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Awix (3310 KP) rated Busy Bodies (1933) in Movies
Feb 17, 2019 (Updated Feb 17, 2019)
Either an ironic commentary on the alienation of modern man and the dehumanising effects of modern production techniques, or two idiots in bowler hats smashing everything up by accident. The usual miraculous Laurel and Hardy alchemy is in play, manifesting in the duo's ability to milk a joke longer than is surely humanly possible - on this occasion with the 'walking into a plank' bit and the extended sequence in which Ollie gets a paintbrush glued to his chin and Stan has the job of removing it.
One of the pair's denser, more relentless comedies in terms of jokes, most of them good ones - the indiscriminate property damage is also more extravagantly spectacular than in many of their films. Written by Stan, but as ever the magic is in the two of them together.
One of the pair's denser, more relentless comedies in terms of jokes, most of them good ones - the indiscriminate property damage is also more extravagantly spectacular than in many of their films. Written by Stan, but as ever the magic is in the two of them together.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) in Movies
Mar 31, 2019 (Updated Mar 31, 2019)
Hugely likeable, tongue-in-cheek mash-up of monster movie and crime drama. An ancient Aztec dragon-bird-god begins terrorising window-cleaners, construction workers and other people on top of high buildings in New York. Small-time crook (Moriarty) comes across the lair but will only tell heroic detective (Carradine) if the price is right.
The stuff with the monster is grisly good fun, while the more down to earth scenes are lifted hugely by the terrific performance of Moriarty, who seems to think he's appearing in a John Cassavetes film. The special effects are heroically over-ambitious and a subplot about an Aztec cult committing human sacrifices feels like an awkward afterthought, but that just adds to the entertainment value of an unashamed exploitation movie, and a mighty fine one too.
The stuff with the monster is grisly good fun, while the more down to earth scenes are lifted hugely by the terrific performance of Moriarty, who seems to think he's appearing in a John Cassavetes film. The special effects are heroically over-ambitious and a subplot about an Aztec cult committing human sacrifices feels like an awkward afterthought, but that just adds to the entertainment value of an unashamed exploitation movie, and a mighty fine one too.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated The Silence (2019) in Movies
Apr 18, 2019
Ok
This movie was another "be quiet or die" horror film. It wasn't too bad for what I'd label a "made for tv" movie. The acting was just ok. If you can't read sign language, you might not understand some of their conversations but you get the gist. The cinematography was decent with some cool creatures(may little things!) and effects, without getting too gory. While it played out to an open ended "anti"-climax it did show that people can sometimes turn out to be worse than the liberal monsters with the "cult" they run into. Overall this movie was good enough to finish but, in my opinion, "A Quiet Place" did it a bit better. Still, it's worth a watch if you're bored and looking for a little "creature feature".
Andy Walker (4885 KP) rated Avengers: Endgame (2019) in Movies
Apr 26, 2019 (Updated Apr 26, 2019)
Well now. End Game. This may not be popular with some people, but it is my honest opinion. It is a brilliantly made film, but I would expect nothing less from Marvel. It has a fantastic cast and the idea and story are excellent. With all that and all that has come before it, my expectations were high. It has a great mix of humour, drama and action; it has amazing effects; a few good twists and some interesting things for future development. Unfortunately I was a little disappointed, it was really good but it wasn't great. Maybe the fault lays with me and my expectations were too high. I can honestly say that IMHO Avengers Assemble (the first full Avengers film) is still the best Marvel film.
Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated The Abyss (1989) in Movies
Jun 10, 2019
James Cameron makes his second appearance on this list with 1989’s The Abyss. This terrifying film that gave countless children nightmares for months follows a civilian diving team as they are enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine. Unbeknownst to them, danger lurks in the deep when they encounter an alien aquatic species.
The special effects may look dated by today’s standards, but The Abyss is over 25 years old and still looks pretty darn good, even in 2019 when CGI has come on so far. Ed Harris puts in a fantastic performance and the eerie depths of the ocean are only matched by the blankness of space in modern-day sci-fi movies. Truly horrifying.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2019/06/08/films-set-at-sea-top-5/
The special effects may look dated by today’s standards, but The Abyss is over 25 years old and still looks pretty darn good, even in 2019 when CGI has come on so far. Ed Harris puts in a fantastic performance and the eerie depths of the ocean are only matched by the blankness of space in modern-day sci-fi movies. Truly horrifying.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2019/06/08/films-set-at-sea-top-5/
Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) in Movies
Jun 10, 2019
Then it all came crashing down with 2006’s The Last Stand. All the fan favourites returned and the cast remains a highlight of this film, but everything else was such a mess. It didn’t help that Bryan Singer left the franchise and Fox brought in Brett Ratner, hardly renowned for his understated filming style. The Jean Grey side-plot was muddled, the special effects were poor and this was such a disservice to the fans who had stayed with the franchise for six years. To its credit however, the action was staged well and there were some very exciting set pieces that saved it from total oblivion. Unfortunately, Vinnie Jones as the Juggernaut was the final nail in this film’s coffin.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2019/06/01/the-entire-x-men-franchise-ranked/
https://moviemetropolis.net/2019/06/01/the-entire-x-men-franchise-ranked/
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Pacific Rim (2013) in Movies
Jan 30, 2018
From the deep
Monsters called Kiaju came out of the seas once upon a time ago, We built huge robots that were controlled by two people by using each of there brain power by syncing them together. Then they went away but guess what they have come back even stronger and in the first sequence we see Nate Lambert and his partner get recked by a big ass Kiaju by disobeying orders. Then they think that building huge walls will keep them out (hmm wonder what trump was watching when he thought of his wall) Then we see mor machines brought together by some of the best drivers of all time and go up against these whuge things.
Effects and action sequences and CHarlie Day make the movie worth watching once
Effects and action sequences and CHarlie Day make the movie worth watching once
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.
Molly (2 KP) rated Deepwater Horizon (2016) in Movies
Feb 6, 2018
Close to Home
Living in Texas all of my life and being surrounded by the oil and gas industry, this movie was close to my heart. Because of the realness of the event, my rating may be a bit biased, but I did enjoy the film. Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell, along with a pretty dynamic supporting cast, recreated the event well and made me care about the outcome. Semi-spoiler...I HATED the bad guy by the end of the movie. No sympathy for him what-so-ever.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Geostorm (2017) in Movies
Feb 1, 2018
Trying to weather the storms
A Engineer Jake Lawson (Butler) designs a satellite that is able to control the weather by eliminating it before it has a chance to strike and cause many disasters. However it stops working and begins to create even more severe weather events that are 100x worse. His younger brother Max (Sturgess) has been assigned to find out why it has malfunction and tasks it's original designer to use the crew heads on board to find out why it is happening. Meanwhile on earth many sever weather events are happening faster than they can be stopped. Will earth be saved??
Great idea for a story and most effects were pretty good but, the casting needs help and I think with a better cast the movie could have been better.
Great idea for a story and most effects were pretty good but, the casting needs help and I think with a better cast the movie could have been better.