They played the nostalgia card right, but I'm not sure if that's gonna be enough for me. This first episode didn't convince me, so we'll see...
Gotta be honest, if this wasn't nominated for a Golden Globe and I wasn't committed to watch more than one film from the list before the awards, I probably wouldn't have watched it or ended up casually watching it, years later, on TV, as a film about Elvis (or "biographies", in general, for that matter) wouldn't be an immediate 'go-to' film for me.
That being said, I really loved it! I don't know if that would have changed if I didn't have such a generic knowledge about Elvis' life and music, but everything in this was really interesting to watch - the performances, especially Austin Butler that made me forget I wasn't actually watching the real guy; telling the story from the "villain" point of view and how it felt to me like they spent the perfect amount of time on telling us all the important moments of Elvis' life an career, good or bad.
I guess I'm not aligned with the majority on this one.
The only good part are the flight scenes (it's Top Gun, after all), from around 1h34m onward (loved that scene when the enemy plane dodges the missile vertically with some crazy ass move). Aside from that, it's just poor and predictable "cocky-hero" dialogue and a weak story to develop upon, that feels forced most of the time (like the romantic story and the whole "your job is obsolete because of drones" and then assign him for a mission that, seems to me, would be the perfect kind to be executed by drones!). I guess it gives everyone a warm feeling of closure from the first one (I watched it back in the 90's, but didn't rewatch it before this one), maybe that's why it's so loved...
Didn't want to hate on it, but it was just disappointing.
Great first season! In love with all the chaos, the photography, the perfect episode runtime, the soundtrack and character development. I'm ready for season two!
I had this one on my golden-globes-nominees-watchlist, but it wasn't until I "accidentally" watched 'Knives Out' on TV, on New Year's Eve (and loved it), that my interest peaked on.
It's as complex and funny as the first one, with a more contemporary twist in it. All the references end up making sense at some point and I love it for it. It has everything for everyone - it's a perfectly great stand alone film, but if you saw the first one, it finds a way to make you feel cozy. (I think it's Claire that at some point talks about slitting a throat, that, in my mind was a little nudge to the first one. Might be wrong, but I'll stick to it.)
It was really fun to watch and, although, I was expecting some plot twists already, from watching the first one, it did not disappoint!
If it wasn't for Christian Bale being in it, this movie probably wouldn't have caught my interest. So thank you, Christian, for not letting me miss out on a great story and a great movie.
This was really fun to watch! When I thought I had it all figured out, there comes another twist in the story.
The whole cast fits perfectly, but I especially enjoyed Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig. I think this was the first time I saw a movie with Ana de Armas (how can it be since it seems like she's everywhere lately. I know...) and I really liked her. She's very expressive (and made me think, at some point, that she wasn't such a "good girl" after all).
I'm curious to watch Glass Onion now.
Not sure how to rate this one...
Of course I'm no one to tell an artist how they decide to tell their story, but it felt, to me, that it should have been a short film instead, because after 30 minutes in, I was already checking how far along was it.
I love stop-motion and it's an endearing story, that manages to focus on some interesting points (pretty much summed up by Lesley Stahl at the beginning of the interview), but it just didn't grab me in as I was expecting.
I apologize in advance, as I know my comment is gonna be long and won't help anyone decide whether or not they should watch this, but I just need to put this out.
I just finished watching this movie and I, in good honesty, don't know what to make of it...It made me cringe constantly, it almost made me cry, made me laugh, made me facepalm, made me feel anxious, made me feel claustrophobic, made me empathize with the main characters and their struggles, but it also made me wish some of them would die at some point. The pacing, the acting, the cinematography, it all fits the narrative of what I imagine would be to live in such a small Irish island back then. (except for the finger chopping part. Wasn't expecting all of that).
I'm still not sure if, to me, it makes sense all the high ratings and so many Golden Globes nominations but it's definitely one of those movies that get you thinking, specially, for me, that, no matter how frustrating Pádraic was (and damn he was! Dominic was much clever than him), Colm can't make him responsible for his own actions in that way.
