What a sad movie.
No one captures vibes like Sofia Coppola.
Really wanted to enjoy this, found it very boring
I felt so many things watching this. It's stunning, it's twisted, it's weird, it's hot. One thing's for sure, it'll be on my mind for quite some time.
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘The Little Mermaid’:
Halle Bailey IS Ariel. She was absolute perfection. From voice to vibe, she captured her essence impeccably. I believe a star has officially been born.
Melissa McCarthy had veryyy gargantuan tentacles to fill. And I think Pat Carroll would’ve been incredibly pleased with what she did with her sea witch.
I thought they built upon the original film’s story in all the right ways. Fleshing it out to make a little more sense. Providing more substance. While not everything was picture perfect, it worked and gave fresh magic to a beloved story.
Bonus Thought: I thought it was a fantastic movie to look at, especially under the sea. Gorgeous colors and visuals. Eye candy all around. And that includes Jonah Hauer-King. :pound_symbol:snack
A movie meant to be fun and silly. It achieves the goal perfectly, an excellent option for when you just want to enjoy something without thinking.
Really great performances, but the movie is pretty messy. It genuinely felt like I was watching a movie trailer that was almost 3 hours long.
The movie isn’t completely useless but it is a disappointment. Not having the rights to Bowie’s music is obviously a problem but the main issue is that the film is quite boring. Flynn is okay as the lead but the script doesn’t let him bring the character of Bowie to life. A better movie about the singer will one day be made... I hope... so you can be forgiven for passing this one by.
Feel like the material is really too much for a movie, even it's a 2h40 movie. It would be much better suited for a 6 or 8 episodes limited series. Like American Crime Story: Assassination of Versace. But I guess you can't call it American Crime story since it's happened in Italy.
Even it's a long movie, you can feel many places are kinda rushed.
In general, I enjoyed it, the story itself is fascinating, and the cast is amazing. Gaga is on fire, with her many golden lines. My favorite one was when she consoled Paola and asked her staff to get her out of her place right away. :joy: Savage!!! But i'm also quite disappointed the movie didn't include Patrizia's most famous quote "It's better to cry in Rolls Royce than to be happy on a bicycle."
My nostalgia wants me to rate this movie higher but I couldn't honestly do it
Still holds up as such a classic, feel good comedy. Murphy plays the fish-out-of-water story earnestly, rather than the typical, oblivious goofball. It's probably Eddie Murphy's best movie.
Although Titanic is seen to be the biggest cliche, and there's a nonsense stigma around that you're not a 'true' movie lover if you call Titanic you're favourite film, here's my take on it...
This film was waaay before it's time, the visuals, the directing, the casting, the production.. All of it is immensely professional and well thought out for the era it was filmed in, heck, you struggle to find something that flows so well, 20 years later. I don't know another 3 and a half hour movie that joins together, is constantly surpising and dramatic yet hopeful in the way that Titanic is.
Need I mention how amazing Leonardo and Kate are? Still some of the best acting I have seen to date.
It's unfair to just see this film as 'Titanic' something that everybody knows... This film is a masterpiece. The attention to small detail, the character development, the fiction within non-fiction, the way it takes over your emotions and pulls on your heartstrings, leaving you broken yet hopeful.
I truly appreciate this film for everything it is and cannot fault it. Although I must say (THERE WAS ROOM FOR TWO!!!)
It's a good romantic movie. It's an even better disaster movie. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are just perfect together. My Heart will go on is a great song too and I still get chills from it.
I feel like I am gaining more of an appreciation for this movie as James Cameron does genuinely care about this event and the last 30 minutes of this film is cinematic history in my opinion. Also, I understand why they needed the romance as it helps to introduce you to the real people who were in this event and though I find the romance very boring I find it unharmful and it does help to make the movie more emotionally impactful if you don't know much about the event.
But this film is way too long for what it is and it wastes so much time with the love story, I have to say visually it is still amazing and though I class it as one of James Camerons worst films it would be classed as a lot of directors best films. For sure give it a watch but I feel like you should research the event a little before you do, also watch the documentary that James Cameron did on this event on Disney+ / National Geographic.
One of those movies I don't mind watching when it's on TV. I like the story and the relationship Melanie has with everyone in her hometown.
