I don’t know why, but it just doesn’t do it for me. It’s clever, fun, well acted and it holds up good too. Still, I just don’t like it as much as it probably deserves.
Bit of a hot mess of a movie. Really badly executed. And ohhh man that ending! what in the hellllll were they thinking haha
Was looking forward to this after the positive reviews. I like Nic Cage.
But this is slow, pretentious garbage. Even at 90 minutes it drags. Don’t know what people see in this. Whatever it is, I clearly don’t see it.
Avoid.
This is me bordering into "unpopular opinion" territory again.
I don't know what it is with movies this year. Most of those I really looked forward to ended up being a disappointed. I enjoyed the book and I grew up loving the 90's adaptation and I really wanted to love this one, the trailer looked great and I generally love musicals, so I don't know exactly what it is here, that did not sit well with me. Maybe it was the bizarre singing babies opening scene already (creepy af).
I never really got around to listen to the musical soundtrack or even watch it, so I went into this adaptation without much knowledge (only song I knew beforehand was 'Revolting Children') and while the music was mostly fine, I found the songs painfully forgettable.
The actors were okay, I guess. Matilda's parents were funny, but didn't get enough screentime. Lashana Lynch was lovely as Miss Honey (what a voice!) though I found her a bit too meek for most of the film's run. I usually love Emma Thompson, but she didn't really do it for me as the Trunchbull. Pam Farris was fierce and scary, yet oddly funny and entertaining while Thompson nailed the mean-spirited nature, but failed to evolve above that. Her portrayal felt oddly safe. Young Alisha Weir certainly has screen presence and will go her way (and I don't want to be too critical of child actors, it's more the direction and writing I'm blaming here) but Matilda often felt too serious or even too bratty compared to her book counterpart or the relatable portrayal by Mara Wilson, who made her extraordinarily endearing.
I know I shouldn't compare adaptations too much, but I just can't help it. This one was clearly a high value production spectacle but it lacked the heart and soul of the 90s film. The tone was all over the place, it was too long and oddly boring at times.
It had it's moments but overall it lacked the certain something.
And really, wtf was that added subplot about Matilda's story that turned out to be about Miss Honey's parents? That was just bizarre and unnecessary.
[Netflix] A colorful version (perhaps too much) of the musical based on the story by Roald Dahl in which the musical numbers shine less than what could be expected of them, mainly due to poor use of the camera and a staging that only in some choral moments conveys the magic of the musical. Emma Thompson's Agatha Trunchbull devours Alisha Weir's Matilda, which is significant because we're supposed to empathize with the girl. At times festive and funny, it is nevertheless a version without creativity, obvious in some of its gags and superficial in the treatment of bullying.
Whoever wrote this adaption must have been on something strong. I suppose I wouldn't have been an easy audience. I'm a big fan of Roald Dahl's books and the 1996 "Matilda" is a perfect film. However, I kept a very open mind watching it. (While the 1971 Wonka is perfect too, I also very much enjoyed the 2005 Depp version too. It is possible to do excellent re-makes.)
This version of "Matilda" could have been so much better if the songs weren't so forgettable and if they didn't have that strange psychedelic storytelling where Matilda predicts Miss Honey's past. That never happened in the book and it spoiled this version and made it incredibly boring.
Like so many bad films, it was very much a missed opportunity. The cast were all fantastic and played the parts how you imagine them all to be when reading the book, even if you haven't seen the original '96 version.
With the exception of our dinner lady at school, Mrs Mossop, I didn't think anybody could play Miss Trunchbull as well as Pam Ferris in the original but Emma Thompson does actually do an incredible job. That being said, it would have made more sense for the kids to be singing and dancing around the Trunchbull. I don't think the Trunchbull would be singing and dancing!
The strange writing and some of the directing of this film really let it down. The songwriting wasn't particularly great either. Some might really enjoy this film so it might be worth a watch but it's not for me. I'm sending my DVD to the charity shop.
It's fine. Not worth the hype it has garnered on this page, in my opinion, but still a decent thriller that takes a turn towards the unexpected.
As an IT nerd, you can just see the attention to detail and the online struggles, like with the google captcha. Just awesome.
Good: critic the male society, make fun of patriarchy, good effects.
Bad: preaching about feminism, there is no critic to feminism, also they keeping without understand the males also are human beings.
Loved the movie.
