Much different from the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad, and a lot better. James Gunn's direction is fittingly similar to his GOTG films, though this time without the PG-13 restriction and he went all out with it with the swearing, gore and nudity. New characters are highly entertaining, but I think the action is samey as how it is handled in the current era.
A very unsubtle Spike Lee film satirizing black media in a very uncomfortable way if you can't stand the racial depictions. And I do mean it. It is very unsubtle and doesn't hold back on the racist stuff. If you're watching it, please have a very open mind.
It got great acting and a lot of interesting camera work used during meeting sessions, but the blackface stuff and minstrel shows depicted are... well, let me just say it was all awkward but since this is a satire film it kind of made less awkward for how far they go with it.
Cruella:There's a lot to snark about and plenty of silly stuff, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I enjoyed it. It's biggest fault honestly is tying it with 101 Dalmatians but if you took that out and you get a rather decent story.7.5/10
Demon Slayer: Mugen's TrainDoesn't need me to say to watch it if you're a fan of the series. It was highly emotional and some of the best action animation I've seen. The cinema's surround system made it even cooler.8.5/10
The Little Things - The Little Things is a new crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek who are a former detective and current detective trying to solve a series of murders of young women with Jared Leto playing their prime suspect. The movie is extremely well done with a ton of suspense and tension to keep you on the edge or your seat nearly throughout its entire run time, especially thanks to its incredible musical score. In fact, it gave me a very Se7en feel with how the movie played out despite not being a Neo Noir. All of the actors do an incredible job with their characters and the film dives into directions that keep you pondering how the series of events are going to play out. The only negative I really have towards it is it feels a tad incomplete in the long run, though I can't say what due to spoilers. It is definitely worth checking out and kicks the 2021 movie run off to a great start! Overall, I give it a solid 8/10.
It wasn't as bad as some may have put it, but it was a little too long. There's certainly some padding going. But overall, it was okay. From a WWI setting to stopping an evil businessman can be seen as a downgrade. Barbara was another tired "nerdy friend turned evil for attention" that we've seen so many times already. It wasn't awful, just okay.
Wasn't that good. The monster barely got a presence or acknowledged by the characters and instead it focuses on an unlikable protagonist with an evil cult side-plot. The effects weren't that great either.
A slight improvement over Farewell to the Flesh. They didn't abuse the fake jump scares, Candyman is portrayed a little better without the love thing of last time (at least not as much as getting incestuous), there was more psychological horror in attempting to fight Candyman, some of the kills were memorable despite being the same hook stabs.
The side characters could've more depth into them. For example the cultists felt very last minute, and the "good cup" needed more screen time as a supporting character. Also, why is there another Caroline when the last film did the same thing? Glad this did not end up as a running thing if the series was longer.
Not as good as Candyman. Tony Todd is still as chilling as he was in the first film, though him falling in love with his great-great-grandaughter who is named after his lover is a little icky and makes him creepy for the wrong reasons.
There were many fake jump scares, especially in the first third before his reveal. Like, way too many it gets tired. The kills were also not that great looking. There wasn't much creativity with them.
Still as scary as the first time I saw it. If Patton wasn't George C Scott's most famous role then Lieutenant Kinderman should've been it because I believe this is his best acting job. And of course, Brad Dourif. I'll pick the Gemini Killer over Chucky any time soon.
Dammit do I regret not seeing this in theaters because if I did I'd totally put this in my top 10 best films of 2019.
So the film is about a woman who marries to family of lunatics who play a game of death with whoever marries to one of their members, and it's all hell from down there. It's a dark comedy, so prepare to laugh more than shocked, and it's really funny with its share of funny twists here and there.
Directed by Toby Hooper, the aliens have great designs and effects, but I think I'm preferring the original 1953 version. The original had a creepier atmosphere despite being one of those cheep B-movies and the Martians were guys in suits. The original was also better paced. The remake is 20 minutes longer and it shows how unnecessary that is with the climax taking way too long to get through.
Okay, now this is the best entry since the original. While it carries the issues of overusing gore and gross-outs, the characters are written well and they don't come out as annoying or stupid you want them dead, they are very likable here you want them to live, so it makes the struggle much stronger.
As a prequel though, it didn't add much that hasn't been done already. It still goes with the same narrative of the previous films, so it's not that unique, but its execution make it stands out.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4: The Next Generation / The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
And I thought part 3 was bad, this was worse. Heavily retreading on the first movie and the characters, good God the characters... way too annoying with even worse actors.
