Winchester: Rating: 5 Iron Nails
This
is the story of the Winchester house that is said to be the house spirits
built. Massive and complex that was
constantly being built on until the day she died. It’s a horror story following a doctor who is
sent to examine the controlling percentage of the Winchester company to see if
she is “mentally fit” to be in control.
Clearly everyone finds her a bit unwell.
So our doctor who is haunted by the past as is goes to see this woman
and her home and gets more than he bargained for. The house was beautifully done and it only
bumps it up on my list of places I’d love to visit and tour. It was a pretty good horror movie and while I
don’t get scared or normally “jump” my friend did several times as did many
people in the pretty packed theatre. I
would say it was a win with beautiful visuals, acting, and a haunting ghost
story that is easy to follow and enjoy.
Fifty
Shades Freed: 4.5 Stars
I
previously shared my thoughts on the books here and the movies: Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker.
The
final book turned movie. I enjoyed
it. I really did. Due to time I wasn’t able to re-read this
book before the movie but it was still fresh having read it again last year so
I may not remember some small little things that were skipped/changed but for
me it was good. I heard some say it was
rushed or cut weird and such but I enjoyed the way it played out. They cut some of the unnecessary stuff that
didn’t really pay off as much in the books like the pre-nup issues with his
family and his former sub club talk. I
would have liked to see more on some aspects and yes some of the scenes were
trimmed down a lot but overall the overall story was there. I would have enjoyed more with the lesser
characters like Taylor, Mia, Jose, etc.
I’m still mad overall that they just cut out Dr. Flynn to a simple line
in movie two that he was in therapy because I enjoyed him as a character.
I
like the books but I also really enjoyed the more empowered version of Anna in
the movies that she is able to stand up to him more where it counts. Some changes I enjoyed were that Anna understood
the danger right off and so many little fights about security guards were
resolved. The honeymoon was more happy
fun than his protective issues. I also
loved some changes made to the ending though the ending is also where I had a
few issues. Mainly the reason I took
half a star is because of the ending…that did feel a bit rushed and I didn’t get
closure on some things mostly about Mrs. Robinson. While I could appreciate the willingness to
move on and focus on the good I was missing that ‘ah ha’ moment and personally
an explanation was owed. They needed
more time to talk. I am looking forward
to seeing it again with my friend but even more when it comes to blu-ray with
the “extended cut” and hopefully little scenes will be in there like with
Darker having the pool scene!
*****
So
looks like I only saw two movies so far this month but it was super icky
weather out and frankly on my days off I had enough stuff to do around the
house and books I wanted to finish the idea of getting dressed and driving in
the ick was not appealing. But I am
seeing Black Panther this
weekend! Anywho I’d love to hear your
thoughts on either of these films and what else I should see. I’m considering Shape of Water.
I haven't been able to go see a movie since I saw Annabelle 2, which was in August or September I think. But I'd love to see Winchester sometime. Helen Mirren is amazing, obviously.
ReplyDeleteShe is brilliant!
DeleteI am also the type who can virtually be killed by jump scares, haha. I'm glad you enjoyed both of these films.
ReplyDeleteRonnie @ Paradise Found
haha then you might need to prepare yourself for Winchester lol
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