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To me it was the most chaotic films I have ever watched. The dialog, background music and basic sound track were a problem. In my view none of the characters were worth caring about. On the plus side, acting of Adam Sandler was exceptional and completely out of his comedic background.
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This could have been a lot more interesting, but unfortunately this is another mediocre and overrated show.
The concept is good with a little comedy, but most of the series is boring and despite the episodes being short!
The last two episodes aren't that bad, but it's just not enough to make the series and the story as good as the other Marvel movies for example and isn't really worth spending time on to watch.
The cast is good but the script is not. The cinematography is excellent, but that is simply not enough anymore, the special effects are not enough to make the show interesting. Unfortunately, another in a series of mediocre generic TV shows.
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Typical banal romantic comedy featuring a schmuck pedestalizing a chick with textbook what's hot in hollywood woke head nation cliches served up as jokes.
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Some episodes are hit and miss like I hated the first one but omg after the ultron one it's so good. What if the all connect together and its dope af. You just have to get past some of the chappy episodes and take it as a whole.
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After all the hype and the user ratings at 10/10, I couldn't wait to see this film thinking another 'Saving Private Ryan' was waiting..... Unlike SPR and the tour de force Normandy landing seen, which left me in shock, 1917 just doesn't ever get going. The only suspenseful moment was which way Benedict Cumberbatch's character was going decide. A decent enough film but a classic, not a chance.
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I knew DC tried to be creative and funny with this new franchise, just like Marvel did with their new movies like Spider man Homecoming, Thor ragnarok, The Ant man and others.. But the thing is DC failed and on the other hand, Marvel succeeded. You guys might think i am saying this because i am a Marvel fan. Well i trully am. But that doesn't mean that i am biased to Marvel movies. I am a big fan of DC's Batman character. I freaking love Batman animation series, movies and everything about. I also liked the Hellboy movies and Watchman movie. Now lets talk about the Shazam movie. The comedy wasn't that funny. The villains were i don't know too weak and wasn't actually like trying to be serious or nothing. They were like watching and roaring and doing almost nothing. The Shazam wasn't felt anywhere like any superhero. The story wasn't also bad. The villains were the worst. DC should learn from a thing or two form ANIME superhero series like One punch man, My hero academia and many other ANIME superhero series. How to build a superhero character and at the same time being a funny and powerful superhero like One punch man or Saitama.
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This started well but descended into cliché and soap opera. A half-decent science fantasy idea was ruined by marital bickering, teen opera angst and the usual Wesley Crusher type.
The worst aspects are the serious goofs that no-one seems to have noticed. Chips of titanium refined into spacecraft parts in a few hours. A very sophisticated robot that can't string a decent, meaningful sentence together. (I know: its cryptic comments are merely a plot device but they could have contrived a decent reason for its inarticulacy.) Most annoying of all were the repeated references and scenes "on Alpha Centauri", shown as an Earth-like environment. Alpha Centauri is a star. The planets that orbit that star would be numbered - Alpha Centauri 1, 2, 3 etc.
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OK to be short Effects: 8 -really nice effects and vivid colors, but nothing more than animation Story: 1 - very shallow movie and mix of Dancing with the wolves, Rambo, Jurassic Park and some more Behind: 0 - A really flat US history of violence, revolt and nothing more, full of military jargon and some terror links. Performance: 2- Hey a cartoon movie, where all cartoons make really "native" and "naive" faces. Sci-fi: 0 - nothing original, actually horrible lack of fantasy and the fantasy self is abused
Result: The problem is that the movie will be not watchable at DVD at all, but I really do not think that the money to spend pays.
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I'm an avid science fiction fan, but this movie is NOT a science fiction movie, just a (very bad!) fantasy movie. And the worst thing is: I usually really like fantasy movies too, but NOT this one... The storyline (if it actually has one) is totally incomprehensible, the special effects are WAY over the top and even in the galaxy they created, there are several actions that are completely impossible, even if you accept all the other nonsense... The characters are incredibly shallow, the aliens are VERY unrealistic and the 'humor' is only funny if you're under 12 years old... The only reason why I gave it a 2 instead of a 1, is that Groot is cute in some scenes, although they overdid even that in most scenes.
All in all, a waste of my time, and, frankly, quite disappointing!
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I really liked how the show brings to life mythology and this dark magical world. The voice of Henry Cavill is a bit to deep almost like the one from Christian Bale in the Batman movies. Also many parts seem rushed, not enough is explained and if you haven't played the video game you are just left wondering what the hell just happened, what did the protagonist intend to do and why. Actually it is hard to put my finger on why exactly but sometimes it just feels like it was designed as a video game rather than a serie. Sure i understand it comes from a video game but still; it has a strange after taste. Action and magic is very cool, great choregaphies and graphic design.
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I generally enjoy BBC productions and British creativity. One of the main reasons I enjoy British productions over American productions is that the British artists are more creative, imaginative, and less sensational in their presentation, providing a compelling story and photography, without all the non-stop unrealistic action and special FX that the less imaginative American productions rely upon. Unfortunately, in this series the Brits have delivered the same material as the Bond series and the super hero series, with Holmes and Watson becoming macabre quasi-supermen.
I would prefer a believable story, where Holmes, Watson, and their nemeses accomplish things that are humanly possible, versus things that only a super hero with magical powers and nanosecond timing could accomplish. The original Sherlock Holmes, although genius in his deductive reasoning, was a believable character doing things conceivably possible for a human. These stories by Conan Doyle were compelling and watchable. After watching this series, I almost need to spend three hours decompressing on my analyst's couch (if I had an analyst). Just TOO much death, perversion, psychosis, and other human dysfunction crammed into a few characters in a single movie/episode. Very dark, depressing, and difficult to process.
However, I will watch the next one when available on Netflix. Sometimes we are gluttons for abuse.
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I'll not say that it's a very good anime if you have watchen many comedy movie then it will be a little boring,but I liked the music and the behaviour of saitama. He is just a bald guy.
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Sandra Bullock is one of my favorite female actresses. However, she done the best she could with this. The concept and the trailers look really good but the ending left me thinking what's the point of this film, It's lost its hype. As a game this would be good.
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Complete take every high venom rating on imdb with, not a grain but, a bag of salt. The dialogue in the movie was messy and stupid. The jokes fell flat 80% of the time The acting was so subpar...even from hardy. The Plot was all over the place like baby shit. Fight scenes where like "oh wow...he threw a punch...yippie😑😑" This movie was terrible...but don't take my word for it, take my trauma.
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The first 2 episodes in the series are in the style of 80's comedy series, but there are necessary scenes for the next episodes. I liked the show except for some unnecessary scenes. Marvel knows this business well..
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Maybe because Tom Hardy was involved in writing and producing this iteration, the movie is a bit too gentle on his character, and doesn't demand enough of him. He was more charming and fun, likeable in the first, with this one he just looks dishevelled and unhappy, morose, throughout. I don't see the character, I see a tired and ageing actor.
There's way too much CG as well, the first movie was better balanced in this regard. The banter between Venom and Hardy's character was a highlight of the first movie, but in this second one it feels a bit forced, and the movie fails to make Venom a bit more human and likeable I felt - something about the way he appears and is represented, a bit lifeless. They should have taken a page from Pixar's book, and brought a little more humour to the visual representation of the Venom character. Something creative and bright was missing, hard to say exactly, but the movie just lacked for original ideas I felt.
So that was the overall impression - it was not very creative, there were no great little bits of character on screen, or chemistry, or just charm. Felt flat and sort of lifeless throughout, a tad fake and faked. Disappointing.
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What a waste I mean u wait for so long for some action that never arrives ,such a bore fest nothing like saving private Ryan or even pearl harbour at least that had action in it
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Amazon, you owe my 6 hrs. A disjointed mess with no point. It leaves you with a giant 'WTF was the point in that' at the end.
At least you get some lovely footage of Hong Kong. Possibly works best as a tourist information film.
Filmed in 2021 and taken till 2024 to make it to Prime, I think this in itself shows nobody, even on the production side, was in a rush to drop this into the world of home streaming.
