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10-11-2016, 02:44 PM | #1341 |
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Shin Gojira! Better than I expected. I'm really glad they were able to get this stateside, even in limited release.
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10-13-2016, 07:43 PM | #1342 |
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Ghostbusters 2016-
Honestly, this turned out better than it had ANY right to be. Cast is very good & story moves at a decent pace. Script could've used some tightening; there's a few spots that go on too long and a couple more that really needed additional development. Some of the effects weren't too great either. CGI overload towards the end. I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10 at least... |
10-13-2016, 09:10 PM | #1343 |
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Ghostbusters 2016-
Honestly, this turned out better than it had ANY right to be. Cast is very good & story moves at a decent pace. Script could've used some tightening; there's a few spots that go on too long and a couple more that really needed additional development. Some of the effects weren't too great either. CGI overload towards the end. I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10 at least... As for myself saw Five Venoms again. Yes this is the kung fu film that inspired the godokuken rinjyuken monsters in Gekiranger. Worth a watch if you have not. Also watched Coming to America and it was fun. Surprised at how many roles Eddie and Arsenio play.
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10-19-2016, 03:14 PM | #1344 |
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So I finally got around to seeing Shin Godzilla. My general opinion of it is that it is okay. It's not fantastic, but it isn't bad, just okay.
I am going to get into spoilers so keep that in mind. Going into this movie I was prepared for a film mostly about human drama, criticism of a tangled system that is the Japanese Government, and Godzilla being used as an analogy or what have you in a few scenes. Godzilla despite being in the title is rarely the main focus, so I don't have any problem with that. That said, you need to deliver on the humans, especially if Goji isn't gonna fight some other monster, and sadly I think that's what Shin Godzilla fails most at. 70-80% of the movie is people in board rooms talking. Now to be fair it does do a good job portraying the bureaucratic nightmare of red tape and indecisive leaders, while also providing a good mixture of well to do people within those establishments that are doing their best to help people and stop Godzilla. And some of those boardroom scenes are pretty fun in way. Our main protagonist, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Rando Yaguchi, assembles a ragtag team of people to figure out how Godzilla functions and how to stop him. Those parts are often times quite good and shows how committed everyone is. It can be quite exciting when someone figures something out and puts fourth ideas and stuff starts coming together. I think this is the strongest element of the film, and eventually it does lead to them coming up with a plan to stop Godzilla and I think it's pretty clever. It great seeing people come together and work to stop a threat with some out of the box thinking and resourcefulness. Seriously, the way they take Godzilla down is pretty great, even if I can't remember any of them because the cast is so freaking huge and names are rarely said. But as I stated earlier, human drama needs to play a role. And we don't really get that. We get scenes of destruction, sure, we have plenty of talking about how horrific it all is, and we do get quick scenes of people in terror or refugees displaced from their homes, or the aftermath of Godzilla's rampage. But they're just acknowledgements rather than focus. I hate to compare it to the original and I know that's not fair in the slightest, but something like the prayer scene is something Shin Godzilla desperately needed. Something more than POV shots that- while fantastic looking and great for conveying size and perspective, doesn't convey the emotion of being in a disaster. I believe the film is really banking on people's memories of Fukushima and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami as a means to invoke a emotional response, rather than go through the trouble of setting up a character caught in the middle of it or simply showing us personal loss and horror with a scene of a girl losing her mother, or the sound of a baby crying among the displaced people. Hell I don't even think we get a scene of someone calling their family to make sure they're safe, and we certainly don't have an emotional attachment to Yaguchi or his team beyond wanting to see them succeed. Perhaps that was intentional, to show a rift between government workers and every day citizens. But That's not very compelling and it actually would have elevated Yaguchi and his team by showing exactly who they're trying to help and prevent from happening to others. 20 minutes of the film could have easily been repurposed for that very thing, and it should've been. Also everyone in this film has like a dozen contacts they can call to get shit done without going through a ton of people. It's just a odd thing I noticed. Visuals. They're (surprise) okay. Some of the CG helicopters and tanks look fine, the buildings look great. The trains looks really bad, they look like something out of train simulator 2017. There's a part where a bunch crash into Godzilla and it looks hokey as shit, especially the physics of the trains. I really wish they used models and not CGI on that part. It really makes me sad that they didn't. Goji's first two forms look hilarious, and I get what they're going for, it's like how a tadpole, baby bird, or cat looks before it grows, so I won't hold it against the movie. But the googly eyes are funny as hell. I still have mixed feelings about the final look, it feels like it's trying too hard to be scary with the mouth. Speaking of the mouth, Godzilla's is weird. Obviously it stretches wide like the alien in the AVGN movie, but it also splits at the bottom. So Shin Godzilla looks like Kamen Rider Shin. Yeah I'm not crazy over how that looks, it's just weird. His atomic breath is vastly different here, starting off as fire before becoming a purple laser beam. I'm fine with it, but I do have to point out it's basically the exact same thing as in 'Giant god warrior appears in tokyo.' Godzilla also shoots lasers out of his back which is really awesome looking the first time. I really appreciate toying around with giving Goji new abilities. That said, the second time he does it is a little silly looking due to framing, kinda looks like Tokyo is having the greatest laser light show. He also fires beams out of his tail and...it's okay I guess. The scenes of destruction are really great visually, there's also a ton of low angle shots that