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I'm honestly shocked they didn't just cut what little violence was in this out and make this PG-13 as this is essentially just an R rated Goosebumps movie. I'm sure there's going to be more, but these Annabelle spinoffs aren't getting any better as they progress for me. Also, the cool end credits sequence to King Harvest's "Dancing in the Moonlight" deserved a better movie.
| 3 |
Do not waste your time on this film. Script is a total failure, the storyline is hardly explained or somwhow present. Absurdity in reasoning every 5 minutes. What is the most intmadating that it recreates the Cold War perspective: the black and white world, in which Russian is undenably bad and inhabited by sexual maniacs. It supports a stereotype about all Russian women as only bodies. This is pure misoginia and very offensive just to watch it being a Russian woman. The rest of the world headed by the US is full of the white knights and a fairy god mothers. Obviously, the best character is a CIA agent, the only one real man who has compassion to a poor girl. Awful sex scenes: no sex, no feelings, no emotions at all, not even a reason to cut in such a scene. Weird language: not Russian but some constructed accent that trying to be Russian. Freedom exists only in the US and obviously CIA is the main agent of the free world. Amen.
| 1 |
Fans and critics alike seem to detest this film. I admit, it is not perfect. Some of its coolest sequences are ruined with choppy editing, and the script introduces a truckload of unnecessary characters and creatures. It only seems to serve as nostalgia, and it retcons much from previous installments. However, people need to give credit where credit is due. Uniquely stylized, this movie looks like a moving painting, gives a masterclass in sound design, and feels (slightly) less cliché than its predecessor. Say what you will about Depp as an individual or as an actor, but his character was well written. He was not twirling his mustache and hatching evil plots, he was working his "charm" with recruitment and skilled public speaking, much like most true-to-life dictators and cult leaders. This is not a flawless addition to Rowling's universe, but it should not be as poorly received as it has been.
| 5 |
Did you ever see that movie Troy from 2004? (or maybe 2003 or 2005. . sometime around then). This movie is exactly the same. People fighting with killing to be the one in charge with a hot, sexy man walking around shirtless the whole time. I don't even understand how this constitutes as a super hero movie, because he wasn't walking around saving people in distress from crime in the middle of the night or nothing. Nothing really happens in the movie. It's a lot of mindless violence. People get killed for no reason. People kill people without thinking twice and with no remorse. A lot of people brought their little kids to see this movie of violent slayings And sex god, Chadwick Boseman, is shirtless for most of the movie, which is why I bumped it up from 1 star to 3. Because I like myself some eye candy. I should probably just stop seeing anything by Disney altogether, because I was born in the 1980s, and I don't think I ever seen anything Disney that wasn't a remake of something else, or based on old fairy tales, or comics that were already tv shows in the 1960s.
| 3 |
This show uses every character to it's full potential. With flashbacks, time travel, and visions being used as plot devices, a brilliant musical arrangement, and enough wit to remind me of the quirkiness of the Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency series.
| 9 |
While the attempts by the male leads to cover up their receding hairlines at least provided some welcome comedy value, I think three may have been too far.
Woody made the elegant choice to go with a simple "bowl cut" combover, combined with an awe-inspuring volume of make up to de-age him. Given he was playing a supposedly scary character this made sense, the genuinely terrifying hairdo more than made up for an acting performance less Cletus Kassidy and more Cletus from The Simpsons.
Stephen Graham swung for the fences with an elaborately tiered combover, starting at the back of his head but combining and curling in various places to form an exquisitely layered wave effect. Perhaps this combover was intended to convey the complexity of his character? Unfortunately his written dialogue and dodgy American accent sadly let the hair's performance down a little. I think the haircut may go on to better roles, it's young so hopefully it'll recover from this film.
Tom Hardy, who I've loved in most films he's been in and who seems like a genuinely lovely man, sported a wet look comb-forward. A subtle effort in keeping with a man who has turned in some gloriously nuanced performances over the years. I'm not sure I would have noticed it had he not been acting alongside such glaring crimes against both growing old gracefully and forehead pride.
Each of these actors have featured over the years in films and TV shows close to my heart. However, to call this film utter pap is unfair on pap. Thankfully it had a very short run time during which I was able to keep entertained by focussing on how intense the conversations between the hair stylists and the continuity team must have been from scene to scene. Must have been a long shoot for both parties and they deserve praise. Are there Oscars for hairspray application?
| 4 |
I wasn't sure when I first started watching Agents, but after episode one I was hooked. I love, love, love the story arc and the character development. Each season has something unique! Clark Gregg is A M A Z I N G, he brings such warmth and charisma to the role, I'm sure even behind the scenes he will do an amazing job but I do hope to see him back on the screen.
| 10 |
Episode 1-8 might be some of the best story telling Marvel has ever done. Episode 9 however is a tremendous let down. It makes you as the viewer question why did I even bother watching this? It reminds me of how seasons 1-3 of battle star galactica were amazing and season 4 was a waste.
| 5 |
I always found that snow has something frightening. The Coen brothers were the first to make a film on it: huge plane areas covered with one colour that looks cleaner than all the white T-shirts in the washing powder commercials. Beginning with the very first scene, the brothers play with this image right until the end. And then: the red blood on the white snow... it seams like a picture but it's real. Many people say that it is their best film but that's only because it was the most successful. Most of the movies they made before were much better than Fargo`, but enough about that. It's a masterpiece: A great thriller, unconventional, black-humoured, nihilistic and very, very cruel. In this story, the best worked-out plans are senseless. There is no winner in the game. And in the end, many open questions ...
| 9 |
'Loki (2021)' picks up after the past version of Loki stole the tesseract and disappeared during the time-travel segment of 'Avengers: Endgame (2021)'. The show's entire story surrounds further explaining the mechanics of said time travel and it retroactively makes sense out of what would otherwise be a bit of a head-scratch moment. Though it basically resets Loki's character arc, making him closer to the narcissistic villain who was ready to take over the world in 'Avengers Assemble (2012)' than the more emotionally-mature ally who sacrificed himself in an effort to save his brother in 'Avengers: Infinity War (2018)', it understands the character arguably better than any of the other movies featuring him and develops him in its own, incredibly satisfying way. The show is brilliant when it comes to its character development, actually. Its focus is almost always on its core players and their dynamics with one another, particularly Loki's budding friendship with Mobius and his budding romance with Sylvie. It does feature its fair share of exciting action set-pieces and several genuinely funny moments (including a series of cameos that I won't spoil here), but it's the excellent character work (that's the last time I'll mention it, I promise) that makes this the most affecting and enjoyable show Marvel has released so far. It's honestly brilliant and its finale somehow managed to revitalise my interest in the MCU at large (though subsequent films, both released and announced, have done little other than dampen it again). 8/10.
| 8 |
Rather than finding magical beasts, much of the movie felt like it was just one character trying to find another character, mixed in with backstory about other characters that most people probably don't care about/ hasn't had enough time to feel emotionally attached to yet. As someone who grew up with Harry Potter and loving the entire series, I wanted so, so much to love this movie, but left the theater feeling disappointed by the direction of this film. There was too much exposition but so little plot that much of the movie felt like it rode off sentimental value (which for some parts, wasn't even accurate to the original series.) That said, sentimental value works for diehard fans; there were still magical moments that I enjoyed, and I'm still glad I watched it because of the nostalgia factor and references made to the original series. The acting was good, the special effects were amazing, and I still plan to watch the next installment when it comes out. If anything, this movie felt like a very crammed filler/ exposition episode for a much bigger story.
| 5 |
I like themes like this, big fan of serial killer movies but this one is just unrealistic.
Scientifically and... even mere logically incoherent.
