Post the last movie you've seen and how you rate it
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Aquaman - some good cgi, some not so good cgi and no fucking history (but Mera is really hot)
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My New Years resolution last year was to try to see 24 movies in the theatre throughout the year. I managed 20.
Last movie I watched in the theatre was Wreck-it Ralph II. I wish I'd seen this movie BEFORE I saw Into the Spiderverse.
Wreck-it Ralph, the total is less than the sum of its parts. The different plots and character lines feel like they belong to different movies - and reading the history of making the movie makes it sound like they were intended to be different movies. Part 1 had Ralph, Vannelope, and Fellix start from different situations but end up together. Part 2 had Ralph and Vannelope head in different directions.
The parts that worked, the Princesses were brilliant. Likely there will be a Princess movie in the future. The characters in Vannelope's plot worked a bit better than some of the characters in Ralph's plot. Felix had a plot that was almost completely offscreen but the bits of it that we saw were good.
The big thing that failed, Ralph was not the most important character in his own movie. What happened with Zootopia when they realized that the main character had a less interesting story than his sidekick was change the movie to focus on the sidekick. This was Vannelope's story not Ralph's and it suffered by giving Ralph more screentime then his character development deserved.
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Life of the Party - 8/10 - It was funny. Could have been even better if it did not go the typical makeover route.
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So, I've seen two films in the theatre in January:
Escape Room - suspense horror. Non-gory
A group of strangers participate in a game that quickly reveals itself as deadly.
It reminded me of a less trippy or self-aware version of The Cabin in the Woods.The Kid Who Would be King - modern fantasy. Young Adult.
The world we're living in is falling to darkness due to a lack of moral leadership. A twelve year old boy draws Excaliber from a stone and sets about to make allies of his peers to fight against the rot in the world.
A nice movie for the end of January where I need something light and optimistic to deal with the cold and dark of a Canadian winter.Each of the movies left me whelmed. Nothing about them was bad and nothing about them was great. They were entertaining diversions with largely unknown casts many of whom I'd like to see in more challenging movies or tv shows.
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I've seen lots movies lately. Among them were:
Blue Velvet (1986) - I'd rate it a 8/10 - this movie is fucking sick, but definitely entertaining.
Misery (1991) - 10/10 - As weird as Stephen King can be with his books, I still enjoy them. So the movies are often well-done.
How To Train Your Dragon Part 2 - 9/10 Because the 3rd movie is going to come out soon, I watched the second one. I know, it's a children movie, but I still like it.
Bad Education - 10/10 - It's Gael Garcia Bernal. I'd probably rate most movies with him this highAnd many more this month, which I won't go into details anymore.
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A movie that's equally devoted to delivering slow-burn, retro horror; a talented group of character actors; and all-around quirkiness:
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
"A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1833844/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
A 7.5/10 for a general score, higher for those who enjoy their films a bit artsy, non-linear and firmly off the beaten path.
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glass and ai give it a 7
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Someone I (used to) trust recommended Detective Pikachu for non-fans.
OK, so not awful like Pixels or Sausage Party and not as aggressively mediocre as "Secret Life of Pets". The world is more fleshed out than any of the Pokemon cartoons. - which is a very low bar. The main character was a decent actor who rose above the rest of the movie. Bill Nighy phoned in his performance - I'm much more techy with good actors who aren't trying than with bad actors. Ryan Reynolds did good voice acting.
The biggest problem is that virtually anything in the plot played it too safe. The characters were too detached from one another. Big character reveals didn't land since the characters were too flat. Telling us that a character is lonely or that another is obsessed with work or that another is driven by a desire for self-improvement isn't sufficient.
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Shazam (2019) - 7/10
A brilliant cocktail of coming-of-age story, superhero origin, Christmas movie, and hilarious comedy with a lifetime-casting in Zachary Levi, dark villain in Dr. Silvana, & nostalgic Reeve-like heart expertly handling the Seven Deadly Sins-comics mythos.
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I watched Detective Pikachu as well (But I'm a fan of this franchise - not a big fan, but a fan nonetheless)
It was very cute and I liked it. But I didn't love it. What rating would you give it, out of ten?
