On 8/21/2026 3:39 AM, The True Melissa wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260820@dont-email.me>:
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did youw atch?
I watched Coup!, a movie set back during the Spanish Flu about a
private chef who leads a sort of soft uprising against a wealthy
family. It was okay.
I watched:
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) - "Level Five Transporter
Accident" - The puppet episode! A lighthearted episode where the entire
crew, except for Spock, are turned into Muppets. To make matters worse
the ship comes under attack from Orions. This was basically like the
TNG episode "Rascals" where Picard and others were turned into kids.
All things considered, I think I liked this one more than "Rascals."
Insidious: The Red Door (HBOMax) 2023 sequel that picks up 9 years after
the last movie (this movie is set in 2019) and has the son (Ty Simpkins)
from the first two movies heading off to college. Neither he nor his
father (Patrick Wilson) have any memory of the first two movies thanks
to hypnosis. But on his first day of art class Ty is conveniently
hypnotized using words that coincidentally unlock the demons in his
head. Which also unlocks the demons in his father's head. This was
just above background noise.
Insidious: Out of the Further (theatrical) Latest entry in the Insidious franchise. This one focuses on a woman named Gemma who has the ability
to bring the demons back from the "Further." The demons with help from
some human cult members target Gemma to force her to bring demons from
the further to the real world. I should mention that Gemma works as a
dental hygienist which leads to some really disturbing scenes involving ghosts/demons set in a dental office. I should also mention Lin Shaye's "Elise" is in this one too. Despite the fact her character died in the
first movie, she has been in every Insidious movie in one way or
another. It sort of reminds me of how "Han" died in the third Fast and Furious movie, then the character proceeded to return for every Fast and Furious movie that came after. Same thing here! I guess it's OK if you
like the "Insidious" movies. My main gripe with the plot is Gemma's
character lived in the family home, which from perspective was *clearly* haunted. Everyone kept telling her to get out of that house. She
stubbornly refused to move, even after she knew for a fact demons were
after her, and her young *daughter* and the best excuse she could give
for staying put was to save the demons would just follow her if she
moved. No!!! First, this ignores the fact that all the demonic stuff
was centered around that house and didn't start until she moved back
into the house. She has no idea if the demons would follow her or not.
And even assuming they would, the demons were being helped by some very
human acolytes, who lived across the street. So *move* and let they try
to follow!
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