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Episode 1 was interesting, and the story of how number 1 ended where he did seems more interesting than the rest of the series. It really just comes down to the classic trope of people not talking together and share the Knowledge they have, if they did this would only be 2 spisodes long. There are two people that makes this better than a 2 star show, they are number 1 and number 5 that by far delivers the best acting and character building, the rest are pretty okay and then Ellen drags it down, it's like she only has one face when acting and that makes every scene with her feel like work and filler in a more interesting story. Sad to see that the show introduce powers and then basically does really nothing with it, as ordinary people are just as capable as the "superpowered" humans.
It's not even something I would say yo people they can see if they are bored, as youtube offers better things to use your time on. This is a big pass, and I don't know how it get's all those 10/10 ratings, I am guessing it's people that work with it or are paid for it as it does not seem to be the same show we have seen. | 4 |
I saw every movie Tarantino did, but after two hours I was asking myself what this is about. Good or bad movie? After two hours I was considering leaving, because nothing happened! Very disappointed. | 2 |
This is a great piece of action. 24 hours, a hell of a day in company of Jack Bauer, special agent at the Counter Terrorism Unit, short, CTU. Saving the nation from an immediate threat, you follow different individuals "live" along their day. It is a kaleidoscope of scenes in L.A., watching the action unfold hour by hour, minute by minute, with the clock ticking, all along the day. Jack Bauer, CTU agent, Kim, his daughter, The President, terrorists... you see them evolve and have the feeling to grab all of the action at the same time. It is like watching from God's perspective onto a human playing field where you are involved in each and every action and can switch from one individual to another... | 10 |
Someday maybe in my lifetime Hollywood will understand adult content is not for everyone. I suggest the production team all sit down and watch Valhalla Rising and the Watchmen movie and try to grasp grit. You have one of the greatest stories ever written in front of you, act like it. | 7 |
Gen V is a good show, but it doesn't quite reach the satirical heights of earlier seasons of The Boys. It feels like a parody of the parody itself rather than a sharp commentary on societal issues.
It does have all the familiar graphical ingredients that have made the original show a notable success: a girl with the ability to shrink, sliding down an oversized anatomical structure, an unresolved mystery, brutally graphic deaths, and a generous dose of gore, all masterfully packaged.
However, despite these elements, Gen V feels somewhat like more of the same. It's a good show, but it doesn't break any new ground.
I'm curious to see how the season concludes, but I think only die-hard fans of The Boys will find this series the most amazing thing on TV. | 7 |
As someone who loves the Daredevil comics and hates the Daredevil movie, I was both excited and skeptical about this project, I could have been awful, but to my relief, it turn out to be pretty good, in fact, I would go as a far as to call it one of the greatest things in the MCU period. One thing that really surprised me the first time I saw this show was how dark and gritty it was, I never expected that the MCU would ever include something this dark in their catalog, but I'm so glad they did, is definitely a breath of fresh air and adds some variety in their universe. Overall the show has a very high quality, probably why people keep comparing the other MARVEL/Netflix shows to this one, the writing is excellent and almost every character has a lot of great lines, the action scenes are still to this day really impressive, specially for a TV series, also the cinematography has a very cinematic quality as well. By far one of the best things this show has is it's casting, is near perfect, Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock was definitely a perfect casting choice, his portrayal of the Man Without Fear made the character justice, also Vincent D'Onofrio was amazing as Wilson Fisk and I can't wait to see more of him. Also John Paesano's score is great, specially the main theme, it really feels like the perfect music for the character. So overall, the show is truly great, one of the best thing marvel has ever done in live-action. It may slow down in some parts but the quality of this show is something that simply can't be denied. | 9 |
Let's go Jonah Hill and co.
This movie is written from a true story perspective as Seth Rogen mentioned in an interview.
I watched this when in high school so I can relate, but definitely not to the full magnitude of experience that this movie portrays.
So for that reason, it was entertaining and hilarious to watch. This will always be funny to watch.
It will age like fine wine for the following generation too. | 8 |
I might have read some of the comic books as a kid, but I don't recall anything from them. However, I watched the previous movies that were release, which were of a mixed blessing. So I didn't really have any high hopes for this vigilante turned into a series.
But it would turn out that I was in for quite a treat! This is definitely one of the best Marvel titles around. Why? Well, because I don't like superheroes all that much, but Frank Castle is not a superhero, and there is just something dark and wonderfully violent about this character and the things happening around him.
Jon Bernthal was really fitting quite wonderfully in this role and turned out to be a great casting choice. The series has lots of good characters and great that is helped along by some great acting performances all around. And Ben Barnes was also quite a good choice of the casting, because he was so suited for the role of Billy Russo.
The story was good, although it felt like it shouldn't have been necessary to have used 16 episodes to tell it. But still, very good entertainment nonetheless. | 7 |
No depth to this, why did it win oscars? Maybe Americans imagine prancing around in gridlocked traffic. And seeing the upside of that. It was cringeworthy. Absolute rubbish "or garbage". Tut. | 1 |
Well i would be going against the tide, but a movie is more than a 3D Cartoon and requires a plot with originality, characters with depth. To be honest it is visually stunning and the vision created can be marveled at but if one remembers Matrix had the same but also had a underlying original plot and idea which this movie totally misses out on. The climax becomes down right clichéd and predictable, I would remember the movie for the visual but other than that its a fleeting experience. Similar to blonde bombshell with a 300 million makeover but as soon as she opens her mouth its apparent its a dumb-shell.
Human being are again the arrogant plunderer and again we have a evil corporation with a private army out to destroy a pristine world (Star Wars anyone).I guess we expect more from a man who in Judgement day carved out a character for wooden face Governor Arnold with whom we could empathize and enjoy, may be the 3D and the new emotion capturing technology took the edge and depth from the characters.
If the message was to convey the greed, exploitative, wasteful nature of human being than WALL E did a better job more subtly and artistically.
Summary: Enjoy the kaleidescope, full of colors but do not expect a nouveau idea, plot or characters to remember. | 4 |
Just binged the whole thing, it'd be a 10/10 but the animation in season 4 is pretty bad. I'd give it a 9.5 if I could. | 9 |
I like the concept of the show and the way it was executed. First two episodes are there to pay tribute to the classic sitcoms and setting the tone of the series. At first the initial episodes seems pointless from the story progression point of view. But as the series progresses we understand why those episodes are important. The real deal starts at episode 4, with we getting some idea about what is going on. Episode 4 may be one of the best episode of the series. Episodes 5 & 6 are great and keeps your interest intact along with answering some of the questions. For me episode 7 is the weakest of all if you keep the big reveal aside. Episode 8 is one of the strongest episode and episode 9 is kind of let down for me. Acting : One of the strongest aspects of this series apart from the script is the performances by the actors. Specially Elisabeth Olsen and Catherine Hahn. They are phenomenal. Olsen showed her range in this series and this might land her an Emmy. The special effects are a bit off for me in few scenes if you compare it with MCU movies but majorly they are top notch. | 9 |
Movie is alright, good action, but....... Riding a bike in paris without a helmet? Police in paris and not the gendarmerie? Come on | 5 |
Overall, it's entertaining but this movie digresses too far and too often. When it's just Robert Downey Jr.and whomever, the movie is at it's best, it has a heart. Otherwise, not so much.
And yes Hollywood, 13-year old boys will like tight, solid movies with a simple compelling plot. They don't have to be tantalized with Scarlett in tight leather for a two-minute martial arts session that leads to absolutely nothing plot-wise in the middle of the climactic showdown.
Screen-writing by demographic. I've seen worse, for instance the remake of Mighty Joe Young (everyone should see the original then the remake as a case study in how to ruin a simple, compelling storyline) but this one's pretty obvious.
