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I watched this film...I mean I have tried to watch it. But...after the first hour, heaven I could not go any further and I had to leave the theatre. Really over, over, overrated. Yes, the actors are fantastic, I loved them but the story is not well told. It unfolds so slowly. And, come on, another film about the hard life of an actor/actress in Los Angeles.....
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This movie is as good as part I in every possible way. The direction from Coppola is as masterful as ever. The performances especially Pacino are great and really capture nuances in the equaly brilliant writing. The story is also fantastic. The rise of Mikael Corleone in the criminal underworld and the loss of his last morals and family members is juxtaposed to the rise of his father in the early 2000 centuary. This movie is 3 hours and 20 minutes long but paced perfectly and I was never bored during any of it.
If you have seen part I or love movies you need to check this out. This is easily one of the best sequels ever made.
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Totally lost because of so many names and characters. Cant figure out where this plot goes.
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At the risk of sounding like a fanatic, Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly the only one we can trust to save original, franchise- less cinema from extinction. His willingness to create wholly original spectacle, mayhem grounded in reality, crafted with skill, sensitivity, and a deep, but mellow Tarantino-esque affection for the freedom of the silver screen renders him the most admirable big- budget blockbuster director working today.
Which is why it's such a goddam shame that his biggest films aren't that great.
Dunkirk recounts the story of the Dunkirk evacuation, probably the most celebrated event of the entire second World War. Hundreds of thousands of British soldiers found themselves pushed back by German forces to the beaches of Dunkirk, so close to Britain that they could see it. Stranded between hell and high water, the British soldiers seemingly had no choice but to wait for the Nazis to pick them off, one by one. In desperation, the British military commandeered everything that could float, from fishing boats to pleasure yachts. And with these small boats, around three hundred thousand British soldiers were saved, at least until they returned to battle. It remains an impressive story even now, not as a military victory, but as a wonderful example of human action, much like the Berlin Airlift of 1948. It can't exactly be labelled as a humanitarian effort, but the fact that so many lives were saved makes it very tempting.
The film tells this story through a tense narrative divided in three: land, sea, and sky. One narrative follows a young British soldier as he attempts to escape the beach, another follows one civilian's attempt to help evacuate, and the third follows an air force pilot as he battles the German airforce above the waves. While this division of narrative allows for more of a story to be told, it ultimately reduces the effect of the film. We are told all three stories at the same time, Nolan cutting from one to the other in a choppy manner, not giving any one story the opportunity to form any sort of emotional resonance or any one character enough screen time for us to develop sympathy for them. The result is a curiously thin experience, curious because each story is rousing enough, but together and at the same time, they become weak. While Interstellar wallowed in maudlin nonsense, Dunkirk finds itself on the opposite side of the spectrum: virtually devoid of feeling.
All that being said, the film is nothing to sneer at. The plane scenes, while occasionally disorienting, are very thrilling, Hoytema more than pulling his weight in that department. The soundtrack, which ticks like a time bomb throughout the entire film, provides the film with a wonderful intensity that kept me engaged and excited. And whatever fears you may have about this PG-13 war film not accurately depicting war in all its horror and brutality, let them rest. Nolan doesn't shy away from the peril of the circumstances, one particularly frightening scene of soldiers burning to death in the middle of the ocean making this clear. However much Nolan was wooed away from the human side of storytelling by the technical aspect of the entire thing, it's always fun -- and terrifying -- to see a great director at work.
As far as acting goes, Hardy and Murphy perform as expected. But of all people, Harry Styles brings it to the table with surprising gusto, outperforming veteran thespians like Branagh and almost even Rylance. It's worth noting that he has no formal training as an actor. However, the drawback of his performance is that he emerges as the only truly compelling character in the entire film. Everyone else, perhaps excluding Murphy's character, is boring, existing as only a ragdoll for all the spectacle and fury to toss about.
Dunkirk isn't a bad film. It's a good, maybe even a great film, turned into somewhat of a mess by non-linearity. There are rousing bits, moments of peril, and a few that are undeniably beautiful. Watching the film and taking into account certain strokes of creative genius, you'll know that you're in the hands of a great director.
However, you're not in the hands of a great writer, and that perhaps makes all the difference.
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The godfather 2 has got it all. Its a prequel and a sequel to the godfather 1. Coppola somehow made the second movie as good as the first and i can't decide which i like better, i guess it depends on the day. The splendid perfomances by Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo and many others makes every scene relevant and worth watching. And lets not forget Robert DeNiro's timeless and iconic performance as Vito Corleone, simply magnificent. This 3 hour is a timeless masterpiece and a must watch.
10/10.
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I looked forward with great anticipation for the DVD release of this movie that had received a 10 for 50% of it's viewer ratings - making it #37 on the all-time list. After having seen this drek, I'm wondering if we all saw the same film. It appears that lots of people are believing the Hollywood hype that, "If you don't understand it it most be great". Well believe me this isn't great; it isn't good; it's awful. Uneven direction, purposely choppy plot line and ssslllllooooowwwww (to the point of being boooooring) pace combine to make the one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I loved the idea behind the story and the acting was fair, but give me a break. This movie never comes together and certainly doesn't deserve to be rated any where near the company of "Apocalypse Now", "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "The Pianist". Save your money, don't rent this trash; don't even bother with it when it comes on regular TV.
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What... the writers have got to stop using this ALL the time. I'm on season 1, and it's pretty interesting.
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Unlike most of the people who have had negative things to say about this movie... I like Russell Crowe and Ron Howard.
I had heard all the hype about this movie which didn't intrigue me from the previews and eventually became intrigued nonetheless. As I watched it I realized that this is, at least, the fifth modern film to use apparitions or schizophrenia to create a surprise. "The Sixth Sense", "Fight Club", "The Others" and "Vanilla Sky". All have been made in recent years, all use the same devices, and all used them much better than "A Beautiful Mind". I'm getting tired of it as it nears creating it's own genre of "Suprise" filmmaking.
Ron Howard does an excellent job directing as usual and the acting was good, as expected... not wonderful or perfect. I suggest you see "Rain Man", "Sling Blade" or "Regarding Henry" if you fancy a brilliant actor playing the role of a handicap.
The thing I didn't enjoy was that this movie never really decided what kind of film it wanted to be. You begin to attach yourself to Nash and then suddenly his wife takes over as the object of the movie.. and she shouldn't be. It's like Nash wants it to be an "October Sky" about discovery and merit and then this wife wants it to be a bad romance novel about love. I adore a good love story, don't get me wrong, but this movie wasn't a love story, nor was it about overcoming one's odds.. it was a horrible incomplete attempt at homogenizing these things. Especially with the ending scene at the Nobel Prize ceremony where he turned his acceptance speech into an I LUV U, when I got that awful "Mr Holland's Opus" feeling in the pit of my stomach. Blech.
Worth seeing once. **
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There are some great moments in this film but fatal flaws in the story and script. It does succeed in building suspense and providing a visual "wow" factor, but only after it has lost viewer conviction by a lot of silliness and implausibility. I went to see it as I do many sci-fi films hoping to have a similar experience to that provided by 2001 : a Space Odyssey in the 1960s. Alas recent attempts all fall short by comparison, by succumbing to the temptation to include a lot of cheap tricks. Instead of relying on the scenario, story and setting to provide the engagement factor, American directors can't resist introducing the macho hero, the improbable baddie and schmaltzy sentimentality. Oh for a bit of discipline! The first part of the film is frankly painful. Matthew McConaughey drawls and postures and has a vapid open-mouthed expression most of the time. It's pretty much impossible to understand what he is saying. The situation on Earth is difficult to understand and doesn't achieve any credibility. The science seems to be gobbledy-gook, which holds for the entire film. Interest improves when they get out into space and some of the situations create considerable tension, enabling the viewer to sit out the film with a better grace. Towards the end the story disintegrates into incomprehensible nonsense. A lot of the sentimental basis of the film rests on Cooper's relationship with his daughter, so it's a significant flaw that the 3 actresses who play her do not resemble each other facially (obviously a problem, but not handled well). Matt Damon can't do much with his admittedly silly part, and doesn't look too interested. Altogether, what a waste of resources. This film needed a guiding genius, as I am assuming the weaknesses reflect "too many cooks". However a really good story followed fairly closely (as was the case in 2001) would have been a good start. The story is one of the weakest elements here and it shows.
