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Not bad. Not bad at all. The plot was basic and simplistic, but where the film really excelled is its set pieces, camera work and action choreography. The energy level throughout the film was high, and I really appreciated how, on the thematic level, it did not try to become something it was not. Essentially, this is John Wick film with everything but Keanu Reeve's charm and swag. But even that is good enough.
| 6 |
Especially Sherlock himself. He doesn't appear very intelligent at all, in this incredibly boring sequel. Granted, he wasn't particularly genius in the first one either, but the visual translation of his intellect was at least fairly entertaining. Here they actually just gave up and turned it into a joke.
Sherlock comes off like he had a stroke or something. His entourage isn't any better and Moriarty was there too. All there's to say. He was apparently present in the movie. He didn't do much though.
The style becomes an enormous frustration point as well. From over-edited foot chases to nonsensical transitions between scenes. The editing in general is just weak here.
This movie already feels like its 30 years old.
The actors do their best, given the terribly written script. Not that it matters much. Probably would have been better with much worse performances.
The tone is all over the place. The movie starts with a bombing. Followed by a quirky funny scene. Followed by a murder of a previously established character.
Throughout I was wondering what the hell was going on. The characters in this movie spend a lot of time talking about the plot and almost no time showing it. Which made the action scenes ring hollow, pointless and completely tension free.
This entire movie plays like a filler episode on a mediocre TV show. It's very boring. Very, very boring.
| 3 |
I saw this on a large screen HDTV on Showtime. Even with a large screen TV the screen is minuscule compared to a movie theater's. Thus I could appreciate the huge vistas that must have been awesome in a theater, although on TV the effect is greatly diminished. There were some additional good things about the film, including some unusual closeups of the Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) oil man character using a pickax. Also there are a great many highly dramatic scenes that are staged and acted well.
The negatives, on the other hand, included a style so minimal that it was difficult to comprehend the changes in the Daniel Day Lewis character. In the initial scenes I could view the oil man as a sympathetic and even heroic character. But when his character changes drastically, we are given no explanation. It is hard to care about any of the roles in the film, except perhaps for the oil man's son, H.W.
Apparently, according to other reviews, the earliest scene showing Daniel in a deep hole using a pickax was to indicate he was looking for silver, and perhaps accidentally found oil just bubbling up in the deep hole he made. That was not clear to me at all.
Neither was his character development. The film offers no explanation or clarification of the changes he undergoes, except at one point he says that he never really liked people. When he says that, I couldn't tell whether he is being truthful or not. If we accept that explanation for his character defect (and there is no explanation of why he doesn't really like people), then that means his earlier friendly attitude and the interest he showed in his child were just put-ons to fool the suckers he was taking advantage of. But some of that earlier behavior was when no one else was around. Perhaps what the movie is trying to illustrate is that as people get wealthier they get nastier, a corollary perhaps to "power tends to corrupt." I really couldn't tell from the story development.
Despite the cutting out any explanation of the character development, the film is a bit long (2 hrs and 38 minutes). Why didn't they cut instead some of the lengthy scenes showing nothing but a character walking from one location to another?
| 3 |
When unprincipled studio make garbage, expect them to hack IMDB audience reviews. 10/10 reviews completely plastering the first 20 top voted? Every one of those reviewing for the first time ever and repeating the exact same drivel- don't trust the critics? Highly suspicious to say the least.
The movie was definitely a Hugh Jackman vehicle. It shamelessly whitewashed a crook's life to make Jackman look nice and shiny on the big screen. None of the lines we attribute to Barnum, like there is a sucker born every minute, are uttered in the musical. We are glad we rented this movie instead of wasting money in the theaters. The song and dance numbers were fun, but the plot was a contrived mess. Safe to skip if you are on the fence.
| 3 |
Tokyo Revengers starts out great - an intriguing time travel plot, interesting characters and murder mystery.
However as the story progresses, I came to realize the core story is about a group of friends who try to solve everything by fighting. Without the time travel stuff, it's actually a pretty straightforward drama about comrades in gangs.
Don't get too invested in this anime - having read the manga - the story doesn't really pay off in the end.
| 2 |
I absolutely love it. I was confused about the stories being off, and I realize it was intentional. In Season one, Witcher's (Garalt of Rivia) story covers decades, the Sorceress (Yennifer) cover centuries and Ciri covers just a few weeks. So, there is no flashbacks. Their stories are not on the same timeline until Episode 8.
It's brilliantly written.
We as the audience has been used to the stories on the same point in time, but this is the first time that it's not the case, so you have to listen to what the characters are saying to figure out the point in time.
The acting, the background, the CGI...are amazing. The only thing that I was sad about that I wasn't able to see more of Emma Appleton.
| 9 |
Everything is well made, the acting is good, I enjoyed the dialogues. But somehow the movie couldn't keep my interest. Didn't stay for the end...
| 5 |
To anyone who isn't a huge Tom Cruise or Mission Impossiblle fan: don't get fooled by the superbly positive reviews here. It's average. It's ridiculously predictable, the plot mostly feels like your average 24 or NCIS episode. The action scenes are mostly well made (apart from some physically impossible stuff, but well... it's an action movie), so the movie is okay for a brain off action on session, but it's really nothing more. The acting is at best okay overall. The worst thing is that this movie just doesn't do anything to deserve all these absurd 9 and 10 ratings, making me wonder how many of these are just paid for.
| 6 |
The formula for Alpha feels reminiscent of early to mid-eighties family epics. It's light enough for kids yet just edgy enough for adults. If you can suspend judgement and critical thinking about historical, timeline or overall accuracy, you are capable of enjoying this movie. There is no English, all dialogue is subtitled, and there's more dialogue than I expected, but most of it is one-sided. It's fairly predictable and the plot is a bit of a contrived means to an end. I mean, come on, it's a feel-good movie, not a tragedy, that's not even a spoiler. Sit back, relax and take the ride, you'll be touched by it.
| 7 |
I really recommend this serie. The start could be slow and a bit boring but after the 2nd episodes the others fall like dominos (you can t stop watching). 2nd season is great and the 3rd as well the only downside is that the kids are teens now and it could be less realistic for the main role.
| 9 |
Khosla ka ghosla is one rare gem that Bollywood often shies away from producing. It has ensemble cast which could not have been better in any way. The actors are so damn good that it feels like you are among them and living a life in South Delhi. The detailing in movie is very good like in the scene where Khosla meets khurana. The way khurana adjusts his belt and many more to name. The actors are so well into the character that it does not need any explaining to do in the premise.
The screenplay by Jaideep Sahni is kick ass while the direction by Dibakar is gold! Who would have thought of casting Naveen Nischal for the role he played. Who would have thought of even Tara Sharma acting so well. The topic on which the movie is made is very prevalent and it actually happened with one of my relatives so I could easily connect to it. This is not "inspired" by any other flick and 100% original film with all the good elements of what makes a film very good. Please go for it and you will talk about this your whole life appreciating it. :)
| 10 |
Absolute Disney drivel. How could so much access to talent and money go so poorly? If this is a sign of things to come with Marvel, it's a damn shame.
| 4 |
Tony Stark. I started reading comics since I could read (circa 1989) and Iron Man didn't really catch my eye because he had more depth than most of the comics. And as a kid, I didn't like depth outside of explosion from ordnance and impact action. Iron Man had a problem that just didn't interest me and that problem really took a toll on issues. That problem was ALCOHOLISM. This is what separated Iron Man from other super heroes. (That and he wasn't induced with super powers, but enough with semantics). So I am going to open this up with; Why the hell is Stark not an alcoholic in this. They replaced his alcoholism with egotism. But - he was an ego in the comics too...
No, I won't bash this on stance of being a comic-nerd. But I will say this. Iron Man 2 should be called: Avengers Initiative Initiative. It had more bearing with the Avengers than it did with the actual Iron Man. The movie has a lot to tell and it tells it pretty well. Stark is under fire from Congress for owning and monopolizing the MOBILE SUIT WEAPON, Iron Man. His Arc-Core also seems to be slowly killing him and he still has to maintain Stark Industries along with policing with Iron Man. The action has about the same pace as the first movie. Maybe even weaker? I can't say that though, it does a decent job at delivering, but Iron Man doesn't really face many humans in this one, like he did in the first one.
The effects are outstanding of course, with plenty of effects to choose from. From multiple IRON MAN suit designs (which made Iron Man so cool EARLY on in the original comics) and explosions and gun fire. The cast is stellar; everyone does their part well. The director even plays a 400% more direct roll in this movie and does it really well. You will hold no ill-will toward Jon for being more of a ham in this movie. He provides key comedy relief.
