It's ok, the voice over narrative is off-putting but otherwise entertaining.
Alex Garland, the man behind Ex Machina and Annihilation has done it again. Floored by the first two episodes. The man creates art.
Now d̶o̶ redo Pearl Harbor.
I was sure this film was going to bomb, that romantic story lines were going to sink it and rah rah USA speeches were going to send it down in a ball of flames, so imagine my surprise when there was no love story and the homilies were kept to a minimum.
What director Roland Emmerich replaced that with is a solid war film that relies on historical facts and includes more battle scenes than I ever could have hoped for. Sure, the film is mined with clichés and Woody Harrelson's lackluster performance sabotages the film, but overall chalk Midway up as a victory.
It wasn't awful, not great just kind of good. Got a bit boring near the end. There was some good acting from most of the cast though.
JACK FUCKING HARKNESS!!! OH MY GOD, I MISSED HIM SO MUCH! Jack and Thirteen are the iconic chaotic duo we deserve! The cowards in the writers' room didn't let them meet cause they knew those two would be too powerful together. (Also, if they don't let them kiss, I'm suing).
Loved the callbacks to David Tennant's iconic "a Judoon platoon upon the moon" line.
I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of the new incarnation of the Doctor. Nothing against the actress, but she doesn't feel like the Doctor to me. Like, she's too put together? My Doctor is a clown with a single brain cell, so I don't vibe with this sophisticated version. The storyline looks interesting though. Has the Doctor lost her memory or is Ruth!Doctor from an alternate timeline/universe? How does the Timeless Child fit into this? And what was Jack talking about? So many questions. I hope the pay off is worth it.
Okay, kids. 'Twas a good episode, a step up from previous series: fast paced, very Doctor Who-y, with a twisty little twist at the end but still.. maybe it's just me but it felt somewhat... empty? I don't know it's like something is missing and I can't understand what exactly.
I can't make to episode 2. It's so boring, full of cliches and shallow characters. Never read the books. Never played the game. Didn't like what i saw. It's kind of pathetic and tacky.
What could have been a dumb but fun action flick turns into a dumb underwater heist movie. Thank goodness for JK Simmons who breathes some much needed life into this waterlogged adventure.
Really not sure what to think of this movie. It's quite boring. Usually enjoy movies with older actors, but this was nothing but a boring c*ck-fest…
Boring story, boring dialogues, boring conclusion, boring everything…
What incredible footage! Absolutely loved the music direction too, always pushing, dead set on the countdown. It's amazing what they accomplished with technology no powerful than the phone in your pocket.
Another thing that astounded me is how far behind we are today. We haven't been back to the Moon since the 70's. The speeches from the Presidents were so worldly, humble, and inspiring. You would not see that from the current President. WATCH THIS DOCUMENTRY.
Not good.
The cinematography is like the director was intent of causing an epileptic seizure and obviously heavily inspired by the movie Sunshine.
It's an interesting concept but both Ex Machina and Morgan did it way better.
The gratuitous nudity throughout gives the whole thing an aura of softcore porn which is obviously enhanced by the fact that they cast Stoya as the droid but if there's one redeeming feature about this it's that she really can act.
Next time she might even get a role where she's dressed for more than 50% of the feature.
Psych: The Move Sequel is a GO, and has been greenlit at USA Networks as of 02/14/2019. What better Valentines Day gift could Psych fans hope for, other than some San Francisco Sourdough from the exceptional bakeries around the Bay Area?
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/psych-movie-sequel-usa-network-1203139984/
And Tim Omundson will indeed be back as Lassie, and in fact is at the center of the sequels plot!
This is mostly just bad kitsch.
James Wan’s trying really hard as a director and ends up succeeding in many regards, but it just doesn’t bring much to the table otherwise.
Some of the practical action scenes look good, but the characters and story are severely undercooked, unfocussed and messy.
It’s good that they’re not taking themselves too seriously, but the costumes still look kinda goofy and lame, the dialogue is inexcusable at points, and the actors are far from charming or funny. In fact, the leads of this film straight up suck, and don’t have the acting skills or presence to carry a franchise like this.
It’s trying to look expensive and vast, but a lot of it ends up feeling like one of those cheap Russian knock offs of a superhero movie.
4/10
A great world war 2 documentary, it feels a little bit fast at some points. But that is to be expected when trying to put 7 years of war in 12 hours.
Although the series is quite good I a bit disappointed that it only covers the battles. And doesn't give an in depth view of WW2.
Of course it was a brilliant marketing idea - they had the script, they had the music, they had all the creative part. The rest is mechanical work.
The result is pretty much mechanical too. All the magic is gone. Every scene looks artificial and lifeless, every phrase or action is just a filler. The filler is Emma Watson herself - her acting is simply walking from point A to point B with the hands down and turning the head on director's order.
They brought nothing new to the adaptation, so it turned out to be as dusty and rusty as a cursed castle. Shame on them.
