Having a predictable movie is one thing. Having a predictable movie yet still enjoying every minute of it is another! Such a cute movie.
One of the best romantic series.
The storyline is so magnetic. It keeps you hooked.
All those moments in the show are so beautifully performed by actors and such a marvelously directed show.
This show will definitely make you think about life. And I can assure one thing. Every time you will watch, you would come up with a new question in your mind waiting to be answered.
I recently watched "The Revenant", another Man vs. Nature film also set in the 1820s. If that film and "In The Heart Of The Sea" have showed me anything it's that I'm thrilled that I didn't have to live during that period of time. Both films do a very good job of highlighting Man's helplessness against the world without his tools. I think the same thing holds true today, it's just that it would take a bit longer for Nature to win in the 2010s. But make no mistake, she'd win.
"In The Heart Of The Sea" was not what I expected, which was a story about amazing heroism and bravery. Instead, this morphed into a tale of survival, complete with some disgusting do-it-or-die actions by the crew of the Essex.
This was a letdown from a visual perspective. All of the scenes just screamed CGI. And casting Chris Hemsworth and Cillian Murphy as the main characters felt entirely wrong.
An admission here...I've never read "Moby Dick" so I have no idea how closely this movie follows the book. I was continually surprised by where the film went, though. The tone got very desperate and downright depressing. The impression I had was that this would be a breathless, sea mist in the face, hearty tale of a battle against a mighty beast. That's not how it went at all.
I just...didn't vibe with what this was putting down. I can appreciate the attention to detail, the performances put in by all involved and the somewhat rambling, cerebral style of storytelling; it just didn't connect with me how I think it was intending. I'll echo what I've seen by others online, Alana Haim should really pursue this as a full time gig. She is pretty great in this, and probably carried the whole thing along with the entire Haim family. I'm just not sure what this movie was trying to say, or if it was just trying to capture a moment in time? Or was just a throwback to the "good-ol-days" of the 70s? That and the somewhat questionable age dynamic of the two leads in the story does raise a bunch of questions that I'm sure have been discussed to death on other platforms. Not for me, but I can appreciate the merits and why people are raving about it.
Pretty bad. I'm sure that one day soon Grillo will star in a genre-redefining action movie but this wasn't it.
The absolute cheek of Hulu calling this a "Hulu Original" when it was originally announced in 2012, got stuck in development hell at 20th Century Fox, then was planned to release under Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, then the release was postponed, re-announced, delayed again before the film leaked a few months ago…
Hulu, you had nothing to do with creating this movie; please don't brand it like you did.
I'm also interested in any background on why the version Hulu released this week runs only 94 minutes, when IMDB indicates the runtime should be 100 minutes. What did they cut? I wonder…
I have to admit that it's fun. The characters are all pretty flat, even Roy, but the concept is cool enough even if Mel Gibson makes for a really lame villain with no depth whatsoever.
Where others objected to the title, I thought "Boss Level" was fairly apt. Roy's experience mirrors what a gamer might have to do in order to clear a particularly difficult level in a video game. That worked really well for me—much better than the characters.
You think Selina Lo ever got tired of saying, "I am Guan Yin, and Guan Yin has done this"? :joy:
Amazing series, had me laughing from the outset. Totally looking forward to the next one. Great range of characters, especially Nathan and Nora. Robbie Amell isnt just a pretty face but a pretty decent actor too.
FUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAH!
2 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
1 / 1 originality
.5 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
.5 / 1 misc (FUCK YEAH!!)
10 / 10
(2nd viewing)
2 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
1 / 1 originality
1 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
1 / 1 misc (awesome)
11 / 10
This isn't my favorite movie, but after watching it twice I cannot find anything wrong with it, or anything to improve on. Amazing movie
A relatively simple, low-key racket spirals way out of control as an impoverished lower class Korean family smoothly weasels their way into the lives of a wealthy, naive, white collar household.
Unpredictably composed, Parasite effortlessly shifts between several genres, evenly mixing comedy with tragedy and several stops in between. Of the versatile tools in that particular box, the film's at its best on the frequent occasions that it ratchets up the tension. I constantly caught myself holding in a deep breath, completely immersed in the moment and conflicted about the best possible outcome. Not all of those nail-biters lead to fireworks, and the film is careful not to overplay its hand, so that, when the time is right, those inevitable explosions land like a flurry of unexpected body blows.
Its first hour is captivating, as the leeches' shady plot comes together and their long con gains momentum, but the home stretch, with its string of sharp curves and grim consequences, is unrestrained chaos in the best of ways. One helluva ride.
This movie didnt age well AT ALL! Everything is over the top and the CG is so atrocious, I'd rather watch a fully rendered CG lawnmower man movie with the existing technology they had back then than this.
