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A movie that has too much going on for its own good. A cool looking package, but sometimes less is more!
7
Yeah! Malkovich is in the film but in the end that's all the as to offer. The storyline is a meshup of other stories and it flaws from the beginning to the end, in so many ways like the birds thing...lol. It's so overrated that it got me Itchy. Just sharing a doubt is it Sandra B trying to be like Michael Jackson? Cause her face really reminds me MJ.
5
This show has broken new grounds. What started as a internet experiment turned out to be revolution. The tvf pitchers is a entertaining, funny, thought provoking, and very well written. Jeetu and his frustration, yogi and his abusive persona, Naveen and his cool demeanour, and last mandal and his weirdness. They all comes together and deliver a performance which makes you believe that these guys can be from your life. You can definitely relate to them. Their trial and tribulations makes you feel that you can also achieve your dreams. This show is inspirational and it will stay with you for a long time. If you have not watched it than please go ahead and see it...
9
With so much fun and adventure and simply great running bits that pay off to the regular viewer, there are not many shows that have attained this level of vision being realized from beginning to end. A nearly perfect show.
10
Brilliant to sum it up. Vodka, smoking, Russians and great acting.. Rest, you gotta watch it to experience some good television.
9
Firstly, don't expect too much after watching the trailer. Now talking about the movie, the writing of Ludo is very good, but screenplay is little confusing. Yet there will be no problem as Anurag himself is there to explain you. Some moments are really very nice, specially when 2 stories are colliding. Cinematography is brilliant. The character of Rajkumar Rao shines the most. Abhishek Bachchan, Fatima Sana Shaikh & Little Inayat Verma also gave very good performance. The song 'O Beta Ji' will remain with you. Finally, Ludo succeeds to leave a smile on your face.
8
Being a big fan of the wizarding world, I found the movie to be entertaining simply as movie watching goes. However the plot is bloated, jumps around and simply doesn't give much context at times for it to truly stand out among the better movies.
7
It's a parody of super heroes very well done! Not the cheesy kind. Main actor is great, strongly comic. The others are well made also and the dialogues are quite original. I highly recommend this show! One utter ugly thing that pushed my grade down, it's... the VFX suit... Didn't Deadpool warn you so many times about this? The real suit in the pilot was great, why do you AMAZON have to use ugly VFX? PS: (Edit for season 2) Most of the magic and laugh of season one are gone. You can clearly see a bigger budget and a bigger directing team, but unfortunately the formatted kind that knows how to spread an idea into a cashing greater number of episodes. This season has so many stupid mini plots (at least on season one the stupidity was on purpose to express the Terror plans), so many more characters so underdeveloped and the fast pace humor is gone and our main characters are not fresh at all anymore. The tick was a "stupid" hearted character, now he's more just childish. Arthur was a quite fresh even if he was kind of "normal", now he's Leonard from the Big Bang Theory. His sister changed too much in a non natural way and lost her "adult" behavior to be more stupid and non important. In brief, Season 1 seems to be a passionate project of a brilliant mind, it's "clever stupid" with a lot of heart. Season 2 has its moments but it's more stupid than clever, it's very predictable and seems to be a non coordinated project of a bunch of formatted series members. My ratings: -season 1: 9 (would be 10 if they didn't keep the real suit and because of exaggerating CGI, that are not good but OK for this king of budget, on scenes that clearly don't need it)
6
I remember when they (and Chris Nolan) used to make films about people and their dilemma's. The actual conflict in Inception is just an after-thought to appease. Cobb's issue about wanting to see his children is so tired and played out it is almost laughable. With all the attention that went into the dream process, maybe Nolan could have spent a little more time with human elements of the film. Whether it's a wife who killed her children or a wife who killed herself and left children, we are tired of Leo as the grieving husband (Inception/Shutter Island). Clearly this film was to showcase cleverness in concept and effects. The story is a bare-bones, hackneyed joke. Even the mission is a yawner. Who cares about the rich kid and his rich dad- you don't even get to know them so why care? None of the relationships are below the surface so there is nothing invested in the story. Movies are about relationship, conflict and story. All of these elements are after-thoughts in INCEPTION! This is strictly a concept film whose execution of CGI is way more special then it's attention to story.
2
Ready Player One (2018) is a movie my wife and I watched on HBOMax recently. The storyline follows a futuristic world that looks really different from the world we know. They play video games in suits where they can experience and feel everything. One day a tournament starts where the winner wins a lot of money and can potentially unlock an Easter egg that provides ability and access to components of the game and information no one has ever seen. The young man will put everything he has into winning to better his and his family's life. He meets a young lady in the game with similar ambitions where they can learn from each other. This movie is directed by Steven Spielberg (Jaws) and stars Tye Sheridan (Mud), Olivia Cooke (Sound of Metal), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), T. J. Miller (Deadpool) and Lena Waithe (Queen and Slim). The storyline for this is very interesting with fantastic settings, characters and circumstances. The animation was out of the world and very well done. I loved how they included everything from cartoon characters, action heroes and horror movie elements. The acting was solid and fit the characters well. My biggest complaint would be this movie was probably 20 minutes too long and many scenes were dragged out, especially the ending which seemed to have 2-3 conclusions on top of each other to the point the movie got painful. Overall this is a movie worth watching once that is a 10/10 for animation and a 5/10 for storyline and ending.
6
If you are thinking - like we were - that you will have to suffer through some child abduction but that Hugh will pull out some Kill Bill moves and the misery will pay off, think again. It's bleak and miserable throughout. There is no pay off, nothing to take away the pain. No fun, no action, just two hours of misery.
5
A totally underrated movie this year. I don't know why some audience hate this movie.
8
I had high hopes for this show, and the first two episodes worked well. But with episode 4 it has now become clear, that the writers can't keep it up. It began so well as a depressing, gritty, realistic small-town drama. But now, it has just become boring and uninteresting, because everything is getting more and more unlikely. I won't go into details, but let me just say that the main character, Mare, is a very unsympathetic, rude, unpleasant and downright evil person. She would have been completely shunned by everyone in real life. However, in the series, she has an abundance of friends, co-workers and even suitors. Hence, the show becomes ridiculous to watch. Especially because we - the viewers - are clearly supposed to like her and to identify with her. I'll stay tuned for a few more episodes, but I can't see how the story can get back on track after the events in the past two episodes.
4
It is such amind blowing movie.I had watched it in the year 2016 and till now I had watched it 25 times but I haven't got borred. Saharukh Khan has done a great job in the movie My name is Khan and I am not a terriarist
10
It's Willy Wonka meets Avatar set in the world of Idiocracy with a hundred pop culture references thrown in. There's nothing new here. The leads are un-engaging, the story has been done a thousand times before, and the dialogue is just embarrassing. There's nothing to draw you in, nothing to connect you to the characters, nothing to make you care about this world. Even the special effects aren't anything new. Remember when Spielberg used to make GOOD movies?? It gets 2 stars because I didn't turn it off mid-way but I was bored most of the time. Probably the video-game generation will love it but for those of us who grew up in the REAL world it's a snooze fest. Do yourself a favor and watch Wreck-It-Ralph ... a very similar story done FAR FAR BETTER.
