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How the f is this poor excuse in the name of anime rated so high? The 26 years old MC goes back in time and his adult psyche enters his 14 years old body. And he chooses to remain stupid af.
I mean you are 26 years old and you have knowledge of future so do somethingat least once that looks like something an adult would do. But no this 26 year old guy gets outsmarted by virtually every kid he meets. He doesn't understand anything unless it is pointed out to him by everyone, although this dude is from future and knows what is to come. Everytime he started talking in his mind it goes on for like forever. In every episode there is a fight going on and he is standing still like a tree having his thoughts revealed to the audience which is incredibly stupid. In the meantime no one touches him while he is having his inner monologue.
Pretty much in every turn of the street there is a fight to death is going on for no good reason. There are no adults in the city, no police, no neighbours, no parents, no brains etc. Every gang war is in a public location and no one bothers to inform the authorities. Someone gets stabbed but no police enquiries.
The art style is super weird. The adults look like teens and teens look like they are in mid 30s.
And my gosh!!! Nobita cries less than the MC. | 1 |
A blend of emotions, valour and patriotism. A must watch movie. | 10 |
The directing is first class and deservedly made path for Scorsese as a world renowned violent artist. Some techniques he used here are unusual for American cinema, like focusing on details for a few seconds. The movie is enhanced by an excellent music soundtrack by jazz composer Bernard Herrman who died before the picture was even released.
Two of the actors also deservedly made it to stardom. Robert de Niro plays a very unglamorous character, but his presence on screen is so intense that it's no wonder it made such an impression. As for Jodie Foster, she already appeared in films as a child, but playing a teenage prostitute was certainly not an easy challenge, and probably it was that role that really turned her into a major actress.
"Taxi Driver" was a big hit when it came out, both for the public and the critics. It won the Palme d'Or in Cannes, and served as a trend setter for many later films, like for instance Quentin Tarantino's and Abel Ferrara's. But even today, the original model seems difficult to emulate, probably because achieving a masterpiece is a rare thing, by definition. | 6 |
I went to see this because I thought the children would like it which is why I forced myself to sit through what was a torturous attempt at humour. But afterwards, I found out the kids didn't like it either. They laughed at a few bits here and there but overall they were bored and in my daughter's words "watched it because it was on and we were already there". The humour was overly forced and at some points more like a slap in the face. The action in the film was all a bit rushed and what can only be described as clumsy. The story was okay but again a bit rushed as it jumped from one thing to another. One minute nothing was happening, next minute, everything was happening with barely any transition at all. But the main thing I didn't like about it, was the style of animation they used. In complete honesty. It sucked! Massively. Overall, it was a bitter disappointment and I wouldn't recommend anybody waste their time or money on it. If you want to watch it. Wait till you can do so for free. | 3 |
Season 1 - 8/10 Season 2 - 7/10
Punisher is solid. It's probably the second-best Netflix Marvel show behind Daredevil. The first half of season 1 is okay but it becomes really great in the last few episodes, and season 2 has the opposite problem, where the first half Is excellent but the second half drags, although the last few episodes get a bit better. Jon Bernthal is perfect as Frank Castle. In fact, this entire Marvel TV show universe has great casting across the board. The action is pretty bad at the beginning of season 1 but gets much better as the series continues. It never entirely becomes Daredevil levels of awesome, but it is really good in its own right. But I think the biggest thing holding this show back is the fact that the Punisher stuff in Daredevil season 2 really should have been its own series. Removing Punisher from Daredevil season 2 could have fixed a lot of the problems with it and made it a more focused story. There could have been one season of Punisher containing the stuff from Daredevil, including the trial, and then season 2 could have been Punisher properly avenging his family. This is probably the best adaptation of the Punisher so far, and I have no faith that Disney will do the character justice, so I'd say give this a watch if you're a fan of the comics. Watch it in between Daredevil seasons 2 and 3. Season 2 of Punisher technically takes place after season 3 of Daredevil, but neither show has any impact on the other, and Daredevil season 3 works as a really great finale for the Netflix Marvel shows. | 8 |
Despite Diego character (and actor) who is unbearable to watch (and Page story now and then) the show is okay. Nothing special though. | 3 |
Worked for me. "Spider-Man 2" combines great special effects, action, drama and even character development. I especially like the modest basis for Peter Parker: an average stiff with an above average task. I'm not a big fan of the superhero genre overall as it tends to be predictable and stale. "Spider-Man 2" won't exactly go down as a mystery thriller, but at least the characters have some personality and depth with an interesting enough story to hold it all together. With more action, better effects, added romance and a few surprises for the characters, "Spider-Man 2" surpasses the original. It should be a challenge for the writers to maintain the interest level heading into "Spider-Man 3" in 2007. "Spider-Man 2" seems to answer all the questions about its cast. What's left to build a story around? All in all, a fun ride for what it is. Worth my money. 8/10 | 8 |
Made it 47 minutes in to this disjointed explosion fest. Don't get me wrong, I love a good Wow! and Pow! But at 47 minutes in I was still waiting for some coherency. Shot well? Maybe? Yes? Okay, yes. And I love Ryan! I was so looking forward to this. The idea underneath it all sounded cool and fun. But as a movie realized? As a story one is supposed to follow, get caught up in, and to begin to care for the characters? It just didn't work, sadly. Ryan's been on a winning streak and I continue to cheer him on. But this choppy mess was a mistake. From a fan and someone who went in open minded and ready to enjoy. | 2 |
Show is good but jeetu bhaiya seriousness is a dull point one time watch is ok, not a single moment when jeetu bhaiya make me laugh because his charchter is so nervous,confused..less comedy more drama,emotion show..and first 2 episodes are lil bit boring too..so as a fan of TVF shows..this is not upto that mark.. | 5 |
The inconsistency of the quality of each scene in both lighting, picture, acting and dialogue are out of this world. This immediately takes the serie down to a 5 star. The shallow and immature directing of the story deducts another star. This could have been an excellent show, sadly. The fighting scenes are brutal and entertaining, which I found to be the only good aspect of the serie. | 4 |
24 is the best, THE BEST, series ever made. The storyline, the characters, music, camera shots, everything is so good. From season 1 to season 9, I loved every moment of it.
Seeing the behind the scenes on the DVD bonus disc is also a very cool thing to see. How Jon Cassar directs his shots, how rodney shoots the pictures and does the lighting. How Kiefer and his colleagues do their shots. How Stan and Scott do the special effects. Really cool and nice to see how they work together with so much friendship and integrity and how they produce this amazing series. | 10 |
I was super excited to watch Dunkirk when I first heard about it. Then I watched it and I was utterly bored. I hated it. There was virtually no reason to root for any characters, there was no established relationship with any if them except the old guy on the boat and his son, and no established relationships, whether platonic or otherwise, means there is no character I find worth rooting for. Cinematography is great but I hated this movie and literally nothing can make up for ut | 3 |
It's a full 24 hours later and I'm still not even sure what the story line was. If you like 30 minute car scene chases which by the way is arguably the worst part of ANY movie, than this one is for you. It starts right out with that. I found myself checking my clock over and over counting the minutes until it was finally over! The ONLY reason I gave it 4 stars was because I had a FEW funny lines in it. | 4 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of those rare pieces of storytelling genius that only come around once in a blue "Yue Moon". So much thought and care has been put into this show that I don't even know where to begin, so I won't. I urge you, do not deny your eyes, heart and soul the experience of watching this masterpiece. I don't care how old you are, this story will entertain you, inspire you and make you cry like a b****. | 10 |
Heard the buzz and to began to watch; liked the story, Selena Gomez was surprisingly marvelous, Steve Martin good but Martin Short was exceptional. Short's character is the glue that holds the show together. Short was hilarious! | 9 |
Watching this movie is like watching a movie with a car chase and the chase runs the entire movie and you never know what's going on and your heart is pounding following the main character thinking at any minute he's going to get killed or something terrible is going to happen. I like movies that are not boring but this is too far the other way. I literally had to take pepto while watching this movie. | 4 |
I remember watching 'Avatar' in cinema. It was a beautiful experience to watch, but way too long in running time and predictable in storyline after only 5 minutes.
