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The clear criticism is the singing: It was annoying, silly and ridiculous. Positive is the CGI, which was almost realistic. If, instead of singing, you filled the movie with an interesting story, then it would be really good. I would have rated the movie with much more stars if the story had not been so weak. I like "Ice Age". That's why I watched this movie. But now I think that this movie is just for kids. | 4 |
The TV ad said "one of the best movies this year". Well that's a joke. Even that it is rated 8.0 here on IMDB does not add up and makes me question the validity of how votes. The soundtrack was horrible. The acting was left to amateurs, even our star should have stuck to what he does not best, but normally - comedy. The plot was somewhat difficult to follow at times as it went all over. The only redemption where I could muster an extra start to my rating of 1-star, was the ending. It was a pleasant surprise. Even more pleasant, was the the movie was finally over. | 2 |
On my second rewatch. It is just not good enough. Visually extraordinary. Beautiful to watch but doesnt have a sense or plot. Ultimately it is just showing their daily lives with nothing ahead. Unless the director/writers plan a story to tell. It is just a show. Too many black/ black albinos/ indian blanck/ asian characters to show diversity thats all. No latinos nor continental europeans by the way. | 1 |
This romantic drama dance film is one of the most popular films among female audiences. I think the reason that I can't enjoy it much is that it's so strongly aimed at female viewers.
The songs and the dancing are good. This film is better than most chick flicks.
It's set in the Catskill Mountains in New York in 1963, so it's bizarre that it includes 1980s songs.
There is a prequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights - and a remake. Both are inferior to the original. | 4 |
Great movie, good story line, good action. Only downside is Debra Messings performance, which was sustandard, to be polite. | 4 |
This show was very dissapointing. Since Netflix revealed they would be making the show I've been very hyped but unfortunately it was in vain, and I actually had a hard time getting through the 8 episode. However, there were some good things so let's start with that.
Cavill's portrayal of Geralt: This role fits him perfectly and his voice is absolutely glorious.
The fight choreography: The fight scenes are all wonderfully composed and choreographed, the fight at the end of episode 1 is probably the best I've ever seen in a show.
The cinematography: Some shots, and most of the fantasy landscapes, woods and castles, are beautifully designed.
Onto the negatives:
Cavill's portrayal of Geralt: While cool and all, the practical effects used for the eyes (lenses) made him look really stale and unable to convey emotion. I also thought some scenes was horrible overacted and felt really forced.
The editing: I just said how great I thought the fight choreography was, but that never really shines (apart from 2 fights in the 8 episodes) due to some horrible editing and weird slowmotion/sped up sequences.
Everything else: The story was very weird and for most of the season it didn't seem to be going anywhere at all. Yennefer was a little miscast, and most of the characters were boring and flat (apart from Jaskier, Yennefer and Ciri). The different timelines were a bit too confusing and so on...
All in all, not great but not horrible. I will watch sesason 2 and I really hope that it's better than S1. | 6 |
Over hyped nonsense. Too long and I didn't care what happened to characters. Needed to be a short film and im being generous. Although i thought the 3 dogs were better actors. | 4 |
I never watched this as a kid, but I feel I can appreciate it more as as adult. The story telling, character development and animation is top notch, and is seriously unmatched in TV. I'm rewatching for a third time and I guarantee it won't be the last, if only ot lasted longer! | 10 |
I love Tarantino and this movie has Tarantino written all over it.
That been said the way it was structured with not a clear plot/ story driving the plot but rather a follow along the characters in their day to day life feeling to it made it feel too long and uneventful. I get it was an artistic choice that Tarantino made but it didn't work for me If it wasn't for Leo and Brad, their starpower and talent this movie wouldn't have worked the way it did.
Got to say the finale though was amazing, unexpected and really hilarious in classic Tarantino fashion.
Overall maybe the weakest of Tarantino's films along with hateful 8 for me. | 6 |
Jennifer Lawrence has proven herself to be not only a very talented actress but also a very fearless one. This film and last year's Mother! have proven this best. In Red Sparrow she plays a Russian Ballerina recruited to a 'sparrow' program by her uncle that teaches her to use her body as a weapon. When she finishes this school, she is dispatched by the Russian government to spy on a CIA agent (Joel Edgerton). I will say no more about this movie as more details could spoil important plot points. There are aspects of this film that I admired. First of all I didn't expect that the film would be as graphic and violent as it is. There are many awkward scenes that demand a lot from Jennifer Lawrence and she remains realistic and compelling. These scenes make the film more cringe inducing and realisitic. The audience is thrown into a real and authentic world. Authenticity is another aspect I enjoyed about this film. The world feels real and lived in with gritty and detailed set designs. No one seems safe in this society of espionage. The costumes give across this old fashioned but also majestic sense of a Russian culture, almost reminicent of USSR times. These style choices however contradict with the unfortunate choice of fake Russian accents. The idea of accents is very difficult, especially with a movie like this. We have huge movie stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton and Jeremy Irons, all actors who aren't of Russian descent. They are forced to stick with Russian accents. This idea is very thin ice, it only worked limited times. One example that comes to my mind in this case is Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. The reason why that worked is because the accents were there but didn't stand out. In this case with Red Sparrow, I immediately heard that Lawrence used an accent. This contradicted with the realistic and in depth world development we received otherwise. However the most glaring flaw with Red Sparrow lies within the story. It is simply too thin and uninteresting for a film like this. When Lawrence's character was training to become a sparrow, I was enthralled, the psychological aspects really intrigued me. When I saw the first 30 minutes of this film I was hoping to see one the best films of the year, it really did start strong but it then ditches the uncomfortable and disturbing story of basically creating a prostitute and turns into some normal spy caper. Don't get me wrong, the film doesn't turn into some action blockbuster, the slow burning tone remains. I enjoyed this initially when the story told the aforementioned tale of a woman becoming a tool for the government. Overall Red Sparrow did disappoint me, Lawrence continues to impress me with her selflessness in choosing these roles but this story simply justify many of the dark and brutal moments. So at the end we have a generic spy movie that is a little more sexually violent than others. With very little originality and flare. | 5 |
Wow. Kind of a 'cute' movie, riding on that independent film vibe of the individual's search of meaning in life, struggling mightily against an ignorant and heavily cynical world. Sounds like a downer? Never fear, this movie spends 85 percent of the time making fun of japanese people.
If these were scathing attacks, perhaps this movie could almost pass as parody, making fun of stereotypes by overkill is quite effective. Except these were literally, 'let's make fun of the Japanese as bizarre little benign aliens who want to become like us.' This is about two white people trying to have fun in an alien land, shaking their heads at the ridiculous customs of these funny little people, marvelling at how the Japanese could be so different from our own sensible caucasian perspectives. There is no japanese character in this movie who is not grossly caricaturized. Also, whenever Sofia Coppola directed a long lull in the film, hey, insert reocurring joke about height/accents/culture and make the audience laugh, again! There is no such thing as a tired joke in this movie, some jokes are methodically inserted every 15 minutes.
Actually, it's really worthwhile to watch Sofia Coppola deftly direct the profoundly subtle relationship between a 21-year-old yale philosophy major and a washed-up 55-year-old actor. Sure...they both...don't like their lives, do like to drink at the bar, eat food (hey at least no more jokes about monkey brains, huh? good thing this wasn't a korean movie), crack jokes about the japanese! The movie should have the tagline, "How any two white people, no matter how different in age and personality could become soulmates once thrust into this horrible technologically advanced but spiritually backwards world." Or "Peter Pan and Wendy in Captain Hook's Oriental Nevernevernightmare." This movie can be metaphorically summarized by how any two people can fall in love on a deserted island, a deserted island full of poisonous snakes, fetid water, quicksand, and erupting volcanoes.
I challenge anybody in the world,including any type of funny little aliens, to logically prove that the particular setting of Japan was necessary to the plot of the movie. Would the relationship between Bill M. and Scarlett J. be any different, if say, it took place in manhattan? Absolutely not, but we wouldn't have the 'comedy' aspect of the movie. And what makes it comedic? Are you laughing at comedy, or are you laughing at the Japanese, these common, stereotypical jokes? I challenge somebody to find any shot in this movie of a japanese person (or perhaps apes in japanese costumes) who isn't acting silly or over the top, as part of a joke, a joke in which the japanese are the being punched by the line. | 1 |
The movie was good, I think the first was better. However, the ending is going to set up the third Spiderman perfectly. I really enjoyed it. Tobey Maguire put on another great performance along with Kirsten Dunst. Alfred Molina portrayed the Doc Ock character great. The fight scenes were awesome.
I was afraid to blink because I was worried I would miss something. This is a movie that I would go see more than once.
