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Works on iPhone and iPad.
Enjoyed this movie a lot.
Reading the plot and seeing the movie arts, I feared to watch a rip-off of A Quiet Place. It wasn’t the case for me. Yes, it’s about a creature we don’t know much about that kill people. Okay, there‘s a boy and a girl. Yep, you can also check the pregnancy and delivery box. Oh and at the end, the disabled are the key because the creature can’t kill if you don’t have one of your 5 senses. But both movies are delivered differently. They touch the same subject in more or less the same way. But for me saying they are the same is like saying all Marvel and DC Comics movies are the same. It’s the result of an oversimplification of what those movies are.
If you look at it closely, this movie is not far from The Happening also. Again, not the same.
What I liked about this one is the acting and the unwrapping of the story. I loved John Malkovich in this one. A perfect asshole! All character are a bit a stereotype but it wasn’t too much a problem. They all deliver a more than good performance.
The budget and CGI, even if there’s not a lot of it, was pretty good.
I didn’t care to (not) see the creatures. It added to the mystery.
What I didn’t like was the too easy parts like the car scenes where they avoid everything just by using the proximity sensors and the gps, the running in the woods without hitting a tree really hard, the fall in the water then 5 mins later everybody is safe and sound,...
Also not a big fan of the end. They let them enter just by looking at their eyes. The last guy to enter the house and the last group they encounter hadn’t special eyes. It’s like they had the special eyes only when looking at the thing. Kind of foolish to let them in that easily.
Then, she finds the doctor. Really? Adding happiness on top of the happy ending.
The movie was a bit long but I was still entertained during the whole thing even with the similarities with the two mentioned movies that a love. Hence the good rating despite the small flaws.
The music is still too intense in this one.
Okay. Didn’t see that coming. I mean, everybody saw Will being the naïve child he is, Dr Smith being the most destructive and manipulative but purposeless human being there is,... but the ending of this episode was exploding-face-emoji. The episode was funnier and cheesier than the previous ones. Maybe that’s why I didn’t see it coming. Now I’m waiting to see if they are going to somehow make it. Because let’s face it. They are the two badass and least annoying characters of the show. I don’t want them to be dead but I don’t want them to come back like nothing happened either. Them or the robot, not both. What would be your choice?
It made me think about Death Note. Especially the part with the notebook. But also made me think about Black Mirror. I honestly do not remember a single episode of the previous The Twilight Zone series so I can't say if Black Mirror should've make me think about The Twilight Zone in the first place :thinking:.
The episode was too slow for me. I watched it because it's ** The Twilight Zone** and because I like Kumail Nanjiani. Otherwise I would have stopped watching to be honest.
Hope the second episode has a better pace. I like this kind of short stories and the ”it makes me think” feeling.
The Lasso Special at the end made me smile big time. I’m now wondering if something like that has ever been done and if it would work :thinking:
I love Frenchie but they should have casted a native French actor. I’m sure it’s not that difficult. Sometimes the French lines are not super fluid or not totally on point but I guess only a French native will hear it.
At least he was listening to Youssoupha :grin:. Hope to hear more French rap thanks to this character.
The soundtracks are great so far regardless of the langage :notes:.
I didn’t expect anything from It. I didn’t see the first cinematographic adaptation. I didn’t read the book. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the movie a lot. It didn’t feel that scary to me but I loved the story (duh), the acting and the overall atmosphere of the movie.
I liked the 80s style. It made me think about Stranger Things and The Goonies. I think it is mostly due to the actors, characters and the setting of the movies/show. Kids in dark and scary places underground.
The bully was maybe a bit too psycho-crazy for me. Felt a bit off. I was looking for a more violent death for him and the abusive father.
I’m always feeling like the episode went too fast. The end credits kinda surprise me again. I’m not talking about the pacing of the show. It is great. So great that every episode feels like it’s gone in like 15 minutes. I loved Wanda Vision but it didn’t do that. Am I the only one?
I still don’t understand why the Indian ex-special-force who is pretty skilled didn’t try to extract the boy on his own. Hiring a third party then piss them off by not paying them is a bit stupid.
Loved the camera work and the numerous fist and gun fight scenes. The slap on the face of the child-soldier was hilarious :joy:.
I didn’t care too much about the ex-wife and the sick then dead boy backstory. Why are these kind of character always half-alcoholic half-suicidal because they lost a member of their family?!?
All in all an entertaining action movie if you don’t pay too much attention to the script and the use of many cliché :sweat_smile:.
The :snake: civilisation story was perfect. Didn’t care about Jerry’s side story at all. But who does, right?
