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Everything about this movie is questionable and quite unusual. You either love it or hate it. I pretty much hated it and barely sat through it. People speak over each other, loud obnoxious soundtrack, 80's feel, unlikeable protagonist, no story line to speak of. Its a bit like real life I guess unpredictable, chaotic and weird and it's cool that the director went for it but I just can't deal with it. | 5 |
Never have I ever experienced this much fun during a movie. Every actor played its part perfectly. With enough self-awerness, humour and silly moments this was everything I hoped for. The budget was also insane, I can't wait to rewatch this so I can look at all the details again. The way Barbie moves, walks, drinks, acts?? Perfection.
Also surprisingly emotional, I didn't expect to cry during a movie about a doll. But well wel well, it happened.
Anyway, it deserves all the hype. Margot Robbie IS Barbie, there is nobody who could've done the role justice like her.
And Ryan? Well, he's just Ken. | 10 |
The film was good and there were scenes that were fun to watch. One thing it failed was being funny and there were a couple of overrated scenes. It was entertaining and many people who have seen it or are about see it would agree with me. I would not see it again anytime more this year but maybe in two years I would watch it again. There is definitely way too much hype and at least in my opinion it is not as good as everyone is saying it is. This is most money and the most successful movie a Warner bros movie has been. The certain people that would love this movie is girls. Also women and men age 30 - 50. If you a women or girl or a men I would definitely recommend this film. | 7 |
Weak plot, (written on a napkin?) influenced by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (sometimes felt like a direct ripoff) Way to much pointless CGI. Teenage melodrama with very poor jokes and "cute" scenes (gramma). Best part of the movie was with Tom Hardy after the credits. During the whole move my though was wth am I watching! Even my kids asked when is this over and how log the movie is. They wanted this to end!
This move is so undeniably overrated that I actually fear for future of humanity. I feel like Ricky Gervails joke about bleach is actually a good idea!
Remove "Do Not Drink" warning from bleach bottles for 2 years and than let people vote. | 2 |
This movie deserves no awards, no nominations, no high ratings. Waste of time. Probably they paid a loooooot in promotion. Comes to show you AGAIN to not trust critics. Embarrassing at least. I didn't know the story and during the entire movie I was wispering "America First"... Hahahaha. After the end I ended up saying "... and Second and Third". MAGA people will love it | 1 |
This film started well and I liked the opening dialog and the concept, but this film is simply not worthy of a Best Picture Oscar. There were too many disjointed scenes and bad editing. I think I need to see some more of this directors other films. I watched Okja and thought it was poor, so not sure what all the hype is about. 6/10 No doubt it will be remade Hollywood stylie but I wont be bothering to see it. | 6 |
When you see this and compare to the arrowverse gang. You will easily see who does their homework in movie-making classes. DCs offering is more PG oriented and Marvel's serving is definitely for the mature.
The acting is leagues above Arrowverse as well as the seriousness of the writing.
Why is it cancelled?
Because of the above.
Sad day in Superhero series to see this cancelled. | 8 |
No doubt the acting, cinema photography, and music is all great. But the plot is actually quite dull and predictable; this really should have been a movie. | 6 |
Whether you're a big fan of cinema or not, it probably goes without saying that at least one of the films you've loved watching is one of Steven Spielbergs. Most of his films have been home runs and have become classics, so hearing that he was going to be making a film about his own life intrigued me. Growing up myself as an aspiring filmmaker, I went into this film hoping to be amazed. While I can't say that that I think The Fabelmans is an amazing film by any means, it's still great. The funny thing is that I don't really have much to complain about here, the film is just very simplistic and I think I was hoping for more.
Sammy Fabelman (which is a pseudonym for Steven Spielberg) is a young boy who was blown away after being taken to the movies for the first time. After his first experience at the movies, he wishes to recreate what he had seen. This eventually led him to have his own camera and work hard at creating short films. Once his family moves away though, times get rough for him in school and family issues ensue. This film was a very nice watch and there are some terrific moments sprinkled throughout, but I never felt like I was watching a film about Spielberg. The awe and wonder about filmmaking is absolutely present and I connected to this film personally, but it never goes in any interesting directions, which is really my only complaint.
I thought that both Gabriel LaBelle who portrays Sammy Fabelman throughout the majority of the run time and Mateo Zoryan who plays him at the start of the film gave terrific performances. Their commitment to the real-life figure they were playing really helped sell the film to me. Paul Dano as the father was fantastic as well and even though Michelle Williams delivered a great performance as always, there was something off about the character to me. I also think that was the point of her character, so I could be overthinking that. The performances overall are great across the board.
The reason I was excited about this film was to see how Speilberg was influenced and why he chose to be a filmmaker in the first place. Other than being amazed at a young age, this film is really more about his family life and how that shaped who is is today. The score is wonderful and the imagery put a smile on my face on multiple occasions. I can't quite gush about this film because it's a Spielberg movie and obviously it's well-made from start to finish, I just hoped for a little more from this story. Still, all in all, I enjoyed every minute of it and that final scene had me laughing pretty damn hard. The Fabelmans was a very, very pleasant watch. | 8 |
It started out as one of the best comedy shows I have ever seen. It keeps the steam going for some seasons, then it starts to drop and one can forgive it, because you love the characters. But season 10 is so embarrassingly bad. I loved the show in the beginning, watch the first seasons, but stop at season 9, at the latest. | 6 |
3 star at most. Destined for Netflix. Save your money. No originality in it at all. | 3 |
I just binge watched it for the second time, and i truly believe this is completely original, very awkward through out then script, the performances, and the entire plot is just as awkward as real life can be. | 9 |
I LIKED DIS MOVI
I have watched this movie four times.... Its undoubtedly the best movie directed by Karan Johar......... As usual Kajol is excellent ... Shah Rukh Khan is the surprise package of the film he delivers his best performance ever ... Beautifully shot and edited movie.... I would definitely call this film a classic
... The climax is brilliant .... Cinematography by Ravi k Chandran is superb .. The soundtrack is another highlight of the film ... Its truly a must watch film ...... The romance between Rizwan Khan and Mandira is beautiful... So do watch this movie which has already become a huge international success d background score is great... D movie has a message to convey that all terrorists may be Muslims but all Muslims are not terrorists...The song Noor-E-Khuda is the soul of this film | 10 |
Please bear in mind that the person writing this is a BIG fan of Joss Whedon's earlier work in TV and movies. It's the fact that I really AM such a fan that made going to see "Avengers: Age of Ultron" so upsetting.
I managed to sit through the whole film, but just barely. Instead of the "Wow! Look at that!" I was supposed to feel, all I felt was sadness that one of the best storytellers of our age had sunk so low. "Ultron" was 141 minutes of Biff! Zap! Pow! Boom! Zoom! CGI madness, punctuated with a few lines that clearly were intended to be funny but only could have been considered so by pimply-faced 14-year-olds whose standards for comic one-liners had been set by Beavis and Butthead.
In other words, I hated it. I wish Joss would wake up from his comic book-induced stupor and remember how to write characters and plots again. "Buffy" used to cost $1.1 million per episode. "Firefly" used to cost $2 million per episode. And they were great.
"Ultron" cost over $2 million PER MINUTE of running time, and it's crap.
There is a lesson here. When Joss is working with his own ideas, it doesn't take huge amounts of money to create wonderful entertainment. When he is working with other people's comic book ideas, it doesn't matter how much money the producers throw at it -- it's comic book-mentality crap.
Stop making crap, Joss. Tell the guys at Marvel to keep their money and keep their mediocre plots and characters. Come back to making entertainment based on your own ideas. | 2 |
It is worth it, but little bit of cliché. First season is clasic. Second season is as good as the first one. And the third season is the best of them. You must atleast try it. | 8 |
Of course expectations are incredibly high regarding any prequel, sequel or movie related to Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon falls way below par by any fan's standards. After experiencing the luxury of great actors with charisma plus superbly written characters placed in highly dramatic situations (Game of Thrones) this show clearly has none of that. The leads are dull and the groups of folk wearing fake looking white wigs gives the production a boring mono chrome vibe. Also, the pointed violence and sex scenes add more meaninglessness to this crass, market-motivated debacle. This is absolute poo and I'm giving up at 3/4 way through episode 1. | 1 |
I give it 8 stars because I'm still optimistic it can turn around. I read Fire and Blood so I know the content is there. I was curious how HOT would address the jump between generations.
