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David McK (3562 KP) rated Venom: The Last Dance (2024) in Movies
Nov 8, 2024 (Updated Nov 8, 2024)
The final(?) part of the Tom Hardy led Venom movies, again relying a large part on the 'star power' of its leading man, who provides the voice of Venom whilst also portraying Eddie Brock.
Despite the stinger at the end of 'Let There Be Carnage', there's no tie in to the MCU, or even to Sony's Spider-verse.
I also felt that Andy Serkis was completely and utterly wasted as Knull, whilst Rhys Ifans provided the comic relief and Chiwetel Ejiofor wasn't sure what movie he was in!
Despite the stinger at the end of 'Let There Be Carnage', there's no tie in to the MCU, or even to Sony's Spider-verse.
I also felt that Andy Serkis was completely and utterly wasted as Knull, whilst Rhys Ifans provided the comic relief and Chiwetel Ejiofor wasn't sure what movie he was in!
Jeremy King (346 KP) rated The Lone Ranger (2013) in Movies
Oct 7, 2019
Ok i am going to say i really enjoyed this western. I thought it had the right amout of action in this western.
A great story from the point of view Tonto (Johnny Depp) on how him and John Reid, the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) met.
Now the down fault of this movie is that it was under the Disney Flag. If they held off till they had another studio (FOX) and put it out under that studio flag it would have done better. Just seem to violent for a disney movie and alot of adult hummor. Now if they ever plan to remake it again under Disney i would tie in Thunder Mountain and less blood.
A great story from the point of view Tonto (Johnny Depp) on how him and John Reid, the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) met.
Now the down fault of this movie is that it was under the Disney Flag. If they held off till they had another studio (FOX) and put it out under that studio flag it would have done better. Just seem to violent for a disney movie and alot of adult hummor. Now if they ever plan to remake it again under Disney i would tie in Thunder Mountain and less blood.
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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Hellboy (2019) in Movies
Jul 4, 2019
Pretty Good
As I'm a fan of the original Hellboy movies I was skeptical to watch this one. That being said this one did a good job of entertaining. Plenty of interesting(new)characters, the performances were well done and the cinematography was too. The story, while entertaining, was a little weaker than the other movies. Mostly because I thought it was a little cheap trying to tie in Excalibur, but, overall this was still a very fun movie ti watch. I think I enjoyed the "surrounding" characters from the other movies better, these ones played their plays well. I'd recommend this indee for a family movie night(unless you don't like a little gore sprinkled in here and there). Worth a watch!
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) in Movies
Jun 23, 2020
Truth be told, I feel like this movie got a bad rap. I don't think there was anything particularly heinous at all. Graphics were better than average. Acting by much of the cast was on par with expectations. I feel like as the final entry in the foreseeable future for the X-Men franchise, some people might have had inflated expectations. If you give it a go, have an open mind. It isn't Endgame. It's not going to tie nicely with a bow all of the movies that preceded it. But it is enjoyable in its own rite.
Eleanor (1463 KP) rated The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) in Movies
Sep 30, 2019
Curse of the Sequel Strikes Again!!
So the 1st Lego Movie was a big and very enjoyable surprise to me. I went into it not knowing what to expect and came out with a big grin on my face. So going into the 2nd Lego movie I had high expectations that it just didn't live up to.
There was still some spark but it lacked the same level of fast gagtastic pace. A lot of the gags felt a bit flat and the increase in real-world action didn't enhance the film. I know it's a Lego movie but the story just was all over the place and didn't tie anything together. For what seemed to be a simple story of sibling rivalry there was a lot of new characters; in particular Rex; that I didn't feel hit the right spot.
I was left underwhelmed.
There was still some spark but it lacked the same level of fast gagtastic pace. A lot of the gags felt a bit flat and the increase in real-world action didn't enhance the film. I know it's a Lego movie but the story just was all over the place and didn't tie anything together. For what seemed to be a simple story of sibling rivalry there was a lot of new characters; in particular Rex; that I didn't feel hit the right spot.
I was left underwhelmed.
David McK (3562 KP) rated Infinity: Volume 1 in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Spring 2018.
Perhaps the best Marvel movie to date was released, a culmination of circa a decade of Marvel movies consisiting of numerous single-character led films and even a couple of previous 'team-ups'. That movie was, of course, 'Infinity War, part 1'.
At around the same time, Comixology ran one of their frequent sales. With a picture of Thanos on the cover, a title called 'Infinity' and being on sale at around the saem time as the movie, I made the mistake of thinking this would share similarities with the plot of the movie.
(No) spoilers: it doesn't.
As others on this site have mentioned, however, it is perhaps well named in that the story seems to go on ... and on ... and on ...
Honestly? I struggled to get through this, finding it hard to 'tie together' the various disparate story-lines; to even really care about all that much about what was happening or who it was happening to.
