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This movie is a gem. Let's go ahead and get that out of the way!
Wildly inventive and relentlessly funny, Kung Fu Hustle is one of the most entertaining light-hearted martial arts flicks that you'll ever see.
From the dance numbers of the Axe Gang, to the surprising talents of some of the denizens of Pig Sty Alley, the impressive fight scenes, and a genuinely sweet love story, this movie just rocks. It loses a little momentum in the latter half when the comedic elements are pushed to the side and the fighting is given sole focus, but overall, Kung Fu Hustle is a great movie for fans of stellar, fanciful martial arts fighting, fans of physical comedy, and those who like to dabble in both both genres. This is one of the best combinations of the two that you'll find.
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I saw it was produced by Michael Bay, Immediately thought to myself "He doesn't make bad movies" Well.............I was wrong! This movie was absolutely horrible!
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This was a full-on high tech bag of laughs from beginning to end, on an even grander scale than Iron Man 1.
Mickey Rourke plays a superb adversary, Ivan Vanko, with his homemade killer suit replete with electrified whipping cables. The action during the Monaco race scene is breathtaking: the crashes and impact feel realistic even in its ridiculous sci-fi context.
Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., suffers a bit of Iron Man Pox due to clocking up too many air miles in his hefty flight suit. This is not helped by other foes and colleague Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, played by Don Cheadle, hopping on the iron-clad bandwagon to steal his thunder; so-much-so that I even felt a tinge of sympathy for the billionaire narcissist.
Appearances by Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow are notable only as welcome eye candy – especially Johansson in her skin tight butt-kicking suit – but failed to make and real impact with their performances, this mostly due to weak characterisations within the script.
Topped off by a good performance by Sam Rockwell as Stark's jealous slime-ball rival, Justin Hammer, Iron Man 2 is an action-fest that will appeal to many, but especially CGI graphics nerds with a sense of humour.
| 9
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Films ok it's worthy of a 7-10 lots of cameos from good actors
| 7
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Some fans Say that All who rated this 10 Who is Selena Gomez fans but let's See the greater Sides of this show
I mean you just need you all to See how Incredible the Cinematography or how the Soundtracks is to well or Acting From All Actors Especially Martin Short Who is Doing Great Mix Between Mr Bean Comedy With Dialouge Comedy and Finally The Story telling With every ep Thats telling The investigation With Different Ways You don't Excpect it .
Selena Is To well in this Show And I find her Very likeble For A darktone .
Just Relax Hulu Did Great Job you need To See if you Want To cancel this From your Watching List .
Give it A Chance , its Worth your time.
| 9
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I got about ninety percent through the first episode and gave up. The acting was okay, the costumes and sets looked great, CGI was good and really brought the dragons to life. I'd give it four stars on that alone. The problem was that it's pretty much all violence porn, and what isn't violence porn is just porn porn. It's like they dumped a bunch of writers into a room with the only instruction being to come up with the sickest, most vile content possible and then passed that on to their special effects people. It's graphic, gruesome, and not nearly enough story there. I feel bad for Matt Smith. His taste in projects post Dr. Who has made him a performer I no longer seek out, but this? I have to wonder if this role isn't career suicide.
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The question that has been floating around about Kung Fu Panda 2 is if it is Shrek 2 or Toy Story 2 of animated sequels? Well, I'm happy to say it's Toy Story 2 kind of animated sequel - a genuine good movie that takes risks and succeeds rather than rehashing the first movie.
Po isn't as much of a gastro-kung-fu fighter and fanboi from the first movie but has grown in his personality; he's less the Jack Black as a panda and more of a character that stands on it's own. However, Po is now the tragic hero in a Greek style prophecy which foretells of a warrior in black and white who would defeat a certain Lord Shen who has invented a new weapon that could spell the end of kung-fu. As Po learns that he is adopted, he struggles to find out about his past and the strange symbol from his nightmares. The heavy subject matter doesn't weight down the movie and is continually and cleverly able to escape into funny moments without losing gravitas. It successfully weaves the topics of fatherhood, friendship and family into a colorful story that even though we know how it will end, it gets there very very emphatically.
I'm really glad that Kung Fu Panda 2 didn't go the route of being a purely children's movie and didn't go the route of being built on jokes of Po's eating and Po's weight. I suppose the fortune cookie philosophy of master Shifu is slightly missed but purely a small quibble in a good movie. As a final note, maybe it's because of my eyesight with a weaker left eye, I barely noticed the 3D at all. Highly recommended movie.
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Bullock and 2 young children set off down a river to sanctuary, blindfolded, because you'll commit suicide if you see the dark malevolent force that has infected the planet.
Swapping between the river trip and how it all started 5 years ago, this is a really tense and sometimes almost unbearably hard to watch chiller. The force is never explained or seen - definitely for the better - but remains a frightening presence throughout. The cast are terrific, but Bullock is something else, delivering a stonking performance which not since Sigourney Weaver as Ripley has so well combined vulnerability and toughness. This is particularly moving in her relationship with the children where she pulls no punches in her treatment of them to keep them both alive.
There are definitely a few plot holes which needed tidying up, but this is definitely one to catch. It never lets go, keeps you longing for a happy ending (I won't say) and finally leaves you exhausted.
| 7
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I've simply have seen this movie, because it was advertised pretty much everywhere. I think it's pretty hard, to genre it as an horror movie: yeah, we got some bloody part, but nothing scary at all. It was too long and it could have last 30 min less.
Watch just if you're bored.
| 6
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This film is on Top 250 List and i am shocked how? No Acting,No Script and Bakwas Comedy and how people saying this is the best movie i dont understand. i just stopped watching this film after 13 Minutes....Thank god i saved my time
| 1
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Never been a fan of Sam or Bucky but now I am. The narrative of racism in America was unexpected. I know some people don't think racism is a big deal any more and so shouldn't be talked about so much, hence a lot of the negative reviews here, but the messages in this show are important and I think handled well.
| 8
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The basic story lines in the JW franchise is awesome, but the later sequels since inception has reached a level of absurdity with the human impossibility of physical brutality John could withstand... it is no longer realistic or believable. Many scenes became mundane and "just another fight scene." Things like falling from a four story building on to a VW van and walking away, hit by a car (several times) and walking away, brutal fight scenes and walking away, it's all humanly impossible to be considered real. A waste of time and money!
If this happened to be the last John Wick film, then so be it! Good bye and good riddance! I give it two stars because of the final scene.
| 2
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Needed a better director to fully meat out the character but the runtime doesn't help. Dropped an extra star for once again white-washing a character and if you are going to change the colour of characters at least change to a decent actor.
| 6
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Prior to watching Taxi Driver, knowing the hype surrounding the film, I was intrigued and eager to watch what is considered by many - ''The greatest character study of all time.'' After watching Taxi Driver, I must say, I have never been more disappointed by a film. I am struggling to find anything positive to say about it. Yes Robert De Niro's performance was good but certainly not his best. The film felt extremely slow-paced and boring due to the simplistic plot which was like a straight line - no twists, no fear, no emotion just utter boredom. I still recommend the film because i guess it is just not for everyone (certainly not for me) and there is still a great amount of people who enjoyed the film so you need to watch it to form your own opinion.
| 3
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Let me start off by saying I think the story and acting in general is a solid 8, sometimes even a 9. All the concepts introduced are interesting and the mythos they create does suck you into the story, you really want to see where it's all going. The acting is subdued but fits the plot as it becomes more mysterious and absurd. I was especially impressed by the performance of Cynthia Erivo as Holly, I'd never heard of her before and wasn't sure how she fit into the story when she was introduced but quickly became the cast lead. I do really like this show in general and am curious to see how it all wraps up, I keep returning every week for that very reason.