I think they could have done it much better, maybe with more flashbacks or something, especially with more backstory of Jaehaerys and prior kings.
The acting has been pretty solid. Needs more grit, action, clever doings, etc. So far, it's a little too uneventful and slow. Feels like a high budget soap opera. HOT is failing to maintain continuity with the cruel and tribal nature of Westeros as depicted in GOT. | 8 |
My husband asked me to compare this to something else to ally, and my first thought was Elf. In these ways it lives up to one of the greatest movies of all time - both are hilarious, have wonderful musical numbers, heartwarming, will make you tear up, complicated parental storylines, unlikely character bonding, and whimsical visual tie-ins/world-building + bonus of both having Will Ferrel to boot.
I loved the soundtrack - the Lizzo song being a fun 4th wallesque/narrator-y way to introduce Barbieland.
The pace was even - I never felt it was moving too quickly or wanting a scene to wrap up.
Some more unexpected show-stealers were Simu Liu and Arianna Greenblatt.
The haters are simply mad this is a film that is self-aware and for a new generation. | 10 |
Eternal is the length of time this film appears to be. Sunshine is what you will yearn to be in after about 20 minutes. Spotless = brainless. Mind....less is what the film is. To be fair someone had an interesting idea for a story and if a university film club had mad this into a 20 minute short it would have been a good movie. Unfortunately repeating the same thing over and over only highlights the fact that they had nowhere else to go with the story. If , after 20 or 30 minutes into the film, you get the urge to get up and walk out then do it; you won't miss anything. Acting? Can't fault the acting. All the characters were well presented and didn't fluff their lines at all but unfortunately that doesn't help with an endlessly repetetive story where the plot is broadcast fairly early on...or maybe me and my wife just missed something somewhere. I 'enjoyed' Monster and that wasn't an easy film to watch! This film is a monster of the worst kind. 1 out of 10 | 1 |
No story here, just special effects. It cashes in on Harry Potter fans. | 3 |
There are multiple characters each with their own side story that all tie back into the original plot. A very realistic story although the viewer may initially feel it a little difficult to grasp the plot fully. | 10 |
Iconic. The set, the outfits, the decor, the styling was iconic. I loved that the words and tones they used were as if a child was playing with them, but the topics were more serious and meaningful. They gave such a creative and fun spin to everything. I had many moments where I thought "how did they even come up with all of this". I like to be positively surprised in a movie and the conversations and jokes were so fun and fitting to the movie and the vibe, everything was well thought of and I could not help but smile every time. It's very extravagant and light and fun. It's not a movie for people who like deep dialogues and dramatic emotions in films. It is meant to be easy to digest, fun, extra and make you smile. I find it a brilliant concept and a refreshing, lightweight movie. I loved it. Very Girly and fun.
In one word: iconic. | 10 |
These stories; be they about slavery, child abuse, murder, war & or any other un-pleasantries, needs to be told for the public to debate them.
e.g. Related to the recent (post 2000) wars in the middle eastern region, there have been made a number of movies & documentaries, depicting very closely the brutal realities of the soldiers fighting there, and how some of them come home, mentally shattered, and unable to return to a normal life again
These movies have had a great role to play, in the way we think of post war-trauma.
That aside; it feels like "12 years a Slave" wants to be a movie that in the same way creates debate, by depicting the horrible realities as it were for the slaves in the mid 1800's
it's just 20 years late for that
This is not a new nor relevant topic, and considering there have already been so many movies related to this, it's not even that interesting any more.
With this in mind, "12 years a slave" is a simple piece of entertainment: and unfortunately a very slow paced, not especially touching or dramatic, and for most parts forgettable piece of entertainment.
I have to acknowledge though, a well performing cast and good cinematics!
A decent film... but i do not believe i will be watching it Again. | 5 |
The Boys (2019) is brilliant! It shows that not all "heroes" wear capes. Homelander is the big bad, and I've never seen an arrogant character as much as him on screen before. I love the fact that the day-to-day people are the ones you're cheering for. On the other hand, the so-called heroes have it all, and they're not who you think they are. That's what I love about this show and it's truly, amazingly unique.
Karl Urban is great in this show, and Anthony Starr shows that he carries the antagonist role perfectly. A nice surprise from Simon Pegg is great stuff, and the rest of the cast including; Jack Quaid as Hughie, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, Jessie T. Usher as A-Train, Laz Alonso as Mother's Milk, Chase Crawford as the Deep, and the others are just great.
The Boys (2019) is definitely one of those binge-watches. I cannot wait for Season Three.
9/10.
Magnificent. | 9 |
I think Netflix made this movie only for want to spread connection in India & Bangladesh. | 2 |
I don't really understand the high rate for the movie, it is very normal expected movie. | 6 |
So predictable yet so beautiful. Avatar does not belong in the top 250 list at all. Not even in the top 2.500 if you ask me. It's unoriginal, transparent and every character is a cliché of itself. I will not give any spoilers, thou the very idea of "spoiling" anything, is a joke. You will accurately predict the full storyline of the movie, within the first 15 minutes. There are no twists or turns in the story, and you can easily recognize the bad guy, by the scars in his face. Having said that, I enjoyed this movie, in its full 2h, 45 min length, and yes they seemed to pass fairly quickly.
Before I get to the good parts about this film, I will just finish of the negatives. I watched this in Denmark (where I live) and we don't have any IMAX theaters. So that sucks, however I cannot blame the film for that. The 3D glasses we got, was really bad, and perhaps made for children? I could CLEARLY see the frame of the spectacles, and it ruined the 3D effect some. The other thing that ruined the 3D was the subtitles. All the debts in the picture are put in to a really shitty perspective from the yellow subtitles, which is impossible to ignore. Yes the subtitles are in 3D as well, but it's hard to get lost the picture, as I can easily imagine doing, if there were no subtitles, and I had a pair of decent 3D glasses.
Having said all the above, this film deserves a big thumb up, for its STUNNING visuals. The CGI is beyond anything I have ever seen, and the 3D knocks it up another notch. The world James Cameron created is realistic, imaginative and attractive. I would describe it as the most exotic place imaginable, without any spiders, scorpions, snakes or bugs. All the animals are big and colorful, and always just 1 inch short of eating our hero. The native people are a parody on Native Americans, and there some scenes with chanting and summoning spirits, I could have done without. However they are fairly short and surrounded by impressive CGI to grab your attention.
Other films (like Transformers) have no or bad content, and totally depend on CGI to have any entertainment value. However, this is a class beyond that. Despite the cliché characters and the predictable plot, I would not compare this to other films like that. Not just because the CGI is better, but because the story is not insanely ridicules, or completely missing. (like in the Transformers movies).
Go watch this film (don't rent it), and go for IMAX if you can. Watch it in 3D and try to get some decent 3D specs. Avoid subtitles. Try to get seeded in the center of the cinema, slightly closer to the screen, than to the back wall. (In a cinema with 20 rows of seats, go for row 7 near the middle, where row 1 in is near the screen and row 20 is near the back). Where you sit, makes a world of difference when it comes to the 3D effect. If you get all that right, you will enjoy this movie, no matter what kind of movies you like. (I did not like this movie one bit, but I did enjoy it).