James Cameron's ongoing same storyline of human industrialism pushing the buttons and finally costing our heads is always present in his movies. Wheter it is about fictional human inventions like a Terminator, exploring space and bumping into a bunch of predator aliens (I know he made a sequel to a movie he wasn't involved with, but still...), the forces of nature in 'Titanic' and so on, Cameron didn't even try to come up with an original storyline in this one.
Instead, the story weighs heavily on beaten paths, predictable story lines and stereotype characters in a movie that could have been so much more.
I cannot bear watching it anymore. Maybe for about 45 minutes and then I'm bored to death, even slightly irritated.
It's a shame, because it is such a beautiful experience for our ocular organs.
It's a pity. A lost chance. | 3 |
Decent horror/thriller with the great Sandra Bullock. Acting is good, story is interesting enough and overall it is an entertaining watch. | 6 |
They start with good retake of the original storyline and the first season is good and if you are a syfy buff believable. But after that it slowly starts to go into "Danger Will Robinson" free fall. Unfortunately I need to watch a he last season just so I know the ending.
But seriously S3 just went from bad episode to worse episode. The SFX are great and luckily for Lost in Space 2019 it is because I'm in S3 E6 and I just keep cringing.
I will stick it out in case there is some bizarre twist? | 6 |
Loving the show, great mix of Sci-fi and mystery but the actress who plays Lily is bloody awful and from reading other reviews I'm not the only one who thinks this . | 8 |
One of the best moviei have seen,Beautiful storylines with high emotionsand humanity and more than that,Hats off to charlie(Dog) and Rakshith shetty stunning performance to deliver movie to block buster.
Whether you are a pet lover are not once after a movie definitely you looking to adopt a pets in your life.
After KGF2,kannada movie given a charlie as a classy master piece. | 10 |
There's got to be some standards for calling a bunch of moving pictures a movie. This jumbled mess of flashy explosions in slow motion is as far away from what you'd expect out of a movie as I've ever seen. It's simply painful to watch. Other than a medical test for epilepsy, I can't imagine what possible use it could have. | 1 |
This was entertaining enough, but pretty predictable. Acting was so-so, Anya Taylor-Joy's acting seems wooden, you never felt a connection. | 7 |
Who knows the Game never will be happy with this show. The actors are absolutely wrong choosen. They're all unsympathetic. Because of this you can't go into a relationship with them like the game does provide. To watch it feels like a low budget copy of a triple A product. Like a Chinese Copy. I really tried but for me it's impossible to enjoy. They're different stories to tell instead of destroying people's favourite Game. Copying something is never a great idea. And to make something great out of it is really hard. That's why you never ever should try something similar. It feels cheap. It feels like someone just tries to make money. | 1 |
While the idea and major plot points are great, I found this incredibly boring to watch and didn't finish it. Expositions are simply too long, a lot of the times you are just watching people sitting and doing nothing or entire minute or two, like, people taring somewhere. Yes, I am aware it makes sense and it is there to make a point, but still unbelievably boring. Since - almost nothing ever happens.
Dialogue is OK, but seems occasionally like there just makes scenes last longer for no apparent reason but to fill in the minutes.
Overall, this live action "Love, death and robots" fails for one and only thing it makes them different; the entire episodes could have lasted 10-15 minutes without loosing anything, just like Love, Death and Robots.
Maybe just not my cup of tea, but for me it is as I described it. | 3 |
I saw this film being nominated for an award, so I thought I would give it a whirl. Jamie Lee Curtis and Yeoh plus a recommended story line, I had high hopes. It was over 2 hours of my life I will not get back. It is confusing, difficult to follow and exhausting as the film jumps between subtitles and English. I guess that the story was well intentioned and there is obviously a huge following who enjoyed the film and its randomness. It certainly ranks high in the 'weirdness' scale. Somewhere in the multiverse there is a version of this which I will understand, but I fear that no matter how times that I watch this, its popularity baffles me. | 3 |
As far as Kung Fu movies and their parodies go, this one is perfect. The only reason I cannot give it 10/10 is that it involves comical extreme violence. That's perfectly appropriate and in fact required for this particular style of movie, but it does mean that it is not suitable for everyone.
Sing, the protagonist, is a criminal anti-hero who as a child bought an overpriced pamphlet on "Buddhist palm Kung Fu" from a scammer. When he thinks he has learned its content and tries to apply it to save a mute little girl from bullies, he is told a harsh lesson that sets his life on the wrong path.
Many years later Sing, supported by his fat friend Bone, tries to blackmail the poor tenants of a slum-like house by posing as members of the infamous Axe gang. The plot goes horribly wrong, resulting in a series of ridiculous escalations of violence between the Axe gang and the tenants of the house.
And THEN the fun starts. | 9 |
Really, after the excellent 1st & 2nd seasons, this one is pain. I had to watch the 2 last episodes with fast forwarding just to end this pain faster. Behavior of the characters is ridiculous, the writes put a lot of unsuitable comedy into the show with stupid 'comedy' music. The suspense has been lost (only a couple of moments, El's journeys were good). I dont plan to watch the 4th season. | 1 |
This cruel portrayal of our military wreaks of unjustified insult and utter disrespect. The blatant characterization of American soldiers as barbaric, borderline psychotic, and insensitive ruthless killers who betray their families for the alleged addiction to the thrill of the kill ranks as the worst offense Hollywood has lobbed against our military yet.
Hopefully most viewers see through the pseudo realism of this film and recognize that American soldiers do not fit the mold put forth by the film's creators and writers. Sadly, this movie is showing internationally and places the American military into an unwarranted stereotype that is damaging to their credibility.
Shame on the director and writer, as well as the acting team, for using the entertainment medium of film to promote an obvious anti-U.S. military sentiment.
Was the acting good? Sure. Were the scenes and action well shot? Yes. For each of these, I granted a star. But nothing more in the movie deserves a star. | 2 |
They should have called this movie "A Most Boring Movie". I felt like I was reading a book. No violence whatsoever. Should be rated G for garbage. | 1 |
Please please avoid this movie. This is not a movie. It is sample video for car stunts. | 1 |
I honestly wish this show was 12 episodes a season but I guess you knw it's Good when it doesn't seem like enough..This is my current favorite show started when It came out and realized this isn't the average superhero/ action show..either way WATCH THIS!! It's worth it!! And the 3rd sesason has not disappointed!!
💯💪🏽 | 9 |
I am a big fan of the last of us 1 and 2 videos games and when I see that a series will be released in 2023, I was really scared. Big surprise, the first episode is breathtaking. With a few differences, the series is for now, very nice. The actors are really good, the apocalyptic atmosphere is, the special effects are too. I am a bit early for a review, cause I dont know what's episode 3,4 and the rest of the season will be. But for the two episode, the note of 9/10 is well deserved. Congratulations to the producers how are not making a flop of the series! You making it astonishing! (At this time...). | 8 |
Like myself and probably hundreds of thousands of others we are all wondering exactly how such a mediocre schmaltz ridden film ever got nominated, let alone won an Oscar for best picture. It's certainly not a really bad movie it's just horribly middle of the road and only ever generates small moments of interest in an overlong plodding story. The subject should have been shown a lot more respect and also been given to a director with courage to show the whole story, rather than this sanitised version.
