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Why Subject anyone to this gruelling ordeal the story is simple, to simple nothing happens the journey finishes with the characters exactly were they started and just leaves us all a little more confused then when we started watching. Trufully the WORST movie I have seen in a VERY long time, how did this movie win so many awards is a mystery to me. I was left waiting for something to happen the whole movie and all that happens is a kiss at the end which is pointless. Each scene was dragged out 5 minutes to long and repeated the same situation over and over. My final thoughts on this film if you truly despise someone bring them to see this movie and they'll get the point.Why this movie won awards i'll never know but whoever was jugging was watching something totally different to the rest of us.
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I'll edit this review as the show progresses. After 2 episodes this show is a real snooze. Nothing happening, no character development, no interesting characters, dragons look awful and fake. Very bland so far, and literally nothing happening. Nobody and nothing stands out. Not sure if these other reviews have watched the whole season in advance somehow or their taste is this bland, not really understanding it at this point. Dialogue is just so uninteresting. A bunch of old men and little girls. And the Prince who I am assuming is supposed to be the badass of the show is very unintimidating. A huge disappointment after two episodes, not close to being on the level of Game of Thrones. Where is the wit? Are these the same writers? Edit: After 5 episodes it's actually gotten worse. Terrible show, terrible writing, awful cast. Does not deserve to be associated with Game of Thrones in any way, nor does it resemble it in any way. These positive reviews have to be bots. Edit: After the season is over. Knocked it down from 3 to 1 star. Really awful, boring, does not resemble Game of Thrones whatsoever. I don't have a single person in my circle that thinks this show isn't awful and boring, no idea where these reviews are coming from. What a farce!!! I hope HBO drops this garbage.
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If you're a man 15-35 you'll love this show, it's foul mouthed, dark and violent with a great sense of humor
some people aren't going to like it for one episode, an episode where they heavily criticize Abrahamic religions. (this is not the same "we're woke" wank from a lot of other shows)
the actors are great, karl urbans accent does get better or you get used to it i'm not sure. homelander (Anthony Starr) is so good he's straight up unsettling
it's a fresh take of realistic super heroes with realistic threats no 'the world is ending'... yet.
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Not having seen "Forrest Gump" for decades, the online cynicism really started to take hold with me; the American mythology, evil Jenny memes and the obedient simpleton messaging; it put me in a weird headspace for this particular rewatch. But here's the thing: it's just so well-made.
No one in this move feels out of place and most of the humor lands as intended. It's not hard to see why this movie swept the Oscars and ticket sales; we're talking Hanks and Zemeckis here, it was a '90s dream team. I'll admit I kinda checked out during the cross-country running scenes, but I was right back in when Haley Joel Osment showed up (it's all heartstrings from there).
If there's anything about the movie that doesn't work for me, it's the people around Forrest; most of them end up either sick, ruined or dead, and I had a real problem with that. Jenny fares the worst here, and she honestly deserved better. I hate her father with the power of a thousand suns.
I get all of the criticism over the years, I guess I just don't agree. This is by any measure a good movie, and my rating would probably be higher if I wasn't so sick of hearing about it. My brain tends to lump this in with "The Lion King" for that reason.
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Well, if you enjoyed the 2018 "Venom" movie then you will also like the 2021 "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" from director Andy Serkis.
Now, I am not by any means a particular fan of the Marvel movies. Sure, I watch them because they are entertaining enough for what they are. But it is not something that is important for me to get to watch, as I have little interest in superheroes and such. But given the production scale and CGI of the Marvel movies, of course I watch them for the entertainment.
And "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" was actually a standard run-of-the-mill Marvel movie, with some back and forth in the first two acts, and then a massive CGI showdown third act. I guess the guys at Marvel have one formula that they make movies after.
Writers Kelly Marcel and Tom Hardy put together a movie that was entertaining enough for what it was, and something that felt like it fitted into the Marvel scope of movies. So on that account then "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" was doing well enough. However, if you look at the storyline objectively here, then it was a bit flaccid and lacking in-depth contents. It was essentially just flashy CGI and symbiote fights. And some attempt at sob stories with Brock and Anne.
In terms of characters then "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" felt somewhat lacking. The characters felt one-sided and one-dimensional, with the writers not doing much to let the audience submerge end delve into richly detailed character stories and archs.
Speaking of characters, then the Venom symbiote was the star of the movie, no doubt about it. And it was certainly fun to watch Carnage on the screen. I am not familiar with Carnage as I never read the comic books, but of course I know of the character as I am no strange to the world of comic books. The human characters in the movie felt like they were mostly just fillers. Personally, of the human characters in "Venom: Let There Be Carnage", then I found Mrs. Chen (played by Peggy Lu) and Frances Barrison (played by Naomie Harris) to be the most interesting in this movie.
I found "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" to be as the 2018 movie, watchable for the CGI and the action, but mediocre on the contents in terms of script and storyline. It is hardly a movie that I will be sitting down to watch a second time.
My rating of "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.
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As my first experience with any addams family work it was a great start, the series is super fun and addictive, you can't stop watching, endearing and relatable people, fun story, although in the last 4 episodes the quality has dropped a bit little, great direction by Tim Burton with an amazing finale with many reveals and an absurdly good final episode, and a cliffhanger at the end of the series for more seasons [The end. ?"
songs, comedy, wednesday being cold, gothic and dark brighten my 7 hours of consumption of the series, along with several cool characters, Emma Myers as Enid was excellent, in addition to the entire cast that was incredible, very good series!
| 8
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Whoever the genius was that cast Matthew McConaughey as a super- intelligent astronaut, completely funked up what otherwise would have been a highly rated sci-fi drama.
Sorry but brilliant scientific observations and explanations just don't sound credible coming from a typecast smooth talking lady's man sporting a redneck accent. It's awkward and I just couldn't get past it.
Russell Crowe, George Clooney... anyone but Matthew McConaughey and this might have risen to the level of "great."
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I don't know how to describe this season, but it is worth waiting for a couple of years. I have watched an entire episode per day, except the last one, even though all the episodes are incredibly long. I have only one complaint about this show which is there are a lot of novice characters that some of them are not necessarily required to put in. It makes the show a little bit puzzled, and if the thing is bewildering, it won't get the full greatnesses that have been excepted. So get to the point, if u have time, you can entertain yourself. Have a good watch.
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Who decided on Brit accents for RUSSIAN people. This is a work of drivel, when Ukraine and Russia agree you know you failed. Pretty cinematography but pretend this is some parallel universe.
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I was really looking forward to see Talk To Me, as people were calling it the scariest and most unique horror film of the year. Did I see a different movie?
I'm really surprised by the other reviews. This movie was so generic. There's nothing unique about it and it's full of plot holes. It has some of the most unlikeable characters I have ever seen in a film. The ending is also really dumb. And oh god, that cringey montage with the rap song and the KSI cameo. This movie was clearly designed to cater to teenagers.
The gore is quite impressive, I admit that. The opening is also really strong. Too bad the whole movie goes downhill after that. 5/10.
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WandaVision is ten times better than this show.........
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The first season of the show is so great, I liked it so much. On the other hand, I found the second season boring as F. Seriously it was unnecessary, and it just ruined the tv show! I would easily give the show a 9/10, but the 2nd season forced me to give it less than that
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Well if you are marvel fan, you will definitely enjoy the show with amazing easter eggs placed and guest appearances in this 6 episode series. The show starts with one of the best choreographed action sequence in Marvel Universe. The first 4 episodes are the ones which make this series a worth watch. But the last 2 episodes especially the final episode is really very boring.
The problem with the series was, it started with awesome action sequences, great storyline, amazing charachter development and unique approach. By the time it reached 5th episode, it became same old conventional series that you watch on CW. The final episode was a major letdown in terms of action. Although many people hate John walker, he has an amazing charachter arc in the series.