7 out of 10 for decent acting, amazing CGI, impressive world and great action. | 3 |
I know there are a lot of people who have seen this film and even the sequels. But this is the first time I've paid attention to this franchise. Though it is popular, The Matrix failed to deliver good performances and great fighting scenes. The story is new in its genre and year. The Matrix was created in 1999, which is similar to 2010's Inception, where the world is not the world itself anymore. There are two worlds, The Matrix and the actual world. The Matrix is where most people live in and the actual world is only for the ones that rebelled. As refreshingly new the plot is, the writers just had to put in some clichés in the film: the protagonist did not die at the end, the bad guys died, some romance, and badass action scenes. Well, I guess that's what all movies have nowadays. But the film have so many flaws in it like the acting, it is the worse ensembled cast I've seen in years. The actual writing isn't bad but the way the actors delivered the lines are just unpleasant. Another flaw is the fighting scenes. I first thought it was because they were moving too fast and that was the point. But as it progresses, the fighting scenes are just cheap! The Matrix offers a new element to its genre and has really great visual effects but failed to deliver on its performances which made the film dropped. | 5 |
Action-packed, humour interaction between Sam and Bucky (and additionally Zemo) is the strong point of the series. But I can't get the fight plot between the villain (Karli) and the Senator. | 6 |
I'm not a huge fan of Marvel, since I've only seen a few. Captain America was nice, age of ultron was good, iron man 2 was OK, and I've seen this one. It was released in 2013 to high amounts of praise. But I think it's over-hyped. And here's why
The story in this film is about terrorists about to completely take over the U.S., and it suddenly starts to focusing on people that can burst into flames. See, this is super disorganized this film is? What makes it more choppy is the fact that Tony Starks home was under attack, then he gets in his suit unconscious, flys off, and wakes up in a totally different place. I thought while seeing that, what just happened? Things get more disorganized for reasons that will spoil the film. The writing is just super choppy, disorganized, and a bit confusing. It goes on like this for so long and it just makes me wonder what the heck is happening here. There is not much logic. Its just super messy and just doesn't make sense.
The special effects look super great. I will not lie, it just gets you excited and hyped during the action scenes. It's another big budgeted set of special effects that played off. The iron man suit looks great and it really gets you. The only problem I have with it is the fact that the action scenes makes you think about the cgi in the movie. So overall, the effects have a lot of effort.
The characters in the movie are flimsy just like the movie. For the main character Tony Stark, instead of learning more like in the second one, he's just the ordinary hero. The kid in the movie serves more of a plot device and is a bit bland. The rest of the characters are mostly forgettable like the people who can burst into flames and more. So there's not much to offer with these guys. There just isn't.
So overall, Iron man 3 is one of marvels worst films. It may have done things right like the special effects are great, and the acting is good . But it's not enough to save it from its lackluster writing, and bland characters. Iron man 3 is so over-hyped that I think some people were a bit harsh on the second one. So bottom line: Its a waste of a screenplay, a waste of characters we watch for two hours, and it's overall a bad film.
Rating: D+ = 3.5/10
One more thing: This movie was so confusing that I even wrote a factual error about the plot that I had to remove. Well, I hope that doesn't happen again. | 3 |
I have a general feeling that almost all of the characters their behaviours and actions just seem to be lack of motivation, which is really disappointed. | 1 |
I was looking forward to watching this for months but ended up watching it at home in my home theater after my friend bought it. I am so glad that I waited and that I didn't waste my money.
X 1: This was R-rated. I do watch R-rated movies, but my children are big fans of Marvel super-hero movies and enjoy watching them too. What kind of message does this send if I have to tell them that there are heroes they can sometimes watch and then there are heroes that you can't watch because of nudity and F-words. And yes, the violence was pretty intense too.
X 2: I was bored. Wolverine's first encounter was so-so. He wasn't threatening or scary. He was pathetic. I kept thinking he was going to fall and not get up. Just when you think he is going to call 911, he suddenly pops up and almost seems like his old self for a minute. Then he is back to "Get me my walker. Where are my pills?"
X 3: Nudity. At 20:00, he is driving around a bride and her bridesmaids in his limo, and of course she has to ask him to watch while she juggles her breasts. Yes, that was essential to the plot.
X 4: At 37:00 some action starts. I almost got my hopes up. And then we were back to, "Someone help me up." When there was action, nothing was held back. Heads and body parts were flying. Blood was splattering. People were dying. Maybe this was more true to form of Wolverine going full tilt...and then he falls down again, waiting for someone to help him up.
Over the years, I was attached to all these characters. By the end of this movie, I was almost hoping everyone would die so I wouldn't have to suffer through another boring movie with these characters. This just did not have the feel of an X-Men movie to me. | 3 |
Hardy still plays the part great and the movie is still funny but wasn't as great as the first movie. Not sure why the reviews are poor but I thought it was entertaining and enjoyed it. | 7 |
I have never been more disappointed with a movie, as I had such high hopes.
Many others have gone into the flaws with the story, non-sensical science, and poor dialogue and I generally agree with the harshest of those criticisms.
But I'd like to add one that isn't being said much: The film is mostly blurry (a few scenes were sharp so it can't've been the cinema), and whoever maintains the lenses forgot to clean them as there's specks and hairs (again, it can't've been the cinema because they varied between the different scenes). If you see it at an IMAX and have good eyes, this might bug you. In my opinion there's no gain in seeing it on a big screen, as it looks like it was shot last century.
Nolan's wrong, film-cameras suck (Just compare the image quality of Interstellar to, say, the Hobbit movies and you can see where movie technology should be heading). Also, this is exactly the genre of movie that looks best in 3D. (And to those who don't like 3D: Just see the 2D version). | 2 |
I'm generally a Joss Whedon fan, but this film is truly awful.
Now, before I'm pilloried by the Marvel fanboys, let me explain why:
1.) The first hour of the film is spent gradually (very gradually, at points) reintroducing characters from the previous Marvel character films. Which this is to be expected, it happens not in any organic way, but in a very perfunctory, forced manner by introducing the crisis immediately as the film begins.
This is disconcerting for a number of reasons, not the least of which is because it leaves you very little room to go "up" from there. There's no build up to the introduction of the enemy...it's just there.
2.) For all of this often needless exposition, there is little, if any, character development within the first half of the film, which left me feeling cold towards any of the main characters - I just don't care if they die. Kill 'em all.
3.) Because the "action" starts at the beginning and doesn't really stop, every moment of exposition feels like it takes a year just to get going. What is often intended to be humorous, springy dialogue is delivered in scenes that are utilitarian, at best, and just leaden mill stones, at worst.
The script is well-written, and the actors do very serviceable jobs delivering their well-written lines, but the truth is that, because the movie started with action and kept going, no one really cares what they have to say.
Will it entertain some people? Yes. But...frankly, it's just not worth paying a monthly subscription to watch on Netflix, much less purchase it to own. | 3 |
This series starts out a bit slow but quickly kicks into gear and brings the mystery, intrigue, action, drama, character development, special effects and direction by the end of episode one and forward. It can get a little bogged down in back stories and inner-family drama for an action super hero series, but if you can stick through those segments the overall plot and story along with enough action and special effects should be enough to hold your attention and make you like. The characters all have their own stories and personal drama going on as subplots and they're also all involved in the overall main plot. The acting was excellent, camera work, special effects, and directing were as well. The musical score was perfectly timed and matched to the in sequence of action taking place on screen as a very creative use and blend of sound and visual stimuli. My main complaint occured in the last episode where I thought a focal characters inner conflict seemed juvenile and way over blown and dramatic. Hard to believe someone is going to just stand still and let there throat be cut too. Also, throughout series, the writers made drama where none was needed and forced it along by not allowing the characters to simply communicate fully and accuratly with each orher. I guess that's how the writers thought they had to write in order to intensify the drama but what happens is the characters look inept, juvenile, and not very realistic. For the audience, it makes the character interactions in the series annoying and implausible. At any rate, the extraordinary powers genre is getting more and more crowded each year but this series is a top contender and looks like it is going to stay there. | 8 |
It has some terrible torture scens but at the end of the film everything changes. | 6 |
First, I haven't read the All Souls Trilogy so I can't claim to be a disaffected reader of a well-regarded work that the NYT called "imaginative grown-up fantasy." This series is most certainly NOT that (though, sadly, it might have been.)