There were some slow parts but it filled a lot of holes and answered a lot of questions, especially for some people who may not know a lot about Spiderman. This is a must see movie. | 10 |
Captain America: Civil War has been called "Avengers 3" by some people because of the amount of Avengers that star in the film and it's a valid observation...until you see the movie. Somehow the Russo Brothers, with this huge ensemble cast, dealing with the Avengers themselves, adapting an infamous comic book actually make it still feel like a Captain America movie - which is great! I mean don't get me wrong, you see a lot of other characters and I loved seeing a lot of other characters but it really worked well continuing Cap's story that was left off in The Winter Soldier, which I really enjoyed because Bucky Barnes was one of the most interesting things about that movie and I enjoyed seeing him progress here.
And talking of characters, there were quite a few to juggle about but the Russo's once again did an excellent job of not making it confusing or crowded. I'll just go through a few of them real quick. Captain America and Iron Man were great as always, Iron Man was not always his one-liner quip guy in this, he has a lot of stuff to deal with so it was interesting to see him in that light; now I went into this movie on the side of a particular team but boy if you don't start questioning your loyalties during this movie then something's wrong; there were points being made that actually made me see the other guy's side so I was happy to see both sides presented equally, after all it is a Civil War. Black Panther gets his movie debut here and what an introduction it was, he is a fantastic character who I cannot wait to see again, his motives were solid and clear and his third-party angle to the war made it really intriguing to watch, definitely looking forward to seeing Chadwick Boseman in his own Black Panther film. The two sidekicks, as it were, Falcon and War Machine were great to see again and do a lot more plot-wise I think so it was nice to see everyone used really well. Vision and Wanda were fine in their roles again, I think I preferred them in Age of Ultron for some reason, they just seemed more interesting then whereas here, although they were great to see again, I didn't feel as invested in their characters as I was others. Ant-Man was fun to see too and boy do we see him, I'm obviously not going to spoil anything here but he was definitely one of my favorite parts of the movie.
Now during all this Civil Waring there is actually a villain in the movie and for me, he was one of the best villains Marvel have done in their Cinematic Universe; I felt his motives were valid, his intelligence was shown very well and his scenes were just really interesting to me.
Just before I get into what I wasn't such a fan of I'll mention Spider-Man. Tom Holland is a great actor and does a great job in this, it was really cool to see Spider-Man interact with the Avengers and see him do his stuff. That being said, this Spider-Man was not quite what I was expecting; I don't read the comics so from just a movie-going viewer with the past five Spidey movies to go on, this incarnation was quite different in the way of how they handled him. I've been told it was the most comic-accurate Spider-Man and the best version they've seen of him on screen so I have no place to complain but for me it was a little jarring to see such a change from what I was used too. But I did of course enjoy seeing him on screen and really look forward to seeing him again.
Now some things I wasn't so struck on. The first action piece; a battle near the very start of the movie just seemed off for some reason. I don't know what it was but it just didn't flow for me, I didn't enjoy who they were fighting and although it does set up something important a lot of it felt unnecessary. The first quarter of the film I'd say was very much a going from set-up to set-up sort of thing and was a little shaky script wise but the plot eventually straightened and it was great. Another negative I have was that once or twice the CGI was quite noticeable, in some of the action scenes and particularly Vision sometimes it wasn't great. And then something that wasn't necessarily wrong with the film but those darn trailers again. We'd go to one location and I'd instantly recognise it from the trailer so I knew what was going to happen, and that occurred nearly every time they went somewhere else; not all the time mind you, but quite a lot I was already knowing what scene this was leading up to.
In the end Marvel roll out another blockbuster with one of the best ensemble casts and an investing, emotional story. For me it wasn't the best film they've done but a real strong shot from the Russo Brothers and set's up a lot of cool characters for the future. | 8 |
The fighter jets were cool. The score very 80s. So was the cheesy story. It's better than the original by far, but it somehow felt dated. This must've felt familiar for older folk, watching Top Gun in theatres while the cold war is raging again. Jennifer Connely is always a pleasure to see though. Don't expect any cinematic highlights, an okay popcorn movie. 6.5/10. | 4 |
Oddly enough, I don't go into a theater before watching a blockbuster movie with the expectation that it'll be over-hyped and bloated; that's just how it turns out from time to time. No, I have reasonable expectations just like the next guy.
As I check out the reactions to The Dark Knight, I notice a common thread - everyone likes the movie. Particularly, everyone seems enamored of Heath Ledger's unhinged, magnificent, and terrifying performance as The Joker. Straight out, I want to make clear that I completely agree. Ledger isn't just some ham acting out in a clown costume; we had Jack Nicholson do that already, nearly twenty years ago. Ledger commands the screen not with an over-the-top performance but a scene-stealing, subtle one. His makeup masks not only a despicable demon who hurts for the sake of causing pain but also a troubled, carefully shaded character worthy of Shakespeare's finest plays.
Let's first get to what I didn't like. Many of the main roles are miscast, sometimes badly so. Christian Bale returns as the Caped Crusader, but if anything his performance is more wooden than in the movie's predecessor, Batman Begins. See, I've always thought the complex Batman character should be someone who's consumed by inner demons, one who even when unmasked reveals only some layers while hinting at much greater depths. And I never get that impression with Bale as Batman: He is what you see, and little more. Yes, we know he's got this secret identity thing going, and he doesn't tell people everything, and that's nice. Endearing, even. But Bale's inadequacies as an actor show up in spades here, because I never get the feeling that there's more than meets the eye. Bale's Batman doesn't feel like he's consumed by demons in the least; he seems like a pretty boy with a lot of money who likes to torture (yes, torture) and kill bad guys without any of the blame or acclaim.
Moving along, we have a new Rachel Dawes, aka The Love Interest, played this time by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who's a monumental improvement over the wretched performance that Katie Holmes gave in Batman Begins. Even so, as has been noted elsewhere, Gyllenhaal is too intelligent, her eyes too ironically knowing, to play the role. She seems out of place, because she's smarter than Rachel Dawes - an assistant DA - is. (Of course, we don't see much of Rachel doing DA stuff; we see her running from place to place in a panic, or professing her love for Harvey Dent through nonverbal ways, or smiling coquettishly.) So: Like the Maggie Gyllenhaal, a LOT, but she was far better than her character was written. Someday they'll get it right.
And then there's the third wheel to the love triangle: Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart. Now, you have to set aside Tommy Lee Jones's performance as Dent in one of the earlier Batman movies, because this is a new Bativerse, and it's like those other movies never happened. Dent eventually becomes the physically and mentally scarred Two-Face, but Eckhart can't quite handle the heavy lifting that the complicated character demands. When you see Eckhart, you think of likable cad, the slightly slimy guy who's better than the real hero at basically everything. But in a charming way. Here, Dent's a noble crusader, the district attorney who's going to clean up Gotham, but Eckhart is just another toothy, slick, Ken doll who's there just to look good. The way Eckhart plays Dent, you'd think he was just an affable fellow who wants to do the right thing; as with Bruce Wayne, there doesn't seem to be any undercurrent of ulterior motives, nothing to see here, please disperse. Eckhart, despite having studied split personalities in preparing for the role, is clearly in way over his head here.
The movie itself is overlong, even bloated. It seems the in thing nowadays to have a movie end several times - you know, to keep the Great Unwashed on their toes. Oh my goodness! It's not over yet! What will happen next? But surely there's a way to do this without producing a film that's two and a half hours long. If you're going to make a movie that long, be my guest, but the movie should be more than our heroes running from action scene to action scene, particularly when those action scenes are in dark, dank Gotham City.
But here are some positives, to make sure all bases are covered. Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine exude effortless efficiency as Lucien and Alfred, respectively, doing far more for the movie than it for them. Both act as Bruce's conscience, and both roles were written as to be completely believable. Professionalism is always a plus when casting superhero movies. And some of those vaunted action scenes are a lot of fun to watch, although many of them seem to involve Batman jumping off a building, Batman climbing down the side of a building, or Batman throwing someone else off a building. In the dark. Because it's supposed to be gloomy ol' Gotham.