Finally the verdict - It is a good one time watch and worth your time but the last episodes are biggest letdown of this show.
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Expected more with such a high rating. But it's slow, boring and confusing. I never passed episode 3. Generously not more than 3 out of 10. Maybe a better title is "Moon Knight for you to go to sleep". A trash bin series.
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This movie was horrible. You knew who the killer was within 10 min of the movie, I was hoping for a twist and it never came! It was clear cut, and there as no trick to this movie. I am severely disappointed in this movie. You thought, like the first, maybe someone else is the killer, but no, it never came. The only twist from watching the trailers/lead up from Netflix, was who was dead, we were super excited to solve the case, but there were so many clues that led you to to who the main protagonist was, from beginning to end, especially if you pay attention and know murder mysteries. Just a total let down, which I was hopeful and hoping for more. However, yes, a good movie to watch but not, if you're not trying to solve a case/mystery.
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The message that the movie delivers as well as the story both are ground breaking. Beautifully directed and even more effectively presented by all the actors. The Acting quality of the lead actor was exceptionally brilliant and captures your soul. Worth your time for sure. The small added elements in the story beautifully fit and uplift the original script. Indeed a piece of art worth giving a shot. You will not be disappointed.
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Awful dreary just could not engage will not try again.
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The WandaVision finale is the first big showdown of Phase 4 of the MCU! Rarely has a show captured human emotions as well as this one! Deep character studies with ramifications leading to some of the most satisfying moments in the ENTIRE MCU! This show has proven that you can turn secondary characters into main characters without making it seem forced! Wanda Maximoff might just turn out to be the best and most complex character in the entire MCU! Talk about a female character written RIGHT! I am completely baffled by how the MCU still manages to keep audiences worldwide interested and super engaged in their material! Just when I thought Endgame was the MCU's peak, I'm now thinking it might get even BIGGER which is extremely hard to fathom! To the episode 9 viewers, let the credits roll COMPLETELY! The future of the MCU is looking more exciting than it ever has! The sheer possibilities for more great storytelling and intriguing directions they could take the MCU to, leave me super excited and fulfilled for the upcoming MCU projects! You already know I'll be rewatching this show like 10 times ;)
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Completely devoid of and character development and full of the most stupid con,septs... Yeah right ... We can catch people flying round in space ... I mean it was so obvious from the beginning what the fastest way to save him would be ... Are these writers retarded ... We know NASA is an arrogant pointless institution that needs more than a boot up its useless bum, but jeezz ... This is awful cringe worthy crap ... It sums itself up really by using Abbas Waterloo, full blast, over one of the films most important scenes ... Is Ridley Scott senile ? ... Or so bloody removed from reality, in some ivory tower that he won't realise that anyone with a brain will be laughing at him, turning out this hopeless, bad space opera drivel!!!
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Positive: CGI is okay Negative: Story is bad, characters are basic, the 'mother' is being portrayed as the holy human, science isn't applied normally, plot holes. It just sucks basically, even if you try to kill time if you're bored. Just don't watch it.
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I'm not a sci fi fan and having watched this to be honest I don't think I will ever be.Wasn't impressed at all. Mathew Mc thingy could not act to save his life and Michael Caine seems totally out of place. Very too long and not enough to hold attention. All that about the moon landings?? what was that all about??
Wasn't sure if it was supposed to be a story of family life or about some bloke going off in a space ship for a bit and doing not much.
There was so much going on I lost interest. If there was such a thing as time travel then the 1st thing I would do is get the money back for my ticket and stay at home...or maybe I could go further back in time and teach Matthew Mcthingy how to act.
Not good....not good at all.
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Okay, this show is far from perfect, sometimes boring with an overall confusing writting, coming back and forth between different times making it hard for whomever never read the books nor played the games to follow. Casting is terrible at times (Anya Chalotra particularly makes the show very dificult to watch ) but can be also awesome : Freya Allan makes a perfect Ciri, Myanna Buring and of course Henry Cavill. As for the story itself Ciri's Arch is the most interesting on my opinion, the love story is "meh" there is no chemistry between Geralt and Yen, and the mages political intrigues are interesting. Hopefully the 2 season will be better, this could be great but it isn't the case ...yet?
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Weak narrative and storytelling. Acts like it's very epic but lacks so much polish and substance. Way too many characters and all of them are undeveloped. No real emotional stakes or connection to characters. Too many subplots and unfocused narrative. Exposition heavy. Aesthetic looking shots here and there. Tonally inconsistent.
| 5
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Weird ain't it. This is ok in places but very strange and confusing in places.
Glad it was only 6 eps. I can move on with my life now.. Great effects that we've come to expect from marvel.
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In Lagos, Captain America, Black Widow, Falcon, and Scarlet Witch stop Brock Rumlow but cause collateral damage killing some Wakandans. U.S. Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross informs the Avengers that the world has come together to take control of them under the Sokovia Accords. King T'Chaka of Wakanda is killed in a bombing during the signing by apparently Bucky Barnes. Prince T'Challa intends to kill Bucky while Captain America intends to capture him alive. The situation spirals out of control to split the Avengers apart.
The MCU has become a long running serial show. The brilliance is that it works so well. They are fun. There is value in their connectivity. Sometimes, comic book movies have comic book motivations which often annoy me. The trick for this movie is that everybody's motivations work. The exception is yet another flawed MCU villain, Helmut Zemo. Taking him aside, the heroes have realistic motivations and actions. There is a great introduction of Spider-Man. Tom Holland is terrific and that franchise looks well on its way. His humor is a bit of fresh air. It didn't occur to me before but MCU humor has been mostly sarcastic cynicism. There is no cynicism in this Peter Parker and it's great youthful exuberance. Black Panther is also well-introduced and Ant-Man adds some great humor on top of Spider-Man. The conflict between Iron Man and Captain America is well developed. The romance between Scarlet Witch and Vision is intriguing. On the other hand, Cap's romance is questionable. The airport scene is something else. It may be the best comic book fight ever. This is what Marvel does and they do it well.
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I didn't like that they had to downgrade Thor and Hulk just make Iron Man and Captain America the ones that save the day. On infinity war, when Thor arrives to earth with the day.
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This film is freaking hilarious! I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. Afterwards I wanted to tell people how funny it was but every time I tried I would start laughing again simply from thinking about it. Stephen Chow is incredibly funny and talented. Its hard to write why the film is funny without spoiling it but I'll give it my best shot because Kong Fu Hustle deserves to be seen without having any preconceived notions about it.
The principal actors are all very funny and have great sense of timing and even though I saw the film subtitled it didn't make it any worse. Especially Stephen Chow is funny and both his posture, facial expressions and general timing is high above average. I also like the fact that he has a high degree of self-irony and is not afraid to let the joke be on him, which pretty much all the jokes in the film are. Among other actors worth mentioning are Wah Yuen who plays the landlord and Qiu Yuen who plays the landlady. They both seem enthusiastic about the project. The supporting cast is pretty good as well.
The acting is not in the high seat, however. Obviously the main attraction is the action and all action scenes are brilliant. They are executed in a very stylish and aesthetic manner and are also very, very funny. There are scenes that were just beautiful and left me breathless but they never lose the self-irony which is so incredibly well executed and are therefore also incredibly entertaining. Much more than in other Hong Kong action movies like Hero, which in my opinion could have done with a dose of self-irony. The computer effects are blatantly obvious but they still seem pretty believable within the confines of the film universe and they are generally very well done. Also I found the burly brawl sequence to be incredible and it had me in stitches. Overall the effects and fight scenes make the film very worthwhile and therefore highly recommendable.
Overall Kong Fu Hustle is an incredible achievement in film making and everyone who is not afraid to see the Hong Kong action genre spoofed should definitely watch it.