Second, everything about this series was first-rate (locations, camera work, supporting characters and a number of leads) with the crushing exception of Teresa Palmer who plays the crucial character of Diana Bishop. The innocence expected of this role was completely overwhelmed by a cloying "Twilight" teen queen quality that undermined the strength of the story over all.
Third (and the reason for a second star), it manages to be entertaining even if it isn't completely satisfying. | 2 |
Really looking forward to this new spiderman movie loving homecomingbut alas it was not nearly as good spent to much time with him trying to get with mary jane now there are 5 action secens but the first 4 only last mabye like 5 minutes most of the movie is mostly talking and how he doesn't want to help anyone because he is on vacation also by the last 2p mins I was so board and un entertained I was ready to just turn it off and then at the the last 10 minutes we finally see peter like in the homecoming actually coming and finally and I mean finally doing something about the villain with homecoming it was fast funny and had a great villain but this is no home coming it was like iron man 2 and that's not good only one joke actually landed and the others just flew over my head and another thing that was really annoying is how many time they refence iron man in this movie even thou he died in endgame I say leave him alone and just end it and stop trying to get us to feel more sorry he has passed
Also spider man suit is to robotic and not anything like the original suit which means he gets l his powers except his super strength and senses from the suit and he really is annoying in this one I miss Toby maguire he is and always be the only true spider man | 4 |
When I first heard about Selena Gomez starring alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, I was hesitant to pull the trigger on watching this series. However, I am glad I decided to watch a couple episodes on a whim because my wife and I were immediately hooked. Each cast member brings a unique quality to their character and they do a tremendous job of keeping every scene interesting. This was the best new series I encountered in all of 2021 and would recommend to anybody looking for a new fun show to watch, especially for people who love mystery-comedies or true crime series/podcasts . | 9 |
How dare you call this monstrosity "The Witcher"? It's an insult to all the fans of the universe. What kind of scam is it? What happened to the good characters? Why are they lame, whiny and pathetic? Or worse: cruel, heartless and insensitive? I'm not falling for it. They are all totally different in the original. You've ruined it. Ridiculous ideas, glued together with some saliva. The only thing left of the original are ... character names and goegraphical names. I mean it. Nothing else. If you read the books, or played the games, steer clear of.... whatever this is. | 1 |
I have seen the original, and it was so unintelligent that it was one of the reasons the wonderful actress Kelly McGinnis quit making movies. This sequel equals if not surpasses the original in every aspect including requiring a vast amount of suspension of disbelief. It was full of video-game grade special effects for those into that sort of thing. The acting was competent to so/so, and the script was full of so much schlock it red-lined the schlock-meters. Finally, this movie should receive the "Mistress Overdone" award for the most maudlin scenes in recent cinema history. However, anyone weeping during or after this movie, was because they were ashamed of wasting so much time. | 3 |
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"The Godfather Part II" is a cinematic masterpiece that stands as one of the greatest achievements in the history of filmmaking. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and released in 1974, this sequel to the iconic original film continues the saga of the Corleone crime family with unparalleled depth and complexity.
What sets "The Godfather Part II" apart is its dual narrative structure, intertwining the rise of a young Vito Corleone (played brilliantly by Robert De Niro) as he builds his criminal empire in early 20th-century New York, with the ongoing story of Michael Corleone (masterfully portrayed by Al Pacino) in the 1950s as he struggles to hold onto power and navigate the treacherous world of organized crime.
The film's storytelling is nothing short of mesmerizing, as it seamlessly weaves together past and present, exploring themes of family, loyalty, power, and the corrupting influence of the criminal underworld. The performances are exceptional across the board, with De Niro and Pacino delivering career-defining roles. The supporting cast, including John Cazale, Diane Keaton, and Talia Shire, also shines.
Cinematographer Gordon Willis's work is a visual feast, with his use of shadow and light adding a layer of atmosphere that perfectly complements the film's dark and brooding tone. The haunting score by Nino Rota further enhances the film's emotional impact.
"The Godfather Part II" is a true cinematic triumph, a compelling exploration of the human condition within the framework of a crime epic. It's a film that not only lives up to the high standards set by its predecessor but arguably surpasses them. This timeless classic continues to captivate audiences and remains a must-see for anyone interested in the art of filmmaking and storytelling. | 8 |
Just look at the first season. The rest of the seasons are painfully bad! TRUST ME! | 8 |
My goodness, what a disappointment! Good actors, good director and rewards all over the place. Also I really enjoy the musical genre, so I thought nothing could go wrong.
But this film is so long, boring and self-indulgent. No songs or dancing scenes will make a fond memory and you won't be humming any song on your way out.
All the jazz bits are pretentious, I felt no passion of sharing like I had felt in Whiplash. Here you just have to accept that Jazz is this big and sacred 'thing' (frankly that the worst thing you can say about anything...) and get that idea hammered through your head throughout the whole movie.
The story is bland, with lazy writing taking over and being the main star.
This movie just got me bored and happy to see the 'End' sign. First time I felt that way after a musical film, usually you come out of those with enough energy to get you through a couple of days. | 1 |
Gets surprisingly dull after the initial overload of special effects. The plot is so cliched and predictable that nothing can make up for it. | 3 |
This is review for the second season of One Punch Man;
Basically everything I loved about season 1, is dialed down in season 2. Firstly, the animation. The first season of One Punch Man is possibly the best animated season in all of anime. Season 2's animation is still great, but it's very disappointing. Secondly, the comedy. OPM is the funniest anime I've ever seen and it was probably the biggest thing I love from it. In this season, I didn't laugh once. Thirdly, the antagonist is super one-dimensional and lacks good writing. His motives were lazy and I couldn't care less for him. Lastly is the sheer enjoyability. It still got me entertained but I don't think I'll remember anything that happened in a week. | 8 |
Hollow phrases, pseudo intellectual gibberish. Flat acting. Charachters that keep explaining themselves. And a USA versus Russia cliche. The building looks nice though. Other than that a big waste of time. | 4 |
I've seen this movie on the theater twice.. once on the premiere here in Indonesia, and then the second was one week after. not just that, i even bought the DVD, trust me.. it's that good!
The part that i liked best from this movie was the story. Raimi has put amazing plots to the make the movie enjoyable for everyone (even kids that doesn't care too much about the story would be amazed by the fights in it). From inner conflict, love and the fight against Doc Ock, Raimi and the scriptwriters amazed me till the end.
Maguire was great. Dunst, Franco and Molina were also the vital parts that made this movie so powerful to me. Thanks Raimi, for making such wonderful superhero movie.
10/10 | 10 |
Before you write this review off, please know that rating it a 4 does not mean I hate this film.
My rating system may be a bit different than others. If a movie exists, I want to immediately give it a 5. A 5 seems very middle-of-the-road for me, and I want to give each film the benefit of the doubt. So, I automatically go into a film thinking it's a 5, and if it goes well or gets better as I watch it, that rating goes up. The rating goes down if I see more negative than positive aspects about the film.
I explain my rating process to ensure to others that I do NOT hate this film. I thought it was okay - nothing special - but far from a disaster, and yet, further from a masterpiece.
As this review is intended to be more advice for first-time viewers, let me get right to the crux of my view on the film: The Shawshank Redemption gets a lot of hype. It has been the pinnacle of many Top 10 lists since its release, and even IMDb here has it at the top of its Top 250. So, unless you have lived most of your life under a rock, you are fully aware of the attention and praise this film has gathered since 1994. Do not - I repeat, do NOT - go into the film expecting great things. If you can watch the movie without any preconceived opinions, that would be the best. You might thoroughly enjoy Shawshank. Going down the checklist, the movie has just about everything you need for a great film:
Theme: It's got "redemption" in the title, everyone. I think you can figure it out, but the film also touches on forgiveness, endurance, and friendship - all good themes to explore in film
Acting: Morgan Freeman is amazing, as always. Tim Robbins is loved by critics (I've never particularly cared for him), and does a decent job of conveying a full spectrum of emotions
Source Material: It's based on a Stephen King short story. Stephen King has been cinema gold, as far as I can tell. The Shining, Stand By Me, and The Green Mile have all been successful It all sounds so good, right? Well, I would definitely tell you to watch this film, as I think most films should be given a chance, especially modern classics such as this one. However, I would not believe all the hype.