So for me, The Dark Knight was a disappointment. It's not a bad little film, but it felt too loose, as if writers Christopher and Jonathan Nolan had decided on an ending and then threw everything they could think of into the plot to reach that goal. This happens to a lot of middling action films - the hero races to point A, escapes certain death, races to point B, escapes certain death, repeat ad infinitum. Same sort of thing here, only we don't even get clever plotting that we might expect from what's purportedly a higher grade of superhero movie. There's much chaos in The Dark Knight, but ultimately the maelstrom of disorder consumes, rather than engages, the viewer. Dark Night is elegy to the great potential - realized and unrealized - that's forever lost with the death of Heath Ledger. | 6 |
Seriously, why do they keep making crime shows where the detectives are playing by their own rules and screw things up, but are forgiven if they just solve the crime in the end? Not only is it unrealistic, but it's a "trick of the trade" that has been used so much that it is just annoying and no longer surprising. | 5 |
Well now, I was taken aback by how tragically bad this movie was. Let me start with some positive things before I go on berating it. First, visually this movie is captivating beyond words. Now I went and saw it in 3D (not necessary) and I think it would have been better in a standard format. Now the acting. I felt like everyone acted their part well, aside from Toby McGuire who has such an unlikable feature for me (his acting) that I wish he could just disappear from cinema altogether. The female parts were just.. OKAY, they felt a little watered down for me. Really I honestly enjoyed the book, and have liked one or two of the film adaptations that were done in the past but this one just missed it completely. You cant put Leonardo DiCaprio, in the lead role and it automatically makes the film good, although I think that may be some directors thoughts. The pacing in the movie is just weird. Its like you are literally getting all of the sour parts of the book, being pumped up by some visual effects, trying their best to woo you over. Well needless to say at 2hrs and 20 min, it completely missed me. The Dialogue seems patched together and last minute, none of it ever seems generic. But WORST OF ALL is the MUSIC.... I absolutely can not stand non period music in a period film. For instance, the movie takes place in the 20's and they have Jay-z and "Dub step" slathered all over this thing. And its so thick you feel like your drenched in it by the time you leave the theater. In all honesty, this film was one that I wanted to leave half way through, and by the time the end credits rolled I wished that I had. Don't see it, and sure as hell do NOT waste your money and pay too much by going to a theater. | 3 |
I went into Amsterdam knowing nothing about it except David O. Russell was the director and it had an all star cast. Watching the movie i knew Robert De Niro was going to show up and watching Christian Bale doing all the trademark De Niro tics, i thought De Niro would be playing the older version of Bale's character. How wrong i was.
Amsterdam is all over the place in mostly bad ways. It is enjoyable enough and I was never bored. Bale, Margot Robbie & John David Washington do well and have good chemistry together. The rest of the cast are given little to do and are wasted for the most part. Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Zoe Saldana, Chris Rock all get one or two scenes but not enough to leave a lasting impression.
The other stand out of the film is Robert De Niro. Any decent acting from De Niro in the last 15 years has mostly come from David O. Russell movies and it is no different here. De Niro is on top form and gives a great performance that he will hopefully carry into the new Scorsese picture.
For all the glitz and glamour of the cast, Amsterdam is a real letdown. It isn't the worst but i doubt it will be bothering the oscars come march like the last few David O. Russell movies have done. | 6 |
So now we rate movies on looks alone?
It might look authentic but everything that is happening is unrealistic. Want an example?
If you go covertly into enemy territory and find a bucket with still hot coals you DO NOT kick it over and make a noise that potentially announces your arrival.
I'm surprised all these ex military 10/10 reviews haven't pointed out more of this nonsense because the film is full of it. | 1 |
Great Action but Spreading wrong information About DHAKA | 2 |
Captain America: Civil War subtly disembarks crucial Marvel characters into the MCU grounds without overlooking the originals. There is a morsel for everybody, as they get a shot at each other with some rad action to ice the intriguing melodramatic plot. Nobody gets left out with their screen time, which was a Herculean thing to achieve. Marvel simply aced it.
Bro-feels are hopping around throughout the movie as you see Cap and Iron Man digress from their paths to go against each other, in a gradually developing storyline. You can't help but feel sorry for both of them as they try to rip each other apart. Like other characters in the movie you end up taking sides yourselves. Iron Man is understandable but Captain America can't be written off either. Both are on such pedestals of morality that Civil War between them becomes inevitable.
Action is sheer bonkers! So many cool stunning bits that you have to see the movie again to keep your cross-hairs locked. The biggest action driver is no doubt the Winter Soldier again, as Bucky Barnes ravages through every one who tries to either stop or catch him. Watch out for that highway action scene! He single handedly decimates every superhero who comes in his way. Black Panther gets introduced brilliantly to the tale. So does Spidey! Looking forward to watching their solo movies now.
Civil War is high on humour just like any Marvel movie is, with Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Anthony Mackie and Paul Rudd doing us the honors of throwing us off into non-stop guffaws. Brilliantly penned screenplay as usual with great music to cover things up. Editing is exceptional as well.
Its drama lets you dig deeper into the heads of the superheroes, and make them fairly relatable. You can't help but relate your plight to these characters who get hammered under egotism, friendship, choices and conscience. Despite everything the movie packs in, you have to establish hands down that Iron Man stays the coolest, and Captain America undoubtedly the finest! The weird thing about Civil War is that you divide the movie into sub-sections and you still get awesome mini-movies that hit extraordinary feat per se. Wrap those little plots and there's the big one that reveals like an eye-opener eventually in the climax.
One downside could be that there is no true villain in the movie. Rather a pointer that directs them into mangling each other to gnaw at the team from inside.
Not going into the spoilers much I would recommend you go get on the awesome bandwagon at once, and enjoy the thrilling action-packed bromancing ride. Watch it over and over if you wish to relive its classy mind-numbing action. | 8 |
It has action, humor, tension and plenty of drama. In addition, lots of cool, off-beat dialogue. Unfortunately, the almost non-stop foul language takes away some of the power and enjoyment. One great thing about this type of movie is the intentionally unintentional humor out of genuinely bizarre situation. Some may find the scene of Jimmie in the kitchen hilarious, but I feel it's ruined by the over-acting of Tarantino and the expletive-filled rant which sounded forced and fabricated, losing the edge of unintentional humor and genuinely bizarre situation. Luckily, the scene of Jules in the diner with Ringo and Yolanda had very little foul language, but it's the most powerful scene. There are other places where few or no expletive could make the humor and/or drama just as gripping if not more so. Overall, a 7 out of 10. | 6 |
I can't understand what found the Academy in this movie to choose it like best picture. "A beautiful mind" it's a long, long, long and boring movie. Russell Crowe acting it's awful and half of the picture is Mr. Crowe acting like some kind of jerk. Do you really think this can be the best movie of the 2001? I don't think so. What about "Amelié"? | 4 |
This is one of those rare gems that I can watch over and over and never get tired of. So many fun characters an d a superb plot balanced with amazing real-life characters and dialogue that isn't so plot and exposition heavy.
You get truly normal real-life conversation with some drips of plot, enough to make it seem totally real and still move the story along.
Although some people think some of the scenes weren't necessary, they actually were. For example, Mike Yanagita meeting Margie seems like a trivial scene, but when Margie finds out Mike lied to her with such ease she realizes that Jerry lied to her and goes back to confront him. So not only was that scene hilarious it was the catalyst for solving the crime.
This is by far Coen Brothers' best film. The subsequent films tried to copy its success, like the Big Lebowski. They just haven't been able to capture the magic of Fargo since, despite a few decent films.
List of best and/or worthwhile Coen films:
1. Fargo.
2. Blood Simple/Raising Arizona/No Country for Old Men.
The rest of their films are below mediocre and some just terrible. | 10 |
This is the best Indian movie made in decades. This film is an inspiration and highly recommended to everyone who has still missed this gem. I hope more movies like this are made rather than the repetitive regular cliché Bollywood bullshit. A new generation movie- Anyone feeling low about themselves(which we all do at some point in our lives) should see this and realize that life is beautiful and no other Indian movie has ever managed to even come close to such a magic- that this film is! | 10 |
I hated this after 3 minutes, but I kept watching to give it a chance. The writing is so terrible I'm shocked people actually like it. It's one of those shows that tries to make the characters say profound and novel ideas/thoughts but it is just tedious and stupid and boring! It's so self-aware that it's hard to pay attention to the plot. Dialogue is supposed to help a story, not distract from it. The music was laughable. The company where the characters work seems less like a tech company and more like a cult. It's just not believable. Its campus is so outrageous, I really cannot take it seriously. In the secret center Devs, Sergei says "it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen" - like please stop it sounds so fake and cheesy. The acting was awful and cringeworthy, again distracting from the story. The show is unnecessarily slow! I'm not someone who hates slow movies or shows, but if the characters didn't walk at tortoise pace, it would have been at least 10 minutes shorter. Also, coming from a math major with experience in coding theory and coding, it tries to sound smart while lacking substance. It's like The Big Bang Theory that non-science people watch to make themselves feel smart for watching it. It doesn't actually make any sense but they use silly dialogue to make people think the math has meaning. The guy stares at a screen and makes faces and says "wow this can't be real" and we're supposed to take that seriously? Please. It had potential to be much better from the concept but completely horrible execution. I am SHOCKED people actually like it. | 1 |
I feel the series was more about a dysfunctional family that just happened to have superpowers. Which is fine, but the pacing was really very slow. Many scenes dragged on much longer than I should have. The script was good, the acting was good, the production design was very good. However I never felt like I was completely invested in the characters. Some of the potential character traits that could've come about were completely ignored. Between number 5's age and Klaus' is stint in Vietnam, there could've been a lot of potential characterization that never came about. | 6 |
Margot Robbie did exceptionally in this, I thought.
John Washington was as wooden as the log in Twin Peaks... and even less interesting.
Tonally and from a sense of narrative flow, I found this to be sort of odd and not entirely successful. How much of these problems, though, are really a result of the other issues is hard for me to say. Can you ever be certain if tone or flow not quite working is just because some acting isn't convincing or because a humorous moment is falling flat?
