beggining... Even so, this movie needs patience: it starts (entirely on purpose, it should be noted) as a fairy tale story of teenage love --complete with saturated colors, unreal backgrounds and a dreamlike atmosphere --case in point, the girls are always referred by nickname, and so we know them by names like "Melody", "Sweet", "Fantasy" and so on. There's also a few 70's Japanese Pop culture references that might be hard to miss and make some scenes appear to be random. But once the horror gets going it's a hell of a ride, complete with dancing skeletons and monster cats (as in Bakeneko). Yet by the end there is also a very interesting metaphor about coming of age (very specifically a girl's coming of age, transitioning from romantic love to family responsability, and from Western to very Japanese manners) --but in the most wicked way possible. Not the best Japanese horror/fantasy around, but one of the most interesting, and definitely worth a look. Indeed, I thought so as well when I first saw it: bartboard.proboards.com/post/35387/threadThe Chinese Boxer-When an invading horde of Japanese thugs being used as the muscle for a disgraced fighter runs roughshod over his village, a heroic fighter stands up to ensure they don't ransack his home. Quite honestly one of the first, if not the very first, kung-fu effort I've seen that demonstrates the maligned chop-socky style of fighting that's been so ridiculed over here. The fighting, though nearly-continuous as the thugs appear early on and establish their dominance quite readily, is done in stuttering, amusing fashion where the villains perform simple punches and kicks then wait to get hit by equally simple punches and kicks while no one seems to be able to know how to throw a block for it seems whoever lands a direct hit is in charge of the fight at that time. Add on a gratuitous helping of fake blood spray that often-times erupts from areas not hit by sword, weapon or fist, and some laughable dubbing which just makes for a complete experience. As well, the simplistic plot, rather rudimentary training sequences that are usually the hallmark of such films, and the utter stupidity displayed in the villains who are unable to recognize anyone because he happens to be wearing a dentist's face-mask to hide his identity do serve to knock this one down somewhat. In spite of all this, it's still a highly enjoyable entry with the basic framework of the genre down earlier than most of the others I've seen, the constant fighting does generate a lot of action and some of them are downright enjoyable, including a massive brawl amongst a snowing forest that leaves him handling well over a dozen men quite easily. All in all, this came out as a fairly enjoyable offering. |
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Post by Fenril on Feb 20, 2014 18:26:28 GMT -5
"Off-the-wall but definitely memorable and enjoyable"... yeah, that definitely sums it up. One curiosity is that I bought this one partly because I mistook it for another Japanese haunted house movie of the same decade, "Sweet home", which I am told is more traditional ghost tale and that it's pretty scary at times (that is, I'm told so from people who I usually trust about this), so of course "House" took me completely by surprise. |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 21, 2014 11:28:51 GMT -5
King Kong Escapes-When an evil doctor assumes that he needs the real King Kong to secure a rare radioactive element in favor of his mechanical version, his attempts are continually thwarted by a U.N. team that eventually requires the mechanical ape be brought to bear on the living creature to keep his plan intact. Utterly fun and enjoyable classic monster movie from the fine people behind the Godzilla series and that means a lot of good stuff here. The mechanical ape is a wonder and literally steals the spotlight from Kong throughout the entire movie, whether it be solo like his initial operation into the cursed mine or the rampage through Tokyo, or film's spectacular finale where it brawls with Kong on-top of Tokyo Tower which really leaves this one with a great feeling overall. Though we don't get the same special effects here that were usually apparent in other Godzilla films, it has a different order here by whipping itself around the world at a pace that other films of this era didn't accomplish, leaving this one to instead concentrate on other areas besides throwing accurate military weaponry at the monsters for it's only in the final half that there's any kind of miniature cityscape to flatten which is quite an accomplishment that it carries out such a task without loosing any sense of boredom or difficulties in accomplishing this different style. While Kong still looks like a pathetic joke here and actually looks worse than the costume used in the previous film, that's about the only real damaging flaw in one of the studios' better achievements.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 24, 2014 12:12:11 GMT -5
A Cadaver Christmas-Forced to bring a group of disbelievers into a college dorm, a janitor leads the group through the halls filled with zombies reanimated through an on-campus experiment and must find a way of getting out safely. This turned out to be quite an enjoyable and cheesy zombie effort. One of the biggest pluses here is the fact that there's a rather enjoyable atmosphere created from the goofy action presented. There's some rather enjoyable material to be found here as the plot allows this ample opportunities to get rather silly at times where the groups' bumbling nature in regards to both offensive and defensive tactics against the zombies gets rather silly at times, utilizing mops and brooms for offense, slipping and sliding on blood-soaked hallways and using everything from desks and notebooks to provide a barrier against the encroaching hordes and the over-the-top nature here keeps this one quite enjoyable. Combined along with the jokes and word-play present, this one has more laughs than expected though this one never forgets to have a hand in the scares which is what allows this one to keep the zombies as threats. They're the slow, shuffling variety which keeps the factor here based on the overall number of creatures there swarming around them as they fight them off, resulting not only in pretty enjoyable scenes but also plenty of action within as the group has plenty of time to fight them off. This also adds some pretty decent amounts of gore to the proceeds, and while these make for some rather entertaining measures, it does have a few flaws in that the comedic nature wears thin after a while with some of the jokes loosing their luster and the whole enterprise being loaded by a rather preposterous storyline that gets almost no fleshing out and remains ludicrous upon scrutiny. Otherwise, there's a whole lot to like here.