Now why can't I rate it an 8 or a 9? Because the pacing is SO BAD. This is one of the worst paced series I've ever seen in my life. There are whole filler episodes that add or reveal almost nothing and when there are only 9 episodes it can be very frustrating. Which is the problem, you can feel that they are filler episodes and you start wondering if it's worth finishing the episode.
It's an interesting mystery drama with a supernatural element, I love these sort of stories, especially from Stephan King. But this show should have been structured better, they intentionally stretched this out when it would have been far better as a 3-4 part mini series consisting of movie sized episodes so that they have time to drag it along but also lead you to the next plot point. Several of these episodes just end on a complete dud and you're left wondering "Was that it?". So definitely watch it, just don't expect to always be rewarded for it. I'm hoping this final episode is the real pay off, if not this will be a 5-6 for me. If they bring it...then it'll be an 8 or 9.
| 6
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Terrible.. Basu's brazen attempt to make a Guy Ritchie like dark comedy. Overacting by mostly except for maybe Pankaj Tripathi. There is no story, no really, it's just many stories put together, at the end of the film try and tell the story to someone, you'll know what I mean. Go watch Snatch or Lockstock on repeat instead.
| 1
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I love this retro styled series. When is the next one coming out??! The only thing I don't like is the bit where Nancy and Johnathan start to look like they are going to be more than friends - c'mon Hollywood, ever heard of platonic relationships? It's ok to feature them in a film once in a while! There's so much wrong with this oh so boringly typical storyline - girl gets stalked by guy, rather than keeping her distance (which would be the right thing to do) she falls in love with him, oh and as always she's conveniently a sexualised teenage school girl. Why are the writers always such paedos that want to push this script onto us?! Other than that I love all the other plot lines and characters. Sometimes the upside down storyline drags but I love how well thought out & authentic the era it's set in is!
| 9
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The movie insulted a peaceful country Witch has nothing to do with this movie By the way poor script and poor action Makes this movie a junk
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I didn't make very far into this series. It just appears to be another one of those shows that uses every opportunity to spread leftist propaganda.
| 2
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I do not agree with the message for the most part, but most of the stories are thrilling. Even tho not every episode is great most of them are really good.
| 9
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Season one was good but did it go downhill quickly. Season 2 was watchable (just) but season 3 and 4 is just plain terrible. Same old boring characters, pretty much the same old topic rinse and repeated. Pls stop making this trash and get better writers to a least have a unique story each season.
| 3
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All over is a great movie. Story, direction, acting, music the trio is best nagraj, amit sir and ajay atul. After long time seen realastic movie watching great great given 100 out of 100.
| 10
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I've tried to watch this twice now and each time I get distracted and put off by the ridiculous voice of batman. Most of the time I can't hear what he is saying.
The film is disjointed at the beginning and occasionally the plot is hard to follow. Nothing seemed to flow. I did watch it to the end but I honestly can't tell you what happened. it was a bit forgettable. Heath Ledger as the Joker was brilliant. I can't believe that this is rated as one of the best films of all time. I watched this on DVD and I am glad I did because if I had been at the pictures I would have been even more disappointed. As far as the stunts, big scenes, action and thrills go, this film was excellent. The quality of imagination for some of the action scenes blew me away, but that still didn't distract from his voice. If we had a different voice, (and possibly a different actor) maybe this film would deserve to be up there with the best.
| 5
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Amsterdam is full of spirit and colour not even a minute of it felt unwanted. From the narration to lining up the incidents with revelations along the way was truly refreshing. A cast that's equipped well enough to support every bit of the story was an amazing treat. Christian Bale bring life to a difficult wayfarer effortlessly. Margot Robbie was absolutely charming. Immense amount of work put to set-up each character's personality was mind-blowing. Great use of colour tone and visual effects. Great cinematography producing the early 19 hundreds feel. Amsterdam is a visually exquisite spy thriller.
| 8
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There is not enough words to describe this dire tripe of a show ... love Avengers hate this
It does get 2stars for originality and that's generous
| 2
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I'm a huge fan of Tarantino, Pitt and Dicaprio. Unfortunately this film does not live up to the hype. The acting is good but the story is not, it limps along at am odd pace and by the end I didn't care about any of the characters or what happened to them. The Bruce Lee scene is particularly bad.
| 2
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Just a terrible film, this CIA agent, according to whose book the film was supposedly based, apparently washed the floors in the CIA toilet, he definitely never was an agent, was not in Russia and does not know anything about it.
The director and screenwriter, likewise, know nothing about Russia, about ballet, about the Bolshoi Theater and much more. When you shoot a film for many millions of dollars, you at least study the material, study the country and people in question!
Mediocrity! Just insanity and idiocy!
P. S. They also forgot about bears, in Russia everyone has their own bear with a balalaika!
| 1
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If you expect to see a movie about the 20s including a great soundtrack of period music, don't go see this one. Instead of Chareleston you are going to be hearing electro dance and hip hop tunes. I was quite excited about going to see this movie, but in the end the story got lost in the attempt to make this movie a 3D frenzy. Lots of zooming in and out, flying up and down buildings and pointless car racing which did not add anything to the story telling. I give the movie 2 points because of the good acting. The actors could have made this movie a success, if their performance didn't disappear below a heap of unnecessary 3D animation.
| 2
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Really disappointed by Morticia's acting. Not her at all. Could not stand her on screen. (love you Queen Jones!)
Wednesday is cute as f. Loved her character. But the whole story with the school didn't flow well together. If you're gonna do gore, do better horror. The CGI was Goosebumpy but slaughtered the kids.
Overall I think it's getting way better of a rating then it really should due to it being Tim Burton. But being Tim Burton, I expect nothing less then creating worlds that don't feel like any other. Wednesdays universe, though dark, didn't feel like his world.
