Peak animation, peak sound track, peak art direction. We are so back!
For you death is the future, but for me death is in the past
Short and sweet, just the way I like it, the short runtime doesn't mean the story is rushed, it's actually really well paced. Tackles some really deep themes, finding purpose in life and tackling death itself. The 40 minutes went by in a breeze and the characters are really good, the only takeaway I have for this short is the lack of character development. But it's not a big problem considering they develop 4 characters in the span of 40 minutes. The ending was perfect.
Just watched this for the first time ever. It's a dated, silly B-movie (can't believe it came out the year of the timeless classic Pulp Fiction). Some awful acting (the much praised Brandon is not completely immune to this).
The best thing about it is the atmosphere. It reminded me of Dark City.
Nostalgia is a crazy thing (I know it as I love Hackers)
I'm not into the whole vampire genre in general but this is an awesome exception.
What a captivating and fully entertaining movie. Funny horror with some gore blood scenes but without giving horror vibes. Also i'm with people saying that the trailer gives too much, i didn't want that on the trailer.
Excellent funny moments, the monologue of the girl explains the whole gathering was awesome, in general the interaction between the gang and Abigail was unique and very funny. This is the type of movie a "maybe-horror" fans want. Of course it is not scary but is wildly fun to watch.
And having Joey running with a tight top is helping a lot!
French melodrama only aids this all too relatable, skin-crawling creature feature that'll shake anyone who has even the slightest arachnophobia. Tingly horror which has a layer of depth with its drugs and societal hierarchy metaphors, Infested is a great modern popcorn horror that's sure to be a crowd pleaser. I'll now be checking every wall and crevice in my house for the foreseeable future.
The most electrifying cinematic experience ever. So epic, from start to finish no time is wasted and the pace is so perfect in my opinion, might not be the best Batman movie. But this is the best comic book movie ever.
I don't get everyone saying this movie has "aged well" cuz it sure as shit hasn't aged that well for me.
So the whole movie felt like a PowerPoint presentation with them hopping from scene to scene with a cheap fade transition in the middle. It's like the movie has one scene...and then a transition followed by another scene with no flow. THe runtime is 70 minutes and it still took me 2 sittings to watch. Well the modern era of having a shot attention span ain't helping my case much but I don't use TikTok or Instagram so don't come at me. Despite being technically terrible the movie doesn't capitalize in the acting department either, maybe it's the way the movie is shot or structured, there is literally no "life" in any of the characters (no pun intended). Actors try to breath in some life but the dialogue holds them back even further, it feels like they are reciting quotes from a quote book.
Also I don't get why almost all classic movies I've watched up to now has a dramatic romantic situation in the third act. Maybe it's just me who feels that way?
"Why tell a deadman the future?"
I couldn't have asked for a more fitting finale for this "piece of an art" mini-series. The bar was set high. It could've been either like the GoT finale or Breaking Bad finale. So glad they stayed consistent from start to finish. Undoubtedly, this ranks among the greatest miniseries ever produced.
Many people may be dissatisfied with the finale if they expected to watch an all-out war, which contradicts the entire idea of the show.
The fuck did I just watch, annoyingly painful soundtrack score, terrible acting, some shit directing and sound effects. Lacks any tension whatsoever. There isn't much you can do with a plot like that so whoever came up with the idea of this movie was horny asf. Not much to say really.
I was never excited for this show, I am not a monster-verse fan, I think most of their movies are mediocre.
But when I heard this is a tv show I was kinda intrigued, they had more room to try something new. This show has incredible potential considering the premise. It was a massive let down for me, and its pretty hard to disappoint someone who wasn't even excited for it in the first place.
Characters are shallow, the acting is cheesy and the main characters are too dramatic, for a monster show this feels more like a reality tv show, with all the unnecessary drama. Plot is way too basic, they had great potential to make this into a mystery show but failed terribly. The comedy is all over the place and flat-out cringe.
I don't feel like putting in much effort to write a more expanded review so I'm just gonna leave it here.
Reaction right after viewing- [8/10] Emotional depth of these characters is insane, they managed the past present and the future aspects of the story really well, a must watch anime.
4 Months later- [6.5/10] I did not rewatch it, i just sort of watched clips of it and thought about the anime recently and it hasnt quiet aged well for me.. what I said earlier stand, the emotion and the characters are very real, the time travelling aspect of was also well done. I just cant get over the fact that the plot twist were just... nothing special, the final 3 episodes became a bit emotional at the end though I was unsatisfied with the ending.
Man this is so hard for me to rate/review. It's Chris Nolan directing a mystery crime thriller starring Al Pacino as a detective and Robin Williams as the villain in a cat and mouse chase. It ticks all the boxes. But what kind of let me down here is the fact that Nolan was merely just a hired gun. There was no much of writing freedom considering it's also a remake right after Memento. So comparatively to Memento this was a huge step down.
Still there's plenty to appreciate here, Pacino nails it, Williams surprised me with his villain portrayal. The characters were well written except maybe Hillary's character who was just there for the plot and didn't have any impact as a standalone character. I absolutely loved the premise and the mystery surrounding it. I was hooked from the first act and never got out of my seat.
However, this is still a weak project from Nolan, especially when he had the capacity of writing stuff like Memento at his early stages as a director. Overall it's still a solid experience and I'd definitely recommend anyone this movie if they want to get into Nolan movies.