Not as funny as it could have been perhaps, and the script needed a little work in parts. Still, Ferrell brings his all to the part, and so does McAdams as his sist...singing partner. I had a smile on my face most of the way through, so I happily recommend it to fans of Ferrell and the actual Eurovision contest alike.
Occasionally goofy but cute and fun. DC still can’t do CGI for monsters though. The Seven Deadly Sins look like something from a Scooby-Doo movie.
So they need to work on CGI still. Since Doomsday and Stephanwolf. Either way the charm and heart is what makes Shazam good. It was perfectly cast as well.
Maybe something inferior to the first, but just as entertaining and Angelina Jolie continues to do just as well.
A shark is coming and Lara gives her a punch, very realistic :-)
A historical romance set in pre and postwar Japan.
Memoirs of a Geisha is a beautifully made film, well deserving of its Oscars for Art Direction, Cinematography and (especially) Costume Design.
It’s a shame that it’s wasted on a story so cliched and bland that it might bore you to tears. At two and a half hours the film simply feels like it’s never going to end. What starts out as a foreign and exotic setting quickly becomes dull and pedestrian as the narrative simply repeats over and over.
The love story holding the film together is poorly handled, since the two leads barely seem to share a connection even when they are finally allowed to express their longing for one another.
This is cynical Hollywood awards-bait at the expense of the audience, and probably Japanese culture as a whole. Best avoided unless you like really nice Kimonos.
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For a Steven Spielberg film starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks... Boring.
Fun movie, with great acting from a superb cast. So what if the plot is a little lame? It's a teenage secret agent movie, there's only so much one should expect from it. The characters were ok and the story was cute enough. The references to classic teen movies got me quite nostalgic, and the overall movie reminded me of those after-school hours movies that used to be on TV in the 90's. Overall, I found it quite pleasant.
Confusing plot - it doesn't seem to have consistency to what it wants to achieve. The ending seems supposed to be a cliffhanger but didn't leave viewers with anything to be wondering for. Some scenes are wasted with talks that gives neither character development nor plot progression. The acting and visuals were good, though it doesn't save the movie from its flaws.
Usually I dislike this kind of romantic dramatic movies, but this one, even with a lot of cliches and predictable scenes was amazing.
the ending is not that much of a cliches, and all together is a really good movie
Glenn Close single-handedly keeps this ship above water. It's worth sitting through one of Disney's original live-action rehashings of an animated classic just to watch her Devil Wears Prada scene-chewing.
I feel this film was more heartwarming and sweet than the first. Great cast, great special effects that don't even feel like effects,
This movie tries very hard to bring the same feelgood vibe as the first Mummy, but it fails throughout. I can't really nail it down, because it's got everything it needs: ancient villain, interesting backstory, over the top action and chases,cheesy dialogue and oneliners, unrealistic storyline, pretty nice special effects and romantic interests.
The only thing I guess is missing is some soul. I didn't really laugh once, I didn't care who won the end battle, I didn't worry if the main character would get hurt, I didn't feel any romance/chemistry between any of the characters. I just missed the fun.
Even the badass looking yeti's/dragons/hellhounds/zombies (I could go on..) couldn't make this right. This whole film just felt too formulaic and empty.
The Mummy is an action adventure movie that does exactly what it set out to do. The CGI hasn't aged well but the action still works. The characters don't get a lot of attention and the acting is nothing special but the film is still very fun to watch.
i think of it like this: if youre going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.
Very interesting cinematography and entirely too long, but a good story.
Wonderfully animated, funny take on the Batman universe with characters you expect to see and many you don't, hello Jaws! A lot of the jokes will fly over kids heads but the constant bombardment of wisecracks means this doesn't matter. It seems the Lego movies will run and run (on tiny blocky legs) if they match the quality of this film, where everything is indeed awesome.*
Music in the movie is brilliant, I can't wait for the soundtrack to come out. The movie in itself is very good. Artsy, but you'd expect that from Jarmusch. It's still worth the watch. It's not a typical, trashy vampyre movie, and I love that. I like the story, the way it's told, and the acting is superb (Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston are perfect for their roles). The only downside is it's very slow-paced.
