PLAINS, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (1987) [COMEDY]

INFORMATION:

Genre: Horror/Comedy

Year: 1987

Original Title: Creepshow 2

Alternative Title(s): Dead and Undead: Creepshow 2 (USA - alternative title)

Country: US

Director: John Hughes

Actors: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins

PLOT: 

Easily excitable Neal Page (Steve Martin) is somewhat of a control freak. Trying to get home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife (Laila Robins) and kids, his flight is rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a freak snowstorm, and his sanity begins to fray. Worse yet, he is forced to bunk up with talkative Del Griffith (John Candy), whom he finds extremely annoying. Together they must overcome the insanity of holiday travel to reach their intended destination.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Planes, Trains and Automobiles began filming in February 1987 and lasted 85 days.It was filmed mostly in Batavia, New York, and South Dayton, New York. A scene that takes place in St. Louis was filmed at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. There was also a scene in Braidwood, Illinois, at the Sun Motel, as well as a scene in Woodstock, Illinois, where the city's old courthouse was shown. Rewrites John Hughes did as well as improvisation between Candy and Martin during filming resulted in the film's first cut being three hours and 45 minutes long, featuring a number of additional characters and subplots. One key subplot about Neal's wife not believing him and suspecting that he is with another woman was cut. This explains why she is so happy to see Del at the end of the film. The young man who robs Neal and Del at the Braidwood Inn was the pizza deliveryman who dropped the beer in the hallway, causing a can to burst when Neal attempts to open it. He came back and robbed them because Del didn't give him a good tip. Another deleted subplot showed the state trooper revealing that Del and Neal actually drove past Chicago and had been pulled over in Wisconsin. This explains why it took them two days to get to Chicago from St. Louis and why the state trooper has a Wisconsin patch on his uniform.

OPINION:
I'm not the biggest Steve Martin fan, I have a hard time with what I often think is his overacting. John Candy on the other hand is great as always. All in all, it's a classic.

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AZRAEL (2024)

INFORMATION:

Country: US

Year: 2024

Genre: Horror

PLOT: 

Many years following the apocalypse, a devout female-led cult of mute zealots hunts down Azrael, a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil that resides deep within the surrounding wilderness - yet she will stop at nothing to ensure her own survival. Azrael makes a savage bid for freedom as her escape accelerates towards a vicious showdown between the very forces of good and evil.

FACTS:

Azrael is a 2024 American action horror film directed by E. L. Katz and written by Simon Barrett. The film stars Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. It premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest festival on March 9, 2024, and was released theatrically by IFC Films and Shudder in the United States on September 27, 2024.

Azrael was announced in September 2022 with plans for E. L. Katz to direct the film written by Simon Barrett. Samara Weaving would star in the action-horror film.[5] The film began shooting in Harju County, Estonia, in October 2022 with local production assistance from Katrin Kissa at Homeless Bob Production. The production had considered filming in Ontario, but decided on Estonia instead, with some post-production activities taking place in Estonia as well. Approximately 70% of the crew was hired locally, including cinematographer Mart Taniel, as were several cast members. The production created an artificial moon in the Pärispea forest during filming by using a system of connected floodlights hoisted by a crane.

The film is mostly without spoken dialogues - with a few exceptions of untranslated Esperanto spoken by a random passerby.

After filming was completed, it was taken to the 2023 European Film Market to find distribution. In September 2023, Republic Pictures announced that it purchased the North American distribution rights.

OPINION:

I gave it about 25 minutes, then I had enough. No atmosphere, no tension, nothing! So thanks, but no thanks … Life’s just too short!

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