[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Paladin

That's just one of the elements. Here's a list of things TMNT '14 and The Amazing Spider-Man have in common, story-wise:

*Superpowered blood as major plot point
*Serious daddy issues brought on by asinine secret-keeping
*Main character has answers hidden away that they forgot about until movie story began
*Villain's plan involves exposing large portions of the city to airborne toxin
*Entire final battle takes place atop skyscraper antenna that contains said toxin which heroes must stop with barely any time remaining.

Oh wow Good thing I missed out on Spidey 2 I guess with all these similarities and what not.

[Electric Turahk]

Horrible Bosses 2. Enjoyed just as much as the first one.

[KRX]

"We are Groot."

... Every time... Every single time...

[Powerman293]

The Interview

Fuck North Korea.

Saw this on Christmas and finally gathered my thoughts about this movie. Its a pretty good movie. It has really funny quotable lines, but it does wear down a bit when the they get repeated over and over. Something I do wish though is that there is a minor mention of Dave Skylark's dad in the movie, and it's used as a connecting point between him and Un. I would have liked to have seen a flashback to a young Dave and his dad to further develop the character but the movie is fine as it is.

Is it a dumb movie? hell yes. It involves drugs, sex, and immature body humor, so stay away if you're not a fan of that.

[Dr Kain]

Batman - This movie was my introduction to Batman when I was at the age of 7. As a child, it was also the first VHS tape I ever bought with my own movie and was a movie I watched religiously as a child. As an adult, it is still an incredible movie, it does justice to the comics, but is far from perfect. It has a lot of excellent atmosphere around it as Burton was able to perfectly capture the look and tone of Gotham City. The bat suit in this movie is hands down the best bat suit ever done in live action to this day. Keaton plays off an incredible Batman, but his Bruce takes a few big missteps. He has the look of Wayne down, but there are times when he just fumbles the role, especially when it comes to Vicki. I also do not like that he does not change his voice between Wayne and Batman. Jack Nicholson does an excellent job at playing Jack Torrence wearing the Joker's clothes, but like Keaton's Wayne, I don't full feel like Jack is Joker. He has the look, but something feels off about his personality. I do like that they kept to the origins established in the comics of him falling in the chemicals, but two of the movie's biggest downfalls is he being the one who killed Bruce's parents and his demise. I feel they both take a way from the movie immensely. Another misstep the movie has is with Gordon and Harvey, as they appear to be there just for the sake of being there rather than being a part of the universe Burton was creating. In fact, that is the only thing this movie is missing, giving us development of the other characters. I understand it is a Batman movie, but if no one else, Gordon is an intricate part of Batman's life. Here, you could just give him any name and it would change nothing because he adds nothing. The same goes for Dent. The Batmobile kicks all kinds of ass, and like the bat suit, it is still the best Batmobile on screen to date. Bassinger does a good job as Vicky even though she has the wrong hair color. Knox is pretty much pointless too. Finally though, Elfman's score is freaking fantastic. Easily the best Batman movie score to date. Overall, the movie's aging is a mixed bag. Some areas have aged quite well, others not so much. Nevertheless, it is an incredible movie that as I said gets the Batman character nearly right, has an extremely well done Gotham, and a phenomenal score. I am torn as to whether I give it an 8 or a 9/10.

[Powerman293]

Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies

This movie was one long ass fight scene with Smaug at one end, and Bilbo's return home at the end. The action was good and it was cool to see everyone come together to fight the orcs. While there is a lot being wrapped up in this movie, not much is going on in terms of the overall plot, just one big ass battle with sides having shifting goals.

I have one major complaint about this movie though. The scene between Bilbo and Gandalf at the end where Gandalf knew Bilbo had the ring. The fuck? Why? WHY? WHYYYYYY? Seriosuly, why did they make Gandalf know and not do anything about it. This entire fucking trilogy they've taken care to have Bilbo be out of sight from everyone when putting on the ring and now he knows? Plus, doesn't that sort of changes Bilbo's characterization a bit. Granted, the ring causes people to do the my precious thing, but it was much more cognicent lying then I remember the ring influencing.

[Dr Kain]

Notorious - I have to be honest, I wasn't blown away by this one. It is a really good movie, and there are a lot of great moments in it, but it felt more like a romance rather than a Film Noir. Cary Grant is awesome though. I'm three for three in movies I have seen him in now. Of course, Claude Rains is also friggin phenomenal too. I give it a 7/10 stars.

[Dr Kain]

Dr No - A pretty good start to a great franchise. The movie itself drags on quite a bit but it still good nonetheless. A 7/10.

Rebecca - The performances are nothing short of wonderful here, and the story is very well done, but I do feel the movie dragged on a little bit. That aside, for what was Hitchcock's first American film it is a brilliant one. I think my favorite scene is when they are watching the film of their honey moon due to how the light is used, especially when Maxim starts staring at his wife angrily. Overall, I give it an fantastic 8/10.

[XW1n5t0nX]

Total self promotional plug here, and I do not feel ashamed for it. Batman review folks!

http://poeohlin.blogspot.com/2015/01/batman-1989.html

[Dr Kain]

Spellbound - Unfortunately, I had a hard time really getting into this movie and I am not sure why. It just didn't grip me as much as the other Hitchcock movies have. I loved the dream sequence bit, and the last half hour of the movie was well done, but I was kind of bored. It isn't my least favorite Hitchcock movie, as that still goes to Saboteur and Family Plot, but it is a pretty weak movie overall. I give it a 6/10 stars.