Before we begin, this movie is horrible, there. Zack Snyder or Joss Whedon's 'Justice League' is the ultimate build up to the 6 heroes coming together, 3 of which were set up, the other 3 not at all. The characters relationships work, however that's the only thing that works in this dumpster fire. Aquaman is a bland character and is very unlikable anytime he is on screen, to make up for this he makes jokes that don't land and does some 'badass' stuff, like hitting the cgi villian Steppenwolf. Batman does a complete 360 and changes from a brooding dark basically murderous vigilante to a jokey Tony Stark type figure. It doesn't help that Ben Affleck looks barely awake throughout the course of this film. Wonder Woman is just as boring and 1 dimensional as she was in 2016's 'Dawn of Justice' with only her solo movie providing any reason to care, the countless references to Steve Trevor annoyingly remind us that we could be watching a better movie. Ezra Miller's the Flash is an attempt to recreate essentially Spider-man, removing any intelligence that the character previously had, in place for a quirky, constantly messing up Flash, purely for comedic relief. Cyborg is bland and one of the few interesting characters that the movie refuses to explore. The film has awful writing with jokes that almost never land, and a plot that is so generic and straightforward that it just makes you realize the best thing about this movie. It's so straightforward and generic that you can watch it as just a dumb superhero popcorn flick. This film is unintentionally funny, and looks ugly compared to Snyder's usual beautiful style, the CGI is awful with some shots I can compare to that of the Injustice games and the main villain Steppenwolf who appears as a PlayStation character. The effects are awful, references to Wonder Woman that are shoehorned in, no consistency in this cinematic universe, and a film ugly to look at. However this film is dumb-fun and feels like a Saturday morning cartoon special and I had fun watching it.
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46 Reviews
Suicide Squad
(2016)
A dumpster fire
28 February 2019
The beginning of the DCEU attempting to be like Marvel, most comparable to 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. This film feels truly amateur, with the lighting sometimes being so dark you could barely see, to eye popping colors that feel out of place. The acting is as good as it can be with what the actors had to work with. The villain is not well set up at all, and the finale feels unsatisfying since it can be identically compared to 'The Amazing Spider-man', 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' and 'Teenage mutant ninja turtles (2014). This film is not unique in the slightest and is overall a very disappointing next step into this attempt at a cinematic universe.
12 Angry Men
(1957)
A classic
28 February 2019
A complete classic that stands the test of time. Extremely well written with giving us a group of 12 men who are in a court case and are the ones who will decide the fate of a young man who was put on trial for a murder it seems very obvious he committed, but over the course of the movie more information is uncovered showing whether he truly did it or not. Great dialogue that gives you an insight into these characters without showing you any of their backstory, fun back and forth talk between characters. You feel enclosed in the room the characters are in since the majority of the movie takes place in one small room, but it completely works, this movie is essentially perfect, high recommend.
Baffling
28 February 2019
Who knows why David Bowers did this flick, it's baffling. From Jeff Kinney and David Bowers, comes the worst Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie in the entire series. This film tries to differentiate itself from the other 3 since its a reboot, but for some reason, has the same camera work, same music, and same opening. No spoilers but the movie literally opens the same way the other 3 have which makes no sense. The acting is horrendous and laughable, standout being Rodrick, not standout as in good, the actor for Rodrick has 'The Room' like acting with his worst line being "You're the worst mom ever" keep a look out for it its hilarious. Jeff Kinney co-wrote this movie, and it shows, he's a good author, but an awful screenwriter, unable to write realistic dialogue and obscure scenes, he even has a cameo in the film, which makes no sense given he portrayed one of the main characters father in the last 2 movies.... The music being something I liked from the first 3 flicks is horrible in this film, it's basically stock music. The comedy is juvenile and feels inappropriate. At one point Greg is accused of scratching up a grown mans car, and rather than being a rational adult and talk to Greg's parents; he makes an attempt to assault Greg, but hey who cares it was in the book. The movies plot feels like it was written by someone who watched a YouTube gaming video from 2011 and went "that popular with the kids!" Being called 'The Long Haul' but moving very far away from the actual plot of the book and making one where Greg goes in a search for his favorite gaming YouTube (I'm not joking), who is obviously a grown adult trying to make fun of the popular gaming video channels. Jason Drucker is the only fun of the film, as he perfectly embodies the Greg that Zachary Gordon embodied in the original 3, the actor for Rowley is awful and his wig is extremely noticeable, but he's not in the movie for long so its fine. The plot sucks, the music is awful, the acting is awful, the production design is awful, everything is bad with this movie. A modern day comparison to 'The Room' if you will. Don't recommend unless you want to laugh at it.