Don Cheadle plays the new War Machine. A face I didn't really like when I heard about the change, but he does a great job none the less. As far as the rest, if you're a comic book fan and eagerly await the following Marvel movies to bring The Avengers to Fruition, then you will have to see this. If you're just an action fan that enjoys comic-book action, then this should be priority if there is nothing else out to sate your hunger. Everyone else? You can easily take a pass and not feel bad about it.
Overall the movie is well done and it's tough to weigh which one was better. Both movies have great things about them. But again, I didn't feel like I was in an Iron Man movie. I felt like I was in a prologue to a prologue to the Avengers that was catered with OUTSTANDING Robert Downy Jr. Humor.
| 7 |
A weak Mission:Impossible. The cast do okay, the sequences are impressive as usual, but despite far to much preamble, nothing makes sense. That's kind of important in a movie.
| 4 |
Glass Onion was a much different story from the first Knives Out movie. It was entertaining and enjoyable until the ending, which was a big disappointment. Also there were some things prior to the ending that really didn't make sense. Don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen the movie yet. I enjoyed it on the big screen, but seeing it on Netflix would be OK.
Daniel Craig and Janelle Monae were wonderful. The other actors were OK, but their characters were overly exaggerated. Still there were some moments of laugh-out-loud humor and an interesting plot. Also, there were a few surprising cameos. Wish I could rate it higher.
| 6 |
Had to write my first ever review on imdb. So here goes. No plot, boring and too long. Liked the first but feel this was a huge letdown. What was depp doing in this film. He hardly broke a sweat. Why they replaced Farrell with depp remains a mystery. JK if you are planning to make another please don't bother if its anything like this one!
| 2 |
Picked up the VCD from the store and it was lying around for 2 weeks. Decided to watch it today and enjoyed it. Love the way they have cracked satires on recession and the kidnapping racket in India. Rajat Kappor of "Mahesh Uncle" fame gives a measured performance but the most likable character for me is "Anni" in the film. Remember the actor who played Abhay deol's friend in Oye lucky lucky oye.
The movie had its quota of comical moments and gave me some good laughter. The narrative slacks a bit but the plethora of hilarious characters and moments saves the day. Only if they could have found a way get around neha dhupia.
| 6 |
Black Mirror is a reality check. It is not a feel-good show, but manages to redeem its perturbing quality with its penetrating insight and indictment of mainstream society. It's m.o. is poignantly portraying and exploring the role technology is playing in our present through a series of futuristic, somewhat hyperbolized sci-fi scenarios where society has arguably mal-adapted to technological advance.
The thing is
despite the futuristic setting, the show resonates intensely with the now, I guess, as good sci-fi should do. A sample of themes from season one:
-How absurdity, grotesqueness, and even violence have been trivialized to the extent of becoming entertainment at times. How trauma, depicted so readily on screens these days, has become something to watch primarily for stimulation. How, in many ways, we've become sadistic spectators or at best desensitized unconcerned bystanders.
-How a system that commodifies human life and energy (particularly lower and middle- class human life and energy) i.e. "a dead-end job" is maintained by aloof sociopathic elites through the brainwashes of materialism, distraction, and dream- selling. AND how society is complicit in this basically by being satisfied with the comfort of minimal needs being met, no matter how vapid and mundane this renders their life.
-How perfect memory, its storage, and recollection can be a double-edged sword. In a society where everyone has a brain implant that records and stores all audiovisual aspects of an individual experience for playback (and projection for all to see) at any moment, what issues will arise? How would you use it? To what extent would you relive your pains, your pleasures? To what extent would you fact-check your friends, family members, and lovers? To what extent would you chase clarity on events that happened outside of your experience, since you know an accessible recording exists in another person?
The subsequent seasons continue to tackle various heady and humane issues connected in some way with advanced technology (e.g. hacking, terrorism, virtual/augmented reality, racism, social media addiction, manipulated consciousness). Every episode is its own mental trip, has a twist, and most leave you with a sense of psychological vertigo. This probably isn't a show you want to binge-watch because, again, it isn't a feel good show due to its existential tone (even though it has some truly funny parts and scattered gems in the dialogue). But it IS a show that engrosses your mind and gut, and compels you to watch every episode. I like to think this show is like medicine: sometimes hard to palate, but necessary. I took off a star only because some of the endings frustrate far more than they satisfy which, all considered, might be the point.
Great show. Highly recommend.
| 9 |
I hope this was the last of the -90's MTV cut movies ever.
| 4 |
LUDO is by far one of the best movie script written in recent times. Hats off to the writers.
The movie kept the LUDO game theme in the entire length, and even the car number plate has LUDO written in it. Usually, different stories tend to be more complicated, but Anurag Basu has kept it more straightforward and yet engaging in his direction. I loved his cameo in the movie to narrate the story and reveal nothing more to the audience, making it intriguing.
The role of Rahul Satyendra "Sattu" Tripathi seems to be written only for the Pankaj Tripathi, and as usual, he nailed it completely. Abhishek Bacchan, known as "Bittu", has kept his familiar angry face and was right on the money to justify his role in the movie.
Overall a great movie to watch, and the movie will keep you engaging through it.
| 10 |
At the beginning, it cleverly reflects social issues through gender reversal, but not merely as a reversal. Both gender groups retain their essence, and the ending isn't about one group's victory over the other, but about working together. It encompasses not only gender equality but also recognition and acceptance of others and oneself. It's not about feminism, patriarchy, or gender confrontation. It's not about stereotypes or perfectionism. It's about gender equality, embracing individuality, and mutual understanding. This movie isn't exclusively for women; it showcases the fierce presentation of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) in both genders. Outstanding performances and dance sequences keep the entire film engaging without clichés.
| 10 |
Yes, the production value is high, sets are well thought out and the cgi is believeable. But the dialogue and pacing is just cringe worthy. A character like Klaus is over acted and just not realistic. I watched the whole series and always had the feeling that I was looking at a rehearsel of stand-ins.
| 3 |
For a franchise like Dc falling short to what the other league of superheroes is doing they should have thought twice before taking the route they took with this movie
After all, we all saw how Pacific Rim did when it decided to be a Barney in robot suites
Now a Barney in spandex come on.
After this I've thrown away every ounce i had about DC bouncing back...
I Guess Dark Knight was all they had.
| 3 |
A Star is Born (2018) is a movie I don't get but the rest of film criticism seems to. Apparently it's a revelation, Cooper's directorial debut is apparently stellar with a deep, rich story, apparently it's Oscar worthy. Pfft.
The thing about A Star is Born is that even ignoring it's a remake, it feels like a million movies you've seen and doesn't do anything new, and it doesn't really do it better.
It has pacing issues, it feels hollow, it feels like Cooper still wants that Best Actor Oscar he still doesn't deserve just yet, and for that...You're finding me checking my watch an hour in and dreading the hour left to go. The good I can pull from the movie is that Lady Gaga is great. And it's a 2 hour 15 movie that shows me how well she can sing. Unfortunately, I already know Lady Gaga can sing, so it's a bit of an unnecessary production.
The editing is a bit janky, and there are seriously only two good shots in the film. There's a lack of scale to a lot of the performances, and there's a lack of a sense of time and rise/fall of the characters.
A Star is Born fails at improving the structure of even the lighter versions of this genre. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Josie and the Pussycats (a legit underwatched underrated 2001 flick) manages to handle its characters, pacing and comprehension better.
Those two examples also have better music. It will undeniably get Original Song Oscar buzz, but it doesn't deserve it. The big trailer song isn't even the key. It's the gateway to the rest of the film, followed by lacklustre country and pop that is bolstered only by vocals.
A Star is Born is a lot of things but none of them include anything really good. I couldn't care less about Cooper's fall. Because I've seen it before, and I've seen it better.
I'd much rather see more of the star being born, dying, and coming full circle than Cooper making it about him and betraying the good story that's actually there. It's overrated, it'll be overseen, and potentially over-rewarded. Which is a shame.
| 2 |
I love love this movie. Watched it for the fourth time since it came out. Love the humour and the personages.
| 9 |
Disgrace. This movie shows how desperate India is about making Pakistan look bad. And they tried hard at it. Unfortunately it's bad.
| 1 |
STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning
In the future, Earth has become a pretty sad, desolate place, where resources have run scarce and machines have taken over much. A space time continuum in outer space is discovered, around the planet of Saturn, that humanity can ascend to in order to begin a new life away from the rapidly diminishing Earth. Cooper (a continually, frustratingly mumbling Matthew McConaughey) a simple farmer, is chosen to man the space craft that will save Earth, along with co pilots Romilly (David Gyasi) and Brand (Anne Hathaway) and a talking robot thing that looks like a fridge, by the name of TARS (Bill Irwin.) But as the mission unfolds, they discover secrets and lies that threaten to plunge them into conflict amongst each other, I guess. They're possibly meant to do something else, and something else happens, but by the end (which, given the length, I'm surprised I stuck around till), the whole film had just so gone over my head I might have missed it.
