Dune Part 2 is visually spectacular. The picture is stunning. Ignoring the worn-out tropes, the problem with the film is the lack of emotional attachment to characters. The scope is too big for its runtime which leads to underdeveloped players. The movie is so impressive, yet hollow.
Wow, this series has everything to become better and better. Very well structured story, in addition to the excellent CGI and script.
I had not seen the trailer and had absolutely no idea what the premise was. I can definitely imagine that it would be a more enjoyable experience this way, since I was surprised throughout. A fairly inventive movie, clever plot, and strong performances from the leads. The scares all add to the story, too! It's not purely jump scares for no reason.
EDIT: I just read the Trakt synopsis- it gives away a huge bit of the story. I am even more glad I knew nothing about this movie or I probably would have been more judgmental.
EDIT 2: Trakt has changed the synopsis to be more vague, but I still think I enjoyed the movie even more without reading anything about it or even seeing artwork. halfway through the movie I could not imagine how it could be a horror movie, which is exactly why it was such a good horror movie.
This is great quality drama, as you'd expect from the BBC, just sad they had to go with the tired old trope of male bodyguard sleeping with his subject, but I suspected it was coming when the titles highlighted the word 'body'
What an absolute breath of fresh air this show is! Loved it! Jenna's performance is superb, and the way its integrated into modern society works very well.
What a shame there are only 8 episodes, I could easily sit through another 8 :grin:
love,love,love better renew 4 to 5 seasons
The Americanized version doesn't compare to the original. Subtitles are totally worth the effort -- well suited for viewing on a mobile device, something about a smaller screen makes the subtitle reading less of a distraction. Excellent!
This is a highly addictive series, with some great cast, interesting storyline and even some humor. I also appreciate the character development of Saga. The writers did a tremendous job.
i am staying single ~
so im just supposed to go on with my life after this?????????
This is definitely getting a second season and I'm all up for it. The cinematography is gorgeous and the soundtrack fits perfectly with its themes. It addresses important topics that should be discussed amongst teenagers in such a natural, easy way.
The whole cast does a great job. I'll never get tired of saying that Asa Butterfield is a fantastic actor and deserves to get more recognition urgently.
100% believable representation of the hubris of men.
One of the best compliments you can give to a movie is that it takes you and wouldn't let you go before the end credits. That's what Max Mad did to me. The whole movie is so intense that my eyes were glued to the screen. The cinematography is gorgeous and make a world come to life. The main characters feel real and you can rely to them. I like it when a main characters isn't the 'invulnerable' hero, so you feel more tenses in the scenes because 'it could go wrong for him'. All this is directed in a perfect way. All of the action is filmed with a steady cam, thank god! No shaky cam but steady and wide shots which make the action scenes a real experience. I have no real faults with this film, I loved it from begin to the end. So I would recommend it for everyone who wants an awesome 2 hours.
This show is filling the Orphan Black shaped hole in my heart. Thanks, BBC America!
This is a show that proves there's still life in zombies (pardon the pun). Kingdom proudly wears the horror badge, and it's undoubtedly deserved. In a time where the genre got stale and is plagued with jump scares, this little Korean gem manages to get under your skin and make you afraid to turn off the lights. I lost all my fingernails watching this...
It you're into horror, this is a must watch!
im a simple woman i see jonathan groff in the trailer, i watch the whole thing
Tatiana Maslany is so underrated, what a brilliant actress.
I watch an episode of this show and suddenly I don't want to die anymore :)
:pray::pray::pray:PRAYER CIRCLES FOR KIM WEXLER:pray::pray::pray:
Very enjoyable despite some glaring plot holes. The main thing I was constantly aware of was how the robbers would all be in the one room during dramatic moments... so who was watching the hostages? Wasn't as big of an issue early on, but as things went on it became more and more obvious. The stuff with El Professor and Raquel was kinda farfetched too. Anyway, it was still a very enjoyable, and mostly gripping season of television. I recommend it.
