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I am appalled at the Netflix trend of promoting a culture of destructive health habits in too many of its productions that are accessible to kids.....and Stranger Things is no exception ....please stop! | 5 |
I would start off by saying this is not because the movie is pro feminism. She could've been a badass YA in the same time period doing the same things with being the sister of Sherlock Holmes.
No character in this movie was as they are in the books, then why drag that name in mud. They could've been any family with a sidenote of people saying, " They are like the Holmes brothers" and it would be much better.
I couldn't see Mycroft portrayed in such a naive, uptight, and idiotic manner. Sherlock never keeps this quiet, and WHERE THE HELL IS WATSON? | 3 |
City on a Hill is a gritty cop show that takes place in Boston. I love these type of shows/movies so I was really looking forward to it and it did not disappoint! The real stand out here is Kevin Bacon, he's been a wonderful actor most of his career but this is easily one of his best performances. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are executive producers and they grew up in Boston so they add so much authenticity to the city of Boston. | 8 |
At least Homecoming had an interesting villain and well.. Robert Downey junior who was great in every scene but this movie is just pure garbage. If you like cringe teenager jokes and crappy acting you will enjoy this movie, otherwise go rewatch Spider-Man 1 and 2 with Tobey Maguire. | 3 |
I've seen so many reviews claiming this show has gone "woke" because apparently there is black Targaryen. You are all wrong and apparently can't even pay attention to names or what's going on. The black man seating with the king's council is Corlys Velaryon. You all can't even see a black person in a show because immediately dismiss it with the "woke" card. First episode was solid and shows a lot of promise. It's good to be back to Westeros. | 8 |
I actually enjoy this movie more than other people, but there is still some serious criticism for it. There are one too many villains, and none of them are any good. Hammer is just so flipping annoying, I can't stand him. Whiplash is just so uninspired and uninteresting, it hurts. The rest of the movie is pretty sick. The action is, once again, pretty amazing and the comedy doesn't miss. The characters are all really good and have clear motivation. I really liked the addition of Natasha Romanoff, because it was slowly setting up a huge movie. Agent Coulson was also really funny in this. Overall, I would definitely watch it again.. for the funny parts. | 7 |
I'm a HUGE King's fan and enjoyed all his books and adaptations, but this was a big disappointment.
Most reviews here are stating a masterpiece, yet they refer to the first 2-3 episodes that yes, were predicting a great show.
But all episodes after the 3rd were a torture to watch. With a lot of effort I managed to get up to 7th episode and couldn't take it any longer. I jumped to the last and fast forwarded just to say that I watched till the end (and remained boring as hell).
Haven't read this book but the show, man, was bad.
As others mentioned, it could be just a mini series of 5 episodes or two movies. | 4 |
There is a lot of potential but there is a lack of good story telling. | 6 |
Let's be honest, trying too hard to be funny always flops, The two old guys were well written, the girl was meh-bel.
I'm familiar with Selena's acting so it was no surprise that it was mild and underwhelming. I had guessed all the plot twists maybe 3 episodes in.
Kinda insufferable.
Those people that like watching romance kdramas will probably enjoy this, because it is a very feel good show.
And now, who wants a feel good, thriller? We want a mind**** thriller. | 3 |
This movie is just bland Hollywood tripe. I watched it for the first time & within 20 mins was done
I could see where this biased agenda movie was going & tuned out. I tried again a few weeks later and made it to 1.32 mins through
very, very weak story line with just Girl Power Agenda & bland acting, others may like it but not for me & I'm female. | 3 |
I'm done after 30 minutes watching. This movie looks like cheap MTV-music-video from 1995. Shaking cameras, close plans, closest plans, more shaking cameras. Okay. As to me i definitely not involve in that story. As to you it may be really interesting if you looking for the way "how to spend 150 millions" for that visual garbage. Is it art? Definitely not. Is it mental chewing gum? May be. So many good films still not watched. Don't waste your time. | 1 |
I had to stay away from anime for nearly 8 months as it really heightens one's emotions some time leading to a feeling of depression - however when I started watching anime again - I started with this one, as it was recommended on Twitter by an anime fan. I watched just one episode and I was hooked. I'm a big fan of this anime. This didn't lead to that anime depression syndrome, maybe its because I know there is another season - haha. I find it motivating. The main character Izuku Midoriya hit me very hard. Izuku Midoriya character wonderful. Thank you so much for this anime. Thank you Midoriya 💚 Plus Ultra!!! | 8 |
Boring beyond belief. I finished the movie, but it is bad. The 3 girls did good throught the film. The Lorains were more or less a cameo. I don't understand why this is rated R. There's no blood, sex, nudity, or anything else. There are a couple of jump scares. To be honest Supernatural t.v. show should be rated R, and this film should be pg-13 at best. I'm glad I rented this instead of waiting my money at the movies. The Curse of La llorona was a turning point for the bad in this series, so I am going to rent these from now on as they have gotten worse as they have gone on. | 1 |
I just saw a press screening of the Dark Knight Rises.
a) Blood Rushing Action And Excitement? b) Absolute Perfection? c) Just another Summer Blockbuster Movie?
That's what some of the reviews here on IMDb show as a summary.
I'm sorry to tell you that it's not a) or b) but only c). It is just another summer Blockbuster which was way too expensive.
A budget of USD 250.000.000 ? I wasn't impressed. Sure everything looked top notch and the effects or settings were visually done as good as it gets.But they left not one lasting impression with me. For this kind of money they really should have impressed the viewer.
Where was the action? When action took place it wasn't very spectacular, breathtaking or at least even cool.It was OK but that's it.
The soundtrack either didn't left a big impression with me.The main theme was the only part which sticked to my ears.
Why did almost every sentence one of the major characters uttered had to sound deep, meaningful or even philosophical?
Most of the time I felt sorry for the characters because none of them seemed to have lived a happy life.
I've read comic books all my life and I admit that I'm not such a big Batman Fan.I liked the Neal Adams Batman and the Frank Miller Dark Knight and some smaller story arcs but can't remember much else.
Still I think that the movie should have entertained me a lot more. The Dark Knight surely did so.
Gladly the ending put a smile on my face when leaving the theater. But considering a running time of 160 min. that's not very much I was left with.
To conclude it is not a bad movie but in my opinion it could have been much better. | 6 |
Everything of this movie was spectacular, loved it, I watched it atleast 50 times | 10 |
I thought The Dark Knight was a good film, not a great film. Straight away, Heath Ledger's Joker is the best character, sinister and captivating, but that is all that's really "great" about this film. It's a comic book adaption that is realistic.. a realistic portrayal of a guy in a bat suit who's really a millionaire who uses a silly voice to avoid being detected by a whole city.. isn't that a slight contradiction? Anyway Christian Bale is a really good actor and he does play his part well, Michael Caine comes on screen and annoys me every 20 minutes by doing his Michael Caine voice we all know and love him for. Morgan Freeman is just Morgan Freeman.
A film doesn't necessarily have to have a beginning or an end but The Dark Knight seemed like a bunch of stuff happening on screen for two and a half hours. My mind drifted occasionally and I began thinking about what I was going to get to eat afterwards.
If you're going to send me comments saying things like: "but you didn't get it, argh!" or anything else that suggests my OPINION is wrong, don't bother. | 6 |
They wanted the fun reckless spy character of Archer but wanted to mix in some virtue signals.
