If I was 12 and it was 1986 I'd have given it a 9/10 and watched it again already
I am so freaking in love with this movie and my heart is mush. No mean girls, supportive characters everywhere, and female friendships ftw. I only regret that I was dumb enough to not read the book first.
Ouch.
The visuals are breathtaking, as already shown by the trailers.
ScarJo is trying, you can tell that she wants this to be her new franchise.
It's edited quite nicely, it's got a (simple) story, and it's coherent.
So where did it go wrong?
One of the problems is that it takes away all of the philosophical depth from the original.
Well, that means you can still enjoy it from a simple action flick perspective, right?
Good luck with that.
This film has such a ridiculous amount of exposition, that it badly hurts the enjoyment of the film.
Many sequences consist of characters just talking to each other, and explaining the plot.
Things are definitely shown, but then the filmmakers don't think we're able to put two and two together, and hence add another explanatory scene.
As a result of that, the film doesn't take its time to develop the characters, meaning you won't care about them.
Top it off with an awful performance from Juliette Binoche, and you have your modern style over substance film.
3.5/10
Holy shit that was a waste of time. And i even skipped a bit
I wanted to love this so much, but it just felt... Empty. The characters didn't connect at all and the Fantastic Beasts themselves felt like an afterthought to the franchise they're actually trying to build.
Overall a watchable movie with some charming moments but damaged by a muddy story and atrocious pacing. I expected more from the HP universe.
I had high hopes for this movie since it has two of my favorite people in it but I was still surprised by how great the movie was. Funny, smart and elegant both in cinematography and writing, it’s just amazing. I won’t stop recommending it.
I really hated this movie, the characters were poorly constructed, especially the male characters. All of them manipulate Elle throughout the whole movie, telling her what to do and pushing her around when it suit them.
The worst part for me though was how lightly they treated Noah’s violent side. Lee wondering if he had hit Elle was incredibly painful to watch, and when he slams the car to make her come inside she really does seem frightened. He is a violent character that doesn’t change at all, just says a few nice words at the end to “make up for everything”. Lee gets some sort of redemption by helping Elle, but Noah doesn’t, and I don’t think that’s the message we want kids to get from movies like this one, that your boyfriend loves you because he gets into fights “for you” or that he manipulating you and other people around you is something sweet and a proof of how much he cares about you. That’s wrong, and this movie take on that is completely horrible and misleading.
Could the ugly, untalented gays please report to the principal's office?
Predictable but all these Cinderella movies rope me in. To see the wicked stepmother get what’s coming to her. Plus Kat Decker is completely likable.
I would hate to meet a kid who loves Ana y Bruno -- they'd scare the bejeesus out of me.
A young girl in an insane asylum befriends the grotesque hallucinations of the patients interred there. Which might work, but the characters are all so ugly, the tone is dark, the coloring even darker, and the child has more bags under her eyes than I do.
Which still might work, except then they try to make a traditional Disney cartoon out of this mess. Coraline meets Snow White could work in a Columbian drug factory, but not on the big screen.
Show me a kid who likes this upbeat trauma, and I'll show you a kid who will try to kill you in your sleep thinking they're helping you.
That's the way to make a period movie!
No lingering shots of the expensive, beautiful sets & costumes.(But they are still noticed) no slow, drawn out clippety cloppety horse carriages,.
not a single dull moment.
Gorgeous, riveting, hilarious, heart-warming
It's has some, dashings (but not full on) of those 'Moulin rouge' madness scenes.
Filled with the cream of British film industry.
I wish more musicals would get released like this after their runtime in theaters for people like me who have no way to see them live.
UUURGH!!! Just give us ANOTHER full feature film already!! Just when I start getting into it, IT ENDS!!!
Diamantino is a fable about a Portuguese footballer, as thick as he is talented. We follow his fall from glory into the pit of naïveté he lands in.
Diamantino is a children's film for adults, and reminiscent of many indie films from the 80s (specifically Arizona Dream and I've Heard the Mermaids Singing) in its simplicity and charm. The visual story telling is engaging, but the script writing less so with plot lines cut short and scenes that should've been.
