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Fargo makes the short list of the BEST movies i have ever seen; frances mcdormand, steve buscemi and william macy gave wonderful performances; such quirky characters and dialogue, that i could not help laughing out loud despite the grim storyline; the "academy" totally hosed this movie at the oscars; fargo was by far the best picture of 1996, and should have won more than just 2 oscars; some characters were so hilarious that i would have liked to see more of them; to be fair, however, there were so many of these hilarious characters that they might have turned fargo into a 4-hour movie; "carryin' a bit of a load there"; this movie had just enough scenery to carry the theme and message forward; not over the top by any stretch; | 10 |
I like the book thirteen reasons why, because it is a very interesting book and it is very unique because I don't think I have ever heard of a book that talks about why a girl committed suicide. The first episode however I thought was very boring and nothing very exciting happened. I do think that it will get better as the book/episodes will get very interesting as they go on. | 6 |
As soon as the trailer for this movie came out, I had a vague notion that it would garner a lot of praise from Hollywood, and be thoroughly undeserving.
The wife was on me to see it, and I begrudgingly relented, when I thought my mood that Sunday afternoon would be best suited to stomaching this tripe.
Unfortunately, I couldn't stomach it.
Hollywood is far too in love with itself. Someone, somewhere along the line, needed to tell them that Emma Stone's and Ryan Gosling's voices aren't up the leads in a musical. The only decent song that I can even vaguely remember included Gosling whistling, I watched the movie 18 hours ago and that's the best I've got.
The acting isn't up to scratch from the two leads, and if either of them win an Oscar it will be a travesty.
How this film could win over Lion, Hidden Figures, or Hacksaw Ridge is beyond me. And I went into Lion and Hidden Figures sure I wouldn't fall in love with them either! I wish I could tell you this film gets better towards the end, but I fell asleep, it was that bad.
Don't bother | 1 |
This web series proves that how talented Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane are...Nawazuddin stole the show by his extraordinary performance and Saif Ali Khan too was fantastic...Somewhere the touch of Gangs of Wasseypur was evident in the series which was lauded by everyone whosoever saw it...Wasn't ever expecting this to come out well as a perfect finished product but it was like sky high...Weak hearted people should just stay away as there is a lot of gore and brutality shown which couldn't be tolerated by many... It's worth the time... | 9 |
Most of the negative reviews are coming from Marvel fans who are only used to explosions. I'm not gonna say it's a masterpiece but it was a really good, original idea that worked on an artistic and thematic level. I would give this a 7 (can't give it more than that) but I definitely don't understand the negative reviews. | 7 |
That was great movie.
Never watched movie I think srk needs a good story to make a good film. | 10 |
What started out as an important story with a message has descended into pure chaos. The show has gone from discussing important issues and offering resources to glorifying lies, manipulation, and crime. What an utter failure of a series that could have made a difference in a young person's life. Please stop making this sh@t! It's no longer a value add to society. Oh, and shame on you for losing your way. | 1 |
This series isn't worth your time. Complete BS and full of woke leftist political garbage. Plot is OK. But the script just ruins it. | 4 |
QT has committed serious crime in wasting Leo, Brad and Al Pacino. Two and half hours of utter gibberish going nowhere. Only one star for Leo to entertain us in his flagship acting in some scenes. | 2 |
This is by the most patriotic movie I have ever witnessed. Everything about the movie is amazing. Direction, Story, Cinematography, dialogues all of them were exceptional. It's a treat to watch. The movie leaves you with pride, you get goosebumps throughout the movie. | 10 |
I liked the inital idea where they aproach sexism thru barbie, the oldes concept of feminism that actually took a opposite turn. But, the point was neither here nor there, and I felt like it changed as the movie continued. The ending was whole another story and not well put together with the rest of the plot. I found the characters too romantic, poetic and naive. The parts that I did like was ryan goslings acting, some parts of his character were pretty funny. Also, the musical numbers were great and I liked the costumes and props. Also, the idea of life in barbieland is kind of funny and amusing. | 5 |
Why oh why is everybody got to f this and f that it adds nothing to the script which in the first place was questionable.What a waste of my Friday night | 1 |
Action movie with not so strong plot. A mediocre storyline with enough loophole. | 6 |
The writers on this show should do the world a big favor and refrain from ruining any more shows. You don't have to squeeze witty retorts and meaningless dialogues into every scene. It feels written by amateurs who haven't quite figured out how to blend serious and funny, without cheapening the experience and insulting the viewer. Maybe they just haven't gotten to that class yet? I suggest you go and watch every single movie ever directed by Mel Gibson, you might learn a thing or two about pacing and story telling. To be totally honest, this isn't just a problem with this show, but with many Netflix originals-poor writing, poor directing and very shallow plots ruin great concepts. This could have been epic. | 2 |
Jhund is the Hindi film debut of Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, one of India's most prominent anti-caste voices of contemporary times. Nagraj Manjule's 'Aatpat' production house has made significant contributions to Indian cinema with 'Pistulya', 'Fandry', 'Sairat', 'Naal' and some shorts like 'Pavsacha Nibandh' and the most recent 'Vaikunth' in the Unpaused anthology. Manjule has created an iconic signature brand in the Indian film industry by his revolutionary, traditionally-subaltern and yet rising narratives of the historically oppressed sections of society. With Jhund, Manjule has created a reflexive mirror for the dominant Savarna storytellers of Bollywood who naturally focus on victimisation of Dalit testimonies. In Jhund, Manjule confronts caste, among other forms of social inequities, ongoing discrimination and hierarchies with an anti-caste lens and aesthetics. | 10 |
When you hear Raimi is back to make a Marvel movie, the excitement hits the ceiling. Little did I knew that I'd get flashbacks of Toby's spiderman while watching MOM. Such a poor show. Poor story, poor plot, poor climax, poor background score. Nothing in the movie is worth watching, not even the end credits scenes! This is the time when Marvel should consider about making good movies because the dive after Endgame is not looking to end and the likes of Olsen, Cummber batch seems to be taking the fall as they have given what they could to this sinking ship. The story goes nowhere, the climax dialogue is such a petty one that I tasted my own puke, and the fights are horrible, specially between strange and sinister strange. My last hopes are with Thor and should that be another disaster, I'm done with Marvel. | 3 |
While this is a series that feels aimed at teenagers.. the high quality production, sets and clothing, excellent camerawork, great pacing and a good execution of a simple murder mystery plot driven by an interesting character in an equally intriguing setting make for a generally entertaining series that anyone (that has 8 or so hours) can enjoy. It does remind of that latest "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" series, down to the tone and romance woes.. as well as early Harry Potter movies' villain uncertainty and a tad of Riverdale (what I know about it from osmosis).
The story as a whole is a bit tried and done.. and sadly, falls quickly into expectations.