If you shoot for both laughter and clapter you end up with neither. Do one or the other. | 3 |
Very little about the film made sense, Leo's character was the only one that really had any character progression, the film was very boring apart from the last half hour or so, it does not compare to most Tarantino movies. | 3 |
As a comic book fan, I must say he's (Daredevil) one of the most complex characters. I loved it. The characters, storyline, fight sequences, scores, production, cinematography, direction, everything was great! Can't wait to see the next season. Season 1 - 9.5 Season 2 - 7.5 Season 3 - 9.7 | 9 |
This show hurts, more than helps, I watched the first season, and wasn't too bad, but the second season it's went all out, I couldn't even get past the first episode, so I skipped to the last one just to see what happened to the characters, but I literally threw up watching the scene near 38:00 minutes. This show took a topic that needed to be discussed, and made it extremely graphic and something that shouldn't be shown on TV. | 1 |
The first season of the series forced me to see him Until the second season came and I expected the situation to be better than the first season But the director lowered expectations. | 6 |
Well balanced show. With all that it requires to grab the audience it has each and every element in equal proportion. Though the length of episodes gets increased in as show goes on but no viewer for sure would regret it. Pitchers not only connects to startup peoples but also to each and every youth who tries to build his carrier. All the four characters are equally appreciable. it also has equal balance of love and romance in it, in its won way. Tvf team is doing good and shall keep there work on. hats off the complete team. Tvf channel is recommended to be followed for more such series. i am very well looking forward for Pitchers season 2. | 9 |
Captain America: Civil War is the best film in the Captain America trilogy. A great sequel to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Strong confrontation between the main characters, A well-written plot that reveals the characters. One of the best films in the Marvel film universe. | 9 |
What was wrong with this flick? I'm gonna say 7 out of 10 things, which is prolly why I gave this a 3 rating.
Shortcomings -
1. The intro was way too long to get Spidey started with his 'bag of tricks'
2. The action sequences were few and far between
3. This reminded me of a typical Bollywood movie with script you'll understand when you watch it (I beg you don't, though)
4. Dr. Lizard... really?? I'm sure this is not what Stan Lee had in mind when he created him
5. Andrew Garfield is better off playing the cat. Toby was far more convincing as Spidey
6. BORINGGGGGGGG
7. The latter part of the movie got me very restless, wanting it to end ASAP
The pluses -
1. The special effects were good, although I don't think I saw all that was shown in the trailers
2. Emma Stone was a pretty as ever
3. Big fan of Spiderman - which is why the 3rd star was a grace | 3 |
Rian made a movie about himself without even realizing it.
Miles is an average to below average guy in every aspect (intelligence, imagination, creativity, etc.) that made his career by stealing and copying other peoples ideas, making them simpler for a regular consumer to digest. It's like describing Rians' career word for word.
The biggest problem with Rian/Miles is that in an attempt to sound (or look) like an intelligent, deep, creative person, their flaws go straight to the spotlight.
This was a sad and long attempt, with some ok performances. Plot holes are too obvious and easily seen.
All in all, a 5. | 5 |
The trailer completely justifies it by saying "dysfunctional family". Amazing portrayal of the fight between siblings taking it to another level. The story slowly reveals the secrets of the family, how they came together and separated. The character of 5 as kid yet holding so different and difficult to display consciousness is worth the watch. The 2nd part is upto the expectations but the end might be slightly disappointing. | 8 |
No, just no. Appalling. Now I've got to come up with 5 lines of text! The John Mills version is far more watchable. My father was at Dunkirk, he'd have been horrified at this film. What a waste of time and money, and it's not even historically on the nose. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a better film. | 1 |
The 3 out of ten is because it starts amazing but then goes downhill. In the end it does not work. The story is designed around a set of rules regarding the deathnote notebook but the writers obviously couldn't deal with their own rules and after a few episodes started adding more rules and changing existing rules until I forgot what half of the rules were but even so the story and characters started off amazing. By the time I got to the the episodes in the late teens I was starting to feel it had become silly, disjointed and at times confusing maybe because by this point it had lost my attention. Episode 19 I rewatched 4 times because I was getting bored and kept getting distracted at which point I thought enough is enough and I never watched it again.
I can't deny though the good bits are pure brilliance and exceptionally clever. Such a shame it lost direction. Would I recommend this - yes - but without me giving spoilers I will just say when it starts getting silly call it a day and then watch a good anime like Hunter x Hunter. | 4 |
Quentin Tarantino is, obviously, one of the most talented and beloved writer directors working today. His movies always draw praise from both critics and audiences alike and every time a new movie of his opens it's an event, almost like a superhero movie for the highbrow crowd. His passion for movies and love of filmmaking are present in every frame of his movies, and he's one of the last true filmmakers, a dying breed in this age of computer generated sets and digital cameras. But, not all his movies are perfect, and this one is a perfect example of that, in what is probably my least favorite movie of his. This movie's sole purpose is to show us what life was like in Hollywood circa 1969. What movies were out, what series were on TV, what people ate, what music they listened to, etc... And don't get me wrong, I usually love this kind of stuff in movies, but when it's done to enhance the story, not as an almost documentary on the life of a washed up actor and his best friend/servant. When Tarantino says it took him five years to write this screenplay I can only wonder why, because it surely wasn't to develop a hell of a story, I think it was more because he didn't know what to do with the setting that he clearly wanted to use for his next movie. And that's a big surprise, because if anything Tarantino is a master on creating great scenes out of nothing, merely relying on dialogue to build tension and great performances to deliver them. His previous movie was a masterclass on that, people building tension for three hours in the same setting. But here there's nothing like that, none of his patented incredible dialogue that was his trademark in all of his previous movies. There's no tension to be found anywhere in this whole movie, and the first two hours are a total drag. The closest we get to that is a visit by the Brad Pitt character to a ranch, but even that scene has a very disappointing and predictable resolution. Having said all that, on a technical level this movie is spotless, though. The cast and performances are all very good, the production design is really incredible, having earned a very well deserved Oscar, and it's very well shot and edited. But that's not what we've come to expect from a Tarantino movie, we watch them for all that and an incredible screenplay full of unforgettable dialogue, and that's sorely missing here. I struggled a bit on how to rate this movie, if all the movie references, all the love in every frame, Pitt and DiCaprio, and mostly if the old fashioned way of making a movie (how I like it, to be honest) was enough for me to recommend it, but I guess not. This is officially the first Tarantino movie I can't recommend. | 5 |
What a disappointment! The story starts really slowly but had just enough detail and setting to keep me in my seat - at the 1 hour mark I wanted to leave. The sets are visually pleasing particularly the heavily wood panelled rooms and staircases of the buildings. The little models of the hotel are obviously that. The characters are bland as hell perhaps with the exception of the neurotic old lady near the beginning. The acting is deliberately very deadpan with some (correct?) idea that central Europeans are ultra reserved, uptight, solitary. The cameos are really annoying as they add absolutely nothing - no humour or intrigue. The script is wanting in the extreme and contains N. American language/swearing/syntax that is completely out of place in this film. The screen play needed desperately to be reworked a few more times with a twist or two to satisfy the audience. The audience - many older, seasoned movie veterans, sat in silence almost all of the time - two brave souls tried to applaud at the end but thought better of it. I had the impression this was an American film, with potential, that should have been handed over, in toto, to the Brits to make it much much better. In summary, it was a waste of $12 X 2. | 3 |
J. K. Rowling's universe is quite magically fun but this movie is just okay - not great, not horrible - mediocre. If was young again I'm sure I'd like the movie a bit better than I do as an adult. I do recommend this one for the younger film audiences - lots to offer them. As an adult, the story is rather bland and a bit too simple. There is way too much abuse and misuse of CGI that also keeps this from being a film favorite for me.
7/10. | 7 |
So many hilarious scenes!! Bateman and Reynolds are fabulous. Definitely adult language and humor, SOOOOOOOO good!! | 10 |
Batman Begins was a nearly perfect origin story, The Dark Knight is among the best sequels ever, and probably the finest comic book film ever made.. the third entry however is almost like everybody was "well let's just be done with this trilogy, people will love it anyway!" and most people actually did.. But the truth is this is full of plotholes or just lazy writing, dumb moments and worst of all wasted potential!
This could have been so good, the premise is great, the talent behind it(both behind and in front of the camera) is phenomenal and yet for every good, cool or awesome thing in this, there are twice as many irritating, stupid and downright counter-productive moments that tear down important points the first two movies established. The villains plan from the first movie for Gotham doesn't make any sense anymore.. the whole point of the end of the second movie loses it's meaning.. the ending is absolutely atrocious and goes against the character of Batman and also is cringeworthy as hell.. This whole movie is a mess! | 5 |
This season 2 seems more interesting in playing diversity bingo than telling a complete story. Next to no straight couples, focuses too much on hooking up two lesbian characters. Making a fool of the essential white man who's story ended up being another diverse box tick.