Jurassic World
(2015)
Meh?
28 February 2019
Colin Terverrow's, 'Jurassic World' is a wasted opportunity. By all means the film isn't bad, just okay. The story feels like a retread of the first 3 movies, and hardly anything original is done in this flick. The acting is very good and the characters are extremely likable which Trevorrow is very good at, creating likable characters. Christ Pratt is a modern day Indiana Jones in this flick, he is very good and very fun. Bryce Dallas Howard is a lot of fun as well. The newcomer children actors are watchable until the 'divorce' subplot is introduced randomly. The music is excellent by Michael Giacchino, the new John Williams. The dinosaurs are fun for the first half when they are just being shown off, but become nonsensical in the films final battle. Far too many references to the original Jurassic Park, great acting, an annoying divorce subplot and a pointless military subplot, fun humor, nice visuals, a lackluster story. The die hard Jurassic Park fans will praise it, but the average movie goer can still have fun with this one. I do recommend this one
Finding Dory
(2016)
Brilliant!
28 February 2019
Another brilliant Pixar movie. Incredible animation, excellent voice acting. However a nitpick towards the Nemo voice actor, obviously its a different kid voicing him but its too noticeably different but it really doesn;t matter. Pixar takes on a character that wasn't really interesting in the original finding Nemo, and makes something pretty great. The movie has an emotional story line and manages to make Dory likable and slightly interesting. The main problem with this movie is that it's just another Pixar movie, it's really nothing unique, there's no tension, there's a scene involving a chase with Marlon and Dory and it mirrors the original chase with the angler-fish in the original Finding Nemo except it has no tension. You never feel like anything is going to happen to these characters and it makes it tension-less. The movie makes up for that however by being fun, and it does not feel incredibly long, it feels quite short. The plot is quite simple but heartwarming with some fantastic music at the end. Overall the movie is very well made highly recommend, it just feels like another Pixar movie, not what could've potentially been done with a Finding Nemo sequel.
Batman: The Killing Joke
(2016)
A waste.
28 February 2019
This movie is such a waste of time. The comic book 'The Killing Joke' was such a great comic, but it wasn't one to be adapted into a animated film. This movie is so poorly made, with frames of animation going slow making it feel like low frame rate, especially when Batman is walking through the prison to the Joker. This movie is really depressing, showing the origin story for how the Joker went mad, it's a very sad tale, and is not at all fun to watch, and at times uncomfortable. Kevin Conroy is serviceable and does as good as he could've. Mark Hamill is a major standout delivering a performance he's clearly wanted to take on, ironically the only fun part of the movie involves him doing a musical number which is so bizarre and weird that it's fun. Other than Mark Hamill's performance this movie is really bad. Really would've preferred a Mark Hamill audio-book of the comic. The R-rating was a big advertising gimmick for this film, and it is not deserved at all, there's lots of blood and some disturbing imagery in the first 30 minutes, but after that nothing to justify the R-rating. This movie is quite an accurate depiction of the comic, but since the comic isn't long enough to make a feature out of, they add 30+ minutes of Batman and Bat-girl, it's purely in there to make you care about the character of Bat-girl, except you don't because the first 30 minutes is an unnecessary cliche filled side-plot that has nothing to do with the comic and even features a disturbing scene with Batman and Bat-girl towards the end. Did I mention that the Joker is the most fun thing about this movie? That shouldn't be true since Joker should be horrifying. Overall this film is a dark miserable mess, only would recommend to the fans of the comic since after the first 30 minutes it becomes an accurate depiction of the comic, but it's miserable and depressing. To the average Batman fan wanting a fun Batman story, I do not recommend this dumpster fire.
Deadpool 2
(2018)
More or less the same as the first one.
