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The Twilight Zone: Replay (2019)
One of the best episodes !!!
This episode deals with Racism and it was shot in 2019, before everything that happened with George Floyd. It's impressive how a time traveling episode can, in fact, say so much about present, past and future !! EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THIS EPISODE !! 10/10!!
Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
The worst season finale EVER !!
Eight years wasted with the worst ending of a TV series. The end of Game of Thrones, mainly the last episodes, was frustrating, disappointing, embarrassing and lousy. All the expectations of fans and followers of the series were scorned and thrown in the trash. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and even George R. R. Martin will be remembered not for making a bittersweet end, but for making a horrible end, a disgusting end. The series will go into oblivion and will become a joke of bad taste, for the generations ahead and a bad memory for all of those who, for eight years, watched every episode of it. Terrible, terrible, incalculably embarrassing for everyone.
Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
The worst season finale EVER !!
Eight years wasted with the worst ending of a TV series. The end of Game of Thrones, mainly the last episodes, was frustrating, disappointing, embarrassing and lousy. All the expectations of fans and followers of the series were scorned and thrown in the trash. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and even George R. R. Martin will be remembered not for making a bittersweet end, but for making a horrible end, a disgusting end. The series will go into oblivion and will become a joke of bad taste, for the generations ahead and a bad memory for all of those who, for eight years, watched every episode of it. Terrible, terrible, incalculably embarrassing for everyone.
Captain Marvel (2019)
A private is way better than this captain
There is this politically correct idea in this movie. Captain marvel is depicted as independent, someone who suffered bullying while trying her career as a pilot in the air force, men lie to her, she is the victim, bla-bla-bla, a whole lot of political BS. The funniest thing in the movie is the cat and the most ridiculous thing is the way Fury gets his eye injured. Seriously, I almost walked out of the theater... The way Brie Larson leads the character is really disappointing, she looks like a distant, unemotional, "all power girl" kind of character. The intention is obvious: please feminists with a "kind of feminist super hero" Even Mar - Vell is a woman.. Boooooring ... There are even rumor that the captain is a lesbian.. Gosh, how much do they have to distort the story to please the "Slay community" ??.. In case you want to watch a movie where a woman thrives for her career and position in a military environment I suggest you watch 1980's Private Benjamin. Way better than this "captain"..
Minha Vida em Marte (2018)
A whole lot of the same. Mildly funny movie
This is another politically correct movie. The woman, who is "trapped" in a marriage, the betraying husband, husbands are boring and uncaring to wives. Her best friend is gay, the final message is that women can live alone. It's a "slaying" movie. Very weak in terms of plot, the only significant moments belong to the performance of Paulo Gustavo, a talented comedian. Who is gay, in real life and in the movies. A whole lot of the same, the movie has its funny moments, but the idea behind the story is way too old-fashioned, as the politically correct is doomed. Mild entertainment and nothing else.
Argo (2012)
Winner of the Oscar ?? Oh, please, give me a break !!
The people in the academy must be nuts ! How can this be the winner of the Oscar ?? Art should be the winner. A good story with good values should be the winner. This movie totally distorts reality. Or, at least, what we understand for the "official story" about the hostage crisis in Iran 1979. It plays with the following idea: "the official history says the Canadians did everything, but let's say, in this movie, that it was the CIA and that, in fact, we made the world believe the Canadians prepared all the rescue operation". Is it possible ? Maybe, but it belongs much more to the realm of conspiracy theory, than to what may have really happened. I admit the narrative keeps the audience interested in the movie, but that's all it has.. No good acting, scenario, picture, or direction
And it got the Oscar ??? How come ??
Amour (2012)
Very sad.
This is a very sad movie. It deals with a situation that could affect anyone. The burden a sick person brings upon himself/herself and other can be way too heavy. Love versus life. One affects the other and we can understand the decision one of the characters take.
Actors are very good in the movie, mainly Emmanuelle Riva. Her performance deserves a prize.
This movie makes us think about life, but mainly about death. What is the definition of "life", death, and how we die. There are other movies that kind of deal with this same subject ( Mar Adentro – 2004, Le scaphandre et le papillon – 2007, Okuribito – 2008, Million Dollar Baby – 2004, Les invasions barbares – 2003 ) with different "views" or approaches. But all of them deal with death, handicapped people, limits, suffering, burdens, life itself. "Amour" belongs to this list of memorable movies.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Pure C***.