At the start of the new century, a young, promising director called Christopher Nolan emerged, an eager and hungry young mind that delivered Memento, an intelligent and original thriller that took a far flung concept and played with your mind and demanded your full attention to the end. He followed this with Insomnia, not only one of my all time favourite thrillers, but also one of my favourite films, that I still love to this day. After these two relatively independent offerings, he established himself as one of the top new names, and possibly Hollywood was happy to throw a lot of cash at him, and let him run wild and indulge his darkest, most inner most relentless cerebral musings, and from here on in, he went and delivered increasingly lengthy productions that bombarded the minds of his audience with so much anomaly and detail, even turning Batman into a challenging and complex ride three times. Even his comparatively short 2006 effort The Prestige seemed lost in it's own mystery and aggrandisement. But with Interstellar, he's just completely surpassed himself.
Clocking up at nearly three hours, the film, in the time you spend with it (and you really do have to make quite a commitment) truly rakes up every last second of it's stated running time, and that would mean there's a lot to be taken in, and much you might have to describe and re-live about it afterwards. It could be quite difficult, but actually you can sum the film Interstellar up with one word: over. It's over ambitious, over indulgent, over bloody long!, over bearing, over cerebral over complicated and, just over whelming. And by the end, after grudging with it for so long, you'll be glad it's 'over.' Seriously, if you manage to get through it with out getting up to stretch your legs at least once while it's still on, you should get a telegram from the queen! I can't believe it took me so long to see it, but I'm certainly glad I missed it in the cinema.
An intelligent concept is fine, but it can't give the audience no room to breathe like this. It's a shame, because if Nolan had delivered something a little more condensed, the intricate plot the film had to explore and any intelligent message it had to deliver could have been better absorbed by the viewer, instead of being lost in a sea of bafflement. Sadly, the best praise I can end up giving it is some fabulous cinematography, in space and at sea that sticks in the mind.
Inception was too much, really, but I took it as the most intellectual film ever made and kind of have a soft spot for it, but this is just too much. Nolan can be thankful his films haven['t lost their spark and edge like fellow contemporary M Night Shyamalan, but he really needs to stop being so ruthlessly anti-mainstream and pelting his audience with such lengthy, cerebral exposition, or he might lose them forever. And stop least stop making them so dour and humourless to boot. In terms of a modern, space bound adventure, it goes without saying Alfonso Couran's much trimmer Gravity does a better job of being smart and in orbit. **
| 4 |
This show was way too boring at the start. The three first episodes was too much. There is a mystery there that is interesting and got me curious, but they could have cut down on the sitcom a bit. Maybe if the sitcom was one and a half episode or something like that. The sitcom was not even that funny. Just boring and tedious. Some say that you just have to wait, that it builds up to something great. In my opinion, a show is not that good if a third of it is as boring as this was. It's possible to do much better and more interesting build up than this.
I found the middle part of the show to be the best part. It started to get really interesting, and the story got good and emotional. The cast is great with good acting, especially Elizabeth Olsen, she is fantastic.
It then fell short on the last episode. I did not like the final battle that much.
I'll give this a 6/10, just because of the middle part.
| 6 |
I love Ryan Gosling, I love Emma Stone, I love them together. But seeing them singing and dancing about love is almost vomit inducing.
| 3 |
"Fargo" is a movie that plays better the second time around. The first time watching it, one might find the film's sheer novelty too much to process. A Nineties indie product to its core, "Fargo" mixes noir with comedy, placing atrocious violence in a comforting Midwest setting. None of the characters are beautiful, few are relatable, and even fewer are likable. This originality, however, stays in our minds, pleading for a rewatch. Then, in the subsequent viewings, "Fargo" becomes deeply, almost inexplicably endearing.
Despite its title, the movie only takes place in Fargo, North Dakota for a single scene. It is the first scene in the film, when down-on-his luck car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) meets Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi) and Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare) in a bar. Desperate for money, Lundergaard solicits these two men to kidnap his wife (Kristin Rudrüd), hoping that his rich father-in-law (Harve Presnell) will pay the hefty ransom and the men will split it with him.
Once the plan is set into motion, though, things go awry. Collateral damage leaves innocent people dead in the small town of Brainerd, Minnesota, creating a trail of evidence towards Showalter, Grimsrud, and Lundergaard. Around the thirty-minute mark, our protagonist - and one of the only decent people in the film thus far - finally arrives. A pregnant cop, Brainerd Police Chief Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) helms the case, leading an investigation between her hometown and the Twin Cities to figure out what happened.
The film is impossible to place into a single genre. The bloodshed is like something out of a Tarantino picture, the police-story is a modern take on the detective drama, and yet, laugh-out-loud comedy persists in almost every scene.
Nearly everything in "Fargo" is subversive. It's about unsexy people enduring an unsexy situation. I won't give away the ending, but the violence only piles higher and higher as the film carries on, and many of our characters slip farther and farther from redemption.
As disturbing as that is, it is also hysterical in a (perhaps morbid) way. "Fargo" achieves much of its humor through its unique setting. The upper Midwest is considered a peaceful place, and "Fargo" does not hide that reputation. A polite culture (and copious Minnesota accents) persists throughout the movie, even as the plot gets bloodier, making for something delightfully uncanny. It is this defiant quirkiness that might be hard to digest at first, but distinguishes the film in the long run.
"Fargo" won two Oscars in 1997 - Frances McDormand won Best Actress and Ethan and Joel Coen won Best Original Screenplay. Both of these accolades were well deserved, but people overlook the movie's cinematography and music. Director of Photography Roger Deakins captures Minnesota's snowy landscapes in a way that is both beautiful and haunting. This is evident in his wide shots of the Great Planes, but it also holds true in his quieter takes of Minneapolis parking lots or icy freeways.
Meanwhile, Carl Burwell's score keenly reflects "Fargo's" tone. The main theme is tragic, mysterious, slightly dark, but also uplifting, infusing the film with a very fitting, triumphant energy.
That triumph comes from the fact that, despite all of "Fargo's" violence and zaniness, it does not leave the audience cold. The movie doesn't end with a nihilistic shrug or punch line. A simple message emerges in the final scenes, sending viewers off with unexpected hope.
Today, moviegoers more-or-less know what to expect out of a Coen brothers film. The siblings have established a brand for themselves in genre-bending cinema. Before "Fargo," though, the brothers were not household names. While "The Big Lebowski" and "No Country For Old Men" might rival it for the duo's magnum opus, "Fargo" remains the project that put Joel and Ethan on the map, and it remains some of their strongest work.
| 7 |
So Finally I have watched my FAN Film...!! Shah Rukh Khan You are GOD It's not just a film.. It's more than that..!! Thank You Shah Rukh Khan for this movie..!!! I loved it, Lived it..!! No one can touch you and your Fans.. A Brilliant Performance.. You are the epitome of success, Love, Life, Happiness everything... Everyone has their own way of expressing love... but Gaurav he is similar to us but still different..!! Before Interval (First half) The FAN part is totally me.. Craze, emotions.. love.. and Second half is completely beyond imagination..!! Only you can perform Gaurav.. From First Shot to last Shot the excitement goes bigger and bigger and bigger..!! I cried a lot (Beyond limits) All I can say is----
Love you Sir... You are The BEST ACTOR heart emoticon This film is beyond ratings and Stars..!! smile emoticon Always be You FAN... ALWAYS heart emoticon I'll watch again and again and again...!! Their will be No Next ShahRukhKhan ever..!
| 10 |
Season 3 is the worst season ever. Even preschool kid make better than that. You really have no imagination . You have same that bloody old story. Russian trying to invade and your bunch of nuisance nerds crack them out. Seriously . You really need to grow up . Bloody wastage of time.
| 1 |
Ugh so disappointed... First two episodes have given me all I wished for but the meh.. nothing happened afterwards. Bla bla bla nothing happened bla bla nothing again and oopsie the end
| 6 |
Brilliant story, beautifull acting by Jennifer and all actors/actresses, wonderfull script. Everything was great and enjoyable in this movie. Wasn't 100 percent satisfied with the ending but overall well done. I would highly recommend it...!!!
| 8 |
With an all star cast, brilliant writing and comedic timing, this should be a slam dunk show. Which is was, for a bit. The first 3 seasons are one of the funniest and creative sitcoms out there. But its clear it shouldve ended at season 3. The more it went on the more it clearly lost its soul. Constantly losing main leads and trying to find decent replacements, and those that last become either terribly written or clearly confused on the direction the character is meant to be taken, to the point where they literally point out that chang hasnt been well utilised in the show itself. Its really unfortunate the show just dragged along to its, albeit pretty satisfying, ending. At least its getting a movie, i just hope it turns out good and most of the cast returns.
| 6 |
this is one of the worst movies ever and I am sure about that since i have watched 2000+movies in my life. The whole film is talking about how Sandra is a noob and how George saves her ass. The only good thing about the movie is the CG but it only contains earth, debris and two space station. I don't see how the rubbish story could earn this movie a good reputation. it is so boring that my friends and I fell asleep in the theater. The effort to make the story interesting is zero. How does it deserve an Oscar? Deep moral implication of how a women feel when being left alone in space. Seriously, this movie simply boring and dull, the lines are stupid and the main character is stupid
| 1 |
So I went in not expecting too much of this. I did watch most other series about superhero teams like Titans, Doom Patrol etc. NOne of these series were able to keep me interested. So I wasnt expecting too much, and got pleasantly surprised.
