Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[s1n1st3r]

Lol Hateful Eight was never going to be his last, where you got that from?

He said 10 movies and he would retire (if we believe that). So if that's true, he still got two more to make. This was his eighth feature according to himself, where the Kill Bill's is one film in his opinion...

So yeah, at least two more QT flicks! :up:

I read it somewhere that he wanted to only do 8 but if it is 10 then good for me I guess

[cricket]

A Man Escaped (1956)

3.5+

http://users.clas.ufl.edu/burt/DisappearingMan/7616_1.jpg

Highly regarded prison escape film that's very deliberate and intimate. I thought it was tediously slow; not that I was bored, but every 10 minutes felt like 20. It didn't matter because I was thoroughly involved. Outstanding overall.

[ursaguy]

The Legend of Hercules:1
Well that was awful. Evidently writer/producer/5-time-Razzie-nominee-director Renny Harlin (of such sequels to masterpieces as Die Hard 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4) watched 300 a lot, and realized that he could make money doing the exact same thing on a smaller budget. It has the same yellow tint and drain that 300 did, it has the same gratuitous slow motion fights that 300 did, and it has the same "story" that is basically just the star getting dropped off at point A and fighting through nameless enemies to get to point B. The acting is awful from everyone. I've never heard of anybody except star Kellan Lutz, who was comic relief in Twilight. The CGI is distressingly bad. Not even worth watching for free.

[Wolfsbane]

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

I've seen sorry excuses for a film before, but maybe this one takes the cake. Everything here, and I mean everything feels terribly rushed to the point of overindulgence. Am I watching a film about modern heroes with conflicts of responsibility and power, or a 2 and a half hour movie promoting future films. This was the same problem with Age of Ultron, forced by the studio. I mentioned how Snyder said there is a 3-hour R-rated cut for DVD...this was one of many red flags and it appears to be true. Set that up early Snyder, so you can hide behind it when you KNOW for a FACT that you have a turd on your hands.

Also that Lex Luthor kid is over-the-top to annoyance.

1

[FM19]

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Zootopia (2016)

5

Don't let the trailers fool you, they made it look like Zootopia was just going to be another cute Disney animated movie, but it's not. The two main characters were very likable and had great chemistry. All of the other characters were also well-done, thanks a talented voice cast. Everything looked great visually too. What I particularly liked about Zootopia (same with many others) was how it cleverly addressed several issues that we face in the real world today without being too heavy-handed. If there's anything wrong with it, it's that there are a few Disney clichés here and there, but overall, Zootopia is a movie that both kids and adults will find a lot of enjoyment in, one of Disney Animation's best films to date, and my favorite film of 2016 so far.

[Redwell]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
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I thought the first half was pretty cool. The small village massacre and Rey's intro worked really well. That first hour goes by like nothing. The way it barrels forward is great, but you get the feeling they're packing too much stuff into the film to let anything breathe. I watched some of the original trilogy last year and the 70s were so willingly patient.

After the first hour, it just kind of devolves into "REMEMBER THIS xD". I'm not a huge fan so I just kind of roll my eyes at callbacks and crowd pleasing jokes and recycled plotlines.

Anyway, Oscar Isaac was completely wasted. Please kill him so he can go back to making interesting movies. Adam Driver gets the only fully developed character and does a great job with it. Daisey Ridley is likeable, but holy **** the Mary Sue stuff was all true. They could have easily written the plot so she didn't handwave any obstacle in her way, but damn. Even if Luke was puppeteering her with the Force or whatever possible ******** retcon, she still was an expert pilot, Force prodigy, badass combat specialist, and ****ed up Kylo Ren after he was setup as the most overpowered character in the series. Give me a break guys.

Overall I'd say it's as good as something like Guardians of the Galaxy, though I never quite understood the pedestal that was put on. I'm actually looking forward to see some of the stand alone pictures. I kind of wish J.J. Abrams was handling one of those because he was on the ball with The Force Awakens. Most of the problems I had with it were all writing and stemmed from launching a franchise with a rich history.

Oh, and some random stuff. Did anybody else find it a little campy or was it inappropriate of me to burst out laughing at Harrison Ford's face when he got stabbed? Also, those wipes and other transitions in the editing were really jarring. I kind of liked the feel they gave it though.

[Iroquois]

I'd suggest tagging your spoilers next time, Redwell. Despite what the box office might have you think, not everyone has seen this movie yet.

Anyway, Oscar Isaac was completely wasted. Please kill him so he can go back to making interesting movies.

I'll pay this. The finished film really does makes it feel like

he was supposed to die in the TIE fighter's crash, especially when they don't offer the slightest explanation for how he suddenly shows up again. Hopefully they find something good for him to do in the sequels.

Daisey Ridley is likeable, but holy **** the Mary Sue stuff was all true. They could have easily written the plot so she didn't handwave any obstacle in her way, but damn. Even if Luke was puppeteering her with the Force or whatever possible ******** retcon, she still was an expert pilot, Force prodigy, badass combat specialist, and ****ed up Kylo Ren after he was setup as the most overpowered character in the series. Give me a break guys.

It's not like she breezes through everything and some things actually do require a degree of trial and error on her part (such as mind-tricking Daniel Craig or trying to pilot the Falcon). Plus, she's spent most of her life living on a scavenger planet where denizens literally have to fight for their lives so I can roll with the fact that she can actually fight (and doesn't always win). Besides, did you miss the part where...

Chewie shoots Kylo Ren with his bowcaster - the same bowcaster that Han had used to send stormtroopers flying through the air earlier in the film - and it hurts Kylo so badly that he is visibly bleeding out during his fight with Finn and Rey and yet is still strong enough to fight them to a standstill anyway? It's not like Rey wins the fight either - it ends in a stalemate after the ground cracks open

So yeah, nuts to the Mary Sue nonsense.

Anyway...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 1.5

Not completely devoid of merit, but still waaaay too much of a slog.

[Redwell]

I don't understand why you'd read a review for a movie if you want to avoid spoilers however I'll play ball.

The only theory that makes sense is that she was part of the training under Luke and doesn't remember any of it. Please don't try to sell me on her progression from trash scavenger to secret agent jedi master without some retcon. Even if you can spin it, it doesn't make any sense for that to happen in a 2 hour movie. We're introduced to her living a simple life and a scene later she's flipping the Milennium Falcon over for a trickshot. The whole surviving on a rough planet thing is a heavy speculation. I don't think the movie establishes that at all. She's a starving little peasant for the 10 minutes we see her.

As for the jedi mind trick being a "trial and error", the entire scene is a like a minute long. The trial and error is her saying it again with a serious voice. It's played like a punchline. A Rocky montage would be more effective character growth.

[Tugg]

I don't understand why you'd read a review for a movie if you want to avoid spoilers however I'll play ball.
To see if you want to watch a movie or to get hyped for it. That's why many reviewers make separate spoiler and spoiler-free reviews.

[Cinemalover]

Batman vs superman -->>>> 6/10

[TheUsualSuspect]

I don't understand why you'd read a review for a movie if you want to avoid spoilers however I'll play ball.

The only theory that makes sense is that she was part of the training under Luke and doesn't remember any of it. Please don't try to sell me on her progression from trash scavenger to secret agent jedi master without some retcon. Even if you can spin it, it doesn't make any sense for that to happen in a 2 hour movie. We're introduced to her living a simple life and a scene later she's flipping the Milennium Falcon over for a trickshot. The whole surviving on a rough planet thing is a heavy speculation. I don't think the movie establishes that at all. She's a starving little peasant for the 10 minutes we see her.

As for the jedi mind trick being a "trial and error", the entire scene is a like a minute long. The trial and error is her saying it again with a serious voice. It's played like a punchline. A Rocky montage would be more effective character growth.


I guess you missed the point of the title, The Force Awakens.

[Iroquois]

I don't understand why you'd read a review for a movie if you want to avoid spoilers however I'll play ball.

The only theory that makes sense is that she was part of the training under Luke and doesn't remember any of it. Please don't try to sell me on her progression from trash scavenger to secret agent jedi master without some retcon. Even if you can spin it, it doesn't make any sense for that to happen in a 2 hour movie. We're introduced to her living a simple life and a scene later she's flipping the Milennium Falcon over for a trickshot. The whole surviving on a rough planet thing is a heavy speculation. I don't think the movie establishes that at all. She's a starving little peasant for the 10 minutes we see her.

As for the jedi mind trick being a "trial and error", the entire scene is a like a minute long. The trial and error is her saying it again with a serious voice. It's played like a punchline. A Rocky montage would be more effective character growth.

Tugg said it, people might want to read a review to get an idea of whether or not it'd be worth their time and effort to watch.

Damn, dude, are you seriously going to tell me not to try to at least present a counter-argument? That's bad discourse. Anyway, I'll concede that there's a certain amount of vagueness to Rey's development that seemingly exists to be expanded upon in later installments, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary that she has to have every single ability of hers be perfectly foreshadowed. She may be a starving peasant, but she still has to brave the desert heat day in and day out to search for anything remotely valuable and she has to be able to fight off anyone who might threaten to steal what she's rightfully found or earned (especially when the Simon Pegg alien sends goons after BB-8 and she fights them off with her staff), so it's definitely established that she has the capability to survive such a rough planet for at least a decade. As for the Force thing, it's not like she becomes a master overnight or anything - anyway, considering the story's fairly tight timeframe, there's no time for a Rocky montage since they take place over days, weeks, or months.

[False Writer]

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Zootopia (2016)

rating_5

Don't let the trailers fool you, they made it look like Zootopia was just going to be another cute Disney animated movie, but it's not. The two main characters were very likable and had great chemistry. All of the other characters were also well-done, thanks a talented voice cast. Everything looked great visually too. What I particularly liked about Zootopia (same with many others) was how it cleverly addressed several issues that we face in the real world today without being too heavy-handed. If there's anything wrong with it, it's that there are a few Disney clichés here and there, but overall, Zootopia is a movie that both kids and adults will find a lot of enjoyment in, one of Disney Animation's best films to date, and my favorite film of 2016 so far.

Agree with everything you said! :up:

[Nope1172]

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2.5+
Thoughts posted in 50s HoF

[doubledenim]

Overall I'd say it's as good as something like Guardians of the Galaxy, though I never quite understood the pedestal that was put on.

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[the samoan lawyer]

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City Lights (1931)

Yeah, so this is my favourite Chaplin now.

4.5+

[Redwell]

I don't understand why you'd read a review for a movie if you want to avoid spoilers however I'll play ball.

The only theory that makes sense is that she was part of the training under Luke and doesn't remember any of it. Please don't try to sell me on her progression from trash scavenger to secret agent jedi master without some retcon. Even if you can spin it, it doesn't make any sense for that to happen in a 2 hour movie. We're introduced to her living a simple life and a scene later she's flipping the Milennium Falcon over for a trickshot. The whole surviving on a rough planet thing is a heavy speculation. I don't think the movie establishes that at all. She's a starving little peasant for the 10 minutes we see her.

As for the jedi mind trick being a "trial and error", the entire scene is a like a minute long. The trial and error is her saying it again with a serious voice. It's played like a punchline. A Rocky montage would be more effective character growth.


I guess you missed the point of the title, The Force Awakens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0V0-OWSwDo

I'll respond to Iro when I'm not in mobile.

[Citizen Rules]

I read reviews to see if the movie sounds interesting enough to watch. I haven't seen The Force Awakens yet. I have to agree with Iros, please use a spoiler tag or type the word SPOILER. Better yet avoid giving away major plot points in a review. Just my 2 cents worth:)

[Captain Steel]

I read reviews to see if the movie sounds interesting enough to watch. I haven't seen The Force Awakens yet. I have to agree with Iros, please use a spoiler tag or type the word SPOILER. Better yet avoid giving away major plot points in a review. Just my 2 cents worth:)

Empire Strikes Back (1980)...
SPOILER: Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father!!! :eek:

[Swan]

Empire Strikes Back (1980)...
SPOILER: Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father!!! :eek:

Dude!

[Redwell]

I read reviews to see if the movie sounds interesting enough to watch. I haven't seen The Force Awakens yet. I have to agree with Iros, please use a spoiler tag or type the word SPOILER. Better yet avoid giving away major plot points in a review. Just my 2 cents worth:)
I get spoiler culture, but at what point is it your responsibility to exert some self control? Not a personal attack, just a pertinent question that the rollout of TFA has raised.

[Captain Steel]

Dude!

I wrote "Spoiler"!

[Captain Steel]

I get spoiler culture, but at what point is it your responsibility to exert some self control? Not a personal attack, just a pertinent question that the rollout of TFA has raised.

This does bring up the question: is there a time limit on spoilers? (For instance the Empire Strikes Back joke I made?)

If we're writing about the Wizard of Oz (1939) should the ending be protected as a Spoiler or is it so well known and so old that it should be considered "common knowledge"?

[Redwell]

I get spoiler culture, but at what point is it your responsibility to exert some self control? Not a personal attack, just a pertinent question that the rollout of TFA has raised.

This does bring up the question: is there a time limit on spoilers? (For instance the Empire Strikes Back joke I made?)

If we're writing about the Wizard of Oz (1939) should the ending be protected as a Spoiler or is it so well known and so old that it should be considered "common knowledge"?
I think that's definitely an unspoken rule. My point is more about people who read reviews and watch chronological cuts of the trailers and all of this stuff before a movie yet still plug their ears for a witch hunt whenever you utter a character's name. When does the onus fall on the reader?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEuS5wIk5Q

[MovieMeditation]

Honestly, spoiler tags or spoiler warnings should always be used imo. There is always that one person who haven't seen the film and would be sad to be spoiled.

I mean, I was lucky that the ending of Psycho was never spoiled to me, despite being more than 50 years old. But I have had movies like Usual Suspect, Sixth Sense and Crying Games spoiled to me - all of which I imagine would have been amazing without knowing...

So yeah, spoiler warnings please. And I disagree with CR. Reviews can be with or without spoilers - sometimes they work best with spoilers, sometimes it's easy to do without.

[Tugg]

My point is more about people who read reviews and watch chronological cuts of the trailers and all of this stuff before a movie yet still plug their ears for a witch hunt whenever you utter a character's name.
I never understood why people would want to know as much about a movie as possible before watching it (i.e. chronological cuts?). Although I don't mind to know a lot about "Batman v. Superman" and I've been avoiding all information about "Star Wars 7" at the same time, because I feel it would diminish my enjoyment. I guess that's because it is clear what former is about whereas the later could go in many unexpected directions and I know I'm going to watch it anyway.

[foster]

I prefer to know as little as possible about a film before watching it.

Even looking something up on IMDB sometimes can give spoilers - for example "Ravenous" has a big spoiler right there on the main page that I was disappointed to see. All because I thought one of the actors looked familiar 20 minutes into the film.

Won't make that mistake again.

[Captain Steel]

I prefer to know as little as possible about a film before watching it.

Even looking something up on IMDB sometimes can give spoilers - for example "Ravenous" has a big spoiler right there on the main page that I was disappointed to see. All because I thought one of the actors looked familiar 20 minutes into the film.

Won't make that mistake again.

I saw that movie!

[foster]

I saw that movie!

I saw it with a nice big plate of chicken wings

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aCI-bqs7XzE/0.jpg

[Citizen Rules]

I get spoiler culture, but at what point is it your responsibility to exert some self control?... Good question...Often in reviews the person reading them doesn't realize the writer is about to spoil a major plot line or the ending until it's too late.

This does bring up the question: is there a time limit on spoilers? ...If we're writing about the Wizard of Oz (1939) should the ending be protected as a Spoiler or is it so well known and so old that it should be considered "common knowledge"? I bet that the majority of MoFos do not know what the ending to Wizard of Oz was.