God that was one of the most overwhelmingly underwhelming movies I've seen ever, pretentious boring uninteresting crap that gets repetitively repetitive. So much potential because the concept the eerie atmosphere but everything falls apart in execution. They clearly ran out of ideas in the middle part and gave that shitty ending just to be seen as cool. A solid acting performance by the lead but god damn it his character is so shite. I don't think I've been so bored ever watching a movie, it even has the mystery tag which is one of my most favourite genres and what makes them great is the intrigue but there is none of that here, little to no horror elements and barely any thrill.
so relatable, i have mad anxiety and has been the major cause of me stressing over my studies and stuff so it's really nice to see my favourite fictional character going through the same thing as me
This is the first time I've seen a show kill it's own hype purposefully...like we were supposed to get 8 episodes in the span of 8 weeks but they ruined it and I don't even feel like watching the rest of the season. It's sad because I loved season 1 and season 2 was okay despite the mediocre cardboard cutout looking ass animation
Holds up really well, don't get misled by the horror tag in the genres list because this is very much comedy and comedy done right. I wanted to watch some BnW movies and this popped up in some letterboxd list so decided to check it out going in completely blind. And I was kinda surprised by the visual effects considering it's release in 1933. Really well acted but some parts come off a bit too cartoonish and over acted (the lady in the inn screaming was quiet funny though).
All in all it's not a cinematic masterpiece I would say, it's a fair movie with a good concept and really good execution, didn't blow me away or any such which is probably my fault for expecting every classic movie to be some sort of cinema changing masterpiece. The movie is a bit dumb sometimes especially the policemen which is probably the comedic relief of the movie. Still it's a pretty fun casual watch on a regular day.
A movie with so much potential, yet falls to deliver in any aspect. First off, someone remove the action tag in the genre list because there was nothing "action" here. I love how people compare this to 'Heat' which is the best heist movie ever made imo. A part of me thinks 'Heat' wouldn't have been made if not for this. Because everything Mann does in 'Heat' is what this movie lacks. An interesting character(s), stacked cast, score even the cartoonish outbursts by James Caan was done better by Al Pacino, don't get me wrong Caan was the only good thing about the movie (R.I.P).
There's absolutely no narrative or character depth at all here, the only redeeming quality of the movie is the stealth mechanisms used during the heist which seems to me has taken a lot of research and execution to pull off. For now this movie stands at a mere 6/10, I recommend watching 'Heat' instead.
Absurdly and laughably bad times and enjoyably fun at times. It's dumb as hell, and even the crew knows it but there seems to be no effort to make it at least mildly tolerable. Jake Gyllenhaal looks like he doesn't even wanna be there half the time and this is definitely not his type of movie. While McGregor looks like he had the most fun in set, his performance is nothing short of terrible, with puns that don't even land and outrageous line delivery.
saved it for future reference.
Farang (AKA Jean Wick) is like a lightweight boxing glove: not very subtle, you see where it's going and doesn't pack much of a punch.
A French ex-con tries to turn his life around but gets dragged back into the criminal underworld because of cliches, slow motion and bad decisions.
Without competition one of the best story and character developments in anime, there are no filler nor unnecessary scenes and the 64 episodes are executed really well, the pace if flawless and the characters are the soul of the show. Definitely deserves to be in top 2 in MAL. Although this isn't my favourite anime of all time, deserves to be in my top 5/10.
Even if you aren't a fan of anime, I recommend giving this one a shot, the first few episodes are really interesting, the middle episodes leans more onto developing for a far satisfying ending and the last 20 episodes are one of the best running episodes of all time in my opinion.
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I didn't understand the point it was trying to make with Lennon's arc.
So, according to the delusion, if you save a missing person, you eventually become psychotic and go missing yourself, because "a body is owed". So, rangers "learned" to become apathetic towards missing person reports, in fear of getting lost themselves? Is that why Lennon left the last missing person alone? Kind of a depressing end, without any payoff, after all of her psychological traumas that were surfaced.
Is the movie supposed to be a call for help, to raise awareness on the mental issues caused by social isolation that rangers have to deal with?
Some scenes at the 1-hour mark felt like they were ripped right out of Hideo Kojima's P.T. :sweat_smile:
I think it over-relied on the hallucinations/flashbacks to show her backstory, over her acting. IMO the wrong way to do "show; don't tell".
I wanted to like this one, but it just has too many different concepts without focusing on developing them properly. Until after the party, it was okay, but then it really went to waste.
Wow. I'm speechless, the plot is as cliche as it gets but this was so sad, for me this was even sadder than A Silent Voice which people regard as one of the most emotional movies of all time. But this is the first time I've actually been hurt by a movie. Felt lonelier than ever before. I'm definitely crying myself to sleep tonight.
tc <3
4th entry of the Kung Fu Panda franchise which in many aspects seems to be a cash-grab project. Without a doubt there is some astounding animation in this movie, coupled with some memorable voice acting performances and some really good jokes that make you laugh out loud.
But all that doesn't save this movie, what made the first kung fu panda movie good they have diluted everything in this...the furious five, the writing, the villain and the side characters all look and feel heartless. The jokes do land at times but I cant shake the feeling that this was made for the money bag. It has the same conventional, predictable, boring silly story. Kid's will definitely enjoy this one but as someone who grew up with these movies, they lost their charm years ago.
Overall this series is getting progressively bad with each entry...
One of the worst things I've watched. I don't know if it's the acting, writing or the combination of both but fuck me this show is bad.
Cramming all these plots together is weak and the dialogue is painful.
Don't even get me started on Azula and her crew. Jesus.
Ofc people are excited coz they said the cabbage line. Damn. Talk about easily pleased.
Imagine thinking that combining The Mechanist, Jet, Omashu, and Zuko in the same episode was a good idea :clown::clown::clown:
