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James Cameron has made some of the biggest movies to ever hit the big screen, from Aliens to Titanic, and he's notorious for breaking box office records every time he releases a movie. Avatar is no exception. Here's the important question though: Are his movies any good? In some cases, yes - Terminator 2 is still one of my favorite actions movies, and Aliens was a more-than-worthy successor to Ridley Scott's infamous Alien. But in other cases, as with Avatar, he needs to sit down and really consider if he has any purpose on this earth, or if he should just kill himself so we can remember him as a good director with a few blemishes.
Needless to say, I didn't like Avatar. I can't imagine why anyone would; not one thing about the story is original or even clever. I understand that it's pretty and the stupid pink plants stick out in 3-D, but aside from good effects, this movie has absolutely nothing going for it. It has a horribly un-original story, terrible pacing, poor character development, and is just all around a huge waste of time.
An example of what I'm talking about would be Trudy Chacon, remember her? No? Neither did I; I had to look her up just now to make sure I got the name right. She's the pilot that is supposedly a primary character. Well, she dies during the battle, and there are a few things wrong with this segment. One, why the **** is her helicopter painted with war paint - let alone the fact that she's wearing it, too, for no reason - but you're going to tell me that they all banded together after their most sacred tree was destroyed to paint this chicks helicopter? Two, why am I supposed to care that a character with absolutely no development dies? Not only could I not remember her name, but I couldn't tell you if she even had any dialog aside from her tragically terrible final words.
I could pick this movie apart scene by scene, but I don't want to implode from anger, and I don't want to bore you, so I'll end it here.
Read the rest of the review on my website: www.rocketcrossing.com | 3 |
The budding romance story is awesome with very fine writing and acting performances it will get you pump up at very parts | 9 |
Spider-Man 1 was an awesome movie and one of the greatest comic book movies ever. Spider-Man 2 lived up to the it's own hype, and did what most sequels fail to do, it lived up to the original.
For the comic book lovers both of the spider-man movies have been true to the comic book.
The cast is excellent! Toby Maguire is great as spider-man, and Kirsten Dunst is stunningly beautiful as Mary Jane. Doc Oc proves to be a great villain.
Visually this is a master piece and sets the tone for this spider-man series very high.
I gave the first spider-man an 8 and I give the second one an 8 also ?? ... | 8 |
This show is so amazing, every episode is worth the binge and it all boils down to a perfect finale battle, where everything learnt and cha trees they have encountered in the course of the show is brought together to help the Avatar. It becomes more intense as Aang lacks the time and preparation to confidently face this villain he has never heard of and being relied upon the whole world. His group of friends are funny and comedic and makes this story very lighthearted although describing this show can be tragic as involves war and neglection. Overall, it's so good I would watch it a second time and I hate rewatching stuff. Top Notch. | 9 |
If you're a fan of the books or the movies, don't worry. This series has nothing to do with them. You won't ever find yourself complaining that this isn't like the books (or the movies) because this 39 episode series had 12 directors and 21 writers, and none of them read any of the books. But they sure liked to do 'shrooms!
Like 'Lost' and 'Game of Thrones,' there was a lot to work with. Great story, great cast, cameras that did whatever they were told to do, and the ability to have a musical score if they had wanted one.
Everything starts encouragingly. The dialogue, the acting, the filming, and editing were all crisp and clean. But you know how it is when you have the budget and material and cast to hit it out of the park. You start thinking, "Hey, is that a squirrel over there?" and you wander off and never come back.
That creates a perfect opportunity for anybody who has ever wanted to write a screenplay, and everybody who has ever wanted to direct, to try it out! You don't even have to know the storyline or anything! Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can, as Arthur Ashe said.
That goes for pot, mushrooms, microdot, whatever you're into or have wanted to try. The folks working on the first season were pretty set on making an excellent series, and they did, except for whoever wrote the background score-more about that in a minute.
By season two, they had lost most of the squares and were starting to have some fun. Sure, it's kind of hard to follow, and Gillian Anderson began to use the tone and cadence of a lady at the library reading to the kids that came on the short bus. But if you payed attention and didn't think too hard, it was still a pretty good series.
And then season three rolled in like a barrel of drunken monkeys. Some directors wanted to be Alfred Hitchcock; some wanted to be Clint Eastwood. Some writers we're fans on Stephen King, and some were fans of thick paperback romance novels. Gillian was still reading to the slow kids, and Laurence Fishburn decided he was Brian Dennehy, but that's not so bad. Mads Mikkelson and Mr. Dancy didn't let all the monkeys on the lot, or the odd sprinkling of vanishing characters, throw them off. Remember the 80-pound supermodel, who was an expert sniper? Yeah, me neither. She did do a drive-by, though. (Ha!)
Eventually, the mushrooms and cannabis won, and the folks who weren't invited to the party began to write and direct. Everybody had a good time, and the producers had already brought in some patsies to blame, so the barrel finally rolled off a cliff, and everyone went home.
Except for the background music guy, who was sleeping under the mixer and drinking out of other people's cups. He hung around and recorded everything he could think of until somebody spotted him and ran him out. They played Rochambeau (Rock-Paper-Scissors if you're in Gillian's reading group) to decide what music went with each episode.
Was this fun to watch? Yes. Did it make sense? No. Is it an 8.5 or a 10? Well, I'd did seen the kids voting... | 6 |
LUDO is hands down the BEST film to have come out of the Hindi film industry in a very long time ... not only 2020 but lets say in the last couple of years . It's a rollercoaster ride with more thrills than expected | 8 |
For those not familiar with Candid Camera this may seem to be refreshing. But it's really been done before and better, albeit a long time ago now.
It's very long for what is really just a one note idea. And really not that funny. Granted it has its moments and you can warm to some of the characters but knowing that all of them are actors removes any plausibility that we're seeing the right people. It's a façade basically, with only one player being unaware.
With Candid Camera and other shows like it, there were many situations within a single, one hour episode. Here we are asked to go on a multi episode journey for one single idea.
It's not bad, it's just not enthralling or funny enough to commit to. I made it through two episodes and it's harmless enough and occasionally amusing but certainly nothing that hasn't been done before and much better. | 6 |
I'm an Avengers fan but to me, Endgame was the worst part. Infinity war was much better. Even the action scenes are incomparable. Only 4 stars! | 4 |
The time it has taken for the series to release a new season has caused many people I know, myself included, to have completely lost interest in the series. I know that it is not easy to maintain a franchise with such complex series, but time is important. Three years for a new season is too much. Interest has been lost. | 3 |
If you aren't a thug lover... if you don't drool over less than smart bad guys somehow getting ahead... if you don't really like spectacle just for spectacle sake... then this movie may not be for you. To me, it just epitomizes the big dumb knock people over the head with a club, speak like you dropped out of school in fourth grade sort of guy movie. I'm a guy. I like guy movies, but I don't like this one.
Brando I like pretty well. Pacino too. Hell, probably half the cast I am very fond of. Why can't I like this movie? I don't know, but it has just never made me feel anything but annoyance and boredom. The problem is people over-hype it and make me want to try to like it. Every time I try to watch it, it's the same thing though.
So sorry, this movie just isn't great. | 2 |
I can help but wonder to whom this movie is targeted. | 4 |
I wasn't as excited to see this movie as I have with most Tarantino movies, especially since I heard from a friend who's opinion I value, that it wasn't very good, so my expectations were low. I heard most people walked out 75% through, which is unfortunate, since the end makes up for what the rest is lacking. If it wasn't for Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) then the movie would have been much worse. I understand that people loved this movie, especially people from Hollywood and rabid Tarantino fans, where he m could make a movie filmed entirely on the female characters feet, and he'd be called a genius. Now the 3 main scenes with Cliff are excellent. However 75% of the movie is clips from shows and movies that don't exist. There is a lot of painfully long driving scenes as well. I think that Tarantino had a simple idea, and made a fictional version of 1969, that takes place in the Tarantino universe. I get that character development is important, however, an actor having a career crisis does not need long clips of his previous work shown to the audience, firsthand. Maybe they could have been in the background of scenes where things are actually happening. It's also not important to show in almost real time, how long it takes to get to Cliff's apartment from Rick's (DiCaprio) house. I think this movie has a few good scenes, and a great take on certain things from Tarantino's universe, and the rest is filler. What about the party? Mostly with people who play famous people, and that's all they do in the movie (aka Damien Lewis as Steve McQueen). Not essential to the movie. The scene could have been cut and the movie would have been fine. Same with a character going to the movies. It just goes on and on. If you take out all the filler, you have maybe a 45 minute movie. All that being said, I really did like this movie for what it ended up being. I just wish there was more content relevant to the main story. Cliff's backstory, and character could have been developed much more! They left a big stigma with his character, ambiguous. I know this was probably intentional, but when you have long clips of Rick's shows, and movies, or long pointless driving scenes, it seems like you'd go to character development that the audience would actually be curious about. This film is probably his most pretentious, and with the exception of the 3 main scenes with Cliff (which made the movie) it was very bland. | 6 |
Direction and soundtrack do provide some suspense, I get it, still the screenplay is simply ridiculous. The story is so immature and convulted, abounding in half-baked solutions, with no sense for pacing or build-up. Heroes and villains are always in the right spot at the right time, even CEOs are right at hand to do the next thing and there is always a bad guy subordinate, failling to kill off one of the heroes instantly, pushing him or her around instead until another hero emerges from God knows where and clears the situation. The only decent scene is Batman's humiliation by Bane, the directors took their time with it and it wasn't even melodramatic, but in the end Wayne is dozing in a not too shabby bed, Bane sitting at its edge like a relative, which was comical. The armed occupation of the stock exchange promised to be a interessting situation, yet it is wasted as an in-and-out-raid to manipulate some data core, which seemed strange to me. I never understood the role of Daggett and Stryver, they are completly redundant, even more than Catwoman. The movie is nearly three hours long and never bothers to explain anything properly.
Therefor some questions remain: How exactly did the child climb out of the pit? How did it manage to make that decisive jump to the next platform that grown-ups according to legend always failed to perform (in one case conviently shortly after Bruce Wayne was brought there)? Why did the blind foreign prisoner start to speak English all of a sudden? Why has never anybody suspected Bruce Wayne to be "the Batman", since he evidently secluded himself from any public affairs the same time the Dark Knight disappeared? So enough money was siphoned from the unattended corporation to build fancy new weapons further on while the orphan foundation was shut down and Bruce Wayne is okay with that? For what reason did Bane allow the supply of the trapped police officers with food and water and therby preserve the only potential counter force to his rule, when he actually intended to wipe out the city for good? To sustain the hope of the people? What a weird, unconvincing move which backfired big time. But who could ever be so stupid and so hysterical to order every single police unit of a metropolis to the underground in the first place? How did it come that all the officers after a months long detention in the sewers wear unblemished shiny uniforms and neat haircuts, apart from their speedy en masse re-adaption of eyesight? (Because they are police, stupid) How could the cops stormed Banes' headquarter in an open street and were not mowed down by all the automatic weapons of their enemies? How could that attack with two parties bristling with guns ever deculminate in a mass brawl like some peasants on a village green? Who won and how? How could Bruce Wayne return to cordoned off Gotham from another continent in such a short time? I think he was broke? How unspicious were all these men of fighting age promenading in deserted, clean streets, decidedly looking like agents while tracking down the bomb? Why did Miranda play their game after all rather than to arrange their swift execution? How could Commissioner Gordon (the guy who ordered all the police to the same area) walk so easily to Foley's surprisingly modest home from that secret meetingpoint that his deputy had preferred to avoid? When Gordon was sentenced to Exile / Death, did Batman knew in advance the Commissioner's exact path over the ice in the dark, so he could dispense the incendiary composition and put the flare right before his feet? How did Miranda manage to take over the wheel of the truck and get rid of the driver's body at full speed?
And besides does this movie really deserve that average rating of more than eight (!) stars? | 3 |
I don't want to spend a lot more time on this so I'll be quick. DO NOT WATCH IT.
Movie Concept: 1. Adam Sandler shouting 2. Meaningless conversations/scenes leading nowhere. | 2 |
I don't know exactly what i like mostly in this movie, either a plot or performance, but i know exactly that i hate its music. You go crazy not because you like the show but because it's music makes zombies of you! | 2 |
There's no need to compare it with the original or the movies, the show is just really good. Some cliches here and there but other than that it's pretty awesome. | 9 |
I didn't really like how season 2 was mostly centered around cure. I mean I love her but I felt like it was mostly about her and other characters didn't really get to shine. I wanted to see more of Geralts story and him fighting more monsters but most of the time he spent babysitting cite. I love my girl yennefer but I felt like she did not really get her moment in season 2 as she did in season 1. It was all mostly centered on cire but it was still a good show. I just wish other characters could have shined more. | 7 |
Fargo is a curious wacky but dark crime thriller.
The Coen Brothers build on their previous noir crime movies and play around with the conventions. They do this by imbuing it with some bizarro characters.
Jerry Lundegaard (William H Macy) is an executive car dealer with a rich father in law. He enlists two wacko hoods. The talkative Carl (Steve Buscemi) and the quieter Gaear (Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife.
Jerry hopes to split the ransom money with the hoods but the plan goes awry. Carl and Gaear leave a trail of bodies behind.
Heavily pregnant Brainerd police chief Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) investigates the murders. The victims includes a state trooper.
There is little by way of background to the characters. Jerry seems to be running some kind of car scam, he is in debt and has a business investment where he wants his father in law to lend him some money. It is clear that nervy Jerry is way over his head with his mad bad plan.
The snowy landscapes of Minneapolis, the mock Scandinavian accents all give the movie some distinction. Despite some humour which mainly comes from a cool kooky Marge. This is a misanthropic film.
The dead bodies pile up and the killings become nastier as the movie goes on. It was an accomplished movie from the Coens who were still regarded as Independent filmmakers. It is just that Fargo is a difficult film to like. | 6 |
This movie felt very fast, I enjoyed the ending but I wish they made carnage that bit more aggressive and bumped the rating.
Not much happened until the end of the Movie but it's not bad but also not good, I don't see myself watching this again. | 7 |
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Kottayam Anaswara Genre: History, Drama, Sports Direction: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Cast: Farhan Akhthar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Divya Dutta, Master Jabtez, Yograj Singh, Rebecca Breeds IMDb: 8.1/10
A director who takes the best out of all, an actor who performs 101%, a dedicated scenarist (Prasoon Joshi), and other master technicians, the result is Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. In one word, awesome. The movie very beautifully portrays the life of Milkha Singh, commonly known as the Flying Sikh. There could be two negative aspects that you may hear about the movie. First one is that BMB is all about the life of an athlete. But, what's wrong with it? All movies tells us some stories. This particular movie shows us one of our own legends. How many of us know how his life was? If anyone tells you the film is too long with over 3 hours of running time, I could assure you that there is no single scene that is unnecessary. And, never would we feel bored though movie is on a slow pace at times. The direction by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is on an even higher level than where Rang De Basanti was. Though there was risk of repeated visuals of races boring viewers, he has handled all those beautifully. The cinematographer too is to be commended. Coming to our hero, Farhan Akhthar. There has never been such dedicated performance by a protagonist in recent years. Almost all scenes has Farhan in it. Master Jabtez, who shows Milkha's childhood, is also talented. Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj and Rebecca Breeds have small roles, and all have done a neat job. Music by Shankar-Ehsaan_Loy is another highlight of the movie. The title track as well as Zinda are chart busters, while Rangrez
is soothing. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is not a documentary. It is a class movie while it entertains as well. Viewers cheering the hero, something which is seen in the so-called mass movies, was seen here too. Milkha Singh was a bygone generation's hero. Some of us may think why we should watch that. But after a thirty years or so, if someone directs a movie on Sachin Tendulkar (maybe Bat Sacin Bat), would you not want your children to watch it? | 10 |
After becoming a mom, I've become a sap for movies involving kids. I cried the entire time! My husband, was able to pick out everything "wrong" with the movie. From the acting, background things, etc. I guess since I put myself in the shoes of the mom of the film, I was blinded by that. I do think some things could have been better done, but overall I'd recommend watching it. | 7 |
There are countless reviews posted here that delve into this movie's themes. I've read at least 20 of them, and many are engaging and brilliant. But I'm going to do something different. I'll speak to the Tarantinoesque nature of this film.
There's a program on AXS-TV called "The Big Interview." Dan Rather spends an hour talking with noted personalities across all genres of pop culture. Several years ago he sat down with Quentin Tarantino (QT) and conducted a wonderful interview. I don't want to include spoilers here so I think that if you're a QT fan you will understand what Dan is referencing, below.
Late into the interview, without accusing him of being exploitive, Dan asks QT to discuss this: How does he have the audience laugh and cry all in the same film? How does he get an audience to view scenes of a horrific nature yet laugh during the movie or come out of the theater smiling?
QT's response: "when a movie really, really does it to me, it's because it's made me feel very different emotions...I'm the kind of director that I want to play you, as an audience. I want to be the conductor and you're my orchestra. And (I conduct) the sounds that I make you to make, and the feelings that I get you to feel... And then I STOP you from feeling those feelings, and I give you something ELSE to feel. And then I STOP you from feeling those feelings and make you feel something ELSE yet again. Well, if a director can do that, if a director can pull that off...then you're a lucky audience member because you really had an experience that night. You went to the MOVIES; that was worth leaving the house.