7 just because I loved Ortegas performance.
| 7
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Sadly, I believe Black Mirror has been running on fumes since the end of season 3. I think I described to my friend as a Charlie Brooker keeps building the same house but giving it a different coat of paint. Ever since the show literally peaked with "White Christmas" (which is undeniably either the best episode of the show or in the top 3), they have kept repeating the "torture AI" concept. This became intolerable for me when I reached "Black Museum". I like a lot of episodes that go for something new, like "Metalhead" or "Shut up and Dance", but the amount of episodes that keep refreshing old ideas is starting to get tedious. However, the worst episode of the show was either "ArkAngel" or "Black Museum". Jodie Foster seems like a nice person, and I haven't seen many of her other directorial efforts, but I think she made one of the most boring episodes of the show, on par with the first half of "White Bear" which was intentionally bad. "Black Museum" is like a bad remaster of a game you like. There are other types of technological horror stories you can tell, "Shut Up and Dance" proved it, but they keep resorting to the same beats of eternal hell inside a computer. I think the show needs new writers and a new showrunner ASAP. The show is also limited by the gimmick, that being technological horror stories. This has really limited the writers creativity, unlike Inside No.9 which has a simple one location gimmick, which gives them more freedom. Honestly, for a show written mostly by two guys, Inside No.9 is a much more creative, shocking and impressive British anthology tv show. So just go watch that. Its less tedious and annoying.
| 7
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It has been a few years since I've added a user comment, but after seeing this film and reading some of the reactions before mine, I can't keep quiet. As of now, the Db has 783 comments in all for ETOSM, and from the 30 or 40 I've read, it would seem this film is destined to be the next all time classic: think Godfather, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, whatever. There are a few commentators who lean otherwise, and generally they seem to simply hate the film. I can't agree with either side, though.
On the one hand, I liked the film on several levels. Underneath everything, it was an above-average average-Joe sentimental romance that keeps one hooked to the end. Overlying everything, it had technical appeal that almost erases any flaws. And throughout, Jim Carrey's acting nudges the film up another level, not just because Carrey is intriguingly out of character but because he actually makes a stereotypically boring nerd character more believable.
On the other hand, there are flaws. I'm not impressed with the newest science fiction premises, the loop around plot or the various altered realities of the script, not because they're confusing but because in the end they are not much more than an emperor's proverbial new clothes. Ultimately they do not hide the writing flaws of an overly contrived wrap-it up conclusion, they do not excuse the weak and shallowly scripted subplots and they do not make the film more than a sentimental sci-fi romance. To the extent that love is profound and prevailing, this film gives us something to chew on, but not much more than, say, An Affair to Remember.
In between the good and the bad, there is nothing really ugly about this film, although Elijah Wood's character, part of one of those weak and shallows, comes close. Kate Winslet's performance is respectable, although beyond the blue hair her character is not developed as much as it might have been. And the direction, with all the technical coattails is good, even if I'm not ready to burn the director's name to memory.
I'll watch this film again on a rented DVD but I don't want to run out and buy it. Three stars.
| 7
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Strange that a man in his 70's chose to direct this adaptation, but I guess if one person could bring it to life and do it justice, it's the master of childhood magic such as Spielberg. So to his credit, it looks great. But the writing, specifically the teenage dialogue, is cringeworthy. And if that's how it was presented in the book, then I'm relieved I didn't bother picking it up when it was the flavor of the year.
I think at 40 I'm just too old for this type of virtual reality gaming stuff. This was basically Lord of the Rings in a twisted VR adventure. I was okay with most of the 'reality' bits, but bored with the avatar VR segments. 1 Star for Effects + 1 Star for Ben Mendelsohn, merely for being the only likeable face on my screen throughout the duration. And that's all the stars I have to spare for this 2-hour-something game quest.
P.S. The thing about growing up in the 80's, is not that I long for endless 80's references to put a smile on my face. All I need is that 80's aesthetic to take me back to nostalgia-land. But playing some Dura Duran and cruising in a Back 2 The Future Delorean doesn't quite make the cut.
| 3
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I enjoyed a lot in this show, most importantly the chemistry between Sam, Bucky, and a third unnamed character. The action scenes are awesome for the most part. There was some unclear action but not too much. The music is great, especially the CA: Winter Soldier and CA: Civil War themes. Composer Henry Jackman is too awesome.
I originally said: I just wish it finished as strong as it started. The 5th episode was very anticlimactic. And while the finale had some great action scenes, the way the story and different sublots came together at the end was pretty clunky. It felt off.
On second viewing I didn't feel that. And one thing I forgot to mention is how this series has multiple emotionally powerful scenes. One story told by a certain character brought me to tears, both times. And the conclusion of the character arcs are heartfelt and satisfying. (2 viewings, 4/23/2021, 9/26/2022)
| 7
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Following from the success of Season 1, I have to say that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is getting really intricate, yet much more interesting to follow along in each episode.
Ever since Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) fell at the hands of Loki in 2012's Avengers, some believed he was down for good, but was actually revived afterwards. Armed with a new team and new objectives that he has yet to understand and follow, he must now have his team thwart Hydra's plans from spreading.
With the ever-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe, I feel like 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' ties up the loose ends that were not shown or remained unclear in most of the MCU movies. While each superhero may have put an end to a conflict in their own respective films, Coulson's team would be there to pick up the pieces when necessary. THAT is one of the reasons I enjoyed watching this series because despite the heroes still not aware of a living and breathing Coulson, it's up to Coulson's team to eliminate hidden crimes the Avengers have not come to notice.
Creator Joss Whedon has done an impressive job from his past TV works like 'Buffy' and 'Firefly' and has followed it up rather well teaming up with Marvel on film and once again TV. My only small nitpick is the need for better character development toward characters Skye, Fitz, and Simmons. Although this show is enough to please Marvel fans, the entire series proves you don't have to be an avid comic book goer to understand it, it's enough to convince non-fanboys who are in for the action, suspense, and drama.
| 10
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This is a fine movie, great and beautiful animation and a decent and entertaining story though it may be dumb at times. It's a well done and fine kids movie to watch, one of the better ones, it is definitely overrated though. Still it's better than both the avengers movies at least and is well done.
| 6
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This movie is a mess right from the beginning. The first scene involves Grindelwalds escape, and I had no idea what the hell was happening during it. It was dark and raining, there were annoying flashes of thunder and above all the editing was headache inducing. There were so many quick cuts that it was near impossible to keep track of what was going on. Not the greatest of starts...
By far the biggest flaw of this film is its script. The story is unnecessarily complicated. Its so complicated that we are required to watch minutes and minutes and minutes of boring exposition. And the weird part is that the exposition didn't even feel important to the overall story. There are twists in this movie that don't make any sense and are only there to shock the audience. The dialogue is atrocious at times. Characters are talking out loud when they're alone, just so the audience or other characters eavesdropping can hear them. And another weird thing is that apparently everybody in this franchise is related to one another. Seriously, there's so many 'they are actually family!'-twists. But wait, there's more!
Newly introduced characters are unnecessary and forgettable (Nicolas Flamel shows up and does absolutely nothing. He's just there to be a reference to the original movies, especially with them showing the Philosopher's Stone for no reason. Same thing with Nagini). I already had some problems with the non-existent chemistry between Newt and Tina in the first film, and there's still zero chemistry between them in this movie. Other characters make weird choices just so that there's some conflict going on that we're supposed to care about. I did like the comedic relief in Jacob. He's genuinely funny at times. Jude Law did a convincing job as Dumbledore. Not a fan of Depp as Grindelwald though. He's just... Depp in disguise.
There is a lot more to say about this movie, but that would require me to go into spoilers. Unfortunately I can not recommend this movie. Its just a complicated, uninteresting mess.
| 4
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As someone whose family lived through those days INSIDE Iran, and as someone who has watched many of the actual videos from those times, I can tell you that this movie depicts everything very inaccurately, and the main reason it ever got popular was purely due to the significance of its political topic and nothing else.
