The Movie Review Thread

[x-trainer ben]

Aquaman

Now i am not a huge fan of the lead actor or comic book movies but this was an entertaining film. Jason Mamoa was a "smart ass" and a hero all at the same time. I was sleepy before we went in to see the movie( getting sick) but stayed wide awake the entire time and actually enjoyed the film. Go see it, 4/5 stars.

[bodyhard]

How did it suck? C'mon those last 15 minutes didn't have you getting on edge a little bit about those kids?

I rewatched the ending today, stand by my review that it was just parts of sucessuful movies already made, but was worth a watch.

I think I was just annoyed that they didn't listened to the old man!

[Bando]

I think I was just annoyed that they didn't listened to the old man!

The Memes coming out already from the movie are pretty good. I'll have to rewatch the old man part again, I liked him.

[kimm4]

Watched BirdBox last night, sucked.

Ha, ha I did too. I wasn't crazy about it but I thought it was ok.

[Brackneyc]

Saw Infinity War on Netflix. I’m a sucker for the Marvel movies. Not sure how they wrap this up, but I’m sure it will be good.

It’s not as good as Iron Man, or the first Avengers, but it was on Netflix, so there you go.

[x-trainer ben]

Saw Infinity War on Netflix. I’m a sucker for the Marvel movies. Not sure how they wrap this up, but I’m sure it will be good.

It’s not as good as Iron Man, or the first Avengers, but it was on Netflix, so there you go.

I saw most of it, but then the plane landed and i never saw the ending. Oh well.

[Corbi]

Bumblebee was an enjoyable prequel which gives us the origins of the Autobots landing on earth. 1000 times better than the last movie which was dreadful, this one had a good story, action, even comedy mostly done by John Cena. We were spared the mega fights between 10-15 transformers and it was a much better film as a result.

[bodyhard]

Saw Life on Neflix last night, was OK.

[Plateauplower]

Watched BirdBox last night, sucked.

Guess I’m late to the party, came in to post this. I thought the premis was pretty creepy. My wife read the book and said the book was MUCH better than the movie. I thought it was alright. Started watching the Ronnie Coleman documentary after, jeez that’s sad.

[Gabbar99]

How did it suck? C'mon those last 15 minutes didn't have you getting on edge a little bit about those kids?

I rewatched the ending today, stand by my review that it was just parts of sucessuful movies already made, but was worth a watch.

Meh. It was okay. Didn't really grab me.

[Bando]

Right up my alley, aliens, flashbacks, super powers. The story was a little weak for all the great action scenes. Rare (for Netflix) epilouge didn't add anything when it had a lot more potential. If you're a sci fi fan this is worth a couple hours for sure.

Also watched the new interactive Black Mirror

It was kind of cute and worth the time, but nowhere near the masterpieces of San Junipero, Archangel or Shut up and Dance.

[weiss1967]

watched Infinity Chamber. Was taken away by opening music, ended up listening to Bach’s Passacaglia and fugue in piano transcript, and then Buxtehude’s, for like 2 hours. Movie was okay.

[GuyJin]

Aquaman was fun, not perfect, but fun. Jason Momoa really gets into his character, and that gives the movie its heart. Amber Heard is pretty enough, but she's sorta wooden in this...not much chemistry between her and Momoa. Still, really good action and decent screenplay. An enjoyable flick. Gives me hope that DC will finally get on track with its movies and give Marvel a run for their money as well as the critics' praise.

Bumblebee was what the Transformer movies should have been all along. Not having Michael Bay ruin things is a blessing. Nicely done in all aspects.

[debandmikeb]

Let me begin by sayin The Equalizer is one of my favorite movies. Now let me continue with Equalizer 2 was a huge disappointment. The main plot was so convoluted that I didn't know why the bad guys were the bad guys. Whereas the first movie had a beginning, a middle and an end, with very few sub-plots that were dealt with quickly and allowed the story to continue, this one had several sub-plots that were drawn out and actually unnecessary. If they were to show what a good guy the Equalizer is, they weren't needed cuz we know who he is.
The action scenes were pretty good, although few and far between. The final showdown was confusing and drawn out.
All in all, if you liked the first one, just watch it again. It's way better.

Mike

[mrgrtt123]

Everyone is talking about Bird Box, I am honestly not that impressed with the movie. I find the ending usual and funny at the same time.

[ajdahlheimer]

Saw "The Mule" last night. Very slow, not suspenseful, and nothing like the trailer would make you believe.

[x-trainer ben]

Gf got a redbox called Peppermint.

I laughed and said that it was going to suck; who names a movie Peppermint? It actually was a bad ass Jennifer Garner action flick.

3.5/5 stars

[Bando]

Saw "The Mule" last night. Very slow, not suspenseful, and nothing like the trailer would make you believe.

Well that sucks, was looking forward to this.

[ajdahlheimer]

Well that sucks, was looking forward to this.

It is worth a watch, but wait until it comes out on Blu-Ray or Netflix.

[OldFartTom]

Aquaman

Now i am not a huge fan of the lead actor or comic book movies but this was an entertaining film. Jason Mamoa was a "smart ass" and a hero all at the same time. I was sleepy before we went in to see the movie( getting sick) but stayed wide awake the entire time and actually enjoyed the film. Go see it, 4/5 stars.

