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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated The Monster Squad (1987) in Movies

Mar 13, 2021  
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
1987 | Action, Comedy, Horror
8
7.8 (16 Ratings)
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The Monster Squad is of course a 80s classic, and one of the great gateway horrors for a younger audience to enjoy.

Its biggest selling point is it's premise and the subsequent rogues gallery of classic horror monsters, as a group of misfit school kids (and Rudy, that weird older teenager who hangs round younger kids because it makes him feel cooler or some shit) take on the likes of Frankenstein's Monster, The Wolfman, The Mummy, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and their leader Count Dracula. It's a hell of a lot of fun, especially for people who enjoy the old Universal movies.

The whole cast are pretty likable, a decent screenplay thanks to Shane Black and director Free Dekker, and delivers some solid effects work to top it all off.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Iron Man 3 (2013) in Movies

Mar 22, 2019 (Updated Sep 28, 2020)  
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
2013 | Action, Sci-Fi
8
7.1 (64 Ratings)
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Somewhat atypical Marvel movie solves the problem of how to keep things fresh and interesting by recruiting Shane Black as director, who brings his usual blend of hardboiled thriller and screwball comedy to the genre. When a series of terror attacks by the mysterious Mandarin strikes close to home, Tony Stark vows to take him on - but not all is as it seems...

Hardly an essential movie in terms of the mighty Marvel meta-plot, but still a hugely clever, fun, well-constructed movie. Unfairly gets a raw deal from some comic fans for its radical interpretation of a classic Iron Man villain, but the sparklingly witty script and great performances from the principal cast more than make up for it. Black handles the big-scale action sequences as adroitly as the comic scenes. One of the more underrated movies in the MCU.
  
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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated The Monster Squad (1987) in Movies

Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
1987 | Action, Comedy, Horror
9
7.8 (16 Ratings)
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The Monster Squad – Still Has NARDS!!
The Monster Squad is a movie that may be over 30 years old, damn I feel old now, but it still a brilliant watch, the makeup effects from Stan Winston Studios are amazing and even in today’s standard of overdosing with CGI, the movie has that feeling of realism.

The script from Fred Dekker and Shane Black is also something is directed on to the screen with pure style by Fred Dekker, the comedic elements still work now and I still find myself laughing loudly at many of the moments that the kids come out with some great one-liners.
  
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Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Iron Man 3 (2013) in Movies

Jun 10, 2019  
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
2013 | Action, Sci-Fi
8
7.1 (64 Ratings)
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Shane Black’s take on Iron Man 3 angered and delighted fans in equal measure. Which camp you belong to mostly depends on how you feel Black handled the film’s main villain; The Mandarin.

In my opinion, Ben Kingsley’s portrayal of the iconic badass was a little wasted. The revelation that The Mandarin was a character created by Guy Pearce’s Aldrich Killian creates yet another poor MCU villain. Had Kingsley indeed been the real Mandarin, he could’ve rivalled Loki for MCU villain supremacy. As it stands, Iron Man 3 is a brave film and that in itself means it should be applauded. It also has a great finale and beautiful cinematography.

https://moviemetropolis.net/2018/04/21/the-entire-marvel-cinematic-universe-ranked/
  
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David McK (3233 KP) rated Iron Man 3 (2013) in Movies

Aug 27, 2021  
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
2013 | Action, Sci-Fi
6
7.1 (64 Ratings)
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The last of Robert Downey Jr's solo outings as the titular Iron Man / Tony Stark, this is also one of the earlier - perhaps even the earliest - entries in the MCUs 'phase 2', i.e. those movies set after 'Avengers Assemble' but before 'age of Ultron' (which ends that phase).

It's also perhaps best remembered for the 'bait and switch' technique it pulled with regards to The Mandarin, the supposed villain of the piece.

Personally, I find it to be one of the weaker entries in the MCU: Tony's issues with PTSD brought about by surviving the wormhole in Avengers Assemble, the Christmassy setting (which marks this as a Shane Black movie), and the kid engineer subplot just didn't really gel all that much with me.