I do have to mention that I'm not at all siding with those idiots who took hostage or really anyone who took an active part in that cursed revolution.
But the important thing I disliked about the movie was that it made everything about the whole nation of Iran, and not a minority of radical students taking part in that crisis - even most supporters of that devil - Khomeini - were not actually *radical* and would not ever do such a thing.
The movie made it look as if the whole population were mad zombies..
Not to mention, it had so many mistakes (like the flag of Turkey in their shots that were supposed to look like they're inside Iran)
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I will be the first to say that "Gravity" was one of the most wonderful films in regards to cinematography and audio. I say audio because it is not so much the musical score which is brilliant, but even more so the simplicity and silence which is rendered throughout the movie. The emotional disconnect which is stirred when watching a lonesome person glide through space in the absence of sound is breathtaking. However, the plot? What plot? Unfortunately there is virtually no storyline. I won't place any spoilers in my review, but there is nothing mentally stimulating in this film other than a unusual and (I will admit) horrifying experience.
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Very boring.. Not gonna see again, Will however see the first two installments, as they are way better.
| 4
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It was too long for what it was ! I mean it was a watchable film but left a lot unexplained and wtf was that ending ???!!!! I could go into detail but a few reviews in here have done it fantastically ! I'm more annoyed on how it ended.
| 5
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Not bad if you're into star watching but what's the story? If QT isn't ripping Hitchcock and Lynch he's clueless
| 5
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This movie Rocks At first, I wasn't very confident about watching a captain America:the winter soldier movie because he i thought it will look like the first (suck). But when I watched this movie - BOOM !!!!!!! This movie blew my mind.... It is really AWESOME!!! There are many sequences that will make you jump up in your seats. I would like to recommend you to stay after the credits for two amazing scenes, now this is hardly a spoiler as everyone knows marvel always treats the audience with surprising after credits scenes. I shall say no more here. Marvel has done an excellent job on this movie.
Chris Evans has done some excellent work as Captain America. But Sebastian Stan as the winter soldier steals the movie in every scenes he show up.others to look forward to are Scarlett Johanson as black window and Anthony Mackie as The Falcon.
I highly recommend this movie. Guys, this movie is really worth your bucks. Moreover, the movie runs for over 136 Min's, but never at a single moment during the movie you feel bored. And the ending of the movie leaves you craving for more and more.
The climax is terrific. I haven't seen such an awesome climax of a movie since the Avengers. So guys, go for this movie.... take your kids with you. They'll love it. It is a perfect start of summer blockbuster and one of the best movies of the year without doubt.. just wait for the bluray to watch it again ... and cant wait for captain America 3..............
| 10
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Let me start off: I didn't get to see the movie in 3D, devastating, I know, but I was still able to absorb the glistening and awe inspiring visuals even in classic 2D.
There are an abundance of films that are special effects orientated out there today, and quite a few use CGI without realizing that they are taking away depth and story away from the film, CGI and film always coincide with each other in balancing out story and effects.
This film however had no problem with that, everything from the subtle P.O.V shots of earth to objects colliding in this film seemed to vividly jaw dropping, from start to finish, every bit of the film consisted of CGI but yet it felt so organic I felt as if I was within the drama, weightlessly floating in space with only oxygen and a space suit. Space never felt so enthralling yet so isolated, and by the time it was over those 90 minutes felt more like a heartbeat.
I can't give any of the plot away because any giving of information other than the visuals of the movie would give away this compendious plot, that being said, it still works wonderfully with the CGI this whole movie essentially enshrouds itself in.
Well, if you haven't seen gravity yet, what are you waiting for? Its one of the best films of the space genre and is sure to be around at the Oscars for best special effects, I do recommend 3D for a more immersive experience though.
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I just came here to see if others hated the character of Ani, I wasn't disappointed. She ruins the show for me, the first two seasons were fine but she takes over the whole show and i don't understand why. Why is she narrating EVERY episode of season 3?? So frustrating.
| 5
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These tales that revolve around stock markets, bonds, or mortgages, anything correlated to Economics, often become entangled in a perpetual stream of exposition, weighing down their entertainment value, making them jargon heavy, making them inaccessible.
Therefore, in most cases, they end up feeling more like documentaries, lacking the charm and excitement that cinema is expected to provide.
Adam McKay's "The Big Short" is no different.
While the film takes an uncommon approach with its unorthodox techniques like breaking the fourth wall and using jump cuts (sometimes exorbitantly), the storytelling itself lacked the necessary passion and persuasion, resulting in a final product that fails to intrigue.
That being said, I concede that the performances were commendable. Even if the characters didn't have much of a depth, the actors themselves portrayed their roles with enough intensity and commitment.
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The stunning, brave and diverse writers sure took this show into a nosedive for season 2. Duuuullll, Geralt is a side character in his own show now. All the strong idependent whamen are now the focus, and the show is all with them doing nothing but talking. Grey's Anatomy in the Iron ages is what the show has become.
| 5
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No spoilers here either. The film was action packed from beginning to end. With a movie this good, it's hard to pick a side in this Civil War. Whether you're a fan of Cap or Stark, you will find plenty to enjoy in this movie. I was pleasantly surprised with the latest Spiderman and Marisa Tomei was perfectly cast in the small role of Aunt May. As always, there are moments of comic relief from The Avengers, especially Spidey and Ant-man.
Leave the younger kids at home though; lots of heavy action scenes and language inappropriate for the little ones who will beg to see it.
Bravo to Marvel for making this one of it's best offerings yet!
| 9
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I'm surprised about the great rating this movie got. It's basically just stereotype and rumination of old themes. It's done in an ok way but there's nothing really special. The effects were up to date as one would expect. And yes, Johnny Depp is a very good actor. But was this movie witty, inventive, creative or... pensive? None. To make it a good movie it should have had some of these qualities. Once the curse is revealed the plot drags on lengthily. Yes, you know right from the start who is at the bottom of it (after all, you don't cast J. D. for nothing). And yes, the 'love' story with the two youngsters and the evil Brit (the villain is British, how new! yawn) is genuinely disingenuous. Don't get me wrong, I always enjoy love stories, this one too, and a young'un that fights for his love is always engaging. But they would have done the actors more justice if they'd missed out on some clichés.
I wouldn't watch it twice. As a friend of mine put it 'it's a silly movie'. Come to think of it, I think that's a compliment.
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Richard Madden shakes off everything that is Game of Thrones and wonderfully plays a bodyguard and veteran, haunted by PTSS while fighting for a decent relation with his wife and children, but also with a secretary in the midst of a seemingly terrorist attack.
Everything is right in this series. The story, the setting, the build up, and especially Madden's acting, with a decent supporting cast. Which makes it extra sad that 5 brilliant episodes are followed by a messy, chaotic, illogical and rushed 6th and final episode. It won't drag the rating further down, but it should've been an 8 or 9, if only they didn't mess up on so many levels all of a sudden.
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This is a movie that heavily relies on nostalgia to force the viewer to enjoy the film. There are literally thousands of references to movies, games, etc. from the past, with little to no future pop-culture references. If this movie takes place in the future, why is everyone so fixated on the late 1900s?
