BACK 3 BACK MOVIES

Recently, to reward myself for the endless hours of working on my assignments, I watched three movies, namely The Midnight Meat Train, Wild Child and few hours ago, The Number 23.

My favourite among the three? - Wild Child, and not because I am wild.

I’ll admit that Wild Child is another teen flick, with the same standard storyline. 

The themes discussed are basically love, school, hot boys, friends, rebels…Beyotch, beyotch and more Beyotch. And that’s pretty much it. But if you don’t like teen flicks, well, just watch to check out how hot Emma Roberts is.

Just a brief on the storyline, it’s about a rebellious American girl who was sent to boarding school in England by her dad. As usual, she hated the school at first, but then met some friends and then impressed the hottest guy in school before finally realizing how much she actually liked the school.

Despite its predictable story, I guess I liked that it’s simple and in some ways very inspirational, especially the last part, when you see how proud her father was with her. I’d definitely recommend this movie to you, especially if you've had a rough day and you just want to watch something not too heavy. Plus, the lead guy, Freddie, is so sweet. He's not like the super handsome kinda guy, but he certainly has a certain charm that makes girls adore him.

My next pick would be The Number 23. Yes, I am aware that many reviews have only bad things to say about this Jim Carrey thriller/mystery movie. I mean, Jim Carrey in a non-comedy? To me, was definitely weird but wasn't too bad.

Well, I love movies with twist, and this one has got one. It is somewhat similar to Secret Window actually. It’s just that it sort of links everything with the number 23. In the movie, the number 23 is like a curse. So if your life is in any way connected to this number, you’re cursed.

Actually, I think it’s all in your mind. In the movie, Jim Carrey is too obsessed with the number and therefore, he just keeps linking stuff to number 23. But if there is a number that is linked/related to my life, it has to be number 11. I was born on the 11th, and my house number is 272 = 2+7+2=11, and in every way, I just love the number eleven. But 11 to me is more a lucky number than a curse.

The problem with The Number 23, for me, is that it’s too draggy. There were a lot of elongated sex scenes in the movie that are unimportant. I mean, I understand that in some ways, sex (or violence) sell and usually both comes together. However, when you inject too many of these elements into the movie that doesn't contribute to the story line, the movie automatically become seen as trash.

One thing effective about this movie is definitely, I think, the sound effects. Many times I was shocked by the sudden thuds and crashes. Either it’s because I have a weak heart, or because the effects were really good. The good thing about this movie is that it has a good ending. At least, to me, it is good. But, overall watch it when you really have extra time to spare.

Lastly, Midnight Meat Train. For me, I would advice you to watch this movie only when you are beyond bored and when you really have nothing better to do.

Is it that bad? Well…sadly, in my point of view, yes! 

It is a psychoanalytic film that fails in terms of a worthwhile story line. Psychoanalytic movies are all about extreme violence and sex. I could be immune, but I think that the violence in the movie just doesn't work for me. I mean, yeah, some parts are definitely gory and blood and not to mention, revolting. But for me, I don’t really get satisfaction watching scenes like these. They say psychoanalytic movies fulfill your pleasures because when you watch those actions, it somehow releases your inner desires to commit such acts in this world but can’t due to the moral institutions set by a realistically driven world.

I would say I'm biased because this is not my favourite movie genre but, I've watched psychoanalytic movies that at least have better meaning than this one. I mean, the ending of “Midnight Meat Train” seems so random and weak. Nothing at the beginning of the movie provided indications that lead towards the ending. I just don’t appreciate that the mystery behind the killings is such a lame and uncreative.

But then again, one may argue that psychoanalytic movies all have simple storyline and meanings because the main point is to excite viewers, not inspire or awe. But truth be told, if you just want to watch this movie based on how exciting and brutal this movie is, I can tell you that you can find many more violent and insane movies out there – eg: The Dentist, Silence of the Lambs. You won’t need this one to excite you at all.

I don't like this movie but you might have a different opinion.