Small but touching and charming. Worthy of an evening's viewing.
I was hopin there'd be some things runnin around lol but still a good watch... Very impressive when you consider the budget
Way better than the average low budget Netflix sci fi fare. Smart writing and directing, solid acting, and AMAZING(ly efficient) world building made for a fun, thoughtful and engaging 96 minutes.
SciFi B Movie based on a short of the same name. The first 30 minutes whipped me up into a frenzy. The visuals and slow pace were perfect. From then on it declined a bit, mainly due to the clunky script, weak characters and use of a few tropes (tripping over a branch in a forest while being pursued etc). The third act rescued it slightly, as did the gorgeous cinematography, which must have been on a limited budget, so fair play to the film-makers for producing something so interesting looking. Sophie Thatcher was fine as the lead, and I would have liked to see more of Jay Duplass.
Overall, a fine effort, just lacking in a bit of invention.
Promising start, the intro was great it had atmosphere and some cool creature design. Too much creature exposition very early on eliminated any future scare and gave it some B-movie vibes which probably wasn't the intention. Mix that with a very serious tone and the result isn't good. It becomes something along the lines of a Thai B-movie Jurassic Park mixed with Godzilla and The Host.
Beautiful scenery, ok acting, awesome special effects, most generic score i've heard in a while, love the rainy weather and weird story direction. Some scenes felt overlong and they went for a really weird second half. Extremely weird last 5 minutes, what the hell was that music choice?!
I could see some Kaijū lovers getting a kick out of The Lake for it's monster parts but the rest is mediocre at best.
I watched it fully expecting a good old bad, B-movie fun with cheesy CGI and laughable acting. Maybe a couple of bikini shots in the water before a bloodbath. Turned out to be a pretty well made horror flick full of tension and somewhat moderate on gore. Stars Mia Wasikowska and Sam Worthington before they became famous. I would have given it a higher rating, but the dog dies in the end . You had one job, Pete.
I'd call this the Jaws of killer-croc movies. The budget is there for this to be a great film, and it's taken seriously.
The actors did a great job. No one is overacting given the reality of the situation they'd be in. It was super cool to see John Jarratt (Mister Wolf Creek himself) in the cast.
The first act is the best part, when Rogue takes the time to set up our characters. Surprisingly emotional moments for a movie like this. Did I get a little emotional in a movie about a giant croc? Maybe.
After the strong start, this sort of fell apart. The second act was okay, but the end was just weak.
On to the star... the croc! He looks pretty good. I would have preferred a practical croc, instead of CG, but he looked alright.
For the most part, this was great, but it was missing the extra drama and suspense to take it over the edge. I'd still recommend this, along with Crawl as a double feature.
I always like a good creature feature and what is Hoop-tober without a killer animal? This time we have a rather large Australian Crocodile hunting a bunch of tourists. I enjoyed the opening with some beautiful shots of nature in Australia, we are also getting to know our set of tourists (one of them is Mia Wasikowska!) and we even see a painted Crocodile on a wall!
At some point instead of going back the set of tourists and their guide Kate (Radha Mitchell) wander off to check out a flare being shot in the air. And like in typical horror fashion they should not have done that! Not at all! The Crocodile slowly shows up and starts stalking and haunting the group of tourist.
What follows is a tension filled hour with some good and bad ideas, a final fight and an ending with more survivors than I anticipated on. But in the end it is a good creature-feature and one we haven't had that much in the past 15 years or so.
If you like Horror movies be sure to check out Greg McLean's Rogue!
I think this must be the highest quality made Australian film I've seen. Tense, doesn't reach too far into the unbelievable and a bunch of amusing characters too. Loved it.
I do not understand the positive reviews of this film, for me it is a mish-mash without any logic and when I was watching it, it was really hard for me not to wonder what drugs the filmmakers took :( I am currently reading Malory's "Le Morte'd Arthur" and the film is not faithful to this book but rather there are significant changes which cannot be reasonably explained. There are lots of scenes with knights riding around without any particular purpose, as if the filmmakers did not know what to do with the characters. There are some gratuitous and explicit sex scenes. The only interesting thing was the relationship between Morgana and Merlin, in which he kind of mentors her like he taught Nimue and has some fatherly feelings towards her, but she eventually betrays him just like Nimue did by imprisoning him in a cave.
This movie is without a doubt the best adaptation of King Arthur. The acting is spectacular, the visual style is stunning, the action is excellent, the themes from the source material are all there, and the costumes/sets are the best I have ever seen. I don't think anyone will ever make an adaptation that stays so true to Arthurian legend, manages to cover the entirety of the story, and still ends up so amazing.
To enjoy this film you have to buy into its weirdness. I did and had a good time with it, despite the bonkers plot. Cage is great here bringing his usual brand of cool and he is clearly having a good time in the role.
What in the unholy movie hell, did i just watch. Im pretty much speechless. So many stupid things in this movie. But also feels like i just did magic mushrooms and had a weird trip thru Cages twisted mind.
Fan of Bakshi's style? You'll appreciate this version. If you're looking for the superior telling of Tolkien's story, though... this ain't it. Personally, I'm down with both Bakshi's and Jackson's versions, but that's because I grew up on Bakshi's films and appreciate his animation style. While this version is highly condensed and an incomplete telling of the story, I think it still does an admirable job of remaining faithful to the books.