Apart from maybe Apollo 13, Howard's films have frequently been too safe and bland and unsurprisingly this is no exception. What should have been a memorable fascinating story about a very complex man is littered with so much pap dialog, sentimentality and swirling orchestration, we end up not caring about anyone. Russell Crowe is a brilliant actor as he has proven in most of his previous incarnations, but with this role he really needed a braver film maker to let him loose again.
For lessons in how to film the story of a troubled mind, remember gems like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Jacobs Ladder - both far from sentimental but both totally moving and un-forgettable. | 6 |
While the premise of a superhero spoof is a good one, I found the comedy to be petulant. It wasn't until I finished the season that I became aware that Seth Rogen is one of the three showrunners. I binge through the season, but it felt like walking through deep mud. It has the blood and gore of an adult movie, but the comedy suitable for teen Nickelodeon. Maybe if they replaced Seth Rogen with Seth MacFarlane, the show could have been more enjoyable and gotten more laughs out of me. | 3 |
I think there are a few 'second series' (and later) that are basically acceptable, but this is so good that it really needs to be condensed a little and put on the big screen. We all know that tangential deviations can become tedious, overworked, overused and basically excessive, but here they all tie together and actually compliment the overall experience. Winona is as great as ever, even better than the miserable version from season 1. Millie, who I just discovered in English, is amazing even though she is only 13 and has what can only be described as challenging. David is a pro, even though you want to feel sorry for him at times he holds on to the 'tough guy' persona! And whoever thought of Sean to be the geek was on their toes! An all round brilliant series and worthy of a view.. | 9 |
Watched three episodes thus far and felt compelled to write something about it. Tom is as amazing as usual in his Loki character. I believe that they could have written any story and put him in the lead and it would have worked.
But aside from Owen Wilson character, who actually doesn't really suit the role with his usual self, there is nothing interesting thus far in the series.
It still much better than winter soldier or Wanda vision, but with all do respect to Tom, he alone can't carry the lead of something like that, with huge expectations.
So to sum it up, worth to watch if you miss the Avengers, but don't get your hopes up. | 6 |
I picked up an old copy of Total Film magazine (issue 160) the other day which was promoting the future 100 and Jon Favreau, Iron man 1 and 2 director said "The big challenge is how do you not have it be two guys in suits hitting each other? I've done that. I don't want to do more of it." I read this after watching the 2010 smash on DVD and was rather surprised as there was plenty of guys in suits hitting each other, particularly at Iron man's own home which begs the question, how different is this to the first one? The first Iron man shook up the superhero summer two years ago which was overshadowed by the Dark Knight but it was still a great blockbuster and a great story, being funny, light hearted and 100% action packed. And although this release is fun entertainment, it falls quite short of the bar the first one raised.
Opening with star of the moment Mickey Rourke being a recluse and formulating a plan to attack Iron Man the story is laid ahead for us and soon we are with superhero Tony Stark, a legendry comic book character and thanks to Robert Downey Jr, an icon of masculine bravado and cocky swagger that you cannot hate him for. He has created a genius and if there was ever a reason to go see a film for the best comic book real world character, here it is.
Rourke as Whiplash has been praised by many, certainly his evilness and swagger is excellent but in relation to the story his motivation to go after Stark seemed rather strange.
Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson set up the upcoming Avengers film nicely with carefully reserved performances giving us all something to look forward to.
The story of Iron man 2 sees Stark living with himself as a now global superstar and the difficulties he conceals behind the scenes with his health, well being and fame.
There are a few lapses in action sequences which are all rather flashy rather than substantial in the moment fights. The Monaco grand prix is impressive and as mentioned the big suit fight in the house is rather good.
The great quality of this action film is it has a deeper meaning to a popcorn film. It feels more than a warm relaxing entertainer than a franchise maker. Sure Iron Man is glorified to the heavens in occasional conventional action battles and 'emotional' confrontations with friends and fans but this all feels genuinely authentic and exciting, the icing on the cake if you will and where you may read reviews with 3 out of 5 stars this deserves an extra one for being pure guilty and entertaining indulgence.
And yes, it is by no means a match for the 2008 release but for a laugh, for entertainment and for something containing one of the best comic book creations in Tony Stark, this is certainly worth catching | 7 |
Of all of Bollywood's 'young' love stories (Bobby, Maine Pyar Kiya, Betaab, etc.) Mansoor Khan's 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' is easily my favorite. Though the story is very familiar (it's "Romeo & Juliet" reinvented for India) there is a tenderness and a freshness to the story which is difficult to articulate. It hearkens a very different era of film-making- there is no gloss to speak of, only story, conflict, and human relationships. Refreshing, yes?
Of course, most people remember QSQT for introducing two young starlets who would go on to become superstars: Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla. Aamir, though undeniably charming, is slightly awkward (this actually adds to the performance) contrasting Juhi's more confident and elegant performance. There is no denying that they make a stunning couple, complementing each other as perfectly as other renown on screen pairs. Check out 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' and 'Ishq' for more blazing chemistry.
The other star of the film is the soundtrack: each song is a classic, my favorite being "Aye Mere Humsafar", which is soft, sweet, and perfectly singable. A MUST SEE and a MUST HEAR! | 9 |
Great actors in mediocre show with extremely tiring screenplay. It kills everything interesting in our favourite villain of MCU.
And remember, this Loki it is just after he had almost won battle for whole earth in Avengers.
He killed people like ants. He was not a good person, but was an amazing movie character. He was god, and now he is just a nobody without any powers, ideas and brain cells. Writers just didn't understand MCU timeline, to understand who he is at this moment. He is as smart as the writers. Not very smart.
I don't wait for next season, and it could've been great. Watch anything else with Tom. It will probably be great, certainly it will be better. | 2 |
I love QT but this movie is so bad I dont have words.
As a movie this film is pure junk but if u watch it like a window into 60ties 70ties hollywood then you might like it, but as a movie it fails in everyhthing.
I am hugly dispointed. | 2 |
I don't understand the concept of this movie. I couldn't even finish it. Such a mess. M Bay loves the explosion and this movie is technically a bunch of unnecessary explosions without a story. Just give this men a tv show where he can blow up things old very day. :D | 2 |
This is the kind of trash that the Netflix bots hype up. It's also one of the many reasons along with "I_land" etc etc etc that I cancelled my Netflix. | 1 |
Adam Sandler, I don't get how this movie got an 8 average rating. This movie feels so rushed and you are a terrible actor. I really don't enjoy your movies at all. You are really bad. I hate your acting and voice so much. Ahhhhhh vomit. | 2 |
Must Watch Film, Ye nya hindustan hai, ye ghar mei ghuse gaa bhi, or marega bhi | 10 |
I guess it's not awful and the acting is always going to be great with such a cast like that.
It just didn't feel like much of a game-changer as it was hyped up to be. Dr Strange 1 was better. | 4 |
Such a hyped film with great actors, and I was left utterly disappointed after slogging it out until the end. Much money was spent on reverse CGI in order to make the characters look younger, but they are still 70+ old guys, and a younger looking DeNiro fake punching and kicking a guy is embarrassing. At least do a cut away scene to protect the actor from the scene looking like a bad wrestling match. The movie is long, which I didn't mind, but the story is lacking and mostly filler. I don't understand all the raves about a certain female actress that was supposedly so great, yet only had but 10 lines in the entire film? Hmmmm | 4 |
Gangs of Wasseypur is a 2012 Hindi crime movie directed and co- written by Indian movie-maker Anurag Kashyap starring veteran Indian actor Manoj Bajpai in the lead role. Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur is a crime saga that revolves around a three-generation long sanguinary rivalry between two disputing Muslim clans: the 'Khans' and the 'Qureshis'. However, this bloody battle is not religious but strictly territorial in nature as the two clans indulge in incessant fights seeking carte blanche to run their respective crime syndicates in Wasseypur. It's worth mentioning that the events and circumstances depicted in Gangs of Wasseypur are fictionalized accounts of the real life events that occurred in the district of Wasseypur during the pre and post-independence India.