For me, it was an average film with major expectations, and ultimately, I was let down. I can't say that watching this movie was anything like being in prison, but I could actually connect emotionally with Andy by the end of the film. | 4 |
What a crying shame that a movie that had so many people awaiting its arrival delivered so little. And, it seemed to take forever to deliver that!
I believe that this is one of the most critical reviews I have ever given and believe me, I firmly believe that it is wholly because my expectations were set so high by the franchise that it was pretty much doomed unless it was mind blowingly good.
If the story had had one thread of; 'that was believable' or even an odd; 'that could work' it may have been able to recover but, it doesn't. It doesn't even have a; 'that was cool' at any point either!
It's actually so boring I had finally found a movie I could replenish concessions during and didn't feel like I had missed anything. The reality is that I probably missed some really critical parts but it didn't matter, the movie had lost me long since then.
The entire story was so convoluted that it was just plain terrible. The basic thread was non existent and I agree with many other reviewers that certain characters were pointless.
Synopsis: Infinity wars was mediocre, this isn't. Also, personally, it has done so much harm to the franchise, I for one won't be bothering to spend the 'sizeable' costs involved in cinema excursions for any Avenger related future offering again. | 2 |
2 stars for the french woman. from effects to Turtle style slow moving story-line. this movie is a punishment for those who want to spend their 2 hours for a good movie. You can skip if you only want to watch good movies. this movie is just feel like Director think the are paying the viewers to watch thats why he/she make it like "Mah lyf, Mah Rulz". | 2 |
Long drawn out but worth it in the end.
I thought there were portions of the move that weren't really required or were too long. Especially the scenes at the school. But the movie is well directed. There are many sequences of thrill and intrigue in this movie.A slow burner if there ever was one. Plot can be a little difficult to follow at times but stay with it.... | 6 |
This was a very different and unique kind of spy movie. It was not the conventional James Bond type since the spy here was not taught about the use of cool gadgets, fight skills or even the weapons & explosives use. But it was a rather psychologically advanced type of spy where the Sparrow would use their minds in finding out what the target was looking for in a person and became such. Therefore you should not expect a movie with full of action or fight sequences. This was more like a drama movie focusing on the lead character Dominika who was played truly brilliantly by Jennifer Lawrence. It was so amazing to see her characterization of this person, her transformation from an innocent ballerina to a ruthless, strong-willed, manipulative spy.
The movie's main attraction was the high intensity dramatic moments which all involved Dominika. The way she had to adjust herself into many situations, or her expressions in various conditions even in the most scary times. My wife and I were really amazed by her performance in this movie. Aside from Jennifer Lawrence's factor, the movie was also excellent in providing us few surprising twists. The final twist in the end was really mind blowing. And be sure to really concentrate on the first 10-15 minutes of the movie where you would find out how dark the tone of the movie really was. Plus the background music was also very good as it really added the element of intensity during the suspenseful moments.
This movie had a duration of more than 2 hours which for some audience might be too long for a thriller drama movie. But my wife was able to go through it without even going to the bathroom (that's how intense the whole movie was). Though for me personally, there were some moments in the middle which felt a little bit too slow. Before you decide to see this movie, you have to know that it was categorized for 21 years above in Indonesia (R rating in the US), due to the violent nature of the killing and some sexual content. So beware that the movie is really for mature audience and do not bring your children to see this.
If you are looking for a different unique kind of spy movie, based on the book written by former CIA operative named Jason Matthews (who would really know his stuff), this would be an interesting option. But if you expect a full action spy movie, then this would surely not be your thing.
For my complete review, pls have a look at michaelnontonmulu.blogspot.co.id | 7 |
Has this film been subject to ratings tampering? I ask because as a fair minded armchair critic, I did NOT see an 8.2 star movie.
I saw a retread of the original Top Gun, not that I was inclined to mind that, but the former had a great visual appeal about that this movie singularly failed to replicate.
The Scott brothers were giants of the advertising industry and they often surpassed the biggest movie productions in a golden age where the TV critics hailed the commercials as being better than the programmes. So, when one thinks of Top Gun and of the signature shots - the bike racing the F14, the jet flying over the burning field and the aircraft finale - none of which are matched in this lacklustre revival.
As for the plot, or rather, the lack of it. C'mon, at some point you have to identify the baddies. Yet all we got was 'ooh ooh, so scary ... fifth dimension technology'.
I'll unpack no more than that, but I will repeat my contention ... this movie has had a ratings bump by third party hands. | 3 |
This is a very good film, and if you liked Godfather, you'll like the sequel. But it IS a sequel, not a companion as one other reviewer claimed. The original film is a complete work without this, and a somewhat stronger one. There are a few inconsistencies with the historical stuff, and frankly the flashback story, while compelling, is a little weaker than the future one.
Worth seeing! But not worth being in the top 10 of all time. | 8 |
Had I reviewed this after season one, it wold be a 10. Unfortunately, season two was a bit of letdown, and I had to lower my rating to 8. It seems the writers got lazy with too many things. Instead of inspiring explanations of why things happen (as in season one), what we get is "it happened because the plot called for it)... so disappointing. Also, gone are the grit, sensuality, and utter rawness of season one.
Not a great effort, but worth watching. Desperately hoping that season three gets back to the greatness of season one.
Update 8/9/23: Through the first five episodes, it looked like it might have recaptured it's former glory. Then game the truly horrific episode 6, the boring episode 7, and the disappointing episode 8. Once again lowering my rating. | 7 |
Witcher is not bad show, but it is miles from being tv show that u can binge. Lets just say that it indeed failed to bring what we all expected from books and games made years before this show. Geralt is epic character but it is potrayed really bad by H.Cavill and rest of cast is as well a mediocre at best. Shallow acting and low budget effects will make you dislike this show. | 7 |
Yesterday I watched the movie "Interstellar". A poorly scripted and poorly directed movie with an over-simplified pseudo-science and spoon-fed philosophical implications, basically a typically overrated Hollywood movie which takes no shame in copying from 2001: A Space Odyssey from Kubrick with none of its beauty, simplicity and none of its art. It shows that in 1968 they were able to make a masterpiece and in 2014 they can't even copy it decently. The fact that on IMDb it has an higher rating than the Kubrick masterpiece makes me lose all faith in the progress of humanity and in our current generation. I will watch 2001: A space odyssey again to forget about it and restore faith in human kind again. | 4 |
TVF never stopped amazing us with great contents. We connect with each shot in way even better than Kota Factory. That bgm keeps on playing in my head. This has pain, love, moreover it feels real. The story has life. 😍 | 7 |
Now You See Me is the newest movie directed by Louis Leterrier, the man who brought us mainly mindless action movies like The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans and Transporter 1 & 2, which is interesting since all the trailers presented Now You See Me as a movie that strives to become something more than a mindless action movie - they presented it as a somewhat intelligent crime/thriller movie. But, hey, even the movie itself says 'come in close, because the more you think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you'. And that's what happened, I saw the trailers and thought I will be seeing an intelligent crime/thriller movie; and I was fooled. Instead I got a boring, fairly mindless movie with some, clearly, needlessly long action scenes.
Let me start of with the plot first. So, what is Now You See Me about? I could say that Now You See Me is a movie about 4 magicians called the 4 horsemen - consisting of J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merrit McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) whose magic acts are a front for robberies, and try to escape an FBI agent who is after them. I could also say that Now You See Me is about an FBI agent named Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) who, aided by an Interpol agent named Alma Dray (Mélanie Laurent), is trying to catch these magicians. I could even go as far as to say the movie is about an ex-magician named Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman) who tries to expose these 4 magicians and make money off of it. Furthermore, there is Michael Caine somewhere in the equation.