TUA differs that it doesnt focus on the good team vs evil too much, it focusses on their own personal struggle as well, and its very well combined, or better said, interwoven. As others have stated, its not just the storytelling thats good, the music is great and the pace is good as well; it never really stalls, it gets slower sometimes to get some story in. The cast is great, and diverse, all perform well. I never really cared much for Ellen Page her boring way of acting, but it actually fits in this case. Tom is doing good, being the brute, although he isnt really cut out for comedy much I think. The comedic scenes he's always pulling that odd "duh" face as if he doesnt know how to look. Above all is Aidan Gallagher's performance though, his delivery, his intense look, he pulls it off every episode, he's definitely the star of this show.
The season 2 finale clearly makes the team leave their internal battles more and face a more common enemy, and it actually makes me look forward to season 3 more than season 1 did for me to season 2.
If you like Titans and all that but found them a bit shallow, you will definitely love TUA.
| 9 |
As a huge Harry Potter fan, i am shocked from the lack of imagination and story line in this film. The story goes slowly and predictably and it is embarrassment to the Harry Potter legacy. Screen writing level and adaptation work is Level 1.
I refuse to believe, that movie with such a massive budget could be that bad. I am watching some HP tonight to wash this awful thing out of my head.
| 3 |
So disappointing. I was bored from beginning to end! The songs, the singing, the story; there was nothing that really grabbed my attention. Cannot rap my head around the fact that this movie recieved so many Oscars, just baffled.
| 3 |
"13 Reasons Why" details the post-mortem musings of Hannah, a teen who takes her own life. The real protagonist of the show is Clay, the ultra-introspective teen who takes the blame for all the world's problems. Both Hannah and Clay are classical narcissists who think that everything and everyone around them relate to their own world, which is actually the world of the teenager. Teens have not reached a mature enough point of view on the world to notice that their actions really mean very little to anything and their lives are virtually meaningless in the grand scheme of history. Not focusing on being something for the future, they take the easy road of thinking about what they are now, which is nothing. Since they have not created any meaningful identity, they find their own morals, worth, and value in the people around them who perform the same actions - other teens. Without perspective, they focus with such an intense reflection on their group that their ultimate moral failings come down to self- absorption.
The show creates an artificial world from the post-suicide tapes which are the narrative of one teen, Hannah, who sees herself as the central player in a grand scheme of victim due to the actions of everyone around her, even herself. In fact, the point of view of the victim is the role which every actor plays in this drama as we see that the today's political views are really that of the teen, of the parochial immature child who cannot see that their own lives are better than any other human being who has ever lived on this planet. With the free time to reflect, the food to nourish, the education to think, the parents who loved, they fall into the modern trap - selfishness.
Each actor portrays well the point of view of teens and sees that their point of view is only as large as the city they live and their reflection can only reach as far as their own feelings. Each person is out for their own desires and Clay and Hannah are the most extreme examples of this. I believe that most who see the show will think Clay really cares about everyone around him as other people always occupy his thoughts, but this isn't true. Clay cares ultimately about himself and can only think that if others are unhappy (other friends, he cares less about his parents or society), then he is a failure. This selfishness of viewing yourself at the center of the world is only eclipsed by Hannah's own psychological disorder of creating tapes which after her death would enclose everyone around her in her trap, to make them bend their knee to her own narrative. Each player in the drama does this same move, but Hannah does it best as her death makes them have to taker her narrative as ultimate as no one can question a dead girl. Ultimately everyone comes to take the view of the girl who killed herself, even bringing the law in at the end to make sure the audience knows that her point of view is ultimate and cannot be questioned.
The show is overall irresponsible and narcissistic. I would watch it for the general point of view of all teens who believe that their own world is ultimate, and you can see that everyone in the show does this, with Hannah and Clay being the most extreme examples. If the show's purpose was to show what not to be, how not to think, how not to act, then it was a success. There is nothing redeeming about the show, but people will be drawn to it due to its music, ambiance, and lighting. The show is technically well done, but promotes ethical poison. No character ever mentions the word "responsibility," as the concept is foreign to the irrational nature of the modern teen.
| 5 |
This is my one the best movie in Tamil cinema industry...superb screenplay, excellent performance and perfect music
| 10 |
Day time soap opera goes vamp. Worth watching if your a fan of the above mentioned franchises and if your home sick and binge on mindless TV. My partner and I binged the first season with pleanty of eye rolling. Intrigued enough to ser hoe the story okays out but can't give it more the 4 stars.
| 4 |
I really really wanted to like this movie ..one of the greatest directors of all time devoting a movie to his own childhood and upbringing and how he fell in love with movie making !!! It could and should have been a masterpiece but .....and there are quite a few buts .....the movie is about 45 minutes too long , some of the scenes are so drawn out you are begging them to end , some of the more meaty, controversial aspects are just glossed over and the trademark lighter themes are too light and seem like padding....the acting is excellent , especially Michelle Williams as the mother descending into mental torture and the cinematography is beautifully done ....I came out of the cinema feeling I had been cheated of what should have been a brilliant experience.
| 6 |
I say it feels like Barry Lyndon because that film was acclaimed for filming with literal candle light. With the equipment of the time, this was quite a technical achievement.
Great, but who cares?
If you're making a technical achievement, super, but the story still has to pass. The underwater motion capture is the candle light.
I'm a big fan of Cameron and always marveled that I could pick a random scene from his movies and be entertained.
This one: no. It feels like a tired retread and nearly the same plot as the first one.
In a broader sense, there are way too many characters for a 7 hour movie. The rivalry between the teens should have been cut to the bone.
The Spider/Quarrich story was really the most interesting angle here, yet it seemed to be cut to nothing.
I always have admired Cameron vs Lucas because it always seemed he was striving to make new great stuff. If it were Lucas, we would have no new movies after the Terminators. Lucas would have remastered the original Terminator to get rid of the painful stop motion.
This one... I'm no filmmaker, but it feels like we should get back to fundamentals.
| 4 |
Soo so poor direction and Soo many mistakes in this movie , I don't how this movie got an Oscar it's really disappointing.
| 3 |
The producers still has not learned what they got wrong in GOT and why it went to hell after 4th season. GOT season 1 was the best TV ever in my openion. The house of dragon is more of the same bullsh!# that carried GOT to the grave.
They got too complicated, too fine, too expensive sets, more and more of poor CGI and most of all messy and little stories to tell. They lost touch with both the books and people's hearts. This is more of the same. In short they tried too much. Go back and watch GOT season 1 and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Episode 6 Samantha forgot to bring her birthmark but thats it. 😂👍
| 1 |
Charlie came into the life of dharma and itself changed the whole life. Dharma's love for Charlie grew, so he began to mingle with everyone & I urge everyone to adopt a pretty street dog, and bring him to life in the same way and Live a happy life.
| 10 |
This is just an excuse for a string of noisy, staged action sequences, interspersed with pointless exposition and juvenile dialogue. The endless stream of baddies are casually slaughtered. Everything seems to be a joke for these characters but I wasn't laughing. This is worse, much worse than you can possibly imagine.
| 2 |
Edited mess. Arabesque cuts have turned into jump cuts. The 180° rule for camera placement is broken permanently. Don't get me into the incoherent plotline.
It's so bad and such a mess that you have no time to laugh at how bad it is because you are having a seizure from the editing and high volume white noise from hell.
This film (or whatever it is) is playing in the background as I'm typing this review... it's wretched even when you are not paying attention to it.
Negative -10 stars.
| 1 |
The saga continues with Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) fully in charge as the unflinching leader. The family drama just gets more and more darker. We are seeing the moral disintegration of Michael. The movie also gets a separate timeline for young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro). While that is interesting at times, it is very disruptive especially since it's all in Italian.