Not to scare you off, I enjoyed the movie for the most part. But the obvious button pushes, Hollywood insider humor and gonad-targeting stifled much of it. That's from me, who's beyond the demographic, and my much younger cousins who are smack dab in the center. | 5 |
Absolutely awful film. Weak plot, annoyingly stupid characters. 2 stars and that's generous. | 2 |
Hit Monkey is a hilarious, delirious, ridiculous, hyper-stylized & irreverent adaptation of a story of a snow monkey who straddles between the world of men & of beasts. It's a racy story about the descent into a world of violence that raises questions about the nature of vengeance & trauma. It's fantastical, sometimes childish & sorta understands the pitch it's playing at. With an easy going bromance like vibe between the ghost of a dead hitman & the monkey with a gun, you're treated to some "deadpool like" jokes & acts of casual violence that would make Tarantino curl his toes with glee. All hell breaks loose with the two unlikely partners form an odd-couple pair & take on Japan's notorious Yakuza & political puppet-masters. Each episode is about 23 minutes & the perfect palate cleanser if you're looking for something mindlessly juvenile & yet silly enough to catch your catch attention & make you care. | 8 |
After the first 20 minutes, I asked myself, where is this movie going? Unfortunately, I kept asking the same question for the next 2 hours -- where is this movie going? This is a portrait of a miserable man, whose only goal in life is to drill for oil and try to make as much money as possible. He never smiles. He doesn't enjoy life. He's not interested in women. He has no hobbies.
The story seems to violate the primary law of story-telling by featuring a character that evolves because of his experiences in life. For example, Scrooge becomes a nicer person in the end of A Christmas Carol, and Luke Skywalker becomes a man and discovers his powers in the Star Wars series. Even Darth Vader has a chance to redeem himself at the end. Here, the Daniel Day Lewis character is unchanged through the decades and we still don't know him at the end of the film.
As one reviewer pointed out, this is storytelling through minutiae -- we learn how people historically drilled for oil in the early days of the oil boom, and little more.
As another reviewer pointed out, the music is strange. My wife said it reminded her of the TV show Lost -- kind of spooky most of the time. The photography is beautiful, but there's not much of a story here. And I honestly can't tell you what the point of the movie was. | 4 |
Realism at its peak , bhuvan bam is just perfect , simple plot showed in a excellent way , music is very good , i loved bhuvam bam , bhuvam is just flawless in this.
And the best part about this show is dialogues 🔥 Dialogues are so well written like " naseeb k baarish h ya kismat mere p moot rhi h " . This show is a good show , u should watch it and its not too long also only 30 mins episodes ! I will say U should surely give it a try u will like it.
There are moments in which u will love vasya ( bhuvan bam's character) and there are moments in which u will literally hate him , this is acted in a excellent way by bhuvan bam ! This role was written for him only ! | 8 |
The movie has it's moments, the build up is not hard to digest and one may say it's kinda straigh-forward. But follows the saga's way to make horror, with little jumpscares and disturbing lenghty horror sequences. If not for some ocations, where the scene is cut in the most shocking moment and then jump's to the start of suspense in another, this movie would have Conjuring 2's level of quality. I recommend this movie, is by far the best of all the spin-offs in the saga. Greetings. | 7 |
As stated, great idea and atmosphere. Laughably bad set ups. One moment characters will be in a hurry to save (in their words) millions, but then pause to argue about something happened decades ago and could be talked about later just so the next thing can happen. There are so many situations where I'm asking what in the hell is going on and why, and who are these people? The weirdness on the other hand is great. It's just all the unnatural and illogical behavior. It's clearly there in order to set up events. It really takes away from what was a good idea that had some really interesting characters and world building. | 6 |
In a world where sequels and spinoffs make more than any original idea ever will, it is no surprise to me that this film got made. If you were to have told me five years ago that J.K. Rowling was writing a film series about the rise of Grindelwald (Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007)) I probably would've gotten ecstatic, but now I'm almost wishing she would've just stuck to writing the stories and let someone else do the screenplays. As much as I love the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, this is a movie that felt more like a quick cash grab and fan service for its incredibly loyal fan base. So much happened in this film that it felt as if Rowling took the notes she had for a planned four hundred-page novel, and crammed all of that into a two hour and fifteen minute film. Its just so dense that it forgets to be fun. There are too many characters to remember, and so many needless subplots are shoved into every minute of the film that it feels bloated with scene after scene of expositional dialogue- explaining who certain people were and what their importance was. | 5 |
"1917" is well produced but its gimmick of having the movie done in one continuous shot doesn't work that well. Sometimes it's cool but more often it's distracting. It took me out of the moment many times. "1917" has more than its share of cool moments. There's no denying that. But overall, I found it too show-offy to be really engaging. It often felt like I was watching someone play a video game. "1917" does get an E for effort. Maybe I'll like it more the next time I see it. | 7 |
I aint get the hype behind this series. I assume the company pays a lot for good 9-10 star reviews.
I totally like the 80s style and some of the dialogues are funny. The general plot is totally nonsense. Even when i consider its kinda sci-fi the story stinks at so many places.
Congratulations to the PR Company that creates the hype around this show. | 6 |
Cant make it through episode 1 and what's his faces homeless looking gibberish. | 1 |
I had high hopes after the first film really suprised me. This film felt like a rushed adaption of a 3 book saga. Way too many characters where fighting for screentime against each other and against needles action bits. Not one character could make me feel invested in their story. I am sadly disappointed. I did like costumes and the sets with many little details, I even think the main story arc was great. It was just told very rushed and did not feel meaningful at all. | 5 |
Looking at all the big names, expectations where high. Long story short (like they should have done with this movie), it was boring as hell. I could have better spend my time on plucking hairs from my legs than on this movie. Would have been more exciting! Whoever rates this a 10 must be either paid to do so, or must have been desperately searching for a way to fall asleep... | 2 |
This story is pretty lazy. Every character is bland and serves as a plot device to throw every post-apoc trope in your face, just to get Woman, Boy and Girl to the cliche good ending of Hollywood. Also the monster is Boggart from Harry Potter, which was inspired by Cucuy from Hispanic folklore.
Also seeing your biggest fear doesn't make you kill yourself. Like the woman in the beginning saw her mom, and now this demon baby is supposed to make Sandra Bullock commit suicide (the one they scrapped from the movie)?
If anything, she'd laugh to death by how stupid it looks. | 5 |
Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" is a stunning piece of cinema when it comes to costume and set design which blew me away with. Also had good songs and catchy musical numbers but was not as good as expected. With a film being called "Barbie" Margot Robbie was great as usual, but Ryan Gosling's Ken was the one who absolutely stole the show with it being his funniest role to date. Now the first 10-15 minutes were rough to get through for myself with the introduction to Barbie world, which is understandable considering what it is. But then even leading into the "Real-World" part of the film some of it still had the cheesy bits that I didn't like. From that point on though I did end up enjoying most of the film and the performances from everyone on screen. Overall, the good moments outweigh the bad ones and it ending up being a good fun/comedy film. | 7 |
I started watching "24" when the first season aired in Germany. At first, I seriously doubted whether a real-time TV show could work, especially with a lead actor like Kiefer Sutherland. I had only seen some of Sutherland's movies, like "Flatliners" and "Eye for an Eye". Both movies weren't exactly what I'd call good entertainment, but since the network which airs it in Germany promoted it with quotes from established magazines and newspapers like "The most compelling series on television" and "24 grips you and never lets go", I decided to watch the first episode. After that, I really wasn't able to let go, so I watched the second episode, and after that, the third. Every week I got more and more hooked on 24.
If you don't know 24 yet, you might ask: "Who is this Jack Bauer?"
Jack Bauer is a CIA agent, working for a fictional branch called CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit) in L.A. In every season, there is a certain challenge for Bauer related to terrorist activities mostly in Los Angeles, but sometimes with global consequences.
