General Entertainment ~Rate The Last Movie/TV Show You Watched Thread~

[Greatoneshere]

7 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Been waiting for @Greatoneshere to weigh in on the great Valerian debate. Giving me blue balls man.

 

I love Luc Besson but I did not like Valerian. I'd give it a generous 6/10 for all the reasons you stated in your review. The plot was a jumbled, boring mess and while I like Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevigne usually, they are both boring, bland, and sometimes outright bad in this film, and they share no chemistry whatsoever. I went into this really wanting to like it and my wife and I came away mostly bored and disappointed. The critics reviews on this one were sadly accurate. The worlds and designs and all that are great, but it's all in service of mostly nothing. Ethan Hawke and Rihanna were the best things in the movie. 

[gamer.tv]

Host- so much better than it should be, perfect length, good (familiar) premise and a committed cast. Worth it.

[johnny]

1 hour ago, gamer.tv said:

Host- so much better than it should be, perfect length, good (familiar) premise and a committed cast. Worth it.

yesssss. loved this movie. 

[Keyser_Soze]

 

Blade & Soul: 6/10 - I blind bought this a while ago and finally got around to watching it. Obviously I was drawn in by the titillating cover art but when I started watching It I saw it was made by NCSOFT and I said "wait a cot damn minute" and then I vaguely remembered that Blade & Soul is based off of the artwork (or he did the artwork) of Hyung-tae Kim. If you're familiar with that PS2 game Magna Carta he did the artwork for that too. But Blade & Soul is based on an MMO and I've never played it as far as I know this has no associations with it, though I do recognize some of the designs by Hyung-tae Kim, like Jin Varrel. But the thing that gets to me (and it was kind of the same for Magna Carta) is that the depictions of the character couldn't stand up to the original artist's designs. And in this the art style is so kinda plain, vibrant, but ordinary. Interesting enough they do have a 3D model for one of the characters and I think it looks better than the hand drawn. But other than the animation style the story felt like it jumped all over the place, emotional moments feel empty, etc. And that was the most frustrating thing for me. If you got this far in my wall of text you'll be happy to know they save the fan service episode for the end!

So yeah, just kind of not fun to watch and somewhat average.

[Keyser_Soze]

 

Silenced / The Crucible (도가니): 7/10 - Usually a lot of Korean movies are deemed "messed up" through things of sheer imagination. For this movie, unfortunately, it's messed up based on real life events. This is mostly a courtroom drama with some extra flair, the flair being pretty graphic reenactments of the crimes that happened. Those crimes being children that attend a school for the deaf being abused by the faculty. Obviously pretty sick stuff but the film isn't supposed to be glorifying it, though I could see how the material isn't for everyone. The ending is was not very surprising to me. Those who have money, power and even the blessing from "god" can seemingly get away with anything. It kind of seems to fall in line with some of the religious Korean nuts @thewhyteboar describes.

In any case a well made film and some powerful acting. This is the second piece of Korean media that seems to try to highlight how child molestation crimes in Korea are very lenient (the other one was an episode of Voice  season 2)

[elbobo]

Operation Odessa

 

If all the events in this doc are 100% true I don't see how this has not been made into an HBO miniseries yet. I remember reading about some of the stuff like the sub years ago but there is so much crazy shit in here.

 

8/10

[5timechamp]

Coco- 7/10  good, but like recent films there are side characters that you wish got more screen time

 

The Fugitive  9/10 as good as it ever was. Ford is understated and unbalanced as his character requires.. Lee Jones is confident and supremely competent as Gerard. Will never not be a great thriller

 

Air Force One..8/10 Another great performance by Ford along with the always great Oldman. The dog fight scene has aged decently despite how gung ho it appears. Glenn Close carries her duties well too. About the only thing thats bad, laughably so is the crash of Air Force One itself... they should have saved themselves the grief and destroyed the plane off screen.