I can't help but make my stuff funny because I think of things in a humorous way...but it's not all a big joke. I do like the idea that I can do this to the audience: Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Stop laughing. Stop laughing. (snaps fingers) Laugh. And maybe that stop laughing is something horrific...(maybe it's) hard to watch." He then cites specific examples from one of his movies where he said he needed to traumatize the audience.
I love a lot of what QT has done, but not all of it. This movie seems to follow the QT blueprint but then it veers off in one direction and stays there. I did not leave the theater smiling. Thus, my rating. | 6 |
My high expectations of this movie based on its no. 3 position in the Top 250 lasted for about 2 seconds into the movie. What a disgrace! And so childish. And Tiring! How can it be that everyone likes this movie. It's absolutely overloaded with bizarre and completely arbitrary turns of plot that have to be explained for about 75% of the movie. No character! No excitement, I could not even tell who were the bad guys. And yet again a few seconds of Michael Caine to camouflage the complete cardboard appearance of the entire cast! What is the meaning of this movie? What is it about? Uhhh???? Its internal logic is utter bullshit. Its emotional significance is zero, empty, frightening.
Can please somebody agree with me, I feel so sad.
Kurosawa come alive! | 1 |
This "talk to me" is an Australian horror/thriller film that surprised me positively.
It features very original and creative elements within the genre, the atmosphere of the film is almost always quite bizarre and strange throughout it.
The central character is Mia, played by Sophie Wilde with great competence, in a very demanding and ambiguous role.
The entire first part of the film, where several spiritualism sessions take place, will trigger unexpected developments in Mia, who finds herself confronted with her past, specifically with the death of her mother, 2 years before, in circumstances that Mia has not yet managed to overcome, accept and understand and that torment her.
Faced with a rather absent father, she finds her "improvised" family in her friends Riley (Joe Bird) and Jade (Alexandra Jensen).
The film is always quite tense, with practically no sequences that "clear" the dense atmosphere.
There are two "spiritualism" sequences with Riley that are quite violent.
In short, a film that develops differently from most films of the genre, and this option by the directors (Danny and Michael Philippou) proves to be positive and almost always effective.
One of the most successful films in the genre in recent years.
7.5/10. | 7 |
I did not enjoy the show as it just made me upset and also don't think it's brining a positive perception on suicide on people, I think it just gives people more ways to commit suicide. | 1 |
The world needs this movie. Everywhere we have a chernobyl nearby. We should have knowledge of nuclear explosion, and perhaps emergency medication in our house.
First episode is boring and the background dull. The second episode turns out a lot more enchanting. The sacrifice of the scientists, coalmine workers, and those fixing the water pipe, makes me think of our medical heroes during SARS.
Many participating should still be alive, perhaps living with cancer? If there is interview with them at the end of episode it will make the drama perfect. Perhaps another series on Japan neclear explosion? | 9 |
Seaon 1 is great.
Season 2 is irrelevant and forgettable.
Season 3 gave me a little. hope.
I just finished season 4 and here's what I think of it.... They should have changed the title to: 13 THOUSAND HALLUCINATIONS and WHY??? 😜😂😅 The hallucinations/day dreaming/imaginations/insanity scenes are really annoying!!! The part that borderlines to being a horror scene is even laughable. 🤣 If they removed all the hallucination scenes from this season, it could end up to just 3 episodes. Maybe that's the (13) reason(s) why this is the series finale. | 4 |
I am a huge Marvel fan and have loved the previous Avengers films so went with high Hope's for this, unfortunately I was disappointed beyond belief. Long, slow, dull scences make up most of the movie with only about 10 minutes of actual action. Main characters are sidetracked for less popular ones and the whole film moves at a snail's pace. It really felt like they had run out of ideas and this is just a money making film. So, so let down and would not recommend.. recommend it to anyone | 2 |
It's very good the two martins, comedy vets who we all know and love have an outstanding performance here and Selena gomez is a welcomed addition to the iconic pair. The writing is witty the mystery is set up very nice, and the sets and costumes are very well made. There is a sense of privilege within the characters but that's what it was trying to do. Sometimes the comedy doesn't land but it's a treat to watch all these amazing actors do their job. 10/10. | 10 |
So Iron Man 1 was fun, mainly seeing a serious actor like Downey Jr having a go at comic book action. He was surrounded with quality support and provided a nice, out-of-his-comfort zone performance that made the film a little more than the average comic book effort.
Downey Jr is back in this and again supported by a good cast. But this time he's too comfortable in the role and there's no real sense of involvement for the audience. Reminded me a little of the later Roger Moore Bond films.
The support cast is fine, but like Downey Jr all pretty much one-note. Rourke has little to do and Rockwell is wasted. The women are a bit better, with Paltrow having a bit more to do and Johansson having fun.
I'm sure this will be a success and sure that it will probably generate a third movie; I just hope that the next one is a little more interesting. | 6 |
Watched the first episode, it was weird but fun. After that the weirdness increased but the fun stopped. So did my watching. Bored and confused.
Touch and hold a clip to pin it. Unpinned clips will be deleted after 1 hour. | 4 |
It is a well made and superb movie which will make you experience emotions of joy and sadness all at the same time. You will instantly fall for Charlie and want a pet just like her or remember your own pet (like I did) and will be able to connect with Charlie and Dharma's journey and goals. This movie proves that content is definitely the king and that all successful films are not just gloss and glamour. It has substance. Its an emotional journey which needs to be watched. This is one of those movies which is good enough to be India's entry for any international film award ceremony. Overall it's a must watch. | 10 |
This show lacks main success elements. The weak story build up, frail charachters arches, and the aborted side story lines make the show flat and unrelatable to the "expecting alot" GOT audience.
The whole "show don't tell" concept went in the drainage with most of the story is being told by the charachters instead of acted.
Many charachters appeared doing major things and disappeared with no particular ligic behind it.
Comparing this to GOT is unfair, because except for the visuals and some common elements they actually almost have nothing in common in essence.
The visuals and effects are beautiful. | 6 |
I really like sci-fi, and I've been a software developer for over 30 years. So I thought Devs would be a great series. But I was wrong.
The acting is horrible. I've seen better acting at high school plays. Seriously!
The script doesn't have enough dialogue to cover 20 minutes, let alone an hour. To cover for the lack of dialogue, they have very slow and long segments of scenery and landscapes. Absolutely pathetic.
Don't waste your time. | 1 |
I just returned from seeing The Dark Knight this afternoon and although it was reasonably entertaining I have to wonder if a really successful movie can be made today without throwing truckloads of money into the project and relying almost totally on whiz bang special effects and mass destruction of cars, buildings etc etc.
I also thought that it was a little remiss of the director that in a number of scenes it was very hard to hear what Gary Oldman was saying. I actually have no idea what he said in the fairly key final scenes, bearing in mind that his were the last words of the movie, and the people I saw the movie with made the same comment.
In 1960 Hitchcock made a movie with his TV crew for a budget of under a million dollars and shot the film in a matter of weeks. If it hadn't been for the shower scene, he would have completed the project even quicker. I would like to see one of the major directors like Spielberg, or Christopher Nolan, make a film with a low budget and see what they could come up with. | 6 |
A really interesting movie! Great plot & execution! | 8 |
What a great short series this was! I binge watched the whole thing in a couple of days, that wasn't too difficult as each episode only last about twenty minutes and the entertainment level was very high. Not only was the story very well written but the acting of Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther was on top. The quirky relationship they had, the weird chemistry there was between them was a delight to watch. The very thick accent of Jessica Barden added something very special to the atmosphere of the story. The End Of The F***ing World might only be two short seasons long but it's a great show, the kind you wished they made more of. Definitely a show I recommend and that I will watch again in the future. | 9 |
I found myself eager every morning to watch episodes of Wandavision as it got me hooked. Not so much with this. We are hardly seeing falcon at all and all they are doing is playing wild goose chase with these flag smashers.
Im also not liking the narative they are pushing that blck people should hate america....people will believe it. | 6 |
An interesting concept, but not enough to carry 2/12 hours, the effects work, the performances are great but as far as I'm concerned they serve to mask (beautifully) a real lack of depth in the script. Still worth seeing but doesn't live up to the hype.
