An almost painfully noughties comedy flick with a surprisingly star studded cast. This was like a highschool flashback fever dream with some extra insanity promoting the playboy brand which has aged worse than Hef. That said, it's still a mildly enjoyable turn your brain off movie with low stakes.
This movie is catatonic. I wanted to like this movie, a comedy parody of a biopic is normally just my cup of tea. The pace is as slow as the narrative of the much beloved pop culture figure its based on but delivers on no punchline until the final 10mins.
A textbook "unlikely lovers" rom-com which is made memorable by the comedic chops of the cast. Recommended if you're looking for something comfortable and familiar.
Lawrence Fishburn did a remarkable job on portraying how charming abusers can be when they want to be, but Angela Bassett steals the show without being a superficial fascimile of Tina.
Absolutely representative of everything wrong with modern hollywood. I love it. It is a bad movie, the cgi looks like puppets in places the plot is thinly strung together video game cutscenes and all the major beats were included in the trailer. I'll watch it again, recommend keeping your expectations low and having a good time.
Massive nostalgic attachment to this film which really is quite cheesy. Surprisingly, the special effects have held up well for a 25 year old movie and a quality villain makes up for the rather superficial and at times, nonsensical, plot.
I loathed this movie for so many years, I was never a fan of Doctor Seuss so I never understood the appeal, the designs, costumes and prosthetics were outrageous and monstrous. Now I'm an adult I can see this movie was not written for children, it is an adult tale (don't believe me, there is an orgy reference at 25:35). The Grinch doesn't hate Christmas, he hates people. I now realise this monstrosity is intentional, the Grinch isn't the monster the Who's are.
I knew this was going to be a cheesy musical just from the casting. The music is fun and it is a silly enjoyable movie as long as you don't have high expectations and are just looking for dumb entertainment.
I'll be frank. I don't like this movie. I don't know if it's because I associate it with busted recorder solos of "My Heart Will Go On" performed by children or if it the film itself is just too damn long. There is nothing wrong with the film, the first half is a decent romance exploring themes of class and social role, and the second half is an exciting disaster film with a tragic ending. The casting and world building are exquisite. Indeed, Billy Zane does such a good job of being the antagonist Calander Hockley it might have ruined his career. The early 90s can almost be characterised by Leonardo Dicaprio inspiring teenage girls to kill themselves, in this case, purely from Rose's reckless behaviour in her efforts to rescue Jack. Seriously let the damn man on the door if he matters so much, or at least get him a life jacket. Regardless of its plot holes or sheer length, it's still deserving of being a film you have to watch once in your life. Even if you don't like it.
This movie is fun, mindless entertainment. In short: It's Clickbait.
The quintessential teen movie, a time-machine to the late 90s, a modernisation of shakespeare and a classic cast of stars. What more could you want.
I love this movie. It's not a great piece of cinema but it is fun and dumb action based on the classic game franchise. The movie nails the aesthetic of the tomb raider world in its set and character design. Some familiar and accomplished faces appear, and they do as well as expected with what is fundamentally a shallow plot and flimsy dialogue. I have a particular fondness for the casting of Angelina Jolie's IRL dad to be Lord Croft. So let your hair down, make your self comfortable and enjoy a light-hearted adventure romp in the grand tradition of Indiana Jones.
For a movie about the sins of being shallow, this is a horrifically superficial teen movie with none of the characteristics that make a classic transcend the time in which it was made. The characters are straight up weird and the story is weak.
A childhood favourite with an astoundingly well-known cast. The soundtrack and script manage to capture both childhood whimsy and the desperation of people in the middle of a terrible war needing to believe in something more than their reality.
Great for younger audiences and beautiful visuals. This film occasionally feels like it lacks the integrity of other nature documentaries, with heavy handed sound effects, editing and narration. Indeed, at times I wondered if scenes were created with CGI or just with captive animals (tbf I can't find anything on the internet that supports this notion). Its a lovely movie with cute stories, but maybe not to everyone's taste, at least no one ran lemmings of a cliff to make this one.
It's wonderful to see how well this movie has held up, the cast is charming and the jokes are still funny.
Holds up extraordinarily well for a 20 year old flick. The aesthetic is the ultimate 90s grunge teen movie but it manages to exploit tropes of the genre. Fairuza Balk is a show stealer.
In which Meg Ryan is a stalker, emotionally cheating on her fiancee. Tom Hanks is a charming widower.
Cheesy, camp and cringe all in one place!
Forget what you know about the Japanese thriller manga series, once you do that this movie gets a lot better. Now turn the gore and profanity up a few notches and remember this was made for American audiences and at times plot points are spelled out for you. The theme of rules and in/justice feature throughout. It does irk me that this is not as clever a game of wits between L and Light as the original material. Visually it's good and the soundtrack is probably the best part of the movie. Recommended for fans of Twilight.
Strange film, visually beautiful. Daniel Radcliffe's American accent was occasionally grating, however his performance is solid. Was surprised by the Heather Graham cameo, didn't know she was still acting.
There are some surprisingly well known names in this movie, not least of all the massive Virgin music promo that it seems to be (although full points for symbolism). So late 90s it hurts in places, it lives up to the tagline of it being set fully in the time it was made. Uses a lot of the cliches of modern vampire fiction, I'm looking at you New Orleans. Pieces of this movie are fantastic and the climax is pretty decent but the overall impression is that this movie is terrible.
This is an enjoyable movie, even if not not technically or critically brilliant. A reasonable modern remake of a classic film, the setting is rich and the plot well paced. It's aged moderately well since 1998 and you can enjoy Titanic-era DiCaprio with luscious locks. Lots of familiar faces, Jeremy Irons makes a sarcastic and entertaining Aramis. John Malkovich is a bit of a downer even though it's Porthos who's supposed to have lost his lust for life (although not the ladies). Was surprised to see Hugh Laurie make a cameo though he has no speaking part.
This movie was one of those uncomfortable, generic romantic comedies where the protagonist behaves in a wholly creepy matter to manipulate win the love interest over at the end. The plot is pretty flimsy, the chemistry between the leads almost non-existent. Dempsey does a good job of being charming, but even that isn't enough to save this movie.
If only to be a fly on the wall when this movie was pitched. A romcom about food and a magical crab? This movie has is entirely of its time, and its not necessarily a good thing, visually its 90s af, but its also forgettable. Not a bad film, its still watchable, if only for the crab.
Bumped up the rating a notch for nostalgia but hoo boy the special effects did not age as well as I remembered. The acting is also less than you'd expect from such a cast, largely due to the silly accents. However it is a fun, over-the-top supernatural action/ comedy with some beautiful scenes.
A fairly formulaic chick flick saved by Isla Fisher's slightly whacky sense of comedy.
Really enjoyable, but only because it's so bad it's laugh-out-loud funny. It starts off reasonably well (even if it is a bit paranormal teen days of our lives) and then its a rapid slide downhill from there.
This movie continues in the tradition of films focused on particular holidays begun by Love Actually. Featuring a series of vignettes of intertwined relationships on Valentine's Day in Los Angeles. Whilst there are plenty of familiar faces, this movie can't really measure up to the success of its predecessor. Despite this, its still a fun and light-hearted romantic comedy.
Thos whole film can be summarised as peculiar. If it is attempting to replicate slapstick British humour for the American audience then somehow it misses it's mark. A star studded cast can't redeem this bizarre escapade and even stranger characters. It is at times entertainin, but not in a so-bad-its-good way.
