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05-25-2015, 02:52 PM | #1281 |
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The Lost World - My god this movie is just one giant bag of miscasts. Sarah is miscast. Nick is miscast. And I hate Goldblum's Malcom even more. Everyone seems half asleep in this movie except for Roland, who is the best thing about the movie. There are some pretty funny lines of dialog that are ruined by a quick follow up and the stuff in San Diego is just horrible. Everything there feels tacked on at the last minute as if they needed to up the stakes because having the movie end on the island wasn't good enough. Sure, the first movie took a lot of liberties to the original book, but this movie should not have even been called The Lost World because only two scenes are from Chricton's novel. Overall, I give this sloppy second a 6/10.
Jurassic Park 3 - My god does this movie suck. Not only does it not make sense with the ending to the original, but everything about it sucks. Suddenly the T-Rex is a weakling. The Raptors now don't kill on sight. And the Spinosaurus is supposed to be better than a T-Rex? Add on top that it doesn't even have a good send off, just makes it even more pathetic. However, the worst aspect of this movie is its characters. They are just completely unlikable jerk monkeys and are as bright as coal to boot. The only scene I can say I do enjoy is the birdcage bit, and I'm not even sure why. I think it has to do with the music and suspense of it. How they wrote something that good while the rest of the movie is dino shit is beyond me. I give it a 4/10. For Your Eyes Only - It is nice to have a more grounded Bond movie again. This one is pretty good from a narrative standpoint, but its execution needed more polish. There are scenes that drag on for way too long (such as the guy who is trying to knock Bond's mountain climbing gear out) and the 16 year old girl trying to sleep with him is utterly disgusting. That aside, I love the characters and the actors in it (I also just noticed Charles Dance is one of the henchmen), so I give it a 7/10. Last edited by Dr Kain; 05-25-2015 at 10:47 PM.. |
05-27-2015, 08:03 PM | #1282 |
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Captain America: Winter Soldier
*sigh* I've gotta place it below Iron Man 2. It wasn't a bad movie, per se, but I REALLY hate the whole "EVERYTHING IS HYDRA'S/THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR/WHATEVER OTHER EVIL ORGANIZATION'S FAULT!!!" plot device, and it really soured the whole movie for me. At least they gave Maria Hill more to do. Current Rankings: 1. Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Iron Man 1 3. Avengers 4. Captain America 5. Iron Man 2 6. Captain America: Winter Soldier
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05-27-2015, 11:17 PM | #1283 |
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Oh god, what the... I know opinions differ, but Winter Soldier went above and beyond being just a super hero movie. It is hands down the best Marvel movie to date and it almost as good as The Dark Knight. Did you totally miss all of the social issues it dealt with? Especially with our society today?
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05-28-2015, 04:38 AM | #1284 |
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Oh god, what the... I know opinions differ, but Winter Soldier went above and beyond being just a super hero movie. It is hands down the best Marvel movie to date and it almost as good as The Dark Knight. Did you totally miss all of the social issues it dealt with? Especially with our society today?
More on the social issues thing the whole "order vs. chaos" and security stuff has been done before, and better. Especially taking into account the whole "security" thing only being a cover for Hydra's true plans, and the only reason S.H.I.E.L.D had to resort to that stuff was because Hydra was pulling the strings the whole time, and even then S.H.I.E.L.D making those Helicarriers was all part of Hydra's master plan. So, while there was that social issue dealt with in the beginning, it was more or less negated with the whole "IT WAS ALL HYDRA'S FAULT!!!" thing. Unless you're talking about Black Widow revealing everything, including S.H.I.E.L.D's stuff, which I can see your point there.
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06-03-2015, 10:00 AM | #1285 |
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I Am Big Bird
I backed this film on Kickstarter three years ago. Earlier last month they released the digital edition and, hopefully, I'll get my Blu-ray later this month. I can't wait to view the extra home movies included on that. Well, on to the film. Quite honestly, I'm not sure the film would have as much of an emotional impact if the viewer didn't grow up in that Sesame Street/Muppet sweet spot that was the late 70s through the mid-80s. It would be nice to be wrong, though. The film is a documentary about Caroll Spinney, the man who has spent the last 40+ years as both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. It doesn't go into a lot of depth on any one thing and, in general, it almost feels like an overview of Spinney's life. But it is a great insight into the man and the home movies, including quite a few of the filming of 1987's Muppet Family Christmas. There are also a wealth of interviews with people like the late Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Bob McGrath, Sonia Manzano, Emilio Delgado, and Spinney's family. There are a lots of highs and lows in the course of the documentary. It's easy to get involved in what's happening and, if you grew up with it all, it really does get you right in the emotions. Sadly, there wasn't a screening local to me so I didn't get to see it on the big screen, but I imagine it would have been even better in the theatre. If this even tangentially touches on your interests, it would be worth your time to see. |
06-04-2015, 08:53 AM | #1286 |
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I was digging through some old dvds (remember those?) only to end up seeing Tron and UHF
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06-17-2015, 10:37 PM | #1287 |
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Inside Out - We got to see an advanced screening of Inside Out and it was down right phenomenal. It had a perfect mix of everything from drama to comedy and the story was well told. The characters were awesome and each of the emotions had a nice distinct personality that none of them felt like they were the same character the way it should be. There is a lot of details that go on in the movie I can not speak of without spoiling it, but it is one of Pixar's best movies. I give it a 9/10. Also, the Lava short before it, while a bit sappy, was good too.
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06-17-2015, 10:39 PM | #1288 |
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When Marnie was there
An excellent Studio Ghibli movie with a beautiful artstyle and a very focused and emotional story about a girl coming out of her shell through a friendship. I won't spoil anything, but her development across the movie is fantastic. |
06-19-2015, 04:58 PM | #1289 |
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Dogora - This movie was really really good. It was like watching a diamond heist movie with kaiju in it. I also loved that they got the actor back from Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster to play the main cop, but it was weird that he was just playing a new instead. Overall, I give the movie an 8 because it was really enjoyable to watch and Dogora was a unique idea. My only complaint is that it does drag in parts, which is a little problematic when the movie is only 80 minutes long. Oh, but man, this movie is in need of a serious remaster. Media Blaster's video quality looked like it was frankensteined from various sources.
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06-22-2015, 11:10 PM | #1290 |
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Terminator 2 - Holy ****, this movie is really really good. I've only watched it once back in 2008 but I never realized just how good it was. I love the whole bait and switch that was done with the T101 and T1000 for the first half hour of the movie as it really keeps the tension going. Despite it being an action movie, there is also a lot of depth to the characters to be found and even though I have a problem believing John is only 10, he is a really likable kid. The T1000 is fantastic and the CGI on him still looks quite good even in today's world. It is also nice that they did not go overboard on the CGI and kept to using practical effects except when necessary. I wish studios today would stop being lazy and go back to doing it this way. Anyway, I give T2 a 9/10 stars.
Well, now to figure out what to do about 3 and 4 since they aren't on Netflix (which so damn stupid, GET SOME DAMN MOVIES I WANT TO WATCH!!) and my library doesn't carry them. Jaws - Thankfully the equipment was working because my god, it was amazing to see this movie on the big screen. The only oddity was the ***** was edited out at the end of the movie when Martin says, "You son of a *****!" I give it a 9/10 stars. Last edited by Dr Kain; 06-24-2015 at 10:55 PM.. |
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