2
Storyline: In attempt to rekindle their marriage, a couple goes on an European vacation. However, they end up getting framed for murder. Characters: This is literally gonna be the most dull character section I have ever written. There's so many characters but all of them are so flat and boring. No significant character development for any of the characters, specifically the two leads which were Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler. They were a married couple but were more like "friends" in the movie that also happened to be married and lived together. Nothing in the movie helped me believe that they were married. Adam Sandler is like how he always is in movies, nothing new there. And all the supporting characters were introduced pretty interestingly but thats all. No other development was done on the side characters. Characters are the life and soul of the script I am just really unhappy that these characters did not deliver . Set Design: The sets are beautiful, lavish and believable and the shots of the swerving lanes of Europe served as the perfect backdrop. But the sets only add to the movie, not make it. Dialogue and Script: The dialogue is decent but a little too "banter-y" and too quick, and you miss much of the supposedly funny dialogues. The script, omg the script, *sigh* it could have been so much better .They needed to dive deeper and work on storyline development and flesh out characters and significant plot events instead of just brushing them over! Final Thoughts: Guys, I am gonna be straight up. The movie is majorly MEH. I personally love murder mysteries and I was so disappointed with this one. If you really wanna watch it, watch it when you just need some no brain required entertainment. Seriously, don't even try to make logical sense of most of the plot development. But, I guess you could watch it if you're super bored.
6
Well I can call it "totally disaster". There are no action.The movie is so boring....
4
Must watch..The best web series you will ever see in the history of Indian web series.. I think only Tvfs pitchers is in compitation otherwise no other serial is as good as sacred games.
8
Bollywood has really turned it up a notch with this one! What an experience watching it in theatres! Not jingoistic, not over-done. It's a masterpiece
10
Not fantastic.....................................................!
4
It's 1933 New York City. Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale) is a doctor working for disfigured war veterans. His war buddy Harold Woodman (John David Washington) is a lawyer. Harold recruits Burt to perform an autopsy on their former commander Bill Meekins at the behest of his daughter Liz Meekins who suspects foul play. He was probably poisoned. While meeting Liz on the streets, a car runs her over and kills her. Harold and Burt are accused of her murder. During the war, Meekins assigns Burt to lead an all black regiment. Burt gains respect from Harold and the other men. They are all injured and hospitalized where they are treated by nurse Valerie Voze (Margot Robbie). There are so many stars in this one. Sometimes, they're distracting like Mike Myers and Taylor Swift. Mostly, they are overkilling to fill the secondary roles. The stardom overload is distracting. Writer/director David O. Russell seems to be impersonating one of the Coen brothers except the humor is not there. It's deliberately quirky without actually being funny. The second half turns a bit Kafkaesque. It does have something to say, but the last ten minutes get rather preachy. The tone of this movie is all over the place.
5
I don't think I could have possibly enjoyed this film any more than I did. It was hilariously funny and still made me cry. I could relate to the characters, but their story was still fantastical to me. I usually enjoy romantic comedies, but I don't tend to consider them great films. This is a great film. The interactions between the two main characters were just so excellent, and I felt that I could truly understand what they were both experiencing. The only film I can think to compare it to is Annie Hall, but that isn't even a good comparison. I hope that non-Korean speakers can put aside the fact that they have to read subtitles during this, because that fact does not detract from the quality of this film whatsoever. 10/10, thoroughly enjoyed and absolutely recommended.
10
So far we have received several new horror film releases, some good and others very bad. Among these good films, I don't remember watching any that stood out as much as Talk to Me. This film is not extremely innovative or uses things never seen in cinema before. However, the scenes are very well done and all the technical aspects are good. The story is interesting and has a really cool mystery to follow. Some scenes are very scary or shocking, but on the other hand, some characters are annoying because they make very stupid decisions. The performances are great, even though most of the characters are not interesting or not that well developed. It is indeed the best horror film of 2023, but it is not one of the best of its kind in this decade.
7
Great movie. Things are perfect, everyone has done their best in movie. Inspiring and thought provoking Please go and watch. Amitabh and all new people have done a great job Nagraj Manjule is extremely good as director.
9
While i was enjoying the back and forth with Venom and his host i just found Cletus to be pathetic. And i'm a HUGE Woody Harrelson fan but i just didn't "feel" it this time. Cletus, in the end, came off like so many pathetic criminals do...blaming their faults/sins on someone else and "how" they were brought up and i feel like "if" this hadn't been part of the movie, i would have enjoyed it more. The whole twisted love thing between Cassidy and his g/f just seemed like a pointless element in the movie. And the very SECOND you found out what her powers were (if you know Venom) you knew EXACTLY what was going to end up happening. I hope the next movie is better thought out.
5
Plainly speaking, the movie promises a lot but delivers little. The first half of the movie is "wannabe" and blandly predictable. The second half is a trifle interesting but after spending 5 min on the on screen developments, one can easily guess whats coming next. This, in my opinion, is not a hallmark of a great thriller movie. This movie looked like it could be one of those East Asian Techno Horror but it wasn't to be. There is nothing terribly wrong with the script, only that Vijay Lalwani did not have the talent to execute it. Just because you can shoot scenes using Hollywoodish flourishes and try "not" to direct a film like typical Bollywood stuff "doesnt" mean that it will turn out to be truly great. It needs talent.
5
One thing I love about Aamir Khan movies is that his movies are focused towards Eastern cultures and addressing the issues that we face in our culture rather than just whitewashing the film. The movie's underlying message is about the misogyny that some women face in conservative families and how they overcome that even when all the odds are stacked against them. The movie triggers a roller coaster of different emotion as we watch Insiya (Zaira) a super sweet and modest girl who is talented beyond her years aspiring to become a singer. It makes you feel emotional, sad, empathetic and angry as you go through her journey and hurdles along the way. Also, a special treat for Aamir Khan fans, if you have seen his previous movies and know the type of person is, the character he plays here is a polar opposite of himself. Every gesture and dialogue is pure comedy gold. After every Aamir Khan movie I've always told myself, he won't be able to top this. And every time I have been proven wrong. This movie is simply a masterpiece
10
One of the best openers to a series ever! Loved the game, loved the first episode! But, and this is the big but! It's so boring now! Episode after episode of what feels like filler drivel! Episodes are too boring and what's meant to be a zombie apocalypse is very, very short on zombies! Too much softy softy back stories. When you play the game it is full of tension and scares, watching this is full of long stories about the boring bits. Not enough action to keep you interested, can't keep watching this as not enough going on here. After 5 episodes it feels worse than the worst episodes of walking dead. I will have to stop watching as totally bored now.
3
My girlfriend and I are admittedly into rom-coms, so it's always a laborious task to find one we don't think will be too corny or cliché. Thought Two Night Stand would meet that criteria, but sadly we were wrong. This is a poorly acted flick with no dimension or real surprises. Tipton and Teller lack chemistry and a lot of the jokes don't land. There are many other options in this genre -- even the "dating app" rom-com genre -- that are more worthy of your time.
2
I got Netflix just to watch this movie and I'm glad I did, but not for his movie. I found others that were much better than this one. The Glass Onion was okay but lacked the charm of the first Knives Out movie. This one felt faster paced and much sillier than the first. Also, we were missing the protagonist that we found and loved in Marta. There was a similar character, but the development wasn't built throughout the movie but withheld until the end. Overall the Glass Onion is missing what made Knives Out special. There were other droppings in this movie that pulled the viewer away from the story... the masks at the beginning with some concoction in a vial deeming everyone "safe" to not wear masks... the inclusion of Benoit Blanc being gay, which is fairly obvious without the scene. It felt like someone was pandering to a particular audience. These and other scenes felt forced into the script without that seamless feel from Knives Out. Furthermore, this movie will not age well with covid and pandemic being included in the narrative. If you have Netflix already, watch it, but don't get Netflix just for this one. I wish that I would have waited to rent it at the library.
