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Otway93 (567 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) in Movies
Dec 19, 2019
Acting (4 more)
CGI
Script
Predictable
Characters
A rushed ending to something special.
Well, this film has felt like a long time coming, but the disappointment took far less time.
Poor acting and poor CGI work make this film bad enough, but with a predictable plot and an awful script, it makes it in my opinion the worst Star Wars film ever made (so far), and made me wish I'd stayed at home and watched Attack of the Clones.
Daisy Ridley's acting was pretty poor in the more dramatic moments, and the CGI, particularly bad during large explosions, detracted from the feeling a Star Wars film usually brings. I'm talking Sharknado level CGI at some points, but at least that was supposed to be bad...
The characters, some of them turning out to be a completely pointless addition to the trilogy, learn absolutely nothing about themselves, with a couple of exceptions of course, but all of them with poorly written characteristics.
The ending is of course predictable, as it was always going to be realistically, but as for that, I'll let you guys judge for yourself!
The only redeeming feature is a nice little twist or two, but I'm obviously not going to tell you that!
Of course, some things are better the second time around, so maybe I'll watch again when the DVD is released and update my review...or not update it if that be the case.
Poor acting and poor CGI work make this film bad enough, but with a predictable plot and an awful script, it makes it in my opinion the worst Star Wars film ever made (so far), and made me wish I'd stayed at home and watched Attack of the Clones.
Daisy Ridley's acting was pretty poor in the more dramatic moments, and the CGI, particularly bad during large explosions, detracted from the feeling a Star Wars film usually brings. I'm talking Sharknado level CGI at some points, but at least that was supposed to be bad...
The characters, some of them turning out to be a completely pointless addition to the trilogy, learn absolutely nothing about themselves, with a couple of exceptions of course, but all of them with poorly written characteristics.
The ending is of course predictable, as it was always going to be realistically, but as for that, I'll let you guys judge for yourself!
The only redeeming feature is a nice little twist or two, but I'm obviously not going to tell you that!
Of course, some things are better the second time around, so maybe I'll watch again when the DVD is released and update my review...or not update it if that be the case.
Kate (355 KP) rated Lost in Space in TV
Feb 27, 2019
Simon Joseph (14 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies
Apr 30, 2019
Dean (6926 KP) rated Shark Night 3D (2011) in Movies
Feb 21, 2018
X.emo_bookworm.X (4 KP) rated The Meg (2018) in Movies
Jun 24, 2019
Samuel Byrne (31 KP) rated Warcraft (2016) in Movies
Apr 23, 2017
The Visual effects and CGI used to create the Orcs was asthetically pleasing (3 more)
Some of the acting deserves some merit and aknowledgement
The story was a solid one. A story that was easy to follow and had a linear structure
A few unexpected twists created a more exciting film and kept the film on a stable track
As good as the CGI was, there were moments and characters that let it down (2 more)
The overall film felt a little too long and could have ended at a number of earlier stages in the story
As a whole, the acting of a few actors took away from the good acting of others
Another Video Game Adaptation that just misses the mark.
Dean (6926 KP) rated The Shallows (2016) in Movies
Aug 4, 2017
Beautiful location (2 more)
Good Sfx
The Cgi for the Shark was great
A decent Shark thriller
A good film with a battle of wits and survival. The Beach location is beautiful, shot at Lord Howe Island off the coast of Australia, and the Sfx were good in most scenes. I was impressed with the Cgi for the Shark, it looked more realistic than many other Shark films over the past 20 years. It is one big mean Shark, although some of the action scenes are a bit over the top. Overall a good film for a simple premise. On the DVD you get extras on Shark attacks, the location for the Beach scenes, and how they designed the Shark.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Inception (2010) in Movies
Jan 26, 2018
A way to change your dreams
A criminal who steals business secrets along with some others thing with the use of using a way to change dreams to get what he wants gets tasked with the challenge of stealing from a big time ceo. He enlists the help of a young student who has the creativeness to help make those changes in dreams to help with this task.
The movie itself was original and good. It kind of got boring becuase it was too long. The acting is fine and some of the action sequences were good but it was the CGI work that gave this movie its saving grace in my oppion.
The movie itself was original and good. It kind of got boring becuase it was too long. The acting is fine and some of the action sequences were good but it was the CGI work that gave this movie its saving grace in my oppion.
Dean (6926 KP) rated Geostorm (2017) in Movies
Aug 16, 2019
Poor plot (1 more)
Some dodgy CGI
A large helping of cheese
Well I finally gave this a whirl not expecting much. It seems like a CGI led disaster film in The day after tomorrow mould. To combat climate change the world has come together to build a network of satellites to control the weather. It predictably starts to go wrong, cue scenes of mass distruction around the globe and needs to be fixed.
The cast was quite impressive and the SFX overall were good. It suffers badly from the weak plot and characters though. Ok for a watch but not a patch on The day after tomorrow, Deep impact and many others.
The cast was quite impressive and the SFX overall were good. It suffers badly from the weak plot and characters though. Ok for a watch but not a patch on The day after tomorrow, Deep impact and many others.
Ross (3284 KP) rated Gemini Man (2019) in Movies
May 5, 2020
Good action but unsettling CGI
Much like the Justice League film, the CGI distracted me too much to enjoy the film. I don't know whether Will Smith used a body double and his Fresh Prince face was superimposed or if he did it himself (or likely a combination) but it is a little unsettling. Especially so in long frantic action sequences where it just jars and detracts from the action.
Overall a decent film but maybe too ambitious for the technology available.
Although it did amuse me to think about how the film would have been if they had just inserted clips from the Fresh Prince into the film and wrote the script around that.
Overall a decent film but maybe too ambitious for the technology available.
Although it did amuse me to think about how the film would have been if they had just inserted clips from the Fresh Prince into the film and wrote the script around that.