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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Subspace Rhapsody (2023)
An interesting take on an unoriginal idea done very very well. Just don't do it again!
Seriously, don't do it again. I'm serious. I don't care how well this was done; the singing was really good at times, the music felt original and complimentary to the characters' personalities and situations and *dancing Klingons * what's not to love about that? I was looking forward to that but didn't dare to hope and then it happened! Funniest thing ever, but seriously, don't do this again. This was a fluke and ur Trek fans will only give so much leeway. We can only forgive so much for so long. It helps to remember that there were an awful lot of silly episodes in TOS too, so we will survive somehow. "Just don't do it again."
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Enjoyed it from beginning to end!
I wasn't too enthused when I saw the trailers, but I have to say this is way better than the trailers, honestly. But ur better off not reading any spoilers. I avoided everything written about this movie and was thrilled with the cameos and the pop references. Just let it entertain you, that's what a movie like this is for. I suppose one reason why ppl aren't flocking to see this is because they're probably tired of superhero movies. I think ppl were done at Endgame. And to give u some frame of reference to what movie ppl ARE flocking to is Cocaine Bear. I kid u not. I mean, seriously? @&%#$@&*
The Turning (2020)
I hate psychological thrillers!
I hate, hate hate these movies. If I had known this movie was like that I wouldn't have bothered. I don't mind telling you there is little to no coherent story and there is absolutely no ending because it never had a story to begin with. The effects are good, that's its only plus. The acting was fine but the characters are 1 dimensional and hard to care about. 95 min of content was desperately patched together at the end in a panicked 10 minute home stretch but that's a bit like ruining a dinner was start to finish and then topping it with parsley. UGH
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Not bad. Not good.
I had a feeling this movie was going to be kinda sedate but I just had no idea. To put it in simplest terms, this movie is the Twilight of this kind of genre. It's not a movie about vampires. It's a movie about who-the-hell-knows-what that just happens to have "vampires" in it. (The lamest vampires in the world btw.). This movie seems to have no real story, there's no beginning, barely a middle and no end. It seems to be about boredom. The boredom of living, vampires having a midlife crisis of all things. I can't say I blame them, I mean what does one do with unlimited time? Apparently not much. You can only spend so much time working on your music and prose before you have to give it up forever, then what? This movie is all about atmosphere, the music, the art of music, the art of poetry and literature and not much else. It relies HEAVILY on references from past and present muses. Unfortunately, it tells but never shows; the budget on this movie must have been less than 5 digits. The main characters are married but don't live together for some reason even tho their love is apparent. I had to fast forward here and there because scenes just dragged on and on and had to force myself to finish it. It was tiring and unrewarding. To sum it up: The music is a neat distraction and if you have time to kill it's worth watching for that reason alone. Just don't expect Shakespeare. lol U have to watch the movie to get the reference.
Rough Night (2017)
So sick of picky picky ppl
I mean seriously, what the hell were you expecting? This is a movie about partying, about ex-sorority sisters reconnecting and then things get way out of hand. It was funny. It was zany and yes, it was even raunchy at times, but seriously, why is that a bad thing? Just what is everybody's problem? This is not a documentary for crying out loud. Who cares if a character is annoying or is the obvious antagonist. Some reviewers are saying, "I saw everything coming a mile away." Well good for you. Here's a cookie, now go choke on it. Why would anyone pay good money to see a movie called Rough NIght after seeing the trailer just to get bent out of shape and be a pill? I swear, most of these reviewers go in hating movies before they see it. What a waste of money and a waste of time. Just stay home and read the Bible if that's ur thing. Were there some obvious moments. Yes, so what? There were a lot of other moments that were laugh out loud funny. When I watched it in the theater everybody was laughing and reacting to the gags, including us, swear to god. Honestly, I have no idea why ppl hate this movie.
Brimstone (2016)
Don't watch this, please don't watch this
Do Not waste ur time. I don't know what I was expecting, but I did not expect this. I'm sorry, I'm shaking my head so fervently I can't type. Ok, to be fair the acting was pretty good. That's literally the only good thing about this. I didn't care that it was written in 3 acts, but I did care that for some reason it was out of order. It didn't add to the story at all. Another thing, it was grossly overwritten. They added so many scenes that were not necessary for storytelling. A good director and good writer know how to relay a story without building an entire 15 minute scene to convey a mood. It makes all the difference and given that this movie's well over 2 hrs long should tell u something. I can't believe how they ended it, I literally cannot believe it. It was the movie that wouldn't end no matter how much you want it to. It just kept going and going, one twist into another twist into another. Ugg. The scenes weren't horribly graphic thank God especially given the fact that there's rape, incest other brutal injuries. The production was good, but not good enuff to make a difference. This is such a poor waste of acting talents. They got some really hot actors in this too, how did they possibly do that? Ugh!!!!!! This movie pisses me off!! Just another typical sexploitation, only without any satisfaction in the end. I feel like I need a bath now. This movie is just gross.
