A mixture of film noir, 70s brutality, 80s cool and 90s action results in a great and very entertaining movie. Easily one of Gibson's better movies and a favorite of mine. Absolutely timeless with a great cast.
I find it easy to identify with Lt. Barclay. He's here to represent something not really seen on Star Trek, which has typically exemplified the "best and the brightest", because he completely lacks confidence. I've had all sorts of anxieties since my teenage years and this has ranged from a fear of flying or inability to use the phone, to just not being able to handle interacting with other people on really bad days.
So, it's pretty great to see this represented and I sympathise with him greatly. At the same time, it's easy for him to spill over into annoying territory with his stuttering and meekness. Underneath it all, Barclay is really good at his job but he has trouble believing in himself. 'Realm of Fear' is a nice examination of all these things - it's not a classic episode at all, but it presents an interesting story in a fun way. There's a bit too much technobabble, but it's really cool to finally see what it's like inside a transporter beam.
It's just a shame about the really bad choices made in the design of the transporter penis slugs...
Enjoyable spy film with lots of twist and turns. Maybe I was having an off day but I didn't see some of them coming. It's nice to be caught off guard for once. The action scenes were really well done. I also enjoyed the banter between the characters. I've seen some folks complaining about the action being unbelievable but I enjoyed it.
"Life is addition up until age 40, and after that it's subtraction."
Never knew Sly was so good at polo. Never knew about his dad knocking him off a horse. Wish he talked about his adventures in the porn industry. Wish we saw more people talking about Sly. Wish they had a whole section about Cobra and Demolition Man. Man, this could've been so much more now that I think about it!
Still it makes me want to watch Rocky again. Anyway Sly is a decent watch but not as fun as the 4 part Schwarzenegger one. He defeated you again Stallone!
Although I'm a big fan of whodunits, I thought Kenneth Branagh's first two Poirot films were only okay. He definitely brings a lot of passion to the role, and the cast was impressive each time, but somehow the previous films seemed a bit old-fashioned. There was rarely any real suspense, and "Death on the Nile" wasn't exactly a visual treat either. Fortunately, this is a bit different with "A Haunting in Venice." The third Branagh/Poirot installment does a lot better than its predecessors. Already, the setting in Venice is great, plus there is a light, creepy atmosphere that suits the film very well. Furthermore, the case is much more engaging as a mystery this time around. Although I would still say that "A Haunting in Venice" is also a bit stale and the cast is no longer quite as prominent. But overall, it is still clearly the highlight of the trilogy for me.
An entertaining ultra-violent smorgasbord of mayhem.
Although more meaningful dialogue between characters would’ve been appreciated, one must understand that this a real ‘Suicide Squad’ film. Idris Elba killed it as Bloodsport and it was awesome to see a different side of his acting chops. More time with King Shark would’ve been great, especially if he had been more frequently paired with Harley Quinn. Margot Robbie is always perfect as Harley Quinn.
While I know this is a James Gunn movie, I found his selection of songs for the soundtrack overbearing and sometimes undermined the tone of a scene. The score by John Murphy was pretty great though.
This film really makes me yearn for a much needed Harley Quinn sequel, especially one together with Poison Ivy.
Asher... Seriously?
Why didn't she just take the suit, or helmet off; go through the opening, have Layton pass it through the opening and then put the suit back on.
the chocolate bar throw at Kevin, oh God
Michel Forbes was in more episodes then I remembered. Her character really had potential. It's an entertaining enough episode but it has the serious logical error: how come they don't fall through the floor, can sit on chairs and in one occasion on the bridge Ro even touches a panel when otherwise they pass through bulkheads, people and furniture. There isn't even much logic about it as to when they move through an object and when they don't. Just writers convienience. One has to be willing to accept certain things in order for a story to work.
The idea of the Romulans having that kind of technology in the future would have meant a power shift of epic proportions. Like with many other stories the nature of the episodic story telling made this disapear without comment.
I hope profanity is okay here?
“You get in that ass, Larry. That's what the fuck you do."
"What are you talking about?"
"You let that man slide today. You got to immediately get in somebody’s ass when that happens to you. You pull the asshole open, step into they asshole, close the door behind you; you got a spray-paint can, right?"