I followed Jack Bauer through all of his bad days, from Season 1 (in which he has to save presidential candidate Senator David Palmer), through Season 2 (in which CTU needs to find a nuclear bomb in L.A.), Season 3, where Los Angeles is threatened by a deadly virus that could kill millions of people in the area. In Season 4, there are multiple threats which Bauer needs to fight against, starting with the meltdown of several reactors all over the United States and ending with a nuclear missile headed for Los Angeles. Season 5 basically revolves around Bauer having to save himself, after being declared dead at the end of Season 4 to avoid being handed over to the Chinese government.
Of course, 24's changed over the seasons. Season 1 was the first one and the real-time concept was totally new, so there were a lot of mistakes and the showdown happened in hour 13 instead of 24, because Fox had taken precautions, and in case the show hadn't attract any viewers, they could've killed it off after episode 13.
Season 2 was in all likelihood the best of all seasons, because now, the writers had to go a lot further to surprise the audience. There were more plot twists, more action. This got Kiefer Sutherland (Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series) and Sarah Clarke (Best Female Supporting Role in a Drama Series) a Golden Satellite Award.
During the third season, Jack is addicted to heroin after being undercover with the drug lord Ramón Salazar. Around episode 12, Jack takes Methadone to fight the withdrawal symptoms, because Kiefer Sutherland had doubt that he could play the addiction through the whole season. The plot twists after that appear very unbelievable, which is probably why most people don't rate season 3 as high as other seasons.
The same unreal-seeming twists also happened in season 4. Still, the fourth seasons got higher ratings than season 3, due to a lot of action and a terrorist mastermind played outstandingly by Arnold Vosloo.
Season 5, the latest complete season I have watched, showed after five years, that 24 still has the potential to leave the audience completely shocked. Unfortunately, the writers saw no other option to do that than killing four of the most beloved characters on the show. David Palmer, Michelle Dessler, Edgar Stiles and Tony Almeida.
But if killing beloved characters is the only option to leave the audience interested and wanting more, I am certainly willing to take that. 24 is probably one, if not the best show ever seen on TV. | 10 |
A decent movie in terms of storyline and production value. The characters are well cast and well acted and the story flows easily through the life of Forrest. Some cinematic shots. | 7 |
The good: nice camerawork, pretty costume design, overall nice cinematography and lighthearted comedic moments
The bad: extremely naive take on the atrocities of war, boring and predictable plot and overall the execution is very "safe" while masquerading as something daring and original.
The concept has the potential to be a groundbreaking film, but it falls way short of it. | 6 |
A lot of unbelievable actions by main characters but overall entertaining. Bad things do happen to people but they don't usually come in waves as was the case here.. Some of the actions taken by main characters just seemed to be incredibly stupid or self destructive. Almost decided to give up until Guy Pearce showed up, I have been a fan of his work a long time although his character was marginalized here. The real standout was Julianne Nicholson as Lori. She gave such an understated, strong performance as one of the only truly decent people in this miniseries. As a whole it was a better production than most of what is out there today. | 7 |
How is this the greatest film of all time? I don't get it. The narrative is lacklustre at best, has no pacing (the opening 20 minutes do absolutely nothing to the narrative and its pace is way too slow compared to the latter half of the film) and it explains WAY too much. Nolan should have made a science documentary instead of the film. Space is mysterious and should not be too explained. This is done perfectly in films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey or Solaris. Modern Hollywood has spoiled its audiences to the point that they think this s**t is a masterpiece and ignore true masterpieces of art. | 1 |
After seeing it, wondered why these actors didn't share a cast before, in a similar genre. Steve Martin and Martin Short together, in an understated, elegant detective comedy (well, more like comedic) series, with accents of good old times. Times that apparently did not exist before, since they never shared a similar cast... But the feeing that this is so spot on, that it must have existed before does not go away.
The setting is good, the story captivating, the atmosphere great. Escapist series, with people living a sheltered life, although they make sacrifices for it. And they embelish reality, because they arecartistical personalities. This is worth watching and hopefully will keep the same tone for the following seasons. It manages to be beautiful in various ways.
And it is more than just a detective (impromptu detectives) story. Tje building also has a role, the city too. | 5 |
A beautiful movie, yes. It had me, my gf and her family sitting in the couch laughing from how unrealistic a lot of the scenes were.
Definitely a good thing if it were a comedy but this were supposed to be a realistic war movie. | 4 |
Superlative special effects, non-stop action, but no real plot, a total disregard for scientific realities, and lots of simplistic "philosophy." Great eye candy and no substance combine to give an average film overall. A good movie to see when you just want to be entertained, without having to think too deeply. | 5 |
After seeing so many high praise for this show, and also a fan of Steve Martin, l have high expectations for this show. But it's so boring and unfunny l don't know how you can calls this a comedy. All the main characters are so unlikable, especially that Martin Short, never liked him as an actor and he's extremely annoying here. Just because he's a friend of Martin doesn't mean he should be on the show! | 3 |
I can't understand what he says the majority of the time! Louder, clearer, better English? Watching made me miserable. | 2 |
I actually was pretty excited to see this movie. As an athlete myself I must say I usually don't agree with the hollywoodization of sports in general, but with Mangold at the helm and two of the best actors in the business as the main characters I got pretty optimistic. Needless to say, all three mentioned above do their best, but the writting behind this movie is laughable at best. It tries really hard to be profound, with characters just charghing wrecklesly through the streets to show how pissed of they are, but it never really gets to the level of sentiment you would expect from and oscar nominated movie. I honestly don't know what got that nomination besides the shameless pro-american message. Ford v Ferrari, which is not even the main thing about this movie, could be easily described like this: take a race car driver and put him in a movie that's not even about racing (it's unlikely it'll be any good). That's about the jist of it, just the other way round. If you want to make a movie about a sport, just call someone who actually knows that field and listen to them. Sad to say, probably without his fault since it's a nicely passed, good looking movie, this is one of Mangold's misses. Props to Bale for another great performance. Damon was fine, I guess. Also the movie is way too long at 2h and a half | 6 |
This film is about intimacy being different for everybody. Almost completely dialogue driven, it gives a little "sex weirdo" vibe, but uses sex just as a pretext to discuss meaning. Other than that, there is not much I can tell about the film at all. It's just people talking, an early Soderbergh which influenced entire generations of indie film makers and put him on the map.
I mostly liked it, all except the little revenge scene against Peter Gallagher's character who, nasty as he was, was not more or less at fault than any of the others. The scene also didn't bring anything to the story. It was like the director wanted to stick it to someone and perhaps there is something slightly autobiographical in there. I don't know.
Roger Ebert said this movie was more intellectual than emotional and that is it full of eroticism that is verbal only. I have to agree and also say that that's one of the film's greatest strengths. A lost art, almost.
Bottom line: not boring but rather cerebral. It requires a specific mood and no distractions. I liked it. | 8 |
Different layout with events based on the book. Extra characters. Took some characters out. Loved how it was modernized in today's views. Loved the actors in the movie. Just didn't pair well with the book in my opinion. | 5 |
Watched Spider-Man 2 with Tobey Maguire(Pleasantville) as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst(Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind ) as Mary Jane Watson ,J.K. Simmons(Hidalgo) as J.Jonah Jameson,Rosemary Harris (The Gift) as Aunt May ,James Franco(The Company) as Harry Osborn, Willem DaFoe (The Aviator) as Norman Osborne , Elizabeth Banks(Sea biscuit) as Betty Brant, and Alfred Molina(Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark) as Dr.Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus.While Im not Huge Fan of The Sam Raimi Spider-Man Films but I do look like this One The best also Tobey Maguire isn't half but I prefer Tom Holland also Otto Octavius is one of the better villains as well also you empathized with his character also really loved the character development as well .Great Music By Danny Elfman(Batman), Cinematography By Bill Pope(The Matrix Reloaded) , Costume Design By James Acheson(Daredevil) and Direction By Sam Raimi(Darkman) One Of The Best Superhero Sequels Prior to Todays Superhero Craze 8/10 | 8 |
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" was a step up from the 2011 movie "Captain America: The First Avenger".