That was a real struggle to watch it till the end..Can I say what this movie is In one word ? Crazy.. Totally crazy. Not even a bit funny. The "madness" shown in this movie ain't that extraordinary. As a matter of fact We all know some people with emotional problems, or who don't seem to be "alright". But there is, usually, a reason for that. That's what this movie lacks. A good point to base the behavior of the characters. Everything seems "exaggerated" in this movie, even the problem of the characters and their feelings. On the other hand no one is "normal" around the main character. Everyone seems to have some "disorder" to a minor or major extent. But it's slow paced, most of the movie are people having arguments, there is this "fixation" of the main character upon someone, a lot of "blá-blá-blá", and so on.. I know American families are usually as crazy as this one, so I can understand the bonds American audience will have with it, but it is so far from my reality, so "crazy" I couldn't relate. As for me ? Nah, it didn't work.
Django Unchained (2012)
Horrible.
How can this "movie" be nominated for the Oscar ? It's way too long for such a shallow story. There are so many flaws in the script it is hard to believe in anything. There is a whole lot of blood, shots, and "action" – this will suit Tarantino's fans who will achieve orgasm every time someone is shot ( "Hey man ! Did you see that !?! he shot the guy between the legs !! ) Oh, yeah, great
( irony mode on ) Such a great "scene".. A whole lot of the same..
This movie will satisfy teenagers, immature adults, virgins ( male; girls probably won't watch it, because it's too stupid and girls aren't as stupid as boys), fat nerds, etc.. people with a minimal brain activity will find it boring, gory and meaningless. BTW his "triology" is really poor: Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds and Django. All of them belong to the same place; the garbage bin.
I can understand the high ratings ( the fans of Tarantino, who blindly accept every "flick" of him ) but I really think this should be the end of Tarantino's "career" as a director ( he could have the same end his character has in the movie.. ) and he should get back from where he came: a video rental clerk.
In short: way too long movie, uninteresting, full of unnecessary violence, no real character development, etc.. That's not a movie you will leave the cinema thinking about, or feeling better, or even thinking. This movie belongs to oblivion and I hope it stays there.
Ted (2012)
Ted....ious... ?
This movie is NOT tedious. This is pure fun ! It's a great and funny way of seeing life with different eyes. It is like a connection between childhood and adulthood, linked by great fun, humor and criticism too. Those false moralists who piled tons of objections to it just didn't get the idea of the movie, which is very original in its conception and performance. Ted is, by far, a great wake up call for all of those who carelessly "waste" their lives in a make-believe fairy tale where everything is idealized, sinless and "pure". The acid jokes, the society criticism, and the whole plot of the movie will lead you through a mishmash of sensations each will, ironically, put you to the test: What have you done of your life ? are you happy with it ? these are questions the movie does not intend to answer, but which are surely damn well right to be asked. Watch it and take your own conclusion.
Prometheus (2012)
Please, respect the audience feelings towards classics like "Alien"
I had to watch this movie twice in order to have a decent assessment of it. And I had to wait for the Blu-ray edition of it so that I could get a better view of it. In the Theater some of the movie sequences seemed odd and it looked like they had been cut or poorly edited. Most of the characters were shallow and "silly" – except for David and Shaw. With the release of the extras in blu-ray this suspicion of mine proved true. There are many deleted scenes and some of them were not really finished ( you can see major flaws like a cable to hold or drag a character around and some imperfections in the CGI ) thus leading to the conclusion that while they were shooting it they decided not to use a particular scene. But on the other hand, there are at least four scenes which were not used, but were important. If they had decided to use them in the theater release the movie would be better. I am talking about two scenes that were cut from the beginning and two scenes from the end. And there is a fifth scene, that is kind in the middle of the movie, that would have been important too. So a great deal of nice scenes were cut just to be added later in a blu-ray disk of extras, to help sell the Blu-ray. I think the motion picture industry should review this strategy for sometimes it goes wrong. Just like in this movie. And now I discover that there will be a sequel to the movie.. Well, it would be nice to know that beforehand. That's why so many questions are left answered. I guess directors, producers, and the "big bosses" in the motion industry should rethink their attitudes. Please, do not forget the audience. Part of the movies we watch have a sentimental value. And this sentimental value should never be forgotten in favor of box office income or revenues. Please, don't do that to the audience..