To be honest, at this point, might as well give the detective actual superpowers and put it in the fantasy genre.
| 1 |
How do you make a 2 hour movie about the 2007 financial crisis without knowing anything about the reasons behind the crash? Ask the writer's behind this movie. Or better yet, watch it and learn nothing. The reasons behind the crash was inflated prices of assets, fueled by low federal interest rates. You simply cannot get around that, not even when you accept this dumbed-down version of events. Hollywood sometimes tries to make "smart" movies and fails, this is one of those failed attempts.
| 2 |
Every time a good superhero movie is made ,fanatic fanboys have to rush to IMDb to declare it as the "Greatest Movie Ever Made" LOL,, I do give them credit for a least being consistent. With that said, it was a good movie but should not even be in any top 100. Yes, the storyline was far fetched for real life but hey, it's the norm for a sci-fi thriller action movie. Villain wants to destroy stuff,, hero must stop him. It was well acted, and the action, while not ground breaking was shot very well. While Anne Hathaway is great to look at, and done an okay job , I felt you could of totally removed her character from the entire film and it would not have made any difference . It was almost like her role was just filler material. In the end to me it's just a fun summer movie to get lost in,,but not to put on a pedestal...
| 6 |
Seriously believe all the hype because this film was absolutely superb. This movie is directed by the Russo brothers who have literally made nothing but a couple TV shows however after this film except to see a hell of a lot more of them. This is by far my favorite marvel movie to date and that's saying something as I really enjoyed The Avengers. Unlike the other phase 2 movies in the marvel universe which I did not enjoy that much , this film relies on a aspect of superhero movies we haven't seen instead of cheesy clichéd stories, it makes itself more of a spy thriller that reminded me a lot of the Bourne franchise with some superhero aspects such as over the top fight scenes. The direction the Russos take this film in is a game changer as literally every marvel movie following this film will have to adapt to the new events that have occurred. Also The Winter Soldier is a bad ass villain that I thought was kinda like a terminator of the marvel franchise, he was brutal, powerful and made for a very emotional villain who is on par with Loki as best villain of the marvel universe. The acting is all top notch and Chris Evans shows us and gives us the Captain America we've always wanted, also Anthony Mackie as the falcon is a great new character in the marvel films, all the returning actors such as Samual L Jackson and Scarlett Johanson get a lot more stuff to do I'n this movie also getting moments to shine in their respective roles. This is a must watch movie for not only comic book fans but also the general public who want a great blockbuster action movie with compelling and smart storytelling!
| 9 |
Bhuvan is so talented and finally he is getting recognition he deserve. And he is also doing a lot of hard work in this series. The way he built the story of this show is so good. The screenplay is good. His acting skills are top notch. Still better than those so called bollywood celebrities.
Even if you are not a BB fan. This series will make you laugh a lot for sure.
| 8 |
I took a chance and watched this series based on the high IMDB score and was really surprised how much I enjoyed it. I thought it might be a teen series but it actually wasn't...it was well thought out, visually stunning and a great twist at the end that I didn't see coming...well done. I can see it left it open for a second series and I can't wait.
Jenny Ortega as Wednesday was mesmerisingly fantastic and all the characters were cast perfectly. I particularly loved Wednesday, Enid and Bianca - really strong performances
On a negative and only reason I didn't give this a score of 10, was because I don't think Catherine Zeta Jones as Morticia Addams was convincing enough...her acting is a bit mediocre and am sure someone else could have played the part much better.... I also kept looking at her face and thinking why does she look so dry and have a powdery complexion. I know she is goth like but she just looked too old!!!
Christina Ricci was superb in her role and am very glad I watched the series.
| 8 |
If this story was so compelling and thought provoking why was the word dream mentioned over 800 times. The only thing this film had going for it were the special effects which were excellent. The cast and acting were solid but you didn't care about any of the characters because the story was so convoluted despite the performances. The audience which were all SAG members were laughing at the end because it was so ridiculous trying so hard to make sense of the impossible. Long at 140 minutes maybe okay for special effect junkies but that's it. You wanted so hard for the story to stimulate the mind but that was an exercise in futility.
| 3 |
'12 Years a Slave' is a very powerful and moving film based on the true story of a black man sold into slavery. It was excellently received by critics and audiences alike when it was first released so I was really looking forward to seeing it for the first time when it premiered on British TV this weekend.
There's no doubt about it, this is a very good film. Even with the highly irritating advert breaks every 15 minutes it was easy to become emotionally involved in the storyline. However, I must admit that I didn't think it was as good as many have suggested and there were parts of the film that I thought could have been better executed. In particular, I thought the scenes of violence were unnecessarily long. The audience can easily grasp what is happening without the need for prolonged scenes of brutal beatings that almost force emotions on you.
Overall, '12 Years a Slave' is undeniably a powerful film that does a good job at telling a very difficult story. I thought it was well written and acted and I can understand the reasons behind the glowing reviews. A very good film, but I was expecting more to be honest.
| 8 |
... but 5 minutes into E3 I gave up ... no reason to throw good time after wasted time. The hope that there will be story that makes any sense died .... And if it takes the whole show to find out whether there is a story to be told, the team messed it up.
| 1 |
I love this show - Jenna Ortega is amazing in this show.
Who managed to get all of the cast so absolutely perfect except for Gomez & Morticia?
Who then watched this back and thought yep great, perfect! The casting of young Gomez and Morticia was better.
Zeta Jones just doesn't have the right moves or speech pattern, I found it difficult to watch her on screen. Morticia has always been slightly mysterious and untouchable but beautiful, i didn't feel that with this character.
It's disappointing as she certainly looks perfect in the role.
Gomez came across as more slob than gentleman. Yes the suit and hair was there but the body posture etc was wrong. Where was the pizzazz that Gomez has, the style the flash?!
I loved that part of their relationship the coldness and the heat.
Definitely don't miss this as the rest of the cast is stunning!
But god a part of me is really disappointed.
| 7 |
I haven't played the games so I found the timeline very confusing with all the unexplained time jumps. The show failed to make you like the side characters which ends up making you bored. Hopefully the show focuses more on the Witcher from now on because this is what I liked to see. A good 9/10 for the Witcher but I give the show 3/10 because I felt bored most of the time since I didn't not really care about Yennefer except when she showed her boobs. The last episodes was probably the worst. As I said before, confusing timeline, apparently during the show it's 20 years for the Witcher but just 2 weeks for Ciri.
| 7 |
Yes, I believe this title represents this anime the best. However, I suppose it does require an explanation.
1. First of all, it is a rare bouquet of vidid characters, clever plot and lots of tension and suspense. There may be a few dragged out scenes and some that could be considered "cheesy", but... it's not your regular anime, it stands out and doesn't rely on the common tropes. Hence the overall comparison to something as impossible as "lightning in a bottle".
2. However, what is lightning? Can it truly be... suspended in a bottle? No, obviously not. Lightning is a force of nature, and the series presents us with very meticulous, sometimes downright annoying worldbuilding, but... sadly nothing comes out of it. What does lightning in a bottle look like? A fancy custom LED. This is pretty much how all the world building feels in this series - very, very intricate, yet very, very downplayed.
3. Finally - what is a bottle? Obviously it's a very tight space. This is because the biggest problem is that the protagonist, who drives the plot, has to be... himself. That's as much as I can say without spoiling anything. He essentially has lightning in his hands, his potential - limitless. But throughout all of his ordeals he has to remain... himself. The ultimate prison. As much as 75% of the plot could be unraveled and discarded if only the protagonist would drop these shackles and embrace his goal.