Also how big is the Sawyer family anyway if we're keeping getting new members with each film?
And for a horror icon, I noticed Leatherface barely does anything in these films. The real horror are his crazy family members, not him. He's just a grunt doing whatever they do with barely any noticeable nuance to him.
Shin Godzilla:Still the best Godzilla movie and the most "Godzilla" out of all movies since the 1954 movies and still the best Godzilla depiction in its true essence.9/10
Underwater - Not a bad movie at all despite having Kristen Stewart in it. It is slightly predictable as it follows normal horror movie tropes, but overall, it was an enjoyable film that does provide some good moments of suspense. Furthermore, it's a movie for anyone who loves to see Lovecraftian influences in their films as this is full of them. The only thing missing was someone having a completely mental breakdown in that Lovecraft style, but still worth watching nonetheless. I'm giving it a solid 7/10.ching nonetheless. I'm giving it a solid 7/10.
It's not as bad as some people put it. It was easier to follow than part 2, but there was a sense of blandness in it that I can't quite know what it was. Maybe because it was made in the 90s and that's why it looked a little off next to parts 1 and 2.
You are far more lenient to Godfather III than I was. I watched the entire trilogy for the first time about 5 years ago and found III to be painful to sit through. I was ready to turn it off after 20 minutes due to how bad it was. My response was, "My god, they were right."
I often hear it is superior to the first part, but I'm going to say otherwise. While the cast killed it again with their performance, I thought the plot was slow and was a little bit all over the place with the flashbacks at the earlier parts of the film.
I might be in the minority here, but I prefer this movie way over the first. It didn't recycle the first movie, it gives Miyagi his spotlight to the point you think Daniel didn't even need to be here, Daniel himself is written far better and makes him a likeable character, the antagonists are far more engaging and threatening than the high school bullies, and the final fight felt like a fight with hard hitting blows.
My only complaint about is the the language of the Okinawa people. It felt off that almost all of them talk in broken English between each other instead of Japanese if only for us (and Daniel) to understand them.
A.K.A. Rocky vs Raging Bull. Supposed to be a comedic take on the 2 but it's less slapstick/dirty comedy and more slightly funny but takes itself seriously. It's not a parody, just a funny boxing movie starring Stallone and De Niro.
Do not go to this expecting Rocky. This is a different kind of boxer movie where the focus is on the life and self destruction of a boxing champion instead of the fights.
It's a Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, but they play the opposite of their usual roles. The movie is slow and takes its time getting to the point so it could bore you until mid-way through where things starts to escalate.
There is a great story to be told here, but sadly it got undermined by some bullshit ideas.
The first one is of course the unseen accountant who I guess was there all along and swindled Rocky of all his fortune. There was no need for it. And if it had to happen then it should've been Paulie because I expect him to do it. The struggle could've been just on the brain damage and trying to move from the boxing life.
Next is Tommy Gunn who I think was a wasted potential. I did like the character but they ruined him by making him go work for Not-Don King and betray Rocky after all what he did for him. I didn't mind the parts where he was taking all of Rocky's attention because it was a good plot, but reducing him to the pupil who betrays his teacher wasted his character, especially that he was trying to be an honest boxer and wasn't Duke's pawn just to make the betrayal happen. The movie could've been just about Rocky rising from the fighter to the teacher without any of this, but I guess that's what's Creed is for.
The ending though, I think it was fitting. Not only Rocky goes back to his old place, but to his roots as a street fighter and bests his ungrateful pupil and the man who orchestrated it..
What I consider the first real sequel as opposed to part 2 that continued after part 1.
There are some minor flaws, but they're very minor they don't affect the enjoyment of this movie. Mr. T was fantastic and made Clubber Lang such a scary man despite not having a clear character or motivation to antagonize Rocky that much beyond thinking he was nothing but a showoff.
It did feel like a natural continuation of the first film. Rocky gets full of himself thinking he got the hang of life now, but reality hits him hard forcing him to go back to the ring.
One thing that I wished the movie did better was the ordeal of Rocky's vision. They kept telling us he's blind of the right side but nothing really did show how it affected his life. With the cue cards it showed he couldn't read well, and with the car it looked like he just didn't know how to drive well. We didn't see POV shots showing us how Rocky normally sees and not enough accidents to show us. You could take the whole eye thing out of the movie and it barely changes anything.