Good film, with decent performances from the entire cast. I related to the story - school was a giant crapfest for many of us - but the film goes beyond simple stereotypes. The well-rounded characters make the film stand out from others of its kind.
The more I see of this season, the more I hope the show doesn't get renewed for 7th one.
Just end it. It lost its spark awhile ago.
i dont like the kid, master jackie deserves better pupils :)
A really rushed opening to get to the “marriage”, but Wilson and Lopez have enough charm that things kinda work once they’re onscreen together. I would’ve liked a little more substance to Wilson’s character beyond “oh people do too much social media” and “super earnest single dad”, but it’s nice to see a big production around a rom com again.
So, finally ende Community, and i have a lot of stuff to say. I dont get why people says its good. Yeah, the first 4 seasons are good, but 5 and 6 o damn that was baaaaaad. When it ended it felt like a big it was time!, the fact of actors leaving the show and the creative team runing out of ideas is clear in the last season, and i hate how everything went to hell suddenly and the character became parodies of themselves. I know its hard to end a comedy show. Look what happened with The Office!, season 8 was shit, and then season 9 was a little bit better and the succesfully close the show. Community end feels reaaaaaally false and abrupt, and a show is good if all its seasons are good, so this isnt.
i cant help it, i just love this movie.
Do you know what I appreciate with this show, and especially with the creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould? The fact that they trust us, the viewers. They do not make things unnecessarily obvious, but rather plant small easter eggs from Breaking Bad and it is up to us to figure it out and make the connections. I believe that is what makes this show so incredibly well-made. Every time I rewatch an episode I find something new that gives the show and the characters of both Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad a whole other dimension. I have been on the edge of my seat for the entirety of this show. It really has been a pleasure watching it, and I fully believe that Better Call Saul is a worthy prequel of Breaking Bad. The characters are incredible, the dialogue is witty, the cinematography is so beautiful, the writing and plots are amazing. I feel like every single thing on this show - from the dialogue, to the props, to the colors, to the camera angles, everything - has been thought out and planned. Nothing has been left for chance. I am in awe. 10/10. A fantastic show.
Alright, I know I am probably alone on this. I know it’s not incest, they aren’t actually related. But Luther x Alison was weird as fuck, they were sneaking around trying to bang each other while talking about “their sibling” and “their father”. If you are going to make them a thing, don’t make them view each other as siblings! And how that relates to this episode (and apparently those to follow) is me by default disliking Luther x Sloane. It’s nasty and feels like the same thing. (Because in my mind, alternative universe but they are all still kind of sort of siblings, ya know.)
And because I see Vanya/ Viktor being such a hot topic here. I hoped he would keep just being Vanya once Elliot came out, not going to lie. But Vanya transitioning to be Viktor was handled very simply and briefly, which is how I prefer my LGBT characters at this point. I am sick and tired of the woke agenda always taking things too far and just preaching instead of treating them (us actually, lesbo here) like normal people. Sexuality and transitioning is not a personality trait, stop treating it as such. The brothers reaction basically being “yeah, cool. Anyway —“ was refreshing lmfao.
Apparently, the former entry on trakt was removed in favour of this new entry which is now recommended on my Dashboard instead.
Sooo...I am going to copy my previous writeup of the now first season here again:
Reminds me of a German book named "Fettnäpfchenführer Japan: Die Axt im Chrysanthemenwald", loosely (and rather literally) translated it's something along the line of "Putting your foot into your mouth-Guide Japan: To act like a brute". It follows the fictional character Mr. Hoffmann, a German "salaryman", who goes to Japan without any prior knowledge. The book is supposed to be a guide into all the - for westerners - weird and confusing customs of Japanese culture. You know, like to not wear shoes inside a house, present giving out of respect, slurping noodles in public, how to behave around your seniors, how to talk to elders and how to kids, hierarchical stuff where to sit in an office and so on. The problem with the book, though, is this:
It's incredibly stereotypical. Hoffmann is the embodiment of every stereotype of an idiot, ignorant white man from the west, embarassing himself whenever he can. All of this is an attempt at giving the fictional situations a way of "teaching" you, the reader, what not to do. But it's over the top, very cringeworthy and heavily unrealistic, because Hoffmann is behaving like an idiot throughout, the character is unlikable and has no merits, no positive attributes at all.
This show is basically the filmed version of the book in very different situations. May, however, isn't an idiot like Hoffmann in this. At least. Even if it seems like he is deliberately setup in situations to be embarassed. But or because of that, he is very often - if not most of the times - very condescending, narrow-minded, cynical and incredibly judgemental and very rude to most of his guides and their culture to their face. I am sure, when they filmed it, they told their guides in some way, that they'd make some fun but in the cut version that you see these scenes do not paint a constructive, positive and respectful picture at all.