... And I disagree with CR. Reviews can be with or without spoilers - sometimes they work best with spoilers, sometimes it's easy to do without. You misread what I said MM. I didn't categorical say reviews should never be written with spoilers. On occasion I've found it necessary to talk about the ending myself in my reviews. But mostly I try to avoid talking about the ending.
... Better yet avoid giving away major plot points in a review. Just my 2 cents worth:)

[Captain Steel]

I bet that the majority of MoFos do not know what the ending to Wizard of Oz was.



That's good, because originally I was going to write it out and ask it that should be a spoiler, but then thought maybe I'll just refer to it rather than reveal it. :)

[Captain Steel]

It's a difficult subject because sometimes you want to talk about a movie with others who've already seen it.
With some movies (those that rely heavily on revelations in the plot) it's hard to really discuss them without bringing up the revelations.

I've been guilty of this myself - I read someone's review and just want to discuss some point with them without really considering the point may be a spoiler and that other people may be looking in on the conversation.

And on a thread like this one, there's probably some expectation of spoilers to some degree because it's asking people to rate a movie - which probably includes reviewing it to explain your rating - which probably includes revealing things about the movie to explain why you liked or didn't like it.

Then there's the issue of what's a spoiler and what's a simple plot point - people's opinions could differ.

I'm not try to defend or oppose any POV, just saying that the issue of spoilers (what they are, when, how and where they're handled) can be a tricky issue sometimes.

[Citizen Rules]

Totally onboard with that Captain. There's been times I've talked about plot aspects of a movie that might spoil it (at least a little) for someone. But we do have to be able to talk about some things with out usingone of these

I actually like this better ***SPOILER*** It's less obtrusive.

[honeykid]

I bet that the majority of MoFos do not know what the ending to Wizard of Oz was.
I hated that film. The way it ends with her riding a unicorn at the Kentucky Derby and winning despite the fact that the unicorn didn't have any legs was just ridiculous. Made all the worse by the fact that Geoffrey (her little dog) climbed up the leading horse and peed in the jockey's face, making it lose. Like that little dog could keep up with a racehorse. Stupid film.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/MonstersDC.jpg

rating_2

[Captain Steel]

I hated that film. The way it ends with her riding a unicorn at the Kentucky Derby and winning despite the fact that the unicorn didn't have any legs was just ridiculous. Made all the worse by the fact that Geoffrey (her little dog) climbed up the leading horse and peed in the jockey's face, making it lose. Like that little dog could keep up with a racehorse. Stupid film.

I didn't like how it was revealed that it was Uncle Henry who was behind everything that happened! (Although, Charley Grapewin's performance did steal the movie!)

[Gideon58]

http://www.up.nazicenter.com/images/phs8junokmwbmf6yh062.jpg


7/10

[Iroquois]

It's a difficult subject because sometimes you want to talk about a movie with others who've already seen it.
With some movies (those that rely heavily on revelations in the plot) it's hard to really discuss them without bringing up the revelations.

I've been guilty of this myself - I read someone's review and just want to discuss some point with them without really considering the point may be a spoiler and that other people may be looking in on the conversation.

And on a thread like this one, there's probably some expectation of spoilers to some degree because it's asking people to rate a movie - which probably includes reviewing it to explain your rating - which probably includes revealing things about the movie to explain why you liked or didn't like it.

Then there's the issue of what's a spoiler and what's a simple plot point - people's opinions could differ.

I'm not try to defend or oppose any POV, just saying that the issue of spoilers (what they are, when, how and where they're handled) can be a tricky issue sometimes.

The easy solution is for the film to get its own stand-alone thread in either the Movie Reviews section or the Upcoming Movies section where people can actually have in-depth, spoiler-heavy discussions about the film without it interfering with unrelated threads like this one. That way, people not only get to avoid unexpected spoilers in other threads but also know exactly where to go if they want to talk spoilers.

[LukeyMomo]

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I wasn't even expecting much, still the movie was pretty damn disappointing. It's paced horribly for the first hour and a half and by the time the second act of the movie starts I felt that it was too late to make me enjoy it. The second act was mildly entertaining, but not much more.

The things I enjoyed were:
the score
the acting
the cinematography

Overall a sad 3

[Iroquois]

Excalibur - 4

Decided to re-watch this because of the references that get made in Batman v Superman, now it's extremely obvious to me why Zack Snyder would like this movie.

[BrowningIdentity]

No idea when I posted last, so I might end up posting a movie I've already mentioned. Please forgive me:

-The Sixth Sense - 10/10 - I think I did post this one before, but I'm still blown away by it. Even knowing the full plot going in, I still loved it, and Haley Joel Osment carried that film! Would love more films of equal awesomeness from Shyamalan!

-Sinister (2011) - 1/10 - My friend rented this movie for us to watch, thinking it was the 2012 version with the film footage. Nope. This one's about voodoo, was cheaply made, terrible acting, terrible plot and dialogue, DO NOT WATCH!

-Sharknado 3 - 2/10 - Why was there a third one?!? The acting was bad, as was the dialogue...and the story...and most of the jokes. Its only redeeming quality? It made me laugh a couple times. So that 2/10 is a very weak 2/10!

[Derek Vinyard]

-Sinister (2011) - 1/10 - My friend rented this movie for us to watch, thinking it was the 2012 version with the film footage. Nope. This one's about voodoo, was cheaply made, terrible acting, terrible plot and dialogue, DO NOT WATCH!

you scare me out before reading the review :p I though you was talking about the 2012 Sinister.

[colejwalker]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - 1.5

Worse than Man of Steel. Absolute garbage.

[tatmmw2]

I saw two movies (without sound) but I saw them as they had subtitles, they were both comedy and they were nice to spend the 5-hour-drive.

Blended 2.5 I loved the black guys, they were hilarious with their musical numbers (I was still without listening though)https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3a/ab/0a/3aab0ad43f673c4b41e96c01c9033052.jpg

Vacations 3 the new one with Adam Sandler, the little kid was hilarious, I enjoy every second of torture to his older brother. I love the part of the truck's driver real face, IT'S DARYL FROM TWD, my inner fangirl was screaming at that scene.
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[Gatsby]

The Hateful Eight (Tarantino, 2016)

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Sorry guys, I did not enjoy this film, as it made me feel genuinely disturbed throughout. Not because the violence was too much for me, but because the film does not deserve the right to show such a bloody mess.

I did admire some parts of it (especially the cinematography), so I'm gonna give a slightly higher rating than initially planned.

2.5

[TheMaster]

The Hateful Eight
Sorry guys, I did not enjoy this film, as it made me feel genuinely disturbed throughout. Not because the violence was too much for me, but because the film does not deserve the right to show such a bloody mess.

I did admire some parts of it (especially the cinematography), so I'm gonna give a slightly higher rating than initially planned.

2.5

Disagreed 4.5

Anomalisa

Whoever concocted such a story of this shape should be pumping out screenplays to Hollywood everyday! wonderfully acted, with each three performances, and just a horribly heartbreaking tale of a man going through monotony and vague psychological issues that don't appear to change even when the credits roll. In fact, it gets painfully worse in the final act. Better than Inside Out if you ask me.

4

[Iroquois]

Sorry guys, I did not enjoy this film, as it made me feel genuinely disturbed throughout. Not because the violence was too much for me, but because the film does not deserve the right to show such a bloody mess.

Why does it not deserve the right? Can you name some films that do?

Whoever concocted such a story of this shape should be pumping out screenplays to Hollywood everyday!

Would that it were so simple, but the quality would definitely suffer.

[cricket]

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

3+

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/d9bbfc8884c1cd72352fadea60d78e70/sunset-blvd.jpg

My second viewing in less than a year, and I wanted to try it again because the first time my wife was not into it, and sometimes that can affect my enjoyment.

I was loving the movie this viewing for most of it's running time. William Holden is one of my favorite old time actors, and Gloria Swanson was a lot of fun to watch. It took me a short time to warm up to Swanson's performance, as it seemed over the top. I then came to the realization that she's basically playing a character who is playing a character. Once I understood that, it wasn't an issue for me. My favorite character ended up being Max, the butler and other things. I also enjoyed the small role with Cecil B. DeMille playing himself. I thought there were a lot of great moments, but I soured on the movie in the last 20 minutes. While I can't say I have an exact issue with the ending, I can't exactly say I enjoyed it. The beginning makes it very predictable with how the movie plays out, and it left me wanting more. I also took a sudden and extreme dislike towards Holden's character. That's usually not a problem for me; many of my favorite characters are unlikable, but my feelings about him hurt the movie for me.

[Gatsby]

Why does it not deserve the right? Can you name some films that do?

All of Tarantino's filmography. Those films have violence that is justified and emphasized not too much, just a few bursts here and there for entertainment or tension. In The Hateful Eight, I felt like the gore and hateful attitude was there for the sake of being gory and hateful. It's basically the entire main attraction, and I did not enjoy it as much as I hoped.

[the samoan lawyer]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Duck_Soup.jpg/220px-Duck_Soup.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duck_Soup.jpg)
Duck Soup (1933)

4+

[False Writer]

All of Tarantino's filmography. Those films have violence that is justified and emphasized not too much, just a few bursts here and there for entertainment or tension. In The Hateful Eight, I felt like the gore and hateful attitude was there for the sake of being gory and hateful. It's basically the entire main attraction, and I did not enjoy it as much as I hoped.

Well it is called The Hateful Eight after all... :shrug:

[Gatsby]

Well it is called The Hateful Eight after all... :shrug:
Yeah, I kinda knew what I was going to get.

[AngusMcGregor]

American Ultra: 2.5

[Lucas]

Andrei Rublev *

Second viewing, first time with the 3 1/2 hour cut. Cinema as an art-form rarely gets better than this, a stunning, bold examination of faith, human purpose, human savagery, and the necessity of art to elevate ourselves from the muck.
4.5

Apart From You

Very good film, another silent Naruse that's really effective emotionally. The strength of Naruse lies in his ability to create living, breathing characters. That's the case in almost every one his films. He's a superb filmmaker, one of the very best of the classical Japanese era.
3.5

Angst
Very rarely do I see a film that genuinely makes me feel uncomfortable and sick to my stomach. Angst managed to do that, depicting without flinching, the inner workings of a maniacal murderer as he goes about his sick deeds. It felt like I was watching something I shouldn't be seeing, similar to something like Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer. I don't see myself ever revisiting this, but, yeah, it's good.

3.5

[Rey Skywalker]

https://36.media.tumblr.com/2f57ff867ce4bd3744705f9de3f9586e/tumblr_o3ix71QR9i1tfg6jso1_1280.jpg

The Walk (2015)

rating_3_5

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/YSaQZpTllsSjGM0QKsZW68m9ny.jpg
5
Okay, so, I saw this for the first time today (Netflix kept suggesting it), and enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Spooks_The_Greater_Good_film_poster.png

rating_3_5

It was fine, any Spooks is better than no Spooks for me, boo hoo to the BBC for axing this series!

[TheMaster]

Locke

Tom Hardy anchors this piece better than anyone I can think of. Simple story, one night stand, one location, unrequited love, much better than I anticipated

3.5

[TheMaster]

Whiplash

4

[Nope1172]

http://hitchcockzone.com/files/captures/4503_front.jpg
3.5
Thoughts posted in 50s HoF

[dadgumblah]

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

I liked the first one a lot and I liked the second one a lot. The first one had music with comedy, this one had more slapstick comedy with music thrown in. But they were both very good. Most of the previous cast was back, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, and Brittany Snow. The newcomer was Hailee Steinfeld and she was great, and even got third billing over some of the returning actresses. Elizabeth Banks directed this sequel and did a great job. Watch it just for some light-hearted fun, nothing deep.

http://cdn.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pitch-perfect-2.jpg

4

A Man Called Sledge (1970)

Spaghetti Western actually filmed in Italy instead of Spain! James Garner stars as the man in the title and he's an outlaw for a change. He and his gang plot on stealing a cache of gold from inside a desert prison. The rest of gang is made up of Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, and the great John Marley, who is the old man who tells them about the gold in the first place. Italian actress Laura Antonelli plays Garner's woman, who is only in a few scenes in the movie but becomes vital towards the end. It's not a great Spaghetti Western but it is very interesting to watch for Garner being in it, plus the fact that he's playing a non-too-pleasant guy in the movie. Standard gunplay and action make it worth one watch.

http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/90688/90688_full.jpg

3.5

Keeping the Faith (2000)

Edward Norton directed and stars in this romantic/comedy with Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman as his co-stars. This starts with some slapstick but ends up being more about the friendship between the three stars and the difficulty of the romance that comes out of it: Difficult on one hand because Norton is a priest and Stiller is a rabbi and they both fall in love when they reunite with their childhood friend, Elfman. Difficult on the other hand because Elfman only loves one of them and stills sees the other as a friend. This is probably the best I've seen Elfman in anything as she does a really convincing job of being conflicted about her love for one of the guys. Norton and Stiller are fine as the friends who vie for the affections of their friend, both of them knowing it clashes with their religious standings. There is a great backup cast including Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Ron Rifkin, Milos Foreman (yes, the director), Holland Taylor, Lisa Edelstein, Rena Sofer (who is a knockout!), Ken Leung (Miles from "Lost"), and Brian George (the restaurant owner that Jerry tried to help out on "Seinfeld"). All familiar faces that only add to the goodness of the movie. It's not fall-down funny but it is good-hearted and makes you feel fine for having watched it.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2088/2881/1600/keepingthefaith_1.jpg

4.5

[Derek Vinyard]

[B]Keeping the Faith (2000)

Edward Norton directed and stars in this romantic/comedy with Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman as his co-stars. This starts with some slapstick but ends up being more about the friendship between the three stars and the difficulty of the romance that comes out of it: Difficult on one hand because Norton is a priest and Stiller is a rabbi and they both fall in love when they reunite with their childhood friend, Elfman. Difficult on the other hand because Elfman only loves one of them and stills sees the other as a friend. This is probably the best I've seen Elfman in anything as she does a really convincing job of being conflicted about her love for one of the guys. Norton and Stiller are fine as the friends who vie for the affections of their friend, both of them knowing it clashes with their religious standings. There is a great backup cast including Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Ron Rifkin, Milos Foreman (yes, the director), Holland Taylor, Lisa Edelstein, Rena Sofer (who is a knockout!), Ken Leung (Miles from "Lost"), and Brian George (the restaurant owner that Jerry tried to help out on "Seinfeld"). All familiar faces that only add to the goodness of the movie. It's not fall-down funny but it is good-hearted and makes you feel fine for having watched it.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2088/2881/1600/keepingthefaith_1.jpg

4.5

you convince me to finally watch that movie. It's one of the final movie in Norton filmography that I've not seen.

[dadgumblah]

you convince me to finally watch that movie. It's one of the final movie in Norton filmography that I've not seen.

I'd heard of this when it first came out, then promptly forgot about it till the other night when it appeared on cable. I wasn't sure how I'd like it but knowing Norton's rep for being a bit of a hard case if he disagrees with a director on set made me want to see a movie he'd directed, plus a comedy movie at that. I wasn't disappointed with it. There's a bit of slapstick at the first showing the two guys growing up and not exactly being choice for their profession, but it wasn't that obtrusive. Then, when they're grown things just seem to click in the movie and I felt that I was in good hands watching Norton's movie. It's good enough that I'm willing to see it again. Plus, I've always had a love/hate relationship with Jenna Elfman for some reason. But in this movie, she is totally believable, hot, and convincing as a goofball-by-choice. I hope you like it. Let me know.

[Luka_]

The Reader (2008) - 8.0
I havent watched any movie for some days now and i saw this on tv and gave it a try. I ussually dont watch these kind of movies even tho its a drama and i was really suprised on the good way with it. The acting was good on the main charathers. I feel like this movie could be way better if some parts of the movie would be more worked on. I reccomend this movie to watch even if you dont like these types of movies or genre.

