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An intriguing story about a boy, the reincarnation of the Avatar, master of all for elements, who has to restore harmony and balance once again, after evil forces have brought chaos, fear and war into the world.
The story is just amazing and keeps evolving and growing beautifully, creating a world that you just wanna dive in to and stay there, it just keeps you hooked. The show is very heartwarming and often heartbreaking at times, but also manages to bring a lot of joy and laughter to anyone who watches it. The characters are amazing, adorable, funny and often relatable.
The Art style and animations are just amazing and the music fit´s just perfect into the whole picture and underlines the emotions so well.
Avater - The Last Aribender is a show that manages to reach kids and adults alike.
It´s just fantastic and a must watch!
| 10 |
I'll keep this fairly blunt. Johhny Depp was a mistake for 2 reasons.1. He phones it in! Even the cgi animals act him off the screen.. and they are ridiculously absent for the vast majority of this movie. He's about as emotive as a brain-dead sea anemone & can't decide on an accent - which he mumbles whenever he lands on one in the moment. 2. His Look/Costume...It's shocking - I can almost understand the logic that dictated his look being stark and blonde - almost, but he can't pull it off. There's nothing malevolent about him. I could go on about the bland but let's talk about everyone else. The two romance sub plots have huge holes in them and are barely given a nod within the movie. The search for a mother sub plot is also very thin, and I have to really question as to why 'Fantastic Beasts' was even included in the title, because the beasts rarely were included in the movie.
I am an avid admirer of J k Rowlings work, and I am very happy to re-watch the first in this series many many times, but this one needed way more of her magic to justify my ever bothering with it again.
| 6 |
I heard so much about this movie, so I really tried to enjoy it, but not one second of it got me interested. I usually like a lot of different movies, and it takes a lot to get me bored.
To me it looked like all the actors just spoke their lines out of their head, and not with their heart, just as the acting itself.
The events seemed like running out of control and cutting up the movie, instead of following up and glueing the movie together. There was too much emphasis on the story telling to make it look real, so the characters come over too slow.
The fact that the movie is based on a true story doesn't mean I have to appreciate the movie higher than I do now. There could have been done a lot more with the story, and the attempt to 'fresh it up' a little with to some dark comedy failed imo.
| 1 |
I was expecting something similar to Game of Thrones This is completely a different genre. But it was too confusing. I just stopped watching it although it has really nice scenes and effects.
| 1 |
I have to admit that I didn't much like the early episodes. I couldn't really get into it despite being a Marvel fan (as well as a Coulson fan). When I read the inhumans would make an appearance, I started watching again and have been hooked ever since. And while I'm a little sad that the show has ended, I'm glad that it went out on a high note instead of overstaying its welcome.
| 9 |
This movie is one of the best movies ever made in Bollywood.The passion,love,emotion,energy everything is sublime.One of the best performances by Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala.Their love story resembles to that of Romeo and Juliet, just here the context is different.Preity Zinta plays her part good too, the conversation she makes with Shahrukh when they go for lunch are relevant and fresh even today, asking him about his 'virginity', telling him about 'skp'-shaadi ke pehle, and she looks very cute in this movie. Manisha Koirala is charming.This movie deals with insurgency, terrorism,love.The songs are beautiful and of finest quality.I recommend everyone around the world,film critics,movie buffs to watch it,behold it and cherish and relish this finest and sublime cinematic work by Mani Ratnam.This movie is world class and contends with the finest movies ever made around the world in every aspect.The energy and passion it carries,just carries you along with it to a different dimension and world.The eternal love, flames of fire of love and oppression give you a different and formidable perspective of your mortal life and conscience.
| 10 |
Loosely based on Spielberg's life story, "The Fablemans" shows the life of a growing movie producer from the time he is about 6 to the age of 22. Although the movie is told from the eyes of the young boy (or man), it covers his close family, mom, dad and 2 sisters and his dad's closest friend Bennie (played by Seth Rogan). After reading about it, I was surprised how close it was to his real story, not that loose at all and I very much appreciated that fact.
Since Spielberg did direct some of the most iconic movies of all times (Schindler's list, Jaws, E. T, Jurassic Park etc etc), it is hard to say that "The Fabelmans" can take a top spot in that list, however judged in a vacuum I still think it is a great movie, my only complaint with it being that the progression is very slow and might lose some viewers over that. There are not many big events or something that super extraordinary, but considering this is almost a documentary, it is well worth watching for those of us who are interested in a realistic story.
Covering the early years of Steven.. er.... I mean Sammy, saves the movie from telling anything about modern day movies and only covers couple of his early years shorts, which their make-of details are murky anyway. It could have been a story about anybody, but no, it is Spielberg's story and that worth a few points in my book, otherwise I would probably rank it a bit lower.
In summary, if you can sit through a semi-documentary film about filmmaking and coming-of-age story, then please give Fabelmans a try. It is different than the usual Spielberg block-busters and probably would not be a financial success, but if you coming in with the right expectations, I feel you will not be disappointed. Exact score: 78 / 100.
| 8 |
Only one word can describe Russian Doll: Crazy.
In recent years, Groundhog Day has essentially become its own genre and out of the new group of time-loop stories this has to be my favourite. This show is strangely addictive given the repetitive nature of the story, in large part this is due to the infectious performance by star and co-creator Natasha Lyonne who brings energy to the show that keeps it feeling as if the story is moving forward. Later her chemistry with Charlie Barnett adds a new dynamic that keeps this momentum.
Later episodes also have a surrealist nature adding excellent and unique visuals along with bizarre plot twists where the show almost becomes a horror story towards the last two episodes. I'm not 100% sure if all of these plot twists make sense or if the story will hold up to intense scrutiny but I do know that it was a whole lot of fun to watch.
Definitely check out this one if you haven't already!
| 8 |
Why is it that Indian filmmakers seem to believe that every movie, regardless of subject matter, needs to be over three hours long? Is it simply a matter of "more is better," or is there something ethnical or cultural going on here? For indeed, this phenomenon is not restricted to certain specialized genres as it is in American film-making (the sweeping epic, the historical drama, the Broadway-based musical etc.) but seems to extend to films of all types made in that country.
Take "Swades," a rather simple comedy/drama about a successful NASA satellite designer named Mohan who returns to his native country in search of his roots and past. He travels to a village where Kaveriamma, the woman who took care of him as a child, now resides. His intention is to take her back to the States with him, so that she can live out the remainder of her life in the lap of luxury and affluence. However, while he's there, he falls in love with a beautiful but feisty and independent young schoolteacher named Gita who wants Kaveriamma to remain where she is. A struggle develops between these two attractive young people who are obviously madly in love with one another but too prideful and pigheaded to realize or acknowledge it.
What might have been a meaningful and profound little personal drama at, say, a reasonable 115 minutes, becomes something of an endurance contest at a turgid 186. The story simply isn't compelling enough to sustain our interest for this enormous a length of time. The film does have some pertinent things to say about the caste system, the role of women in society, the need for universal education, and the conflict between traditionalism and modernity in 21st Century India ("swades" actually means "we, the people") - and I'm sure that people in the home country may find these issues more compelling than some of us watching the film in an entirely different part of the world. Unfortunately, writer/director Ashutosh Gowariker seems too addicted to romantic clichés for any of these themes to filter through and register much of an impact. He also employs the kind of corny reaction shots one rarely sees in American films anymore, as well as too-cutesy-by-half musical riffs to highlight the humorous moments so that the presumably unperceptive audience will know when to respond appropriately - like a laugh track in a sitcom or the traditional drum roll of the stand-up comic. One of the reasons why the movie is so long is that the narrative is frequently interrupted by those seemingly obligatory musical numbers without which no true blue Indian film can exist. Some of the these sequences are high-spirited and enjoyable, but I have no idea why every single filmmaker in that country feels compelled to use them in every single film.