Is it Oscar-worthy? Maybe. But it is an interesting movie even if it wasn't attached to the Oscars. You watch a low-class family taking advantage of a high-class family who weren't the brightest and the question you get is how long they'll be able to keep this charade. This type of story would often be presented as a comedy but things goes way darker than you'd expect here. I say check it out.
The Invisible Man 2020 - This was the first new movie I have blind bought in about 7 years and damn was it worth every cent. It's absolutely nothing like the book, and yet it manages to be BOTH a social commentary and horror movie at the exact same time. It was suspenseful, intense, full of a lot of twists and turns that kept the rollercoaster ride going. I actually wish we had gone to see this in the theater now as it was that good. 10/10
I've watched a shit ton of movies recently. Jaws, which is always perfect. Predator, absolutely fantastic. And then all of Phase 1 and 2 to the MCU along with half of Phase 3. I'm not going to go into details, but the MCU is full of so much good stuff with a few stinkers. The Winter Soldier is still the best while Dark World is just an atrocious movie all around.
A story about a deformed kid trying to get used to school life between making friends and harsh bullying. It's not that harsh in tone as you'd might expect from it, also I thought the kid didn't look too ugly to be called an ugly.
What a waste of a movie. I was promised a Scooby Doo movie, not "The Blue Falcon Jr. Guest starring Scooby Doo and other random Hanna-Barbera Characters".
Scooby, Shaggy and Dynomutt were the only characters I liked in it. Everyone else was terrible in this. the humor of Scooby and Shaggy was what you expect from the characters, and Dynomutt was pretty much voicing my thoughts on the entire thing. The rest of the Mystery gang and other characters were walking caricatures and pop-culture cringe humor.
The new voices didn't do it for me. They weren't good as the traditional voice actors of the characters. Shaggy was fine, but the others weren't recognizable.
The character designs were also not that great. They looked like some sort of Dreamworks and Illumination hybrid designs with the bare minimum to make them look the characters, with the exception of Scoob who looked dead on to his traditional design.
The Good Dinosaur:Watched it in preparation for a future video. The movie is a tad weak in execution, I'll give it that. The concept of the dinosaurs living for millions of years without getting hit by the meteor was a wasted concept because other than the farm and the ranchers, nothing in it really showed real evolution. It's just dinosaurs getting a little smarter and humans are now animals. Beyond that it was a standard dinosaur movie with clashing visuals and derivative ideas.5/10
Saw some reviews of it in the past but this my first time watching it. It's mediocre at best. Kong's suit and facial animation are okay, but everything else is a bit on the bland side. The characters are selfish and unlikable, so you can't really root for them to live, and a it lacks a lot of the spectacle that made the original and further remakes so memorable.
Incredible acting, a realistic look at the harsh path of divorce, but the characters may turn off some of the viewers for being unsympathetic people trying to look sympathetic
Sonic the Hedgehog:As everybody said (I predicted it myself), the story is not special. We've seen this "Alien/creature from another dimension meets a human buddy and go on a trip" plot many times already, but it works really well here. Under normal circumstances I'd say Sonic was annoying who wouldn't shut up, but it was accurate to his character so I'm not complaining here. As I said the story is not new, but what makes it so entertaining is the acting and Sonic's personality and energy. Jim Carrey channels his 90s self so damn well it gave me flashbacks when I saw him for the first time with Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.This movie is one of those "It shouldn't be this good" kind of movies. Normally this would be a box office bomb and a laughingstock. But it surprisingly worked so well. And of course, we can't ignore the effort of the studio for fixing their mistake. If they haven't, the movie would either be hated or liked for the wrong reasons. Shame the studio went under.8.5/10
This is like Return of the Jedi, if it sucked. Easily the least good 3rd part of all trilogies. Say what you will about The Last Jedi, but that had a tighter script and a much clearer vision. Rise of Skywalker is all over the place with many moments that makes you go "Wait, what?!"
I will say the thing I liked best in it bringing the ST gang together because that was one of things I greatly missed from TLJ; seeing Rey, Finn and Po together in one journey instead of getting scattered everywhere. Everything else felt like a halfassed attempt to "fix" the faults of TLJ and most of it didn't click with me.