 

Can u imagine papa Biden going through the scenarios in the film? lol..

At least with Trump he would have backed Gary Oldmans plan and helped him carry out his agenda...

[Greatoneshere]

1 hour ago, 5timechamp said:

Coco- 7/10  good, but like recent films there are side characters that you wish got more screen time

 

The Fugitive  9/10 as good as it ever was. Ford is understated and unbalanced as his character requires.. Lee Jones is confident and supremely competent as Gerard. Will never not be a great thriller

 

Air Force One..8/10 Another great performance by Ford along with the always great Oldman. The dog fight scene has aged decently despite how gung ho it appears. Glenn Close carries her duties well too. About the only thing thats bad, laughably so is the crash of Air Force One itself... they should have saved themselves the grief and destroyed the plane off screen.

 

Can u imagine papa Biden going through the scenarios in the film? lol..

At least with Trump he would have backed Gary Oldmans plan and helped him carry out his agenda...

 

I just rewatched Air Force One myself to show the wife who had never seen it and despite it being from 1997 she loved it. 90's actions movies have a specific tone and flavor and they don't make them like that anymore. Oldman is so good in it. Also a film very ciritical of America given it could have been very rah-rah America. Probably helps it was directed by German Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, Troy).

[EternallDarkness]

2 hours ago, 5timechamp said:

Coco- 7/10  good, but like recent films there are side characters that you wish got more screen time

 

7/10?!?!?!! dude Coco is one the all time best Disney flicks!   

[5timechamp]

10 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said:

7/10?!?!?!! dude Coco is one the all time best Disney flicks!   

 

Not enough Chancla action..

plus Miguels father looking eerily like the dad from Inside out raises questions..

[Bloodporne]

1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

I just rewatched Air Force One myself to show the wife who had never seen it and despite it being from 1997 she loved it. 90's actions movies have a specific tone and flavor and they don't make them like that anymore. Oldman is so good in it. Also a film very ciritical of America given it could have been very rah-rah America. Probably helps it was directed by German Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, Troy).

I have a real soft spot for 90's Action flicks. Even when they're terrible and absurdly cheesy, they're somehow very gripping and entertaining...the type of shit where you can't change the channel.

[Greatoneshere]

1 hour ago, 5timechamp said:

 

Not enough Chancla action..

plus Miguels father looking eerily like the dad from Inside out raises questions..

 

I also thought Coco was just good, not great. It followed the Pixar formula too much for me, I could see where they were trying to pull on my heartstrings too easily. Still good, just not mindblowing. A 7/10 sounds right to me.

 

1 hour ago, Bloodporne said:

I have a real soft spot for 90's Action flicks. Even when they're terrible and absurdly cheesy, they're somehow very gripping and entertaining...the type of shit where you can't change the channel.

 

Totally agreed. My wife wanted to watch more movies like Air Force One since then and we've done some of my favs that she somehow hadn't seen like Broken Arrow, Face/Off, Con Air, The Rock, and even random stuff like Courage Under Fire, Rules of Engagement, and Basic. All still good!

[Bloodporne]

1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

I also thought Coco was just good, not great. It followed the Pixar formula too much for me, I could see where they were trying to pull on my heartstrings too easily. Still good, just not mindblowing. A 7/10 sounds right to me.

 

 

Totally agreed. My wife wanted to watch more movies like Air Force One since then and we've done some of my favs that she somehow hadn't seen like Broken Arrow, Face/Off, Con Air, The Rock, and even random stuff like Courage Under Fire, Rules of Engagement, and Basic. All still good!

I also totally dig that slew of trashy 90's erotic thrillers.

