Netflix: Dark Tourist

I started watching a series on Netflix called 'Dark Tourist'. It's like a documentary series about a guy that travel around the world visiting places that can be dark, dangerous or macabre. It's pretty interesting, kinda sad, disturbing and gets you thinking. It can open your eyes to how other people live and the different cultures that are really out there. I have so much going through my head about this series (I hope I can remember everything I want to talk about) and I'm not quite done with the series yet. There are 8 episodes and I am in the middle of episode 7 as I type this.

The parts of the world that he goes to are: Latin America, Japan, the US, Japan, the stans, south east Asia and Africa. He gets a taste of what it's like to cross the Mexican border illegally, goes to suicide forest, encounters real vampires, visits a place that is run like North Korea, visits a disturbing museum, witnesses a cleansing of a corpse, goes to a voodoo festival, and prepares for the end of the world. Those are just some of the things he does from each episode.

While watching him re-enact what it's like to cross the Mexican border illegally, it was pretty depressing. One must REALLY have a bad life and hope for a better one to go through all of that. I understand we can't just let everyone in but there has to be a better way for people to be able to cross the border without going through the risk of getting killed. It's just plain sad and can really open your eyes to certain things that you never gave much thought.

As I got deeper into the episodes, I have become more thankful for my life and for living in the US. My life can be pretty difficult and life in the US can be pretty fucked up and scary; but it doesn't come close to what to other people go through in life. We truly have it so much better than other countries that we tend to take it for granted. It's almost hard to believe that other people have this scary or very dark life that is worse than us. It's also sad that there are places like that.

I also got to watch how some countries treat their animals. I have to say, even though I think we tend to treat our animals with cruelty, these other places are kinda worse. To them, it's their way of life, their culture, so they don't think twice about it. To us, it's disgusting and cruel and hunting for sport is kinda tame compared to some of these other places. Those parts were pretty hard to watch and I had to look away and I am a meat eater.

The other thing that has gone through my mind while watching this is how interesting to the point where it's amazing, how much different everyone lives around the world. We are all human, no matter the color, religion or where we live. Yet every country/culture has come up with their own religions, practices, how we all live is VERY different from one another, our beliefs and our way of lives can be so extreme. Instead of trying to learn from each other and about each other, we put up imaginary borders to separate ourselves from others, try to have control and power to show who is bigger, we destroy each other and hate each other just for being different or out of fear. Some want to rule with an iron fist not giving a shit 
if other are being mistreated, they get off on the power. Life is just so crazy and one big chaos if you really think about it.

Another thing I found interesting, even in some of the poor countries, they have cell phones but not big on other technology or decent living quarters, food or clean running water. English is spoken around the world even if it's their main spoken language. Everyone may not know it but it's still a pretty universal language, more than one might think. Different cultures can be so extreme and so bizarre on how they handle death, not saying it's a bad thing though.

I highly recommend this series if you are into this kind of thing. I've been binge watching it but stopped to write what was on my mind before I forgot about it. It's going to be a late night for me lol.

To watch the trailer click here

  

Movies Coming Soon

It's almost a new year full of movies we have been waiting for ever to see (and then some). I thought I would list some of the movies that are going to coming out next year and for the couple of years after. If there are trailers, I will have the link next to the title of the movie.

Jan.

Destroyer

Escape room Trailer Click Here

Glass Trailer Click Here

Feb.

Jacob's Ladder

Lego movie 2 Trailer Click Here

Happy death 2U Trailer Click Here

How to train your dragon: hidden world Trailer Click Here

March

The wedding guest Trailer Click Here

Captain Marvel Trailer Click Here

Superpower dogs Trailer Click Here

Dumbo Trailer Click Here

April

Shazam Trailer Click Here

Pet Cemetery Trailer Click Here

Hellboy

Penguins 

Avengers: endgame Trailer Click Here

May 

Uglydolls Trailer Click Here

Pokemon: detective Pikachu Trailer Click Here

John Wick chapter 3 Trailer Click Here

Aladdin Trailer Click Here

Godzilla: king of the monsters Trailer Click Here

June

X-men: dark phoenix

Secret life of pets 2

Men in black international

Shaft

Child's play

Toy story 4

The grudge

July

Annabelle 3

Spider-man: far from home

The lion king Trailer Click here

Aug.

The new mutants

Scary stories to tell in the dark

Angry birds 2

Sep.

It chapter 2

Downtown Abby

Oct.

Joker

The Adams Family

Zombieland 2

Untitled Mr Rogers/Tom Hanks project

Nov.

Terminator 6

Charlie's Angels

Sonic the hedgehog

Frozen 2

Dec.

Jumanji 3

Masters of the universe

Star Wars IX


Upcoming movies for 2020

Peter Rabbit 2
Fantasy Island
Gambit
Mulan
Fast and furious 9
Legally blonde 2
A quiet place 2
Godzilla vs Kong
Maleficent 2
Wonder Woman 1984
Minons 2
Bob's burgers
The jungle cruise
Green lantern corps
The croods 2
Rugrats
Fantastic beast 3
Sing 2
Avatar 2
Guardians of the galaxy 3

Upcoming movies for 2021

Boss baby 2
Fast and furious 10
Doctor strange 2
Jurassic world 3
Indiana Jones 5
Avatar 3
The Flash: flashpoint
Pinocchio

Bohemian Rhapsody Movie

Last night I saw this movie. I have to say, I am not a Queen fan per say but I do like a lot of their music and still wanted to see the movie.

I already knew that the timeline of the way things happened were out of order and that this movie was pretty watered down on Freddy's life. Overall, I still think it was a great movie and looking forward to getting it on DVD. 

I would have like to seen how he learned to play the piano, how they came to making the song for the 'Highlander' TV show and more of his personal life.

I loved the songs although there were a few songs that I never heard of. I think the guy who played Freddy did a pretty good job. I was heartbreaking at times especially when he found out he got aids. For me, that hit home since I know someone who died from it.

Even if this movie was watered down, I got a glimpse of who Freddy was. He was a very interesting guy. Even though he had his struggles, he still managed to go for what he wanted and got his life together in the end. So sad that he died especially so young. He was a year younger than I am now, wow.

Anyways, I think it is a good movie and if a fan go out aside the messed up timeline and that it was watered down, I think this movie can be really enjoyed.

Charmed

I just watched the first episode of the remake of 'Charmed'. When I first heard about the remake and saw the preview, I was very skeptical and wish they would leave the classic alone. I'm still not sure about it.

The first episode wasn't bad I thought. It did through me off that one of the sisters was the lost sister that was found instead of all three starting out as sisters already. The names are all different but their powers seem to be the same so far.

In this one, they get their white-lighter right away and he introduces himself as such and helps them out. Like in the previews, their mother was killed while they were a lot older unlike in the original. I guess I'm okay with that.

The special effects are better but that is to be expected since effects are better these days than when it first aired. This time around it's a little more darker.

Like I said at the start, I'm still not sure about this tv show but I am willing to give it a try. All these re-boots are kinda driving me crazy but at the same time I can understand it; they want to introduce great classics to a new generation. I just hope they slow down on the re-makes and come up with more original tv shows.

So I guess those who grew up watching the original should give the new one a try to see where it goes and think of it as an original show instead of comparing it to the original; it could completely ruin it if there is always a comparison. I am going to have to remind myself this as well.