6
There is indeed a secret star in this year's diwali release by Aamir Khan and Advait Chandan! No, I am not talking about Zaira Wasim or Meher Vij, but about this lovely boy called Tirth Sharma who gives a brilliantly natural and the most subtle performance in the film! Its a pleasure watching his expressions and honest portrayal of a lovely friend, and the scenes between him and Zaira are some of the best I liked in the overall film! At his extreme other end is the real superstar, Mr. Aamir Khan, who just delivers a knockout act with the sleazy over the top Shakti Kumarr, who is as cheesy as it can get, but he just lets it all down and makes you literally laugh out loud, every time he is on the screen! Drawing inspirations from Himesh in real life and Taal's Anil Kapoor in reel life, Aamir just blows you away like a rockstar, salute to his versatility in pulling off this after the much nuanced Dangal! I actually stopped over to watch his funny last song, along with the rest of the theatre, and left with a broad smile! And now lets talk about the Maliks! At the end of it, the story actually revolves around them - this girl called Insia, and the 2 very important characters in her life who have a diametrically opposite influence on her - a mother who is her life, and a father she wishes was dead (and vice versa)! As the parents, I felt that Raj Arjun hits the nail with his Farookh! He lets you hate him without resorting to any over the top exaggerated or loud performance, but is chilling and venomous enough with his speaking eyes, cold gestures and well nuanced act! It is sad then that the mother and the daughter characters are written in a way that is overtly emotional and in fact even somewhat manipulative in the drama to make it a forced tear jerker! I did like Meher Vij in most parts, she looks very honest, tries to deliver honestly as well, but the script does not help her! And it does not help Zaira Wasim too! Frankly, Zaira looks and acts way too much more maturedly than what this character demanded in my opinion, and in the process compromises on the spontaneity of the fifteen year old daughter completely! I could not help but compare with the extremely natural and endearing bond played out by Swara Bhaskar and Ria Shukla as mother daughter in Nil Battey Sannata which felt so much more genuine and heartfelt in that setup! In spite of all the drama and forced emotions here, somewhere this pain does not touch you and that is where I felt the connect missing big time in this film! Rather than this bond, I found the film doing much more justice in depicting the anxiety, reactions, and everything else that is a teenage thing! Insia the teenager and her growing up vulnerabilities, her excitement after her first laptop, or first social media upload, her selfish dreams, her exchanges with Chintan (Tirth) and the extremely lovable Guddu (Kabir Sajid) will stay back with me much longer than the otherwise predictable drama! What will also not stay back is unfortunately the music that should have been the backbone of the film! Meghna Mishra is a great find, but a big problem with the songs is the somewhat weak lyrics, and the accompanying loud music overpowering Meghna's powerful voice in almost all songs! Sad! In summary, no surprises there in the film from what the trailer suggested. It is a predictable emotional drama with some good performances, and is well timed for the family audience of Diwali! Aamir Khan the producer has certainly cracked the code on how to deliver entertainment for the masses banking on emotions! How I wish Advait Chandan's writing and direction had the power to support him as strongly as well! I felt letdown on the whole!
5
I went into this excited. What a let down. The acting was subpar at best. A lot of it didnt make sense at all. Characters were extremely unlikeable. This could have been such a good movie. Made by someone else, with a bit more of a twisted mind. This could have easily passed as a pg13 film. Storyline made absolutely no sense. Still a million unanswered questions and the ending was just a horrible as the reat of the film. Just dont waste your time. Newer 'horror' films do not hold a candle to 70s, 80, and 90s horror. Those were absolutely the golden years of the horror genre. What a flop of a good idea that could have been awesome!
3
I loved this television series, I would define it more as a mini series, it consists of 7 episodes of about 1 hour. It struck me a lot, I have never seen this kind of series on netflix and I have never even interested but this series despite having a fairly obvious ending I liked it a lot. I managed to see it in one day and I recommend it to anyone who has some free time.
8
Generic superhero plot, generic CGI villains (the sins), generic bad guy, not really THAT funny as the trailer wants you to believe. A few things leave you scratching your head, like the mother subplot, a bus windshield scene and a few more... I don't know... watch it if you have nothing better to do.
5
One of the best movies ever................................................
9
Coming from A24, the same studio behind great indie horror like Hereditary, The Witch and Midsommar have people claiming it's just as good and just as "scary" as those movies. It's not. While I didn't find the jump scares to be effective, I did think the gorier bits worked well and the whole movie, predictable as it was, did have an unnerving tone especially leading up to the game going off the supernatural rails. I can see why younger horror fans would think this is a fantastic movie, as horror movies go it will definitely strike a chord with teenage audiences but like Veronica I don't think this movie is as "brilliant" as it's being made out to be, especially when films like It Follows carries a similar tone but a much more effective execution.
6
If you're looking for an intelligent, contemporary thriller-comedy and crave for thematic class and integrity, otherwise missing in 99 out of 100 Bollywood mainstream movies, this is the movie for you. Thriller with liberal doses of comedy and nuanced references to +'Bates Motel,' intentional misspelling of hotel's name as 'Prince Mar' instead of 'Prince Amar' all lend this movie a unique eerily funny experience. Radhika Apte stands out in her idiosyncratic role. Rajkumar Rao is his usual natural. The movie has S. Raghavan touch to it; perhaps meant to be a tribute. Vasan Bala is a film-maker to watch out. It's been a long wait since his last 'Mard ko dard nahin hota' but it has been totally worth it.
8
Although I was thinking that I'd give this film only 5 stars about halfway through, I had to upgrade it to 7 stars by the end. The problem was that it seemed to drag a bit in the middle of the film, and I found myself getting a little distracted and confused by some of the events. However, it finally made more sense to me and the ending was perfect. I thought Jennifer gave a very nuanced performance. Overall, a film well worth watching, all the way to the end, where you finally get your reward.
7
I can't believe what a disappointment this film is. Like everyone else, I too had very high expectations for this movie. I'm far from a movie snob. The only thing I expect from a big summer action flick like this is to be entertained--and I wasn't. I've very much enjoyed Batman Begins--in fact I own the DVD and enjoy re-watching it not infrequently. As I watched the Dark Knight, I felt like I was just waiting for the really good stuff to come that never actually did. The whole thing is full of story lines that go nowhere, unoriginal and uninspired action sequences that never deliver. The Joker is inexplicably indestructible, Batman is practically a bit part and the techno-gizmos are patently absurd. The only reason I'm giving this as high as a 3 is because of Ledger's performance, which was good but far from the pinnacle of acting that you'd expect from the hype. The success and acclaim this incoherent snore-fest has garnered just go to show how effective buzz and hype can be. Bottom line, this is truly a case of the Emporer's New Clothes 2008 edition.
3
Sadly, I kept watching in the hope it would get better but it was just rubbish from start to end. Some heavy drugs must have been consumed to think this was worth making. Sentimental bilge and idealistic nonsense. Ryan Reynolds will go down in history as the star of bilge. Someone must gave wanted to get some free travel to sole gid awful places with a nice little Florence and Sienna break thrown in. Really shows throwing money at big bangs, crashes and wallops and a bit of soft porn is a waste of time and effort. There is reference to masturbation in the film and I now realise they were referring to the making of the film. A cold shower would have been a better idea.
1
Although the series is excellent, making heroes out of Nazis is wrong, there is an entire generation that watches the series and is not aware of world history as it should be, and by having Nazis as heroes, the younger generation who is unaware of the war crimes may think that they were indeed the good guys, which is light years away from reality.
7
Dunkirk was a great movie, and a great war movie, but I don't think it was one of The Great War Movies. The cinematography and the action were incredible, but it didn't have the emotional heft of something like Saving Private Ryan, The Hurt Locker, or Apocalypse Now. Dunkirk was fast paced and incredible tense, but the quick editing robbed the film of any moments to breathe and for characters to interact or form. That isn't to say that the editing was bad. On the contrary, it was a fresh take on a traditional WWII setting. But I never knew any of the characters. I didn't care what happened to them. I felt like I was watching pieces in a bombastic game of chess instead of a real human struggle. Besides mild stress and pure awe at some of the set-piece moments, I didn't feel much of anything. Overall, I'd say the movie is a masterpiece in the sense of what can be put on film, and I'd absolutely recommend that you see it in IMAX. It's a visual treat! But I do not think it has the staying power of other, more human war films.