The overall story started off good with a mystery about Gabriel, then it just never really progressed. Each character doing next to nothing and the plot happens to put them into the next event. Then it ends is a pretty pathetic resolution where our two heros have an unresolved, yet another tick box, thing that seemingly won't ever happen. But we all know it will.
Personally it suffers due to the side story about the love life of two absolutely unnecessary to the plot characters. And sufferers from the side plot of a certain police angel who had too much focus for nothing to happen. The ending with Gabriel is fine, but it was shoe horned in to the story at the end with no interesting hints.
I don't think I can personally watch this series again knowing it's going to be a let down. The interesting stuff all involves Biblical historical events where our two leads interact but that's it. | 5 |
This movie is exactly that you'd expect. Heavy on action and violence. Light on story and realism. The only spectacle of this movie was the one-take shoot part of the run and chase. | 6 |
It's excellent to see a film that is really unique in concept and delivery, especially when it contains great dark humour, which seems rare today.
The film has a good story and some of the acting is excellent in it. There are plenty of twists and turns and there is constant humour with some great characters.
I felt at times it was a little slow and some of the humour a little obvious and at times childish but still a film very much worth seeing. | 7 |
In the first episode of ¨Thirteen Reason Why¨ I personally think that it speaks to a teen audience. As a teen I look for thing I can relate to and this is it. I love how they made it seem realistic, and the cast of the TV show is spot on. At first when I listened to the book I didn't picture Hannah this way but now seeing her in the show I can totally see why they picked this actor. But there is a few things that bothered me as a watcher. They changed a good amount of thing from the book to the TV show. They added Tony, he was not in the book at all. I'm on the edge with Tony, but so far I kinda like him. I would have to say that the TV show sucks you in from the first few minutes I can't wait to watch more. | 9 |
This film is a mess. with loud, unappealing characters and mediocre acting. | 2 |
For such good characters has so much pottential,such a disappointment. Dear Rowling write us a book about marauders, the years that hogwarts has built. If you really want to write about grindelwald go ahead but not movies. You are so good in writing books and please do it on your own. Cursed child was a disaster I hope this series won't too | 6 |
Every time I watch an episode of Avatar I watch the whole thing again. I've already watched many series and this is the best. In my opinion it's even better than Game of Thrones. | 10 |
I think the problem with this movie is that the first one set the bar so high that anything that follows would never come close. This movie doesn't even have a scratch on the first movie. | 1 |
This was a very well done production but as with almost all Hollywood biopics, it does not follow reality but rather takes significant liberties to sell its film.
For example, one legitimate reviewer puts it this way, Like many a Hollywood biopic, American Made takes its fair share of creative liberties. For instance, one legitimate reviewer gives this example: "Domhall Gleeson's character Monty Schafer is a fictional CIA agent". To get the real story go the Screenrant web site.
Still, this is an enjoyable movie once you keep in mind that it's juiced up. Tom Cruise 's performance is excellent and the supporting roles are as well.
One big disappointment though is the inclusion of the characteristic single blasphemy which signals the industry's pledge to evil. | 5 |
I had high expectations when I arrived to the movie theatres to watch the latest film by Christopher Nolan but sadly my expectations fell way short. Nolan failed to capture the grand scale of the historic battle of Dunkirk. The entire movie revolved around a small boat that travels south across the English Channel along with a few other boats. In the air we have 2 to 3 planes engaged in boring, slow-paced dog fights. On the beaches we have a couple of hundred soldiers with no equipment except their guns. Now let's compare that to reality. According to historic records the following equipment was left behind on the beach by the British after evacuation: 700 tanks, 880 field guns, 310 guns of large caliber, some 500 anti-aircraft guns, about 850 anti-tank guns, 11,000 machine guns, 20,000 motorcycles, and 45,000 motor cars and lorries. During the evacuation 243 British ships were sunk and in the air hundreds of planes were involved in dogfights among which some 400 were shot down. The movie didn't come even close to capturing the scale of the battle and has very little dialog. You would think the soldiers were mute! I think Nolan should stick to science fiction movies rather than historic non-fiction. | 5 |
Just could not believe Nolan would have created this junk. I could hardly see any action sequence and all I get to see is a family melodrama in the name of a sci-fi movie. The plot is good, but the movie clearly missed the direction it needed. Well the concept of space travel, gravity, wormhole, blackhole all looks good in books, to know more about it I would have read the brief history of time again or watched more documents on the Theory of relativity or blackholes, but to bring it out in reality one has to really evolve a lovely plot which was definitely missing in this movie.
If it was any other director I would have give it a 5 star. But, I have always looked upon Nolan in the leagues of Spielberg, James Cameron or Guy Ritchie. So, for all the great expectations and the disappointment, all I could give is 1 star. Sorry Nolan half the theater was empty by the time 1 hr flew and I had a take a short nap while the movie was running at a slow pace. | 1 |
I love this show. The first season was so good, and second season is turning out to be just as great. About time there is a show worthy of my time. Love it. | 10 |
Just like most of its predecessors in thrillers, set in a nondescript town, the Mare of Easttown, moves at an intentionally languid pace trying to introduce the characters & sub-plots. Once all the pieces are in, the storyline picks up some momentum & tries to keep the suspense going up until the season finale.
With some predictability & suspension of disbelief, it becomes enjoyable. The acting is the best part of the show, with most pivotal characters able to pull it off well, led ably by Kate Winslet as the protagonist. Supporting cast around her does a commendable job too.
I watched it over a span of seven days, being able to take in one episode a day & that made it a palatable watch. Won't suggest binge-watching, but let it slowly build up as you unwrap the layers of story everyday.
Would rate it high in my list of web-series in recent times. | 8 |
No solid storyline,no profund world view,just a few people fighting for God knows what, dialogues are weak,cliche, boring,not on point. Characters are aimless and superficial. What a disappointment. | 4 |
Kareena and Shahid were really in love when this movie was shot and it shows om screen. JWM is a sweet little love story which is full of realities. It starts with a young businessman getting into hard times and losing his love . In frustration he gets on to a train. A bubbly punjabi girl gets into the same train. She cannot stop talking a la Basanti in Sholay. She tries to help out the Shahid the business man as if she were an agony aunt while Shahid wants to get rid of her. So he gets down midway in the night at some station but Kareena finding him out of berth gets down from the train to get him back but instead finds herself out of the train. She gets angry on Shahid and he takes a taxi for her to Ratlam. In Ratlam station she enters into an argument with a shopkeeper and loses the train again . She and Shahid then go to a hotel for the night and they narrowly escape the police raid in the hotel. During these escapades they get to know each other. Shahid has lost in love whereas Kareena , the happy-go-lucky eternal optimist is in love and is going home to Bhatinda from where she will go to her lover at Manali, marry and settle. All this without her family's knowledge. Shahid learns to forget his woes and be happy after he meets Kareena and slowly falls in love with her. He reaches Bhatinda only to be embroiled in another controversy. The parents of Kareena have called her childhood friend Manmeet to settle her marriage. In order to get rid of him she feigns love with Shahid. She also runs away from the house to Manali with Shahid to her love. Shahid leaves her at Manali and goes back to his business at Mumbai.In nine months with newfound enthusiasm he revives his business and launches new products . He does well all the while remembering Kareena for teaching him how to live life kingsize. On seeing his face on TV the parents of Kareena come to Bombay to see their daughter thinking he has married her. Shahid asks for 10 days to get her to Bhatinda.He goes to Manali to find that her lover had betrayed her and refused to marry her. In search of Kareena , Shahid reaches Shimla where she stays in a working women's hostel . He sees her a changes person having lost her earlier cheerfulness . He teaches her all the earlier things she had taught him. He also asks her to call her lover abuse him, get rid of the pain and get on with life. She does that only to find that her lover realizes his fault and comes to marry her. The threesome go to Bhatinda . Ther the confusion starts that all the family members think Shahid to be her lover and pamper him. The confusion ends when Kareena realizes that Shahid is right for her and marries him. Kareen is superb as Geet and so is Shahid. Both generate a chemistry which shows their real love for each other. Umfortunately the break up in real life betrays these feelings. Pritam is restrained and melodious. Its a good family fare with no frills. Imtiaz Ali shows maturity and fine comic sense in handling characters. | 8 |
I chose this movie because it had a rating of 8+ and sat interestingly to watch... actors are good but there are a few things that disappointed me ... first was the abrupt ending to the movie... I was like whhhaaattt ... by the end of the movie, I knew the storyline the way it says in the trailer... so no difference... then there were some scenes which I couldn't digest like when she stood on top of the burning billboards... and when she kicks the students of her son's school/college.. so Not much impressed by the storyline... | 4 |
A tall and big man you may think that he is the big boss Mr Wilson Fisk but, he is not the real boss that is Matt Murdock who does everything within his reach to end Mr Fisk.
