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Fatal Games
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I am back!
Ready to go!
Your thrilling petition meant a lot to me so here I am! With this week's magic:
Fatal Games
Ow!Are they ever? Let me tell you!
This one is a humdinger of a bojangler, I don't mind telling you. Talk about death, talk about nude, talk about pure sugary excitement. Well, I guess you're talking about this then.
Let me draw a scene:
A private school for gymnasts, swimmers and other athletes on their way to the Olympics. Training hard or hardly training? The first of the two. Theses kids work hard! Oh boy! Bending, stretching, flipping, running, throwing things. This isn't easy, let me tell ya!
Well, there is a rather lethal fly in this ointment, one that kills. With a javelin. A well-thrown javelin, that is. Does it ever sting?! Ouchers!
The students at Something-Or-Other Academy start vanishing. Luckily, no one seems to worry too much about the missing kids or there'd be all kinds of trouble.
Who is the killer?
Well, it's someone you wouldn't suspect because they act as suspicious as everyone else. I'll give you a hint: It's not our All-American In Love couple. Or is it? (It isn't.) Things get a little strange as the end draws near. Of course, in looking back, I see that we never really got at the beginning. So...
What are these steroids about? They make you really strong, they can get you a little sick. Well, I can handle the "getting a little sick" part for a super tough me! Well, well...with a few choice injections of this stuff I could be a "
Super Critic"! We'll see, we'll see.
Anyway, the actual movie...
There are a lot of naked people in this movie. Not a judgement, more of an observation. I suppose there are a lot of naked people at an Olympic Training Academy to begin with. So, the movie is just taking a very realistic line. I can't fault it. Of course,a lot of these films are filled with nudity anyways so maybe it's just being One Of Those movies.
Hmmm...
This one feels a bit like Graduation Day but, in True Hollywood Fashion, it improves upon it. The characters aren't quite the cyphers they once were. All of them are developed and followed a bit more than before. (Including that lead couple whose names I should have jotted down.) Things aren't as fragmented. Pieces fit together better. Although, the ending is slightly confusing. But, that's probably just me.
Now, is this movie good? Of course it is. Will it teach you something about life? Of course it will. Wat? Well, let's start with: any coach or adult who was kicked out of the Olympics because she had too many male hormones should be watched. Especially if that person keeps old newspaper clippings of her failure around (or tacked up). Second, don't run nude. It's embarrassing for everyone. Third, remember that the doctors are always right except when they screw up. Fourth, I don't know The Answer. But, I've ruled out killing people as one of them
Well, there you go. Doesn't it feel good? I bet it does. Ahhh, things that feel good are nice. Well, this wraps up what i wanted to originally subtitle "My Most Insubstantial Review Ever" but I won't. Maybe I should watch it again.
(The following was written after a second viewing.)
Fatal Games: A Second Squeezing
The plot is still the same. There has been no substantial change. But, I noticed something this second time around...something very interesting...something very, very crucial to an understanding of what's occurring...Something very,. very important in regards to
Are you still reading? All right, well...I didn't pick up a thing from that 2nd viewing. Why" Is this a bad movie? I shudder to think. I will have to leave time to help me here. Time knows. I'm gonna take a nap.
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