Despite a taut narrative, Gangs of Wasseypur occasionally suffers from redundancy in its plot that often reflects in its expletive-driven, harangue-like dialogue. Another thing that can be disconcerting to a seasoned movie viewer is Gangs of Wasseypur's obvious similarity to Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather Trilogy. Now, as much as it may sound like a disparaging remark for Gangs of Wasseypur, in reality it's a testament to the timelessness and universality of Coppola's masterful crime saga that continues to inspire movie-makers worldwide even after so many decades. Anurag Kashyap has indeed succeeded in leaving a mark with his rustic adaptation.
Another interesting thing to note is that the name 'Gangs of Wasseypur' bears a striking similarity to Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York. The similarity is obviously not limited to the name, for the battle scenes filmed in Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur match and at times surpass the gore and grotesquery depicted in Scorsese's larger than life portrayal of gang wars in the nineteenth century New York City. In Gangs of Wasseypur, Kashyap strives to strike the right balance between various cinematic elements that helps the movie touch the lows and highs of cinema, thereby helping it break the stereotype associated with quintessential Bollywood cinema. Gangs of Wasseypur serves to be a highlight-reel of some of the most disturbing sequences ever filmed in Indian cinema depicting shootouts, prison-breaks, brawls, bomb blasts, rallies, kidnappings, rapes, train-robberies, forced marriages, women in labor, lovemaking, killings, and butchery. One interesting facet that makes these scenes really effective is the level of realism and conviction with which they are carried forward in the movie.
In Gangs of Wasseypur, Anurag Kashyap presents a grim picture of human decadence: Amongst the hundreds of masculine characters depicted in the movie, one doesn't get to witness a single likable character, for most of them come across as bestial beings desperate to serve their basic instincts of survival, physical love, wealth and power. On the other hand, the women are portrayed as secondary beings who are looked upon by men as materialistic pleasures rather than meaningful pursuits. Manoj Bajpai delivers a tour de force in Gangs of Wasseypur. His portrayal of Sardar Khan ranks right up there with the very best performances in the history of Indian cinema. Sardar is ferocious killer as well as a voracious lover whose feral instincts to kill (his adversaries) are remarkably matched by his play boyish passion to for physical love. It is this balance that helps him keep his composure amidst pervasive insanity and gives him the courage to single- handedly knockout his adversaries. Sardar Khan uses a combination of brute force and acumen to rise to the top of the food chain. Manoj Bajpai musters all his talent and courage to perfectly fit into the shoes of Sardar Khan. It wouldn't be a hyperbole to say that no other actor could have fit better in the role of a 'Desi Bahubali' than Bajpai himself.
The rest of the cast gives memorable performances that help bring characters to life with a special mention of Nawazuddin Siddiqui whose underplayed cameo as Sardar Khan's younger son offered a great contrast to Manoj Bajpai's over the top portrayal. Siddiqui's low-key portrayal is also in great contrast to his portrayal of a tough, haughty cop in Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani. It's remarkable that in such a shot period of time he has shown such great versatility as an actor. Siddiqui is expected to have a major role in the second part of Gangs of Wasseypur considering the similarities of his part to Al Pacino's Michael Corleone. Whether Siddiqui will succeed in carving a niche for himself as Pacino had managed with his portrayal in The Godfather I & II is for the time to decide. The cinematography of Gangs of Wasseypur is at par with the best in the world. Kashyap's sense of timing with the use of music is also exemplary. Kashyap expertly introduces occasional bursts of music and comedy to punctuate the slowly augmenting tension tension at different junctures in the movie. Kashyap's use of dark humor to judiciously propagate violence has an uncanny similarity to Quentin Tarantino's style of filmmaking. His choice of music in the movie's final sequence that depicts the brutal killing of one of movie's major characters is bizarre yet remarkably effective.
Overall, Gangs of Wasseypur serves to be a unique cinematic experience that's not free of its flaws. However, despite its apparent flaws, Gangs of Wasseypur has enough to offer to a keen movie-viewer who would not allow him/her to be overwhelmed by movie's abundance of everything. Gangs of Wasseypur serves be a sanguinary carnival of epic proportions that's surely not meant for the faint-hearted. The movie is an essential viewing for the lovers of Indian cinema, for they will get to see something quite refreshing in Gangs of Wasseypur, and also for those who want to get acquainted with it.
(This review was first published at A Potpourri of Vestiges) | 9 |
Everyone says that, right? And they aren't wrong, but it takes more than excellent cinematography to make a complete movie going experience.
I have to be real, I love war films and I love slow films but this film is mostly dull with a few outstanding moments. It is in the humble opinion of this movie goer that Dunkirk was a similair but more riveting experience.
I liked the movie, don't get me wrong, but too many reviewers are setting up readers for disappointment with their ridiculous praise. I wholly recommend you go see this movie if you enjoy films like Dunkirk, just be sure to check your expectations at the door. | 8 |
With great special effects and beautifully shot, just about any trailer you saw for Lost In Space made it look like something worth watching, and it is, if you have exhausted your Netflix queue.
The biggest issue with Lost In Space is every episode is a combination of the worst things that can go wrong, all going wrong at the same time and the Robinson family finding themselves facing death & peril once again, only to have everything work out just in time. Literally if this was a cop drama someone would be cutting a wire on a ticking bomb with just 1 second left to end every episode. The villains, no matter how inept, seem to have everything work out for them time after time to increase their chances of making it to the next episode.
The reboot included a nice touch of rearranging the lead character's roles and even breaking up the family dynamic. So you get a mom that's the family lead, a dad who's kind of along for the ride and a robot who is there, but isn't really part of the crew. And then there is Dr. Smith, inept yes, but truly evil this time around.
If you are looking for the next series to binge, this isn't it. I found myself needing a break after each episode as opposed to waiting to watch the next episode. As a matter of fact 6 episodes in I'm only going to finish watching them because I've invested this much time in them, and ironically I came down with the flu so I have some time to kill on the couch. | 6 |
I enjoyed almost all of this. It does have things that the first lacks, such as a villain presence, grander battles(and more armored participants in them, without getting excessive; some will argue that it's chasing first, combat second), and a greater amount of action(if a little of it is merely showing off) which, again, puts you right in the situation, as well as during flight(not as spectacular or breathtaking, not sure why). There is not a lot of tension in this, certain things don't pay off(this forgets that it's its own thing, not only a setup for Avengers) or have consequences, and there's not enough sense of "danger". The score, with a handful of exceptions, is a wallflower. I barely noticed it. This is missing the constant energy that its predecessor had, albeit it relatively seldom really slows down. There is not sufficient development for the plot(that never really grabs us) or the characters(of whom there are too many and they are not all granted motives, nor do they always make sense in what they do), and so much occurs in merely one film. Next to nothing moves ahead from where it was left off last time. The Black Widow gets to do a bit of awesome fighting(a little of it looks odd somehow, perhaps because of the angles), Johansson nails the femme fatale thing(looking *stunning* all the while) and if you think catsuits can't get any hotter, you *need* to see her in hers... but she(and a rockin' Jackson) serve no purpose, and they are not used for *anything* in this. Dialog can get a tad annoying, especially that of the overly dorky and awkward Rockwell(why is it popular to put weird roles in American flicks?). With that said, the humor is of the same tone and typically works, the lines are(often) as fast and as sharp, the acting is great, the FX are photo-realistic(thank you, ILM) and beautiful(without getting terribly indulgent), it is exciting and the editing and cinematography are excellent, this time, as well. If you want to be entertained, this will do the trick, if you expect a similar approach as what we got from Favreau before. This is not as good, however. There is plenty of mild violence, several instances of suggestive/skin-laden material and infrequent moderate language in this. I recommend this to any fan(and if you like the comics and the tying together of the franchise, stay after the credits). 7/10 | 7 |
This is one of the most overrated movies I have ever seen. Maybe my expectations were way too high going into it. The effects and acting were OK but it was way too long, very boring, and had a stupid story that seemed like it was written by a child. Nothing surprising, interesting or funny. Very basic. | 2 |
Just saw the movie this morning with my roommate. I have heard great things about this movie and I thought that I was going to cry given how the Avengers are dividing over the issue of government oversight. I haven't picked a team and I don't think I will. I'm a mix, I guess.
