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Dumb Money (2023)
GME investor here
I haven't seen the movie yet but after reading some reviews and since I was on that trade...
- Even though his analysis was solid RoaringKitty was not taken seriously at first,
- A 100%+ short ratio stock was pretty much unheard of
- It wasn't just little guys who placed a bet on this gigantic short squeeze, especially after Ryan Cohen entered the scene
- The Reddit memes were probably better than this movie
- Some shady tactics were used by the bears (Citadel ?) like fostering division by pretending Reddit degens had moved on to silver (they never did) or using dubious WSB twitter accounts to shill other stocks
- WSB was also going hard on AMC (Cinema) and contributed to save the company
- Robin Hood allegedly put a lid on the squeeze but most brokers also halted meme coins trading for a few days (you could only sell and no longer buy)
- A second squeeze was triggered by RoaringKitty's testimony before Congress when he declared he had NOT sold his shares (he did sell his options / DCA out over time)
- Elon, Citron Research and some famous investors also had a role in this. There wasn't a day without something crazy happening and pushing the stock upward.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Everything wrong with cash grab sequels
I am in utter shock after watching the first third of this pathetic attempt at an Indiana Jones sequel. What was that ? How could Disney let this happen ? Did they ever learn from their mistakes ? How can people give this movie more than 3 stars ?
Passed an OK opening scene, it quickly dissolves into complete non sense. The plot is thin, uninspired and predictable, punctuated with chase scenes that are neither original nor entertaining. Harrison Ford looks like he was dragged in chains to make this movie and his punches belong in a museum. Obnoxious one dimensional characters along with cringe humour are thrown into the mix for consistency. The iconic theme is played randomly and ad nauseum to top off this monument of disrespect...
I thought the aliens were bad but this... Someone should go to jail for this.
Amsterdam (2022)
History lesson for children
I understand neither good nor bad reviews here. The plot is mostly linear and although fast-paced, it's easy to follow. The editing and extra run time made sure of that. We are very much spoon fed the whole time and, as some already pointed out, there is indeed very little substance. I would even go as far as saying that this movie is shallow, lacks subtility, and is predictable to the point where you expect a twist that never happens. The outcome is so obvious, so underwhelming, I was dumbfounded. Sure the cast, the sets, the photography are amazing and I must admit that a few cringe jokes made me laugh but that's pretty much it.
Fun fact : this film received poor reviews from both left-wing newspapers and right ones in France, a bipartisan "meh"
Succession (2018)
Dull hybrid satirical dark comedy-drama ish
This show isn't particularly funny nor entertaining so how is it a comedy ? Most characters are despicable, obnoxious and the plot is all but realistic so not a drama either. I can not remember the number of times I wanted to stop watching and only kept going because the reviews were so good especially for the last season.... If it wasn't for a few episodes with a decent pace that provided a mildly interesting twist and the presence on screen of Brian Cox... Seriously though the main characters have nowhere near the required depth to be worth that much screen time and the whole storyline revolves around a handful of deals or votes, that's it. Also for an HBO show it is incredibly lazy: lazy script, lazy costumes, lazy sets, lazy soundtrack (an excellent main theme that is used throughout the whole serie and nothing else ?). I give it a 6 because it would not make sense to go below for this level of production but sill, I am utterly baffled by the number of 10s and awards Succession is racking up for, in my opinion, not a single good reason.
Les misérables (2019)
A misleading play
I give it a 5 for its technical slickness but the plot and the cliches already mentioned here and there are unbearable. This is a story about a community or a mix of communities whose social integration in their host country is a complete failure. Those who succeeded and they are many, would not get into this simplistic finger pointing. With his film, Ladj Ly has become a flagbearer of this victimization most of the French can hardly accept given the level of wealth redistribution in this country (the highest in the world). Yes these communities live in a Ghetto but - and it might come as a surprise - this ghetto is dripping in taxpayers money. Make no mistake this is not an "out of the grid" sort of hood. They have schools, hospitals and public transports (you see the kids taking the train to Paris in the first scene). Long story short, this is a biaised take on life in Montfermeil where Victor Hugo had quite a different experience.
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Surprisingly good
This is probably the best film adaptation of a Manga to date. I was expecting another dumbed down teen movie butchering the original material (like Ready Player One) but Rodriguez & Cameron have done a decent job.
Kuzutetsu aka the iron city is way too colorful and extras in shorts don't belong to the cyber punk genre but I can live with that. Taking out the Gore and the extreme violence was also necessary to appeal to the broader audience.
Rosa Salazar's voice and tone humanize Alita fairly well with a nice touch of warmth. CGIs are worth the budget so much that I would recommend for once the Imax 3D version.
Combining the motorball (volumes 3&4) to the Yugo/Vector storyline (first 2 volumes) without compromising their respective depth was a challenge, even more so in 122 minutes. There is just enough fan service and the storyline delivers an expected cliffhanger. The Ed cameo on the other hand was an unexpected icing on the cake.
I very much hope this blast of a movie will beat the $500m earnings or any other score mark that will trigger a sequel.
Ready Player One (2018)
Mainstream trash - Hollywood keeps sowing the geek culture for profit
I give this film a 3 because it was supposed to be an easy job (with a book almost as short as a script) and yet they did not deliver. Everything is just dumbed down to the extreme. (Why would IOI trust a corporate grunt to win the contest ? In the book Sorrento is a game designer himself which makes much more sense, why are the main characters teaming up if they did not want to clan up in the first place ?)
The best concepts have been snatched away, the chemistry between Art3mis, Parzival and Haech is gone, the hurdles are no more (Wade makes easy money racing with his Delorean whereas in the book, he can't even leave his school and uses the default Oasis skin) and the nerd references have been replaced with pop ones.
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
A movie made by porgs, for porgs
An honest review from a NON Star Wars fan
The scene where Luke throws his light saber away sums up the film pretty well. Legacy themes and characters are ridiculed throughout the movie. For sure it's a different approach, full of twists and unusual turns but none of them adds anything positive to the story. Plot constituents are snatched away one by one and replaced with ... cheap humor, lame dialogues or stupid loopholes (how Rose & Finn on the ship conveniently survive the blast and kill Phasma is just one of the worst WTF moment).
The Last Jedi falls short of epicness (ridiculously small scale battles), consistency and most of all pace. The new protagonists are just ... dull. I couldn't care less if they were to die before the credits or in the next episode. This mediocre sci-fi flick gets even boring at times, far from the thrilling Rogue One.
Hux & Ren are the worst pair of vilains ever : clumsy & moronical. The empire (first order sorry) had never been disrespected before TLJ, and neither had the whole Star Wars universe.
edit : to those claiming that the movie is attacked by trolls or angry fans just take a look at other sources like local sites where rates are even lower. In France TLJ is rated 7/10 by critics and 6/10 by the audience.The people who "LOVED" this farce of a film can only be found on Facebook on the official pages. Some Reddit users pretend that when seeing it a second time, the flaws wash over you, but it still doesn't deserve any praise. Disney may not care about the last part though.