Nostalgia aside, the story is quite average and predictable. There are no real surprises or awe-inspiring moments.
Edit: I've just finished reading the book, which gave much better insight about the nostalgic focus, and it fleshed out the world significantly better. I think the movie's changes to the challenges weren't bad. I understood making the film's focus on action rather than mental puzzles, with less focus on actually playing through the old games and movies. It was more cinematic that way. The movie's biggest failure was that it didn't convey just how massive the game was and why it was so hard to solve the clues. Plus the Sixers seemed way more ruthless and unfair in the book, which made the book's final battle have much higher stakes and way more exciting than the movie's climax.
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Really, really tried to like this movie due to the many raves & excellent reviews.
Tried for over an hour.
Then realized I'd rather watch trucks being unloaded @ the rear of Stop 'n Shop. It was booooring as hell. Absolutely no interest in any of the characters. Since they didn't care, Why would I? No spark between the 2 leads -- don't even really know why they liked each other. Cutesy attempts were forced, lackluster tripe. Didn't have to attempt to feel sorry for anyone as they felt more than sorry enough for themselves.
It seems I'm in the minority. But I've been there many times before: voted for Hubert H, for example.
Bottom line: an empty bottle with no message.
| 4
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You cannot make a good movie by having someone float around in space for an hour and a half. The movie is unbelievably corny. The girl that convinced me to go and see this movie with her, started looking up flights on her phone after about half an hour, proclaiming that it was boring, to which I gladly agreed. This movie is terrible. I'm not sure how to make this review into the minimum 10 lines because, let's face it, the movie doesn't contain 10 lines worth of content, but I feel like people need to see a review from someone that doesn't just do as they're told and follow what the critics say. This movie is terrible! I will lose faith in humanity if it wins any awards.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the sequel to the first Captain America Movie and follows the events of The Avengers with expanding on the corporate SHIELD and the secrets they've been hiding in it for decades. And this movie is a huge improvement on the first film. The story is one of the freshest stories have come up with to date with its gritty fight sequences and twists no one can expect at all in this film, all thanks to the Russo Brothers.
With the strong direction by the Russo brothers this film gets a face lift from the first and brings the film to a modern age that it needed. Getting away from the '40's and showing a more modern Cap that's still trying to adjust to the new world he has missed since being frozen adds a lot of funny sequences and great one lines that are executed perfectly in this film. My favorite part of this film though is the fights, each scene for them feels brand new and not one feels like a copycat or a recreation of the first movie or anywhere else. And that's one of the best things with this film is the originality that the Russo brothers put into this film. And now with them directing Civil War and Infinity War. They have made a mark in Marvel as being one of the best directors yet.
The writing done by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely did a fantastic job on this script. The dialogue feels so real and fits each and every cast member perfectly with its fast jokes and memorable lines throughout. Even the minor characters that we've gotten sneak peaks at in The Avengers have made memorable parts in this film playing key points in the overall story telling. Even Chris Evan and Scarlett Johansson writing the dialogue for the scenes between them feels so natural and adds a huge comedy piece as they try to get Steve a date with anyone in his life.
The acting is once again amazing by its key cast (Evans, Johansson, Jackson) with the new faces as well killing each and every role. Especially the broken and confused Bucky/Winter Soldier played by Stan and the quick witted and perfect partner to Steve, Sam Wilson played by Anthony Mackie. And of course my favorite new performance in the film is done by the legendary Robert Redford with his offputting look and twisting dialogue that's shown throughout.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a fantastic film with a single plot hole that, yes, was explained in a deleted scene but never put into the final product is why did he go and get his old suit when he had a modern day battle ready one that was perfectly fine?
Captain America: The Winter Soldier gets a 9.5/10
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Chernobyl. One of the main dramas in the history of the world, one of the most dramatic stories in the world, one of the best mini-series in the world. A series different from all the others, with excellent interpretations, excellent direction and impeccable sound effects. A special series that you should definitely see, I recommend it to everyone !!
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So disappointed with this movie. What a complete waste of time. Some great actors and a set up that makes you think it's going to be worth it but just descends into boring, pointless rubbish.
This is neither a horror or a comedy. To be honest, I don't know what it's trying to be. If you want a good horror from this year, look no further than Smile. Even Barbarian is more worth the watch and more fitting of the horror/comedy genre, though still a bit predictable and unoriginal.
I'm really struggling for anything else to say about this movie. It was obviously well researched on the food side of things, and that was almost interesting if not for it being completely irrelevant with how the rest of the movie played out.
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Hollywood u shld watch this piece you'll love ,It didn't over glorified special forces. The action was humanly possible even if they were pretending SF cause they are also human after all. During gunfights the grenades were used when enemy was hard to kill by bullets, I mean that's a big thing here in Bollywood otherwise hero would run and kill the enemy without getting scratched even in the line of fire. VickyKaushal was fantastic as ever and Kirti Kulhari was beautiful.
| 8
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I was anxiously awaiting this movie. It was to long, to slow, to boring. 3 1/2 hours I will never get back,
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Only halfway through season 2 but it is great so far.
The backstory and relationships that are established in the first season provide depth and a nice segway into the 2nd.
Witty, suspenseful and intriguing. Thoroughly enjoying it.
| 9
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Can't believe I never watched this before, I normally don't like slow movies but this one was paced so perfectly. This movie was so great, I couldn't get enough of it. I'm recommending it to everyone reading this, the acting was amazing and the accents kept me entertained. Hopefully the TV show will live up to this movie.
| 10
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By the end of this "film", I left exhausted and was completely fed up with this asinine mess. This was as pretentious as you could get, as far up your own a**hole as you can go.
There is no horror, or suspense, or logic, or even a cohesive theme. Bits and pieces of what resembled a critique of the elite and classism showed up from time to time, but never really materialized into something coherent.
Something something wealthy, something something critics, something something men, something something working class. As unfocused as my eyesight without my thick glasses. "The Menu" takes a shotgun approach in its haphazard attempt to complain about everyone and everything.
"Nothing and nobody is up to my standards, so let's just set it all on fire." That's this movie: Nihilism in its purest, dullest, and dumbest form.
With such talented leads in Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult, it's a damn shame that "The Menu" could not even make a Happy Meal out of its luxurious ingredients.
TL,DR: Skip it entirely.
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It's an amazing series, which draws such a touching distinction between people who are able to understand emotions (philosophers & intellectuals) with people who follow just logic. It gave me chance to acknowledge the beauty in poetry, and understand the charm mystery has. I have always admired art and intellectuals, hence i was able to relate and admire this series as well!
I loved how the relationship between sarita and akhtar beig reflects the disctinction i mentioned before. Angad's performance was admirable too, there are times in my life where I want myself to act like him to have better friendships and relationships in general.
Great work, waiting for more to come from Puspendra, recently i have started following creator of series and find the process enriching as it gives me chance to see more of their work.
| 10
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The movie starts with Mr. Kirby from Jurassic Park 3 hiring criminals to kidnap his own wife to get some money. The story is exciting and has some weird unique humor in it.
