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Hellboy, Vol 2: Wake The Devil
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A murder in a New York wax museum and a missing corpse lead Hellboy into ancient Romanian castles on...
Dean (6927 KP) rated Talk to Me (2023) in Movies
Nov 11, 2023
Original Modern Horror
A very good Horror film that will become a hit. Made by some brothers in Australia who run a YouTube channel. Just shows how having a creative idea can go a long way.
What seems like a prank, dare type Horror film actually has quite a lot of layers to it. Go watch it!
What seems like a prank, dare type Horror film actually has quite a lot of layers to it. Go watch it!
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated That time i got reincarnated as a slime the movie (2023) in Movies
Jan 26, 2023
Never head of this manga before I watched so I was kinda confused about the plot and the characters that inhabit this world eventury doing the movie managed to pick up some of what was going on and made for a dec nt movie which makes want to back the original manga show to understand more
Chris Sawin (602 KP) rated The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) in Movies
Jun 22, 2019
**I was really high on this film after seeing it in theaters in 2009. I haven't seen the film since or edited the review since seeing it. I feel like it hasn't aged well over the past decade; hence the average rating. This is my original review though.**
It's been eight years since Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus) have gone into hiding after assassinating Giuseppe Yakavetta in public. Now living on a sheep farm in Ireland with their father, Noah "Il Duce" MacManus (Billy Connolly), everything is relatively quiet in their lives. That is until their uncle, Father Sibeal MacManus, visits them and informs them that a priest was killed in a church back in Boston and made it look like the MacManus brothers had come out of hiding. The brothers waste little time digging up their old clothes and Berettas to head back to Boston to figure out just who is behind this while continuing to rid the world of as many criminal overlords as they can along the way.
What can be considered a worthy sequel, especially when it's a sequel to a film that has reached cult like status? A sequel has to at least be as good as the original film, if not better. In fact, the sequel should attempt to be better than the original film otherwise why visit the same material again? A worthy sequel should bring together most, if not all, of the original cast, have a solid storyline, and be entertaining above all else. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is such a sequel as it's everything the first film was and then some.
As great as the first film is, All Saints Day just felt bigger and more entertaining overall. The story is simple, but effective. The easiest way to flush somebody out who's gone into hiding is to flush them out yourself by using their MO, but is it ever really that easy? There's always something bigger going on with a setup like that and the payoff is just as sweet as the buildup. The dialogue and a lot of the arguing between the MacManus brothers in the original film was hilarious at times. The arguing between the brothers in the sequel doesn't miss a beat as the ten year gap between films hasn't affected Troy Duffy's writing at all. The addition of Clifton Collins Jr as Romeo was brilliant in terms of entertainment value as Romeo steals quite a few scenes and has some pretty incredible one liners throughout the film.
A sequel's ending is just as important as it being an acceptable addition to the franchise it finds itself a part of. The ending to All Saints Day not only satisfied my appetite, but also left me craving the next film and wishing there was another hour or two to the duration of the film. There's something in the last few minutes of the sequel that's a throwback to the original film that just absolutely blew me away since I wasn't expecting it at all. The ending managed to wrap up just about everything to that point and tease another film. It's very rare that a sequel like that is satisfying, but All Saints Day managed to pull it off.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is a sequel that lives up to the cult status achieved in the original film by delivering a film that is nearly better than its predecessor in every way. It hardly feels like there's ten years between the two films as everything between familiar characters feels just as natural as it did in the original film. There's no doubt in my mind that if you enjoyed the original film that you'll enjoy the explosive sequel. The saints are comin' and I highly recommend you pay them a visit.
It's been eight years since Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus) have gone into hiding after assassinating Giuseppe Yakavetta in public. Now living on a sheep farm in Ireland with their father, Noah "Il Duce" MacManus (Billy Connolly), everything is relatively quiet in their lives. That is until their uncle, Father Sibeal MacManus, visits them and informs them that a priest was killed in a church back in Boston and made it look like the MacManus brothers had come out of hiding. The brothers waste little time digging up their old clothes and Berettas to head back to Boston to figure out just who is behind this while continuing to rid the world of as many criminal overlords as they can along the way.
What can be considered a worthy sequel, especially when it's a sequel to a film that has reached cult like status? A sequel has to at least be as good as the original film, if not better. In fact, the sequel should attempt to be better than the original film otherwise why visit the same material again? A worthy sequel should bring together most, if not all, of the original cast, have a solid storyline, and be entertaining above all else. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is such a sequel as it's everything the first film was and then some.
As great as the first film is, All Saints Day just felt bigger and more entertaining overall. The story is simple, but effective. The easiest way to flush somebody out who's gone into hiding is to flush them out yourself by using their MO, but is it ever really that easy? There's always something bigger going on with a setup like that and the payoff is just as sweet as the buildup. The dialogue and a lot of the arguing between the MacManus brothers in the original film was hilarious at times. The arguing between the brothers in the sequel doesn't miss a beat as the ten year gap between films hasn't affected Troy Duffy's writing at all. The addition of Clifton Collins Jr as Romeo was brilliant in terms of entertainment value as Romeo steals quite a few scenes and has some pretty incredible one liners throughout the film.