Whiplash tells a great story, a sad one too.
Andrew Neiman is drummer who aspires greatness and is fished by Terence Fletcher a renown teacher in New York.
While everything looks like a dream come true, not everything is as it seems.
My opinion:
Even though I loved the movie I have to take this out of my chest.
Fletcher is a sociopathic narcissistic SOB that exploits the physical and psychological strength his students in the name of success.
I hated the fact that Fletcher exploited his students and controlled them so 'well'. I hated the fact that Andrew searched for Fletcher's approval every chance he had. And even at the end, when he could have just ended his solo (which was awesome btw), and walked away proving his point. But no, Fletcher had Neiman so rilled in that the kid wanted is approval despite all events that happened before.
The story of pushing someone to their limits and if they give up and walk way, meaning they were not meant for success is completely BS. There are times to say 'good job' is a good thing, and there are others where pushing is a good thing, the secret is knowing both.
"Damn, Kent." :thumbsup::open_mouth::thumbsup:
This movie is Visceral, Wild, Action Packed, and Incredibly funny. Me and the homies were probably annoying the rest of the theater with how hard we were laughing at the crazy shit this dude does.
It didn’t need to be this long and it definitely needed a better score, but you can see they spent time planning each shot.
It's a bit dull, with laughter and rancour along the way, before the inevitable.
Half the time felt like I was on Craggy Island, and at others waiting for Michael Collins to turn up.
I'm laughing - all the cinephiles will have to give this movie a stellar review because the acting, directing, screenplay, thematic analysis, cinematography etc is top-notch - it's a high-quality movie. But in terms of "feel good", it's absolutely horrible. Ebert sometimes would give shitty movies good reviews and high-quality movies bad reviews just based on the way they made him feel, and I wonder if he would have only given this 1 or 2 stars.
I like this movie, it shows you the beauty and the ugliness of the life.
It was a fun movie. Let's combine Home Alone, Die Hard and some random feel good Christmas movie. It just works.
Is this going to win a bunch of rewards? No. Will it be watched around Christmas by action movie watchers for years to come? Most definitely
If you like crazy action, death and Christmas? Just watch it.
I'd watch it again just for the Home Alone scene. You'll know when you see it
Well, I liked it, what they say, how they say it, the fights, let it be daytime. post-credits scene
Put simply, it's offensively bland.
To be honest this movie is not worth 1 star or throwing in trash.
It deserve 0 star and be burned forever
Dump story and stupid plot.
Not worth anyone time from age 0 to 1000
I liked the fight scenes. BUT...
... that was probably the worst series finale this series has ever had. So much set up this season and barely any payoff. I'm absolutely disappointed.
I won't repeat all the flaws of this episode (you can read them somewhere above and/or below my take here).
This episode was absolutely Terrible.
What a flat, lacklustre ending to a show that's been treading water all season. I really do love the parody of modern politics and social commentary that The Boys bring to the table, but it's completely sidelining the progression of it's main stars and it seems too gun-shy to kill any of them off. I really wanted to like this season but I can't help but feel it was all for nothing. The characters have not moved on, developed or changed over the course of this season. Outside of Butcher and Hughie using temp V, nothing drastically happened to alter their stance or move anything forward. It's time to call Season 4 the final season and wrap this up. You're overstaying your welcome now Boys, and I say that as someone who loves the show.
Wait? What? Was this the season finale? They kept padding the runtime for this this piece of garbage? This season was just horrible and boring with stupid side stories to fit a certain number of episode and then it turns out they didn't fucking have a main story line.
So bellow the expectations... Really trash episode....
Trash ending to a season that was kept afloat by only a few good episodes. Finale certainly ruined my enjoyment of the show, and will remove it from my watchlist. Not worth my time, especially after that ending. Let's not forget the ultimate Butcher cuck moment: "It's my wife's son!"
Pretty sure this is the season finale? Its by far my least favorite episode of the show because of all the inconsistencies it ignores to get to its desired ending. Felt incredibly rushed. Heres a few because I have time:
Those are just the ones that are obvious, there are a ton of more nitpicky ones I chose to ignore. Terrible episode imo.
After about 6 minutes. That's all i could take. Holy bad acting and over the top. Very pain full to watch
"There's Something Wrong With Homelander." — Starlight
the training sequence with Jordan is so wholesome, hope to see more good father son moments when things are back to normal
