Thursday, January 14, 2021

There are killers among us

Kudos to Joe Berlinger's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) for not gluttonizing on the gruesome details and graphic images of the murders of Ted Bundy, but focused on the courtroom case, conviction and the relationship with his girlfriend. Having said that, leaving the grotesque stuff out altogether can bit a bit of a fucken bore too. The ludicrous courtroom drama and his relationship not one but two women - who he didn't chop to death - are interesting, but not enough weight for a full lenght feature.

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The whip of thunder

The last part of The Roundup trilogy. Undoubtedly the weakest of the film series. Lots of violent action and acrobatic fight scenes, but ...