Hatchet for a Honeymoon-Alone from his wife during the summer, a man slowly descends into madness when his obsession with a model continually resorts to murder to cover his tracks as the demons from his past keeps creeping up on him. This here turned out to be quite an interesting but ultimately insanely flawed effort. One of the biggest issues here is the fact that there's just not a whole lot going on to really generate much interest in what goes on as the main section of the film doesn't have too much really enjoyable about it. This is mostly about the marriage woes between the two is a storyline that just goes on for far too long as they continually snipe and gripe about each other, throwing potshots at each other and really being disdained for the main section of the film, and this doesn't get any sort of enjoyment based on the the incessant nature of how it always plays out, just in different places and spurned on through different instigation's. This is just so irritating and really takes the majority of the steam out of the pace for this. It also takes out the chance for this to be saved with a body-count opus since the majority of time is spent dealing with the couple arguing rather than doing anything to build up scares as in it's place it does a far better job of building his deranged psychosis which becomes surprisingly enjoyable with the ghostly figures appearing before him and how he keeps flashing back to previous murders which really sets up the few inclinations of scares in the middle of the film so there's a few instances of the film having something happening. There's a few extra elements to work well in here due to this, including a few suspenseful confrontations with the police stashed throughout this one and makes for a few good parts, but overall the flaws are just too much to handle.
Curse of Chucky-Gathered together at her house, a paralyzed woman and her family attending a memorial service find themselves slowly killed off one-by-one by a strange killer, not realizing the killer's true identity or connection to the family. This here turned out to be quite an enjoyable and exciting entry. One of the biggest issues for that is the rather gloomy atmosphere present here, as the house here is kept dark, moody and bathed in sporadic light from the continuous thunderstorm outside which results in a pronounced Gothic flavor that is quite adept in building a fantastic atmosphere throughout. This in turn manages to keep the tension up throughout as well, aided along by some wonderfully creepy suspense-filled stalking scenes and the decision to keep Chucky's life hidden from the almost everyone until their moment of death are great calls to make the creepy air to this one quite overwhelming. These then make the action-packed scenes in the later half all the more impressive as the build-up has given them a rather strong platform and greater impact when they do occur, as the final half is practically one long series of chases throughout the house, where the bedroom encounter, the garage trap and the final brawl in the living room are able to make the most of themselves. There's a few problems areas here, mainly the constant series of false endings that keep going long past their usefulness and drag out the film needlessly when one of the earlier endings worked well enough. As well, too many of the kills are done off-screen or in such darkness that it's really hard to get the full effect when there's such a low body-count that there's a missed opportunity to really make something worthwhile, but otherwise there's not a whole lot wrong with this one.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 25, 2014 16:05:39 GMT -5
Storage 24-After a plane crash in central London, a group in a storage containment facility find themselves trapped inside with the vicious alien creature released during the crash and must try to fight if off in order to get out alive. This turned out to be a rather decent enough creature feature. One of the more enduring elements to this one is the fact that there's a refreshing simplicity to how it plays out, as the film's basically a one-note plot that really goes on through the notes quite efficiently and effectively to where it becomes routine more than anything about what goes on It consistently turns into confrontation, escape, confrontation, escape which is plenty of fun due to the tight, cramped location to work with the rather convoluted layout of the area and the continuous encounters where the creature chases them through heating ducts, storage units and throughout the building itself that the scenes make for a rather creepy and exciting set of action. The fact that the alien creature here is quite imposing is where it really helps score a little extra as well because the otherworldly appearance, as the spiked mouth, tentacled fingers and humanoid body create a powerful enough figure without seeing too much of it to lessen it's visual appeal