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Shadow: The Death of Margo Lane
Matt Wagner and Brennan Wagner
Book
Legendary creator Matt Wagner returns to both write and draw an all-new tale for the first and most...
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Lone Ranger (2013) in Movies
Feb 12, 2021
Famous box-office bomb is, as usual, not actually as bad as all that, just absurdly overblown for what should really have mid-budget genre movie written all over it. Origin story for the famous pulp western character; what makes the film curious (and quite interesting) is the way that it tries to combine different styles and tones - pulp and revisionist western elements rub up against the same kind of offbeat comic fantasy Verbinski and Depp had more success with elsewhere. This doesn't really work, but it's an undeniably curious mix.
Still, curious only takes you so far, and this is unlikely to be a film that lingers in most peoples' memory, despite a decent cast and good production values. Earns another point for the last twenty minutes, which are a genuinely impressive piece of Hollywood blockbuster bombast and spectacle. The rest could be worse, but could certainly be better, too.
Still, curious only takes you so far, and this is unlikely to be a film that lingers in most peoples' memory, despite a decent cast and good production values. Earns another point for the last twenty minutes, which are a genuinely impressive piece of Hollywood blockbuster bombast and spectacle. The rest could be worse, but could certainly be better, too.
Benny Sadfie recommended The French Connection (1971) in Movies (curated)
HLD (99 KP) rated Life (2017) in Movies
Sep 5, 2017
The first half or so was promising (1 more)
Gyllenhaal made it worthwhile
Generic, beaten to a pulp storyline of 'our curiosity of an alien species obliterated our common sense' (3 more)
Within the first 30 minutes you can pretty much guess how the film will end
The aliens name is more memorable than the alien itself
Every character makes terrible decisions that nobody qualified to be in space would make
At least they tried...
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Land That Time Forgot (1975) in Movies
Dec 11, 2019
First of the Amicus-Kevin Connor-Doug McClure fantasy adventure films is an unexpectedly classy genre movie. A U-boat carrying a mix of British and German sailors (it's 1916, so tensions abound), led by a beefy American (McClure), pitches up in a lost world inhabited by the usual rubber dinosaurs and ape men.
Pulp, but superior pulp: good production values and unexpectedly thoughtful in places. Even the dinosaurs are a cut above (the pterodactyls still leave a bit to be desired). The look and feel of the thing is very good indeed, but the plot is a touch underpowered and linear. The book's ideas about the strange way evolution works in the lost world are faithfully reproduced, but not really explored enough, and don't contribute anything significant to the plot. The film's weaknesses are those of the source material, but its fidelity to Burroughs is commendable; its strengths are all its own.
Pulp, but superior pulp: good production values and unexpectedly thoughtful in places. Even the dinosaurs are a cut above (the pterodactyls still leave a bit to be desired). The look and feel of the thing is very good indeed, but the plot is a touch underpowered and linear. The book's ideas about the strange way evolution works in the lost world are faithfully reproduced, but not really explored enough, and don't contribute anything significant to the plot. The film's weaknesses are those of the source material, but its fidelity to Burroughs is commendable; its strengths are all its own.
Rick Nielsen recommended Pulp Fiction (1994) in Movies (curated)
Psycho Dog: All Your Dog Problems Answered in One Easy-to-Follow Guide Including Aggression, Bad Behaviour, Barking, Biting, Chewing Growling, Jumping Up, Pulling and Dominance
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If your dog seems like a mission impossible, relax! This one-stop guide to understanding and curing...
Dean (6926 KP) rated Machete (2010) in Movies
Apr 30, 2018
A great fun, action, bloody, Grindhouse B-Movie with an all star cast. Not heard much about this, apparently a follow up film from a short trailer from the Death Proof film. So imagine the likes of Sin City, Pulp fiction with a latin feel and tongue in cheek humour firmly in place. A pure fun, entertaining film not to be taken seriously. If you're a fan of Robert Rodriguez's films, you'll like it.
Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The Wicked in Books
Mar 15, 2018
Written as a modern tribute to the pulp horror paperbacks of the 80's, it doesn't manage to live up to the best of its inspirations. There are very few genuinely frightening moments and the story at times seems more than a little silly. Still, it was largely engaging; and there is a serious lack of this type of book being made anymore. Enjoyable enough for fans of the genre to check out.