Mini Movie Reviews 2 - The Reviewening

[Arnizipal]

Just another remark on Prometheus (sorry Dude )

[superdupermatt]

That is so true, it's an often used trick when something is rolling towards you on film, but I guess it's the shock that makes you turn tail and run directly away from it.

[Burnthem]

Just another remark on Prometheus (sorry Dude )

Hohoho.

Your Highness

.....I'm just glad I didn't have to pay to view this... haven't a clue how well it did in the box office but it wasn't very good. I have no idea how they got Natalie Portman to do this film, but my god it was bad

Avoid

I paid to see this.

[Private_SeeD]

Snow white and the Huntsman


Saw it with my girlfriend last night, we both enjoyed it, like said before the pace was good and the action was okay for the most part bar how William was able to punch and attack with his bow and it never broke was stupid. Also near the start why does Snow White say a Christian prayer? It jst seemed odd to me and my girlfriend. Also was there a deeper meaning behind the 3 drops of blood cause it did fixate on that.
Bar those bugbears, Gd film and the dwarfs nearly stealing the show.


Watch it


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[AndrewGPaul]

I don't see why she shouldn't be a Christian. It's not something that gets brought up often in fairy stories, but it's assumed, I would think. It also adds another meaning to the story, of Christianity overcoming paganism (in the person of the wicked stepmother's witchcraft).

As to the blood, it was a repeated visual motif. I don't know if there was anything deeper behind that, but it was certainly the power behind the magic in the film.

[Easy E]

I saw two flicks at my local drive-in with teh family.

Madagascar 3
The first third is really clever and funny. During this part of the film, it is riffing on caper films. Then, after the really fun Mo-ped chase scene, it all goes downhill. The circus parts just did not have the same wit as the heist flick vibe.

However, as always, the penguins steal the show.

David Schwimmer, Jada Pinket-smith, and Ben Stiller have to be really happy this series is a hit. Paychecks for them when their careers have kind of derailed over the years.

Pass

Men in Black III

I have never really been a fan of this series. Perhaps I just don't "get it". It has never really made me laugh.

Saying that, this one deals with Agent Jay havign to go back in time to rescue Agent Kay from being erased. Typically, I can't stand time travel films, but this one went over pretty easy, and didn't worry about getting all tied up with continuity.

Overall, a light little nothing.

Pass Unless you are an obsessive MiB completist who has wathced the other two and all the cartoon episodes. Then, you will probably be compelled to see it.

[Magister]

Rock Of Ages

Yeah, it's a musical but for all that a surprisingly good film Russell Brand and Tom Cruise made it for me - alongside the cheesiest of classic rock numbers that the writers could think up it seems.

Watch/Rent

[BigbyWolf]

Wrath of the Titans

Have you seen the first one? Bit silly, right? Sam Worthington was awful, as were normally stalwart actors Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, weren't they? Contained pointless things like the female lead sacrificing herself only to be brought back to life later. Pretty bad blockbuster (which is saying a lot these days).

Well, its sequel is worse.

Far, far worse.

I won't go into detail, but suffice to say that throughout the 1hr 40 minute run time, very little happens.

Neeson and Fiennes are awful again, Worthington is less Australian, but still awful, the actor that plays his son is awful (and spends a good 5 minutes towards the end of the film with a bizarre grimace stuck on his face), whoever played Ares is awful, Worthington's side-kick is awful (and, inexplicably he is promoted from random thief/ sailor to battlefield commander towards the end), Rosamund Pike is bland, Bill Nighy is amusing, but a bit too much of a comedy character for such a film, everyone else is instantly forgettable.

The writing makes little sense throughout; and the whole thing is just painful. Worthington’s character switches between being a normal human, to being able to survive having his head rammed through 78 stone pillars by the God of War. If I hadn't been watching it at a friends house, I would have turned it off.

Verdict- Avoid, watch The Immortals, it's just as silly, but a infinitely more entertaining.

[nagash66]

Wrath of the Titans

As the above poster ( whose post made me curious enough to see it) said, it is a prety terrible movie.

However while i agree with the greater spirit of the above review i would add that the Olympian family moments were fun to watch.


Burn it.

[-DE-]

Don't watch Immortals. I implore you.

[superdupermatt]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER

Fantastically absurd.

[Avian]

Have you seen the movie or just read the title? I cannot tell...

[superdupermatt]

Have you seen the movie or just read the title? I cannot tell...

I watched it today. Amazingly bewildering!

[Warlord Gnashgrod]

I watched it today. Amazingly bewildering!

In a good or a bad way?

[superdupermatt]

In a good or a bad way?

YMMV, it certainly isn't going to be a box office smash or sweep out the Oscars, but I found it a lot of fun. It does take itself very seriously but that just ramps up the absurdity when the action kicks in and you remember you're watching ABRAHAM LINCOLN KILLING VAMPIRES.

I am very glad I watched it.

[Arnizipal]

Snow white and the Huntsman


Saw it with my girlfriend last night, we both enjoyed it, like said before the pace was good and the action was okay for the most part bar how William was able to punch and attack with his bow and it never broke was stupid. Also near the start why does Snow White say a Christian prayer? It jst seemed odd to me and my girlfriend. Also was there a deeper meaning behind the 3 drops of blood cause it did fixate on that.
Bar those bugbears, Gd film and the dwarfs nearly stealing the show.