The subject matter they've, let's be generous, 'ostensibly' drawn from is interesting, but they've done some weird stuff in this most-obviously changing the names around, I guess because they've certainly confabulated so much of the details about what exactly happened with the conspiracy of a couple people in the American Legion at the time who tried to cook up a bizarre plot.
The most egregious fabrications, though, were not the events, personal details, or the names that have indeed been substantially changed from reality to the point this either must be considered mostly fantasy or two completely separate scripts slapped together into a single project, but rather the claim of Nazi-Germany-sponsored eugenics clinics. These were, in fact, usually state-run clinics in the USA, and usually with the backing of various Ivy League institutions and institutes on 'human hygiene', particularly popular in places like California.
Just as the China 'one-child' population control policy was formulated and exported from the west to that country, Nazi eugenics was exported from the west to there, not the other way around. US and British banks had funded not only the ousting of the Czar and the rise of the Bolsheviks, but the rise of Hitler, too. Later on there were certainly groups here who were followers of Hitler, and a back and forth occurred, but to treat the early-30s eugenics movement as being some hidden, underground German export to the USA was a distortion of history in order to deflect culpability of our own country and especially west coast academia in the events of that era. | 6 |
The story is thin, so thin. The plot between Brook and Venom could be much more interesting if it would have gotten more time and space to develop. One dimensional. | 4 |
This movie is now my favourite movie of all time. What a great movie! It doesn't happen very often that a movie makes me feel this way. For a long time I had three favourite movies which were fight club, requiem for a dream andmomento. Now Kung Fu Hustle has stolen that title! This movie has everything in it, great humor, action and a little bit of love thrown in for good measure. I was laughing so hard at the knife scene my eyes were watering!! Ill admit it started a little bit slow but then it definitely turned it up a notch and never looked back. Id like to thank Stephen chow for making such a great film! A+++++++++ Have you ever killed anyone before? I've always thought about it. | 10 |
If you're going to remake classic show be a good idea to watch it first Before starting | 1 |
I m sure that this movie is rated by people who r 90s type filmy. It's really so much. | 5 |
Steve Martin is perfection in this (especially in the last episode).. I laughed so much. All the famous people who kept popping up was a brilliant touch. Dont miss this one. Just loved it 😹🤣😆 | 10 |
Only liked Brad Pitt scenes. Leonardo was acting but not an entertaining/influenced one. Didn't get why Sharon tate character was included ?????? | 2 |
What a waste of time. Other than the first episode of season 2 (thanks to the cute bartender) the show is a complete waste of time. What could be fit into a 2-hour movie was prolonged for 2 seasons.
Really made me reconsider watching TV series at all. It would probably be better to swtuch to movies only - TV series are just not worth it. And ratings are no indication at all. | 4 |
It's a must watch movie, a cult movie, touches your heart, makes you think and increases your faith in humanity!! The dog is tooo cute and is the best actor in the movie, Rakshit does an amazing job, portrays emotions to the best levels that will positively influence everyone who is watching the movie. | 10 |
It just about passes as 90mins of entertainment. Really disliked the many instances of gross product placements. | 5 |
All thanks to the recent drama and Selena Gomez showing Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd that I decided to check into this show.
As a true crime listener too, this show has everything that I love. A great puzzle and question, great cast and characters, spot on humour and just an all out charm.
It is not too dark but it has the mystery set out perfectly. The puzzle is not too hard but not too easy either.
Season 1 pilot was really well done. It hook you in, introduce the characters, and set the mystery perfectly.
Season 2 has some sloppy bits. The mystery is still great but some set setting is a bit off.
Shout out to Theo. S1 ep 7 was a standout. I really like how they switch up the narrative a bit and see from other character's perspective. Even the dead one. It makes the series a lot more interesting and less monotone. 10 episodes are perfect length too. Not too long or too short.
I also really like Selena's voice in here. That deep cool voice just gets me. Steve Martin is a standout too, and I dont think I see much stuffs with Martin Short but Bunny is adorable. His relationship with his son is such a breath of fresh air. The son is a vet too!
Also their A lister connection really shown here. Keep on bringing the other actors please. Im looking forward to s3. | 9 |
Written after ep4.
Started great with some philosophy and some mystery on the "devs team" and the weird hipster lumberjack CEO. But it quickly devolves into stupid action and the clichéed "protagonist tries to run or do something but the bad guy magically appears all the time in the right place". This is just sloppy writing, it has to be possible to make more interesting subplots and storylines than this. On the positive side, I didn't find the main characters acting itself to be as cringeworthy as others have suggested, but she's not likeable and her plot is uninteresting.
Best character is the fat developer :) | 4 |
Daredevil will be the first live action adaptation of marvel's universe which actually is dark. Although it borrows heavy influence from Christopher Nolan's work on Batman films but still it raises above significantly from other recent marvel work for both tv and movies which are totally commercial and senseless (Except for Captain America, which is better then the rest). Marvel has made movies mostly about costume action and adventure but daredevil has more drama and intense action which makes it different then its predecessors. Performances by Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll and Rosario Dawson are worth watching too. | 8 |
The Thor and Avenger treatments of Loki never sat well with me. Despite this, I would (and have) viewed up anything that Tom Hiidleton has dished out. I appreciate that this series presents Loki as complex ( not just bad or naughty ), and that we are invited to explore our lower / darker self as an option if we so choose to invest in our flawed protagonist/s. I found the Mad Men clerical stylings overdone by episode 2, and irritating and pointless by episode 3. We get it. Seriously we get it. I didn't like the obvious ending / conclusion of every episode. There is nothing left to ponder, or therapy sessions tbc as a work in progress. I'm a locked in disgruntled Disney subscriber any way. Don't rub it in. I look forward to this series concluding. There are potentially many more scenarios and series that I would easily invest with Loki - but not without Tom. Thanks btw for making a descent show. | 9 |
The Greatest Showman tells a musical, highly fictionalized account of P.T. Barnum's rags-to-riches story of starting his world famous circus, with the help of some friends, colleagues, and even enemies.
Let's put aside the fact that it's a historical fiction and a musical, and assume that you know what you're getting into: a musical and a historical fiction film. I will not be critiquing the film based on any of those standards. However, the film is still lacking in several areas that impact this film.
The music lacks heart. But this may not be an issue for you! For me, it is. The numbers in this film tend to follow soulful pop conventions, transcending the time period in which the film takes place and sounding more like a mid-2000s musical. You'll leave the theater with plenty of melodies in your head, as nearly every song is engineered to be an earworm. And that's the problem I have with it, the fact that I just used the word "engineered." Music in film, like music in life, is supposed to accentuate and interpret the moments we experience in life. With a musical, they're meant to convey the emotions and atmosphere of particular scenes. But you can't just write a song and expect to automatically have emotion in it! And that's exactly where the music of The Greatest Showman falls short. The entire film feels like one really long song divided and spread out into multiple parts for the film. It's as if the songwriters factory produced melodies and prioritized song memorability over emotional impact for the audience. On the surface, the music is memorable, but there is no emotional depth to these songs.
OK, so why is there no emotional depth to these songs in the first place? Underdeveloped characters and a lack of real conflict. The film manages to get interesting in establishing an ensemble of unique characters that P.T. Barnum meets. But the film ends up using what little time it has (1 hr 40 min to be exact) to focus on P.T. Barnum. This would be fine; after all, he IS the main man of the show. But how does this affect our reaction when the film decides it wants us to sympathize with these side characters (which it does)? The side characters lack the exploration the audience needs to connect with them. Not to mention, there's no REAL conflict in this film! Right when I think the film is about to get interesting because an unexpected yet completely formulaic conflict comes up, it gets resolved before you can even grasp all the details of the said conflict. Just like that? That was easy. In my mind I still think there are many issues the film never addressed in the storyline that would have been excellent and even provocative sources of conflict.
So, ultimately, The Greatest Showman is a half-hearted mess. It's good for something to put on in the background when you have family friends over for your annual get together, but don't expect to be swayed by the music, performances, or storyline, because the film really lacks the potential in all of those areas. It has everything you need in the musical formula minus the energy and heart. | 5 |
Please don't waste your time and money on this movie I feel like I'm watching the same hackneyed plot over and over again I absolutely believe that this movie is pure chaos and a great waste of time | 1 |
My subject tells it all this season is turned out from An amazing Gangsters story towards Racism and Politics making no sense and destroying your own characters and drama poor and what a let down thanks it made sense Early so even didn't bothered to Finish the season what a Badass drama would be missed:( RIP season 2... | 3 |
To be honest, the whole premise of a love story between a woman and some weird merman seemed unattractive to me to begin with, but the Oscars did their advertising job in the end. And my intuition did not fail, Shape of Water is boring, weird, and overly-sweet all at the same time.
To start with the good things - visually it's well-filmed and the 60's are stylishly presented. It's nothing ground-breaking, but overall solid. The second good aspect are the actors, everyone plays their roles convincingly. I would point out Michael Shannon in particular, he proved that he can be a great antagonist before, and he's done it again, I was actually rooting for his character throughout.