[Camo]

Falling Down - 3.5

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I honestly have no idea how to rate this so take that rating with a grain of salt, i did really enjoy it though. My mum really likes this and has been trying to get me to watch it for ages but weirdly i actually watched it after reading a review of The Simpsons episode Homer's Enemy and finding out that Frank Grimes design and breakdown scene were based on DFens. Glad i gave it a chance as it was a lot of fun. Douglas was excellent easily the best of his i've seen, DFens is such a great character. I also feel this may be a kind of forgotten Duvall performance since i thought he was very good, but i guess it has more to do with Duvalls fantastic career making this not as impressive. His character was completely necessary to this films success i felt, without him we'd have to deal with DFens grim, blood quest even though it was pretty hilarious at times. I found it interesting that the only person DFens deliberately killed was the only other really despicable character; the nazi store owner. He probably caused the death of the old guy on the golf course but it wasn't revealed if he died or not and he didn't actually shoot him or anything, he also shot Duvalls partner as well as the gang member in the leg but both of them survived. Not anything big i was just curious if that was deliberate. Surprisingly i did really sympathize with DFens even though i didn't want to, it really made the "So i'm the bad guy?" line feel like it was directed at me.

Red River - 4 + (could go up on a rewatch)

http://i66.tinypic.com/2qwjuh1.jpg

I'll just link to the post in the Westerns HOF because there are some untagged minor spoilers, so don't read it if you haven't watched it - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1483680#post1483680

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/Victoria_%282015_film%29_POSTER.jpg

3

A 140ish minute long film shot all in one take. It was all right except for a rather annoying title character.

[Luka_]

Sicario (2015) - 3
I was expecting allot more from this movie and i was quite dissapointed with it. The rating i gave it was generous to it there were movies i saw that were better than this, but some parts of it were very good so thats why i kept it at a 3. Benicio Del Toro (Alejandro) did a great job and helped me kept watching this movie, others were ok but didnt gave me a good impression. I dont know if i reccomend this or not so you can decide by yourself you might like it or not.

[Luka_]

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2015) - 4
This movie was very good and at first i got the feeling that it will be bad, but when the movie unfolds it got better and better. The acting was very good and nobody dissapointed me with their acting. I want to give it a better rating, but it just wasnt perfect like some other movies were. I reccomend this to everyone you wont be disspointed, dont let the begging to fool you.

[TheMaster]

The Artist

I tend not to use the word whimsical, but nothing describes this film better. Worth best picture and best actor, it's a masterpiece. 5

[PPZVEGOS]

http://www.10cloverfieldlane.com/images/share.jpg


I have already seen 10 Cloverfield Lane twice in the theater, and I want to see it again. This is a nigh excellent paranoiac thriller that is more than loosely related to the also very good film from 2008, "Cloverfield".

The film is perfectly cast, with John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. Bradley Cooper makes a voice cameo as Michelle's (our heroine) boyfriend.

Our perspective throughout the film, is that of our leading character, Michelle. The film starts with her leaving her boyfriend's apartment while at the same time we get a shot of the Mississippi river, similar to that of the final moments of the first film. Visual cues from the first scene that will later impact the plot of the film are also given from the very first scene.

As disaster strikes our quite sympathetic heroine in the form of a nasty car accident, we then find ourselves with her (like I said, at no stage in the film do we see anything other than what Michelle sees or experiences) locked in a basement in an unknown location. At all times we are engaged with her panic, doubts, fears and perspectives. This makes this a very effective, first person cinematic experience.

The film is also remarkably contained, as the vast majority of it unfolds in the claustrophobic confinements of an underground bunker. It's a testament of the director's and the creative team's talents that despite the limited settings, the film never becomes monotonous and moves along at a breezy pace. The John Goodman character (Howard) walks a very fine line between being tin-foil lunatic, an extremely useful and forward-oriented planner, a menace as well as a savior. The interpenetration of opposites is always a very fascinating topic. Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Michelle) is our heroine as well as eyes and ears from beginning to end. This would not have worked without her being able to draw our unreserved empathy. What I especially applaud with her character and how it was portrayed by the director and acted out by the actress, is that she is engaging to the audience at all times. She is a perfect mix of feminine fragility, everyday-good-looks, intelligence and ultimately courage. A perfect female character, without the patronizing bombast of other recent "strong female characters" that have become bread-and-butter for Hollywood in recent years.

I also found the lens filter for this film to be very appropriate, with its greenish shades providing some kind of related perspective in relation to the first "Cloverfield" film. While many have dismissed the titling of "Cloverfield" claiming that the link between "Lane" and the "original" are minimal at best, the cues are all there for anyone willing to look. The opening shot, the attack element, the "look" of the film as well as one more subtle element. The Michelle character is quite similar to the Marlena (Lizzy Caplan) character from the original. Similar looks, almost the exact same hairdo, similar independent "spirit" as well as ultimately performing an unlikely heroic act. The only striking difference being that Michelle is more instantly likable than the somewhat "bitchy" Marlena (is that also the reason why Marlena suffers a horrible death, while Michelle survives the end of the film?) I always thought the main reason why the first "Cloverfield" film worked (besides the clever use of "found-footage") was the character of Marlena, which gave the film a human as well as heroic element in the end. Hud (the young man who "films" the events in the original) is surprised that Marlena risked her life to save him from the Cloverfield "parasites" to which Marlena replies: "You thought I was the person that wouldn't do that?" Another common element between the two films and their respective heroines, is that the camera discreetly and respectfully "lusts" after them. In the first film, Hudson is clearly infatuated with Marlena, following her around and giving her more attention than anyone or anything else. Likewise, in "Lane" the camera does not merely "follow" Michelle, but seeks and brings out her attractiveness.

I have already mentioned the "feminist" element in the movie, but the ideological/contemporary elements do not stop there. The inevitable reference to the "Russian threat" is there (it seems you can't be a Hollywood production these days without that) but more interestingly, the representation of everyday white Americans from the South is on the balance negative. To be fair, this film is more nuanced than most, but as a non-American I find it quite interesting to witness this constant pattern over and over in Hollywood films.

Overall, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a remarkable specimen of contemporary cinema with all the right ingredients. Perfect casting, a tight and efficient plot, economizing of action and a few but very powerful scenes that carry its narrative forward. I would desperately like to see more films in this potential "Cloverfield Cinematic Universe" I would not mind a direct sequel to this film either.


4.5

[cricket]

Room at the Top (1959)

4

http://theredlist.com/media/database/muses/icon/cinema_women/simone_signoret_40_50/38-simone-signoret-1940-50-theredlist.jpg

From the top 100 British film's list, a brash young man takes a job in a better town to make something of himself. He soon finds himself caught between two women, a sweet girl from a rich family, and an older married woman. Complications arise, and this is not an upbeat movie. Oscar winner Simone Signoret and Oscar nominee Laurence Harvey give fantastic performances.

[Camo]

Really looking forward to that myself ,Cricket. I asked Mark F which British Films from the 50s i should watch (i actually just asked which ones i should watch but i knew Mark F and probably Christine would be my best bet for recs) and that looked the most interesting to me. From your description i instantly thought of The Graduate.

[AboveTheClouds]

https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/the-forest-2016-poster.jpg
2

Trees and beautiful scenery abound, but no scares in sight. And to be entirely honest, I thought it was all a little dumb, and so I searched the web to maybe get a little more insight on it. And it turns out the writer heard of the forest (Aokigahara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara)) recently through Wikipedia and wrote a script, which got green lighted and subsequently blew chunks. The film is basically about as "by the numbers" as your gonna get, and you can see everything from a mile away, even through thick underbrush and hanging corpses. I gave it 2 stars because the sets were beautiful, even though they shot the movie in Serbia, not Japan. Won't even detail any further because I don't really remember anything particularly gripping, plot or acting wise.

[TheMaster]

10 Cloverfield Lane

I have already seen 10 Cloverfield Lane twice in the theater, and I want to see it again. This is a nigh excellent paranoiac thriller that is more than loosely related to the also very good film from 2008, "Cloverfield".

The film is perfectly cast, with John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. Bradley Cooper makes a voice cameo as Michelle's (our heroine) boyfriend.

Our perspective throughout the film, is that of our leading character, Michelle. The film starts with her leaving her boyfriend's apartment while at the same time we get a shot of the Mississippi river, similar to that of the final moments of the first film. Visual cues from the first scene that will later impact the plot of the film are also given from the very first scene.

As disaster strikes our quite sympathetic heroine in the form of a nasty car accident, we then find ourselves with her (like I said, at no stage in the film do we see anything other than what Michelle sees or experiences) locked in a basement in an unknown location. At all times we are engaged with her panic, doubts, fears and perspectives. This makes this a very effective, first person cinematic experience.

The film is also remarkably contained, as the vast majority of it unfolds in the claustrophobic confinements of an underground bunker. It's a testament of the director's and the creative team's talents that despite the limited settings, the film never becomes monotonous and moves along at a breezy pace. The John Goodman character (Howard) walks a very fine line between being tin-foil lunatic, an extremely useful and forward-oriented planner, a menace as well as a savior. The interpenetration of opposites is always a very fascinating topic. Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Michelle) is our heroine as well as eyes and ears from beginning to end. This would not have worked without her being able to draw our unreserved empathy. What I especially applaud with her character and how it was portrayed by the director and acted out by the actress, is that she is engaging to the audience at all times. She is a perfect mix of feminine fragility, everyday-good-looks, intelligence and ultimately courage. A perfect female character, without the patronizing bombast of other recent "strong female characters" that have become bread-and-butter for Hollywood in recent years.

I also found the lens filter for this film to be very appropriate, with its greenish shades providing some kind of related perspective in relation to the first "Cloverfield" film. While many have dismissed the titling of "Cloverfield" claiming that the link between "Lane" and the "original" are minimal at best, the cues are all there for anyone willing to look. The opening shot, the attack element, the "look" of the film as well as one more subtle element. The Michelle character is quite similar to the Marlena (Lizzy Caplan) character from the original. Similar looks, almost the exact same hairdo, similar independent "spirit" as well as ultimately performing an unlikely heroic act. The only striking difference being that Michelle is more instantly likable than the somewhat "bitchy" Marlena (is that also the reason why Marlena suffers a horrible death, while Michelle survives the end of the film?) I always thought the main reason why the first "Cloverfield" film worked (besides the clever use of "found-footage") was the character of Marlena, which gave the film a human as well as heroic element in the end. Hud (the young man who "films" the events in the original) is surprised that Marlena risked her life to save him from the Cloverfield "parasites" to which Marlena replies: "You thought I was the person that wouldn't do that?" Another common element between the two films and their respective heroines, is that the camera discreetly and respectfully "lusts" after them. In the first film, Hudson is clearly infatuated with Marlena, following her around and giving her more attention than anyone or anything else. Likewise, in "Lane" the camera does not merely "follow" Michelle, but seeks and brings out her attractiveness.

I have already mentioned the "feminist" element in the movie, but the ideological/contemporary elements do not stop there. The inevitable reference to the "Russian threat" is there (it seems you can't be a Hollywood production these days without that) but more interestingly, the representation of everyday white Americans from the South is on the balance negative. To be fair, this film is more nuanced than most, but as a non-American I find it quite interesting to witness this constant pattern over and over in Hollywood films.

Overall, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a remarkable specimen of contemporary cinema with all the right ingredients. Perfect casting, a tight and efficient plot, economizing of action and a few but very powerful scenes that carry its narrative forward. I would desperately like to see more films in this potential "Cloverfield Cinematic Universe" I would not mind a direct sequel to this film either.


9/10

Totally believe what's highlighted bold isn't said enough. Whatever third adaption of the "Cloverfield" lore will be completely bonkers, hopefully even reeling in the first Kaiju, among even crazier shit that will all tie itself together. That's what an anthology is, right?

[iMalibu]

The Visit

3.5
I was not expecting the twist at all. Kept me entertained throughout the movie and it had some jump scares.. I liked it.

[Luka_]

Noah (2014) - 3
Noah came up on tv yesterday and wasnt my plan to watch it beacuse i had in mind something else but i give it a try. At some parts it was very good, but at others it got me really annoyed. It was ok for me but i expectet more. The story lacks depth and emotion and not just annoying crying all the time. Russel Crowe (Noah) was ok but really annoyed me at some scenes, others were mediocre or really bad. Either you like this or you hate, i got myself mixed emotions and cant really decide.

[Mäx]

Lola rennt Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998) - rating_2

In my opinion, highly overrated. I didn't like Tykwers direction at all. Way too much playing around with the camera and in the editing room. The actors aren't that good and the ending is ridiculously unbelievable and lazyly written (the scene in the casino).


Troja Director's Cut (Wolfgang Petersen, 2004) - rating_3_5+

There are a lot of people who don't like this movie. I do. Of course, the movie has its problems concerning the script and some of the actors (Diane Krüger, Orlando Bloom), but i really like it. I think, it looks really great and the direction is pretty solid. I'm a huge fan of Brendan Gleeson and Eric Bana, Brian Cox and Peter O'Toole are very good either. For a Hollywood blockbuster it's perfectly fine.


Chicken Little (Mark Dindal, 2005) - rating_1+

This movie, i almost outright hated it. The humor didn't work for me at all and the story was way too over the top and annoying. The only other Disney movie i hated more, so far, is Dindals other movie: The Emperor's New Groove.

[Iroquois]

The Quick and the Dead - 2.5

Not as much fun as the idea of Sam Raimi directing a Western should be in theory.

[matt72582]

Funny Ha Ha - 5/10

I didn't like any of the characters, they didn't really have any depth. Imagine videotaping insecure young adults for an hour or so. I'm sure critics wanted to show how cool they were by calling it "natural".

I feel like people praise low-budget just because. "This only made $85,000 because it's so original" - I didn't see it as original. It's not bad, but to read that this movie started some phony genre, gimme a break.

I get annoyed when certain types of people are against a movie because it made money. So what. I don't care if it's blockbuster, commercial, low-budget, indie -- IS IT ANY GOOD?

I like when low-budget movies actually say something, and don't feel obligated to do something anarchic to tap into that manufactured market.... When Marlon Brando was the highest paid actor in the 50's, I saw that as a triumph for good taste, though I heard a typical right-wing social democrat sanitized liberal to think that acting ability or directing ability goes down because it made money. Fickle.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Funny_ha_ha_poster.jpg

[cricket]

Found (2012)

1.5

http://41.media.tumblr.com/14cc7e5bad8946fe57cddc3fd6d4b36d/tumblr_nnbcdnOeN31tvsbvjo5_1280.jpg

A 5.9 rating on IMDb is pretty good for a sick and disturbing movie, so this was a big disappointment. It looks good for the budget, but that's not saying much when it's only $8,000. It is sick, but too amateurish to be effective in any way.

[matt72582]

It seems like 90% of movies have a rating of at least 6.. I'm guessing it's because most people rate the movie after they saw and liked it.

[Iroquois]

Slumdog Millionaire - 2

Eh, it could be worse, I guess.

[False Writer]

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

I'm actually really glad I watched this. The Sheriff villain was great and there's enough funny bits and car stunts to make this an enjoyable watch.

rating_3_5



The Big Lebowski (1998)

A comedy classic. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman are legendary in it. The story is completely ridiculous but I think that's part of its charm.

rating_4_5

[cricket]

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

I'm actually really glad I watched this. The Sheriff villain was great and there's enough funny bits and car stunts to make this an enjoyable watch.

rating_3_5

Awesome movie but skip the sequels. If you want more, try Hooper.

[TheUsualSuspect]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0V0-OWSwDo

I'll respond to Iro when I'm not in mobile.

Except you have a character there that we KNOW, does not have the ability to use the force. Snoke and Ren have spoken about an awakening within the force, referencing the other character you have problems with. To me it works and without a doubt will be explored in the future sequels, which will take darker turns I think.

[Mr Minio]

A 5.9 rating on IMDb is pretty good for a sick and disturbing movie, MovieGal's multi-accounts.

[Nope1172]

http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2015/04/17/102597285-Batman-vs-Superman.1910x1000.jpeg
3
meh

[this_is_the_ girl]

https://dustyflix.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/sevenchances.png
Seven Chances (1925, Buster Keaton)
5/5

Loved it!