Additionally, this series suffers from a curse of anything with a limited runtime: series, anime, movies... The curse of rushed resolution. A lot of the best works of art in this category begin by bringing out the biggest guns, the most intricate and interesting plot. They captivate the audience and give the illusion of quality. But... the bigger you build your world, the more the looming truth of limited runtime digs in. And you have to write yourself out of it somehow. Obviously the manga doesn't have such constraints, but this series - do. In fact so much that... it's basically necessary to watch Death Note Relight 1\2. Again, that's as much as I can say without spoilers. The series is wonderful, and it must be watched in its entirety, because it still has the highest runtime, however, because of the fact that it relies on post-series content that merely retouches the... uhm... "subverted expectations", without truly fixing the issues of the "lightning" and the "bottle" - I give it only 8\10.
| 8 |
Another American slave story. This slave was a free man in the North and put into slavery in the South.
For a good slave story for me, it has to be more than just shocking scenes, it has to actually have a great story.
Based on a true story, it was as you would imagine, slaves being beaten and killed while working in the cotton fields. Yep, it's all in there as usual, rape and abuse aplenty, but even though it is so similar to others, it is still a really good watch.
Yes it was pretty much the same old, but I really enjoyed it showing this mans holding on to his dream of being reunited with his family, and made me think what all those other slaves who's families were much further away than the North must have been feeling.
| 8 |
I was surprised that I would enjoy the film as much as I did though. I enjoyed seeing Hawaii onscreen. Jason Segel wrote and acted as Peter, a composer, who breaks up with Sarah Marshall, a television crime drama star. To get over it, he goes to Hawaii where Sarah and her new boyfriend, Aldous (Russell Brand) also vacation. What are the odds that they would end up in the same resort? A great cast makes the film worthwhile. I enjoyed seeing Kristin Wiig, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and others. If it doesn't make you want to go to Hawai, nothing will. I enjoyed the Hawaiian background probably best of all. The film has some comedic moments and doesn't try to go too far.
| 8 |
I saw this movie on video, after hearing all sorts of movie critics praising Tarantino's masterful use of "multiple narratives" in this film. I suppose I was expecting something along the lines of "Rashomon," which was probably setting my expectations too high. There are three story lines (two and a half really--the Tim Roth-Amanda Plummer story is not sufficiently developed), only one of which is really interesting: the final story, revolving around Bruce Willis. And that story takes up maybe one-quarter of the movie. The remainder is filled with the John Travolta-Uma Thurman story line, which would have been interesting in the hands of a more talented writer or director than Tarantino. The most interesting character is Keitel's--a great movie could be made of him, but he is on screen for only about ten minutes. Tarantino does a nice job of exploring the "banality of evil, but the "hard-boiled" dialogue is more often artificial and embarrassing, and when he runs out of expletives, he resorts to violence. As for the multiple story line concept, it's wasted here. Tarantino actually did a better job with interweaving multiple story lines in "Reservoir Dogs" (another flawed film, but for different reasons). And regarding what's in the briefcase--ultimately, who cares?
| 6 |
These kind of movies are the reason I don't go to the cinema. You know, they ask for your money before entering the room and they won't give them back when you exit, even if you would exit after 15 minutes. Some times I feel it like a huge waste of two hours of my life even when I watch them on HBO, like I did now, then how could I ever want to go to the cinema again?
| 4 |
At the beginning I was quite impressed by this classic black and white american tv show and I was expecting that this will continue for a few minutes, but unfortunately I was forced to continue watching this thing after the "haha" moment was completely gone. Then I started with episode 2 and guess what more of the same. Then I had to ask a friend "for how long should I wait till the classic thingy ends" and his answer made me stop the series.
| 1 |
This show will always be the greatest show ever created
| 10 |
This show is a regular person's idea of what a suicide looks like based on some attention seeking teens crying about boyfriend issues. It trivializes the struggle of teens who really do feel suicidal. I am sickened by the author of the book and the producers of this show. This is exploitative voyeurism. Nothing more.
No one who suicides would go to such lengths to make and distribute those tape; and no one who would go to such lengths to make and distribute those tapes would suicide. 13 hours of dull bullshit about "this girl kissed a guy I like" or "Oh! I'm so mysterious I will speak for hours and say nothing of importance". That is not a suicide note. That is typical attention seeking behavior. When you are sure you are going to kill yourself, the last thing you would care about is what some random classmate thinks about you or anything else. Real suicide notes are short, to the point, and sometimes even humorous. Apologize to the people you love, some practical instructions about what to do after you die, and possibly a few witty sentences to get off your chest. That's that.
If you are one of these people who watched the show, then read this review and strongly disagree with me. Don't waste your time down voting this. Think about it, what the world really need is help lines for attention seekers who are not suicidal but do genuinely need someone to talk to nonetheless. Then the suicide help lines can be left to those who need it.
| 1 |
This is a waste of my time. Also it should not be the first thing to show up when your look up the Civil War it is completely disrespectful to the people who fought and who died. What is wrong with society these days. People can be so selfish. And sorry if I offend anyone in some way but I'm just stating my opinion. I just think that this is not fair to our history I mean first of all they put the name Civil War in it and that's just mocking the actual war and second of all this is not at all important or useful. I'm not saying they should like remove this movie completely just don't make it the first thing to show when your researching the Civil War. And by the way I have watch this movie and I definitely was not a fan I just don't really get the point of making a movie like this. And once again I apologize for anyone who I might have offended. If you actually read this whole review thank you and you can have your own opinion about it.
| 1 |
I started to watch the show with the mindset that this would be a light 30 minute episode comedy to shut down your brain in those lazy days, yet I was surprised how engaged and entertaining it turned out to be!
Steve Martin and Martin Short are long time collaborators (and I assume friends as well in their personal lives) so their chemistry is unquestionable, this on its own is a major positive aspect of the show.
Murder mysteries are a Hollywood classic and there's ton of content already on this topic so it's hard to be original in the realm.
With that being said this show actually does that in a refreshing way! The chemistry is, again, the glue of it all, the comedic duo gives the heart and are the major source of comedy, which on most cases is well timed so we have plenty of funny moments.
While being a light hearted kind of show, the murder plots are actually interesting and well designed, of course some folks are obviously not guilty and depending on which episode you are it might become more clear who de culprit is, yet the moments leading to the inevitable revelations are great and most of all they make sense which is something not all murder mysteries get right.
I did enjoy all seasons including the third, while it becomes more far fetched as more seasons are made (season 1 and 2 murders are more plausible while the third could arguably be debated as stretched) I still felt that the plot was interesting, the actors involved did an amazing job, they really went for an all start guest list of actors!
It's a well written story with great depictions and it maintains that balance of being a TV show about murders while at the same time it feels like a cozy light hearted family comedy.