Anyway, back to the movie. Wow. Woo-Ho! This movie is a wild ride of action, effects and story. I haven't read any of the comics, but I have been following most Marvel movies, and this one did not disappoint in the least. Even though the story is more mature and brooding, there is also plenty of humorous moments, especially in Tom Holland's Spiderman.
People, those fans were not kidding. This Spiderman flat out steals every scene that he's in with his humor, agility, nerdy persona and Tom Holland is the perfect choice to harbor Marvel's youngest superhero. He even looks a little like Toby Maguire. He was undoubtedly the best part of the movie, even though he didn't get much screen time. Totally looking forward to the new Spiderman movie due next year.
Another huge highlight is the jealousy between Bucky and Falcon. Maybe jealousy isn't the right word, but these two do not exactly get along. Their moments together, though brief in number, are awfully hilarious as well.
Wondering what's going to happen in the next movies to come. This one really helps set the field for what Infinity War will possibly bring in the future. Check out this movie. It's quite a ride | 10 |
Congrats to the actors and actresses they really done it this time on this movie.i hope they 3 will be more interesting than 1 and 2, but I know that it will because best movie ever. I can't stop watching it, I watch it every day with my siblings somethings with my friends but I like watching it alone in the night and eating some popcorn. I wish you all the best in your career. | 10 |
Plot: it was enjoyable. We liked it. We were intrigued to keep watching and see the plot thickens Acting: good acting
Recommend to others: yes. | 7 |
Panchayat is a brilliantly made series based on the life of people in a small village Phulera. As you watch one episode after another, you start to make connections with various characters and feel like you are living amoung them.
The story revolves around life of Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar) and Dubey Ji (Raghubir Yadav), with support from Vikas (Chandan Roy) and Praladh (Faisal Malik). The entire cast is brilliant and my favorite is Chandan Roy. The innocence of his character, Vikas, is so heart warming. Raghubir ji is superb as the husband of village pradhan (Neena Gupta), i.e. Effectively village pradhan. I sometimes saw my own father in his act, as someone trying to make peace with any situation. With the risk of bein unpopular, I find Jitendra's act flat sometimes, or maybe with such great actors around, his gets shadowed.
Season 2 is more engaging than season 1, as we get more invested in lives of these characters while things are happening in the village.
I wish that the four main characters could get to enjoy cold beer in next season! | 9 |
What a disappointment it was , if it's not for the big names no one would even say a word about this very very boring ordinary blot ...WTH !! | 6 |
Glass Onion is a side-quel to the awesome mystery Knives Out. I found it to be super clever and highly entertaining. It has so many cool ideas. The comedy is a huge step up from the original. I full-volume laughed numerous times, as did my audience.
I was fully intrigued and invested throughout. It's a great cast, especially the last actor to show up. I won't say who in case you don't know so you'll be as surprised as I was. But it's the return to prominence of one of my favorite actors, and he clearly shows that he still has it.
The strongest aspect is the story and, of course, the mystery. The one thing that held back the original for me is that I was able to predict most of it. Glass Onion was fully unpredictable and had me constantly guessing. And it benefits greatly from how the story is told nonlinearly. It wouldn't have been nearly as impactful if told in chronological order.
I was ready to proclaim this better than the first and one of my favorite movies of the year. This has never happened to me before. I loved everything from the start to the setup all the way to the reveal. But I strongly disliked everything after. I found it extremely hard to believe and extra cheesy. It left me with a bad taste.
I still feel like the majority of the movie is so good that it makes it worth watching. And I hope that the conclusion is more palatable on second viewing. But it holds it back from being amazing. (1 viewing, opening Thursday 11/24/2022) | 7 |
It's just mind blowing movie. Pankaj Tripathi at his best. | 10 |
PARINEETA......
Sometimes, few things land up with such a perfection & beauty that even WORDS can't justify their grandness. & I believe PARINEETA is also among those few things which can't be framed into words. But, still I am here to make an unsuccessful attempt to write its review.
Parineeta is a new beginning of Indian cinema, it's simply FLAWLESS, technically sound & acting-wise perfect. Music is great & totally suits with the development of the movie & story. Vidya has given her best in her very first movie. Sanjay Dutt & Saif have echoed themselves. In short, PARINEETA is a MUST WATCH movie, but plz Enjoy this movie in theater only.
So, have happy PARINEETA watching !!! | 10 |
Opening of the show is pretty well organized and presented. I like characters introducing and developing of the well known story. It pushes you to watch one after another episode.
About the acting. I think Jon Bernthal is becoming good actor and I am very pleased with his acting in Punisher. Also, Amber Rose Revah did a terrific job, enjoyed watching her on the screen.
However, I think this show is made for younger generations despite nasty scenes. For us experienced, movie and TV show gores, some of the scenes may be a bit to naive to believe in.
All in all, this is a good action TV show and I will, for sure, watch the next season. | 7 |
Just enjoyed American Fiction. Thematically, it reflected Bamboozled, but with a subtler form satire. I do not wish to compare/contrast these two films, except to say that 20 years later this message still needs to be discussed and exposed. And, from what I read in some of these reviews, some folks are still missing the point. It wasn't a movie about Alzheimer's or LGBTQ+ people, or parenting skill or familial dynamics amongst siblings. It's a movie about all those things. Cuz, you know-Black people are, well, people.
The common expression, "we are not a monolith" is accurate, but perhaps does not carry the impact it should. This film's major themes are, of course, are revealed through the ludicrous scenarios, that these predisposed notions of "the Black experience" remains one-dimensional, and is predominately presented through the lens of white people, that what's marketable and palatable to the masses continues to be forms of minstrelsy in blackface. By extension, if not all Black folks are of a criminal element, whose speech is restricted to incorrect grammar, spelling, & pronunciation, and colloquialisms, i.e., "Ebonics," then they are also people with family members who have internal conflict, are gay, may be stricken with illnesses such as age related dementia, and so forth. These are not disjointed concepts. These are ALL the point.
The ending has apparently annoyed several folks in their reviews. Racial issues and misunderstanding the "Other" have yet to have any conclusion; they are not resolved. Do you end the film with a version that perpetuates stereotypes, or choose one that seems ridiculous, yet is not so far fetched and is certainly not funny-identifying an award or cell phone as a gun, causing a Black man to be fatally shot multiple times, by multiple police officers (an all too frequent a scenario). Or do you sample these and other options for the audience to contemplate? | 10 |
This show mixes a lot of the elements from successful franchises like Harry Potter and Riverdale then backs it up with a lot of the original dark humor and lore from the Addams family. The result is a bit of a "super powered teen soap opera murder mystery" and, while this mix could easily flop, "Wednesday" totally makes it works.