But the "Addams Family" connection gives it some leeway to unwrap itself differently and generate an identity worth pursuing.. even if the character Wednesday acts like she should in some situations and contradicts her herself in others.. like wanting to stop bad things from happening, you know, the core of the series. Personally, I don't crave their weird-charm (though, I do enjoy a good game of Gloom).. but it if is well executed, I can appreciate anything in any coat of paint. Not to mention the fact that Jenna does a fantastic job at continuing the mantle left by the talented Christina Ricci. Whom was a surprise to see again.. though, I had some expectations for her assigned character that were not off the mark. Beyond her, I enjoyed seeing Gwendoline Christie in another great role (an Actor that should get more roles), and I hope Emma Myers gets more attention after this.
It's an easy watch, although I thought it could have been ANYTHING else besides the Addams, like a new adaptation of Mattel's Monster High. | 6 |
I hope we get all 8 planned seasons, actually prefer it to GoT | 9 |
Who'd have thought Captain America would actually work as well as it has? Everyone was a little sceptical about how well a modern day version of Captain America would work on today's cinema-going audience, but, to many people's surprise, all of the 'Cap's' outings have been successful. And this is no different.
Although, it is a little different in as much as the film-makers are doing their best not to make it just a generic clone of every other recent Marvel superhero movie (and let's face it
many of the latest crop of Marvel movies do follow a bit of a template). Instead, it decides to use a different 'tried and tested' film format – the 'Bourne' movies. We've all seen Jason Bourne being wrongly accused of something and then finding himself pursued across various cities by the people he was supposed to be working with. Well
this is one of those films (only with superheroes instead of spies). Poor ol' Cap finds himself doublecrossed and 'outed' as a bad-guy. Therefore, he has to team up with (fan-favourite) 'Black Widow' and some guy he met in the street (who we later discover is 'Falcon') to prove himself innocent (not to mention take down the REAL bad-guy who you'll work out who he is loooong before the on-screen characters do!).
Yes, it may be a bit of a copy of the 'chase' movies, but it's still pretty good if you're into your Marvel universe. For a start we get to see the Cap doing what he does best a lot more than the first movie, i.e. kicking bad-guy butt. In the first movie, much of the action was kind of glossed over and they used montage sequences to portray the fact that he was out there hurting villains. Now, we get to see him hurt the right people more.
Of course it's not perfect
there are some plot devices that are a bit overused. The main one being people who 'die' only for it to be revealed later that they actually hadn't. And, possibly mainly, is the title. Here we're watching 'Captain America: Winter Soldier.' Only the titular 'Winter Soldier' doesn't really show up that much. In fact
you could probably watch the whole movie and the Cap would have plenty to do without ever having to face his frosty foe.
So, if you can ignore plot holes from former films (like the 'Avengers') regarding why Tony Stark didn't learn of Hydra's existence when he downloaded 'every dirty little secret SHIELD possessed,' you should enjoy this film as a decent entry into the Marvel/action/adventure/spy-chasy-type movie universe. | 8 |
Avatar is one of my favorite tv shows, I watched it awhile back after it piqued my interest. I was looking for something good to watch and was expecting Avatar to be average at best, but I was so wrong. In 12 days I watched the whole entire show, and felt very excited, satisfied, and sad when it was over. Watching Avatar truly felt like a going on a journey, with these characters and this world. I can always return to it and never be bored, and feel the same amount of excitement as I did when I first watched it. I only rated it a 9 because it does have a couple problems, but they a barely noticeable and at best are nitpicks. Watch Avatar if you love fantasy, animation, East Asian culture, and epic Lord of the Rings-esque stories. | 9 |
Venom let there be carnage takes u on an awesome journey and in depth of symbiotic relationship shows u the bond between the symbiotes and the hosts it's a well executed film Andy serkis done a fantastic job with the direction although the ending was not what I like that much but the efforts of the cast were shown they put up quite a lot don't expect to much comic elements it's a experience u sure don't wanna miss it gives laugh brain twisiting lines and scenes action dope experience overall I can't say more without spoiling so all I will say plz give it a shot go and watch it u will enjoy it . | 10 |
After what started off as a decent setup for a real mystery, this slides into what about 90% of movies today are doing. We have a pretty decently arranged set of suspects, our sleuth, our victim, and a bad guy. Some are developed, others not so well. As it moves along, it is obvious that everyone is a suspect and everyone is some sort of victim (in a rich person's world). We are given a set of flashback which explain why the detective and the attractive young woman have a connection. We also see that high finance and a sort of Elon Musk mentality are at work. So far so good. What happens, however, are some coincidences and misfires which lead to the launching of pyrotechnics. About forty years ago, I worked in a bookstore, and a young guy came in and ordered several books on the creation of explosions. I was nervous until he told me that his plan was to go to Hollywood to be trained in how do movie pyrotechnics. I never found out if he realized his dream but it is obvious that so many movies today rely on explosions for their appeal. The final scene of this film fizzles like a bad firecracker. Lazy writing and nothing more. | 6 |
How did Dicaprio and Maguire ever agree to be in this movie? It's not just average. It's simply bad. It's not even entertaining. Leaving aside that it's not by far an accurate representation of Fitzgerald's work and judging it only as a movie... it's still probably the worst movie Dicaprio's been in for the past 15 years. Some of the worst things about it:
Gatsby is portrayed like a pathetic wannabe
Carey Mulligan looks like she's always about to break into tears - and no,her character isn't supposed to do that, that's just her face in every movie she's ever done
Best part about this movie: pretty colours and once in a while some acceptable music.
Only watch it if you really, really can't get out of it. | 3 |
Overall a senseless film & even more disgusted to watch Nurses shown in such a bad light, especially in this year of Pandemic when Nurses & Medics are the true life saviours in the frontline, | 1 |
I mostly enjoyed this movie however the more I think about the whole shtick of the film (being the fact it was done in 'one take' the less impressive it is. Some of the 'hidden' cuts are so obvious they might as well have been edited conventionally. For example multiple times the camera will clearly cut behond cgi elements or when the characters go into a dark tunnel and the screen goes completely pitch black. Also there is literally a cut to black halfway through the film so they didn't even stick to the whole 'one take' thing. George McKay is great in this and the rest of the supporting cast are also good. There are also some great set pieces. I enjoyed the film a lot, but the more I've thought about it the more the concept has soured. | 7 |
It's so amusing to read a bunch of haters with foam at the mouth writing reviews here.
You don't like it? Don't watch it. Guess that's too complicated for some folks.
This work is a masterpiece. I'm at episode 4 and it's really lovely how much details and how much humor was kept, while walking with high pace thru the story of decades.
I'm really impressed. That's the best show this decade. Easily.
Thank you Netflix, for doing it right. | 5 |
Steven Spielberg has always been a cornerstone in the world of cinema. It's no exaggeration to say he's shaped a significant portion of my artistic appreciation. His perception often aligns with mine, making me gravitate towards what he finds intriguing.
"Feiblemans" is a treat for Spielberg enthusiasts. It provides a window into his meticulous approach to film shooting, revealing how these tendencies trace back to his formative years. The recurring theme of dysfunctional families in his works (e.g., "Duel", "Jaws", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind") is perhaps influenced by his personal experiences, maybe the trauma of his parents' divorce.
However, those unfamiliar with Spielberg's legacy might question its significance, raising the broader debate on the potential biases in autobiographical films.