I do struggle a bit with Selena Gomez performance, I've seen her in other movies and I don't think that she is a bad performer but her delivery on this character feels off and distant, you get used to it at some point but I don't know why she seems to struggle to deliver intensity or charisma to the character, although her chemistry with Steve and Martin is great!
| 9 |
It was long, boring, and stupid. You don't see the creatures or find out anything about them. They travel for days blindfolded through a river. Watch something else.
| 2 |
Deprived of imagination so capes!. Over the top action, gory and fetish sex scenes. Evil folks with super powers? and good people with huge cursing vocabulary. Seth rogen is making a lot of money through smoking dope but the problem is, we're not high. Make something memorable instead of this recycled garbage, which is in abundance nowadays.
| 6 |
I still can't believe that Nolan's Batman was such a bore. The first 30 min was something different, dark, adult, impressive and really made me anticipating the best. After an hour of screening, when Bruce Wane finally put on his costume the movie sinked into boredom. The car chase seen (with the ugliest Batmobile ever) was a disaster. I wish I had a remote control to 'forward' it a lot. The films villain was naive and indeferent, Batman deserved a better opponent. Katie Holmes lacks talent, and the bunch of really talented actors was completely wasted. Lets face it, Nolan was an one film director. He tries to copy the 'Blade Runner' atmosphere but he misses. Bale stands out, he is mature, serious, and impressively sexy.
| 4 |
Real shame this movie didn't stick the landing as I'm a big fan. Enjoyed the first 20 minutes or so but after that the movie can't decide on a tone, many of the jokes fall completely flat and many character decisions are made purely for fan service instead of servicing the story. By the end I was left with a movie confused about its identity.
| 4 |
Just what i want in sci fi ... original, good performance, nice pace ... a lot of charisma and challenging issues ... happy to have seen this one and looking forward to see more ...
| 9 |
How is this show so well received? It's not a bad show but it isn't good either. It's clearly HBO buts like all original programming they make it's nihilism. Most episodes are completely pointless and you could in fact due without them all together and it would have zero outcome on the story itself. Plus, it's zombies. And not like a new interesting take on them. It's just zombies again; like you seen them a million times before but this time with fungus. They still act the same, bites make more zombies, hive mind, etc. It's not interesting. But take that, throw in the plot from Mandolorian and splash of the tone from west world and you got yourself this insanely overrated snooze fest. Guys, sometimes it's not a "slow burn." It's just dull.
| 3 |
This is a pretty solid show with good pacing, relationships, and character development. As we have seen whenever a show or film includes easily recognizable social commentary. The angry little critic brigade has come out in full force to artificially drive down the ratings. Guess what kids, pretty much every worthwhile movie/show out there includes some form of social commentary. Perhaps some people just don't notice it unless it is in their face because they have all the depth of a dinner plate. This show deserves a 7-8 rating. The struggle to come to terms with thei loss of Captain America and to restructure a disrupted society make for interesting storylines. There is plenty to enjoy. To the 1 star spammers, people can tell what you're doing. Every mention of the word "woke" or "politics" gives you away.
| 8 |
I recently saw 'Swades' for the first time in it's entirety and was just blown away by it's mature and intelligent treatment on the subject of brain drain. Director Ashutosh G has succeeded in making me feeling completely rejuvenated. There are so many magical moments in the movie,to pin them down would be fruitless. It goes to show what conviction, effort and the power of imagination can accomplish when they all come together in such wonderful fashion. The movie has all my favorite elements- simple clean humor, realism, a blend of old and new values,some truly good old fashioned romance and idealism. I was swept away by the lyrical quality to the film. There were many scenes that stood out. The scene where Mohan and Gita meet for the first time was refreshing and witty.The scene where Mohan entertains the village-folk with the powers of his imagination when the movie projector breaks down....the train scene where Mohan witnesses the hardships faced by rural folk up close... It would be a travesty to think that anyone but SRK was born to play Mohan Bhargava. I've never been a SRK fan,given his penchant for safe roles and scripts.But this movie has changed all that for me. I have a new found respect for his talent. Maybe he will go back to playing inane lover boy roles in the future but for me, he will forever be NASA project manager turned rural crusader Mohan Bhargava. His honest,restrained and utterly convincing portrayal of a successful NRI works,and how! This movie reminded me of a lot of things I had forgotten or pushed into the back of my mind. Indian values.Ethics.The unadulterated and intoxicating joy of pure love.Respect for one's elders and nation. I rarely am moved by any recent Hindi movie. To my chagrin, I even got emotional at certain junctures of the film. I'm sure many of you felt the same way,especially those of us living outside the country. I understand that it's quite possible that's its impact is much more since I'm living abroad, but there's no taking away from the fact that this piece of cinema will be remembered and hailed as a classic work....even a few decades down the line. I salute the makers, crew and other technicians who created this movie. We need more cinema like this. It is relevant, entertaining and has a poignant message. Never, ever forget your roots. This movie made me feel proud to be an Indian and what we, as a people,stand for.
| 9 |
This show has taken so many more lives than it has saved. It has no consequences and after they finished adapting the book it got even worse. If you want to watch a show about mental illness or dark subject matter in general that actually understands it, please, please watch Bojack Horseman instead. It won't become apparent in the first few episodes, but that show truly is a masterpiece. And the cherry on top is that the writers stay humble about how they have literally saved lives, unlike the people who made this pile of crap who keep bragging about how great their show is and how many lives it has saved. 1/10.
| 1 |
A hard up Korean family slyly manipulate themselves into different jobs working for one wealthy family.
The story takes an unexpected turn when a visitor arrives.
This movie received a lot of good hype and it makes a social commentary. It's very well made but ultimately I did not really like the whole story being told. Not sure I would recommend.
| 6 |
As someone who has been a comic book fan for as long as I could remember, you could imagine I was one of the many who we're ecstatic to see this film without keeping high expectations because that's how you get easily disappointed (even though the first film was amazing). But this was a vast wasted effort and time. The film has one of the most boring scripts I've ever witnessed, I mean the dialogue was so cheesy with the occasional hokey MCU jokes that are clearly meant for 10 year olds.. Stephen strange took a backseat to his own film. I love the female protagonists and antagonist of comic based stories , but Kevin feige is clearly entertaining something toxic in our community. The stories are becoming almost too political to the point where stories aren't even making sense. Like I said Dr. Strange was in the backseat of his own film.. I had to go home and literally flush the BS out by watching a decent comic book movie (it was the Batman by the way). The MCU hit its peak with infinity war and endgame.. if this is a sneak peak of the future of this once great brand, NO THANK YOU. Still can't believe how sloppy the movie was.
| 3 |
Wow, season 4 was almost as good as season 1 in my opinion. It has the same dark/horror type script and sequences as the first and the fact that a lot of it took place in the other dimension really made it enjoyable. The season 4 finale is also one of the best season finale you'll ever see.
| 9 |
I see a lot of people complaining again, whilst in fact there is not much to complain of. What did those people expected to see? To me this next movie from Gary Dauberman is like all the others, Annabelle, The Nun, or even It, it's entertaining, certainly for this genre. There are the obliged jump scares, some good creepy characters, the soundtrack is spot on to add the necessary ambiance that lacks in so many other horror movies. Nothing beats good sound effects in a horror movie, to me it's the key point, and in this movie it just works very well. The acting was also good so again no complains here. I'm not scared of any horror movie, so that's not where I get my thrills, I just like to see my wife getting scared, that's funny as hell, and Annabelle Comes Home delivered that perfectly for me.
| 7 |
I would rate it in between 5.6-6.5. It's a one time watch movie. Acting is the only one thing which keeps interest (Change the actors and i bet movie would be around 3.5-4.1imdb). The story is not too unique or too deep. It doesn't showcase how fame and glory changes environment and new people around new star and how this changes everything. As a musician, i notice that last song in the movie was written to be performed probably for Beoyonce (way too high notes for Gaga) with the lyrics probably written by some teenager from mediocre collage (imho even English is not my first language).
| 5 |
Very bad bad bad very boring very bad Bored time consuming Baaaaaaaaad
| 1 |
First episode passable, Second episode honestly the worst entry in to the MCU, great display of awful dialogue and lazy directing. Not what I hoped for.
| 2 |
Actually until I watched the movie, I heard lots of good critics. It's wonderful, very impressive etc. But I don't agree, the first half of movie was good and also funny, but I can't say the same thing to other half, it wasnt realistic. And I reckon not as good as people standarts
| 6 |
The original was good but this one just gets lost in convoluted flash backs and a too complex a plot with no real fullfilment. Also way too long. Dated now and I cannot understand the high scores reviewing it.
