Popcorn vs Kernel

5 Popcorns = Must see!
4 Popcorns = You'll probably like it.
3 Popcorns = Go in the morning when there are cheaper ticket prices.
2 Popcorns = Maybe rent it.
1 Popcorn = Wait for a friend to rent it and watch it with them.
Kernel = Don't see it at all. Ever.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Lights Out (2016)





Directed by: David F. Sandberg

Written by: Eric Heisserer & David F. Sandberg

Starring: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, & Maria Bello








I remember when Teresa Palmer was in I am Number 4….memories…

Well Palmer has now appeared in a horror film.  A not that great horror film.

When Rebecca’s (Palmer) little brother Martin (Bateman) begins falling asleep in school, she becomes concerned with his home and her mother.  It turns out that their mother has a demon/spirit/ghost living with them who does not like the lights on.  She also has anger issues.  Rebecca becomes determined to make her brother and mother safe.

Terrible summary, but whatever.

So what I didn’t like about this film is Diana (Alicia Vela-Bailey).  It was never determined what she was.  Technically she could touch you and you could touch her, but then she’d disappear when you’d turn on the lights.  But if you turned them off, she’d be in the same place.  Also she died years ago from light…  Like what?  So then how the heck do you kill her?  (I would tell you, but it would ruin it.) It just didn’t make sense.

Also it wasn’t clear why she was there in the first place.  She was following around her best friend, Sophie (Bello), but that was it.  Was she trying to kill her friend?  Did she want to stay in the human world?  It was just said that she was evil.  Not good enough for me, sorry.

On the positive side, apparently there was no CGI.  Diana was played by a person and did all her own stunts. 

2 popcorns.

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