Another in a long list of Prime and Netflix series that throws a couple of big names into the mix then hopes that it turns out to be a success. Sadly the A list names do not make for a satisfying watch in this case.
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Similar story as Saving Private Ryan (trying to locate someone in an active war zone) minus 99.8 percent of the action.
Boring and hard to watch.
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Ok so recap on my opinions on the new Marvel shows (SCROLL DOWN FOR MY LOKI REVIEW):
Wandavision: Loads of charm with a great story...until episode 9 dropped the ball. The whole premise of the show was so unique with it swapping between different time periods, Wanda dealing with the loss of Vision, the surprisingly good suspense moments (The "Stop it" moment in episode 1 is a really good example), and the amazing performances. Everything was building up to a great and unique conclusion until we had the generic "Marvel ending" with less desirable CGI, if they went for a ending more unique for the show it would've made it all the better. But even with all of that it's still really watchable. 8.2/10
FATWS: Started off strong then completely lost me, I'm just kinda done with the full on action Marvel and it didn't help that Wandavision came before it. That's just my opinion but I know other people feel the same way so overall it's kinda skippable if I'm being honest, all you need to know is Sam becomes Captain America and I kinda saved you some time to check out some better shows. 6.8/10
**LOKI REVIEW (MORE LIKE FIRST IMPRESSIONS IDK)**
Holy cow that was a great way to start of the series, I'm not going to spoil anything but this is some good television right here. The things I love are the set design, it has a 70's space age/retro vibe and a love it, the vfx are good as always, and the uniqueness this show has really helps it stand out. The things I really love is the acting, Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson are a great duo and really play off each other, also Loki gets a moment in episode one and it's glorious, and the dialogue is really well done. Loki, at least so far, doesn't have a-lot of action so having the dialogue and characters being good were a must and I'm relived they surpassed my expectations. Also the show is setting up a really cool story that I don't know where they're going to take it, usually we'd know based off the comics but I genially don't know where this is going and I'm excited for that! Overall I'm super excited to see where this show goes over the span of it's first season and if they maintain quality maybe a season 2 is in order! 9.7/10 (Will update the score once it's all said and done)
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Just watching S3/E10, and this whole thing has so much impact, if you give it the time it deserves. S3 was not easy for me to get into, not easy to see what the writers are aiming at, but it develops very well. And it goes so deep.
This whole story is so close to what happens in real life (I have witnessed enough), and you know it if you look close to what's happening around you. That's the whole point of this: Look and understand what's happening, and then DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE IT! Talk to people. Make them understand. Support people who suffer, not everyone is strong enough. Teach this your children. Ask yourself what YOU are doing to others. S3/E10 is a wonderful example of how some people completly miss how they are ruining other's lives without even knowing.
The writers, the cast and every one involved put a lot of effort in this series to deliver something very important, and it's a teen series for a very good reason: that's the age when things can really go south, in some cases even earlier. And it happens to grown-ups as well.
Do not look at this as "just another teen series". This is SERIOUS stuff we all should know about.
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I often look at the images from the film as part of my review process. Well oddly as I'm looking through them I see all the major plot twists right there in the open. How idiotic! The pictures give the entire movie away!
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7/10 - one of my favorite things about the Sam Raimi trilogy is the 2000s time capsule it serves as and this second installment furthers that with a compelling story centered on the formidable Doc Ock.
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Superb Acting By Chris Hemsworth ❤ I Love That..! Thanks For The Extraction Team 😍
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I don't know anything about this character but according to Boba Talks, he's a Batman type character and that's what I was hoping for.
If they indulged me by giving me 3 of 4 episodes of Moon Knight Batmanning and then went in to this, I'd have been all over it. I gather that Issac is a fan and might have wanted to put all of, possibly, his one go in to these six episodes but a critical friend in Disney (let's stop pretending that Marvel is a thing) should have told him to have more confidence.
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Predestination is a mind-bender. This movie offers an interesting twist on the time-travel genre. However, it takes so long to get where it's going that it becomes predictable. Sarah Snook and Ethan Hawke are good, but their performances are bogged down by the story and the pacing. I almost liked this movie at the beginning and the end, but it lost me somewhere in the middle.
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I wish I hadn't watched the remake, no "soul" in the movie. Great effort and effect, but nothing compare to the original one.
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Another of those re-versions of characters that some writers like to do lately... I didn't think it was a great idea coming up with a Venom solo movie and didn't have any expectations on this, but it still disappointed me. The move is an alien invasion movie with the character's name on it and some similarities, but nothing to do really... Not only is not faithful to the comic (which I don't mind really) but it has stupid characters, ridiculous situations, bad acting, silly story, cliches... it has it all ...to be a mess!! I'm only giving it this rating because of the final fight scene, it's the only decent scene in the movie, even if it's not even anything new or great. Want to see Venom? Go watch Raimi's Spiderman 3, it has it's flaws, but it's definitely a better movie and better adaptation of the comic book character. Again, what a mess of a movie...
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I was reminded of many other films while watching Amsterdam, Inglorious Basterds, the films of Wes Anderson, Vengeance (perhaps because I watched it the night before), and the spy movies of Hitchcock. I think Amsterdam has an edge on all of those. It is smart and funny throughout, the cast has great chemistry together, and the message is always kept in focus.
The title is a bit odd, it's a bit like the title of the film Brazil, in that the movie doesn't (or barely in this case) take place in the location of the title and it just represents something the heroes are striving for. But I think it would be better for a movie's title to suggest to the audience what they will be seeing than what the movie's character would like to see. That's the strongest criticism I have over the whole affair. I suppose also the music, while very nice repeats a bit much and that makes it feel a bit manipulative in later scenes.
But everything else is just wonderful, the cinematography, the editing, the humor, the makeup, and the art--by which I mean the art within the movie. One of the main characters is a surrealist photographer here, and they show a lot of her work. Too often in films when they have to show a painting or a photographer, you have to employ your suspension of disbelief when the camera finally put it on screen. In this movie, the character's art is immediately engaging and you want to see more of it and understand it. Not just the photographs but also the sculptural works is of a very high quality, and I'm so glad that you get to see a bit more of it blown up during the credits.
Loved this film, best movie I've seen since Kajillionaire.
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Believe it or not, Iron Man 2, not during but after I saw it, made me ponder. It made me wonder about the endlessly precarious concept of privatizing the military. Look at the dangers we've witnessed, ones that have come true that we've taken lying down, of privatizing our health care system, our news sources, energy, mortgage associations. Tony Stark, apparently the coolest, hottest, richest and most famous guy on earth, after acquiring most of what he has as a war profiteer---as fans know and as the first movie tells us---he now has an unbelievable weapon that he wears and uses for long-distance transportation and frankly for fun. The government wants it, but it's his suit and he insists on doing whatever he wants with it. I'm not so sure I blame the government.
Couldn't something that wreaks the kind of havoc that the Iron Man suit does be put to more productive and controlled use under the supervision of the people and their representatives? I look at Tony Stark and see---can't evade---a man in less discernible control of his ego than five Kanye Wests. Also, a man that rich is going to do anything, because he's confident he can---and he will---get away with anything. Yes, Stark is made out to be one swell guy, saving us from the danger of another guy in a weapon suit, even though that guy only really seems interested in hurting Mr. Yay Free Enterprise Stark, but he's Russian so we don't like him, so there's your reason for his being the bad guy. I feel we should spend less time rooting for Iron Man and being warier of his lack of discipline, natural monopoly and concentration of assets as he provokes more danger than he's worth. But hey, I'm not suggesting Stark apply for statehood; his ego already has anyway.