The Addams Family (2019):If you're familiar with the Addams Family, then you know what to get here. It's the traditional Addams-style of humor that embraces the macabre and every sort of dark humor.The runtime felt a bit short so some subplots felt rushed and others dropped quickly. The marketing made this movie felt like a Wednesday-centric movie, but you also have the Pugsley side plot which was needed because to be honest Pugsley didn't click right as a character to me in the older adaptations and was more like a joke to make Wednesday shine more, so I really appreciate making him relevant and making me care about him. 8/10 P.S.: Why Snoop Dog of all people?! P.S. 2: Thing with a foot fetish...
A Quiet Place:The pacing was too quick I was shocked to find that I reached the ending. I guess this is what happens when there's very minimum dialogue to focus on.Suspense was great, though I didn't like the alien designs that much. Felt very generic insect looking.8/10
Get Out:Wow was it good. Like, really good. The suspense and paranoia are top notch here. But I'll admit, I thought the "racism" was a little bit on the nose here. Maybe if it was set in the 60s for example it would've worked perfectly instead of contemporary USA.8.5/10
Good songs, a nice little revenge story, but it's movies like these (and Child's Play 3) that I prefer to shave at home. Strangers with blades on my face are things I never get comfortable with.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008):People said this remake was good, but I didn't like it.The original was a very good anti-war movie, but here they turned to some pro-environment movie that turned the aliens to entitled assholes who think the earth is better be destroyed for the sake of the environment with a stupid "Technology is bad" ending.I want to say Keeanu Reeves is the saving grace of this movie, but his character was not likable to call it that. The effects are dated and the McDonald's part was so forced.3/10
Zombieland: Double Tap:The humor is still there, it still made me laugh at a lot of its jokes including the "You-Know-Who" reference and unexpected cameo while still making fun of the zombie apocalypse without making it stupid.8.5/10
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House of 1000 Corpses:
So I've been seeing this clown character a lot but couldn't tell which movie he belongs to. It wasn't until later that I found its name, only to hear the news of the passing of the actor.
This movie was weird. That's the best way to describe it. It's a weird exploitation movie that doesn't have a clear point beyond showing the gore. I thought Spaulding was the main villain so I didn't expect the evil redneck family to be the main villains here while he was taking a backseat to the whole thing, so I was disappointed for not getting to see more of him.
Night of the Living Dead (1990):Excellent remake, but I feel the original cast gave a better performance than here. Barbara was an improvement though.8/10
Okay, how many vampire movies have I seen already? This one was another one I was recommended to watch and it's also the first Swedish movie I've ever seen.
Story is not that unique. It's a boy who befriends a vampire girl living next door, however instead of having the girl murdering random people (mostly), they show us her father being the one doing the killing to bring her the blood. It would be a nice change and shows us the girl in a more sympathetic look, but it was dropped to have her being a monster. There wasn't much scares here and the focus was more on the romance between the boy and the girl and the troubles they were having with one having to deal with bullies and the other dealing with her condition believing it to be an illness instead of being a vampire.
Not sure how the American adaptation is, but this one I'd say was a okay.
The acting here is much better than the stilted acting of the original movie, so here the kids are much frighting and the death scenes are more heartbreaking. But the original movie had a creepier atmosphere to back it up, especially being in black & white. This version didn't put much focus on the monster and we didn't get a parachutist to give us the "fly" in "Lord of the Flies".
WarGames:Saw this years ago and I wanted to see it again. And wow, it is amazing how it's both dated and relevant at the same time. The computer technology of course is dated as hell but the super AI and online hacking are so relevant for the modern age. Young Matthew Broderick's acting though... and you'd think he got better as her got older and more experienced...8/10
The Suicide Squad:
Much different from the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad, and a lot better. James Gunn's direction is fittingly similar to his GOTG films, though this time without the PG-13 restriction and he went all out with it with the swearing, gore and nudity. New characters are highly entertaining, but I think the action is samey as how it is handled in the current era.
8.5/10
Bamboozled (2000):
A very unsubtle Spike Lee film satirizing black media in a very uncomfortable way if you can't stand the racial depictions. And I do mean it. It is very unsubtle and doesn't hold back on the racist stuff. If you're watching it, please have a very open mind.
It got great acting and a lot of interesting camera work used during meeting sessions, but the blackface stuff and minstrel shows depicted are... well, let me just say it was all awkward but since this is a satire film it kind of made less awkward for how far they go with it.