Ralph Bakshi adapts J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as an animated feature film. Co-scripted by Peter S. Beagle, only about half of the three novels are actually covered; from the forming of a fellowship to help Frodo Baggins destroy the Ring of Power to the siege at Helm’s Deep. And this leads to a rather awkward non-conclusion in which the story ends abruptly. The animation is also quite poor, combining rotoscoping with cel drawn animation; creating a bizarre style that’s incredibly distracting. Additionally, the coloring is extremely dark and drab, using a lot of browns and grays. Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings is an interesting attempt to bring Tolkien’s work to the big screen, but it ultimately doesn’t work.
I'm one of the weird ones that actually really like this movie. I can't help it. It mesmerized me when I was a child, and it still does something profound to me when I watch it as an adult.
But is it a good movie? Not in the slightest!! I've now watched it in glorious 4k (the Arrow release, if anyone wondered), and its shortcomings are even more profound now. To me…that doesn't really matter. I still enjoy Toto's score, I still enjoy the visuals, and as usual, I'm a sucker for Lynches storytelling. Nostalgia is powerful when it comes to movies.
…but it's still not a very good movie, so if you are new to Dune, you are better off watching Denis Villeneuve's attempt on Herbert's masterpiece. That, at least, is a good movie…
This is a very polarizing film and for good reason. The book is one of the greatest of all time and there are enormous expectations for any Dune adaptation, yet it's worth noting that Dune is 800 pages long so turning the book into a single, 2.5 hour movie is incredibly difficult. It's apparent that there is a drop in quality about half way through the movie, this is because Lynch's budget and time frame weren't matching up with what the studio allowed for him. This unfortunately led to a rushed and fairly low quality ending to Dune. However, the Intro to this movie with Princess Irulan explaining the universe in space is my favorite of all time and the first half in general is excellent. All in all Lynch did all he could to save this movie and it is still enjoyable but the task was too big even for an excellent director like David Lynch
Surprisingly faithful to Wolf Rilla's film, John Carpenter's gaze develops some aspects related to religion, but also has some irony in the representation of this typically American village suffering from an internal invasion. And although the protagonist is Christopher Reeve, it's closer to a necessarily feminine point of view, but it doesn't have the capacity to increase the uneasiness that the 1960 film produced.
Siskel & Ebert picked on it for starring has been actors but none of these people ever stopped acting. Before this movie came out. This was still a creepy movie.
Even if the original is probably much better.
this is a bad movie that gets a 6 because sometime like this one are funny to watch..
low expectations going in. expectations confirmed going out. the acting is awful, cliches abound and I laughed out loud when they needed to do their required slow-mo shot. The premise of the story was interesting - they didn't pull it off though.
Serviceable creature feature with pretty fun concept and there's fair amount of mystery enough to hold my attention. I expected a lot worse tbh but it's not that bad. It's a low-budget creature feature so there's going to be some stupid stuff happening and sheer volume of stupid decisions. That's fine with me. Some cool monster suit and I get they want to keep it obscure as long as possible but there are better ways than switching into handheld night vision out of nowhere. Overall a decent watch.
Sadly, this didn’t really do anything for me. It’s a shame as it had promise and I love the main actor Will Patton.
It reminded me of one of my favourite horror films ‘The Descent’ and also towards the end from another favourite of mine the ‘Alien’ franchise. This isn’t a good thing as they couldn’t hold a light to either films.
Overall, still watchable and not terrible, but nothing to shout about. I’m disappointed :(
The Book of Eli is an excellent film itself and an excellent spin on the post-apocalyptic genre.
As end-of-the-world tales go, this is one worth watching. Denzel Washington's character is lethal and mysterious and his mission is as noble as they come. You understand right from the beginning that he's required to save the world. You can compare him to Mad Max in the "Road Warrior", but he's not in it for himself.
It's great to see Jennifer Beals in something successful besides "Flashdance" and Gary Oldman is the best in the business. He's great in everything he appears in. There is a lot of violence here and some better than average fight scenes. The film's look is impressive with it's exceedingly grainy visuals and gray, dingy palette. A big deal was made out of the "twist" and the ending of "The Book of Eli". Many felt a line was crossed regarding the Christian themes explored. I found it refreshing because mainstream movies don't have the guts or desire to be anything but secular.
one of the best movies i've seen it remains on my mind still...
When someone asks me for a movie to watch, this movie is among the first mentioned!
The first time I watched the movie, I didn't noticed that he is blind. But when you rewatch it, you can see all the little hints for it. Really cool. But every Denzel movie is cool ^_^
...People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn't. We threw away things people kill each other for now...
My favourite saga of all times, not even starwars or anything else. I love the whole idea and premise of Judgement day, making this one of the best movies in the 80s and years to come. It created a myth and so so many more in the movie franchise.
This is like the 100th time I'm watching The Terminator. I just noticed this for the first time: Sarah hides in a club called Tech Noir so she can use the telephone. The phone is literally ON THE DANCE FLOOR! Hahahahaha. Gotta love the 80s.