While I found the film captivating, its appeal to a broader audience remains to be seen. The craftsmanship, unsurprisingly, is top-notch - quintessential Spielberg.
On a side note, the idea of an autobiographical film on George Lucas sounds tantalizing. If it ever materializes, count me in! | 9 |
I'm my opinion this is the best super hero series made to date. The normal formula has been thrown out the window, this is different. The characters are engaging, interesting. Karl Urban is fantastic every second he's on screen. This series is for adults and well worth watching. I cannot wait for season two, absolutely brilliant. | 7 |
Amazing .... anurag basu is such an innovative director in hindi film industry ..with such a unique style of making cinemas..hats offf... to him... really enjoyed this film.... | 10 |
I love the show but I really recommend that everyone read the books they, as all books do go into more detail that is not in the show | 10 |
There is nothing good on this movie besides the similarity of the characters with the actual actors. No history, and no story telling (I know it is a Tarantino's). Very few times I wanted to leave the theater in the middle of the movie....this was one of them In the end, it is a line up of good actors with no story to tell. | 2 |
Profanity can't save this sickular pantomime. Avoid. | 1 |
So far no any complaints about show. Let's see what's will happen next episodes. Kate Is phenomenal. She's Absolutely amazing with this character Mare. Very well done 💯 | 8 |
I only made it through two episodes. The issue is this show forgot what GoT did well: it gave us clear good guys to root for. The graphic violence and masochism that was often too much even in GoT had impact because the Starks and later protagonists mattered.
This series has the hallmark brutality, but it's happening to characters who are most clearly defined or delineated as not the bad guys (and how do we know they aren't bad? Well they aren't doing the violence, but we've but seen them do anything particularly worthy).
The worst part is it just ends up being dull. Sure the production value is there. It's polished, but it's a prepackaged, cash grab follow up project with zero heart or soul. | 3 |
Don't get the love people have for this movie. It starts as predictable slapstick comedy, then takes a sudden turn into a bloodsport parable on class warfare, and then then finishes -- can you guess? -- Nihilistic irony! Oh, that is really original, isn't it? All of the characters are unlikable, one-dimensional, amoral, lemmings. Apparently, Korean free enterprise economy makes them this way and their personal aspirations, ambitions, and accomplishments are simply results of circumstance and luck, as the wealthy and the poor are equally dimwitted, amoral, and self-interested. | 2 |
I dare not go below 4 after reading all the other reviews, I can only say, I found it rather shallow, slapstick-y and self-consciously arty rather than rooted in real-life, maybe it was lost in cultural translation, as I am not American. I thought it had a kind of clever-clever whackiness about it that I find hard to warm to. But then it is a very long time ago, I was young and maybe ignorant.
I will have to watch it again to see if I have missed something, as based on my first viewing when it first came out, I just don't recognise it in these reviews!
I am not sure what else to say to make this up to ten lines, but will comment again when I have watched the film a second time.... | 4 |
This is arguably the best funniest comedy film ever made. | 8 |
They should have ended it at the end of season 2. After that it seems they were attempting to milk all the money they could because of the initial success, with childish ideas, acting, writing and storylines. Seriously, the writing, story and acting got progressively worse each episode until the end. I'm upset with myself for watching it until the end. I don't understand where all the good reviews came from? | 2 |
I waited so long for this sequel and my honest opinion is that it is pure garbage (they made a 2022 version of the old Top Gun movie). Half of the movie is stupid internal conflicts and a love story with a bad bad actress. The other half is similar but worse than the original Top Gun training movie. I can't believe they re-included the beach volleyball scene. One could seriously edit down this movie to 45-50min and make it snappy to keep the audience hooked.
Tom Cruise looked like a used car-tyre throughout. His eyes and body language indicated to me that he wasn't even keen on doing this movie. Everything was so predictable (US "good" army guys will take down the threat of a hostile foreign nation. Yeah we all saw what you did to Iraq and its oil). I stopped watching at a little bit over halfway mark. I just couldn't care if the newly trained team would be able to accomplish the 5-7G manoeuvres to take down the nuclear facility. | 4 |
The long awaited sequel Avatar 2, The Way of the Water is a 3 hour monolith by the director and part time environmentalist James Cameron. With the film costing about the same as a premier league football club, there was some serious pressure on box office returns. However, it did mean that Cameron had all the fancy toys that money could by in order to make it look good. And it did. Unfortunately money can't always buy a good story and this story was average at best, being very similar to the first film. I can aslo safely say that I haven't seen parenting that bad in a film since Kevin McCallister was left behind by his mum and dad in home alone. Furthermore, within the three hours we are treated to a twenty minute fishing sequence, which transported me back to late 2000s British televison programme Robson Green's extreme fishing. A welcome callback for me as it gave me a little break from the boredom that I was suffering. Although the film may recover its hefty budget, it is unlikely to linger long in the memory of world cinema. For me it was mostly just colours and noise washing over like the waves... And that is just the way of the water sometimes. 4/10. | 4 |
I usually love Christopher Nolan's movies but I was waiting for a plot in this one, and it just never came.
Nolan wrote this movie on his own. Big mistake. I'm sorry but without his brother Jonathan, Christopher Nolan seems to have absolutely no clue about how to write a story.
Dunkirk is just a series of scenes ideas stitched together without any semblance of a plot emerging from the whole thing. In fact, 30 minutes after the beginning, we still don't even know the names of the characters!
The worst is that for an "event that shaped the world" nothing really spectacular actually happens. I was expecting a battle and all I got was soldiers trying to flee France on boats while being shot at by planes. That's not a battle, that's just people-being- shot-at-by-a-plane.
I'm giving it 5/10 for the effort, but Mr Nolan, please, next time, get a f***ing writer. | 5 |
Teenage drama with interesting atmosphere. Too bad the plot is built to lead the viewer to conclusions that are later proved wrong, the clues are sometimes subtle, at other times very obvious, but in the end they're all red herrings. This wouldn't be a problem if an attentive viewer could figure out who's done it but the twists come completely out of left field. Actually the viewer can sometimes foresee what happens next by paying attention to the clues and imagining what would be the most stupid and absurd plot twist that makes all clues and plot points completely misleading or useless: "These scenes completely prove x will happen, but y would make for more drama and is completely unexpected so that's how the it's gonna go".
The legal system doesn't make any sense. Caught grave robbing? Trespassing? Kidnapping and torturing? Get out scot free by the power of being the main character.
On the point of the main character, I get what they try to give her a somber and morbid personality but after a bit it comes out just as an insufferable edgy teenager that always says the most unpleasant things that comes to mind just for the sake of being unpleasant. I wanted her to be smart, methodic, pragmatic, but no, she sure is smart but get only other character trait is being unpleasant.
Why are people trying to help out befriend her? She only lies and mistreats everybody. She doesn't do anything whatsoever for anybody at any point that to justify people wanting to be around her. I expected that she would be insufferable but actually get things done for the good of others so they would be willing to help her along but no, they only try to help and befriend her because the show would be boring without more characters.
The acting by some of the actors is sometimes so stifled and robotic that it sounds like a random person picked out of the street mocking a middle school children's play. That's specially obvious when compared to the main actress who completely nailed her part, the actor that plays Gomez and the actress that plays the principal.