[5timechamp]

Moana- 10, just watched it for the 1st time no knowledge of plot or characters..Loved it, the trajectory of all characters involved took unexpected deviations to more pleasant resolutions. Definitely did not expect poultry to play such a big role. I cant imagine how Zootopia got the nod for best animated film over it (beyond Zootopias underlying racial/class harmony undertones). All the praise I heard about Moana is beyond justified

[EternallDarkness]

20 hours ago, 5timechamp said:

Moana- 10, just watched it for the 1st time no knowledge of plot or characters..Loved it, the trajectory of all characters involved took unexpected deviations to more pleasant resolutions. Definitely did not expect poultry to play such a big role. I cant imagine how Zootopia got the nod for best animated film over it (beyond Zootopias underlying racial/class harmony undertones). All the praise I heard about Moana is beyond justified

 

definitely a fantastic movie, got to see it at a sneak preview that was shown on the beach at Disney's Polynesian resort. Hei Hei was a highlight for sure. 

[Mercury33]

On 2/1/2021 at 2:54 AM, 5timechamp said:

Moana- 10, just watched it for the 1st time no knowledge of plot or characters..Loved it, the trajectory of all characters involved took unexpected deviations to more pleasant resolutions. Definitely did not expect poultry to play such a big role. I cant imagine how Zootopia got the nod for best animated film over it (beyond Zootopias underlying racial/class harmony undertones). All the praise I heard about Moana is beyond justified

100% Moana is the best thing to come from Disney/Pixar since Toy Story 3. Just watched Coco the other day. I would agree 7/10. It’s a bit too formulaic and predictable. Also I didn’t find the music to be that memorable. Def not bad but nothing legendary about it. 
 

The Little Things 7/10 - I miss these old 90’s thrillers so much. I can’t remember they made one like this. The acting is outstanding. Leto probably stands out the most but his character is given the most to work with. I also like that they used that same road in the dessert that so many movies use. The one where you see the car coming over the hill in the distance. Plot is ok. I didn’t hate the ending but I can understand those that did.

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I feel like I need to rewatch it to see if they actually left everything unresolved or if there are more actual clues and they do reveal the killer you just don’t realize it. 

 

overall I enjoyed it. And if you like 90’s crime thrillers you’ll probably dig it. 

[5timechamp]

On 1/31/2021 at 11:31 PM, Bloodporne said:

I also totally dig that slew of trashy 90's erotic thrillers.

so Sliver and Body of Evidence viewings coming up..

[Keyser_Soze]

55 minutes ago, 5timechamp said:

so Sliver and Body of Evidence viewings coming up..

 

Have you always wanted to fly into a Volcano?

[5timechamp]

4 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Have you always wanted to fly into a Volcano?

hey i never mentioned Color of Night!

[silentbob]

Both my nieces are in love of Moana. Well, one more than the other from dresses, necklaces and belting out the songs. Both have a stuffed Pua and a Hei Hei toy (which were a pain in the ass to find)

 

NEW MUTANTS 4K 2.5/5

 

It wasn’t a complete trainwreck with some cool creepy shit in their. Some character progression seemed a bit fast and wish for more action with powers. The subwoofer gets one hell of a workout throughout the movie but wish for a little more overhead in the Atmos. If you’re an X-Men fan it might be worth seeing, but nothing you need to own.

[johnny]

i love moana. one of my favorite disney movies. 

[TheLeon]

On 2/2/2021 at 9:46 AM, Mercury33 said:

The Little Things 7/10 - I miss these old 90’s thrillers so much. I can’t remember they made one like this. The acting is outstanding. Leto probably stands out the most but his character is given the most to work with. I also like that they used that same road in the dessert that so many movies use. The one where you see the car coming over the hill in the distance. Plot is ok. I didn’t hate the ending but I can understand those that did.

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I feel like I need to rewatch it to see if they actually left everything unresolved or if there are more actual clues and they do reveal the killer you just don’t realize it. 

 

overall I enjoyed it. And if you like 90’s crime thrillers you’ll probably dig it. 

I thought the movie was fine overall. I would probably give it a 6. It's true that they don't make 'em like this anymore, because this one was originally written in the early 90's. Regarding the ending...

