My Review of Kite Man: Hell Yeah! - Season 1 (2024)

 

Written by Dean Lorry And Patrick Schumacker And Justin Halpern And Connor Shin And Chris Marrs And Vidhya Iyer And Katie Rich And Leslie Schapira And Jess Lieberman And Lexi Slater

Directed by Yoriaki Mochizuki And Jeff Wamester And Ben Jones And Joonki Park And Rick Morales And Diana Huh

Kite Man: "Time to wing it!"

If there was an award for a DC spin off show that nobody asked for, wasn't needed and probably would've been better off never being allowed to happen. Honestly, it'd still be Gotham Knights but Kite Man: Hell Yeah! could also have been included in the conversation.

Oddly enough, it might sound like I'm about to be overtly critical on this show, it's just the mentality surrounding it even happening does fascinate me. I mean the title character (Matt Oberg) did seem to have had a divisive reaction on the Harley Quinn show he originated in, so giving him and girlfriend, Golden Glider (Stephanie Hsu) was an odd choice.

The premise being that the madly in love couple decided to buy Noonan's, the shittiest pub in Gotham with the owner, Sean Noonan (Jonathan Banks) still hanging around. As Kite Man and Golden Glider learn to be decent publicans, Lex Luthor (Lance Reddick/Amuche Chukudebelu ) hid the Anti-Life Equation in Noonan's while chaos surrounded the couple and their developing relationship.

The chaos being Golden Glider struggling to control her powers, a toilet that transported anyone who flushed into the 1980s, the recurrence of Glider's selfish mother, Rebecca (Margaret Cho) and a brief arc where secondary villain Helen Villigan (Judith Light) turned Kite Man into the douchey Beast Mode. All of them slightly pale compared to the Anti-Life Equation problem.

There's a lot of fun to Darkseid being a nicely seeded villain in the series. First through having his spoiled niece Malice Vundabar (Natasia Demetriou) and monster cat Cheshire (Dee Bradley Baker) working at Noonan's and then his more aggressive attempts to get the Anti-Life Equation until a well hidden hero thwarted his efforts at the very last minute.

As for the rest of the regulars, the more of Bane (James Adomian), the better. I mean it. He's at his best here, what with standing up to Lex and Helen, nearly winning sexiest villain and taking care of Goldilocks (Carla Delaney). His crush on Rebecca doesn't do him favours but he's a consistent joy throughout the first season.

As for the rest of the characters, there's a nice back and forth between the Queen of Fables (Janelle James) and Joe/Moe Dubrlz (Michael Imperioli) and a slew of familiar faces. Not to mention a few obscure ones to boot. Also not to mention a very deliberate cliff hanger ending to boot.

- The episode titles were Pilot, Hell Yeah!, Grand Reopening, Hell Yeah!, Villigan's, Hell Yeah!, Portal Potty, Hell Yeah!, Prison Break, Hell Yeah!, Mother/Daughter Day, Hell Yeah!, Sexiest Villain Alive, Hell Yeah!, Just Right, Hell Yeah!, To Get To The Other Side, Hell Yeah! and Hero Stuff, Hell Yeah!

-  The deliberate cliffhanger ending was of course, the arrival of Brainiac. Martian Manhunter (Phil LaMarr) stopped Darkseid but Rebecca becoming the Evil Fairy Godmother will be a problem.

- Both Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) briefly appeared in the first episode. 

- Gotham and Pennyworth fans, the fifth episode had Richard Kind and Ben Aldridge as an unkillable health inspector and Malice's evil boyfriend, Jeremy Karne.

- The penultimate episode proved that even a chicken can be corrupted by the Anti-Life Equation and cause maximum damage. 

- Chronology: Not long after the events of the parent show's last season. 

On paper, I'm surprised that Kite Man: Hell Yeah! even worked. It kind of shouldn't but it weirdly did with a slew of decent laughs, violence, and, romance and well executed character arcs throughout. A pleasantly endearing spin off show.

Rating: 7 out of 10 

My Review of Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011)

 

Written And Directed by Declan O'Brien

Kyle (re Daniel): "They're eating him like some fucked up fondue."

I think it's from this point where the rot kind of began to set in with this franchise. Going down a prequel route, I guess it was a way to bring back the still not developed Three Finger (Sean Skene) but other than that, it doesn't feel like a prequel.