The Avengers (2012)
Very good movie
This is a very entertaining movie. The characters are well known and the plot is simple and effective. This movie combines two important ingredients: fun and action. And the actors are very good too. I especially enjoyed Scarlett Johansson in the role of the black widow. She is really talented. Specially in that leather outfit.. The computer generated imagery ( CGI ) is impressive and the idea of the Avengers working as a real team surprised me in a positive way. The vibrant soundtrack helps a lot in the action scenes. Chris Hemsworth really convinced as Thor. This movie is good because it is exciting, funny, and it has some of the nicest super heroes from comic books. Congratulations Hollywood for one of the best movies of the year.
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Do not trust the high rating
If you think This movie is funny, I am sorry: You have a twisted sense of humor. You just want to "look cool" because you say you "Understand" the movie and the idea. That's arrogance. If you say this movie is a horror movie, well, you haven't watched horror movies lately. And you haven't watched old classical horror movies enough. Or you get scared way too easily ( suggestion for you: it is just a movie, OK ? It's not real life.. ). If you think it is original, gosh.. what can I do ? It's way closer to a mish-mash rather than something "Original". Besides, "originality" is something questionable, since all movies ( and books ) are related with other things we have seen or read.. So.. Going on: if you think this is a parody, I recommend you to watch "Shaun of the Dead". That's a real good parody of terror ( zombies ) movies. And it's funny ! Truly funny, not this S%$T ! This movie won't make you sleep, because you will either leave the theater within 15 minutes or stay in your seat crying and vomiting. Unless you're "different" as I mentioned before. This movie is awful. Is it meant to be a horror movie ? Fail ! There's no horror in it, except for the poor acting and direction. Is it meant to be a comedy ? Fail again; it's not funny. It's funny only for those who think are better than the rest. Is it meant to be a parody ? Triple fail: The satiric and humorous basis to build a decent parody are not present. The whole concept is too lame and the way the scenarios are divided is too clumsy. The audience can't recognize it is as a parody. There is no way to relate with it. Let's see; this movie was shot in 2009
But released only now in 2012.. Why ? Probably only to benefit from the success of "Thor" and "The Avengers". Chris Hemsworth is in it. But he was not Thor at that time.. What is this movie ? It's a mish-mash of the Truman Show, 13 Ghosts and The Cube with connections with "Evil Dead", "Aliens", "Hell Raiser", "Skeleton Key", and most zombie movies from John Carpenter. A bag full of references which ended up in nothing. Thank God I didn't watch it in a Theater, because it would be too embarrassing if my friends saw me leaving this movie. I would be the joke till the end of the year.. Oh, and the IMDb ratings are seriously wrong.. How can it have such a high rate ? Only the Ancient Gods know. The boring ones
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Disappointing..
I like movies about vampires and werewolves. But I cannot enjoy this franchise of "underworld". The vampires are boring. Even the wolves are boring. I expect so much from this franchise and it keeps failing me. I wanted to see scary werewolves, mean and blood-thirsty vampires, real beasts.. Unfortunately I see a movie with a tendency to tell the story from a point of view of the vampires. "Noble" vampires.. and half of the movie is wasted with " scary faces" as if they could showcase the real "beasts" they are.. All in all is just boring.. The "monsters" in this movie do not surprise anyone. They are terribly common and weak.. Poor portraits of what imagination could provide. Everything revolves around the character of Kate Beckinsale ( pretty worn out in my opinion ) and there are no characters you can really think: "This one is a real bad ass".. In a vampire and werewolf movie this is such a downer..
The Hunger Games (2012)
An attempt to make an American Version of "Battle Royale"
This is almost a spin off from another movie. American audience is not familiar to "Battle Royale", a Japanese movie ( and "manga" 1999) made in 2000. What is this "Hunger Games"? It's a movie that picked up characters, story, main sequence of events and all the atmosphere from this Japanese movie. The oriental production is far better than this American Version. Anyone who watches the original movie will agree to that. That said, It is important to remark that, in the end, the result of "Hunger Games" was not so bad. But it was not good either.. American Motion Industry has been "copying" movies for some time ( terror movies, for example ) and many of them are a terrible facsimiles from the original. This time the copy was not so bad. They changed a bit the story ( although the main plot is still there ) and adapted it to the American audience. The result is a teens movie that is possible to watch. Unfortunately, a lot of the emotion and originality from "Battle Royale" was lost. I was in a bit of doubt between ranking it 5 or 6. I decided for 5, because I would say this movie is "as half as good" as "Battle Royale". Not bad, not good. Interesting for teenagers and kids.