Meanwhile, Michael's story keeps getting better. How could you forget "I know it was you, Freddo. you broke my heart." or "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." And John Cazale shines as Fredo. His exchanges with Al Pacino are epic. And the emotional grenade tossed by Kay (Diane Keaton) is absolutely stunning. All in all, it is a great effort for a sequel to a masterpiece.
| 9 |
I did like this show and Kate Winslet is simply amazing. Her performance is incredible simply incredible, it's unlike anything I've seen her do before. If this had been a theatrical movie I'd consider her portrayal Oscar worthy. She spoke with a deep voice, I'm not sure if it's a Pennsylvania accent or not, it wasn't British but I wasn't sure where they were located? I suspected it was supposed to be in Canada because the county detective had a heavy Canadian accent. All of his O's had that "oot" sound. Maybe I wasn't paying attention or it sped by so quickly I knew they were in a place called Easttown but I had no idea if it is a real or fictional place. I had look it up after I watched the series to see where it was supposed to have taken place and I was surprised to see it was Pennsylvania. Hardly anyone talked with the same accent which I could understand if it were a big city but in small cities people usually have their own inflections. This was all over the place. I'd say more people sounded Canadian than American.
I did find it strange how so many people who supposedly grew up together spoke so differently but eventually I just let it go. If it hadn't been for Kate's performance I wouldn't have stayed with the show. It's a basic story line that copies the same formula such as the Broadchurch series and other European crime shows. It doesn't reveal much in the first episode and things move along very slowly. 3 or 4 episodes are mostly filler episodes. Frankly this would have been a great 2 hour movie. Compared to most series being made today this was good.
There are some good actors in this show. It's great seeing Jean Smart again, I've always enjoyed her acting. Julianne Nicholson was wonderful. There were a lot of actors in the show that I just did not like. Some of them were supposed to be likeable for example Mare's ex-husband, I think he was supposed to be a likeable character but oh man he made my skin crawl. A lot of characters made my skin crawl. I think this was done deliberately to keep us guessing on who the "bad guy" was. It was a little annoying how there were so many red herrings. At first it was intriguing then it was OMG how many suspects are they going to throw in front of us?
The suspense kept building from one episode to the next but the "bad guy" was revealed it was kind of anti-climatic? I wanted a little more oompf I wanted the writers to be better than they were. Overall I liked it, I loved Kate Winslet. If there's a 2nd season I hope they hire better writers but even if they didn't, I'd watch just to see Kate's performance. She really was phenomenal. She became Mare making me forget she was Kate. I think this was a very brave role for her to take on and I hope she gets some kind of professional recognition for what she did.
| 8 |
There might be a good movie in there, but it was destroyed by the music. I find it unwatchable. The score is an endless repetition of the Nimrod variation from Elgar's "Enigma Variations". It plays over and over again, and it never reaches resolution. Zimmer owes ME money for having to listen to that. Watched the movie once because a family member wanted to watch it.
Listen to Elgar's Enigma Variations. That is a far better use of your time
I will never watch it again.
| 1 |
I went to see Avatar 2 on the first day hoping for continuation of the deep story. Unfortunately it is still now just a Hollywood series production, the same problem as Matrix 2. Deep story is exchanged for visual effects hoping that in the blinking lights of explosions we do not notice what is missing. Violence as solution is the main focus of the movie covered sometimes by high preaching. Visual effects are not enough to cover shallow and predictable plot. Movie may receive Oscar for visual effects, but is it enough to see it? Interestingly 4pm showing had only about 50 people in Imax. Shame on Cameron and Hollywood for the effort to dumb down the viewers. I can only imagine what part 3, 4 and 5 will be.
| 3 |
Season 1 of One Punch Man - finally trying to cross this off my bucket list. A show with superheros (which I tend to enjoy) but including one who's so strong he can beat any opponent with just one punch.
A lot of people have egged me to watch this and I'm surprised it's only as old as 2015, I thought it was much older than that. My main worry going in was "how exactly do you have any tension in a battle if the main guy can't be defeated"?
Well the series answers that not by introducing any kind of tension..........yeah really there isn't any at all, but by more focusing on the over the top antics of the side characters while also portraying our protagonist in a setting where he doesn't get the credit he deserves as he's mainly in it for "fun". That in itself lends to a bit of humour but nothing really that's making me laugh out loud - I think a few moments made me chuckle overall. The joke of "here's this over the top villain stating he's the bringer of destruction only to get killed in one hit" gets old. People say this anime is hilarious, I think they are easily amused as a lot of this is pretty cringy at times.
You do get some cool action moments though, the animation certainly trying to do some cool stuff on screen (though how does he survive standing on X as a human..........)
I don't think there's many episodes so I guess I'll carry on with this into further seasons, but it's not left as much of an impact on me as people have suggested. I'd much rather put on something like My Hero Academia or Naruto in this vein of "many individuals with crazy abilities". Season 2 needs to change the game a bit to keep me interested.
It's decent enough, just not great.
6/10.
| 6 |
I hate to even get emotionally invested in Netflix shows anymore because I feel like I'm setting myself up for heartbreak/failure/disappointment and with that being said I really REALLY like this show and the only thing I dislike about it is it's only 10 episodes per season.. Season one was good but season two was phenomenal..! Don't take the negative Nancy reviews serious because they have no clue what their talking about.. I just hope it doesn't become another Netflix casualty..
| 9 |
i am a huge fan of captain America, it was played very well and the airport scene wow just flawless, and spiderman really looking forward to see your solo movies, really its worth it to see this in big screen awesome it really is f*cking awesome.
well evans did a great job his martial arts really perfect and yeah it was a good ride for fighting scene, romantic scene, everything
you should watch it, i can't say anything more i just write this because he well really my superhero
watch it will dolby atmos technology and imax screen
why this review has to be soooooooooo long
| 10 |
When I first heard of Clannad. I really just thought it was another silly, cheesy, and bad romance anime. I thought people were exaggerating how sad it was supposed to be. In all honest, all though the animation is good, the art-style was a big turn off for me. I ended up giving it a try after hearing a bit more about, and I watched season 1, and believe it or not quite liked it, it wasn't perfect, but it was much better than the way I originally imagined it to be. I liked it's humor and characters, even though I thought the main love interest Nagisa, wasn't a very interesting character. The romance was also done in a way that isn't obnoxious (I tend to hate romances because of this). There was also some decently touching and slightly sad moments in the series. I gave Clannad an 8/10. Then I watched Clannad: After Story. I can tell you right away that people aren't exaggerating about it. This second season is so well done you will never forget it. Admittedly, this series as whole isn't for everyone, but if you thought the first series was at least "ok", go and watch After Story right away. I seriously watched Clannad: After Story in less than three days and I'm someone who is extremely pressed for time. Although the first few episodes are lighter in tone like the first season, you soon begin to notice the series progression to becoming a very realistic and mature take on seeing the lead couple become parents. If you've heard anything about this show, then you know that there are some sad and heart wrenching parts, one event in particular which I will not mention to avoid spoiling anything,but it really had me in tears and was very emotional and sad, yet uplifting and powerful at the same time. Another thing I like about this series is that it avoids almost all stereotypes that appear in any type of romantic film or TV series. They seem to have the need to have the main couple stair at each other and say cheesy lines for a long time, or throw in a random sex scene that isn't really necessary. Clannad never does this type of thing, it makes this series so much better as a whole. Also, I now like Nagisa, her character shows a lot more in this season. Overall this is an experience that I wish everyone could see and enjoy, I know some might not be able to get into this, but if you can in any way you just have to watch to the end. Speaking of the end, if anyone tells you it's a cop-out, don't listen, if you actually use your brain for a few minutes the ending works well and is satisfying.This show actually taught me things. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it opened my eyes. Without a doubt a 10/10.
| 8 |
I really didn't expect to dislike 'Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood'. It's a Tarantino movie so it is still well above the average film, at least in terms of quality of production. But to say it was a disappointment would be an understatement. All the great things that are apparent in every Tarantino movie were missing, at least for the first 2 hours of the film. The problems stemmed from the fact that this was a character study, rather than being plot driven. Tarantino is usually so good at combining the two together, so for him to completely ignore one of those elements is a real shame.
The film is almost 3 hours long and it simply doesn't have the pacing to justify that. I lost count of the scenes where, after they'd finished, I thought to myself how easy it would have been to leave that on the cutting room floor. So many scenes were setting things up for later in the movie, which is fine and has to be done, but none of them had any creativity to keep them interesting. We simply had to listen to long boring conversations.