The opening flashback of course does provide some context for Three Finger, Saw Tooth (Scott Johnson) and One Eye (Daniel Skene). They're in the Glenville Sanatorium and it wasn't long before they got loose, killed a bunch of staff members and took over said asylum.

Cut to 29 years later and you've got the latest group of young adults who clearly didn't research their choice of hang out properly. Yes, this bunch are stupid enough to set up camp in the asylum during a snowstorm. I'll admit that I liked the wintry setting for this movie.

As for the cannon fodder in question, there was a whole bunch of them named Kenia (Jenny Pudavick), Jenna (Terra Vnesa), Vincent (Sean Skene), Sara (Tenika Davis), Bridget (Kaitlyn Wong), Kyle (Victoe Zinck Jr), Claire (Samantha Kendrick), Daniel (Dean Armstrong) and Lauren (Ali Tataryn). It's a very bloated cast.

It also doesn't help that none of them are particularly well developed or have much to make them stand out. Anyways, they're trapped in the asylum and get picked off sequentially by the hillbilly family. Kyle has the bright idea of killing them and it's an idea he should've been allowed to follow through with.

The downside was that everyone died, including the few who got out of the asylum and nearly stood a chance of being saved. Yeah, there's an increasing sense of nihilism with this franchise and this one certainly ended on a downbeat note.

- The movie was the first in the franchise to have a lesbian couple but even there's an annoying emphasis on how a male character views them.

- Some of the actors played two roles each, notably Sean Skene. I do find it amusing that every film has a different actor for Three Finger.

- The snow was real, they shot it in Canada and Declan O'Brien even gave himself a cameo.

- Chronology: West Virginia, mostly in the sanitarium in both 1974 and 2003. Even the main action is set before the events of the first movie.

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings could've won me over with the wintry setting but honestly, I felt cold towards this one. Too many characters and just dreary for most of the time. It's definitely the start of a decline with this franchise.

Rating: 4 out of 10

My Review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

 

Written by Alfred Gough And Miles Millar And Seth Grahame-Smith

Directed by Tim Burton

Beetlejuice: "I just had the weirdest dream."

Legacy sequels can be a mixed bag, can't they? There are some movies that probably don't need expansion and the one from 1988 arguably could've been that. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this sequel. Fortunately, I really did.

Set in the current day and things are different for Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder). Not only has she gotten older and developed a better relationship with stepmother Delia (Catherine O'Hara) but she's also become a parent herself. Yup, she's got her own angsty and resentful teenage daughter in Astrid (Jenna Ortega) and their relationship isn't a good one for most of this movie.

On top of that, Lydia has also turned her ability to communicate with ghosts into a television show and even bagged herself a sleazy fiancée named Rory (Justin Theroux). Yeah, Rory's not someone you'd want to be with and even Lydia seems to barely tolerate his pseudo feminist act.

The better part though would be Lydia having nightmares about Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) with the latter trying to work his way back into her life. Thanks to Rory, Lydia and Betelgeuse did reunite and also thanks to Astrid getting tricked by a killer named Jeremy (Arthur Conti), Lydia really did need Betelgeuse's help in order to get Astrid back from the afterlife.

While all this was happening, the movie had two other characters that needed more time to be developed. There was Betelgeuse's soul sucking ex-wife, Delores (Monica Belluci) and ghost detective, Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe). Both are fun characters but suffer a bit from not enough screen time.

As for the Deetz family, I did like that nearly being sent to the Soul Train and a brief reunion with Richard (Santiago Cabrera) managed to thaw both Lydia and Astrid's fractured relationship. Then there was what happened to Delia. Again, it's a bit rushed and not given enough weight to have the desired effect. Personally, I probably wouldn't have done it but it's a minor complaint in a largely enjoyable second outing.

- Danny DeVito had a fun cameo as a janitor and there was a bit of a bigger role for the shrunken headed Bob (Nick Kellington).

- Shout outs to both Burn Gornan and Amy Nuttall. The former as a funny priest and the latter playing the grown daughter of the realtor from the first movie and be one herself.

- Charles Deetz's death got one hell of an animation and seemed to be a good way to write out that character from the movie. A loophole had Adam and Barbara move on for good.