as the creature really helps generate a lot of good marks during the film as the repetitive, action-packed nature of the film results in a creepy monster stalking and attacking people trapped in a creepy location, only to escape and run into it later on so there's a sense of familiarity to this as it goes on which can lower this somewhat. As well, the film's blatant disregard for information-revealing is a bit of a problem as it tends to keep so many ideas and plot-points completely unknown to the viewer about the alien creature, what happened to it and the fates of several characters, and about the only plot-point to this that doesn't work is the long build-up here that results in some painful amount of time not going anywhere due to the aggravation of the animosity towards each other. Otherwise, this is a fine effort.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 26, 2014 12:12:34 GMT -5
Cockneys vs. Zombies-Attempting to salvage a botched bank-job, a group of robbers find their efforts interrupted by a viral outbreak and must fend off the swarm of zombies infesting London's East End to save their grandfather and get to safety. This turned out to be quite an enjoyable and entertaining zombie effort. One of the biggest pluses here is the fact that this one manages to contain a large portion of goofy and plain hilarious moments that are flat-out funny for just how absurd this one gets while attempting to play it straight. The way the robbery gets botched, the arguing between the family, the zombie assault on the retirement home and the eventual charge down to their escape is all quite funny for how blatantly goofy it's portrayed yet comes off as completely relevant in the way it transpires and ends up making these scenes better by not writing the movie around the jokes but instead working the comedy into the story. This truly funny comedy makes the action all the better as there's a real massive amount of action with plenty of shoot-outs, including the bank-robbery itself as well as the charge through the streets after the retirement home visit to holding off the creatures in the safe house with the hostages being forced into action to save themselves, as well as the different encounters along the escape route in the streets filled with the zombies which just really gets all the high-notes here with the mad-collision of bullets flying everywhere, zombies getting shot to pieces or blasted to chunks and the victims being pulled apart and devoured in nearly everyone of these encounters which makes for a huge gore quotient to go along with the comedy and thrilling action. While these make the film quite entertaining, there's one rather important factor holding this down which is the fact that there's a rather convoluted series of plot-points that seem to go nowhere and bring more people into this that don't need to be there to begin with. These here make this one fall slightly, but overall not enough from being one of the better zombie efforts recently.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 27, 2014 15:49:30 GMT -5
Death by Invitation-Reborn in modern times, the ancestor of a crucified witch begins a path of vengeance against the descendants of those who targeted her as the burgeoning body count forces a skeptical police officer to stop the rampage. This is one of the most bland and lifeless of the kind of films of the genre. This is merely due to one important factor where it's so light on horror hardly anything really happens here. Instead, this one turns into such a talky, drama-centered film that this one eats up nearly a third on its running time on several different monologues that just eat up time here doing nothing but generate extreme boredom recounting a story about her encounter with the Devil that would've been better served as an on-screen flashback instead of a dialogue-only sequence, or even the unimportant tale about the female warrior tribe which is just endless, tiresome and has little to do with the movie itself which all combined together make it's inclusion an incredibly weird one but the decision to make it last so long is really puzzling and troublesome for the film as a whole. The revenge tactics employed here are mostly done off-camera and quite rarely make for interesting viewing as to how it plays out here with such a decided lack of interesting moments as the entire film goes through the notion of not following through with anything of value. The attempts at building suspense by focusing on the family around her going about their lives are just flat-out boring, the scenarios presented here are even more so and it really features nothing even remotely engaging or enjoyable. The only remotely tolerable part is the finale, where the full revenge is accomplished in a remotely engaging manner, but it really is just the one scene here that works while nearly everything else here is a disaster.
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