[edarsenal]

First off; for those celebrating it:

http://www.fun-with-pictures.com/image-files/happy-easter-ecard.jpg

Or, better known as a commercialized excuse to gorge on chocolate YAY


https://media.giphy.com/media/IsvSMWtACJ212/giphy.gif

(MULTIPLE REWATCH) Akira 4.5+++ pleasantly surprised to find a good copy on youtube. Been quite some time since seeing this. This is on anyone's must see anime list for D@MN good reason.


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(COUNTLESS REWATCH) Flushed Away 4.5+ Can never watch this one enough. Know it by heart and still laugh like its the first time.


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Shaun of the Sheep 2.5 Was very reluctant to score so low and very sad that it did. Love Wallace & Gromit but, unfortunately, this just felt like a lot of old jokes done over without the magic.

[PPZVEGOS]

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Batman v Superman has been largely savaged by critics. In my view this is an unfair treatment lacking completely in nuance. Having said that, I readily concede that there are some major weaknesses in this film.

First of all, the editing and pacing of it is highly problematic. There is a ponderous feel and an incoherence in how the film is edited and narrated. Scenes succeed each other without necessarily gelling into a seamless whole. I think this is where Zack Snyder required the help of a co-director. The film is indeed disjointed.

On the plus side, and as even the haters all agree, Ben Affleck brings it home with his apt portrayal of Batman/Bruce Wayne. He has the presence (I never realized that he was THAT tall) the looks, as well as the ability for line delivery required for this role. From his first scene until his last he is spot on. His training scene is the highlight for me. Moreover, the brutality that Batman displays in his latest incarnation fits the overall tone of the film and makes the character more compelling and realistic.

Henry Cavill is at least adequate as Superman, in matter of fact, he is pretty good. His role in the film is somewhat compromised by the inevitable emphasis on Batman as well as other secondary characters, but what he has to do, he does. It's impossible to legitimately complain over his contribution.

Wonder Woman has a limited but crucial role in BvS. I am not sure her early scenes were sufficiently effective, but her entry into the climatic action sequence is quite awesome and perfectly executed. The trailers should have kept her appearance under wraps. Gal Gadot's line delivery is not always spot-on however. In comparison with someone like Ben Affleck (a seasoned Hollywood star) she kind of seems like the novice that she really is. For the nth time, I will repeat that Olga Kyrilenko would have been the optimal choice. However, I won't write her off since she definitely looks the part in the suit and action sequences.

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The introduction of some of the lesser Justice League members, is poorly shoehorn in. That is in my opinion the second most problematic element in this Justice League introduction. Excepting of course a genuinely inspired scene with Flash and Bruce Wayne. Zack Snyder has his beautiful moments for sure and not let anyone say otherwise. Another issue with the film, which is not necessarily negative, is that it expects from the audience to be well-versed in the DC mythology. This is unfortunately not the case with audiences and will leave most of them confused. There are at least two beautiful scenes that many will fail to appreciate due to lack of background knowledge.

Much has been said about Jesse Eisengerg's portrayal of Alexander Luthor. Would Bryan Cranston been better suited for this iconic role? Probably, but Eisenberg is indeed a good actor and follows through with his own take on the role which is inevitably...Eisenberg-esque. To his credit, he is consistent with his approach that largely pays off, especially as the film progresses. There are a couple of OTT scenes with his at first, but he becomes increasingly effective as we move into the second half of the film. Eisenberg is definitely not the fiasco that some naysayers like to claim he is.

In conclusion, my verdict would be that the latest superhero epic from Warner Bros, suffers from a few but major flaws. The editing and pacing of the film is atrociously handled. The introduction (or rather teasing) of the rest of the Justice League is poor and some line delivery from Eisenberg and Gadot (early in the film) is sub-par. On the positive side, both Luthor and Wonder Woman come into their own as the film progresses, the Bat-fleck is a home run and the film boasts at least five wonderful scenes. The majority of critics have got this wrong by burying a film that has more merits than they care to admit.


3*


*I shy away from definitively rating a film before at least two viewings. Therefore, my review and rating is subject to change. I was considering to go for 7/10, but as things stand I feel that for all the positives in this film, the negatives are too glaring for a 7.

[Mäx]

Ice Age (Chris Wedge/Carlos Saldanha, 2002) - 4

Still a very entertaining movie with great main characters.


The Bucket List (Rob Reiner, 2007) - 3.5+

This movie got beaten a lot by critics - i have a soft spot for it.


Wreck-It, Ralph (Rich Moore, 2012) - 4

I liked it even more than on my first watch. Vanellope is one hell of a cute character!

[SeeingisBelieving]

For the nth time, I will repeat that Olga Kyrilenko would have been the optimal choice.

She was very impressive in Centurion I thought. I wonder though whether each actress's tall thin frame is what we expect with the character of Wonder Woman? I think someone on the forum mentioned Brigitte Nielsen in Red Sonja as a reference and I think that was very astute – I think you need a combination of athleticism and curves, and in fact Ursula Andress in Dr No would also fit that criteria. Gadot to me is a strange take on the appearance of Wonder Woman.

Much has been said about Jesse Eisengerg's portrayal of Alexander Luthor. Would Bryan Cranston been better suited for this iconic role?

Never thought of that but yeah, he'd be great wouldn't he? I'm looking forward to seeing Eisenberg as Luthor though, I expect to really enjoy him.

[PPZVEGOS]

She was very impressive in Centurion I thought. I wonder though whether each actress's tall thin frame is what we expect with the character of Wonder Woman? I think someone on the forum mentioned Brigitte Nielsen in Red Sonja as a reference and I think that was very astute – I think you need a combination of athleticism and curves, and in fact Ursula Andress in Dr No would also fit that criteria. Gadot to me is a strange take on the appearance of Wonder Woman.



Never thought of that but yeah, he'd be great wouldn't he? I'm looking forward to seeing Eisenberg as Luthor though, I expect to really enjoy him.

Both Kyrilekno & Gadot have been models and not actresses. But Kyrilenko has already acted in a few movies in major roles and she is definitely capable (sure she is no Meryl Streep, but hey :p ) I also think that she is even hotter than Gadot :D

The slender figure of models is not such a major issue as many think it is. The reason why these models are so slender is because they consume a bit less calories than the normal level. They all exercise heavily anyway, so it would only take something like an extra protein bar per day for say 3 months of intensive preparation and bang, they are now muscular (in a feminine way) If the producers wish to make them even more physical, minor doses of steroids will do the trick in no time. I think that Ben Affleck must have gone on the juice a bit for this movie. I know he has always been fit, but when you see his "Rocky scene" you will understand what I am talking about. Cavill is definitely on the juice for these movies. I also think that Ryan Reynolds for the first time in his career went on the juice a bit for Deadpool. While he has always been super-fit, he is so unbelievably shredded at age 38 that I have become seriously suspicious. Anyway, my point is that there is no problem with transforming already fit actors/models into the body ideal you wish them to have for your movie.

The role of Luthor for BvS was originally planned for Cranston (he definitely has both the voice and the looks) but at some stage Snyder had a conversation with Eisenberg and was intrigued by his boyish and eccentric charm. I understand that his Luthor is not to everybody's taste, but I give him credit for going for his own version of the role.

[matt72582]

Scenes From A Marriage - 8/10

At least 20% isn't translated.. I know people think it might not be important, but I don't think they'd shoot it if it wasn't. Plus, those who understand Swedish will always have more than other viewers. For a millionaire like Bergman, you'd think the translation would make sense, and that there wouldn't be so multiple grammatical errors.

It was a little long - and I remember hearing a lot of meaningless crap in bed, which happens, but I wasn't making a movie either :)

I've always been curious about people who move in together, and from my observations, the motivations and problems are pretty basic. From her performance in "Persona" I was glad when she didn't get her way, especially by Johan's first revelation of Paula, it was great... And to put my personal life (like usual) into the movie, two days ago I was asked by my mom's cousin when I would get married. How the hell do I answer that question? Part of me wanted to say "F off" - and if his wife wasn't there, I might, might have asked why he got married, especially when my mom is getting phone calls for advice. I notice a lot of other people my age asking me, which I think is insecurity. They try to justify their lifestyle and try to impose it on mine, and it will never work. And then in other times, all I hear is complaining - so why do it? I understand sometimes people wanna have sex, but it can be just that, and then "bye bye". I gave sex up a few months ago after realizing the game is the same for most, and it's not worth the trouble. In this movie, we see each person wanting what they can't have, and how they still act like children, and how much people demean themselves. I would ask for movies like this, but I can't see much differences. As a wise man once said, "Sex is nature's joke on men, and love is nature's joke on women". I think Freud said that women are afraid to be abandoned, and subconsciously get that contract for security, and I guess for man it's a convenient way not having to play the game for sex, though everyone says the minute the contract is signed that the passion is gone.

I was asked the question because my sister got married in late 2014 (youngest) and expecting a girl this summer. My brother on her wedding day was talking to my cousin in front of me and said to no one in particular "F this, I'm getting married" as a knee-jerk reaction. I met her once, and the first thing you notice is the looks. Others think she's pretty, but she looks like my sister's chihuahaha. I recommended my brother's "A Woman Under The Influence". Of course, I told him to watch it alone, but he had watch it with him. She was on speakerphone and was angry and said "Matthew, why did you tell us to watch that movie". Well, I only told my brother, but it showed her ignorance, and her hostility towards me because she couldn't grasp it. My brother said "The husband was worse" - so he got it. Then when she left, my brother mentioned her saying "A girl loves her diamonds" - another materialist. A couple could go vacation, become closer to each other, really learn about each other on a trip, and have that experience forever. What the hell does a diamond do? Nothing. So I don't plan on attending those events, that's his business.

Anyway, this is a fine Bergman film. I put it off a few times because of the length, but when John Huston and Frank Capra said they liked it, I put it higher on my list.

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[Iroquois]

Sucker Punch - 1.5

Credit where credit's due, at least this is more "there might actually be something to get here but I'm just not feeling it" than "absolute waste of time".

[TheMaster]

American Hustle

David O. Russell's magnum opus. Literally wonderful from start to finish.

4.5

[Luka_]

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The Great Dictator (1940) - 4
I saw this ad on tv or somewhere for this movie and gave it a try. The movie was very good and Chaplin just amazing and Oakie. I rarely watch old movies but i think will start watching them more now after seeing this. It wasnt perfect to deserve a better rating i just didnt get the feel of the perfection ... I reccomend this to everyone and have fun watching it, but proboably all of you seen this before.

[Rey Skywalker]

American Hustle

David O. Russell's magnum opus. Literally wonderful from start to finish.

rating_4_5

you misspelled The Fighter

[Iroquois]

you misspelled The Fighter

Three Kings or bust.

[cricket]

Everest (2015)

2.5+

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Good cast, but they are insignificant. The mountain and the feat of climbing it are the only things that matter here, and that's the impressive part to watch. The movie doesn't put much importance on action or social effects, and I do give credit that the focus is on the story. With that being the case though, this movie would have been better as a documentary. It was a good watch, even if I wouldn't necessarily call it a an especially good movie.

[AngusMcGregor]

Zootropolis or Zootopia depending where in the world you are: 4.5

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: 2.5

[cricket]

The African Queen (1951)

3

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I didn't love it like I did many years ago, but it's still a solid and entertaining film. I'm not a big Katherine Hepburn fan, but I will say she's a terrific actress, and I always enjoy watching Bogart. They're both very good, but I think the movie would have benefited from having at least one more main character, some kind of rival or villain.

[dadgumblah]

The Bishop Murder Case (1930)

Murder mystery that's a bit creaky, and not just because it's an early sound picture. Most of the creakiness comes from the not-too-exciting goings on, but the movie is saved by the usual greatness of Basil Rathbone as sleuth/detective Philo Vance. Vance was a popular book character in the 20's-40's, and also popular in films in the same time span. This was the only film where Rathbone played Vance and he did a fine job, seemingly not knowing exactly what was happening but being on top of everything all along, naturally. There is a series of murders around a mansion, where the killer leaves nursery rhymes behind plus a bishop from a chess set, indicating that he/she is ahead of everyone and will win the "game" and get away with the murders. But Vance is on the case so you know he will triumph. The only other person I recognize in the film is Roland Young, who would go on to fame in the "Topper" films. It's a rather slow moving film but keeps you glued as you wait for the denouement.

William Powell played Vance in four films, so I consider him the ultimate player of the character, although Warren William was in two Vance films. I need to see those as I like the character. Anyway, final judgement is it's a good film but one you can watch while you're doing something else and you won't be left in the cold if you jump back in towards the final thirty minutes.

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3.5

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

Very good Sam Peckinpah telling of the famous "friendship" of the outlaw William Bonney and eventual lawman Pat Garrett. The movie actually starts with Garrett already being a lawman, with the friendship between him and Bonney talked about in whistful conversations. But make no mistake, this isn't a "talky" type movie; it's blood and guts all the way. James Coburn takes the acting honors as Garrett, who turns out to be quite an ill-tempered cuss, bullying anyone who even knows Billy casually to get to his man. Kris Kristofferson is good in only his fourth movie role. He's not made out to be the good guy or the misunderstood outlaw like in some movies. He'll kill at the drop of a hat, even old friends. In fact, there are no flat-out good guys in this movie. You can expect anyone to throw down on the other at any time and that makes it a good action film. Bob Dylan has third-billing as some character known as "Alias." When asked "Alias what?" he replies "Alias anything you please." He's pretty comical but not the best actor. There is a quite funny scene where Garrett gets the drop on several of Billy's friends in a bar and while he talks to them he makes Alias read all the stock on the shelves. As Garrett talks, you can hear Alias in the background saying things like, "Beans, beans, spinach, Easter plums, beans, beef stew, salmon, pears, spinach, beef stew, Climax tobacco, hmm, AMK Fine Quality Tomatoes, AMK Salmon, hmm, beans, spinach" and on and on. My favorite scene in the movie.

The movie has loads of character actors, some of whom Peckinpah has used before, including L.Q. Jones, Matt Clark, Slim Pickens, Chill Wills, Jason Robards, Barry Sullivan, R.G. Armstrong, Katy Jurado, Richard Jaeckel, Jack Elam, Harry Dean Stanton, Charles Martin Smith, Dub Taylor, Paul Fix, Gene Evans, and even Kristofferson's wife/singer Rita Coolidge. But they all play good supporting parts and are not obtrusive, sticking out like "guest stars." This may not be Peckinpah's best, but it's still top drawer and is entertaining all the way.

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4

[Nemanja]

The Seventh Seal (1957) 5
Vivre Sa Vie (1962) 4
The Woman Chaser (1999) 3
In the Electric Mist (2009) 3.5
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) 3.5

[BrowningIdentity]

Ben-Hur (1959) - 10/10 - I can see why this is labeled a classic masterpiece/epic, with fantastic acting, story, setting, costumes, VFX (for the time), sound, and music! Highly recommended! Hopefully, the upcoming version this summer will be half as good.

[Gideon58]

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6.5/10

[Rey Skywalker]

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

rating_3_5

[s1n1st3r]

All of Tarantino's filmography. Those films have violence that is justified and emphasized not too much, just a few bursts here and there for entertainment or tension. In The Hateful Eight, I felt like the gore and hateful attitude was there for the sake of being gory and hateful. It's basically the entire main attraction, and I did not enjoy it as much as I hoped.

I thought the was minimal violence in this one, only really the ending was there a fair bit. Did you not like the score as I thought it was excellent.

[s1n1st3r]

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Concussion

I will start by saying that I enjoyed this movie but Will Smith did not deserve a nomination for this. He was good in the movie but nothing that stood out to me as spectacular, Michael B Jordan should have been nominated over Smith. I liked how this was not so much a sports movie but more of the medical side of things and the repercussions of head trauma. As I am from Australia we don't have NFL but we do have AFL and Rugby League which could potentially have the same outcome. It is baffling that this was not picked up sooner and why more players where not committing suicide because of this issue. The supporting actors was also good and I cared for the outcome even it is was predetermined. It just goes to show that major corporations will try to brush things aside if it effects their profit margins.