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Production value is great and a lot of talented people stood up what we have seen for first half of the season. But the things wrong are all the things wrong with the last few scenes of GOT with none of the intrigue. A rushed yet drab plot, boring scenes, anything graphic feels affected (violence, sex, etc) and flat characters whose names all start with R and sound the same - don't get me started in why we had to have two actors for young and old roles with not much aging between the two. I really want to like this show and I will probably watch a few more episodes but may give up and face terms with the fact that GOT is over and it's time for something new.
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These movies are expected to be amazingly stunning have awesome visuals that's what makes them cool but these days the special effects and real life detail is more common especially with Star Wars and marvel. But this movie lacks so much on the writing and story line department it makes the movie painful to watch, the only reason I kept watching was because of how awesome the visuals are. It seems like they decided to hire subpar writers who came up with a predictable and simple screenplay and awful dialogue to save on money or something, after 13 years I was expecting a more detailed story and something with more substance than just somehow resurrecting the original bad guy and choosing Nurse Jackie as the new military leader lol (what a joke) who has the worst military leader acting job I've ever seen, I was hoping for more tribal infighting or something that wasn't just a rewrite of the first movie script, but I guess with the new Star Wars movies I can't be disappointed in Disney because they are just known for putting out dead beat sequels to their big franchise's.
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I don't do reviews.. But had to create an account with imdb just so I could say this show is a really well crafted imaginary world which allows the viewer to enter it and forget the real world behind.. Land of monsters and ofcourse The Witcher played so flawlessly by Henry.. The way he looks walks n talks.. just like the character from the game... This show is a beautiful world worth exploring...
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Ratchasan undoubtedly it's a World class thriller. Superb screenplay. Nail biting moments from the beginning to end. Unexpected twist and turns which you never seen in any of the movies before. Gibran BGM will haunt you.....
| 10
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Coming from a gay man, I was excited for this film but seriously nothing happened, very minimal plot, no confirmed ending. I'm only assuming a political win at the Oscar.
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This is my second time with his movie here. Jaime and I had started down the path at The Order of the Phoenix, we were having a lazy weekend so we just kept rolling. I'll bring up something here that I've brought up with latter movies in the Harry Potter series is that they grow up with him and go dark. This book was quite depressing and the movie embodies that as well.
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is struggling. He's discovered things he didn't know about his hero, Professor Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), that has him shaken. Harry fled from school and on a search for horcruxes. They need to be destroyed in order to kill Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). He's joined by Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint). The problem is that they have one of the items and it is turning them against each other. I pointed out to Jaime that this feels like it is borrowing from The Lord of the Rings with what the one ring of power does to Frodo. They have to come up with a way to destroy this horcrux, find the rest and put an end to Voldemort. There is a children's fairy tale for wizards that could help as well.
What impresses me about these movies, including this one, is that they're well-made. They are popcorn horror films that kids grew up with. There are adult themes here. Harry is struggling with things that he's learned and trying to find a way to defeat the dark lord. I said to Jaime that there are things that Harry is faced with that someone his age shouldn't have to. The acting helps here as well. Radcliffe, Watson, Bill Nighy, Bonnie Wright, Alan Rickman, Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Isaacs to just parts of this stacked cast. That helps as well.
Now I've brought up in another review that these are popcorn movies. That's not to say that we don't get good cinematography here still. I think this is shot well. This is CGI heavy, but as the budgets increased, that got better too. I don't have issues there. I like the incorporation of mythology as well. Other than that, we get a good theme song and the rest of the soundtrack fits for what was needed. Another solid installment to the series.
My Rating: 8 out of 10.
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So when you get into the 'reality' part of this film. It's rubbish. Rubbish acting, rubbish plot. Just plain rubbish.
But the game itself and the so called oasis- bloody amazing. Mind blown. Honestly truly brilliant and more of the film should have been in virtual reality.
Sadly doesn't make up for the rubbish plot
I haven't read the book but i think it's worth seeing. Just don't get your hopes up. Acting was so awful you could give this film a 1. But again they suddenly picked up again in the virtual.
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The series is not about Geralt, it's about Yennefer. You can see her amazing progress during the show, from powers as well as emotions, saving everyone. Geralt is only an addition to the series with no relevant progress, and in my opinion more a downgrade than upgrade. He was saved countless times by many people, and I truly believe that passing away is his hobby. The show is sometimes boring, pointless and other times entertaining. I know it will have a new season on 2021 but the ending was dissapointing.
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This was enjoyable. It wasn't great, but it's still worth watching. Calling BS on influencers, calling BS on PR narratives when in reality people are using each / co-dependent, calling BS on god like founder myth stories, mysterious covid treatments, all these themes were woven pretty well into the story, and given they're all quite new, they felt fresh. This was not a stupid movie at all.
Now, the movie had too big a budget, owing to the success of the first one and Hollywood's eagerness to rehash past successes rather than take new risks. This resulted in a film that was way too long for the story it wanted to tell with a lot of over the top scenes & set. It should have been edited way down, but then you wouldn't get to see where all the money went.
We've all experienced the recipe in this movie 100x, it works, it's enjoyable. There's nothing new here, which is why the movie should have been shorter. This way the social commentary & smart bits would have hit harder. The ending is a bit rushed and childish, but the hate in the reviews is excessive.
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Watched it in a fairly packed theater the evening before Thanksgiving. Some of the audience even clapped at the end. I thought for a Netflix movie it was really good and I am personally glad I watched it in theater on a large screen. Be better if it was on a Dolby auditorium, but Disney's new Strange World had those screens locked up.
Anyway, story was slow at the beginning with character building phase. Pacing felt long, but there were a lot of characters to introduced for background for the murder mystery plot, so in light of that it was alright. Better in the middle to the end with the real intrigue of the murder mystery. I am guessing the story and script was written in reversed for all the plot twists and how it was done.
Worth watching in theater at least once and definitely again when it is available on Netflix. There are a lot of subtle clues dropped that most will likely have casual missed on the first viewing.
Janelle Monáe shined in this star studded cast.
Daniel Craig did a marvelous performance.
Netflix made the smart move on releasing this movie first in theaters then exclusively on the Netflix streaming platform a month later
I hope the rumor of a 3rd movie is true and look forward to watching that one when it gets released.
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Taika definitely knows how to organise a comical, devastating and original satire. But it's unfortunately not as replayable as the critics state. What this fictional comedy should be remembered for is the fact that it's not just graphic full-on depictions of battles in WWII; the witty characters and touching portrayals of tale are delightful and memorable.
Roman Griffin Davis and Taika Waititi fulfil delivering humorous characters throughout the entire runtime of the film. Jojo Rabbit is fair and funny before it leads to an attaching tragedy concluding with laughs and heart. Teens will love how the story can represent both multiple heavy and light-hearted moments, but is also engaging and worth a watch.
What ruins the story is how increasingly lumpy and slow it moves. It's a charming satire with imagination and friendship. Jojo Rabbit isn't precisely what you were anticipating for, but is enough for a touch, a giggle and wacky fiction.
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The plot is simple enough: two young girls go missing, an inept cop, an overly aggressive grieving father, and several people who could be the guilty kidnapper. But for a 2.5 hr movie, there should have been some better explanations. There are four instances where an extremely important plot point was done off-screen, making you ask, 'How did the cop know to go there, or why would that father pick that house'... no explanation and even worse, the next scene appears without telling you what happened.
It is like seeing our hero jump off a cliff and in the next scene the hero is walking on a stree without telling you how he survived the jump...yes this movie does that multiple times.
The last 30 minutes the simple plot was so convoluted that you are not sure who kidnapped who. The movie tries so hard to contort user's expectations that it makes no sense at all(unless you turn your brain off).
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If this preachy, woke, politically correct, identity political show is the direction Marvel is heading, well, good luck with that. Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek... all franchises that have gone from being entertainment to being political propaganda devices. I, personally, have better things to spend my money on.