 

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I don't think that we're supposed to know who the real killer is, only that Leto was innocent. They didn't have any other real leads, at least not that I can remember. I watched it 24 hours ago and it's already leaking out of my brain. 

 

[EternallDarkness]

 

locke & key quite trippy/10

[johnny]

the little things was super average 

[Brian]

Boss Level and Pyscho Goreman - 2/5 

[Keyser_Soze]

 

Alita Battle Angel: 6/10 - I usually put off these live action anime remakes for reasons I've stated numerous times. However, one of my most liked tweets blasted this movie so I didn't want to be a hypocrite. For this movie I thought there would be a chance this one would be better than the anime, because the anime is kind of like a detached two 30 minute OVA type thing and I remembered they kind of infused a bunch of sex into it for some reason (I actually revisited this to dare to compare) but instead of following the manga it seemed like they mostly emulated the anime plus incorporated random elements of the manga (like the whole motorball thing doesn't happen until much later in the Manga, like pretty much after Yugo is dead). I really wish this stuck to the book because the first half, at least, his a lot of visceral combat. Alita becomes aware much earlier and she doesn't have to go through this whole teenage life thing. She's basically a badass from page two. Then there is her look. This is like a big budget waste of time. She's got big eyes because it's a manga, not because she's a robot with big eyes. Though Yukito Kishiro's artwork is beautiful it doesn't come across here. This looks like a movie that they could only CG one character to look like an anime character and then made everyone else look normal. I think you either have to go all the way or not at all for this movie. I can't say I'm really disappointed but kind of surprised this is the direction the movie took.

My recommendation: Read the beautiful hardbound Manga they re-released a couple of years ago.

 

 

Battle Angel (OVA): 7/10 - I mentioned this in the other review but I went to check this out to dare to compare and it's like the movie, but Vector bangs Dr. Chiren a couple of times, but also closer to the manga (FYI Chiren does not exist in the manga). I would say the excuse this movie had for being a chopped up version of the manga is that it's only an hour long so they can't expand on everything. That being said it's from 1993 but the artwork is still really good which I think kind of ups the enjoyment of the viewing experience.

[elbobo]

monsters of man

 

yeah this was quite bad

 

3/10

[Greatoneshere]

On 2/6/2021 at 11:23 AM, Keyser_Soze said:

Alita Battle Angel: 6/10 - I usually put off these live action anime remakes for reasons I've stated numerous times. However, one of my most liked tweets blasted this movie so I didn't want to be a hypocrite.  My recommendation: Read the beautiful hardbound Manga they re-released a couple of years ago.

 

I'd have given it a 6.5/10, but otherwise yeah, your review is spot-on. I'm also a big fan of the manga and this felt more like a hodgepodge of different manga material all mixed together with some additional creative license thrown in than a proper and faithful adaptation. I imagine the reason they didn't do a straight on adaptation is because the early stories in the manga don't have much of an overall arc and are quicker, shorter vignettes until the bigger story begins to come into focus and that works better for a TV adaptation than a movie so for the movie they had to do more, faster. Robert Rodriguez is interested in doing a sequel and this one was fun enough that I'd be interested, but yeah, the manga is the way to go.

[Keyser_Soze]

9 hours ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

I'd have given it a 6.5/10, but otherwise yeah, your review is spot-on. I'm also a big fan of the manga and this felt more like a hodgepodge of different manga material all mixed together with some additional creative license thrown in than a proper and faithful adaptation. I imagine the reason they didn't do a straight on adaptation is because the early stories in the manga don't have much of an overall arc and are quicker, shorter vignettes until the bigger story begins to come into focus and that works better for a TV adaptation than a movie so for the movie they had to do more, faster. Robert Rodriguez is interested in doing a sequel and this one was fun enough that I'd be interested, but yeah, the manga is the way to go.