8/10
| 8
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This show is probably the most binge inducing show I've watched in the last decade. You really start to feel for both of the main characters, and every bit of the white knight in you wants to literally be there with them. That being said, it definitely has some major problems as well.
-First off, I thought the main characters were acted very well, but some of the supporting cast left something to be desired.
-Secondly, a few of the situations Hanna finds herself in seem a bit absurd,especially in the order that they happen. It's hard to go into detail without giving spoilers, but lets just say I think if certain episodes had been edited/switched it would have been far more believable.
-Finally, While I do believe this show can ultimately do more good than harm, it does a very poor job of illustrating why Hanna's choice was the wrong one. A sad fact, because I believe they had the tools to do this with one more episode.
| 7
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First 3 episodes are a bit of a pain but good things are worth waiting for. This is absolutely fantastic made and the only criticism I got is I wish it was longer ;) such a great show.
| 9
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If you take this show apart by the details there are various things that I could say aren't quite right or that don't appeal to me. But that doesn't change the fact that overall it drags you in and takes hold of you and refuses to let go. It's been years since I've been this impatient for the next episode of something. I'm hooked.
| 10
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I love this movie for of the very interesting scenario. I also consider the actors playing, certainly amongst the best of their generation. Decors, costumes are also part of the reason I love it.
The fact it is about European immigrants in the US, makes it also better for European to watch, without it being one 100% US culture movie. Also some points are true story, that makes it quite remarkable.
Overall, I can say that this movie is truly violent, but not as per 2015 understanding. The violence can come in many ways. However, and despite this aspect, this is quite one remarkable movie which deserves to stay up and high in the IMDb ratings.
The second part is maybe the best, but is actually really close from the first episode, which in my eyes is actually on the same level.
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Let just say, I am not a die hard fan of Harry Potter, and I went to see the movie because I love J.K.Rowling's wizarding world and Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts. I dragged my friend with me, who is not a fan (or Muggle, as you can tell), and now I felt really guilty for doing that. I saw the whole "The Crimes of Grindelwald", I forgot about it, but it was brought back in my mind in a conversation with a friend of mine so I came here to leave a short review. Nothing new, since everyone else in here has said it clearly. I felt like J.K.Rowling has lost her sparkles in this second film of the franchise. It was supposed to be just three films in the first place, so we would get to see the great battle between Grindelwald and Dumbledore - the two most powerful wizards that made the name of Albus Dumbledore go to the history of the wizarding world. But they broke it into five, and this second one was already a huge disappoinment to many Potterhead fans, including myself. The real crime here is that Rowling tried to stuff too much, while it had too little time. 2,5 hours, with plot holes, too many unnecessary characters, and cliffhangers at the end of the film. Eddie Raymane is till awesome being Newt Scamander in his journey, but his spotlight was taken by other characters when he was supposed to be the one that shined. Tina Goldstein went from the strong willed Auror who wasnt afraid to fight to a sidekick and love interest. Her role has been deemed so much that I was upset, because she is one of my favourite characters. Queenie took a huge turn as she left Jacob to join Grindelwald's army, and Jacob himself tried to be optimistic, which lightened up the film a little bit, along with beautiful magical creatures (including Nagini in snake form). I love Credence, and I was glad Ezra Miller got a chance to take his spotlight, which he did pretty well. The Leta's family history made no sense in this movie, and Leta Lestrange herself. Zoe is stunning, but not her character. The main point I guess, was supposed to introduce Gellert Grindelwald - the first most powerful dark wizard who was smart, charismatic and ruthless. I expected him to appear terrifying us even more than Voldemort the Dark Lord, but well, I was left upset. I can not tell whether or not Johnny Depp was a right choice for this role, since he is very talented, brilliant and devoted in every roles he ever played. Was him being the menacing Grindelwald, or just him being Johnny Depp with a ton of make-up and ridiculous hair style? I really wanted to see more than that, and his crimes, I mean actual crimes, in the next movie. I was delighted tho, too see Jude Law as young Albus Dumbledore. He fit the role, played it out very well, but nothing else. Since this movie was just a filter for the next ones, I hope we will see more of him and Grindelwald. After all, the movie was a waste of excellent cast. No story told at all, which made me wonder if it was really beloved J.K.Rowling wrote this one? Because it was such a mess. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (with no crimes being told at all) is a journey of stunning CGI. It left us with more questions and expected us to wait at least 2 years to get the answers. Personally, I think I lost my interest and even my respect for J.K.Rowling after seeing this one.
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This animation style combined with great story telling is the center piece among which many anime shows have attempted to be. No one anime sha'll ever encompass every reality for each individual person. This show has the qualities to numb the naysayers of American anime and rejoice for many of us American anime appreciators.
Though, it does bring to life a lot of lessons, arts, and creative mannerisms of that heavily among the Asian cultures, is it no in itself owned by that of only one nation. Instead, it is a molding of many nations that transcends the boundaries of stubborn racial identities to pronounce itself as a moral within the human spirit. The spirit that we all posses indiscriminate of race and culture.
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This is my 1st review,that's how much I was disappointed with this pictures. I was waiting for so long and was looking forward to this movie, being a fan of Tarantino's (except for Kill Bill maybe, wasn't too much into that). They had been comparing this movie to Pulp Fiction, which is a total blasphemy. Yes, the acting is good, camera as well, that's only why I gave this movie a 3. I wish a had a fast forward button, so I could get home earlier from the cinema. I get the hommage to the spaghetti westerns,but come on, I could also watch an original spaghetti western if that's what it was all about. There was no plot, the dialogues were not funny, only good 2 scenes I've seen in the trailer already. Last 15 minutes of the movie were more bearable,at least there was something happening. Nothing special though. Why so many good actors , with not even one word spoken? Makes no sense to me at all. As well as the other praises this movie gets. Thank You for reading.
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Nothing new or exciting about it.Chris Helmsworth shoots his way through scores of Bangladeshi soldiers.Seems he has retained his invincibility from his Thor Avatar.A total waste of time
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The good thing about this show is it captured the scenario of Indian market perfectly. Everyone is thinking about startup and how to leave the job, also how to make pact with family members. Pitching investors ideas. How to keep high spirit? The thing is you can enjoy the humor and emotions of the show and some moments can give you goosebumps.
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Given the cast they are working with I'm not sure how it's so wrong.
My big problem is I don't care about any of them. In Game of thrones, both the TV show and the books I had characters to love and hate and then change my mind about. This has none, I couldn't even tell you their names.
There is nothing to sink your teeth in to, there is no hero, no villain, no love interest and impotent dragons.
I understand the idea and the need to carry on the franchise and sometimes it works; Better calk Saul, Frasier to name but 2. This doesn't, we know the history, we know the backstory.
Within half an episode of GOT I knew every characters name, 5 episodes in I can't recall 1.
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A bit of serendipity for the makers of Glass Onion. Elon Musk outed himself as the vacuous Miles Bron before the films' release.
The sequel to Knives Out takes place on tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) private Greek island. He has invited some of his closest friends known as the Disruptors for a murder mystery weekend.
Along for the ride is the southern drawled detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) but it turns out Bron did not invite him.
An opening scene with Blanc having a zoom call with the late Stephen Sondheim and Angela Lansbury gives an important theme of this comedy crime thriller.
Sondheim co-wrote the The Last of Sheila, a crime mystery set on a boat. While Lansbury played Miss Marple and the Christie like Miss Marple like sleuth Jessica Fletcher.
What starts out like a whodunnit, then double backs on itself as we see events in a different perspective.
It is star studded and a lot of fun but once again I think the film is a bit too satisfied with itself. As smug as Bron's ego.