As the young lovers, Shahrukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi make a handsome, attractive couple, and Kishori Balal provides stability and warmth as the old woman who becomes the bone of contention between the two. And there would be no point in denying that "Swades" has moments of point and purpose as Mohan comes to realize the beauty and quality of the land and the people he has left behind. Now, if only a sensible editor could have trimmed the movie down to a more serviceable length, "Swades" might have been a film worth watching.
| 4 |
This is the worst movie I've seen in years. I should've walked out like my girlfriend asked me to but I kept thinking something would happen. It never did. This movie creeps along slowly with little character development and shoddy acting. Don't waste your time.
| 1 |
Let's start with what I enjoyed. The scenery, costumes and music were very nice but I believe that this movie was way over-hyped. I expected Barbie to be a touching movie that showed the positive and negative effects of this doll on society with a few FUNNY jokes here and there. Instead, I was greeted with an overly dramatic, some would say cringey, movie that sounds badly written. It seems that this movie doesn't fit in any category. It is definitely not a drama, nor a comedy as all the jokes were laughable, but for the wrong reason. The moral of the story is one that can definitely be appreciated, but just isn't suited for this type of movie. A pink doll travelling between the Barbie world and the real world wasn't enough to convey a strong message on the stringent beauty standards that hurt this generation of women. If you are not into Barbie, this movie is definitely not for you.
| 5 |
I thought Game of Throns seasons 7 and 8 were the worst thing someone could do to great source material. Then I watched this.
I don't know if all the 8+ stars reviewers watched a completely different show.
Update after season 2:
Unbelievable but they managed to make it even worse. I had hope after episode 1 being quite ok, but that sh** went downhill so fast... What an unbelievably arrogant human being must the creator of this show be to think she's a better writer than the original author who has millions of fans following his fiction, his world and the games based very accurately on his world.
Just stick to that damn source material and stop making your underwhelming storylines. Seriously!
Acting was mostly somewhere between mediocre and bad, and most of the actors feel misplaced in the world.
CGI is awful, like mid 90ies stuff.
None of the characters behaves true to the books.
That Fringilla storyline is soooo incredibly bad, I can't imagine anyone in charge let that happen.
Credit to Henry who seems the only one at least trying. But no chance to save this mess of a show.
| 1 |
I was really excited for this movie. And although the acting absolutely didn't disappoint, I feel like there is at least 45 minutes that should have been cut. I felt like I was waiting for something to happen to push the story along the entire time. The ending was awesome and such a a great surprise but 15 minutes of fun at the end doesn't quite make up for being bored the rest of the movie. I will say this was some of the best acting we have seen from the two main stars and Margot Robbie lit up the screen for her scenes. Worth watching just hang in there.
| 6 |
I pity people who stopped on the first half of season 1, because apart from that, is one of the best shows I've ever watched. If IMDb ignored the reviews from season 1, it would be a solid 9
| 8 |
As the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger, I was pleased to see how DC connected completely different timeframes and plots into a unifying film. After a subpar first movie in this series, my expectations were low to say the least. The Winter Soldier surely surpassed them.
People consider Captain America to be freedom and justice encapsulated into a super-human body. As S.H.I.E.L.D (the organization Captain America aids) becomes more and more powerful, people with alternate perspectives begin to corrupt the freedoms of the public. When times turn dark, it's hard to see who's really on which side.
Sharing numerous parallels with modern society (and past cultures), it introduces how passive and compliant citizens are to governments that readily take advantage, commit heinous crimes and infringe on the very rights these respective nations are built upon. People are resistant to change when they have a pleasing, comfortable lifestyle. Unfortunately, their unwillingness to rebel blinds them by the valueless pleasures that are offered instead.
I enjoyed Captain America because it reminds everyone of the evil people are capable of, but also the good. We may feel alone fighting a battler, but truly never are.
| 7 |
I think the only reason this got good reviews was because it was compared to the previous disastrous film output from DC. Wonder Woman is possibly the most naive character in comic book cinema, often to the point of being wilfully dense. And the villain reveal at the end is just awful.
| 2 |
To the showrunners: please do not get influenced by what TV critics say and listen to the viewers instead ! You got it right with this show's first season and you need to keep doing the same great job for the second season please.
Currently The Witcher has a very difficult to understand 59% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Although this rating is slowly increasing, after watching the show, I did not understand why it was so low and also why it was so different from the Audience Score at 93%. So I went and read some of the reviews that supported that 59%. Believe me that we have to completely ignore most of these reviews written by so called "TV experts". From reading them it was very clear to me that most of the reviewers only watched episode 1. I admit episode 1 of the Witcher is a bit confusing. But it is not so without purpose. There is a well designed reason for this. In interviews, the showrunner Lauren Hissrich explains why this choice was made, both to offer balanced story time to important characters Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri and also to follow a plot device inspired by Christopher Nolan. It all makes a lot of sense by episode 3 and you feel satisfied by the way it was told. After all this is an adaptation and the show writers can diverge from the original work. I thought their view was both original and interesting. We live in a world with a massive amount of TV shows. The quality of most are poor and they are repetitive. I think a show that uses the original material in interesting ways even to those who know them should be encouraged. Do we need to have everything made simple, generic and boring ? Certainly not ! Another frequent thing TV reviewers said was that... the Witcher was not Game of Thrones... So I guess they were expecting to see another season of GoT but did not get it... so they poorly reviewed the Witcher. This to me is reason enough to totally dismiss their reviews. The Witcher is NOT GoT. It comes from a very rich work at least on par with Tolkien or Martin's works. It is an universe on its own and although middle-earthesque, it has its own logic and complexities. The show does a great job in the first season at explaining this world if you give it a chance. And the show becomes increasingly compelling and the season finale is stunning... It is ok to compare shows but it has to make sense: the Witcher's writing, acting and visuals are top notch, excellent and I would say the best I have seen in 2019. For instance, the Mandalorian also has top notch visuals. But the writing is not on par with the rest. That show's season finale was somewhat disappointing because we don't understand most of the motivations behind people's actions in the show, at least they don't seem logical to me. It's not the case with the Witcher... it all makes perfect sense. I also have to applaud the choices made with the music and singing. I think they are courageous choices. Jaskier's songs a definitively bold and modern in their form and they give a very special touch to the show ! They are also very entertaining and funny.
Finally Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra do a great job as Geralt and Yennefer. Please keep up the good work in the second season and keep us entertained and surprised !
| 9 |
I was actually disappointed by the movie I waited it for long time but I did not like it at all the story is confusing, I didn't understand it well I felt like they are trying to connect this series with harry potter's series too hard that the story was lost in addition, the big actors had small roles
| 2 |
This show is badass. I played all the games and it lives up to those which were great. Henry Cavill is perfect as the Witcher, and the effects and story are awesome. Watch it!
| 9 |
I was utterly disappointed with season 2. After huge success of season 1, and this was indeed one of the most anticipated web series. It failed completely, and the script was confusing and it was like putting so many different elements into one. There was Gaitonde, Pakistan, Nuclear war, genocide against muslims etc. What was that? Sacred games should have been well off if it was Sacred Games not some neighbourly conflicting series against Pakistan. Disappointing
| 1 |
Amazing start, great acting. I can't wait for more.
| 10 |
OK this is a true story - but all these 10/10 reviews - please get real.
This is not Breaking bad or prison break (First 2 seasons) - or even Dexter - all 9/10. This is a true story and it's reasonably told. Nothing more.
| 7 |
40 Year Old Vigin, clever, funny movie, Knocked Up, clever, OK movie in need of some editing. This? Garbage. Every aspect of this movie is terrible. Acting, editing, sets, wardrobe, script... all horrible.
Admittedly, I did walk out before the movie was over, so it could have turned into "Napoleon Dynamite" or "Election" in the second half... not likely though. First time I've walked out of a movie since being dragged to some Ringwald dreck by a date in 1985.