| 4 |
I have only just watched the first season. Decided to watch the entire season 1 because I saw it has higher rating than my other favorite shows like Friends, Its Always Sunny, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory. I have to say that I am extremely disappointed. This show is just painfully unfunny, and not entertaining. I also found that the storyline is a little bit confusing, and boring. :((((. The only good thing about this series maybe are the actors, although I found most of the characters are extremely annoying and get on my nerves. The joke is very forced, and does not really makes sense. I do not feel like watching the entire series, and does not find myself addicted to it, as other shows normally did to me. I think that this is one of the most over-rated show ever. Very disappointed! :(
| 1 |
Firstly I have to say, that I am a huge Harry Potter fan and so I might be to strict or on the contrary to disregarding here and there. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised that there were not as many jokes, as in the preceding movie, the phase was good and it was nice to have a glimpse at Hogwarts again. But sadly, everything changed as the plot progressed into the last third. From this point lazy-writing got control of the movie and every good intention was lost, storylines abandoned or harshly ended, characters acting not like themselves and even the very ending was not satisfying at all and kind of rushed.
| 5 |
I cant explain how much I love this series. Its sooo brilliantly dark, I think maybe it was abit before it's time. Cleverly done AMAZING acting,music,lighting,sets everything is so good.....series 3.... I love the darkness exentuated but....the story got so lost. It was...back and forth and back and forth between about 18 different story lines, with...,sorry to say quote a few actors who although brilliant...they look exactly the same, so...trying to do a "mirror sequence" with allllll the darkness....it just looked like a mirror. Sad cause I know this had soo much potential and genuine life behind something about so much death....which made it stunning at first! I'm hoping it will gain popularity in the times we are in and maybe have some more series........
| 9 |
If the first movie was the blueprint of an origin story, this one is the blueprint of hero movies in general. The balancing act that Rami started in the first Spider-Man really comes to fruition in this movie. This is what spiderman is supposed to be, a dorky kid dealing with extreme personal problems while battling over-the-top, goofy villains and Raimi's style is perfect for it. It gives the movie a light-hearted, funny vibe but it isn't afraid to take the struggles of its characters seriously and their struggles are refreshingly not always the big bad. Al of the characters are suffering from the choices Peter made and the results they had on their lives. This is superhero drama perfection.
It isn't a perfect film thought. The CGI has aged poorly and the performances and overall style aren't for everyone. It is however the best character study of Peter Parker and his friends and is the best movie from this trilogy.
| 8 |
From the get go, the bad guys and storyline are predictable. That was a real let down. BUT, the characters interactions make up for it. On a side note, why does EVERY SINGLE movie worth watching HAVE TO HAVE in it? Not once, but two or more times???? It's used so often that the shock value is pretty much gone. I don't have a king so quite telling me to Forucation Under the Concent of the King (you can put that together I assume).
| 3 |
Its an out and out Nawaj series. He outshines all the starcast put together, the storytelling, the emotions are well portrayed
| 8 |
I mean why do you have to ruin every scene with a stupid joke, that is only funny for kids. I used to be a big fan of Thor and liked the previously movies of Thor, and this movie makes it hard to remain one. I guess i will just try to forget this movie, and remeber how it was before it. The only reason i did not give it only 1 star was because of the story that the movie was build on. Anything else is completly ridiculous
| 2 |
Barbie was a very fun, light-hearted, over-the-top movie that takes you on a wild journey. The fact that it paid homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey's opening sequence earned it extra points for me! Ryan Gosling was great and Margot Robbie was perfectly cast, and the production design was fantastic. A comedy movie should mainly be judged on its comedy, and Barbie for the most part is actually quite funny! I also loved how the narrator speaks over the movie at certain points and delivers some funny lines. This may get some backlash, but I feel Barbie is a movie that earns popularity because it propagates feminist ideals and speaks to the issues women face today, and audiences are willing to look past its flaws to celebrate the movie because the message it portrays is very relevant in society today. I feel the same way with Sound of Freedom. Just because a movie talks about issues you care about, however important they may be, doesn't mean it's the "greatest movie of all time" and "Oscar-worthy" etc. The plot of Barbie seemed quite interesting to me, how Barbie goes into the real world and the chaos that could cause. But I feel like the movie got TOO drenched in the social commentary and thus didn't give the creative plot idea enough justice. Movies don't have to be so explicit with the social commentary, as shown by movies like 12 Angry Men (1957), which IMO does a far better job at tackling racism and prejudice than any film made today. At certain times, Barbie really blurred the line between being anti-patriarchy and being anti-men. It felt like it was fighting injustice with more injustice, although not throughout.
| 6 |
Adam Sandler screams the entire movie, which gets everyone else screaming. Even at the F*&^^&ING DINNER TABLE!!! The story is somewhat interesting but the directing, acting (Kevin Garnet was better than Adam Sandler) and editing ruined it. Almost walked out, wish I had.
| 4 |
I didn't enjoy. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them but seeing I'm a Harry Potter fan I thought I'd give this 2nd instalment a chance , I'm sorry I did and won't go to the next one..
I won't write much as it's only one opinion and many people seem to like this franchise but I think JK Rowling had lost the plot .
Production wise the CGI effects are impressive and it has all the creative talent that money can buy . I usually like Eddie Redmayne in movies but find him almost irritating and incipient in this role.
For me this movie franchise has none of the charm fabulous characters (just beasts) or magic of Harry Potter , it's very dark confusing and boring but judge it for yourself .
It's marketed as a sequel to Harry Potter and there are characters like a much younger Albus Dumbledore and relatives of Bella Le Strange but the main character seems to have no connection whatsoever except that magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne)-the author of a famous Hogwarts text book became a teacher at Hogwarts .
I'm confused but to be honest I don't really care .
I found this Timeline after the movie that may have helped my confusion but I doubt I would have helped me enjoy this movie more.
Take a look at the timeline to see how the events of Fantastic Beasts connect to Harry Potter..........
1881: Albus Dumbledore is born to Percival and Kendra Dumbledore in the village of Mould-on-the-Wold.
1883: Albus' brother, Aberforth Dumbledore, is born.
1885: Albus' sister, Ariana Dumbledore, is born.
1891: Ariana is attacked by three Muggle boys. Percival seeks revenge for his daughter's assault and is imprisoned in Azkaban for it.
September 1892-June 1899: Albus attends Hogwarts.
1899: Kendra is accidentally killed by Ariana, forcing Albus to return home to care for his sister. Grindelwald arrives in Godric's Hollow after being expelled from Durmstrang Institute and befriends Albus. Ariana is accidentally killed during a three-way duel between Albus, Aberforth and Grindelwald, prompting Grindelwald to flee.
1900-1926: At some point in this time period, Grindelwald steals the Elder Wand-one of the three Deathly Hallows-from wandmaker Gregorovitch.
~1908: Credence Barebone, a.k.a. Aurelius Dumbledore, is born.
December 1926: Newt Scamander arrives in America. Tom Riddle Jr.-who later becomes Lord Voldemort-is born in London.
1927: Newt travels to Paris to find Credence on Albus' orders. Credence flees with Grindelwald to Nurmengard where he learns that he is Albus' long-lost brother Aurelius. Newt publishes Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
1938: Voldemort begins attending Hogwarts.
1943: Voldemort creates his first horcrux.
1945: Voldemort leaves Hogwarts and disappears. Albus defeats Grindelwald in a duel, winning control of the Elder Wand and ending the Global Wizarding War. Grindelwald is sentenced to life in Nurmengard prison.
1956: Albus is appointed headmaster of Hogwarts.
1970: The First Wizarding War begins.
July 1980: Harry Potter is born in Godric's Hollow.
October 1981: Voldemort's soul is ripped from his body when he attempts to kill baby Harry, ending the First Wizarding War.
September 1991: Harry begins attending Hogwarts.
