The MOVIE REVIEW Thread

[ritchienolasco]

Looks like DC's rising as The LEGO Batman Movie is getting more positive reviews. Below is one of them.

 

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“The LEGO Batman Movie” is a total blast. Packed with color, character, wit and energy, it’s not afraid to get silly, but smart enough to layer in meta humor that’s sure to reward rewatching.

 

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[ritchienolasco]

I totally missed out on Suicide Squad not because of the bad reviews but because I simply did not have enough time. So I watched Doctor Strange over the weekend and it just one of the better films of the year. I bet people here already saw the film but here is my opinion on it. The story is deep but not mind numbingly complicated. It's like Inception and Unbreakable narrated in the Marvel style of story telling. Time, space and reality are bent to ungodly proportions. Such a feat is unfathomable but the production staff made a good job of making it visual and understandable for feeble minded mortals like me. Cheers to Marvel. Now if DC can make an equally good job with their movies......

 

Wait until the releases of Wonder Woman and Justice League this year. Why? Because DC Comics' top creator Geoff Johns is now involved with both productions and having power over the filmmakers, he helped rewrite the scripts and had re-shoots done.

 

Geoff Johns is Warner Bros./DC's equivalent to Marvel Studio's heart-and-soul Kevin Feige.

[ritchienolasco]

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

 

Good stuff:

 

1. The story has a lot of substance especially in the final 25 minutes. The substance reconnects nicely not only with the first film but also with a tremendous plot related to the past. I found it surprising, intriguing and worth watching.

2. Lots of stunts and action scenes led by Milla Jovovich as before.

3. Ali Larter's return as Claire Redfield is worth the long wait since 2010's Resident Evil: Afterlife.

4. Nice mix of suspense and horror to balance with the action scenes.

 

Bad stuff:

 

1. Very terrible film editing.

2. Excessive hand-held camera photography and shaky cam moments.

3. The usual lazy approach of director/screenwriter Paul W. S. Anderson with regards to certain story details. Unsurprisingly no explanation was provided as to what happened to Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy and Ada Wong since after Resident Evil: Retribution ended.

4. Despite the film's title, the ending is not conclusive.

[Memento Vivere]

Arrival (2016)

[filibustero]

John Wick 2 - intense action from start to finish.

 

Also appreciated the roles played by actors who worked with Keanu Reeves in some of his other movies:

Peter Stromare, from Constantine (2005)

Common, from Street Kings (2008)

Lawrence Fishburne, from The Matrix Trilogy (1999-2003)

[dexterhaba]

Kelan opening beauty and the beast?

[jinwoon]

 

Wait until the releases of Wonder Woman and Justice League this year. Why? Because DC Comics' top creator Geoff Johns is now involved with both productions and having power over the filmmakers, he helped rewrite the scripts and had re-shoots done.

 

Geoff Johns is Warner Bros./DC's equivalent to Marvel Studio's heart-and-soul Kevin Feige.

 

For real? I almost gave up on DC Extended Universe, but this kinda got my hopes up. Thanks for sharing the info

[liodel]

all movies of vin diesel and dwayne johnson..

[startoffbeat]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Mas ok kesa sa una, at manlalambot ka sa ending. 'inamo, Cat Stevens

Edited May 1, 2017 by startoffbeat

[bakedzitiguy]

hindi na talaga natuloy ang sandman. sayang kasi on board na si neil gaiman

[Hari ng Spakol]

Not bad for FF8 but not good either

[jwynn]

GOTG Volume 2.

 

Good movie. Better cameos and post-credit scenes.

 

Still prefer the first one over this.

[JFK]

King Arthur by Guy Ritchie.

 

Must watch

[Will Brich]

Pirates of the caribbean. Hilarious.

[sanchezZZZzz]

Ff8 thumbs up