- That last nightmare sequence really did feel like they were laying the groundwork for a third movie. I think we could get it too.

- Standout music:  Alfie Davis and the Sylvia Young Theatre School Choir's version of Day-O and the Bee Gees Tragedy.

- Chronology: Present day in Winter River, Connecticut. Everyone had moved back to New York City between movies.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn't a total slam dunk of a sequel but it definitely worked better than expected. Some plots/characters definitely needed time to breathe but the main action between the title character, Lydia and Astrid certainly made up for things. I wouldn't have said it a few months ago but it does look like there's some life left in this IP to explore.

Rating: 8 out of 10 

My Review of Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead (2009)

 

Written by Connor James Delaney

Directed by Declan O'Brien

Alex (re Three Finger): "He eats people. We're his food."

Maybe I've misjudged this franchise a little because while it's still got a massive problem in actually developing it's hillbilly antagonists, it's sort of mixing it up a bit with it's protagonists. A mix up I appreciated here.

The movie opened with a friend group, consisting of Alex (Janet Montgomery), Brent (Charley Speed), Trey (Jack Gordan) and Sophie (Louise Cliffe). Within the first five minutes, they're murdered brutally by Three Finger (Borislav Iliev), with the frightened Alex benched until the second half of the movie.

Anyways, you'd assume that Alex was supposed to be the protagonist of the piece but the main hero this time around turned out to be nice guy cop, Nate Wilson (Tom Frederic). Along with fellow officer, Walter (Chucky Venn), both men are tasked with transferring criminals to another prison. 

Predictably enough, it went wrong and the main criminal in question, Carlo Chavez (Tamer Hassan) along with Floyd (Gil Korilin), Crawford (Jake Curran) and Brandon (Tom McKay) took both Nate and Walter captive while also trying to escape. Oh and there was a scheming involving a lot of money that didn't bring out the good in anyone.

On top of that, the inclusion of Alex in the second also brought the hillbillies out of hiding and it became a fight for survival against them and the criminals. Fortunately for Nate, he had both Alex and Brandon on his side. Unfortunately for Nate, at least one of them betrayed him after they survived their hillbilly encounter.

While it's not unusual to kill off the main hero in a horror movie, this was one time I wished they didn't. I did like Nate a lot more than previous protagonists in the franchise and we definitely need more Final Boys in the genre. However, at least there were some strong kills in this one.

- The film had the most kills but the least amount of mutants and it was Nate who killed Three Finger. 

- Despite being release in 2009, the film has been made two years prior to that.

- Declan O'Brien didn't write this one but he does the next two as well as directing them.

- Chronology: Not long from the second movie and again, set within West Virginia.

Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead certainly changed up the type of protagonist we've had compared to the first two movies and seemed to be a more male leaning compared to the first two movies. The ending somewhat dropped the ball but it's a better movie than I expected it to be. 

Rating: 6 out of 10 

My Review of Beetlejuice (1988)

 

Written by Michael McDowell And Warren Skaaran And Larry Wilson

Directed by Tim Burton 

Betelgeuse: "These aren't my rules. Come to think of it, I don't have any rules."

With a certain sequel making the rounds, I thought it was time I got back to the original before seeing it. Has it held up after 36 years? Of course it has. This was always one of Tim Burton's finest movies.

You've got nice married couple Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara Maitland (Geena Davis) who died at the start of the movie. Instead of moving into the afterlife, they find themselves stuck in their home and are determined to ensure that no one moved in to their humble abode.

What they didn't anticipate was the arrival of the Deetz clan. A family that included Charles (Jeffrey Jones), Delia (Catherine O'Hara) and goth daughter, Lydia (Winona Ryder). It also didn't take long for Lydia to be able to see Adam and Barbara and form a connection with them. Considering that Charles and Delia aren't the greatest parental figures, it's not to see why Lydia would gravitate towards a ghostly couple instead.

Of course, there's also the title attraction of this movie itself. Before he became Batman, Michael Keaton really excelled as the chaotic "bio exorcist" Betelgeuse. Initially he was meant to help the Maitlands with their human problem before he ended up being a bigger problem himself for everyone involved.