All in all it's just a morbid, kind of comedic and poorly developed teenage drama that revolves around an outcast main character. If you have low spectations or enjoy watching shows while playing on your phone this is well worth the watch! | 2 |
Don't waste your time on this. Rarely will you see so much money spent on such a bad movie. I lasted about 15 minutes, right up to the rabbit being offed. Yep that's right. This is a comedy where nothing is funny. Ignore the big budget sock puppet 10* reviews, this film is truly terrible. | 1 |
Action was superb but the plot was not that good. U mispresented Dhaka! I mean, its not Somalia! Why showing false info? | 1 |
50 plus married man. I laughed my ass off! All the way through! Main 3 were amazingly funny. I nearly passed out from laughter where kids are throwing knives. Seriously. | 10 |
Keeping it short and sweet - I was bitterly disapointed with this film. It was on my to watch list for a long time, saved for the perfect moment.
The characters are one dimensional and the decisions they make are inconsistent and often nonsensical or frustrating. I didn't particularly care for any of them by the end. The science is terrible (I'll avoid writing spoilers but.. the end, urgh).
The saving graces are good effects, sound/music, and an interesting concept. The start is promising (although a little slow). I thought the robots were great (although they make no sense from a design point of view).
A shame the film is let down by poor storytelling and lazy science.. | 5 |
It's a masterpiece yet again from Rakshit Shetty and team.. It's a movie for all pet lovers and more importantly for the ones who are not. It's a great journey of a man who has lost everything and of a hopeless dog. They end up together having the best time of they're lives. Rakshit Shetty proves again why he is is the best film maker in Kannada industry.. | 10 |
Only reason these shows and movies are getting 8s and 9s from this site is because it surpresses the 1s and 2s people post.
This show was subpar at best. Mind you, it is probably a necessity to watch it to understand what will be happening in future MCU movies and shows.
But, it took FOREVER to go anywhere, the story and characters were confusing, boring and just did not impress.
If you fail to put anything above 4 or 5 stars and above, the lords at this site will fail to post it on the reviews. Truly orwellien. | 4 |
I'm new to this TV show, but I already like it. It's not only laugh, but also full of social critics. First from the characters themselves, they're really picturing all kind of people in this world. I like it the way they told us to unite to the differences. even if it seems impossible to cooperate with racist and close-minded believer (those are people I dislike so much in this show). Nice shot Community! Go Jeff and Annie!
Oh, I really hate attention-whore-racist-inconsiderate-capitalist-Pierce and closet-gossiper-hypocrites-way-over-the-top-close-minded-believer! | 8 |
I thought the first movie was awful, this movie did almost a 180. Cletus was a way better villain than Drake in the first movie, Carnage WAY better overall. The tone is definitely more balanced. It's got plenty of goofy in it, but it does just enough and does it right
The violence/action is totally well done and you can actually see what is going on. Venom thankfully has a lot more screen time and Carnage has plenty! Eddie and Venom trading banter is also awesome.
As I said, this movie greatly improves on everything the first movie did.
One mixed aspect, Woody Harrelson as Cletus was not ideally cast but he wasn't BAD
Check this one o. | 9 |
Only one word describes this film. RUBBISH. The story is dull and the film is just plain boring. Don't listen to critics. This is one of the worst films i have ever watched! | 1 |
Season One was really good each episode was a hitter. It didn't drag and didn't leave you feeling as though it was lacking. Season two, on the other hand had too much going on with too many characters taking over the screen time instead of our male lead. The fights and feats were not as impressive as before having pushed Saitama off to the background. Towards the end of the season I kept wondering how would they manage to wrap this up? Would it be neat and fulfilled like the first?Unfortunately not, it was anticlimactic and it ended with a huge cliffhanger. The art was great! The music soundtrack could have been better. All in all, they did way too much in so few few episodes with way too many characters that I didn't have time to care for. | 7 |
Because it's about masturbation and farting. Oh, there is a nude chick too (some sort of mermaid). And lots of drinking and smoking. Plus a few violent scenes (brawling, axe swinging, bird killing) and lots of swearing.
That's all you have to know about this modern flick.
Suppose' it's the desease of modern cinema. Trying hard to shock and turning good ideas into schlock.
If it appeases your taste, go on and watch with the whole family. It will surely make you ponder about your existence. What are we living for? This masterpiss will answer the question to boot.
From me it's a 2 out of 10. A couple of points for the cinematography only (impressive black and white). Thanks for attention. | 2 |
More boring then a soap opera. this movie put me in depresion. i have never seen a movie with no action like this one. its incredible how for the first time i felt like i lost 2 hours waiting for action that never came. only walking and chating. i feel like i have to wath saving private ryan. its the only way i can get out of the depresion this movie put me in to. so much money wasted on ww1 soap opera. | 1 |
Although the film is short I still like how the action and comedy build up the MCU. An Venom and Carnage are suitable as archenemies😏😏 | 10 |
John Wick 1 was over the top - but a plausible story for Hollywood purposes, and very entertaining. It has devolved to JW4 which is virtually unwatchable as a movie. If you can COMPLETELY suspend logic, you may be able to muddle through, but that isn't me. I can't believe it is many others either, but then again, sadly it is. Piece of crap would be complimentary.
The fight scenes are a joke of complete disbelief.
The story is weak.
Blind guys can not avoid bullets in a gunfight/ Kevlar "suits" can not protect wearers from grave harm.
"Everyone" can not be thisclose to being able to beat the greatest ever.
Women can't realistically fight highly skilled warrior men - no less multiple men.
The sad thing is that this COULD HAVE been done well. The formula for a JW movie is "the boogeyman." Every extra in the movie can not come close to that level - that is horse crap. Trying to make each movie bigger and more extreme than the last is a mistake, destined for failure. This movie failed miserably. Writer, director, producers - complete hacks. | 2 |
Although I was a fan of the Harry Potter series, I had no preconceived notions or requirements for this stand-alone movie, other than an expectation that J.K. Rowling would not disappoint.
Nonetheless, I was disappointed. The first half of the movie is basically an overlong visit to a CGI-created zoo. We watch as the protagonist hunts down a half dozen or so "fantastic beasts", mostly one at a time and in extended chase sequences. If you do not enjoy visiting zoos or watching car chases (which have the same dynamic as animal chases, no matter how exotic the species), you may be bored. I certainly was.
The second half of the movie is more engaging, as loose strands from the first are finally woven into a conventional good vs. evil morality play. But even here, virtually every turn in the plot is easily predictable, as Rowling uses the same pro- Muggle/anti-Muggle dynamic employed in the Potter series to define her characters, plus an ironically preachy lesson in the harmful nature of organised religion. Fortunately, the actors, particularly the good guys and gals, are able to overcome the limitations of the script so that I couldn't help but like them and cheer them on. The cinematic recreation of early 20th century New York is also well done.