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Wow ! Call it a paradox or whatever you want, but I'm actually having a regret right now after I finished watching this movie. Yes, it's true, and it's because it totally killed my desire to watch any other movie, because I know there's no freakin' way they can be this good (in the terms of action-comedy), not even close ...
Rather than praising, which would be too easy, hmmm ... or too hard, where to start ... casting, action, characters, humor, storyline, special effects ... I'll just point on one important mistake that put me down. It's the final duel between Iron Man and his sidekick, versus Whiplash. First of all, it's to damn short, only one and a half minute. I felt like when I was younger and I watched hours of introductory fights before Mike Tyson boxing match, and then he steps in the ring and ends fight at half of first round. That scene was supposed to last at least 4-5 minutes. And the scenery for it, a park, at night, with no one around ?!? WTH !? No cars to crash/explode, no collateral damage (except for the trees and park-benches). Because of this carelessness I'm kinda disappointed to that level that it swayed me from giving this picture a perfect 10/10 score to only 8/10
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This is a well stitched film. It will make you fall in love with dogs more. This film is hollywood level. I am speechless at the climax. Very well made shot and acted. The dog can have a nomination for the best actor. I clapped at the end. The last time I clapped was at the Chris Nolans, Batman. This is what excellent film making is like. Perfect blend of everything. I loved every Bit of it.
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There's no emotion in the cast. There's no real chemistry between any of them. No budget for the setting and world they live. The story is pretty predictable, boring and slow. The pacing is also very slow. It lacks good tension. The CGI is okay at best; the city overview doesn't look real and the dragons just don't live up to the quality they had in Game of Thrones.
The whole show kinda feels soulless. It can't capture my attention either. I probably sound like an old nag but I think it's fair to compare it Game of Thrones because the entire show feels like a money grab for people who liked that show. It does read like a book so that might be the only good point, but it's so so blend.
It drives a lot on fan service but that's all there really is.
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Writing too many line may dilute the message that i am trying to convey. One line about this movie: This movie must be avoided . In the name of Nice movie,honest movie etc etc we are being served a bad movie. It seems Honest movie is just a euphemism for bad movie with a Super Star with excellent PR skills,able to generate controversy/hype. And we only call Politicians Bad ?????
This is a National Time Waste.
To those who have limited exposure to Indian Movies,"This is not a correct representation of what Hindi Movies are like.This is a populist movie ,thrives on superStar Sharukh Khan Star Power ."
Cant mention about the script as i could not sit till the end.
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If computer animation/manipulation and graphic design are here forward destined to be one of the major elements - alongside writing, acting, photography and music - of cinema, then whatever. Blah. So be it. It's been a long time coming and I'm sure the best filmmakers out there will find a way to make it work for them while still making organic/human work. If nothing else, James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster Avatar makes this animation-is-inevitable downturn a certainty.
And this is where my problems with 2009's most attention-hogging film begin. If we are to let the digital revolution re-imagine the art of cinema, then we must do so carefully - so as not to erase history or cheapen the future. What I'm saying is this: for all the money, work and time put into Avatar (a film that, to this writer at least, looks as much like an xBox game as it does a film), shouldn't it be more impressive? I'd argue that 2008's cutesy sci-fi Pixar film, Wall-E, looked better on the big screen and will certainly look twice as good on the small screen. Wall-E also had a better story and soundtrack. And eff if this little Disney children's film didn't have TWICE the edge of Avatar.
But damn. After only two weeks, Avatar had already more than Wall-E ever did. It made more than Dances With Wolves and Alien combined. But, wait, why all the money talk? We keep hearing about how Avatar had the biggest production and promotion budgets ever. In it's first 11 days the film had already brought in $641 million in worldwide ticket sales. This movie, more than any film ever released, is made for money talk.
But does ANY of that money talk matter? Not to me and, aside from inevitable corporate chatter, not to the film history books. What matters is that Cameron used new technologies and created a film that, to some at least, supposedly looks better than any other film ever made. But I call BS on that. To me, it looks like a video game. A new age-y, suburban soft-core daydream for blockbuster fanatics and haters alike. Sci-fi is a hard genre, though, right? A creepy genre. Sci-fi, by nature, is mysterious and weird and effed up; this is why it works. Even Wall-E was all these things. Not Avatar. Avatar holds your hand with it's cheesy score, always telling you how to feel, screaming "it'll be okay" even at the supposed-to-be uncertain segments of the film.
The lack of imagination here only helps further the argument that graphic designers and computer geeks don't belong working on films. Cameron, who with Avatar attempts to create his own alien world, is clearly more interested in special effects than he is telling a story. Simply, he's more interested in the technical aspects of filmmaking than he is the art of visual storytelling. There's just no arguing, a number of films (City of Lost Children, Dark City, Code 46, Brazil, even old-as-hell Blade Runner, etc.), despite having incredibly small production budgets and limited technological resources compared to Avatar, have much more interesting visual takes on the future. Even 2009's District 9, an R-rated film with 1/10th the shooting budget of Avatar, is far more fascinating.
And I focus on the look of the film because, frankly, the story blows. It's a rewrite of Dances With Wolves, at best. There are interesting bits here and there, but Cameron's ego gets in the way. For example, had a more dynamic actor (say, Ryan Gosling or ANYONE who can show at least SOME emotional depth) played the lead role, well, I may have fallen into the storyline more. And need I list the Michael Bay-like plot holes. And, sure, in sci-fi we don't discuss plot holes with too much seriousness, but here it's painful. For example: this intelligent tribe of natives let outsiders into their inner circle despite knowing that the outsiders are controlled by their enemy? Since they KNOW this, why do the humans even need to pretend to be natives? And isn't that the point of the movie? I just don't get it
Avatars? Would you let a confirmed alien enemy into your house simply because they looked like you, this while shooting the other confirmed alien enemy with a poisonous arrows?
I could go on. The color palette is suburban-soft and child-ready. (They may as well have been selling pajamas and lunch boxes outside the theater.) The look of the aliens WILL be made fun of from here until forever. The segments with the flying things - both machine and animal - shooting and flying and whatever already look just as bad as the flying things in the Star Wars movies. How is it even possible that they look so awful?!
But hey, if your three favorite movies ever are The Happening, Dances With Wolves and Alien, then James Cameron's soft-core sci-fi blockbuster is maybe for you. If you listen to all the propaganda you read on the Internet and are one to get caught up in pop-hype, then see this movie ASAP if you've not yet - do so before the tide officially turns. But if you love cinema and don't need your storytelling to feel like a roller-coaster that holds your hand and sings shallow emotions into your ear, then please, go see something else. Something with some actual acting. A film where the director is less business and mouse-click oriented and more interested in photography, storytelling and - gasp - directing. There are plenty of worthwhile films in theaters and on store shelves right now, do the right thing and see one of those instead.
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Jack Gyllenhaal was great as always and the topics that the story tackled were effective. One little problem was the little girl who plays the daughter. It gets pretty exploitative with her and at one point, she acts more like an emotional anchor than anything else which is always annoying. And if you've seen a lot of children in movies like I have, you'll know what I'm talking about. To its credit the little girl is actually a good actress and there is a touching and quiet moment with her and her dad that kinda makes up for it. I won't spoil anything but, the big issue that started the main characters downfall in the first place and the best that the plot could do was have the issue get settled in the fighting ring. WORST IDEA EVER. I feel kinda bad giving the film a 5. There was definitely a lot of good that this movie did but, you can't just ignore something that big!
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The dark knight. Many people say that the dark knight is a great movie. But honestly we don't see how, as the first scene is in the middle of the day. What movie called the dark knight involves the day time. It doesn't end there the movie also involves a joker and a 'Knight' and is not set in medieval times. It just doesn't make sense how a movie involving two of the most recognisable medieval characters has 0 medieval scenes, in fact it is has nothing medieval about it at all as even the characters with medieval titles are not dressed accordingly. Not only this there are also many plot holes such as how does burning 809349301600.00 Jamaican Dollar achieve anything other than deflation. The character two-face is also misleading as he only has one face, granted half of his face is burnt but so is his whole body, so why not call him half burn or something. It is a stupid name.