Dicaprio is as ever an excellent lead and the support performances are more than competent, given this and everything else available to Christpher Nolan ($160m to start with) I personally am a little disappointed with the final product, I expected to have felt like I'd experienced something new given the hype, but in the end (other than the wonderful effects) I saw an OK movie hung on an OK premise. | 6 |
I'm Chinese, I'm sure that there will be a lot of fun your Americans cann't understand because of the culture background. like the landlord couples claimed their name as "little dragon girl"(which was translated as "Helen" that means nothing but a girls' name) and "yang guo". these two names, a couple too, are extraordinary well known by all Chinese people---I mean you can not find a single person in china who don't know these two names, who they are and what they have done. they are the hero and heroine in a extraordinarily famous martial art novel. their love affair, their heroic deed and the unhuman beauty of "little dragon girl" take the highest position in every people's heart. At the end of that story the couple who were almost god and goddess disappeared an no one know where they've gone. So everyone think it's really ridiculous when the landlord couples announced they are just them.the extreme contrast makes a highlight while "helen" makes nothing. | 10 |
Knives Out: Mona Lisa It was overall a pretty strong sequel to the original Knives Out. Not quite as good but still very good in a different way. The story was slow to start but turned out to be quite complex and ultimately tied in together nicely. The characters were well developed and it was entertaining throughout. There was some overly done woke BS and scenes that got in the way but nonetheless it was enjoyable. Definitely worth the watch overall. But seriously this needs to be renamed to Knives Out The Mona Lisa. Much more fitting of a name. IMDb stop having us make these long reviews!!!! | 7 |
Yes, Batman Begins is a fundamental change in the series, so it is not like any other Batman movie, realism instead of fantasy, but as a movie, it is a conventional crowd pleaser movie, a typical blockbuster, and also there are some problems and clichés. The opening sequence of the movie is surprising, because a Batman movie does not 'begin' like that normally. We feel like we watch a drama about a man who is put in a prison. This is good, fresh, so far so good. Then, the training parts start. These parts are far from being subtle or solid. The fight on the ice was dazzling by the way. Between, we see some flashbacks, the childhood of Bruce Wayne, honestly, it was slightly disturbing to me, probably because it was a cliché trick. After that mediocre part, the first attack of the Batman was well executed, but it was not exactly entertaining because of the shaky camera and its own clichés (after the change, the hero of the movie launches an operation to the bad guys) Just a note: When I watched the movie for the first time, I had not liked the new Batmobile, it had looked me unappealing, but later changed my mind. As for the costume, the best Batman costume is in this movie! The city Nolan creates is effective, but as I know, after getting the crew watch Blade Runner, he said I want a city like that. Yes, it can be obviously seen that Nolan inspired from Blade Runner while designing the city, but sometimes, it feels like it is an imitation. My favorite sequence is the first Scarecrow and Batman encounter. And it is scary, yes I am serious. Scarecrow is a well created villain, not a missed opportunity, but the screen time of him is problematic. I watched the car chase tons of times, still I do sometimes, it is very entertaining and a great demo scene, but on the other side, a bit mediocre. And the cops who always crack jokes while in danger exist here either like The Dark Knight! As for the climactic ending, it was very ordinary, nothing special and it was showy. Therefore, this is an unusual Batman movie may be, but the movie itself is not. | 5 |
I guess i was hopeful that is would be a Darker and more realistic / engaging version, in the vain of Stranger Things or Altered Carbon, but Alas no. At least not as bad as lastest star Trek series. Do not think about the storyline too much, which is a little weak Was Ok but could do much better. I would love to watch a Darker version that would be easy to do and is only a small step up. So for me, is Ok to watch, would have been a higher rating without some other good Sci-Fi series at ptresent. | 8 |
This show is one of its kind. Absolutely phenomenal. I am 10 years too late but better late than never. The cast is fantastic. Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen have superb chemistry as Hannibal and Will Graham. Jack Crawford 's actor is a delight to watch. The dialogues are poetic and one cannot praise the cinematography enough. It's visually pleasing. Even the gory elements are aesthetically pleasing. The show grips you right from get go. Even though it's a horror thriller , the dry subtle humor throughout the seasons keeps one engaged.
I loved sesson 1 and 2 but season 3 felt a little rushed in the end. The producers must bring another season. It's too good to be cancelled. | 10 |
I assume HBO were scared to fully explore the violence and threat and devastation of the world that is created within the last of us game. This is a tween show for 15 year olds. It's literally rated 15. The level of violence and gore and sustained threat from the virus is COMPLETELY missing from the tv show. It's been completely removed in favour of human melodrama.
It's been rushed through and we arrive at the final episode not caring if Ellie is 'the cure' because it's just humans that are the threat. The infected have gone on holiday here. It's fallen flat.
Get the remastered version of the game and strap yourself in for an absolute THRILL of a nightmare. That's where the beauty series comes from. If you aren't a gamer watch the connected cutscenes on YouTube to get the real drama. | 6 |
what a beautiful movie. I won't write too much about this movie. Actually I'm not good in writing reviews. This movie was about portraying a message, and has been shown in a very large canvas. The lead actor SRK played the role of his lifetime. So beautifully played, that you'll feel like crying when you'll see him crying; You'll feel like laughing when you'll c him laughing. The ending was a bit cheesy, but it doesn't matter, cause it's the message that was meant to be showcased, and at least to me it was successfully shown. And through khan u can see what real Islam and a Muslim person is. It's peace and love. There's no radicalism and extremism in Islam, and is strictly prohibited in Islam. If you believe in peace and harmony, do ur self a favor and watch my name is khan.. | 10 |
Bloated, dark, boring, ugly, unimaginative, soulless, unfinished, etc. In short, your typical 21st century Hollowood turkey. That's what you get from corporate bureaucracies staffed with dozens of useless cascading "managers" instead of talented people.
Or maybe, it's just my fault for thinking it would be about Newt and fantastic beasts, whatever gave me that ridiculous idea... | 3 |
I can't understand why people love this movie! I literally fell asleep in it at least 5 times My girlfriend kept waking me up. It only got more boring the longer the movie ran. Movies are getting worse as the years go by. If this wins best picture then I may be done going to the movies! | 1 |
This film is not a parody nor your typical superhero tv show... Somebody managed to come up with a brilliant idea to show the essence of Hollywood/Instagram celebrities through a prism of superhero stars... Everything that is portrayed in this Tv show is in fact our reality that we created ourselves glorifying Holywoood stars ... Evil Megacorporations brainwashing everyone, pretending they care about someone but it's all about making profits "Disney", "Marvel" etc... Yes, it's Justice league, but that's what it would be like in reality we live in... And don't forget american patriotism - because USA is best, starting with the cape of "Homelander" and finishing with his speeches, this show parodies everything that is wrong with USA patriotism. American patriotism starts to look like fascism, and that is what USA looks like to the rest of the world, brilliant show 9/10 ... | 9 |
It didn't show a specific point, story is inappropriate, and it's insulting many ppl and decents I don't recommend it at all don't waste your time | 1 |
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 and brings all his wit and charisma he brought to the first Iron Man. Iron Man 2 has all the exciting battle scenes and clever dialogue Iron Man did and even manages to make it better than the first.
In Iron Man 2 Stark has to face off against the government for the rights to his own Iron Man suit while defending his life from new super-villain, Whiplash (Mickey Rourke).
This film delves deeper into the character of Stark than the first film did. Stark's hidden alcoholism begins to come into play and Stark's relationship with his assistant, Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow), is expanded on.
The premise of this movie isn't impressive. Whiplash is the son of a contemporary of Stark's father, Howard. Whiplash feels his father was forced out of business with Howard unfairly which is why he had to die in poverty. Whiplash is just the genius that Stark is and with the funding of Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), the CEO of Stark's rival company, he builds his own suit to rival the Iron Man suit.
But Stark doesn't have to fight Whiplash alone. He has his old friend, James Rhodes (Don Cheadle), to help him. Rhodes steals an iron man suit from Stark and makes a few modifications and to the joys of comic fans everywhere enters War Machine. Iron Man 2 is nothing new for super-hero movies but it manages to prove that super-hero movies are not all bad. Iron Man 2 is just plain fun. The dialogue is better than the first Iron Man and same with the action sequences.
Downey is perfect as Stark, no other actor could pull of his arrogant humor as well. The studio made a wise decision in replacing Terrence Howard with Don Cheadle as Rhodes. The two actors play the characters a little differently but Cheadle is ultimately better.
Scarlet Johansson is also thrown into the mix as a government spy named the Black Widow. It seemed Johansson's sole purpose in the film was to be the 'hot girl fighting crime' that is stereotypical of all comic book movies.
Samuel L. Jackson plays Nick Fury, a character who will mean a lot more to comic book fans than the average viewer. This movie has a lot of little moments the die-hard fans will love. Also true comic geeks should be sure to stay for the scene at the end of the credits.
Iron Man 2 did what The Dark Knight did and proved that super-hero movies can actually be good film. Iron Man 2 is an exciting ride that should not be missed. | 7 |
I assume that most of the Bollywood Fans were sick of so-so movies. We waited long for good movies this year. Few movies may have earned handsomely but it's not a great cinema.