7.5/10
Cruella: There's a lot to snark about and plenty of silly stuff, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I enjoyed it. It's biggest fault honestly is tying it with 101 Dalmatians but if you took that out and you get a rather decent story. 7.5/10
Demon Slayer: Mugen's Train Doesn't need me to say to watch it if you're a fan of the series. It was highly emotional and some of the best action animation I've seen. The cinema's surround system made it even cooler. 8.5/10
The Little Things - The Little Things is a new crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek who are a former detective and current detective trying to solve a series of murders of young women with Jared Leto playing their prime suspect. The movie is extremely well done with a ton of suspense and tension to keep you on the edge or your seat nearly throughout its entire run time, especially thanks to its incredible musical score. In fact, it gave me a very Se7en feel with how the movie played out despite not being a Neo Noir. All of the actors do an incredible job with their characters and the film dives into directions that keep you pondering how the series of events are going to play out. The only negative I really have towards it is it feels a tad incomplete in the long run, though I can't say what due to spoilers. It is definitely worth checking out and kicks the 2021 movie run off to a great start! Overall, I give it a solid 8/10.
WW84 - 4/10
Soul - 10/10
Ninja Scroll - 9/10
Perfect Blue - 10/10
The Matrix - 10/10
American Werewolf in London - 9/10
The Re-Animator 8/10
Wonder Woman 84:
It wasn't as bad as some may have put it, but it was a little too long. There's certainly some padding going. But overall, it was okay. From a WWI setting to stopping an evil businessman can be seen as a downgrade. Barbara was another tired "nerdy friend turned evil for attention" that we've seen so many times already. It wasn't awful, just okay.
7/10
Q: The Winged Serpent:
Wasn't that good. The monster barely got a presence or acknowledged by the characters and instead it focuses on an unlikable protagonist with an evil cult side-plot. The effects weren't that great either.
4/10
Candyman: Day of the Dead:
A slight improvement over Farewell to the Flesh. They didn't abuse the fake jump scares, Candyman is portrayed a little better without the love thing of last time (at least not as much as getting incestuous), there was more psychological horror in attempting to fight Candyman, some of the kills were memorable despite being the same hook stabs.
The side characters could've more depth into them. For example the cultists felt very last minute, and the "good cup" needed more screen time as a supporting character. Also, why is there another Caroline when the last film did the same thing? Glad this did not end up as a running thing if the series was longer.
6.5/10
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh:
Not as good as Candyman. Tony Todd is still as chilling as he was in the first film, though him falling in love with his great-great-grandaughter who is named after his lover is a little icky and makes him creepy for the wrong reasons.
There were many fake jump scares, especially in the first third before his reveal. Like, way too many it gets tired. The kills were also not that great looking. There wasn't much creativity with them.
5/10
Exorcist III:
Still as scary as the first time I saw it. If Patton wasn't George C Scott's most famous role then Lieutenant Kinderman should've been it because I believe this is his best acting job. And of course, Brad Dourif. I'll pick the Gemini Killer over Chucky any time soon.
9/10
Ready Or Not (2019):
Dammit do I regret not seeing this in theaters because if I did I'd totally put this in my top 10 best films of 2019.
So the film is about a woman who marries to family of lunatics who play a game of death with whoever marries to one of their members, and it's all hell from down there. It's a dark comedy, so prepare to laugh more than shocked, and it's really funny with its share of funny twists here and there.
9/10
Invaders from Mars (1986):
Directed by Toby Hooper, the aliens have great designs and effects, but I think I'm preferring the original 1953 version. The original had a creepier atmosphere despite being one of those cheep B-movies and the Martians were guys in suits. The original was also better paced. The remake is 20 minutes longer and it shows how unnecessary that is with the climax taking way too long to get through.
6.5/10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning:
Okay, now this is the best entry since the original. While it carries the issues of overusing gore and gross-outs, the characters are written well and they don't come out as annoying or stupid you want them dead, they are very likable here you want them to live, so it makes the struggle much stronger.
As a prequel though, it didn't add much that hasn't been done already. It still goes with the same narrative of the previous films, so it's not that unique, but its execution make it stands out.
8/10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4: The Next Generation / The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
And I thought part 3 was bad, this was worse. Heavily retreading on the first movie and the characters, good God the characters... way too annoying with even worse actors.