Watch it

I watched it yesterday and though it was really awful.
Sure it's based on a fairy tail so the writers didn't have much to go on, but there are so many stupid things going on in that movie it just boggles the mind.

• My biggest gripe is there is no explanation given as to why the queen left Snow White alive at the start of the movie while she had all others inside the castle killed.
• Snow White's escape seemed a little easy. Why were there no guards at all in a prison tower? That huge sewer opening is a terrrible weakness in castle defences as well.
• Finn spoiling the queen's plot to dupe the huntsman into working for them was incredibly daft.
• The ambush by Duke Hammonds' son in the pine forest was a little strange. The wide shots show there's no undergrowth for the ambushers to hide in, nor any low-hanging branches to jump from (which they do on several occasions during their ambush).
• Apparently being locked in a tower didn't prevent Snow White from learning how to ride a horse (in full armour no less) and fight with swords.
• The attack on the castle has to succeed before the tide returns, which seems to imply that the gate they will be attacking is under water for several hours a day, which is kinda
• After Snow White escapes through the sewers apparently it didn't occur to anyone to put a grate over the sewer entrance. That's just sheer stupidity.
• Despite being nice to look at, cavalry charges at a castle are rather pointless.
• The castle defenders only started using boiling oil once the gate was opened. It sure was nice of them not to use the oil on the knights stuck in front of the gate when it was still closed.
• Instead of forming a solid block of troops right behind the gate, the castle defenders lined up in the middle of the courtyard, allowing the knights to charge into them as well as flank them. Sure it looks nice, but it's incredibly stupid.
• Once the queen died that creepy Greta girl was suddenly young again. Most likely this is an after-effect of the queen's death but a little explanation couldn't have hurt.
• I hope I counted wrong in the end but it seems there were seven Dwarfs present at Snow White's crowning. Didn't one of them die?

Not too thrilled about the overacting of Charlize Theron either. The Dwarves and the huntsman were about the only redeeming feature of this movie.

[SnakeWind]

Biggest problem with Snow White for me was that Kristen Stewart only has one expression.

[superdupermatt]

Biggest problem with Snow White for me was that Kristen Stewart only has one expression.

Actually she smiles on several occasions during this film. I fell out of my seat from shock everytime.

[Easy E]

Well, I saw several movies this weekend.

Thor

You know, one of those movies that led up to the big Avengers film people have been talking about. I enjoyed it. You see a clear character arc for Thor develop, and goes from being a pig-headed spoiled brat into a much more humble character. I also enhjoye dthe fact that Loki wasn;t played up as "Bwahahahahaha" evil. He had an agenda, as was ruthless in caring it out, but it didn;t feel like he was outright "evil". Made it more.... "Shakespearean"?

The biggest disappointment was how quickly Thor dealt with the Destroyer. Overall, good to see Shield doing some stuff. Asgard and Yodinheim were nice to look at. Natalie Portman doesn't act liek a piece of wood either. Overall, a nice effort by everyone involved dealing with a comic that seems like it would be very hard to pull off right.

Watch/Buy

Dr. Strange

An animated movie about Earth's Sorceror-Supreme. Unsurprisingly, it in a origin story. Is it possibel to make a Superhero flick that ISN'T an origin story? It was a bit interesting to see magic instead of "super-powers" but they generally just used it to make swords to fight with. That was kind of boring.

There was also an interesting plot point about Dr. Strange removing a wall. This scene and the discussion with the Ancient One about the nature of perception and how it can molded and used was somewhat reminiscent of The Matrix's "Do you really think that is air you are breathing?" scene.

Overall, not a bad effort, but just didn;t really engage the way I had hoped it would. The story just doesn;t hang together that well.

Watch

The Ultimate Avengers
Another animated flick. This was pretty sucky. If you want to watch animated Avengers, watch The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes instead. This just felt like it was trying too hard, and never really did anything to make it a unique and interesting entity.

Despite lot's of action, it still came across as boring. The best part was when Cap was fighting the Nazi's at the beginning. However, even the climax of this part shows too much and comes off like a cheap knock-off of better films.

Also, the animation is NOT very good, with heavy use of terrible shading and shadow effects.

Pass


Finally, I saw the latest Pixar flick....

Brave

I honestly don't see why the critics are panning it. It's a good, enjoyable flick. Even more refreshingly, the trailers don't give away the central premise of the movie! Wow.

I've seen soem critics claim that all the male characters act like idiots. I think I disagree with this. Fergus, the King; does nto act like an idiot. His actiosn are anything but idiotic. Sure, he's not a great public speaker, which makes him look dumb; but his actions show him to be a brave, loyal, and admirable guy. Plus, he has a deft touch connecting with his daughter, that her mother lacks. Finally, his attempts to help the Queen work through their daughter's issues seems relatively progressive for the time. Even if it is played for laughs.

Like I said. I don't know why it is getting panned by critics. It is just as good as Finding Nemo or Monsters Inc.

Go See it

[blackcherry]

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
A film thats only saving grace was that its one of those retro pulpy films that somehow gets released by a big studio every few years. Otherwise a neat idea stretched out far too long.