The year started with two Good Movies, Kahani and Pan Singh Tomar and was a blissful delight.
Gangs of Wasseypur is what you called an overwhelming delight to watch. Right from first cut till the end the eyes were glues to the screen and the mind was set in Wasseypur.
The time has come for Indian Cinema to forget about beautiful faces and focus on acting. Each word is very well placed and delivered, every set and action is very normal; this is what makes this movie a great delight.
I belong to Jharkhand, It was very natural for me to understand the songs, dialogues and satire very easily. The movie has used the regional accent and used the Frequently Used Words of the region quite well.
Few dialogues have become popular through out the country, Guys who are not from Jharkhand/Bihar..Listen to the songs, download the lyrics and try to understand it..U will fee the real spirit of GOW.
http://gangsofwasseypur.blogspot.in/ | 10 |
Season 01 - 9/10
Season 02 - 8.5/10
Season 03 - 9/10
Season 04 - 7/10
Season 05 - 8/10
Season 06 - 8/10 | 8 |
Scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) is working on a revolutionary cure for Alzheimer's, testing his serum on chimps. When one of his test subjects escapes, causing considerable damage during an important board meeting, the project is cancelled and the apes terminated—with the exception of newborn baby chimp Caesar, who Will smuggles out of the lab, raising the animal in his own home. As Caesar grows up, he displays remarkable intelligence, but after the chimp attacks Will's neighbour, the belligerent beast finds himself thrown into an animal control centre. Mistreated by the keepers, Caesar comes to resent humans and leads his fellow simians in a revolt against mankind.
Film-makers can do amazing things with CGI these days: create far-flung worlds, construct incredible cities, build spaceships, give birth to fantastical monsters. But the one thing they haven't managed to date is to create a totally convincing computer-generated human being. Since humans and chimps share 95% or more similar DNA, it's not all that surprising that any small imperfections in this movie's digital apes are glaringly obvious. The effects are good, but not good enough for one to believe in and emotionally engage with the animals. This might sound like I'm nitpicking, but the success of this film depends heavily on the realism of the effects; they need to be perfect, and they're not.
Sadly, the CGI isn't my only issue with this attempt at rebooting the Apes franchise: the plot takes an awful long time to get interesting, and with such a bland lead as James Franco, this makes for a rather tedious movie experience. By the time it all kicks off between apes and humans on a fog-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge, it's simply too late—the damage has already been done.
5.5 out of 10, rounded down to 5 for the numerous times that chimps leap through plate glass windows with nary a scratch (where, in reality, they would be sliced to ribbons). | 5 |
This series has a lot of aspects to it that help make it a memorable show and one of these things is the characters in the series. All of the characters in this series are incredible and I love how unique they all are. Sure there are some characters that overlap and seem similar but for the most part, all of these characters are unique and feel like real people. I dare you to watch this series and either not relate to one of these characters or say that you know somebody just like one of them. Every single character in this series feels like a real human being who could exist in our world and this wouldn't have worked if the actors didn't help bring these characters to life.
Every single actor in this series is amazing and brings so much to their roles which helps make them feel real. Now, I would love to shout out every single actor in this series for the performances but there are so many good ones that I'm going to keep it to three. The first one I want to talk about is Antony Starr, who plays Homelander. He plays Homelander in such a way that you legit can see why everybody is scared of this man and how mentally unstable this guy is. I love the way he was able to effortlessly switch between being this mentally unstable guy to being this cool, calm, and collected guy in the public eye. The next standout actor for me was Karl Urban, who plays Billy Butcher. Now, Billy Butcher is the kind of character who you're not supposed to like at first but he plays this character in such a way that you can't help but love him. I also love how out of all the characters in this he has the most character growth and Karl Urban does an incredible job showing it. From when you first see Billy Butcher in season 1 to season 3 he changes so much and Karl Urban showed that growth all while still maintaining certain aspects of the character that everybody loves about him. The last person I want to talk about is Erin Moriarty, who plays Annie January/Starlight. Annie is legit described to be this sweet and innocent all-American girl who could've been a boring character but Erin Moriarty made her a memorable one. She helps make this character a badass and gives her so much more depth that makes the audience feel for her. Just like with Billy Butcher it's interesting to see the change from when we first see her to the last. I know I said I was only going to mention three but just a quick shout out to Jack Quaid, who plays Hughie Campbell, for playing a character that I related to way too hard.
But it's not just the memorable characters that helped make this show a standout amongst other superhero shows but the story as well. How many shows or movies have the plot of superheroes that are only in it for popularity and money and don't really give two damns about regular people without powers? Not too many which is why this show stands out above the rest. The audience gets to see the dark side of having powers and what some heroes might actually be thinking. Another aspect of the story that helps keep it original and unique are the twists that it takes. This show might not have too many plot twists in it but it does have enough to keep you on the edge of your seat and want to click that next episode button. I will say though that for me personally, and this is mainly for seasons 1 and 2, that there are some side stories that just bring the series to a halt. I understand and see why those stories needed to happen but for me, they didn't need to happen in every single episode.
But even with those side stories that make the series come to a halt the pacing for this series is incredible given how short it is. Each season is only 8 episodes alone with each episode pretty much being an hour long and they keep it going smoothly. None of the episodes feel like filler episodes or that any parts in the episodes are rushed. Every moment in this series moves organically and helps the audience feel like a fly on the wall the whole time.
Another aspect of this series that helps the audience feel like a fly on the wall is the directing which felt like it was done by one director and not fifteen. Lots of directors have their own style of filming which can bring some conflicts in how a series feels but here you can't tell. Just like with the directors this series obviously had a lot of different writers which once again just felt like one.
The writing for this series was phenomenal and mixed between serious and more comedic perfectly. It was also thanks to the great writing for this series that the characters got fleshed out and felt like real people. The writing never fully felt cheesy, although I will admit there were some lines that were eye-roll-worthy, and just felt like real people. I also loved the fact that this series was not afraid to deal with real-world issues and make references to things that we do all the time, helping make the viewer feel like a part of this world. The last thing I'll say is don't do what I did which is to analyze this series as I did this and noticed a few plot holes in the series and certain things that just didn't add up.
In the end, The Boys has a unique spin on the superhero series that has barely been done with an outstanding ensemble cast. It might not be the most perfect series but is still definitely worth the hype and I can't wait for season 4. | 9 |
Doesn't look like a Netflix series. Looks like a kind of amateur movie. Sometimes you can see they are in a studio scenario. Ridiculous! Also poor dialogues. I doubt Netflix keep this serie with second or third season. | 1 |
A film that can only be viewed in the Cinema. The overbearing score and use of Imax are testament to this. Also, this film would have been a 15, but Nolan wanted to break the box office records, so he toned down the violence and some of the realism so that little 12 year olds could be brainwashed into thinking this is a masterpiece. I have lost all respect for Mr Nolan at this point: This film is way too in love with itself, and for a film that tries oh so hard to be uber-realistic, it fails at many different points in the movie. Nolan was too ambitious in making a complex blockbuster, it's caught between two different worlds and remains confused about whether it is a serious gritty crime thriller, or a superhero movie, and fails on both levels. Batman Begins did the realism much better, with a better script and far better action sequences. This film suffers from poor editing, poor pacing, needless scenes, glaring plot holes, far too many improbables, and relies on the viewer suspending their disbelief for so long that the viewer will be unable to believe anything outside of Chris Nolan's Heat-inspired universe of Batman. Heath is good though, I'll give it that. But to call this one of the greatest films ever is an utter insult to every truly great director that has made far more and far better films than Christopher Nolan. A poor film that doesn't hold up on repeated viewings. I'm ashamed to admit that I preordered this "film" on DVD :( | 3 |
Definitely one of the best movies I have ever seen. Vicky Kaushal has proven he can play any role from a friend with a lisp (Sanju), to a Pakistani soldier ( in Raazi) and now a badass major in the Indian army. Probably the most realistic war/army movie I have seen filled with non stop thrills. This gripping movie leaves you entertained throughout making sure that not even a nano second of boredom can appear. A must watch. | 10 |
A captivating film, with well-choreographed, thrilling fight sequences and great performances by the cast, and an engaging, but cliched and predictable, plot. | 6 |
Interstellar starts of pleasant enough and follows the lives of a basic rural family out west. After spending more than enough time here things start to get interesting and before you know it were out finding new, cleaner, and more hospitable planets to populate. Being that it's space, things of course don't always go smoothly or according to plan, but that's what makes these types of films adventurous and exciting. So far, this is basically well tread territory that has been addressed in countless films, only this one has more advanced special effects. Combining this with the time travel and dimensionality of time was interesting and felt kind of fresh. And yes, some of the visuals are quite good. Interstellar's conclusion was a little disappointingly tidy and wrapped up with a bow for me. Also, this is space travel and exploration for new worlds to inhabit, which is all about science and facts, yet for some reason someone apparently felt the need to inject the human 'intuition/sentimentality' elements to tie it all together which was completely unnecessary and kind of worked against everything prior. Still, despite some shortcomings Interstellar is worth checking out. | 7 |
The overwhelming praise for this film is beyond my comprehension. While it has a handful of darkly funny moments, and a fair splash of style, it's episodic, tasteless, sometimes downright disgusting, and far too quirky to make a good film.