June 1995: Voldemort regains his physical body and the Second Wizarding War begins.
June 1997: Severus Snape kills Albus.
March 1998: Voldemort kills Grindelwald in Nurmengard in an attempt to gain control of the Elder Wand.
May 1998: Harry defeats Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts, ending the Second Wizarding War
| 6 |
First of all, unlike many viewers who disliked "Lost in Translation", I did not disliked it because it "lacks plot" or because "nothing happens". Cinema has proved, over 40 years ago, that Cinema is not Literature, and therefore plots can be subdued.
However, unlike Films such as "Before Sunrise", Lost in Translation doesn't work. You never seem to believe that Bob and Charlotte are having actual fun, instead it seems like they are PRETENDING to have fun. The main problem is that unlike "Sunrise", their relationship never feels natural, and you can always tell that there's a script behind their dialogue.
This is, obviously, non-intentional, which harms the film to a great extent, specially since it is not as clever or as atmospheric as it think its. Indeed, all the little atmosphere the film has is due to the excellent soundtrack and to the inherent charm Tokyo has, NOT because of Coppola's skills or the extremely dark and plain Cinematography. (the average film goer seems to love it for some reason. Anyone can shoot buildings from inside a car, and the interiors are poorly lit, at all times)
While Murray and Johansson are solid in their own respective parts, they lack any chemistry, and the same goes for Ribisi and Faris. In fact, Faris should not be in this picture, but apparently Sofia Coppola felt we needed a little bit of her personal problems (shown in an extremely literal manner) on the screen.
To sum it up, this one could've been a Cult Classic, one of the great off-beat Romance Films in Cinema History. Unfortunately, due to Coppola's spoiled-girl Direction and amateuristic skills and editing, it's simply "cute".
6/10
| 1 |
Absolutely nothing special about this movie! But go ahead and have a look!
| 4 |
Who kills herself in an attempt to manipulate people from beyond the grave. The entire show is predicated on the assumption that she's smarter, faster, more knowing than everyone else in town. It's a long con. On the other characters and on the audience. Like all sociopaths Hannah believes not only the world revolves around her but her role is to challenge everyone about every word they utter. They're stupid they're clueless they need to be made to feel uncomfortable. And her job in her flat emotionless monotone is to hammer that point home. Frankly I'm glad she's dead.
| 1 |
As always, I have to wait a year or two before getting into watching a television series. A show needs to give me a good reason to watch next week.
I really wish I could've seen "24" from the beginning. I only saw bits and pieces of the first season and I liked what I saw but did not stay with the show for various reasons. While watching "24" for the past two weeks, I kept on thinking about the first time "The Fugitive" appeared on television in 1963 and how that show was called innovative. "The Fugitive" and "24" mentioned in the same breath? I think that it's a valid and complimentary comparison.
I believe it'll be very hard for "24" creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran to sustain the pace for many seasons. I never thought I would ever say this but I hope "24" doesn't stay on the air for a long time because the power of the show comes from its innovative 24 episode arc: a day in the life of agent Jack Bauer.
One last point: this is Kiefer Sutherland's best role in his career. Many of his movie roles don't hold up at all to his complex role of Bauer. You can be in the movies for many years but your best role might come from the so-called small screen and that's the case for Sutherland.
Update (May 22, 2005): I just finished watching the season finale of season 5 of "24" and despite a few missteps within some seasons, the show is still an exciting thrill ride. Kiefer Sutherland has signed for three more seasons and I'm looking forward to more shows.
I've always felt that past regulars which includes Dennis Haysbert, Reiko Aylesworth, Xander Berkeley and guest stars including Shohreh Aghdashloo gave Emmy-award worthy performances but, unfortunately, Sutherland has been the only actor nominated for 24. Maybe for the concluding season, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gregory Itzin and/or Jean Smart will finally break through the annual snub from the Emmys.
Update (August 28, 2006): Congratulations to "24" for finally winning Emmys for Best Drama Series, Kiefer Sutherland for Best Actor in a Drama Series and Jon Cassar for Best Directing in a Drama Series.
| 8 |
Knives Out, the original was an interesting and intriguing movie. This one seems to be a movie version of a Graphic Novel. Very painful to watch. I could not finish the movie. I tried twice. The first go I had a guest who quickly asked me to turn it off as she couldn't watch and quickly became annoyed. Ten minutes was too much. The 2nd go, I tried for another 15 minutes and I had to stop.
The story line is goofy, the dialog is trite, most of the characters are annoying to watch and pitiful caricatures of the super rich and obnoxious influencers.
One BIG issue I have with both movies is Daniel Craig's gawd-awful accent. Sheesh. Why??? I like is performance and character, the ONLY one I liked, but cannot stand the accent.
Definite pass on this piece of trash.
| 2 |
On a rewatch still the worst film from MCU. MCU didn't need another Tony Stark and more importantly, Cumberbatch didn't need another Sherlock. Whenever MCU used magic they gave enough scientific reasoning, like in Thor and while using concepts like multiverse basically like in Ant-Man but here they've just used them without any effort which is not necessarily bad but it definitely turned out bad. The overuse of visual effects, taking the great looking visuals from Inception and trying to make it more psychedelic and the stupid last 20 minutes, what's wrong with these guys. Then there is also The Ancient One who's supposed to be Asian but turned into a bald white woman? There were a few things that worked in this derivative origin story. The cloak of levitation and some of the humour did work but not as a whole.
| 3 |
This movie blew my expectations away. I'm not much of a horror fan but the psychological aspect of this a great. The concept is new and refreshing. I want to see more adaptations of this, definitely leads you to wanting more in a good way.
There is so much content that can be expanded on before and after the timeline of this movie.
I'll be thinking about this movie for days. There's no moment in the movie that I thought to myself "nobody would do that" meaning all the interactions seemed pretty believable. I recommend watching this to anyone. I looking forward to more from this and hopefully it becomes like a series or something.
| 10 |
Was really looking forward to this but does not deliver the goods what so ever
Massive fan of Clooney but really didn't deliver on this.
Average story and the dialogue is just ridiculous
Don't bother wasting your time
| 4 |
Extreme team fighting honesty and target villian put in jail avengers team spilt in team.
| 9 |
I think the writers thought, hmmm let's list all the "must be in a movie" patterns and write words around them: car pursuit and crash, I give a watch to my little boy so he can tell the "watch story" next to the fireplace (what was that), two agents that don't like each other kissing in duty (what can she possibly see in that guy), authoritative idiots everywhere, supposedly powerful men who are rivals over who knows what.
The magic tricks were cool and Jesse Eisenberg and Isla Fisher were cool too, I watched the movie because Jesse was in it I admit. But Marc Ruffalo was such a pain, he plays really badly, he was a douche towards his female colleague, "i didn't ask you, I asked him", "stay in the car", "doing a little sight seeing?" -> massive douche!, yet she's kind of a possible romantic partner, we don't know. But he was just really bad in his role, I didn't believe any of it. Also you are left with many questions: why did he do all that? "welcome to the eye" -> what? What happened to the insurance guy? Why did Marc Ruffalo try to stop the Jake magician if his partner was already blocked? In the end, what was the purpose of it all ??? Also the end... did you get it? Nothing adds up really. All the magic books thing, and the eye stuff, and the Interpol woman saying "some things are better left unexplained" -> what ?! why are you even an Interpol agent ??? Pure fluff.
When I watched the trailer I thought the movie would be very sophisticated, kind of a mind game mixed with interesting strategies a bit like "21". But it wasn't, it was really just fluff with added "to do scenes" and sometimes funny lines:
"I'm touched. But I didn't tell you where I was touched".
Also I would have renamed "horsemen" into "horse-persons", there was a woman with them, good golly!