However, the story is a dull bizarre mess. To begin with, it is overwhelmingly unoriginal - the sheepish sugar-sweet lonely protagonist, the captive creature that is tortured instead of being communicated with, the army man antagonist. The movie is just a drag, and everything is as predictable as it can be.
Now I can buy the ancient overused trope about the protagonist empathizing to some captive intelligent creature, but explicitly having sex with it? And yeah, there's actually plenty of unnecessary nudity (Shannon shags his wife. Ok.) and allusions to the creature's penis. Well, whatever gets you that Oscar, I guess. I mean I'm no prune, but in my opinion nudity is justified when it helps to convey some point and flesh out the story, not visualize someone's sick fantasies. Sorry, but my suspension of disbelief just doesn't cover the "woman gets turned on by slippery scaly aquatic monster" thing.
To add to that, there's an absolutely redundant meaningless side plot about a gay old man failing to get together with another dude, and a couple of scenes dedicated to showing that Shannon's character has a sexual fetish for silence. That's when you thought this movie couldn' get any more creepy.
And since we're at it, I would really question how realistic it is that some random cleaners are allowed access to classified assets in a top-secret research facility. There's also an uncomfortably stereotypical black woman who grossly overcompensates for the muteness of the main character. Also at one point the movie has a horrendously out-of-place musical number in it, like in some Disney flick. Yeah, this merman's design is suspiciously reminiscent of some sidekick of Hellboy in Del Toro's own movie.
So, best movie of the year? No way. I've recently also watched "Three Billboards...", and it's miles ahead than this trash. | 3 |
No overactions and no additional content that deviates from story line. | 8 |
KUNG FU HUSTLE is clearly one of the silliest, funny, genuinely well-produced comedies to come around for a long time. It is so very refreshing to lose yourself in this farce knowing that the entire purpose of the film is to entertain. But as in all good comedy there is also a message.
Talented director/writer (with Tsang Kan Cheong)/star Stephen Chow has the whole concept of Kung Fu as entertainment down pat. With the brilliant choreography of Yuen Wo Ping as partner, Chow tells a skeletal tale of two wannabe criminals (Chow himself and his obese sidekick Chi Chung Lam) who will stop at nothing to become members of the Canton mafia Axe Gang. They blunder into a hick town run by a smarmy landlord and his bellicose wife to find someone to kill, as that is the only way they can join the Axe Gang. But this sleepy little town is unafraid of gangs, why? - because they happen to be the home of some expert Kung Fu practitioners. After some absurd events the Axe Gang happens into the town only to come up against impossible odds and a lot of hilarious surprises.
The choreography and setting parodies everything in the Hollywood repertoire: the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone, High Noon antics, Busby Berkeley type staging, Keystone Cops zany shenanigans, Marital Arts films - name it, the film takes a shot and the shot outdoes the original! The color and cinematography are terrific, the musical score (to which Chow also contributed!) is a little masterwork of ancient Chinese instruments garnished with contemporary sounds, and the actors, when not engaged in the nonstop fighting sequences, just seem to be having the best time being silly. For pure diversion and giggling entertainment, spend an evening in the company of Stephen Chow and crew. Recommended, even for serious movie aficionados! Grady Harp | 8 |
In short, I would recommend The Witcher to pretty much everyone. It excels in its layered portrayal of its characters and the colorful and double-edged depictions of the relationships between them. The world of the series is vast and filled with lore. The action is a major strong point and the monsters we face throughout the series look amazing and are both interesting and terrifying.
The Witcher will most likely remind you a lot of A Game of Thrones, and while they do share some similarities, The Witcher is far from a derivative clone of the great hit series. The Witcher does also, as stated previously, have a great world, great characters, and great action. Something that makes The Witcher different is the great relationships. Especially between our two main characters, whose father and daughter relationship is great to watch and see develop.
The great acting is something to behold in this show. Freya Allan does a great job as Ciri. As does Anya Chalotra as Yennefer. Someone who probably will go under the radar a bit is Joey Batey as Jaskier. Not only does he deliver musically, being an integral part of the great music in the show, he also manages to deliver the comedic moments gracefully while still keeping his character grounded and likable. The biggest acting display though comes from Henry Cavill as Geralt. He fits the character perfectly. He says so much with so few words using very small and subtle facial expressions and body language. I've become quite the fan of him while watching the show and his love for the books, the games, and the character in general really does shine through, on the screen, and off the screen.
Action is of course something important in a show like this and The Witcher totally delivers on that front. The action is fast-paced, hard-hitting, intense, violent, and brutal. The fight scenes are very impressive. They are shot beautifully and in a way where it is easy to follow what is happening. The monsters are a big part of what makes the action great. There is a great variety of monsters with various characteristics that differentiate them from each other and makes each battle unique, interesting, and enjoyable. The CGI is seamless and they truly look beautiful.
The show is admittedly not flawless. The plot in season one can be difficult to follow sometimes and both season one and two has some episodes with less content than others and some storylines that are less interesting and enjoyable than others.
The Witcher is still, to summarize, a great show with few flaws. I've grown fond of the characters and I've become a fan of especially Henry Cavill due to his amazing acting performance. The world and the characters are interesting, the action and the monsters are great, and the plot is intriguing and compelling. You should absolutely give The Witcher a try. It has become one of my favorite shows and I can't wait for the next season to arrive. | 9 |
Technically good idea of story. But terrible representation of genderfluid people and displays a harmful stereotype. Also bad writing. Animation pretty good. | 3 |
Great to watch.
Good acting, good shots, good colour grading, good atmosphere. Nice building up tension and also explaining something to a greater public by making it visual and exciting.
Only one thing kept me back for giving it the full 10 points, the language. It would be absolutely perfect in every sense if the actors all spoke Russian during the entire series. Language is an important aspect, also accents, to fully raise the atmosphere to the full 100 percent.
If the language, or accent, does not bother you at all, I must say it is nice to watch it without subtitles, than you will like this 10 out of 10 stars.
Recommended: Yes. | 9 |
Ok, the movie is well made, the budget also, but this is a potpourri of about every film cliche available.
You got: Batman (ofc), Conan the Barbarian, Escape Room, A Christmas Caroll, Bullit, House md (the case of the curious spine), Armageddon
Nolan has made great movies such as Insomnia and Memento, but this... | 6 |
This movie was so incredibly loud i had to wear my noise cancelling headphones, and I can barely hear, an hour later my left ear popped and i can hear slightly better now gotta wait for my right ear. | 6 |
Everyone was telling us "you have to watch Queen's Gambit." I had a feeling from the story line that it wouldn't grab me but I eventually caved and watch the whole series. It was ok but I don't know what the fuss is all about, except perhaps that it "fits" with so many cliches and popular narratives today (woman making it in a man's world, orphan rising to greatness, etc.). There is some wonderful cinematography and I would classify it as an excellent prior piece (who doesn't like to see the 60s brought back to life) but I kept waiting for something exceptional to happen with the stories and/or characters and it never did. Some of the characters are also uncomfortably creepy. Anyway, good entertainment but if you don't see this you aren't missing anything remarkable. | 7 |
This is, without a doubt going to be one of my top 10 movies of 2010, quite possibly the number one film. I really can't see anything that could possibly top this film. One of my favorite movie going experiences EVER. I was thrilled with Iron Man back in 2008 but this takes that experience and adds to it. I'm so happy to report that unlike other sequels made only for a cash grab, Iron Man 2 delivers on every front possible. There is no doubt why IM2 will be the box office smash of 2010. With good reason, the film is well worth the price of admission, more so then any movie I've seen in years. Director Jon Favreau has done it again, with great style and flair. The new actors are injected perfectly. Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell and even good old Garry Shandling are exceptional. We all knew Scarlett Johansson could handle the sex appeal but she's especially good as Tony's new assistant/SHIELD operative. Don Cheadle trumps Terrance Howard's Rhodey in every way. I'm also relieved to report that Robert Downey Jr. and Gwenyth Paltrow are even more amazing in their lead roles. They've really grown in to embodying these wonderful characters. What many don't realize but soon will is that this film has tremendous depth. The lead characters all respond to turmoil and are fleshed out beautifully. Judging by the commercials, people may expect wild action but they are going to be pleasantly surprised at the complexity and depth of the film itself. What only adds to the experience is the fact that they managed to deliver fun in to the equation. This masterpiece is one of those rare summer event movies that really does deliver something for everyone. | 10 |
A series that focuses around a disaster that is so engrained in the history of the Soviet union you feel like you were part of it. You have a sense of understanding from the first episode that makes you want to watch more and more.
A realistic account of what happened in 86 which is made extremely intricately.