It has so many elements critics decry at every opportunity as the things which prove "holywood" is completely out of touch with it's audience that it brands most as hypocritical. Seems to prove it's not the sex, drugs, violence, and vulgarity that critics actually object to, but simply the package they come in.
This is basically dreadful sludge masquerading as hip! | 2 |
Panchayat A light weight comedy,a reluctant public servant who doesnt like his job but still stuck in order to earn for his survival and to save his from after family scenes.I agree it takes a lot of courage and time to really understand what you actually want but you should never allow anyone to demean and disrespect you.And in the end to find happiness you are trying to bring in some person as a part to make it romantic.Not acceptable,a typical bollywood types.They could have made it different. | 5 |
"Clue" meets "Peyton Place." Daniel Craig's character reminded me of Steve Carrel in "The Office" when they played the murder mystery game. Marta is a refugee from "Arrested Development." Impossible to follow. Silly without being funny. Serious without being dramatic. | 1 |
Man, the first 30 minutes of this movie were pretty bad. I thought the whole movie was gonna be a train wreck because it starts with clunky (at best) dialog, no conflict, and lots of bad exposition. Then, about a 1/3 of the way in when the actual plot finally gets started, it picks up and grabbed my attention. I got invested in a big way and it held me until the end.
Huge fan of the first movie. It's one of the few films I've rated 10/10. Thought this one was gonna drop the ball, but in the end it's a fairly solid 7.5 or even 8/10. I'll decide for sure on my next watch.
Glad we saw it in the theater. Thank you Netflix for making that possible. | 7 |
It's 1981 NYC. Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) owns a fuel delivery company that was purchased from his wife Anna (Jessica Chastain)'s father. He's trying to close a deal to buy a fuel terminal. He tries to do things the most right way but it's struggle in a corrupt industry. Somebody keeps hijacking his fuel trucks and driver Julian (Elyes Gabel) is severely injured. D.A. Lawrence (David Oyelowo) doesn't care. He's tasked with cleaning up the industry and has set his sights on Abel. He is charging Abel mostly due to Anna's corrupt father. Abel has to scramble to get the money for the terminal before he loses his deposit.
I love the fact that this is a gangster except Abel is desperately trying not to be a gangster. Also fuel oil delivery is not the usual backdrop but it works. Oscar Isaac does an amazing job. Some may find the lack of action problematic although there is one great car chase scene. I find the concentration on business really fascinating. His need to raise capital is quite intense. It's a different kind of action. It all works. | 8 |
Among all the wars World War I was the worst! Human lives were worthless! Two lance corporals carried a stupid order to the God forsaken front line to stop soldiers from dying? Hell no, these men were doomed no matter what!
There is no honor by carrying the message because nobody cares! I can't see any friendship either! So what is left for us to see? | 1 |
Watching #lostinspace S1E4. Apparently a side character says he was saved because he was holding a chicken, which has a locator chip embedded. In S1E2 we see that the humans on board the colonist spaceship, have also chips for ID scanning, but I guess no locator functionality.......
It makes total sense. You put the locator chips in the livestock only. Not humans. Humans are not supposed to drift away or get lost like livestock does (what is the name of the series again?). And recent experience shows that humans are always close to where there is food.....
Seriously #Netflix? Who is writing these scripts for you?
All in all there is too much drama that is added up, the script is full of plot holes and nonsense. | 5 |
Started really weird and I had no idea where it was going but went along for the ride. The production value kept me hooked and the whole mystery of what is going on almost lost its edge until episode 7 where the cliff hanger really got me! Binge the show - it's worth a watch and helps get you through the lack of marvel movies during the pandemic. | 7 |
Definite Daredevil vibes; the first episode is a slow burn leading up to an interesting final scene. I loved Oscar and felt for his character. I'm hoping for a little more back story but overall really enjoyed the show. Typically first episodes are always a little shaky but there's so much room for character development. Interested to see where they take Ethan Hawke's character; he makes an interesting villain. | 8 |
The characters in this movies actually behave like the tokens on our Ludo boards, crazy things happen to the characters in this cinema. The best part about this movie is the predictability, its really low. And trust me I have Sherlock! This is a wild experience for everyone excpet maybe for children. | 8 |
The movie was filmed in Abu dhabi and they call it tirgestan country as there is no country on earth called tirgestan loooool. Good movie but weird a bit | 7 |
Love Cpt America, Bucky and Falcon. Loved the idea of these two taking the mantle and carrying the torch.
Instead, its a "show" about politics, agenda, and race baiting. It was so hard to watch this train wreck. Visually it looks good and action was on point, but I can't continue watching.
Stop with the politics and focus on an actual entertaining story to escape the world's crap. | 3 |
I've been really enjoying this series so far, both Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie have elevated their characters, Daniel Bruhl has been a standout of the series and so have most of the supporting cast.
However, I really dislike the flag smashers plot.
The actress playing Karly is so unemotional and her performance is so wooden that it takes me out of what I am watching. I think with another actress, this could have been so much more enjoyable.
I will say that I am throughly enjoying Wyatt Russell as John Walker, each episode he seems to be slipping into madness.
Overall really enjoying the series, just hope they dont overuse the Karly character as she does the opposite of stealing scenes.
I dont want this review to be bashing her too much but she just infuriates me! | 5 |
this movie is simply overrated the vote given here is just to neutralize the score
IMO, this movie failed FEW aspects,
1. casting, why would they cast Bautista in the first place? because of his size? Cast Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper for their voice? why don't they switch Bautista for Vin? I think that will be more awesome
2. obsolete and laughable plot, a guy could hold the infinity stone and conduct the energy to his partner like he is a conductor? sister affairs? the 'destroyer' with no any ability but talk big?
lastly, old music doesn't make a mediocre movie looks good, plot does, but the score of this movie simply indicate that some people are obsessed by the 80's music | 2 |
Wonderfully acted, stunning settings with amazing story. What else would anyone want? | 10 |
Good original series. Love the art style. After rewatching the whole season, i found that legend of korra was way better in terms of plots, storyline, world building, characters' developments, villains and mystical creatures. In short overrated. Most of the casts were becoming more annoying as the series progressed. There are few great fight scene but not a fan of the villains as they seems weaker compared to the ones in korra. The whole series stay in one plot which extensively used for the whole series of 3 seasons, in short boring. | 7 |
This is new, very well done, good actors, good script. For the old fans, don´t expect the same story again, it is not ! it is modern tribute to the old show, new adventure with a new scope. I like it very much and my 16 year old son also loved it. So, it is really quite good. Enjoy the show ! we don´t have many SCI-FI on TV. You may not like a female Dr. Smith, a woman leading the family, but the show has lots of good stuff, good acting. They are more of a standard family than the perfect old Robinsons ! Open your ears and eyes and enjoy it, Will Robinson is in danger ! | 9 |
I had high hopes from imdb rating, and immediately had a high bar in expectation before watching. The movie have really weak storyline, it is pretty racial with only two white characters: one is villain, and the other one is clearly stupid although it's CIA and pilot. The villain had cool arm-gun and it should have used it way better to make more suspenseful action scenes. Definitely is movie for specific audience. CGI in movie is good, the scenery is nice, the superpowers of main character is disappointing (scratching like a cat and using force field in unwisely chosen times), acting is meh and couldn't wait to finish watching because it was so boring. Definitely the worst Stan Lee movie. | 2 |
An excellent film, well made with everything in it. Worth watching!! | 7 |
DISAPPOINTED AFTER "EVERYONE" SAID THIS WAS A GREAT MOVIE. TOO CAMPY FOR ME AND PREDICTABLE - OVER ACTING BY BOSEMAN, BASSET,WHITAKER. MANY SLOW PARTS IN SCREENPLAY AND NO MENTION OF THE BIGGER MARVEL UNIVERSE IT COMES FROM. FOUND THE MOVIE SLIGHTLY PATHETIC , SORRY. WASTED OPPORTUNITY FOR A MUCH BETTER FILM THAT NEEDED A BETTER SCRIPT AND CASTING. COSTUMES, MUSIC WERE GOOD AND EVEN THE "KNOCKED" CGI WAS GOOD ENOUGH....GREAT WAS - DANAI GURIRA, LETITIA WRIGHT, LUPITA NYONG'O, MARTIN FREEMAN | 3 |
I thoroughly enjoyed season 1, and think this show has so much potential. Definitely worth the watch! | 9 |
The best Hindi film I've ever seen.