7
Superb movie SRK rocks, Kajol super, kjo wonderful direction.........
10
Well, not for my taste, i don't know if the main role was proper for Reynolds, but thats just me. I hope you enjoyed it.
2
Well, they did an interesting take on the story: instead of following the books too closely (gosh, the first book is a collection of short stories without Ciri and Yen, would be enough for two seasons without getting to the main story arc) they decided to give us an introduction to the main characters, the main story line and the world - a lot for 8 hours. Some episodes feel a little rushed, some stories are fleshed out more than in the books (Yen's story). Overall not as dark and cynic as the books (where the monsters are usually not the monsters), but I'm very eager for the next seasons.
8
Another great story destroyed by todays lazy agenda driven Hollywood elites. They took a classic and changed genders and race of characters. Why? No other reason other than to check boxes. No reason to wonder why it was canceled. On to the next destruction of classics.
3
I haven't been this disappointed by an MCU film since Captain Marvel. Random, poorly paced, nonsense, low effort trash. What an absolute waste of a concept. At least it was funny... not because it was written well but because it was impossible to take seriously. I laughed hysterically at every gruesome death, every lame attempt at horror, and every nonsense, pointless cameo. I would accept this movie as a masterpiece if it was made purposely as a joke. It's like someone gave a $200,000,000 budget to a fan fiction writer.
4
The first 7~ seasons of this show are great! Filled with great, overlapping plots, funny one-liners and hilarious guest stars. A fun, modern sitcom with an impressive ensemble cast that strays FAR away from the traditional four camera, live studio audience shows of days past. The show takes a look inside the lives of 3 separate upper-middle-class nuclear families and their day-to-day lives; and how their lives relate to each other. It looks unique on the outside, but it obviously does follow the typical sitcom formula, usually tying all three storylines together at the end of the episodes. The characters and plots are semi-predictable; crotchety old man, goofy kids falling into the typical categories of smart, pretty, or dumb as their sole personality trait, flamboyant gay men, bumbling husbands and stay-at-home moms. Their family structure is what makes them so unique, but there's very little beyond that. The show is full of toxic relationships and whimsical plots against a backdrop of mostly-white suburbia. The later seasons become basically unwatchable. One of the worst, in my opinion, is the episode where the 5 year old Joe unsuccessfully and extremely awkwardly attempts to seduce Clair, his married, 45 year old SISTER. It's utterly unfunny, disturbingly strange and makes you wonder what the writers were smoking when they wrote it. Joe is my least favorite character, and he just became more annoying the older he got. His plots always feel shoehorned in, and their only purpose is to allow for more of Jay's grumpy grandpa humor to be used, often at the expense of his own family. None of the characters ever learn any lessons, or at least never take what they learn to heart, and watching 11 seasons of the same 22 minute episodes over and over again gets old, fast. You're probably better off not finishing the show.
7
Before making movie on any country please do proper research on that country first. Your massive mistakes in this movie are: 1. That Sultana Kamal Bridge is more beautiful than what you showed in the movie. 2. There are some slums in Dhaka but that will not be more than 7 or 8 small slums right now. But you have shown that all city is a slum. 3. Dhaka's road is more cleaner and buildings are more beautiful than what you have shown in this movie. 4. Police dress, Army dresses are not accurate at all. You have shown a police man wearing both Police badge and Army Force named badges. 5. Huge spelling mistakes in Bengali police man's name plates, banners. 6. That kind of dirty shops and houses don't belong to Bangladesh. 7. There are so much traffic jam in Bangladesh which is true but you will see all famous car brands in the road. But you have shown some junk cars everywhere. 8. There is no jungle exist near Buriganga river. 9. All Bengali pronunciations are so bad and inaccurate. 10. There is not teenager goons available in Bangladesh with arms. 11. Bangladesh Police uses better APC like Kobra Otokar 12. You can't enter into Bangladesh swerage line in that way and height is far little than that you have shown in the movie. 13. In near Buriganga river there so much beautiful historical places available. Dhaka is a continuous city for more than 400 years. 14. Bangladesh people don't wear that kind of Panjabi and costumes. Most of the people here wear western dresses, and different Panjabis. 15. Police, and obviously no army person will take order from a drug dealer in Bangladesh. 16. No drug dealer can live in that way in bangladesh. Either he will be jailed for sure or will be died from gun fight with the police. 17. Bengali speaking actors should be more professional with Bengali pronunciations and acting as well. 18. Bengladeshi very low class hotel has better architectural units than what garbage you have shown in the movie. If you make something please do better study and research on that. Before making such thing on Bangladesh name first visit Bangladesh. In case you need free air ticket you can knock me. At least I can clear your wrong perceptions. Not every country look like africa or mexico what you should remember always.
1
4 bison died in the making of this film. John Scott is a highly recognized animal handler/supplier in Canada. John Scott also has a reputation for abusing and neglecting the animals in his care. He makes millions off of them and treats them verily poorly. He has been seen tying his horses up so tight to trailers in blazing heat, no access to food or water. There was a 5th bison that died on this set. Crew reportedly left for their lunch break seeing the bison tied to a trailer, once returning from lunch the bison was dead.
1
Except for some stunning actions (realism excluded), the script...is just lame. Have to skip the talking because it is so slow and dull. Why waste the time on those meaningless conversation? Those boring amount of time can be put into the making of the characters' backgrounds.
2
great camera work and footage of snowy Minnesota and Frances McDormand's brilliant Oscar winning performance makes this Coen Brothers film, about a planned kidnapping gone wrong, a left-field classic
10
Only finished 1.5 episodes and this is one of my all time great shows. There are few pure mystery/comedy shows on TV. If you liked knives out you will very much like this classic whodunnit with satirical elements. The characters are also extremely likeable. Selena gomez is also a standout in her breakout role, and very attractive.
10
One of the best movies from Karthi. Excellent making and direction from Lokesh Kanagaraj. Beautiful camera work. Slick storyline. Action packed scenes and the icing on the cake is Karthi's performance. P.S: The BGM by Sam CS was on an other level. Kaithi deserves a 10/10.
10
I love the series, but the second season is not what I expected. I want "Lost in Space" to start. I want to see the Robinson family, Don West, the Robot, and Dr. Smith "Lost in Space". I really don't care about the rest of the Resolute crew or most of what Season 2 revealed. Give me "Lost in Space" in Season 3 or I will lose interest real quick...