Betelgeuse enjoyed toying with the Deetz and their eccentric friends, including Otho Fenlock (Glenn Shadix), the latter being something of an amateur exorcist himself. Otho even proved to be a right danger to Adam and Barbara until Lydia brokered her own deal with Betelgeuse to save them.

Now, I'll admit Betelgeuse's determination to marry Lydia might be the creepiest thing about the movie, but like most of his plans, it's not quite a success and soon enough, he's hoisted by his own petard. As for Lydia, she got to save her surrogate parental figures and co-existence between the living and the dead was achieved. 

- There's a great from Sylvia Sidney as case worker, Juno and a funny last scene where Betelgeuse's attempt of skipping the queue resulted in a shrunken head.

- An animated series came hot off the heels of this show and ran for four seasons. It was loosely based on the movie.

- A sequel called Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian almost happened before Tim Burton lost interest in the idea.

- Would be titles for this movie included House Ghosts and Scared Sheetless. 

- Standout music: Dayo (The Banana Boat Song) for obvious reasons.

- Chronology: The movie's set in Winter River, Connecticut with the Deetz being from New York City.

Beetlejuice is an extremely fun movie, affectionately playing on the usual haunted house tropes and subverted them. Everyone gave a fantastic performance with both Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder being the obvious stand outs. Now I'm ready to watch this sequel.

Rating: 9 out of 10 

My Review of Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)

 

Written by Turi Meyer And Al Septien

Directed by Joe Lynch

Jake: "Nice ride. You want to take it for a spin?"

Nina: "Why not? It's the least this fucked up family owes us."

In a surprise move, you've got a first sequel that might be somewhat better than the first movie. Don't get me wrong, this still ain't a great franchise but there's a degree put behind the characters this time that the first movie didn't necessarily going for it.

It's also funny because taking a leaf out of Halloween: Resurrection, this movie decided to down the reality TV route with a Survivor influenced show focusing on six celebs being put through their paces by Colonel Dale Murphy (Henry Rollins). Surprisingly, he's a far better character than expected.

Anyways the contestants in question included Kimberly Caldwell (as herself), former football player Jake Washington (Texas Battle), lesbian war vet Amber Williams (Daniella Alonso), skateboarder Matt Jones (Steve Braun), lingerie model Elena (Crystal Garcia) and graphic artist Nina Paps (Erica Leerhsen). Of course, Kimberly's an open kill and got quickly replaced by the similarly unfortunate Mara Stone (Aleksa Palladino).

With these characters, there's something of an effort to try and make them a bit more dimensional and it mostly. Except for Elena, who really was just vacuous and fame hungry but the rest, there's that effort, so I have to give the movie it's due on that front.

It's also interesting the pairing choices. The somewhat immature Matt being paired with the more serious Amber as he comes to respect both her and the fact that she's a lesbian. Then there's the romantic undertones between Nina and Jake as the two of them bonded over tragedy while Dale himself seemed to actually care about the contestants lives to the point where he endangered his own to save them.

Even the inbred hillbillies in this one seemed to have a bit more going for them as characters. They were still picking off the contestants, one by one but there was an effort to explore their disturbed family dynamics. In particular, the creepy Ma (Ashlea), Pa (Ken Kirzinger), Brother (Clint Carleton) and Sister (Rorelee Tio), who were the main threat in this one.

- Three Finger was played by Jeff Scrutton this time while Patton Oswald had a voice cameo.

- Adding to the disturbed scenes, we had that hillbilly baby sucking on a human finger while being bottle fed toxic sludge.

- Original ideas included using both Jessie and Chris from the first movie as well as having Eliza Dushku play herself for the opening kill.

- Chronology: Still set in West Virginia and not long after the events of the first movie.

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End does show that when there's more effort on character, you can get a pretty decent sequel. That's the film's biggest strength, and even the reality TV idea was better handled. I liked this one.

Rating: 6 out of 10 

My Review of Wrong Turn (2003)

 

Written by Alan B. McElroy 

Directed by Rob Schmidt 

Scott: "We are never going into the woods again."

A few years ago, I watched, reviewed and generally did not care for the reboot movie. I'm not going to lie and say that this is a franchise I hold a lot of reverence for either but I'm going to watch the remaining movies and try to be as fair as possible.