Overall another misleading title leading to a disappointing movie
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Just now I've watched the movie on Prime Video. I thought it'll be good movie but isn't. The movie is very long and the real concept of movie starts after 1 hour. However, it would be good if the movie is short ( 90 t0 100 minutes). It's approximately 2.32 hours which is not good, it irritate you.
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After hearing so much chitchat and hype about this movie, all I can say is... Such a disappointment! The whole two hours I kept waiting for it to get good, to get to the point... nope... such a let down!
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People are silly asf... this movie had potential but because of it's ridiculously low budget, it looked like a bad WB tv movie. there was next to no action in it and everything just looked "cheap". however the charisma and comedy was pretty nice and enjoyable. It wasn't terrible but it should not be getting the praise it is, this def shows the "bot" mindless reviewers on these sites cannot be trusted.
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Hands down one of the best Marvel movie out there. I can tell they at least tried to stick to the comics. Action packed never thought those fighting scenes would even make it to the screen. Did awesome in my books. Must see.
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Ryan Reynolds gone full Ryan Reynolds. Well, its mostly about Ryan Reynolds so if you are not a Ryan Reynolds fan, then you are one of the bad reviewers. I must admit, I got a bit confused in the beginning with past and present crisscrossing but the action scenes and awesome humour in between took care of that. Its brilliantly directed, has brilliant action with outstanding gloriously hilarious humour. Watch out for more Michael Bay + Ryan Reynolds collaborations in the future. Its one of those movies YOU HAVE TO WATCH
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When I hear a new Chris Nolan movie is coming out - I rally the troops. I never go to a theater when it's packed or opening weekend, but for Chris Nolan I do.
The movie was ok. It's either my expectations were way too high, or, this was one of the poorer Nolan films. Lacked character connection and storytelling IMO.
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I am one of Nolan and Hans zimmer's biggest fans. I just loved inception, the dark knight trilogy and basically all of his movies and I am really disappointed in this movie. The acting/directing/soundtrack (except supermarine and the mole tracks) are really boring. OK this has some nice shots using the IMAX camera, but me as a viewer rate a movie based on my entertainment and I was not entertained in this movie at all. Very boring story-line, very little dialogue which made it just worse and unbearable. Please don't do this again Mr. Nolan and return to being a master of move making.
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If that movie is a mystery then dumb and dumber is an action film.
I like the first i like the characters and the mystery so that led me to see this one.
But ohhh boy the movie was not like the first . I was intrigued by the cast and the first like 10 minutes. But oh boy the movie plot was so dumb.
If you do research on the Director you will see he is the same guy that ruined Star Wars. Subvert expectations he said as he ruined star wars the new trilogy. In this one he did exactly the same thing Cheap scare movies have the lazy writting of the jump scare. Ryan Johnson was cheap subversions.
If you really like mysteries you will fill cheated. The whole movie is so lazy written. Basically the ending proves that the whole plot was stupid.
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Lots of negative reviews about how this movie is vulgar, has been done before, is even too long. I found this an enormously entertaining film, mostly because the acting is just so on point. Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds manage to make the "change-up" so completely real that you even begin to buy into the theme behind the plot (Mitch's growing up/Dave's becoming more appreciative of wife and family). I saw the R-rated moments for what they are--Adult! And those ironic moments where the inhabited character reacts so differently (Cara's ballet sequence is hilarious) propel the comedy to another level. The supporting cast is just as talented, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, and Alan Arkin all have sterling moments!
One can argue thematic lessons here, but this film is filled with sharp, funny dialogue and produces a satisfying ending. If you're averse to nudity and the f-word, avoid. Otherwise, enjoy the acting.
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Review can be summed up by the subject line. The book is a classic to many, many people due to it's huge cultural 80's references. I think a movie was almost a bad idea as, no matter how long it was (2h,20mins), it would never be able to be accurate to the film without removing huge chunks of the story.
And they did.
Not going to put in any spoilers but they shifted a lot of scenes around - like having the main characters meet much earlier - and also the situations of these chars. One scene, which involves a huge part of the book, they even swap which character is involved. Kind of daft when that character deliberately put themselves in that situation to try and resolve a situation. Vague, but people who've read the book and seen the movie should know what I mean.
Big race at the start was obviously just put in to do some heavy CGI for the popcorn brigade that would demand it. That's not even in the book at all, for heavens sake.
Plot lines from the book where the founder of the companies backstory was much more developed.
I could go on but I know it was always going to be a tough book to film. The movie is ok on it's own but, if you do see it, I really recommend you read the book afterwards. If you've already read the book then it's your call on seeing the film but I do suspect you will leave the cinema unsatisfied.
It's kind of like being given a cheese sandwich and then finding there's no cheese in it.
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The film just starts from somewhere just like a Tarantino film with no real early insight on what is happening . We are slowly given birth to its world and what is really special about its film is its execution . The execution is unique and it keeps you hooked to the story . The film is rightly named as Ludo as it shows so many parallels with the board game . The ending scene of the film is extremely symbolic if you think about it . Pankaj Tripathi is just phenomenal in his role . He is calm minded yet violent and thats what i liked so much about the character. His character is much like Bob Biswas in Kahaani . Rajkumar Rao is as usual fabulous with his acting and the female leads did put forth commendable performances . Abhishek Bachchan is truly a gem for Indian cinema ... He has so much potential but yeah he shouldn't be compared with his father cause he is so much different .. overall the film is really good and unique with superb direction from Anurag Basu . Probably one of the best films of bollywood this year till now .
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I can't believe this movie received so much hype. It makes me think someone like Daniel Plainview, the protagonist (antagonist?) of the film, is in charge of the movie studios. Someone is using his guile to dupe us sheep into giving away our money for no good reason, namely this film.
This movie should only be viewed by those who loved Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!", on which this film is based. The cinematography is excellent. Daniel Day Lewis is excellent, as usual. But the film is nothing more than a moving-picture-slide-show of the key scenes from Sinclair's novel. There is no coherence, rationality, or depth to this film. We never feel compelled to root for a sympathetic character. Granted, Daniel Plainview is a monster, but there should still be a hook in the film. There is none. The director relies on our patience, or resistance to just walk out, to hold us in our seat.
This is a beautiful film but it is only for the extremely patient. One should also not be squeamish. There are scenes of very realistic violence and harsh emotional abuse.
The only reason I don't give this one star is that it is watchable. (Keeping in mind that I have never been able to sit through Annie Hall.) A great book does not automatically make a great movie. See Angela's Ashes or Seabiscuit (speaking of a movie that is really just a slide show). Sometimes a book is great because of the great writing. Hollywood doesn't seem to get that. They didn't get it for this movie. That's for sure.
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This by far the best solo movie in the mcu , it has all the elements which makes a great movie Fabulous, tremendous and epic action sequences The story is well written, the directing is top notch 👌 To sum it all " perfect movie"
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Wasn't gonna watch it since I found the previous Annabelle movies a bit boring and not scary but this one was LIT.
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Did not like The movie, and did not understand why it was on The Oscars Crap.
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Congratulations to the director for managing to make a movie that is physically painful. Maybe that is by design.
A festival of cinematic nonsense, with an over the top and unnecessary loud scoring, lousy editing and a confusing timeline, all make for a masterpiece that I do not seem to "get".
If you thought Interstellar was slow, boring and unnecessary, Mr. Nolan has somehow managed to set the bar a step higher.
