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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) in Movies

Feb 28, 2020

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

6.7

(103 Ratings)

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Shame about the humans

This film felt like it slipped in and out of cinemas here with very little attention drawn to it. Blink and you'll miss it, and I barely even remember the trailer either. Having now seen the film, I can see why it's pretty forgettable.

The main enjoyment in this film comes from the monster battles. Whenever the monsters are fighting each other on screen, it's hugely entertaining and these fights are impressively done. It's just a shame that Godzilla seems fairly lacking on screen until the finale, and that some of the CGI is patchy in parts. The humans are the biggest annoyance in this film. There's a great cast in this but they're let down by a cheesy script and a rather silly plot with a few gaps in the science & logic. And the ending is an obvious set up to yet another sequel.

Overly it was vaguely entertaining but dragged whenever the monsters weren't on screen, and ultimately a little forgettable.

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Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest

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9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Epic heroes, monsters and action await in this thrilling, tactical battle RPG! Featured by Apple! ...

Our Dark Duet

V.E. Schwab

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Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. She’s a girl who hunts monsters. And she’s...

The Save or Die Podcast!

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Remember those thrilling days of yesteryear, when D&D came in a single box? When rules were there to...

The Bridge

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It's an alternate 2016, and Watchtower 10 sits in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, keeping lonely...

Jon Watts recommended Mazes and Monsters (1982) in Movies (curated)

Mazes and Monsters (1982)

1982 | Drama, Fantasy

5.5

(2 Ratings)

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"This one isn’t a high school movie, but more a college-age movie. It’s called Mazes and Monsters and it stars Tom Hanks. It’s about the dangers of role-playing games, and if you play these role-playing games, you’ll lose touch with reality. Tom Hanks is a kid who gets too into their version of Dungeons and Dragons, which they call Mazes and Monsters. He loses touch with reality and thinks he really is on the quest, and disappears into New York City. His friends have to try and find him. It’s definitely worth checking out if you can find it. It might be one of those movies that just disappeared. I think it was a made-for-TV movie, but it’s always affected me. I saw it when I was a kid on the Saturday afternoon matinee movie, and it just has this ending that is so bleak that I’ll never forget."

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Andrew Kennedy (199 KP) rated A Quiet Place (2018) in Movies

Sep 8, 2020

A Quiet Place (2018)

2018 | Drama, Horror, Thriller

8.0

(145 Ratings)

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This film is amazing.
John Krasinski delivers a truly original piece of film. A story of a family surviving in a world where silence must be maintained, otherwise you get killed by some monsters. I was glad we didn't get a load of pointless explanation about the monsters, our knowledge is limited to what we see in the main characters basement.
As you would expect a film with very little dialogue has to rely on score and cinematography both of which work to amazing effect. Acting from all the family is spot on with the actress that plays Regan a very strong performance as also is Emily Blunt.
A Quiet Place is at it's best when it is just silence, even the viewer is scared to make a noise.
Only negative, maybe the ending isn't that great but that's been very critical.
This is a superb original concept and let's be honest there hasn't been many of them recently

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Hellboy (2019) in Movies

Aug 26, 2019

Hellboy (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

5.7

(87 Ratings)

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Here we go again. Yet another reboot of a popular movie series surgically removing the charm of the original actors and director. Guillermo Del Toro is a truly visionary director who turns monsters into romantically tragic figures, like a underworld Heathcliff or a mutated Rochester. To review, Hellboy was raised from the bowels of Hell toward the end of World War II by Nazi supporter Grigor Rasputin to turn the tide for the Axis. A squandron of Allied forces closed the portal before more "monsters" could come through, but Professor Broom, a paranormal investigator, adopted the baby Hellboy and raised him to protect the world from other forces of evil. Humans do not trust Hellboy since he was created by Evil and the supernatural beasts cannot trust him because fights for Good. Cast aside, Hellboy must prove himself as a immortal sorceress rebuilds her empire on Earth with Hellboy as the key.