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Li Hughes (285 KP) rated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in Movies
Aug 5, 2017
Characterization (2 more)
Plot
Sets/CGI
Great, but not as good as the first
Don't get me wrong, I love this film. And Baby Groot, can't forget him. But as good as this film was on it's own, it doesn't quite live up to the original.
The first had such an easy, unself-conscious joy to it. The jokes flowed and felt organic. And that's still mostly the case here. But there are several spots, especially with Drax and Nebula, where the humor feels forced. Drax and Nebula's characters both feel a touch 'off', overall.
On the other hand, Peter and his relationships are written very well. Yondu's arc and character growth are amazing. The rest of the plot is strong and the stunts and CGI are awesome.
Personally, my favorite part was the resolution at the end and Peter's realization. So emotional, heart-warming and in-character, without being sappy or weird.
The first had such an easy, unself-conscious joy to it. The jokes flowed and felt organic. And that's still mostly the case here. But there are several spots, especially with Drax and Nebula, where the humor feels forced. Drax and Nebula's characters both feel a touch 'off', overall.
On the other hand, Peter and his relationships are written very well. Yondu's arc and character growth are amazing. The rest of the plot is strong and the stunts and CGI are awesome.
Personally, my favorite part was the resolution at the end and Peter's realization. So emotional, heart-warming and in-character, without being sappy or weird.
Jordan Binkerd (567 KP) rated Titan A.E. (2000) in Movies
Jul 22, 2019
Stellar story (2 more)
Excellent vocal cast
Early Joss Whedon writing credit
The contrast between the 2D character animation and the 3D environments is incredibly jarring (1 more)
The music is hailed as "groundbreaking" by the DVD case, but is just kinda meh for me.
Very fun, but visually dated
I remember loving this movie when I was younger, and on rewatching it today I still do, but I have to admit that the visuals haven't aged well. The story is great, if occasionally predictable, and most of the characters are quirky and unique (Gune is a personal favorite!) If they'd restrained themselves to using the early CGI to animate the villainous Drej, a race of aliens made of pure energy, that would have probably aged okay. Those scenes still work. But the fact that all the mechanical elements, ships and such, even spacesuited characters are animated in decidedly dated CGI pulls you out of the narrative pretty fast.
Barry Newman (204 KP) rated It: Chapter Two (2019) in Movies
Mar 14, 2020
I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first part, it had its moments but way overdone the cgi and just wasn’t scary.I was curious to see the second part but was put off by the 3 hour running time , but being stuck at home during a pandemic it seemed like a good excuse to catch up on long films like this.
Unfortunately I was as underwhelmed as part one, the casting for the grown up losers was pretty good and it has a powerful opening scene but the narrative was very incoherent, consisting mainly of random jump scenes and descending once again into a mess of cgi monsters. The origins of Pennywise was all very poorly done. My God did it drag in the middle as well , I found myself checking my phone on several occasions (never a sign I am enjoying a movie) and was relieved when it was over. It was at least half an hour too long and really didn’t need to be.
Unfortunately I was as underwhelmed as part one, the casting for the grown up losers was pretty good and it has a powerful opening scene but the narrative was very incoherent, consisting mainly of random jump scenes and descending once again into a mess of cgi monsters. The origins of Pennywise was all very poorly done. My God did it drag in the middle as well , I found myself checking my phone on several occasions (never a sign I am enjoying a movie) and was relieved when it was over. It was at least half an hour too long and really didn’t need to be.
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sheryet (699 KP) rated The Tomorrow War (2021) in Movies
Jul 10, 2021
Not as bad as I had thought it would be
I had heard bad things about this movie so I was not expecting much. I was however pleasantly surprised.
The storyline actually made sense, it flowed well but I do feel that it was too long, with some parts I felt could have been shortened, runtime is 139 minutes, probably could have cut down some of the slower parts of the film.
The aliens are pretty cool actually, they remind me of ones from different films but at the same time is unique to this film. I particularly liked all its arms and how they move.
Chris Pratt is brilliant as always, but the rest of the cast are brilliant as well, they all work well together.
Overall this film may not be the best but actually I really liked it, its different and the CGI and action is great.
The storyline actually made sense, it flowed well but I do feel that it was too long, with some parts I felt could have been shortened, runtime is 139 minutes, probably could have cut down some of the slower parts of the film.
The aliens are pretty cool actually, they remind me of ones from different films but at the same time is unique to this film. I particularly liked all its arms and how they move.
Chris Pratt is brilliant as always, but the rest of the cast are brilliant as well, they all work well together.
Overall this film may not be the best but actually I really liked it, its different and the CGI and action is great.
Cori June (3033 KP) rated Mortal Kombat (2021) in Movies
Aug 23, 2021
CGI (1 more)
Fight scenes
I won a DVD in a give-away and here is my honest review, on the movie.
I really enjoyed the movie and went into it knowing full well it was a fight movie. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a bit of a storyline. I think it did a good job balancing out what was expected from those who played the game, except one scene that I was slightly sad they didn't end the fight in a certain way but that is completely personal preference.
I liked the CGI, it wasn't over done.
There is a lot of gore and I think it definitely holds up the R rating. I haven't watched or played Mortal Combat since the early 2000s but was able to follow along really well. It may help if you have some familiarity with the game especially for the Easter Eggs like catchphrases and backgrounds but not completely necessary.
I really enjoyed the movie and went into it knowing full well it was a fight movie. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a bit of a storyline. I think it did a good job balancing out what was expected from those who played the game, except one scene that I was slightly sad they didn't end the fight in a certain way but that is completely personal preference.
I liked the CGI, it wasn't over done.
There is a lot of gore and I think it definitely holds up the R rating. I haven't watched or played Mortal Combat since the early 2000s but was able to follow along really well. It may help if you have some familiarity with the game especially for the Easter Eggs like catchphrases and backgrounds but not completely necessary.
Maddie (37 KP) rated Assassin's Creed (2016) in Movies
Nov 16, 2017
Visuals were good (1 more)
Fun break from playing the games
Plot holes to the left, plot holes to the right (1 more)
Acting could have definitely been better
Nothing earth-shattering, but not a bad time either
Hey, this is fun movie. That's about it. Kick back on a Sunday night with a beer and watch this for the CGI fights and game related nostalgia.
If you want anything more, you're going to be disappointed.
If you want anything more, you're going to be disappointed.
Dean (6926 KP) rated Assassin's Creed (2016) in Movies
May 1, 2017
Good Cgi (2 more)
Fight choreography
Great Actors
All style and no substance
Another film that is struck down by the video game to big screen curse. Despite the budget, great cast and good special effects I just found the story uninteresting. I've not played the games, so can't comment how true to them it is. Shame as it had great potential. A nice looking film but without any depth to it.
Sheridan (209 KP) rated After Earth (2013) in Movies
Jul 21, 2017
An Interesting Approach to Sci-Fi
I'll be honest, I've heard some pretty crappy reviews about this movie so I went into it expecting it to be pretty awful. However, it wasn't. I found this to be an interesting movie about self-discovery and the bond between father and son. The visuals and CGI work were astounding. While it wasn't as fantastic as some science fiction movies I've seen, it was undoubtedly a good one.
Andy Walker (4885 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies
Sep 17, 2017
I have always been of the opinion that Marvel had the best heroes and DC had the best villas, so a film full of villas sounded like a dream, unfortunately it wasn't. The best thing about the whole movie was Harley Quinn, as a character she dominated the entire film and all the other villas were pretty much superfluous. Not a great film, in fact not a very good film.