The fact it's been delivered in English shows the range of audience it is aimed for - an excellent series. | 9 |
Movie Review: Interstellar OK, so we just saw this movie on the IMAX screen, I've heard so much buzz about it that I thought it had to be "Off the Chain", (just to show you that I am with it). While the acting was good with a great cast, the movie fell short for me and that's saying a lot given that I am 5'8" tall, I normally don't use the short reference. I thought the IMAX experience would be a plus however it seemed to be "All about that Base", it was hard hearing the dialogue with the ka-thud so loud in the background, I liken it to rolling up to a stop light and you see this low-rider or Pachuko about three cars back with a base that is rattling the fillings in your teeth. Next the movie in part was about bending time to get to another constellation but I got a tell ya, at 2:49 minutes that could have easily bent an hour of time off this puppy. On my Cannoli scale of greatness from 1-5 this bad boy gets 2 Cannoli's from me...Since I use a 1-5 scale, I have to double mine to fit with IMDb... | 4 |
I might be accused of not telling the poetry inside this movie but apart from the parallelism between the "diversity" and racism (both disgusting...the scene in the bar where some customers cannot sit is simply striking), I did not find anything beautiful in this (I think) largely overrated movie. Del Toro had done better. Lagoon monsters and 50's tech plus some dreamy scene doesn't build a movie. Shape of Water sometimes also drift to involuntary ridiculous situations that (in my opinion) could have been avoided. Bottom line: there is better out there. | 4 |
When i first heard of the Tick, it was in form of the 1990s cartoon on Fox and to a lesser extent, a short lived live action season of the cult comic. Now Amazon has a hit on its hands with quite possibly the funniest superhero show ever made. I like the way it was shot in scope, to give it a big budget super hero feel. A few minutes in, and I'm hooked. | 7 |
This movie is all about the eye candy and absolutely nothing else. | 2 |
Quentin Tarantino is like a self-indulgent author who writes for the pleasure of writing - pens sections not relevant to the book, composes anticlimactic chapters, twists history - readers be damned. This upon a time, despite vivid illustrations, it duds. 6/10 | 6 |
A TV show shouldn't make you feel guilty for having watched it. I stuck with most of Season 1 because, despite the nonsensical timeline shifts and embarrassing dialogue, I could ignore my frustrations and appreciate that many episodes served as stand-a-lone, compact yarns. When pursuing a larger narrative, "The Witcher" just looks tired. The fantasy genre needs to take risks to avoid the obvious Tolkien clichés. "The Witcher", like so many episodes of "Game of Thrones" (it only wishes it were so anarchic and dirty), substitutes brooding, slapstick, and nudity for story, consistency, and originality. What you're left with is a mound of tropes in Renaissance Faire window dressing. Is this fairy tale or political statement? One can guess that the show doesn't really care about much beyond cheap thrills, except, in the first few episodes of Season 2, even the cheap thrills are gone. We're left with shallow characters speaking shallow dialogue and the promise of an exposed breast.
Truly lame, even by Netflix's dubious standards. | 4 |
I just wanted to step up and give this comedy the credit it deserves. I've read so many incredibly negative reviews on here, and they are in my opinion completely unjust.
First off, realise that the film is about a day in the life of three college kids (16-18 year olds) trying to buy booze to impress the girls at the party they are attending that evening, so if that plot already sounds ropey to you, you might want to avoid the film. However, if you've ever been that age, or even better, if you are roughly that age now, this film will relate to you so closely you'll love it. I'm 20 now, and i think this is the funniest American film i've ever seen. Yes, almost every joke is a sexual reference, or equally comic sexual discussion from the three hugely awkward and sexually frustrated main characters, and the film is littered with slapstick. However, the dialogue is delivered to perfection, every possible funny line is hilarious, and the art of slapstick has really been nailed by the whole cast. I've seen it nigh on ten times and i still laugh.
Don't be put off by the perception that this might just be YET another teen movie, it's head and shoulders (and torso) above any others produced so far. | 10 |
Clearly you either think this film is a masterpiece, or an overlong slow-moving indulgence. I am afraid I am in the second camp. Having rewatched the Godfather recently, perhaps my expectations were too high. No way is it in the same league. | 3 |
Ridiculously over the top. The blood, gore, bodycount, and incessant jokes make Lethal Weapon (of which I'm a fan) look like The Godfather. | 2 |
I love human-animal relationships (*thinking about Hachiko and crying a river*) and this movie was okay, but nothing more. There were many things wrong with it. I feel like they could have done a better job if they tried. I was so excited about seeing him coming home with the wolf!! But nothing worth remembering happened. I'm pretty sure I will soon forget about the whole movie. They should have taken some lessons from Hidalgo (2004) or Iron Will (1994). Those are movies with scenes you think about 10 and 20 years later. | 6 |
I was long waiting for a good new series and witcher does definitely deliver. It is not a master piece with a complicated plot but somehow simplicity does not disappoint. Although we shall not compare this to GOT but be sure that it is better than season 7 and 8 of GOT. Positive:
Simple plotline to follow
mixture of magic, incredible swordsmanship and fight scenes
locations, cinematography and set design are faboulous
Negative:
over usage of repetative lines and words such as "destiny", "you should not be alone", "I didn't choose", etc. which counts as lazy writing and reminds me of season 8 of GOT. | 8 |
Good storyline until all the story became The Falcon's race became the main focus of the series, very sad. When comics try to be woke it never works and will always disappoint lifelong fans and ultimatley not bring in any new ones. | 2 |
Milkha Singh came with a bang.
Perfect script by Prasoon Joshi, and the way storyline was shown by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra was too good, music by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy makes you energetic and at the same time it touches your heart, same is with the film, it has clearly shown the heroic of an Indian legend in the best way possible and in a way that every Indian will be proud of the FLYING SIKH! special mention should be there for the cinematography of Binod Pradhan and of course the actors specially Farhan Akhtar , Pavan Malhotra and a small but good noticeable role by many other actors including Prakash Raj, Divya Dutta(Milkha Singh's elder sister) and of course the boy who played the role of young Milkha Singh
after many months i have seen the whole theater applauding after the movie ends! hats off to the film and the the FLYING SIKH! | 10 |
The gore, pathetic but factual picture of Bihar and Jharkhand in which Politicians and mafia have looted these mineral rich states - generations after generations. Bihar and Jharkhand were rich states in India in terms it natural resources underground ... once upon a time. Politicians helped local goons to become mafia - generations after generations. Mafia worked in every business - not just coal mining. Extortion was their business indeed! Kidnapping, killing, murders were just the bi-products. All this has been shown in 'as is' form in this movie. At the same time; it has the family background of mafia criminals. The side effects of Hindi films on the family ... wow ... that has been shown here just fabulously.
The direction, acting is marvelous, all the actors are at their career best acting performance. Music is just amazing. Sneha Khanwalkar rocks! | 10 |
I couldn't wait to see this movie. The casts are some of my favorite actors. American Fiction is an enjoyable and thought-provoking movie, especially to a closet writer. Jeffrey Wright, Sterling Brown, Leslie Uggams and Erika Alexander are great. It's funny and poignant without being in your face preachy. I think it's a movie anyone would enjoy. That being said I really don't find its story Oscar worthy nor are the performances in particular. Don't get me wrong Jeffrey Wright should have been recognized long ago and Sterling K Brown is good in everything he has done. But the story itself if lacking. Origin should have been given a chance to compete. It's an Oscar worthy story and the lead performer gives an Oscar worthy performance.
But I get off subject. For a good time and something to discuss with your Black friends and your true White friends, so see America Fiction. | 8 |
This was the biggest load of tripe I've seen in a long time. Yes the cinematography & costumes where good but you can say that about the teletubbies!
It just doesn't go anywhere, I didn't care about any of the characters & it's about 2 hours too long
Tarantino has lost the plot completely, God I hope they don't let him have anything to do with Star Trek 4 | 2 |
So droll, I had to pause it around 15 times because I couldn't pay attention to it or the plot, had to back it up and still lost interest by the time it got back to the original pause. It made me sick while giving the Harry Potter franchise a big kick in the gut. | 1 |
Already in the first 10 minutes I was like: Is this a joke? The car gets hit by a truck and the left rear-view mirror breaks off. 2 seconds later: no damage, mirror is back on. This is such a big obvious fail you don't need to be a movie expert to see how bad the editing is. | 1 |
What a pretentious piece of trash of a show. Acting-0, screenplay-0, character development-0, faithfulness to source material-0. 100% boring and devoid of any logic. Biggest casting fiasco in the history of book adaptations.
For the love of all that is sacred, DO NOT WATCH!!! | 1 |
I am not at all big fan of Indian Movies despite being Indian Myself I hate them I abuse them, then my friends abuse me (: But this film is different than other ones. first this movie will answer all the questions all the Indians always have. The main Character (Mohan) played brilliantly by Shahrukh Khan represents the feeling every Indian has whenever we see some poor disgraced human being.
you feel pity for them like Mohan In this film does like in the scene of that water-boy on train station that scene was filmed very very beautifully that it will bring tears in your eyes. The movie will teach you about being kind to others, Solving your own problems without depending on your Government. speaking about the music and background score of the movie A.R.Rehman has done exceptionally well which helps you to form a bond with the characters as every character has got its own theme. finally this film will take you to a point where you will be forced to think that we always keep on crying about our country being corrupt and our leaders will do nothing about it But what are you doing for your own country. There are very few contents in Bollywood movies to learn from but Swades is full of them . | 10 |
LIKES:
The Pace/time of the movie -It's dark material and it has a lot of thought, so a compact time limit helps weather the dark storm for this reviewer.