We don't get to see the true protagonist Marge after the end of the first act. While she is an likeable protagonist this makes me question the Academy Awards even more, why exactly did Frances McDormand win an oscar for this?
Anyway, the dynamic between the two criminals who kidnap Mr. Kirbys wife is very fun to what, skinny small dude likes to talk and seems to be more hestitant about murder while big silent dude hasn't any problem with killing or certain other thinks, except he sees them on TV.
Definitely a must watch if you like dark comedies, thrillers or detective stories.
9/10 bloody snow fields.
| 9
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Bird box is a movie that is uninteresting, unspectacular, badly acted, directed and shot. Virtually nothing about this movie stands out. The story is a nice concept but horribly executed with Sandra bullock bringing absolutely nothing to the table. The child actors are very unbelievable and every event happens for the sake of happening and not because it adds something interesting.
It's a really frustrating movie and I recommend people who like incredibly bad and predictable Hollywood movies to give Bird box a go. For the rest: see it and form your own opinion. It's just not a good movie.
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Tbh... at first i was a little annoyed by the setting! Ep01-03 was at best 5/10... but it keeps getting crazy and very good and the last two episodes are frggin 9/10! very well performed! thanks marvel
| 9
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Wanted to love it but was disappointed. The deliberate pacing of the original GOT was lost here as if, "Well, you know how these stories go so, let's get on with it." While I was prepared for disappointment in the direction and story I did expect the same image quality as the original or as with any film included with Amazon Prime. What in the actual hell is going on? They've clearly filmed this with a completely different filter called "monochromatic".
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Agents of SHIELD (AoS) is linked to the Marvel movies, but the episodes only reference random characters or events, the episodes are mostly independent from the movies.
The series takes a while to find its feet and I don't recall ever really liking the first season. Seasons 2 & 3 are where it develops its characters and builds up bigger seasonal story arcs. Seasons 4 & 5 are a little mixed, we even get an appearance from a high-tier Marvel cinematic character (reimagined for AoS). While season 5 definitely promised a lot, with our Agents literally tasked with saving the world, however it fell a little flat. Season 6 was quite fun, largely because of Enoch and some nicely woven together story arcs. It was the first to have a reduced episode count.
In my opinion, AoS is more fun and action packed than the newer Disney series that are padded with mundanity, however you can tell when Disney's influence impacts on AoS story writing and it becomes most apparent in Season 7.
Season 7 is a time travel arc. It's not necessarily a bad thing to use time-travel to make a social commentary on the differences in historic culture compared with today. While in the past, characters are often confronted with the social issues of that time. It is a little cliche now though, and when over done, can come off a bit cringe-worthy. What saves season 7 from being a rip-off of Legends of Tomorrow are some nice touches like the time-period themed opening titles and a film noir black and white episode.
Overall criticisms are that lives mean nothing when some characters can be easily "resurrected" while others are killed at random and barely mourned. It does undermine a death scene when there's a good chance a character will be brought back again in some form. Visual effects are quite good for TV and the writing is generally quite good, at least some thought is put into creating a new story arc for each season.
| 8
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TheBoysTV After some initial slow paced episode season 2 of the The Boys picked up well in last few episodes, love the rivalry between Homelander & Butcher. S1 was awesome.
| 8
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Seriously, I'm upset after watching this movie. It's so not for me. It's just so painful and boring that I can't sympathize with the characters for some reason.
The writer just tried to make a romantic story based on pain and sickness. It doesn't work that way. Even if there are specific cases where this can be true. It's still no where near truth. So, I'd say that the creators of this work were trying hard. I din't even feel the need to cry once, and I'm a man. One should never heed to recommendations from strangers. To each their own as they say. I'd classify this as non-romantic one. Seriously! No romance in this movie but pain.
| 5
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1st 2 episodes were gold n made me think I finally found a great mystery thriller show. Episode 3 was bad and it only got worse from there. The show should have avoided SO MANY unnecessary scenes and could have completed in 4 or 5 episodes max. But the end still would have been really disappointing.
| 1
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This show is beautifully shot, the makeup is incredible, and the acting is top notch. In particular Stellan Skarsgard and Jared Harris have great chemistry together. But why the hell is everyone English/Western European? Maybe there is a good reason that I don't understand for not having a single Russian or at least Russian sounding actor, but it's hard to take people with posh English accents saying 'comrade' all the time very seriously. It's distracting to have to keep reminding myself that this isn't taking place in London, but communist Russia. Otherwise it's excellent.
| 8
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This movie was so stunning to me that the day after I viewed it I was re-watching parts of the movie in order to analyze the masterpiece. It is one of those rare films which can have you talking about it the next week. So much of the credit goes to Daniel Day-Lewis who was do devoted to his role and made his character what he was. As you watch the movie, you will start to identify the traits of his character, which may be disguised at first. In my opinion, the whole film is about this man's character. It's about what will satisfy him in the end and how cold he is. Many people will choose to ignore the meaning in movies, and if you are this kind of viewer then don't bother. This is for people who take a lot of interest into films.
| 10
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Watching season 1 of the Witcher made me start reading the books and playing the game. In my point of view season 1 is great and very entertaining, it differs from the books, but it's acceptable in my opinion. My Score: 8.5
Season 2 - I was expecting more since they have so much material in the books to work with the season should be better. My Score: 7
Season 3 - is a complete car crash. It's really bad, the story is boring, dull and unwatchable. I lost a good 7 hours of my life on this junk. No wonder Henry Cavill quit the role of Witcher at the end of season. Netflix should should terminate the contracts with the writers, they have so much material and they didn't care. My Score: 3
Season 4 - new Witcher Liam Hemsworth good luck.... I don't think I will be watching
Final score : 5 ( I hate when series change actors)
| 5
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Marvel movies make money but illogical.
And after negative response they name dc fans. Kids never grow up... Sad...as given rating not great... Dont compare with bb got st...
| 8
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What I love most about this movie is the villain, which there isn't really one. This is what separates it from most average superhero movies. It takes a spin and says that a whole organisation of people are the villain, but even the characters in the movie don't know who is bad and who is good. It creates a very uneasy viewing as no one can be trusted as said and shown throughout. The opening scene on the boat is so very special. It instantly opens deliberately fast paced and gets the viewer on the edge of their seat. And just once they are completely focused on the action it takes a step back and allows an amazing and sophisticated story to be told. Unlike most other superhero movies, the plot of this one actually takes risks, it is far less predictable and has a less linear story. This does make some things get muddled up, but nothing that you really need to know to understand the film. As far as characters, they're alright. I don't expect incredible character arcs from a movie like this but I really enjoyed following Nick Fury, and also Steve and Bucky's relationship. I've heard major praise about the soundtrack, I thought it was a bit underwhelming, it doesn't really make a difference. Solid movie ^-^
| 7
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I suppose if you are 10, this is a great movie. I expected more. The hype around this movie made me want to watch it and I got about an hour into it on Netflix, free thanks (?) and turned it off. Boring. It was a poor mixture of Avatar and other comics but this, it was made very poorly. You could see the effects were in front of numerous green screens, the flying machines were poorly done, the costumes were colorful. The plot was predictable, father is killed or died and son takes the lead. I was rooting for the bad son that was left behind in the hood but he couldn't pull it off either. He just couldn't blend in. Lots of Hollywood names but they couldn't do much for the movie. I liked the kings sister with the techno stuff but Forest Whitaker? Was he bored or looking for something to do? He's so much better than this and so was Angela Bassett. If you are a young kid, enjoy, otherwise, take a big pass on this bomb.
| 2
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I enjoyed the first season, it was balanced. The second and especially 3rd season descended into woke feely feely nonsense. I forced myself through season 2.5 till the end. By the time I got to the end of the third season, I was literally laughing out loud at the absurdity of it.
| 4
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I loved this story from the first episode of the series. I haven't read the books, but I was drawn into the tale of passion, desire, hatred born of centuries of fear and prejudice in the various creatures, who are not unlike their human counterparts.