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When I first saw the trailers to this, i said, oh this is gonna fail. but then I heard it was amazing then i said, 'damn, can't believe I missed it in theaters. I finally saw it on demand and it was good. Just not as good as i was expecting. It did deserve some awards, which it did, but i think it won too many awards. The story wasn't really there, there was a good story, but I feel it's one of those sad moments when the visual effects throw story out the window. one thing i do have to say, have a good sound system and a huge TV, then you will get the full Gravity experience. it was good, check it out, it isn't the best but it's good
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Looks like most the reviewers here either loved this movie or really hated it (The haters being highly outnumbered). And the reasons the haters hate it are...well let's just say...pathetic. Apparently some people don't understand the difference between good and evil, while others find the little things to nitpick at, like the bad guys not shooting at Cap's feet when he's running at them with his shield.
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It could very well be that if you are a chess player you might like this series; apparently the games are authentic -- not just people randomly putting chess pieces around a board as if they know what they are doing - i.e., as it appeared to me, a non-chess player. Chess in every form and permutation is portrayed here -- old, young, angry, calm, upside-down, looking at the ceiling, speeded up, slowed down, adjourned, not adjourned, in the basement, in a hotel room, single players, multiple players, one person against several players, men vs women, women vs women - it's still boring as all get out probably even to a chess player! There is just so many ways to make a chess game look interesting and I think this movie exhausted every one and then was left with nothing, except for players looking soulfully into each other's eyes, especially the heroine whose main talent were those huge, blank, staring eyes. Apart from this, which face it formed only about 1/2 the series, the rest was filled in with every cliché in the book about -- 1) orphanages 2) growing up a woman in the chauvinistic 50's and 60's 3) nerdy chess players 4) the French 5) the Russians, you name it, there is a clichéed depiction of it. I gave the series a 2 and not a 1 because I somehow managed to get through it right to the bitter end.
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I know it's not OK to compare, especially if films were done with such a time distance, in completely different geographies (think local vs. global), for different audiences. Anyway, Eagle vs Shark remains one of the most lovely, original, endlessly funny films for me, and because of that film I was following Taika's career development for more than 10 years. I am sad that with his big career, he's lost his valuable sources that fed his true creativity, quirkiness, weirdness that actually brought him to this place. And probably, that's not all he's lost. I am sure he also misses himself, in his private 1 on 1 moments, and it must be a tough realisation. Hmm, making films as you want them, with smaller crews, a lot of friends and family who keep on inspiring you throughout the process vs. giving yourself into the machine that feeds you fame and money, but gives you tasteless, plastic ingredients for your dish. It can look as your signature project, but the taste... Takes some magic, and this guy's lost it. I expected more from Thor, too, but I understood that the creative "influence" he could have there must have been minimal. So, I was hoping to see more in Jojo. Was so happy he got nominated for Oscars, without even seeing the film. Oh, boy. (Remember Boy? So lovely. ) Can't imagine how awesome this film could have been if it was made by original Taika, unposessed by the living ghost of Hollywood's emptiness. It's sad how many talents sell their soul for immortality within the machine while they need to die as authors as soon as they get inside. But maybe, that's also an easy way out. To remain big for real, it takes more than ego. Jojo? Nice concept. Cute Hitler. Watching it... Boring and dull. Charmless. Messy. Scarlett... Such a bad casting. No character in any character. Nothing. Even the illustration scrapbook doesn't have character. Music? Must be an awesome novelty for the Hollywood films audience. Sorry but also, addtheprefix-exploitation. Huge luck to get so far with this mediocre film. Truly hope to see more of what this could have been. Not a disaster, tho 😉
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This series has a very convoluted plot as have many of HBOs recent series that, in the end, were pretty good. I hope the Outsiders is the same. Screenwriters seem to think that the more complex the dialogue/plot, the more mystery a series has. Not true and Outsiders is a great example. Very difficult to follow an with an element of supernatural introduced surreptitiously. I have a fairly high IQ, ran a large business for 25 years so I'm not ignorant. I watch this weekly (agree with others-release the entire series at one time).
Please make stories a little more straightforward so we are not in a maze trying to solve the puzzle blindfolded. One good thing about it is the acting which is superb. Also it is NOT dumbed down for average audience.
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Ready Player One doesn't do anything new or unexpected, and takes any unique story behind the concept, throws it to the back and replaces it with pop culture references. But it is a fun and campy adventure, that people of all ages and demographics can enjoy.
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Greetings from Lithuania.
"The Godfather Part II" (1974) is a great sequel to arguably the best movie of all time - and that is saying something. In my personal opinion and for my taste i do prefer first film over Part 2 by a mile, but that is another story. When it comes to Part 2 i do not think that its story and storytelling is as tight as in Part 1, because there are some subplots involving Michael's life which i do not really find that interesting or involving. But when it comes to Vito's part, its a movie to behold.
Overall, "The Godfather Part II" is a great movie - no surprises here. I do prefer first one over part 2 way more - sometimes less is better. But this is a great movie by all accounts.
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Wow! Talk about a multi-layered muddle of a potentially fascinating idea... Like, who was controlling whose dream here?
First off, there seems to be some real confusion with Inception about what a dream is and what a hallucination is (especially as massive one).
And, yes, I know that the meaning of these two words (that's "dream" & "hallucination") do overlap one another and depending on the context in which these words are used they actually might be regarded as synonyms of each other.... (Hey! Am I splitting hairs here?)
But, with that said, I personally regard what the characters in this film witnessed (while in an apparent subconscious state) were strictly hallucinations and not dreams (at least not dreams in the strictest sense of the word).
Uh.... Are you confused yet? - Well, I am! And, sorry, but that's all that Inception succeeded in doing - Causing major, or should I say, "massive" confusion.
The way I see it (confused as I am), just because Inception's story dealt with so-called dreams and the deeper levels of the subconscious mind, that didn't automatically make it an intelligent story aimed at an actual thinking person.
But, hey, maybe (just maybe) I somehow completely missed Inception's intellectual cleverness altogether, because, due to this film's unforgivable 2.5-hour running time, I found myself being repeatedly distracted by really trivial things outside the realm of paying attention to what was taking place on the picture screen.
From my frustrated and disappointed perspective of Inception I'd say that I could easily sum up its story in 3 very simple words - And those 3 little words are - Blah! Blah! Blah!
Believe me, I was hoping for so much more from this movie, but, time and again, it fell mighty short of its potential and its expectations.
Anyways - Not only did I find Leonardo DiCaprio to be an incredibly insincere and drab actor who scrapes the absolute bottom of the barrel with the likes of that doofus Ryan Gosling.....
And, not only did I find, to my sheer annoyance, that every interior scene was shot, for some inexplicable reason, in low-wattage lighting where infuriating shadows literally washed everything worth seeing out of view.....
But, Cobb's utterly ridiculous and demented obsession with his dead wife, Mal, and her repeatedly showing up in one dream/hallucination after another (ho-hum!), bogged Inception's already floundering story down like an incredibly heavy, lead weight had been tied around its neck to the point of causing near-suffocation, followed by the total strangulation of any free-thinking ideas and concepts.
And, finally - Here's my brief take on director, Christopher Nolan - This guy is a real master of confusion. With each new movie that he directs the plots have become noticeably more and more incoherent, haywire and disjointed. And, with that, his characters have become less and less likable.
P.S. - What really shocked, amazed and puzzled me the most about Inception was that it didn't deliver the much-anticipated surprise/twist ending that I was expecting as its way of rounding off all of the confusion that prevailed. This film's finale was so frickin' limp-wristed that all it did was suck to the 10th power.
SO, WAKE UP, EVERYONE, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE TO WAKE UP AT ALL!!
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Ludo is a cute, care-free entertainer which has it's good side and bad side. All the performances were great but performances of Rajkumar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi and Fatima Sana Shaikh stand out. There are several moments in this film in which we'll say "soooo cute". Watch it and have fun.