This shows how adrenalined the Daredevil is he does not stop even in front of 20 soldiers.
Both the top 2 good guys who fight also look top notch and good at older age. Nice to see Daredevil take people who were in abduction out of the way, also reveal what a city builder like Mr fisk really wants which is money not a developed city.
There is a lot of fighting with good punching, jumping and spinning motions. I watched the first two seasons of the show at least a couple of times, it's not the best for me but, excellent the thing which degraded it was season 1 wich was still very decent but, when the Punisher came in season 2 on the rooftops as relentless as he is and then Mr Fisk finding new solutions when problems become deeper and more shallow for him it makes season 2 much greater. I am yet to watch season 3 i have moved to other marvel original shows. Another nice thing is fighting the law, proving that the enemy needs to be executed something Matt abstains from doing which is killing but, the Punisher has his own law and secretary just like in his stand alone show.
Appreciative of the Daredevil reborn follow up coming out after 6 years absence of the show. Also appreciative of the relentless Punisher who goes from hospitals to boats without being tired to end the bad city building developers. | 8 |
Barbie was a huge surprise in both a positive and negative way. On the upside, I was not expecting as many solid comedy moments and stellar performances by Gosling and Robbie. I was expecting the PG-13 rating to be a bit more for show but it is used to good comedic effect on a number of occasions.
The biggest surprise was how effective the marketing team behind this film was. They were not only able to elevate initial hype by tying themselves to a Nolan film, but they were also able to completely disguise what the film was about. Trailers would lead you to believe this will be a fun-loving comedy with some character moments, some heart, and a lot of nostalgia. Instead, Barbie's central theme and main plot revolve around the least nuanced take on feminism I have seen to date. I would not be surprised if this script was made by having a 10 year old girl describe the basics of patriachry to an AI, specify that it should make an over-exaggerated mean spirited narrative from it, and then have some of the most unintelligent writers in hollywood tack on a monologue for the human character at the end. That final monologue by the mother is one of the most insufferable things I have experienced in a movie theater. | 3 |
This is best series in the world very beautiful and perfect | 10 |
I watched the first episode and i love it being from the uk my self and watching other supernatural shows including (Salem netflix )which was a personal favourite. Vampire diaries Charmed The secret circle And more.
This shows shows supernatural in a way not done before in a calm setting with out to overly dramatically showcasing it effectively, it shows witchcraft in a good light modern if so, with an amazing cast its something special and i can not wait for more. | 9 |
From streaming services to buying movies and shows on digital platforms, the way of watching content will be forever shifting. With an endless slew of streaming services, there will eventually be too many to afford for most people, but while we have the ones we have, we should be able to bask in the fantastic content we are receiving from most of them. Amazon Prime has recently graced us with the first season of their highly anticipated The Boys, and all I can say is that it's worth all of your time to sit through it. It may be incredible gruesome and absolutely too violent for certain viewers, but I'm sure many viewers will call this one of the best new shows to be released in 2019.
In a world that feels like a rip-off of the DC Universe and has a very similar cast of characters to the Justice League, most of the "heroes" use their powers for evil but make themselves out to be heroes to the public. Throughout many vile and graphic sequences, the audience consistently gets a taste of what these people are truly capable of, but the protagonists are truly the characters who are on the hunt and believe the heroes to be what they truly are. This diverse collection of characters makes for a very enjoyable show.
All having their own reasons and backstories for where and why they are where they are, The Boys celebrates the Superhero genre, while also ripping it apart. This series, although bloody, will be a breath of fresh air for those who have grown tired of this medium in cinema and on the small screen. Personally, I don't find myself garnering any fatigue when it comes to superheroes in the live-action format, but I too felt this show was needed with the flood of content we're receiving at the moment.
Karl Urban as Billy Butcher steals every scene he's in and his back-and-forth with Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell is worth watching alone. On top of these two great performances/characters, Erin Moriarty as Annie is really the catalyst that brings everyone together and her character evolves a great deal throughout the course of the season. The group of heroes known as The Seven are truly all twisted and likeable in their respective ways, but Homelander, played by Antony Starr made my skin crawl the most. This is a show about terrible people doing terrible things, and there are some truly jaw-dropping moments, but if you can find a way to get enjoyment out of that, I think you'll love it as I did.
In the end, this was a stellar first season for a show that wasn't even on my radar until recently. I can't wait to see what the future of this show has to offer. Amazon Prime has released one of the most refreshing shows of the year. From surprisingly great camerawork and direction that feels both inspired by generic superhero fare and horror alike, this group of directors gave it their best in bringing something special to the small screen. I can't recommend this show enough. At a mere, breezy eight episodes, The Boys is now streaming on Amazon Prime. | 9 |
This pointless mess of a film is just one long gimmick. I felt no connection to the characters or the story.
When the screen froze about two thirds through it was a relief, and we didn't bother trying to make it work again. | 2 |
As obviously most people around I was kind of anxious and excited to see this movie and got massively disappointed. It's not just that certain parts were bad, but the whole thing is just like wrong | 4 |
Hinduphobic in every way. Would the director have guts to portray other religions in the same way? I don't think so. | 1 |
Another one of the best sequels ever made, this movie correctly keeps up with the previous one. Tobey McGuire, Kristen Dunst and James Franco are still great in their roles, Alfred Molina was a worthy successor as a villain. His character Dr. Octopus is very well written and his origin story is terrific. Danny Elfman's music does not disappoint either and the special effects offer excellent action sequences. There is a lot of action, humor and a great plot for Peter Parker's story. Sam Raimi managed to continue the Spider-Man story in a respectable way. My final rating for this movie is a 10/10. | 10 |
Season 1 - 8/10 Season 2 - 5/10
Pretty much what others have said. Enjoy first season. Skip second. | 7 |
Pretty amazing storytelling, fantastic score like the video game, and amazing cinematography. Witcher is the best TV show of this year. 9/10 | 9 |
This movie caught me by surprise! It was a lot more satisfying, wholesome and funnier than I honestly expected. There's a genuine, happy magic to this movie and it's clearly reflected and projected by the entire cast. It went hand-in-hand with the constructive criticism regarding female and male stereotypes.
The diverse cast was star-studded and each actor brought their A-game to the set. Their enthusiasm was irresistible and it made every song and dance number stand out on its own.
Mega kudos to Greta Gerwig for cleverly bringing us this delightful gem that's a truly fresh take compared to a majority of the rehashed stuff we see on the big screen these days. | 9 |
Like the title says, it took me 3 days to watch this movie because I simply couldn't stand how awful it was. I was actually getting annoyed that I had to watch it. You watch movies expecting them to be a good use of leisure time but this felt like a chore. Weird ethereal score throughout the movie that didn't fit the film at all, nonsensical plot line, directionless character development. Thought it was a camp movie at some points because it was so unwatchable. Created an IMDb account just to review this movie. Wonder if those involved in making this film actually enjoyed watching it. | 2 |
Since we first heard of WBs decision to break the last book of the HP series into two books, we've all been asking "is this required to give full treatment to the Harry Potter universe wrap-up, or is it just a ploy to make the studios more money?" After seeing HP/DH Pt I, I have to say "it's the latter".
I say this because it's a very weak movie.
It is slow. It is ponderous. It is blandly written, blandly acted, muddily filmed, badly directed. It has no heart, no soul, it's just a collected series of vignettes and action sequences strung together by lots of wandering around. This is a phoned-in movie, you can see that the filmmakers have simply stopped caring but do it anyway because they know people will buy it. Or perhaps it's like a parent who has read the same book to their 4-year-old 87 times and has had just about enough of it, but still reads it again.