This is a great combination of action and special effects, and actually spiced up with a proper storyline that proved entertaining and also has the audience at a bit of guessing game as well. The plot line was very nice and well thought through, and it had several layers to it, which made for a more complex and enjoyable movie experience.
The action sequences are great and they are filmed equally great. Lots of great fighting, adrenalin-filled action and testosterone.
The acting throughout the movie was good as well. And it was actually surprisingly nice to see Robert Redford in a role such as the one he has in this movie.
One thing I don't understand, though, is that you have a guy running around with a shield, why doesn't the goons and villains just shoot at his exposed legs? No, they have to shoot directly at an impenetrable shield of course. It just doesn't make any sense.
Ah well, for a movie in the super hero genre, then the Captain America movies are actually some of the better and more enjoyable, as it is fairly devoid of super-human powers.
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" provides good entertainment and if you enjoyed the first movie, then you should most definitely watch this one as well. | 7 |
"The show creatively transforms the 19th-century technologies of the original books into the smartphones, blogs and satellite positioning of the modern world, without the self-absorbed and psychobabble that these modern technologies bring. | 8 |
I immediately looked at all the worst reviews (the 1 and 2 ratings) and I couldn't disagree with anything they said. This is Thor as "Frat Boy" with poor jokes. He was considerably more "Thor" in the first movie, with the nobility that is part of Thor's character. I knew as soon as I heard Led Zepplin in the first 10 minutes when Thor is fighting Surtur that this was going to be one of Marvel's more juvenile movies. I was not disappointed in my observations.
No point in mindlessly bashing it, but accurately describing it? That I can do.
1) Hela is not Odin's daughter. 2) Nobody can actually destroy Mjolnir: this was done strictly for the 15-year olds, who like to see punches, big arena fight scenes and endless ray guns shooting everywhere, and, 3) this just isn't Ragnarok in any serious sense. So, this is a teen comedy!
Which explains Skurge, the Executioner. In the movie, he behaves like a 14 year old, complete with toys, trying to impress the "babes." Everyone talks like they're on 20th century Earth. Is this so the viewing audience doesn't have to think at all? I guess it is. It reminded me of one of the 'Charlies Angels' movies, only with guys.
That said, no review that's not "RAH RAH" good will influence anyone who uses the word "awesome" at least 5 times a day. It IS entertainment, but entertainment that I can press "pause," make a phone call or three, or do a 10 minute meditation, read the New York Times, come back to this, and hit "play" again without ever feeling like I lost anything. There's no tension (as was pointed out in the 1s and 2s reviews), no character development (there's that "FratBoy Thor" again), and Cate Blanchett, for the one and only time, was an extremely banal Hela, whose hairstyle must have been done by the late Vidal Sassoon (but then, you'd had to have actually read Thor comic books to care about that, ) and that's why the poor reviews are (justifiably) poor.
As the late, great famous wit, Dorothy Parker once said of a play, "It ran the entire gamut of emotions from A to B." If you understand that, good. If you don't, then Thor is going to be okay for you, and there's nothing wrong with that! 87% of the audience on Rotten Tomatoes liked it.
Me? I'll take The Black Panther movie over anything else Marvel has put out, although the FIRST Avengers movie was quite well done (and completely unlike this). | 3 |
As with Luke Cage and Iron Fist before, the demise of "Daredevil", which must been seen as the crown jewel of the Netflix/Marvel partnership gives me the chance to write an appraisal for the three seasons we've received.
By day, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is a principled lawyer who, along with his friend and partner Foggy Nelson (Eldon Hansen) defend the good people of Hell's Kitchen as a public defendant. Once night falls, he takes a more direct approach, heading to the night as "Daredevil" and fighting crime in a more literal sense. Both his divergent lives bring him up against Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) a brutal but intelligent criminal mastermind.
Daredevil is really, for whatever reason, a cut above the other shows that have made up this Netflix shared universe. It might be something to do with the quality of people that were attracted to work on it behind the camera. Stephen D Knight and Drew Goddard initially, though Goddard moved on after the first season. The real star of the show though are whomever the fight co-ordinators are. There is at least one glorious corridor battle in each series, with the one in the first season, where the camera pans up and down a corridor as DD battles various goons crossing in and out of the shot being one of the my most memorable TV sequences of all-time.
It might also just be that the character is better than his Defenders contemporaries. Though still powered, heightened senses related to his blindness, he doesn't have the same invulnerability that make Jessica Jones and Luke Cage's battles more one sided affairs. They also aren't afraid to show the damage that the fighting causes to Matt and the toll it takes on his body. Charlie Cox does an excellent job playing Murdock, so much so I really don't feel like I want to see anyone else take on the role if Disney does decided to reboot the series for their own app.
Though they did get to hit some of the characters key points, his relationships with Elecktra, Frank Castle and Bullseye, it still feels like an opportunity missed here to continue to create some great television. | 9 |
The film was so poorly made and the ending wasn't even a surprise. There was no character development and it all seemed useless. There was no big plot twist and I just left the cinema feeling disappointed...Also, Daniel Craig had that awful accent that made him sound absolutely ridiculous. It's nothing compared to those old Poirot films | 3 |
It just jumps on into everything and everyone without any kind of build-up or development of the characters, or plot in general. It's all over the place. | 2 |
The boys is an incredible show all around. The plot is so special delivering a reality in how superhero's would actually be in real life. The characters in this show are great, homelander and butcher deliver the best performances imo giving some of the best acting this year. Everyone's acting abilities are stellar. Second best show of 2022 so far better call saul slightly beating it. | 9 |
This movie exceeded my expectations. It was the first work of Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-Hyun that I saw and I was impressed. I've only seen Cha Tae-Hyun a handful of times and he did not make much of an impression. Jun Ji-hyun, however, gave me an idea of "a pretty girl who can't act" through all the commercials she did. HOWEVER, both the actors in this movie and the plot surprised me because they dared to be "sassy" The only thing I was really disappointed with was the ending. I heard that this was a REAL account of some guy who posted it on internet. I was disappointed to find that the ending didn't follow the truth. In that way, I guess, I can compare it to how disappointed I was with the revised ending of "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. I always find that the original story is better- that not everything has to be a fantastic fairytale that ends with a happily ever after... or even a gloomy story that ends with someone dying... | 10 |
I found this film to be a bit of a mess. Moreover, I couldn't understand why Tarantino insisted on putting adds for a Bitcoin casino on the screen every 5 minutes.
I also found that the print of the film was grainy and dark. The sound was horrendous too. It was as if the cinematographer used his home video camera to shoot the film... maybe this is how films were in the 1960s?
Hopefully these issues will be sorted for the Blu-ray release. | 6 |
This film needs at least 90 minutes of trimming. It would be a great movie, if only it did not extend its welcome. Gone are the days when audiences would be satisfied watching scenes linger on pointlessly or endure unnecessary sub-plots in the name of entertainment. Jodhaa Akbar has too much unnecessary exposition. The first 30 minutes could easily be eliminated, the whole Ila Arun track is superfluous and that elephant vs Akbar scene was a damn bore. Hrithik and Aishwarya are good in their respective roles, but there is nothing brilliant here about either of the performances. Technically though, the film is excellent. Great epic landscapes, lush set designs and costumes and a rocking background score courtesy A.R. Rahman. | 7 |
The movie made me feel so overwhelmed, from storyline to cinematography, Charlie's performance to dharma's emotions, everything was on the point. It made me miss my dog who just recently passed away.
Like the movie says every dog has his day and today's Charlie's.