However, on the whole, I think Rowling is capable of better work than this. For movie-goers content to be dazzled by special effects, this film may do the trick. For those who want more than a formulaic "Hagrid saves the world" knock-off, the film will probably seem much longer than its two hour running time. | 4 |
It would be cool then doing a reboot or a movie and make it a paintball theam | 8 |
This was ok, but could and should have been so much better, the whole film just seemed to be moving pieces into place for the next instalment, cgi was overused and unlike the first film the fantastic beasts in the title take second place and seem to be there just as fillers, was nice to see Hogwarts back, and glimpses of the young proffesor mcgonacal, Jude law was massively underused, but the next will hopefully live up to the set up it has been given, it reminded me in tone of deathly Hallows part 1, just there to set up part 2 | 7 |
Although horror is not my favourite film genre, and have made that known more than once before in the past, there is still high appreciation for it. Although there are a fair share of average at best films or even clunkers (even when trying to take them for what they are or intend to be), there are also an equal fair share of good horror films as well as classics, which won't be named in order to be fair.
Really enjoyed the two 'The Conjuring' films for the same reasons to each other, that they were well-made, well-crafted, suspenseful, entertaining and had genuine shocks. 'Annabelle' is inevitably compared to them, but to me it doesn't compare favourably and could have been much better. Its prequel 'Annabelle: Creation', although far from perfect or great with some of the same mistakes being made, again to me fared better, though again not close to the quality of 'The Conjuring' films. 'The Nun' meanwhile was a mediocre disappointment. Put 'Annabelle Comes Home' in the middle and personally found it a difficult film to rate and review, though it will be easier for others.
'Annabelle Comes Home' looks good. There is a great Gothic atmosphere, lush and darkly atmospheric production design and stylish photography. The supernatural effects are surprisingly excellent too. The music is haunting and the direction brings a genuine eeriness and mysteriousness in places. There are parts that are suitably uneasy and eerie once 'Annabelle Comes Home' gets going.
The pace, again once the film gets into gear, it has been said that the mute vision in the television is the scariest part and do have to agree with this. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga do good jobs, though take a backseat to the younger cast. Was worried that this would not work, but the younger cast carry the film quite well and don't bore and annoy as feared.
However, the story is near-non existent with few surprises and can get very silly. Especially towards the end. Although there are moments of scares and suspense, there are not enough of either and could have done with more build up that would have made them less predictable.
Did feel that the pacing was still very flawed. 'Annabelle Comes Home' takes too long to get going and then the climactic parts feel very rushed. The ending is one of the film's biggest issues, as well as being rushed it was very anti-climactic and bordered on plain ridiculous, as well as illogical. The dialogue is no improvement too, very awkward-sounding and banal, doing little with developing rather clichéd characters.
Summarising, difficult to rate and review. Watchable but never rises above borderline between average and decent. 5/10 | 5 |
The plot is written by a 6 year old kid who played too much GTA. I watched the first 15 minutes and started thinking "Did Michael Bay direct this?". Apparently I was right. A film directed towards 12 year olds with an unnecessary scenario and forced action scenes. | 3 |
Sure, the story line eventually unfolds, but it does it in the worst, most confusing way possible. Not only that, you can see it trying to be or beat GOT at every turn. The nudity was excessive and boring. | 1 |
Probably the best superhero tv show ever created. Very good villains. This show contains a lot of conflicts that we can see in our lives. The fact that the show was cancelled is very frustrating. Hope they will return it to our screens ASAP. | 9 |
The acting is wooden. There's no Chemistry Between the two leads. Score is overblown and feels like it's forcing dramatic tension into the scenes that should be able to create their own. | 4 |
I love Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys! Like ND and HB, this show has a lighthearted and mysterious pull. I absolutely love the actors, they have a great dynamic. This show is without a doubt binge worthy. I cannot wait for the rest to drop!
Note- Tip for the people knocking 10 star ratings, go find a different genre. I have this show 10 because I get exactly what I want from it, laughter and relaxing mystery. I'm not looking for a panic attack at 10 p.m. I just want to relax and watch some of my favorite people.... So yeah it is 10 stars. | 10 |
What happens when you combine the premise of people committing suicide from The Happening and an entity attacking us based on our senses a la A Quiet Place? Bird Box? Yeah this movie combines both concepts and it is not a ripoff but rather a unique baby that isn't perfect but quite intense with zero jumps scares and less corniness. The scene where our society breaks out of order in the beginning is intense as hell and the part where the entity possesses these individuals is scary and lacks the corniness of The Happening, where the individuals there commits suicide in quite a funny or cornier way. Even the part where the survivors have to survive on their own during the flashback scenes is intense as hell. The only part where the movie feels less intense and gives me a mixed feeling is during the current scenes in the first-second acts in the movie. Whenever the movie does that it felt less intense and no doubt the slow and suspense is there, it felt a bit off and when the third act comes in, it creates an uneven tone but nevertheless I was still invested in the story. Overall, I highly recommend this movie if you are into this post-apocalyptic kind of movies as I find it a worthy entry in the genre and if you liked A Quiet Place or dislike it for its jump scares or lack of gore, you might enjoy this more. For sure it is way more serious than The Happening (Thats unintentionally funny. I wanna see that again for sure). | 7 |
If it were based on a true story then great but We've seen the recipe before. And we'll buy it again. Anything this long makes you identify with the characters. If you like episode one and two stick with it. If not invest your time elsewhere. | 8 |
It baffles me how ANYONE could actually like this piece of garbage. Had high hopes after reading all the good reviews, but it's an understatement to say this was the biggest disappointment in a long long time. The characters are a bunch of high school drama queens, unrealistic and very unlikeable. I'm saying this as someone who has been suicidal at one point in my life - I could not relate to the main character at all. She came across as an obnoxious, entitled little brat who just wants to blame everyone, when it's actually her who blows every tinniest thing out of proportion. Only decent characters were the girl's parents, that's about it. The show is so cringe-worthy, honestly save your time and watch something better, unless you want to spend hours watching a selfish teenage drama queen whining non-stop about how everyone mistreated her. | 2 |
#MovieReview #SpoilerFree #Ludo #Netflix #Bollywood
Anurag Basu's Ludo is a delightful laugh riot featuring a motley crew of quirky characters that keep you hooked for 2.5 hours.
A portmanteau tale of interconnected storylines Ludo has it all-from a resurfaced sex tape to a child who kidnaps herself for attention!
Abhishek Bachchan delights as refined gangster 'Bittu' alongside an adorable Inayat Khan as 'Mini'. Sanya Malhotra and Rajkumar Rao also excel in their roles.
However, it is Pankaj Tripathi again who steals the show with his over-the-top performance as the beleaguered don 'Sattu' Bhai keeps you ROFLMAOing throughout.
His three-stooges like act is as unpredictable as it is funny. Two thumbs up for this whimsical, albeit nonsensical tale.
Recommended! | 7 |
First i saw a couple of headlines saying critics finding the series was the worst on Netflix , so i was a bit hesitant to watch it .. but then i did ,, my conclusion is never read critics reviews before you actually watch at least the first episode.
It started really strong ,, chasing and fighting scenes ,, and that sniper moment was just thrilling,, but then it went a bit slow and steady, which was reasonable to present the backstory through some flashbacks .. but as a "classic" Punisher watcher you must've already known the punisher rise on the tragedy of losing his whole family.