I LOVE. Few POV shots which look pretty good and sorta wish there was more of just because if give you a more personal look, and this is coming from someone the usually hates shaky POV, but it works in bursts. There is a weird one where it's from the inside view of a laptop and all the characters are looking at the screen- not that great. Audio. Explosions are nice and crisp, things falling and crumbling all sounds nice and crunchy. Godzilla sounds like '54 Goji, so that's all good. His atomic laser sounds deliciously retro, like it was taken out of a 60's Sci-Fi movie, I love it. The music is really great, I love the soundtrack. There are one or two scenes where I feel the music doesn't fit well with the visuals, but for the most part it's sport on. I do wish 'Persecution of the masses' and 'Who will know Tragedy' were used a bit more. They're both really haunting tracks that instill a feeling of dread when you see low angle shots of Godzilla. Also I might as well mention it here, there is English in the movie. It's weird. One of the characters, Kayoko Ann Patterson, speaks English a lot. And I don't know why other than that they're trying really hard to sell that she's totally not from Japan, and to their credit, Satomi Ishihara speaks it very well. I understood her perfectly and it's probably the best I've heard in a Japanese production. But it sounds unnatural, and I don't just mean in a "she's clearly not living in America" way, I mean they have her speak English for seemingly no reason to Japanese people. Also when she converses with English speakers, it isn't incomprehensible word usage, but it's not how someone bilingual would actually talk. But it is a commendable effort and to have such clarity is really great. The non Japanese cast does well too, it's not nearly as awkward sounding like in Godzilla '84. So good job on that. But all in all I found Shin Godzilla to be a very mixed bad. It's not bad, but it's not great. In all honesty it's probably no better or worse than '14 and yeah I'm actually saying that. Neither really has any interesting characters throughout the film. '14 has the problem of constantly teasing and cutting away far too often to uninteresting humans. Shin has the problem of Goji getting in a few great action scenes before falling asleep through most of the movie in favor of uninteresting humans in boardrooms, only to wake up at the end and be frozen. Shin Godzilla's run has been extended, though I don't think you should feel like you're missing out if you don't see it. The film has done really well and chances are whatever sequel Toho puts out will likely get this sort of release too, which will hopefully be more interesting and engaging film. Last edited by Phantom Stranger; 10-19-2016 at 05:38 PM.. |
10-19-2016, 03:35 PM | #1345 |
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Would be nice if you used the spoiler tag then.
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10-19-2016, 04:41 PM | #1346 |
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Considering how much I type and how the spoiler tag functions, I find it just easier to put a warning at the top so people can scroll passed.
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06-02-2018, 10:29 PM | #1347 |
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Since this thread has not been used in a while. The last few movies I watched where:
Arrival (2016) - I finally got the chance to see this movie and it was amazing. I did not expect this movie to be this good. This movie really had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. I love the story, emotion and the direction the story takes in this movie. I can't recommended this movie a enough. Something fresh and more realistic than doing another War of the Worlds and Independence Day type of movie. Grade: 4.5/5 Evilspeaks (1981) - I never had the chance seeing this movie growing up. I felt like this movie was fun, but could have been way better. The unlikable characters and the bad pacing really ruined the movie for me. It takes long for the horror stuff to happen. Not to mention the acting in this movie kinda sucks at time. I do think the best thing about this movie is the awesome death scenes. Sadly it takes too long for them to happen. The climax is great and is totally worth it with the over the top gore. Overall this movie is a mixed bag. It is worth renting or watching for free on Amazon Prime (Like I did), but I would not buy it unless it's under $10. Grade: 3/5 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998): This movie is still amazing after 20 years later. The surreal visuals, the dark comedy, the memorable characters and the horrifying satire of the American dream makes this movie a near perfect film in my opinion. Hunter S. Thompson's message is still intact and strong as ever. I still think critics didn't understand the movie when it came out which is why the movie has a bad rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Meta Critic. Grade: 5/5 Other movies that I watched this year so far. In theaters: Mazinger Z: Infinity - 4/5 Annihilation - 4.5/5 Game Night - 4/5 Pacific Rim 2: Uprising - 3/5 Rampage - 3.5/5 Deadpool 2 - 4.5/5 Other movies that I watched at home, friends houses, etc from January - now: Black Water (first viewing) - 3.5/5 Blood Beat (re-watch) - 2/5 Body Melt (first viewing) - 3.5/5 Bonnie and Clyde (re-watch) - 4/5 City of the Living Dead (re-watch) - 4/5 Cloverfield Paradox (first viewing) - 3/5 Dark Web (first viewing) - 1/5 Death Spa (first viewing) - 4/5 Demons (re-watch) - 4/5 Demon Wind (first viewing) - 3/5 The Deadly Duo (re-watch) - 3.5/5 Do The Right Thing (re-watch) - 4.5/5 Double Indemnity (first viewing) - 4/5 Election (Re-Watch) - 4/5 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Re-watch) - 4/5 Evil Ed (re-watch) - 3.5/5 Existenz (first viewing) - 4.5/5 The Exterminator (re-watch) - 4/5 Fargo (re-watch) - 4/5 Full Metal Jacket (re-watch) - 5/5 Good Time (first viewing) - 4/5 Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (first viewing) - 3/5 Green Room (first viewing) - 4/5 Irréversible (re-watch) - 4/5 Invincible Shaolin (re-watch) - 4/5 L.A. Confidential (re-watch) - 4/5 The Matrix (re-watch) - 4/5 Psychomania (first viewing) - 3.5/5 Scanners (re-watch) - 4.5/5 Society (re-watch) - 4/5 Taxi Driver (re-watch) - 5/5 Terrorvision (re-watch) - 3.5/5 Violent Shit: The Movie (first viewing) - 3/5 (Enjoyable for being so trashy)
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06-03-2018, 12:18 AM | #1348 |
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Just watched a Korean horror movie called Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. This is the second Korean movie I've seen, the first one was a zombie movie called Train To Busan. Now, horror movies don't effect me much anymore. But these Korean movies are actually making me a bit antsy. They're acting is very good and the suspense is thick at times. On the whole, I give it a 8/10.