Also how big is the Sawyer family anyway if we're keeping getting new members with each film?
And for a horror icon, I noticed Leatherface barely does anything in these films. The real horror are his crazy family members, not him. He's just a grunt doing whatever they do with barely any noticeable nuance to him.
2.5/10
Shin Godzilla: Still the best Godzilla movie and the most "Godzilla" out of all movies since the 1954 movies and still the best Godzilla depiction in its true essence. 9/10
Underwater - Not a bad movie at all despite having Kristen Stewart in it. It is slightly predictable as it follows normal horror movie tropes, but overall, it was an enjoyable film that does provide some good moments of suspense. Furthermore, it's a movie for anyone who loves to see Lovecraftian influences in their films as this is full of them. The only thing missing was someone having a completely mental breakdown in that Lovecraft style, but still worth watching nonetheless. I'm giving it a solid 7/10.ching nonetheless. I'm giving it a solid 7/10.
The Godfather Part 3:
It's not as bad as some people put it. It was easier to follow than part 2, but there was a sense of blandness in it that I can't quite know what it was. Maybe because it was made in the 90s and that's why it looked a little off next to parts 1 and 2.
7.5/10
The Godfather Part 2:
I often hear it is superior to the first part, but I'm going to say otherwise. While the cast killed it again with their performance, I thought the plot was slow and was a little bit all over the place with the flashbacks at the earlier parts of the film.
8/10
The Karate Kid Part 2:
I might be in the minority here, but I prefer this movie way over the first. It didn't recycle the first movie, it gives Miyagi his spotlight to the point you think Daniel didn't even need to be here, Daniel himself is written far better and makes him a likeable character, the antagonists are far more engaging and threatening than the high school bullies, and the final fight felt like a fight with hard hitting blows.
My only complaint about is the the language of the Okinawa people. It felt off that almost all of them talk in broken English between each other instead of Japanese if only for us (and Daniel) to understand them.
8.5/10
Grudge Match (2013):
A.K.A. Rocky vs Raging Bull. Supposed to be a comedic take on the 2 but it's less slapstick/dirty comedy and more slightly funny but takes itself seriously. It's not a parody, just a funny boxing movie starring Stallone and De Niro.
7/10
Raging Bull:
Do not go to this expecting Rocky. This is a different kind of boxer movie where the focus is on the life and self destruction of a boxing champion instead of the fights.
It's a Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, but they play the opposite of their usual roles. The movie is slow and takes its time getting to the point so it could bore you until mid-way through where things starts to escalate.
7.5/10
Rocky Balboa:
The best Rocky film since the first one.
9/10
Rocky 5:
There is a great story to be told here, but sadly it got undermined by some bullshit ideas.
The first one is of course the unseen accountant who I guess was there all along and swindled Rocky of all his fortune. There was no need for it. And if it had to happen then it should've been Paulie because I expect him to do it. The struggle could've been just on the brain damage and trying to move from the boxing life.
Next is Tommy Gunn who I think was a wasted potential. I did like the character but they ruined him by making him go work for Not-Don King and betray Rocky after all what he did for him. I didn't mind the parts where he was taking all of Rocky's attention because it was a good plot, but reducing him to the pupil who betrays his teacher wasted his character, especially that he was trying to be an honest boxer and wasn't Duke's pawn just to make the betrayal happen. The movie could've been just about Rocky rising from the fighter to the teacher without any of this, but I guess that's what's Creed is for.
The ending though, I think it was fitting. Not only Rocky goes back to his old place, but to his roots as a street fighter and bests his ungrateful pupil and the man who orchestrated it..
5.5/10
Rocky 3:
What I consider the first real sequel as opposed to part 2 that continued after part 1.
There are some minor flaws, but they're very minor they don't affect the enjoyment of this movie. Mr. T was fantastic and made Clubber Lang such a scary man despite not having a clear character or motivation to antagonize Rocky that much beyond thinking he was nothing but a showoff.
8/10
Rocky 2:
It did feel like a natural continuation of the first film. Rocky gets full of himself thinking he got the hang of life now, but reality hits him hard forcing him to go back to the ring.
One thing that I wished the movie did better was the ordeal of Rocky's vision. They kept telling us he's blind of the right side but nothing really did show how it affected his life. With the cue cards it showed he couldn't read well, and with the car it looked like he just didn't know how to drive well. We didn't see POV shots showing us how Rocky normally sees and not enough accidents to show us. You could take the whole eye thing out of the movie and it barely changes anything.