So what's up with the hype machine these days? One IMDb poster said they would watch this movie every time it comes on cable. Yeah, right, and I watch "Hook" every time it comes on cable too...
| 1 |
This is my first encounter with The Witcher. It seems to be a show based on weak, hedonistic white males and overly violent selfish females. This show must hate the "fairer sex" because their characters are deplorable.
It starts off with promise but suffers from intersectional feminist ideology towards the end. You know it's bad when you start skipping scenes with certain characters. Cavill is the only character who is allowed to have any decent human qualities besides some of the minor characters who blindly aid horrible people for some reason.
For a Northern cold climate there are plenty of Africans running around. In this case diversity is distracting and heavy handed, not a virtue or a strength.
Ending on a positive note, the breasts on display in some scenes, are very nice.
| 5 |
Ludo.2020.Anurag Basu
The film just like a game of Ludo attaches four different lives with a fundamental problem/goal. Ludo unlocks really well with its sole characters and their unique personal journey. The film lacks in its second half with some not so necessary subplots but convincingly ends with a message.
Identical to his earlier film, Ludo is exceptional and meticulous in its color palette, framing, lighting, shot compositions & background score. Basu focuses specially on top angles and fast pans to connect all the stories deftly. In throng of actors, Rajkumar Rao shines in his character as one side lover.
| 7 |
Red Sparrow is a movie I've been wanting to watch for a while. To me, it seemed like a movie I'd like. I heard from many that it is a "James Bond and Black Swan combined." And being a huge fan of both movies, I really wanted to watch it. I picked it up from the library, like I do with most movies I want to watch. The first like 10 minutes of the movie was what I expected, but then after, it turned into something I didn't expect. The first 10 minutes of the movie is essentially Jennifer Lawrence's character performing ballet in a recital while Joel Edgerton is doing some spy stuff and it is not explicitly said what he is doing until much later, and that is one of my biggest problems in this film. I really love it when Jennifer Lawrence is on screen and kicking butt, but Joel Edgerton's subplot is kind of boring, and I did not care about him at all. He's actually kind of a weak character to be honest. And what comes along with Joel Edgerton's subplot is boredom. The movie gets boring when we pay attention to Joel Edgerton because he isn't interesting, and Jennifer Lawrence's character is way more interesting. The performances are pretty good in this movie, especially from Jennifer Lawrence, and there are many thrilling sequences as well, especially at the beginning of the movie. The second act of the movie is kind of boring because Joel Edgerton's subplot kind of intertwines with Jennifer Lawrence's subplot, and it creates a bland part of the movie that really doesn't go anywhere because not much is happening. The twists in the movie really aren't shocking, in my opinion at least, because it does not really bring the story in another direction. When the twist happened, I was just like, "Okay, I guess that happened", and that's it. I feel like if you're a huge fan of spy movies, I think you'd like this one. 7/10
| 6 |
It's really heart touching movie, one of the best story oriented movie. This movie has mad sense of all wins the heart by just eyes and heart. Really liked Charlie the way storytelling by director acting by Rakshit.
| 10 |
It's watchable. Sorry but it's just not as good as all the reviews I read before seeing it. Gaga can't act, she's pretty one dimensional throughout. Am I the only one that sees that?! Songs are ok but they're very 'X Factor/Reality tv fodder' Stick to the Streisand film, much better.
| 2 |
I couldn't sit it through.
And why the heck is it called Captain America, when it is not even about him?
There are again too many superheroes and not enough time for everybody and the little time is wasted with boring talk.
I have nothing against interesting talk, but this was not one of that.
It was another Avenger crap.
And they had to jump on the bandwagon and had to make it about how the Avengers kill everybody around them by "saving the world".
Duh...! We know it since Batman v Superman that you are sorry. We don't need to talk about it in every superhero movie from now on.
| 4 |
The show is good, but I suggest googling some of the background. The map, names, and history are odd and convoluted. However with a little reading it gets significantly more interesting. I don't expect it to make it to GOT popularity, but its worth a binge.
| 7 |
What if superheros were real, and corporations were pulling their strings. That pretty much sums up this show. I love the idea, because it is probably how it would really end up playing out.
Its a good watch but the gore is over top. Like tarrantino neck wound over the top.
| 7 |
Too long and . . . why?
| 2 |
I fell in love with "The Godfather Part II" the first time I saw it! And why not? No other movie that runs for a whopping 200 minutes, has held my interest like this one has! There is not a single wasted moment in this long running time. And what's more..it has my most favourite actors Al Pacino and Robert De Niro starring in it! Words are not enough to describe this great film, and as has rightly been said by many: to call it a sequel is an insult! This is yet another movie that gets better each time you see it.
The Godfather Part II tells parallel stories of young Vito Corleone's early life and his son Michael's reign as Don Corleone. The contrast in the two eras has been shown beautifully. The colours used, the sets, the overall feel...everything has been shown to such fine detail, that it becomes impossible to even try and find a flaw in this film! The most important thing to mention here is that the flashback scenes of Vito's life appear at very apt moments! They are not placed haphazardly. Careful attention has been given to their placement, so that they fit beautifully in the present narrative of Michael Corleone.
Robert De Niro delivers a mind-blowing performance as the young Vito. He has uncannily managed to look and behave exactly like the young Vito Corleone would (given Brando's depiction of the same character in the first movie). In some scenes it actually feels as if we are watching a young Brando portraying Vito Corleone! Al Pacino is stunning as the cold, ruthless, brooding Michael Corleone! He manages to express so much through his eyes, its almost eerie! John Cazale as Fredo has a lot to do in this movie and he pulls it off wonderfully. Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen does complete justice to his role yet again! Other performances worth a very special mention include: Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth, Michael V. Gazzo as Frank Pentangeli, Gaston Moschin as Don Fanucci and G.D. Spradlin as Senator Geary.
Diane Keaton is better in this movie than in the first as Kay; Talia Shire as Connie is adequate.
Also, special mention about the choice of actors playing the young Tessio and young Clemenza (John Aprea and Bruno Kirby respectively); they actually bear an uncanny resemblance to the older actors playing these same parts in Part I.
The cinematography, needless to say, is amazing! The sepia tone makes the film appear like a beautiful painting.... The score: once again, a class apart!
This is one "sequel" that truly surpasses the original! I try not to call it a sequel as far as possible, because the word "sequel" simply doesn't fit! "The Godfather Part II" is an offer that no one should/can ever refuse!! To do so would quite simply be a "crime".....
| 10 |
Why spiderman sequel are always the worst for ending a movie
| 8 |
This feels like a great idea burned by weak plotting and an extraordinarily dumb cop protagonist. We were ahead of him all the way, despairing at his inability to spot the most obvious clues while refusing to question what was obviously very questionable evidence. The parents of the missing children also behave so foolishly that I lost sympathy for them. I did watch to the end though, as I did at least hope they'd find the missing children. But even the ending proved to be predictable and anti-climactic. A real shame, as the story itself is a good one - it's how it's told lets it down. In a detective movie like this, the audience shouldn't be ahead of the detective. We despaired over the cop's stupidity.
I hope Jake Gyllenhall isn't going make a habit of playing numbskulls; his character in Life is equally dim-witted.
| 6 |
This is a cool take on the murder mystery genre, with a lot of twists and turns that seemed to never end. It's really satisfying to peel all the layers and watch the main characters go through the same detective like thought process as the viewers.