Purists will probably like this film because it does contain more "canon" than prior films. But this film ALSO explains why you can't film a book beat-for-beat, it ends up bland and lifeless. The screenwriter did not do a good film-to-book translation this time, it seems like he just shoved the manuscript into screenplay software and called it a day. All the various episodes and incidents are simply chained together without much to tie them in. There's very little emotional reason to move this story along from point to point, things just sort of move. This is a lot like JKRs writing itself, she always found some little hunk of trivia to shove the plot along rather than developing a story that grows organically. It should have been the screenwriters job to find the emotional cores of the story, focus on those, and craft a screenplay accordingly. But he didn't. This is like recipe cooking instead of culinary artistry.
The primary actors (the three heroes) didn't help matters much. Either through choices of their own or through poor direction, they woodenly carry on, showing very little emotional range, even during the various argument scenes. And AGAIN they're playing broody, angsty teenagers. OK, OK, we've seen that in the last three movies. Can we move along now, please???? These actors are not pushing themselves and are not being pushed. Again, they're phoning it in, just like everyone else phoned it in. I hope they at least made barrels of cash for the effort.
And where are the rest of this stellar cast? There is some enjoyable stuff from Brendan Gleeson and Imelda Staunton, and Helena Bonham Carter has a far-too-short, intensely creepy scene with Emma Watson, but the rest are absent or nearly so. Alan Rickman only has a cameo, and basically everyone else acts as nothing but window dressing. Even Bonnie Wright, playing Harry's love interest, is given nothing more than a single scene, where in the book she's constantly in his head. Part of the appeal of the HP movies is the richness given by the myriad of characters, but here they're just set pieces. I'm not even a fan of Ralph Fiennes work in this film, he was better in earlier ones. They should have cut back-and-forth between actions elsewhere in the world rather than making us watch the Three Amigos lost in the woods for hours on end.
Then there's the cinematography. Somewhere down the line, someone said "this is a dark film". And that's how it's filmed: dark. Has a perpetual eclipse hit the Hogwarts world? Ugh, it's downright putrid to watch. Guys, "dark" is a DESCRIPTION OF THE FEELING OF THE MOVIE, not a literal description of the visuals. You can have moods and tension and "darkness" in broad, sunny daylight. filmmakers have done this all the time for decades. Watch the ending of "Se7en", filmed on a bright, sunny day in California scrubland, yet is one of the creepiest, nastiest scenes ever captured on film. Dark doesn't mean drab.
What I see in HP/DH Pt. 1 is a full retreat into complacency, pattern, style, and motif that these producers have used for the past two films. They have taken no risks, are making no statements, are doing nothing more than mass-producing HP movies for our consumption. They are phoning it in. The HP franchise has officially become stale and lifeless.
Sadly, they'll make millions making it. | 4 |
I have mixed feelings about 'Once upon a time in...Hollywood'. Had the film been (much) shorter, I might have enjoyed it more. With a runtime of almost 3 hours, I ultimately became a bit bored with some scenes being way too long. A lot of screen time was also made up of movie clips, or with the actors shooting a movie, which I feel could have been shorter.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as actor Rick Dalton, who fears his career is coming to an end. He confides in his stunt double and friend, Cliff (Brad Pitt), who manages to motivate him. Cliff is also Rick's driver. The film is set in 1969 and we get an interesting glimpse of the film industry as it was back then. The film cleverly incorporates actual characters and events into an otherwise fictional story.
'Once upon a time in...Hollywood' is well edited and well filmed. At times the photography makes you feel part of the film, instead of just watching it. There are way too many characters just coming and going, and there's plenty of foul language for the sake of comic relief. (Well, it wasn't funny.) There was also an awful lot of smoking going on here, so this is definitely for a more mature audience.
I really enjoyed the film in the beginning, but as the movie developed - at a very slow pace - I started wondering what the film was actually all about. I kept asking myself "how long till the end?" During the final act, the film was suddenly being narrated, and I couldn't tell who the narrator was, or why it was suddenly being narrated. The final act is wild!! I didn't see this coming.
The film then ends on a disturbing note which would lead to the Tate Murders (not shown in the film). For those familiar with Sharon Tate's fate, the ending will send chills down your spine. | 6 |
2 word advice: Watch it. Just watch it. Watch the restored 4K version if you can, the picture quality is breathtakingly gorgeous. This isnt a review by the way, it's just a long tribute to the brilliance of this work.
For once a sequel is as powerful as the original. The Godfather part 2 is the proof. It is more elobarate, with a more detailed, complicated story, compared to the original. It has more character devellopment than part 1. Yet it definitely has a more saddening, melancholic mood as well. The original Godfather is like watching Spring, watching The Godfather part 2 however is like entering a never ending Winter. Part 2 is as powerful, as mesmirising and as brilliant as the original, but so saddening to watch. Sad, but beautiful.
Director Francis Ford Coppola pulled of something no other director has ever achieved. He created 2 masterpieces of American cinema back to back, within 2 years. Coppola was a mad man in the seventies. Bordering on lunacy and also bordering on bankruptcy. Although one would think the enormous succes of the original Godfather made him a millionaire, he risked all his money for the sequel. That risk of investing all of his own money gave him a lot of creative control though, with consequentially terrific results.
Just to mention one example in which director Coppola took risks no other director would dare take, I want to tell you about the Robert de Niro scenes shot in New York. The studio wanted to shoot these streetscenes on a cheaper indoor filmset, but director Coppola insisted he wanted to shoot on the streets of New York.
This was not just a regular shoot, no way. Coppola cordoned off two entire city blocks for weeks on end. He redesigned the entire 2 blocks to make them look exactly like pre-war conditions. New Yorkers being New Yorkers were complaining about the inability to enter their own houses for weeks on end. The costs that cordoning off entire city blocks costed were skyrocketing. And for what purpose? Coppola wanted an authentic looking scene of merely a couple a minutes in which Robert de Niro would walk the streets of his neighbourhood.
These scenes do look stunning, and because I know how many millions these few scenes have costed, I cant help but admire Coppola even more then I already did, for wanting to go to the limit in order to achieve ultimate credibility. And THAT is what the Godfather oozes in massive amounts: CREDIBILITY. Never before or after have life and love and the bonds of family been portrayed with such cinematic craftmanship and soul.
Originally released in 1974. It was brilliant, mesmirising and taking my breath away back then. It still does, to this very day... | 10 |
I gave this movie some points for some interesting action, but it was a little heavy on the CGI. All in all though I think was pretty poor. The characters seemed 2 dimensional and obvious, and trying to mix the dark, disturbing, tale of Venom with light-hearted humerous touch of Marvel movies just fails to achieve either successfuly | 3 |
Iron Man returns in this action packed and for the most part hugely entertaining sequel.Downey JNR is once again on good form as Tony Stark and there are fun new inclusions to the cast list including Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke.Rockwell very nearly steals the film from under Downey Jnrs nose delivering a highly enjoyable performance as a kind of Tony Stark wannabe.Mickey Rourke plays a Russian baddie but the director does a good job with his actors and never allows Rourke to become panto or over emphasised,he's just a brooding menace. The film does have it's shortcomings though.Like the first film,it does go all Transformers towards the end and it doesn't take long for CGI to bore but the chemistry of the cast and the fun being had does go a long way to paper over those particular cracks. Scarlet Johansson is introduced for no other reason than she looks great in a tight leather outfit. Gwyneth Paltrow also turns up without offering much more. Don Cheadle replaced Terrence Howard as Col Rhodes which is a shame for the continuity but on the whole the film fizzes with fun and thus delivers the very thing its target audience pay for. | 7 |
I'm not sure how the Marvel team gave the go-ahead for this plot. This movie pales in comparison to any of the phase three movies. The only reason for even two stars is because Cumberbatch is a grade A actor. Do better. | 2 |
This movie is the worst way to tell the compelling story of the Dunkirk evacuation. The writer seems to skip all the parts that can actually be told in an entertaining movie and instead opts for 100 minutes of men swimming and shouting. Soldiers get bombed, they swim, bombed again, swim, rinse, repeat. What a complete waste of time and talent. The lack of any character development whatsoever is just insult to injury. | 2 |
Childish and boring. This proves that people can't trust "proffesional" movie critics. | 2 |
Seeing this film made me want to kill myself. i should have watched it blindfolded and with the sound off too, maybe i would have enjoyed or at least not suffered such boredom. | 1 |
Blackman and Slater have created a fantastic superhero series. I'm not a comic book, DC or Marvel universe viewer typically, but I have watched both films and series of the genre so I do have something to compare to. I was hooked and binged this season in one day. Excellent direction, writing, special effects, cinematography, soundtrack and acting. All the actors involved deliver top notch performances so for once I won't single anyone out in particular. The plot revolves around a dysfunctional family of superheroes brought back together by their father's death. Some in the family believe his death was not natural and that's where the mystery begins. We learn how the family was formed, we learn about their mother who actually named them, we're introduced to their advisor of sorts who is a chimpanzee, we meet a detective and most importantly we learn about each character's power and flawed past. All the characters are different in their own ways but compliment eachother perfectly. While this is happening one of the superheroes who had been missing for sixteen years returns through a time portal and is being hunted by two mysterious killers hell bent on taking him down and the others as collateral damage. The superhero who returns has aged mentally but physically appears as he did when he disappeared. His power to jump through time has shown him an apocalyptic future amongst other things. His goal is to change the future and save all of humanity including his family. The plot is unique, clever, dark, funny, action packed, violent, gritty, quirky and has it's twists. This is a captivating and mesmerizing series. It is one of the very best this viewer has seen on film or television and is superior in it's genre. | 8 |
So I had fun with this movie. The story is kind of, well its got problems. The script kind of doesn't trust the audience so I have problems with that... But, its still worth a watch. | 6 |
One of MCU's lower tier movies. I guess they were still trying to find their footing.