I guess my rating would be: made me feel things and left me very confused.
I went into this movie not knowing a thing about it's story line and I gotta say, I was positively surprised! Wasn't expecting this to be the direction of it at all!
It was the first movie I ever saw with Harry Styles as an actor (well, I saw Dunkirk, but I don't really remember him, so...) and Olivia Wilde as a director and I gotta say they both did a good job, especially Olivia. Despite all the drama created around it, I think Harry ended up fitting the part better than Shia Labeouf would have.
Extra points for the beautiful photography and Florence Pugh and Chris Pine's performances.
Wasn't completely satisfied with the ending, but, in general, I thought it was a great movie.
I knew about 'Weird Al Yankovic', but didn't really know much about his life story. After watching this movie, that hasn't changed much...:laughing:
Don't let the fact that you don't know who Al Yankovic is, or not liking 'biopics' all that much, discourage you from seeing the movie, because it's actually a really different and funny comedy for everyone. And hold on until the end of the credits, it will be worth it.
This was an interesting take in the whole sci-fi cop show and Karl Urban and Michael Ealy had a good chemistry going on. Makes no sense it got canceled without, at least, giving a shot into a second season!
This was the most satisfying superhero movie I've seen in a very long time (if not ever)! All the heroes and villains redeeming themselves, made my teenage self very happy. I regret it so much now not seeing in theaters...It was amazing!
Well, this gave me a lot of anxiety!
It's very interesting how what it seems to be another "rise of the machines" plot can have so many layers.
It feels like some kind of Toy Story-inspired-independent-animation-movie, but in a good way, as it was some adorable good fun! The whole gnomes/ornaments idea might sound weird at first, but it ended up working surprisingly well (yes, I haven't seen the first one, so this was new to me).
All the voice acting was very on point, my favourite being Moriarty.
This movie felt like, at least, 40 minutes too long. Up until 1h40 something, I struggled to keep focused and it was like the narrator was the only thing getting me by. Only at that point, I felt honestly engaged with the characters and the story.
Although there's some pretty good acting and it's beautifully shot, it's probably not a movie I will be willing to sit through again for almost 3 hours. At least not anytime soon.
Not exactly a Harry Potter fan so, to be quite honest, I've only decided to watch this one (having avoided the first two until just now) because of Mads Mikkelsen, as he is one of my favourite actors. He is great in this, as he is in every movie I've seen of his so far, though, to be frank, I saw a bit of Hannibal Lecter in there sometimes (in some expressions, but, especially, during their fight, the moment when he and Dumbledore touch each other's chest, which gave me so much Hannibal/Will vibes, particularly from the last episode of the show! But I digress...).
Having watched the first two, whether you like Johnny Depp's portrayal of Grindelwald or not (and I, for one, disagree that it was too cartoonish, as I've read somewhere. I think it fitted very well with the HP world and the general feeling of these movies), they were building the audience for a future confrontation with Dumbledore or, at least, for more on-screen interaction, exploring their story. I felt disappointed that I couldn't get to see how that version of Grindelwald played out with Dumbledore (loved Jude Law as him, btw)...On the other hand, also felt like I could have easily loved seeing Mads Mikkelsen as Grindelwald from the start. This cut on the continuity just felt unfair to the audience (or me, at least) and both actors, because it's like none of them got to show their true potential as the character. This just left me emotionally confused!
I agree with some comments here, about some plot holes, especially regarding to characters. What happened to Nagini? Why is Tina only appearing in the end (she's busy with her new job, I get it, but still...)? Who is that new woman in Grindelwald's team and were did she came from? . Speaking of characters, I thought I would be bored with Newt, but I was wrong. He's actually a very interesting and fun character to watch - that line from Leta, in the previous movie, really stuck with me and I think describes him the best "You never met a monster you couldn't love". (Loved the scene with the crabs, by the way! Got me some Indiana Jones feels. :smile:) . Also liked the political twist on this one (reminded me of The Hunger Games, for some reason).