I've now had the opportunity to watch the entirety of series 3, well in advance of most viewers, and I have some non-spoiler thoughts to share.
I felt that S1 was the strongest in the franchise, although S2 and travelling back in time to England in the 14th century was quite a wonderful adventure that I was loathe to return from in S3.
The finale series ends as we want it to end - mostly. But, S3 seemed rushed to resolve certain lose ends in a manner that stood out starkly, at least to me. I can't say which character(s), as I don't want to ruin it for others, but let's just say some final events had little built up and were tied up so rapidly, it was jarring. Not sure what happened there, compared to the first two series (aside from COVID, perhaps) but I was left wanting a bit more? Some scenes had the feel of "it's the finale series, so whatever, wham, bam, end of". That was disappointing.
Overall, however, the series is a very good one: The cast, acting, set design, costumes, and production value very worth one's time. In fact, the entirety of series is a pleasure re-watch, so if anyone feels the absence of the Clairmonts and their clan, starting (again) from where it all began is certainly a good way to go.
Overall, highly recommended.
| 9
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"American fiction" promised it was a comedy drama with a message. But despite almost having enough drama, and nearly enough laughs. The overall result is as underwhelming as how the main character finds everything.
I struggled with the movie because i found that most the characters did nothing but moan, and largerly wanted to be treated like they were something special. Like the Sterling K Brown character. He's caught doing all sorts and everyone's cool with it. But he still complains.
The story is also a problem overall. As there isn't one once the movie decides its not even going to have an ending. Or something. But the drama and humour has worn thin by then anyway.
| 4
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Does Hollywood use the same formula for every horror movie ? Maybe the first role to put two teenagers in a haunted house and then began the priceless jumpy scary moments all along the movie All in all, the Movies was as bad as every horror movie in the last 10 years.
| 5
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We occasionally use IMDB to judge whether a film is worth watching at our local Odeon. Generally, that works well but a score of 8.9 for this film (currently) is hugely misleading IMHO.
This is clearly a film that polarizes audiences - those who have bought into the Marvel franchise and have watched every previous film (31 apparently) mostly love it; those (like us) who have watched a few here and there seem to be disappointed / puzzled / bored.
For a non-fan there are a couple of major issues: Too many characters and too much back story that we can't remember or never knew. The fights seemed rather perfunctory and, I know it's the fashion these days, but the shortness of each shot (a second? half a second between cuts?) makes them impossible to follow.
One positive reviewer has criticised low scorers saying it's like watching the last 2 minutes of an hour-long drama and expecting to understand it. I think that's unfair. Surely a film should make sense in and of itself - I wasn't charged less to watch this one, so surely I should be able to enjoy it on some level? For the record, we recently went to see Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther and enjoyed them both (particularly the last one).
Which I guess brings us back to where we started... redressing the balance of that crazy 8.9 score. No, this film is NOT better than Apocalypse Now (8.5) or The Terminator (8.0) or Citizen Kane (8.4) or Taxi Driver (8.3) or Raging Bull (8.2)... that's just crazy! My honest advice: If you like Marvel, you'll probably love this; if you're not a big fan, save your money for something else.
| 3
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As far as adaptations go, this was very well done. Tenant and Sheen were excellent in their portrayals of demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale. Writing was pretty good most the time. The ending felt a little dragged out, but other than that it had good pacing. The Them were done okay, with Adam having the most feeling. Hastur was played very well, and felt like he had the right amount of creepiness to him. Beezlebub, on the other hand, was sort of disappointing. Didn't have the right voice especially. For what it was, it wasn't terrible, but not exactly the Beezlebub described in the book. The other disappointment I had was that the Other Riders were absent. Apparently they had to be cut because of budget restrictions. I had been looking forward to seeing them in the show. The bikers of the apocalypse worked well enough without the tag alongs, but they would have improved their scenes. The portrayal of Beezlebub and the Other Riders missing brought it from a 10 to an 8. I still really enjoyed the show, and would recommend it to people who enjoyed the novel, and people who didn't read it that would enjoy a different view of the apocalypse with some humor and strange occurrences.
| 8
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Sandler in his probably best movie since The wedding singer - which isn't saying much. The movie is about Sandler character that can't do anything right which ends with everyone yelling at each other for two hours making the audience annoyed. Maybe if you turn down the volume a lot and ignore the lack of substance it can be descent
| 3
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To start I am very happy that this series was made, how fan can I say that it is the best. True to Sapkowski's novels, quite firm for those of us who play video games. Like the novels, he tells us little stories throughout the season, in parts well achieved in some not so much. Henry's work as a geralt is exceptional. From his performance, voice, characterization everything. Something slow as soon as the plot, with a rather lazy ending. Although waiting for what will follow.
| 8
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Score: 6.5.
Note: I did not see the first movie, but I didn't think it was necessary.
First, the good parts. Robert Downey Jr. does well playing Iron Man, a superhero who has various personal issues but yet isn't annoying. He's also supposed to be a physicist but unfortunately he seems unconvincing in this role. However, that's easy to dismiss as he rarely actually does any physics in this movie.
The plot isn't very strong. Basically the military wants the Iron Man technology and there's also a nemesis that wants to destroy Iron Man and blow stuff up. Unfortunately none of the issues Stark faces here are particularly tense. This wouldn't be overly problematic if the action made up for it, but it doesn't.
In fact, the action scenes mirror the social conflict in this movie. I never felt that Stark was in any danger in this movie. The longer action scenes were a bit painful because of this. I blame the lack of tension on the G rating of this movie (in some places it's PG-13), but it's on the lower end of PG-13. As a comparison to another superhero movie, Iron Man 2 is far tamer than 'Spiderman'.
Perhaps the most painful part of the action was Scarlett Johansson, whose martial arts choreographed scenes were laughable, in a bad way. In fact, any fighting in this movie is essentially what you would find from a movie for little kids. Disappointing.