The Artist (2011)
Finally a movie that really deserved the Oscar !
Finally the Oscar goes to a good movie. Kind of Ironic it is French and silent. But it is very touching. First of all, it has something that the recent movies of Hollywood lack: a good story that is well told. Not only did they have a good plot, excellent cast, a "four legged actor", but they also manage to tell the story in a comprehensive way with the right amount of details to depict the life ( from glory to downfall and then back to an emerging career again ) of the main character. It has also brought fun back to the big screen, a romantic story without being too dramatic and yet able to capture the atmosphere of that changing time. It is a truly remarkable production, something we did not see for a long time in the big screen. I just can thank all of those who got involved in this project and truly believe that the seventh art is beyond mere special effects ( which are important, of course, but should not be considered as the sole reason of making a movie, as it has been lately ) – Thank God it is NOT in 3D !! - I know the movie industry is going through changes nowadays. Perhaps the answer is in the past, as it concerns which direction it should take.. Anyways, it's a great movie and the art is back to the Theaters !!!
Hugo (2011)
Awful...
This is one of the worst movies I have seen in my life. Boring, slow- paced, vague plot ( with unnecessary characters ), no acting ( but a lot of staring ), with false expectations of adventure ( most of them seen in the ads ), overrated ( I cannot understand the "8" it is ranked with, hope it decreases fast ). This should be a film about the French movie- maker pioneer Georges Méliès. But the industry decided to lure us with a promise of adventure, mystery and magic. You will get none of them. And Georges Méliès sure deserves a much better movie than this one to tell his remarkable history. Unfortunately we get a hoax. Not at all attractive to children. Half of the people in the theater got asleep while "watching" it. The other half just left in the middle of this
movie ? Visually it is OK, with good use of 3D and some nice picture. But that's all. You will waste your money, do not watch it. Or, on a second thought, watch it if you want some nice sleep
Oh, by the way. I found out Sasha Sasha Cohen can't be funny ( but be stupid ) and he can't act either ( his performance was terrible ).
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)
Complete Disaster..
Is there any explanation for this movie ? The answer is: "I got lost in the dark.." This movie is very bad. Terrible, Awful. Meaningless and pointless. The plot of this movie was certainly written by a demented person. Not worth any cent of your money. Fortunately I did not buy a ticket to watch it. If I had done it, I would have asked for a reimbursement. It's not scary. It's not funny. It's not thrilling. This movie is nothing. The actors are OK, but the plot is senseless. It's a real waste of time. It's just like: You keep waiting for any possible reason to understand what is going on, but nothing happens. Very shallow. It's so obscure, just like the darkness around, that it just does not seem to be "complete". It's "shadowish".. But there a good point; It's good to sleep. The movie is dark, there are occasional bumps, explosions and high sounds, but nothing to disturb you from one and a half hours of dreams.. well, in the case of this movie, nightmares..
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
I wish I could rate it zero or less...
Neither funny, nor interesting. Jack Black should consider retirement. Or maybe he should join M. Night Shyamalan so they both could shoot "the worst movie ever". Jack "boring" Black is awful. I fell asleep during the movie. My kid wanted to go home. The occasional bugs and flies in the theater found a dreadful end by watching it. They were all dead at the end, the movie killed them. The special defects of the movie could distract you for a while, but then Jack the boring would open his mouth and ruin everything. This movie.. er.. flick.. hum.. "thing" or whatever it is should be tops for the Golden Raspberry award. This movie is so boring you should recommend it to your enemies and watch them slowly die as this "thing" is projected. Ask someone who was sentenced to the die if he prefers to watch this movie or the electric chair. They will go for the electric chair. Mr. Jack Black, please, make everyone a favor and stop thinking you can act or play. You've proved everyone you fail miserably in both
Yogi Bear (2010)
A good movie for kids.