4/5 Stars

[Iroquois]

Safety Not Guaranteed - 1.5

Quality not guaranteed.

[ursaguy]

Batman vs Superman 2
Eh. It was really long and poorly paced and kind of stupid and boring. Ben Affleck was great at the beginning, but he didn't get to act after the first hour. Wonder Woman was great. She was the only fun part of the movie-and yes, dark movies can be fun. This just wasn't enjoyable. The Dark Knight was dark, but it was enjoyable. Jessie Eisenberg is TERRIBLE. Give the man a Razzie. Snyder needs to stop the zoom cinematography. The part where they actually get around to fighting is good. The resolution to that fight is terrible. The E-Mail was embarrassing. Whoever wrote that should be ashamed.

[Iroquois]

Captain Ron - 1

Who the hell wants to watch a movie about Kurt Russell wearing an eye patch?

[Sumit Mankala]

#Batman V. Superman: 8/10
Absolutely loved...Great movie and action!!

[Gatsby]

I thought the was minimal violence in this one, only really the ending was there a fair bit. Did you not like the score as I thought it was excellent.
I did like all the technical elements of The Hateful Eight, and that includes the score. Morricone did a great job, but I only remember the main theme.

[cricket]

Summer with Monika (1953)

3-

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Decent Bergman film in which a couple of teens meet, fall in love, spend the summer together, and then face typical issues. It's done well and it looks good, but I don't think it'll make a lasting impact with me like some of the director's other films.

[seanc]

Captain Ron - 1

Who the hell wants to watch a movie about Kurt Russell wearing an eye patch?

You're hitting it out of the park with your snippets lately.

[Horroist]

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

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***SPOILER WARNING***

Not simply a follow up story of MAN OF STEEL (2013), BvS: DOJ is more of a DC's formal first take to introduce its cinematic universe by finally bringing DCs 2 most beloved & 'World's finest' superheroes together on the screen for the very first time. The stake was high but the wait was long due...

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First of all, let me put the things that I liked & really enjoyed about this movie. Though I was one of those Batfleck haters but kudos to Ben Affleck for giving his best efforts to portray a credible Bruce Wayne & Batman here. Most of the action scenes lead by the Batsy were awesome; particularly the BvS epic fight, Warehouse rescue and the chase after the Krypotine stone were really well done. Loved Jeremy Irons' portrayal of Alfred also, even some of his style of dialog delivery & voice work highly reminded me of the greatest horror movie icon of all time...Sir Boris Karloff! And lastly the way Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman steals the show in the final battle (I wish I could kiss her in thigh! http://www.movieforums.com/community/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhDwAPANEAAAAAAP//AP8AAMDAwCH/C05FVFNDQVBFMi4wAwEAAAAh/m5odHRwOi8vd3d3LnJ0bHNvZnQuY29tL2FuaW1hZ2ljCgpUaGlzIGZpbGUgd2FzIGNyZWF0ZWQgd2l0aCBBbmltYWdpYyBHSUYgV iAwLjkxCmJ5IFJpZ2h0IHRvIExlZnQgU29mdHdhcmUgSW5jLgAh+QQBHQADACwAAAAADwAPAAACNpwNmceTAeFiIFp5qggb7g0gw jhypBBWZrdKKnexz0UHc23dyh6lPY9x5G62DK5IebkamV2jAAAh+QQBHQADACwCAAMADAAFAAACDIyPAQbLDp2SqdpaAAAh+QQBH QADACwCAAMADAAFAAACEIwceQfibp4A8SiYUNa77wIAIfkEAR0AAwAsAAAAAA8ADwAAAjWcDZnHkwHhOkKEGnEdtWsPelcIgJn3d BGkPteaSQBMy5GC386dS8iqAB5mtQCg4eI1hrhGAQAAOw== http://www.movieforums.com/community/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhDwAPAMQAANDs/AB9bQKAbwSDcQWEcg2Qew6RexWcghefhR+qjcDAwCKvkCSykii4liu8mSy9mjHFnzTKozPIoTrRqD7YrUDbr0LdsEjmt0rpuVDxv lP2wln/yP///729vQAAAAAAACH5BAEAAAoALAAAAAAPAA8AQAVxoCKKXlmO5ONxwMqubeApHuZtmld5z+IZM1IBaPIEZCjPBXOxTCCNxCHomRSvp cHMk/C0OC+OMZgsosqUieTBOI2UmdKFEikhClvKJaPJzCMOC3cEJRIwLl8tAiVtYWExWwcIJWAtRkhvHgQDAkduCiEAOw==) .

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Now about the bad stuffs...
1) Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor: I really didn't get why they treated one of the most iconic DC villains and Superman's prime foe Lex Luthor in this terrible fashion by making him some wort of JOKER-ish maniac!?! Luthos is a 'smart ass billionaire evil genius', his characterization doesn't need to look like smarter or more devilish than what he already is in the comics or animated series. Eisenberg tried too hard here and I think the responsibility for making him like a "Lex-Joker-Luthor" mostly goes to the writers. DC own the JOKER, they don't need another villain acting crazy most of the time to justify his evil plans or character.

2) Too many plot elements: After getting & done influenced by Frank Miller's epic THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS then adding Doomsday story arc at the end was clearly a rush move for the very first film of DCCU & the prequel story of JUSTICE LEAGUE; as if DC is running out of time to tell all the great stories at once & catch up with the MARVEL(!). As a whole, this ending was too much off beat & comes so early in the series. Sup's death here was less convincing, felt simply staged (as JL is yet to form) and thus failed to deliver the appeal of really losing a great hero like him like the way that original Doomsday story delivered at that point. Moreover, the whole Doomsday creation theory here was kinda lame...like one of those 60s & 70s Hammer's Dracula & Frankenstein story arcs…where sometime a drop of blood was enough to "create or resurrect pure evil"! They are doing too much with Zod's wrecked ship, IMO. What that ship actually is? an alien zoo or a genetic research facility? Though it kinda make sense that after the destruction of planet Krypton they had to take & carry lots of their technological & historical stuffs with them to carry on Krypton's legacy in the universe.

3) Treatment & planning for the Batman & Superman: I think it won't be too much exaggerating to say that BvS is kind of an anti-Superman flick; where they left his character almost off-guard throughout the whole movie. He's frustrated as almost everywhere he showed up either that ended up with a controversy, defeat, humiliation & even this over-stuffed story cost his 'Death' at the end! From a movie with a title like this, I expected at least an equal standing & treatment for both Batman & Superman where they would become friends & take the initiative to form the JL together at the end.
Snyder in a recent interview already said (http://collider.com/batman-v-superman-ending-justice-league/), "one of the big things I wanted to make sure of was that as we went into Justice League, Bruce Wayne was the one who was gathering the Justice League. I thought it was really important to have Bruce Wayne be the samurai who goes and finds the other samurai, that to me was important. And with Superman around it’s kinda hard..."...why it would be so hard or wrong to see both Sup & the bat recruit the others & form JL together?! The thing is they are actually caring more about the Batsy and so they treated & I'm afraid they are going to treat further Sup as a plot device rather than giving him more time & space to develop as a strong & leader quality character that we see in the comics. Over the years, DC & WB only trusted & get benefited by BATMAN as their only potential character to make more money from. So I think that's why they're putting BATMAN in the front for the JL and kicked the Sup out of the picture for a time being.

4) Other future members of the JL: I agree with the complain about that "e-mail" thing, that was indeed a silly idea. They all (specially Flash & Aquaman, I don't much care about the Cyborg) deserved a much better intro. I was expecting to see them with their own point of view regarding what's happening in the world on Superman issue as well as when Doomsday appears as the new threat and started his show of destruction or at least when the world is mourning on Sup's death. Particularly, I was expecting Aquaman would appear from that pit of water or anywhere (or even the Flash at the site as when Superman brought the Spear out from the pit & too weak to carry it & finish the job) with the kryptonite spear and finish the job and later all of them going to have a special meeting somewhere else other than a shawarma restaurant http://www.horror.com/forum/images/smilies/smiley-happy045.gif and decide to form the League for any future threat like this.
That dream sequence was fun and specially, Flash's appearance hints kind of their intention to adapt Flashpoint story arc in a future JL movie (most probably in the JL 2); where it will be interesting to see Jeffrey Morgan's Thomas Wayne playing Flashpoint version of Batman & Lauren Cohan as Martha Wayne turned Joker!!

Overall, Snyder's BvS has its flaws and though it comes with an untimely gloomy ending but at least this time it wasn't as heavily chaotic as the ending of MAN OF STEEL; surely it could have been a pure epic extravaganza and it's almost like a dream come true movie for the BATMAN fans (which made the movie worth to watch & highly entertaining at times) but again they did kinda INJUSTICE in other areas as I mentioned above.

2.5

[Iroquois]

You're hitting it out of the park with your snippets lately.

I think I have to, they seem to get more rep than longer posts ever will.

Thunderbolt - 2

In my experience, Jackie Chan has never made a completely dull movie, but this one about stock cars comes extremely close.

[Mäx]

Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995) - rating_3_5

I don't know what it is with this movie. I've seen it twice now and despite being a high quality movie, i just can't get into it as much as i want to.


Ice Age 2 (Carlos Saldanha, 2006) - rating_2_5+
Ice Age 3 (Carlos Saldanha/Mike Thurmeier, 2009) - rating_2

Both movies (or the filmmakers) suffer from sequelities: They don't have a interesting story to tell, they can't capture the charme of the first movie and instead they add spectacle and stupid jokes.

[AboveTheClouds]

https://36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2klrmV0i1qzr8nao1_500.jpg
Neon Maniacs (1986)
3

I saw this a long long time ago, forgot about it entirely until about a month ago when I started to track this bitch down. Finally I got a hold of it and settled in with a couple strong beer to let the majesty unfold.

I don't know if it was the beer or the movie, but the film was sort of all over the place, and never really gave me time to enjoy or root for the "protagonists". But at the same time this was effective with the antagonists, because not really getting much time to understand motive and having no clear goal other than murder and mayhem, it works. There are a few scenes that stand out, but it wasn't exactly what I remembered it, I think nostalgia clouded my judgement on this.

The maniacs were actually kind of a neat villain, I liked how there was everything from an armoured dude with a noose, a samurai, a native warrior, a modern soldier, surgeon, werebeast, Clown and the list goes on! The final 30 minutes of the movie is basically set at what kind of looks like a Rick Springfield cover band/Motley Crue cover band at a local high school battle of the bands. The thing about this movie that just killed me though, was that I thought I was watching the sons of the Wicked Witch of the West rise to take revenge for their mother. Water was an effective weapon against a witch in 1939, you'd figure over the next 47 years they'd have figured out some sort of system to deal with this, but nope.

I chose to give this a 3 because it's actually a fun movie if you don't really analyze it too much. Movies like this are best watched when you can sort of just turn yourself off and take what comes with a grain of salt, just like a lot of the mid-late 80's schlock I love so much. And although I do not believe it to be an essential watch, it's still something that genre fans will probably enjoy at least on some level.

[Gideon58]

http://images2.static-bluray.com/movies/covers/31297_front.jpg

7.5/10

[ursaguy]

Movie 43: -_5
You guys need a negative rating button. This just looks kind of awkward, and I really deserve anything I want because I just spent 80 minutes of my life watching Movie 43. I've never hated humanity as much as I did when Anna Faris asked Chris Pratt to poop on her during sex-and the writers actually are immature enough to use the word "poop". I thought that Hugh Jackman with testicles for a chin would be the worst thing I saw. It's not even in my bottom 5 scenes. It's not fun bad or interestingly bad, it's bad in the way that makes you think that when the world ends, we'll have deserved it. Dignifying it with a 0 is an insult to ratings.

[Redwell]

Listen Up Philip (2014) rating_4
http://thetfs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Listen-Up-Philip-2.jpg

As much as I'm getting sick of directors informed by their lives in New York/Los Angeles, yesterday I watched Listen Up Philip and enjoyed myself in a couple of different ways. The narration played into the literary focus. The visual comedy was a welcome throwback from the edit to the girl running away, the cut away from the punch and the wheelchair gag, The black comedy that is Philip's perspective on the world such as his response to an acquaintances' suicide or when he decides to cut the grass. The way the plot doesn't feel the need to resolve the daughter or Philip. The in depth look at narcissism while still somehow endearing us to these imperfect characters. I think everybody can see a little part of themselves in Philip and that really makes us uncomfortable.

Maybe not as clean as Queen of Earth, but Alex Ross Perry is definitely on my radar now. Not many directors have the kind of range to do a Woodie Allen anxious NY comedy followed by an Ingmar Bergman psychological chamber drama. Will definitely be checking out The Color Wheel (2011) soon. Also, I found an AMA he did on Reddit where he cites Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010) and Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master (2012) as two of his favorite films of the decade so far. This is an artist after my own heart.

http://boxd.it/98SVH

[False Writer]

https://indierevolver.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/hateful-eight-header-2-e1450230987265.png?w=800&h=408

The Hateful Eight (2015) *Re-Watch*

I wasn't expecting to, but I actually enjoyed this more re-watching it at home than I did the first time in theaters. I knew what to expect, but since the movie was so long there was a lot of scenes and dialogue that I missed/couldn't remember. This time around I came to appreciate the film more. Kurt Russel was definitely the best part and is bad-ass as the "The Hangman" John Ruth. Samuel L and Walton Goggins played very good parts as well throughout the entire movie. On the first watch I wasn't a huge fan of the confined space of the haberdashery, but this time around I came to like it. Overall a very strong western-mystery-thriller with awesome style and dialogue that can only come from Tarantino. This is probably my third favorite from him after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

rating_4_5+

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/The_Boondock_Saints_poster.jpeg

rating_3_5

[Derek Vinyard]

Everest (2015)

2.5+

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/209aeeda33e77161303053899bb9ab1e/everest.jpg

Good cast, but they are insignificant. The mountain and the feat of climbing it are the only things that matter here, and that's the impressive part to watch. The movie doesn't put much importance on action or social effects, and I do give credit that the focus is on the story. With that being the case though, this movie would have been better as a documentary. It was a good watch, even if I wouldn't necessarily call it a an especially good movie.

Didn't like it too much either... find it boring

[foster]

Vampire Academy
4

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=24747&stc=1&d=1459298578

It was like Harry Potter with two female leads.
Pretty cool concept for an indie flick and an intoxicating brunette on the left.

;)

[Redwell]

Alps (2011) 4
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As the case with Lanthimos' other pictures, the cold performances and surreal behavior both distance the audience and encourage them to examine social norms. His work functions as a comparative study of both the universe that he crafts and the one the audience inhabits. He casts a zoological eye on anatomy, mating, and violence. His stories are best experienced from a position of ignorance where you slowly have to piece together the rules of the world. Alps (2011) might contain the most dimensions of any of his works thus far, as it serves as a mission statement for his art while also examining grief much the same way that his later films examine indoctrination and love.

http://boxd.it/99Est

[Derek Vinyard]

Vampire Academy
4

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=24747&stc=1&d=1459298578

It was like Harry Potter with two female leads.
Pretty cool concept for an indie flick and an intoxicating brunette on the left.

;)
Sounds weird but I like this movie too!

[TheMaster]

http://s10.postimg.org/lrit2rx21/image.jpg

The use of practical effects really makes this film as good as it is, cause honestly this could've been the schlockiest remake thus far, but turns out being better than the lot of 'em. The main actor could've been better but the rest of the cast are actually very good. And the gore, oooooh that sweet red goo. It's glorious, in a balls out raw horror film kinda way. Loved it.