This season was good, but still I have some problems with it. Some dialogue was cringe and dumb, like in the last episode French saying out loud to get the grenades and the RPG in the car instead of picking it up before Stormfront finds them (there was time). This makes the characters dumber and we should believe they killed supers before.
Other things I didn't like is that this season ended like the beginning of season 1, basically we came to square one and there were no much consequences for the actions of the main cast and the supers. To me it seems they ended the series and don't know what to do next. This is not good. They should improve the writing, or they should've followed the comics beat by beat, because when they deviate from the comics it shows they are not so good at writing. And look, the original creator of the comics was not good either, but still the story advanced and there were consequences.
It's awesome that this season premiered almost exactly the same day the beginning of the pilot was set on.
Crazy that Elizabeth is the leader in 2052. Wouldn't have expected that. And the girl who was translating looks a whole lot like 1986 Hannah for some reason.
Jonas is still very much into his aunt, apparently (and we got another season premiere gratuitous sex scene).
Franziska is still hiding shit, which now also somehow includes the prostitute, who is related to one-eyed cop (btw were we ever told what happened to his eye?).
And we went even farther into the past! This show is spanning a time period of more than 100 years right now! Insane.
So good. Lough out loud funny as hell and incredibly sad and heartbreaking at the same time. The whole magnificent bittersweet package.
Although (I am sure) lots of things slipped my understanding firstly because I am white and secondly because I am European, I believe that shows like this one are extremely necessary for understanding others, changing ourselves and making society a better place.
Breathtakingly beautiful film. The first three quarters have familiar beats but they never get tiring leading to a pinnacle of a last quarter that absolutely broke me. Ends in a picture perfect “happily ever after”, which, for critics, could have been a gripe. But I don’t know who deserves the “happily ever after” more than these characters.
Please watch this beautiful film. If you have anything bad to say about it after, you’ll have to get by me first.
The movie is way too unrealistic. No one plugs in a USB cable on the first try.
If you're looking for an action and "turn brain off now" film, just don't watch it and spare us the 6-7 hearts review.
I for one, am very tired from 500$m crap like Indi Day and Marvel's poop. So I was very excited to watch this one.
This one is more like Spielberg's Encounters from the Third Kind. It's more about the characters in the film and the amazing journey they go through. It's mostly about the human behavior that will make you think.
While it's not an End of the World aliens movie like Battle: Los Angeles, it still offers great amount of military presence and plenty of stuff that's going on.
So if you actually want to care about an intelligent movie and use your head - go. Otherwise, go watch an X men.
Highly recommended for some audience 10/10.
2-feb-2017 edit: Just came out on Bluray and I saw it again. Definitely keeping my rating.
Watching again at July-2023, excited towards Dune II : Excellent. Excellent film. So called plot-holes listed here are negligible when the overall product is really thoughtful and masterfully crafted.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was an interesting film and has an even better title. I wasn't quite sure if I was 'getting' the timelines at the beginning and felt a bit disorientated but ended up being right. Nice film, one of the better romance films I've seen but I suspect I might enjoy it more in a few years, once I'm older. Best Jim Carrey performance I've seen though.
I didn't 100% love this when I saw the first three episodes, however, the more I watched, the more invested I grew with the characters and the secrets behind the evil institution known as Lumon (which is now as iconic as other evil capitalist enterprises like Omni Consumer Products and the Weyland-Yutani Corporation). Anyways, the performances here are great! Adam Scott is solid in this sort of dramatic turn, same goes for Britt Lower and the always scary Patricia Arquette. Mark Cherry and John Turturro steal the show, one for being absolutely comedic and the other for breaking our hearts. Ben Stiller's direction here actually works and doesn't feel like the only merit for a lazy story like in Escape for Dannemora, here it adds to the nightmare that is the cubicle work lifestyle initiated by the Reagan administration. But like Twin Peaks or say Lost, Severance leaves people with so many questions in its first instalment, many of which aren't answered when the credits roll for the season finale. Anyways, the finale is one hell of a thrill ride that will leave viewers wanting more. Solid, I hope the show maintains this quality moving forward.
Walter disgusts me. I don't even find him interesting.
