rimasfaruki Reviews

The Outer Limits (1995–2002)

Superior to the original but should be more recognised & rated higher

[10/10 · 17 December 2021]

I remember when The Outer Limits first aired in The UK when I was.about 8 years old. It was one of those late night shows I was not allowed to watch but would sneak a VHS Recording to watch later anyway🤣. Along with my VHS copies of the original Star Wars trilogy & Hellraiser, Reading Comics and watching Star Trek & The X-Files on TV, the 1995 Outer Limits series also contributed a massive amount of getting me interested into Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror genres. I loved the self-contained OL episodes that were like weekly mini-movies and a great platform for brand new Writers, Directors and even Actors to get a start not to mention the wealth of Acting talent you can surprisingly find in various episodes from some Hollywood greats. This is such an underrated show as it has great writing, direction, acting and some very thought provoking ideas about Humanity & the Future.

Jingle All the Way (1996)

One of the all time Xmas Classics

[10/10 · 2 November 2019]

An Xmas Film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger you know it's gonna be fun and all these lower rated reviews baffle me what exactly are you looking for... Shakespeare? Well it's obvious this movie is not for you. This film is a Xmas Classic to watch in any Xmas Marathon and don't listen to the pretentious and snobby lower rated reviewers on here and give this film a chance you might end up having fun as I did when I saw this at the Cinema when it first came out. I still watch it as part of any Xmas Marathon to this day with all the other Xmas Classics around Xmas Eve & Day

Halloween (I) (2018)

Finally a decent Halloween Film again

[7/10 · 29 October 2019]

The reason for the title of this review is because as well as loving John Carpenter's Original I liked 1981's Halloween II except for the subplot of Laurie Strode being implied as Michael Myers' sister that was really unnecessary and cliched but they squash that anyway in this film which is why I wish this Halloween was more of a sequel to Halloween II. By all means this film is not perfect but a far better Halloween Film than 4-6 & the bloody awful Resurrection (H20 was not too bad but it's gotta go too for continuity). Jamie Lee Curtis is fantastic as this version of Laurie Strode with that survivalist/Sarah Connor vibe. I'm so glad Nick Castle returned as The Shape despite never having any dialogue his performances as Michael Myers in his movements and kill scenes say so much more about the character which he conveys the best. Will Patton is always the best go to for playing Deputy's and authority figures in films such as these and in this one he does not disappoint. Judy Greer was very believable like she could be JLC's daughter in real life too. I wasn't so sure about the younger new actors of the cast but I guess we see what happens with them (the ones that lived) in Halloween Kills. Now for the questionable to bad parts: The Doctor wearing Michael's mask was the one cheesy scene they could have done without and the scenes with the two English crime podcasters speaking as an Englishman myself was cringe worthy and the only good thing about them is when they are finally killed. Is this film overhyped like some reviewers have said maybe but not as awful as many have made out. Overall I would recommend this film especially for fans of the first 2 Halloweens who hated the other sequels that came after those films (Although I personally place Season of the Witch as it's own standalone film and ignore the Halloween III top title that accompanies it as it's a pretty good story by itself which I wish they would also rectify). I give this a good!