In short, and for me, this was a massive disappointment.
Perhaps the best Marvel movie to date was released, a culmination of circa a decade of Marvel movies consisiting of numerous single-character led films and even a couple of previous 'team-ups'. That movie was, of course, 'Infinity War, part 1'.
At around the same time, Comixology ran one of their frequent sales. With a picture of Thanos on the cover, a title called 'Infinity' and being on sale at around the saem time as the movie, I made the mistake of thinking this would share similarities with the plot of the movie.
(No) spoilers: it doesn't.
As others on this site have mentioned, however, it is perhaps well named in that the story seems to go on ... and on ... and on ...
Honestly? I struggled to get through this, finding it hard to 'tie together' the various disparate story-lines; to even really care about all that much about what was happening or who it was happening to.
In short, and for me, this was a massive disappointment.
Phillip McSween (751 KP) rated Jesus' Son (1999) in Movies
Jan 9, 2021
Terrible Ending to a Bad Movie
Jesus’ Son is a collection of stories revolving around main character FH. A great concept with poor execution, this movie reminds me more of a wannabe Tarantino movie.
Acting: 10
Beginning: 10
Characters: 6
Cinematography/Visuals: 10
Conflict: 2
I could never latch on to what the movie was about or where things were ultimately heading. As a result, there never felt like there was any true conflict that I needed to care about. Most of the scenes felt like they weren’t of much consequence if they had been taken out or left in. This made it really hard to give two craps about the movie as a whole.
Entertainment Value: 6
Memorability: 7
I love the way director Alison Maclean approached the film. The way things are shot in story fashion with flashbacks and rewinds is very creative. While the execution didn’t deliver on the story I was hoping for, I applaud the attempt to be different.
Pace: 6
The movie isn’t overly long, there is just a little more fluff than what is needed. Again, not understanding the concept of what’s happening definitely makes it feel like time is moving slower. A better story would have alleviated this issue.
Plot: 2
Resolution: 4
About the best thing about the ending was that the movie was ending. Didn’t really tie anything up. Didn’t make me any more fulfilled for seeing the movie. No bueno.
Overall: 63
The reason why I enjoy my rating system so much is because you can come up short in some areas and still pass as a quality movie. Too much of a dip in multiple categories and you strike out. Jesus’ Son suffers from weak characters, minor conflict, and little “wow” quality. Not recommended.
Acting: 10
Beginning: 10
Characters: 6
Cinematography/Visuals: 10
Conflict: 2
I could never latch on to what the movie was about or where things were ultimately heading. As a result, there never felt like there was any true conflict that I needed to care about. Most of the scenes felt like they weren’t of much consequence if they had been taken out or left in. This made it really hard to give two craps about the movie as a whole.
Entertainment Value: 6
Memorability: 7
I love the way director Alison Maclean approached the film. The way things are shot in story fashion with flashbacks and rewinds is very creative. While the execution didn’t deliver on the story I was hoping for, I applaud the attempt to be different.
Pace: 6
The movie isn’t overly long, there is just a little more fluff than what is needed. Again, not understanding the concept of what’s happening definitely makes it feel like time is moving slower. A better story would have alleviated this issue.
Plot: 2
Resolution: 4
About the best thing about the ending was that the movie was ending. Didn’t really tie anything up. Didn’t make me any more fulfilled for seeing the movie. No bueno.
Overall: 63
The reason why I enjoy my rating system so much is because you can come up short in some areas and still pass as a quality movie. Too much of a dip in multiple categories and you strike out. Jesus’ Son suffers from weak characters, minor conflict, and little “wow” quality. Not recommended.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated The Godfather: Part II (1974) in Movies
Jan 14, 2018
Best sequel ever made
Take what you know know about sequels and throw it away. A rareity happens in this film when the second movie is better than it's orginal and that is hard to do when the first movie is one of the best movies ever.
The continuation of the Corleone family out in vegas trying to set their family up for ever. We also get a glimpse of the life of Vito Corleone when he first came to this country. The tie ins of these two stories make this one of the most studied sequels of all time. We see the now older Michael as head of the family and the young Vito getting his feet together. It is kind of like watching MIchael follow in Vito's steps the whole way through. Of course there is tradgey with family involved especially in betrayal and the loss of close friends. A must see
They do make a third to close out the story but eh
The continuation of the Corleone family out in vegas trying to set their family up for ever. We also get a glimpse of the life of Vito Corleone when he first came to this country. The tie ins of these two stories make this one of the most studied sequels of all time. We see the now older Michael as head of the family and the young Vito getting his feet together. It is kind of like watching MIchael follow in Vito's steps the whole way through. Of course there is tradgey with family involved especially in betrayal and the loss of close friends. A must see
They do make a third to close out the story but eh