I honestly really do go into colossal Hollywood blockbusters wanting to like them. I want to enjoy myself and admire the movie I'm enjoying. The most admirable quality of Iron Man 2 is the most admirable quality of Iron Man 1, which is that in spite of whether or not characters are hackneyed or effects are overblown and tedious, the rapport between the performers is always engaging, natural and razor-sharp. Naturally, the movie was pre-sold by Downey's charm. The movie has an enormously effective non-sequitary sense of humor that delivers huge laughs by undercutting any zeal. These big CGI set pieces, after all, take a whole lot of logic for granted. This example seems unanimous among viewers: Tony Stark, seemingly on impulse and out of nowhere, chooses to drive his own car in the Monaco Grand Prix, and Ivan Vanko mounts dauntlessly in the middle of the strip, dressed like a deviant jouster and sporting electric whips that can slice a car in two. He nearly destroys Stark, which is so thrilling that we almost overlook questions such as how Vanko knew that Tony suddenly decided to drive his own car in a race he wasn't even attending personally to begin with, or why in the hell the crowd does not flee but stays to collectively react throughout this cataclysmic fight like they're at a football game.
The absolute highlight of the film is Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, the classic Pushover Up To No Good. In a movie not only brimming with star ego but star ego that could cut diamond at a thirty-foot distance, Rockwell is pure refreshment. He is always a completely natural actor, as much himself as a character will allow him to be. In all, it seems as if the script is trying to make him all weasel, all antagonist, and Rockwell defies any two-dimensionality by making him, yes, a weasel, yes, an antagonist, but also a whole person. His way is by being laid-back and without affectation.
Nonetheless, the dialogue scenes are so effective and enjoyable that when an action sequence comes around, it only inspires me to think about how the guys can stand it within those suits. Yes, the suits are shatterproof, but their bodies aren't. How many staggering plummets, ferocious poundings and sly detonators can you withstand without shattering all of your bones? Wouldn't the weight of being encased in iron make the blows hit harder? Stars can be acceptable as to need the skeletal least character in the story. They're watched for their own sake, not for their representation of a scripted character. It's about the cast itself, not what it's doing here. We love Don Cheadle, but largely what he's given to actually do here is oddly find time to chat with Downey while soaring through a typhoon of assailing missiles. (How slow must a missile be if your crony has time to advise you to steer clear of it?) I don't know what it says about Scarlet Johansson's quality as an actress that she's upstaged by her own backside. But she's given good performances in great films, and I think the issue has more to do with Jon Favreau's preferred camera angles and my being a guy.
The vainglorious behavior comes naturally, but now it's advantageous as a put-on, a case of mistaken nonentity. The sequel to Iron Man does not offer a changed man. Within the hardware, impaired humanity becomes even more so, as inviting challenges of selfhood cross with a high-tech wet dream made everyman. I guess there are lot of young men who need icons like Iron Man. Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of them might just jump off a bridge.
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I read the books, I played the games. The TV show fits in somewhere. After this year disappointments it's a welcomed surprise.
But I think ( just like the Mandalorian ) it's a little bit overrated. For the same reasons. Those who were disappointed by SW in the last years, saw the Mando as a savior. Those who were disappointed by GoT finale see this as a savior too and rushed in to click 10/10 without too much thinking.
However this show has nothing to do with GoT, other than being same fantasy genre. GoT was a psychological series with deep plots and schemes, with empathy on human interactions ( and one big fight per season to please some fans ). This one is more like Xena or Hercules, but a little bit darker.
There is a lot of room for improvements, the show can evolve a lot. it's a good start and this will help. But it's only a start. Time will tell.
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Glass Onion is actually a bit better than Knives Out. I found this movie to be a bit predictable, but very entertaining. Cast is good. The acting is good. Don't get your knickers in a wad over Daniel Craig's Southern accent(it has improved). It's really not that bad, as southern accents vary from region to region. Believe me, I know my accents. Sit back, put your feet up, have a Coke and some popcorn and enjoy this movie. Lots of twists. The ending is very interesting. Edward Norton was very enjoyable, as were all of the cast. Keep your eyes peeled for something that seem out of place...you will know what it is...
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This is very well done and I'm enjoying it emensly. I only wish they'd gone with someone else as Mathew, Goode does a great job but he just doesn't look like how I pictured him. I love the background music, in my opinion it really is what makes or break it for me and it really sets a fabulous tone for this show. If anyone is thinking of reading the books, don't. They aren't that good. It's a GREAT plot but you can tell the author is really into history, architecture and antique furniture because there are pages AND PAGES that go on and on about it and it gets rather boring. I stopped halfway through the 2nd book because of it. Also Diana gets rather pathetic in the second book, relying too much on Mathew to do all the work. Hopefully the show keeps her as a strong and independent female lead.
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It is a little bit hard for the new audience to understand at first but as the story line progresses the events will be connectable and will make sense .maybe they wanted it to be a bit confusing.....apart from that as awesome as it gets,wonderful acting ,accurate casting 💯
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Formulaic, nauseating ad placement masquerading as nostalgia, cliched, weak plot, cardboard-cut-out characterisation, suspense destroying comedy.
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Glass Onion delivered good that I will watch it again that is worth a second viewing! The pros of the film are the same clues, twists, and the same old detective, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) are back from the original and he is on the case. A con that I have in the film is the slow build up in the start of the film, but it still worth it. It is still good with a whole fresh new cast of characters like Janelle Monae (Andi) and Dave Bautista (Duke). The only actor to show up in both films in Knives Out and Glass Onion is Daniel Craig which he still played an excellent role and played a great character for the protagonist. In my opinion, I still liked Knives Out over Glass Onion because of the ending and other reasons that I do not want to spoil that you have to go see for yourself.
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A very few movies which brings out the patriotism, this movie has just done the justice. very well acted and presented of the calibur of our great Indian Army.
App very positive collaboration of Vicky Kaushik and Mohit Raina.
Few scenes are so very well displayed on a military that gives goodlse bumps. Excellent !! Must watch..
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"Forrest Gump" professes to be all about innocence, but is certainly the most pernicious highly popular movie of my lifetime, whose subtext is the message that there is something virtuous about invincible ignorance, which will be rewarded in all sorts of improbable and arbitrary ways. An exercise from beginning to end in magical thinking, the movie undermines the manifest fact that achievements in life should and must be earned, and that understanding proceeds from knowledge, which must, in turn, be gained through education, the broader the better. "Forrest Gump" was the perfect vehicle for the reactionary Reagan era, with its "what me worry", feel-good-about-America message, regardless of what we were (and are) doing, and however much suffering we may countenance or cause (whether in Vietnam, Chile, Guatemala, El Salvador, Angola, or Iraq, then or now). The movie was also a major piece of propaganda in the then new revisionism regarding the Vietnam War that began under Reagan, depicting anti-war activists as the perfect fit for that most tenacious of "urban legends", the spat upon veteran (the only people who spat upon the veterans were the Johnson and Nixon regimes that put them in harm's way, and then dumped them on the streets without providing any transitional or sustained support before PTSD was fully acknowledged as a consequence of trauma in combat). This movie is also a perfect fit for the kind of know-nothing nativism expressed by the likes of Sarah Palin and the "Tea Party" movement, and thus a sad commentary on the present condition of life in America as well. It is not a "Candide" for our time.
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The biggest crime in this movie was not an exciting gangster shootout, but simply the fact that this 3 hour 30 minute long movie was BORING. Please, never bore me with a gangster movie. A gangster movie should ALWAYS be the complete opposite of BORING.
Because director Scorsese as well as de Niro and Pacino have made such brilliant classics in the past, I simply wont settle for a boring movie like this one. I demand / desire EXCELLENCE! But ALL I got was boring.
Beware: this movie is hyped artificially on Imdb (watch out for the 10 star reviews). Never mind the fake reviews though, because my biggest disappointment is the fact that I suddenly realised that Netflix is now dictating the director on how long any movie should last. That's one of the reasons why this movie is so BORING. 3 hours and 29 minutes. What were they thinking? A director, and no one else, should decide how long/short a movie should last. Not a stock market company like Netflix, who has a certain timeslot of 3 hours and 29 minutes to fill up with CONTENT. BORING content...
Opening scene of this movie: a long walk through a home for the elderly. That says it all. This movie hasnt got a beating heart. Every gangster looks old and tired in this movie. The special effects to make de Niro look younger are not natural looking and kind of silly.
My hopes were really high for this movie. And now those hopes are crushed. Farewell Scorsese, de Niro and Pacino. You have changed American movie history, but now it is time to respectfully retire...