 

I initially thought that maybe since the material is so violent they didn't want to go down that route. I mean Makaku is a brain eating, worm headed cyborg (which would be cool to see) but I figured the fights with him or so violent and him eating brains and killing dogs and such would have to be toned down for the PG-13 rating. But later on the slice open Zapan's face which was much more graphic than any depiction of that part so it was confusing. After having watched the Anime it seems like they looked at that and adapted that instead because the movie seems to line up closer with the anime than the manga. Like I mentioned above they even included Chiren but I feel like there was no reason for her to exist. Heck even at the end when they reveal what happened to her I felt the revelation landed with a thud rather than "OMG"

[Greatoneshere]

3 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

I initially thought that maybe since the material is so violent they didn't want to go down that route. I mean Makaku is a brain eating, worm headed cyborg (which would be cool to see) but I figured the fights with him or so violent and him eating brains and killing dogs and such would have to be toned down for the PG-13 rating. But later on the slice open Zapan's face which was much more graphic than any depiction of that part so it was confusing. After having watched the Anime it seems like they looked at that and adapted that instead because the movie seems to line up closer with the anime than the manga. Like I mentioned above they even included Chiren but I feel like there was no reason for her to exist. Heck even at the end when they reveal what happened to her I felt the revelation landed with a thud rather than "OMG"

 

I was happy to see more violence included that I expected - though like you I never expected for that to be kept completely since the manga gets, as you say, very violent (for good reason though). I haven't seen the old anime in ages, but I imagine they used that as a blueprint since that's more theatrical than the manga, in terms of creating an arc that works for a movie than what a manga can do much more over a much longer period of time. My expectations were pretty low when I went into the live-action film, so that's probably why I was pretty forgiving towards it. Most people (especially teenagers and young 20-somethings) seem to love the film though, it has a cult following now.

[Keyser_Soze]

14 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

I haven't seen the old anime in ages, but I imagine they used that as a blueprint since that's more theatrical than the manga, in terms of creating an arc that works for a movie than what a manga can do much more over a much longer period of time.

 

You should really re-watch it because I remember hating it, and really only remembering the dumb sex scenes but overall it stays closer to the Manga than this movie does. Also it's only an hour long.

[Keyser_Soze]

@Greatoneshere also you didn't ask but that tweet I was referring to

 

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[Greatoneshere]

16 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

@Greatoneshere also you didn't ask but that tweet I was referring to

 

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That's a pretty awesome cosplay! Would look good in a film - but I actually didn't mind the CG eyes in the actual film (done as an ode to anime-style character eyes), surprisingly. It worked for me, but I would have happily taken this too. 

[Keyser_Soze]

 

Rin ~ Daughters of Mnemosyne ~: 9/10 - This reminded me of a horny, twisted, S&M version of The X-Files, if the protagonists were the X-File Rin and Mimi aren't FBI agents but they are private investigators (sort of) and each episode is kind of some sort of supernatural investigation. I thought it was cool how the show handled the passage of time as the show progressed. A lot of it was high concept stuff that I think worked out. And for those of you heathens who watch dubs the great Colleen Clinkenbeard voices the main character so I'm sure it's good. As for the Japanese cast, there's an interview in the extras with four of the ladies and all of them seemed to be into the show.

In any case I really liked it, I wish I had watched it sooner.

[TheLeon]

Malcom and Marie (Netflix) - this is the third “made in lockdown” movie I’ve seen, after Host and Locked Down. Thankfully, this one doesn’t reference a pandemic at all, it’s just two people in a big beautiful house talking for almost two hours. It looks beautiful, and the two actors (Zendaya and John David Washington) are great. The script really drags the whole thing down for me. Apparently Sam Levinson was unhappy with the reviews of his last movie, because a good chunk of this movie is JDW (who plays a director) ranting about film critics. The whole movie is essentially a fight between a couple, and it is exhausting, and not in an engaging way, if that makes sense.