A big part of the success is due to Jenna Ortega's amazing performance. She's perfect as Wednesday but the supporting cast, especially Emma Myers, also deliver in their performances in a way that's campy, fun, but also heartfelt. The direction and production value are also solid. Totally a quality show.
While I haven't finished the series yet, my only complaint would be this: I think there's some inconsistency between the Addam's family history / lore of diabolical behavior - indeed a lot of Wednesday's dark jokes infer terrible things her family has done in the past - and one of the main story arcs where a member of their family is accused of murder. Without giving anything away, the character's reaction to the accusation seemed way out of character to me. You'd expect the Addam's family would sort of laugh it off, or be like "yup, that makes sense. Next." but instead it seems to conjure up feelings of mistrust and betrayal, which just seemed odd considering there are plenty of other jokes where the family is kinda like "oh yeah, our uncle is a cannibal" and then nonchalantly moves on.
This isn't a major criticism, and I'm still very much enjoying the show I just think it's weird that the whole family is a celebration of "the dark side" but then, in this one instance, they're like "oh no, that would be bad behavior". Lol, wut? | 8 |
Coming into this film there was a huge buzz about how this movie had revived the recently dormant "Batman" franchise. I'm here to tell you that it does, well sort of. Depending on how you define a comeback this movie either is or isn't one, it is obviously better then the now infamous "Batman and Robin" and the horrible but not as bad "Batman Forever" but that isn't saying much. It is however not better then the original "Batman" or in my view "Batman Returns". This movie is in fact just slightly above average but has been received so well due to the fact that people want it to succeed and were begging for a "Batman" movie that wasn't horrible and they got it but i'm not impressed. Christopher Nolan who directed the fantastic cult hit "Memento" directs and I'm severely disappointed. After such an outstanding and original film he travels into the world of bland and over-hyped superhero movies. The real problem with this movie to me was that it didn't follow the formula of a comic book movie at all, which some may enjoy but i felt ruined it. The first and VERY boring half of the movie is set in Japan where batman is being trained by the league of shadows, umm what? EXACTLY this is very strange and doesn't fit well at all. The movie gets better as Batman returns to Gotham and finds it in ruins. The Movie does an awesome job of showing you how he gets his gadgets and also explaining them so they're realistic. The bad guy "Scarecrow" is very cool and frightening. The fight scenes have the horrible shaky-cam and you cant tell at all whats going on and you just guess that batman is winning. I just cant call a movie good because its not as bad as previous ones. Overall its just mediocre because half of the movie is good and the other half sucks about as bad as you can suck. Also props to Liam Neeson for cornering the sucky prequel demographic, better luck next time Qui-Gon. | 6 |
When I saw the rating, I thought to myself "It couldn't be that bad, people are just nitpicking". I was wrong, it's even worse than the rating suggests. | 4 |
My girlfriend found it a very tense and exciting movie while she had to keep me awake. Not my cup of tea, as a Belgian. Lots of cinema but not an nerve-wracking storyline. | 7 |
The music, Cavilles voice, the scenes... Warm chills and related to the game. Some details missing but otherwise just... wow. | 9 |
There is really nothing special about it. Neither the storyline nor the characters or their performances had anything unique or outstanding and frankly the show as a whole was a bit boring. Truly this is one of the most overrated shows ever!! | 6 |
I've been meaning to put up a review of this movie after I originally saw it during its cinema run and loved it. Watching this movie again on SBS TV the other night gave me a chance to check out whether the movie had stood up as well as I remembered. It has. For a lot of recent Hollywood movies I've reviewed here recently and given good scores to (say, 7 or more out of 10), I have had one quibble-would the movie have repeat viewing value? In the case of many Hollywood movies I liked, like, say, "Transformers" or "Iron Man" et.al., the answer would have to be "no". "Kung Fu Hustle" is thus getting full marks for me-it has 'repeat' viewing value.
Not sure if the intro to the TV version movie toned down its opening-I seem to remember the cinema release having a more gruesome scene than what I saw the other night. Or maybe it's just not as brutal as I remembered. In any case, the opening serves to illustrate the brutality of a large and villainous group of criminals known as "The Axe Gang", who terrorise even the town's police force.
Next we see two buddies, Sing (played by Stephen Chow) and Bone (played by Chi Chung Lam) who are small time scam artists trying to get financial advantage by pretending to be members of The Axe Gang. They try their scam in a part of town that refuses to be intimidated by them. Somehow, the real gang is drawn into their scam and the gang gets whipped by the residents of that part of town. The rest of the movie concerns The Axe Gang's attempts to teach these townsfolk a lesson and the choice of Sing and Bone on which group to ally themselves with.
Watching the movie again, I was reminded of how hilarious it was. There were numerous "laugh out loud" moments for me, e.g. the scene where Sing tries to act tough with the townspeople but finds all sorts of reasons not to fight them. Hilarious.
There is also a delightful romantic subplot concerning Sing and a childhood sweetheart of his as well.
This movie deconstructs/is a satire of Kung Fu clichés. In fact, whereas I found the seriousness of the unbelievable martial arts in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" too much to take seriously, the even insaner martial arts in this movie were a positive joy. It's quite cartoony at times, too. Reviews of this movie will often mention its debt to classic Warner Bros. cartoons, like "The Road Runner" etc.
91/100 | 9 |
So boring. I almost fell asleep. Is this the same Martin Scorsese who criticized Marvel? This is his worst movie. | 5 |
Eveyone Must Watch It is a masterclass not madefor just earning you should watch and support him even twice so that he can take season 2 to next level with greater budget. | 5 |
The long-awaited sequel to Knives Out is here, and although it's still a good time, it feels like a let down overall.
The first film told such a unique and superb mystery that wrapped layers upon layers on top of each other. Meanwhile, Glass Onion tells a story that feels incredibly basic in comparison.
The main problem with this film is that although it's a mystery film, it doesn't give you the tools to solve the mystery. Instead the film walks through the plot and witholds infomation to have big reveals, rather than giving you the clues to work it out yourself.
Daniel Craig was fun the the cast was good overall, with Ed Norton being a big standout. Some characters felt wasted sadly.
Overall, a fun but underwhelming time. | 7 |
Well done series - just completed all three seasons. I have never witnessed such unsettling and beautiful imagery in a television series. An excellent interpretation of Red Dragon and Hannibal Would love to see a Silence of the Lambs series with Clarise Starling. | 8 |
How can this show possibly get higher than a 3 star average? Has the standard really been set so low that this is considered good...? Honestly don't get it..
This really could have been so good. BUT.....
The writing is bad. The acting is worse than bad. The "special effects" may have been considered special in the 90's, but any junior high school student with a mac and final cut can outdo this hot mess.
I won't even get into the poor character development..
Henry was not right for this role. Most of the other supporting characters were not right. This was just a mess all the way around..
Sorry, I tried to like it, I wanted to like it, but this is just really really bad. | 1 |
Now You See Me (2013)
The entire movie is about pulling wool over your eyes—as clever as you might be, you'll never figure out what's happening. So you just have to rush along for the ride. And quite a ride it is, filled with legerdemain and fireworks, sleights of hand and feats of prowess. People disappear and people get out of and into handcuffs with one frame of the movie camera. You want to look one way but the camera looks the other and wham, another surprise.
Yes, it's the movie the wins, without quite succeeding as a movie. It's like someone winning at a game by cheating. Impressive—not! And yet it seemed like fun for awhile.
