Hunger Games is maybe the only time that I'm not bothered at all by shaky cam.
I still tear up when Katniss volunteers and when Rue dies.
How great are Stanley Tucci and Elizabeth Banks in these? They're perfect.
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X is a pretty good modern slasher. I actually preferred the first half before the killing started. The anticipation and build up was really effective. Once it flipped, the deaths happened in pretty quick succession. It lost a bit of the impact, but aside from that imbalanced pacing, it was solid.
PS: I love Brittany Snow
<I>What Dreams May Come</i> requires a tissue box or five to get through. It's a truly powerful film full of emotions, from overcoming family tragedy(ies) to seeking (re)connections in the past, present and afterlife. Every actor played their role to the fullest, creating an exquisite film full of love, tragedy and determination.
Robin Williams' was a master of his craft. One moment, he can be energetic, charming and funny, and then, elsewhere in a film or in other roles, can be dramatic, stern, and/or stable. Post-<I>Good Will Hunting</i>, we all became (or already were) aware of his incredible range, a stark difference from his standup comedy or roles in such films as <I>Mrs. Doubtfire</i> or <I>One Hour Photo</i>.
To say another actor would've been a better fit for his role as Chris Nielsen is foolish. Williams can switch between laughter and grief in the blink of an eye, and while known for improvising many lines and scenes in his films, the script balanced out well. He can even tell a story without saying a word, an incredible feat for an even more incredible actor. To say he is missed is an understatement.
According to IMDB's Trivia section, <I>What Dreams May Come</i> is one of the few films that was filmed on Fuji Velvia (RVM) film stock, which is most frequently used for still photography of landscapes and other areas because of the high color saturation. When used for cinematography, which is rare, special effects would be required. Given that the film is incredibly colorful (in the afterlife scenes), LG OLED's <B>Filmmaker Mode</b> highlights and brings the colors to life. To be fair, I saw this film in theaters years ago, which was both a tear-filled and colorful experience, but watching it years later with an LG OLED TV replicated the same experience.
I want to like Dark Phoenix, both as a Sansa fan and because it's the conclusion of the Fox X-Men franchise.
There are some good things. I like the scene in Genosha with Magneto and his crew, and I like the mutants vs mutants battle to kill or not to kill Jean. The part with the stairs is wild though.
The overall story felt pretty rushed though, and I think it would have been confusing if I didn't already know the story. It didn't really explain the Phoenix Force very well.
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Yikes, don't watch this if you're pregnant.
The only other Omen movie I've seen is the one with Julia Stiles, but I love Nell Tiger Free in Servant so here I am. This is mostly a drama with creepy imagery, shifting to a horror flick at the end. That worked really well for me; it got me invested in the characters and their story. The scary stuff looks pretty scary. Even though it's a prequel, so I loosely knew the ending as it sets up the others, there were a few plot twists that I didn't see coming.
Fred Willard is so good that I went through the deleted scenes looking for more of his footage. "I don't THINK so!"
Ultimately not as memorable for me as Best in Show in terms of characters and jokes. It's still solid though with a lot of laugh out loud moments and surprisingly catchy songs.
First, I've never liked Elvis and I don't even have any Elvis on my 8-hour-long Spotify Christmas playlist.
Second, I'm so torn on Priscilla. On one hand, it's so beautiful. Visually I loved looking at it, and I loved all of Priscilla's outfits and her hair and makeup. Cailee Spaeny's performance is so delicate, and you can't take your eyes off her.
On the other hand, I wanted more in terms of the story. Everything happens so fast that I felt like I didn't get a real sense of Priscilla's personality or what literally any character thought of anything happening. I know that's partially the point, that Priscilla has no agency and is just left waiting for Elvis to choose to be present, but it felt like we just scratched the surface.
Bruce Willis gets around, with unfortunate results.
Whoa, this was a surprise! I didn't know anything about it other than that it is set a bit in the future, so I wasn't expecting Professor X or X-23, even though I'd imagine they were in the trailers.
The action is so much more brutal than at first it was a little jarring, because I just recently watched the others and well, they're not rated R. The fight sequences are really cool though, other than a missed opportunity at the end to have a big action scene with a lot of abilities in the mix.
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Look, I get why everyone loves this; it's just not something I feel the need to ever watch again. Too much country, too many old men, not enough Garrett Dillahunt and Kelly Macdonald.
There are a few especially memorable standout scenes, usually when Javier is alone with someone he is about to kill, that really make the movie. It goes without saying that I question the hair style. I think it's a strange choice to have so much of the action happen off screen. Multiple shootouts, several named character deaths, all off screen. I guess that's just not the story they're telling.
The filmmakers did their research on New York because the actors knew how to eat the pizza (fold it in half).
The action scenes are a lot of fun and full of energy. The Hugh Jackman/Wolverine Easter eggs are a hoot. Most of the jokes land, except a lot of Weasel's which fell flat for me. Obviously Ryan Reynolds is the star of the show, but Morena Baccarin gives a really great performance also.
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