“Well they’re all back together. I hope I survive long enough to see the outcome.” Best line. Love DT
Rule of thumb: if a movie has 6 (or more) credited people working on the script, chances are it wasn’t conceived by a writer, but a boardroom.
Having said that, I’ve seen worse executions of the Force Awakens format.
The script’s junk, but the production isn’t awful. The first action scene is actually well done, visuals and score are alright, and Mackenzie Davis and Arnold are great in it.
4.5/10
Me after 30 minutes: If Ari Aster's goal was to make me uncomfortable, he's certainly succeeding.
Me after 2.5 hours: I don't mind long movies, but this is exhausting.
Me after 3 hours: That penis monster was the worst thing I've ever seen.
Edit: After seeing that Ari Aster called this a "Jewish Lord of the Rings", I'm tempted to lower my rating. I don't think he understands Judaism or The Lord of the Rings. (Written as a Jew myself.)
Sure, Judaism is associated with neuroticism and guilt, and LOTR is an epic journey. But at the essence of each of them is hope -- something this movie completely lacks. Even when Beau finally confronts and kills his mother, there is no redemption -- he is once again destroyed by her.
"Everything I Own" by Bread is a great song, though. So at least there's that...
As an origin story, this still has all the hallmarks of a Bond film, but this is one of those rare Bond films that successfully attempts to delve a little bit deeper into the character. It is a bold step taking the audience back to the beginning of Bond as a 00 agent, but credit to the writers and director as it allows them to focus on how Bond developed into the character seen in all the other films. Craig is perfect for the role of a Bond at the start of his career. In his work, Bond is much more a force of nature, raw and brutal, and there are doubts over his ability to remain detached. Its his emotional state that the film explores which makes this a much more interesting take on the character. Consequently, there is a greater stake in his relationship with Eva Green's character, who manages to make a far more memorable Bond girl than many of the recent ones from the Brosnan era. A great start to a new cycle of Bond films.
A highly enjoyable no-bullshit action movie. Fast paced, great action, funny one liners without turning to slapstick. I’d love to see Guy Ritchie doing a Bond movie!
Good action movie. You will like it if you like action but If you expect something like former Guy Ritchie's products, you may be disappointed. Jason Statham has less action scenes compared to former movies but in total, the movie is enough to spend nice time with fine screening.
What a truly bizarre movie. Starts a bit like that Cameron Diaz & Tom Cruise one, and then suddenly goes off the rails completely while continuing to gain speed exponentially – it feels like Matthew Vaughn tries really hard to put an outrageous twist every few minutes just for the sake of it, every time trying to top the previous one which the movie still has not had the time to recover from. But for its own good, it doesn't pretend to be anything more serious than that, so if you are willing to just go along for the ride (with the truly amazing cast too), you can have a good time.
This show is very uncommon, I didn't remember this feeling: it has a very specific and dry humour which occasionally turns to the absurd, but with a good heart. And that's the main thing - it often shifts to solid and yet simple nice moments, as it happens in the end of the episode.
It was a welcome back episode, to set the atmosphere and reconnect with the characters. Without gimmick but with some sweet scenes ( i.e. the final one and the chair race in the corridor ).
It doesn't call or runs after guffaws, it's more subtle yet simple, not trying to overdo (which is many comedies and sitcoms capital sin) and playing on the chemistry between cast members (Carell and Malkovich above all).
I like it.
You can grow fond of it.
Is it just me or does it seem like this show is losing steam? Or maybe it's just a few bottle episodes to save money to pay Melanie?
It’s no Pixar levels of greatness, but it’s no Illumination levels of shit either.
It’s a little too generic and predictable to be truly outstanding, but still very efficient and a fun time nonetheless.
Pretty much the entire movie is carried by the animation style (you gotta love how Spiderverse opened the doors for these weirder styles of animation), the music and the fun scenes where they’re ripping off the Oceans franchise.
Some decent characters as well (though the wolf felt like a carbon copy of the wolf character in Zootopia), some good jokes, but also a few Illumination moments.
I get that you’re making a kids film, but I take issue with films that treat kids like dumb pieces of shit.
Though overall, I didn’t mind this film at all, it’s pretty alright.
6/10
This the best movie by Wes Anderson. It's charming, funny, sad and tender, yet magical. The ending... it's heartbreaking and sweet. A must-see for everyone.
I'm sorry, but did the part Canine, Enhanced-Sleeve, Alpha, Super-Soldier just get taken down by three random goons with a single tiny taser ?? Honestly, that's just sloppy writing.
I really wanted to like Blue Beetle, but I just couldn't vibe with it - even as someone that liked the Flash, Suicide Squad, and thought the most recent Shazam was okay
Xolo plays Jaime well, but the character himself has no real personality outside of being attracted to Jenny. Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord was atrocious and ruined my immersion whenever she was on screen, babbling about the exact same thing in every scene
The movie was also incredibly predictable and failed to surprise me in any sense. SXF were dope, the suit was perfect, and Jaime's family had some decent scenes - but the rest fell flat
Boy, I wanted to love this. The first hour and a half to two hours are amazing, 4.5 / 5. But boy does this film crash hard. The final act (or final two parts) are extremely weak. This film is an hour too long, and often there are shots that go for too long. I'm all for long shots but they are done too often here and don't add anything.
