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- May 4, 2022
Finally saw Maxxine and it was...well it cleared the extremely low hurdle of being better than X and Pearl. Actually it was OK, and the only one of the trilogy I'd actually recommend watching, as it actually has some mystery and purpose to it.
That being said, it's not really a horror movie, much more of a thriller or avenging amgel than anything. It does have some gore, but that and its prequels are the only things that sell it as a horror.
X was utter shit that failed on EVERY level. Pearl was goofy, but it at least had an idea and went with it. It just didnt embrace anything fully enough (either the horror or the goofiness) to be actually decent. Maxxxine is the first one to actually seem like a whole real movie. Although its still a fairly weak one.
Spoilers follow, but i wouldn't bother avoiding them, since they're blatantly ovvious or don't matter.
It plays off of the Richard Ramirez (the night stalker) murders, but doesn't tie it into the movie. Like the prople killing Maxine's friends don't try to male them look like his murders or anything. It's just like oh, I guess there's two serial killers, but it's really not important becaus all that's going on is they're playing vintage night stalker news footage between some scenes.
I couldn't quit thinking of the movie Dragnet dueimg this. It's literally the same plot, except without the vocal evangelicals are actually satanists twist. I mean they twll you the "bad guy" in the first five minutes, and it's never fleshed out. It's just Tipper Gore and the PRMC who have decided to start killing everyone involved in porn or horror movies to save America. No, seriously, that's what it is. Yeah, I yawned too.
Mia Goth is utterly over-rated. She's fine, I guess. She shines much more in the previous movies because she's surrounded by trash. She is outclassed by Bacon, Debicki, Esposito (who is having a blast), and even the other British actress in the film within the film who is only briefly on screen. Also I dont get the smearing shit on her face to make her uglier thing. Like as far as I can tell she doesn't have that skin condition in real life, so making it so front and center is just puzzling and annoying.
Anyway, she plot armors and girlbosses it up, but it's still somewhat interesting because you want to see how it all ties together, and all the supporting cast are pretty great.
Skip X and Pearl, maybe wstch this if you're in the mood for a very mediocre vintage stalker movie. Like one gross set of titties, a great supporting cast (Kevin Bacon has some pretty good scenes), and a good gory gun battle to tie everything up. 2.5/5 seems high, but I think it's better than just a 2, so that's what it's getting.
That being said, it's not really a horror movie, much more of a thriller or avenging amgel than anything. It does have some gore, but that and its prequels are the only things that sell it as a horror.
X was utter shit that failed on EVERY level. Pearl was goofy, but it at least had an idea and went with it. It just didnt embrace anything fully enough (either the horror or the goofiness) to be actually decent. Maxxxine is the first one to actually seem like a whole real movie. Although its still a fairly weak one.
Spoilers follow, but i wouldn't bother avoiding them, since they're blatantly ovvious or don't matter.
It plays off of the Richard Ramirez (the night stalker) murders, but doesn't tie it into the movie. Like the prople killing Maxine's friends don't try to male them look like his murders or anything. It's just like oh, I guess there's two serial killers, but it's really not important becaus all that's going on is they're playing vintage night stalker news footage between some scenes.
I couldn't quit thinking of the movie Dragnet dueimg this. It's literally the same plot, except without the vocal evangelicals are actually satanists twist. I mean they twll you the "bad guy" in the first five minutes, and it's never fleshed out. It's just Tipper Gore and the PRMC who have decided to start killing everyone involved in porn or horror movies to save America. No, seriously, that's what it is. Yeah, I yawned too.
Mia Goth is utterly over-rated. She's fine, I guess. She shines much more in the previous movies because she's surrounded by trash. She is outclassed by Bacon, Debicki, Esposito (who is having a blast), and even the other British actress in the film within the film who is only briefly on screen. Also I dont get the smearing shit on her face to make her uglier thing. Like as far as I can tell she doesn't have that skin condition in real life, so making it so front and center is just puzzling and annoying.
Anyway, she plot armors and girlbosses it up, but it's still somewhat interesting because you want to see how it all ties together, and all the supporting cast are pretty great.
Skip X and Pearl, maybe wstch this if you're in the mood for a very mediocre vintage stalker movie. Like one gross set of titties, a great supporting cast (Kevin Bacon has some pretty good scenes), and a good gory gun battle to tie everything up. 2.5/5 seems high, but I think it's better than just a 2, so that's what it's getting.