Disney continues to throw money at these live-action remakes and whilst at least Maleficent tried something a little different, it seems that the success of these remakes have made Disney less willing to try something a little different, resulting in a film that is virtually identical to the original animated version barring a couple of additional moments or songs. It is such a shame because the casting is fine and the story as you would expect has all the strengths and flaws of the original - the problematic nature of the heroine falling for her captor is amplified even more here by the shortened passage of time between capture and eventual release. It all makes for a watchable if rather pointless exercise. Notwithstanding the box-office success, the overriding feeling is why bother remaking what was already a classic film in its own right ?
Ooo eee ooo ahh ahh..ting tang..wallawalla ape bang
And all the dynamics I liked from the previous episode are gone.
The show returns to talkyness, choppy storytelling and disjointed acting. Get lots of talky story about Four, One reveals to Two his dislike with Three, and again no storylines that pull at you. Filler.
Episode is a connector episode, fills almost filler and not really moving the story forward.
Though I'm still unsure about the cast dynamics, the storytelling is moving toward a stride. With each new encounter, we uncover a little about the amnesiac crew, but ultimately leading to more questions. This episode was all about mysteries hidden from 2. Who is she? Why is she immune to a zombie-making virus? Why is she such a skilled fighter? The focus on Two in this ep made it much more interesting. She holds your attention and carries most of the ep.
Episode focuses mainly on monster/mystery of the ship they encounter. It's another stuck-in-a episode, this time with a virus on another vessel.
Though the back stories are taking focus. The interesting story is how it's implied that the crew might be clones or at least some of them. 6 sees a commercial about cloning ones self, which is given alot of attention, also 1 is revealed to be a clone when he comes across his original. While 4 is revealed to be a prince, who also possibly killed his father and part of a dynasty.
Still having trouble getting into the pacing of the show. The stories keep focusing on a whole fish out of water/we have no memories or how things work (which is a bit contradictory to how 2 made a complicated solution from the 2 part pilot).
Also, the cast dynamics still don't mesh well. As of now 2 as the lead is the strongest in holding my attention. For a scifi show about mercenaries, there is little action and alot of dialogue to push the story forward. Want less dialogue and more movement in the story.
Stuck-in-a episode. The crew tries to figure out who they are and if someone is lying about not knowing who they are, while the ship is nonfunctional. Episode feels like a filler. Very talky and drama heavy. It's meh.
Part 2 of the pilot. Expands on basic history of the crew, while setting up principal conflict. Their memories were purposely wipe by one of the crew, because they are dangerous, but Who from the crew wiped their memories? Gives us a glimpse into what the Raza is best known for: Killers for hire. You don't want to get on their bad side. Also, shows how 2 is clear leader of the crew.
Thoughts: overall having the crew focus on someone other than themselves helped with the pacing and move the talking into action. I'm still not fully interested in the show. Feels the same way I felt about Stargate series.
The pilot opens strong with a fight scene and quickly jumps into the premise: crew of 6 doesn't have any memories. Most of the crew has some sort of fighting skills, so maybe military or mercenaries? Oh, might be mercenaries... mentions of a group, The Raza, who no one knows who or what they are, cause no one survives them... okay, for the Raza is the name of the ship and they are the crew.
Standard Pilot episode. Mainly exposition based. Introduces the prinicpal crew. Alot of who are you? What am I doing here? Shit, what's going on?
[spoiler]Overall first impression: the premise of the show is interesting. We are dropped into the middle of the story with no reference or clue, via the characters. Not sure if the cast, as an ensemble has enough chemistry to catch my attention. For the cast, I only found Two and the Android to grab my attention. Some of the cast feels miss cast (or just the actors avail for the roles?).
Another one of those shows that starts off pretty meh then finds it's footing and takes a significant turn for the better.
Gave up half way through season 1, gave it another chance, and now I can't wait for each new episode!
The potential is sky high for Midnight Special and the cast is great. I really enjoyed the movie but there is a very painful lack of depth. I feel like this could've been the movie of the year and it just didn't quite get there.
What a pointless waste of time and money this movie is the worst I've seen in a long time. switched of after i wasted 30minutes waiting for something interesting and entertaining to happen. avoid like the plague
Like its name, this movie is a bit of a trainwreck. For one, it is far too long. And while Amy Schumer proves that she has the stuff to potentially make rom-coms funny again, the script of this movie does not give her the opportunity this time. There are a few laugh out loud moments, but most of the jokes fall flat.
This film was extremely sad and heart-wrenching like most pixar films are. However, everything that happened were things I've seen before in other Disney movies. It was similar to The Lion King in someways.
Cute movie. But it offered nothing new.
Just went through and correct all the mistakes on TMDB, TVDB and Wikipedia so it should update soon.
What a total let-down. Stupid dialogues, stupid characters and sure if everyone gets shot to hell around you, keep on laughing......... right? C'mon.
Nowhere near as good as the original Statham movies. Heck, even the series was better (and that series was b.a.d.).
