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May. 15th, 2026 08:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowhiveSo yesterday I was pretty much unsettled after getting the letter so couldn’t really do anything. Focus was off the entire day so all I managed was mindless gaming things on Fortnite.
I think Leia sensed the bad vibes cause when I went to bed she curled up behind my head and purred like crazy. (The purring is standard the placement is new)
This morning right before I was due to go out I had another letter (or rather two because for some reason they send these in pairs). I have another appointment, same day an hour earlier. Which of course sent mum crazy. We had settled, yesterday (and her idea) on heading to Wolverhampton before the hospital but now she wants us to go straight there which ugh. I didn’t wanna talk about it when I was just about to head out though, but ugh. Hopefully though that does mean I only have two things at those set times and that’s it which be good.
I did head to town today cause I just needed to get out. I got Starburst magazine and new Fantastic 4 from Smiths and the crow inquistor Funko from Smyths (an exclusive, which was reduced which was a surprise)
I was debating between just seeing Obsession and seeing Rose Of Nevada too so I decided on seeing both, of course when I got to the cinema I found my phone was out of charge but I had my pad to use my pass. I should get the card, I wish there was a way of doing it.
Between films (instead of after like I planned) I went to Burger King and got another Mandalorian cup, so that’s two down. I still haven’t got the one I want most but this one has Grogu which looks cute.
I did find out from the cinema that they are getting something for The Mandalorian but they dunno what yet.
The horror trailers were mostly the same, which is odd cause you think with Obsession and Hokum out they’d have added at least one more to replace them but nope.(though Passengers is now the newer trailer and confirmed to be coming to the cinema with a standee). I do wanna see evil dead burn now I know Tyler’s actor is in it.
I missed some of the Rose Of Nevada trailers. As I came in Disclosure Day was playing which I’m curious about. Then there was A Private Life which was French, but seems to be a murder mystery/investigation thing so I’m curious. Tuner I’d seen in the coming soon on the cinema but not seen much about. It’s got kinda heist vibes.
Anyway thoughts on both films under the cut. (Note there will be slight spoilers for both so avoid if you’re gonna see the )
Obsession is about a guy (Bear) who makes a wish: for Nikki to fall in love with him, it works but it goes very badly wrong.
I couldn’t help but feel bad for Bear. He’s so awkward, he doesn't even take a chance to admit his feelings even when he’s offered one. (So it’s not that he hasn’t took no for an answer, it’s more he hasn’t even got the courage to even ask the question.) And it’s hard to consider him malicious with his wish either considering it’s essentially a novelty item in appearance. (And who hasn’t made a wish that someone does or feels something at some point or another?)
The whole thing though does have this unpleasant vibe, mostly because it’s essentially a possession movie. The ‘wish’ takes over Nikki, making her do and act strangely while also suppressing the real Nikki. And damn the actress that plays her (Inde Navarrette) is incredible. The way she switches from being a normal person to being utterly unhinged and unsettling in various ways. And you really feel for her when you realise that the wish is actually suppressing her. (Plus they lit her in all kinds of interesting ways to emphasise the creepiness)
It’s a hard film to know if I liked it though. It was incredibly unsettling and well down in places and it got collective gasps (and laughs) from the audience (there was quite a few there). It’s definitely one of those that I’m glad I’ve seen cause of being bombarded with trailers, but I’m not sure if I’d see it again.(also there’s a dead cat, it felt like there needlessly at first but…)
Second was Rose Of Nevada which was in the exact same screen as Obsession. It was funny how for Rose there was only one other person watching (despite a set of three booked seats).
Rose Of Nevada is about the titular Rose which is a fishing ship. It’s turned up in town after going missing. A crew is gathered to take her out to sea… but when they come back it’s now 1993 and people treat two of the crew members as if they were people from there…
This is a weird one. Cause from the trailer and the description I figured it’d be a mystery, with the crew trying to figure out how to get back to their own time. And yeah one of the crew absolutely wants to get back home (he has a girlfriend/wife and a kid to get back to) but the other one doesn’t, even though he’s treated as a missing husband and father.
There’s two main problems I have with Rose. The first is that it goes at a glacial pace. It takes roughly 45 minutes (ish) for the Rose to come back and them to realise something is wrong. But the second problem is probably bigger. It doesn’t answer anything or provide any solutions.
The ship goes back in time, why? The ship seems to have some magical property (other ships only bring in catches when it does) but that’s only mentioned once and not confirmed. At the start of the film it’s implied that this has happened before but it’s not elaborated on. The captain of the ship seems to know more than he’s letting on but it’s not explored at all. The crew take over the roles of two original crew members, but where did they go. Why does no one question that they look totally different?
I don’t mind watching something and some things not being resolved, but when nothing is resolved it just feels like a waste of time. There are some good shots and there’s a few moments that do feel promising but… it just feels like it led nowhere.
(Made me kinda wish I’d not bothered and either seen the sheep detectives again or wandered round town before coming home)
Next cinema trio will be one week from today to see The Mandalorian And Grogu! Yippie! Since I’m going with mum I dunno if I’ll see a second film, but if I do it’ll be probably Passenger depending on times, (since I’m going to the first showing at 10 am, much like I did with Fantastic 4) but we’ll see when showings go up
I got to the station just as the train was about to leave but the conductor person saw me arrive and let me on. So I got home in good time.