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The good points of this movie have already been stated in the other posts, so I will stick to the points I feel detracted from the movie. This movie never gripped me, I never really felt all that emotionally involved with the characters. Even though 19 years passed in the story, I never got the sense of time passing as I have in other movies that have storylines that span decades. All the characters who weren't prisoners were very one-dimensional. Overall, it was a pretty good movie, but I don't think it belongs in the top 250.
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Thanks to allh i did not see it the theater, it is not like the animation. Also their reaction not really showing. I did't understand why Disney have decided to do something like this, but i thing they should not do the same for other animation.
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This movie fell flat for me. The only part I enjoyed was the Chris Pine bath scene. *wink* I do not see him as Steve Trevor, though. The rest of the movie did not wow me at all. I really missed the competition on Paradise Island to take Steve Trevor back to his world. I think that could have been done very well with today's technology. I was disappointed they left that out. The battle with Ares seemed so trite that I was bored to death. I really do not understand what all the hype is, and certainly do not understand the 8.0 rating. What am I missing? Those two hours I will never get back, that's what. I really wanted to like it.
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After sequels Iron Man 2 and Thor: The Dark World not fully living up to expectations for critics and audiences alike, Marvel Studios has learned from their mistakes and make sure they get this sequel right for everyone. After being frozen in ice for decades and helped formed The Avengers in the battle of New York, Chris Evans returns once again as Steve Rogers/Captain America that is still getting use to the new world around him and how to move forward. While he is doing that, he is also working with S. H. I. E. L. D. on a tactical team for top secret missions alongside Natasha Roman/Black Widow. After a rescue mission on a cargo ship goes a little awry, Nick Fury is being cornered by not only the worlds top leaders, but also Captain America on what is really going on behind S. H. I. E. L. D. While Fury is questioning himself what is going on behind closed doors at S. H. I. E. L. D., a deadly attack against not only Fury himself, but other colleagues of S. H. I. E. L. D. leaves Captain America and Black Widow on the run to discover the truth and uncover Hydra's plan with the Winter Soldier being one step ahead of them. With that being said, this movie manages to capture and make this film more solid than Captain America: The First Avenger. From the action, to the gunplay, to the stunts, this is a film that stands on its own and gives us one of the best storylines of the MCU while also introducing us to not only different sides of characters we haven't seen before, but new characters included. For starters, the standout character in this film is definitely Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes/ The Winter Soldier. The way he captures the trauma, abuse, and the psychotic side of the Winter Soldier was pulled off masterfully, making his villain in this movie one of my favorites ever in the MCU. Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce was a great casting choice as well as Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon. Back to what I said before, I was glad to get to see a different side of characters particularly in Black Widow and Nick Fury. I was also glad we got to know a little more about Steve's and Bucky's friendship as they were growing up. Overall by the end, the film leaves you more than satisfied and makes you want more from it while giving you hope on what's to come in the future. Rating 8.5/10.
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Quite good. A strong 7 verging on 8. It's nice to watch a well-known story in a different reality where the origin has been altered just enough to have a totally different possible outcome. Hey, when watching any movie, each and every one of us had thoughts like... "If only he did that...", or "Why didn't they...", well, that is the gist of the show. I mean the title actually says it all, "What If...".
Hopefully, the series will run for quite a while, as the source material is abundant. I'm ready for the next season.
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There is nothing special in this movie except action scenes. I have expected more from Golshifteh. Last word, don't waste your time.
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I'm sorry, I really wanted to like it, but episode 1 was kind of boring. Hopefully going forward it will be better the way Wandavision kept getting better and better.
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It is just unbelieveable how Russel Crowe is acting. One year before this movie he was Maximus in the Gladiator a brave, loyal general. Then he became this asocial, mentally ill, genius mathematician. Again another world-class performance by him. In adittion to this one of the best supporting actress performances I have ever seen comes in. Jeniffer Connelly was perfect. In the bathroom scene where she throws a glass bottle to mirror, I was genuinely scared. Her definitley the best acting performance... no doubt. Althought acting was top tier the story wasn't input great in my opinion. It kind of confuses you to follow the timeline. Other than acting, in my point of view, movie was just above average nothing great.
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They have some good, episodic cliffhangers, but for me, the charm of the show revolves around Steve Martin's and Martin Short's catalog of works - their expressions alone make me want to laugh. Selena Gomez is an excellent balance for the two comedians. The additions of Sting, Nathan Lane, Tina Fay and more, put it over-the-top for me.
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Like many have said, the first season really shines. The second manages to keep it interesting but the in the third season they turned the 80's dial to 11 and it doesn't really sound good anymore.
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I don't understand the huge 10/10 for this. It feels cheap and the acting is poor. Even Henry starts to grate after a few episodes his constant puzzled look & eh get annoying and I can't understand his infatuation with Yennefer she's such a boring character I'm sick of seeing her and Who would have thought a orgy could look so boring. The modern campy dialogue is off putting. The story is all over the place, like they've chopped chunks out during editing. It feels very 90s, Like Xena or charmed. There isn't really any characters to rooting for. After 4 episodes I'm was getting frustrated by it.
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Unlike the people who give movies 1's and 10's, this will be a quick actual review. To start off with, this is by far NOT a "black widow solo flick". It is very much a real world style spy thriller. Dont go in expecting Jlaw to be doing crazy athletic dance-fu moves and exploding enemy bases while using her dance-fu to avoid thousands of rounds of ammo being shot at her, because if you're expecting a Marvel movie you're in the wrong theater!
Jlaw is mostly ok in this far-too-long flick, but she stays very emotionless throughout. All the fake Russian accents all over the place are typically good enough, not amazing and not the worst fake accents like others are saying. Unless you live in a Russian community or are bilingual, it shouldnt have any impact on your viewing.
The premise is interesting as is the approach, however during its 2 hours and change run time we get several repetitions that make the movie really drag. After the third or fourth time you see a shot of someone walk in their building, cut to opening their mailbox, cut to walking into their apartment, cut to in their kitchen sorting their mail before tossing the stack on the table, you will wonder why these repeating scenes werent cut. My fellow movie-watchers were also annoyed by these repeated shots and felt it was likely a red herring to ramp up the tension and make you feel that these people can be in danger anywhere at any time. However, since the movie never followed through with anything, its hard to fully know what the excessive use of repeated pointless shots are.
It was refreshing to get a true spy thriller with a feeling that there could be 'real' consequences, not a bond-type spy flick, and the twists that come along with such a flick were a mixed bag. Some were very good, others fell flat. There was only one or two jump scares, but considering they were one of those *force audience to strain listening* to *EXPLODING NOISE FOR JUMP SCARE*, had they done any more than they had it would have absolutely impacted the score.
The acting was pretty flat with no one really standing out or dragging the movie down. Jlaw kind of Kristen Stewart'ed throughout the movie, wearing the same one expression for a majority of the movie. Maybe she was trying to come across stoic, focused, or like an unflappable spy, but she ends up coming across as a plank of wood at times. Just because the flick is a drama thriller doesnt mean you cant show emotions!
At the 1 hour mark the movie was starting to feel long in the tooth, but it was only halfway done. A lot of the movie could honestly be left on the cutting room floor. It would have been nice if all the filler were replaced with yet another subplot, this being a spy movie and all. Unfortunately we get those same repetitive shots instead. Replace all those repetition shots with another impactful twist and this could have gone to the 8-9 range.
Nothing really stands out or elevates the movie, with most elements being just "fine". They use standard Russian locales, choice beautiful buildings, both interior and exterior, pretty much everything you think of when you think of "movie Russia". The score sat in the background and does not a whole lot for the movie, but every so often it bleed into the scene playing out in a nice way.