-Talk to me takes the gas and give it all with the right momentum to keep things interesting, but never dipping into the too heavy a territory to get boring or typical.
-And keeping that pace helps to blunt some of the elevated thoughts that A24 sometimes gets stuck with.
The Film Filters: -A horror movie is only as good as the feeling it establishes, and in this case Talk To Me is a winner.
-The film is shot in this grey filter, dreary, depressing, and haunting that works perfectly with the material they are presenting.
-It helps add this ambience of the looming horror, but also contributes to the psych issues that come with it as well, really amplifying the true scare facto of this movie.
-And then taking into account the cinematography, the movie just hits all the right shots to sell the story and leave you with a sense of unease when it is all done.
The Makeup/Visuals: -A good movie requires good support of costumes and makeup to make the creatures come out and memorable.
-The spirits of this world are horrifying. Maybe not to the traditional Insidious like demons and maladies, but this one takes the realism and really conveys the gross state of decay that these beings are in.
-Certain moments really convey that horrible mode, and I can't help but appreciate the nightmare inducing images that these ghosts are. A true A24 vision brought to life.
-But even the injuries that occur have this authenticity to it, and the seizure modes are animalistic and unnatural that are realistic to a level beyond our understanding.
Acting: -It's not the best performance or most unique, but damn can these young actors act.
-Talk to me takes the teenager spirit and takes it to a level that was relevant, deeper, and yet the typical fodder you find in these movies.
-I won't mention most of the first billed, because their part in this movie is limited, but they play the parts well and convey the message of this story.
-Sophie Wilde is the lead I'll talk about. The Australian actress has her niche in the horror world, and does it so good. She's got a vulnerability that works well, but this attitude that helps balance it, leading to an impressive character to follow.
-The cast works together so well, and this frightened band of teenagers gives you some hopes, but some concern as they continue to solve the mystery at hand.
The Story: -It's predictable at times, but the unique aspect of the Monkey's paw so to speak works as a medium that really helps ground, but mesh the two well.
-Talk to Me uses this simplistic device to elevate, and by having such a closed portal keeps the film's antagonist delivering, while also helping hit other parts of the movie quite well.
-Outside of the usual specters of ghost stories, this movie does the internal antagonism well, a constant battle of struggling to determine what is going on with them.
-Add some touching moments, a little character struggle, and some actual realistic approaches and mix it with the haunting element, and again you have a victory for me in this department.
-The movie really makes this ghost story feel terrifying to that degree, not so much in the jumping and scaring tactics, but more so in the unsettling ease that that goes with it.
The Ending: -I won't spoil anything, but Talk to Me is one of those that does an elevated horror ending quite well at least in terms of some balance.
-One level it's a metaphor with great use of theatrical elements. A piece that holds so many levels of moral battling that it leave it a bit ambiguous as to what will happen up until the decision.
-Then you get the story elements and the symbology that it serves, not so lost in the art to be open ended and super vague to give you closure, and a closure that leave an imprint in your mind.
-It all comes down to being a fitting ending and I like that in a movie that can handle art and storytelling and find middle ground, which I felt it did.
Dislikes:
Predictable: -I had most of the movie down pretty quickly, so I anticipate others might be able to figure out where the movie is going.
-A few twists help try to throw you aside, but I found that most of the foreshadowing in the first thirty minutes should give you enough to determine the ending.
Perhaps a Bit Too Dark?
-A24 should have a warning for most of its films in that the darkness may be too much for many people, including parts of myself.
-One part is the sheer horror and realism, with vibes that go down perhaps too personal of levels, so caution if you are prone to PTSD with realistic events.
-Second, A24's desire to put people in the nude that aren't the most stunning is still prevalent and that did little for me other than stir my nausea.
-Third the movie has one moment that makes no sense until the end, but there was so much better use than once more sowing me an animal needlessly suffering. Dragging it out, adding little use, there were better ways to accomplish it.
-And crossing my rules of boundaries, I don't enjoy that, so it loses points for me.
More character development: -Simply put, the movie starts off well, but the other characters could have worked better to help the others. Maybe add a little more attempts to discern the mental quality and finish polishing things up.
-Great characters could have been more, but then that would have taken more time and more time dwelling in the dark might not have been good given how this movie might leave people feeling.
The VERDICT: Talk to me is a weird movie, but it lives to the usual caliber of A24 in elevating a movie series to a new level to help add freshness to the movie. Or something like that. The movie works in establishing creepy feelings, horror that sticks with you and a story that will certainly remain ingrained in the mind. It takes the familiar genre and helps condense the horrors to a logical plot, while exploring character traits that help mix up things while still feeling familiar. With a talented cast, characters who are a tad more developed, and elements that blend together to be a real horror movie, it certainly does stick out as one of the more unique and disturbing horror movies of the bunch. However, more time with the characters, a little more mystery and involvement to help mix things up, ad toning back some of the more disturbing elements could have helped this movie more to really be the wow factor they were shooting with this movie. Thus, my review leaves a score of:
Horror/Thriller: 8.0 Movie Overall: 7.0. | 8 |
The movie is OK, i really don't understand the hype and the amazing reviews. It fails to show the scale of Dunkirk, it fails to show the feeling of being in a war, and i was amazed how they shoot a scene in a middle of a storm and a second later clear skies, this people are idiots that can't keep something so simple not be such a complete anticlimactic BS. But the worst is the ending, cliché like you have ever seen in your life. And again the plain that starts to land in closed skies and lands in a sunny day. This people are morons. | 6 |
I knew this film was a classic and once I saw it I understood why.
All the actors were excellent: the villains and the good guys played their role convincingly. Aamir Khan (so young and handsome) and Juhi Chawla (so beautiful) looked great together. Their love story is sweet and true amidst family rivalry and honour. I thought the scenes between the families and the couple were well balanced without letting one shadow the other.
The songs were fantastic and the music scenes filled me with a warm happy feeling. I was singing the songs well after the film was over.
Qayamat se qayamat tak is a classic, because it has everything going for it: incredible actors, a strong plot and great songs. | 9 |
Wednesday is a seires i orignally had hope for. But after watching the first episode i forgot why i had hope in the first place. Wednesday is a misplaced spinoff series of the addams family oppressed by netflix rules. This ruins the entire series from a film-making standpoint. This movie looks bland, flat and boring. It has this weird glazing blue tint, instead of a contrastful spectrum. The Addams family could have been a great opportunity for a contrastful piece of film. Outside of the Cinematography, the dialogue is flat out chringy. It feels like an Addamns Family - Harry Potter Acadamy combination that is just not working. I find it sad to find loads of series oppressed by netflix cinematography rules. I dare to bet Wednesday would have turned out much better without Netflixes will to maintain overal cinematographic consistency. | 4 |
The show and actors are really great and Every shots are extremly similar to the video game, maybe a bit too much.... Fan's are asking a copy cat of the story not especially a copy of the artistic direction. I would have like to see more of the director own artistic touches. Especially for some shots. The Last of us gave a lot of possibilities in it's scenery so why not give it a taste as long as the story get along. I would like to salute Bella's performance on Ellie character, they are better than the real one. They are so true on their acting it's insane like it's their real self. You can definitely watch this show without being disapointed if you are a fan of the video games. | 8 |
This movie won best picture for it's political correctness and nothing more. It's a weird movie with a decent plot and fantastic acting.
A good story tells itself in an organic way and unfortunaly The Shape of Water tries way to hard to force itself on you. | 5 |
Zodiac is second of two movies I have seen directed by David Fincher. As "Seven" has been on of my favorite movies my expectations were reasonably high while regarding Zodiac.
Zodiac follows series of murders, the publicity they stir, their investigations and the characters moving in the middle of their circumstances. The pace is slow and two and half hours are spent.
The aesthetics seem to play main part. Cinematography is careful, the sets and production are well thought through all the way. Esthetics seem to miss the heart of the movie. When suddenly the buildup of skyscraper is shown in fast forward it never becomes apparent why this had to be shown. The soundtrack seems to try wok as some kind of periodical of 1960's and seventies but it never becomes apparent why these songs had to be played. They as the cinematography do not seem to serve the movie.
Script tries to hold together wide variety of facts, happenings and long time-line. Either script fails to point essential ingredients, catalysts and shake those into surprising, relieving or revealing reactions or / and actors are not able to portrait those in their performances.
