Lights Out is based on a 2-minute and 41-second short by directing newcomer David F. Sandberg. Creepy from its opening scene to its final second, which will creep you out, the film got the funding to be developed into a full-length movie that stars not one but two well-known actresses. Unfortunately, the 2016 release flew under the radar. I hadn’t heard of the movie until I listened to The Film Vault, a movie podcast site that inspired the Six Pack feature on my blog. If you’re a person who watches a lot of movies, the Film Vault is a weekly must-listen-to. Hosts Anderson and Bryan review all the recent films while doing a Top Five segment each week (top five stabbings, top five divas, top five movies we can’t wait to show our kids, etc.). Also, they assign each other movies that the other one probably would never see and require each other to follow through on these assignments. Like almost all podcasts, it can get a little long at times, and sometimes, the movies they discuss are so obscure that you might have only seen two or three of the 15+ films they discuss each week. But if you watch many movies, even if you don’t necessarily agree with their lists entirely, you’ll be introduced to many movies you’ve never heard of. And, if nothing else, you’ll at least be intrigued to research some of these films to learn more. That’s precisely what happened to me with Lights Out.
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Hacksaw Ridge > Saving Private Ryan.
After my theater viewing of Mel Gibson’s (Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ) newest film, that was my claim. I’ve since slept on this, but I really should have watched it again. Nonetheless, it doesn’t take away from Gibson’s film. Hacksaw Ridge was based on a true story, whereas Saving Private Ryan was not. For me, when all else is equal, it nods to the more factual-based one. Saving Private Ryan was an amazing movie. The Invasion of Normandy Omaha Beach to open the movie was one of the most captivating and memorable action sequences in film history. When I claimed that Hacksaw Ridge was a better movie, I almost inserted the caveat that “outside of the opening 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge is a better movie.” But that seemed like a copout. I couldn’t spoil it with some condition that limited my case. Continue reading Hacksaw Ridge (2016)