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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Everything, Everything (2017) in Movies

Jun 29, 2018

A little too sickly sweet and predictable

The problem with this is that it's very much trying to follow in the footsteps of The Fault in Our Stars, and it just doesn't match up.

The plot is straightforward and sadly fairly predictable, but the two main leads at least do well in making it watchable and they have good chemistry. I haven't read the book, but the film just comes across as far too sickly sweet and a little bit cheesy. It definitely over does the sweet and adorable factor. And because it's predictable, even the ending, the whole thing just comes across as a bit unsatisfying. Its not a bad film, but sadly not one I'd watch again.

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Nick Smallwood (0 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies

Mar 10, 2018

Black Panther (2018)

2018 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

8.3

(282 Ratings)

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Black Panther was a great movie with very few negatives to it. Marvel movies being what they are, there are definitely similarities to be drawn between BP and other recent MCU entries, mostly along the lines of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok.

Ryan Coogler very adeptly introduces a brand new culture, a brand new nation, to the Marvel Universe, finally pulling back the veil on Wakanda itself after many hints and Easter eggs.

Fresh from his appearance in Captain America: Civil War, which is recapped very briefly in the beginning of the film, Black Panther comes home to be declared King after a quick action scene that shows Black Panther in action, shot VERY well while maintaining the Marvel humor shown in Ragnarok. "Don't freeze."

As the movie progresses and we're introduced to Michael B. Jordan's villain of the film, we are given an empathetic villain we can eventually sympathize with, albeit knowing full and well that he is still the bad guy who needs to be foiled.

Some character highlights of the film include Princess Shuri, a welcome addition to the MCU, the return of Ulysses Claue from Avengers: Age of Ultron and Everett Ross from Captain America: Civil War, and newcomer M'Baku, who was very tastefully adapted for the film without calling him Man-Ape.

The action scenes were well done, Wakanda showed cultural depth, the plot was well-developed and every scene that wasn't self-explained was eventually paid off later on.

This being a comic book film, it translated Wakanda well, and shows Marvel has found their groove. The distractions I have are few and far between, mostly just stemming from Killmonger's use of a Black Panther suit (Iron Monger, The Abomination, The Red Skull, and Kaecillius all come to mind as mirrored versions of the heroes) and some spotty pacing between some scenes.

Also.
Didn't expect it, didn't see it in trailers, so mild spoilers, but.
Battle Rhinos.
Awesome.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) in Movies

Aug 19, 2017

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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.

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James Cameron (2 KP) rated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in Movies

Mar 14, 2018

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Unoriginal

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So Quill discovers his Father is in gfact this alien being called Ego...quite appropriate. Its all part of a plan to remake the universe in his own image.

While the film has a few good moments (baby Groot, Yandu, Rocket all have stand out scenes) it's ultimately a run of the mill, by the numbers comic book movie. Yes it's pretty, yes it's got a big budget, no I didn't enjoy it.

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Wizard of Oz

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After a terrible tornado hits the Gale family’s Kansas farm, Dorothy Gale and her dog ToTo find...

George Clooney: An Actor Looking for a Role

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This book traces the evolution of George Clooney's successful career, from his humble start as a...

Kim Newman recommended The Night of the Hunter (1955) in Movies (curated)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

1955 | Drama, Mystery

9.0

(5 Ratings)

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"Charles Laughton’s only film as director, scripted by James Agee from the book by Davis Grubb. It’s a fairy-tale version of a crime-suspense drama, as two children are pursued through a magical, haunted landscape by a demented yet canny preacher (Robert Mitchum). There’s a grown-up story about a stash of stolen money, but Laughton’s masterstroke is to ignore that and present the human monster from the children’s point of view, as a remorseless bogeyman."

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