Aquaman also (I was a bit slow to go see it). 2 hours 22 minutes of an extended chase, the plot was weak. it was OK though --> 3/5.
I'm sure we are going to get a lot of questions about "Which program do I need to look like Jason Momoa in Aquaman, in 12 weeks"

[Bando]

Long but really good. Secret Society of hitmen retires the agents at 50, no matter what. As it turns out "retire" has a different meaning for the agency than it does for the hitmen. Lots of sex, drugs, blood and intrigue. Not for the squeemish, I had to fast forward through like a 10 minute torture scene. The bad guys are almost comic book villians in nature which is a twist that makes this movie not "The Shooter."

If you can live with the usual "recovers from a bullet to the knee in 2 days" stuff, this is a great waste of time, based on a novel so the story is very rich. Bravo Netflix.

[jay283]

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Awesome movie, action constant. Dolph Lundgren in his prime as the hero. The villain is very goodlooking and ruthless. The fight in the end is pretty sweet to watch.

[sy2502]

7 Days in Entebbe

The movie gets points for effort, because it's no simple feat to take one of the most dramatic and compelling true stories and make you not care about any of it.

For the kiddies too young to know, in 1976 Palestinian terrorists hijacked a plane from Tel Aviv to Paris, refueled in Benghazi, then landed in Entebbe Uganda, which at the time was ruled by a terrorist sympathizing psychopath called Idi Amin. The terrorists demanded the liberation of some jailed terrorists or they would kill the hostages, starting with the Israeli nationals. Israel sent Mossad to storm the airport, kill all the terrorists, and bring the hostages back.

For some strange reason, rather than concentrate on the hostages, the movie focuses on the 2 German terrorists, portrayed as not such bad people after all, I mean look, they let the pregnant lady go, and they are so nice to the old lady, and they almost threaten to quit the whole thing if the Palestinians don't stop beating the Israeli kid. They were just 2 misguided idealists who got sucked into something they only too late realized was bad. Pure hogwash. The only hostage we get any time with is the French chief engineer, and an old sick lady that is so kindly sent to the hospital by our hero terrorists (the poor lady was then murdered in her hospital bed by the Ugandan government in retaliation to the raid, not that the movie would care about that). On the Israel side, time is given not to the families of the hostages, but to a nobody Mossad soldier with a dancer girlfriend that doesn't want him to deploy. The climax of the movie, the actual raid, is inexplicably cut back and forth with the dancer girlfriend's performance, ruining everything.

If you want a much better movie on the Entebbe incident, I recommend the 1977 "Raid on Entebbe" with Peter Finch, Charles Bronson and James Woods.

[weiss1967]

watched Fracture yesterday for the second time. Great movie, great acting and choice of actors.

[weiss1967]

The Commuter was decent, Liam actually played his age & didn't go about killing 30+ people. You knew who one of the bad guys was as soon as you met him but thats typical. Still a decent enough movie and worth the time to see it.

I wasted a good hour trying. If you didn't see Source Code first, then Commuter might be somewhat ok. But, one kind of walk behind another, same tricks, basically plagiarism. The Source Code was a very interesting fantasy, beautiful work. Commuter was made with one idea in mind - make money on ideas explored in earlier works.

[Bando]

My favorite movie when I was like 13. Been hesitating to watch it on Netflix because I thought it would be campy and cringy. Just watched and the special effects are a little weak, but it really held up really well. I honestly could not remember the story one bit after ...37 years? But the cinematography was spot on, acting was OK and a great story with twists I did not see coming. It must have been remastered somehow because the picture and colors were crisp. Like movie theater crisp. On wireless Netflix. So glad I gave it a watch. Here's a little bonus, Farrah Fawcett is in it, in a tiny little dress

[whatevergirl]

Game Night

Some people thought this movie was hilarious, but not me. I wish it would have been because I just view it as an hour and 40 minutes I'll never get back.

[Desparado]

Long but really good. Secret Society of hitmen retires the agents at 50, no matter what. As it turns out "retire" has a different meaning for the agency than it does for the hitmen. Lots of sex, drugs, blood and intrigue. Not for the squeemish, I had to fast forward through like a 10 minute torture scene. The bad guys are almost comic book villians in nature which is a twist that makes this movie not "The Shooter."

If you can live with the usual "recovers from a bullet to the knee in 2 days" stuff, this is a great waste of time, based on a novel so the story is very rich. Bravo Netflix.

Another thumbs up for Polar. If you were a fan of Sin City and The Punisher you will love this movie. Yes, the torture scene will definitely make you cringe. Oh, one of the bad guys is the actress who played Lagartha in Vikings. Wow! And I almost did not recognize Johnny Knoxville.

[Brackneyc]

Game Night

Some people thought this movie was hilarious, but not me. I wish it would have been because I just view it as an hour and 40 minutes I'll never get back.

Watch it in reverse.

[sy2502]

Free Solo - Documentary about the guy that climbed El Capitan with no ropes and no help. I liked it, and the final part when he actually does the climb was stressful as phuk to watch even knowing he made it. The guy is pretty weird, but I guess you'd have to be to do this kind of stuff.