8
Don't get me wrong, I did notice that there are a lot of people who "enjoyed" this and declared this as their favorite movie of 2014 (or at least the month they watched this). Unfortunately I couldn't see it that way, which has to do with the fact, that this is so by the numbers that it hardly evoked an emotional reaction (once at the airport scene with the father, but several times it was shuddering, because of the sugar overload this has). I actually was under the impression it was another Nicholas Sparks film/novel this was based on. Not because I read this anywhere, but of how the "story" "developed". No real surprises here, not even that you get beautiful people looking beautiful, while pretending to be something else (or sick). That wouldn't matter though, because even movie sickness is best portrayed by someone we love to watch, but the fact it lies to itself ("you are a fairy tale/movie" is what someone should tell the voice over, if it actually helped ... but it won't). A far better movie on the subject, which actually does evoke emotion if you get on the ride is "50/50". Joseph Gordon Levitt and Anna Kendrick are killing it (sorry for the pun). Still this movie has a fan base which will hate my guts for writing all those things, but I would be lying if I wrote anything else. Perception is everything
5
After the commercial box-office success and critical success of the 2002 film, Sam Raimi signed on to direct two sequels and the actors from the first film signed on to two other films. On June 30, 2004, a sequel titled, SPIDER-MAN 2 was released to box office success and critical acclaim, receiving a 94% on RottenTomatoes.com. Set two years after the events of the last film, this film focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, while Dr. Otto Octavious becomes diabolical following a failed experiments and his wife's death. He uses his mechanical tentacles for threaten and endanger the lives of New York City's residents. Spider-Man must stop him from annihilating the city. This film along with "The Dark Knight", is considered being one of the best superhero films ever made and this film is really amazing. The dialogue is so amazing in this film and it was really amazing to hear some of the stuff all of the characters and Mary Jane & Peter's relationship is really cool. The CGI in this film is really amazing and spectacular and I could have not been more happier with what they did. The fights between Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man was well done and the fight choreograpaher really did a great job in this film with those action sequences. The acting is amazing, but James Franco is just completely crazy and really bad in this film. Thankfully, the next film makes up for this. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst are really good as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson. Alfred Molina plays Dr. Otto Octavious / Doc Ock and he was amazing. Willem Dafoe also plays the role of Harry's late father and he is not in the film that much. This film has one of the greatest endings ever made and this film is just freaking amazing. Overall, I love SPIDER-MAN 2 and I'm giving this a 10 out of 10.
10
With mediocre storyline and acting this show is the most overrated show of all time.
4
From the suggestion of this film and numerous ads on TV during the films release I had the idea it might follow through with some of DiCaprio's better choices of scripts in recent years. Unfortunately after a long wait for the DVD release in my local rental kiosk, the rental became available a month after the commercial release. Sadly Inception was barely worth the dollar rental. Alluring special effects don't help the fact a confusing intellectual premise eventually degrades into a standard machine gun shoot em up. Very disappointing.
4
I've seen six episodes of season one so far. The show isn't bad. I like most of the characters, other than the one portrayed by Winona Ryder. She's just incredibly annoying and I can't stand whenever she's in a scene. I'll commit to watching the first season, then decide if I will continue. I'm enjoying it OK, but it's hardly compelling television.
6
I think the movie is a pretty decent effort given a very rich script. I will have some reservations calling this movie anything more than decent. Firstly the movie breaks no fresh grounds in movie making. And secondly it makes a point, albeit tangentially, which I think was bad given such a nice script. The background score was done very nicely, though at various instances one can see a parallel to "1942 a love story", a movie made by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The setting for the Haveli appeared to be inspired from "Ghare Bhaire". Some of the highlights were the pace of narration and no-nonsense approach without resorting to melodrama, which is a rarity in Indian cinema, but not without precedents. The acting performances from Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan was good. Vidya really excels. Sanjay Dutt scampers along decently enough, not to spoil the show. Other highlights are possibly Saif's friend begging to a beggar and Rekha song, which is repeatedly in the background on more than one occasion later in the movie. Vidhu Vinod Chopra is not the director to spoil a nice story with a bad movie making. He gives the subject enough respect that it commands. Just for that, this movie deserves praise and possibly a couple of views. The emphasis on the character of Vidya should have been more especially during the time of emotional turmoil that appears in the middle of the movie. With such a talented actress, to spend time on some cheesy songs seems like a crime. There are hundred things that could have been done better, that I think would have been done by any art house director like Gautam Ghosh. I think my personal experience was damped due to commercial or make-it-mainstream-enough considerations. Many critics had acclaimed Black for cinematic excellence. But I see Black as an attempt to make an emotionally overdrawn to epic of survival. Parineeta is much better done cinematic ally and aesthetically speaking than Black. My feeling is mixed on this one. I can definitely recommend seeing it once.
8
I had high expectations for the movie, since I liked the first one and thought it will be a nice trip through different universes. What it delivered: -Dr Strange isn't really the main character in his own movie, but "America" (who talks Spanish now and then... why? WHY?) and Wanda. The story would be okay for another Wanda movie tho. -Mid action scenes, some good ones. 1/10 story and writing, as i said in the beginning in wasnt really a trip through different universes, but a the 0815 Hollywood action hero movie. Gave some stars because I like Dr. Strange as a hero. I'm too tired of these types of movies, everyone is the same the story is just so bad written and boring as already explained in other reviews. Wake up Disney and try to produce something different, nobody wants these C movies/series (same problem with Mrs. Marvel) I can't do it anymore, I cannot do this to myself anymore.
4
A movie with so much potential leaves you wishing there was an extra hour to the move so that it can end far far far better than it did. Instead it takes a powerful female adds a story line "sort of" and puts the entire female race back a good 50 years back Two strong actors with the potential to pull the end to a far more satisfactory ending. My family and I turned to each other at the end and were shocked to see the credits roll. Anne Hathaway is a brilliant actress who coupled with a strong role kind of makes the movie fun. VERY disappointing.
2
The movie, Alpha, captured the setting and life of hunters in the past very well. One can see a great alliance between wolves and humans in a very emotional way. However, the plot was not complex. The first part of the movie is a bit unbelievable due to the odds. It makes you doubt the excellency of the movie and plot which you (definitely me) had watching the excellent trailer. Some characters (wolves and hunters) do not make many appearances and lacks conversations. This leads to more confusion. And more importantly, this movie lacks a lot of action scenes, dangers (like animal attacks which hunters should be facing every now and then in wilderness). 10,000 B.C. had a much more interesting plot than this movie. To summarise everything, this movie is very informative but not entertaining, Therefore good movie, but not a great movie.
6
I am not a hardcore comic book fan, not as much as i watch the movies, I am just an average reader but I have read House of M, a very good book and i never thought ther would be a time where marvel will adapt it in the MCU. The show is mysterious probably the main reason why i was glued to it, each episode answers a question by leaving dozens of questions, Elizabeth with a phenomenal performance. Wanda and Vision are my new favorite couple. And Oh, watch out for episode 8!
8
I was excited about the movie, but found it was too dark for me. I didn't feel like he sold the romance with the fish guy. She has some really solid friendships in her life with people that accept and value her, so I didn't feel like she finds something with fish dude she couldn't find elsewhere. On the other hand, I didn't finish the film. My teen asked to leave after one of the torture scenes, so perhaps more light is shed on their special bond at the end of the movie.
5
I was just not so Marvel.. Well MCU could have delivered much better in this one and a half year break.
6
Glad that I stuck around for the 2nd season. Watching this series (S1->S2), has been feeling like going thru the hazy fog and growing pains of puberty in the hopes things make more sense later. Season 2 was better than I hoped! The character development and human themes are starting to make sense. Looking fwd to S 3. *One thing does surprise me still: How come Umbrella Academy didn't pop up when repeatedly searching for "Time travel films" ..... this series certainly is that, on multiple levels.... and with humor :-)
9
How far North can you go before the freezing temperatures, sleet, and zero visibility will inevitably cause snow blindness, and render things incomprehensibly simple. Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Bros. first Movie seemed to ask the same question about going South, except that there it is the desert and heat stroke that will make things unbearably complex among the simplicity. Most Film Critics and even some astute casual Movie Watchers will know about that Style and Substance thing. The Coens usually deliver a substantial amount of both and that's Their Secret Ingredient. That blend of herbs and spices that make Their Films tasty and delicious. This is one bleak and brutal Movie, that is also Funny. You there at Film School, try and pull that one off and if you do Hollywood is waiting, and so is Box Office and Critical acclaim. The Characters here, are not Ivy League Smart, they are homespun, earthy, and are on top of things even when that isn't obvious. The Movie is pristine looking and void of much Color, except maybe Red and it is the Red against White contrast that is the Template of this fine Character Study. With just a touch of steely Blue added from Mythical Icons, this is a solidified American Fairy Tale that takes place just this side of the Canadian Border. Yah, this is a Great Movie. Whoa Daddy!