I’m gonna bundle up and… I dunno what my plan is tonight. Maybe The Pitt or finishing the Androzani special features. It depends on mood/tiredness.
Obsession
Rose
I think Leia sensed the bad vibes cause when I went to bed she curled up behind my head and purred like crazy. (The purring is standard the placement is new)
This morning right before I was due to go out I had another letter (or rather two because for some reason they send these in pairs). I have another appointment, same day an hour earlier. Which of course sent mum crazy. We had settled, yesterday (and her idea) on heading to Wolverhampton before the hospital but now she wants us to go straight there which ugh. I didn’t wanna talk about it when I was just about to head out though, but ugh. Hopefully though that does mean I only have two things at those set times and that’s it which be good.
I did head to town today cause I just needed to get out. I got Starburst magazine and new Fantastic 4 from Smiths and the crow inquistor Funko from Smyths (an exclusive, which was reduced which was a surprise)
I was debating between just seeing Obsession and seeing Rose Of Nevada too so I decided on seeing both, of course when I got to the cinema I found my phone was out of charge but I had my pad to use my pass. I should get the card, I wish there was a way of doing it.
Between films (instead of after like I planned) I went to Burger King and got another Mandalorian cup, so that’s two down. I still haven’t got the one I want most but this one has Grogu which looks cute.
I did find out from the cinema that they are getting something for The Mandalorian but they dunno what yet.
The horror trailers were mostly the same, which is odd cause you think with Obsession and Hokum out they’d have added at least one more to replace them but nope.(though Passengers is now the newer trailer and confirmed to be coming to the cinema with a standee). I do wanna see evil dead burn now I know Tyler’s actor is in it.
I missed some of the Rose Of Nevada trailers. As I came in Disclosure Day was playing which I’m curious about. Then there was A Private Life which was French, but seems to be a murder mystery/investigation thing so I’m curious. Tuner I’d seen in the coming soon on the cinema but not seen much about. It’s got kinda heist vibes.
Anyway thoughts on both films under the cut. (Note there will be slight spoilers for both so avoid if you’re gonna see the )
Obsession is about a guy (Bear) who makes a wish: for Nikki to fall in love with him, it works but it goes very badly wrong.
I couldn’t help but feel bad for Bear. He’s so awkward, he doesn't even take a chance to admit his feelings even when he’s offered one. (So it’s not that he hasn’t took no for an answer, it’s more he hasn’t even got the courage to even ask the question.) And it’s hard to consider him malicious with his wish either considering it’s essentially a novelty item in appearance. (And who hasn’t made a wish that someone does or feels something at some point or another?)
The whole thing though does have this unpleasant vibe, mostly because it’s essentially a possession movie. The ‘wish’ takes over Nikki, making her do and act strangely while also suppressing the real Nikki. And damn the actress that plays her (Inde Navarrette) is incredible. The way she switches from being a normal person to being utterly unhinged and unsettling in various ways. And you really feel for her when you realise that the wish is actually suppressing her. (Plus they lit her in all kinds of interesting ways to emphasise the creepiness)
It’s a hard film to know if I liked it though. It was incredibly unsettling and well down in places and it got collective gasps (and laughs) from the audience (there was quite a few there). It’s definitely one of those that I’m glad I’ve seen cause of being bombarded with trailers, but I’m not sure if I’d see it again.(also there’s a dead cat, it felt like there needlessly at first but…)
Second was Rose Of Nevada which was in the exact same screen as Obsession. It was funny how for Rose there was only one other person watching (despite a set of three booked seats).
Rose Of Nevada is about the titular Rose which is a fishing ship. It’s turned up in town after going missing. A crew is gathered to take her out to sea… but when they come back it’s now 1993 and people treat two of the crew members as if they were people from there…
This is a weird one. Cause from the trailer and the description I figured it’d be a mystery, with the crew trying to figure out how to get back to their own time. And yeah one of the crew absolutely wants to get back home (he has a girlfriend/wife and a kid to get back to) but the other one doesn’t, even though he’s treated as a missing husband and father.
There’s two main problems I have with Rose. The first is that it goes at a glacial pace. It takes roughly 45 minutes (ish) for the Rose to come back and them to realise something is wrong. But the second problem is probably bigger. It doesn’t answer anything or provide any solutions.
The ship goes back in time, why? The ship seems to have some magical property (other ships only bring in catches when it does) but that’s only mentioned once and not confirmed. At the start of the film it’s implied that this has happened before but it’s not elaborated on. The captain of the ship seems to know more than he’s letting on but it’s not explored at all. The crew take over the roles of two original crew members, but where did they go. Why does no one question that they look totally different?
I don’t mind watching something and some things not being resolved, but when nothing is resolved it just feels like a waste of time. There are some good shots and there’s a few moments that do feel promising but… it just feels like it led nowhere.
(Made me kinda wish I’d not bothered and either seen the sheep detectives again or wandered round town before coming home)
Next cinema trio will be one week from today to see The Mandalorian And Grogu! Yippie! Since I’m going with mum I dunno if I’ll see a second film, but if I do it’ll be probably Passenger depending on times, (since I’m going to the first showing at 10 am, much like I did with Fantastic 4) but we’ll see when showings go up
I got to the station just as the train was about to leave but the conductor person saw me arrive and let me on. So I got home in good time.
I’m gonna bundle up and… I dunno what my plan is tonight. Maybe The Pitt or finishing the Androzani special features. It depends on mood/tiredness.
Obsession
Rose
