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Dean (6927 KP) rated Nocturnal Animals (2016) in Movies

Oct 9, 2017 (Updated Oct 9, 2017)  
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
2016 | Drama, Mystery
Great cast, especially the 3 lead characters (2 more)
Cool cinematography
Gripping story within a story
Abrupt ending (0 more)
Visually impressive thriller
The visual elements of the film are great, to be expected I guess from a director from the design industry. The lighting and cinematography adds a great deal to many scenes.
The main actors Adams, Gyllenhaal and Shannon give great performances. What makes this interesting is the main story from the novel from Susan's Ex husband and how this links and has parallels to their past and current situation. One that will have you thinking long after the credits roll.... Although I did find the ending a little abrupt. One of the best films of the last year.
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Rings (2017) in Movies

Oct 29, 2017  
Rings (2017)
Rings (2017)
2017 | Horror
4
3.8 (21 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Unnecessary
Did we really need another Ring film? And the answer is probably not. The first film wasn t great, the second one I couldn't even finish and I'm afraid the third doesn't fare much better.

Completely agree with Dean, this isn't a horror film it's more of a thriller. It isn't scary in the slightest and is entirely predictable. Johnny Galecki really should just stick with the Big Bang Theory and I'm highly surprised Vincent D'Onofrio was in this. Personally I just think was very disappointing, I was expecting so much more in the way of scares and creeps. The only good thing was getting more of a back story on Samara.
  
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Ameeka (131 KP) rated Life (2017) in Movies

Jul 15, 2017  
Life (2017)
Life (2017)
2017 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Visually impressive (2 more)
Fast paced
Good cast
Few generic cliches (0 more)
A flawed but enjoyable space movie
While the movie was acted well and the depiction of alien life form was interesting, the plot was quite bare. The characters didn't have enough development and had no depth regarding their relationships to each other. I liked this sci-fi thriller, though our astronauts seemed to lack some common sense and weren't as believable. The alien life form was original in design, but felt unrealistic in the power and intelligence gained in such a short period of time. The movie didn't do anything new and creative, but it was a fun film. However, the ending was predictable and kind of disappointing.
  
Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors
B.A. Paris | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
9
8.0 (18 Ratings)
Book Rating
Extremely disturbing - needs a trigger warning
I've never felt so moved and violently uncomfortable /ill at the same time while reading a book before. The level of graphic psychological abuse described definitely requires a trigger warning before survivors listen because unfortunately the truth is stranger than fiction, despite many readers wanting to wave away the experiences as 'absurd' on some of the Amazon reviews.

While there were some instances that were unclear especially near the end, and slightly inconclusive in the climax, which was a bit unsatisfactory - it should be listened to as a psychological cautionary tale rather than a thriller as such. To describe it as a mystery would be insulting to those who have experienced it.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Sunshine (2007) in Movies

Jan 15, 2018  
Sunshine (2007)
Sunshine (2007)
2007 | Drama, Sci-Fi
Great Sci-Fi film
A pretty good film, a sort of space disaster/thriller film as a crew set off for the Sun to drop a nuclear payload to kickstart it back to life and get Earth out of an Ice age. They are the 2nd team to set off, will they make it or suffer the fate off the 1st missing crew?
It has some good acting and SFX, the sets for the spaceship look very impressive and show some good ideas about the future of space travel. It's a bit slow to start but it makes up for this as things get more dramatic towards the end. Better than I expected it to be.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jan 15, 2018

I loved this movie, but I thought the ending was stupid and kind of a cop out.

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Dean (6927 KP) Jan 15, 2018

True but I like some of the ideas it has about space travel. Sets were impressive.

The Shallows (2016)
The Shallows (2016)
2016 | Drama, Mystery
Beautiful location (2 more)
Good Sfx
The Cgi for the Shark was great
A decent Shark thriller
A good film with a battle of wits and survival. The Beach location is beautiful, shot at Lord Howe Island off the coast of Australia, and the Sfx were good in most scenes. I was impressed with the Cgi for the Shark, it looked more realistic than many other Shark films over the past 20 years. It is one big mean Shark, although some of the action scenes are a bit over the top. Overall a good film for a simple premise. On the DVD you get extras on Shark attacks, the location for the Beach scenes, and how they designed the Shark.