Movie Review: 1922 (2017)

Film Title: 1922 (2017)

Length:    1h 42min 
Released:    20 October 2017
Genre:    Crime, Drama, Horror
Rating: TV- MA
Where I Got It: Netlfix

SUMMARY:
A simple yet proud farmer in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to assist. But their actions have unintended consequences.

TRAILER:

REVIEW:
A random watch the BF wanted to check out. I'm up for trying pretty much any movie. 

The story follows a farmer, Wilfred, who is about to lose the land he loves because his wife is tired of being there. With the help of the young son, Wilfred decides it's time to get rid of this troublesome wife. But their actions will curse them forever. 

An interesting concept for sure. And no one was innocent even the wife was a jerk and weird. Did she deserve it? Of course not - but I had little sympathy. I felt more for that dang cow. POOR COW! *Sobs* And I did feel for the son, but dang boy - be dumber. Love is blind I guess. 

This was suppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppper slow. So extremely slow I felt like this was a 2 hour movie. Yes, there was a lot of needed build-up and tension. Sure, but after the deed was done and we are waiting for the spooky to start happening I found myself yawning. Too slow that it took away the scariness for me. 

I also wish we got to see more of the spookiness. I think we seen the supernatural only a couple of times overall? Not enough and it was mainly just creepy...not scary. It really was more a psychological thriller. After a while it really did become more of a study of this character and how he is dealing with this curse/bad luck. It was intriguing to slowly see him slip into madness with his guilt and regret especially after what happens with the son. I didn't see that coming at all and Wilfred could not handle it. 

Overall, this wasn't a bad film. I did enjoy it for what it was. It was super slow and not really horror-y like I was hoping for. I do wish we got to see more of the supernatural aspects, but I did enjoy slowly watching this horrible man fall into madness. He deserved what he got for sure. It is all his fault for all the bad things. I'll give this 3 stars. 

Get Your Shit Together Challenge - Week 1

Hosted by: herding cats & burning soup

I joined a fun challenge for the month of October! It is a way to help us get our shit together. 4th quarter of the year and this checklist is bound to help us get there. 

Every Friday or so I will share what I was able to check off. The goal is to do 1 thing a day off the list. Here is the list. I even printed a physical copy for me to prep myself. 

For this week I have some stuff marked off!  

#1 (prepping for this challenge)

#2 (commit to something healthy this month - eating more fruit), 

# 18 (Donating some shoes and tossed old pairs in the garbage. I also got rid of a lot of nicknaks in this closet), 

#25 (went through all my clothing. Through a few old things away and donated a whole bag of stuff. I also put all my summer clothing away and brought up the fall/winter clothing. You can see a bag of shoes form #18 and some random nicknaks I'm getting rid off too.). 

Wordless Wednesday

Best of September

Happy October! Cannot believe September is gone already!

Here are our favorites for last month. 

Best Movie of the Month:

First Blodeuedd's pick.........Yesterday (2019)

"Best movie. Yesterday. Good, funny, British." 

Next is Carole's pick.........Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

"SOOOOOO good. It really sets the bar for future Godzilla movies. I even cared about the humans in this. WHA?"

Best Book of the Month:

First is Carole's pick..........He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo

"Where has this book been my whole life? This is not only great dating advice but great life advice. LOVE IT!"

Now, Blodeuedd's pick............Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop

"And once again, best book goes to Anne Bishop! With Vision in Silver."

Best Cover of the Month: