Rivers Edge has an interesting enough concept but it so badly handled it starts to become difficult to watch. Tonally it is way off and the performances, especially Crispin Glover, leave you uncomfortable throughout. It's a shame as it has a storyline that if handled correctly could make for a really decent movie.
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Metal Lords
(2022)
Metal mickey
10 April 2022
It really didn't do anything that hasn't been seen or heard before. Performances are good but it all falls apart due to the weak script. Metal is more than cameos and cheap cliches. If you want a coming of age metal movie watch Heavy Trip.
Don't waste your time on this mediocrity.
Don't waste your time on this mediocrity.
The Suicide Squad
(2021)
Not great
16 August 2021
I am very selective of which comic book movies I watch as the vast majority of them have the exact same storyline yet with a different superhero wedged in.
The last comic movie I watched was Joker - which was a breathe of fresh air. Brilliant.
I decided to give this a go due to James Gunn and the great reviews. I expected something fresh like when Guardians Vol 1 first landed, but boy was it disappointing. The first 20 minutes were funny and there were enough plot turns to keep things interesting... but then its just slowed right down, plodding along for the next hour or so. The flair with which the movie started pretty much disappeared and any other stylistic elements become repetitive and overused. AND YET AGAIN theres a final 30 minute sequence of SMASH, BANG, WALLOP that just follows the well worn-out formula of every other movie. For the amount of money and talent used to produce these movies you would hope someone could come up with something slightly more original. It astounds me to see huge box office takings and top reviews movies like these generate. It just means they'll fire another formulaic replica at us again soon. Sigh.
The last comic movie I watched was Joker - which was a breathe of fresh air. Brilliant.
I decided to give this a go due to James Gunn and the great reviews. I expected something fresh like when Guardians Vol 1 first landed, but boy was it disappointing. The first 20 minutes were funny and there were enough plot turns to keep things interesting... but then its just slowed right down, plodding along for the next hour or so. The flair with which the movie started pretty much disappeared and any other stylistic elements become repetitive and overused. AND YET AGAIN theres a final 30 minute sequence of SMASH, BANG, WALLOP that just follows the well worn-out formula of every other movie. For the amount of money and talent used to produce these movies you would hope someone could come up with something slightly more original. It astounds me to see huge box office takings and top reviews movies like these generate. It just means they'll fire another formulaic replica at us again soon. Sigh.
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