10
I had high expectations. The movie I saw today was not what I was expecting - it was a different movie than I thought. It was more drama than action, more character development than just spiderman. In a nutshell - this film delivered on all fronts. The comic guy in you will like it, your significant other will like it, and your kids will love it. There were a few questionable things I may not have wanted to see put in the movie, but it was very well done and I am satisfied that they respected the character. And it was good to see Peter Parker getting the recognition he deserves ;> (cuz the first 20 minutes of the movie you just felt for him) Well done piece of film!
9
Bale is unintentionally funny as Batman doing his, now infamous Bat-Voice. More silly than intimidating. The dialogue has all the subtlety of a sledgehammer and is delivered in the most melodramatic way possible. Take a shot every time the word "fear" or variation of it is said. You'll be drunk 30 minutes in. Direction is average at best, shoddy at worst. But, at least Batman fanboys got what they wanted.
2
The haters need to calm down! They only wanna hate this show because it's popular. You can like mainstream things without being basic. I think each season shows the continued growth and maturity the characters develop. Season 4 wasn't full of as much goofiness as past seasons. It has more of a dark, serious adult tone and I can appreciate that effort from the writers. The script has emotion without being cheesy. It bounces around from story to story but it's easy to follow and it pays off in the end when the dots all connect. The score and cinematography are top notch as well. Overall, this is truly a standout series. Worth the watch and worth all the hype.
9
I didn't scared i didn't shocked i just become tired.
5
I came out of Dunkirk thinking it was OK. I was just pretty happy it was over really. I sure would have liked a whole lot more character development. A big dash of story line would have been helpful. Dialog might have been nice. I remember thinking about ten minutes in, oh no, Nolan has gone off the deep end here with some kind of overly artistic self gratifying film. I kept hoping for about the next ten minutes that it would stop, that it was just his opening to a meaningful story about the brave successful rescue of an army that would live to later see victory. It didn't stop though. It went on and on and on and on. I suggest Schindler's List, Das Boot, Letters from Iwo Jima, A Bridge Over River Kwai, The Great Escape, Patton, Sophie's Choice, or a whole bunch of other films that just escape me right now, if you wan't to see great films, with characters and story line that draw you in, and help you loose yourself in a meaningful story about a particular experience of one of the endless number of difficult experiences which that terrible war produced. This film is distracting, at times confusing, underdeveloped, and a rather poor story teller. It's not all bad and certainly did have its moments, but ultimately did not deliver nearly what so many other films about WWII have so eloquently accomplished.
7
one word for people who wonder why it rates above 8 on IMDb is - if you make films which are real they will hit the target. This movie is about real people REAL LANGUAGE real stupidity and at time real humor. It provides insight for everyone into rural lower and middle class who travel in local train and still go to Melas ! wear floral print shirts and have attitude to die for. watch it once and i can bet you want to travel in the cheapest class in Indian railways. To see how real it really is. meet the other 70 percent of India !!! Songs are straight from heart of rural India. Action will blow you away. comedy will keep you cracking every 10 minutes well orchestrated movie look forward to more of these. A real cult movie in Indian cinematic history.
10
Sluggish boring and far away from reality. Dramatization of small small things.
5
Rian Johnson proved once again that he is an above average director. He wrote a fun story with an interesting protagonist in Marta and a very Poirot-esque character in Benoit Blanc. They had a fun chemistry and created a fun story for the viewers. The reason I'm giving this 6/10 is because it didn't ever feel like a true "whodunnit". Without spoiling anything, I'll say that you never feel like you're trying to figure out who the culprit of the crime is. The ending was sloppy and rushed. It didn't contribute to the actual plot and it felt like an add-in. They advertised this film as a love song to Agatha Christie, but I disagree. With Christie, you were always guessing about who could have committed the murder, but with Knives Out, I never had that feeling. If it had been marketed differently (and therefore adjusted my expectations), I would have enjoyed it much more.
6
Good acting, good storyline and good fun! Big fan of Natasha Lyonne so it was fun to see something's shes written as well as starring in!
8
2 stars out of 10 because it was pretty to look at and seemed well made from a technical point of view. That's about it. The rest was really bad, I don't understand how anybody can give this a positive review. Trying to avoid spoilers (not that it matters, there's not a single thing in the movie that you won't predict): 1. Wonder Woman herself is basically invincible. Superman has Kryptonite, Batman has the no-killing thing, Wonder Woman though is a tank. Bullets just bounce off her and she has super-human strength, even against the bad guy who takes some sort of serum to make him stronger (which lasts all of about 1 minute of screen time). This makes the film boring and it lacks suspense as you know that nothing can happen to her. There are several scenes where people (men, of course) artificially tell her it's too dangerous for her to go somewhere / do something and you have to wonder why, as she is invulnerable to everything. No tension. 2. The movie is extremely tasteless. The first World War was one of the most horrendous conflicts in human history, yet here Wonder Woman just strolls across No-Man's land deflecting machine gun and sniper fire without getting a scratch and single-handedly defeats any German soldier unfortunate enough to cross paths with her. Of course the allied soldiers then run after her and win the battle without taking any casualties. Completely disrespectful and it trivialises the war of attrition that was trench warfare in which so many millions died. 3. The writers appear to have confused WW1 and WW2. The German soldiers are all dressed and act like Nazi's. 4. One of the main characters commits suicide seemingly for the sheer joy of it. 5. Dialogue inspired by Moana, I'm not kidding ("I am ... from ... and I have come here to ..."). 6. Physics are thrown out of the window. For example a lot of the CGI lacks "weight" when showing people or objects hurtling through the air, and Wonder Woman strolls about at one point with a heavy sword slid down the back of an evening dress at a party (which incidentally, nobody actually notices and remarks upon). 7. It's about 20 minutes too long and starts to drag towards the end. 8. Luckily for the heroes that aren't Wonder Woman, the enemy soldiers can only aim when shooting at Wonder Woman (where all the bullets bounce straight off, see above). When shooting at any other participant of the movie's fellowship, they have the marksmanship of Storm Troopers from Star Wars. The good guys of course have perfect aim. 9. Comedy-Villain German General randomly murders own officers for a laugh and nobody blinks an eye-lid. As I said at the start, it certainly does look pretty, so if all you want is some eye candy with lots of explosions for 2.5 hours, go for it. For everybody else though, it's just a bad comic book movie. There's basically nothing redeeming here.
2
This is the biggest disappointment since that 3. Season of twin peaks.
3
The tv show is basically a scam. The writers are writing a new plot per episode and what's the point? You never have characters that you can actually understand they're all twisted and the endings are always terrible. I don't understand how it could be so highly rated I barely got through the first 2 seasons I thought to myself it'd get better, it just didn't so I don't recommend to anyone to watch it, there's better things to do with your life.
3
As I said already in the title it's a great show. Just get a fresh new host and keep things more raw. You aren't catering to the audience who's into melodramatic stuff like those videos and stuff you guys make with the families of participants. If you guys take these feedbacks the show will be wat better than what it is right now.
