RATE or REVIEW The Last Movie You Watched.

[Solidus]

Kate - 4/10

A budget John Wick style movie that caters to whatever hipster demographic exists today. The lead character, Kate borders on a typical "Mary Sue" and manages to absolutely thrash everything in her path, despite having a severely debilitating physical ailment. The Japanese kid, Ani, was pretty annoying with her edginess throughout the entire film. In one scene, she has her braces in full display and licks her fingers with the saliva still dripping down them, and gave Kate two middle fingers. It's funny, I was okay with the bloody scenes and the gore, but seeing that was just disgusting (it's like I could smell her breath without actually being there).

Overall, Kate is a movie of modern Netflix fare, but it also represents the network's continued attempt to reach a difficult Japanese market that hasn't been receptive to their lineup.

You're better off watching John Wick.

 

[marvinmyles]

Guns Akimbo 7/10.. Daneil Radcliffe comes across some video game on his laptop and starts dissing it heavily in the comments.Next thing a knock on his door.
Opens it and some thugs push in and kick his ass all over the place and knock him out.He wakes up in his apartment a bloody mess with Guns bolted to both his hands.
It's a stupid bloody film but fun to watch.

 

[Rotfish]

Sound of Metal - 8/10

Some interesting lessons. Great concept and execution, if a bit abrasive at times.

 

[The Entity]

Dune - 8/10
I liked it a lot. Beautiful cinematography and well acted by pretty much everyone. The designs of the spaceships, buildings, outfits and planets were top notch! Really great. The music was a bit... different. Not bad, but relying heavily upon random sounds and noises instead of more of a theme. And I guess that's what was missing for me.

It's not just Dune, but films in general these days. There have been times when I went to see a film in the cinema that I got goosebumps, tears in my eyes and an overwhelming emotion of happiness, pure because the sheer awesomeness that was presented on screen combined with powerful music. It's just the right mix, but it works. And the film doesn't even have to be good. For example: Transformers. Not the best film around. But; I had so many instances of the abovementioned emotion that it made a great watch for me. The first transformation of the helicopter where you hear the classic transformation sound for instance. But also the awesome scene with all the military jets attacking Scorponok accompanied by Steve Jablonsky's epic score.

And that is something that has been missing for me for quite a while now in films. And again, not just in Dune. The film was absolutely great, but I missed my goosebump-moment.

(Also, I'm not entirely sure it's the film's "fault" or my own. I hope it's not the case, but I fear it's because I'm getting older that the magic of cinema begins to lose it's edge...)

 

[greygoose]

Dune - 8/10
I liked it a lot. Beautiful cinematography and well acted by pretty much everyone. The designs of the spaceships, buildings, outfits and planets were top notch! Really great. The music was a bit... different. Not bad, but relying heavily upon random sounds and noises instead of more of a theme. And I guess that's what was missing for me.

It's not just Dune, but films in general these days. There have been times when I went to see a film in the cinema that I got goosebumps, tears in my eyes and an overwhelming emotion of happiness, pure because the sheer awesomeness that was presented on screen combined with powerful music. It's just the right mix, but it works. And the film doesn't even have to be good. For example: Transformers. Not the best film around. But; I had so many instances of the abovementioned emotion that it made a great watch for me. The first transformation of the helicopter where you hear the classic transformation sound for instance. But also the awesome scene with all the military jets attacking Scorponok accompanied by Steve Jablonsky's epic score.

And that is something that has been missing for me for quite a while now in films. And again, not just in Dune. The film was absolutely great, but I missed my goosebump-moment.

(Also, I'm not entirely sure it's the film's "fault" or my own. I hope it's not the case, but I fear it's because I'm getting older that the magic of cinema begins to lose it's edge...)

My plan is to see it at the cinema - however that doesn't mean if it becomes available elsewhere, I won't watch it at home...

I get what you mean about Transformers too - the music during the Scorponok scene is epic. The music throughout the whole film is great.

 

[greygoose]

Squid Game (series) - 8.5/10

Very very good. Think I'm late to the party but I highly recommend it to all.

 

[The Entity]

Mad Max Fury Road - 10/10
One of the few films I'll give a perfect score. I just love it. The insanity of seeing all the crazy vehicles chasing eachother through the desert and knowing that 95% of what you see is real, no CG, just makes this more awesome. An (action) film that feels real, even though it's set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that doesn't directly feel relatable for a lot of us.
Love the story, love the acting, love the characters and all the designs. Just perfect in my opinion.

 

[The Entity]

Casino Royale - 7.5/10
A solid film, hadn't seen it in quite a while. Planning to go see No Time to Die next week, so time to rewatch the Daniel Craig series of films.

 

[Asta]

Halloween Kills 7/10

Halloween: the series that couldn't be killed.


Spoilers follow...













"Sandra, there's a big feller in our bathroom, and he's wearing a monster mask."

With its various reboots, and bypassing of certain films, the series is one of the most confusing and convoluted in movie history. The present chronology makes better sense, but for one thing: Castle/Courtney.

The Shape is a shape shifter!

Halloween Kills is far from a classic in the making, and just as derivative as the sequels from the '80s or '90s, but Michael still has presence.

With the townspeople going vigilante and chanting, "Evil dies tonight!", it often felt like a corny straight to video horror from the 1980s.

There was one particularly gruesome scene, and it wasn't a kill but a suicide.

The ending, however, redeems large parts of the film.