Liked the premise and to see Luke Cage in a different role :muscle::nerd:
The “you can’t read in dreams” part made me do some research to confirm. I like a show that makes me think and drop little facts like that :man::school:
This Russian guy really looks like The Terminator :joy:
Really liked this action packed episode. I was surprised by two scene transitions that I found very cool. Acting, script, direction and photography is on top, as always with Stranger Things!
It made me think about Perception. The professor who helps a cop with his psycho knowledge. And the professor is of course a bit of a psycho himself (maybe less here than in Perception).
It was still fun to watch. Maybe because I think the actor’s skills and the direction is way above Perception.
I just hope the writers can come up with interesting and good paced cases for each and every episodes. Otherwise it will become just another show about a “cop with a civilian partner” who solve the same type of boring and expected case.
I was worried about this season after the really good first season. I'm now waiting for season 3!!
I just want to watch the one-take fight scene in the hallway again! No Sleep Till Brooklyn the rewatch!!!
Didn’t expect to enjoy it that much. It was a lot of fun to watch. A lot of jokes landed really well, some didn’t but it’s okay.
I’m still thinking about the chase with the big dragon bit and it makes me smile the day after :blush:
Just two words : Din Grogu :joy:
This first part of season 4 is a masterpiece in storytelling :100:
The buildup in this episode is incredible. The use of music on the show in general and for the plot is just pure genius.
Yes, some parts are slower and maybe a bit boring at time like the Russian/Hopper storyline but that comeback is going to be awesome… I feel it. Also, it can’t be too easy and it needs building.
UBA+ aka Cory+ on Apple TV+ :upside_down:
Incredible casting but no story or character development… like in a lot of other western movie.
One difference with other westerns is the music. I love this kind of music and it’s good to hear JAY-Z, Jadakiss or Lauryn Hill but I think it wasn’t a good fit for this movie style and the pace of the movie.
If you’re looking for a revisited western movie, with a great (partly black) cast and some good hip-hop with a western twist music, you’re better with Django Unchained.
This movie should be titled Jeff :robot:. That’s it. That’s my review.
Is it me or Brad Cage looked more like Hugh Jackman than Brad or Cage? Or does it mean that if Brad and Cage had a son he would look like Hugh!? :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
I liked the movie. It was an entertaining heist movie. It’s not a Zack Snyder movie. It’s not a zombie movie. It’s a Matthias Schweighöfer heist movie.
Matthias Schweighöfer is perfect in his role, his face and body expressions are so funny!
It was also great to see Nathalie Emmanuel. She’s just… extremely lovable which made her perfect for the role. I’ve seen her in Game of Thrones only before this.
Two less positive notes:
1) It was hard for me to take Jonathan Cohen seriously because I watched him in something else (La Flamme) and I thought his English acting needed some work.
2) It’s a shame that this movie didn’t come before Army of the Dead. It would have been a good introduction for the “main” movie even if, as I said, both movies have close to nothing in common expect some context.
PS: the guys that were in charge of the animation of the mechanisms inside the safes did an excellent job!
This is the “hate it or love it” kind of episode. The difficulty with Ted Lasso is that the main thing is so brilliant that this kind of off-road episode can be hard to be appreciated.
There was an episode like that in Atlanta and more recently in Mythic Quest — also on Apple TV+. But I think they missed something here.
In Atlanta it was a real off-road, this one is half way off.
In Mythic Quest the purpose was to give context on the present day or on the background of lesser known character, this one is just a confirmation of what’s been glimpsed all along.
I’m clearly not objective about this one because it’s just a mix of things I just love: Star Wars, Samurai/japan culture, manga style drawings, gorgeous and detailed animation,…
The amazing part is that it’s mixed just right, with a lot of respect. Respect! :100:
Lot of fun with the kids. Watched in French (for the kids). I thought the fact that all songs were in the original language (English) would disappoint them but it didn’t. They had a blast.
Ended movie night with some of the original songs like Somebody to Love by Queen.
Now looking for the movie soundtrack :notes::eyes:
“This is what happens when Disney buys Marvel and Fox” :joy:
That 9-year-old child is a solid actress! You can find her in Them on Amazon Prime with the same mother but in a totally different genre. As I said, solid actress.
Put your brain on “off” mode…
Then enjoy a mix of a bunch of movies and sci-fi concepts without expecting too much even if they try to wrap it with smart quotes and narration.
I would’ve loved this movie when I was 13. Now it made me smile and rolled my eyes a couple of times. But it entertained me for an evening.