I mean for a first entry, this was actually a pretty good start with enough familiar faces and a premise that mostly lifted from both Deliverance and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It also contained a cast of people from some popular shows and movies at the time, including one actor that I really miss seeing in things these days.

The protagonists of the piece included a friends group. This comprised of engaged couples Scott (Jeremy Sisto) and Carly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), other couple Evan (Keven Zegers) and Francine (Lindy Booth) and the recently dumped, Jessie (Eliza Dushku). As characters, they're fairly by the numbers and fresh victims for the terror of their new surroundings.

Add into the mix a man named Chris Flynn (Desmond Harrington), whom the friend group crashed into and you've got six characters ripe for the picking. One by one as they try to get help, they find themselves being hunted and picked by a group of feral cannibals. 

The villains then of the piece were the likes of Odets, which included Three-Fingers (Julian Richings), Saw-Tooth (Garry Robbins) and One-Eye (Ted Clark). They're not greatly developed characters but their lack of development doesn't get in the way of their ability to cause maximum damage to our protagonists as Jessie and Chris are the only ones to barely escape.

I'll admit these type of horror films don't connect with me that much and I prefer my villains to have something a bit more to them that cannibal hillbillys on offer here. Fortunately though they're at least competent villains, who despite getting a deserved comeuppance do show their own endurance to setbacks.

- A mid credit sequence did show that Thee-Fingers survived as he attacked a deputy sheriff by the side of the road.

- Apparently Eliza Dushku's character was named after the protagonist in the Stephen King novel Gerald's Game.

- The characters originally were supposed to be in their late twenties before being aged down to appeal to younger audiences.

- Chronology: The movie's set in the woods in Virginia. A couple who were rock climbing ended up being killed at the start of the movie.

Wrong Turn does get this franchise off to a decent start and probably is the best in a slew of uninspired sequels. The leads are good, there's some serviceable dialogue and the gore isn't too over the top. It's a diverting watch at least.

Rating: 6 out of 10 

My Review of Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)

 

Written by William Hurlbut And John L. Balderston

Directed by James Whale 

The Monster (to Pretorius/the Bride): "We belong dead."

Yes, I'm reviewing the middle part of a trilogy first but I do promise to get to the other movies at some point. I just really wanted to watch this one first. For a film that's drawing close to it's 90th anniversary, there was plenty to enjoy here.

First of all, the Monster (Boris Karloff) himself might have survived the events of his first outing but he's still the village pariah and he's still being hunted and feeling lonely. Yes, there's sympathy to be had for the Monster during the movie.

Then there's also the man responsible for all the mess the Monster had made. It turned out that Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) also survived the events of the first movie, regretful of his actions while reunited with his fiancee, Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson). However his hopes of staying away from his creation weren't meant to be.

In this movie, the Monster had made an ally in Doctor Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger). Pretorius who had a professional rivalry with Frankenstein and forced the latter into aiding him and the Monster by holding Elizabeth prisoner. What was the big plan? Oh, a partner for the Monster of course.

Going by the title of the movie, a bride (Elsa Lanchester) was the order of the day and she appeared almost at the last minute. Of course she wasn't best pleased with the idea of the Monster as a potential mate and their match came to something of a fiery ending. 

- Elsa Lanchester pulled double duty here as she also played Mary Shelley at the start of the movie, recounting the Monster's story.

- Boris Karloff was against the Monster speaking in this movie but not the character getting over his fear of fire by enjoying smoking.

- Henry's referred to as Baron instead of being a doctor in the movie.

- Chronology: Not after the events of Frankenstein (1931).

Bride Of Frankenstein certainly was a triumph of a sequel. While the title character did show up much later than expected and was almost too quickly done away with, she did leave quite an impression. Then again, so did the Monster on his second outing. 

Rating: 9 out of 10 

My Review of The Devil Rides Out (1968)

 

Written by Richard Matheson

Directed by Terrence Fisher

Duc de Richleau: "You will also remember, Simon, what I said to you about the Angel of Death once being summoned..."

Simon: "...cannot return empty handed."

For my horror reviews for the next two months, I will alternate between the current day stuff as well as a dive into older ones. Anything with the word "devil" will definitely get a closer look and this movie was on my radar for a bit.