As good as Phoenix is, the script is really poor for his character and by the end, he achieves nothing.
It is a fine entertaining movie. Nice to see old guns Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton and Robert Patrick.
the best stargate series IMO
The length and pace really do help in building up a connection with Knox that by the end, I was on the verge of tears. It's definitely a mind-bending plot with some unforgettable acting. The editing was almost cut as sections, I really didn't like it at first, but it put me in the shoes of Knox just that little bit more. I won't lie, I got bored a few times because i thought it was going to be more of an action flick, but halfway through, I was invested, and by the end, I was satisfied. It's far from perfect, but for the thought-provoking and quiet movie it is, I'd probably recommend it.
In my opinion one of the modern classics. Amazing storyline with some unexpected twists (think Usual Suspects unexpected), great comic book-like feel to it (thanks to set design, camera angles, color palette etc), some really unique characters, and great acting from every single actor (Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley in one movie!).
First time I saw this I thought it was really amazing and a couple years later it's still one of my favorites! I don't understand why this didn't get more popular.
Go watch it if you haven't already!
A film that proves that high-concept and shallow are not mutually exclusive. I genuinely enjoy Florence Pugh and Chris Pine, and Harry Styles holds his own, but the story doesn't take those strong performances anywhere interesting. It feels like a classic example of style over substance. And that's not to say that the style is unappreciated. The production design is excellent and certainly helped keep me invested, but the story is left feeling underdeveloped, perhaps leaning too hard on its blunt social commentary.
As for concrete criticisms go, I'm definitely not a fan of the many unexplained/illogical story elements (e.g. Why is the VR world experiencing earthquakes? What's the deal with the crashed plane? Styles' real world character is initially established as an unemployed loser who is getting sucked into a brain washing, incel-esque community rather than get a job. This seems to contradict the ultimate reveal that his character now works a job he hates just to fund his idyllic VR homelife. It seems like an unemployed, deadbeat loser would be more likely to coast along, supported by his hard working doctor partner, regardless of how much he craves dated gender/relationship norms).
This is, by far, Wes Anderson's best film. The ridiculous bits are in proportion to the serious parts, the comedy hits its mark every time, the acting is arguably the best in any of his movies, and it has an emotional edge that is lacking in movies these days. If you like quirky movies then you have to see this one, and even if you don't like them you should give this one a try
Every time I see Layton my first thought is: ”What the hell is Link from Matrix doing here?” I just can’t help it.
As a history buff with a specific interest in WWII and a long-time Guy Ritchie fan, this was one of my most anticipated movies of the spring. While "Ministry" succeeds in delivering plenty of Good Old-Fashioned Nazi Killin':tm:, it feels less like a Ritchie classic and more like a flick from the director's middle era (think "Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Legend of the Sword". You know, the sell-out years). Luckily, Cavill and company inject enough charisma into their portrayals to keep the ship afloat (pun very much intended)
Well, I loved it. Genuine twists and turns are a rarity these days. Normally requires an insulting level of sign-posting, not here!
We all really enjoyed the movie. I honestly don't have anything bad to say about it. The action scenes and story were good. Ezra sells the character of the Flash. It was great to see Michael as Batman again. Great cameos and I liked Sasha as Kara.
Not bad! It doesn't do anything exceptional, but sometimes these paint by numbers mysteries are all you need. Easy viewing with a few nose-exhale-worthy gags, Maggie Moore(s) is worthy of a lazy Sunday afternoon when you've not got much going on and need a movie with a low attention investment requirement. Give it a shot, you can certainly do much worse.
This was so much fun, didn't expect to like it that much. Glenn and Jay were absolutely superb!
Even though 'Bob Marley: One Love' is definitely a rather generic biopic by the numbers, the movie does have a few highlights. Both Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch deliver strong performances as Bob and Rita Marley. And whenever you get the feeling that the plot is getting a bit tedious, the great music always makes up for it. It helps that 'Exodus' is such a fantastic album. All in all, a legend like Bob Marley might have deserved a more creative movie about himself, but it could have been far worse.
this movie takes every absolutely stupid and ridiculous superhero trope and subverts it into something entertaining and nonstop fun. is it a masterpiece? not really, but then again no comics movie is (unless it's into the spiderverse then fuck you it's perfect and gamechanging and has a superhero pig how dare you). but it's pure entertainment, for a straight two hours and some change. even in the emotional moments and brutal gore scenes, this movie is a cinematic delight.
i hope this and the success of snyder's dc entries show producers that good directors know what they're doing. let them do what they fucking want, pay their immensely skilled and underappreciated teams to make the final cuts look the way they've been envisioned, and you'll get people watching your content.
like the only reason i'm still paying for hbo max every month even during a career switch is for the ability to see people get to make this kind of shit.
Not sure about this one. It's an okay watch I guess. This dystopian bleak comedy has some intriguing concepts and I thoroughly enjoyed the delightfully dry humor and deadpan delivery, but it doesn't come together as a whole and it's just hard to fully connect with it when there's almost no human emotion involved. I was really enjoying how flat and lacking in energy it was at first, but it wears out very quickly. Also, I feel like this is basically just The Art of Self-Defense again with less impressive execution. It at least shines in its dark comedy aspects. This is certainly an interesting film but I don't think I'll find myself going back to this anytime soon.
here's to feeling good all the time