The great things about the first one still carries on, Tony Stark can't be a more perfect casting. The Senate sequence is a great piece of introduction but the movie goes downhill as we progress.
The villain Whiplash isn't that great but Sam Rockwell shines is some scenes with his charisma. A great introduction to Black Widow but she is done much better in Winter Soldier.
Jon Favreau lacked a lot compare to the first one, mostly because of rushed productions for Avengers( everything pays off). The climatic scenes are better than first one but still forgettable action-sequence.
I liked the small world building parts of Caps shield prototype, Coulson going to New Mexico and Nick Fury's Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division.
It felt cramped between both a sequel to Iron Man 1 ( consequences of past actions) and prequel to Avengers. | 6 |
Love that show. Love the intro music. Very 1980's. It has suspense, a good story line, and a great cast. All the actors are credible and look like everyday people, which makes the show more real.
I am not a big fan of shows when kids are the main characters, but " stranger things " really took me by surprise.
The only flaw would be Mrs Wynona Ryder. A very mediocre actress, if you ask me, with a lot of dry cries for a mother who just lost her favorite son.
Anyway, I am looking forward season 2. Thank you Netflix for those great shows. | 8 |
I have never seen a movie potentially high-standard but full of goofs and logical gaps all over it; A movie that underestimates viewers' intelligence in such a simple way! This movie can be an instruction of "how to turn a potentially good plot, impressive actings, fine ambiances, etc. into a terrible movie by simple goofs and low IQ nonesenses". | 5 |
This was heartbreaking. This movie could have been...SHOULD have been so much better. I should have known not to get my hopes up since Peter Jackson wasn't directing it.
I think that Spielberg was a little too personally close to all of the content that the book references for him to realize that so much of that content is what makes people love the book so much. He just sees those things and that period through different eyes than those of us who grew up during the period. He sees past accomplishments and a great catalog of his art. He has no idea of what his movies mean to someone who's childhood was essentially defined by them. This isn't a knock against a brilliant director, just a statement of truth - the artist will always feel differently about his own work than those who grew up loving that work. I'm sure that's why he left out so much self-referencing material, but the movie is so much poorer for it.
So, from the aspect of a movie adaptation of the book, it fails miserably and is such a disappointment. A Peter Jackson trilogy would have been better. It just feels so rushed at 2 hours, 20 min.
If you have no idea what's in the book, then this movie is at least a fun, mindless thrill ride, with outstanding effects and CGI, so it has that going for it. It's more for those that watched The Lord Of The Rings trilogy because "OMG, Viggo is so hot", rather than see Tolkien's vision come to life. It's the only explanation for the number of 10-star rating this film has garnered. That and hordes of shills.
I weep for the lost opportunity that this movie represents. Spielberg destroyed the story, but I'm more pissed off with Mr. Cline for allowing it to happen. You, sir, are are a complete SELLOUT. You should hang your head in shame for having your name associated with this dumpster fire of a film. | 2 |
Some episodes are good but in general the show is quite meh. I mean, it's mcu, and I will buy it, but that doesn't mean that I expect a lot from the mcu, and I'm leaving every episode disappointed. | 8 |
Masterpiece,Nail biting ,best suspense thriller movie ever made | 10 |
Yes Leo and Brad give great performances but it feels like a long drive where the kids keep asking : are we there yet? And please do not ever mention Pulp fiction and this movie in the same breath as being his best work ever. Tarantino should've kept this one to himself to flatter his ego but i expected so much more. | 5 |
... would have loved to see that. But from the start police work is lacking. Instead of solving the riddle of a man who is in 2 places at the same time, police is somehow working around it. Nobody addresses the elefant in the room, asks the right questions... Quitting at ep 03 | 2 |
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is not only the best Phase Two Marvel Movie but it is also in the ranks with "The Dark Knight" in terms of storytelling, directing, and acting. Oh, it is also one hell of a ride that is loads of fun. This movie has everything and nails every promise it made to give the title character the movie he deserved.
"Winter Solider' takes the approach of a conspiracy thriller and boy does it work. If you took the superheroes out of the picture, it still would have held up as an superbly written thriller. Joe Johnston has stepped down from the director's chair and the reigns have been given to Anthony and Joe Russo. The directors, who mostly did comedies, including directing a few episodes of "Community", seemed like an odd choice to take over an action film. While the film does have its moments of humor, it is quite serious. The Russos are more concerned about making the conspiracy plot work than gathering up a belly of laughs. It is not to say the picture isn't funny though. Their comedy background does help in giving light to the dark places this film goes.
Steve, who is Captain America when he is not kicking ass with that incredibly cool shield, lives the present day and is still learning about the years he has missed. He even has a checklist of things he must find out about when he has time for himself. When Nick Fury gets into a pickle, Steve is called to home base to talk to S.H.I.E.L.D. senior officer Alexander Pierce. Steve won't divulge what Fury told him at their last meeting and Pierce warns him that he will get the information no matter what. After this meeting Steve is labeled a fugitive and a person of interest. Along with Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow and newcomer Sam Wilson, who later becomes Falcon, they try to go deeper with the information they have obtained.
That is a very brief rundown of the plot that contains many twists and turns. It does go a lot deeper and is a lot more interesting than that but half the fun of this film is experiencing it. The film is expertly paced and is quite interesting. As in 2005's "Batman Begins" the film is as interesting between action set pieces as it is when Falcon soars in the sky, with his mechanical wings, out running a number of heat seeking missiles. The plot in this thing is the best of any Marvel film to date. It is an intriguing puzzle that never acts like it is above the audience and forgets it is a comic book film.
A strong element in this film is the acting. Chris Evans, who was good in the original and "The Avengers" goes leagues beyond anything he did in those two movies here. Hell, this maybe his greatest role yet. Steve is a man who is starting to question his role, not only in S.H.I.E.L.D., but the world. His wide eyed innocence about the rules and how people like him are supposed to protect the world starts to crumble when he learns the shady dealings of the people he works underneath. He has grown into this role and made it his own as much as Bale did with Batman or Downey Jr. has with Iron Man. Steve is a fully fleshed out character that breaths and feels alive outside of the kick ass action scenes. Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Mackie, who is plays Wilson/Falcon as a great admirer of Steve and is willing to risk everything to fight by his side, are great here too. Though they aren't as fleshed out as the title character, they do add to their characters quite a bit. Mackie as you can say "earns his wings" to be part of this epic universe. The real treat here is seeing the legendary Robert Redford play in a comic book movie. His performance is as serious and well played as any of the conspiracy thrillers he has been in during his career. It works extremely well and it looks like he has a blast doing it.