Just a "fun" way to explore an otherwise dark topic. Turns the true crime genre on its head. Not the best for bingeing because it can get tiresome at times.
| 7 |
If you usually find that kind of movie like action crime then this movie for you. In this movie, plot is very simple. Movies cuts are very impressive. If you talk about Chris Hemsworth and Randeep hudda's acting, was mind blowing. Not compare this movie from bollywood.
| 7 |
I love arthouse film which i think this is going for and a lot of criticism on arthouse film is it tries too hard to be clever which i've never agreed with until now but you have to take into account there is nothing to this film. I love the use of sound and robert was incredible but that's about where my praise ends. For starters i hate when films mess around with aspect ratio just to make it look more arty, ive seen reviews saying it's to give the feeling of claustrophobia and being boxed in but the actual director states the opposite. The themes and metaphors are practically shoved into your face while eluding the idea there are more we should be grasping however it just feels like it's an art project from someone who wanted to make something profound but just made boring mush.
| 4 |
The.best.war.movie I have seen ever! Direction, screenplay, acting and the cast selection is superb. The team has done a marvelous job in making actors resemble their real world counterparts, which adds further to the overall feel. So many moments in the movie where adrenaline gushes through.!
| 10 |
I feel like I'm the only person in the world who can't stand Matthew Goode. The rest of the casting was very well done, especially for Sarah Bishop and Peter Knox.
The All Souls Trilogy is rich, complex, subtle and moving. A Discovery of Witches TV series is a shallow adaptation. Gorgeous scenery and interesting camera work plus well-executed special effects, but Deborah Harkness's brilliant story was clumsily adapted with bland dialogue and lack of chemistry between the two main actors.
The show was juuuust interesting enough that I finished the entire season. Even when I consider the show on it's own merits, separate from my love of the books, it only rates as "average".
| 5 |
Chockfull of unlikeable characters and generally lacking what many enjoyed about Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon seems to serve very well as a companion series for those who have read Fire and Blood. However, for viewers who haven't read the book, the series falls flat. Let's be honest: if this wasn't a Game of Thrones spin-off, only a fraction of us would be watching and it would definitely end after a dismal first season.
PROS -- The rich history of Westeros, as written by GRRM... Increased real world diversity and representation in their fictional universe... High production value. Costumes are excellent, wigs are getting better, and the (real and CGI) scenery looks beautiful.
CONS -- Numerous time jumps and recastings. It's jarring for the viewer and to the story, often skipping years of the aforementioned lore... Conspicuous lack of dragons in House of the Dragon... Character development, intriguing politics, sharp dialogue, and decent action scenes are all few and far between.
| 5 |
It was a really good film for how SRK had to play two characters. It really shows how we as humans can get so engulfed by our favourite things that we let it take over our lives until there's no turning back.
| 10 |
Only worth seeing for 3D I assume as no other redeeming features.
| 3 |
Honestly 6/10 is pretty damn generous. This is one of the most predictable murder mysteries I have ever seen, which in itself is bad enough as the main point of a mystery is to have twists and unexpected reveals. There weren't really any likable characters and it was difficult to root for anyone, even the main character. The barfing thing cheapened the whole experience and the role it played in the plot was painfully obvious each time. The attempt at humour was off-putting in its carelessness and lack of finesse; t genuinely felt at times like the script had been written by a child. The stylistic aesthetics and star-studded cast certainly draw you in and the score does its best to captivate your imagination, but none of these elements could drown out the sheer mediocrity of the storytelling, the weak and lackluster plot and the almost pitiful attempt at creating 'mystery'. There were little moments here and there that were decent and at times it seemed like there was potential but sadly the result was seriously underwhelming and unmemorable.
| 6 |
Loved the series only because of BB. Truly one man artist! It's great that he has come upto this kevel of production and acting. I just wish the episodes would have released in shorter intervals. It's amazing how much hard work is put into this. Maybe the first episode waslane, but it genuinely gets better in the next ones.
| 8 |
As the historical author Simon Webb has written, and talked about on his YouTube channel History Debunked, the book 12 Years A Slave was not written by Solomon Northup, but actually written by a white racist who falsely attributed it to Northup purely in order to gain notoriety for it being a book written by a former slave, when this, and the story itself, is a fabrication.
Although the 2013 movie is indeed well directed, acted and presented, the premise and story are fictional, despite being presented as biographical.
In terms of the Oscars and awards this movie received, and the other movies it placed against in each of its categories, I don't think 12 Years A Slave actually deserved a single win. I would have chosen different winners for each category it was nominated for. The wins that it got really do feel like this movie is the first of its kind, a movie getting tons of acclaim purely because of the racial premise. Sadly this trend continued after it, and continues to this day. We now live in a world that gives praise and awards to films that focus on race and being divisive rather than focusing on film quality.
| 2 |
The movie was so boring that it even saw sleeping. Bruce lee's part is very offensive.But I don't understand, is n' t Quentin a fan of Bruce Lee? Why is this malicious image of Bruce Lee?
| 2 |
NO SPOILERS! But the first 2 episodes are really out there and one may have no idea what's going on. It's a slow burn. Episode 3 is much better and episode 4 is awesome!
| 8 |
This show is quite good and very intense. It's one of most disturbing stories I ever watched. It shows how far a disturbed but genious and dark mind can go. Weak people should not watch it, I think, because many fears can be triggered when seeing some situations depicted in the episodes, and could be even traumatic.
| 10 |
To me this movie was like watching an overloaded plane taxi down the runway and you're standing there waiting, hoping that it can make it off the ground. This film doesn't. Ever.
Bad script, terrible acting. I couldn't make out most of what Redmayne was saying. It was like he was Stephen Hawking all over again. The story seemed to start at a place where we were supposed to know who many of the characters were. Just utter nonsense. And the end...OMG. I can't believe they are making more.
| 2 |
Another masterpiece by TVF. This series well define the reality of IIT aspirants.
| 8 |
My mark is a bit hard, i admit. But the fact is i didn't understand half of the movie... Many characters appear without you knowing them. Maaaanyy plots are forced and you don't get the link between many events. They want to create a mistery about stuff which are not important but neglecte the biggest details. No coherence with the non-magician world. A real problem in the balance of power... Despite all that, some good points might be said... A bit funny, still some nice magical creatures (a few) and the perspective they can do better for the next one but will i go to the cinema and trust this again? Nothing is less sure...
| 3 |
The Movie Isn't Entertaining. It is So BORING. The Pacing Is So Slow. The Editing Is Choppy And Incosistent. Some Scenes And Dialogues Were Useless. The Humor Was Terrible And Unfunny. The Antagonist Blackwood Is Terrable And Forgettable. The Characters Are One Dimensional.
| 5 |
How's the Josh?? High sir Very high sir🙏 Jai Hind
| 10 |
I have to admit, I am a fan of the original Batman films, Robin and all. I feel that any other Batman remake or reboot out there would be insufficient to me and would not meet my expectations like the originals did. This is the obvious reason why it's taken me seven whole years to sit down and finally watch the bloody movies (also the fact that I saw the preview for the dark knight rises, and it looked pretty good, so i had to do my homework beforehand).
With that being said, the movie is good. It's not as excellent as some have portrayed it to be, yet it is not a movie i didn't enjoy. There are highs and lows to every movie, and this one is no exception.
I'll admit, the first half of the film had more lows than highs. Christian Bale was a mopey, drab, depressing Bruce Wayne, someone I found I could not relate to nor enjoy as a main character. I know he was searching for himself and had lost his parents, but his overall dark mood left me a bit cold. While the movie itself was supposed to have dark undertones throughout, overall it was a bit TOO dark for me. Being over-saturated with drama and darkness does not make a movie great - rather, it's the humour (even subtle, made to match a dark movie), the action (or climax, depending on the kind of movie), the relationships and more that are all added together to make a perfect blend. For the most part, I do not feel that was attained.
With the second half of the movie though, it reached more of what my expectations were. The action sequences were full throttle and left me feeling revved up, Bruce was much more likable after turning into Batman, some subtle (but very well done) jokes were thrown into the mix, and the relationship between Bruce and his childhood friend (Katie Holmes) was much more believable than it was in the first half. In fact, by the end I was hoping they would get back together in DKR (but seeing as she's not credited for a role, i guess not). Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson and Alfred the Butler all deserve nods for bringing in some much needed alleviation from the gloom that is Batman Begins.