WE ADORE YOU CHARLIE.
Everyone in this world who has a good heart deserve a dog, a Charlie. So gather up and do watch this masterpiece without fail.
Big love. 🐾 | 10 |
In this highly anticipated sequel to acclaimed pseudo-hero film Iron Man, director Jon Favreau flaunts an all-star cast including Downey Jnr., Rourke, Paltrow, Johansson, Cheadle, Rockwell and Jackson in a part-blockbuster, part-dramedy romp that ultimately delivers what it promises, but isn't without its faults.
We follow the life of Tony Stark, and how he deals with the pressure and responsibilities of being Iron Man, apparently the world's only saviour and the only man who can claim to have 'successfully privatised world peace.' Tony is a troubled superhero, a far cry from the typically one-dimensional characters we're used to seeing in this genre, and on that front, there is some depth to this film. On the flipside, we are introduced to Ivan 'Whiplash' Vanko, the token evil Russian physicist intent on taking down Iron Man for reasons that (unfortunately) are not entirely clear or motive-driven.
Despite this, each main actor in this film delivers at least a satisfactory performance. With each film he stars in, RDJ flirts dangerously with the line of being typecast as the smart-ass anti-hero, and Iron Man 2 is yet another example of that. However, it is obvious he enjoys being Tony Stark and his sharp delivery compliments his excessive flow of off-the-cuff one- liners nicely.
While Paltrow, Johansson, Jackson and Rockwell do just what is expected of them in their respective roles, it is Rourke who makes a thoroughly pleasing turn as Vanko. Although a motive and backstory is all but non-existent in the context of his character, his commitment to the Russian accent and anti-social tendencies of a man who has just spent the last quarter of a century in prison just goes to show that, somewhere between his personal problems and willingness to put down others in the profession, we forgot that Rourke is, simply, a good actor.
This film actually suffers from too much star power in more than a few instances. Favreau is obviously working a multitude of angles here (some significant and some very minor) but it is apparent he hasn't quite mastered the art of ensemble filmmaking. While RDJ gets the screen time he deserves, other characters (including Vanko) just seem to fall by the wayside as the climax approaches, and are all thrown together in the concluding scenes to wrap up the film in a neat little package.
Plot holes appear occasionally from both a scientific and political perspective. Usually, the realism factor in a superhero movie would be a non-issue, but because Favreau goes to such great lengths to recreate our world in its modern context, one cannot help but point out physical and technical impossibilities; the kind likely to make cinema-goers sit back, roll their eyes, and assure their friend that 'there's no way he could have possibly survived that in real life.'
Ultimately, Iron Man 2 does keep the viewer entertained for its duration with adequate performances all round and tight, magnetic pacing, but never advances beyond the level of being a mere stepping stone for The Avengers (2012), and Mr. Stark, instead of being the self-assured individual he was in the original Iron Man, ends up being nothing more than just another piece of the puzzle.
*There's nothing I love more than a bit of feedback, good or bad. So drop me a line on [email protected] and let me know what you thought of my review.* | 6 |
DiCaprio is charming at times, but the movie is like attending the world's longest, loudest, and most annoying frat party. I don't need to like every character in a film for me to enjoy it, but it was really hard to relate to anyone in this movie and it kept making me check my watch. It just feels too long and nasty. Maybe I'll realize years from now that I'm wrong and didn't give the film a fair shake, but I don't love it right now. | 3 |
This movie was 2 and a half hours of people just talking over each other and making zero sense or points. Over 75% of the movie is build up to absolutely nothing. | 4 |
This is not the reimagining of the Wednesday Addams. Now she is like a broken heart girl who wears punk fashion without any Addams DNA. The Addams are close to each other in the family because they have their lifestyles, which are different from the others but don't make them lonely. They have friends and fun activities and are not afraid of sad emotions. Tim destroyed the Addams by giving them the loser character to all the family and making them normal.
So please find the 1993 version or some cartoon and feel free to watch it then; you will see what I mean and you will understand how funny this family. | 1 |
Jojo's is a great show overall but was extremely hard to get into. Parts 1 and 2 were not all that good and my least favorite in the series. Same goes for the first half of part 3. But when it gets good it stays good. The second half of part 3 all the way through part 5 make up for the lack luster but necessary first 2 parts. | 8 |
Don't know where to start to express my disappointment. The first Knives Out movie was great and this one nowhere lived up to the legacy of the first one. First few scenes were quite confusing but I did put extra pressure on my mind to make sense out of it and eventually did. 40% length of the initial length movie sparked interest and then it became a havoc of unrealistic approaches to make sense of the scenes. Rian Johnson is a good director but he used that same old overused bad trick that directors often use. That trick is to confuse the audience by showing those scenes later on in the movie to make sense of the current situation in the movie sequence. Wasn't expecting Rian to create suspense in such a distasteful manner. First one was great but no need to waste time watching this one. | 6 |
The Duffer Brothers have obviously learned their lessons well, delivering an engaging and highly entertaining first season in a somewhat overwrought genre.
The usual shortcomings inherent to mystery-drama-thriller-science fiction, predictability and plausibility, are managed quite well here and generally overcome by stellar performances all around, (Winona Ryder and Millie Bobby Brown are standouts), big budget production values, and a storyline that never veers too far off target. Up to date Grimm fans might be scratching their heads a bit once The Monster is fully revealed, (Isn't that an Alp?), but that doesn't detract from the overall quality or enjoyability of Stranger Things. The real test for the Duffer Brothers will be season 2, when such inherent shortcomings can be more acute and difficult to manage. Especially when the first go around is so successful. Expectations will be high. | 9 |
I had no idea what this movie was about other than the relationship between the main character and his stunt double and that is saying something.
Brad and Leo are great individually in terms of acting but their characters aren't developed enough to inform the viewer of why they are where they are etc and they are not seen enough together to appreciate any chemistry between the two and so I was left feeling very underwhelmed with the idea of their friendship as it just wasn't explained well. The leading actress has virtually no appearances in this other than once where she watches her own movie and another picking up a hitchhiker (snooze alert) won't spoil the ending. What was the point of her character? If anyone knows please do tell. Considering her face is on the front cover she was more like an extra than a lead.
Back to the plot of which there is none, this film left me incredibly bored. I loved pulp fiction, despite not being a fan of action films but I had to force myself to watch this. I didn't get reference to the Manson family which is probably in part due to my age, though I feel I still could have appreciated this film had it had a plot. It didn't. I loved the scenery and found that very clever how it was done. Unfortunately that's the only thing I can give this stars for. I'm 29 and my other half is 47 so we balance each other out from a bias point of view. We watched this movie together and both came away from it feeling very confused and disappointed.
This is the kind of movie you could have in the background when washing up or something. If you're intending on having a proper movie night pick something else or risk 3 hours of boredom at your own peril. It's packed with unnecessary scenes and clips of of old movies that you're not going to appreciate if you haven't seen any of them. Couldn't wait for it to end. | 4 |
Doctor smith makes the series unbearable to watch. The series should be fun to watch not so terribly annoying. All the fun is taken away by her presence. | 1 |
The film is really awful, I'm totally dissappointed with QT, it's an abuse of the patient of the audience. The first 2 hours are very boring, there's nothing to spoil because there's nothing! What a pity go to the cinema to watch this film!!! | 2 |
Season 1 of "13 Reasons Why" was creative and original. The acting wasn't great, but the storyline and subject matter made it worthwhile.
Season 4 proved that the four-season series went three seasons too long. | 5 |
... With plenty of anti Trump Hollywood dogma Don't take it seriously, it's fun just wish they'd take the bs out | 7 |
This is so horrible it's hard to describe. I had to create a logon just to review it. It's that bad. No way the 7+ review is genuine. This is like the visual representation of a root canal. Just so so bad. The characters suck donkeys. The plot is just junk. Every decision they make is stupid.