A sequel's ending is just as important as it being an acceptable addition to the franchise it finds itself a part of. The ending to All Saints Day not only satisfied my appetite, but also left me craving the next film and wishing there was another hour or two to the duration of the film. There's something in the last few minutes of the sequel that's a throwback to the original film that just absolutely blew me away since I wasn't expecting it at all. The ending managed to wrap up just about everything to that point and tease another film. It's very rare that a sequel like that is satisfying, but All Saints Day managed to pull it off.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is a sequel that lives up to the cult status achieved in the original film by delivering a film that is nearly better than its predecessor in every way. It hardly feels like there's ten years between the two films as everything between familiar characters feels just as natural as it did in the original film. There's no doubt in my mind that if you enjoyed the original film that you'll enjoy the explosive sequel. The saints are comin' and I highly recommend you pay them a visit.
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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) in Movies
Sep 27, 2017
Great mindless fun but sadly just didn't live up to the original.
I keep bouncing between a 7 and 8 rating but after some of the shit that was pulled and I'm still upset about it's getting a 7.
Okay don't get me wrong Golden Circle was a fun movie with the same over the top violence as the first one but to me it felt like parts of the movie were missing for some reason and after seeing it I found out the apparently the original cut was like 3 1/2 hours long and to me it really did feel like they left out a fair bit of the story and a hell of a lot of the character development.
But hey Elton John was fabulous and the fight scenes were fucking Ace!
Okay don't get me wrong Golden Circle was a fun movie with the same over the top violence as the first one but to me it felt like parts of the movie were missing for some reason and after seeing it I found out the apparently the original cut was like 3 1/2 hours long and to me it really did feel like they left out a fair bit of the story and a hell of a lot of the character development.
But hey Elton John was fabulous and the fight scenes were fucking Ace!
Creepy (3 more)
FELT like the book
The cast was amazing
Details were there, but hinted at
I liked the movie as a whole. Not really "scary" more creepy. One thing though, this movie was much less like the book than the original movie... without any BIG spoilers...
Mild Book to Movie Spoilers:
Changes right off the bat include, obviously the time period, no fort building scene, Georgie's body wasn't found by the sewer, most of the ways the kids first meet IT, they don't say "beep beep Richie"... (aside from once)
There are much bigger changes I can't mention here.
SPOILER END...
All in all, I did really enjoy it! It definitely felt like the book. Better than the original in many ways. I'm looking forward to the second one!
Mild Book to Movie Spoilers:
Changes right off the bat include, obviously the time period, no fort building scene, Georgie's body wasn't found by the sewer, most of the ways the kids first meet IT, they don't say "beep beep Richie"... (aside from once)
There are much bigger changes I can't mention here.
SPOILER END...
All in all, I did really enjoy it! It definitely felt like the book. Better than the original in many ways. I'm looking forward to the second one!
Sam (228 KP) rated Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) in Movies
Mar 3, 2019
Elegantly Filmed (4 more)
Interesting American Twist
Action Packed
Creative Characters
Wonderful Acting
Gimmicky Jokes (2 more)
Trying to Hard in Some Scenes
A Little too Predictable
A wonderful Sequel... For a Sequel
Although i appreciate the film as a whole i was sadly expecting more. Although it isnt a terrible film and still holds to the elegance and spy classics presented in the original film, it still lacked a slight originality of its own and relied on many gimmicks to deliver good jokes. Much of the interesting scenes seemed to be cut short or have awkward interludes stuck between the action. The acting was fantastic and I love a good spy movie but I can only really appreciate this film in terms of the sequel to the original rather than a stand alone film of its own.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated More Caps for Sale in Books
Apr 15, 2019
More Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better
This book picks up right after the classic ends. The peddler is walking home after having gotten his caps back from the monkeys. Unfortunately, he doesn’t realize that the monkeys are following him home. When he does discover them in his yard, what will he do? And what will happen when he goes into town to sell his caps the next day?
I loved the original as a kid, so I was curious to see what happened in the sequel. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the charm of the first book. The original was surprising and funny, but here the interactions with the monkeys feel predictable, and the peddler isn’t nearly as clever. Kids may still like it, but this adult wasn’t as enchanted as he’d hoped to be.
I loved the original as a kid, so I was curious to see what happened in the sequel. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the charm of the first book. The original was surprising and funny, but here the interactions with the monkeys feel predictable, and the peddler isn’t nearly as clever. Kids may still like it, but this adult wasn’t as enchanted as he’d hoped to be.
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Thing (2011) in Movies
Feb 10, 2018
A really good prequel to a horror classic. It's been a while since I saw the '82 version, so I watched the DVD feature that shows some of the lengths they went to to keep the set design in keeping with the '82 film. This one answers the questions to just what on earth happened at that base! There are plenty of scenes that refer to what they discover in the old film. The effects are great and needed to be. Thankfully it isn't all CGI and they made some good animatronic creature designs to start with.
It's very similar otherwise to the original in how it pans out and takes you right up to the start of the '82 classic. If anything it will make you want to see the original again as well.
It's very similar otherwise to the original in how it pans out and takes you right up to the start of the '82 classic. If anything it will make you want to see the original again as well.