Some people have described this film as a comedy, this is a travesty. The film is an excellent film that happens to be very very funny. There is a big difference between the two.
Kangana is simply brilliant as Rani and Vikas Bahl created a real gem of a movie. All the other actors in the film have done an excellent job.
There some characters created on film where author seems to have had the actor in mind while creating the character. Scarlett O'Hara and Vivien Leigh and so it is with Rani and Kangana.
Thank you Vikas for making this film and thank you Kangana for your fantastic acting and bringing joy to so many people who will be seeing this film.
I hope the industry sits up and takes notice of the success of the film and realize that you don't have to stick to hackneyed plots and story lines. Really good films can be made that also make lots of money. | 10 |
Enola is a spoiled, entitled teenager raised by her mentally imbalanced mother who suddenly abandons Enola leaving her alone. Yet, Enola is unaffected by this and actually feels liberated on her own. Nevertheless, Enola sets out to find her mother but only because she sees it as a challenge, and not from any sense of love or loyalty. And like a modern day Millennial, Enola thinks she can get by in the world off her mother's money and a snarky attitude. For some reason, Enola happens to be the sister of Sherlock Holmes, but this factor adds nothing to the movie and is actually a distraction. | 3 |
So good! I am loving this series, only having started last night and making it to Episode 3 S1. THEN when I had more of an idea what the premise was, I went back and started at the beginning of Season 1. I am completely dialed in and thoroughly enjoying the plot, characters and how well the show flows. The fact that it is absolutely a mind blowing.concept to me, it is so well done that I never for once slip into a moment of "that's not possible" or think of a scene as cheesy. I have been having trouble finding a series that I have to watch "just the next episode" over and over.
Plenty of adventure, mystery, horror, action.to check all the boxes for my kind of series. Excellent!
Also, the references to the '80s and the actual items some of us used as part of our childhood, have pulled me in with a warm nostalgic feeling. It also makes it fun to look at some of the vintage things still here and laugh at some of the not so fond memories of bad outfits, etc. A great mixture for all ages to enjoy. | 9 |
Watching this makes me feel alive. The times of boldness and anti-censorship are gone, wokeness is the new order. 'Progressives' are the new naggers. Someone said political correctness is just fascism pretending to be manners. Enjoy these movies while Netflix still has them. | 1 |
This is actually pretty interesting as a series. I didn't watch it for months, because the trailers made it look so "50s" and just looked - on the surface - to be trite.
It is not, and actually extremely good. It's akin to the Sixth Sense in that it tricks you into thinking it's one thing, but by the end, you find it's another. Very clever!
My initial pet peeve was simply this Wanda Maximoff was not, in the comic books telepathic nor telekinetic. Her name in the Marvel comics is The Scarlet Witch (a reference to her early appearances in Marvel, where her costume/outfit was scarlet in color). Wanda is a WITCH, and her powers would be called a "Chaos Hex," akin to Murphy's Law: whatever CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong. She was originally part of Magneto's Brotherhood with her brother, Pietro (Quicksilver), but over the years developed into an extremely powerful Witch. So, this whole thing of changing her powers completely? Not a fan of it at all. And I have had to put that knowledge aside to watch this and not roll my eyes, but I really wish they hadn't changed her powers when she first appeared in the Avenger's movies during The Age Of Ultron. Magic is a pretty cool ability, so why jinx it? But, as I said, starts out as one thing and then it's another.
The further I got into the series, the better it got. So, now, 8 episodes in, it's up to an 9. If it were one of the first 4 episodes, it would be a 5, maybe a 6. As of the last episode, it rose to a 8. I have to say, the writing in the beginning would not have led me to believe I'd give it a 8 by the end. But, presto, change-o!
Now, after watching the entire season, I think it's great. Wanda changes, but I'm not giving away any surprises here. But by the end, it's an 8 for me. It improves with each episode, but you DO have to get past episode 4 before (even thinking about) rating it or you won't "get it."
As far as Wanda's powers, I have to revise my viewpoint (I wrote this review initially at episode 4, but fortunately, they haven't posted my review yet, so I had to rewrite it! ) As far as who she was in the comic books, I wasn't pleased with who she was in the Avengers - or even here.. But after the 6th episode (Halloween), you begin to see...nah, you'll have to see it for yourself. Clever surprise, that Halloween episode! Gotta give 'em points for that!
The best part is that Wanda morphs into herself, which you'll discover if you watch it all the way through. . Some minor flaws in the screenwriting in the final episodes, with the standard (but overly long) "final showdown" scenes (isn't that the downfall of any action-type movie? Nobody fights (and wins) in 5 or 10 minutes; it always has to last 40 minutes. Or more). And the acting is not exactly stellar throughout (Olsen spends most of her time with a pained, deer-caught-in-the-headlights facial expression). She does not have much range in her acting. And the character of Agatha Harkness is more a caricature than an actual character (she "plays" at being evil and witty, but doesn't truly pull it off)! And her laugh is a bit too fake to convince.
By the way, The actual character of Agatha Harkness, who first appeared in the Fantastic Four comic books around 1971 was a witch, too, but not evil. Still the stereotype remains in this series: the witch as a somewhat "hag-like" with overly sharp, "pointy" nose and features has been perpetrated, as in "The Wicked Witch of the West" type. Not necessary to pull off true "evil." But written into the script, nonetheless. Not a lot of imagination to this character.
Otherwise, a series that is better in the second half that the first half, and cleverer than it would originally appear. Nicely done. | 8 |
The Witcher manages to capture the books' highly original take on fantasy, including it's sense of humor. That is a massive achievement because with all its flashbacks, absurd jokes and fragmented tales, is not an easy story to catch.
For the uninitiated the first few episodes will leave some questions, while for those familiar with the books it'll have some small annoyances, like the engaging but confusing Ciri story line. Don't let it stop you. The overall arc will get better and better. This is just the start.
Around episode five and six , the love (and sexual) dynamic of Yennefer and Geralt kicks off, which is a large part of what makes this so special. It's very well acted, filmed and presented. And thank the heavens the music is outspoken (unlike most series these days), which adds greatly to the overall atmosphere.
Highly recommended. | 9 |
When Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" got released, it drew controversy for omitting the Indian troops in British armed forces who were in Dunkirk. That said, it's one intense movie. It focuses on a couple of people participating in the evacuation and how their stories intertwine. Most of it is shot in a naturalistic style to increase the intensity, and there's limited dialog. There are only a few notable actors in the movie, so as to keep the focus on the story.
It's not a great movie, but worth seeing. Tom Hardy's character's flight alone is enough reason to see the movie. From what I heard, Nolan's "Interstellar" sucked, so he's made up for it. I do hope that there's eventually a movie about the Indian troops in the British armed forces, though. | 7 |
If you want to entertain an young person or child, entertain the adult first. Stop celebrating this writer, the movie will not set any new satisfaction levels, turn any new twists or be even nearly as satisfying as "Super 8", "E.T", WALLE and or Monsters Vs Aliens, or The Hobbit, this one has all the expertise and has rallied all the best in the world but the story is lame. Its just good vs Evil, with a climactic end, the kids got bored, I guess it was lush to look at, and the leads were perfectly placed, but from there it relies on story making and its here that it fails. Its Predictable to the end, I am just saying that monsters, special effects and lush production fails when the story is lame, its just promoted as a brilliant story, but its not inventive, not like Box Trolls, Spirited Away, or Wreck it Ralph. Sorry - it all comes down to creative and outside the box thinking. But I will say, it had a lot of potential and an insane budget, but then so did so many others that pancaked - GOOD stories, I have one, 987gig @ gmail . com if you want it, its far better. | 3 |
This must be one of Nolan's most boring films despite its high intentions. Matthew McConaughey seemed as fake as ever in this movie and hated his accent (my subjective opinion) and the dialogue was as real as mickey mouse. When the time came to watch footage of his aging children, from his spaceshp, and he cried profusely, I took the hint and stopped watching. There were a couple effects to behold and initially the story seemed intriguing. However after one hour of watching this drivel I really felt like I was wasting my time. Also felt there was no chemistry between actors as well, nothing to hold the film together not even the spaceship. The final solution and the way our hero enters into the 5th dimension is hilarious rather than intriguing. Contact was a much better film on an emotional and metaphysical level than this well made snoozefest. | 3 |
Write a emotional very good review for Taza Khabar by bhuvan bam web series
I recently watched the web series Taza Khabar by Bhuvan Bam and I was absolutely blown away by the depth and emotion of the storytelling. The series deals with a range of complex and poignant issues, including mental health, relationships, and the struggles of daily life, and it does so with a sensitivity and vulnerability that is truly rare.