The special effects are good. But that's a pretty damn low benchmark these days.
Seriously, watch anything else. Anything. Go watch The Expanse instead.
I bet they renew it for 7 seasons though, because Hollywood bleh | 1 |
I somehow managed to make it about 30 minutes into the first episode, but I have to turn it off because I can't take anymore. It's extremely sad that our society is giving crap like this such high ratings. It almost resembles a Star Trek parody outfits and all. I am not a Star Trek fan at all, but it is 1000 times better than this. All of the positive reviews must be for a different show because this one is nothing like people are claiming. I'm at a loss for words how bad this actually is. | 1 |
This show is what "the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" would've been like had it been about religion instead of space, and devoid of all entertainment value. I kept watching this series hoping the next episode was the one where it stopped being unwatchable. Unfortunately I was repeatedly disappointed. | 3 |
This film is everything a comedy should be. Relatable characters, great setting and jokes galore. It takes me to happy place every time I watch it. Too many hilarious moments to mention. Sheer comedy gold. | 10 |
Amazing acting by Bale, Washington, Robbie, Myers, Shannon and Malek.
The story could have been really great, sadly the buildup was just too fast. A lot of angles and plots during mid-film were too much and too fast, that it made me uninterested during those scenes. The duo Myers and Shannon were, as expected, fondly to watch and both have a great charisma to see on screen. De Niro just came short in the role that he had and Malek was keeping me locked in, in the scenes that he was in.
Once again, this could have been a great film, with amazing actors because this was an A+ cast. I'm a little disappointed that it just wasn't used right, like I was expecting. So it's a near miss for me and give this, personally, a 5.8 overall. | 6 |
NEWSFLASH!! 1917 is nothing more than just another movie. It's an amalgam of the marathon legend born from the Ancient Greeks' battle against the Persians - and a script born from a 12-year-old boy's daydreaming fantasy of being a hero by defying all odds. It's all wrapped up into a format akin to a non-interactive video game. It's a 6/10 from me, and I'm being quite generous at that!! | 6 |
So listen up, Im a huge marvel fan and I see the direction that they want to go with this show. The bewitched part is ok, the small clues are nice if you notice. but it is boring as hell. maybe the season gets better, lets see. for now even two stars is high. | 5 |
S1 - 9 S2 - 8 S3 - 7 S4 - 5 (WTF) 1st season was amazing and so good 2nd season was good enough But 3rd & 4th season........you can leave it | 9 |
Throw in a wannabe super cop hubby who in reality is an also ran, throw in a double 7 year itch marriage situation, throw in two A listers who have made a name for themselves in RomCom genre AND throw in some cliched script with attempts at making funny dialogues based on situations that are staring at the face at that time. One thinks the premise is great and it will now deliver a classic RomCom and will do wonders. Well the same thought draws viewers to have a dekho and may be that's why this title surpassed the viewership record of Bird Box on Netflix but may be because a smart move of Netflix's casting strategy including some known names of British, Mexican, Welsh, South African, Icelandic, Japanese celluloid along with Hollywood A listers Jen & Adam did the trick. When you look at this diverse nationality, all those countries above are Key Markets of Netflix which got them the eyeballs. Brilliant strategy and hats off to Netflix 😉
Probably the only silver lining is Jennifer Anniston that too partly. She makes a valiant effort through her trademark smirks, mannerisms and cheekiness which only she can bring to the table, to make the two hour long movie somewhat funny that somewhere falls short. The plot is typical RomCom formula where Jen is a bored wife who is also a hair dresser and has a penchant for mystery novels & her hubby played by Adam is a modest also ran Officer in NYPD but keeps telling his wife that he is a Detective considering she is NUTS after mystery novels. Bored with her ordinary existence, Jen is craving for some action/adventure in life and is some what underwhelmed by her sooo predictable hubby. So once Adam decides that its time to liven up Jens expectations and tells her that he got promoted and a got a rise too; so to celebrate the anniversary he will take her to Europe. So they set out for that dreamy holiday and we think the Com part in RomCom is finally gonna kick in on all cylinders but Alas ☹
Plot wise, Jen chances upon a meeting with a millionaire cousin (played by Luke Evans of The Hobbit & Girl on the Train fame) of a wealthy Tycoon in France, who invites her to a party on his Plush family Yacht which she grabs as her only chance to indulge in grand, upgraded luxury with her hubby. The tycoon gets murdered on the party night and the suspicion falls squarely on Jen & Adam as the possible killers. How they handle the situation from there after and what all they do and go through to prove their innocence and will they succeed in it, forms the rest of the story.
The photography/camera work is good. You get to see some good locales and picturesque surroundings of Monaco and Lake Como Italy (where Virushka & Ambani daughter's wedding took place) Adam is below par. He tries to act extra goofy and some where misses the bus overdoing it. The efforts to give a European Vacation kind of comic touch to a wanna be Arthur Conan Doyle style mystery, the movie some where loses the plot and becomes a drab affair. Overall its some what below par. It would have been duller if not for Jennifer who makes an honest attempt to lift it higher. Net net, the pudding is not that good in eating as good as it looks. You can watch it on a day when you don't have any other better option | 6 |
While watching the first Iron Man, I was a little disappointed. The movie was entertaining to watch, but it did not have enough action, or Iron Man in it. It seemed like a ton of story telling, and not enough of what the genre it is under: action. So, with this in mind, it took my friends a lot of persuading to get me to go see the next Iron Man in theaters, but they did so, and boy do I regret it.
First off, don't get me wrong, I thought the movie was OK and watchable, but I was not happy spending so much money on it when I could've just borrowed it from my brother when he bought it on DVD. Usually when I go to the movie theater, I want to watch a movie that would keep me entertained throughout the entire movie, and making me want to see it again. Iron Man had neither of these.
When the theater employee up front was done talking about how people should turn their cell phones off and all that good stuff, people started cheering for the movie to start. I just sat there and waited patiently. As i was watching the movie, I was waiting for some sort of action to occur. When I finally got it, it was at a slower pace than I would've hoped, and it ended very quickly. I started realizing that this was happening the entire movie. It takes a long time for action to occur, and when it does, its length is low.
Now, the movie has a lot of story telling as i was saying before. Importantly, there were way too many scenes and characters in the movie that you would not understand if you know nothing of Iron Man outside the movies. In other words, if you haven't read the comics, you would not know the names of some of the characters, or even how they were introduced. Thats right, they don't introduce some characters. For example Samuel L. Jackson's character. It just seemed he came into the film randomly.
There is still some great parts to this movie. The dialog at times could be funny and entertaining, and just the overall special effects that Tony Stark has in his work area is a treat to the eye. The last action scene had a lot more length than the others, and definitely a nice little relief from the entire movie.
Overall, this movie is a nice little film to watch if you don't care about the action scenes. If you're a big Iron Man fan, and read all the comics and such, then you would love this movie. If you are like me, the casual movie goer who is looking for a film that will be action packed and full of explosive fun, spend your money elsewhere. | 6 |
Seriously I'm tired of seeing the same scenario in all mission impossible movies. After the first drama scene everything becomes so expected that nothing surprises you. The "hero" guy always wins, saves the day. NEXT | 4 |
I think we're all obliged to say we like it because it's from Scorsese and has all these "legendary" actors. But it isn't good. I imagine it went something like this:
Pitch-man: Got a great idea for a movie. Money-man: Tell me. PM: Scorsese will direct. MM: Wow. PM: Yeah, but that's not all. It'll have De Niro, Pacino, Pesci, Keitel, Romano... MM: Yow, those are big names. Those guys are great. Or, were great. PM: Well, yeah! And Anna Paquin, too. MM: Oh good, for the kids. PM: Yeah. MM: One problem. How do we afford all those big names? PM: Got that covered, and it's genius. MM: Do tell. PM: No script writers! MM: Whaat? PM: Naw, we'll put in names for writers. But really, we just give the actors an idea what the scene's about and, and we let 'em go! Just let 'em go! MM: Ah... PM: Naw, you kiddin'? It'll be great! They're great actors! They're legends! MM: Well, maybe, but... you ever heard actors talk? Without a writer? Actually talk? It's, it's not pretty. You don't want that. MM: Trust me, it'll be great.
