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I always thought a horror movie that doesn't scare me is still a horror.

You can't just say a comedy isn't a comedy because it didn't make you laugh.

I smell a subconscious level of homophobia here.

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Cool. The reason i asked was because your distinction between Psycological Thriller and Horror there seemed to be one makes you scared, was curious if it's the same for all Horror.



Anyway it's just a difference in definition i guess. Glad you liked it.

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Seven Up - 10/10

Documentary that starts with these 7-yr old English children and follows them every 7 years. They are asked questions about this experiment, money, rich/poor, black people, etc etc...

This movie is hard to swallow, and even harder to digest.

I can't put this movie on the proper shelf, because I think it maybe belongs to many shelf's.

About the cast, I liked how Darren Aronofsky picked his actors.

Jennifer Lawrence was a good pick, she stumbled across an image of frightened, unsure young women and she transmitted the correct amount of suspense on almost every scene (I know many don't agree), he could have picked someone like Rooney Mara, but I don't think was the right actress for the job, because she have a strong personality, the actress on this movie had to be vulnerable with a very maternal side.

Javier Bardem was also very well chosen, he had to be someone with a very strong sense of charming masculinity with a characteristic on which he could either love you or harm you. Something like Stanley Kubrick did with Jack Nicholson in The Shining.

I have to re-watch this movie to formulate an opinion, i'm a bit on the clouds here, but I don't see any particular reason for the critics to attack this movie so firmly. Do movies have to be easily understandable? Or should they be made in a way the audience can interpreted at there own convenience? I can only see a Gothic-religious understanding about this movie, but that is an assumption, that might be what they want us to do.

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14 Up - 10/10

A group of friends get together for a bachelor party and hire a stripper. One of them accidentally kills the stripper and they try to cover it up. This is the plot to Very Bad Things. Now the plot to Rough Night. A group of friends get together for a bachelorette party and accidentally kill a stripper. Then they try to cover it up. Similar? Yes. The difference is one is extremely dark and the other plays into the popular comedy style of recent, which involves saying random things at inappropriate times and hoping it's funny.

Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jilian Bell, Ilana Grazer and Zoe Kravitz play our female leads, each with a typical distinctive trait that lets us know they are all different people. Johansson is hot, McKinnon is Austrailian, Bell is the ugly loser friend, Grazer is the lesbian and Kravitz is the uptight rich girl. Aside from those very superficial aspects to their characters, you'd never be able to tell them apart. Of course McKinnon gives the role something a bit extra to get some laughs. The fish out of water type character who is odd, it plays right into her roundhouse of quirky characters.

The moment the stripper shows up, the audience knows something is off. He's not exactly excited to be there and doesn't even look like a stripper in the first place. The film likes to think that it is clever enough to trick the audience, but it always seems to be one step behind us. With every attempt to hide the dead body, something comes up. They go to the garage and the door randomly opens. They go to beach and people randomly pop by. With every attempt, we know it won't go well for them. I guess the comedy is supposed to come in when they argue about the different ways to dispose of him, or their failed attempts at it? I'm not too sure because I wasn't laughing.

There is a side-plot that involves the "groom to be" at his bachelor party and it is the complete opposite of what one would expect. He and his friends are at a wine tasting party, very classy and well spoken. When a freaked out Johansson calls him after the stripper dies, it throws his night into a tailspin as he then freaks out over the possibility of her breaking it off with him. Distracting scenes that take away from the main story is how I would describe those. The film does indeed have a talent cast and they do their best with the generically unfunny material. If you do get any laughs, it's from these ladies trying to get something funny out of nothing. Insert unfunny pun about how I had a rough night watching this.

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Café Metropole (Edward H. Griffith, 1937)
Embezzlement, blackmail, subterfuge, roasted eagle and romance - a classic combination!

From the director of Suicide Squad comes a film starring a guy from Suicide Squad and some minor characters also from Suicide Squad about a Suicide Squa....never mind.

David Ayer and Will Smith are back with Netflix's big tentpole film of the year, Bright. Ever wondered what life would be like if we lived alongside Orcs, Fairies and Elves? Bright isn't too concerned with it, but it does serve as an interesting background to a story about two cops, Smith and Edgerton, who find a magical weapon that is capable of epic destruction. A magic wand is found and people from all over the city are willing to kill to get it. Smith and Edgerton now must protect it from thugs, cops and the wands original owner, or the city will fall into chaos.