I do not know why the bad reviews. This is a kids movie, what could you expect ? What is the problem about saying "urinate", like that "buny101" mentioned ? Kids nowadays use and say many worse words than this, so I do not know what is the point.. American moral is strange, full of contradictions. I thought both Yogi and Boo-boo were fine, but the "real actors" were just awful ! Tom Cavanagh was horrible ! Even Faris was bad and T. J Miller was average. That's just a simple story, from a Cartoon. If kids were here to state their opinion, this movie would score much higher. The effects were good, the simple story is a welcome shift to the sarcastic and ironic trend in movies for kids. Of course this is not "Tangled", or "Toy story". It's a mix of a real movie and CGI ( or a reasonable facsimile ) meant to entertain kids. And I think they have really accomplished their purpose.
The Other Side of the Tracks (2008)
Slow-paced, boring and predictable.
I can not understand the high rates because this film is really awful. It was so slow I lost interest by the middle of it. Easy to sort it out, I figured out the plot and the "mistery" in a bit less than an hour. No surprises. Acting was poor. It was really bad. The end was a "Cliché", well seen in other movies. Dating back to "The Others" (Alejandro Amenábar ) for example. The soundtrack is interesting though. I did not get scared in any moment. Some scenes did not seem to be necessary. The female cast is fine. Well do not need to say much, It's not worth watching. As I wrote before, It's slow, boring and totally predictable.
The Last Exorcism (2010)
The Blair witch project meets the exorcist and the Rosemary's Baby.
The movie ain't that bad, but, as my title suggests it's kind of a mixture of the Blair witch and the exorcist ( with some drops of Rosemary's Baby ). It may not be original, but it kept me sat still up to the very end, which means ( for me, of course ) it was kind of interesting. There are some good performances, I enjoyed the acting of the actress who played Nell and the guy who played the girl's father. There's this thing like some twenty minutes before the movie ends you pretty much know what's going to happen. I mean, one finally understands what's it all about. I like terror and horror movies and, sometimes, I felt a little scared. I would recommend it, despite ranking it 6, tops. That's worth watching but it won't give you any nightmares.
The Dark Lurking (2009)
Sorry, it did not happen
I wish I could say something positive about this flick but unfortunately it's not the case. I wish I could agree with someone's post who stated the performance of the actors and the story compensate for the cheesy "special defects", but once again, I can't. This is the kind of movie you can watch in 15 minutes. References do "Alien" and "resident evil" are almost everywhere. Unfortunately they ( the filmmakers ) could not deliver it, and references are lost. It could work for a "trash" or "D" movie. However it does not have any humor ( which could save this movie, but, once again, it is not there ). It is basically a whole lot of what we have already seen. I am truly disappointed, I had better expectations towards this. Well, at least they tried. Let us all hope some lessons are taken from it and that future productions could be done in a bit more careful way. There was someone posting we "should pay attention " for a series or sequel. This is not going to happen. This is one of the worst movies I have seen this year. My advice: do not watch it, don't waste you money and time.
Nine Dead (2009)
kind of interesting
This movie is kind of OK. I think It could have been better. there are some flaws. Communication is the key, right ? So, why didn't they try to cooperate with each other after the kidnapper showed he meant business ? What was going on with them ? Afraid to talk ? One of the guys could solve the problem and he prefers to remain silent because his beliefs ? Come on.... the end, well, I do not think I have to talk about it. because it was terrible. Some of the things that happen seem to be out of context with the "situation" they were in. I would not watch it in the theaters. It's not worth.. Besides, I think the main storyline has already been present in other movies ( in a much better way ) like "saw".
Frozen (2010)
I got frozen too... not scared, but tired of watching it..
Oh boy, that was really bad. Nothing happens in this movie. The beginning is bad, by the middle of it the movie continues bad, the end is a real disaster. The main plot can be summed up to two or three scenes. All of the rest is just "making sausage". I slept while watching it. Okay, let's see if I find anything positive to say.. Humm, the landscape is beautiful,OK. It's kind of a more "realistic" film, and I like that ( although there are certain facts that contradict this affirmation ), the girl in the main role is beautiful. OK, there are a few interesting things in it, but The outcome, as a whole is very bad. I would not recommend it.