Movie Mini-Review Thread - Part III

[Ecco]

King Richard - 8/10

Will Smith does a great job playing Richard Williams. Story told really well. The more the 2 hours running time fly's by.

Hindsight is 20/20 but watching this you can understand how guys would have thought of him as a fool. The belief this guy had and how hard he worked to make it all happen is phenomenal.

 

[ijacobs3]

One review on the new Ghostbusters movie.

"This is a movie that is one giant Easter Egg, cracked and rotten and sulphurous in its stink." ...

Ouch.

i dont know so much, i really enjoyed it, went to go watch it today

 

[ijacobs3]

The trailer looked too good to take that seriously

go watch it at imax, we went to a normal cinema, and i'll be going again to watch at imax,

 

[WaxLyrical]

i dont know so much, i really enjoyed it, went to go watch it today

Major criticism seems to be the over-reliance on fan service which could be a good or a bad thing.

 

[ijacobs3]

Major criticism seems to be the over-reliance on fan service which could be a good or a bad thing.

My daughter who knows nothing about the old ghostbusters movies ( she’s 11) immediately asked to go watch it again

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) 3.5/10

Essentially a Home Alone (1990) reboot with a crappier narrative. Casting is horrible, gags are turd worthy & there is zero comedy. Worst of the all the lead (the kid) is highly annoying. The *only* saving grace is a few references to the OG film & the return of one of the OG characters.

Pitch Meeting said it best:

Absolute kak. Having loved the old Home Alone movies, man i wish these people would stop re making old classics, if they cannot do it right..

 

[daveza]

Looks cool. Bruce Campbell

Black Friday (2021) - IMDb

Black Friday: Directed by Casey Tebo. With Devon Sawa, Ivana Baquero, Ryan Lee, Stephen Peck. A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.

www.imdb.com

Dropped.

 

[dualmeister]

Dropped.

I saw that

 

[cerebus]

Just got this. Very excited to watch it.

Petite Maman

Petite Maman movie reviews & Metacritic score: Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day...

www.metacritic.com

 

[WaxLyrical]

Last Night in Soho - 6/10. Annoying need to stick a song into scene that it's more musical than thriller/horror and an average one at that.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Last Night in Soho - 6/10. Annoying need to stick a song into scene that it's more musical than thriller/horror and an average one at that.

Someone didn't get it...

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Last Night in Soho (2021) 7.5/10

Unique original psychological horror. Edgar Wright knocked it out the park. The cinematography, set design & casting oozes sophistication and class.

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Agreed on the scoring. Bit on the weir side as I didn't think one could mix up horror, thriller, sing-songs and ghosts into a Cinema Nouveau artsy fartsy

 

[wbot]

Unhinged - meh. Some terrible acting and weird scenes that don't make sense. 4/10

 

[FiestaST]

Out in the wild.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - IMDb

Venom: Let There Be Carnage: Directed by Andy Serkis. With Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris. Eddie Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.

www.imdb.com

 

[Ghoster79]

Out in the wild.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - IMDb

Venom: Let There Be Carnage: Directed by Andy Serkis. With Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris. Eddie Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.

www.imdb.com

"Spencer" as well

 

[cerebus]

"Spencer" as well

Nice been looking forward to this one!



Started Petite Maman last night and seriously impressed with it so far. Mark Kermode also praised it very highly

 

[dualmeister]

Looks like another Oscar grade film from Bruce Willis

Apex (2021) - IMDb

Apex: Directed by Edward Drake. With Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis, Corey Large, Alexia Fast. Six elite hunters pay to hunt down a man on a deserted island, only to find themselves becoming the prey.

imdb.com

 

[Datura]

Out in the wild.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - IMDb

Venom: Let There Be Carnage: Directed by Andy Serkis. With Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris. Eddie Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.

www.imdb.com

I love Venom and Mr. Hardy. Fun film and I preferred it to the first one. A few laughs and the inevitable battle was pretty rad.

All cheesy aside a 7/10 from me.

Got Last Night in Soho lined up for tonight.

 

[Datura]

Looks like another Oscar grade film from Bruce Willis

Apex (2021) - IMDb

Apex: Directed by Edward Drake. With Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis, Corey Large, Alexia Fast. Six elite hunters pay to hunt down a man on a deserted island, only to find themselves becoming the prey.

imdb.com

I suspect that reading the reviews on IMDB is more entertaining than the film.

I have never liked Willis and have steered clear of his movies for years. That being said, Red wasn't a total loss but he was still fscking rubbish in it.

 

[FiestaST]

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) 6.5/10

Fun watch, story was slightly underwhelming & almost stripped down. Venom is a likeable character. The mid-credit scene is a must watch.