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Season 1 was reasonably consistent and entertaining.
Season 2 starts off ok, but quickly turns laughable.
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Ugg the feeling of church my parents made me go. I met more corrupt a holes in church than I ever have in regular life. The pastor is an actor and he is there to make sure you give your 10%. I think this is a cool story if it's real. I don't believe god has anything to do with it because there is no such thing as god. This movie reminds me of an after school special. Super cheesy music the kind they play in church ugggg.
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Whether the wrong-prize scandal in Oscar is a "message" to Trump by deep state or just plain dumbness, this movie does not deserve any Oscars. Far from it.
I cannot believe marketing is so powerful in today's movie industry. It just turns a bad movie without any script, any character development or quality (even musical quality) into a Oscar winning hype. I watched this movie with my girlfriend and we counted the minutes waiting for a quick end to this torture. At one point we wondered "if there is love in this movie, what is it that we feel for each other - or if we are in love, than what the heck are they telling in this movie?"
If I say that the only good piece of music in the movie is "I Ran" (A Flock of Seagulls) you can guess the rest!
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These kind of horrors aren't for everyone and probably aren't for the majority. There are no scares, gore or action sequences. Its basically a psychological horror of a similar tone to A Field in England in which two men with questionable sanity lose their grip on reality during a storm. If odd visions, incoherent dialogue and lack of story are frustrates you then avoid this at all costs. The sort of people who rate movies like this highly are the kind who wont actually admit it doesn't make any sense. Its ok as an atmospheric movie for a period and the production and acting are great, however there is a good reason why movies resolve clearly at the end. To not do so just to be "arty" or different doesn't make it any better an experience for the audience. Unfortunately watching this to its conclusion was not a satisfying experience. Expect critics and pseudo intellectuals to praise this to the high heavens while the general public will vote with their feet and wallets. For pretentious oddballs only.
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I was not amazed by this movie! Black Panther is way more culturally relevant.
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The trailer had given me a bad feeling about this movie because of the dark setup and smoking scenes but it was totally worth it. It's a very different take on Devdas by Anurag Kashyap with excellent music by Amit Trivedi. If you don't like movies such as Pulp Fiction, Requeim for a Dream etc, there is a good chance that you will not like this movie.
This movie is surely not for fainthearted and certainly not for those expecting hero to run around a tree. Also, just to warn you this is very much an adult movie with explicit language and contents.
Take a chill pill, do not expect too much and enjoy this movie for it's screenplay and cinematography. The characters are built on modern way of life with dark and loud build-up mixing up the scenes with good rock music. If you are one of those expecting a grace, love, romance, blooming characters etc, then avoid this movie.
Personally, I loved it.
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Good movie overall. Definitely less than expected. The beginning of the movie is really boring and the end as well. However, some really good parts in it still. From a personal point of view, this movie definitely doesn't deserve all the rewards but it's worth watching.
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How Bryan Fuller did this I don't know but it is amazing each and every part of it. The horror walking side by side with beauty and evil and good hand by hand. Beautiful.
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This film worries me. Is it great as so many say? It's riveting viewing that's for sure. Movies need to satisfy 5 criteria to be truly great (in my humble opinion): totally committed believable acting, technical excellence, memorable scenes that recur in your mind, something fresh to say or way to say it, and a message at its heart that can change people's lives (hopefully for the better). This film has the first four in abundance, but fails completely on the fifth.
The film is a dazzling kaleidoscope of images, sounds and emotions.It is one of the most vital films of the 90s without a doubt. Though there is quite a lot of violence, it's less painful to watch than in other movies (e.g. Goodfellas). Rather there's a constant sense of menace, because you know Mr Quentin always has some ultra-violence and jolts to the viewer, and also the non-linear structure means it's more difficult to figure out who's going to get hit. You get this sense of foreboding right from the off, when the couple are discussing robbing the diner, and the gun goes down on the table with a much louder noise than it should to match the volume of the dialogue.
Best part of the film for me was the dancing sequence - couldn't help thinking so that's how the excellent dancer of Saturday Night Fever ended up!
I have to say that they didn't get proper medical advice for this movie - giving an injection into the heart as for the overdose can't be done through the sternum (breastbone), but it has to go underneath, angled upwards. I'm pretty sure that giving a slug of adrenaline to someone who's overdosed on cocaine would kill the person instantly rather than wake them up. And who decided to call the drug adrenaline (its British name) when it's called epinephrine in the US? I'm left with the impression that this was just another scene that the film makers wanted to include to shock people, rather than trying to make it true to life.
Most worrying aspect is the very graphic depiction of heroin injection. It's made to seem glamorous and seductive. Anybody trying to get off heroin who watches this movie will have a hard time resisting the impulse to follow the example shown on screen. I think this particular scene should not have been included in the movie. Again there's a medical inaccuracy - the blood shown being drawn back into the syringe before injecting is too bright red, that's arterial blood rather than blood from a vein. Maybe they thought bright red makes it look more vivid (and shocking)?
Overall I think this film is worth watching if you know what to expect and like that kind of thing. However it has an empty heart which makes it fall way short of greatness. My opinion is that tarantino is very talented in film making, but this takes a back seat compared to his desire to shock people at any cost.
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I managed to tolerate the first but this one was an insult! I am not faulting the acting, just the film in general. It expects viewers to understand about the Mafia, and want to watch as these mundane characters speak in a secret coded language in Italian. I have forced myself through this film and would think it a cruel personal punishment to force myself to consider watching the third one. There must be other people out there who dislike this film as I do...? When comparing this film to others of a similar time (or before) I can still not understand its appeal. I can not believe any of this trilogy can make it into the top ten, let alone be people's favourite film!
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I have a tendency to dislike popular things. As famous as this show is, it is not bad at all. I like the diversity of the cast and how the show managed to find different themes to play with despite the long running of the show. Tho admittedly some characters personality seems flat, especially Hailey.
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The script could not have been worse, and the actors for the most part phoned it in hard. The only bright spot of the movie was Topher Grace who seemed comfortable and charismatic.
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Whoever wasted all that money on great F/X and creating an excellent scenery, obviously either had no money left to pay real actors, or just wanted to let friends and family have a job.
This is seriously some of the worst acting I have ever seen, and I have watched a LOT of B-movies and small series, that will run circles around this seriously lousy production.
This series claims a lot of "philosophical" debate, but the actual content and execution is so lousy, I decided to quit wasting my time after 2 episodes.
Mercifully, the people in charge apparently saw what a mess this was, and did not renew this past the first 8 episodes, to spend good subscription money elsewhere.
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I feel very mixed about this series. it's well made in a lot of ways, and has an intriguing story, but it still had trouble keeping me invested. and the payoff in the last couple episodes weren't enough for me to give the overall series a positive review (1 viewing, 5/26/2020)
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All i say its more than worth to watch this movie.Super movie with full of entertainment and drama. Kajal aggarwal was not up to the mark in movie but standing ovation for Akshay,Jimmy Divya Dutta and last but not the least Manoj ji tremendous job by all of them.
All i say Kajal does a bakwas job she was better in singham. But movie full of twist and drama and u do not think to leave your seat. Bit boring part is the chemistry between Akshay and Kajal. And all four team members does a tremendous job. After a long time such a movie come. When 2.40 hrs gone i didn't come to know. My 3 favorite Dialogues:- 1. Asli power Dill main ho ti Ha. 2. Asli kaam to yeah kar rahe Ha hum to bus apni.... 3.full form of CBI is "Central Bank of India"
One time must must watch u will definitely have a great memory.:)
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I can't understand why this film got such a good rating. I'm not really a comic book fan, but this film just left me cold. It had a great cast and a promising young director, yet i left the cinema wondering why I bothered. Christian Bale only seemed to come to life briefly in the part of the film where Bruce Wayne adopts the American Psycho character ( which Bale did so well). I think this scene was at a party?!. Gary Oldman, another great actor, seemed to be cast in the wrong kind of role. Katie Holmes?! - enough said. Maybe I was expecting too much from this movie, as i expected this movie to be a million times better than the previous 2 batman films. It turned out, in my opinion, to be a photo finish for the winner. Can someone please tell me why this movie was good?