What about "The Winter Solider"? Who is he and how does the Russos handle the character? The character doesn't say much at first but still comes off as deadly and dangerous. The Russos handle his scenes with brilliant care. The music and suspense are built up perfectly whenever he is on screen. You can feel the fear this man projects from being an unstoppable force. He is as dangerous as Steve because he has been enhanced to fight. Sebastian Stan plays this role as if Javier Bardem's, Anton Chigurh, from 2007's "No Country for Old Men", was dropped in a comic book universe. He is just an unstoppable killing machine with zero empathy. While Stan's Winter Solider is that way through brain washing, unlike naturally twisted Chigurh, he is still a frightening.
The action set pieces in the film are a marvel to experience. While the big set pieces, especially the ending battle, do flow nicely, it is the smaller battles that are just as impressive. Evans not only sells the emotional part of the character but the physical part as well. Captain America is fast, brutal, and expertly skilled at every type of skill a soldier, like him, would need in battle. One thing that many don't have is that shield. The shield really does shine in this film. The way it is incorporated into the battle scenes would make the coldest of men smile. You feel like a kid grinning ear to ear whenever Steve uses the shield as a weapon.
Steve's own personal story will continue from this film, even after the next "Avengers" installment, and if it is half of what this one was we are in for the treat. | 9 |
A pathetic anglo-saxon propaganda schtick with giant plot holes on every possible occasion. Ridiculous. Dream on. | 2 |
Watched this with my wife because of the heavy promotion by Netflix, and we like Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Having seen many of Sandler's movies, we had rather low expectations and were just looking to be entertained and have some laughs. But this was a trainwreck. One of the worst comedies I've seen. Glad I didn't have to buy a ticket. If this was in a theater, I'd ask for my money back. | 1 |
It was one of the most magnificent shows I have ever seen in my life, but the last season was so off, not even close to the first 3 seasons. This show definitely deserved a better finale. | 9 |
Now I know who wrote this so I should have known better. But, this starts off and slowly snowballs into a well written, gripping story only for it to me ruined.
The last 2 episodes and the final are dreadful and could have easily have been something incredible. So much do that I kinda wish I'd not bothered with it.
If you've exhausted everything else because of lockdown, give this a go.
If not then pass on this to avoid dissatisfaction at the final hurdle | 7 |
I was in the middle of binge-watching all the web series on TVF Play when this came (I prefer calling shows like this web series and the ones on Netflix and Prime TV-shows). I was trying my best to finish Pitchers so that I could move on to this. I had seen too many memes and saw all my friends sharing the stories on WhatsApp about them watching the last episode. So finally when I got the chance to watch this, I did it immediately. Kota Factory is probably the best web series that TVF has made so far, and that's saying something provided Yeh Meri Family also exists.
Kota Factory is a story set in Kota, where a number of students come every year to study for JEE Advanced. Everyone comes over there only with the hopes that they are going to become an IITian one day. As someone who also wanted to visit this city during my 11th class, I can very well understand what it feels like to be there. In the scene where Vaibhav is caught cheating from a book and Jeetu Bhaiya scolds him, I actually felt it right through my heart. I got an AIR 173 and got to DTU, so you can understand how much I had to struggle to get where I am, and hearing the things he said reminded me of my own days at the coaching centre.
There are so many things that feel really relatable in this web series. The way Vaibhav adjusts to the PG life, the entire character of Meena, the teachers at the coaching centre and how they try to look as enthusiastic as possible to keep the students engaged; it's all just like how we get to see people in 11th and 12th class. My school was one of the biggest schools of India, so students from all over the country used to come to study with us. When I look at Meena and Uday, it reminds me of them; the two kinds of students that used to be there.
The only problem I had with this series is how it was made in black and white. There's no problem with making a black and white show, but in this series they just slapped a greyscale filter on this. There was no contrast, the camera quality was very bad and the certain areas that need to be given special application for greyscale effect was not done at all (if you've watched Logan: Noir or Zack Snyder's Justice League: Justice is Gray you'll know exactly what I'm talking about).
Kota Factory is a social commentary that belongs to something I like to call the 'era-defining entertainment', something that people from the future can watch to understand what life was like in our times, and the fact that we actually wanted to change them. I use this term to define films and shows like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Zootopia, Watchmen etc. I really appreciate the fact that TVF Play is a free streaming service, so this masterpiece will be available to everyone without having to spend money. | 8 |
And yes, I am talking in 2010 where we have watched some of the greatest action movie with new techniques and technology, Matrix Trilogy is one example, Resident Evil is another, we have seen a lot of new techniques already which are used in Avatar.
I mean, in 2010, I don't expect a movie being blockbuster with human vs. alien plot and same old graphics and machines and weapons and blah blah!
The makeup was not very impressive, the dialogues were not even impressive, I remember not a single dialogue to add in my memory. The storyline was typical alien vs. human where human being greedy for "energy" sources. James Cameroon is famous for his unique concepts like in Terminator and titanic, I see him getting old coming out with not so unique concept this time.
My rating: 3.
1 point for graphics! 1 point for Ikrans! and 1 point for marketing! | 3 |
About three days before I went to see "Iron Man 2", I watched the original "Iron Man" for the second time. This time, my 20 year-old watched it with me. She'd never seen it before and loved it--thanking me for recommending it to her. And, considering that I not only saw the film twice (that's very rare for me) and gave it a 9 in my review, I obviously was stoked to see the sequel. Too bad I was so underwhelmed by it.
While my daughter said she also liked this film and said Tony Stark (Rober Downey, Jr.) was a jerk like he was in the comic books, I though he was simply a jerk--and perhaps my not reading the comic book made it harder for me to take this bothersome portrayal. Now I am NOT saying I expected him to be perfect--after all, in the first film he was truly irresponsible and sarcastic. But, in "Iron Man 2", you also liked him despite, or perhaps because of these flaws! In this sequel, that likable roguish quality was missing...he was simply an annoying and self-indulgent jerk. Now my perception is not everyone's, I know. Perhaps it's because I am 46 (a bit old for this sort of film) and because I haven't read a comic book in 35 years. Whatever the reason, I found it hard to love the film when I disliked the leading man so much. Heck, while he was very one-dimensional, it was often easier to like the baddie (Mickey Rourke)!! At least he had some sense of purpose in life other than his own misguided narcissism.
My other serious problem with the film is the over-reliance on special effects. Too often, the film simply overloaded my senses--as it seemed bent on topping the eye-popping images of the first film. And, while it did this clearly, it did so at the expense of the plot and, more importantly, character development. As a result, I just can't see this film as anything more than eye-candy for the very easily amused and not a film with any serious depth--something that was NOT a problem with "Iron Man". Watch it if you want...just don't expect a lot of magic. | 5 |
Everyone should see this! One of the best things I've ever watched. | 10 |
OK... I have seen some Tarantino movies and I liked some of them. I enjoyed From Dusk Till Dawn better since the turn in the middle of the story was quite unexpected .
Here I am puzzled. I like the way the stories get into one another and I like the "juicy" characters. The music is cool and the cast is superb. But for what? Maybe I am not into what I call the Humoresque of the Grotesque and if I was I would have thought it was brilliant, however it's a little sad to watch so much violence. I didn't find it funny to kill by mistake... The disrespect for human life was a little bit frightening for me.
Well, that's that and what is great for some is not so great for others... I think however that it's a movie that one should see to form an opinion with all the mythology that surrounds it. | 5 |
As several other reviewers have mentioned, Gen V is not a patch on The Boys. And although it claims to be the same world as The Boys, it is really just a vague mention by way of the odd poster appearance, or a statue, or someone having a conversation about the other shows characters.
However to this show. The acting is OK. Just that. The characters could be any interchangeable actors in a number of other teen shows. No one stands out and occasionally there seems to be a little over acting.
The characters they are playing. Ditto. Apart from the superpowers which are played as pretty boring, the roles could be any teen soap. Most are pretty unsympathetic and written very shallow
The story, by episode four, is just boring as well. Is this AI written? It has a by-the-numbers feel. Hint at mysterious "trees". Tick. Underprivileged teen fights for place. Tick. Dorm buddy. Tick.