8/10
Parasite (2019):
Is it Oscar-worthy? Maybe. But it is an interesting movie even if it wasn't attached to the Oscars. You watch a low-class family taking advantage of a high-class family who weren't the brightest and the question you get is how long they'll be able to keep this charade. This type of story would often be presented as a comedy but things goes way darker than you'd expect here. I say check it out.
8.5/10
The Invisible Man 2020 - This was the first new movie I have blind bought in about 7 years and damn was it worth every cent. It's absolutely nothing like the book, and yet it manages to be BOTH a social commentary and horror movie at the exact same time. It was suspenseful, intense, full of a lot of twists and turns that kept the rollercoaster ride going. I actually wish we had gone to see this in the theater now as it was that good. 10/10
Inside Out - 10/10
Monsters, Inc - 9/10
I've watched a shit ton of movies recently. Jaws, which is always perfect. Predator, absolutely fantastic. And then all of Phase 1 and 2 to the MCU along with half of Phase 3. I'm not going to go into details, but the MCU is full of so much good stuff with a few stinkers. The Winter Soldier is still the best while Dark World is just an atrocious movie all around.
Wonder:
A story about a deformed kid trying to get used to school life between making friends and harsh bullying. It's not that harsh in tone as you'd might expect from it, also I thought the kid didn't look too ugly to be called an ugly.
Also Star Wars character cameos.
8/10
Scoob!:
What a waste of a movie. I was promised a Scooby Doo movie, not "The Blue Falcon Jr. Guest starring Scooby Doo and other random Hanna-Barbera Characters".
Scooby, Shaggy and Dynomutt were the only characters I liked in it. Everyone else was terrible in this. the humor of Scooby and Shaggy was what you expect from the characters, and Dynomutt was pretty much voicing my thoughts on the entire thing. The rest of the Mystery gang and other characters were walking caricatures and pop-culture cringe humor.
The new voices didn't do it for me. They weren't good as the traditional voice actors of the characters. Shaggy was fine, but the others weren't recognizable.
The character designs were also not that great. They looked like some sort of Dreamworks and Illumination hybrid designs with the bare minimum to make them look the characters, with the exception of Scoob who looked dead on to his traditional design.
5/10
The Good Dinosaur: Watched it in preparation for a future video. The movie is a tad weak in execution, I'll give it that. The concept of the dinosaurs living for millions of years without getting hit by the meteor was a wasted concept because other than the farm and the ranchers, nothing in it really showed real evolution. It's just dinosaurs getting a little smarter and humans are now animals. Beyond that it was a standard dinosaur movie with clashing visuals and derivative ideas. 5/10
King Kong (1976):
Saw some reviews of it in the past but this my first time watching it. It's mediocre at best. Kong's suit and facial animation are okay, but everything else is a bit on the bland side. The characters are selfish and unlikable, so you can't really root for them to live, and a it lacks a lot of the spectacle that made the original and further remakes so memorable.
6/10
Marriage Story:
Incredible acting, a realistic look at the harsh path of divorce, but the characters may turn off some of the viewers for being unsympathetic people trying to look sympathetic
8.5/10
Sonic the Hedgehog: As everybody said (I predicted it myself), the story is not special. We've seen this "Alien/creature from another dimension meets a human buddy and go on a trip" plot many times already, but it works really well here. Under normal circumstances I'd say Sonic was annoying who wouldn't shut up, but it was accurate to his character so I'm not complaining here. As I said the story is not new, but what makes it so entertaining is the acting and Sonic's personality and energy. Jim Carrey channels his 90s self so damn well it gave me flashbacks when I saw him for the first time with Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. This movie is one of those "It shouldn't be this good" kind of movies. Normally this would be a box office bomb and a laughingstock. But it surprisingly worked so well. And of course, we can't ignore the effort of the studio for fixing their mistake. If they haven't, the movie would either be hated or liked for the wrong reasons. Shame the studio went under. 8.5/10
Just Mercy: A legal drama starring Michael B Jordan retelling the story of lawyer Bryan Stevenson. Well acted and emotional. 8/10
Parasite - Just excellent all around despite expecting it to be a horror movie. 10/10
Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker:
This is like Return of the Jedi, if it sucked. Easily the least good 3rd part of all trilogies. Say what you will about The Last Jedi, but that had a tighter script and a much clearer vision. Rise of Skywalker is all over the place with many moments that makes you go "Wait, what?!"
