Hi, my name is Jonathan Denard McNeair and I grew up in Lexington, North Carolina, also known as Pig City...Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha...The town is mostly known for its barbeque where they often throw barbeque festivals every October. In my chosen career, I am a self-published author of fiction.
Oh Yes! I am happy to announce that the new Halloween movie is in Theaters and the trailer looks awesome. So glad they'd bring back badass Laurie, it's just what I needed. You go, Jamie Lee Curtis! You go!
And I never thought I say this about a remake but the Suspira remake looks kind of good, very artsy. Dakota Johnson is perfect as the lead. And Tilda Swinton is in this movie too! Hell yes, I am on board!
Charmed was one of my favorite shows growing up. Although it's not the best-written show ever, at least I had fun watching it. The first four seasons in particular.
From hearing that show was getting a remake is odd to me. It's been twelve years ago since the show has been canceled, so why remake it now? Even the original actors disagree with this.
From the look of the trailer, It felt as if I was watching a Disney version of Charmed. At least 90's charmed had a bit of edge to it you know. Now I will say this, I am happy to see a diverse cast this time but the thing is, it's never explored. What I liked about the original is how they go into depth about their family ancestry through their witchcraft, tapping into Irish folklore and history. Since the witches in this version are Latin/Carribean/African, why not have them as Island witches from centuries past? Why not get into the basics of Vodoo, Santeria, or Wicca beyond just having powers? If Charmed was to be more cultural, why not delve into that?
Another thing I found disappointing with this trailer is the special effects. Now I know there wasn't anything "special" about the effects in the original but it literally looks like they cut and paste the CGI images.
Now let's get to the new cast. By the way of the acting, it's kind of bland. The script's dialogue really doesn't do the actresses any favors.
Within the entire trailer, the whole plot is explained by a British guy (who comes off like a puesdo-Giles) who happens to be an advisor or some sort, while the girls are being tied up in chairs. How does that make any sense? Pretty much the entire plot is shown and explained to us, which kind of spoils everything. There is just no mystery at all. The thing about the original Charmed, mainly in the first three seasons, is that it had heart. And I feel the true heart of the show was Constance M. Burge. Without her, I think that's when the show fell off a bit in my opinion. The people behind this didn't even THINK to bring her on board or even have her to be a consultant. It's a shame when headshots remake something and don't care to have the original creator involved.
But sadly, what's done is done and just have to see the results in the pilot episode so I might share my thoughts on this soon. Wish me luck!
The 1988 teen comedy Heathers was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Winona Ryder was at the top of her game and I was gradually a fan of hers.
The thing about the movie was that it wasn't you're typical happy-go-lucky 80's teen comedy. It was pretty dark in some places. It actually had THEMES. Suicide, teen angst, depression, corruption. Heathers is probably the best-written teen comedy of that decade and it's truly an all-time classic.
Come to my surprise that the Columbia TV streaming service is making a television series and judging by the trailer, not a good one at that.
Now what makes the original memorable is the insatiable witty dialogue in which this show fails to match. It just seems so forced and the jokes fall flat.
What they also did differently was cram in a lot of SJW agenda. The Heathers in the original was your typical hot cosmopolitan-type of girls. In this version, the main Heather is an overly confident plus-sized girl, the second Heather is a gossipy gay guy, and the third Heather is an African-American Lesbian. This could work if it was executed well. Yes, I do see potential in this, I mean what if the main Heather was this bullied girl who suddenly became popular by chance and uses her newly found puberty by showing off her hips, curves, and sexuality to get her way. But no, pretty much all of the Heathers are portrayed as obnoxious and don't seem like complexed characters.
And as for the two leads, they are tragically bland and does not match the charisma of Winona Ryder. Very, very poor choices.
Just the thought of making a series out of this just seems way out of bounds. How can you make a day to day story arc from a simplistic plot like Heathers? It just doesn't fit. And If this has a second season, where to go from here?
All I have to say is it's just a TV show with the same name. Nothing more, nothing less.
Just by the trailer, I don't recommend this.
