Movie Mini-Review Thread - Part II

[Soul Assassin]

It’s available to download with subtitles

I somehow thought it was newer than that but I see the original release was in May, what a pleasant surprise, thank you.

 

[cerebus]

I somehow thought it was newer than that but I see the original release was in May, what a pleasant surprise, thank you.

Yeah it's definitely a highlight of the year

 

[Neoprod]

Parasite (2019) - 9/10. Korean language film by Bong Joon-ho about a family of scammers who get themselves jobs in a wealthy family's home

Enjoyed that a lot.

 

[dualmeister]

Parasite (2019) - 9/10. Korean language film by Bong Joon-ho about a family of scammers who get themselves jobs in a wealthy family's home

It was excellent

 

[dualmeister]

It's available

The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) - IMDb

The Art of Racing in the Rain: Directed by Simon Curtis. With Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Jackie Minns, Marcus Hondro. Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to...

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) - IMDb

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Directed by André Øvredal. With Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams. On Halloween 1968, Stella and her two friends meet a mysterious drifter, Ramón, and uncover a sinister notebook of stories.

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[satanboy]

meh....don't like dawgs.

 

[dualmeister]

meh....don't like dawgs.

I was going to say you have to probably be an animal lover for this one

 

[satanboy]

I was going to say you have to probably be an animal lover for this one

Love all animals....just not dogs and snakes too much.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Nextgen (2018) - 7/10

Animated film, I never heard of before. Based on the future of sorts with robots integrated everywhere. Watched with my kids last night. Was entertaining enough, maybe targeted a bit towards girls. Reminded me of big hero 6 a bit, just not as good.

Had some absolutely hilarious scenes that got us all cackling, hence the score.

Voices by Constance Wu, John Krasinsku and Micheal Pena amongst others

 

[WaxLyrical]

Fractured (2019) - 6/10.

 

[dualmeister]

Also looks interesting.

Framing John DeLorean (2019) - IMDb

Framing John DeLorean: Directed by Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce. With Alec Baldwin, Josh Charles, Morena Baccarin, Dean Winters. Who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man.

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[WaxLyrical]

Parasite (2019) - 8.8/10. Social satire/ tragicomedy masterpiece.

 

[FiestaST]

The Kitchen (2019) 5/10

Bad. Convoluted plot. Drawn out. Poor casting also.

 

[daveza]

Parasite (2019) - 8.8/10. Social satire/ tragicomedy masterpiece.

Yup, something quite different.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

The Art of Self-Defense (2019) - 7/10

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Imagen Poots and Alessandro Nivola

But of a dark comedy thing going on here, a bit slow paced, with intermittent moments of violence, building up to the almost predictable conclusion. Enjoyed the ride, though.

Would recommend

 

[satanboy]

Parasite [Gisaengchung] (2019)

Excellent Korean movie. I laughed so much. 8/10

 

[dualmeister]

The Art of Racing in the Rain 7.5 / 10

Right up there with all the other sad dog movies. Very well done. If you want your SO chunking this is it.

 

[satanboy]

Everything Is Wonderful (2018)

The acting is on par with a porn movie. Almost zero story. It is not funny. 2/10

 

[FiestaST]

Joker (2019) 8.5/10

Truly fantastic origin story. Narrative & character development is extraordinary. Joaquin Phoenix was a sight to behold, he is just phenomenal.

 

[Lupus]

The girl from nowhere (2017) (South Africa) 6 maybe 7/10

Girl from Nowhere (2017) - IMDb

Girl from Nowhere: Directed by Mark Jackson. With Tamryn Speirs, Scot Cooper, Christia Visser. A Cape Town couple, Katherine and Hugh, are headed to their mountain getaway, when they pick up a young woman hitchhiker, Liza, who carries a gun and may or may not be the devil herself.

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A girl walking down a long lonely road, a couple driving to the middle of nowhere. We have been told many times in South Africa not to pick up strangers hitch hiking and in this case is probably the right attitude.
But when the stranger is a younger, attractive girl in daisy dukes your brain turns off. It's an interesting movie, filmed on a shoe string budget, acting can be great and it can be bad. Though the 3 actors did the best they could with the script which is a bit odd podge.
The location is amazing, the filmmaker knows how to shoot that and also how to work with limited lighting, but overall it's a bit oddly paced and the dips in the acting get to you, one moment it's good the next it's what??