Felicia Day?! How many cameo appearance does she have? That elevator dancing scene must have been fun to make, considering her usual awkwardness.
Streamed via HBO Max
Story-wise, it's the weakest compared to other MonsterVerse films. This film is more focused about Kong if you're wondering. I couldn't stand that Millie girl, to be fair I wish the human parts would be removed because I only want to see Godzilla & Kong fighting. But it's entertaining to watch.
This movie is damn good for never hearing of it!!! What an insane mix of actors from different worlds. Pretty solid movie. Also....gotta love a PG in 1971. Boobs and blood! Crazy.
This is the worst season of True Detective. First two were 10 out of 10 for me, but this one...
I can say only 1 thing: if you have trouble sleeping - this season (any episode) will resolve it immediately.
Just watch first episode and last one, you won't miss a thing.
I've spent the last week getting caught up on this series. Chris O'Donnell was the original draw for me (I loved his early movies - CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, THE SCENT OF A WOMAN, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, and even BATMAN FOREVER). This series isn't great TV, it is basically "blow 'em up - get the bad guys of the week" fare, but it's clean entertainment (no nudity or salacious pandering) and I love the main characters, their relationships, their dynamic and the cast is solid (Daniela Ruah has some pretty impressive UK theatrical training). So I watch it for the vicarious relationships. I give the whole series a 6 (fair) out of 10, with the occasional episode rocking a 7 (good), and, when I have time, I usually binge watch to catch up on their lives.
Terrible conclusion to an exciting Hawaii episode. The dialogue from the LA crew was ghastly
What an amazing performance by Jessica Chastain!
A somewhat lucid slice-of-life experience that chronicles the loves and life events of one indecisive 30 year old.
The Worst Person in the World manages to evoke the feeling of looking through the mental scrapbook of our lives; the one we all flip through after a milestone birthday or large life event. The feeling of quickly summarising large swathes of your life into the most poignant (and in some cases mundane) moments that stick with you forever. It was moving, touching, challenging and dare I say real(?) in its portrayal of navigating a contemporary relationship in modern life. It also made me realise the stark differences between a tiny generational gap of those in their 30s and those in their 40s. The juxtaposition of Aksels friend circle to Einvinds made it all the more jarring, and was shown without emphasis to great effect. Aksels all discussing settling down/family events while Einvinds are setting up Instagram pages, taking mushrooms, putting off having kids for environmental reasons and working service jobs well into their 30s. It's eye-opening, if a little depressing as I find myself turning 30 in the not too distant future.
There was much here I resonated with, many lessons I learned from the characters and a few quotes to boot. This feels like a movie that will sit with me for much longer than I anticipate, but I'll be happy it did every time I think about it. If I can manage to shake the existential dread it brings me that is.
Terribly sad and thoughtful about life and love, but also some quirky and fantastical moments.
These kinds of movies definitely weren't made for me. I simply cannot keep up with how fast and "old" they talk. Poetry is not for me.
I think I got the gist of it, but that's not enough to come up with a reasonable score, so it stays scoreless. I'll probably not watch it again.
Visually tho, it looked incredible.
Like an NFT of a classic musical: it was technically well-made and looked really good but I got no emotion from it.
This might be a slow burn but boy howdy is it worth it for the last 20 minutes. So many gasps and "what theeee" and "NO WAY". Good stuff. And I had no idea what an amazing child actress Jennifer Connelly was.
An ordeal watching all three parts to be sure, but a story that will always stick with me.
Thought I give the second feature from "that kid who had a film in festivals at 14" a shot... Turns out he does not seem to aim far beyond the straight-to-DVD pile.
I mean at first I was sort of impressed that the age doesn't show in the direction but that didn't last for very long. I guess to make it less generic the found-footage "horror" gets interwoven with a police investigation of the crimes but instead of amping up the tension it just made everything a lot dumber. That police office is certainly among the most pathetic ones on film but they don't really fall out of place in a movie where not a single character (be it a good or bad guy) has a functioning brain.