"The 4 horse-persons" so chic, isn't it?
| 2 |
I don't know what it is about this series that works but it does. It's not solely a mystery and not exactly a comedy. It's like... a cozy mystery. The kind of show you can curl up with on a cold night and a cup of hot chocolate. I cannot wait for Season 2.
| 8 |
SHIELD is the exception among what feels like a endless supply of amazing series (Mr robot, Got, about 100 other series) That starts off very strong. And then things start to go pear shaped latter on as far as consistency goes. And some become flat out bad, im looking at you eastbound & down. The most recent season, to move to space for the first half was brilliant. I especially loved the premier episode. It actually left me on the edge of my seat wanting answers to the mysteries they were throwing at us. And now half way through the season we are getting glints of answers. They definitely now how to keep there audience begging for more and expecting more from the show. So i just hope they dont drag it out to long. 6 seasons or 8 if they have a very solid plan already. But culson feels like his story might be coming to a end, and it would be a massive mistake if they continued without him. He is the rock that holds every part of the show together. So perhaps 6 seasons, starting from mediocre at the start to brilliant and the best comic depiction on tv by the end. This is my inhumans show. Forget that other trash. Daisy and metal dude are plenty for me because they're written 100x's better than the other show.
| 9 |
The good ratings and external reviews of the film and the interesting cast list really made me curious.
Unfortunately, the anticipation was the best feeling in the palette, because the film didn't work for me on any level. He also doesn't know what exactly he's supposed to be. Social criticism, satire, gourmet drama, iconoclasm? Probably all together, but that also overloads him and doesn't really create any of it.
When it comes to craftsmanship, nothing really goes beyond mediocrity. Unfortunately, most of the characters are little more than one-dimensional clichés, which are also frighteningly poorly portrayed. In fact, Ralph Fiennes is particularly weak in this film. In addition, I had expected beautiful pictures, but the camera didn't pull any of them out here either, nor did the direction and the script, which was strong at the beginning, silted up in confusion.
What's left is a "quite nice" and that's the little sister of... you know. ;-)
| 2 |
The way this movie is advertized doesn't really do it justice. I was plesently surprised on how politics were kept on a low level. This way the story gets some well needed attention, and doesn't really feel unhinged. All in all, very good series.
7/10: ok dude.
| 7 |
No wonder they say that man's best friend is a dog. There has been many movies made about self discovery, finding oneself and this is one of the best in that list. Here our Protagonist Dharma (Rakshit Shetty) is the kinda guy who'd be hated by kids and families in the neighbourhood. But he is also the kinda guy who values his solitude with anxiety simmering below the surface. His seemingly normal life of is suddenly unsettled, the constant ringing of his door bells, presence of people, all for the uninvited guest, our snow loving Charlie. It's only when he reintegrates with his surrounding which leads to a beautiful, affectionate, touching film, a journey that touches on topics of life, pet adoption, overcoming anxiety, and most importantly love. Firstly, many will be familiar with the key concept of the film and it be no longer surprising but trust me you will be proven wrong.
From choo choo to naming Charlie after the great Chaplin, there are a lot of such touching moments in the film and i'm sure it will be very hard to hold back tears while watching. At the same time, the picture is a wonderful sketch of the soul of an ordinary Dharma and Charlie's last wish as they both find love, including a new addition to the family.
To conclude "777 Charlie" is good movie with very little flaws, also it is cleverly constructed love story, where the emotions are truly at heart and it perfectly sums up "The tale of Dharmaraj in Kaliyug." I went to the film and knew that I would enjoy it and with a brilliant cast and a cute dog, which is impossible not to love. I strongly recommend to stop looking for similarities with other movies that shares the same theme and enjoy this wholesome journey.
| 7 |
Wow. I had some friends recommend this, but it sounded kinda lame "superheroes gone wrong" and even the trailers undersold it IMO.
However, for not the first time in my life I was wrong...
It is absolutely riveting television - up there with other gems of years gone by.
An exceptional mix of intrigue, drama, action, suspense - and exceptional plot twists.
It is certainly one to give a go, if you don't like it within a few episodes, then move on the genre is not for you - but if you like the premise of the inside story of what a Justice League would be like in the real world (of course they'd abuse their powers!!) then I suspect you'll be hooked like me!
| 9 |
Ok, first things first, red the books, played the games. Loved them. Sapkowsky is trully a great writer, and i recomend everyone to pick up the witcher books and read them. The good, and very good: the actors played the characters very well, they are all really talented. Costumes, lighting, music, swordplay, atmosphere, scenery enjoyed all of it. The bad. Pacing, writing and the so called adaptation. I dont konw it these people have red past the third book. Everything is rushed, all the stories butchered, it's confusing, and it's a mess. Even outright mistakes. They let out all the crucial and important stuff. A lot of scenes left without impact because of others that weren't included. There is alot to say, but i recomand the people who didn't read the books to red them. It will help you understant. The whole thing feels rushed, they needed to give the plots more time. Either more than 8 episodes, or two seasons. As an adaptation the story, about witch the produces said it would be faithfull the books, this show is a 3 or 4 , luckly everything else saves it. As a generic fatasy show, maybe an 7-8. I hope they will do better next season, i want this show to succeed because i love the witcher, but we can't hand out 9 and 10. Just because we like Henry, or the music in that first episode got me exited. For now, this series, and it panis me, it's a 6
| 7 |
The show has its moments, but there is a lot of shoddy writing and horrible casting jobs - noteably Agent Madani and Detective Mahoney. Madani is so annoying; at times she comes across as a clueless moron and at other times it's like she has ESP and can see into the future. Combo bad writing and acting there. Overall a watchable series for Bernthal fans but not much more.
| 6 |
one of the best if not the best movies I've seen for a long time ,i must admit i was precarious in my approach about this film .but what a blast .yep there is some elements of other films in here but i wont put any spoilers in.i reckon it was easy enough to follow.i can't express how good this film is,import it never mind wait for general release's.nobody and i mean nobody does these sort of films better than whence they came..great special effects put to good use maybe overboard at times but not outlandish .well directed well thought out piece of KUNG FU MADNESS.fight scenes are well thought out and great to watch,there's even elements of video games here,u will notice them even done to the ying yang signs on the floor even done to the way people are sorted out shall we say mortal kombat springs to mind even good old street fighter moves in here .a defiant blast for kung fu nutters like myself.final word outstanding loved every minute of it.
| 10 |
The show's storyline is repetitive and not exciting. I watched 2 episodes and I cannot continue, there is simply nothing to wait or look out for to make me going. This story would have been much better in a 2 hour movie.
| 5 |
As usual hyped up rubbish . Not funny. Waited a whole 7 mins for a yes you guessed it love scene. Adult teenagers will love it.
| 1 |
Watched the first 10mins, the green sports cars must have Wolverines self healing powers!!!
| 5 |
This movies marks the only time I've ever fell asleep in the theater. This had so much potencial with two top actors and a interesting premise but the movie just turned out to be extremely boring and without substance.
| 3 |
This is OK horror movie but I do think they could add a little bit more. In every horror movie I wish the kids just listen and Do what told!
| 7 |
Some quick thoughts on one of the movies I was looking most forward to this year. I loved the first Iron Man movie, but I found the sequel massively disappointing.
The main problem is the story. It's must be described as a mess. It has the same problem as Spider-man 3 containing way to many characters with different plot lines making the story crowded. But also is the fact that simply none of the plot lines are interesting and it all feels so thin. Superhero movie aren't expected to have any award winning writing but if I compare to the first Iron Man this is shockingly weak. I mean this is directed by the guy who did the first one. Iron Man 2 has this lack of effort feel to it. The action scenes feel likewise. Would not say bad just dull and rushed. The acting also is so and so. The returning ones are great but the new ones not so much. Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell do OK i guess but their characters are just badly written. Far from their best performances. And the character Black Widow just feels shoehorned into the plot. I can't blame Scarlett Johansson for how bad I felt her character was. Another problem I want to mention is that the film contains a lot more and actually to much humor compared to the first movie. There should be jokes but here I feel they step over the line from funny to silly.
