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Nightcrawler

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 4/10

Far from being a serviceable film, the latest Spider-Man instead merely serves as a palette cleanser to the Infinity Saga with a half-baked and disjointed story line. Sony has to strike with the Marvel craze while the iron is hot. Definitely one of the worst interpretation of the character in live action.

First off, there are some good elements about this film. Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio brings sympathy, likeability and an underlying sinister element to the character. The design is wonderful owing to its faithfulness to the comics. Outside of the villain, the rest of the film is subpar. Lifting the film can't be done by a single character alone.

The plot of the film follows Spider-Man and his classmates as they travel Europe for a class tour. None of it makes sense. The character does not grow and the different cities have no relevance emotionally and thematically. Setting this in New York City would have resolved this issue. After all, the character lives there. Plot details and decisions matter less over character development. However, the plot here serves little purpose other than to present "spectacular" visuals.

Usually, jokes and comedy in the Marvel films land when they serve the characters or are not jarring to the point of being included for the sake of laughs. In here, everything is forced and contrived. Even the awkward teenage love story. Tom Holland and Zendaya, who plays MJ, frankly have no chemistry. Immediately as the film starts Spider-Man is head over heels for MJ who he has shown no liking for in Homecoming. While it is understandable considering the characters are teenagers, infatuation starts from something and this is something the film failed to present. Marrisa Tomei as Aunt May is worse here with her relationship with Happy Hogan, played by Jon Favreau. Teen drama does not mean being dumb down. Maturity can be threaded in the teenage love story without being caricatures.

Thematically, Far From Home is a repeat of Homecoming and it does so on a lesser note. Iron Man is shoehorned, again. Spider-Man now seeks approval and meaning from Iron Man, again. Mysterio and his allies find motivation through Iron Man's past mistakes. It's time for Spider-Man to be his own man as he really is and leave Iron Man alone. Spider-Man is the same character as he was in Homecoming, which is disappointing after four previous appearances in the same continuity. Coming on the heels of Infinity War and Endgame, Far From Home should have explored what it was like for the world to recover after Hulk re-snapping half of the universe, but is mentioned only in passing during the beginning. The film is further hampered by sloppy pacing and editing due to these lapses in story lines. The technical qualities are poor, aside from the score and soundtrack. The CGI is also serviceable at best.

If audiences care about concluding the Infinity Saga, Far From Home is a must watch. But as an engrossing film like its predecessors, it fails.

I actively evade clicking the like button for any post with this movie, but this negative review made your post the first to receive a like.


I actively dislike the take in Homecoming as the one take in live action I couldn't embrace, it's why I'd rather skip this one even though I'm a fan of Mysterio.

 

[TheGuy]

I actively evade clicking the like button for any post with this movie, but this negative review made your post the first to receive a like.


I actively dislike the take in Homecoming as the one take in live action I couldn't embrace, it's why I'd rather skip this one even though I'm a fan of Mysterio.

You should try it... when it releases on home media.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

You should try it... when it releases on home media.

 

[NDX]

River of Death

Just too much happening in this.

 

[C. Lee]

River of Death

Just too much happening in this.

The Michael Dudikoff movie?

 

[Zorro]

 

[childeroland]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
A feel-good (in a strange way), good-time hangout movie. Director and (hopefully) the cast just having a blast. Soaked in its period, this is very much a fairy tale. Does with 1969 what Jackie Brown did with Elmore Leonard. A kind film, as Walter Chaw says.

 

[Kane52630]

Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

Incredibly enjoyable but somewhat flawed. It's Tarantino once again going back to the old age of Hollywood right before summer blockbusters started showing up. It's essentially his sightseeing tour of old Hollywood and he does a great job going through some of shows and movies that were big at the time. While this has a giant cast, the story only focuses on Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. They get almost all the character development throughout the movie and everything about them works really well. It's probably the most subtle Tarantino movie he's done... up to a point. There's some tonal shifts that happen at the end that I don't think worked as well as he thought. It was like he gave up being sensible and started making a completely different movie, not to mention some extremely subverted expectations with history. Much like his other movies, it's also a bit too long. Overall, it's nowhere near his best film, but it's a fun time-capsule of a film.
8.5/10

 

[Immortalfire]

Goldfinger

 

[Spider-Aziz]

1. Jackie Brown
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Kill Bill vol 1&2
5. Death Proof
6. Inglorious Basterds
7. Django Unchained
8. The Hateful 8
9. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

These are 10 movies as it is. Why is Kill Bill vol 2 counted as one movie along with vol 1?

