> What did you watch?
I found a couple of good ones on Chiller yesterday!!... :)
Chemical Peel (Chiller) - Occasionally, Chiller will yield up a few
rough under-appreciated 'microhorror' gems, and I'd put this one in that
category.
The concept, if not necessarily the execution here (which is
basically the umpteenth variation on "Lifeboat"), was pleasingly unique
- though I'm not sure I buy the idea that a toxic cloud of gas would not
dissipate after 24 hours, though I suppose it's possible that it might
not if trapped within a valley, 1) on a day with no winds, and 2) if the
train derailment was continually leading to the chemicals mixing over
time. (I'm going to ignore the chemistry side of this concept because,
while I don't buy the specifics, I'm willing to indulge the filmmakers
on this if the rest of the premise is good, as it is here...) But "death
by poison gas" as horror is as good a recent 'twist' on the genre as
anything (probably even better than the "death by nuclear war" horror of
something like "Aftermath"...).
Anyway, I quite enjoyed this one - it took about 15 or 20 minutes to
get going, but once the toxic cloud was released, I found this quite an
enjoyable ride.
Best of all, they didn't bungle the ending - indeed, the ending packs
a pleasing wallop. :)
IJB says, "Check 'er out!"
Wynonna Earp (recorded) - Still enjoying this. In this one, Wynonna &
co. go up against a Revenant that can attack through appearances in
mirrors (which is a problem, as Wynonna can't shoot and kill a
"reflection"!) - now I don't love that the Revenants are already getting
this supernaturally "powerful" so early in the show's run... but,
whatever. Anyway, this was a good CotW. And, on the side, we get more
background on Doc Holliday; and they even develop Dolls some. (Note: No
deputy "Haught" this week.)
golf - Valero Open in Texas. I barely paid attention.
Mako Mermaids (recorded) - Meh. A couple of episodes - in the first
stupid Merboi tricks the mermaids at a Halloween party and gets his
hands on the stupid magical Trident; in the second, Merboi's annoying
"land girl"-friend starts to suspect the mermaids and the principal and
starts asking uncomfortable questions.
The 100 (recorded) - OK episode in which stupid Clarke's inability to do
what needs to be done (i.e. killin' *EVERYBODY*) comes back to bite them
in the ass (I am actually quite pissed that they wrote out Alessandro
Juliani here). Meanwhile, the Murphy storyline (who's still back in
Polis serving the false "Heda" chyck) takes an unexpected twist that I
didn't see coming. Oh, and Jaha shows up in Polis to "Chip/Pod" all the
stupid dirty, filthy, barbaric Grounders (the first time I've been
rooting for Jaha this season!!...).
Weirdly, even though "The 100" is showing a new episode this week,
they did NOT show scenes for the next episode at the end of this
episode. Dunno why...
You're Next (Chiller) - Hey, next time there's an unexpected home
invasion by a bunch of psychos, I want Sharni Vinson on *my* team!! ;)
Second unexpected pleasure from Chiller in a row this Saturday, this
one definitely starts too slowly - but by the time the psychos start
staking Vinson and the family she's visiting in the mansion, this really
picks up. The rest of the flick is Vinson trying to outwit the murderous
psychos, while trying to keep the family of rich, privileged nitwits
alive. There were a couple of decent 'twists' in here (though I saw the
second one coming). I didn't love the ending (if Vinson had just called
911, or recorded the proceedings, her problems would be solved), but
it's a minor blemish.
Jack of the Red Hearts (Lifetime) - Better than I was expecting - it
actually held my attention throughout. That said, I like my Lifetime to
be "Psycho Stalker" or "Teens in Jeop.!" - I like it much less when they
try to get all "meaningful" like they did here... Good performances
here, esp. from lead AnnaSophia Robb.