28 February 2019
Deadpool 2 is a very fun action movie, which is all it needed to be. This movie isn't better nor worse than the original, it is just as good, which is fine. This movie has incredible humor. with some amazing jokes and many many references. This movie also has some great action since the director of John Wick is behind it. Lot of fourth wall breaking, and even a great score from Tyler Bates. It's everything you could ever want from a Deadpool movie! Where this movie sort of loses me, and it's a nitpick, is when it becomes sad, yes a Deadpool movie has some depressing moments, and it's understandable, but I didn't really come to a Deadpool movie to see dark imagery and sad scenes, I came to have complete fun. However that is a nitpick for this movie is still great, Cable is a standout played beautifully by Josh Brolin; yet he is very underused and not used to his full potential. If you worried about the trailers showing you an Avengers like team up with Deadpool leading them, you have nothing to be concerned about since its nothing like that, it's still a fun Deadpool film. Deadpool doesn't really do anything "bad-ass" in this film, he's very funny but doesn't do anything that stands out really. A very excellent entry to the Deadpool franchise, but by the end of it, I wasn't asking for a Deadpool 3, not because I didn't want one, but because this movie feels like a conclusion for his story.
Silver Linings Playbook
(2012)
An entertaining interesting flick!
28 February 2019
A very well acted drama that makes you feel these characters are real. A very satisfying film filled with an interesting plot and interesting characters. Highly recommend if you could maintain your interest since this film would be considered "boring" to the average viewer.
Rings
(2017)
Laughable, 'The Room' like
28 February 2019
'Rings' is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, it's laughable, and that's why I love it. This film tries to pull a 'Jurassic World' and 'Force Awakens' by being exactly like the original film, the plot is beat by beat the same as the original, except instead of Samara being on a VHS, she's digital. There's literally a scene where Samara appears on a phone and she comes out of it, except there are like these birds that surround her so you never see her coming out of the phone, because a little Samara coming out of the phone would've been too funny. This movie is hysterical, the acting is awful especially from the lead actress, who doesn't have a character to work with, she's so bland. Also the kills come across as comedic since they're edited horribly. The opening of this movie has nothing to do with the overall plot, but takes place in a plane and I burst out laughing by the end of it it's so horribly done, and comes across like a spoof from 'Scary Movie'. The plot twists in this film are some of the most predictable ever. This movie isn't scary, there's no tension, the plot doesn't make sense. It's literally the first movie except it has different characters, and it's modern day. On the positive sides of this movie, the visuals are nice, it's nicely shot, it's the best looking Ring movie, everything else is awful. If you want a good laugh from this movie go ahead and watch it, otherwise I don't recommend.
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
A great Thor film!
28 February 2019
'Thor Ragnarok' is the third Thor movie, and it's a great Thor film, arguable the best. The serious tone of the previous 2 films are disregarded in favor of a more comedic 'Guardians of the Galaxy' style. Thankfully this movie still feels like Thor and actually concludes the trilogy with Thor and Loki's relationship wrapping up in this one and giving a satisfying conclusion to the brothers arc. This movie gives a really good version of the Hulk who is very fun. This movie is overall just fun and that's all it really needed. The villain in this film is Hela who is a fun villain but like most of the Marvel villains, she is quite lackluster and dull. The scenes where Thor is on Sakaar are the best scenes in the movie, but the scenes on Asgard are quite dull and you don't want to stay there for long. The comedy is excellent and it's on of the funniest Marvel movies ever. It's villain is generic, it's plot is straightforward, the chemistry between actors is what helps this movie get off the ground, the fight scenes are brilliant. and the acting is spectacular. Highly recommend this one.
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
(2013 TV Movie)
A great ending to a great series
28 February 2019
'Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising' is the final chapter in the Transformers Prime series, and it is a very satisfying conclusion. This movie includes no humans which makes it more enjoyable as we explore the Transformers home planet and see the restoration of it. The story takes place after season 3 of the shows finale and brings back all the excellent voice actors of the show and takes them on a new journey and a new story that makes Transformers refreshing and new. This movie ignores all the plot holes left with the show to be it's own individual thing. The conclusion is very satisfying and ends the show very well. Good music by Brian Tyler but nothing unique to the soundtrack at this point. Excellent story-telling, excellent voice acting, fans of the show will love it, and if you haven't seen the show you can still enjoy it but it won't be the same. Highly recommend this perfect conclusion to a great series.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018)
One of the best Star Wars films ever made!
28 February 2019
'Solo: A Star Wars Story" is one of the best Star Wars films ever made! It is so much fun, the most fun since Empire Strikes Back, this movie is basically that sequence in the asteroid field but for 2 hours, this movie is enjoyable from start to finish. I was never a big fan of Han Solo but this movie made me more interested since we get to see a Han Solo who has yet to become the Han in the original trilogy. The Han Solo actor is very good, making his own take on the character that dare I say, challenges Harrison Ford's. Donald Glover is very good and makes Lando a very funny character, but is overall doing a Billy Dee Williams impression which isn't bad, he is very smooth as Lando should be. The music is fantastic by John Powell and an excellent pirate like theme for Han from John Williams. The acting is great, the music is excellent, the story if very good and fun. The only complaint I have from this movie is one specific scene towards the end, the whole movie feels like it should be leading to it, but it feels extremely rushed and should've taken more amount of time to set up. Overall a great entry into the Star Wars saga, highly recommend!
Pan's Labyrinth
(2006)
Amazing!
28 February 2019
I wasn't sure about the background of this film, so I had a great viewing experience. This movie is fantastic, very well written, such a fun blend between sci-fi and a real-life war going on, a very interesting premise. Well written, well acted, beautiful cinematography, and direction from Guillermo Del Toro. Even with subtitles I enjoyed this film very much. My only complaint if any, is the ending feels ridiculous, and sometimes when you go from sci-fi to a real gritty war, it feels off-putting. However a fantastic flick for all!
Buried
(2010)
A terrifying experience
28 February 2019
A very emotionally gripping movie. This is an experience of a movie, one you can watch probably only once. Once you see Ryan Reynolds in the coffin you feel like you are there with him and it's horrifying. Ryan Reynolds's performance is great, showing how a man would probably really react to being stuck in a coffin. The story is mysterious and interesting and you just wish the camera would leave the coffin so you'd know whats going on. This movie makes you sweat, claustrophobic, it makes your heart beat. Overall an excellent film, that becomes an experience.
Incredibles 2
(2018)
Excellent!
28 February 2019
An excellent Pixar film, and a great sequel to the Incredibles. While it doesn't surpass the original, it is right beside it. Somehow after so many years this movie continues the same story-line and even small subplots from the original and manages to have the same tone and feeling. The animation improvement and higher budget is well utilized and noticeable. This film has heart thanks to Brad Bird's excellent writing and directing. The villain is standard but the best aspect of the film is when the family just behaves like a family. The voice actors are great as it does feel like a direct continuation of the original, Dash is the only character with a voice actor change, and you wouldn't even notice. The score is excellent by Michael Giacchino. This movie is great and I could not recommend it more.
The Lego Batman Movie
(2017)
It's decent.
28 February 2019
Don't get me wrong it's not a bad movie, just not for me. The Lego Batman Movie is extremely creative, yet dull. This film relies heavily on references and poking fun at Batman lore. This film has a generic plot, similar to that of 'The Lego Movie'. This film feels like a spin-off, in that it has no consequences and feels somehow small scale, which is fine. The movie is very fun and more child friendly than the previous Lego film. The voice acting is great, and it's a fun movie, it just feels like it lacks some heart, and just feels like a Lego movie put out there for the sake of merchandising.
First Man
(2018)
Incredible
28 February 2019
"First Man" is incredible. The main complaint I see is that "It's boring" and "They made space exploration boring" and those people were probably expecting this movie to be something like Star Wars. First Man is a very slow movie that the average viewer may not be able to sit through. Ryan Gosling's acting is excellent and conveys a very realistic character in Neil Armstrong, who this movie is completely about. This movie isn't about the NASA mission or how we got to the moon; it's about Neil and it's all from his perspective. We see Neil's tragedies, his accomplishments. The music is incredible when it does play since a lot of the movie is quiet (for good reason). The moon landing scene is spectacular and you feel so much for Neil Armstrong and you feel like you are on the moon yourself. The main thing this movie suffers I believe (and it's a nitpick) is the characterization of Buzz Aldrin, who feels like an extra with occasional lines in the movie. He jokes about things that aren't funny in the movie and he becomes kind of unlikable, which I'm not sure if the real Buzz Aldrin was like that, but you don't care about him very much, which isn't good since he was the second man on the moon. As a movie that focuses on Neil Armstrong and his feelings alone; it's excellent. It's slow which is nice since it makes it so much more of an experience, rather than a quick action blockbuster. This movie is incredible and if you think it's boring then it's just not a movie for you; it doesn't mean it's bad, it's out of this world.
The Nun
(2018)
Boring and slow yet somehow fast.
28 February 2019
This film somehow manages to take the least interesting cliche filled route for the Nun origin. Forced in Conjuring reference along with a montage of the Nun in other Conjuring films. They took a character with so much potential and made her boring. This film is entertaining however, things happen, it's stupid but it's fun.
Amazing end to a series
28 February 2019
The absolute greatest finale to a series ever. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is a great film. Fantastic acting, visuals, story. It brings satisfaction and a reward to those who stuck with this series till the end. The finale is very satisfying. The music is fantastic, and the characters are extremely likable. A finale that is both sad and fantastic, if you cry during any portion of it, I don't blame you. Can't recommend more.
Not bad, not good.
28 February 2019
This film isn't bad, nor do I think it's very good. The acting is okay, despite Eddie Redmayne mumbling most of his dialogue and not being understandable often. The cast is likable. Ezra Miller is extremely out of place in this movie. There's no consistent tone, sometimes Director David Yates makes it a fun magical movie about animals, and them sometimes it's an abusive dark sad story. J.K Rowling isn't a screenwriter and it shows, this film focusing on the small details of characters instead of giving a good story for a film. The story is inconsistent and uninteresting. The visuals are occasionally bleak, which isn't shocking for Yates, but for the most part it's a good looking movie. The music is fantastic. I would recommend this to a die hard Wizarding World fan, but ultimately it feels like a cash grab.
Ralph Breaks the Internet
(2018)
Entertaining but not valuable
28 February 2019
Ralph breaks the internet is a great animated movie, but as a sequel to Wreck it Ralph, it kinda stinks. This film succeeds in being different, not making the internet entirely cliche and making it quite fun, the movie is fun and entertaining, and it has stakes. However the moral of the story that is explained at the end of the movie kinda undermines the ending of the first Wreck it Ralph. Great animation, great music, great references, pretty bad message.
Wreck-It Ralph
(2012)
The best video game movie ever!
28 February 2019
Wreck it Ralph is an original story that had heart, and is extremely fun to watch. Fantastic music,voice acting, creativity, animation. This film is entirely re watchable and it gets better every viewing! Seeing Ralph exploring other games that seem out of place for the kind of character he was programmed to be gives this movie more creativity than expected. A fantastic animated movie.
Man of Steel
(2013)
All style no substance.
28 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Zack Snyder's Man of Steel is a cluster. It is filled with so much punching and destruction that it becomes a complete blockbuster and a movie that needs to be good for IMAX. Seriously Superman's dad dies in a massive tornado for no reason. There is so much destruction and awful shots that it makes the movie look ugly sometimes. Some scenes like Superman's first flight are great and Han Zimmer's score only makes it more exciting. Clustered boring story that is hard to understand, unnecessary action, beautiful shots and music. However I left this movie bored and feeling like I just watched a Dark Knight ripoff.
Avengers: Infinity War
(2018)
Mindblowing
26 February 2019
'Avengers: Infinity War' is the culmination of most of the heroes of the Marvel cinematic universe, and it's a very good movie. Thanos is a terrifying villain which you dread seeing because you know once you see him, something bad is going to happen and there will be major consequences. Groups are split up and sent on different missions but are all for the same goal. The characters we know and love aren't really developed anymore considering they've already been developed before, but the most development comes in Thanos who for a CG character who is trying to murder half the universe, is a sympathetic character who thinks he's right. The acting is brilliant, standout being Josh Brolin as Thanos who makes the character feel real. The visual effects are mind-blowing as everything feels so real, it should feel goofy and ridiculous but it isn't. The music is decent but nothing mind-blowing the Avengers theme is a nice touch to hear often. The movie sometimes struggles in terms of cutting back and forth between many characters. It is a nitpick as it basically juggles all the characters perfectly. Expectations are subverted, all your awful theories are wrong as Marvel is very creative and utilizes it's advantage in having many movies before this one. It was worth the 10 year wait.
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