(episode review) - IT: Welcome to Derry - Episode 1

 

When I was younger, the IT series with Tim Curry did not get watched by me, nope! I am not afraid to say that the idea of a clown living in the sewer made me more than uncomfortable. I remember seeing a few scenes, but I did not watch it, or at least, it was such a long time ago, I have no memory of watching it all, but the movies, on the other hand, I did. IT Chapter 1 and IT Chapter 2 were great. I found that the first one was better than the second, though. I think the second one was lacking something, but both were still very enjoyable. So with this series, I decided to get involved, and so far, so good.

So this episode introduces us to a lot of the main characters, but starts off letting us know exactly what we are in for immediately. The first scene starts with a child in the cinema who has snuck in, leading to him being chased out of the cinema until he hitches a ride with some passers by. But the IT franchise, being exactly what it is, shows us moments or scenarios that start off normal, but gradually start to become weird and creepy. The car ride, although the family appear innocent and nice at first, the trip descends into terror. The next scene gives us another child, and she is clearly going through something in school and possibly her personal life, and she later meets two boys who are just being young kids, but also trying to figure out what has happened to their missing friend. Out of the Adults in the series, we are introduced to a black man from the military who has moved to Derry, but is not surprised that he is met with racism among his fellow military men. At the end of the episode, having gone to the library to look for clues surrounding the missing boy, the kids, along with a young black girl who also has something in common with them, go to the cinema to investigate, but things take a surprising turn.

(trailer review) - The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

 

Have I seen all of The Hunger Games movies? Yes and No. Not that I can remember all of them, but I am pretty sure I have seen all the ones with Katniss Everdeen, and while they were decent, they were nothing really to write home about for me. Because I have seen Battle Royale, which is essentially the same thing and that came out years ago, and nothing has really matched that energy, bar Squid Game. Squid Game was captivating, and although these types of films/shows are all essentially the same thing, you know what to expect and get. So the reason I say "No" to seeing all of The Hunger Games movies is because I did not see the last one, 'A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' or something like that, it was called, and I did not really have an interest in it. But funnily enough, seeing this trailer, it did make me rethink my thoughts on the franchise and consider if I should get back onto the continuation of this prequel to the original batch of films. 

So this trailer starts off with a woman welcoming Panem to the Reaping of District 12, and the next shot is of a meadow with a structure in it and several people standing in a circle around it. We get a few quick shots of the main character and other characters with one woman who reminds me of an actress in Gen V (so I am going to look that up), and the little black boy was giving me vibes of the little black girl in the original series, I think her name was Rue. There is a countdown, and when the countdown reaches one, everybody in the circle runs towards the structure whilst trying to be first and also trying to take out one another. We get a shot of Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons and more shots of the Rue boy and the main guy together. There is a quick shot of the Karate Kid: Legends actor I saw in The Long Walk. It looks like there may be a romance blooming if it hasn't already, since the first movie, and there are a couple of fight scenes, but at the very end, that sounded like Haymitch from the tones of Woody Harrelson. I think I need another trailer, to sell me, correction, have me a bit more intrigued and committed to actually wanting to watch it.