I guess not being well versed in the HP World might have helped me out in liking all 3 movies. This didn't feel completely satisfying as a possible ending (Queenie's return from the Dark Side and marrying Jacob was a plus, but Grindelwald and Credence's fate is still unclear, so...), but it was a good fantasy movie for me. Less so than the first two, but still entertaining.
Portuguese cable TV has been rerunning this lately, so I guessed I'd give it a try. I was expecting some huge train wreck, from the way people negatively oversold it back then, but, though it's not a great movie, and probably it's one of the weakest performances from both Angelina and Johnny I've seen so far (Paul Bettany, on the other hand, did a good job), it wasn't as bad as advertised. It has a way to keep you interested until the end.
All in all, it was an okay, watchable movie.
Horrible, shocking, disgusting and unbelievable! I felt sick to my stomach all the way through it. It was very painful to think this wasn't some sick work of fiction...The act in itself, the photographers that profited on it and all the people who sent the postcards...It's just horrifying, to say the least.
I've never heard of such horror before...probably because I'm not from the USA, but I would assume many Americans wouldn't know about it as well. I'm glad it's only 15 minutes long, as I believe I wouldn't be able to take another second of it. That being said, it's very important that this documentary exists!
It's interesting how you get to know about the band's story, but also about what kind of America where they part of and how that influenced them and they influenced their listeners. Don't know if this brought anything new for 'The Doors' fans, but for me, though I love their music, most of this was new and therefore interesting to learn about.
Johnny Depp was a good choice for the narration, though, on a side note, I must say, it's kind of ironic listening to him speak about the effects of Jim's drugs and alcohol abuse on himself and the band...
All in all, it's a good movie and it made me want to go listen to their whole discography now. Guess I'll go do just that.
This was beautifully made!
Ralph Steadman's art is just amazing! To be quite honest, I only knew about him recently, in connection to Hunter S. Thompson and though that partnership is much of the essence of his (and Hunter's) work, I learned here that his art is so much more. I was wowed watching how he created that painting (and made it look so easy). I felt like I could sit here listening to him talking for hours (I guess that's the relevance of Johnny Depp in this - the director puts us there with Ralph through him).
And the music chosen was just perfect in helping tell the story too.
I loved it, for many good reasons.
Overall, I guess the feeling this movie left me at the end was exactly "meh"... Based on the cast, I was expecting it to be more fun, but after half an hour I was already checking how long was it 'till the end.
The action was way over the top, as I realize it was intended to be, but it didn't work that well for me and was just tiring at times. Got better after the pursuit scene on the canal, though. Not much of a storyline, either.
And I guess Joaquim de Almeida, although in a more subtle way this time, always has to be one of the bad guys. Always good seeing him.
I must start by saying I did not read the book, so I have no way of knowing if it's true to the story or not.
I can only say that, when I started watching, I felt like this was another "Pride & Prejudice" type of story, where the leading man and woman only find each other in the end, but, this time, I didn't felt so invested in rooting for them. It felt like she could end up with any of them, or alone, and it would be okay by me.
Annie's sister Mary was hideous! I don't know how they could put up with so much from her!
It had some lovey photography, but the constant talking to the camera made me uncomfortable. Also, Mr. Elliot was unique, alright...in his bullshit....
It felt like an okay Sunday afternoon movie, but not completely satisfying.
This was fun to watch!
Natalie Portman looks great in the suit and kicks some major ass.
The soundtrack is great. Gotta say, I got really excited when the Guns N' Roses songs came out - it's one of my favourite bands and they mixed them awesomely with the scenes in question (extra points for the AFD poster on the wall and the kid wanting to change his name to Axl) .
The goats...I can't deal with them! Cracked me up every time!
Oh, and of course, Mr. Bale (though I like all the Marvel movies, he was the main reason I watched this, to be honest). I have never seen him deliver a bad performance and this was still not it. He looked creepy as hell.
There's some cringe humor moments at times, yes, but, in general, it think it's good fun, getting serious when it needs to be.