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06-24-2018, 01:49 PM | #1349 |
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Movies that I have watched recently in the last few weeks. I will try to make it as short as possible.
The Beyond (1981) - One of my favorite horror movies and one of my favorite movies in general. Lucio Fulci did a fantastic job with mixing atmosphere and splatter. The movie is dark, atmospheric, unsettling and terrifying. The music, writing and characters are just fantastic. I highly recommended this movie. Rating: 4.5/5 Boy’s Don’t Cry (1999) - I remember seeing this movie on VHS back in 2001 and I haven't seen it since then. I decided to watch it for Pride Month and this movie holds up very well. This movie has a great cast of characters and wonderful acting. The movie's themes about the search for identity and courage really hold up. This movie will make you sad and angry in a good way because you feel very attach to everyone in this movie. Not to mention this movie takes place in 1993 and shows people who hate gays & trans in a very dark and brutal way. It shows that not much has changed in the last 25 years. Rating: 4.5/5 Cop (1988) - I saw this movie on VHS as a kid, but I never finish watching it. This is a pretty solid and underrated movie in my opinion. James Woods was great in this movie and everyone else did a really good job in the movie. I love the gritty tone that this movie had and how it capture the tone of the story. I recommended to give this movie a watch. Rating: 4/5 The Elephant Man (1980) - It's been forever since I seen this movie and I think it holds up very well. The acting and writing in this movie is fantastic because you really feel for the characters in this movie. Probably David Lynch's third best movie next to Lost Highway and Eraserhead in my opinion. Rating: 4.5/5 Drive-In Massacre (1976) - I saw this movie ages ago on late night TV when I was a little kid. It was nice to see a good transfer for this movie for once since I remember it not being release outside of VHS. This movie is a fun little cheesy movie and nothing too special. You get some good gore moments, but that's about it. The movie does have interesting characters to keep the story interesting. Overall, it's a fun movie if you want to watching short (It's only an hour and ten minutes). Rating: 3/5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) - I didn't have much hope for this movie being any good, but it end up being worse than I thought. This movie is so stupid that it made me want to rip out my hair out of my head. This movie just rehashes stuff from the other movies from Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park 3 and the last Jurassic World movie. Nothing about this movie is anything new and special. This movie at times felt like a big budget Syfy channel original movie like Raptor Island. This movie is the worse one in the series next to JP3 in my opinion. Rating: 2/5 Motel Hell (1980) - I saw this movie as a kid on TNT back in the day in the 90's and it was free to watch on Amazon Prime. It's a fun movie to watch, but I do feel like it's a bit long though. Sometimes the movie feels like filler, but you do get some really fun over the top moments. Not to mention the last act of the movie is totally worth it. Fun movie, but it could have been better. Rating: 3.5/5 Terror Firmer (1999) - I remember seeing this movie back in the early 2000's and laughing how over the top this movie was. I only seen the 98 minutes cut of the movie and not the director's cut. This movie is so insane that you have to see it to believe. This movie is one big love letter to Troma Entertainment and I do recommended to Troma's older movies to fully enjoy this movie. Rating: 4/5 Under the Skin (2014) - I never got the chance to see this movie before and I bought it for $5 at Best Buy. I was amazed on how good this movie was. I love the art direction, the creepy music and the story. This is the best movie that Scarlett Johansson has been in since Lost in Translation in my opinion. Rating: 4/5
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06-29-2018, 11:29 PM | #1350 |
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I just finished re-watching Tropic Thunder which I haven't seen since I first bought the film on DVD. Hard to believe this movie is now a decade old. Nevertheless, it still holds up very well complete with a great story and a great cast. The fake trailers that take place before the start of the film are a real hoot.
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