Neil Marshall (1) (1970–)

This movie does a lot of stuff right, and yet it somehow doesn't quite come together. It always feels a bit... shallow, as a viewer I _want_ to care about what's happening, but I don't, quite. It's too bad, because in a lot of ways, this is much more faithful to the source material than the Del Toro films, but those never had this problem. Oh well. It's still good fun.

Spelunkers get lost and aren't alone.

2.5/4 (Okay).

This style of horror movie - jump scares and such - is not my kind of thing, but this one is pretty good for what it is. The editing is terrible (it's really hard to tell what's happening a lot of the time), but it has good arcs and leaves you with some stuff to think about.

(May 2021)

Pirates scheme for power and treasure.

2.5/4 (Okay).

It's pretty exciting at times - despite slow stretches where it mistakenly thinks it's a drama - but the finale is awful. The entire season builds to something that doesn't end up happening. And the b-story builds to a fight that happens off screen. Still, I expect I'll keep watching. The series is only four seasons long, so they can't keep stalling forever.

2023 movie #206. 2008 30 yrs after the UK sealed off Scotland to contain a deadly virus, it appears in London and an elite team is sent into Scotland to find a doctor who may have a cure. Total nonsense but some good action. Totally copied from every other post-apocalyptic film.