Then right at the end .. my my .. that fight was sensational ,, and that raid he made on the gang in little Italy :D
As for the cast ,,Jon Bernthal is just one of the most underrated actors on TV,, he was amazing in "Daredevil" which i think made this project come to life ,, but also still remember his unforgettable role in "The Walking Dead" as Shane , my goodness it was full of suspense on both of those previously mentioned roles and here as extension to his story on Daredevil he still preserved that tense present which made the show more suspenseful.
so as i said first it show a lot of great promises and so much potentials, i'm still on the first episode ,so 12 more to go , but from the look of it .. it looks like the show is going places. | 8 |
I thought it was a good movie, but Only after 1 time. I watched it 3 times, not out of obsession, but out of options that I pretty much didn't want to say no to. I went with my friend (first time), second time I took my other friend who hadn't seen it (I said 'oh i wont mind it again....still pretty good yet it got more boring), third time a girl asked me to go so I'm not gonna say no. The third time I just said screw it, that wasn't that entertaining. Although, I'm not a fan of the reviews on IMDb, such opinion could be thought of because I've seen better movies than this action thriller visual affect jumble, but most people on IMDb just do good reviews and ratings for those types of movies, even if they aren't that great. My point is, I just didn't enjoy Avatar as much as I thought (I still liked it). I mean, 8 1/2 stars? Umm I don't think so. And then I look up another movie here that I LOVE to death, way better than Avatar will ever be (it's called Gone Fishin'), and it had only 4 stars and a bunch of bad reviews! Come on! It had great music, great acting, a great plot, and it was a wicked funny movie! No animation, no space aliens or "Navi".....just a good old movie. Sorry, Avatar.......but you aren't on my top list. I just found the plot of Avatar really weird and after a while, annoying. And I hated Neytiri. What's with her freakin screaming for crying? First time I heard that (even though the first time was the time I enjoyed it the most), I wanted to punch someone, most likely her. | 4 |
I'm a big fan of musicals - on film and in the theater - so I had high hopes for La La Land. Combine its genre with the fact that it seemed like a love note to the great city of Los Angeles, always a rich backdrop for a film, and I was eager to see this movie.
I was sorely disappointed.
First, the casting of Gosling and Stone is all wrong. Neither can sing, or at least certainly not well enough to make the many musical numbers enjoyable. The dancing in the film is basic and didn't hold my attention, including in the much-lauded opening number.
So, if neither Gosling nor Stone fit the bill based on their musical abilities, maybe their on-screen chemistry would explain their roles in this picture? Not even close. I couldn't believe for a second that these characters really loved one another. There was no credible romance between them; I'd go so far as to call their relationship awkward.
Stone, for her part, delivers her lines very well and has much more range as an actor than Gosling, who, no matter how many movies I see him in, always seems to be playing a caricature of himself. But her talent isn't enough to save the film.
Then, there is the plot. There is very little of it. The movie, clocking in at just over 2 hours, feels like 3. So little attention was paid to story, and so much paid to fetishizing mid-Century Hollywood filmmaking, that I couldn't help by feel the film dragging and stumbling from one poorly written set piece to another, without succeeding at captivating my interest at any point.
For example: Gosling's character is set up as a down-and-out struggling musician without an ounce of opportunity or luck on his side. What, then, explains his seemingly effortless rise in the film as he scores a gig playing with musicians he used to swoon for as a spectator, or the way he suddenly hops into national stardom by partnering with John Legend's highly successful band? There is nothing that really explains his character's quick transition from bitter failure to jazz superstar.
There is a charming final song-and-dance number in La La Land, but it comes too late to save the movie.
Overall, La La Land is a half-baked pastiche of a movie with forgettable music, lackluster dancing, thin story, and insincere character development.
SKIP IT! | 6 |
I don't have much to say. The movie starts with a bad story. Not so really a good starting. Nothing special at least. Over half of the movie is full of nonsense. I see humans who are fighting with each other for the personal glorification. Ignorant astronauts who don't know anything about the space. A lot of general egoism that isn't possible to be explained except in a crazy world where there isn't any hope. Surprisingly in the last part of the movie something changed better and you almost can feel that this is a great movie and you didn't waste almost 3 hours to watch it. What to say? Mega cool special effects. Great graphic with the editors. Good sound to make you involved in the scene. I guess a lot of money was spent on the movie. If I could I wouldn't give any star because it's a mix of bad and good feelings and it's hard to say what's the rank of this movie. Of course I think the script isn't good enough. Space stories are always involving people and even if it's a bad movie that's a great way to get positive reviews after all. I just think that the movie isn't as good as I hoped. And you can easily understand that from the first 15 minutes. Pity. | 5 |
This might have been a good movie. I have no idea, I turned it off 20 mins in because I thought it was in a foreign language and missing subtitles. Confusing. I looked into afterwards and learned that they created a unique dialect specifically for the movie. It would have been nice to have been warned prior to watching. A simple text line. I'm sure they're all patting their backs, congratulating themselves on the artistic nuance they created. I hope the low reviews was worth it. Areally a dumb move in my opinion. | 1 |
This movie was a mediocre compare to other sci-fi movies. The crew: Matthew McConaughey: he was talking like a farmer from Texas (he was first of all a great pilot)... a cowboy hat and a pair of boots were missing from the picture... Anne Hathaway: to sweet for a scientist who works in NASA... Only Michael Caine and the kids were alright (not great). Basics:The plot was OK BUT in some points to "romantic" and too much. I didn't like the END at all. The direction was OK but i think in 3D would have been better. Nice Special Effects!
I gave a 4 because of all the fuss about it... (if it wasn't so overrated i would have given a 6) | 4 |
If it continues this way - I can definitely see myself upping this to a 9.
I've always been a bit indifferent about the MCU post the first Iron Man. It's just, for the most part been for children. If I were 15 I'd be as obsessed as anyone but alas, I'm 30 and while I still enjoy the comic book genre... I'm more of a Man of Steel, BVS Ultimate, ZSJL type of fan.
However, Hiddleston's Loki has always been one of my favorite characters of the MCU. I like mercurial characters that aren't inherently good or bad(which seems to be a big theme of the show) There's a story there. There's discovery. No easy answers! That is what makes storytelling interesting. Marvel knows well how to do this but they choose to make most of their "products" easily digestible.
I get it. It sells. I'm not complaining. But sometimes they show glimmers of a far greater ability for deeper storytelling -- in Black Panther they very lightly touched on this idea of Wakandans abandoning their African brothers and sisters to slavery all for their self serving secrecy. THAT WAS DEEP. But because it's Marvel... they lightly touched on it then quickly abandoned it to sell lunchboxes.
Infinity War was really really good and heavy at many points. What did they do next? Followed it up with that 3 hour snoozefest fan service-palooza - EndGame. So you get my point... you can't sell a product to the masses and do deep character dives(apparently).