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I don't know how Ernest Cline approved this script or is he just a sellout? All the good parts of his book were basically flushed down the toliet for this BS?!! Wtf happened?
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Intriguing premise and interesting early scenes, but bored me to death during the second half of the movie, which in essence was just a "C" or "D" super-action movie which, "aww shucks," just happens to take place inside someone's dream-world.
Especially tiresome were the battles with endless ski-troopers inside the subject's "militarized mind." Utterly pointless. I was so bored that I didn't even care to think about the movie's completely predictable attempt at a thought provoking twist. I just didn't want to waste a single second more of my time in the ironically unimaginative mind of the movie's creator.
Very boring and anticlimactic. Not even worth the time spend watching it IMO. The 5 stars are given largely for the initially interesting cinematography
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It's said that "Dying is easy; comedy is hard." Well that can be said for War Movies as well. This film might be technical and visual perfection, but it's a one trick pony after 15 minutes. I had a sneaky suspicion from the trailer how it would play and it lived up to expectations.
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This one is one of my favorites, I can watch it over without being bored of it. It's always something to catch in this film as well. The movie from start to finish is one you will want to keep your eyes on and not miss a scene. Its very original and has as lot of Italian traditions displayed all throughout the movie that gives you the feel of being there not just watching. Then you can tell the makers of this movie took their time with the film from the wardrobe to the minor things not seen with the eye at first. This film is a classic and will forever be one just as long no one tries to do a remake of this and mess it up.
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I had been waiting for this movie with baited breath for quite some time now, because of all the rave reviews it had been getting globally. However, this movie didn't come close to meeting my expectations. On a personal level I don't like movies that showcase debauchery as it does play an important part in shaping the thinking of the naive. Plus, at almost three hours, it was too long. The highlight is obviously Leo who has done a brilliant job, but , came nowhere close to Matthew McNoughley or the guy from 12 years a slave,this year.It would have been easy to predict that he wasn't gonna lay his hands on the Oscar this year , if I had seen it before the ceremony, therefore all the frenzy over the internet created by his fans,seems too far fetched. He deserved it for The Aviator and What's Eating Gilbert Grape....NOT THIS. Martin Scorsese, well, a living legend.... I wonder why he chose to do this film. The final plus point of this movie was Jonah Hill and his chemistry with Leonardo DiCaprio. The guy was funny and pulled off his role pretty well. Oscar winner,Jean Dujardin, was absolutely wasted. The movie could have been much more crisp had they reduced the film by 30-40 minutes.
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Set 20 years after "the fall" where a failure of electronic infrastructure lead to civil unrest and a breakdown of society, various cities have walled themselves off operating as independent city-states while those on the outside fight for resources and territory. Deliveries between cities are done by "Milkmen" drivers who traverse the roads fighting off scavengers and gangs. One such milkman, an amnesiac by the name of John Doe (Anthony Mackie), is given an offer by Raven (Neve Campbell) the COO of New San Francisco to pick up a package from New Chicago and deliver it within 10 days in exchange for citizenship in the city. As John travels eastward his path crosses with a drifter named Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz) who is on a quest for vengeance to avenge her brother's death at the hands of self appointed lawman Agent Stone (Thomas Haden Church).
Twisted Metal is an adaptation of the Sony Playstation series of the same name first started in 1995 with its last major release being in 2012. The series hails from Sony's Playstation Productions and is the third property to be adapted following the Uncharted film and the Last of Us tv series. The series features all the over the top action you'd expect from a Twisted Metal adaptation and successfully mines the premise for a fast paced and fun post-apocalyptic run through insanity.
Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz have solid chemistry as John Doe and Quiet, and their dynamic where they go from fighting each other to an alliance of convenience to back again is well done without becoming grating (even if Quiet's character is kind of purposefully abrasive in the opening episodes). Both are interesting characters and the two serve quite well as comparatively more grounded characters for the insanity of the world and characters to bounce off against. The show does a good job of incorporating characters in the show in fun and unique ways with characters such as Preacher, Granny Dread, Agent Stone, and Sweet Tooth given some fun and memorable setpieces. Sweet Tooth in particular is a lot of fun with Samoa Joe physically playing the character while Will Arnett does the voice and it's a really solid matchup giving us a memorable insane clown character who really stands out among the glut of these types we've seen before with some pitch perfect comic timing intermixed with some pretty intense and disturbing violence.
Twisted Metal is pretty much the polar opposite in tone we got from The Last of Us with the show very much an exercise in bad taste and ridiculousness that feels like Shoot 'em Up by way of Hell Comes to Frogtown. The show creates a memorable and darkly comic world of violence and insanity and while my background knowledge of this series isn't particularly deep, I suspect fans will find a lot to appreciate and eagerly await the teased second season.
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I COULDNT tell i was watching black mirror through the whole 6th season. All the time I was waiting for that mind-f black mirror moment and plot where i really pause to process but I didn't get any.
On joan is awful Salma presence felt like she was shooting a commercial rather than filming TV and wro wasn't strong.. such a waste for the amount of talented actors and actresses in 1 episode.
On the Loch henry, it really felt just like watching a documentary, any random documentary only showing you behind the scenes except for the ending.
Mazey Day, was a Don't Look Up wannabe TV which is very mediocre.
I don't know what's happening to the show but bring us Black museum, white Christmas, Nosedive, White bear, Playtest creators...
chatGBT, TikTok, Crypto, Podcasts...all of these addictive concepts and you went with a documentary...
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Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver from 1976 is supposed to be a masterpiece among films within post new realism, and a neo noir artistic peak. There is little doubt that it contributed to bringing actor Robert de Niro to stardom, and his portrayal of ex marine and taxi driver Travis Bickle's showdown with moral decay and inner demons is not bad, it's just not very impressive. Also his character occasionally gets less credible as it is building towards a crescendo, and the plot easily becomes predictable. However, then 13 year old Jodie Foster is amazing as the way under aged prostitute Iris. Her acting performance truly stands out and is the highlight of the film. Taxi Driver probably had a fundamental purpose as a reaction to the Vietnam War and the 1970's morally withering society, but in retrospect it's not timeless.
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Showrunner of the Witcher has zero respect to the beautiful world of Witcher. Stories from books are changed to something much worse, characters - their relationships, motivations - are changed and shallow, people teleport between locations, there is no logic nor intrigue. Why? Why did they do it to all the fans of the universum while the source material is so good? :(
I like Henry Cavill as a witcher.
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Woof. Who wanted this? Who needed this? This seems to be Spielberg's coming-of-age tale and where his love for film was birthed. It's not a very captivating story. The writing and pacing are totally uneven - the more joyful scenes are written and directed to be extremely corny, and thus, when the dramatic scenes hit, it's hard to take them seriously and they feel very out of place. It kind of reminded me of Pleasantville with its tone, a film whose main fault is the lopsidedness of its inorganic tone-weaving.
The casting feels way off. Paul Dano is near impossible to take seriously, looking and acting like an angry teenager, but portraying the esteemed father of this very traditional family. Michelle Williams is generally a brilliant actress but seems to be written and directed into a corner with a brick of cheese here. Seth Rogen does fine with his limited lines, but...why Seth Rogen? It could have been anyone and for the average person, that's...Seth Rogen. While theres supposed to be high drama attached to his character, the drama is lightened and tainted by the mere fact that its Seth Rogen at the other end of it. The school bullies in the final 1/3 of the film truly take the crown as the most unbelievably corny part of the film though - cliche as can be, corny as can be. It's literally impossible to do anything other than laugh at them, when you aren't supposed to be doing so. The only performance that really shines in this movie is that of young Gabriel LaBelle as the lead - he is the only one who manages to channel real emotion through this flatulent script. Ok, and Judd Hirsch in his sole scene - which is easily the best scene in the entire movie, and one of the only truly strong scenes.
