In which Meg Ryan is a stalker, emotionally cheating on her fiancee. Tom Hanks is a charming widower.
This movie has beautiful scenery. It takes all the really dumb, emo bits from Romeo & Juliet and makes a two hour teen movie about poor life decisions about them. I will concede that this film is a winner for all fans of shirtless dudes with rippling abs though.
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.
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.
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.
The paranormal love triangle is in full swing now. A cash register goes cha-ching for every scene where Jacob is contractually obliged to be shirtless. Every movie Edward becomes more controlling of Bella, which is frustrating. Victoria is played by a different actress, who is less likeable, despite Bryce Dallas Howards' acting prowress. Bella's makeup is better in this movie, she looks less dead though.
A fairly formulaic chick flick saved by Isla Fisher's slightly whacky sense of comedy.
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.
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.
Fantastic drama and superb acting. Was surprised by the number of familiar faces. Portman's Boleyn is charismatic and intensely unlikeable, her finale was amongst the best acting I've seen from her. Don't look for accurate historical details in this though, it's pure fluff.
The Good: Lots to look at. Beautiful people, beautiful clothes, beautiful scenery. The design in general. All these actors are good actors shame they didn't have much to work with.
The Bad: This was a pretty mediocre action film. Cinematography wasn't the best. Very superficial plot/ dialogue/ everything.
The Ugly: How much CGI do you think we can fit in a single scene?
It was alright, nothing spectacular. I did find the heavy handed use of CGI a bit much. The butchering of ancient mythology I overlooked by convincing myself this was more sci-fi than fantasy.
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.
It's wonderful to see how well this movie has held up, the cast is charming and the jokes are still funny.
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.
I watched this again for the nostalgia value and oh boy, times they have a'changed. Smoking, slapstick and sexism are rampant in this film. Despite this, its still an enjoyable and irreverent film with an iconic Aussie caricature.
Women who wed for the event and not the other person.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Hong Kong Kung Fu movie made for western audiences.
Cheesy but lovable adventure flick.
Stunning imagery, narrative is average, but its FREE on YouTube ---> https://youtu.be/jqxENMKaeCU
Cinematography and soundtrack are the only winners in this film. Performances are wooden and the two leads have no chemistry for a romance. You can tell when the director has given Dakota a particular instruction because it's so obvious and clunky, it makes it impossible to connect to the character. Jamie Dornan comes across as genuinely creepy so he's done well on that score. This could have easily become a horror or a comedy but instead it's just boring in the extreme.
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.