And that's just what it sounds like. About 45 minutes of plot crammed into 209 bloated, indulgent minutes. Amazingly bad dialogue, if you even want to call it that. An as others have remarked, older people acting and moving like older people with somewhat youthened faces...not an appealing effect.
So I'm not with the pack on this one. Not recommended. | 3 |
There're so many negative aspects of this movie it's hard to point out all of them. The title of this writing might be weird, but that is what I felt about this movie - an empty tin can!
The first impression that I had after watching this movie is it's all made up, like a clichéd dialog in the movie "It's all part of a plan!" The director already decided what "AWE FACTOR"s he is going to cover. I used the term from an official documentary of the Dark Knight Rises, most likely from Tom Hardy.
It looks like the director and the producers thought that "Oh! It's the finale, it must have these and these elements." Then they fabricated a story to tie up the lose ends, and this story was also made up rather hastily.
What this produces is a completely predictable, unintelligent and repetitive movie. There is no intense drama, thrills, or intense action, no feel, and no philosophical or psychological dilemma that conjured up the first two movies of the trilogy. In other words, things that made Batman Begins and Dark Knight special are completely absent from this movie.
What is more depressing to see is that people are fooled by the deception and the movie gets a high rating round about 9.0
If I trust the rating system and there has been no anomaly there then only possible explanation can be due to wide media-hype, the movie gained a huge audience who are not even familiar with the depth and strength of the first two movies and got baffled by the "AWE FACTOR"s and came out of the theater satisfied.
The character development in this movie is very weak to say for the least and their attitude and behavior is rather cheesy and unnecessarily replicating that of the Dark Knight. Has anyone actually noticed the opening scene of hijacking Dr. Pavel from the aircraft? The scene is enthralling to watch in IMAX, but the reason behind this adventurous (suicidal in real-life scenario!) attempt is really trivial. And the acting, dialogue, finger-pointing of the CIA officer who is in command of the plane is more like the joker in the Dark Knight. Well it's 8 years later. But the mood still bears the flavor of Dark Knight, which is rather out of place.
The only plus the movie has is Bane, his voice in the Blu-ray release is OK, but in theatrical release it is hardly understandable. And why the movie sheds no light on Bane's personal life, why he carries a grudge against Gotham, but not against Ducard (Ra's Al Ghul) who excommunicated him from the League of Shadows, and why why Nolan converts him from a gruesome killer to a weakened lover and a mercenary are pathetically unresolved.
The basic flaw with any superhero movie is its end is always predictable, the bad guys lose the good guys win. What make it special are not the visuals or effects, rather its story-line, emotional aspects and the message it carries. The Dark Knight Rises fails in all these categories and I don't know whether the dark knight has risen or not but Nolan has certainly fallen to the level of ordinary.
The Dark Knight Rises is certainly the most awaited disappointment I've faced after Star Wars: The Phantom Menace... | 6 |
Is it watchable movie that has zero street cred. Just another Hollywood phony re-work of the truth.
Is it entertaining? Yes.
But little is based in reality.
AND we learn that Bale is the real actor. Damon is less than a light weight. | 2 |
Kung Fu Hustle is a great parody of martial-arts films as well as being a great martial-arts movie on its own. Taking inspiration from Roadrunner cartoons and Bruce Lee movies, it delivers immensely entertaining action scenes and great performances by the cast along with a well-executed direction by Stephen Chow. A lot of Hollywood martial-arts movies try having a very similar over-the-top tone and comedic antics, and while they can work, they've never achieved anything like this. This is a strong recommendation to anyone who likes martial-arts movies, and even though I never got 100% into them, I still enjoyed every second of this film. It'll make you laugh uncontrollably, it'll make you excited, and it'll keep you gargantuanly satisfied.
Rating: A+ | 10 |
Dev.D, Anurag Kashyap's contemporary take on Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's classic novel Devdas is simply extraordinary. Kashyap's direction is excellent and his interpretation of the original story is a perfect example of how creative and artistic an adaptation of this sort can be. The film is set partly in Punjab and partly in Delhi and captures the atmosphere of both places with precision. Kashyap masterfully portrays the effervescence, colourfulness and rusticity of the rural Punjab areas from one side, and then explores the morbid and dark reality of the urban Delhi. The film is very realistic and aspects which contribute to this include the simple writing, the slick editing and cinematography and the natural acting. It deals with such themes as sexuality, love, drugs, prostitution, self-destruction, and complex relationships. The film's fast-paced narrative style, which includes authentic dialogues, serious proceedings and many many songs (all of which are lovely, modern, and appropriately selected), is very unique and matter-of-fact. Abhay Deol stars as a modern-day Devdas, and he does an excellent job. He shows Dev's confusion, complacence, gradual ruin, and later his self-acceptance and coming to terms, with conviction and depth. Kashyap introduces two young girls in the leading roles. Mahie Gill is the first, and she is first-rate in her debut performance as Paro - very believable and impulsive. Kalki Koechlin is less impressive at first, but grows on you as the story goes by. At some points in the initial portions it looks like she's struggling with her lines, but in the second half, she confidently turns into a charming young lady and ultimately leaves a mark. The film's ending is fantastic and unexpected. To sum it up, Dev.D is Kashyap's gem. It is a prime quintessence of Hindi cinema's capability and coming-of-age. I recommend you to watch it. | 8 |
Absolutely no clue how much work the original series put into it, this is cheap remake where the dragons look like aliens instead. It tries desperately to be deep and fail miserably.
As bad as the lord of the rings remake where the original took an immense amount of work and sacrifice, HBO sucks period.
It's about time HBO closes its doors as a company time by time again they shut down great shows like Rome and deadwood.
Don't waste your precious time or money on these shows, they're not worth it. They have no originality and is a cheap and desperate attempt to bring home the bacon.
It's better to have no remakes than this garbage. | 1 |
i wish i could say i loved this film as there are many people who i admire involved in it. first of all, bas lurhman, the director, is very talented and an interesting artist to watch. still, most of his movies are terrible, like moulin rouge and Australia, and i guess if you liked those you will probably like this. but for everyone else, stay away. i didn't see this in 3-d so maybe that makes all the difference but the story is bland and so are the characters. toby maguire is miscast and so is almost everyone else. leo was properly cast but so what, the movie was barely watchable. if i had to watch one more music video scene i was going to throw up. the production design is pretty impressive though and i'm guessing they spent a ton of money on it. you can definitely appreciate the film on the basis of it being a well produced movie. but the characters are so annoying it's really hard to root for them. oh well. | 2 |
Wasn't expecting such fun bundled along with package, I laughed along with this more times than I remember than any other movie I've seen on the last 12 months. Maybe it's the British sense of humour in Bale's portrayal of Miles.. I don't know, I just really enjoyed it. Not knowing the history of the story kept me engrossed throughout. And for those picking fault at the accents Christian Bale and Caitriona Balfe used. Try growing up in the West Midlands. I did and still live here and I got the accents right away. Pretty damn close to how they sound around here if you ask me.
Can't believe the words yampy is now in at least 2 movies 😂
A great way to spend an evening. | 7 |
I rely like this movie but I like first iron man movie the best | 8 |
Another post Apocalyptic farse where the world's greatest armies are once again defeated by things that bite.
But beyond the stupidity of this show is that it is boring,unoriginal and trendy, which makes it perfect for HBO.