There is quite the starry cast here, though two of the biggest stars have only a few minutes (literally) of screen time, sprinkled throughout the film. Michael Caine is shown as the money man behind the hiring of the four magicians in their sudden rise to the top. And Morgan Freeman is shown as the hunter of magic charlatans. (And no, there is no connection to Batman here.)
The four magicians are kind of a Dream Team pulled together in the first twenty minutes of the movie, and at first you think you'll see more of their individual acts, which are kind of fun. And different. One is a shyster on the streets, another a kind of trickster mind-reader hypnotist (played beautifully by Woody Harrelson), another a showy big production woman, and the fourth a wizard with cards. After they get together, however, it becomes a version of "Oceans Eleven" with magic thrown in. The big sham even starts in Las Vegas.
If all you want is pizazz, this movie is for you. It's nothing but! And it's quite well made technically and very fast paced. But if you want to get in on the tricks and be not only surprised but also held in suspense, there are too many easy twists and tricks of cinema illusionism at work. In fact, a key problem with magic in the movies is that you can't quite believe it because you can't trust the camera-work and editing. And there are certainly many tricks here that are only possible by splicing one piece of film to another—you know that seeing it on screen, and just have to say, "It's a movie, it's okay."
One final element is the convincing, hard-boiled detective, played by Mark Ruffalo. He seems to be the dependable thread a viewer can cling do amidst all the swirling and disarray. A necessary element. Never mind his Interpol sidekick from France, which is meant to add a love story to the whole brew. This movie isn't a mess. It's just a shame because it is so close to having the stuff of a great (entertaining) movie. Even so, though, it's quite entertaining. Quite. | 6 |
I was really excited to see this movie. I'm a fan of GDT, especially his movie Pan's Labyrinth. After seeing the trailer for The Shape of Water and all the hype it started receiving I knew I really wanted to see this film and boy was I disappointed when I did. I was expecting the same kind of whimsical feel / story as some of his other movies and instead got something that at times was almost absurdly laughable. Yes, this is a fairy tale but even fairy tales need to have some rhyme and reason. The movie was incredibly predictable in most parts and in other so ridiculous that even for make belief it was too contrived. There were a few bits that were inserted in for some kind of effect that were so out of place and unnecessary that it just looked silly and I found myself flat out laughing at the absurdity. I will say that all the actors did do a good job with their roles and the sets and imagery in parts was really beautiful and well done. Outside of that what I thought was going to be a magical movie turned out to be very underwhelming, making me wonder why it's receiving the praise that it is. See the trailer which is much more captivating. | 3 |
I thoroughly enjoyed The Witcher and I also love Game of Thrones. But there are far too many people moaning that it doesn't compare to GoT. Well, SPOILER alert! That's because it's NOT Game of Thrones. In fact the books of the Witcher came out 3 years before the first Game of Thrones book, so in fact Witcher is as authentic as fictional fantasy's get! | 9 |
We really wanted to see this film because our expectations were pretty high after the first film, maybe we forgot many things but we remember that it was good. At least much better than this one. I have to say that i am really sad from this film. It was so boring and unthrilling. If I would not drink that 2 colas and energy drink, I would propably fall asleep. Only thing that I like was the ending... more precisely, last 20-25 minutes. And also the total end was really good, but whole film together was s***. There were so many informations and connections, what isn't bad but it was too much. I don't want to tell you shouldn't watch it, because other 3 parts can be mutch better and if you want see them you should also watch this one, but do not expect something awesome. | 4 |
Bridge of Spies is divided into 2 parts. The first time the action takes place in the United States, excellent judicial drama. With a slow development of events, which is noteworthy completely without musical accompaniment (a rarity in modern cinema). The second part, this is already an action movie in the style of M (James Bond), where the whole action is accelerated and at least repel the turnover of musical accompaniment. And the second part is terrible. In the first, the USSR and the GDR are shown as barbarians. Great propaganda. The most important thing is how Spielberg fakes the facts. Berlin was bombed not by the USSR, but by the Allies. The USSR, on the contrary, helped restore the ruins of eastern Berlin. And finally Abel in the USSR was recognized as a hero and confirmed the status of a spy. And to talk about the light in which the GDR is represented does not have to, some kind of ghetto. And most importantly, 2 part of the film is a natural B-movie, which you watch by inertia and only for the sake of acting by Tom Hanks. | 4 |
Pointless, Random and Boring. Each episode is standalone with no reference or ties to the previous episode. | 1 |
Animation was great but it was a slow burn and the comedy definitely did not not stick I know this an unpopular opinion and I'm not just trying to go against the crowd but i honestly think it was overrated | 5 |
The show gives you insight into Sherlock's "mind palace" so that you think you know what's happening, and sometimes there are segments that are looked over, but in general, you are much more engaged in the mystery solving. Additionally, this show does a great job of making Sherlock and Watson more than just investigators. There is a personal drama woven throughout the mysteries, as well as moments of humor throughout.
Benedict Cumberbatch, as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman, as Dr. John Watson work very well together to create that contrast of characters, which of course contributes immensely to the show's success.
This show has many great, absolutely phenomenal moments but it also has many over-complicated ones, so don't miss any detail. | 9 |
It's like the show "American Gods" it goes nowhere.
Every episode is almost an hour long, but still it offers ZERO content.
They somehow make Marvel and Egypt mith boring!
I won't watch the 2 season, and I hope that they will invest the content next time. Also, the fighting scene were so bad. It's like this show came back from the 80's. | 1 |
I love that this movie is as others put it "preachy". I feel that with the current climate and so many young ladies losing freedoms and not realizing how far women have come in the past 60 years we need reminding how quickly it can all go away, lest young ladies today get too comfortable.
There is a lot in this movie about mother/daughter relationships, women's roles in society and how hard it is to be a woman in a society that expects perfection. It is also fun, some great jokes, and Rhea Pearlman really made such a wonderful appearance. When Barbie first came out, it was a time when women didn't have as many options as they do now, women couldn't even have credit! I feel like this movie is a nod to what Barbie is supposed to stand for but also for the ways Barbie has fallen short. | 8 |
First of all, I see the artistic value of this movie. It's utterly creative and innovative. But come on: there are too many characters, cuts and colors and while this might be a question of taste, the lack of a complex story isn't. | 4 |
We have to start by acknowledging that C. Nolan has been, for a while, Hollywood's golden boy and, as such, people will undoubtedly deify him; such is the dynamic of this strange and absurd system we live in. Thus, we can understand all the hype this movie receives, regardless of its authenticity.
As, for me, from the beginning, after the "ghost" is mentioned, I saw clearly how that was going to develop; such obviousness scores quite a few negative points for the Nolan brothers' imagination, creativity and originality. Something disappointing, taking in consideration some of the previous works. There's definitely more predictability in this movie than in previous ones, or so was my impression. Particularly, I see a bit too many similarities in ideas, cinematography and even music, to 2001.
Apart from that, all that sentimentalism could have been turn down a notch, and clearly the whole "love" concept. Still, there's much less of that than what you can find is the vast majority of productions nowadays (something that tells us how low the level of quality of movies and series is). Interesting how Matthew McConaughey was also involved in Contact, a movie that also touches one or two points present in Interstellar. Fortunately, the level of sentimentalism doesn't reach those of Contact and, even better, this movie doesn't dwell in god and such nonsense (something which killed Gravity for me).
Although the special effects are no doubt very good, all the talk about IMAX and so on made me expect something much more impressive in that department.
The story itself was, for me, a bit weak, and some points seemed to be connected with each others just "because", or by very fragile threads. For all the praise I've heard about Interstellar "science", I've seen a good few unexplained "scientific" events in the movie which just seem to be taken for granted, and I can't see the science behind them anywhere.