Overall, stick through the slightly slow-paced and sluggish first half of the film (save for a couple of fight scenes, primarily the one at the beginning), and you will very much be rewarded with the great second half!
| 6 |
The acting is phenomenal but it's really hard for me to sympathize with the protagonist or really to understand why they made this a show. It's boring but like a psychological thriller trepidation feeling? Hard to get into for me because nothing really happens but I guess that's the point as she's accomplished nothing.
| 6 |
Don't waste your 2 and half hours. Go on a blind date! Total pants movie! Nonsensical, all about Wanda! Should've been called ' I Wanda why I bothered watching!'
| 2 |
I loved the books and appreciate this series, but Matthew De Clermont should be a more handsome, seductive actor. Matthew Goode just isn't a good fit, IMO.
| 7 |
I often heard positive reviews about the series, they recommended it without sparing words. So, he came himself - turned on.
And that's it, an old-style movie that I couldn't watch. I tried to watch the first episode, but it didn't work.
| 6 |
When we were done watching this movie my Best Friend had the nerve to ask "So... what did you think?". My other friend and I looked at each other and all I had to say was "OH MYYYYYY GGGGOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDD! That was the longest movie I've ever seen." They should have put the Spider symbol on the Hulk and rolled two really really bad movies into one. It seems that Marvel Comics only have two settings. They either make a really good movie or a movie where you wish you had a shot gun blast to the face. Recently, it has been the latter of the two. Back to Spider-Man 2. The script was horrible. I was waiting for the Preschool fighting words of "You arn't invited to my birthday party!" to spew from Mary Jane's mouth. Funny enough when she was asked if Peter was invited to the wedding, she said "No." Why didn't the SWAT team take Doc Ock out when he was robbing the bank? When he was climbing the building with Aunt Mae, did anyone find it funny that New York's Finest would just open fire at any building in New York? The list goes on and on. One more question... In New York is there Spider-Man insurance? Because when he was trying to stop that train he rip some really big holes in those buildings. If your property is damaged by a Super Hero do you think insurance covers that?
| 1 |
Gave it a chance, but this universe is obsessed with torture. I am starting to think it was not the original show runners, but Martin's universe which is just violence porn with a layer of awful politics so that people can pretend they are learning "how the world works" while satisfying some deep primal urge of violence.
That said, the sets are very well done, and I think the actors all do a good job. It's the content of the universe that I just have no faith in at this point and I expect this review to do nothing because people desperately want content, and this fills that void and others. But I just find it very formulaic.
| 3 |
There's nothing like taking a comic-book hero and turning it into a gritty, realistic and dark TV show...and, unfortunately this is nothing like that either.
The show is distinctly average to anyone unfamiliar with the hero and benefits from some quite staggering character behaviour and stupidity. Villains who no-one is afraid of and a lack of any real menace on their part fail to garner much support for a set of "good guys" who no-one cares about.
Not being a particular fan of this type of show in the first place I wasn't moved to change my stance that this is brain-dead TV. Just my opinion of course and clearly (judging by the "rave" reviews its receiving) not one shared by many reviewers.
| 6 |
Way, WAY overrated. Mediocre at best. One of the worst comic/superhero movies I've seen. I just could not become interested in this movie. Ant man was better, by a mile.
| 3 |
The original Knives Out was a good murder mystery drama. Yes, it was not extraordinary but a good drama. The same is the case with the sequel, Glass Onion. The story is not extraordinary but a simple mystery drama. The movie starts good but ends at a little weak note. The suspense buildup was good but the reveal was too simple. Most of the parts are easily predicable. The performances were good and the direction was also good but felt little bit weak towards the end.
Overall, it was a good movie which you will enjoy if you are fan of murder mystery genre. Now, I am waiting for more sequels as this franchise can expand easily.
| 6 |
I liked the first seasson. It's not ideal but still is good. Things that I didn't like are: music, cast of Triss Merigold, and the copy paste from polish Witcher series. I was waiting for something more evolved but it's not critical.
| 9 |
Just another Marvel production, really. Would have loved it if it was rated higher, and maybe was a bit closer to the comics which are more graphic and darker. There were violent and good action scenes, but the dialogue/quirkiness to it was awkward and choppy. The Egyptian elements I really loved, but it was presented too campy. Probably to appease the younger audience. If the series had more of a horror theme to it, I think it could have actually been a great deviation from the standard Marvel-Disney series/films that have been released lately.
All in all, I thought casting Oscar Issac as the lead was a great decision, although his English accent sometimes was too much of parody. Ethan Hawke was okay, but didn't feel he was that memorable as a villain. F. Murray Abraham was also an excellent choice for the voice of Khonshu, which did well to bring a balance between an ominous and comic relief-type figure. And May Calamawy could have probably used a bit more screen time I felt, focusing on her backstory further to develop her character and make the audience have a stronger connection to.
Next round (if there is one), I'd suggest to bring in different writers. Ones with more experience in the horror genre, for example. Projects like the walking dead spring to mind...
| 6 |
I don't understand how this movie has a decent rating. The acting was very average in this, the story line could have been better and the ending was just stupid. Very disappointed.
| 6 |
It seems like Wes Anderson is getting more morbid with the content of his movies.
I noticed it in Moonrise Kingdom and now the grand Budapest hotel. I don't really don't mind morbidness, more than I mind graphicness. I mean, I liked Moonrise Kingdom, and I thought it was interesting that he broke away a little bit from his usual style in someways by making it a bit darker, but now we have yet another film (Budapest)...and it was a lot more graphic. And some of it was unnecessary if you ask me...why did it have to be so graphic?
For example: in past Anderson films an animal usually always dies (like the dog in royal Tenenbaums) but they usually don't show the animals dead...but for some reason in Moonrise Kingdom and Grand Budapest they do choose to show this. Usually Anderson is not very graphic or disturbing, but then we have fingers getting cut off and decapitated heads in 'Budapest'. I also remember a bit of graphicness from Moonrise Kingdom. Why is he now suddenly deciding to add this kind of macabre to his films? And why is he doing it when it is really unnecessary? I mean, I know that there was a finger cut off in Royal Tenenbaums...but we didn't actually have a close up of a cut off finger, that is just gross and unnecessary! And I know that the royal Tenenbaums had the suicide with a razor scene, which was pretty graphic, but that actually WAS necessary in my opinion to show for the purpose of the story. Granted in the 'Budapest' the blood looked very fake...Ketchup obviously....but still it was disturbing. I know that Anderson is trying to be more like Peter Greenaway, but quite frankly I think Greenaway does it better.
I almost left the theater after this, and well....some other things bothered me like some choppy sloppy editing in certain transitions within some scenes...and also some real time period inaccuracies like the plated glass in the prison (this wasn't in prisons in those days) and CPR and mouth to mouth wasn't around in the 1930s. I also thought the casting was really bizarre for the bell boy and J. Murray Abraham as the older 'Zero.' I mean i like Abraham and he is a really good actor...but they could have at least tried to use some makeup or something to make him look like a darker skinned man. I thought the cinematography was amazing...and I thought there was an interesting meaningful story.....although it sort of confused me in the end.
But yeah...not sure I'm going to be able to say that I was a fan of this Anderson project...even though in the past I've been a fan of all the other Anderson movies...although Moonrise wasn't really a favorite of mine either... even though I did leave the theater feeling like I saw a good movie, it was a little too dark for me.
| 5 |
This could have been a really good movie EXCEPT for the low quality audio.
| 5 |
Too disturbing a movie to watch without feeling agitated or heartbroken. The story of Solomon is one of the harsh realities of oppression in 19th century America.
