What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

[Kane52630]

The Rhythm Section

A gritty female assassin actioner that doesn't really have the smarts to elevate the material. The execution of the premise is kinda hard to get through because of how Blake Lively's character starts out. It skips logic to get you through what the movie really wants to focus on and it's a average thriller that you've probably seen a hundred times. Thankfully Blake Lively does try in this and she delivers a mostly solid performance. Jude Law basically redoes his performance from Captain Marvel as a spy who trains her. Every once in a while, the action will kick in and that's where Reed Morano succeeds. They're easily the highlight of the film and it's a shame it was wasted with a lazy script. Overall, it's just skirts by on being mostly average.
2.5/5

 

[Kane52630]

Gretel & Hansel

An incredibly atmospheric and haunting adaptation of the classic Grimms' fairy tale. I'm a huge fan of Oz Perkins' last film, The Blackcoat's Daughter, and here he continues with his style of horror that's even more stylistic and grim. It's almost like a low budget version of Mandy and The Witch but with more importance on style over substance. I really dug the cast and Alice Krige who plays the witch does a phenomenal job. Overall, it's worth seeing if you're a horror fan.
4/5

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Spider-Aziz]

YOUR NAME
Quality = 7.5/10
Joy = 10/10​

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Still has some hokey stuff with its storytelling mechanics, I wasn't being too harsh the first time. But it's still beautiful in more ways to compensate for its story problems.

 

[Captain Tired]

This film is surprisingly light on tomb raiding. For a film called 'Tomb Raider', I expected a few more tombs to actually be raided. Still, I enjoyed this a surprising amount. Though I think I still prefer the fun Angelina Jolie schlock-fests from the early 2000s.

 

[Web-Head]

The Hunger Games

 

[Zorro]

 

[squeekness]

The secret in their eyes

 

[scarlet-witch]

For Sama

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

A Quiet Place

 

[Sculder]

From Russia with Love (1963)
Per qualche dollaro in più / For a Few Dollars More (1965)

 

[C. Lee]

 

[C. Lee]

The first one pretty good....the 2nd one was crap.

 

[Kane52630]

Klaus

A beautifully crafted animated film that really captures the magic and feel of the Disney renaissance era of animated films. It's essentially a origin story for Santa Claus with some creative liberties that really adds character and a breath of fresh air. Even though you kinda know where it's headed it keeps you entertained throughout. I really dug the voice cast especially JK Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, and Rashida Jones. Overall it's a animated film for kids that really stands out and I wouldn't be surprised if this gets an annual viewing during Christmas time.
9/10

 

[Kane52630]

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

For Korean gangster crime films, this follows on the more average side of things... which is still mostly good all things considered. It's essentially a thriller that involves the cops and the gangs to team up and track down a serial killer. It's got a weird mix of The Good, The Bad, and The Weird with I Saw The Devil. The tone is probably my biggest issue with the film. It gives you a sense of a screwball comedy with a dark and violent thriller and it doesn't really match. That being said, there's a lot of exciting moments in between the tonal shifts and Ma Dong-Seok was probably the best part of the film. Overall, it's probably not gonna be a Korean thriller classic, but it was mostly entertaining.
7.5/10

 

[C. Lee]

Almost on par with the first one. Much more grittier, less futuristic.

 

[CaptainWagner]

It's such a shame this imploded. I really don't know what went wrong, other than Disney just dumping it off after the buyout. It's a vey gripping, well-structured Sci-Fi Horror with great effects and design. There's a lot of untapped potential with the concept, it very much feels like it starter as a much deeper, abstract film but then studio execs got involved and generalized it. But taken as it is, it's absolutely worth a view, it never expands on genre expectations, but it executes them excellently.

And for crying out loud, what does Kristen Stewart have to do to catch a break? She delivers another great performance here, at this point, it feels like her career is cursed.

 

[Kane52630]

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Outside from a few moments, I thought this seems pretty typical for an indie french romantic drama. It pretty much checks all the boxes of what you expect this movie to do and it doesn't really do anything more than that. My biggest issue is the movie meanders through the plot and it's enamored with small moments. I will say the performances are pretty good, the chemistry between Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel works. Cinematography was really well done during the bigger moments. Overall, it's mostly average for this kind of a movie.
7.5/10

 

[Spider-Aziz]

The first one pretty good....the 2nd one was crap.

This is a glorious succession of posts, a coincidence that deserves admiring.

I don't intend to try the sequel, but I do love the first movie and find it an underrated movie.

 

[Teelie]

Crawl

For once a killer creature movie where a dog doesn't die. Plenty of people do and some gators but it was a nice change from a predictable and tired trope. And as ridiculous as the plot was it at least felt believable, mostly.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Crawl

For once a killer creature movie where a dog doesn't die. Plenty of people do and some gators but it was a nice change from a predictable and tired trope. And as ridiculous as the plot was it at least felt believable, mostly.

I can't say I noticed this trope. But then again, I'm not into creature feature.

 

[Captain Tired]

Over the weekend, I watched both this and the reboot and, while I definitely enjoyed the reboot FAR more than I was expecting (it was my first time watching it), I also found the twist to be quite dull and lacking in any of the intended shock value.

The lady playing Lara was also surprisingly charming, I thought, but I think I still prefer Jolie's more confident and intrinsically seductive Lara. The first film itself is ultimately just more fun and it delivers on showing the audience a damn good time.

I like the reboot and I'm looking forward to the sequel, but in a perfect world they'd have made a third Lara Croft movie with Angelina Jolie. I say all this as someone who has never played the games, mind.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[LoganPool]

I'm one of the very few people who LOVE both of these movies! So much, in fact, that if the 3rd one ever gets made, it's got potential to be one of my favorite trilogies of all time.

 

[Teelie]

I can't say I noticed this trope. But then again, I'm not into creature feature.

A lot of movies that feature a dog (or cat, pet in general) where there is a lethal antagonist have said pet killed off to show how deadly the antagonist is. And it is a cheap way to hit at people who have pets emotionally because a lot of movies can't think of a better method.

Halloween has done this with Michael Myers killing and partially eating a dog. John Wick's entire premise is killing the dog, the shark movie Meg did it with a mother and daughter humpback whale pair (though admittedly fits with giant sharks, they still set up the emotional impact with a baby whale and her mother), the trope is so prevalent the site Does the Dog Die? exists for that very reason.

I like creature movies but the laziness of killing a family pet is tiresome.