I really applaud the movie for assembling such a great cast (maybe the best cast I've seen in a while), however Now You See Me's greatest merit is its greatest flaw. There are just too many characters in the movie, and none of them get enough screen time. Moreover, there are too many subplots, and the movie constantly changes its focus. Who are we, the audience, supposed to root for? For the magicians to succeed in their plans? For the agents to catch the magicians? For Morgan Freeman to reveal the magicians? As a result of these rapid focus changes and the undeveloped characters I completely lost my interest for the movie half way through. Which is a shame, since the majority of the cast are wonderful actors who could have shined in their roles - had they only had something to work with. Eisenberg and Harrelson have no chemistry whatsoever nor do they share much screen time, in spite of the superb chemistry they showed in Zombieland. The only pair that's worse than them are Laurent and Ruffalo, who are awkwardly forced into a romantic subplot.
Of course, if you don't care about the characters and just want to see some pretty good scenes with amazing magic tricks (which were the best part of the movie), a somewhat decent and original story and obligatory car chase scenes, knock yourself out! Your money will be definitely well spent if you're not looking for anything more than a forgetfully fun movie. As for myself, I think the movie's title - Now You See Me - is pretty fitting. This is, hopefully, the only time I'm seeing this movie and never again. Since I don't want to get fooled again.
Rating: 6/10 Read more at http://passpopcorn.wordpress.com/ | 6 |
This movie got the stellar reviews just because the PC crowd got pi**ed off that Joker took all the limelight. There had to be a "counter-balace" and this movie got hyped. The first half is overly melodramatic and "funny" as in American Pie type funny, and the latter half at the very best portrays some of the struggles of Korean society-presented in a weird and almost Twilight Zone-ish way. But that's litetally it! Besides the sudden plot/atmospheric twist there is little else. Imagine if K-pop was a movie, and the last part of the tune turns to a Metallica song. That's this movie in a nutshell. It was not bad, but all the stellar reviews are give it way too much credit. Joker won, the rest is just attempts to br de jour. | 6 |
Worst film I've seen in a long time. Hopeless pap. | 1 |
I was sceptical at first if I should watch this movie but at the end I decided, why not? Well, I should've listened to myself. This movie is poorly written, characters are dull, dialogues are stupid, the story is devoid of logic and at the same time completely predictable. I was waiting for a good moment, knowing it has a good rating, and I finally got to this moment by the very end. After two hours of boredom and stupidy I got to the moment, where I had to ask myself the question that the main character had to deal with... and I understood that I couldn't answer it. But then writers gave their own very rude and equivocal opinion, which ruined the ending completely. Very disappointed in writers and Afflecks. | 4 |
Please google 'avatar is bad', or your choice of a more pejorative adjective, to save me re-hashing that here.
Don't believe all the love it's got on here! | 2 |
I was really psyched for the next MARVEL movie! Now, I wish I never saw it. The acting was pretty good, although I would rather have unknowns than big names in these roles. The character's names were so over the top that there was no way to keep them straight and that made me never have a good connection to any of those characters. The politics woven into the story line was obvious, bipolar and insulting. Shame on the writers for promoting racism and blame. Choreography was poor. There were several chronological mistakes I would have given it 0 stars but the costuming and scenery were lovely. | 2 |
I think everyone is living on earth must see this show ! Jessica was amazing ! You should see this as soon as possible. | 8 |
Briefly, a high skilled ideas-thief has to implement an idea, a kind of order in fact, to a very powerful person, through dreams.
To achieve this assignment, Cobb (Di Caprio) needs to use a special team and a high risked method. This is the pretext for providing many actions, many explosions. So many that it knock you down, and I nearly fell asleep ... which is not a good sign ! I would have expected a more calm, more reflexion-focused storyboard. The cast is OK but I would not have chosen Di Caprio for the main role. He acts good but I don't see him as a ideas-thief. For this kind of scientific mission, I would have imagined someone more geeky, more cerebral. Happily, and as usual with Nolan, the visual is fantastic. Majestic, polished : impressive. This saves the film and makes it something watchable but not more. I review this film now because I'm afraid to forget it quickly ! | 5 |
In my opinion the best part of this movie was the CGI and the few comedic moments that occurred. The plot was thin. The acting was marginal (Tom Hardy was the exception; only reason I didn't cut it short), and the overall feel seemed amateur. To me a waste of time. | 3 |
Season 1 - 10/10, Season 2 - 4/10
Season 1 was great and I was looking forward to season 2, but it was a real disappointment. Since there was conclusion for the season 1 story, I wasn't sure where they will go with season 2 and apparently writers didn't know either. Season 2 story is totally unrelated to season 1. They should've left it as a mini series, because story of season 1 is rounded and concluded. My advice - watch season 1 and skip season 2. It is slow, boring and confusing, but not in a good way confusing like season 1. | 7 |
Just watch it I looked at everyone's reviews and u either love it or hate it so I'm gonna say this if u loved the vampire diaries its nothing like that its more and I really don't want to say this but screw it, it's more believable so just watch the godamn show..✌ | 8 |
Waste of time, and overrated. Only music is okayish. | 2 |
Have nothing to add... This movie is is packed with action, and that is all. No logic, no brain and no tension, since the whole movie is one fighting scene... The fights are good, so I have heard... Nah, if you are a fighter, half of those moves are just a show off, where you would be dead in real world. What a waste of time... | 2 |
The constant bickering between the two got old after the first ten minutes but it continues throughout the movie. I see where they tried to add jokes but they just weren't funny. I wish venom would have been a bit more serious and not so much attempted humor. The constant attempt at funny lines seems like the humor was written by a 12 year old for 12 year olds. The first one was pretty good. Don't ruin it for yourself by seeing this one. | 2 |
In Part 2, we see more of the same-more revenge, more murders and more conflicts. This is actually two stories in one. We have the story of the Corleone crime family operations in Nevada. Then we have the early life of Vito Corleone told in flashbacks. Robert DeNiro plays young Vito without a flaw!
There are problems for Michael. To begin with, he learns that his brother Freddo may have betrayed the family to Hymann Roth(Lee Strasberg)who has political connections in Washington which prompts a Congressioal investigation of Michael. This leads to more violence of course.
While this is going on, we see young Vito taking revenge on the man who killed his mom & Dad. There is also increased difficulty between Michael and Kay(Diane Keaton). They end up separating.
This is the best of the trilogy IMHO. Crime is an ugly business-this trilogy demonstrates that! | 10 |
Irreverent humor (and/or satire) is a difficult genre to crack, but Waititi once again shows he can completely own his script and get the best out of his performers. To be honest, I didn't particularly find the first 30-40 minutes to be that amusing, but as the second act commenced, it started growing on me. The film beautifully portrays the warm, funny, and morose relationships between Jojo (a fantastic Roman Griffin Davis, who brings adorable 10-year-old-isms to the table with a dash of harmless, satirical fanaticism for Hitler) and a bunch of people around him - his bestie Yorki (Archie Yates, who has got great timing in humor), his mother Rosie (a wonderful-as-always Scarlett Johansson), and his new Jewish acquaintance Elsa (Thomasin McKenzie, who's wildly effective), to name a few.
There's also his imaginary best friend Adolf Hitler (played by Waititi himself, getting the funniest lines) and Captain Klenzendorf (a bubbly Sam Rockwell) playing important roles. As I said, once you've okayed yourself with the nature of the film's irreverence, you're in for a joy ride. The second half features a particularly hysterical scene with Stephen Merchant making a cameo. To add to that, I need to give kudos to Waititi for transitioning between hilarious and heartbreaking in a matter of seconds, in one specific scene (cannot spoil it!) so brilliantly. I cannot remember the last time a shot of a woman's feet was used to convey something so intense and powerful.