While Chiwetel was brilliant, Lupita (Patsey) stole the show completely as she didn't left any stone unturned to portray the atrocities of a young black girl. The 'soap' scene has to be one of the most cruelest scenes I've ever seen in a cinema.
Michael Fassbender looked as cold as he could for the role and proved to be decent. The story is unique and too important and significant even in modern times so it's really a must watch.
Take a pack of tissues with you though!
| 8 |
I will NEVER understand how random writers of a TV show can have the arrogance to rewrite stories written by authors who have earned a place in history as some of the greatest fantasy writers of all time. J. R. R. Tolkien. C. S. Lewis. Andrzej Sapkowski. And these writers who have ruined a potential gold mine for Netflix are striking for more money? How bout create something that's worthy of the source material, then get a raise. I can't even explain how sick I am of being excited for a show just to be disappointed. Season 1 was solid. Relatively close to the original stories (they are short stories so I understand the need for some slight deviation). However, season 2 started the decline. Really, the first episode was the only one that was great in my opinion. The rest were just ok. And by season 3, its all trash. I'm done and won't be wasting my money on streaming services that only produce what they want to produce and not what their streamers want to consume.
| 4 |
The credit for the acting, sensitivity, realism & dramatic scenes is all well earned, and this is definitely worth watching. I truly don't understand the hyperbole however, when the darkness is often nearing tediously misplaced & the dialogue protracted offering no character development. Good but by no means better than Sopranos, The Wire, Sharp Objects, Now They See Us.
| 7 |
Must watch, get the popcorn and relax and play this and you will enjoy life a little more
| 7 |
The title really says it all -- this movie was fun, and I think that puts it in the simplest way possible.
I wouldn't consider this to be a good movie, nor a bad movie. It's one of those movies that is obviously made just to entertain. Not to get a super amazing reviews or awards. But if I had to lean on one side of either good or bad, I'd say this movie is more good than bad.
My one big problem with this film is its runtime. This movie is nowhere near long enough to be fully satisfying. This movie had a lot going for it, the big thing being Carnage's live action debut, but its runtime is bugging me. Only 90 minutes? For a movie like this?
It really feels like a lot was cut out when watching this movie. Like there were so many scenes that could've easily been in two but were mushed together to reduce the runtime. Any kind of subplot was extremely subtle and very quickly lead right back into the main plot.
Other than that, this movie mostly surprised me with how entertaining it was. 8/10.
| 8 |
Proper comedians can make us laugh by being funny completely on-the-spot, such as interviews, podcasts etc I'm talking about the likes of Louis CK, Ricky Gervais, Larry David, Bill Burr, Adam Carolla, Patton Oswalt etc. If you ever hear these guys they are completely hilarious with zero effort and zero preparation. Then at the other end of the spectrum you have this rubbish. Give a guy 30 million dollars budget and god knows how many man-hours to make a funny movie and he succeeds in making me laugh a total of about 3 times. It is absolutely pathetic. What is worse is that these movies are cash-cows, is this really the standard of comedy in the year 2013? Crude sexual references and scenes every 2 minutes, none of them funny. The bulk of the script dedicated to couples having bitchy arguments and fake dramatic (teary-eyed) speeches about love. I cannot believe a man actually wrote this, clearly at some point in the process somebody made sure it was loaded up with this female melodrama so it could sell more tickets. Does anyone in the world seriously want to see a couple argue? Christ, give me 1 minute of Bill Burr's podcast over 2 hours of this carp. LAME
| 2 |
Oscar Isaac acting is phenomenal, they could not have cast a better actor for the role. I did find the story a little hard to follow at some points but the action and acting made up for it.
| 7 |
That's the big lesson from this. At least the Arrowverse had the decency to make the puppeteering time cops the bad guys. This show makes my skin crawl. I'd give it 1 star but people wouldn't take it seriously.
| 2 |
The Umbrella Academy has an interesting basic story, but unfortunately the delivery is really pretty boring at times. The reliance on fist fight scenes and music montages is so obnoxious I find myself having to skip past them. Is this a story, or just a series of music videos?
| 4 |
It's just not as good as the first one. Good intrigue in the beginning, but second to third acts fall apart. And it's just dumb, like Benoit Blanc says. Maybe that's the point? Still, it was a bit disappointing. The final was just plain bad. No subtlety. Had to look for an after-credits scene to see: was that it?
Still, I'll probably watch another one of these. They can be entertaining enough for an evening if you're really bored and don't want to read a book. I wouldn't go to the movies for it though, like for the first one.
Benoit Blanc is a good character, happy to see Craig in more comedic roles!
| 6 |
I don't know who is the audience of this film. Characters are boring to watch. The plot and writing are really low quality. Choreography is undergrad 1st year students project level.
No development of character whatsoever. From 5th minute Margot Robbie is a sad-smile-crybaby, while all through the movie Ken is a masculine Miami-stereotype man.
Pseudo philosophy is cheap. Montage is glued together from parts what was filmed in different places and times into a single scenes and it HURTS MY EYES. This movie has too much easter eggs for a young audience, it's too dumb and caricature for an adult movie.
What really makes it bad is director work. So much things would be stunning if, for example Wes Anderson worked with the scene and cameras, whilst the movie is somewhere on the level of She-Hulk by the quality of montage.
It was a waste of time and I do not blame the actors for that: it was failed by plots, dialogues and writing.
| 5 |
I'm not a fan of romantic movies, and I really don't understand all that hype for most of the romance classics. And so when I came across this one, I didn't have much expectations. However I decided to check out on IMDb first. Yes I was pretty surprised when I had to figure really hard for one single negative comment for the movie, and that's when I thought of giving this a try.
The first time I watched it, there were no subtitles, and being a non-Korean there was not much I was able to make out, however I must say I liked the movie even without the subtitles, at least having a little idea about the storyline and the sequences; what I had imagined and that I watched, were spot on match. And, plus the fact that you really don't need to understand dialogs in order to understand some of its brilliant scenes.
It took me two weeks to find a CD with English subtitles, and then I watched it again, and then again.
No wonder, This day I do believe that there can be good romantic movies, and this one is a prime example.
So where exactly this movie scores where most others fail? and I simply have countless answers to that one question.
The storyline is though, simple (and so believable too.), The brilliance of the movie lies in the story telling, that focus on very very little details, the interconnection of events, and more importantly, every single scene having a little unpredictability which in turn leads to a feel-good surprise element. Add to this the fact that both the lead actors are simply marvelous, and fit in perfectly. And their on-screen chemistry? Mindblowing.
While most of the movies of this genre I remember, have attempted to create hype over being romantic, attempted to create an artificial environment where you see extra-ordinary people falling in love with extra-ordinary people, have tried to look classy and rich; this one doesn't try to be all that preachy.
On the surface what you see is a series of events that mostly appear to be fun, where the guy realizes his inclination towards the girl, even though he has to go through some sort of (in a way) misbehavior by the girl. Under the hood, lie the more deeper emotions, that mostly remain untold, however you can feel them through the bonding the two characters have developed, and yes its those untold things that tell you all about the movie.
The unpredictability, the little surprises which are very fresh and novel, give this movie a must-see and must re-see value. And there are plenty of such scenes.
Watch out the scene where the guy comes out of the class and asks the girl about what did she say to the professor. That's simply hilarious. You can watch it a thousand times. or check out the scene in the train: the little fun game "hitting each other" ; or the "lets exchange shoes" scene.
The attention on details is something that make the story very credible and interesting. And here you'll find lots and lots of very small things scattered over here and there, all somehow connected to the main plot.
Remember the first time the girl calls the guy on his cellphone, pay attention to how she might have got his number? Now remember the scene when the guy is checking into the motel, and the old man shoulder-reading every single thing he is filling in. And once you try to figure out who that old man is, you'll find another interesting detail about the quintuplets that keep showing up throughout the movie.
