Tubi Thursday: X (2022)

 After watching a Film famous for being bad (and it delivered!), let me switch things up.

How about a Film that is supposed to be good?
Even better- it's the first part of a Trilogy that I've already seen one part of.

It's...

Mia Goth is Maxine, a woman who really wants to be a Star.

She also does cocaine.
It's the 70s, so, you know, still very illegal.

She goes off with her Fiancée to make a Movie.

This will make her a Star!

Did I mention it was a dirty Movie?
Of course I didn't.

The Crew- including Kid Cudi and Jenna Ortega- are doing this in secret from the Owners of the Farm that they are renting the outsider Lodging from.

As you can see, they don't take the news well.

Fans of Pearl will know why this lady is crazy, of course.
To me, she gives me The Taking of Debra Logan vibes.

Will this Shoot end well for the Cast and Crew?

Who will live?
Who will die?

To find out, stream it now.

A Film that truly delivers as a slow burn, atmospheric Horror Film.

The Plot isn't exactly revolutionary.  Does it need to be though?

Sometimes a simple Plot works if there are more complex motivations for the Characters and that makes it work.

Everyone gets just a little bit extra to note be a one-note cliche.  Some- like Mia Goth in both roles- obviously get more than others.

In theory, you should watch this, then Pearl and finally Maxxxine.  
That said, there's an interesting effect when you watch it chronologically and see Pearl first.

You know things will go bad.  You know why.
In a way, it works even better.

If you're put off by gore, there's not too much- especially compared to stuff like the Terrifier Films.  When you do get it, the effect is so much stronger.

X lives up to the hype.
It also may contain a few bits of foreshadowing.

A slow burn Film about the dangers lurking around corners you don't expect.  Maybe don't lie to old people either.

New(er) Flix: Pearl (2022)

 I randomly got back to my Room while on Vacation when this started playing on Showtime.

Like earlier trips where I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Green Knight, I made time for a Film that came highly recommended.

This one is the Prequel to X, so maybe this makes up for not being able to do the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Prequel.

Either way, it is definitely better!

This Fan Made Poster is so good!

Pearl is a young woman who life has just decided to make suffer.

She runs a Farm with her Mother, since her Father is pretty much dead from the Spanish Flu.

She married a guy...who promptly enlisted in The Great War and left her.

Is it any wonder that she's a little bit crazy?

Okay, she's very crazy.

If you don't believe me, ask her Scarecrow!

Sadly, for her, he got brains and not, well, you know.

She sneaks off while doing an errand- getting her Dad's Medicine- and meets a guy.

He likes her and talks about going to Europe one day.

Can someone save Pearl?  This looks like a job for Superman....Actor Michael Corenswet!

Can she get her life in balance...or will she just start killing people?

I guess praying couldn't hurt at this point!

Will Pearl achieve her dreams of fame & stardom?

Well, she will get to be in at least one other Movie- two if you count Maxxine.

Either way, it will all end in smiles for one person.

To find out who, watch the Film now.

A Film that is quite odd in its approach, but kind of works well.

The backstory- during the mandatory 2-week quarantine in New Zealand before the start of shooting on X, the Star and Director started thinking more about Pearl's backstory.

They quickly wrote up a Film and shot it right after X.  Neat.

The idea of making an entire Film about the Movie's Villain is interesting.  Making the whole thing about how wronged she's been by life and making you almost feel for her (the murders are a deal breaker) is something else entirely.

The Film moves at a slow and steady pace, definitely picking up once the carnage begins.  It still finds time to slow down though, represented by Pearl's long monologue near the end.

It is something else.

Pearl is a pretty interesting Character Study that you know won't end well, on account of all of the murder that happen in X.

Even so, it is a pretty daring Film to make- whether you like it or not.

Bold filmmaking should be noted and rewarded.  Too bad it will also creep you out for days on end!