This is one of those classic cases of a movie being almost 3 hours long when almost nothing happens the entire time. There is absolutely no reason this movie needs to be 3 hours long. It hardly creates an effective atmosphere. It's not surreal. There is no story. So, why 3 hours? There are so many scenes that could have been cut entirely or shortened, that served almost no purpose. For example, the adultery plot point is way overblown and drawn out, and honing in on it serves no purpose after the initial discovery and direct results. A lot of the dialogue is just painful - disjointed, unfunny, unnatural.
Really, this movie overall is just such a mess and a slog - it really blows my mind that anyone digs it. I'm looking at Spielberg's filmography and the last films I liked by him came out in 2002. He's made A LOT since then...maybe he should cool it at this point. Or, stop and rethink his approach...
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At an initial point I wasn't interested, but the huge marketing and also the reference of the director, Greta Gerwing made me approach, for me it was crazy the amount of strategies that made me see this movie.
For me this movie is for adults and persons that approach the movie with an open-mind out of prejudice and expectations, and even better if you have a movie background, because it has around 29 references to other movies and it's also a critique of cinema, the movie has different layers and different types of understanding. In this review I want to share my vision.
In my opinion barbie is a representation of the movies in general, it shows the cinema like it is, an invention by the humans, it's like a play, with their own lenguajes, the movie is aware and appropriately takes it to the extreme, with humor, good stenography, script and cast. The only thing that I improved is that it's spent a lot of time in large scenes, like the dances and the monologues that for me can be used to better develop the characters.
This movie exposes my prejudices, like associating these common associated like female topics as superficial. But for me the movie refers to being a human, the beauty of life, relations with women, the memory and the passage of time and it was meaningful.
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A masterpiece created by debuted director Aditya dhar and DOP mitesh , amazing camera work and exceptional detail on portrayal of para forces , outstanding performance by actors and brilliantly made action sequences , a must watch for every Indian to witness a roller coaster ride and have a rush of patriotism in our hearts
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It took a lot of patience to actually sit through till the end of the movie. The end result - ???
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I think upon all the episodes i watched it seams it talk about American history and all the suffering that America is facing from their enemies were caused by their great white leaders i think a black head of state can resolve this issues.And also i think if there such movies yet going to be released in the future all the main supporting characters should survived at least seven seasons before they are ripped off.Even though 24 is a very nice movie and it tells a lot about what America is capable i think America is boasting its self to the world that no one can touch them and it can also attract more enemies around the world by also tempting them in so many ways.
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Just amazing Abhishek rajkumar pankaj u all are just awesome aditya tooo
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Thank you Captain America. Thank you for reminding me that while Hollywood may by a cynical churner of money-making goop, when its done right it's really done right. Ignore the naysayers who claim the film is too ostentatious or too predictable. They fail to realize that movies like this are not meant to be inceptive or beholden to reality. It's still the golden age of superhero movies and the genre is well on its way to making as big a mark on the American cinema firmament as the western, the noir and the musical.
Captain Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is back from the 1940's and back from saving the world with the rest of The Avengers (2012). He carries with him a little notebook of things he has to catch up on including Rocky (1976), the 1966 World Cup final and Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man Soundtrack all while working as Nick Fury's (Samuel L. Jackson) glorified henchman. He's not a fan of what he has to do for his "boss" but he soldiers through, especially if it means keeping America safe.
Things however get turned upside-down when attempts are made on Fury's life prior to the launch of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s new Heli-carriers. Narrowly escaping multiple assassins and a frightening ghost story known as The Winter Soldier, the only man Fury can trust to get to the bottom of things is the man who trusts him the least. Can Captain America get to The Winter Soldier before it's too late? Is there a sinister connection between tenuous ally Natasha Romanoff aka The Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and the bad guys? Who ultimately are the bad guys, and who are the good guys?
Co-starring Robert Redford, Anthony Mackie and Cobie Smulders, all actors take a backseat to the razzle-dazzle of high-flying special effects provided by Daniel Sudick and his army of Imagineers. Every wham-bam explosion, hail of rat-tat-tat gunfire and snap-crackle-pop fighting sequence rivals Joss Whedon's work in The Avengers yet thankfully never quite reaches Transformers (2007-2014) level idiocy.
Before I continue to shower Captain America with complements and jabbering onomatopoeia I might as well take the time to address those who have not seen it and those on the fence about it. You really do have to go in with the proper mindset; and that mindset is "fun". Those who praise the film for its introduction of themes like the modern surveillance and data collection complex and how it can turn sour are deluding themselves into thinking the movie is smarter than it really is. I doubt the Obama administration is going to be knocking on Stan Lee's door asking questions while George W. Bush releases a statement defending the NSA on account of this movie.
The film isn't as smart as it is incredibly pulpy. There are Mexican standoffs, emotional flashbacks, disguises, traumatic deaths, hostage situations, big reveals and double crosses; it pulls out all the stops to provide panem et circenses to the masses. The grabbed-by-the- headlines Wikileak angle is just a cherry on top of the massive all- American sundae that we're all eating and loving. ABC might have cancelled All My Children (1970-2011) but soap operas are alive and well in the world of superheroes to which Captain America is only the most recent example.
Yet unlike most of your grandmother's soaps, the script is bare- bones; mostly show and less tell. It's exactly what you need in an action movie. I just wished that all the advanced technology on full display has less of a Deus ex Machina, everything-works-exactly-as-it- should- type feel. I'm a little jealous that S.H.I.E.L.D. has a portable laser capable of piercing armored trucks and concrete with ease yet my Galaxy 5 can't call outside the U.S. and Canada. Though I suppose these movies are less about giving the guys at Google something to work on than they are selling action figures and red, white and blue Frisbees.
Yet despite my natural cynicism, it's hard not to love movie. It takes itself a little more seriously than The Avengers and the Iron Man series (2008-2013) which might disappoint some viewers but since the films protagonist is supposed to be the fuddy-duddy of the ensemble that can be forgiven. There are just too many well done special- effects and too much childlike wonder to escape Winter Soldier's bombastic charm. Go out to the theater this weekend and check it out
for America!
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I am only giving this 5* for trying. I am a hardened SRK fan but even I was disappointed with this much-awaited movie. It was a decent story with a top actor but a poor director. This was a serious story and should have been presented as such but it cam across as half-serious, half entertainer (even though it did not have any song or dance). The main problem with this movie was that the director treated the audience with contempt. There are some impossible things that are shown in Bollywood films which have to be taken with a pinch of salt but we always take them in and forgive the makers. Apart from this, the character of Guarav had a inexplicable changing personality and facial features. When he was shown as the young man himself, he had distinct jaw-bone, lips and eyes. However, when it suited the filmmakers, his facial features were made to look very very close to Aryan Khanna. Come on, how does a person change his jaw-bone, lips or eyes without recourse to some extensive kit? Was he like a chameleon. I am afraid this did not work and I felt as though they were trying to insult my intelligence. Further, the true test of a good actor in a dual role is if he can convince the audience that 2 different characters are at play. The great Amitabh Bachchan did many dual roles (as old man and a young man at the same time). Even though you knew it was Mr Bachchan was the one actor doing both roles, his characterisation made you think you were looking at 2 different characters; it was that believable (eg: Akhri Raasta). In this movie, SRK failed to convince anyone - a poor attempt at dual roles IMO. I think at his age he should be tackling movies with serious topics rather than the mediocre movies he has been making of late. In summary, this could have been an excellent movie in the hands of a better director.
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Not much to say, this series is pure fire, from beginning to end.
The writing is good, the humor is good, yes the jokes here are actually funny.
The characters are all alive, its a return to showmanship. If you can appreciate a show, in every sense of the word, this is for you.
You must have some affinity for the 90s or youll just miss most of whats on offer, the vibes be strong.
The pace is slower and more human than most, but that only adds to the atmosphere.
Similar to Silo, this is a crazy good new series.
This is a must watch, snowflakes should probably avoid or be triggered.
Unsure if S02 will be as good, but we can only wait and see.