Bright was a hard sell for me for a few reasons. Max Landis, the obnoxious and egotistical screenwriter is one of them, the other was how serious would I be able to take this film? Seeing Orcs with football jerseys, gold chains, toques and hanging out in the streets with a pimp walk is something that would come out of a parody. Yet Bright is completely serious in every aspect of its story telling. The allegorical elements here hit you over the head numerous times to the point of concussion. Racism exists. We are racist. The Orcs in this film represent the African American and Latino communities, while the Elves represent the white collar American. Everyone else is just in between.

The backdrop to Bright is interesting and could have been better explored. I feel as if this were a television series, it would be ripe for mining. Yet we are stuck with a 118 minute long film that tries to cram way too much in. The break neck pace of the film doesn't help either. We are not really given too much time to take in this world and breathe. We are given glimpses of it in the beginning with fairies being attracted to a bug zapper and how Elves live a lavish lifestyle in the inner city section, but the rest of the film barely touches upon this world. This to me was the biggest mistake this film made. You create this otherworldly place and don't use it to your advantage.

Orcs are looked at as lower class citizens. They chose the "evil" side thousands of years ago, it was the losing side and they have been paying for it ever since. "Don't judge me based on the decision of my ancestors" one Orcs says to Smith. Again, all this world building that is barely touched upon, which leaves us with an unfulfilled feeling. They just throw you into this world with little to no explanation as to why it is the way it is. A quick history lesson at the beginning would have helped this movie immensely.

Think of Bright as Lord of the Rings meets End of Watch. It is without a doubt a fantasy fairy tale and the characters acknowledge this, asking if they are in a prophecy. I guess when a film deals with magic wands, you have to be a little self aware. Ayer's direction is focused on the action and he puts you in the thick of it with Smith and Edgerton. Two cops; one human and one Orc, who don't really like each other. Immediately you question their loyalty to one another and ask if they can survive the night together.

Smith plays his usual self, a wise cracking, smooth talking, hero. He doesn't really try to give his character any real depth. He hates his partner, doesn't trust him. That's about it. His partner is Edgerton, an Orc. He is without a doubt, the best thing about this movie. He plays the character with extreme pathos and we immediately side with him due to his circumstances. Everyone hates him. Humans hate him because he's an Orc. Orcs hate him because he's a cop. They feel like he's betrayed his kind. He's alone in this world.

Ayer brings the action and tension to Bright and the story feels very confined to one aspect. Protect the wand. Everyone comes after it, so it's two against the world. That world by the way, would have been interesting to explore...did I mention that yet?

Star Wars: The Force Awakens -

not again

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Madtown (Charles Moore, 2017): Milo Ventimiglia gives a powerful performance as Denny Briggs, who starts off doing a one-time gig at a comedy club and the rest of the film is mostly flashbacks about him trying to start a new lease on life when he gets a job as a waiter at a family restaurant. The product of a terrible childhood, one that resulted in his older overprotective sister killing their parents after a major school incident, Denny finally has found a "family" he is happy with. That is, until his sister has been paroled after serving a twenty year sentence for the murders and she intends to control his life again.

The film is truly Ventimiglia's but there is powerful support by Rachel Melvin as potential love interest and co-worker Sarah, a one time aspiring music teacher who became a single mom and Amanda Aday (Meat Loaf's daughter) as Madison, Denny's overprotective sister who has returned to control his life.

This is one of those smooth-flowing, plot-twisting indie dramas that really is worth checking out.

Final Rating: A-

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)



Firstly, I haven't seen the original for around 10 years and was a liker but not all-round fanboy. This film I did think was better. In terms of mood and pace. Gosling carries the "K" character well and couldn't think of another actor that could give that hangdog personality with more verve. The story flows well (at times the effects are a bit "Gattaca"). It was a bit too long and with better editing could have been slightly more punchy. But I really liked it. 4.5/5

21 Up - 10/10

The Disaster Artist

LOL I have not laughed this hard for a long time, this movie is hilarious! James Franco needs to be nominated by Oscar IMHO.

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Lady Bird

Overall a pleasant movie, but I don't think Saoirse Ronan is going to win Oscar because of this role, though she should be nominated.

This movie is very similar to The Edge of Seventeen from last year, but not as good as The Perks of Being a Wallflower if you ask me.

Oh I almost forget to mention, Laurie Metcalf is pretty impressive as the mom. She definitely has a shot to win best supporting actress.