Finally after a couple of hours a very intense and well-crafted scene involving Brad Pitt's character at a ranch happens. It's arguably the best scene in the film and all I could think was, where has this been? There is no doubt that Pitt and Leo DiCaprio carry this film big time. Without their acting talents this film would have been unbearable. Pitt especially was the best thing this movie had going for it. The film does its best to redeem itself in the final half hour or so, by then the damage was already done. This is my least favourite Tarantino film to date I'm sad to say.
| 6 |
Not much there. Two guys wander, and then wander, and then wander, anddddd......you guessed it, they wander again. Boring, uneventful, and anti climatic.
| 4 |
Here's the thing. I rented the DVD, and about half way through, I got up and did my laundry.
This film is talky, chatty, boring. Nothing new here. No racism here either. The Asian culture is what it is, and this gives you an idea of two Americans from two different ages there. I found Scarlett what-her-whoits part even more of the same, nothing spectacular or memorable -- unless your a guy and like pink underwear and constant shots of her behind. Giggle, giggle, dry -- was her acting style. Bill Murray did a good job over all of this and that's what made me give the film a five out of ten.
Sometimes a viewer has to see beyond "a woman director" and call it as it is. A so-so talky film about two fish outa water that has been done, and re-done and will be done again. This one is watchable -- as long as you have something else to do while its playing.
| 5 |
So Southpaw is Rocky, Rocky V and a little Cinderella Man rolled into one!
At no point in this film did I connect with it. All the way through it just reminded me of Rocky. Very disappointing! Not one minute of this movie excited me, stirred emotions or surprised me. I knew exactly how it was going to end.
Forrest Whitaker gives a good performance but not his best. Jake is also good but again not great. The rest of the cast is mediocre.
If you watch this you're going to feel so let down. I really wouldn't bother. It's 2 hours I won't get back!
Watch Cinderella Man instead....fantastic flick :-)
| 5 |
I was not thoroughly impressed with Pirates of the Caribbean, as I had heard several glowing word-of-mouth reviews. I have to admit that Johnny Depp's performance was quite hilarious and was the best thing about this movie. One complaint is that the movie is way too long. They could have easily chopped 30-45 minutes from this film without sacrificing anything. Another complaint is the level of violence. I am a horror fan, and certainly am not against violence in the movies. However, the impression this movie gives prior to watching is that it is a Disney-esque film. I think the PG rating is too leniant and the given the stabbings, shootings, and blood that abound in this film, they should have raised it. 6/10
| 6 |
This miniseries is the best MCU Disney+ series so far, and it's not even close. Although it isn't perfect, it's flaws are a lot less in-your-face than those of 'WandaVision' and 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier.' I just love it because it feels like the most genuine chapter of phase four so far. Even though it's concept revolves around time travel, this feels realistic and authentic, which always helps. And the humor doesn't feel as forced as many other Marvel projects. And it is perfectly casted, especially Owen Wilson as Mobius, which is something I never knew I wanted. Overall, this is a terrific series and it absolutely deserves all the praise it gets.
9.4/10.
| 9 |
When I first heard about this movie, I thought it was going to be an epic thriller with a good ounce of mystery to it and considering it's in IMDb's top 250 films of all time. But having now watched it all, I'm now really confused as to why so many people like this film to begin with and thought it was a big let down. Apart from a few scenes of felony, the majority of the movie was incredibly boring and the acting was dreadful, most of the characters were really annoying and forgettable, the character of Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) is perhaps the most annoying character in the film, will you just quit saying "Yah" already... Apparently the movie also has some elements of comedy but it's all so poorly executed and it just wasn't funny at all.
I honestly think that this is a very overrated movie that's so poorly written, just don't bother with it. However, I will say that I highly recommend that you should watch the Fargo TV series which is far much better than this.
| 1 |
Season one is great. Exciting, unexpected scenes, a lots of "wow" moments. Unfortunately, most of the negative reviews about season 2 is true: boring dialogs, lack of excitements and about "Deep" .. forget it. Five episodes into season two, I have no motivation of continue watching it. Please re-make season two for the sake of new viewers.
| 6 |
The Last of Us games are very special to me and when I heard they were adapting the first game (soon to include Part 2 as well) into a television show I was immediately worried about it because of the long history of absolutely *terrible* video game adaptations. However, as more information came out - Druckmann being heavily involved, casting decisions, budget, etc - I began to get my hopes up. Having now finished season 1, I'm happy to say I quite enjoyed this adaptation. It's not perfect, but it's a very faithful and well done series that has left me eagerly anticipating season 2.
I think I'll always prefer the games over the show - but there's no denying they did justice to the source material here, and I really couldn't have asked for more than that.
| 8 |
I feel like these bad reviews haven't followed the MCU arc from the beginning? MCU is all about building towards something bigger. The show is only 3 episodes in and people already judging it like it's over? Marvel always has a plan, I trust in that.
| 8 |
So it proves again that want to have some awards okay go and made a movie on Iraq, Iran or Afghanistan. You'll definitely get a numbers of awards. Argo is a kind of regular modified historical movie. There's not any kind of extraordinary matter in this film. Also this film is kind of boring, very much commercial. I think there are a lots of good film release this year. So there was no chance for Argo to win the best picture.
Argo shows so many unrealistic things about Iranian and American as well. Iranian are all bad and Americans are all good all heroes.
I believe the plot was good enough to make this film an outstanding one. It could be more dynamic story. The characters were not so much strong and confident. It could be improve all the way.
| 1 |
When the movie came out it was obviously over-hyped, everyone was going crazy over this 'awesome' and 'super deep' movie about dreams within dreams. I was not very enthusiastic about the film before seeing it, and I wasn't after seeing it. It is a typical Hollywood movie, it has action, love, stuff... Nothing different, and it was disappointing for me because I was actually expecting some interesting dream-realm experience, but there was none.. Every dream was just like a regular action movie, nothing dreamlike - floating in air is not enough! Nor is going deeper dream by dream, if you don't actually feel like the characters are in a dream. And this is the main reason I was disappointed, it has no dreamesqueness, it didn't overwhelm me! So, I think, it is presented falsely as a movie that is spectacular in its 'deepness' and 'dream ambiance'. Aftewards I got to see 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' which was obviously much more like what I would look for in a movie about dreams.
Obviously, this is my perspective on the movie, if you are looking for a film that has your regular action+(lost)love combo, then this is your flick. Don't expect any dream world experience.
| 6 |
I was expecting so much more...very slow moving...always waiting for a major thing to happen with the ominous build up only to be dissatisfied
| 6 |
Absolute waste of time.i somehow dragged myself to the third episode but can't handle it anymore. Poor script, poor acting, wrong cast.
| 1 |
I usually hate movies that treat viewers like morons, and this movie is pretty insulting in that aspect.
The "quirky" detective played by Daniel Craig was the worst part of it, I swear this movie would have been one million times better if he had died. Preferably in a rather undignified, anti-climatic manner.
I honestly think people was so happy for finally having the chance of seeing a Hollywood film that wasn't a remake, sequel, reboot, or part of a franchise that they didn't mind very much the film in question being total garbage.
This movie won't survive the test of time, and it will become one of those movies that were beloved at their time, but completely forgotten shortly after.
| 2 |
You heard me right, meh....... I say it again, meh...
| 4 |
This show is not only the best MCU Disney+ show by a considerable distance, but its so good that it deserves to go toe to toe with the best shows from all of the various genres in TV in general.
I cannot speak highly enough about this show, this is the standard that all MCU Disney+ shows need to try and match. Season 1 was excellent but season 2 has gone up another level.
Everything about it; the writing, the visuals, the cinematography, the casting, the acting, is sensational. I'd recommend this show to absolutely anyone, whether they were a fan of comic book content or not.
Loki in this show, and across the preceding content he's in, has one of the best written arcs I've ever seen.
Wow, just wow. Well done to the entire creative team for this.
| 9 |
Stranger Things is an 80's style horror show that deals with the adventures of 4 kids that uncover the mystery of the disappearance of their friend, while encountering a very strange little girl named eleven.
There's a lot to love about this show. If you grew up in the 80's and miss that old style of horror movies, then this will refresh your memory in a satisfying and albeit entertaining way. All of the kids do an outstanding job especially Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven. The adults also do a good job like Winona Ryder. The monster was also very cool and creepy and was very well designed. This show also reminded me of a Stephen King story, there's a lot of Stephen King formulas in here.
And that is all of the positives that make this show worth while of seeing. But...with that being said, i do think this show is a tad bit overrated. I love this show like the next person on the block, but i don't think its one of the best shows ever created (like how IMDb depicts it).