Still, Portuguese actor Carloto Cotta plays the titular role with so much grace and beauty that it rubs off on the film itself. His performance is an obvious score, which makes the film his victory.
The wet dream of every white man with a savior complex.
That guy who said "age becomes you" to Colin Firth. I appreciate him.
I thought we were past manipulative love interests. I really did.
The problem with this movie is that it's almost exactly the same as the original and is therefore pointless. Even with the fact it took place in the modern era, it still felt like the same movie. Yes the effects were "better" but that doesn't make it more interesting. Chloe Grace Moretz didn't even bring anything new to the role other than being way too attractive to be believed as a pariah.
watching Hepburn talking so adorable
The original Benji was the first film I ever saw at the cinema, so this little mutt has a special place in my heart. This remake isn't particularly special, though kids will enjoy it. I'm also grateful the first film I ever saw at the cinema wasn't Cujo - Benji shaped my morals in the right way, Cujo would have dragged my sensitive sensibilities through the mud and turned me into a serial killer. Probably!
I was really disappointed by this sequel. I enjoyed the first movie as it developed the theme of polishing a diamond in the rough, an unlikely but likeable hero, with wit and clever direction and writing. This second film did the opposite, it celebrated the crass and the writing was bad - there were huge holes in the story lines, and the character arches were undeveloped or fractured by missing/unwritten elements. The heros and villians were silly without comedic intent. The only bright spots were Taron Epstein, Mark Strong and Haille Berry's rapport, and Jeff Bridges. Colin Firth's character was butchered by the writers, Elton John' s part was unnecessary, unexplained and poorly executed, This movie is just BAD, and a waste of time. I give it a 3 (bad) out of 10. [Comedy?, Action, Adventure, Spy}
25th Hour tells the story of Monty Brogan's last day of freedom. He was convicted to 7 years in prison for drug dealing.
Edward Norton plays Monty and he never disappoints me. He is always capable of doing a great emotional performance. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Pepper play Monty's best friends, both gave very strong performances.
There are such remarkable scenes in this film like the powerful "make me ugly" scene. Barry Pepper together with Norton made that scene so authentic, it's beautiful and the amazing "mirror" scene where Norton blames basicaly everyone in the world for his fate. The final scene is also powerful, when a father dreams about a much brighter future for his son.
The connection with 9/11 events are very strong. New York City like Monty, will never be the same again. He can't run away from his fate, he can't undone his mistakes in life, he really is going to prison. It's real.
Great cast. Important story, well told. I give it an 8.5 (great re-telling). I have to confess that a couple of times this year I've been a little taken aback by dramas produced as period pieces, when I can distinctly remember seeing the events televised live. The things that remind me that I'm an old woman.
Probably never seen that many proposals, marriages and pregnancies in one film, but I loved it!
I'm a big fan of Pixar films, but this new animated division of Disney, which crafted Moana, is superb. The quality of the art is clean and georgeous. The personal idiocyncristic movements that capture each character are reminiscent of the work of the great animator Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away). This animated movie is a gem, must see movie. Beyond it's technical excellence, the story is full and unique. Disney gets a new princess (OK... Chief's daughter). Children get two new songs with which to drive their parents crazy and replace Frozen (on repeat). The Asian Pacific is brought to life. Both children and adults will love this picture. I'm a fan. I give it a 10 (spectacular) out of 10.
I loved it, but I didn't like the fact that their older selves looked NOTHING like their younger selves, so that just ruined the ending for me. It's a typical asian nostalgic movie, which is a genre I love.
I know it's terribly predictable to quip "the book is better", but it is. None of the actors fit right, the scene transitions are terrible- unnecessarily choppy like every other scene was deleted, and the parts that are suppose to be comic relief are so obviously set up to be comic relief they fall flat.
Original, most likely impressive for the time, but not my cup of tea.
My first thought when he got the bag was - why don't he make his own pills?