Jojo's transformation from a 'Heil Hitler'-ing fanatic to a boy fluttering with dreams, hopes, and humanity, has been written and performed in a very believable manner. In terms of wackiness, I'd give Rebel Wilson's character an extra point. Every time she showed up, hilarity ensued. Jojo Rabbit may be set in trying times, but it is a feel-good watch indeed, ably supported by its classy production design, pleasing soundtrack, and a lot of benevolence (a.k.a tying each other's shoelaces). | 7 |
It can have lot of display of nudity. It can show drug usage as if it gives lot of pleasure. It can use lot of foul language in the pretext that people use , and foul language in pressure or when they are in a high.
but using the name of Wall St and Wolf makes one look for some details of intelligent or rather cunning manipulations of Wall St in some way, the main personality would have resorted to in a better manner, but the movie was more of all the former rather than any of the latter.
I have looked at the name of the movie and then the reviews in IMDb and just by looking at these two went to the movie., but am proved wrong because the movie is not what the name suggests it to be ... i mean out of the 3 hrs in the movie less than 20% focuses on what the name suggests and hence i was disappointed. | 2 |
So subtle you have to be intelligent to get it. When you do, it's terrific!! | 10 |
i loved every bit of it..it was the best of all the marvel movies..i have watched it already two times..and i am still planning of watching it again.. lol i never wrote a review before for any movie..but this..and Chris Evans..he did really awesome in this movie.. after all it was HIS movie lol..i really hope there will be another captain America part..because i love watching Chris Evans a captain America..this role really suits him.. Russo brothers did not disappoint us.. the overall acting by the characters was amazing.. actions O MY GOD!! especially the actions done by scarlet Johanson story was pretty smooth with literally no flaws..actually the best story ever.. they showed the different part of super heroes..in normal superheroes movie it is all about how to fight with the villain..but in this movie there is no villain and you have to fight with your friends:D <3 | 10 |
I know exactly why they did this which makes it even more disappointing. I didn't need it. I didn't enjoy it. I saw it in theaters and I wish I had skipped it like some of the others. I don't like these and I won't be paying to see anymore. Bad watch. | 4 |
I was really excited for his one .. I really was. But this was a huge disappointment. The graphics and visuals are great and the trailer had me excited so I went to watch this is 4D. Yep. Please do not do that. It was give you a bad bad headache. The movie is too long and that too unnecessarily and sitting there for that long with your chair shaking so much. Thank God nobody threw up. It could have easily been reduced by 30 mins or more. To add to my misery, the screen got stuck 1 hr into the movie and after that the next 15 mins we had to watch it with an audio lag. Not sure how they realized, but they fixed it 15 mins later and moved the film back again from the scene where it had got stuck. So, we had to sit down an additional 15 mins. That is not the movie's fault, however, the movie still is very very long. When Avatar 1 had come out, for its time, the graphics were really cool. But for Avatar 2 given the year we are in, we have seen stuff like this. It cool but not ahead of it time or something unbelievably good. Still I would graphics were good. The biggest let down was the story and the pace of the story telling. There were so many times I was wishing for the film to end. The end fight scene was dragged way too long and for no reason. I did expect a lot since this was a James Cameron film, however for me, this will be my final Avatar at the theatres. | 3 |
The plot is simplistic, the characters shallow and two-dimensional. Even the premise is dumb. It's a slick, well-choreographed production, but there is nothing new here. Anyone who has listened to a single foodie podcast could have come up with the specifics of the dialogue, and anyone who hates rich, pretentious people could have rattled off the cast of characters. I'm baffled and disappointed that any professional reviewers have given this film the least bit of acclaim
Looks like I need more characters in this review to get it published, so I'll add that I'm angry that much better films probably did NOT get made because this piece of dreck did. | 2 |
As much as I would like to give this film a higher score, I just couldn't. I felt like Gravity was best seen through the big screen. Don't get me wrong the movie was good and all but to truly enjoy this film, you would need to be totally immersed and the a small or medium TV just wont cut it. If you have a large TV screen at home and an elaborate sound system then this movie is totally going to blow you away.
Aside from that, Gravty was a great time. Probably my favorite Sandra Bullock role since Speed. The story was simple but everything else makes up for it and I especially enjoyed the musical score. | 7 |
Swades - We the people
This movie is so simple,subtle yet so beautifully presented.
Shah Rukh Khan does a phenomenal job in portraying a successful NASA scientist Mohan Bhargava. Each and every expression,dialogue delivery by Shah Rukh is just perfect.
All the characters in the film are very well written and handled, that credit has to go to Mr.Ashutosh Gowarikar. He has done an amazing job.
When it comes to a film like Swades, it just transcends everything. Wherever you go on this planet, if you ask an Indian about his favorite movies of all time, Swades will surely be on that list.This is a film is about our motherland,our roots, our issues,our people.It feels like this film belongs to us.
Swades is a special film and it will be close to our hearts for many more years to come. | 10 |
Completely a trilogy of sorts-40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up being the other two-men with arrested development Superbad is above all funny. Re-watching the film other day it struck me just how funny this film was. I know the film quite well and I still was laughing out loud. Almost all of this is because of Hill, Cera and Mintz-Plasse get every laugh possible from this material. Cera, especially, just knows how to time and stutter to sublime comedic effect.
The script and storyline is refreshingly bitter. There is not any saccharine present here to hide that these guys still have a lot of growing up to do. I do not want to say the film is realistic but it understands teens.
This film has gotten better as I have gotten older. | 10 |
I wanted so badly to like this movie. I mean, I loved the 1st film and I was very excited to return to the world of assassins. 15-20 minutes in to watching it, in set the disappointment. Basically, once they introduce the magic bulletproof suit, the film descends into ridiculousness and the action just becomes repetitive, lacking any kind of real consequence for the protagonist.
However, the biggest issue for me was John Wick's motivation. In the 1st film it was very clear; he wanted revenge for the killing of his puppy. This was a motivation I could get behind and I rooted for his success. In this film, his motivations never felt very compelling, so it was hard to get behind Wick's actions. Not having a strong, identifiable reason for Wick to spring into action I think misses the point of the 1st film entirely.
I've got to recommend, no matter how much you like the original film, just skip this one or wait until it hits Netflix. | 2 |
Watching Greta Gerwig's interpretation of womanhood through universal icon, Barbie, was a beautiful and uniting experience.
This movie celebrates the transition from girlhood to womanhood, as well as the universal experience of just existing in this day and age.
Not to mention the filming techniques used to film alongside the soundtrack and even the cast made the movie feel like a trip back to playtime in childhood.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling have so much on screen chemistry that makes the movie feel fluid and fun, and the insanely diverse cast of both Barbies and Kens was an astounding and commendable casting choice.
Barbie is definitely Oscar worthy, and represents something much more than a doll. | 9 |
In 1968, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed Annabelle doll to their home after claims from two nurses, Debbie and Camilla, that the doll often performed violent activities in their apartment. The doll summons spirits to attack Ed as they drive to their home but he survives and Annabelle is placed in a sacred glass case in the couple's artifacts room and blessed by Father Gordon to ensure her evil is contained.
Three years later, you have to watch..... | 7 |
Yeah! More like the NodFather: Part Poo. This movie has got to bhe even worse than Chitizen Kane, which at least has a cool title and dosent pretend to be "Gangstarr" Movie. How can it be gangster if Tupac and Ice Cube arent even in it yet!
Martin De Nero really brings the pain in this boiring, cheap piece of tripe. There's not even any carchases or big explosions in this 'action' movie. And Al Pacino hasnt even started to turn into a turkey yet, which is by far the coolest thing about him.
Due to the fact that this movie didnt even have Marilyn Brando Reprise her role as the wife character, I give this movie a generous 2 star rating - I dont recommend it unless you like borking, slow movoes that pretend they're really deep but really no one has even heard of this obscure piece of americacn Tripe.
I swear it's worse than Robert Scorsesesese\s other even more boring preqeul the NodFather: Part one or Part No Fun. | 2 |
Once in a while there comes a movie that fits everything just right, it boasts lofty expectations and delivers it in every aspects, "Civil War" is undoubtedly such movie. With such large pool of characters and subplots, it's impressive that these larger-than-life characters are presented with great narrative and the right amount of spotlight as well as humor for all.