This highly anticipated superhero sequel ends up as a rushed, uninspired and way to childish action-comedy.
| 5 |
The umbrella academy is binch worthy serie. Season 1 was for me a 7star and season 2 8star. Hopefully we get a third season ;)
| 7 |
How people can call Lost In Translation a great movie is beyond me. Sofia Coppola proves once again that she doesn't know how to shape a scene let alone an entire film. The premise isn't bad, but all of the ideas float by latently on the screen. Cinematographer Lance Acord helps make up for Coppola's lack of an eye by giving the city locations an ambient glow, but scenes that feature people talking to each other (including those between Bill Murray and Scarlet Johannsson) feel oddly disconnected. Some may argue that this mirrors the characters' frame of mind, but when all of these scenes lead up to a big romantic farewell it feels like you're getting the payoff without the proper build. As for the "comedy" in this film, I thought it was insulting. Everyone in the movie except for the two main characters (and maybe Johannsson's Japanese friend) are made to look either clownish or shallow. Since when is making fun of Japanese people and custom considered "hilariously inventive" as one paper put it. The whole conception is so narrow minded that unless you're willing to fall in love with the characters' mopey derisiveness you will find very little to grab onto as a viewer. Bill Murray has been giving this same sad-sack performance for the past fe w years. It worked in Rushmore because....well because it was just a much better film. That film had original humor, great visuals, and Murray had an actual character to play. Here it looks like there were a lot of script pages that probably read, "Bill does something funny here." The truth is, not much of what he does here is funny or even interesting. It's a tired performance that's being misconstrued as "real" or "honest." Granted, a tired Bill Murray is still much better than most, and he shows a few glints of spontaneous magic. Much of this movie was obviously improvised--at least dialogue wise--and Scarlett Johannsson comes out looking the worst. Often she lets her pretty, pouty face do what her mind (and probably Coppola's script) is not doing. Her performance is full of longing glances and dulled edges. It's telling that her best scene--and Coppola's best conception/composition--is the opening shot of her backside through pink panties seen from the vacant side of her bed. It's a brilliant piece of metaphorical imagery, and there's not a shot or line of dialogue in the rest of the film that comes close to matching it.
** out of *****
| 4 |
In the near future, Earth is devastated by blight where corn is the only surviving crop. Joseph Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is a former astronaut pilot who has turned to farming like everybody else. He and his daughter Murph find an underground NASA site run by Dr. John Brand (Michael Caine). Brand calculates that the blight will wipe out mankind in a generation. He is working on plans to save humanity after wormholes have been discovered leading to other worlds. Coop goes on a mission with Brand's daughter Dr. Amelia Brand (Anne Hathaway), Romilly and Doyle. However the mission runs into problems of relativity and sabotage. Meanwhile Murph (Jessica Chastain) grows up and tries to finish the calculations by Brand.
I have problems with the setup to this movie. The idea that everybody needs to turn into farmers seems laughable. There are all kinds of problems with the start. The blight seems to be a catch-all for Nolan to use as a tool to explain away whatever he needs. It's inelegant and clunky. Apparently, science is not necessary anymore in this world. It's not like this dystopian world has run out of oil. A lot of it seems unlikely.
Once McConaughey goes up into space, the movie gets better. It has touches of 2001 but generally, it is more like 2010. There are still some problems with unlikely human reactions. The whole conflict between Tom and Murph seems overblown. It's trying to up the drama without setting it up properly. I like McConaughey's side of the story. I would have preferred to stay mostly with him and lose some of Chastain's. I'm afraid the time relativity ideas may be lost on some of the audience. Even the best parts of the movie do have some nagging questions. It is still an awesome movie despite its problems. Although, I thought he might turn into a space baby at the end.
| 7 |
Worst movie of Bollywood Bollywood will keep it's worst movies making skill would not watch such terrible thing again.
Please read history books and gain some historical knowledge.
| 1 |
Solid story so far. If you hate Dr. Smith the writers did their job. Acting is decent and is on par with most sci Fi series. What's up with the robot? Can't wait to find out. I'm in!
| 9 |
I'm a music lover, not overly keen on Jazz, but had great expectations of this film given the review score. Oh what a disappointment! The only half decent thing I can say is that the last 10 minutes were good. Great drum playing but blimey, I could not recommend this film.
| 2 |
Loosely based on Spielberg's own life, The Fableman's explores how Sammy, a Jewish boy with a penchant for film-making navigates the ups and downs of family life and school relationships before finally getting his big break as a director.
This was meant to be Spielberg's 'Cinema Paradiso', but it's rather unfortunate to say then that the film really isn't that good. In fact it might be one of his worst.
The plot is a generic coming of age drama, heightened with overwrought performances and an indulgent, roving camera. At 2hrs 30 mins, it feels bloated with sentimentality; the dialogue is awkward and unnatural while the performances are hammed up to the point of parody. Michelle Williams as Sammy's mother, seems to be channelling Judy Garland in her drunk years, while Paul Dano sounds like a tired 50's car salesman.
It's all very cliché, by the numbers stuff, and despite a solid main performance from Gabrielle LaBelle as Sammy, it didn't resonate with me emotionally, as much as it tried to do. I was bored.
| 4 |
Woman looking for villain in a log cabin on snow (Insomnia)
Focus on gadget-laden main character not allowing anyone to die (Dark Knight Trilogy)
Motif focusing on choice between personal attachments and the greater good (The Dark Knight)
Lead character choosing between catching a villain or letting someone close to them die (The Dark Knight)
Villain having half his face burned (The Dark Knight)
Extracting villain from a van, with Zimmer-copied music (The Dark Knight)
Anarchy loving villain using two bombs at once to make a challenge of finding either (The Dark Knight)
| 3 |
Not that great, maybe good as a TV show and for the time it came. For the first season the brief for the sound designer was to copy the music of 'the dark knight'
| 6 |
The dialogues are good and the all 60's era was very well done. Anything else a exercise in pointless, no story, no plot. Worst Quentin Tarantino movie, and I love he's films
| 5 |
The story is childish and a bit unpretentious. The plot was funny at times and otherwise OK. I liked the Avengers movies, but I didn't like this movie.
| 5 |
The best thing about this movie is Direction. Anurag Kashyap is a very different director. He's really amazing. Abhay played his role perfectly. Chanda is the best character played Kalki. The story was really good but Anurag's direction made the movie more good. The girl who played the role of Paro, she was also good. I loved the ending.
| 8 |
Kinda short in story though, and a whole plot dedicated to showing how brutal the conditions of black slaves in 19th century are is not quite my cup of tea. There are more films out there that are more beloved, which I full heartedly enjoy. This is quite a hard film to sit through, but it is a must-see, and after viewing it in its whole length I can say it's one of the most well made films of the decade. From 9/10 to 8/10.
| 8 |
This film is easily considered one of the greatest films of all time and I definitely agree with this fact.It was nominated for seven Academy Awards including (Best Picture, Best Actor - Morgan Freeman, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound) but didn't win any due to tough competition from the film Forrest Gump.
| 4 |
The 10 star reviews have to be fake. I'm watching for Martin and Martin. To read some of these you would think Selena Gomez is the best actress since Meryl Streep. I don't know much about her music but her voice is so annoying. The show isn't horrible and it's not great. It's something to watch.
| 7 |
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