7
I'm starting to really wonder at this point, why studios are even bothering to adapt popular series that are loved across the world. It really doesn't make sense to me. You'd think the studio would want to adapt something because they want to bring in the already built audience that is attached to the other mediums, you'd think they'd want the word of mouth advertising that fans of that medium can bring with them to grow an audience. You'd think that adapting a story that is already written, proofread and tested with audiences would be easier than coming up with something brand new on your own. You'd think all of these things right? This is why studios choose to adapt fantasy novels right? So then why, would Netflix allow people like the ones in charge of the Witcher, to do to this show what they have been allowed to do? This series had the potential to be Netflix's answer to Game of Thrones (a series that was faithfully adapted up until the show went past the published material just by the way) it's a dark and gritty fantasy series that tackles serious moral questions with real adult relationships and loads of political intrigue. It is widely considered by lovers of fantasy as one of the finest dark fantasy stories available right now. It was this love of the series that brought in Cavill, who championed the series as its face and title character. His passion for the series was evident from the very beginning with the way he portrays Geralt on screen. When the series first introduces you to him, fans delight in how much he looks and sounds the part of the iconic stoic Witcher from the books and the first episode which faithfully resembles chapters from The Last Wish gets fans excited to see what is next for the character in the series. Unfortunately, that first episode is the peak of what this show has to offer. It's all downhill from there. It has a fantastic first episode that while the obvious directing problems (more on that later) did show themselves the primary story of Renfri and Stregabor in the first episode was so well done that it could be ignored. The budget seemed like it would be enough to allow the show to do the series justice, and then later in the series it just wasn't. There's a very steep drop off in production value from the first episode onward which impacts very important events like the Battle of Sodden Hill later on. The costume design feels very low budget, the cast other than Cavill is a bunch of actors making their first speaking roll credit anywhere. The budget became a noticeable problem the further into Season 1 that you went. But you know what? There was enough positive in the first season that you could look past its flaws and hope for improvement in Season 2, that if the show could pick up steam it might be able to truly go somewhere. Then season 2 happened, and fans hopes of anything positive coming out of this series was completely massacred like the henchmen of Blaviken. Inexplicably the show starts to just go on WILD tangeants that have no bearing whatsoever to the source material. Completely ruining and wasting important character relationships with one another, killing off characters that are known to be alive much later, COMPLETELY rewriting one of the core story arcs of one of the main characters (Ciri) in a totally stupid and ridiculous way only for it to go absolutely nowhere. What was a mediocre but painfully budget adaptation turns into something that barely resembles anything to do with the Witcher at all in just one season. What the hell happened here? Suddenly you're not able to look past the glaring problems with direction, pacing and time management that were present in the first season because now the series has wasted the good faith the audience had in cheering for its success. You can't ignore the jerking around of various timelines and plot threads in disjointed fashion as though the series was trying to rush towards the big events of the later books and completely skipping over the quieter scenes of Geralt just being a Witcher (that everyone wanted to see) because it crash lands into a field of pure show original garbage that no one asked for. How did we end up here? How did Cavill who is supposed to be as big of a Witcher fan as the rest of us let any of this happen? Ladies and gentlemen we come now to where we are today. To where Henry Cavill has walked away from the series, and none of us can blame him, because as it turns out, Cavill was as frustrated with how quickly this show fell apart as much as we are. His refusal to continue to take part in what is such an obvious bait and switch from lackluster and dishonest showrunners is a validation in the fanbase's love of him as a spokesman of the series. The show is scheduled to continue with Cavill as Geralt through Season 3, but this particular fan wasn't planning on watching Season 3 with or without Henry Cavill anyway because that's how horrifically bad Season 2 was. With Cavill now leaving the show for good at the end of the season, I can safely say without any hyperbole that the last reason for anyone to care anything about this show is gone for good. The show at its best, was a messy, low budget almost amateurish adaptation of the books that happened to have the perfect casting of its main character (and to be fair as Jaskier/Dandelion also) driving it, and at its worst it was a total misrepresentation of what the Witcher was, that was just horrible in every way. So much for being Netflix's answer to Game of Thrones. This series has more in common with Netflix's live action anime adaptations. It's such a shame too because the Witcher really had the potential to be an amazing TV show. Maybe next time, the right people will be at the helm of it.
3
I think the video editors were most likely drunk when doing their job. More than half of the series, you cannot see anything. It's either in the night, or inside the castles. Damn, where are the lights, I wonder. In the beginning, I thought there was some brightness issue on the screen, but everything was fine as it should be. How can you rate it when you cannot see anything? I would gladly rate this zero (if there was an option). The only reason for rating it 3 is due to the storyline. Perhaps it would be better to listen to an audio book instead, lol. 😜 I do not understand why people have rated it so high? Did y'all manage to see?
3
This a beautifully shot, carefully developed, female led show about class, privilege, whiteness maybe, grief and hope. People who expect something like Big Little Lies or White Lotus will be disappointed, yes. But this comparison doesn't do the show justice, it is something completely different and never attempts to be something else. The director took her time to tell this story and to slowly unfold the perspectives and backgrounds of each of characters. I especially loved episode 4, the camerawork here and how it played with perspective in these confined spaces is brilliant I think. I loved episode 5 too, where the focus turns to the ones who are overlooked. Don't trust the low ratings.
9
Started watching it but had to stop. It was just not that good. I spent too much time being bored and waiting for the punisher to dole out some punishment. Too much focus was spent on the cop and her partner. They need to cut the subplots which seems to be a recurring problem with these Netflix/Marvel shows. I will finish it eventually but not worth binge watching.
6
This season has gone in a much darker direction and for us horror fans, this is our season. The characters have a bit more of a defying story to each and now I also think Max is my favorite character. When death has you in its clutches you don't have any option but to deal with your demons and push forward and not be consumed by the inevitably.
9
After watching the first episode and reading some of the more negative reviews I have mixed feelings about this show. It is true that the science here can really annoy people who love science-fiction for the lack of science part of the si-fi. In watching episode two the wife says it defies all the laws of physics and husband says maybe someone rewrote them. To me this is an indication that the writers are aware that it's not a science-fiction how we think of it usually. I think that this should be thought of as a family show first,With a science-fiction skin. What I mean is it isn't science fiction proper, it just gets put into the science-fiction genre because there are spaceships. So if you think of it as a family show this isn't really that bad of a show.
7
I do not like this series. I didn't like the book either, I had to read to read it for a class. The book was very depressing and I thought Hannah's character seemed like a not very nice person. She forced people to listen to the tapes and threatened them. I don't think she even had legitimate reasons, they just wanted a reason to write a book it seemed like.
3
... and wasted 2h on this shallow movie. Bad script and below average acting. Why would anyone want to make a movie like this?
2
Spider-Man 2, by Will May 30, 2006. Spider-Man 2 begins with Peter Parker struggling to be both a superhero and a normal citizen. He believes that his crime fighting is getting in the way of his job and his relationship with Mary Jane, and he is right. All the while, an experiment goes horribly wrong and Dr. Otto Octavious is is put at the mercy of four mechanical arms welded to his skin....Confusing I know, but if you want it to make sense, you need to rent the film! "Doc Oc" and his metal arms plot to finish his failed science project, in an attempt to create a renewable energy source. What he does not realize is that his experiment could possibly destroy half of Manhattan. Spider-Man must stop Doc Oc before he destroys the city, and either accept or reject his identity as a superhero. "Spider-man 2" takes a more intellectual route to the characters than the original, but still has it's good action sequences. Nominated for three 2004 Academy Awards, Spider-Man 2 thrives as an amazing action film with good character development. 8/10.