The fact that this is a story -once again- about how to make humanity survive didn't help my opinion, since there's no real intelligent reason, apart from selfishness and survival instincts, to see our species perpetuated along with its destructive behaviour towards all other lifeforms and itself. That makes me connect to the "fake moon landing" scene, and how all these recent NASA movies might be part of some sort of propaganda machine to, once more, makes us look up to the stars instead of caring more for our planet and trying to stop and reverse all the misery we have been, for centuries, bringing upon it and all its inhabitants.
Alas, not a bad movie to watch, but certainly not the shining jewel they want us to believe this is. As I said at the beginning, that's how the system (and thus, the masses), work. | 6 |
The Spider-Verse is probably the most beautiful cartoon movie ever. It unites classical comics, nice jokes, and very interesting design. So many human hours were spent that it really deserved an Oscar. However, if we distance ourselves from the design: the plot is somewhat boring and very predictable. Due to the excessive amount of new characters they were not developed and seemed to be very one-sided. Indeed, it is not possible to sit on a fence in this case, but I would like to see fewer characters, but know more about each of them. What is killing me is the overall rating. I don't believe it is appropriate to compare cartoons and movies, where real people play and show real emotions. I wasn't hyped by it, but a nice evening killer, definitely worth watching once. | 6 |
I was looking forward to this movie but it was disappointing. The action sequences are great, but the sound is disappointing. I would expect the villain to be better built to show brutality, to see how difficult it is if Venom confronts the bloodthirsty one. Hopefully season 3 will be really better or else this is just a cliché anti-hero movie. | 7 |
Thank God. The first 2 episodes almost made me gave up. Too fricking dull. Thankfully ep 3/4 (mostly 4) got my interest. | 8 |
For years I've been a superhero fan and I watched almost every superhero show there was till I had enough. I think we all can agree that superhero movies and shows dominate the film industry. The moment I saw the Boys I thought " here we go another superhero series" and I was not interested. But I gave it Chance and it was THE superhero show I needed. Because it's realistic and not a fairy tale where the good heroes fight the bad villains. We get the opportunity to see supes from another angle. | 8 |
Well, we've got a new Harry Potter movie. (Or should we rather call it "Harry Potter universe" movie or something like that?) Anyway, this movie is quite different from the previous HP stories and it's a welcome breath of fresh air. We're going from the pompous and dark atmosphere of Britain and Hogwarts to the bustling and grimy 1920's New York. No more teenage angst and ancient prophecies, just some quirky wizard on the hunt for strange creatures...well, for the most part. I don't wanna say too much about the plot, but it does make for a really fun and creative movie. I think that some aspects should've been developed more, but at least that'll leave something for the die-hard fans to discuss about. Anyway, I'm off now to read my old copy of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". | 7 |
The Duffer brothers took all the best aspects of the first 3 seasons and made them better in the latest season. The practical effects were amazing which was expected considering the massive budget, all the new characters are intriguing. I just wish the Mike/Will/Jonathan/Argyle storyline was given more screen time but I'm sure they'll play a larger role in vol. 2. Overall this season was spectacular and well worth the 3 year wait. | 9 |
This again like the first Spiderman Movie, was very entertaining from start to finish. Effects were very real and I love the human side of the super being. Toby Macguire is the perfect choice for the role, as a pretty superstar would not have been as believable. This movie has just the right amount of action mixed with the right amount of romance and still leaves time to develop the story to show his love for his family and friends and why he does what he does. There is nothing worse than watching a movie that does not develop the plot, but that is not the case in this film. When a movie ends in what seems like 20 minutes, than you know they have your attention and this movie certainly had mine! | 9 |
The producers and director of this season should be ashamed of themselves. | 1 |
The plot was chaotic, fast running, scenes jumped from site to site - I assume the director tried to give the viewers the chaotic atmosphere of war but at the end it was another missed war drama with nothing to remember off. 20 years ago there was order in the plots, as the time of the movie passed the plot progressed, there was actually discussion between the characters, and the players actually played their roll , now days only special effects and occasionally a discussion between the characters with characteristic dull drama chats. No wonder a lot of movie stars moved to the TV industry. The cinema is dead. | 6 |
The movie gets better by every 10 minutes... I have not seen such outstanding acting from Christian Bale, i think he outperform his now former best movie The Mashinist.
I hope he wins an oscar for this one.
The movie hooks you in the minut it starts and the big hollywood actors are all good, you can not really find any actor bad.
The pace of the movie is just right and i saw the trailer before i watched and just thought it was big hollywood movie that are just solid but it was so much more.. If you just want to be amazed and disappear and feel good for about 2 hours then you should watch this one :) | 10 |
This is a nice action-flick. Entertaining and well made.
Now it is supposed to be about dreams. This should be a treat for all those of us who treasure Kafka or H.P. Lovecraft, right? Ever had a lucid dream? Now this will be awesome! ... Or perhaps not.
What is presented here is no more a dream than James Bond so to speak. It's not actually surreal. The whole "diving into a dream" thing comes down to a couple of "rules" to follow plus some FX. The FX are well done actually. That alone would probably alleviate this film beyond the likes of "The Day after Tomorrow" or "2012" - it's everything else that ruins it.
In any case Dream is just fantasy here. Any film delivers that much. It's just cheesy to have this scenario "in a persons dream". Ultimately the whole dream thing is just a facade to have the plot jump from here to there without actually creating a meaningful connection. At least this concept allows the film to have everything at once and offer even more than zapping through the best channels on prime time. | 4 |
Typical Hollywood violent claptrap. I find it immeasurably sad that people not only bother to watch this rubbish, but feel strongly enough to applaud it. Two hours of my life gone forever. Oh - and not enough explosions. Please do better next time with the next edition of this mindless drivel of the Mission Impossibel gravy train. | 1 |
Ever since I saw Silver Linings Playbook (2012), it convinced me that David O. Russell's films were good. When American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015) didn't quite live up to my expectations, I figured it was a fluke. They were OK movies, just not to the caliber I had expected. I was cautiously optimistic about Amsterdam (2022) since it advertised such an all-star cast. Then again, the other movies also had all-star casts as well. Let's just say that this movie was probably my third strike against seeing any more David O. Russell films.
Now, don't get me wrong-the acting in Amsterdam was great. These interesting characters were fun to watch, and it's clear that Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington are all talented actors (along with the many other actors involved, which would take too much space to list them all). The angle of injured military veterans was another element that I hadn't seen in a lot of movies, so that was another aspect of this film that I thought gave it merit. Unfortunately, the biggest problem with Amsterdam is its plot.
I don't mind non-linear storytelling, but usually-when a director uses this method-it's clear what the plot is about. It took way too long in this movie to get to the point. I was watching it and wondering to myself, "What is this movie even about?" all the way until the start of the third act. Sure, trying to play the mystery angle to obfuscate why these characters are involved can work for a whodunnit, but this is not one of those movies. When everything came together in the end, it was a satisfying ending-it just took way too long to make any sense prior to that point.
An all-star cast in a less-than-stellar plot, I give Amsterdam 3.5 stars out of 5. | 7 |
A few bad reviews? People who don't get it, and that's ok. The show is great and it's a bit of a slow burn and worth the wait. If you're lucky, it will get under your skin in the best way. I love the characters and the pace of it. It's hard waiting for the next ep. All week but that's part of the fun. I saw in these reviews, someone named realchillz (I believe) taking Nicole Kidman apart for her looks?! Seriously that doesn't help anyone. It doesn't matter that she is a bit older now, or her bone structure for God's sake. This is why women have to struggle with aging. Why would someone do that? It's mean and childish. Anyway, a great show and really interesting. Give it a min. And you could be hooked too. I really hope there's a season 2 as well. | 9 |
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