Remember the scene in the bar where the girl blasts on the two guys trying a prostitution deal. As they walk out of the bar, moments later if you watch closely, another couple moves out. Now does that relate to the previous incident? You never know.
or check out the scene where the guy as a kid, is being punished for getting low grades, and his parents are lecturing him about how to get better grades. Three years later. He is still getting the same punishment; This time however, the dialogs are reversed, and so is the seating positions of his parents.
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Yes, of course there are a few sequences that appeared totally unnecessary, a bit draggy, or over the top; The whole runaway soldier story, the "boy/girl from future" talk, or the "ball hitting the head" scene. But as they say, "Those who fail are the ones who try." and so I don't think, that a couple of failed tries can make this movie out of my must-watch list.
| 8 |
I too had never played the video game. So I held out some hope. But after a few episodes I couldn't help but think I'd seen this all before. Way too similar to Walking Dead and World War Z. Some of the scenes and camera angles look like they're copied from either show. On the plus side Pedro Pascal is awesome. He deserves all the accolades. On the other hand, I'm sure that Bella Ramsey has done some great stuff but watching her on Last of Us is painful akin to fingernails going down a chalkboard. HBO should stick to what it does best, original programming and stop these costs cutting measures.
| 4 |
Christian Bale does a great job bringing this franchise back to life. BB brings the darkness of "Legend of the Dark Knight" combined with strong acting from the entire cast. Nolan doesn't wander to far from the comic batman we all know and love. I for one hope Nolan signs on for the next flick! The story telling is strong though all three acts with no misses that I can see. There is plenty in the story for true Batman fans as well as the casual movie goer. I for one would like to see the entire cast sign on for the next flick as I believe that's what caused the first franchise to dwindle with Clooney (I liked him as Batman
even with the weird suit).
| 6 |
This show.. is absolutely perfection. I've taken too long to write a review for this absolutely beautifully, crafted masterpiece. I watched this as it aired, as a teenager, now 29 years old and I I'm still thrilled to say that it is still just as perfect as the first, second and 10th time watched. No matter how old you are, this show has something for everyone. Give it a chance, and you'll find that it will stick with you for a very long time.
Its game of thrones.. animated.. but the ending is incredible. One of the best I've ever seen in television.
| 10 |
It's ok, with good performances from pretty much all the cast. But it's not a patch on something Moulin Rouge or La La Land. It's not bad but the songs aren't quite good enough to really excite or tug ar the heart strings, the lighting isn't quite good to create an immersive realty and the editing is very basic. A missed opportunity here considering the intriguing and controversial character at that P T Barnum was.
| 5 |
And finally I watched it too. Actually, I had doubts. If a Netflix series suddenly became popular all over the world, I would be skeptical. I just realized that even people who had never heard of "The Addams Family" watched it. Yes, I only watched both movies released in the 90's and loved them very much. This series isn't bad either. First, let me tell you what I like. Jenna Ortega. She gave an excellent performance. The other actors weren't bad either. In general, the adult actors were very good. There were also overacting acting. Luis Guzman, did not like his acting and character . He doesn't fit the role. Also, the character of Gomez was not like in the movies. I didn't like it at all, he was very wimpy, coward and . . . Anyway written differently. Mortica wasn't bad. The brother was also ok. Uncle was average. The music was very good in the show. It was also a very well thought out decision to call Christina Ricci specifically for the supporting role for the series. Overall it was a teen series. But it wasn't bad either. If there is a second season, I will watch it. The editing was good too. The dance scene was choreographed by Jenna herself. I like it. I also hate Tik Tok, but it was inevitable that this dance would go viral. I watched it on Youtube from time to time :) There were 2 characters I doubted about the killer. I mean, one of the two is definitely a killer, I said after the 4th episode and one of them was true. Honestly, I didn't really like the ending of the series. It was lazily written and rushed. The monster cgi was simply "perfect", it sucks :)
| 7 |
This series if anything is a testament to the idea if you start strong and end strong, we're often willing to forgive some ropey stuff in the middle. It also gave me some wild chess related fever dreams which was nice
| 6 |
It was so hard to listen to the constant abusive language and yelling, so after 2/3 was over I stopped watching this movie. This is the first movie I can remember ever stopping before the end. The best part of the movie is how I felt after I turned it off - once again calm and peace. If this movie bares any likeness to the life of any New York jeweler or any high profile sports figure, then I'm so happy to not be them. Maybe that was supposed to be the big message. 2 stars for some creative cinematography, otherwise I would have given it zero. Adam Sandler - you can do better that to lend your name to such a piece of film trash.
My recommendation to anyone considering watching this movie is don't waste your time. If one person heeds this warning, then at least my wasted time will have not been totally in vain.
| 2 |
Oh man. Such a dry looking, feeling movie. Nothing about this movie is good. I'm only giving it a 2 because DC decided to not do a superman or batman movie for once. Still. This movie is boring and over hyped mess.
Its so dark and gloomy and almost made me go bipolar.
This so called action movie was so slow and boring. Luckily I bought the DVD and didn't have to watch this travesty at the movie theater because at home I got to have a good sleep on my couch.
By the time I woke up, I woke up to a boring fight scene that looked like Pixels.
This is another over hyped movie that doesn't deserve a speck of attention.
Wonder woman 2 will be worse I guarantee it. iIll watch it to see if it can beat my sleep record. Wonder women holds it at 20 minutes.
| 2 |
For when you have made that really big mistake in your life and the only way out seems to be death then watch this movie which tells you all you need is a 10 Year Old Macallan, a VW Camper and a touch of Hollywood (Assisted by Swiss Air and British Airways of course).
I suspect in a post 9/11 world the message here is that Governments should listen to the sensitive advice they are given by the intelligence service and not use them to direct foreign policy.
I didn't realise that Iranian police had black and white sedans but maybe that was the effect of the fine single malt.
Looking back to 'Good Will Hunting (1997) Ben Affleck may well prove to be a better director than actor. This is certainly the direction this movie takes us.
| 5 |
Watched this movie before it went on to win an oscar. Never in my life i would have thought oscars r so wrong.Yhis movie was not even close. watched the film nf got over it. Nothing at all was special abt this that i would have not encountered. disappointed
| 4 |
There's a lot of dialog that stops the action and the main character Eren is quite a little baby through most of it. Very overhyped show. Falls into a lot of the anime cliches that keep me away from most anime. Has its moments though.
| 7 |
Great Acting 10/10. Great Dialogues 10/10. Great Editing 10/10.
This movie is just to portray and show that how much we fans love Shah Rukh Khan.
And Yes after watching the movie, some people are not well satisfied because they feel ending of movie is not well adapted. For those I just want to say "Guys this movie is not about a typical love story, not a goon-hero type story, in simple words you people didn't understood what this movie is all about".
This movie is about a die-hard FAN and his favorite personality. Come on guys feel the love and on the other side pain of a fan. I can surely say that all of Shah Rukh Khan's fans understand what was this movie for and what message shah Rukh tried to counsel to his FANS.
This movie is a blockbuster, and after 50 years this movie will always shine, b'cause its all about a FAN.
And Please don't compare Shah Rukh Khan to others, and if you are doing that go research that Why Shah Rukh Khan is the biggest movie star in the world.
"Love you always and forever Shah Rukh Khan!" - Yours FAN
| 10 |
J.C. Chandor in three films has proved himself a truly versatile filmmaker. Margin Call - All is Lost - now with A Most Violent Year, the three don't seem much alike (a wall street drama about the financial collapse; a man stuck in the ocean at his wits end; a man trying to hold on to his crumbling business). But they are all about a similar thread, which is men trying to stay alive the only way they know how. Trading the large ensemble of Margin Call to the one-man-band approach of Lost, we now come to a middle ground of a small group of characters, and they're always compelling to watch. I should say, in correction partly, the lead character Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac), who in the course of a couple of weeks sees everything he has starting to crumble: a new business venture he's been working for years to get (a major piece of waterfront property), indictments pending (good old investigator with his own political side played by David Owoyelo), and problems with his oil-truck drivers being hijacked and beaten. Oh, and his wife. Jessica Chastain. Wow.
