The Long Walk, The Conjuring: Last Rites, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

Movie 1: The Long Walk

This drama/thriller is based on a Stephen King short novel from the late 1970’s. Back then he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Set in a desolate postwar America, one teenager from every state walks a long highway until only one person remains standing. If you stop for longer than ten seconds you are shot and killed after two warnings. At times the tension is palpable. Unlike most movies that are filmed out of sequence, this one is filmed from day one until the end. Adding realism to the exhaustion and horror of the walkers.

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Movie 2: The Conjuring: Last Rites

This is the 4th movie in The Conjuring franchise, and arguably one of the better ones.  At least me (John) kept my eyes closed half the time.  So I think I liked it.  The Warrens (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) are back and casting out evil in a small Pennsylvania town.   Based on actual events (supposedly) there are the prerequisite daytime and nighttime horror and scary happenings but done in a (somewhat) believable and intelligent way.  If you are a fan of this genre or like jumping out of your seat, you will enjoy this movie.

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Movie 3: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

The cinematography is beautiful and the acting very good in this not very typical road trip.  The best part of this movie is the enduring chemistry between Margot Robie and Colin Ferrell.  They meet at a wedding and fall in love on the ride home. The movie draws the viewer in, but we aren’t exactly sure why.  Other than visually interesting it can be quite confusing.  And we walked out of the theatre asking ourselves what just happened? 

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