In either case the movie feels like a lot of surface and not a lot of substance. | 4 |
I was disappointed. A lot of other reviews cover the reasons why, but politics, weak plot, and misuse of great actors/characters lead to something below the standard I expect from Marvel. I hope this is not a sign of things to come. Spoiler/question- how can an Avenger who helped save the universe, and has personal connections to the massively wealthy Stark Industries, not get a small bank loan? This is beyond laughable! | 4 |
6/10 - maybe there was just too much hype for it or I just didn't feel a connection to any of the characters, but this one failed to hold my undivided attention for its lengthy duration | 6 |
Well I was looking forward to finally seeing one of my favourite villains on the big screen. Unfortunately, it did not quite meet my expectations. The first 'Venom' was definitely better, and not anything glorious in its own right. This one was still entertaining, but again, nothing special.
Woody Harrelson basically just plays Mickey Knox from 'Natural Born Killers', which to be fair, is pretty much the same character as Cletus Kasady. It would have been hilarious if they brought Juliette Lewis in to play Shreik. Instead, Naomie Harris was cast, and she basically just plays her role from 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.
The movie just felt a little too goofy and tame to feature characters like Venom and Carnage. They swap terror for explosions and destruction with a PG-13 rating.
Bottom line, what Heath Ledger and Christopher Nolan did for the Joker, Harrelson and Andy Serkis were unable to do for Carnage. | 6 |
A movie like Spiderman 2 is almost impossible to review. I mean, come on, a sequel to one of the most highest grossing comic adaptations of all time? You're just waiting to be slaughtered.
Well, okay, let's start at the beginning, I wasn't a HUGE fan of the original Spiderman movie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first one as being entertaining, but what was it ABOUT? It seemed to just be mainly character development and nothing else. Oh sure, Willem Dafoe WAS menacing as the Green Goblin (Is Willem Dafoe anything BUT menacing?) but there wasn't anything substantial to come of it.
Which brings me to Spiderman 2. This is a lot better story wise then the original Spiderman. While I can do without Alfred Molina (and who wouldn't? Ever see Scorpion Spring?) as Doc Ock, The thing I like about this version is the neat little side story about Peter Parker's struggles of whether work, education, Mary-Jane or being Spiderman is more important in his life. While the answer is predictable from 100 miles away, hey at least Tobey Maguire is entertaining, like he always is,. | 7 |
This "Charlie Foxtrot" happens when the whole story was supposed to be happened in Dhaka Bangladesh and everything was filmed in India including the actors with their "Calcatian" accent. | 1 |
Supposed Lovecraft fan makes another bad movie. The only Lovecraft here is the cat killing scene which might be a reference to Cats of Ulthar. Other than that I doubt this director understands the dignity of Lovecraft. This movie is just stupid. I mean it has all the cliches. Not as bad as other crap coming out of Hollywood these days but it just follows all the cliches with unlikable characters, zero logic, predictive programming and just pile of garbage after garbage. | 4 |
Long and pointless. Great acting doesn't save boring films. | 6 |
Every Episode is an masterpiece, loved the work of yogi/mandal/jeetu and others, 10/10 for superb work & amazingly crafted mini series from India, Only downside is that it has just 5 episodes, will be waiting eagerly for Season 2,
Key points for the series are:
Dialogues are best screenplay is fabulous Acting Natural Music - soulful
Also hope that same will be replicated in other series and other crap being shown on Indian TV Serials. this will be an turning point for online media creation. | 10 |
I believe this screenplay came about when director Nolan met M Night Shyamalan at a party and jotted down a bunch of ideas for a sci-fi movie that Shyamalan got after drinking half a pint of vodka. The screenplay contains all the weirdness and confusion you find in a bad Shyamalan film. Add some rather boring action, and you get 'Interstellar'. What is this mess of a movie? There is enough material here for an epic sci-fi, a drama, a supernatural thriller, and an action movie. And that's a bit too much. There are too many plot lines and tonal shifts, and it doesn't help that the whole thing is way too confusing for anyone to comprehend what's going on. How many philosophical issues does this film raise, anyhow? Next time, try one. Not twenty. And try and provide some emotional payoff in the end. I can't believe this film got such good reviews. It is amateurish nonsense. | 1 |
Season 1: 9 stars (4.5 viewings, 7/13/2021, 5/1/2022, 4/29/2023, 10/3/2023)
Loki season 1 is amazing. I loved it. So much that I watched episodes 3-6 twice. The tone is so different from the rest of the MCU. The best way I can describe it is eerie sci-fi.
Speaking of sci-fi, I'm a junkie. And this show HITS THE SPOT. It feels more sci-fi than anything in the MCU except maybe Guardians and Endgame. So much sci-fi candy with both the story and the images.
Speaking of the images, this show is visually mesmerizing. So many shots are stunning. The cinematography is beautiful. And when you top it off with beautiful music, a scene can be hypnotic.
Speaking of music... I can't believe I waited this long to talk about the best part of the show... in my opinion, this is the best musical score in the entire MCU and one of my all-time favorites. I ADORE it. Multiple tracks give me goosebumps.
And the music is prevalent and impactful on the scenes. It elevates them. This seems obvious to do, but the MCU seems to devalue the importance of music in movies. Black widow is scored by beast Lorne Balfe, but I barely noticed the music other than in the opening scene. It's feels like it's hiding in the background. Please please please learn from Loki.
All in all, I had an amazing time with this show. Initial rating: 8 stars. I hope the MCU continues to put out quality shows, possibly ones that compete with my favorites of the Netflix series (Daredevil 1/2/3 and Jessica Jones 1, all 9-stars or 10-stars).
EDIT: I watched it again and loved it even more. After listening to the musical score for months, I now recognize all the great tracks. Each episode has a least one amazing track, usually multiple. Sometimes it's a repeated track but evolved, other times it's a brand new track. Major thanks to composer Natalie Holt. This score makes me so happy. Enough to bump Loki season 1 to 9 stars!
Season 2: 9 stars (2 viewings, 11/9/2023, 12/6/2023)
I can't believe they did it again. Another intriguing story filled with sci-fi candy. Another example of why not everything needs a climax CGI boss fight. A well-written story conclusion rather than an action conclusion. And one that is better than anything I could have expected or imagined.
In numerous scenes I thought, "that's the coolest thing I've ever seen." I know it's hyperbole but mannnnn. There are two different scenes that are among my favorite scenes in any movie or show. I watched them 15-20 times each, no exaggeration. It has one of the most memorable moments I can think of. And one of my favorite episodes ever (finale).
Also, Natalie Holt is my hero. | 9 |
How this got an 8 rating is beyond me. It's marketed as a superhero spoof and instead DC sits us through an excruciatingly boring movie full of missed opportunities. Shazam, a 14 year old boy in a superhero body, was poorly scripted, and it was here all the opportunity was missed. Maybe 12 year-olds will like it, but as far as producing a great spoof DC again didn't just served up a forgettable flick, they've dished up a movie to avoid at all costs. To top it off it was at least 30 minutes too long! | 2 |
Honestly, I really enjoyed this film. It wasn't a film that had amazing performances and an original plot, but I still enjoyed it because it was a film that its vulgar, comedic and sentimental moments - all put together. For instance, in some scenes that were very sentimental, they were able to balance out the mood with humour. Not too much humour, but just enough which made the film great. In addition, I said that the performances weren't great, but Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds still had great characters and portrayed them very well. In summary, this is simply a good movie that would be great to watch with friends and have a laugh at. | 7 |
My first Korean Movie. My first comment on IMDb Watching it first time after 18 years of its release. Just One word "Impressive" | 10 |
Just awful. There's nothing in here to sustain a 140 minute film. While gratuitous nudity is often welcome, here it's an embarrassment to everyone concerned. The kind of thing that should get a director banned for three years simply for execrable taste. | 3 |
Venom is supposed to be an epic vilain but they just destroy the charachter by forcing the goofiness. The movie is too short of real substance and there is only one confrontation with the ennemy. Was not gradual or anything, just bland, tasteless, and not worthy of what Venom is supposed to represent in the Marvel universe. This saddens me because he was such an epic character in the books. | 3 |
All the way its just another masterpiece from Nagraj Manjule! As always he just want to tell his story from his own way. Every Indian should once watch this movie. Is not Like 'Sairat' the blockbuster entertainer but its like 'Fandry' who ask you question on evry step and give answer of all your Question itself. | 10 |
Confusing and completely foolish....one of the worst movies I have ever seen!!!!
The first 15 minutes are interesting, could have been better explored.....when it turns into a "science fiction " movie it derails.... The story falls apart....it becomes a sequence of nonsense and lack of continuity.....cannot understand how this B movie became so praised by critics.... Having been awarded the Oscar for Best Movie is hard to understand....in a year that had several really good movies competing ..... Acting as well seems unnatural, forced, grotesque.... This year's Academy winners indicate that Hollywood standards are changing.....for the worse..... | 2 |
If any of you watch the Netflix movie "Extraction" starring Chris Hemsworth, please keep in mind that this is just a typical action flick where the portrayal of a foreign country is, well, not even close to reality.
For starter, we Bangladeshis have way better curse words than the film showed! we do not speak Bengali the way it portrayed, we do not have child soldiers carrying assault rifles. and our SWAT team would have the hero for breakfast. | 3 |
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