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Truly the greatest comic-book-based film in history. But also, one of the greatest films of all time. Spider-Man 2 proves to outstanding and much more entertaining than it's amazing original film. The new villain, Doc Ock, is a very challenging and worthy opponent of Spidey and Doc Ock's tentacles are terrifying and powerful that could've ripped the web-head to shreds. Hatred builds up between Peter Parker and Harry Osborn as they go from best friends to their worst enemies. As one of the greatest sequels in history, this film definitely deserves to be on the top list of the greatest movies. I give this film a 10/10 and if I could, I'd give it a 12/10. This films leaves me anxious to found out what will happen next between Spider-Man and his future enemies. The relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson grows more and more, but the risks will be greater. Spider-Man never gives up and will fight criminals and super villains until they meet utter and bitter defeat. A new villain's appearance rises in this film and you'll have to watch it to find out. Spider-Man 2 is one my favorite films of all time and I can watch it over and over again. Doc Ock is the worst, and I mean that in a good way, villain yet and I'm eager to find out who Spidey's next opponent will be. Sam Raimi has done it again. He's impressed millions of audiences and he sure knows how to give the Spidey fans one heck of a thrill!I congratulate everyone who has worked on Spider-Man 2 and to keep up the excellent work. Spidey has spun his second web, but it won't be his last!
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I would be inclined to agree with the people that claim that The Matrix is unique, but probably not for the same reasons. In the beginning of the movie, I was on the edge of my seat, even Keanu Reeves' terrible acting couldn't upset me. I thought that the emerging storyline was one of the best I had seen. That feeling lasted untill the now legendary fight scene in the imaginary dojo. After this point the movie takes a huge step away from the style and course they laid out in the beginning. It got worse and worse as the movie wore on, and I seriously considered stopping the movie. I hadn't been as disappointed since Jurassic Park. If the moviemakers had just remembered to keep up the the innovative and awesome plotline, and not let it degenerate into one special effect after another, it could have been one of the greatest movies of our time. If you like to see a movie with excellent special effects, camera and lighting and action, this is clearly the movie for you. If you on the other hand demand that a movie has a complete and thorough plotline and story, just see the first half hour (or 45 minutes, I can't remember). My personal evaluation: 2/10
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I wish HoD was not compared to GoT - it doesn't even hold a candle against it. A big budget soap opera at best. The storyline is simple and linear - not complex and multidirectional as with GoT. It tries so hard to satisfy many viewer's instant gratification needs - which creates a very simplistic and predictable storyline - instead of creating an intriguing and complex storyline where the viewer thirsts for more. Throwing in grotesque and gory scenes for just the shock value without proper thought also leaves a lot to be desired. The acting is OK, but character development lacks. The moviesets sometimes seem fake - hidden under dimmed lights. I painfully watched the first season - can't say I am looking for more - sadly!
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Pros - Interesting enough to keep you watching. Scenery and effects are decent. Acting is pretty good, and the cast is perfect. Best of all, it's refreshingly free of the same old, stale, enough-already, w0keness that seems to infect everything out of Hollywood nowdays. Not "politcally-incorrect", just not w0ke.
Cons - Cheesy, unrealistic dialogue - especially from the youngest, Will. Every line he has sounds like a profound, dramatic proclamation. Very much NOT like a 10-12 year old's dialogue. Then there's the "comedy-relief", "class clown" characters, who are entertaining enough, but, come on, too much is too much. Also, the stopping cold right in the midst of major, life-and-death, every-second-counts emergencies to give an cheesy speech, or deal with petty teen crushes, ...ugh.
I guess what it comes down to is decent all around, except for the dialogue, and some of the writing in general.
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Gritty? Sure! Dark? Sure! Social commentary? Yep! But I don't really like the characters. And don't understand their scripted choices. I mostly scratch my head at long dialogue.
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TVF Once Again with such a Simple Storytelling connect with Audience Automatically we Are not UPSC Asprirant but we fell it and gets emotional attached to Story and no to Say About performance everything was sweet as Sugar.
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It's one of THOSE movies where it's just fine until you think of it more. It was obviously going to be a meh movie to me, but I was hopeful though and I wanted this to be more than just a "New Marvel Movie". Alas, I was disappointed.
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Glad I didn't have to paid, other than Starz, to watch this movie! I usually like QT movies, but this was really bad!
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What, the more special effects the better? No decent Story, no talented actors. And so many good reviews?
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As sad and depressing a movie as is out there. Has no redeeming value. They try to have a happy ending with the impossible fantasy... This movie could be prophetic; it describes an America after the progressives/socialists control everything. There is no longer a middle class. There is no medicine for people because the pharma industry is done away with. There is no medical equipment for the sick because the manufacturing industry is done away with. (Unless you have a congressman in your pocket!) There is no petro/chemical industry to fight the blights destroying the crops because it is done away with... The government controls every facet of your life: What job you will have, if can go to school, what you can think or say, etc... The liberal PC controls what is written in the school books to suit their 'rewrite of history' purpose (There was no Apollo moon shot!) and have complete control over & punish anyone that dares to tell the truth! In the end 'love' overcomes all the evil and bad... Emotions overcome reality... Yeah! A liberal woman's fantasy. A sick movie! Don't waste your time, almost three hours that you will not get back!
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I absolutely adore this show. The characters are all likable, but real at the same time. The set design and the cinematography are top notch, especially when looking at the fact that the first season has amazing graphics and movie realness for coming out in 2016. The best part about this show is not the intense lore the wonderfully nerdy and perfect connections to dungeons and dragons that always works out perfectly with whatever villains they are fighting, or the phenomenal plot, it's the character dynamics. Every character in this show has amazing chemistry, from characters like joyce and hopper to nancy and steve and jonathan to chrissy and eddie. I love seeing them just hang out and banter before going out to defeat something else from the upside down. So amazing and fantastic and beautiful, puts me in a good mood everytime.
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My sisters were naturally my babysitters growing up. They watched endless musicals ad nauseum. Years later I hear a melody and can practically see the dancers performing the routine associated with that melody. After the Oscar nominations I could only imagine my sisters both bursting forth with "are you kidding?"
You see, after watching your first dozen musicals, the expertise of truly memorable dance flow becomes evident. Going through the motions is normal flow. Expressive, rhythmic, flowing motion can be performed by PROS flawlessly with every step though every step is not award worthy.
Many current Hollywood actors/actresses could have performed the same motions as Gosling & Stone. Many would have done a better job. The point is - just flowing through the motions doesn't make any performance award worthy.
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The series had absolutely beautiful and disturbing visuals. It definitely wasn't a show for everyone. My remarks are for the later half of the series. Which did take on such a surreal feeling that unfortunately I understand why the series wasn't renewed. It became an entity to big to support.
Surprisingly or not the character of Mason Verger is for me one of the most disturbing. Unfortunately, the first actor, Michael Pitt, to play him in the series was the best. The actor, Joe Anderson, who took on the role was so over the top it is actually difficult to watch. When Gary Oldmen played the part he was subtle in his portrayal. A lesson the other actor should have tried.
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I really liked the first one but this could have been a really good movie, but it was so hard to follow and really confusing throughout the entire movie. Good suspense and special effects. There were a few parts that were so dark I didn't want to finish the movie. Some of the characters from the last one did a great job. Most of the new characters lacked character development and made the movie more confusing. I really hope the next one gets better.
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I tried, I really did, but wow what descent into misery. Bloody awful. Two unlikeable characters with issues. Long silences, awful dialogue. Just bad.
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Watched it all in one day and if Henry doesn't draw you in nothing will. Good cast, story line is different and alike the game. Can't wait for the next season.
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I am a big Marvel fan, but to my regret it is the first time I have to say that this was a horrible movie. It started promising but turned out to be a disappointment. I think Marvel is trying to become political correct. Don't do that!
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The whole movie reminds me of the old series of Lost, where you watch the whole thing in tension and passion but at the end you are left with many questions and no answers. Of course I wonder what happened to characters but I deserve to know what they see and what is happening. You see something and you kill yourselves, that's it, oh wait, some people see the same thing and love it, but the don't kill them selves, wow, they make you look and kill yourself. That's something I definitely deserve to know after watching an extra prolonged movie.