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This is a beautifully shot, expensive looking and decently acted film with a good cast. What a shame the script is so dire and the characters so bland and unlikable.
It trudges through the obligatory scenes of apocalyptic survival - holing up with strangers, dangerous supply run, gradually watching the cast shrink as supplementary characters die off. Even the last was lacking in any sense of revelatory anticipation since, as it is in flashback, we already know who survives.
This really is a weak B movie that thinks it is an A movie. Slightly better than The Happening, which at least knew it was a B movie, with one or two nice moments but very few surprises, an unlikable main character and little variety in emotional colour.
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To date Harry Potter has become one of the most consistent franchises in modern cinema. I used to be able to say that their wasn't a bad film in the series but now The Crimes of Grindlewald has halted that great streak. While not without its positives this film is very weak due to its messy story and sloppy pacing.
The cast of characters that return from the original film are retain their likability with solid performances. Eddie Redmayne is great as Newt again he's much more vulnerable in this film and he plays that part of the character well. Tina, Queenie and Kowalski all remain good additions to the cast that sadly do not get their due screen time. Jude Law is excellent as Dumbledore, he's in the film very little but lights up the screen whenever he is. Johnny Depp carry's a great presence and good charm that makes his character captivating whenever he's on screen.
The visuals of the film also retain their quality and continue to build this side of the Wizarding world. The beasts continue to look excellent and the production design for the new setting of Paris, I'm glad this series is taking us to new parts of the world that continues to flesh out the magical universe.
This films is in one word: boring. There is almost no story to speak of and simply follows the characters on vague quests around Paris for 2 hours and the pace never picks up or builds its characters in interesting new directions. It's messy to no end as it suffers from a major lack of focus.
While Johnny Depp is good as the character, Grindlewald is yet to establish himself as a worthy villain. The character is fairly one note and simply wants to take over the world. The past between him and Dumbledore is hinted at, not so subtly, but never truly goes anywhere or adds anything new to the conflict.
The film also spends far too much time in setting up the next entry in the franchise. I know the films needs to have conflicts to carry over into the next film but it takes away from the narrative of this entry when there's no story that makes this film worth the watch on its own.
The Crimes of Grindlewald is a complete disappointment that forgets everything great about this franchise. It's a complete corporate product that fails to stand on its own. There is no focus to its characters or story that make the film relentlessly boring and messy. I hope Rowling learns from the mistakes of this movie and improve upon them in the next entry so I can get back on board with this franchise.
4.6/10 - C (Poor)
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Attracted by the great reviews, I expected a really good show.
I was very bored during the first episodes where it's essentially just old sitcoms bs (had to watch it in 1.25-1.5 speed not to be bored to death), but I thought I shouldn't base my judgement just on a few episodes, keep an open-mind and persist because I thought there would be more to it.
So I watched the whole show. Episode after episode I was waiting for an actual breakthrough, something really thrilling and interesting. I thought "it can't just be about refusing to grief" and, well, spoiler alert, it's just about that... I found the writing very lazy and was never really moved by the stakes the protagonists face.
I really feel like I wasted my time with this one, I am disappointed. Obviously, there is an audience for it, but I'm not part of it.
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To me the girl is so selfish, self concerned, psycho etc, it made the whole movie far from normal or healthy. I did not expect her to blame people so rude as a mentally heavy sick crazy person. The worst thing is that Selena presents this movie as teachable, and this made a lot of teens watch it asap. This movie is a great base for people who have bordeline or bipolar disorder to do bad things to themselves. These series are a terrible influence. Whoever decided that this was a good idea to bring out, is an complete air head. Just like Selena apparently.
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Very sweet moments in the movie, but just way too long. The acting was great, but I have to say I felt myself drifting off at times. Somehow it felt more like a story about his parents, than about him. I think maybe making this film helped Spielberg himself understand his parents better, so he was exploring their relationship in every detail. But the film left unclear where his passion came from. What he enjoys about filmmaking. How it makes him feel. His motivations were not made clear at all.
Several scenes were interesting with regard to his life, but they were lacking in the sense that they did not help understand him better as a person, like the prom scene for example. Somehow the movie was lacking heart & soul.
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By making this movie a failure,Indian viewers indicated that there judging insight is no more.There was enough praise of Swades in other comments,but most of them were slightly old,near the release of the movie,so i thought it will be better to write a new one now.well,box office collections are saying that Swades was a failure.if such a movie falls on Indian box office,it shows that we are loosing our sight of judging a movie kindly.Swades is one of the greatest movies ever made in India.and also SRK at his best as an actor,Ashutosh at his best as a director,and of course,ARR at his best as a music director.also the other ones,like the villagers,have done quite well.I am still unable to find just a single true reason why Swades failed.The epic fell down,showing how a movie,coming right from the heart of the director,can face such a condition,against the stupid part of Indian viewer.The only part of mass,who liked the movie,was the youth part which is still doing studies(not that part of youth who sits in the plex with his girlfriend expecting the so called 'around the tree,in the rain' scene.I am quite sure that they fully refused the movie).Where Indian cinema will lead if such incidents will happen again?Whatever the box office reports say,without any doubt,Swades is one of the brightest gems Indian cinema ever had. my rating-10/10.
kamal
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Enjoyed the first season but found season 2 much better. Much more drama and better storylines.
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I am not happy.
This is the single weakest movie I have seen in the marvel franchise. Note that it is the first Movie that I think I have seen after the takeover. I loved Dr. Strange's first movie so I saved this as a litmus test.
Why am I unhappy?
This entire story has already been published in a different Marvel series.
More specifically, it was a ten to twenty minute short story. One of the 'Marvel's What If' episodes.
The only difference is the first thirty minutes of needless action sequences at the beginning. The mediocre backstory dialogue. The next thirty minutes of 'action' although I would have to say watching the second sequences and labeling it 'action' is a bit of a stretch.
It is literally a curb stomp, followed by a complete repetition of the earlier dialogue. Just in case you missed it.
What's my point? They fit the entire story in a twenty minute episode and then tried to force me to watch a two hour version.
Want the full spoiler? Find the "Marvel's what if" Episode 4 and then watch this movie. The script is identical.
One is far cheaper and doesn't waste your time.
One has a lot of unnecessary action sequences that made me wonder why I am watching this.
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Steins Gate is one of the best with not the best time travel show I ever see.
The way that the history is count is amazing, the characters are great the development that they receive is great, the only downside is the first episode that are a little bit slow.
Overall:9,1/10.
| 9
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Let's start with the positive: good Art Direction.
OK, that's over.
Histrionic acting - especially Daniel Day Lewis playing late-career Sean Connery (WHY???) playing a timewarped American who barely changes in any respect from 1898 to 1927 (or is it finally 1929?... nobody else changes physically or otherwise, either, except his irritating son and the son's arbitrary girlfriend, who suddenly morph into different actors in order to get married).
Oh, the LENGTH, the LENGTH of this ordeal... and the pretentious editing. And the S-L-O-W-N-E-S-S... apart from the occasional hectic scraping of violins, like fingernails drawn manically across a blackboard.