It's great that this guy gets active at a young age but if it doesn't make sense on paper it certainly won't on film (and can we at least TRY to get found-footage right).
A fun atmospheric extremely Italian feeling Japanese slasher with an awesome if familiar soundtrack
Scream 4 was like a phoenix rising from the awfulness that was the third film (or is turd film more apropos). Perhaps overpraise but it DID right the capsized franchise
seen on Paramount+
As I continue to slowly wade through all of the Godzilla movies, it's getting harder to distinguish memories of one from the other. This is not the case with "Godzilla Vs. Hedorah", however. This movie features Hedorah, a monster who actually sucks smog from smokestacks, seeps and pukes pollution on anything and everything, and manages to morph from slow-moving slug to odd flying creature. Oh, and this is the movie that features Godzilla flying by using his atomic breath as a thruster.
The people that made this movie were likely drug-addled at the time. There are many inexplicable moments like animated scenes that pop into the movie out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. There is a scene where everyone at a party suddenly appears to have fish heads. Hedorah flies over people which melts their heads into a blue goo. There's a psychic little boy a score featuring hippies playing awful '60s music and an anvil-heavy environmental message.
I tried my best to relay just how strange this is but you really have to see it to appreciate its B-movie badness.
I was expecting more. I love Ethan Hawke and his performance was really good. I just felt there was not a whole lot of substance to the film. Still, a decent horror movie.
nothing to see here, move on.
The only good thing was the cleavage of Vergara and that did not appear many times
Don Murray's character was unlikable and annoying as fuck. The best part of the entire film was when he finally got his ass kicked. Otherwise, the whole movie was very cringey and the ending was okay.
Best Halloween movie. Don't argue with me.
How can the CW get so many things so wrong, but get this so right?
That's...rhetorical.
The story lines are bound and respectful of the lead's bonds with her family and others. Nothing is over-blown or exaggerated in that respect. There's some Science Fiction-slash-Fantasy under the guise of Ancient Asian Mysticism, which as a Western white person I'm attracted to. And, there's some Martial Art's styled action (fight) sequences! Remember, it's a television budget, so don't expect the, "wire work," to be flawless. But, then again, People aren't flying about as much as in, "Crouching Tiger."
As much as I'm drawn to Science Fiction and Fantasy, it's the character development and emotional bonds that create the emotional pay-offs for me. Through this show I've gotten so many...moments..blocks of time filled with emotion -- where I've felt comfortable letting them sink in, so, deeply felt emotion. Better than that, of course, is that it's lead to plenty of, what? "Moments?" of that divine state of feeling emotionally charged with no particular emotional response tied to it. And, during those periods the different emotions the story brings up, like brilliant notes played across a keyboard are so much sweeter, and exquisite.
It is the, "Dopamine-ergic," brain-state I'd previously become accustomed to while watching the animated series', "Naruto," and, "Naruto Shippuden," that will keep me coming back for more. And, isn't that what we all want in good television, a foil against we express our humanity and connection to others?
If I ever traveled to Avatar world, I would invent arrow proof cockpit glass for the helicopters and become rich.
Ahh man this was a bit all over the place....
A few of the stories were good but the rest were just bad. One Time in the Woods was definitely the best segment out of the whole movie though. That was awesome :ok_hand:
Solid practical effects which was the main reason why I kept watching and not fast forward until the end.
Will still check out the sequel though, as I love anthology movies.
It is amazing how cinema done well can make the viewer empathize so much with the protagonist, and that is the case with The Quiet Girl.
Despite the little dialogue, I was able to feel every single emotion the little girl was feeling, I wanted to reach into the screen and hug her tightly, until I burst into tears in the final scene with that cookie and the "Daddy."
Wonderful soundtrack, the little girl acted great even though she is only 12 years old, poor plot but strong impact, it is more focused on making you empathize with the girl. One of the best films of 2022
8/10
Quietly absorbing and by the end, emotionally devastating. A wonderful piece of filmmaking