"Uh-huh."
"'Larry was here.' You spray-paint, ‘Larry was here,’ ‘Wash me,’ all that kinda shit. Fuck his whole asshole up. Eat some Snickers bars, throw they paper on the floor, read a newspaper, ball the paper, newspaper, throw the newspaper on the floor, fuck his whole asshole up. Know what I'm saying?"
"Yeah."
"Open that asshole one more time. Open it again--open that asshole again. Step outta there. Leave that motherfucker wide open."
J.B. Smoove, truly a modern-day Shakespeare.
One of the best late Career Neeson features of the last decade if not the best. Well placed and acted. Great casting w Condon stealing the show. Enjoyable and thrilling when it wanted to be. Strong 6.6.
After watching "All the Old Knives", I was all right with watching another Chris Pine movie. This one, however, was lacking in a few basic things that help the reader give a shit about the proceedings. First of all, motives are not clear. "I'm broke" is a crummy reason to do what he did. "I'm greedy" is a crummy reason for one military man to kill another. Sometimes, there's just no reason for some of the decisions that are made. I didn't care much about Chris Pine's family, and only a little about his friend. The virus subplot was completely underdone. I was just disappointed in this movie from middle to end.
I thought this was great.
I only knew of the off-screen drama about 'Don’t Worry Darling', thankfully I hadn't read or seen anything at all about the plot - which, obviously, helped my enjoyment. As such, I was extremely interested in the first chunk of this. It builds up nicely, revealing details here and there. The ending isn't as strong but I still dig it, don't get me wrong.
The cast are terrific, even if Florence Pugh completely wipes the floor with her co-stars... and I don't mean that negatively on them one bit, it's simply a case of Pugh giving an outstanding performance. This is only the third film of her's that I've seen... gotta watch more!
Away from Pugh, I was impressed by Harry Styles. He can act. I will say, though, that Shia LaBeouf would've been greater in the role though. Elsewhere, Olivia Wilde (also dir.), Chris Pine and Gemma Chan do good things.
Is it a perfect film? Not at all. Is it entertaining? Sure is. Each to their own, but I thoroughly enjoyed this 2022 release.
Everyone is complaining on the "decay" of the show, but I think it's still funny and easy to watch.
Unfortunately they are in desperate need of new ideas or characters that they can introduce to the show! But it's difficult after 10 seasons to "gamble" with the still very successful ingredients (rating wise it's still one of the most watched shows)!
So, we will see...
I don't get why there's so much hate with this show. Yes, it isn't as fresh as years ago but it isn't that bad either. At least is better than half of the crap that's premiering lately.
This episode was good, perhaps not sublime but good and funny. I thought the Wolowitz plot was going to be boring but it developed decently and could bring something interesting with the separation of the group. I feel bad for Raj though.
The pregnancy/Penny plot was out of place, I concede that. Too forced.
Wonderful episode. Seeing Hugh developing an identity is interesting and I hoped that he would have chosen staying on the Enterprise. But somehow it's a wonderful thought that he went back to kinda "protect" the crew of the Enterprise from the Borg. He became a bit of an empathic human. Seeing him turning his head to Geordi the moment he beamed up to the Borg ship leaves the good feeling that he seems to remember what happend. I don't think that the Borg will turn into feeling creatures like Picard imagined but maybe we will come back to this episode sometime in the future – mentioning again, I'm a first time watcher and don't know much about the upcoming story, so I still can hope. :) 10/10
One of the most satisfying moments of the whole show was seeing Duras lying there with that Bat'Leth in his chest. I was a little bit surprised they went through with it considering this is a family show and it was a bit un-Trek. It was very much Klingon, though, and it showed again that they are a culture that deserved to be in the spotlight more often.
I was dissapointed they decided to kill K'Ehleyr as I liked the charecter and Suzie very much. But for the character growth of Worf it was the right thing to do. And, of course, the introduction of Gowron played by Robert O'Reilly. Who has probably the must hypnotizing look ever. Strong episode and important moving forward.
1917 is a really nice gift in the most incredible fucking wrapping paper ever developed.