So in conclusion, Stranger Things is a wonderful show that will bring back all of your memories of the 80's as it is well acted, evenly creepy, creative with its ideas, and well preformed. A- or 9/10
| 9 |
Although its production values are not to be disregarded lightly and the cast strives, for the most part, to make a good fist of it, there's one element in this movie that renders the whole effort fruitless. And that is the misplaced humor. I'm not disregarding this movie out of hand just because I think that its silly moments and the general stupidity of the whole plot turns this into a bad movie. It is not. Let's get that out of the way, first of all. It's got some nicely developed characters, some truly well written moments and some of the jokes are not half bad. What doesn't do it for me is that the seriousness of some of its most dramatic moments gets taken down due to some very misplaced humor. There's a time and place for everything. Now, I don't know if the main character is written to be like this in the comics, since I don't know anything about the source material, or not, but what I do know is that the right balance of humor is never achieved and the whole thing ends up being a goofy silly fest. There's clearly room for improvement here but, hey, at least it's not a depressing and dour look on the DCEU like the Snyder movies were.
| 6 |
Alright, where do I start?
I really don't mind the setting changes or the character changes. What I absolutly DO mind is that we barely uncover the mysteries with Sherlock Holmes and dr. Watson and we just have the resolution thrown at us anytime Sherlock may like. Both Sherlock and John have an awful dynamic when you analyze it deeply, ESPECIALLY considering what John did to Sherlock in The Lying Detective. I really don't care what he was going through when he crosses the line like THAT. Another detail is how disregarding Sherlock is towards John as well. They seem so bad for each other on the fundamental levels the more time passes?
The third season was the tip of the iceberg when it started literally MOCKING everyone that has made theories so far. The plots start going worse and worse every episode until we reach to the failure that is season four.
I used to care about this show. I really did. But now that I can see through some stuff, it really feels like it was just my "cringe phase" or some sorts. I am barely able to enjoy it anymore. I am however happy people seem to still find comfort in it.
| 2 |
Some Info:
One-Punch Man's first season aired in Japan between October 5, 2015 and December 21, 2015 All 12 episodes are currently streaming on Hulu Published and Licensed by VIZ Media Manga (currently ongoing) One Punch Man doesn't need big breasted girls, multi-episode / season-wide battles with a single enemy, giant robots or even suspense. It's a great anime without the annoying anime clichés and for that reason... was very refreshing to watch.
Saitama, unlike other anime protagonists, doesn't really give a damn. He's not trying to change the world or get some girl. He's not flashy and his hair never even changes colors... he's bald. He's indifferent and not particularly motivated. His origin story isn't particularly impressive. And his only conflict is being too damn strong... he defeats all of his foes in one punch.
When I caught wind of this anime about a hero that can defeat all of his foes in a single blow, I though "well that must be boring". Saitama's crisis is more existential, he's a man that can't be challenged One Punch Man may lack traditional suspense in battle, but One Punch Man is unique because the focus isn't really ever on the battle itself. Instead One Punch Man is made interesting with villains like Vaccine Man (an evil incarceration of all the world's pollution, of course), and their satirical plans to take over the Earth and/or make it a better place (like the dude in charge at The House of Evolution). One Punch Man is unpredictable on purpose. It's funny, and has an appropriately cliché cast of supporting heroes competing for rank in The Hero Association. Oh! and... Mumen Rider.
In a nutshell, One Punch Man is a mockery of other anime without being standoffish. While the plot of this anime may be satirical in nature, it is respectfully animated and has an awesome soundtrack in addition to a unique plot. I look forward to more! I also look forward to the New Anime from One-Punch Man's Creator, which will be releasing later this year.
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| 9 |
I really don't see what all the fuss was about with The Dark Knight Rises. Like The Dark Knight, it was a good story and the acting was solid, but it was not great. Batman Begins is the under-rated film of this trilogy, it was the best, mostly because it was not trying so hard to be more than it really is.
But for this installment. Most movies lately have been edited half to death, presumably to make them run no longer than 90 minutes out of fear of losing audiences with shrinking attention spans. The Dark Knight Rises swings far to the other side, it is in desperate need of some editing. A few sequences are painfully drawn-out, many are just a bit draggy.
Additionally, while the movie attempts to be psychological and complex (quite successfully in some scenes), some rather juvenile elements interrupt the storyline. Other scenes try so hard to be deep that they border on being a spoof, making you wonder if the screenwriters are laughing at themselves (and the audience) a little.
Lastly, the actions scenes are mostly flat. They are not bad or outlandish as many comic book action scenes are, they just are not very interesting. Most of the fights are little more than boxing matches where you don't even see much of the actual contact of the hits. And you always know how the fight will end before it starts.
That said, it has some excellent elements as well. Some of the new characters are dynamic and interesting. The overall "feel" of the movie, including lighting, music, & special effects, are spot on, adding to the story without being distracting.
In the end the movie has it's ups & downs, but is certainly worth your time... just not all the fuss that has been made of it.
| 6 |
Comic books are simplistic narratives for children and young teens who lack the sophistication and understanding of people to be able to relate easily to adult books. This is a comic book film, so perhaps I have no right to expect much from it. But the Batman franchise has had a history of attempts to transcend the limits of the comic book genre, and some of the past entries have done fairly well, including the director's previous effort. But this one falls well short of Batman Begins. Regardless of genre, all films depend on characters and acting, and there is no excuse for a large budget film like this having poor acting and a hero is just irritating, as Bale is here. The director's inability to use actors effectively has never been clearer. A hero film like this cannot succeed without characters who are easy to identify with. The shallow characters, which include crude ethnic stereotype villains, are compounded by nervous cutting and scene changes, and most annoyingly, alterations between 1.85 and 2.40 aspect ratios. This film is obsessed with gadgets and fantasy technology. If you like "neat" and "cool" things but can't understand people's behavior, this film is for you.
I am a long-term fan of IMDb and have rarely experienced such a large disparity between my own ratings and the group norm. With this film's stellar ratings, I expected a lot more. I can accept that many viewers enjoyed this more than I did, but there is no way on God's green Earth that this is the fourth best film of all time. IMDb need to take a hard look at their rating system, and consider the possibility of manipulation of the rating system.
| 6 |
David Tennant and Michael Sheen were perfectly cast and did an amazing job bringing this story to life. Loved it. I have recommended this show to pretty much everyone.
| 5 |
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are most charming and superb in their roles as Barbie and Ken. Also here and there are some really funny and entertaining scenes, but the "message" (you know all that blabla about patriarchy and matriarchy and all the cliches regarding gender from a certain point of view) drag the whole movie rather down - at least for me. For sure the movie is one great coup by the marketing team of Mattel to fit and place Barbie World into the currents of today's zeitgeist (like all those Barbie dolls they sell these days that are inclusive) - I take any bet, the sells will rise these days profoundly. Anyway, if you are in the mood for comedy and can cope with those "preachy elements" especially in the second half of the movie, you may find some good entertainment (like I did), but if you are really fed up with such "progressive" matters, you should avoid watching this one. Because of Robbie and Gosling and some fine settings and scenes this movie does not crash but Barbie is without doubt just another most hyped affair by the media, and the plot rather a very predictable one, if you think about it.
| 5 |
I really disliked this film - the story was muddled (was it about communism, the atom bomb, Oppenheimer - as one would think from the title, Strauss?), the lighting was ridiculous - always that cheap black and white for Strauss, the dialogue and action was horrifically inauthentic, the costumes were kitsch, the editing was awful and the special effects were odd!!! I didn't like it at all, I thought it was queer. I honestly can't believe it won so many Oscars! What a terrible film, just awful!
The actors were good but I felt embarrassed for them, however, having to work with a script that felt like an amateur had written bits and then cobbled them together without focus. It had nothing of interest and I never believed in any of the characters because the action and dialogue was unreal.
| 2 |
This is the second show that I watch and give a similar review to; I gave an eerily similar review to Dracula mini-series on netflix. I guess some people just aren't finishers - GREAT starters... poor finishers.
Episode three it goes downhill. They essentially replace an intriguing centerpiece character with a really nerve-grating character with ZERO gravitas that takes up so much time and space in the show that you will undoubtedly find yourself reaching for a phone or something to keep your attention. In one scene this new lame character spends almost 40 seconds staring at a mall parking lot camera which leads you to believe that it is important to the story somehow. So you bookmark that in your mind and think they will come back to it. Nope! They don't.
And they do that "extra long shot for added depth" thing many times subsequent to that, I guess to make you think? But think about what? It seems as though its done for "look and feel" only; it seems to me to be meaningless and I find that type of thing to be a betrayal of viewer trust. (maybe I just don't get what they were trying to say, too. I admit that.)