Laurie: "I always thought Michael Myers was flesh and blood just like you and me. But a mortal man could not have survived what he's lived through. The more he kills, the more he transcends into something else impossible to defeat. Fear. People are afraid. That is the true curse of Michael. You can't defeat it with brute force."

He's a supernatural entity again.

 

[punisher1974]

Halloween Kills 7/10

Halloween: the series that couldn't be killed.


Spoilers follow...













"Sandra, there's a big feller in our bathroom, and he's wearing a monster mask."

With its various reboots, and bypassing of certain films, the series is one of the most confusing and convoluted in movie history. The present chronology makes better sense, but for one thing: Castle/Courtney.

The Shape is a shape shifter!

Halloween Kills is far from a classic in the making, and just as derivative as the sequels from the '80s or '90s, but Michael still has presence.

With the townspeople going vigilante and chanting, "Evil dies tonight!", it often felt like a corny straight to video horror from the 1980s.

There was one particularly gruesome scene, and it wasn't a kill but a suicide.

The ending, however, redeems large parts of the film.

Laurie: "I always thought Michael Myers was flesh and blood just like you and me. But a mortal man could not have survived what he's lived through. The more he kills, the more he transcends into something else impossible to defeat. Fear. People are afraid. That is the true curse of Michael. You can't defeat it with brute force."

He's a supernatural entity again.

I pretty much agree on the rating and the ending. Seeing Laurie's family and what happens is a good setup for the next movie. Strange seeing how they caught Michael and how only the original movie is the only one that happened now. Overall I liked but yes it makes for watching them all very confusing. Halloween multiverse.

 

[karamazov80]

Addams Family 2: 7.5/10

Took the kids to see this one. I didn't see the first one and had zero expectations. I was very pleasantly surprised. There was some dumb, crude humor. But it was appropriate for the Addams Family. Quirky, funny, and fun movie that I would recommend to adults.

Shang Chi: 7/10

Very late to the boat on this one, but I thought it was a really solid, middle of the road Marvel Studios movie. Shang is likable, humor was good, the action scenes were decent, story unfolded in a logical, reasonable way. No real risks here of course, so it doesn't have an opportunity of really standing out one way or the other.

If I had any gripes (some spoilers here), I'm not really big on the overuse of CG which happened at the end, Akwafina's arc at the end was unnecessary and undeserved (why on earth would Wong ask her to follow into the portal at the end?), and my biggest issue--the world ending threat didn't seem so threatening or to make a lot of sense in general. I was initially hoping this would be Mephisto, but just generic monster. And this whole civilization has been preparing for thousands of years to confront it if it escaped, but the best they could do is fashion rudimentary weapons across the bay? And why do they care so much about protecting the human world? Further, where does this world/place even exist now that we know of the multiverse? Is it like Themyscira? But. . .I guess that portal was the necessary McGuffin to keep the moving going.

 

[The Entity]

Quantum of Solace - 6.5/10
It was better than I remembered. Or probably, I had more fun watching this than I thought I would. I think this or Spectre is the worst Craig Bond film (not able to rate No Time to Die yet). Let you know when I've seen that.

 

[karamazov80]

Mother's Day (1980): 7/10

Early Troma movie, and is a good, solid horror movie. Was a significant influence on Eli Roth, which makes sense. Nothing earth shattering, but it was well made, appropriately suspenseful, and ultimately cathartic. I might have to check out the 2016 remake with Jennifer Annisten.

Hack-O-Lantern: 4/10

Mediocre movie overall, with crummy acting and a strange, uninteresting plot. But knowing some of the backstory at least makes it an interesting curiosity. Was made by an Indian producer and Indian director, neither of whom apparently understood much about the U.S. or Halloween, and were trying to capitalize on the success of Halloween, the movie. I saw this on Joe Bob's Last Drive-In Show, and he made some really good observations about the Bollywood influences. Choices of casting were influenced by considerations on nudity for the Asian audience.

 

[mikedanger]

Scream 9/10

My oldest daughter wanted to watch a scary movie so we landed on Scream. Despite the technology dating it a little it still holds up quite well and we are going to marathon the rest of them before the new one hits.

 

[The Entity]

Skyfall - 8.5/10
My favorite of the Craig Bond films, and pretty high up in the whole series, actually. Was pretty tired yesterday and half expected to not being able to finish it in one go (hate it when that happens), but I just couldn't stop watching and finished it.

 

[a-dev]

Skyfall - 8.5/10
My favorite of the Craig Bond films, and pretty high up in the whole series, actually. Was pretty tired yesterday and half expected to not being able to finish it in one go (hate it when that happens), but I just couldn't stop watching and finished it.

Seeing Bond in a 'defend an outpost' scenario as the finale to the movie was interesting I thought.

 

[greygoose]

Seeing Bond in a 'defend an outpost' scenario as the finale to the movie was interesting I thought.

I did enjoy this ending. Have you watched the Gangs of London series? The same sort of scenario happens but with much more violence.

 

[a-dev]

I've not seen that, consulting imdb....

 

[greygoose]

I've not seen that, consulting imdb....

Starts off fantastic. Really good in the middle. End morphs into something very different to what came before. Season 2 is out next year.

 

[choombaz]

Rewatched The Rock and Patriot Games (4K) the last couple of nights. Both hold up really well, still terrific. Loved spotting Bookem Woodbine in TR in a small but decent role. Both are probably 8/10.

Plus I had forgotten Ted Raimi was in PG!