The story is simple, the actors are all on point and the entertainment value is high, but the real reason to see 1917 is cinematographer Roger Deakins. He's already won the Oscar for Blade Runner 2049 and the visuals in 1917 are so breathtaking here that if he doesn't win it again we need to start another war. 1917 is a feast for the eyes and needs to be seen on IMAX if at all possible.
I know a lot of people are comparing this to Birdman, but if you liked this film, watch Utøya July 22 (the story of the 2011 shooter on an island in Norway who killed 69 people with an average age of 20 y.o.). Utøya was also filmed with a single camera and edited to look like one cut (its also filmed in real time and has more action than you're ready for).
(1917 also reminded me of Apocalypse Now, with the journey through the war aspect, and the killer cinematography. Watch that one again if you haven't recently!)
This show.
If it can keep up this quality and syndicate out to as many networks as possible.
Will be added to peoples short list of “good tv” in the last 25 years.
It’s takes a tiny fraction of the universe of Halo, and builds interesting and engaging stories that one actually looks forward to watching.
Not a lot of tv in the last couple years has been able to come close to that high bar. This one does.
I’d rank it up there with some of the greats like Firefly, StarGate, Dr Who, StarTrek (not discovery), and The Expanse.
For me to become excited about tv shows these days, a high bar has to be met. So far Halo, has not only met the bar, but passed it.
"It's so great to see a show that's about something."
Against its bleak frozen backdrop, Compartment No. 6 is somehow one of the warmest movie experiences around. Truly a lesson in listening to your heart and tearing down the defensive walls we've all built to protect ourselves and convince us of our safety. Compartment No. 6 asks of us to look at the things we say we want and have convinced ourselves we need, and decide if they are actually compatible with who we fundamentally are as a person. Those unprepared may be put off by the somewhat meandering pace and stilted structure with which the scenes play out, but this train is definitely worth the unconventional, bumpy ride.
The best adaption of a Parker novel so far (although he is called "Porter" here) and a great Neo-Noir. This is one of Gibson's best roles as he's not playing the same old charming guy, instead being a not so nice guy, particularly for a protagonist. There are two versions of this movie and they are very different with a totally different third act which had a different cast of antagonists. Both versions are great and can be enjoyed as separate movies.
The only way to stop a genocidal maniac is to sing him a lullaby?
With how often the crew has to remove the captain from command (or at least come close to it) on Star Trek episodes, it's difficult to imagine a rogue captain murdering hundreds of people without his crew intervening. They only had a little circumstantial evidence that something fishy might be going on, and they decided to disobey orders and start killing without warning. And then Picard only held the captain? Wouldn't all the senior officers face charges?
They wasted 2 espisodes in a row (this is part 1) of showing clips from previous episodes...If I wanted to watch reruns I would watch those episodes. Total waste of time...
I don’t know anything about the halo universe and I’m enjoying this more than I expected I would.
I’m gonna ignore the nerds and nay sayers. This is good hard sci-fi fantasy and the story is really compelling.
A fun breezy action movie that almost loses itself under its own weight if it weren’t for the Matthew Vaughn of it all. It’s too long and it has to reckon with its own exposition but there is enough to enjoy.
Season 6 isn't the finest season, but it's still on par with the standard you'd expect. I was disappointed with how little the political plot that was set up in season 5 was resolved, and in general it didn't have as many big moments or machinations, felt more like forced attempts at emotional moments that don't fully land. A pleasant enough season but not a memorable one, maybe my least favorite overall.
Babylon is a blast! It's a cinematic theme park with each scene its own attraction. This film is not for everyone, but those who can appreciate the chaos will love this adrenaline filled story of cinema, extravagance, and decadence.
Well, I guess this is made more for the ones who know the game and therefore the story. I was completely lost, you probably could watch it standalone but I never got into it. It felt more like watching someone play a game. Considering it is 15 years old it still looks good but they sure wanted to make a point of how well they could animate hair. Those huge swords looked a bit hilarious but, hey, it's fantasy so it is what it is. I can imagine why people who like the game do also like this movie.
Probably the best AVGN in quite some time