8
It has been nearly 5 years since I went and saw a movie first day first show in the theatres. But such was the level of anticipation with "gangs of wasseypur" that I found myself standing in front of the ticket counter at quarter to nine. The movie, which is 160 minutes long, starts with a shoot-them-up which may be the most authentic shoot-to-kill scene in Hindi cinema. The movie tells the story of rivalries between different sects of Muslims: the butchers, Qureshis, and the Pathans, Khans and extend over a period of three generations. The story starts from the pre- independence era when the British owned the mines in Dhanbad. After independence, these mines pass on to the wealthy landlord who hires an exiled Pathan to act as his strongman. The pathan, the father of Sardar Khan (Manoj Vajpayee) has been kicked out of his village, Wasseypur, after a confrontation with the local musclemen, the Qureshis, and is now forced to work in the mines of Dhanbad. He starts becoming too big for his shoes and is bumped off by the landlord thus beginning a series of killings and counter-killings. The acting by the "star" cast is stunning with Manoj Vajpayee leading the pack in as good as a performance as "Bheeku Mahatre" in Satya. When he stares lustfully at the back side of Reema Sen (here resurrected after being in the wilderness for nearly half a dozen years), you can feel the lust as a physical thing. He is backed by a very strong ensemble cast. The real strength of the movie is its dialogues. The words, replete with the choicest of abuses, feel as if they were wiretapped. The conversation rings true to life and had me laughing at the sheer vulgarity of it. The patois is captured very faithfully. The only negative point about the movie is its length which could have been edited somewhat in the second half when the third generation takes up (like the long Godfather III, if you may). Anurag Kashyap has put his soul into the movie and that is visible from every frame of the movie. The direction is the best I have seen this year in Hindi cinema and will only increase the expectations from the second part of this opus. And that is why I am jealous of the lucky bastards at the Cannes film festival who got to see both the parts back to back. The movie ends at a tantalizing junction and the prospect of meeting with these barely lovable characters for a second outing left me salivating.
8
The Dark Knight has a haunting score, stylish direction, and an Oscar-worthy performance by Heath Ledger. Why, then, couldn't Nolan have allowed the film to catch its breath? The film is a constant climax, building toward nothing. And the supposed "climax" feels manufactured and out-of-touch with the rest of the film. Many scenes seem like they were awkwardly cut off and many questions are left unanswered. And after 150 minutes, Nolan needs a good ending. He doesn't have one. This film only cements my position that Christopher Nolan is the most overrated director of our time. Inception was another good idea wasted.
5
The Witcher is a very entertaining show that balances its approach to mature subjects and some of its humour quite well. And while all the fantasy elements work good enough, what the Witcher truly excels at is medieval drama: For me the best episode of the show is where a Queen was being forced to betrothe her child to an older man because of male tradition, and how loyal the Queen is to this idea despite how much she may dislike it. There is so much worldbuilding done is this singular story (another thing the Witcher is good at) that the show really does succeed in presenting us with a semi-realistic medieval world, and it's really fun to watch what sort of stuff can happen in it. However it is the fantastical parts of the Witcher that let it down for me. I have never read the books or played the games but I knew from the moment I saw them that Geralt and Yennefer would never ever be in any danger, and so felt absolutely zero suspense whenever the show tried to make me think something might happen to them. They have plot armour so thick that the show just fails to build tension whenever they're in trouble. They may get beaten up a little in one episode, but are entirely fine by the next, acting as though nothing happened. For me this was a serious turn off that left me feeling uninterested in a lot of what was happening. The build up to the final battle of the season is so lackluster because we're led to believe the enemy's superior numbers will crush the heroes, but the heroes are so omnipotent that they could have beaten the army using absolutely minimum effort. However the one character that kept me with the show was Ciri, whose story intrigues me ten times more than Geralt's or Yennefer's because she's the only character I truly believed to be vaulnerable. I felt for her losses more than the other characters and, after seeing her be hit, abandoned, misled and diceived, realised she was the only main character at risk throughout the entire show, and thus she was the only main character I ever rooted for. She is faced with having to learn harsh realities about her parental figures, come to terms with the adult world by herself and depend on almost no one for her entire story. I realise Geralt is essentially a super human and Yennefer is a powerful witch, but applying some of Ciri's vulnerability to their characters could have helped this problem I had with the show. I'm not sure if I could recommend this based on my interest in only one character, but maybe I could if you're a fan of the games or books and just want to see Geralt and Yennefer break things and then make some jokes about it after.
4
It's 2020. I'm rewatching MCU movies while in quarantine. Endgame came out last year. And it did everything we fans wanted. It's the highest grossing film right now. But even with all the fan services Endgame (& other MCU movies) gave us along with big cgi battles in 4 Avengers movies and all the colorful Guardians movies + Ragnarok, Winter Soldier still is the best thing MCU delivered us. Rather than being a fun, colorful hero vs villain fight Winter Soldier gives us something else. It's suspenseful, it's thrilling, it's badass. The action scenes are so well done especially that Cap vs Bucky (that knife flip is too good). Also the elevator scene, Cap's monologue, Falcon, Black Widow, the first action sequence everything is just perfect. My favorite thing about this movie is that it starts the journey of badass Steve Rogers (before we get started, does anyone wanna....) instead of just a guy on steroids talking about patriotism. Also the Winter Soldier is still the coolest villain (Taskmaster might change that). I normally don't write reviews. Not even on MCU movies. But I need the world to know that this right here is the best MCU movie. Even after the biggies like Infinity War & Endgame (I love those movies btw) this simple political thriller stands at the no. 1 posting of MCU. Russo Brothers didn't only delivered their first MCU film they also delivered their best MCU film.
10
I have to say that this title had some solid performances. D Day and Rev Eli will amaze you with their collective abilities to draw you in, but the story is just too bizarre for words. So many things don't make sense and aren't explained and a great deal is so far fetched. I can truly appreciate a great many things about this movie, but clarity and quality are not two of them. Boogie Nights grew on me. Magnolia had me from jump, but this movies is a hodgepodge of confusion and does not deserve to be on the IMDb top 250. I think there is a reason more people are not talking about this film, it's not a classic by any means.
4
Acting isn't great whatsoever. Very amateur and painful to watch.
1
It's good only because is connected to Game of Thrones. But, the cast is poorly chosen... and it's famous just because it has to be famous. The whole Velaryons just don't make any sense. Has a lot of illogical brutality and I personally expected more from the effects, at moments they are too fake. If it wasn't for Game of Thrones (another commercial series) this one just would be another good mid-day series to watch. It's interesting, yes, but doesn't deserve so much noise, mostly because there are so many good and much better movies/ series to watch and discover. You get just the an okay thing. Nothing more, nothing less.
7
I watched the reruns of the original in the early 70s. It was fun and campy, but what you would expect from a series of that time. So I was very excited going into this series. What I found was that not much had changed. While the visuals were amazing and the acting was par, the stories were trash. My 11-year-old was as excited as I was about the series. But when she can sit there and quote the dialogue before it happens, you know the story is as cliche as the phrase "Danger Will Robinson!". What I saw were characters being geniuses one moment and then being the stupidest persons in the galaxy the next. And every time someone had a brilliant idea, you knew that at the last possible moment something was going to screw the whole thing up. And you were not disappointed. The two bright spots in the series are "Dr Smith" (Parker Posey) and Maureen Robinson (Molly Parker). The Doctor in the original was a blathering idiot. In this series you see a cold, calculating psychopathic genius. Everything she does and says is part of a carefully calculated plan. And Molly Parker is awesome just being there!! Just as much a genius as Smith, she portrays Maureen as confident and cool under pressure. I probably won't watch anymore of the series because I found myself laughing at the perfectly predictable scenarios far more than the actual comedy.
4
What's wrong with this film? The plot line is dull and fragmented. Way too much screen time is spent on various ridiculous fight scenes. The lighting is very dark in the film, with lots of dull colors used in scene after scene. Rachel McAdams, who has a relatively small part, is the only character who offers any kind of visual color. The accents used by the actors can be hard to understand. The ending is a set-up for a second movie, but I don't expect this one will generate enough of a following to warrant a part two. Wish I could say something positive, but honestly, it's dull and not worth the time or money. Then again, as a forty-something mom maybe I'm just not the demographic at whom the movie was aimed.
3