The acting is as bad as the dialouge. There are so many holes in this story and the characters actions are so improbable I can't continue watching this farce any more.
The show/game rips off the book/movie "the Girl with all the Gifts" which is a much better telling of a an Apocalyptic Cordyceps infestation and doesn't go out of its way to check boxes and pander to all groups. | 1 |
A spectacular, masterpiece, must watch movie Watched this movie like 10 hours ago and i am still in that movie, can not stop myself thinking about each and every scene of that, Everyone should watch, a brilliant thriller | 10 |
To be honest when I first heard about the show I wasn't watching it. I just thought it was another one of those one hit wonder shows. I started watching the show when the second season came out. Then I picked up the first season, already knowing what happens mostly. So the ending wasn't a real shock to me (not telling the people who haven't seen it). If you haven't watched 24 at all and are about to, don't watch it on t.v. right now (on season 5 presently). Start at the beginning. It's like a movie. If you miss one hour of the show, its pointless to go on. GET IT...THE BEST SHOW ON TELEVISION...YOU WON'T STOP WATCHING IT!!! | 10 |
Stranger things starts off strong with its moody cinematography and nostalgic references to 1980 pop culture. After about the 5'th episode the story, acting, visuals kind of get bland. I also noticed an increasing amount of plot holes as if the writers were running out of ideas on how to tie it all together into 8 episodes, it just felt rushed near the end and really cheesy. I literally had to skip past several scenes because they were like nails on a chalk board (Spoiler Start *** where Mike was talking to El about how he wants her to live with him and his mom will be like her mom and they will be happy and yada yada, ignoring the fact that a disgusting demon monster with a venus flytrap for a head is in the room right next to them, then a few minutes later they continue on talking about "after this is all over", like umm hello? you are being stalked by a demon monster straight out of silent hill and you wanna talk about how she can eat ego waffles and other good food and sleep in her own bed. Way to sabotage your own scene by eliminating any remaining sense of suspense and horror. Spoiler End ***) I did enjoy the series for the most part and was mostly entertained so It deserves at least a 6/10, probably even 6.5. If season 2 carries on in the direction the first season was going then the the next thing heading into the upside down will be the positive ratings. | 6 |
As an avid Avatar fan from 2009, I was excited to finally get around to watching this.
That excitement was short lived. The visuals were stagnant from all those years passed, and the script was woefully bad.
The classic, "don't cause any trouble " line to the kids used at least 3 times, for them to, guess what...ignore them, is a clear sign of how depleted of talent Hollywood is right now. (Actually thankful for the strike as I wrote this, Chat GPT could have stirred more emotion in me that this garbage)
Final mention to the "cool" writer who thought the audience would appreciate the word "Bro" every time that little surfer boy got screen time is well and truly mistaken.
This film was pure dog meat. | 4 |
I used to watch it years ago on Nickelodeon and absolutely loved it and everything about it. I just started rewatching it and it still is as great as I remembered it being. | 10 |
As far as its overall quality is concerned, I would not necessarily place Glass Onion on the same pedestal as its nearly flawless predecessor (which remains one of my all-time favourites in the Murder/Mystery genre), but I will say this: Glass Onion is one heck of a ride that you simply cannot afford to miss.
It is brimming with vitality and a sense of wit that simply encapsulates. The performances, along with a tight, well-written script, provide the much-needed poignancy and flair.
And when you combine that with Norton's dimwitted, psychotic demeanour, Craig's irresistible allure, and Janelle Monáe's sheer sublimeness, you have a delicious dish that not only tastes great but also serves its purpose. | 8 |
I was never a fan of the first avatar movie and this one had me bored half to sleep with clunky acting and awkward dialogue within the first half hour. The action sequences involving the military were exciting but the jungle and water scenes were really rather dull. Towards the end of the movie, last 45 mins, all I wanted was for it to end. Story easily could've been told in a couple hours.
However I was willing to give this movie a chance given the hype around its visual effects and beautiful cinematography. I was disappointed here too. The effects were too vibrant to the point they looked cartoony and I was never fully convinced by the cgi to the point I could ignore it. The landscapes are epic and of large scale but I still feel the world was empty.
Poor showing from Cameron. | 4 |
Seems like a lot of people don't want to criticize their beloved Tarantino. This movie had no plot, was about an hour and a half too long, and was super self indulgent. I'm all for Hollywood nostalgia and the actors, as usual, demonstrated their talent...but none of it was enough to convince me that this film was even a 5/10, let alone an excellent one. Everything happens in the last 30 minutes so just skip right to that if you're curious about the twist on reality. | 3 |
I just can't get past the idea that there is one black kid (Judy) in an otherwise white Family.
That's taking diversity too far. | 2 |
To me, the movie has two major aspects - one being the tremendous visual effects and camera perspectives in space which would make it really worth watching it if it wasn't for - two the very flat character development and the quite shallow dialogs.
I do like Science Fiction movies in general but this one really didn't get the balance right. It should've been either less science or less fiction. Several things disturbed me when watching it, e.g. why would you need an entire rocket to leave earth when you can leave bigger planets with a small spaceship with no difficulties? The character development and the dialogs really disappointed me. It is very melodramatic and incomprehensible. Why would a daughter be angry with her dad for 40 years and still react like a 10-year-old? Why would a scientist give a long speech about the multidimensionality of love to convince other scientist to go to one planet or the other.
The visual effects, though are outstanding and I would definitely watch a movie of like 30 minutes just of the space footage. But that doesn't get you over three hours.
That's another point. Recent movies tend to be longer and longer when they don't have to. It doesn't help neither the story nor the suspense to have it made this long.
All in all, in my opinion, the movie is overestimated and if it wasn't for the visual effects I would definitely not recommend watching it. | 5 |
Every moment throught this movie was amazing. From the choreography, to the scenes, to the cast and the costumes and everything in the entire movie, really. The message in this movie made me ball out crying and i still am. It taught me that i don't have to be perfect, or pretty, or always having everything under control. I can be a little bit clumsy at times, or i can cry, or have a bad hair day. It doesn't matter. As long as i'm happy and comfortable in my own skin it's fine. Barbie isn't just barbie. No, she's barbara millicent roberts, she's barbara hangler. She's a pilot, a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, the president. She's anything she wants to be and so can you. | 10 |
Like everyone else I was expecting a lot from Inception. I was a great fan of Dark City and the Matrix and felt that this movie would have the same flavor. In some ways it did and in some it didn't. The beginning is fast paced and sets up the characters well. You care some about Cobb but I just couldn't start feeling that this was just a rehash of DiCarpio's 'Shutter Island' as far as the plot was concerned. All of the acting is first rate but the story just doesn't engage you and you really don't care what is dream and what is reality in the end. And the middle of this movie is so slow that both my husband and I fell asleep, now that's shameful for a film that suppose to be intelligent and get into your mind. Again Hollywood has not lack of special effects but they are devoid of story once again. I think that Pixar seems to be the only ones who really look closely at the story before they do all the extras. | 7 |
Idk i didnt really get hooked into it,, but if you like it then i will not judge you anyways gonna buy world of warcraft subscription tommorow forsenE | 6 |
What a wooden film. As a viewer, you cannot really get to know any of these characters. Nothing great comes from an abusive teacher. Hitting student in the face, really? No. It was unclear what JK Simmons' character really was after. Was it perfection? Is the only way to achieve perfection by humiliating students with verbal and physical abuse? The drumming was excellent. I'm a musician and I've never heard of students bleeding all over their drums. It's ridiculous. The only thing JK Simmons' character cared about was tempo. Talk about unidimensional. He crucified students only if they couldn't determine his tempo after a few beats. What about dynamics? What about interacting with the band? The script was superficial and lacking. People probably like this film because Simmons was an interesting character and the drumming was interesting. You'd think such a brilliant teacher would be a more impressive jazz pianist - another boring scene. | 4 |
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