4

[-KhaN-]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

http://images.christianpost.com/full/76825/batman-v-superman.jpg



Comic book - movie/ Batman fan: 8.5
Normally: 7.5

[TheUsualSuspect]

Vampire Academy
4

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=24747&stc=1&d=1459298578

It was like Harry Potter with two female leads.
Pretty cool concept for an indie flick and an intoxicating brunette on the left.

;)

People actually like this film?

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/60/609299a1128b20719e1ce667a0b10bd8bd11267167e1ab5fbe3af6fb74cd30f9.jpg

I'm sorry, but I could not finish it. So utterly terrible.

[honeykid]

I've not seen it, but I'm surprised to see positive ratings for it, too.

[the samoan lawyer]

Cowspiracy (2014) - 4
Food Inc (2008) - 4
Cutting Moments (1997) - 3.5
Mad Max:Fury Road (2015) - 4+
Life Itself (2014) - 4
The Look of Silence (2014) - 4.5
Two Years at Sea (2011) - 2.5
Malcolm X (1992) - 3.5+
99 Homes (2014) - 4

[seanc]

Cowspiracy (2014) - 4
Food Inc (2008) - 4
Cutting Moments (1997) - 3.5
Mad Max:Fury Road (2015) - 4+
Life Itself (2014) - 4
The Look of Silence (2014) - 4.5
Two Years at Sea (2011) - 2.5
Malcolm X (1992) - 3.5+
99 Homes (2014) - 4

Look Of Silence was fantastic. Did you like it better than Act Of Killing?

I assume if you weren't already a vegan you are now, SL?

[the samoan lawyer]

Look Of Silence was fantastic. Did you like it better than Act Of Killing?

I assume if you weren't already a vegan you are now, SL?

Yeah Sean, marginally better than Act of Killing although both are superb. Wish I had of seen LOS before the doc countdown.

Prior to almost 3 weeks ago I was very much a carnivore, I'm talking every meal of the day usually consisted of meat. My wife went veggie/vegan after watching these so thought I would give it a try and its been relatively easy. After watching these I cant see me going back to eating meat. Vegan might be a bit of a stretch but i'll try. Will give Earthlings a go soon as well i think. Have you seen these Sean? Are you Veggie?

[honeykid]

99 Homes (2014) - 4

Some thoughts about 99 Homes, SL? It's something I'm quite interested in seeing.

[seanc]

Yeah Sean, marginally better than Act of Killing although both are superb. Wish I had of seen LOS before the doc countdown.

Prior to almost 3 weeks ago I was very much a carnivore, I'm talking every meal of the day usually consisted of meat. My wife went veggie/vegan after watching these so thought I would give it a try and its been relatively easy. After watching these I cant see me going back to eating meat. Vegan might be a bit of a stretch but i'll try. Will give Earthlings a go soon as well i think. Have you seen these Sean? Are you Veggie?

I'm not. I don't think I will ever have the willpower for it. Those type of docs make me want to be though. Food Inc I have seen. Just listened to a podcast talk about Cowspiracy earlier in the week. I will be checking it out soon.

I also liked LOS better. There was so much more of an emotional punch for me. I want to rewatch Act Of Killing soon though.

Good luck with the vegies SL. I mean that. I really respect any one in our meat crazy culture that can make that sacrafice.

[Luka_]

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Interstellar (2014) - 3.5
I got simular feelings watching this as Noah i dont know if i like it or hate it. Some of the points of the movie were fantastic others seemed to me bad. The story is good but at the same time bad thats how i feel, It just didnt get me the feel other movies did. Matthew McConaughey was very good, but others were like the movie itself they were good and bad but didnt stay at the same level of performance, at some scenes they were amazing at others they annoyed me and did bad. Overall you like it or hate it thats my opinion.


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Racing Extinction (2015) - 3
I havent watched allot of documentaries and i gave this one a try. It clearly shows that we should stop doing the things we do to the earth, animlas ... and we must care more for it. It was ok to watch, the ending is very good and a very nice idea what they did. I reccomend this to you to watch you might seem it to be ok or great.

[Gatsby]

I can't imagine living without meat, but good luck SL. Obviously, all those colors will make you a healthier person.

I need to watch both docs - they look great.

[the samoan lawyer]

Some thoughts about 99 Homes, SL? It's something I'm quite interested in seeing.


Michael Shannon plays a real estate agent who consistently takes advantage of the legal system in order to make a shed load of money for himself, whilst getting tenants evicted in the process. Andrew Garfield is one of the 'victims', who after getting evicted, is offered a job by Shannon.

Personally I really like Michael Shannon and Laura Dern, who plays Garfields mother but also, like you, the storyline interested me, especially seeing as the subject matter is very close to my line of work.

Overall it's pretty bleak and thought provoking, definitely recommended.

[the samoan lawyer]

Thanks Sean and Gatsby, definitely check out those doc's and let me know.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Postcards from the Edge (1990)

rating_4

[AngusMcGregor]

Silver Linings Playbook: 4.5

[Tugg]

Steve Jobs rating_3
Trumbo rating_3
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 2 rating_3_5
In the Heart of the Sea rating_3
Zoolander 2 rating_3
Zootropolis rating_4
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice rating_3_5
10 Cloverfield Lane rating_3_5

[MovieMeditation]

THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY
rewatches

Batman Begins

uneven but highly entertaining
atmosphere is slightly weird and the film is best when Batman finally becomes Batman.

4-

The Dark Knight

great crime thriller with superhero elements
a masterpiece in its genre and a milestone in the mainstream.

5

The Dark Knight Rises

what the hell.

2

[seanc]

Rises is three stars less? It wasn't amazing like the second, but it had a lot of the same elements and was a satisfying conclusion.

[MovieMeditation]

Rises is three stars less? It wasn't amazing like the second, but it had a lot of the same elements and was a satisfying conclusion.
Rises was messy, poorly and dumb written, weak and surfaced characters, filled with plotholes, slow and too long.

Michael Caine was particularly phenomenal though.

[seanc]

Rises was messy, poorly and dumb written, weak and surfaced characters, filled with plotholes, slow and too long.

Michael Caine was particularly phenomenal though.

I guess I am the only one who like how the Tallia and Bane story played out. I certainly didn't find them to be surface characters. If anything I thought the complaint was that they had too much story.

I think the plothole thing is fine but only seems to come up in movies that the critics don't like. Not really that hard to punch holes in almost any action movie. The most celebrated action movie of the last ten years is about an oil tanker driving 100 miles an hour in the desert but nobody seems to care.

[MovieMeditation]

Okay, this will be quite fun... You wanna read my on/off bullet-pointish notes that I wrote for TDKR?

Well, yes or no, here it is (edit: it removed the bulletpoints, now it's even more of a mess :laugh:)
Batman falls
Weird akward break-off sentences
Big guy... For you
I wished for more... Still do
Call me!?!?
Guns past high security?!
MOTORBIKES!?!? How?
People pointing guns - no shooting NOT ONCE NOT ONE TIME. Why? Bane had no hostage, he dropped his BEFORE escaping over the barries PAST the cops WHY U NO SHOOT, COPS!*
TDK had flowing crime dialogue which you would have to concentrate on. This is weak, silly, empty, surfaced, short-sentenced one-liners AND one-liner jokes WHY
Story is messy and boring
Catwoman is never a complete character - we see her when she's already a prime cat thief. LEARNS NOTHING JON SNOW


I wanna see black sprayed eyes when he take off mask
Too super for the hero Nolan set up (flying, generate futuristic bomb etc it doesn't feel dark and gritty no more, will expand
Random guy (blake) guessed batman's identity HOW
ALL as in ALL cops in tunnels WHY (looks so dumb when 3000 cops marches in. Like what the hell)*
Script writers:But how do we get all the cops down there? Easy, stop Bane at all cost! And then he'll simply blow all entraces - it's all part of the plan totally KNOWING every cop would come down there.*
They had 6 MONTHS to figure out what to do and it sounds like they try hard the last minute. Gordon says it himself "we gotta figure out about this bomb

Shouldn't have showed Alfred's point of view when he nods. Then we could instead think he may be dreaming, trying to overcome etc. at least more epic it would be *yoda voice*. The ending overall (last 15min) is a pretty solid way to end of the trilogy, where answers are both answered and left. Ambitious, I like the Robin aspect.*

Bane becomes a weakling. Death is pale.*

Anne Hathaway is bad as catwoman. Pretty cool outfit, kinda plain, but the ears is a nice touch. Red lipstick, straightened hair all that seems off for catwoman - well, at least her fine and dine persona doesn't suite Selina imo. Anne is too clean and cute and womanlike to be catwoman.

[ursaguy]

I understand that it has plot problems, but I think they get ragged on too much. You say "messy", "dumb written", and "filled with plot holes", but those 3 descriptions mean the exact same thing. Same with "slow and too long". You used 5 criticisms, but they only say one thing-that the movie is poorly written. It is, but there's a lot more to a movie than the writing of it. I think the acting, visuals, and action scenes were all very good. You can say that they're terrible, but you should address them in some capacity, because for a movie like that I think the action and visuals matter just as much as the writing.

[MovieMeditation]

I understand that it has plot problems, but I think they get ragged on too much. You say "messy", "dumb written", and "filled with plot holes", but those 3 descriptions mean the exact same thing.
Since when? :laugh:

Messy, as in feeling incoherent and tacky
Dumb, as in either unrealistically or uninspired
Plotholes, as in script doesn't hold together or make sense

You could say one and three could go together, but you can still have a messy movie make sense and without any plotholes, but still feel too messy for its own good.

Anyways, I planned on reviews for these (hench the notes), but since I just finished rewatching the trilogy I thought I might as well throw out some ratings.

[seanc]

Okay, this will be quite fun... You wanna read my on/off bullet-pointish notes that I wrote for TDKR?

Well, yes or no, here it is (edit: it removed the bulletpoints, now it's even more of a mess :laugh:)
Batman falls
Weird akward break-off sentences
Big guy... For you
I wished for more... Still do
Call me!?!?
Guns past high security?!
MOTORBIKES!?!? How?
People pointing guns - no shooting NOT ONCE NOT ONE TIME. Why? Bane had no hostage, he dropped his BEFORE escaping over the barries PAST the cops WHY U NO SHOOT, COPS!*
TDK had flowing crime dialogue which you would have to concentrate on. This is weak, silly, empty, surfaced, short-sentenced one-liners AND one-liner jokes WHY
Story is messy and boring
Catwoman is never a complete character - we see her when she's already a prime cat thief. LEARNS NOTHING JON SNOW


I wanna see black sprayed eyes when he take off mask
Too super for the hero Nolan set up (flying, generate futuristic bomb etc it doesn't feel dark and gritty no more, will expand
Random guy (blake) guessed batman's identity HOW
ALL as in ALL cops in tunnels WHY (looks so dumb when 3000 cops marches in. Like what the hell)*
Script writers:But how do we get all the cops down there? Easy, stop Bane at all cost! And then he'll simply blow all entraces - it's all part of the plan totally KNOWING every cop would come down there.*
They had 6 MONTHS to figure out what to do and it sounds like they try hard the last minute. Gordon says it himself "we gotta figure out about this bomb

Shouldn't have showed Alfred's point of view when he nods. Then we could instead think he may be dreaming, trying to overcome etc. at least more epic it would be *yoda voice*. The ending overall (last 15min) is a pretty solid way to end of the trilogy, where answers are both answered and left. Ambitious, I like the Robin aspect.*

Bane becomes a weakling. Death is pale.*

Anne Hathaway is bad as catwoman. Pretty cool outfit, kinda plain, but the ears is a nice touch. Red lipstick, straightened hair all that seems off for catwoman - well, at least her fine and dine persona doesn't suite Selina imo. Anne is too clean and cute and womanlike to be catwoman.

I would have to watch it again, and for your thoughts to be a little clearer for me to talk about most of this. My main point is, can't you do this with every single action movie if you wanted? For instance, your point about guns. What action movie have you seen where you don't think one of two things. Why didn't they shoot that person there? How the hell did they miss with that shot? These things are always used according to the story needs not reality. It just seems like when people like a movie the plotholes don't exist. When they don't, the plotholes are the main criticism.

I would like to come to a point where in action films people agree that villain motivations will be thin at best and many unrealistic things will happen in the action. If those things bother you I don't think you like ANY action films. Which is fine but much different than the criticisms I see so frequently for these types of films.

[MovieMeditation]

Hehe, the wall of notes was mostly for fun. That shouldn't in any way be used as a base for discussion nor my standing ground. These are notes with things I saw, thought and felt. Maybe many of these things won't even have a prominent part in an eventual review. They are, after all, just things reacted upon at sight. Nothing more.

Slight side note though: yes, almost all action can be teared apart, but to make a long dicussion short and direct (though maybe less strong); Fury Road was clearly meant as a fun and crazy wild high octane ride. Rises is clearly a plot driven action drama. Therefore I expect more from the plot and the dialogue. Simple.

About the guns... Well, there was at least two major intances where it happened, which triggered my thoughts and annoyance. Both scenes had 1,000 of cops standing there, doing nothing. Just looking. It bothered me. May be a nitpick, but it bothered me.

[foster]

People actually like this film?

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/60/609299a1128b20719e1ce667a0b10bd8bd11267167e1ab5fbe3af6fb74cd30f9.jpg

I'm sorry, but I could not finish it. So utterly terrible.

Yeah I think I liked Vampire Academy more than any of the harry potter films.
It felt a little bit like it was made for TV but the martial arts fighting was way cooler than quidditch.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Thief_1981.jpg

rating_3

[The Gunslinger45]

THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY
rewatches

Batman Begins

uneven but highly entertaining
atmosphere is slightly weird and the film is best when Batman finally becomes Batman.

4-

The Dark Knight

great crime thriller with superhero elements
a masterpiece in its genre and a milestone in the mainstream.

5

The Dark Knight Rises

what the hell.

2

The Best part of The Dark Knight Rises.

NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enOHraf3LEk

[MovieMeditation]

That's gold :laugh:

[The Gunslinger45]

That's gold :laugh:


That it is. :D

[Gideon58]

http://e.movie.as/p/195534.jpg


7.5/10

[ursaguy]

Brooklyn rating_4-A nice, pleasant romance. It's not very ambitious, and rarely great, but there are no major flaws with it. It succeeds perfectly at a low degree of difficulty. It's definitely worth watching, even if you're not especially interested in it (like I wasn't), just probably at a rent. If you are interested or like romances or period dramas, it's one of the best I've seen from recent years.

Pacific Rimrating_3_5-A (mostly) fun action movie. The action scenes are all great, especially the Hong Kong one. The characters are fine, except for Charlie Hunnam as the main one. Idris Elba gives a good performance, and his character and the Japanese woman Mako both have interesting characters. The story is a lose connection for the action, which is awesome. Effects are perfect, score, editing, and cinematography are very good. I think it blew its load too early, the Hong Kong fight is the peak of the film and should have been the climax but it goes on after that for 20 relatively uninteresting minutes.

Norm of the North rating_0_5-Ew. This is bad. This is really bad guys. So many lemmings pissing and farting everywhere. Unfunny, poorly animated, and uses an environmental message in place of a plot. If you want your kids to get stupider, buy this for them. The Arctic Shake is just, i don't even know, it's awful.

[cricket]

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

4.5

https://cinemachaat.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/hidden-fortress-incognito.png

Even though I had no idea what this was about, it was the 50's movie that I was most looking forward to. I was a little disappointed in the very beginning. It had a comedic tone to go with the kind of whimsical musical score that's not normally to my liking. Based on other Kurosawa/Mifune collaborations I had seen, I was expecting a more serious film. What I ended up watching was an adventure film, and a great one it was. With one fantastic scene after another, this is the kind of movie I would cheer if I saw it at the cinema.

http://www.actingoutpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/KurMifunFortress-1024x428.png

[AngusMcGregor]

'Monster' 4

[Iroquois]

Haywire - 3

It kicks ass.