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Honestly, I can't believe this is issued under romance. Although I suppose it is a romance the ending ruined it as any kind of date night entertainment. The acting was out of this world good in my opinion but I usually steer clear of these types of movies. The type of movie that leaves you feeling wreaked and depressed so some author could feel as if the "strong" female lead will rise as a fheonix and some facade of depth was rendered.
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While not quite the pinnacle of its genre that some people make it out to be, the first Iron Man was a ton of fun. It was further proof that comic book movies could successfully be made for both fans and those unfamiliar with the source material. Iron Man 2, while not the surprise hit that the original was, is – for the most part – on par with its predecessor.
First off, one of the primary complaints that I've heard from many people is that there is too much of a focus on S.H.I.E.L.D. members Nick Fury and Black Widow, and that their mere inclusion in the film only bog the movie down. To that, I wholeheartedly disagree. I found that there were enough hints throughout that subplot to get the audience excited about The Avengers, but not so many that the film lost sight of what its goal was. The focus of this movie is indeed on Tony Stark, and while it's true that there are a few subplots that occur throughout the film, I never felt that they interfered with the coherence of the storytelling.
Even those who absolutely loved the first Iron Man will admit that the action was somewhat lacking, particularly the battle with Iron Monger at the end of the film, and this is where Iron Man 2 outdoes its predecessor the most. Not only is there quantitatively a bit more action to be found in this sequel, but also in terms of quality, I think it's a step up. The climax of this film, especially, is exhilarating from beginning to end.
The performances and characters in Iron Man 2 are also very solid. Robert Downey Jr. is as charming and witty as he was last time around, further solidifying himself as the most spot-on comic book movie hero. The banter between him and Gwyneth Paltrow is also just as endearing, and the scenes that do focus on their relationship is time well spent. Don Cheadle is also great as Rhodey, as I bought him more as a military man than I did Terrence Howard in the first film. That being said, there is one scene involving his character that's just baffling (and you'll know it when you see it).
Mickey Rourke, surprisingly, does a fine job as Whiplash, and while I think just a bit more time could've been spent developing his character, I'm starting to believe that the Iron Man villains aren't really important to the series in the same way that the ones from most other comic book movie franchises are. It's a pretty good thing, too, considering that I found the character of Justin Hammer to be, well, awful. To me, he just came across as a cartoon character, and I never once bought him as an intelligent multibillionaire.
Iron Man 2 is a worthy successor to a great comic book film, and an excellent start to the summer movie season. Despite a few too many moments that ask the audience to suspend their disbelief, as well as one pretty pitiful villain, the film succeeds with its endearing characters, solid action, and engaging story. Also, stay after the credits
again.
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There were ups and downs. Sometimes it was so slow I thought about turning it off but it was mildly entertaining. This did make me go read the comics and I found them so much better that I came back to rate the show lower.
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As the summary states this movie is pretty to look at, but that's about it. The story is incoherent and lacks focus, which results in a rather boring experience. The only believable character is played by Dan Fogler, who acts human and reasonable and is actually fun to watch. Maybe because he plays a muggle? The rest of the cast tries hard and I don't mind Eddie Redmaynes mumbling way of speaking, but they all have a problem with the non-logical behavior of their characters and the forced and not very surprising progression of events.
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Mmmm, this is not an easy movie to watch, especially the torture scenes and graphic violence.
It reminded me of a poor-man's version of 'The Fugitive' with Harrison Ford, but at least I could feel sympathy for his character and final redemption. I didn't get the same feeling for Jennifer Lawrence's character though.
Perhaps it was more of a political propaganda movie to showcase the differences between American and Russian cultures, governments and philosophies?
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Iron Man 2 is definietly not a bad movie, it definietly has its moments. Does that mean it rivals the original i terms of quality? No, not at all. Whereas the first movie had a great structure, a good plot and a strong central theme, this movie struggles with all of them. While I still enjoyed the main character as well as some of the side characters, a lot of the characters feel unnecessary and doesn't add much at all. There are a lot of scenes towards the middle of the movie that just didn't interest me as well, and the second half of the movie is generally not as entertaining as the first. I also think that the villain is super boring, with no interesting character traits whatsoever. This problem is made even bigger by the pathetic side villain, by far the most annoying character in the movie. The action is still pretty well-filmed though, and the flying scene towards the end is pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, the climax feels cheap and too easily achieved, even more so than in the first movie. Overall, this movie is alright, it just lacks the professionalism that the first one showed off, and there are a lot of small flaws that keep this from being a good movie.
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I cant believe this ! I want to rate this movie a ZERO. Why cant i!? People I was actually waiting and waiting for this movie to come and now i saw it and i feelt i lost 2 hours on absolute crap! I love horror trust me when i say this if you have any kind of knowledge about movies and specially horror watch it if you have time to loose (and leave them the worst score possible) otherwise dont !
Super bad so bad i dont know what to say! How can someone possibly destroy these lind of fiöms in this franchise with such crap and the be able to actually produce and show it to the public!? Shame on the producer and director ! Never make a movie again ! Please dont!
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Marvelous acting by rajkumar, love the part of abhishek bachann and cute girl, pankaj tripathi was amazing as usual...
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This premise has been done to death in the past, and to me this is the least impressive version of the same pretentious story. It's just drawn out a lot more and attempts to have a "dark" twist that doesn't actually work.
Natasha Lyonne plays the same over the top attitude filled angsty adult teenager as she does in every thing else I've seen her in, and the effort she puts in to put this across in a lead roll is eye wretchingly painful.
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Might be the first TV-Show of 2019 that I'm really interested in.
Recreates the events of Chernobyl in a very bleak, brutal realistic and esentially depressing way.
The Atmosphere is absolutely gripping - seldom have i felt so DESPERATE seeing events unfold and characters basically walking towards their guaranteed deaths.
Added Bonus ( at least mor me ): It's some REAL Stuff. No Scifi, Fantasy, Superhero, Family, Soap, Feel Good Mash.
Give it a watch - I'm pretty sure you won't regret it.
Cheers.
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Look no further for the reason why the rest of the world sees mass shootings as the new American Passtime. You can picture the veritable arousal in cinemas and living rooms across the US as this generation of self indulgent narcissists succumb to the constant bloodbath by the gun that this trash promotes. I give it a 2 for the choreography.
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Movie had great potential but Daniel Craig, Mr. James Bond with a HORRIBLE southern accent ruins it.... so badly......
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Kim K'atek and his near do well family literally living in the lower depths catches a break when their son obtains employment as a tutor for a wealthy family. Craftily the family conspires to inveigle its way into the household of the Parks by getting the chauffeur and longtime housekeeper fired and setting themselves up inside the lavish domicile with a Garden of Eden for a front yard. Things quickly take a turn however when the housekeeper returns for something she left behind.
Working with basically two class defining sets Parasite is a well filmed an interesting watch with the plot slowly unfolding in a darkly comic fashion before going into self induced chaotic free fall from the plausible to the absurd with a hurried climax and unsatisfying epilogue. Director Joon Ho-Bong and cinematographer Kyong pyo Hong do an excellent job of contrasting settings, situations, jabs about class and characters early, equally dividing the roles of his adult characters all benign and petty in their own way. It adds to the fascination of where this slightly off balance plot is going when the wheels come off. With no end game to the plot Ho-Bong decides to end it in conflagration and an insipid post climax that demands it defy logic.
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I think this is the last Netflix original movie I'll ever watch. I keep watching flop after flop hoping to give them another chance thinking it'll get better but I'm giving up hope with birdbox.
When would Netflix realize you can't approve movies with no storyline whatsoever? I can make movies like this. All you need is an invisible monster. Some people dead, some alive, and some survive until the end. And credits. This movie had no in depth story, no explanation of the monster, no idea why they are doing what they are doing, and even the ending is not really an actual ending. Very very underwhelming and so so disappointing.
Every time I finish a Netflix original movie I'm in an angry mood for wasting my precious time and I'm done doing that to myself. No more Netflix original movies allowed in my house.
I'm giving two stars and not one because I love Sandra Bullock and her performance was great as usual.