I can't be bothered to go on. I've wasted far too much of my life on this misanthropic, nihilistic torture already.
| 3
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The second season came out yesterday and I watched the first episode. Enjoyed it. Spent today binging the rest and loved it! Very interesting and timely plot line. One thing I love about this series is the music! It's tied into what's going on in the show perfectly! The drama moments were a little slow but gave the characters the depth you need to stay interested. Set up for a third season and I hope there is one. Very pleased how it all came to pass. Definitely a great show and was pleasantly surprised! And Robert Sheehan... yummy!
| 8
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I watched two times i dont need say someting Just one word it is amazing Just watch it. You dont get any regret
| 10
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Overrated, over hyped, poor acting. The story is soooooo boring. Special effects are over the top.
| 4
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What a shame this series went to a second season. Season 2 was awful and waste of time
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(No Spoilers) The Fantastic Beasts Sequel is a Set Up Movie. This doesn't make it bad, but it's certainly not a good movie either. The Technical aspects of the movie are of course great. The effects (even though I thought they were overused at times) were really good for the most part. The cinematography, sound, sets, costumes, and editing, everything is good. The Actors all do a great job again. My favorite parts of the movie were definitely Johnny Depp's Grindelwald, and Jude Law's Dumbledore. Dumbeldore was surprisingly underused though. Grindelwald had a great set up, where it's said he's very manipulative, and can almost control people, and this could've been a very interesting part of his character, but it's never really shown enough. I did really like Grindelwald though. He was definitely my favorite part of the film. This movie just doesn't feel like a fantastic beasts movie. What I mean by this is that this isn't a story about Newt, or the beasts anymore. There's basically no plot, the movie is all over the place. The only plot I could think of is Grindelwald trying to get Credence to join him, and Credence trying to figure out who he is. The movie is really setting up for the finale and for the next films. A lot of scenes in the first 2 acts just felt unnecessary, and boring. A lot of it is just filler, and too focused on Harry Potter fan service. It was really choppy, going from character to character. Honestly I had a hard time following it, and I was confused in some moments. It's just not focused. An example of this is Voldemort's snake, Nagini, who's a character in this film. She doesn't really do much, she's just there. A lot of the moments just should've been resolved quicker. They just dragged on for too long, and it made the movie somewhat slow and boring. There's a bunch of scenes that contribute nothing to the plot, or not even character development, which should've been entirely cut. There's also barely any character development for the most of the main characters. They are the same since the beginning to the end of the film. Characters just feel shoved into the movie, and it just isn't interesting. The third act was actually good though, and it's when the movie finally picks up. This is when everything finally starts to get revealed, with some very good twists and revelations, and it finally becomes entertaining. There's some actual dark moments, and the final twist was really shocking. I'm not sure if it makes sense in the overall universe though. Make sure to not get it spoiled because it will probably ruin the movie. I just really enjoyed what they did in the third act, and it was just genuinely shocking, even though it's just left up in the air for the sequel. That's really the biggest problem for the movie. Even though the third act was good, the rest of the film is filled with filler, unnecessary fan service, that just made it boring. Also I thought some of the characters motivations didn't make sense at the end of the film. Like I said before Grindelwald is supposed to be able to control or manipulate people, so that's what I'm assuming happened, but if so it's lazy, and just wasn't shown well. Some other nitpicks I had with the film are characters like Newt, Grindelwald, and Credence who are supposed to be found, but are just going out in public almost like If nothing happened, nobody notices them. Overall this movie was boring for the first 2 acts, the third act was much better, but not enough to save the movie. This is definitely the weakest entry in the Wizarding World, but it isn't bad, It's just okay. 5.5/10
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Compared to a lot of fantasy series, this one was above average, but still felt like it missed the mark a bit.
The whole timejumping back and forth didn't work for me and made the story less engaging. A lot of the plot felt like scenes had been cut here or there, which made the more exposition heavy sections (the bard even makes a 4th wall joke about this) feel clunky.
I still watched the series in one day and I did enjoy most of it. Just for the love of all that is unholy hire a better CGI team for next seasons dragon!!!
| 7
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The producers of this show did most of the things right. It is a well known franchise with good bones to build a new series on. They spared no expense on effects, with some really great CGI and high quality picture and sound. The cast is very good with a couple of really fantastic leads. Even the child actors are good. The problem is, when it came to writing, it is as if they just didn't care. No one is believable, the story is stupid, the plot holes are ridiculous and nobody would behave the way the characters in this show do. Most of all it is so contrived and relies on coincidence and CONVENIENCE all the time. Everything happens to work out. It's also incredibly predictable. It is too bad because this show had all the other makings of a great science fiction series here.
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Russell Crowe stars in the story (based on real events) of John Forbes Nash Jr, a mathematics genius. In the first third of the film, we learn that Nash is brilliant, intolerant of lazy thinking, and introverted to a fault. "I don't like other people, and they don't like me" he remarks. His whole mind is tied to creating a 'truly original idea'. Director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Ransom) goes to great lengths to show us how revolutionary and cool Nash's ideas are. Thankfully, Nash only explains himself once, and then at a suitably earthy level that everyone can understand.
The first half of the film feels like Good Will Hunting crossed with North By Northwest. A math genius plunged into cloak-and-dagger intrigue. Only at the midway point do we learn that there's more in Nash's (and Howard's) Mind than we thought.
Howard is the king of the safe, dependable movie you can safely take your parents to see. Nothing challenging, nothing revolutionary, just quality, mainstream entertainment. There's nothing remarkable here, except for another (sigh) revelatory performance from Russell Crowe. There are no great lines, no great scenes, but to watch Crowe react to the outside stimulus to his interior world. Howard draws out Nash's overactive mind through a labyrinth of mathematical notation, but we can see Nash's wheels turning in the eyes of Crowe.
Jennifer Connelly (Pollock, Requiem for a Dream), in her highest profile role of her career, is splendid as Nash's wife and only connection to the real world. She is an intelligent, educated woman who loves Nash's heart over his mind. Her character is well-formed on the page, and she plays the conflicts between the heart and mind, the real world and the metaphysical, with grace.
Ed Harris is Ed Harris. Always superb (Pollock, Apollo 13), he does a fine job as a G-man doggedly pursuing Nash's genius for the good of the country. In his 1940's spook suit, he looks tough and mean enough to beat up Humphrey Bogart.
The movie has the potential to be excellent, but steps back into very good territory in the last third. When making a biopic of a real person (Nash is alive and well) you must choose whether to tell THE story OF a man's life, or A story IN a man's life. Howard tries for both and the movie suffers for it. Once Nash conquers his struggles, the film continues for (what feels like) twenty minutes, covering the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties and Nineties. This incredibly boring section is necessary to get us to a 1994 Nobel Prize nomination, and a completely fictional acceptance speech. The story IN his life was over decades earlier. If Nash were a fictional character, these 20 minutes would never have made the final cut. Howard felt the need (out of respect) to conclude the movie on the best, happiest, and least ambiguous note possible. No doubt can be left in the viewer's mind that everything turned out okay.
Crowe shines in this otherwise solid, workmanlike biography. You can always count on Howard for quality product, but it wouldn't hurt the film to trim a little.
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I can't believe that once again, it's written in the end credits that Adagio in D minor is by J. S. Bach. It belongs to Alessandro Marcello. Bach only arranged it but everyone seems to make this mistake.
I didn't like the mother character. She is too artificial imo. And the story seemed a little eclectic, like parts of the movie are disconnected from each other.
"The Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935, is an early 18th-century concerto for oboe, strings and continuo attributed to the Venetian composer Alessandro Marcello. The earliest extant manuscript containing Johann Sebastian Bach's solo keyboard arrangement of the concerto, BWV 974, dates from around 1715."
| 7
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Well executed script. Top notch acting. Fresh approach. Loved it.
| 10
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I didn't expect this to come close to the original series, and it doesn't even have to, but this has no resemblance at all. It's a one dimensional, flat story with mediocre characters. The fact that there are huge time jumps between the episodes worsens the problem since it makes it just irritating and even harder to follow.
It all seems very pointless, there are no plot twists, no thrilling moments, nothing to look forward to, not even characters that you can care about.
Honestly this series wouldnt even hit the 5.0 mark if it wasn't for the GoT label and because people find dragons cool. Those are really badly animated by the way.
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How can a car get shot up with like 30 bullets, the side mirrors knocked off, and severely scratched up, only to have the very next scene show a completely brand new car?!?!?!? I understand the concept of turning your brain off for a couple of hours, but you have to be BRAIN DEAD to not notice all the editing mistakes. I rolled my eyes so many times during the first scene(car chase). Not only that, the script is weak, no real plot even after 40 minutes in. Just a stupid movie. I'd rather watch elephant poop dry! By next week, it will be a 5/10.
| 1
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I can't believe people actually like this movie. It was vulgar and dirty and usually I have a really good sense of humor but I barely laughed at this movie and turned it off after less than 30 minutes. I don't even think this movie is worth seeing free on cable with it being cut by commercials. This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen it's not worth the time or money. I wish I could get the time back from my life that I wasted watching this crap. Knocked up was so much better at least it had a good story. This movie is a like a amateur version of American pie which is basically the same "I have to have sex before I graduate story" and they do it much better.