But perhaps Loki might be the standalone... of the Disney+ MCU series' This is the first to pique my interest enough to watch... two eps deep and I'm not disappointed. I don't know quite what to make of it this early but that in and of itself is definitely a good sign. I can say even though it's not the type of dark I usually like... I am definitely enjoying it. | 8 |
Production of this series is a top notch. Henry Cavill portraying Geralt is the best thing you will see in a while, he gave so much passion to this series, if not for proffesional reasons, than for admiring books which he read and games which he enjoyed. You must apsolutely love those little details in the show, like close connection to his horse Roach. Much effort was put in this series and you can see that.
There is no purpose in comparing this show to Game of Thrones, because they are different at so many things, only similiar thing is that they are both epic fantasy shows. Putting that aside, i feel like i just saw best fight scenes in any tv series or movie ever.Fluid and epic. Note that The Witcher series is gonna be more stunning if you already played games or read books. But if you didn't you will catch up in a few episodes. Overall absolutely enjoyable show, can't wait for season 2. | 6 |
I grew up watching the Original Lost in Space. I even own the original series on DVD. I endured the first season until the bizarre ending of it. I tried watching the second season, but it had gone in such an even more bizarre direction I stopped watching it after the first 2 episodes. | 1 |
Are you kidding me?!? How can you give such high marks to this craft, even if you have not read the book ... I am disappointed in the series and in people. I recall the words of George Carlin about mental abilities ... Sorry, just really upset! | 1 |
I don't understand the hate? Yes, it was a bit slow, but that's how these movies HAVE to be. If they told you up front: "it was Col. Mustard, in the Library with the Candlestick" - what fun would that be?
I am a huge fan of misdirection, manipulation and intellectual dead ends, in any kind of movie. This reminded me of the old movie "Clue". Except this one only had 1 ending (where Clue had multiple possibilities). I still found the ending rather fun, and more important was the trip you had to take to get there!!
Only complaint is 'James Bond' trying to have a Southern accident. Just didn't fit him so well. Otherwise, I think all the other characters were fun - if not a bit over the top - but, that was the goal.
RECOMMENDATION: Watch this! I almost didn't because I thought the name "Glass Onion" was stupid.. just realize it's the name of a bar, and has NOTHING to do with the movie itself. I think you'll enjoy it!! | 8 |
Since I know enough about history I could not watch it till the end. Such... Ignorance and disrespect to history. Why they even needed Holmes? Only to be able to sell it. Nobody would be interested about that movie if they would not used name of Doyle's character. Ehhh... World need good movies and not another stupid feminist propaganda movie. And worst is they are not even trying to hide it. Men are weak, incompetent while Enola does jiujitsu, understand how to make bombs... And when she interacts with that boy he is opressed by her like useless servant... Damn, I am so happy I remember time when movies was about stories and not stupid propaganda... | 2 |
The writing did a great job of making the main character unlikeable and I was waiting for the movie to turn to have deeper meaning. I wanted it to.
Also, the main character talking in a baby voice trying to sound younger was straight up odd. Riley held his character superbly and the dog was adorable.
Casting such older people as teens is just getting really odd.
This movie felt like each stage was written by a new person and then directed differently.
Set design was great
The story had such great potential, but lost umph and turned slightly sloppy
Great idea, just too many non ironed details and weird casting choices without enough adhesion for me. Love a great scary movie, but love even better writing. | 5 |
The movie is really good with all those suspense and keeping reality in check. It feels so close as real events of that time. Daniel Radcliffe is brilliant as well as others with him. The story is nice, thrilling and interesting. Enjoyed it. | 7 |
In spite of some technical issues that many would consider drawbacks, Interstellar still fascinates, mystifies and is certainly worth seeing. Performances are very good, all the way around, including a couple of unexpected cameos. Actually, it's pretty hard to sum up just what Interstellar really is. It's a little bit 2001: A Space Odyssey, a little bit Gravity and more. It's both down-to-earth and fantastical. One thing it isn't is easy to follow, especially since Director Christopher Nolan has admitted to purposely using music and sound effects to obscure dialogue. In fact, the volume level of the film is at times almost ear splitting. I witnessed several people occasionally covering their ears in the theater where I saw the film. The best advice is to just go with flow and get what you can out of your viewing experience. Chances are, you won't regret it. | 7 |
Salute to our armies for the splendid victory. Watch it guys.. | 10 |
Hallmark of Indian Cinema Best of the movies ever directed After I watched Azeem-O-Shaan song I knew AG has created history in the Indian cinema. The love story occupies the pride of place in "Jodhaa-Akbar". The sudden marital alliance between the benign king and the free-spirited Rajput princess, their post-marriage courtship, the misunderstanding that cuts through their growing fondness, and the final and irreversible reconciliation, are portrayed with exquisite fluidity.
Not once does the director allow the inherent opulence of his theme to overpower the love that grows between them.
Hrithik's pleading, poetic eyes in a warrior's face define the historic romance as much as Aishwarya's swan-like grace and passionate individualism. After "Dhoom 2″, this pair surely whips up a Mughlai feast of passion and romance.
Watch "Jodhaa-Akbar" as a splendidly spiced-up slice of history. Or just Saviour the chemistry between the warrior and the princess, with hundreds of junior artistes, elephants, rabbits and parrots accompanying the couple's journey from secularism to eternity.
Jodhaa Akbar are truly masterpiece of 21st century...
--Rashid | 10 |
The Boys started off strong, got a little bit hanky in the second season, but this third season has gone completely off the rails in its soapbox politics.
It was so promising, and I'm still holding out hope it can turn itself around. When it's not doing the social commentary it's still reasonably good. But when you cast every villain or disgusting person as thinly veiled tropes of any party, you're not focusing on the story and it shows. | 5 |
i dont know actually why this movie was made... it was nothing to see in this movie, according to me it is a complete waste of time i would prefer to see lord of rings again for the third time instead of watching this movie once... i expected alot from it but it was nothing but s***. bill murphy was not up to the mark... i dont understand why he was nominated for the oscars with actors like sean penn and ben kingsley.. if any one asks me about this movie i can only suggest that watch any c grade movie instead of lost in translations. My rating for this movie is 0.1 out of 100. | 1 |
Zero characterisation. Zero structure (a succession of sketches). Zero creativity. Since I did not care for the protagonist, I did not give a damn whether he would explode or not. There is much more stake and therefore much more suspense in “Juggernaut” (1974), another film with bomb disposal experts. Certain elements of “The hurt locker” do not make sense. Why does the first terrorist wait till the bomb disposal expert is leaving the premises to detonate his bomb ? Why does the protagonist not want to use the robot on his first mission ? How does he know the bomb is not radio activated ? One scene, the ambush in the desert, is totally unbelievable. The snipers manage to kill three soldiers from far away with plain portable machine guns when the protagonists have a hard time hitting them with a mounted machine gun. The fact that the protagonist is addicted to adrenaline is said several times in the movie but hardly shown. A little bit at the end when the protagonist prefers to return to Irak than shop with his wife and take care of his son. Which tells so much about the authors’ philosophy. One can feel very alive raising a child or working on one’s couple. It does not boil down to choosing cereals or making jacks in the boxes appear. On top of all this, the climax, if this is one, is very poor and the film carries a few clichés. Lastly, if there was a movie that proved that eratic camera shots and zoomings will never make a film alive, this is the one. "The hurt locker" is dead. The fact that American “professionals” are about to honor this movie is extremely saddening. | 2 |
All the sets look too staged. It's crap. Watch if you're bored no other reason | 1 |
I remember reading that Forgetting Sarah Marshall was supposed to come out in the summer under the even less imaginative title of Dumped, but they pushed up the release date after lackluster early screenings to avoid it from getting murdered at the box office. Since it's been billed as a "romantic disaster movie," a better title for it might have been The Mangina Syndrome.