This was a better than average movie, definitely not a 1 or a 10, but a 6.5-7 I would say is fair for the movie. Its best to go into this movie with the right expectations. It is first and foremost a spy thriller, so erase your thoughts of a "solo black widow" and more of a loooong realistic spy thriller.
If you're looking for a superhero spy who can do everything perfectly with lots of action, look elsewhere. If you want a movie with closer to realistic spying, with all the boring stuff that comes with it and a pretty good plot and few action scenes, then this might be up your alley.
| 7
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I mean, It's no Shawshank. Radcliff's performance was the highlight for me - even though he didn't really becomes a person, he's just that intense intelligent guy I guess. The story however is just a little too flat to make an impact. It lacks in character immersion, the storyline doesn't have any details that make you go oeh or ah. It's really just a very straightforward flick.
Yes, there is some tension, but It all comes from the same thing, the sense of getting caught. Which is a valid and important one in a prison break movie, but there are no extra layers. Actually, because of the only tension being about things that go wrong while time is running out because the guard comes, It all felt a bit stale at the end, when they actually did make their final run. It even annoyed me a little.
There are so many other jail break movies, and even series, that managed to bring more. And especially with the premise of the actual story, I felt they could have added a bit more flavour. More than just a prison break. Add a bit more politics, apartheid backdrop and character development.
It's not fair to compare It to Shawshank maybe, but that movie was even more about the people than the prison break. Escape from Pretoria had nothing really going on other than quite dutiful tell a story as flat and straightforward as possible. Rather would have watched a documentary about it.
| 5
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Started promising and quickly went downhill only to end absolutely laughably. A childish fantasy about overcoming every inner and outer hurdle and conquering the world through the power of the mind. Repetitive, boring: a buglike looking girl in front of a chessboard countless times. And everything through a feminist perspective, of course. Or shall I say "misogynic"? Boys, babies, and nests, all naturally dear to the female heart, are portrayed as pitiful occupations, only the mathematical brain and winning the game count. Ah, and designer clothes!
| 1
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To me, this movie was a very generic action movie. Nothing notable to see here.
| 2
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An old-school espionage thriller hiding in a superhero movie. The casting of Three Days of the Condor star Robert Redford, is no coincidence. It took me several years for me to review this movie to see if it was going to age as well as I thought, and it has aged even better. The first movie established a hero of the past, idealistic, where the lines of good vs evil were clearly defined. This movie sets the hero in a present where those lines blur, and the more you find out, the less you can trust the motives of the people surrounding you. Captain America is indeed, living in a time where the forces his generation fought in Europe and the Pacific are now controlling the highest levels of power, openly and in secret.
The elevator scene that had me at the edge of my seat in a movie theater in 2014, is now iconic. I expect this movie to be referenced in the future the same way we now reference classics like Die Hard.
| 10
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This show has a potential to do a lot better. Elizabeth Henstridge as Jemma Simmons is the real find. She is awesome.
The pace of story in first season is slow until the Captain America's Movie. The show gets lot better after that.
But they have to exceed the role of Elizabeth as Jemma. She is not on screen for long. In second season her mission in hydra is not on screen for enough time.
Fights are good. Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson is always good.
Hope they can do better in upcoming episodes. But right now BORING boring not good
| 8
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I was told Fargo was great by a couple people and eventually found the time to watch it. I admit, with such high expectations I was a little let down for the first 30-40 minutes, then the film kicked into high gear and I was immensely satisfied by the end.
This isn't a movie for regular viewers so much as it is a film for movie lovers. Even then, I enjoyed this movie 9/10. It gets a 10/10 because I find it rather flawless for what it is-there is little to no room for improvement. Recommend anyone to give a try sometime. If you like slow, methodical films like "Joker" you may like this.
| 10
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One of the best film of srk. Hats off to the actors, director and specially the writer of this film for creating such an amazing film
| 9
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I just cant stop watching. It's very good and make you watch it again and again
| 10
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From the opening scene I knew I wasn't going to like this, despite really trying to. I'm 19 years old but this movie went way too fast in different languages and with so many multiverse switches so fast and by the end I had no idea why anything was happening, why I should care or what I was supposed to feel. I felt nothing and I was happy when it was over. I watched a different movie then everyone who gave it a 6 or higher I think. I do reaaally appreciate the effort it must have taken to make this movie especially with the editing but overall I just really wanted to like it and was disappointed by it, hated it even.
| 3
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It's just a good movie, sometimes boring, sometimes cool, but I really expected to see more in the end.
| 5
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After just 2 episodes I'm hooked. I love these 2 character's and yes I gave it a 10 and you know why? Cause I can. After the series finale my score went to a 9/10. Definitely worth a look!!
| 9
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Season 1 was too good. Every character was well constructed. Seasons 2 and 3 are just above average. Somehow couldn't stick for long in seasons 2 and 3. The storyline around the characters is pale and not much intriguing.
| 7
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As a Dutch guy I watched now 6 episodes and I'm Still not sure if I like it or not. It' seems to be a mixture of LOTR, GOT and Xena. There is a lot of (unnecessary) sex or I may not understand the goal? ( I admit she is rather pretty).
I gave a 6 but it could turn into a 8 or a 4
| 6
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I have to say that even though I don't agree with all of the hype surrounding this movie, I do feel as though "There Will Be Blood" should get some kind of Oscar nod - for Best Acting in the most Mind-Numbing movie of 2007. I watched this movie on DVD, after listening to the raves of critics, and the opinion of my movie-buff baby brother. What was I thinking? This movie was excruciatingly painful to watch. It was SOOOOOO SLOOOOW, I was missing "crucial" parts of the movie and had to rewind often. (This was because I would periodically space out due to boredom.) In fact, characters would engage, scenes would change, and terrifying music would play with no rhyme or reason as to why. Often, I would reverse and replay thinking, "I had to have missed something." But alas, the only this I missed was 2+ extra hours of sleep. And speaking of music, whose idea was it to use a hurricane/earthquake/nuclear bomb siren as background noise? I actually paused the video and turned to the news channel during the opening scene because I thought I needed to take cover from a tornado. Worse, they used this irritating music throughout the movie. I think the person responsible felt it was best in order to wake the audience up every so often. My poor mother and sister showed up and caught the last half of the movie, yet we were all equally as bored and confused. Fortunately, our boredom gave way to anger once we got to the very end of the movie. The ending was so random and ridiculous, that I thought I was watching a different movie altogether. I gave it a 4 out of 10 only because of the beautiful camera shots and the flawless acting of Daniel Day Lewis.
In the end, I asked my brother why on earth did he ever say TWBB was a good movie? He stated "Because Daniel Day Lewis was in it." "Just because Daniel Day Lewis is in this, does not make this a good movie," I replied.
He said, "If you're a true fan of Daniel Day Lewis, you like all of his movies."
Sorry, Daniel. I'm not as much of a fan as I thought.
| 4
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Beautifully filmed, it is feast for the eyes and constantly quirky humour that really suits Ralph Fiennes as if it was written for him.
For some reason the plot didn't hold my attention, I just found my attention wandering and looking at my watch, hoping it would end.
One funny part was the fact that Daniel Defoe is a splitting image of Liam Gallagher in this film,must be the terrible haircut.
| 5
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It's the best show ever. Nick really did good this time...this time.
| 10
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I am not fan of War movie so this one didnt impressed me lot.but nice art work and good screenplay..
| 7
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Laughable plot and execution. Boring. Overlong. Too linear. Huge holes. Spies don't behave as butchers like that. Farfetched and gratuitous erotic scenes. Hilariuosly staged torture sequences. The love story is meh, if ever there is one. A final twist doesn't save it.
So: there's only one logic explanation for all these ratings and thumbs up or down.
| 1
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