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...surprisingly, with some great acting (superb Jennifer Connelly and Russel Crowe).
So, do we have a classic here?
No. Sorry, Ron, you've should done better here. Needless to say, that I got nearly bored in first half an hour, but what I resent this movie the most, is the fact, that this is just another Hollywood "love-can-conquer-all" type of movie, what reminds me of a poor Pearl Harbor.
The movie should provide more, especially for the more demanding viewers, than just a simple love story. I had the feeling that the director just haven't enough courage, to show us the real John Nash. Like Oliver Stone did in magnificent J.F.K.
But, all in all, there are some bright things, which brings this movie above others (especially in this era, when H'wood is in crisis). Brilliant schizophrenic scenes, some good turnovers, nice camera-movement and above mentioned casting crew.
Sadly, that isn't enough to give this movie a higher grade than a mediocre
7 out of 10.
| 7
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Sorry but I don't share the same point of view with many audiences. I was totally disappointed and didn't know what I had just watched when I left the cinema. They fought like they're in a play, not in a movie. Look at them, disappointing. A bunch of terrorists firing at lines of policemen running in a small alley and only 2 or 3 got killed in the first round. Was that a joke? Come on, they used AK47. Not to mention other poor performance fighting scenes. I didn't have the joy, the anxiety and the tremble of excitement I did last time watching The Dark Knight (2008). I thought Heath Ledger was great but after watching the Dark Knight Rises, I realised that he's a legend.
| 4
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I can predict the ending.. Anyone can describe the movie in 2-3 lines. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 poor.
| 1
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Very bad false content for bangladesh...I kick netflix. Bangladeshi Army is a most powerfull army.
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Bollywood has had its share of love triangles. Does Cocktail have something fresh to offer or it's just an old drink in a new glass?
Meera (Diana Penty) is a traditional Indian girl in London who meets the London bred and oh so sexy Veronica (Deepika Padukone) by chance. They gain from each other's contrasting personality and friendship blooms. Gautam (Saif Ali Khan) the happy and getting lucky with women kind of a guy falls for Deepika and he gets friendly with her best friend Diana. As it so happens in real life, Saif develops feelings for his girlfriend's best friend Diana too. Cocktail is the story of friendship that will undergo a litmus test, of love, heartburn and heart breaks. Does friendship supersede love or love prevails over friendship? Was the best friend bond wafer thin? And can anyone 'rise' in love? I won't tell you. Watch the movie ;)
The movie has lots going for it. The introduction of Saif, Diana and Deepika is flawless. Their camaraderie is so enjoyable you get simmered in their funny and frolicking ways. What happens then is a realistic depiction of problems between friends about love and companionship. You are bound to identify with the highs and lows it takes you through. The second half is marginally stretched and could have been trimmer but that, would be nit picking.
Saif has played such roles earlier. As such this is not a fresh character for him but Gautam Kapoor is his best portrayal of what he does best – a cute, fun to be with and innocent character. He portrays it with finesse, in comedy scenes and the dramatic ones. Deepika sizzles as a sexy rich brat. She looks hot and is unstoppable as Veronica. Her depiction of a wild child caught in an emotional web is praise worthy. Diana's debut couldn't have been better. Perfectly casted, she is never out of character and manages to hold her own even with experienced actors like Saif and Deepika. The seniors, Boman Irani as Saif's mama and Dimple Kapadia as Saif's mother are very good too. Randeep Hooda even in a very short role is good.
A great cocktail needs the right mix. Imtiaz Ali's script not only delivers but packs a punch! Here's an example of what an excellent script can do. The intelligent dialogues guarantees laughs and keep the mix tangy. Pritam's 'Tum hi ho bandhu' is already a rage and 'Jugni' too is an outstanding song. Anil Mehta captures the beautiful locales well and Sreekar Prasad's editing is crisp. Anaita Adajania deserves a special mention for the apt costumes and making Deepika look her sexiest self.
Director, mixologist Homi Adajania should be credited for getting this mix spot on. He treats the excellent script and dialogues with élan, adds great music and extracts superlative performances from his actors. This Cocktail is a fresh take on love triangles set in the contemporary milieu and is so refreshing, you might even ask for a repeat. A great watch whether with friends, best friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, love interest or your ex! Grab your seat now!
Watch for: A thoroughly enjoyable contemporary and mature love story. Watch out for: Performances. Don't watch if: Nai yaar. Go watch.
Story: 9 | Screenplay: 9 | Performances: 8 | Songs and Music: 8 | Direction: 8 | Overall: 8/10
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This might be Interesting as a one off kinda thing. Like a short film or something. But are they serious about making an entire series like this? Hopefully they are setting the stage for something more interesting. So far a waste of time. Total garbage.
Update Review: After suffering through the first two episodes, I have to update my rating from 1 to 7. The show gets much better. Obviously setting the stage for future MCU series' and movies.
| 7
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The movie was blaa blaa blaa with more blaa blaa bla. Stupid topic if you couldn't fill in the details. With those amazing actors and that is all the director gives them. What sorry direction. I know nobody will read this. Waist of your time. The director (I know he is famous) should pay you to watch it except for the last 10 minutes when he finally had a a good movie. And don't say that was building, it was not building, just boring.
| 5
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Interstellar is visually quite arresting, dust storms on earth, space flight in a very complicated looking spacecraft., landing on strange planets, visuals of the wormhole etc and the movie is worth watching just for that experience. I watched it in IMAX and the music at some points in the movie was deafening and I couldn't hear the dialog. MM mumbles quite a bit (not as bad as in True Detective) and I had a hard time understanding him.
I won't even go over my perceptions of the plot holes (if any) in the film because ultimately, it is a story about humans and their humanity as exemplified by the father-daughter relationship between Coop and Murph. Here it is at its weakest because the relationships are not developed and I felt that it was forced.
Christopher Nolan's films have increasingly taken on a more pompous tone with important - sounding dialog that I don't particularly care for (Dylan Thomas quoted 4 times in this movie) although I loved his earlier movies, The Following, Memento, Insomnia, The Prestige and the dark knight. I would give this the same rating as Danny Boyle's Sunshine which somehow got ruined in the third act. Actually, this movie is way too long and I was getting bored in the end.
| 7
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I love Marvel and I love the characters of Venom, Carnage and Shriek. I also hate this movie, because it's garbage, just like the first movie. Here some good advice: Instead of wasting your money for this trash movie, buy the comicbook "Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage" instead. All important characters from this movie are there, but good!
Everything what is wrong in Hollywood, you have present in this abomination of a movie:
They try to copy Deadpool, but the humor is not funny, just silly in a stupid way.
PG-13, what a joke. Especially with Carnage, who belongs in a R-rated movie.
Great characters and good actors wasted, because of greedy producers, bad screenplay and bad director/editor.
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'Monica O My Darling' is an amazing Dark Comedy from Vasan Bala. After MKDNH, Ray and now this, he's becoming one of my favourite filmmakers. Every actor was brilliant, Rajkummar is gem of an actor, we all know that. Huma was sheer perfect for this character, I think after GOW I loved her so much. Also, after a long time I totally enjoyed watching Radhika's performance.
Special mention for Sukant Goel, he's doing great with his back to back amazing performances for last few years. One of the major plus point of the film is the use of songs. Perfect songs & music were used in background with the situations, this enhances the enjoyment. Loved to see the cameos. I've not watched much dark comedies, so I can say this is one of the best I've watched.
Available on Netflix.
© MandalBros.
| 9
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Best Stephen King screenplay since Chris Walken was a pup.
| 8
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Don't think too much.. it's a wonderful movie !a rollercoaster journey of emotions.. you'll definitely feel satisfied that you have watched a wonderful movie in theatre!take some less snacks because you will be so involved in the movie that you cannot finish it!
Everyone literally did so well and Charlie is just amazing !