The moments where May is more behaving like a respectful adult are when he is in his own element, so cars or food basically. The most shallow ways to go about this, I'd say. These things get not a lot of screen time, though. Surprising in terms of food. But they seem to be the only things May has visible interest in. Even if that literally means showing scenes of him doing some gymnastics in a factory where they aren't allowed to film anything else of interest. Where I was wondering why'd they put that into this show at all then? Wasted time.
Now, I hear May fans say "you didn't get his humour then". Yes, that is another thing, add in British humour to this mix and you get an a-hole of a host. Not that British humour tends to be that way, but in combination with his behaviour you do in this particular show. I am not sure if May has any interest of doing this or if it is simply his twisted dry British humour that comes off as like he just doesn't give a damn. Either way, May is highly unlikable in this. So much so, that I assume you need to be a James May fan to be entertained by him as a host. Saying people disliking this do not get his humour are supporting that claim (look at the reviews on Amazon to see these kind of deflective responses).
Maid Cafe scene is a great example. You could argue, that Maid Cafes are an over sexualization of maids and a cafe is cashing in on that fantasy. I can see where this argument is coming from, yes. But the Cafe in on itself isn't sexualized. If you've seen videos of Maid Cafes on YouTube you know they are cringeworthy but nowhere near sexual at all. If you make this a sexual thing, that is on you.
Maid Cafes and all sorts of these are an experience, often cringeworthy at worst, I might add. May, on the other hand, is the best version of his narrow-minded, judgemental character he can be in this particular scene. Flat out disrespectful. If he doesn't like it, or simply doesn't want to do it, that is fine. To each their own. But this show is about the Japanese culture, and Maid Cafes - to some extent (keyword "Cosplay" as his guide brings up) - are a part of it in a way.
This is yet another scene making me think, why did they cut this in? Is it supposed to be funny, how May tries to escape his guides to not be in this type of Cafe? The issue here is, it uselessly stigmatizes the whole thing, not just Maid Cafes, but also Cosplay even more and undermines the show's intent on bringing you closer to the modern Japan and making May "truly understand the Land of the Rising Sun". There's no critical exchange about it. Just "it's sexual and gross" - Cut. Next scene. There's no open mindness, no understanding in this, no reasoning, no critical contemplation. Again, why then put this in this particular show?
If this is the desired show's morale, the off-scene of the statue with a sword on his waist that May says looks like a penis (it doesn't, imo) while hysterically laughing is the other side to this but equally questionable why that was put in. To show that May isn't as bad of a character he comes off as otherwise?
There are scenes that are funny and do work, but they are rare ("Bim" is one of the best ones in this).
The filming and locations overall are great but at times oddly chosen (snowball fight teams?). The host is awful. The guides are well chosen. The concept doesn't work in it's cut version at all and feels like a rag rug of scenese with a Japanese backdrop. Seems like the people involved didn't really know what to do with this show either. At best you get a few glimpes here and there into Japanese culture, but it's always only superficial and often done to be made fun of.
What's this show really about? Cashing in on some of that juicy Amazon money?
A star studded telling of the birth of the CIA through the lense of one major player living through both the WW II and the Cold War. Incredible cast. Complex story. Long treatment. Great for a thoughtful audience but not a movie for BOURNE adventurers. I was impressed by the cast and the performances and didn't mind it being long (there was much to unpack) so I give it an 8 (great) out of 10. [Spy Drama]
Absolutely love this film. You watch this and wonder why Leonardo DiCaprio has only just won his first Oscar! His portrayal of Arnie is nothing short of genius!
Well this was a very romanticized story of 28y old pedophile with a 15y.o boy. Alana at some points asks "is it normal to hang out with 15 years old kids?". Well mr P. Th. Anderson, no it is not normal. And of course dating a kid of that age isn't either. Awful movie
While it has some funny moments the rest is a confused mess
I do not understand those high notes, this is another story about difficult love with a fashionable theme of going back in time to the 1970s.
Yeah, I dont know. Its one of those movies I wanna say I liked it, but actually i had no idea what was going ok.
The movie did not have an ending!
An incredible war miniserie, very well done.
There isn't quite someone as Miike, keeping busy with tons of movies every single year. "As the Gods Will" is an adaptation of a death game manga of the same title. Each round is based on a traditional game or at least inspired by one. The violence has a good mix of humor to it while still keeping it 'real'. For most of it's runtime the movie is entertaining, there is however no conclusion to the story. Sort of like Gantz there is a global scale to the events but you won't get it from this alone. The movie also closes on another stage of the game, be it endgame or not.
DarkmasterCh1ef wrote:
a typical ''only the USA kicks everybodys ass'' movie.story is boring and action is fine!
Yeap.... so far, the way it is.