Jason Segel plays Peter Bretter, the world's biggest p***y. Sarah Marshall, a made-for-TV actress, dumps him and he cries and cries and cries. When he goes to Hawaii to clear his head, he runs into Sarah and her obnoxious rock star boyfriend, and he runs into them over and over again. Then, he cries some more. A free-spirited young womanwho (as the cliché goes) happens to be better looking than the famous ex-girlfriend even though she is only a hotel conciergeslowly brings Peter out of his shell. He also mingles with the hotel staff and guests, and they are expectedly quirky characters: the comic fatso, the wisecracking doper, the stuffy Christian etc.
Because the writing is not exactly what you would call "witty" or "illuminating," the movie needs to be outrageous to be funny and sustain interest, but genuinely over-the-top moments are too scattered over the 112-minute running time. If you're college-aged or older, the rest of the misnamed "adult" humor and dialogue should seem very played-out to you. While the main love triangle is being self-consciously telegraphed, the story is padded out with some disconnected tangents involving the supporting characters and these are only mildly amusing.
Three of the main characters work in entertainment so we get some backstage digs at showbiz, including parody segments and musical numbers. These are the same as anything you could see on "Mad TV." It would also be easier to swallow these jabs at assembly-line Hollywood products if they weren't taking place during the course of a predictable romantic comedy. A send-up of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" might've been funny 4 or 5 years ago, which makes you think the script has been sitting on a shelf somewhere.
Jason Segel is adequate. He's like Jason Biggs. Not that good, not that bad. And you don't care about him either way. I'd never heard of Russell Brand before, but he's good as the new boyfriend. Though, I'm not sure what era his character was supposed to be from. He doesn't resemble any of today's popular artists and looks more at home on a VH1 reality show for 80's wash-outs. Paul Rudd should be able to play his character in his sleep by now and it looked a few times during the movie as though he did. Mila Kunis is very loose and charming in front of the camera. Kristen Bell gives a mannered performance, though it's not as forced as her acting on "Heroes."
Basically, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a paper-thin excuse for some new gross-out gags and slapstick, but it doesn't even deliver on that promise. If you want to see a gross-out comedy, you probably won't be satisfied. If you want to see a romcom, it adds nothing to an already bloated genre. | 4 |
Sorry, but this just didn't get me excited. The love plot had a cringe vibe from the get-go and it elaborate into the worst throughout the movie. Watched the film at home with my wifey and teenage daughter. I think they found it amusing at some points (for instance at one point my daughter said "Dad, dad, you can't go get beer now, this is the best scene in the movie!") which indicated she'd seen it before. Anyways, I'm an old rag and I can't get excited by a typical love musical like this is, even though some of the scenery was neat. LA style, of course. Also, needless to say Emma Stone did a brilliant role and truly deserve the Oscar she was given, in my humble opinion that is. | 2 |
This series was able to convince me to come back many times over the years and watch this series again from beginning to end. Any story or series that can do that deserves praise And I'm sure I'm not the only one who missed this series many times and went back and re-watched it a few times over the years.
When we go back and look at the year that Avatar came out, we realize Since then, there is many good series, but this series still shines among the best series ever made.
Everyone has commented on the great graphics or story of this work, so I'll go to something else: characterization and character development.
I do not want to include any description or spoilers. Just look carefully at the characters in the first season and again in the last season. The characters grew in the most beautiful and logical way In short: excellent. | 10 |
It's strange that so much money can be spent around a predictable story and cardboard characters. The production quality is great but this series didn't have a chance with the poorly written script. | 3 |
This show is one of the best pieces of media I've EVER consumed- that being said, what they did to it in the later seasons was unbelievable.
The first 3 seasons were a completely different show to the last two (4/5). The filming, the unbearable green screen to the horrible dubs really ruined the last seasons for me. In season 4 I couldn't keep up, it was so much information to take in, the writing was quite poor, it felt like the characters were running in circles.
It also seemed to me like none of the actors wanted to be there, it all just felt insincere. The last two seasons aren't terrible, like I can binge through and watch it and find myself laughing but it just felt awkward.
But with this all said, season 1-3 was one of the best shows I've ever watched! The running gags, Jason Batemen's perfectly timed comedy and the way the actors could improvise! I love this show it holds a very special place in my heart <3.
I do recommend giving the whole show a watch as it is very hilarious! | 9 |
Ummm how did season 3 get so poorly done? After the masterpiece assembled in season 1-2. Am I missing something? | 9 |
I just found this and within the first 2 episodes I was hooked. I laughed till I cried and became so invested in the main character I dreamt about her mishaps. I cannot imagine anyone else playing the lead, she will bring so much depth to this character the series could live a long time. If you enjoy sarcastic wit, laugh till you cry humour and have bouts of "am I crazy, or is everyone else" , you will love this show | 9 |
Too bad the spirit of the first season was not kept.
Briefly ; Season 01 : Despite a lack of originality (mostly due to the fact that the script is borrowing from so many references and existing movies - which is not a criticism btw), the acting felt less contrived and caricatural than it has become and the story was overall much more relatable (the one of the missing child, the police investigation thereof as well as the friends and family's despair and grief and of course the unravelling mystery and character building of El).
From there, Season 02 was a bit of a let down since it only seemed to be repeating the same pattern with no real development from where we were left in the previous season. I started to get less attaches to the main characters and care less about what would happen to them.
Now season 03 was just too goofy for me. Even more caricatural than the previous season and the characters were reduced to stereotypes making the series even less relatable and ''serious'' as a sci-fi show. It's nothing you haven't seen before while there could have been so many ways to elevate this take on the 80s Russian villain thing.
It's like they decided to make this a (pre)-teen show when it had solid qualities to make it a great sci-fi series.
Letting go of the mysterious/atmospheric element of the show was the worst move - now it's all too bland. | 5 |
The ending was horrible to me especially without the two of them meeting at the end which is what you wanted to see the whole movie. Besides being sad and depressing, it has some great visuals and makes you feel like your on the ride with them but it's not a ride you want to be on. That's the problem! I love Nolan and what he did with the Batman franchise but the lack of a climactic ending kind of ruined it for me and was depressing with everything that happened to his daughter. It did push boundaries which was cool and was one of the first movies you really get to see what time travel would be like but it was a little underwhelming. I don't know how people are giving it a 10 or a perfect score and review because it's definitely not better then Nolan's Dark Knight out on the level of Godfather but it's a cool movie that deserves a 6 or a 7 tops in my opinion. | 5 |
About 1/2 way through. And dear lord there's a ton of exposition to plod through. It really bogs the pace down. Makes you go Hm. | 4 |
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