Bhuvan Bam is a master of his craft, and his performance as the lead character is nothing short of brilliant. He brings a raw honesty and vulnerability to the role that is both heart-wrenching and deeply relatable. The supporting cast is equally impressive, with each actor bringing a unique and compelling presence to their respective roles.
But what truly sets Taza Khabar apart is the way it tackles its subject matter. The series manages to address heavy themes with a deft hand, never shying away from the difficult and painful moments of life, but also finding moments of hope and resilience. It is a powerful and moving tribute to the human spirit, and one that will stay with me for a long time to come.
In short, Taza Khabar is an absolute must-watch for anyone who appreciates great storytelling and powerful performances. It is a deeply emotional and deeply rewarding experience, and one that I cannot recommend highly enough. | 8 |
I wanted to watch it for such an interesting premise of two people living in such a secluded place. It went right over my head. I couldn't understand what was going on. I was expecting conflict between the two of them and then it could have been a happy or even a dark ending. Although the cinematography and its 1:1 aspect ratio is something new to look for, it has no coherent content. The actors have done a great job, the writer has not. | 3 |
Simply mind boggling on how the movie plot unfolds. Keeps you entertained right from beginning to the end :)) one of the best Bollywood movies watched after so long. All the characters were well chosen and played. Dynamic, dark and a satirical movie. Why I gave this movie an 8 star and not 10 Is bec certain parts are a little draggy ..but good masala movie 🎥😂😂 | 8 |
In the spirit of her new movie, let's talk about Jennifer Lawrence. Most people remember her for two things. One, she was the lead of The Hunger Games franchise, which seemed to kick start the young adult trend of movies (you could make the argument that Harry Potter series did this, though that started off as a family friendly series). She took this character and made Katness Everdeen into role models for those to stand up for themselves. Second, Jennifer Lawrence has been nominated (winning for Silver Linings Playbook) several times, making herself not just popular with the critics, but solidifying that she is a phenomenal actress.
I too see her as such. Her look and body type allows her to step into a variety of film roles, and she can also play comedic and dramatic roles (this is more difficult them most people realize). It makes sense that she would try a variety of roles to see if she can further separate herself from The Hunger Games. Some have been good and some have been...interesting. I'm always excited to see what she'll attempt to take on. Now that she's teaming up with Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence (no relation), let's see if Red Sparrow can push her further.
In modern Russia, famed ballerina Dominika Egorova (played by Jennifer Lawrence) suffers a leg injury that ends her career. This puts her in a situation where she can't care for her sick mother. Her uncle Ivan, who works in Russian Intelligence, offers her the governments pension in exchange of seducing a state politician and replacing his phone. Instead, the politician is murdered and because there can be no witnesses, Dominika is given the choice of being a red sparrow, an agent that uses their bodies, or be executed. For the sake of her mother, she choses the red sparrow.
She's sent to a camp where she and fellow Russians are broken down psychologically in order to be able to handle any situation, no matter how sexual or crazy. She manages to exceed in her class and is even given her first assignment in Budapest. She's tasked into getting information from a CIA operative Nate Nash (played by Joel Edgerton). Though he figures out fast that she's a Russian operative, she reveals that she's willing to become a double agent if this means getting her and her mother out of the country.
With the recent controversy of sexual harassment and the "Me Too" movement going on, Red Sparrow seems like the right kind of movie to be made; of a woman who uses body and mind to her advantage. The problem is of how the content is played out. It's clear that Red Sparrow was made as a more adult film to separate itself from the director's and Jennifer Lawrence's past Hunger Games movies. Though she does allow herself to be filmed in the nude and we see the character go through some dark things, I cant shake the feeling that the studio was trying to find the balance of mainstream acceptance and the kind of raw content that's usually found in independent movies. It still feels too safe.
But that wouldn't matter if the story and cast was good...and it's not. Jennifer Lawrence gives a passing performance, but nothing special. It sounds like I'm being mean, but much of it isn't her fault. A lot of it is the script that despite giving her a lot of time as a ballerina and as an agent, I still don't know her personality. What are her likes? Dislikes? It's another autopilot performance. It's not like Katness Everdeen where the first thirty minutes of Hunger Games did give us what her personality was like.
Even it's tone is all over the place. The trailer will trick people into thinking the majority of the story is of her at camp. It does do that, but most of it is of her as an agent. As much as the film tries to put her into a situation where she's conflicted by her country and doing what's right, I couldn't care. It jumps around without a set place or focus other then her as an agent. I might have been more on board had the characters been better.
I'll give this three Russian propaganda posters out of ten. Jennifer Lawrence is giving everything to a script that doesn't progress her as an actress nor even challenge her too much. Red Sparrow is one bird that can fly away. | 3 |
Outstanding miniseries. I had no expectations when I started to watch this and was completely surprised at how good it was. Strong sci-fi, good commentary on modern tech, above average drama that ties it all together.
The miniseries was also planned out very well. After I binge-watched the series, I decided to rewatch the first episode. During the first episode, I started to doze off (hectic several days) and wasn't sure I watched all of it (I had). I noticed parallel scenes between the first and last episode (can't say much, spoilers) that highlight the kind of directorial quality control that went into production.
The characters were all engaging, as was the dialogue. As the lead star, I thought Sonoya Mizuno's (Lily Chan) performance was a little choppy. At times she was outstanding, other times when the scenes required subtle, nuanced delivery - she didn't quite pull it off. It wasn't so bad that it ruins the show in any way but she doesn't quite have the full range of skills yet.
The character Lyndon was interesting. There was something about this character that seemed a little off to me but couldn't quite figure it out. LOL when I later saw the cast list.
If you're a sci-fi fan, are familiar with modern surveillance capitalism, enjoy a feasible idea fully developed - I think you'll really enjoy this one. | 8 |
Totally fresh take on superheroes, definitely recommend if like me you're struggling to find something fresh to watch. | 8 |
The film is different from other bollywood movies because it don't have any trash. Anupam kher and Manoj as usual are a treat to watch. Especially the climax scene where Manoj laughs just explains why he is the best choice for the role. It is a clean and neat film which doesn't need hot songs, action sequences to impress the audiences. As one of the online review said, "watch it for pure cinematic orgasm". The 1980's setup is well shown on screen. Female lead's role is okay and Kajal done it well. I found the interview episodes of the special 26 very hilarious. Music by M. M. Kreem is good. The Punjabi song in the first half came out very well. | 8 |
This show has a decent budget for CGI, and fair production. The first series wasn't stand-out, but it had the odd good moment between veteran actors Molly Parker and Toby Stephens, the Robinson parents who showed some slowly-building chemistry. The casting of Parker Posey as a female Dr Smith though.. Ugh. Why? It didn't take long before I started skipping through scenes which involved her, she's so utterly miscast for the part with her flappy, unflattering costumery and equally flappy hair. She never had a chance to be the actress she is, because her script is just utterly, predictably atrocious.. After watching most of Series Two of a sci-fi show that Netflix decided was worth even more of an investment, it's just been.. well, even more "pretty bloody awful" because the remit for this show was always too wide. The plot holes would sink a battleship, virtually none of the scenes actually take place "lost in space", the Robinson family is so dysfunctional it's a miracle any of them passed a *single* test for colonisation, and the robot still wobbles like a human in a glamorous suit. We're an intelligent audience, Netflix. Stop feeding us fluff, and start challenging us AND our intelligent kids, who spot even more mistakes than we do. | 3 |
This is a movie that you really have to see in the theater to be fully immersed into the story and see the incredible details. I was at awe frame to frame and felt like I was there in France, on the front lines, in 1917. It's incredible to think what it must've been like living in a trench with a single action rifle waiting for your commanding officer to tell an order that could be your last. These men just did it and without questions, raised their rifles together to fight an enemy. It's something that I question if I had the guts to do myself if places were switched.
What was more incredible was the cinematography that appeared to have no cuts. It was as if the story was told in real time, through one fluid shot. The way they transitioned the flow time while keeping the perspective of the characters as a linear shot was beautiful. Hands down awesome.
The story had some slow parts, but it was easy to follow and flowed nicely, which made the action scenes feel more intense. You felt as if it was life or death. I rate this a 7.9/10, is it the next Saving Private Ryan? No, even though the story has similar characteristics; it is it's own thing. | 7 |
Don't miss ... Jhund is masterpiece and nagraj manjule done very good direction.... Outstanding movie ....Don't miss ... Jhund is masterpiece and nagraj manjule done very good direction.... Outstanding movie .... | 10 |
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