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Dean (6927 KP) rated Your Highness (2011) in Movies
Dec 24, 2018
Oddball comedy
A strange comedy for adults that is part spoof, part panto with quite a good cast surprisingly. There is a fair bit of gore, swearing, rude references, nudity and reasonable cgi for a film of this type. Overall though it's missing the main ingredient, being funny with most of the jokes just not that good. A strange type of film, rather childish and silly with a few redeeming qualities but not many!
David McK (3557 KP) rated Alita: Battle Angel (2019) in Movies
Oct 27, 2019
This, I felt, is really a movie of two parts: we have the CGI and action portions of the movie (set in the future, and largely featuring cyborgs), unfortunately tied to a somewhat lacklustre 'Young Adult' love story.
Oh, and if anybody ever wants a perfect example of 'Chekov's gun' (i.e. introduce a plot element early on that must go off later on) look no further than this: the 'Battle Ball' rollerball elements.
Oh, and if anybody ever wants a perfect example of 'Chekov's gun' (i.e. introduce a plot element early on that must go off later on) look no further than this: the 'Battle Ball' rollerball elements.
Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated Jeepers Creepers III (2017) in Movies
Jul 18, 2019
Third time is not the charm. After laying my peepers upon Jeepers Creepers 3 I see why it only got a one night screening in theaters. I know it had a cheap budget, which resulted in a cheap look and tone, over acting from underpaid actors, and some horrible cgi, but no excuse for making a movie this bad. Just not worthy to be associated with the first two movies in my opinion.
The Art of Ponyo
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Ponyo, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length...
Lenard (726 KP) rated Mulan (2020) in Movies
Sep 15, 2020
The huge problem for me is I watched this film on a much smaller screen than usual. SInce I was closer to the video, I noticed so many CGI and wire shots and poor camera angles. The effects may have worked on a larger format since it would fill up the room. Here, they were so completely distracting that by the time the movie reached the fight scenes, I was tuned out.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) in Movies
Oct 30, 2022
Good cast (1 more)
Some good effects
Throwback Thriller
This sounds like an exciting Thriller with a Firefighter protecting a kid on the run from two assassin's in the Wilderness. Great potential reminded me a bit of @The Contract (2006) plot wise. The cast is very good, recognisable faces, the Assassin's were a good pair. A little bit predictable and the final act could have been more eventful. Overall a decent thriller.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Black Site (2022) in Movies
Sep 18, 2022
Nice set design (1 more)
Good Cast
Very poor plot (1 more)
Terrible Cgi scenes
One for the Black list
The most recent Sky Original film set at a Black Site facility. Despite a talented cast the plot and story are quite simple. Rather slow and boring to get going for a short film. Almost more Slasher film than action once a character goes on the rampage. The apparent twist was obvious from the start. One to miss.
Trungy (7 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies
Jul 12, 2017
It was a hard shoe to fill
Whilst a glorious live action version of "Beauty and the Beast". One of the better ones and set a decent bar for the few to come. The music was wonderful and the world they created was magical. My only issue is that the singing just didnt sit well with me - perhaps just personal taste. I just felt like it didnt quite capture the same beauty as the first.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) in Movies
Aug 19, 2017
Lost the old Indy magic
I have finally seen it and have mixed feelings. It just doesn't have some of the old Indy magic. The story is even more far fetched than usual and maybe it's a bit overloaded with CGI as well. Cate Blanchett's character is a bit OTT almost to the point of feeling like a comic book character. Overall still an entertaining film but not up there with the first three.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Immortals (2011) in Movies
Feb 11, 2018
A decent sword & sandals film. Generally more like 300 than Clash of the Titans thankfully. From the same producers I believe as 300 and it has a very similar CGI visual style to it. A nice twist to some of the Greek mythology in the story. The fight scenes are well choreographed and the SFX are very good. Add to that Mickey Rourke giving a good performance as the chief villain and you have a very good film.