4815162342 Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 The Wedding Prey The casting issues have already been talked about, so no need to go into them here. The rest of the film is by-the-numbers at best and hammeringly unsubtle at worst. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: The Adventure Begins The animated spinoff to the live-action series will be very dense for newcomers to the franchise, but for those familiar or for those who like strange animals with various powers it'll be a fun ride. Oh, and obvious sequel bait. B+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 The Raven Boys John Green, Ethan Hunt CAYOM Style. So an interesting enough mystical urban fantasy plot crowded out by some incredibly insufferable characters. The ending doesn't seem to fit any of the buildup in the rest of the movie. Shia LaBeouf: The Movie Uh.....Make it rated R at least Beef Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 The Raven Boys an interesting enough mystical urban fantasy plot crowded out by some incredibly insufferable characters. Well god damn it The characters were supposed to be the strong point of that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Well god damn it The characters were supposed to be the strong point of that one. The characters sounded like 40-year old pseudo-intellectual malcontents from Williamsburg, NY Edited October 7, 2015 by 4815162342 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 The characters sounded like 40-year old pseudo-intellectual malcontents from Williamsburg, NY I'm guessing you probably wouldn't have liked the book its based on either then (considering like 80% of the dialogue is is straight out of the book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 A Love Worth Killing For Several standout sequences and zany offerings, but also a fair amount of whiffs. If anything the film probably needed less standard criminal conspiracy plot and just focus more on the idea of a dead-end town being a lot more than Chan-Jen bargained for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I'll take it. I think there was a decent mix of both, and a lot of the comedy stemmed from their reactions to the situation they're in. What were some of the standouts you saw, just out of pure curiosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 The puppet show shootout, most of Dom's antics, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 The Lazy River War This has an R rating because? There goes about half of the smallish audience for this movie. C City Launcher/World Builder So it's like Tomorrowland, only less happens, less speechifying, and a poorly thought-out choice for a main character. C- Runaway Man It's got a great mood and style to it that helps cover up the pretty thin plot and characters. B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorschach Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 The Lazy River War This has an R rating because? There goes about half of the smallish audience for this movie. Love the foreshadowing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 What grade would you give ALWKF, Numbers? It read a bit like a B/B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 What grade would you give ALWKF, Numbers? It read a bit like a B/B- That sounds about right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Terminal Red Some very creepy and eerie atmospheric moments with a couple strong jump scares and gore shocks, but the rest of the film is kinda mediocre at best with regards to the setup, characters, and payoff. C Attack of the Movies Attack of the mediocre movie. C- On the Record Clever staging of the songs, effective sound mixing and creative imagery. Sure the characters and plot are bubblegum pop, but it's still a fun film that should attract across a few different demos. B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Monster Hunter Hafbor Julius Bjornsson (Montan) I see what you did there Ruk. B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 The Throne of Fire Props to Alpha for not writing as insanely long a summary as he did for The Red Pyramid. The exposition and scenes of ponderous travel have been mercifully trimmed, though the final act feels insanely rushed and ends abruptly. So a trade-off I guess. B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 The Parade Some pretty funny bits, though other segments don't quite work. Damon is good at the earnest goofball kind of role so I'd have liked to see the film feature him more rather than the family of non-raunch language subplot. C+ The Pixies in the Backyard Harmless family fantasy that will appeal to the kids and not bore adults to sleep. C+ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Forty-Five Seconds of Glory Very by-the-numbers inspirational sports film that spends more time about the message than about story or characters. Owens doesn't get a definition other than his race and as a result feels more like a cardboard cutout shuffled from scene to scene. C Sam Smith: Stay with Me Apparently this is the male Adele. Only not as good as Adele. Competently made I suppose. C+ 2 Sharkz No. F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Run and Gun 2 Run and Gun Harder. B My Favorite Scientists Good in broad strokes, but the film's plot and characterization seems awkwardly halfway between a kid film and one for grown-ups. C+/B- The Girl in the Red Dress A little bit of mood and atmosphere, but then the final 10 minutes spin into crazy hyperbolic histrionics. C- Fin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
department store basement Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 On 10/18/2015, 5:42:00, 4815162342 said: My Favorite Scientists Good in broad strokes, but the film's plot and characterization seems awkwardly halfway between a kid film and one for grown-ups. C+/B- That's because it's two scripts (each written in about an hour and a half) merged together at the last minute. One was for kids, the other adults. Your criticism is completely valid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
department store basement Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 On 10/13/2015, 3:06:43, 4815162342 said: Damon is good at the earnest goofball kind of role so I'd have liked to see the film feature him more rather than the family of non-raunch language subplot. There's no subplot. Damon's character is in every scene after he is introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
