TheMovieman

Agree with Baumer, the entire 110 minutes (w/o credits) was merely filler and really, nothing stood out though it did make me miss PSH once again. Even Jennifer Lawrence seemed to be on autopilot until the end. Only showed that it was a big mistake making this a two-part movie. Where Catching Fire was exciting and briskly paced, this one felt every bit of its running time and a bit more (and was 20-minutes shorter). **¾/*****, (C, 5.5/10, 2.25/4)

I should also add I've never read the novels so it's coming completely just as a movie lover.

Very short synopsis of my opinion: Really enjoyed this, good action and despite being 140 minutes, time flew by quite well. The acting was also all well done especially Jennifer Lawrence (of course). ****/*****, (A-, 8.0/10, 3.25/4)

Thanks, figure I'd supply the various ratings around.

Agreed, it's a great and underrated movie. It's also fun hearing the clearly David Mamet-written dialogue (he went under a pseudonym due to issues with the WGA). Anyway, my rating: ****/*****, (A-, 8.0/10, 3.25/4)

Eh, I can appreciate the technical aspects and the acting, for the most part, was great (Keaton and Stone especially, Watts and Norton were kind of wasted), but otherwise it was just OK. It never bored me and I liked the character study and all, yet at the same time, it just didn't do much for me in the end (either way). I also doubt I'll ever watch it again though I'd also wouldn't say it's not worth a watch. ***½/*****, (B/B-, 6.8/10, 2.75/4)

LLAP

A lot better than I expected with some decent music and a starmaking performance from Gugu Mbatha-Raw. It's a bit heavy handed and nearly bashes you over the head with the symbolism and message but I still enjoyed it. ***¾/*****, (B+, 7.4/10, 3/4)

The behind-the-scenes drama was far more interesting than anything that happened in this film which was utterly dull, though Cage at least was half decent. **/*****, (D+, 4.2/10, 1.75/4)

Had potential and Shantel VanSanten was pretty good but with a low budget and inexperience crew, not to mention hilariously awful visual effects, it was a bit too ambitious even for the horror-thriller genre. **½/*****, (C, 5.2/10, 2/4)

The Intruders (2015)

Dying of the Light (2014) Something Wicked (2014)

Ah, ok. Missed the update.

DCMU Lineup (so far): 2013 - Man of Steel 2016 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 - Suicide Squad 2017 - Wonder Woman 2017 - Justice League: Part One 2018 - The Flash 2018 - Aquaman 2019 - Shazam 2019 - Justice League: Part Two 2020 - Cyborg 2020 - Green Lantern I guess one could consider everything up to JL: P2 Phase 1 and Part 2 begins Phase 2 which might include a solo Batman movie.

Hope people don't confuse me with the fraudulent one.

Ronin (1998)

Yikes, I don't mind the occasional sappy rom-drama but this one was pretty bad. Marsden and Monaghan are OK and technically Luke Bracey wasn't bad (though he looks nothing like Marsden), the thing is terribly predictable and the ending was just laughable. I also watched the "Tears of Joy" alternate ending and although different, still pretty bad. **/*****, (D+, 3.9/10, 1.5/4)

Hated every bit of this overlong movie.

If I hadn't seen Jingle All the Way 2, this would be one of the worst films I've seen in the past couple of years (edit: will also add Transformers 4 as one of the worst). The only positive thing I can say is some of the action scenes, in particuar the ending, and the visual effects, weren't bad. Otherwise, it's just a bad film with terrible acting and a ho-hum Nicolas Cage is not entertaining. */*****, (F, 1.8/10, 0.5/4) Edit: I will say, and agree with Baumer, Cassie Thomson is beautiful, but her acting is pretty bad along with the rest of the supporting cast.

Really enjoyed this movie, more than I thought I would. The title role was tailor made for Reeves for his physicality and the fight scenes were well shot. One of the more surprising films to come out of 2014. ***¾/*****, (B+, 7.6/10, 3/4)

Didn't care for this at all and if I wasn't bored, was kind of confused in some parts. *¾/*****, (D, 3.6/10, 1.5/4)

For the most part I did like it and dug the twist half way through but by the third act, kind of lost momentum (though I did like the ending itself). Affleck and Pike were both great and unsurprisingly it is skillfully shot, however, I can't say I loved it but mostly enjoyed and admired the film. Not Fincher's best falling behind Seven, Zodiac and The Game but ahead of Fight Club (never liked that one) and Panic Room (a bit underrated though the third act was its downfall). ***¾/*****, (B+/A-, 7.6/10, 3/4)

Not bad but is only worthwhile because of Neeson, otherwise it is a cookie-cutter crime-drama. I do have one question: any particular reason this was set in 1999? Seemed pretty arbitrary. Why not just have the opening set in 2006 and the rest in 2014? Only thing that made it from that time was the whole Y2K thing which didn't have anything to do with the plot anyway... ***½/*****, (B-, 6.8/10, 2.75/4)

A Walk Among the Tombstones is in the archives but needs to be moved from being under "A" to "W". Almost missed it.

Jessabelle (2014)