 

[3rdstone]

First time watching (yeah, I know: Ou-em-gee?!!11 etc, etc..).

I could write an essay about this, but there's been tons of these already, we actually need less boring stuff here lol.

This was truly great. A rewatch might be necessary to do a nit pick comparission to Infinity War and previous MCU flicks, but so far I put it among the top of the MCU offerings.

 

[NDX]

The Michael Dudikoff movie?

Yup. I could have been fine if they didn't try to cram so much into it.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The Fog (1980)

 

[thangaran]

Incredibles 2 and Satya (one of the most underrated films of the last 20 years or so and amongst the best to me...). It’s a brilliant indian film from the late 90s. The only thing that ruins things is the songs which luckilu i fast forwarded

 

[Webfoot Hero]

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Spider-Aziz]

First time watching (yeah, I know: Ou-em-gee?!!11 etc, etc..).

I could write an essay about this, but there's been tons of these already, we actually need less boring stuff here lol.

This was truly great. A rewatch might be necessary to do a nit pick comparission to Infinity War and previous MCU flicks, but so far I put it among the top of the MCU offerings.

I still haven't seen it. I'll have to wait a few more days, maybe a little more than a couple of weeks.

Yup. I could have been fine if they didn't try to cram so much into it.

How many plot threads in that one movie?

 

[Immortalfire]

Species

 

[childeroland]

1. Jackie Brown
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Kill Bill vol 1&2
5. Death Proof
6. Inglorious Basterds
7. Django Unchained
8. The Hateful 8
9. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

These are 10 movies as it is. Why is Kill Bill vol 2 counted as one movie along with vol 1?

Tarantino tends to count them as one. It was originally supposed to be released as one film, but decided to (or Weinstein made him) cut it in two.

 

[blueharvest]

The Last Samurai

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Tarantino tends to count them as one. It was originally supposed to be released as one film, but decided to (or Weinstein made him) cut it in two.

This perhaps made that story more profitable. But alright, makes sense why he Quentin doesn't count the sequel as a movie on its own.

 

[sueb1863]

Still hilarious, mostly because it's just so totally bonkers!

 

[Immortalfire]

The Punisher

 

[nightwing06]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood


Quentin Tarantino tips his hat to a Hollywood and memorable era gone by


PRAISE :

Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an actor who's career has reached a point of uncertainty. His stunt man/best friend Cliff Booth (Brd Pitt)who carries a dark moment with him.
One of the best things about the film is their bond and how they try to navigate through a constantly changing Hollywood.
Diaprio and Pitt prove how they are still two of the best actor's ever.
As Sharon Tate Margot Robbie captures the fun loving ,wide eyed spirit and love of becoming a movie star.
There are great moments from Kurt Russell,Mikey Madison,Luke Perry,Damian Lewis,Al Pacino,Timothy Olyphant,Bruce Dern,Dakota Fanning,Mike Moh and Zoe Bell.
Tarantino's eye and ear for detail is incredible as he includes visuals,ads and music from the late 60's.
Also for the characters themselves he includes watch closely details.
This is his dream of Hollywood,a fantasy that is also a haunting memory to a Hollywood long gone by.He makes sure to include humor and of course his signature craziness.


PROBLEMS:

The film stalls here and there as it meanders on certain sequences far to long.I definitely started to feel the length of the film's 2 hour and 40 minute run time.
Some characters are definitely short changed.Moments with some are far to short.They definitely dont get the time on screen that was promised in ads and trailers.


I would say 60% of this film Tarantino made for himself.It's his honor and tribute to the actor's of the late 60's and i definitely can go along with most of his vision for this film.Not perfect but very very good.

Scale of 1-10 a 7½