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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Cosmopolis (2012) in Movies

Feb 9, 2020

Cosmopolis (2012)

2012 | Drama, Sci-Fi

1.7

(3 Ratings)

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I am normally an admirer of David Cronenberg’s work. His films have always at least been interesting even when they were downright strange..up until now . He really dropped the ball here , there’s no other way to say it but this is one pretentious pile of shit. The plot makes no sense whatsoever and solely consists of a billionaire on his way to get a haircut having random encounters with strangers and spouting a load of philosophical existential musings at the expense of a coherent narrative and dialogue. Robert Pattinson is terrible here as well , blank ,emotionless and unlikeable. Perhaps he didn’t know what was going on either. For me the films worst crime is it’s a David Cronenberg film . It’s beyond disappointing seeing the master of weird and wonderful put his name to something as soul destroyingly boring as this cinematic abortion.‬

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Kim Pook (101 KP) rated The World's End (2013) in Movies

Mar 29, 2020

The World's End (2013)

2013 | Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.4

(27 Ratings)

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I wasn't a fan of hot fuzz but like shawn if the dead so thought I'd give this a go.
It starts with a flash back story of 5 lads who attempted but failed a pub crawl of every pub in newton haven, forward to the lads being middle aged and deciding to go back and attempt it again in the hope to complete it. Sounds straight forward right? Wrong!! It seems newton haven has been taken over by robots (just don't call them robots) and it's a fight between them and finishing the pub crawl.
It isn't a terrible movie and it is funny in places, but it does has it's fair share of "wtf" moments, especially towards the end and for me personally i thought it dragged on a bit. Worth the one watch but not sure I'd watch it again.

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Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated Ghost in the Shell (2017) in Movies

Aug 5, 2019

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

2017 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

6.2

(73 Ratings)

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Even in 3D and starring Scarlet Johansson, this is a convoluted mess.

I was hopeful about this one. Even took the time to make sure to watch it in 3D. I love Scarlet Johansson. Figured I had made everything possible to enjoy this film I had read many terrible reviews of. Now, 2 hours later, I just sit here empty. Sure, the movie is visually stunning. The CGI and action is well done. But all that doesn't matter without a story. Story here is convoluted and messy to say the least. There were several times when I just found myself bored and didn't care about the characters or what was happening. It's a shame something with so much potential turned into such an empty shell. Or maybe how fitting...