There was some minor blue humour. But frankly I won't stay with this. | 4 |
It seems obvious that someone paid a lot of people to write false reviews. This movie is only a big load of crap, of absurd jokes, of boring script, etc. It's seems like a bunch of kids wrote all the silly ideas that came out of their mind in an afternoon and gave it to the producer. It's simply impossible, seriously impossible that it won any prises "legally". Someone somewhere push some buttons, made some phone calls, and that's it... I gave a 2 out of 10 only because I like the main actress. And I felt bad for her, because I am sure that she did not expect such a bad movie. Anyway, any sane person won't be able to give more than a 3 for that chaotic craziness. | 2 |
Plot: Movie plot is similar has What in Ludo Game Happens,When 4 Different Living Famaily are Doing their Lifetime Routine , their Interfercence Caused One another life Bending and its based on their Luck and Own Choice. But At Last their All this Combanitation Decides Thier Destination
Acting: Acting Skills and thier Performance of All characters is Great | 10 |
If you ever thought "What is missing from Thor Ragnarok?" And your answer is "more admin and paperwork" then this is the show for you.
It's a spin off show with a total different premise. Characters lose all of their known traits immediately to fit in with the new story line.
All of the usual woke garbage is in this too. Ironically time will not look favourably on this woke period of our cultural history. | 2 |
my friendly neighbourhood video store manager recommended this film to me and so i rented it, since he's never steered me wrong before. the packaging claims the film has a "Tarantino-like" quality to it. but what decided it for me was that i recognized the choreographer; the same man who choreographed CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON, Woo Ping Yuen. and to my surprise, i thoroughly enjoyed this movie. it DID have a Tarantino-like edge to it. it also had a touch of The Matrix, and a pinch of the romance in Braveheart, and the magical quality we saw in Crouching Tiger. this movie had me belly-laughing, it was so funny! a self-parody, it mixes fantasy, comedy, and great action sequences very well and has a magical quality as i said that i really appreciated. i found it unconventional, touching, and absolutely HILARIOUS. subtitled in English, these movies have come a long long way from the chop-sake films i used to take in in the seventies in Chinese theatres where the subtitling was unintentionally hilarious. Kung-Fu Hustle wasn't a one-note film. it covered a number of territories and covered them surprisingly well. if you've never seen a Chinese action film before, and are used to Jackie Chan films, you may not know what to make of this film. but i can almost guarantee that it will make you laugh out loud. great cast with uniquely drawn characters, great un-stereotyped hero, sweet heroine, flying martial arts, Shakespearean "aside" characters, fantasy, terrific comedy, and an abrupt ending. i found myself wishing for more. all in all, completely enjoyable. | 9 |
Despite all of the hype around it, this show is boring as hell. I don't mean it's a bad tv series at all, but I was bored to tears! | 6 |
I'd say its a nice experience to have a web series like this and I really appreciate the hard work of team even in times of covid. But I am expecting a lil bit more.
Initially when you got into the trailer it sets your expectations that it is going to be a great experience and we will understand and relate the whole scenario of UPSC aspirants. Although early episodes are more appealing and elaborated but if you notice the final ones you will came to know that in those all the things have gone quite fast depicting that the whole script is in hurry to bring the story to climax. Strictly saying there could be a better transition to climax. So that's why I have given it 7.
To conclude I'd prefer 'Aspirants' to people who want to take a glance of life of UPSC aspirants as well as are looking for some fresh and enjoyable content. | 7 |
As much as The Greatest Showman delivers greater performances particularly from most of the cast with the likes of Hugh Jackman (who never disappoints), Zac Efron, Keala Seattle, Zendaya, Michelle Williams and others and even the music and soundtrack that was supposedly to be looking and sounding as "superb", this movie suffers a greater let-down and a wrecking mess in which greater performances from the cast couldn't redeem it.
First of all, the direction is really off the rails given the fact that the film's director Michael Gracey whose track record was based on directing music videos was unable to deliver a solid direction that could have made the film more livid and intriguing, and not to mentioned it's stale, weak and mediocre and coming off as a Baz Luhrmann-Moulin Rouge style knock-off. Second, the writing is rifled with major historical inaccuracies considering that this film is based on a true story of P. T. Barnum and his circus and its depiction of the story made it uninspired, inaccurate and at worse, erroneous given the main character's background being seen with darker and questionable history and even dreadfully ignored the circus' dark past in favor of a fictitious cringeworthy and shmaltzy depiction. Worse, this film's plot is convoluted and nonsensical. To add insult to injury, the terrible racist depictions of stereotypes are all over the place and its message of inclusivity and diversity are horribly forced and fake, to the point it comes off as insulting and degrading to the audiences' intelligence and minds.
Third has to do with another questionable performance from Rebecca Ferguson whose portrayal of Jenny Lind whose character was considered to be as the "Swedish Nightingale", suffers a glaring issue within its characterization and its portrayal, particularly with the singing voice despite the fact that the singing voice was being dubbed by Loren Allred and not by Ferguson, who didn't commit herself to singing on her own and while her acting is still appreciated, the singing voice made it another additional problem for the film's historical inaccuracies.
Fourth, despite its solid cinematography and choreography; the film really came out as style over substance (of which the style really comes off as ironically awful), favoring performances as well artful and artistic merits over story, depth and character development, making this film a flashy and a disappointing mess. Even the editing and the pacing made it more dreadfully convoluted, confusing and dull, as well as hard to watch, and not to mentioned that despite the film's intriguing costume and production design, its designs came off as unreal, awkward, cheap-looking and pantomime, and not in a good way. Another terrible thing would be that the CGI in the movie, is also terrible-looking, fake, and unconvincing .
Lastly, what's so disappointing and perplexing is that the Pasek & Paul duo made a disappointing contribution to this film and not to mentioned that they've really dropped a ball on this movie with the songs and the music (following their great track record for La La Land) and much of these songs they've written in this movie (despite these songs were entertaining), really comes off as totally generic, bland, fake, forced, contrived, forgettable, and at worse, very terribly annoying. Even "This is Me" song is also considered as forgettable, forced, fake, overproduced, over-egged, stupid, and idiotic, despite the ironic fact that it's supposed to serve as an anthem for the prejudiced and disabled, which is just only seen as utterly laughable and cringeworthy.
Clearly, The Greatest Showman is truly a dishonorable, disgraceful and terribly a laughing stock to the contribution of the revival of contemporary musical films and really an abominable travesty to the superior La La Land and other great musicals including Moulin Rouge!, Chicago, and Dreamgirls.
With all these problems that's plaguing the film's quality, this film is definitely not recommended to be seen even if anyone loved this film's music and soundtrack but honestly speaking that The Greatest Showman in its soundtrack is considered the worst soundtrack being made in this decade. | 2 |
Spader's character was the reason I enjoyed the film so much. I could identify with him and his dilemma. It seemed he felt like a stranger in an even stranger land. Who were these humans that seem so happy in the same world he could not find happiness within? What is this life we live? More importantly, what is the point? Why bother? His great battle with existence was a philosophical one. He, like myself, felt infinite sadness over the knowledge that are no concrete answers...
The movie is also interesting because it attacks the main sexual organ, the mind. Graham while trying to distance himself from the human experience by capturing sex confessionals on videotape, perhaps unwittingly became more intimate with his "partners." Roger Ebert points out that the films' argument is that conversation is better than sex.
Personally, I think the movie is about trying to find happiness with another person. Some Modest Mouse song lyrics come to mind. "And it's hard to be a human being/ And it's harder as anything else/ and I'm lonesome when you're around/ I'm never lonesome when I'm by myself" Graham finds it hard to be a human being and live in this human world full of values that he finds strange, confusing, and most importantly unfulfilling. What do you do when your ideology and needs don't mesh in the society you live within? How does one deal with feelings of loneliness in a society that spurns him? This movie is about one man's way.
James Spader does such an excellent job as this character. In fact, great acting all around by the entire cast and excellent writing and directing by Mr. Soderbergh. Go see this movie now! | 10 |
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