I think I would give it a 6 or something like this. Simply because I agree with the things you mentioned in your comment.
I watched a few more movies lately:
Avengers: Endgame 10/10 - no explanation needed. I love the MCU franchise.
Million Dollar Baby: 10/10 - I like Hilary Swank and the story was good without getting overly-dramatic
Mary Poppins returns: 9/10 - I like the songs and Emily Blunt but the story was lacking occasionally. -
I usually avoid trying to give something that looks objective over something that is so subjective.
I think Detective Pikachu was competently made, so objectively just on that basis 8/10.
I love classic mysteries. I figured out who did it, why they did it, and where the father was without much thought. 6/10
I can't judge who good they dealt with the original material since I don't know the original. But nothing struck me as particularly clever. (While Into the Spiderverse had character shifts that made my squeal. One of the villains is the best version I've ever seen of that character.)I'm planing on seeing Shazam! and Rocketman in the next couple of weeks.
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I liked this film and without giving out much spoilers to those who still haven't watched this film, It has an apt ending (never mind the reasonable flaws for explanation) for Captain America. And Captain America has the best climax scene because he is WORTHY (to those who have watched the film, they will know what I am referring to).
8.5/10
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I finally saw Rocketman.
I rarely give movies ratings since they're so subjective - fuck that!
5 Stars.
They don't try to be realistic. It's not a documentary or an attempt to be a realistic telling of Elton John's life. It's a memoir about how he remembers the events and persons in his life. It's a musical where the songs depict character moments.
It compares very well to Bohemian Rhapsody. Elton is fabulous and messy; a person who put on a major concert two days after a suicide attempt. It doesn't sugar coat his addictions or sexuality - or make them points of loathing.
My one disappointment, with Taron and Jamie playing Elton and Bernie couldn't they at least have fantasized a gay sex scene even though that never happened in real life?
And the costuming is great - at the end they compare the original costumes with the movie's versions.
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Agatha Christie's Poirot - Cards on the Table
This chronicles the cases of Agatha Christie's famous Belgian Detective, Hercule Poirot that ran for 25 years. What interest me the most in this particular episode is that, the murderer is a closeted gay and the reason for murder, is his imminent exposure by the wife of his male lover.
This is not the case, in the novel of which it is based upon.
5/10
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Recently watched Hotel Mumbai. Difficult movie to recommend as it deals with the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008. I had to remind myself at times to breathe.
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I just saw MIB International.
I think it deserves a B. It's very well done and internally consistent. There are some interesting characters who are well-rounded. But the big twist was easy to figure out.
! They don't mention it directly in the movie but there's an organic reason why Chris' character changed so drastically. Even with his memory erased part of his subconscious was aware that the story didn't fit together and set up an internal conflict. There were plenty of references to him not being the person who had defeated the Hive - he honestly wasn't.
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Lion, it was a great move and super sad
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You're Next. (2011)
An indie slasher/horror. Haven't looked up much about it but I'm assuming it had a small budget. For what the movie was it was a great watch. Quite refreshing to see some horror tropes that usually plague most horror movies left out. Some solid humour and one of the best kills I've seen to date in a horror movie.
If I were to give it a rating out of 5 it scores a solid 3.5 with me. Would be interested in hearing what others that have seen this movie thought about it.
Edit: Just saw that the preferred rating is out of 10. Sorry my bad. With that said it's a solid 7/10.
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Spiderman: Far from Home
a 4 out of 5
but the big bangers come at last, so stay in your seats
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This list has been pretty dead.
I just saw "Ready or Not." To my tastes a 9/10.
Isn't it a bummer when you find out on your wedding night that your in-laws a members of a murderous Satanic cult who plan to sacrifice you between midnight and sunrise.
It's well-written and well-acted. The suspense parts are tense and the funny parts were amusing. There were only two notable jump scares which is allowable.
Mark O'Brien was good, he should be cast as romantic leads more often. Adam Brody stole every scene he was in.I recommend this for anyone who enjoys horror/comedy.
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as an aside - 4 movies I was looking forward to this year have been delayed/canceled: Chaos Walking starring Tom Holland, The New Mutants, Artemis Fowl and The Hunt
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