Young Sheldon (2017)
Why, why? Why, just why????
Why would they do this? Why? Sheldon is the least likable character, not just on TBBT but of all time. TBBT has really gone downhill this last two seasons, the current season is the worst of all, so, of course, let's make another show! Yeah!!!
I will never understand the powers that be. I refuse to watch this and it just astounds me that they have overlooked their audience. If they wanted to make another show they should have focused on their female demographic. All the females on TBBT are whiny, mothering and smothering. They're no fun and they do not represent me or other females I know who are into just as much geeky things as the guys. My daughter is the best Halo player ever. I love all kinds of sci-if and horror and I know of a lot of women who attend cons and dress up and are just as hardcore into gaming and movies, etc. But no...they'd rather show more Sheldon. Ugh!!!!!
She's Crafty (2007)
Finally a show I can relate to
She's definitely not Martha Stewart, but she is every bit as creative. No job seemed too scary to try and I tip my hat to her. Plus, her quirky demeanor made everything she tried seem simple enough for newbs like me to attempt, too. It's too bad her show didn't last longer, I would have liked to see what else she has up her sleeve.
Ghostbusters (2016)
Be Warned: This movie may ruin weak misogynists' childhoods! *Gasp* Well if that's all it takes...
"They have ruined my childhood!" Boo freaking hoo. Unbunch ur panties and get over yourself. Spoiler alert, this movie didn't ruin anything. Okay, a couple of jokes landed kinda flat, but it doesn't happen often and you'd be hard pressed to find a movie where every joke kills, including the first GB movie. This is a fun, funny movie from start to finish, I kid you not. Give it a chance. I managed to drag my daughter and her boyfriend to see it, neither are Melissa McCarthy fans and they happened to like it. To be honest her stuff IS pretty played out. She keeps making one movie after another that are exactly the same so I was worried it would be the case with that one too, but it's not. This is not a M. McCarthy movie. It's an ensemble and they all played their roles really well. I was really impressed that I didn't think about any of their previous work when I was watching this. If this movie did not make money I blame the majority of it on that horrible trailer. Horrible, Horrible, HORRIBLE! They never should have released that, that was a mistake and so was releasing the new theme song early.
It's really sad that no one went to see this because everyone's perceptions were completely wrong and unfounded. To review, class, No. 1 -- It's not a Melissa M. movie; No. 2 -- That song is hardly even in the movie and No 3. I actually think it's as funny and as entertaining as the first Ghostbusters.
This movie takes nothing away from the original. It's its own movie with some lovely cameos from the guys and Annie Potts (their way of giving it their blessing I think) and the music is AH-MAZING! It's worth watching just for that. If you stay through the credits you'll hear song after song of really awesome original stuff, and some very funny dance moves by Chris Hemsworth. Who knew he could move?
I swear it's really not as bad as some reviewers are making it out to be. Give it a chance and if you don't like it, hey, it's only two hours of your life. Not worth crying over.
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
I didn't watch the whole thing but I don't think I missed much
I came into the movie at the halfway mark and watched the rest from there, something entirely out of character for me but I knew Peter Jackson had directed this and I wanted to see what it was about. (I didn't know anything about the back story or that it was real.) I haven't seen everything he's done but it looked like he was diving into a completely different kind of subject matter than some of his movies, so I gave it a shot. In all honesty, I hate movies like this. Head trippy, psychological thrillers do nothing for me. In fact, I was going in a completely different direction for a while. I kept laughing, inappropriately as it turns out. The main girl's expression was so ridiculous and funny, and that hair...lumbering around like Bigfoot...she looked like a female version of Peter lol. But I was soon to find out all these tidbits of levity were not important to the story. Predictably, it turns into a love story because that's what a lot of teenagers do, they experiment and fall in love at the drop of a hat. So now that we're supposed to believe that they're in love, of which I never do (it doesn't come across as anything other than horny teenagers having sex), their desperation combined with their insanity turns deadly. Now I've gone from laughing at some silly scenes to somehow believing these girls are capable of bludgeoning someone to death and not just someone, her own mother. I'm sorry, but nothing in this movie convinced me of the events that could lead up to this. It almost seems like the filmmakers were glorifying this event rather than chronicling it. I just don't see real hate. I don't see real love. I don't see real anguish, except by Kate Winslet who seems to be upset by the littlest of things. Perhaps watching the entire movie would shed more light but having seen what I've seen I don't think it would change my opinion of it. Frankly, I'm glad I didn't pay any money for this. I'm not saying it's wholly bad, if you like psychological thrillers, go for it. Psych. thrillers in general don't make any sense but you're supposed to allow yourself to go along with the ride, no matter how silly or unbelievable it gets, so if that's what you like, you should be good here. I applaud Peter for attempting such a subject matter, especially since it's a true story. But I really don't think we need any more first-person accounts of real-life murders anymore. There wasn't anything beautiful about this story. That would be like saying the Lizzie Borden murders were beautiful. No, this is just sad and should have been portrayed in an appropriate way, if nothing else, for the families. Plus, it would have been great for those of us who weren't rooting for them to see those witches for what they really are and not try to get us to feel sorry for them.
