Dog’s Movie House: “In A Violent Nature,” “The Watchers” Uneven Films With Interesting Ideas!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at two different horror films that, in their attempt to deliver something original to the genre, can’t quite overcome their structural and narrative problems to become the excellent films they were hoping to become. The first is “In A Violent Nature” which released last week and is about an undead serial killer trying to retrieve a locket taken from his burial ground in the woods. The next is “The Watchers” a supernatural horror film about a group of people stuck in a bunker in an enchanted forest surrounded by burrowing creatures who like to watch them at night as a form of. . .entertainment? Both films carry interesting ideas, but also present some somewhat glaring problems that making both films only fitfully entertaining.
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Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Denzel Washington’s third go around as retired government assassin Robert McCall. The Equalizer brand has remained popular over the years with Washington’s successful movies and Queen Latifah’s entertaining teleivsion reboot. Funny to imagine that both this film and the series were inspired by an eighties program featuring Edward Woodward as a retired British operative who comes to the aid of those in need. McCall does the same thing in “The Equalizer 3” only with a lot more bone-crunching violence!
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