The redeeming quality of this movie is some of the dialogue, which was humorous on many occasions, although silly at others. Hopefully the powers that be will realise that trying to make action appeal to such a wide age range is virtually impossible.
| 6
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Had high hopes for this, but... Bad script Bad characters Bad choice of actors Clearly no thought went into this film. Continuity is non existent, it is obviously intended to showcase strong women but actually achieves the opposite. The cast appear inexperienced, lacking in any survival skills, and incapable of, well, anything. Such a disappointment
| 2
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Though I can't say that I loved this film, it did get me excited for the entries to follow this one. While this was only my second time watching the film (I saw it once in theaters), I can say that I actually enjoyed it more the second time. It's not as fantastical as the Harry Potter movies, but it's an adequate substitute. For our full review of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and hundreds of other reviews, articles, and podcast episodes visit us at True Myth Media!
| 6
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For the most part this sequel was pretty good, it had good performances from Eddie Redmayne and Johnny Depp. Jude Law was not in it as much as I hoped, but for the time he is in he is great. But the plot and story is really inconsistent along with multiple pointless subplots.
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First, let me just say that I liked the Raimi trilogy...yes, even Spiderman 3 was fairly good. Did it have some problems, oh yes, but mostly enjoyable.
Anyway, when it was announced that Spidey was getting a reboot I, like many other people, thought why? Why is it necessary to throw out everything just because you're changing lead actors and director. Could've just stuck with the Peter and MJ relationship but with different actors and kept the current film continuity. Sure it would've raised some eyebrows but there would've been far less uproar than a complete retelling of the story.
Where was I? Oh yes, this new Spiderman movie. While it's not terrible, it's FAR from great. It just has not heart to it, no drive. Everything in this story is so by-the-numbers that you can see every plot turn a mile away. That would be fine, even somewhat forgivable, if this movie was fun but that's not the case.
Nearly every actor in this film seems miscast. From the generic guy playing Flash to Sally Field, right up to Andrew Garfield as the man in tights himself. No one seems to have a real handle on the character they're playing so they resort to archtypes. Emma Stone, as a prime example, slips into the same well worn shoes of the character she seems to play, with minor variations, in every movie: sardonic girl who wears her inner girl power on her sleeve. A little of that goes a long way.
The effects in this movie were mildly disappointing for a big summer blockbuster especially Spiderman's web swinging and the Lizard. One of the "improvements" for this reboot has been the use of as much live action web swinging for Spiderman as possible, to make it look more life like. They must have realized early on that this was not the way to go because most of Spidey's web swinging is done at night, which I'm assuming is to hide the ridiculousness of a man swinging around in a harness.
Then there is the Lizard. What a visual train wreck of a villain he is. With all the money that Sony sank into this "reboot" there wasn't enough to hire a better CGI effects team? The Lizard looks like he's straight from one of the Syfy Channel's "Dinocrock vs Jurassic Lizard" B grade films. OK, maybe not THAT bad but certainly not at the level one would expect from a film like this.
This is getting long so I'm going to sum up my remaining criticisms of this film: 1) Everyone in New York knows that Peter Parker is Spiderman!!! I lost count of how many times he gave himself away, either by taking off his mask or displaying his superhuman abilities while in his street clothes.
2) Guess when you're a parent of a future superhero, or the girl he likes, your life is pretty much over. Peter's parents vanish, Uncle Ben dies, Gwen's father dies...good lord! You're next May Parker.
3) Sally Field and Martin Sheen were not believable as a couple. If it wasn't for the fact that they're named Uncle Ben and May Parker, I never would've believed they were married.
Whew, there I've said my piece...now I'm going home. G'dnight!!
| 4
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I feeling little to extremely disappointed in this movie as it should more scare than this. In my opinion, this movie also too short. 4star is enough for highly expected movie that's very disappointed
| 4
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Actors such as Toby WILL not let this down. It's only going to get better and better and better. Remember Black Sails? If not this is going a full Se01 to 10!
Netflix thank you....
| 8
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I never really understood the hype around this tv series, it just didn't do the trick for me.
| 6
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I just wanna comment on one thing,
It's a really hard thing to do to make a spin-off and keeping the same quality with the original. House of Dragons did it so well and started so good and simple. Story in my opinion didn't so complex as Game of Thrones but story progressed in a clever way. We saw only what is necessary.
As story progressed characters started to explore different parts of their journey.
I fell in love with the first five episodes but
who told that changing two loved characters & keeping all others as "older versions" is a good idea?
It's not, think it as you watch Jon Snow as Kit Harrington and suddenly story jumps 15 years and Kit Harrington changes with X, Emilia Clarke changes with Y and all other actors/actresses are the same?
Okey i understand this is a different concept, but seriously?
| 7
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A boring movie that only makes me laugh a little. Acting in the movie was good but Tony Revolore's acting was bad. The characters of the film were not interesting. The best of the film was the film's atmosphere and the decorations. I do not recommend watching the movie.
| 3
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Really enjoyed series 1 & 2. As for series 3, we'll a few episodes in and it's struggling. The story line is getting more and more ridiculous. And the usual wokeiness is in full stream. I dunno, can't seem to watch anything these days without completing my woke checklist and this appears to be no exception! Thought being a supernatural endeavour it may be free of the woke plague but apparently not.
| 4
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A little messy but a movie worth waiting. It is always a treat to see Sandra Bullock perform.
| 7
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This could have been a Disney live action film of the 60's it's that inoffensive. No blood or maiming, no cigarettes and no moustaches!! Narrative and editing a right old mess and to be quite honest I didn't give a damn about any of the characters really. Even the much touted air combat sequences are not too gripping. Deflection shooting is skated over to avoid silly us getting confused. Elgar's Nimrod is slower than Bernsteins version...so slow that is simply turgid and almost unrecognisable. 5/10
| 5
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It doesn't show the role of Indian soliders in rescue , don't show that Churchill betrayed them as usual their habit ( they have also betrayed Israel before it's formation , by dividing the areas with Arabs ) Colonel Ashdown who was a true military leader refused to follow , Churchill order to betray indian soliders and credited them for rescue
For this he faced court martial , well his was true military leader NOT CHURCHILL PUPPET
| 2
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With movies like Everything Everywhere All At Once and Beau Is Afraid having come out recently, Barbie is the next in a line of a clearly developing trend of absurdism, meta commentary, and surrealism to create a wacky, funny, beautiful, and touching film about some type of social commentary. With Barbie, we get commentary on feminism, consumerism, and existentialism. It leans perfectly into its brightly colored world and plasticky fakeness to help elevate its commentary and rich cast. The costume, makeup, and set design are lavishly created and I wouldn't be surprised if it won Oscars for all of these categories. The cast does a fantastic job, and I don't think there could have been a better Ken or Barbie. Greta Gerwig was always going to make this more than just a family movie. It's a feminist masterpiece chock full of over the top pop culture nods, perfectly timed comedic quips, and genuine emotional moments that make you think.
| 10
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It's a mess. Sometimes the screenwriters act as if if 21th century America is the 1950s.
Politicized and crigney.
| 5
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I expected from this film much more then I saw. I think music is not about military discipline and swearing, it is just the opposite. How important is for a drummer to play his drums fast? Not that important. I think this film was made more for the actors and music editors then for the music itself. What a disappointment!
It is also disappointing to see that this film took more Oscars then Boyhood. It is sickening! I really would like to add that I really expected more about this film then it delivered to me.
I am sorry but I would not recommend this film for you to see. It is just so disappointing.
| 5
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