Broken Flowers (2005)
What a terd of a movie (SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS)
I guess this sort of thing would appeal to some and I hesitate to speculate about the mental faculties of anyone who likes this, but the title says it, what a piece of shyt!!!
It was so painfully obvious it was trying to be something. It was trying to be thought provoking, it was trying to be funny, it was trying to show life as life is sometimes and it was even trying to show that sometimes the ending you get isn't always the ending you want if you manage to get one at all.
Now, with all that said, why bother even making a movie? Why bother? There was little to no storyline, the idea that this guy goes around to all these past loves is ridiculous because he clearly doesn't give a shyt and why should he? Right from the get-go you understand him to be 100% fine with being incomplete. He likes it, so why change things? Why go through everything he went through only to have nothing in the end, which is in essence the very thing he knew in the beginning would happen and was fine with it? OK, so now that the character's woken up about some of the possibilities of life, now what happens? Nothing, not a GD-thing. This is where the steaming pile of shyt comes in btw.
Total waste of my life. The movie told nothing, you see nothing, it reveals nothing, he discovers nothing, you feel nothing. I honestly believe if you watched the dark screen of the t.v. when it's turned off you would get more out of that than you would this movie.
Save yourself, save your marriage, save your precious precious time and run, don't walk, RUN from this movie. You've been warned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Serenity (2005)
Read for a latecomer's straightforward, unprejudiced review...
TV vs. Movie--You Decide
POINT 1: The romantic aspects. The potential romance between Simon and Kaylee is so palpable you're almost ready to reach into the screen, grab their heads and make them kiss! But although it's frustrating, it's endearing to see Simon take an old- fashioned approach to courting and considering that's where it left off in the series I thought there would be some resolution there but they completely skipped over the entire romance with only a small mention of it only once near the end and the next scene is of them hittin the sheets! Wow. I mean, yeah we get it, they're gonna hook up but you know, that's hardly the point. Theirs was a romance, it was sweet, it was the only thing in this series that was relatable and they just threw it up on screen almost as an afterthought. They do get together finally, but it was unsatisfying.
POINT 2: The Reavers. OK, in the series it's understood that although the Reavers are horrible, menacing and a constant thorn in everyone's side (to put it nicely) they were never ever seen in the series as a major plot point. It was explained in the show that Reavers are made, they were people once but they are essentially "made", just like the kid who witnessed and survived and turned into a Reaver himself. I was fine with that explanation, I really was. I didn't need a whole movie going back over all that and essentially re-inventing the whole Reavers story. I'm sorry but-Who Cares? And you know what, Mal wouldn't care either. Mal from the series would be wondering why he should get involved because frankly it has nothing to do with him and Jayne from the series would be asking what his percentage is, and he'd be right. The Reavers plot was no more than a deus ex machina for me, creating a back-story for them was really unnecessary, especially since there were so many other plot lines that the series didn't have a chance to explore. And going by the series' original premise of it being a post-war space western, nobody would care about the Alliance doing something like that. Nobody would care. That's what the Alliance does, that's the kind of mindset these frontier people would have. This sort of mentality would not be new, in fact it would be old news to them. They're too busy just trying to get by to care about what the Alliance is doing.
POINT 3: I never understood Shepherd Book's role. There's apparently a graphic novel now, which I'll get one day in spite of the reviews, but for those of us who haven't read it, his role is never explained. It's alluded to right from the get-go that there's more to him than meets the eye, and-they-never-go-over-what-that-is. Not one time in the movie. That was disappointing. I was really hoping that would come to light and it not only doesn't explain anything about him - He up and dies. Dammit!