And please Don't support piracy !
| 10
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This is one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time. The storyline is really engaging.
| 10
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I went in with high hopes for this one. The marketing of Barbie, of course, was top notch, and for a straight year audiences were given glimpses into this garish 90's realm, blue skies and beaches, neon roller blades and Ryan Gosling's bleached hair. Then my girlfriend and I both saw it, and we both yawned.
For one, Barbie herself is unfortunately a bore when she should have been the shining light. Margot Robbie is one of the best actors working right now, but she couldn't even elevate this Nietzsche-ish interpretation of the character beyond the staid, reductive messaging the movie is trying to impart. She comes across as a mouthpiece, rather than a well drawn, or even fun character.
She spends the whole movie disturbed by something outside of herself, 'questioning her place in the world', when the real highlight - Gosling as Ken - gets to roam around freely and steal all of the scenes. This seems brutally unfair, and kind of the opposite of the intended effect.
This kind of topical storyline that strives for relevance rather than the irreverence I was hoping for makes for an extremely boring watch. Sorry, but we got tired of Barbie and her iterations fast. We both want the Ken movie now.
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I dunno. I really want to like this movie. But a recent re-watch and I just can't! But I have figured out why. OK, the premise and story line is a great idea to work with and I can see how it is supposed to grip you.
But the characters are boring. I just didn't care about them or their motives. They didn't really seem care either is the thing. So I didn't want them to succeed or fail. So I lose interest.
I hear the Leonardo is supposed to be a great actor. Again, I'm a little either way on this talent, but this wasn't his greatest moment .
Visuals and ideas = great (for the 4 stars) Characters and acting = 0
| 4
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If i had just one word to describe the movie, It would be just meh.
Definitely not an Oscar win for the actors. I have to mention, that Emma Stone really bothered me throughout the movie.. I don't know if it is her eyebrows or what, but, that was the biggest error.. Gosling was fine. He pulled off those little comic reliefs.
If you watch the movie simply for entertainment, I guarantee you will end up sleeping. I watched it at the theaters, and hell, if I watched it anywhere else, that's directly dreamland for sure. And the music is nice. So that encourages that even more.
There's nothing really special to the script and story line.. Just little heartbreaks and awes, but nothing much. I literally could expect what would happen, and the parts where I am supposed to feel sentimental.
All this hype about this movie, astounds me. I guess we were really craving for a prevalent romance movie for a while.
Gotta say, the visual of the overall screenplay is good. The music is nice too. Definitely not a fan of the boring story line and Stone....
| 4
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Okay, right off the bat this episode SEEMED like it was going to work with The Watcher's opening narration, but it dissolved into fan-fiction self-indulgence the millisecond Steve Roger's Iron-Man suit came into play; that and the AWFUL dialogue being filled with one-liners that'd be in place for an action-adventure film parody like Last Action Hero and condensing Captain America's plot into a half-hour episode that felt like a network mandate rather than creative choice.
While I do appreciate the concept of this show, the first episode was an unusually rough start. The writing was rushed, character-breaking and had a general lack of creative risk other than being a parallel universe of a story we've already seen play out in a more fleshed-out feature-length manner. Maybe the next episodes will be more developed and cohesive; because this first one was... unimpressive. Also I hope the animation doesn't feel as rubbery and wannabe-SpiderVerse animation (the animation is good at times but it's too fluid and motion-blurred to be comparable to other animations evoking drawings, and it doesn't fit the 2:35.1 aspect ratio at all).
I'm hoping the series develops further on and proves its worth by the time the final episode airs. At the moment, it gets 2/5 stars.
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I am a huge fan of batman director Christopher Nolan. He is the genius who brought us such groundbreaking films as Memento and Inception, the very good Batman Begins and the excellent The Dark Night.
That's why my hopes for this third installment were so high. Boy was i disappointed.
This movie is a GRAND MESS. Here are some of the reasons why:
Nolan cuts off batman's balls and holds them hostage the entire movie. He is either hobbling around as Bruce Wayne looking like he belongs in a Senior's Home or in his batman's suit trading punches like an aged boxer with MS. No great fight scenes in the inimitable batman style with the whooshing and swooshing and swooping and gadgets and disappearances/reappearances.
I would conjecture that this is both because of the post modern philosophy adopted that no man is a true hero (including batman) and also more practically because the fight team was actually changed from the first two movies to a new one for this film, a change drastically for the worse. They should have stuck to the Keysi Fighting Method.
Another error is that any movie is only as good as its villain and Bane is a horrible villain. He's really more like a big goon that the main villain usually sends in the eleventh hour to do his bidding like the big Russian guy in the Punisher for example. Don't expect another performance like Ledger's Joker here.
What really gets me though, is how the second film developed the whole origin of Twoface as Harvey Dent (who was a great character) and then just dropped it and brought in a much worse villain????
Extremely irritating was Nolan superimposing the Inception style of for example heavy background music etc on this film where it doesn't belong. Even the dialogue was hard to always pick out, especially when you have two of the main characters growling through masks and the war drums right beneath their voices.
But it didn't stop there. Nolan invited almost the entire Inception cast and stuck them into this film inflating the story by giving them non- essential roles and by constantly taking you out of the illusion of reality a film is supposed to create when it forces another much better film to come to mind. He and his buds must have been having such a good time on set enjoying the Inception reunion that they must have forgot they were filming an entirely different movie.
The cherry on the top of this egregious casting is when in the middle of the film you suddenly have a cameo by none other than Cilian Murphy the scarecrow villain in the first Batman movie as some minor people elected judge. (And yes, you guessed it, he was also in Inception). To me that's tantamount to giving Heath Ledger (Joker) or Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent) a role as a cop or a waiter in this film. Seriously man, is there anything else you can do wrong to break the movie spell and keep reminding me i'm only watching a film with actors- something totally fake?
I wish i could stop here but honestly i could go on and on. The movie spends time with characters whose story lines are not that interesting and leads up to a cliché climax that you and i have seen done in previous TV shows like 24 and other films.
I believe the production suffered from the all too common problem of having too large a budget (250 million) that enabled Nolan to create a spectacle of "Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing" instead of an interesting film. The film alternates between dragging with boring exposition and blasting your ears off with nonsense. There is a tender moment between Bruce and Alfred that is very brief that was nice though ;)....
Guys, I went into the theatre ready to love this film, willing to try to like it, but it never even gave me the chance.
Unfortunately it does not live up to the hype. Like the Godfather Part 3, there is no reason to watch it even though you enjoyed the great Parts 1 and 2.
Let sleeping dogs lie and let dead films die. For your own sake, do not break the caution tape to watch this wretched bomb of a film.
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There have been so many negative reviews about this movie so I was a little skeptical about it. But it's Shah Rukh Khan and I really wanted to see how this movie went. The opening sequences with Gaurav Channa, the 25 year old Aryan Khanna fan were sweet and seeing his love for his idol was nice.
But the escalation of the movie into pain and revenge was a little jarring. The motivations of the character to ruin Aryan Khanna seemed a bit unnecessary. The obsessive compulsive nature of the character was on full display when he beat up someone who had insulted his idol. SRK does obsessive characters with a lot of conviction and it really translates well on screen. The plot, though, could definitely have been reworked to make it better. Acting wise, no complaints, Shah Rukh gives other big stars a run for their money. A lot of action scenes that took up a lot of run time. I wanted to skip those scenes because nothing else was happening. Had a thriller angle been taken for the film, instead of wasting time and money for VFX on the stunts, this movie would have been much better.
All in all, an entertaining film that brings out SRK's acting chops as an actor who can really do negative shades well.
| 5
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This tv series clearly engineered by BBC to show 2 things : 1_Security is more important than people privacy and freedom and for this reason they can have access to people lives 2_Supporting the middle east wars and show those people as brained washed evils.
| 1
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Great show. Seen it several times. Can't stop watching. Very well done. The struggle of the Avatar is indicative of many struggles we face. Very diverse cast and some big names as well.
| 9
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This is my first review on IMDb. I have seen only a few Bollywood movies and this is my favorite! Beautiful life-affirming and women's dignity-affirming message. Enjoy the stellar acting by the main actresses and actors, and have the Kleenex box nearby!
| 10
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Retarded. Stupid. Ridiculous. Awful. Terrible.