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This movie was such a major disappointment. I really loved 40 year old virgin and Knocked Up, but they were INTELLIGENT and funny. This movie was NOT funny, just stupid, vulgar and lame. Dealing with adults in the other movies worked much better than teenagers. The so-called comedy set-ups you could see coming a mile away. This movie was a waste of 2 hours. The obsessive, vulgar nature of the fat kid shows why kids are so screwed up these days. He is a future pervert for sure. The cops were so unrealistic. I made the mistake of inviting a friend to see the movie with me, what an embarrassment. There were very few scattered laughs in the whole theater. The other 2 movies never had that problem.
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Been on the fence about this series and now that I got into it I actually appreciate what it is. Anthony Mackie (Falcon) does so well and I love Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes) his dark past that he tries to let go is fascinating! I'm baffled so many bashed this series it's quite enjoyable maybe stale at times but at least it's got awesome action as it should. Really cool how it's the aftermath of events of Infinity War that billions of people disappeared.
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Quite the most immature, ridiculous film I've seen for a very long time.
I'm frankly flabbergasted Hemsworth took this on, as he's way too good for this.
While often creative, the massively over (and frequently poor) use of CGI and greenscreen just weakens an already weak plot.
And as for the finale on the bridge - just tosh.
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Bangladesh is not like that shown here. It's a dishonor to all the people of Bangladesh and who love Bangladesh. They should remind that they are using a country name.
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Well let me start off with the first thing that comes to my mind; zero progression. Last two seasons were great in my opinion, we saw a few new faces, got a deeper background to a few of the characters and even had some character development. But this season was straight up a disappointment. Don't get me wrong I still think The Boys is a great series but there were almost no progression from season 2 AT ALL. Homelander is still alive and well and ruling as usual, the only man who could face Homelander is now back in a coma. This whole season was about finding Soldier Boy and make him kill Homelander and save the people from his crazy dictatorship, but all we got was a failed attempt and now the old man is back in a coma.
I saw a few people mentioning that Homelander is now such a big and important character for the show that he can no longer be killed and defeated. The series has absolutely fooled itself. The hunt for Homelander cannot go on forever, an endless loop of empty attempts to get rid of the most powerful man in the world. I beg that we will see a change next season or this show will crash to the ground.
Season three started off great with alot of new threats and problems for The Boys to solve but it all ended up with being back to where we were at the start of the season...
Hoping for something truly spectacular next season!
| 7
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A lot of video games have been influenced by films - the plots, the characters, the framing, the cinematography. And increasingly a lot of films are now influenced back by video games - the plots, the characters, the framing, the cinematography. And so it is the case with John Wick.
It's set in a world where everyone seems to be a gangster or an assassin, or a formal part of that world. It's all rather cold and detached. There is the flimsiest of back stories but it mostly consists of a very wooden Keanu Reeves shooting people in the face, sometimes stabbing them, and of course the obligatory 'throwing people through sheets of glass'.
The whole point of a video game is that you control the character. Even if the game consists merely of killing people, the fact that you are controlling them makes it an immersive experience.
Just passively watching a wooden game character shooting people in the face, sometimes stabbing them, and of course the obligatory 'throwing people through sheets of glass', makes for a rather pointless and tedious 101 minutes.
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This movie has everything what a action fan wants but nothing beyond that. There is an action sequence following the next action sequence over and over again. I didn't expect to see a good story driven movie because i knew what i was going into but this movie got ridiculous after the second half of the movie even for a John Wick Movie. Comparing it to the 2 movies before, you could say that they had meaning and this has no such thing. Some scenes were just silly. Where i thought they made a parody of a john wick movie. Even action needs to make sense a little bit. But if people start to question the decisions made even for an action movie where the bar is really low for logic, you could just make john invincible, which he is and just start adding shooting lasers out of his eye and flying through space and call him WickMan. lol
| 4
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I really wanted to like this show being a huge fan of the Marvel universe but WOW is this show bad. I really don't know what demographic this show was made for but it definitely is painful to try to watch. I think the actors did a fine job portraying their roles but everything else about this show is extremely disappointing. I really hope Loki is completely different than this series.
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I'm beyond disappointed with JK Rowling. I don't know what she and Warner brothers have been doing but they legit ruined Harry Potter world.
This movie was the biggest disappointed like ever in terms of movies.
disgusting gross scenes
horror movie theme
Harry Potter wizard world is deeply violated and disrespected in this movie
no storyline
no plot
I want my 2 hours and 10 minutes back. I also saw this movie on my bday which made it even worse. I've grown up with Harry Potter I was 11 when the first book came out.
I'm so disappointed with this movie. Don't waste your time and money on seeing this at the cinema. Watch it at home when it's on Netflix so you can cancel it at any given point as it's both gross and violent, def nothing for kids!!!
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It's amazing how many positive reviews of this film are essentially just making excuses for it. Unfortunately, the flaws are literally inexcusable. This is yet another entry in that endless line of large-scale action films that just don't add up dramatically.
It's not hard to understand how people have been misled. This is a sequel to a great film. And it certainly *looks* great, thanks to a massive budget and Christopher Nolan's unique directorial touch. It's got spectacular action, larger-than-life villains, cool gadgetry and some solid supporting performances. But it's got no logic at all, starting from about the halfway point.
So all the film's very significant assets are wasted, for lack of an extra couple of hours at the keyboard. Why does Bane want to take over Gotham? Why wait six months?? How does Bruce Wayne recover from having 'no cartilage anywhere in his body' *and* a serious spinal injury, spend months in a dungeon, and find himself in shape to perform like a circus acrobat?? (This guy is supposed to be human, remember. That's the whole attraction of the Batman character.) Nothing really connects dramatically, either. Alfred makes a contrived exit, for no reason other than to add some semblance of emotion. Catwoman exhibits almost no personality, and reverses herself so often it gets monotonous.
There's even a rather ugly subtext, suggesting that anyone protesting against income inequality and obscene misconduct on Wall Street is probably an anarchist and a terrorist. (And possibly a super-villain, to boot.) The right or wrong of this insinuation is irrelevant. It simply belongs in a different movie, one that's willing and able to deal with important and complex issues. Dark Knight Rises slips it in subliminally, and never deals with it (or anything else) in any depth.
On top of all this, we have a most unwelcome reappearance by the idiotic Ra's Al Ghul, as well as a painfully arbitrary and meaningless plot twist near the end.
Plus, of course, a surpassingly dismal performance from Christian Bale, which makes all his previous dreary output look Oscar-worthy by comparison. When will people notice that this guy *cannot* act? He makes faces and modulates his tone of voice almost like an actual actor, but there's never anybody home behind the facade. And whatever is the opposite of charisma, he has it in vast quantities. Batman should be an imposing figure, a tragic presence, an anguished soul... Bale has no soul, and the anguish lies in watching him attempting to conceal this lack by over-acting for two and a half hours.
All in all, this film does a good job of killing the Batman franchise - for a while, at least. Let's hope the reins pass to someone with a clearer vision than Nolan. Someone who can do for Batman what Sam Raimi did for Spider-Man: discover the *man* inside the suit. All the gadgets and CG effects in the world won't do it. It needs better writing.
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No plot No theme Characters do not change or learn anything.
Cinematography is good, wish it were in 4k for that reason alone. But otherwise a bit of a snooze fest. And those thinking it's a chick flick, the wife didn't care for it either.
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I got to see it with AMC screen unseen, and being that it's a mystery movie I didn't know what to expect. It immediately grabbed my attention. The writer sitting on a panel with no crowd while in the next room an author with a book about her "black experience" gets all the attention and standing ovation. Later he went into the book store and his fiction novel is under African American studies and not in fiction like the aforementioned author was.
After his family has a tragedy, he leans into the genre and writes a novel that isn't like the rest. His publisher is skeptic at best but does agree to send it out, all while he has a budding interest with a neighbor who has actually read one of his books.
His mom is getting sicker and his brother isn't helpful but good news the publisher has great news! They bought the new book- even if it was written as a "joke."
Does he decide to "sell out" or stick to his virtues?
Definitely worth a watch! Makes you uncomfortable in all the best ways!
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