POINT 4: River. I just don't know what they were thinking. So much of the story could have been about everything we didn't know and couldn't figure out from the series. So, the Alliance made River into an assassin. OK. And? We kind of already knew that from the series. I guess we're just suppose to come up with our own ideas. Thanks Joss, what do we need you for? Again, no big revelations here, but the fight scenes were bad-azz I have to say even if they were just choreographed dance moves. It was very well done. Too, I was hoping she'd be a little less broken than before. As it is, it seems like all they did was point this unstable gun in the right direction. She's-still-broken. *sighs* Great.
POINT 5: The rating. Joss is quoted as saying how he always felt restricted by Fox etc, well this could have been his chance to let loose and do it right. Why, oh why Joss, would you now limit yourself to PG-13 content?
POINT 6: And probably the most important point missing from the movie, it's just not funny. It's mildly amusing at best. Some of the gags worked, some didn't, it was pretty hit and miss. Frankly, if I didn't already care about this as much as I did, I wouldn't have cared about it at all. Kaylee does have the best lines of the show but I still miss the humor.
Please let me reiterate, this was not a bad show, but it wasn't what I hoped for. It's truly sad, but I don't even mind that Wash died, or Book even. In this world, it's bound to happen and makes their peril real. This is a great addition to any Firefly fan's library, I just wish it was more.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The best of the 3 and I'll tell you why * Spoiler alert!*
This was my favorite book of the series and thankfully they really made an effort with the movie, too. You should know, I am Team Jacob but I was able to hold my prejudices at bay for the sake of the movie. It's not perfect by any means, there's of course a few things I would've changed but nothing too major or dramatic, just a minor change or two to add for the fans.
Too, something that book fans need to realize and consider is this is a different medium. Things have to be sacrificed when making a book into a movie so inevitably some scenes end up looking sorta choppy or pushed together in an unlikely way but that's the price you pay when you condense things.
So with that said, let's review.
The acting—so many ppl don't like her as Bella but I think Kristen is perfect as Bella. She acts just the way Bella does in the book so when ppl say they don't like her, I think it's really Bella they don't like, and I agree, Bella is a ridiculous character but it's not fair to condemn Kristen for that. Rob wasn't and isn't my first pick for Edward but he does stiff and boring really well which is what Edward is so for that reason he's a good pick. He actually is kinda cute, another reason he's a good Edward. One thing to note too is that it's too easy to forget that Edward is a snarling vicious vampire, you don't see much evidence of this in the first 2 books/movies but here you do, particularly the fight in the forest. He let's go and allows himself to be what he truly is even if it means scaring Bella. Good for him! Taylor is an awesome Jacob, I honestly can't see anyone else in this part. Due to his size and what-not I think people forget how young he really is both him and his character. He's got his work cut out for him in BD though, I hope he can reach into his character more.
The story—Melissa R. actually did a good job of condensing the book into a script. I definitely enjoyed it more this time as opposed to the other two. All relevant points were in there and she even made it funny at times. Objectively speaking I've found that ppl who have a problem with the movie are actually criticizing the book and the writing, so to speak of the movie by itself I really feel it was well-written. The tent scene coulda been funnier and the Jacob/Bella farewell scene coulda been heavier (it was really sad in the book and should've made me cry in the theater too but it didn't). I really wish she had pumped those up more.
The directing— Mr. David Slade you saved this movie, ur my hero! Thank you for bringing your genius to this, you really gave it the edge this series needed. You made it okay for guys to watch what is largely a chick flick.
Ambiance— The music this time around was awesome. It really seemed to fit in with the theme of not only the moment but the movie itself and it's place in the series at the same time. The scenery/setting was right out of my imagination, even more so. The campfire tribal meeting scene was so beautifully shot and added so much, even better than the book.
I thought they ended the movie well, with B & E in their meadow. And unlike the book where I'm never truly convinced of Bella's motives and convictions on marriage/being turned into a vampire, in the movie I left with knowing her a little better. Melissa R convinced me (Remember I'm Team Jacob now) that Bella is ready for the next step and things are as they should be, in the movie at least. So with that said, they of course leave it open for the next movies, Breaking Dawn 1 & 2, I however refuse to see them, well the first one anyway. I thought the book sucked beyond all things that suck hard. JMHO.
If you can be objective and have an open mind I wholeheartedly recommend this movie. Why anyone goes to see this movie if they don't like the series is beyond me and makes no sense, but a-holes are determined to hate it no matter what. How weird is that?