I realize some are probably tired of horror fans (including myself) bitching about the heavy usage of CGI in "spook" horror these days, but I was already groaning ten minutes into Mama (2013), and it continued throughout the whole damned thing. I will have to really summon the inspiration to give this film a review of any depth because it just kind of left me with this constant gag-reflex. It was a ghost that couldn't look more cartoonish and unrealistic. Something out of a Harry Potter movie (except less impressive or creepy) but less-defined. And all those fucking butterflies. Eegad.
4th of July 2025 Marathoning
McDowell and Comi prepare to leave for Mars. Aliens visiting the UN, dropping off their cook book, providing goodies for humans on Earth, easing them into trusting them, spiriting them away to be food for them on their home planet. To Serve Man is nearly 60 years ago. I've been watching Twilight Zone since I was a teenager in the mid 90s thanks to Sci Fi Channel. Many of my family have passed since (for instance, my mother's siblings are all about gone except one last sister), and it wouldn't be right to avoid a marathon during the 4th if just for nostalgic reasons. Syfy didn't see the value of TZ on Independence Day, except last year, so even though I cannot watch episodes like I do during New Year's Eve and Day, it is nice to try and sneak in a block of episodes whenever possible. I started with Death Ship from the fourth season, continuing with Stopover in a Quiet Town and The Gift . To Serve Man would feel like a later afternoon watch but SYFY showed it at 3:...
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