[False Writer]

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

There were good things about this movie—but there were also things that could have been done better. To me, Ben Affleck as Batman was by far the best thing. He was awesome as the Dark Knight, pretty much tied with Keaton as my favorite Batman actor. I never had a problem with him being cast like so many people apparently did, but I didn't expect him to be this good in it. "Tell me... Can you bleed?" is my favorite line from any super hero movie.

As awesome as Batman was, it was weird how no one seemed to know he existed in the movie. All the talk from civilians and politicians was about Superman. Aren't they aware that there's another superhero that's been fighting crime for like 20 years as they said in the movie? I thought "Okay... so I guess he's more of a secret super hero in this universe." But then the bat signal in the sky showed up... So all the civilians just ignore the spotlight with the bat symbol on it? It's getting a little far-fetched I know. There's quite a few instances where things don't really make much sense.

The biggest worry I had going in was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. He seemed extremely annoying in the trailers, but it's good to say that he's pretty bearable in the movie. He's not good by any means—but he's at least not as bad as I thought he was going to be.

The namesake of the movie, the inevitable fight between Batman and Superman, was good but too brief. Their epic fight was stopped early to force in a villain fight that had them teaming up with Wonder Woman... Which made the movie way too long; and for how long it is there were many things that weren't explained or weren't explained very well. I think this movie would have really benefited from a Batman origin movie being made before this one... and with how awesome Batfleck was, I wish they did!!!

Anyways, sorry for rambling. In closing; it was better than I thought it would be, but it still had its problem which kept it from being great.

rating_3_5

[edarsenal]

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The 100 Foot Journey 4 A feel-good movie that centers around cooking food. A scenario that may have been done countless times previously was done very, very well here. Loved the characters and the dialogue.


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(REWATCH) Surf's Up 3.5+++ Fun, funny and endearing.


http://www.artymind.com/wordpress/images/Films/Mongol/mongol-7.jpg

Mongol: The Rise of Gengis Kahn (Russian) 4.5++ This was brilliantly done. The cinematography was captivating.


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Breathless (French 1960) 3.5+++ Kept me very rapt for a movie that consisted of, mostly, conversation. But, damn, what great conversations!

[Redwell]

The Virgin Suicides (1999) 4
http://i.imgur.com/VpwJuzf.jpg?1

When my father remarried, my little brother and I found ourselves spending half of our days in a crowded house with 5 new step sisters. My oldest sister, who I looked up to very much, took her life her freshman year of high school. While Sofia Coppola's picture doesn't mirror my experience exactly, it feels familiar in a melancholy yet loving way.

http://boxd.it/9ajgN

[Gatsby]

Norm of the North rating_0_5-Ew. This is bad. This is really bad guys. So many lemmings pissing and farting everywhere. Unfunny, poorly animated, and uses an environmental message in place of a plot. If you want your kids to get stupider, buy this for them. The Arctic Shake is just, i don't even know, it's awful.
Have you seen Chris Stuckmann's review of the film? If you haven't, please do check it out, I almost busted my guts.

[Gatsby]

Army of Shadows (1969, Melville)

http://i.imgur.com/Lc8Fub1.jpg

As expected, it's Melville being Melville, and of course I'm totally cool with that. I like this one better than Le Samourai, but it's nowhere near Le Cercle Rouge, which is a masterpiece.

4

[TheMaster]

Moon

This story unfolds to engrossing, captivating heights, as Sam Rockwell and his "clone" masterfully play a character growing deeply emotional, and physically unstable. The conspiracy aspect is fresh and and this one/two performance from Rockwell and even Spacey as the robot companion, who truly is the complete opposite of Hal from 2001 (which I suppose is irrelevant, but this movie shares some beats with the Kubrick film) are extraordinary. Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie) made a brilliant debut. 4.5

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[colejwalker]

Superman II (1980) - 2.5

So boring and the amount of comedy in this film makes it seem ridiculous. Not nearly as good as the first. Very anti-climactic ending as well.

[-KhaN-]

Rises was messy, poorly and dumb written, weak and surfaced characters, filled with plotholes, slow and too long.

Michael Caine was particularly phenomenal though.

It was never supposed to happen after Ledger died, Nolan had totally different idea and didn't want to do the third movie but contracts... So yea, that's what we got.

[colejwalker]

The Dark Knight Rises

what the hell.

2

Really? I love this film and I haven't re-watched it in a while, but the scope overall is just spectacular and of course it was impossible for Nolan to make another Dark Knight. Would love to see a review of this from you.

[Cinemalover]

Pride, prejudices and zombies : such a weird movie... the title is already weird.. :p
4/10

[Horroist]

Wild Tales (2014)

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A pretty entertaining Argentine anthology flick consists of 6 twisted & fun little tales of violence & vengeance.

--: 7.5/10

Mexico Barbaro(2014)

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I was really intrigued by the trailer but damn this one turned out quite a below average anthology.

--: 3.5/10

Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

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Damn! What a ****** remake with a good cast! Particularly the ending here is horrible.

--: 4/10

[colejwalker]

The Kids Are All Right (2010) - 3.5

Interesting characters mirrored with great performances by the cast in whole makes this film a really engaging drama/comedy. I highly suggest this movie for anyone who enjoys Mark Ruffalo.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Yeah I think I liked Vampire Academy more than any of the harry potter films.
It felt a little bit like it was made for TV but the martial arts fighting was way cooler than quidditch.

I'll take good acting, interesting characters, great special effects, slick directing, entertaining and well thought out plot over cool marital arts fighting any day of the week. :p

[the samoan lawyer]

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Grapes of Wrath (1940)

4+

[MovieMeditation]

I envy you, SL. You always seem to get around watching those films I'm both embarrassed and sad I haven't yet seen.

But awesome to see you rate that one high! Looking forward to eventually watching it. :up:

[the samoan lawyer]

I envy you, SL. You always seem to get around watching those films I'm both embarrassed and sad I haven't yet seen.

But awesome to see you rate that one high! Looking forward to eventually watching it. :up:

I do try MM.

Yeah it's a great film, Ford is definitely someone I need to see more from. I can see you really liking this one.

[MovieMeditation]

Ford hasn't impressed me as of yet. Maybe this will be the one then!

[bluedeed]

Ford hasn't impressed me as of yet. Maybe this will be the one then!

What have you seen?

[foster]

I'll take good acting, interesting characters, great special effects, slick directing, entertaining and well thought out plot over cool marital arts fighting any day of the week. :p

Special effects, slick shots, I'll give harry potter those. but Zoey Deutch was awesome!
This one movie and she won me over as a fan. I would cast her.

[Joelallen11]

Revenant - 8

[Iroquois]

Into the Night - 1.5

Like a significantly less engaging After Hours. Still has some nice little touches that make me consider bumping it up to 2, though.

[foster]

Into the Night - 1.5

Like a significantly less engaging After Hours. Still has some nice little touches that make me consider bumping it up to 2, though.

Director spent 7 years trying to get that film made.

[Iroquois]

Director spent 7 years trying to get that film made.

Duly noted.

[foster]

I liked the directors commentary, that's where i learned about it.
He also had to cut his own dad out of the film. It was a good commentary.

[MovieMeditation]

What have you seen?
Searchers and Liberty Valance.

[bluedeed]

Searchers and Liberty Valance.

Ford's a favorite, but none of those are favorites of his for me. I'd recommend more along the lines of Stagecoach, Young Mr. Lincoln, How Green Was My Valley, Steamboat Round the Bend and My Darling Clementine as great films and better starting points. I think that both The Searchers and Liberty Valence rely on the viewer having seen many westerns already.

[MovieMeditation]

Searchers and Liberty Valance.

Ford's a favorite, but none of those are favorites of his for me. I'd recommend more along the lines of Stagecoach, Young Mr. Lincoln, How Green Was My Valley, Steamboat Round the Bend and My Darling Clementine as great films and better starting points. I think that both The Searchers and Liberty Valence rely on the viewer having seen many westerns already.
So you are just assuming out of the blue that I haven't?

[bluedeed]

So you are just assuming out of the blue that I haven't?

Not exactly, but I'll pose the question. By many I don't mean 10, more like 40 or 50, of the same era

[MovieMeditation]

Not exactly, but I'll pose the question. By many I don't mean 10, more like 40 or 50, of the same era
If you have to see so many films, in the same genre, from the same era, then the movie relies on too much. Period.

[bluedeed]

If you have to see so many films, in the same genre, from the same era, then the movie relies on too much. Period.

I disagree, sorry. It makes perfect sense for someone who was a movie goer in that period that it was made for. Or for someone who loves movies of that period or loves studying movies.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/Barely_Lethal_Movie_Poster.jpg

rating_3_5

[MovieMeditation]

I disagree, sorry.
There is nothing to disagree on. It's how it is and the stupidiest thing I read all day. It may help further understand something or see references or analyze it. But if a movie is not good unless you've seen 50 movies in a small enclosed group then screw that movie and screw the director who can't make a movie that doesn't balance on 100 other movies below it.

And well, I watched BvS today, so I'm pre-pissed prior to discussion, so nothing will help here.

[bluedeed]

There is nothing to disagree on. It's how it is and the stupidiest thing I read all day. It may help further understand something or see references or analyze it. But if a movie is not good unless you've seen 50 movies in a small enclosed group then screw that movie and screw the director who can't make a movie that doesn't balance on 100 other movies below it.

And well, I watched BvS today, so I'm pre-pissed prior to discussion, so nothing will help here.

Sorry to have seemingly made you angry today, not my motive at all. If you look at my edited post you'll see what I meant.

[MovieMeditation]

BvS made me angry.

[edarsenal]

sorry to hear BvS pissed you off; haven't seen it and I'm worried about when I finally do. I'll probably get just as pissed.

Anyway, I think you'd enjoy Grapes of Wrath. It's a great human condition movie during the Great Depression in the midwest Dust Bowl. When everything dried up and people, in droves, moved out towards California, where, allegedly, everything was gonna be so much nicer.
I remember reading the book by Steinbeck in high school and chuckling over how much swearing was in there and found myself caught up in the gritty world Steinbeck created.
Obviously they had to censor it heavily and change the ending from the book, though Ford did create an ending that became rather famous with Henry Fonda's monologue.
So, it may be something you'd enjoy.

[Citizen Rules]

What the hell is BvS? I want to know if I should be pissed off too:D

[seanc]

What the hell is BvS? I want to know if I should be pissed off too:D

You would/will be, trust me. Too many quick cuts for you for sure. It's the new Superman movie.

[Citizen Rules]

Oh...yup you're right.

[MovieMeditation]

Batman v Superman: Yawn of Nonsense

This film doesn't deserve a review, so here's the short version: first act is average at best, second act begins to dive below average but is still tolerable, while the third act blows things completely out of proportion with the worst visual torture my eyes has looked upon in a long time. This explosion of images, characters and whatnot felt like a freaking insult to my brain and it made me angry. Like, literally. I brought my dear mother to see this and I really had to beg her for forgiveness of this trash. Sorry, mom, seriously, I didn't know it was this bad. She thought Batfleck was hot though, so there was some saving grace...

1.5-

I can't help but laugh and feel sad at the same time here. Why? Well, because the last movie I gave this score to....... was Daredevil. :laugh: oh, Ben, I'm so sorry :(

[TONGO]

I can't help but laugh and feel sad at the same time here. Why? Well, because the last movie I gave this score to....... was Daredevil. :laugh: oh, Ben, I'm so sorry :(

Its his own fault, he shoulda learned. That superhero film paycheck must have been calling to him, as after Argo and Gone Baby Gone, wow did he take a dip in quality with this pick.

[Swan]

You would/will be, trust me. Too many quick cuts for you for sure. It's the new Superman movie.

No, it's the new Batman movie.

[seanc]

No, it's the new Batman movie.

Don't talk back to your elders.

[Lucas]

A Brighter Summer Day 4.5
An incredible film that's extremely powerful, honest and heartbreaking.The type of cinema that makes we wonder what I would even do without films in my life. A compelling, thematically rich masterpiece and one of the greatest films of the 1990's. Can't wait to revisit this again.

The House is Black 3.5 *
Decided to revisit this one, as I hadn't seen it in quite some time. It's a very good short film, doesn't surprise me that it is regarded as well as it is. I don't adore it, but I can appreciate its significance.

4:44 Last Day on Earth 2.5
The editing and photography are terrible, yet I can't help but sort of like this one. It's an interesting take on the "end of the world" scenario. It's a nice companion piece to New Rose Hotel. Not one of Ferrara's best, but it is worth checking out at least once.

[Gideon58]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515IbbE2cbL.jpg



7/10

[TheMaster]

That moment in BvS when Bruce Wayne's colleague asks Bruce if he should evacuate the building and at that very moment Bruce is telling him to leave, the colleague looks outside and sees a building falling down. and then says "come on let's go, boss says we need to leave". As if what he just witnessed literally did not provoke a fearful thought?

[The Rodent]

Pretty Woman was just on telly.


Not my sort of thing but 'know, I forgot how feel good that movie is. 4.5

[bluedeed]

A Brighter Summer Day 4.5
An incredible film that's extremely powerful, honest and heartbreaking.The type of cinema that makes we wonder what I would even do without films in my life. A compelling, thematically rich masterpiece and one of the greatest films of the 1990's. Can't wait to revisit this again.


Likely going to watch this tomorrow or Saturday. I saw it about a year ago when the only version available was VHS quality, very much lacking in image quality and contrast, and with very large mandarin and english subtitles that were very obtrusive. Very excited to revisit the new print, which looks beautiful.

[JayDee]

I can't help but laugh and feel sad at the same time here. Why? Well, because the last movie I gave this score to....... was Daredevil. :laugh: oh, Ben, I'm so sorry :(


Poor Ben. Did you see the recent interview he was part of that has gone viral thanks to some tinkering? Absolutely heartbreaking! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJvxEfNW7Ho

[matt72582]

Wild Strawberries - 10/10

One of my favorite movies. Third time watching. Very philosophical, honest, and the trip itself is a vehicle for random relationships between strangers.

The end was so great when Isak's housekeeper makes a flirtatious remark, I actually clapped the first time I saw it. I'm sure some of his unhappiness results from the loss of his wife, and his bad relationships with the only people close to him. Maybe this is why he takes his career seriously, since it's the only place he is respected. But at that age, Isak starts to think about everything.

Isak and daughter-in-law come out with it, and realize they don't quite like each other, but that even changes.

I think the dream sequences, past experiences, and the current are made pretty clear, and essential to the story. I love when Isak can't understand compassion.

Since it's in the watch list, did anyone notice the "homage" to Fellini in "La Strada" - when the watch stops ticking? (I don't wanna say too much about it) with Basehart and then Isak.

Anyway, going to keep this brief, as I don't wanna say too much. This was on TCM, and perhaps it's ON-DEMAND?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Wildstrawberriesposter.jpg

[TheMaster]

Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice

In order to start this review off proper, I want to admit something I wouldn't normally profess in public. And to that I say yes, I am a Zack Snyder apologists. I didn't enjoy Sucker Punch at all, and I never watched his animated film that involved owls? Regardless, Watchmen remains the slice of pop brilliance that it is, 300 remains an extremely bloody, macho affair. And his remake of Dawn Of The Dead is still one of my favorites in the zombie genre.

His skillful directing in each of these films show themselves sporadically throughout this film. Take the intro for instance, when Bruce's parents are murdered. I know people were thinking that they'd seen Bruce's parents get killed for the umpteenth time, but when Bruce's father puts his arm around Bruce and clenches his fist, making his leather glove tighten up, I knew this was gonna be a Snyder film. Then when the gun goes off in slow-mo and the bullet shell pops out with that noir-ish feel, I really knew. And I got excited.

But some moments (laughably) lack critical thinking among some of these characters. As I've mentioned in a prior post, the moment I knew this film was gonna have editing issues is when seeing Jack (Bruce's colleague in Wayne Tower) evacuating his floor after Bruce gives him the go-ahead? This makes no sense considering the destruction happening outside literally before his own eyes.