You should trust that when a director does those too-long shots, it's for a reason. But here the longpan shots are meaningless and everything just starts to take way too long, and the less you trust, the less attention you pay. Before long, you're listing your groceries in your head and thinking about a work email and what to reply to your boss. Just like that, you are bored. They spend so much time on this brand new character who is so completely different from the others that the tone of the whole show suffers and feels like it takes a swerving hard right.
The first two episodes I wanted to know about many things. I had many questions. I was veritably intrigued. Soon, the answers become too akin to something like "the boogyman did it". Which is fine. Not my shtick, but fine. My gripes aren't with the supernatural-seeming elements.
There is a romantic relationship that starts to burgeon and it's so boring and displaced within the scope and premise of the show that it made me literally pause and question the whole thing. Maybe it's a question of taste but holy cow man, feels just like filler. YO GUYS!! I want to know what is happening with the murders and characters of episode one and two! ... why would I want to see an off-tone, brand new character develop feelings for another off-tone, brand new character? You had my attention! Hook line and sinker! But alas it was squandered.
I will say this.... In the first two episodes, the atmosphere is fantastic. It's just about as gripping and brilliant as you can get. The camera work is top shelf. Jason Bateman is a brilliant genius and we haven't even seen the best of him yet. Finally, I love Ben Mendelsohn. So so much. Always have. Bloodlines! OMG! He was incredible! NOW THAT was a great show!! Focused premise and mood! Tight script! Expertly written, directed, produced, casted, acted... it's like black and white.
Ben Mendelsohn is an underrated, brilliant actor and I will probably watch the rest of the series just for him... as long as the new character and the love interest angle are squashed... and they find a way to return to the intrigue of the story in a more focused manner. But I doubt they will pull it off. I don't think the show will get any better. I feel certain that this early on, at episode 4, I have already figured out what is going on and my guess is that that the next 6 episodes will be one long detour / stall from the prematurely revealed denouement with writers scrambling to keep me interested / guessing with cheap tricks and red herrings.
If it doesn't get worse I will edit this review and apologize. Promise! But don't hold your breath. If something better comes along, I will likely just drop it, as I'm sure many others will too.
| 5 |
I always go into these shows with the mindset of not comparing to the original. I am pretty entertained with this show and look forward to future seasons. I will heap praise onto the writers, bravo. This is the first Tim Burton project that I would watch a second time. I do not know if people are commenting below but. Luiz Guzman is the "thing" I can not put my finger on. For me, he (the actor) is out of place here. Something is just off center here. I was born in '66 and grew up on the original series re-runs and I like this show by not comparing. I do compare Guzman to Astin but that is only because Guzman (who I like his other stuff) is out of place here. Thank you Tim Burton. Thank you Netflix as I don't watch your service that much so make more of this.
| 8 |
I guess I should have guessed from the title but this is more of a remake of 'Lost' than it is 'Lost in Space'. The more characters that the show adds, the clumsier it becomes after a spectacular introduction - just like 'Lost'. The planet looks great but the dialogue is laughably awful. Dr Smith's antics are almost unwatchable in terms of there being no motive with which viewers can sympathise with her perspective. Maureen Robinson does the best one can with a script lacking in originality and verbose exposition. John and Judy Robinson aren't terrible - the remainder of the cast come across as though they are rehearsing. If it does get picked up for a second season, stop trying to be 'Lost' and look to the original in terms of ideas: a family viewers care about endeavouring to do the best they can in an alien environment - not replacing the black smoke monster with a robot and polar bears with mediocre CGI.
| 2 |
This series is a good source of entertainment, the music is often well chosen and it includes very good actors. Where I take less pleasure to watch it is when I get bored due to a lack of originality in replicas, scenes, gestures. We have moments where we find scenes seen and reviewed in the world of cinema that were sensational at the time, but by hearing them, it became without interest.
| 6 |
Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Apostles. Under the leadership of a mysterious fundamentalist known only as John Lark, the organization is planning on acquiring three plutonium cores. Ethan and his team are sent to Berlin to intercept them, but the mission fails when Ethan saves Luther and the Apostles escape with the plutonium. With CIA agent August Walker joining the team, Ethan and his allies must now find the plutonium cores before it's too late.
On the plus side, it's a fast moving action film, but it's really confusing and hard to get the characters straight.
| 6 |
They could take any Spider-Man issue from the early to mid 80s (the best Spider-Man period in my opinion) and produce one of the best super hero movies ever. But for both Spider-Man movies they decided to recreate the early Spider-Man comics.
Bad decision as the movie is boring and predictable. The graphics are not as bad as those on the original Spider-Man movie but they still look fake.
When Sam Raimi did 'A Simple Plan' I thought that he would become the next Joel Coen or even the next James Cameron. Well, he proved me wrong with Spider-Man.
Please stop threatening with a third movie.
| 1 |
The writing is poor and honestly just feels like a money grab. It moves so fast through the "story" and breezes past things that feel like they should be way more important. It just feels off.
| 1 |
Mind blowing movie. Akshay Kumar - Neeraj Pandey duo never disappoints. Same here. A must watch movie.
| 10 |
Thank god I discovered those comic books a few years ago. Gerard Way and Gabriel Bà have created something genius. Something never seen before. Are they are ones of the most creative out there or they smoke really good weeds (or maybe both!).
The tv series really gives all its glory and it's a almost perfect adaptation and tribute. Just the costumes and decors are incredibly similar. The story while slow at time is also very similar.
Quite an entertainment. I can't wait for the follow up.
If you haven't read the comic books. Please do yourself a favour and read them.
| 7 |
This movie was a visiul blast. It was a good experience of seeing the 60's Hollywood. And acting performances were good as expected. BUT i still don't understand how the screenplay of this movie was liked this much. It feels like you wait for movie to start until last 30 minutes of the movie and the story was so superficial. So it was a disappointment.
| 6 |
They need better writers, and stay with storylines that put the kids in the forefront. The parents are difficult to watch. John is always getting in difficult situations and needs rescuing. And miss know-it-all, Maureen, is annoying.
Will, Penny and Don are the standouts.
| 4 |
(No spoilers) I was so excited to see this, especially when I heard the rave reviews of how this was Tarantino's finest film, that it showed great maturity, etc. In the end all I can say is that the film had some charming moments, and some good acting (it's difficult for actors to play actors), but ultimately the films just okay. Neither the characters, nor the story were exceptional. I get the plot twist at the end, but that is far too small a device to carry the whole movie, though it seems it was intended to do so. I took my 17 year old son, and he had absolutely no idea about the crime that lurks behind the whole story, so I have ordered the book on the crime for him (two week delay on Amazon, so apparently a lot of people are wanting to learn about it, or revisit it after all these years). I love most everything by Quentin Tarantino, and the combination of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt should have brought us some fantastic scenes, but the story, the film and the acting were just okay.
| 4 |
Wish the director included a playback speed button like they have on youtube ha. This movie is super fast, scenes fly by in an instant so good luck trying to comprehend what is happening. I felt like i involuntary took a load of speed and jumped into the spider-verse wity my eyelids sellotaped wide open. The plot is all over the place and the motives of the antagonists are unclear (The first one was a bit of an enigma, what ever happened to him?). The story was not compelling enough and with no end in sight the cliffhanger leaves you feeling very frustrated. Although the art is exceptional I wont find myself watching this again anytime soon.
| 2 |
I had seen the trailers and heard all the hype, but after seeing the movie last night, I was still touched by the message of the movie. This movie is a must see for any father,. It's a wake up call to our "progressive" society that wrongly (research is proving) minimizes the role that dads play in the lives of our children. At the same time they highlighted and honored the men in our society who put their lives on the line each day to protect us. That message is wrapped up in an entertaining movie where you will laugh & cry. I was in tears during scene one and in several others I nearly fell out of my seat laughing. But as they said in the movie, some will hear the message and scoff, some will act on it then fall, and some will make a real and lasting change and in doing so, they will change the lives of the loved ones around him.
| 6 |
I made an account just to tell you guys, please skip episode 1 to 3, thats a total trash.. so they spent 75 million at that first 3 episodes for trash episode? Lol..
| 1 |
Attracted by a lot of extremely positive reviews, I made up my mind and I watched it. Another film about actors that try to make their Hollywood dream come true with a lot of romance in the process? Let's see...After 20 minutes, watching it had become painful but I decided to resist. Maybe the finale could have been surprising. I love Ryan and Emma, believe me, but their talent is so wasted in this directionless boring and overrated film, that tediously drags on to a non-exciting ending. Let's understand each other well: technically flawless, beautiful photography, beautiful music (maybe too much singing), superb actors, but when the direction and the editing is not good enough the film doesn't take off.
| 5 |
This movie is amazing and it has great cast especially milly brown.She is a fantastic actress.
| 8 |
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