I will say the thing I liked best in it bringing the ST gang together because that was one of things I greatly missed from TLJ; seeing Rey, Finn and Po together in one journey instead of getting scattered everywhere. Everything else felt like a halfassed attempt to "fix" the faults of TLJ and most of it didn't click with me.
5/10
Terminator: Dark Fate
4/10
The Addams Family (2019): If you're familiar with the Addams Family, then you know what to get here. It's the traditional Addams-style of humor that embraces the macabre and every sort of dark humor. The runtime felt a bit short so some subplots felt rushed and others dropped quickly. The marketing made this movie felt like a Wednesday-centric movie, but you also have the Pugsley side plot which was needed because to be honest Pugsley didn't click right as a character to me in the older adaptations and was more like a joke to make Wednesday shine more, so I really appreciate making him relevant and making me care about him. 8/10 P.S.: Why Snoop Dog of all people?! P.S. 2: Thing with a foot fetish...
A Quiet Place: The pacing was too quick I was shocked to find that I reached the ending. I guess this is what happens when there's very minimum dialogue to focus on. Suspense was great, though I didn't like the alien designs that much. Felt very generic insect looking. 8/10
Get Out: Wow was it good. Like, really good. The suspense and paranoia are top notch here. But I'll admit, I thought the "racism" was a little bit on the nose here. Maybe if it was set in the 60s for example it would've worked perfectly instead of contemporary USA. 8.5/10
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street:
Good songs, a nice little revenge story, but it's movies like these (and Child's Play 3) that I prefer to shave at home. Strangers with blades on my face are things I never get comfortable with.
8/10
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008): People said this remake was good, but I didn't like it. The original was a very good anti-war movie, but here they turned to some pro-environment movie that turned the aliens to entitled assholes who think the earth is better be destroyed for the sake of the environment with a stupid "Technology is bad" ending. I want to say Keeanu Reeves is the saving grace of this movie, but his character was not likable to call it that. The effects are dated and the McDonald's part was so forced. 3/10
Zombieland: Double Tap: The humor is still there, it still made me laugh at a lot of its jokes including the "You-Know-Who" reference and unexpected cameo while still making fun of the zombie apocalypse without making it stupid. 8.5/10
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House of 1000 Corpses:
So I've been seeing this clown character a lot but couldn't tell which movie he belongs to. It wasn't until later that I found its name, only to hear the news of the passing of the actor.
This movie was weird. That's the best way to describe it. It's a weird exploitation movie that doesn't have a clear point beyond showing the gore. I thought Spaulding was the main villain so I didn't expect the evil redneck family to be the main villains here while he was taking a backseat to the whole thing, so I was disappointed for not getting to see more of him.
6.5/10
Night of the Living Dead (1990): Excellent remake, but I feel the original cast gave a better performance than here. Barbara was an improvement though. 8/10
Let the Right One In:
Okay, how many vampire movies have I seen already? This one was another one I was recommended to watch and it's also the first Swedish movie I've ever seen.
Story is not that unique. It's a boy who befriends a vampire girl living next door, however instead of having the girl murdering random people (mostly), they show us her father being the one doing the killing to bring her the blood. It would be a nice change and shows us the girl in a more sympathetic look, but it was dropped to have her being a monster. There wasn't much scares here and the focus was more on the romance between the boy and the girl and the troubles they were having with one having to deal with bullies and the other dealing with her condition believing it to be an illness instead of being a vampire.
Not sure how the American adaptation is, but this one I'd say was a okay.
7/10
Lord of the Flies (1990):
The acting here is much better than the stilted acting of the original movie, so here the kids are much frighting and the death scenes are more heartbreaking. But the original movie had a creepier atmosphere to back it up, especially being in black & white. This version didn't put much focus on the monster and we didn't get a parachutist to give us the "fly" in "Lord of the Flies".
7.5/10
WarGames: Saw this years ago and I wanted to see it again. And wow, it is amazing how it's both dated and relevant at the same time. The computer technology of course is dated as hell but the super AI and online hacking are so relevant for the modern age. Young Matthew Broderick's acting though... and you'd think he got better as her got older and more experienced... 8/10