The whole movie can be summed up with 'wow'. But the title is a little deceptive for those who are rushing to see it out of the thought it's got a lot of what it entails. Not really. This is violent in the way that Lumet's Prince of the City or one of his gritty New York city thrillers were: it's mostly people talking, trying to be calm, trying to rationalize, and yet there's always the sense that something sinister is at work, of a paranoia with the criminal elements at play.
What makes it so engrossing for me is the consequences, the stakes for this character of Abel. He is not someone easily pushed around, but he's not a nasty, bad man. At the least he doesn't see himself that way and doesn't carry that kind of thuggish criminal weight. He's a businessman, a family man, running it with his wife running the accounting controls (which is a whole other kettle of fish, of course).
But you can only care about this character inasmuch as how the actor inhabits him, and Isaac gets completely under this guy's skin. He has a charm though, which is unexpected and just right. It may be hard to see as the man, through much of 'Violent Year', is under stress and pressure, trying to keep his calm and only getting outbursts around his wife and those he just can't control anymore. Even with his employee, the driver, who is also in his own bind following an incident with guns on a highway, he keeps that eye-contact (his character has a whole scene, probably the one where the audience can most connect with him, where he talks about the eye contact), and you believe where he's coming from. No BS. And Isaac makes this guy the real deal.
It's the story of the sympathetic gangster, in other words. Or is he a gangster? He wouldn't see himself as that, despite the home he lives in or the money that may/may not be legit, the heat from the law, the connection through his father in law (we only hear briefly about this, but it's just enough to paint the picture). But Isaac makes this conflict palpable and hard not to connect with, especially as every moment you wonder 'could this be it, the person around the corner going to get him?' Maybe that's what the title refers to: the idea of violence and mayhem all around someone trying to be the eye of the storm, the calm. "I'm only afraid of failure," he says at one point, and it would be one of those cliché platitudes, but he means it. So, too, do his adviser (Albert Brooks, nigh unrecognizable at first in the best way for an actor, who also carries a level of calm and control, though the violence is underneath there too), and his wife.
Together Isaac and Chastain, to make one of those critical tropes, light up the screen. And it's such a dark movie that it sounds ridiculous, but they work incredibly well together, lifting up an already superb script by Chandor. One might wonder for a split second why the story starts right here, that we don't get to see much of what's happened in the 70's when they build up this (shady?) business. No need. It's all their in their looks, the way they talk to each other, the tense exchanges around a loaded gun discovered on their front lawn, or missing money or just the general state of things. But, ultimately, the actors play it that they only have each other now, and they better be able to put up or shut up. It's characters with immense internal and external conflicts, and players who latch on to them like barnacles to an ocean floor.
And the direction is slick and powerful while not having to "do" much, which also goes back to Lumet. Doing just what's needed for the scenes is fine, and sometimes, usually, Chandor goes a little further and it works perfectly. In other words, this is a coolly directed film, and it's just what the material requires. When a chase happens, it's a rush. When characters have to talk and square things off, the faces can say so much more, but paced so that there's time to take in the words. It's elegant and thoughtful filmmaking at a time when so many thrillers and even dramas rush things from moment and moment and beat to beat. By the time you get to the end, you feel like you've been on a journey through the depths of survival. Like his other films, only, this time somehow, better.
| 10 |
Here's the script:
irrelevant talking too-long fight scene irrelevant talking too-long fight scene too-long fight scene irrelevant talking too-long fight scene too-long fight scene stupid conclusion.
Rarely have I seen such a movie that says absolutely nothing, but takes 2 hours to do it. Besides that, the death toll makes absolutely NO sense. Can't say more without adding a 'Spoiler' tag... but what an action-packed bore. Worst movie of its kind since Transformers.
| 2 |
With the change in consumption of media over the past generation or two, there is an inevitability and need for Netflix etc to make a good stab at making films. I've seen a couple of Sky own movie productions, and they were both best left to the sidelines. This is the first Netflix movie I've seen, and in reflection it's a mixed bag.
We have basically a film that is really riding on the back of the success of A Quiet Place, this film follows a similar underlying story and really you will love it or it will all pass you by. For me, it was the latter, it didn't work on me despite very much liking A Quiet Place. The film swaps sound for blindness, and reminded me a little bit of an old film with Julianne Moore called Blindness but it's not as grim, although this is still grim. Your colleagues are as big a danger as the enemies.
The acting is what keeps this going, with Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich doing the bulk of the work but ably assisted by most others. However, they can't keep afloat a storyline that doesn't grab you.
Shame really, as it is well filmed and does show that Netflix when they get their hands on a good script may unsettle the major players one day.
It's not the worst of movies but it's nothing great either. Some will find it worthwhile, but it wasn't for me.
| 4 |
This is actually good. I never would have put Amanda in this role, but she's doing a solid job.
I LOVE Naveen, and he's excellent, but I think he's too old for this role. But still, he nails it, even given the unrealistic age portrayal between him and Amanda.
IRL she was 19 and he was 30 something. So...do the math. Neither matches up.
Even with that, they give solid portrayals of the characters.
Thumbs up so far.
| 8 |
Going into this film, I had hopes that this movie would be good. However, it was not. It was the complete opposite. The movie made no point. It was completely aimless. It's just CGI, explosions, one liners, prolonged fight scenes and nothing else.
| 3 |
The ending was soo disappointing!! I mean the build up was so good and at the end,nothing!!! The thing I liked about this show was the contrast in characters.
| 5 |
The movie American Fiction starts off with a bang of a scene that makes you think, "Oh. This is going to be amazing." From beginning to end, there are a number of sharp, brilliant, stingingly funny scenes. But they're interspersed between what feels like another movie - a bittersweet yet heartwarming family drama. Two movies with the same characters running along a parallel story arc that occasionally intersect. On more than one occasion I found myself asking, wait, which movie am I watching?
First, there is the movie as described in the IMDB synopsis: "Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write his own outlandish "Black" book--that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain."
This movie is awesome. But it only shows up on occasion as what sometimes feels like a sub-plot of the other movie.
The other movie also stars Jeffrey Wright as Monk, same frustrated, emotionally disconnected, lost character. He takes a highly-encouraged leave of absence from his university teaching job and goes and reconnects with his emotionally damaged and broken yet still loving family. The great cast includes Tracee Ellis Ross as his accomplished, primary-bearer-of-responsibility sister; Sterling K. Brown as his middle-aged, recently-heterosexually-divorced, now out-gay-and-on-the-prowl brother; and, best of all, the legendary Leslie Uggams as his rapidly-on-the-decline-but-won't-acknowledge-it mother. Monk gradually, reluctantly takes more and more responsibility to care for his mother and be an active brother, accomplishing some middle age growing up in the process. It's a very nice, warm, if not particularly inspiring movie. It serves as the narrative background for the first movie.
The first movie is also a kind of journey of maturity, responsibility and self-discovery, along with being a biting and very funny satire. It's way more interesting and fun. Unfortunately, we don't get to spend a lot of time there. It's too bad, because each time it reappeared I thought, now THIS is the movie that I want to see. The effect is a feeling of story-drive interruptus. The first movie brings a level of building tension that wets your appetite with anticipation (OMG, what's going to happen next? I can't look but want to look!). And then it drops that tension and momentum when we move back to what is actually the main story line with him and his family. I kept feeling like, no wait, don't go back to the family movie, stay with this one!
The good thing is that it comes back around to the first movie at the end with a climax scene that is sharp, cynical and hilarious.
| 7 |
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