The story revolves around Sokovia Accord, a treaty to handle Avengers as they are causing too much collateral damage on their missions. The main strong point of this movie is how it manages to gather these dozen of characters and give each of them an engaging narrative, even the newcomers. It mainly plays with the clash of Iron-Man and Captain America, but none of the other superheroes feel left out, they all find their respective place.
The struggle feels approachable as the movie shifts between the heavier tone for Winter Soldier or Scarlet Witch, yet it allows space for new members to establish themselves. The addition of Black Panther and Spider-Man are refreshing, they fit like gloves to the already large cast, and Black Panther even takes on a quite large portion of the narration as he asserts his presence incredibly well.
It also benefits from good twists, this time it's not an alien force or robot invasion, but a real rift between the members, a more depth than previously done. Eventually they end up in small and large skirmishes alike. There's ample choreography to enhance the fights, the ones who rely on their fists are treated with amazing intense scuffle, while the others are done with good deal of CG.
The two elements work wonderfully together, shifting between them with ease and fluid transition. Each character has their own style, their signature which translates well into the humor, they trade punches and banters with equal measure. The movie has reached the balanced between cracking jokes and presenting a riveting story.
"Civil War" is everything you want from a superhero movie, and more. It's a display of excellence on all fronts. | 9 |
Good but very, very, very overrated it has very positive things such as its captivating plot but it declines in constantly wasting its characters and its flashabcks are very badly used, it is not a masterpiece but it is a series that you cannot miss. | 8 |
It was OK. Not sure what's the fuzz around it tho. Slow paced drama/triller with very little plot and excitment. Felt pretty boring most of the time. | 6 |
A real poke at Super hero movies. Took a while to get going but lots of laughs and fun. That said, a lot of the best laughs are in the trailer! Solid entertainment but definitely aimed at the youth market. | 6 |
Good story , the best part of zombies movie , when they arrived at safe house , plenty of equipments , food , drinks and more.
I wish for more seasons for this series , its quite good to enjoy on weekend , nice scene , and funny.
The zombie: Without remorse and pity, driven by a single hunger, and damn near impossible to put down permanently. There have been times since their introduction into movies in the 1930s where it felt like we'd never see a zombie movie again. Then there are eras of the opposite, where you couldn't stick your arm out in a multiplex without a shambling ghoul nearby, ready to chomp. And since we've been in feast mode over the last decade-plus, we're taking a big bite with our guide to the 30 Essential Zombie Movies that you need to watch!
While zombie movies have been for more than 80 years (in 1932 we got White Zombie, in 1943 I Walked With a Zombie), it's commonly accepted the subgenre as we know it today didn't rise until 1968, when George A. Romero unleashed Night of the Living Dead. An independent film with a budget barely above six figures, Night enthralled audiences with its mysterious plot, shocking gore, progressive casting and social commentary, and, natch, the unforgettable hordes of the gaunt, hungry undead. Crowned the godfather of zombies, Romero made five more Dead movies, the best of which are featured in this guide, including Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. | 7 |
"La La Land" is an American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle in 2016. After its' success at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, I couldn't give a go by the musical that set a record and won seven awards, including Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and best Original Song. What can I say after finally watching this film? Well, best wishes to the New Hollywood Era. Your Golden Age has gone.
The idea of recreating and breathing a new life in outstanding musicals of Golden Age if Hollywood turned out a complete fiasco. "La La Land" is full of weird clichés, awful mise en scène, poorly rehearsed dancing actions, and doubtful twists in the plot. Furthermore, the production department failed to make outstanding shots as well as edit them in a right way with a good taste. I won't even start to complain about bad color correction and sound. Seriously? For the budget in thirty million dollars they couldn't produce clear recording that is supposed to be a number one factor in musical? Bad for them.
The first scene on the highway gave me full understanding that this musical is just a frustration. The dancers probably failed to join one of the Step Up movies and were redirected to "La La Land" as a joke. Choreography is terrible when the viewer can't see it as a whole action, or focus on main characters. Choreography in "La La Land" is more than terrible. I was laughing. Not in a good way. And again it is one of the main parts of such genre as musical.
The plot itself is boring and slow. There is no progression and no drive that brings the will to continue watching it. Half of actions and scenes were added and shown with no particular reasons to show them. Actually, there is no evident chemistry between the two protagonists. What is kind of shameful, especially because of the fact that it is not the first project, where Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone play together. Come on guys, show some love for each other. Some drama at least. Their relationship on stage was more comedic than tremulous.
Acting. One of the strangest things for me is to watch the Golden Globe's Best Actress in a movie where she can barely act. On the one hand, she was supposed to be a failed actress, who went her journey and reached her goals. But on the other hand, Emma Stone haven't done a good job in the general scenes also. Regarding Ryan Gosling, his passion for Jazz was overacted, as he has no passion at all. Besides, as a musician myself, It was a pain watching his performances. It was so obvious that he just can't play piano. I almost closed my eyes, so I can only lose myself in music. As well as in their dancing scenes. It looked too lame.
To sup up, "La La Land" is a pure frustration mixed with some dramatic comedy. I can't call it a musical with a capital "M." Actually, I can't call it a musical at all. No good music, no good sound, no good dancing. | 1 |
Although is full of action is boring, since it's easy to anticipate. Keanu Reeves is not Daniel Craig, not the best actor, no style. After seeing the first movie I won't bother for the second one. The same old tricks, not surprising, ugly cars, no matter how strong was hit he'll be back on his feet as new. | 3 |
Lost in Translation is a film about a relationship between a faded Hollywood star and a bored wife, set against the background of Tokyo.
I'm unsure how to view this movie, if it were a book I think I would characterise it as interesting but poorly written. The film is very much about a message rather than pure entertainment, and that message is put across as much visually as it is verbally. The basic message seems to be about the problems with communication that exist at all levels of society, with the difficulties that the main American characters have interacting with Japanese society mirroring their own problems with their own private relationships. The film manages to get this message across, however I found much of the film dull. Why all the staring out of windows over Tokyo, staring out of car windows, and wandering around Pachinko parlours. It gets the message across that people are bored/jet lagged, in a foreign culture, and allows for some nice street scenes of Japan, but all this could have been foregone with a bit more dialogue and acting. Just because the character is meant to be bored does not mean that the audience has to be bored with them. Therefore I think several minutes could be cut from the film without damaging the message. Additionally, the relationship between Murray and Johansson didn't make me feel for either of the characters. The way I saw it they were both quite selfish, well certainly as selfish as their respective spouses. And I think this is where the film failed. You were left asking: A couple of people you don't really feel for are having a boring time on a business trip in Tokyo. So what?'
As for the acting: Bill Murray was excellent (and certainly rescued this film), Johansson was nice to look at, but didn't really say anything of meaning - she seemed characterless, the assorted Japanese characters were all excellent, Ribisi wasn't really in the movie, and Faris did a nice cameo as the airhead actress.
However, overall I felt although I understood the movie, it was too intellectual
too clever
basically required too much work analysing what everything meant rather than generating feelings or enjoying the film. I almost felt that the film needed a little guidebook to let the viewer know the meaning and symbolism of each shot. | 6 |
No action scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat. This is more like part one of a two or three part series, having this film as the 'informative film' because honestly it's really confusing and doesn't have much excitement to it. | 6 |
If you look only surface and estethichs.
Otherwise plot is actually quite hollow.
Astronauts with that kinda mental problems wouldn't probably get to space at all.
Not even talking about how she failed all simulator flights.
It isn't even close to scientifical accuracy.
Space just don't work like that.
Hubble and space stations aren't on same orbits at all. So manuver to other space station from ISS and Hubble would be extremely difficult and it would require much more fuel and time.
If you know even little bit about orbital mechanics this movie would be pretty much impossible.
If space trash goes on different orbit that you orbit you wouldn't even see it at all.
Why did Russia even shoot their satellite?
I wanted to like more it but as space nerd it little bit impossible.
Overall it isn't that good movie actually. | 7 |
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