Stupidity doesn't equal funny.
I found no redeeming qualities whatsoever with this film. From the beginning until the end it was just one stupid scene after another.
When it was over, I applauded because it was over. Still seeking to get back the time wasted.
If you rent this movie make sure to have lots and lots of liquor by your side because perhaps the only way to enjoy it is drunk.
Do yourself a favor and just say no.
Help rid the world of movies like this by not giving your hard earned cash to the people making them,
| 1
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Just finished season 1, and I'll say this: I am not completely blown away by it, but its really very good nontheless.
The production value is very high. Yes, the budget is missing on some ends, but that didn't really bother me at all.
The writing could've used alittle more emotional depth in my opinion, which is really one of the only negative things I can say about this season.
Will it be the new Game of Thrones? My guess is no, but maybe in season 2 once we get to a more linear storytellong, it very well could! We need a show to fill the gap and let's hope this will be it. So far with season 1, it is not though.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and I am eagerly awaiting season 2!
ps: giving thumbs down cause its not a 10? ok
| 9
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"You seem to be confused about want kind of company we are. We are not a superhero company. We are a pharmaceutical company. And you are just bad product"
This is a not a superhero show. This is a show about corporate america, religion, politics, racism, warefare and drugabuse. This is what happens when humans get "superhero" abilities. And when the strongest of them all gets a dumb following.
All/Most of the characters and acting are good. Ten stars for Antony Starr portraying homelander. He deserves an award for his performance for transforming into a tiran that everybody hates and fears.
9/10 because some plotlines and characters are just annoying and add nothing to the story (the deep) and the extreme violence, blood and gore are often not necessary.
Looping forward tot season 4!
| 9
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Even my 8 year old daughter was glued to her seat and understood the movie. Loved the background score which adds dimension to every scene. Overall intelligent direction and great acting skills shown by every single cast including the small girl
| 9
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I loved the Harry Potter movies. Unfortunately, these a Fantastic Beast installments just don't cut it for me. Uninteresting characters, incoherent plot, hard to follow storyline. I found myself checking when the movie would end at least 10 times. A stain on the Harry Potter franchise.
| 3
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Best movie of 2020. Chalo kuch to accha hua 2020 m.
| 10
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Could have done better...expected a lot of vision but the story was very blurry...only ending 15 minutes was watchable...hope annabelle returns again..
| 6
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Kind of a knock off of A Quiet Place where everyone can't see instead of making noise. Characters are bland caricatures, but Bullock's acting is well done. The monster had promise but nothing is revealed on where it came from or what it actually is. Lazy writing. The anti-White drivel is apparent here. Every single one of the "bad guys" is White (all but one being male), while the two protagonists (White woman and Black male) are overly virtuous and competent who always know what to do in all situations. Obviously they develop a love interest. There are hints of Bullock being a lesbian even though she's a single 50 year old mom with two small children. Oh yeah, there's even a dig at Trump with the drunk White jerk male shouting "Make the end of the world great again." I feel more emphasis was put on the Leftist slant than actually making a good story.
| 4
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It's a rated R movie and the previews gave you an idea of brutal violence. No it's not sexy and I'm so grateful for that because finally a movie about a girl that doesn't have to do with her just being sexy. It's a powerful movie and yeah I get why it bothers some people but hey that was their intention, to get emotion out of you even if it makes you uncomfortable they did their job right! It was a great movie.
| 10
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This is an amazing movie. It has a great plot, story, as well acting and directing. The Coen brothers have made hit after hit after hit and most of their movies are simply masterpieces. Fargo is no different. With a great blend of thrills and comedy Fargo in my opinion offers something most movies fail to offer and it succeeds on every level. The film is perfectly cast. McDormand as the police office was hilarious. Just the way the talk and the lines the characters say makes this movie worth it. It's as if they don't take what they're doing seriously but you know they do. This is right up there with Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, The Big Lebowski and O Brother Where Art Thou as a Coen Brothers classic. Over all the film is awesome.
| 10
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I was skeptical to continue watching this show after finishing season 1 because I've read many reviews saying season 2 was not up to par with season 1. After finishing season 2, I must say I don't understand the hate on season 2. Both seasons were great. This show is a lot of fun with dark humor & action and has a refreshing take on superheroes, our superficial society, and even politics. It will never disappoint you on anything. Best story with best acting.
| 8
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The lions have no emotion whatsoever! It was stale acting and the voices were monotone. Love the movie but the original only. Stop making remakes of classics that were better to begin with!
| 3
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I felt like I watched the raw cut without the touch and editing of a director at all. Scenes are not connected, scenorio is just lost in the bits and pieces of video clips built on a fairly good script which makes you even more disappointed. My expectation was so much more than what I got in this movie.
| 3
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For a film like "Barbie" to succeed, every aspect had to come together perfectly. It needed to consummately balance satire with fun, the casting had to be spot-on, and the writing/directing required to pull off such a feat would need to be exquisite. Somewhat remarkably, that is exactly what writer/director Greta Gerwig pulls off here to create the best movie of summer 2023.
For a very basic overview, "Barbie" sees its titular character (played by Margot Robbie) living her stereotypically perfect life in Barbieland. Well, that is until she is plagued by those pesky intrusive thoughts of death, a flattening of her perfectly-heeled feet, and a trip to Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) to figure out what is going on. As it turns out, a rift has developed between Barbieland and the real world that only Stereotypical Barbie--accompanied by Beach Ken (Ryan Gosling)--can mend. But when Barbie & Ken have extremely different experiences in the real world, it leads to even more messiness between the worlds that precipitates further adventure/hijinks.
In terms of plot, somehow Gerwig manages to write and direct her way into the perfect tone with "Barbie". A mere mention of the term "patriarchy" in today's polarized landscape will more often than not lead to a line in the sand that neither side will cross, yet Gerwig perfectly examines and satirizes the subject by making the proceedings just so darn fun. Much like, say, Jordan Peele before her did with horror flicks like "Get Out" or "Us", Gerwig uses a genre other than straight-up drama to get her satire and story themes across here. Sometimes, that proves to be the best "delivery service" and it is certainly true in this case.
Of course, solid/unique actors are required to carry out this quirky film's shenanigans and softer moments, and "Barbie" comes up aces in that department too. Robbie is perfectly cast as the lead, with both her beauty and dramatic acting chops lending themselves to the film's own dual nature. But more often than not it is Gosling who steals the show every time he's on screen. To do what Gerwig wants to do with "Barbie", the Ken role has to be perfect--and is here in the versatile style of Gosling (one of Hollywood's most underappreciated acting talents). The rest of the cast is also filled with solid performances and wonderfully fun cameos.
"Barbie" is just as much a visual treat as anything else--they didn't short the area of pink paint for no reason. DP Rodrigo Pieto creates a universe that is a sight to behold in every frame and then transitions some of those characters into a real-world environment with similar panache. All of this is of course given some drive by a killer soundtrack featuring the likes of Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, and even Gosling himself!
Not only do I feel that "Barbie" eclipsed (even if narrowly in some cases) the bigger blockbusters like "The Flash", "Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning 1", & "Oppenheimer", but it subsequently vaulted Gerwig into the upper echelon of my must-see writers/directors (alongside Nolan, Villeneuve, Peele, etc.). After not knowing exactly what to expect from this film going in, I was utterly blown away by this experience.
| 10
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The dialogue is horrible but that's not a surprise since russo's wrote it. The ending is embarrassingly horrible and the action is average at best. Chris hemsworth is the only thing that's good in the film.
| 3
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By my own experience working outside my country, it is a usual business situation when you are away from home; in all countries I had visited, I always meet someone but non as usual affair between people as in the movie, a strange feeling conjunction in a first date with someone that you don't know is a little bit dangerous now a days, it's more exciting if you have meet this person before rather than standing in a table's bar. your imagination runs fast, but are you going to find your last chance five thousand miles away from home?, I thought I found it but it doesn't worked at all, back in the real life. In the movie, actors were fantastic, very nice job!, ambient was very convincing, and would be more glamour with better sound band.
| 5
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