Christopher Lee, the horror icon he is. Well, I think this might be one of his greatest performances in the genre. In this occult themed movie, he's playing the role of the erudite Nicholas, Duc de Richleau. He's one of a few protagonists but by far the most charismatic of the bunch. 

Anyways Nicholas and his friend, Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) find themselves having to rescue corrupted rich boy, Simon Aron (Patrick Mower) from a devil worshipping cult and neeedless to say that wasn't a fun task. It also didn't help that Simon didn't exactly want to be rescued to begin with before he realised the real danger he was in.

Usually with these films, there's also a bit of a love story attached and it's with Rex falling for another cultist who was actually named Tanith Carlisle (Nike Arrighi). It's not the greatest element of the movie but nor did it distract too much from proceedings. Needless to say, the cult in question really don't like having their members snatched away from them.

The cult being devil worshippers led by the threatening enough Mocata (Charles Gray). He does prove to be a decent thorn in Nicholas's side, especially when he adducted the daughter of Nicholas's niece, Marie (Sarah Lawson) and Richard (Paul Eddington). Of course the great plot from Mocata doesn't strictly pan out the way he wanted to. 

Yes, there's a few attempts of ritual sacrifices, characters falling under demonic corruption and of course, a resolution that involved time travel. It's certainly a way to solve the main issue while at the same time, offering a suitable comeuppance to the villain in question.

- This movie was based on a book of the same title by Denis Wheatley that was released in 1934.

- The US version of this movie is titled The Devil's Bride, which does work a little better as a title.

- Mocata does seem to be blatantly based on famous occultist Aleister Crowley. 

- Chronology: Set in 1929 in both London and the South of England. May Day factored into the movie.

The Devil Rides Out might feel tame by today's standards but there are some nice moments that do provide some good scares. Great performances from Christopher Lee and Charles Gray also help elevate a lot of the material too.

Rating: 8 out of 10 

My Review of Jennifer's Body (2009)

 

Written by Diablo Cody

Directed by Karen Kusama

Needy: "You know what? You were never really a good friend. Even when we were little, you used to steal my toys and pour lemonade on my bed."

Jennifer: "And now, I'm eating your boyfriend. See? At least I'm consistent."

Another movie that was on my to rewatch pile was this late entry from the 2000s that had two very charismatic leads and was a highschool story involving two very unlikely friends that became a right horror show.

The unlikely friends being between popular colour flag spinner Jennifer Check (Megan Fox) and the nerdy Anita "Needy" Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried). It's a friendship that's even pointed out by other characters, like Needy's boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons) as being off and that shouldve been a red fkag about Needy and Jennifer.

That as well as the fact that this movie actually began with Needy in a prison where she's rather violent towards a new staff member trying to help her. Anyways back to the setting of the story, there was an indie group named Low Shoulder, led by Nikolai Wolf (Adam Brody) and said group had designs on Jennifer.

Yeah, the band turned out to be devil worshippers and falsely assumed that Jennifer was a virgin. An assumption that initially worked to their advantage but also saw something of a ravenous transformation in Jennifer herself. She might not be able to eat a rotisserie chicken without vomiting but a taste for human flesh certainly seems to have an entirely different effect on her.

Needless to say, Jennifer's whole new demeanor and zest for life saw her very indifferent towards fellow students being killed in a fire when she wasn't devouring poor Colin (Kyle Gallner). Then there was trying to snack on Chip. Whatever friendship Jennifer and Needy had definitely went out the window by the end of the movie.

The friendship between Jennifer and Needy was the driving force behind the movie with both Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried delivering immensely on that front. There's an underlying tension between both characters that certainly transcended friendship as Needy's action beyond their dynamic certainly attested to.

- In a post credit scene, Needy avenged Jennifer by killing Low Shoulder in their hotel room.

- J.K. Simmons had a very funny part as teacher Mr Wroblewski. Chris Pratt even pops up as a cop who Jennifer was fooling around with.

- Standout music: Black Kids I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You, Foreigner's Urgent and Florence And The Machine's Kiss With A Fist.

- Chronology: The movie's set in the fictional town of Devil's Kettle, Minnesota.

Well, I had a lot of fun with Jennifer's Body. An excellent teen comedy with the right amount of horror, a good commentary and excellent performances from both Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried. Some of the dialogue also really packed a punch. 

Rating: 8 out of 10