And to some this might make or break the film, but at the end of my day I know dressing up as a bat and running around a city is ultimately silly. So a few silly editing mistakes I looked past. This isn't to say I still have NO problems with it, cause I do. The big moment, the money shot, the words you uttered to your fellow box office worker, almost does not pay off. Batman beats Superman in a good (to great) fight but it lasts less than 10 minutes. And then a bigger threat comes in to play which honestly could've been handled much better.

Doomsday was very much shoe-horned into the film to show a greater climax involving not just Batman or Superman, but Wonder Woman as well who I thought could've had more screen time, but she was kick-a**. Eisenberg as Luthor (Lord, forgive me) was great. I really enjoyed his performance. If he gets a razzie nom, I'll never understand why. And Ben Affleck, most people agree, played an excellent Batman. His brooding stature and extreme method of crime fighting is wonderful to see come alive on screen.

All In All, Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice is better than what you've been reading, or maybe it isn't. It's all subjective. Mr. Snyder hits it out of the park again and I'm more excited about the DC universe than I've ever been. Sorry, haters!

http://s13.postimg.org/ow1vsmvd3/image.jpg

4

[Tugg]

I never watched his animated film that involved owls?
You should, it's really good.

[ursaguy]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 4 Always a fun watch. I'll admit that I don't think I love it as much as most people who frequently rewatch it-the first half is 11/10 stuff, but after Meat Loaf's death the plot drags and the song rate slows down.

Tyler Perry Presents Peeples 3 Nothing special, but I did like it. It's helped by the fact that Tyler Perry is just the lead producer. He doesn't direct it, so it's competent, he doesn't write it, so it's occasionally funny, and he doesn't star in it, so the cast is charismatic. Craig Robinson is very good in it. It's a bit mean spirited for my tastes. It's basicslly Meet the Parents with black people, but I don't remember the dad being so unlikable in Meet the Parents, and he definitely is unlikable here. Contrary to the title, not really a Tyler Perry movie, so watch it if his name was holding you back, because it has merit.

Kingsman: The Secret Service 3_5 This is a very visual experience. The action scenes are brilliant, and there is a lot of visual humor. The excessive violence isn't bad because you're not supposed to take it seriously, so things like exploding heads can work as jokes. It also might have been even better on mute. I don't dislike the movie, it's a great technical achievement, but I hate the script. It goes in a million different directions, and then settles on the least interesting one-a fish out of water taking out a super villain bent on taking over the world. The entire first half is a training montage, and the sky dive, while great, ends in a way that removes all stakes from the rest of the training. The most interesting characters in the beginning, Colin Firth and the love interest, are both completely wasted in the second half. Part of me wants to give it a higher rating based on how much I enjoyed it, but it's not a great film and could have been great with only a few easy changes.

The Walk 4 Very similar to Kingsman for me. It's a great technical accomplishment with a weak screenplay that I really enjoyed but wouldn't call a great film. Advantage Walk in Joesph Gordon-Levitt's performance. The wig and accent are kind of goofy but you get used to it, and JGL is so great at becoming this character. He gave his all into this portrayal. You know he's a great actor because he overcame the major external limitations with internal talent. He has an interesting character. Everybody else in the movie has a single trait that you know them by. The plot takes some jumps and then fills in the gaps with nearly constant narration, which was lazy. The first act is kind of bad, but the heist is a lot of fun and the visuals during the actual walk are outstanding.

[Redwell]

The Hunted (2003)
http://i.imgur.com/MiAmW7D.jpg?1

The climax of this movie contains the following:
- Two guys in a race for time stopping to craft artisanal knives
- Jungle booby traps a la Predator (1987)
- "Tommy Lee Jones" bungee jumping a waterfall
- You guessed it: a knife fight

http://letterboxd.com/redwell/film/the-hunted-2003/

[the samoan lawyer]

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Earthlings (2005)

Disappointed in this one.Overall it felt very lazy. Shocking images are included sure but the footage was obviously just picked from random places on the internet and nothing new was added or discussed on. Joaquin Phoenix narration also got very tiresome and along with background music from Moby it felt like a lot longer than the 1hour 35mins runtime.

No idea how this is sitting at 8.7 on IMDB.

2.5

[cricket]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Earthlings_%28film%29.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earthlings_(film).jpg)
Earthlings (2005)

Disappointed in this one.Overall it felt very lazy. Shocking images are included sure but the footage was obviously just picked from random places on the internet and nothing new was added or discussed on. Joaquin Phoenix narration also got very tiresome and along with background music from Moby it felt like a lot longer than the 1hour 35mins runtime.

No idea how this is sitting at 8.7 on IMDB.

2.5

Now there's a movie I do not want to see.

[MovieMeditation]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Earthlings_%28film%29.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earthlings_(film).jpg)
Earthlings (2005)

Disappointed in this one.Overall it felt very lazy. Shocking images are included sure but the footage was obviously just picked from random places on the internet and nothing new was added or discussed on. Joaquin Phoenix narration also got very tiresome and along with background music from Moby it felt like a lot longer than the 1hour 35mins runtime.

No idea how this is sitting at 8.7 on IMDB.

2.5
I agree. Gave it the same rating.

It gives you an idea of what is going on and how things are done. But the specifics are missing, the analyzis and study of the material is missing. It does feel lazy and like an easy attempt to slap some grusome stuff in one's face and make you blind to the fact there's very little to it other than just that.

Lazy indeed.

[Nabby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2_dTAk4aDw

[Rey Skywalker]

https://41.media.tumblr.com/b91a6aad717070836c5e0c3025a59ebc/tumblr_o4uwmwTGed1tfg6jso1_1280.jpg

Interview with a Vampire (1994)

rating_3_5

[Mäx]

Höstsonaten Autumn Sonata (Ingmar Bergman, 1978) - 4.5

What an absolute fantastic movie! Great characters and very powerfull performances. Especially Liv Ullmann's is an instant favourite. I really liked it how Bergman used mainly long close-ups to increase the intensity of the portrayed emotions. My favourite Bergman, so far.

[Guaporense]

Genocyber

http://media.animevice.com/uploads/3/37318/662491-genocyber-1.jpg

Review: nilistic, violent and spiritual.

[DrSoup007]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (again) directed by Zack Snyder - 1.5

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0WWzgGyAH6Y/maxresdefault.jpg

My curiosity drove me to see this a second time, and much to my surprise it actually got worse. Those few good scenes I held on to in the first viewing were ultimately bogged down by a unnecessarily depressing and serious jumbled mess that lacks purpose and structure. Any character that exists within the movie is given such a paper thin motivations that whenever something supposedly suspenseful or emotional happens, I lack any interest in the outcome of the horrifically bland events that unfold. I don't recall any of the actors or actresses being this bad, and maybe it's due to the horribly paced and forced writing, but every line of dialogue feels almost tortuous to try and sit through. And don't even get me started on how ridiculously this movie tries to force itself into have a shared universe, by cramming down our throats pointless scenes of character building for heroes we won't even see for the next two years. Hopefully Suicide Squad holds more hope for the DCU than this monster.

[DrSoup007]

Passion of the Christ directed by Mel Gibson - 3

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Throughout the film there are moments that I really started to lose interest in what was happening, there's no room to breathe in the movie. Once the brutality starts to begin you feel for it, and the discomfort they wanted to achieve was successful. The issue comes when you keep laying on the graphic violence to the point that the audience is numb to it, and it has no effect on them anymore. Not to mention how in a bizarre way it tries to intertwine flashbacks to add the potential levity, the problem is those flashbacks feel pointless and confusing without the prior context of the Bible. And that is an issue with other scenes as well. In the end it comes down to being a movie that isn't awful, but nothing deserving of praise, and not something I'll be watching anytime again, simply due to uninterest.

[seanc]

Passion of the Christ directed by Mel Gibson - 3

http://tom1st.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/PassionoftheChrist_009.jpg

Throughout the film there are moments that I really started to lose interest in what was happening, there's no room to breathe in the movie. Once the brutality starts to begin you feel for it, and the discomfort they wanted to achieve was successful. The issue comes when you keep laying on the graphic violence to the point that the audience is numb to it, and it has no effect on them anymore. Not to mention how in a bizarre way it tries to intertwine flashbacks to add the potential levity, the problem is those flashbacks feel pointless and confusing without the prior context of the Bible. And that is an issue with other scenes as well. In the end it comes down to being a movie that isn't awful, but nothing deserving of praise, and not something I'll be watching anytime again, simply due to uninterest.


I watched this last week and these were my thoughts almost exactly. Numb is the proper word for the second half of the film.

[ursaguy]

God's Not Dead 2: 0
It's not just a horribly made, incoherently plotted, overacted movie. It's also an offensive and potentially dangerous piece of propaganda. This is hateful and ignorant, and it only exists to reinforce beliefs that the target audience already has. I could say the same things about the first one, but that was stupid enough to laugh at. This is just offensive.

[Moviehead1990]

What up!!

I just watched 5th wave at imoviesworld.com , Depends on what you like but ill give it a 7.5 worth a watch.


Peace

[seanc]

God's Not Dead 2: 0
It's not just a horribly made, incoherently plotted, overacted movie. It's also an offensive and potentially dangerous piece of propaganda. This is hateful and ignorant, and it only exists to reinforce beliefs that the target audience already has. I could say the same things about the first one, but that was stupid enough to laugh at. This is just offensive.

Yeah, when people overstate their case to an audience that already agrees with them it can be pretty frustrating.

[TheMaster]

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4

[Mäx]

Ice Age 4 (Steve Martino/Mike Thurmeier, 2012) - 2.5

Better than the awful third movie but still not nearly as good as the first one.

[Luka_]

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The Royal Tenenbaums - 4
I took a little break from movies and came back to watch something. This is another movie that Redwell recommended me and i thank him. Easiest thing to say about this movie is good but not perfect, i felt it needed a little more push and it would be on point. Otherwise i reccomend to all of you take a watch of it.

[cricket]

Spotlight (2015)

4

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I probably wouldn't have watched this had it not won the best picture Oscar. Living in Boston, this is a story I had already knew plenty about. It was never a story that interested me much, but rather one that would just make me shake my head when I saw the headlines. For most of this movie, I was more into watching the investigative journalism process. By the end of the movie, I was a little bit teary eyed. I thought it turned out to be a very well done and finely acted movie. I also loved the shout out to Santarpios, my favorite pizza place for the last 27 years.

[Luka_]

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Starred Up - 3.5
I heard allot of praise for this movie and gave it a shot. The story itself seemed decent, but i felt like it was quite short and at some points of the movie i was even bored. On the other point there were many great parts that made up for it. Jack O Connel (Eric Love) was amazing and Ben Mendelsohn (Neville Love, his father) did pretty good to but not at the same level as Jack did. If you like prison movies you will like this for sure, if not then so so.

[ursaguy]

Ant Man 2
I really wanted to like this, but it's just not working for me. Paul Rudd and Michael Pena give great comedic performances, but they don't have a lot of funny things to say. The visuals are great. They were very creative in handling the size changes. The plot was pretty much a redo of the first Iron Man, except less effective because the script isn't as funny and the villain is worse. The villain is an undeveloped nothing, as is the norm for Marvel movies. Evangeline Lilly's character was a waste. Apart from that annoying trope where the woman is the most qualified to be the hero but isn't because the studio wants a male hero, she had no chemistry with any other actor. It's not bad, just as not entertaining as I wanted.

[Lucas]

Boy
First time seeing a film from Oshima, so wasn't sure what to expect. It's an impressive film that's beautifully filmed and happens to features one of the best child performances I've ever seen. It shows the destructive effect poor parenting has on children. In this particular film, the parents make the child get hit by cars, so they can extort money from people.
3.5+

Princess Yang Kwei-Fei
One of Mizoguchi's weakest films, but it still has numerous redeeming qualities. The color is used effectively, the camera movements are impressive, and there are a few very powerful sequences.
3.5-

[Gideon58]

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8/10

[Gideon58]

I watched this last week and these were my thoughts almost exactly. Numb is the proper word for the second half of the film.
Yeah, this is an important piece of cinema...I saw it, am glad I saw it, but have never been into discussing it and have NO desire to re-visit it...ever.

[cinemajack]

* indicates a rewatch

The 5th Wave
J Blakeson | 2016
rating_1_5

Annie Hall *
Woody Allen | 1977
rating_5

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Zack Snyder | 2016
rating_3_5

Fifty Shades of Black
Michael Tiddes | 2016
rating_0_5

Hello, My Name is Doris
Michael Showalter | 2015
rating_3_5

Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Sam Liu | 2016
rating_2_5

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Spike Lee | 2016
rating_4

Norm of the North
Trevor Wall | 2016
rating_1

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
John Lee | 2016
rating_1_5

Remember
Atom Egoyan | 2015
rating_3

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | 2016
rating_3_5

[Guaporense]

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From the director of Genocyber we have something that is also nilistic, violent and spiritual. :p Although Genocyber is much more extreme in general and hence better.

[cricket]

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

3.5

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From the top 100 cheers list, this is the story of Charles Lindbergh's historic flight across the Atlantic. Under the direction of Billy Wilder, and starring James Stewart, I didn't think this movie was all that far from being epic. The first half, which focuses on the preparation of the flight, is terrific. The second half, which focuses on the flight, slows down a little bit. I think I would have liked less time devoted to the actual flight, and more time spent learning more about the man. I also think this movie would have benefited greatly from a love interest. Of course, it's based on Lindbergh's biography, so they may be trying to stay true to the actual events. It's still a very good movie that looks brilliant. While watching, I was somewhat haunted by what would later happen with Lindbergh's family. Wisely, this movie never gets to that point.

[Gideon58]

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5.5/10

[SeeingisBelieving]

The Keep (1983):

6/10

[Gatsby]

Memories of Murder (Joon-Ho, 2003)

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Out-f*cking-standing. Yep, this is still a favorite of mine. One problem I do have is that the second act loses a bit of momentum, but not by much.

5

[Zotis]

Memories of Murder is an interesting movie. I remember when I watched it I thought it was a bit of a random obscure yet surprisingly good movie. Just one of those underrated unheard of random movies. But I've been seeing a few people mentioning it here and people seem to really love it.

[Zotis]

http://rs1226.pbsrc.com/albums/ee414/SladeHadlock/mdgeistwallpaper1.png?w=480&h=480&fit=clip

From the director of Genocyber we have something that is also nilistic, violent and spiritual. :p Although Genocyber is much more extreme in general and hence better.

MD Geist is a classic.

[ursaguy]

Oz the Great and Powerful: 4_5
I've been told that I'm too negative and watch too many bad movies. Well, here is one that I genuinely loved. Sam Raimi is amazing visually. The black and white with an old aspect ratio for the Kansas scenes looks impressive, and it switches into a widescreen, color, gorgeous Oz. The colors are beautiful. The whole experience is just magical. One of James Franco's best performances. I like him so much more when he's sleazy. The little China Doll is great. Her first scene is just wonderful, better than any single scene from the first Wizard of Oz. Mila Kunis is completely miscast, and the plot is on the cliched side, but it executes that plot very well, finding an innovative twist on the big lie storyline by having the lie directly solve the problem, and also not be revealed to all characters. One of my favorites from the last few years, which I wasn't expecting.

[cricket]

Blackfish (2013)

3

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My wife and I saw the whale show at Seaworld, had a terrific time, and were recently talking about visiting again. We've changed our minds.

[TheMaster]

Spotlight (2015)

4

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I probably wouldn't have watched this had it not won the best picture Oscar. Living in Boston, this is a story I had already knew plenty about. It was never a story that interested me much, but rather one that would just make me shake my head when I saw the headlines. For most of this movie, I was more into watching the investigative journalism process. By the end of the movie, I was a little bit teary eyed. I thought it turned out to be a very well done and finely acted movie. I also loved the shout out to Santarpios, my favorite pizza place for the last 27 years.

Best picture though?