What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

[Milk Tray Guy]

The Meg

 

[Kane52630]

Downhill

A solid Americanized remake of Force Majeure. And because it's Americanized and a remake, I don't think critics are giving this a fair shake. They do enough to capture what made that original movie work, but also add in a more comedic flavor to it. That being said... while it does have Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, they don't necessarily go for the full on comedy like they do in their other projects, it's very toned down. The relationship between Farrell and JLD really works especially when they both confront with the elephant in the room, it's probably some of their best dramatic acting so far. I will say there's some pacing issues and some scenes do get repetitive just to fill out time. Also Miranda Otto's character seems a bit out of place with where the plot was going. Overall, it's a mostly solid relationship drama and it's not nearly as bad as the critics are making it.
3.5/5

 

[-JKR-]

Uncut Gems

 

[Kane52630]

A ★★★ review of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Sonic the Hedgehog

A run-of-the-mill kids movie that has some fun bright spots... which for video game movies, is a big win. Plot is pretty simple and not at all complicated. It essentially takes the road trip cliche that we see in a lot of family movies and comedies and substitutes in Sonic and his video game world. Ben Schwartz does a great job voicing Sonic, but Jim Carrey manages to reach back into the 90s for his performance as Dr. Robotnik. He chewed more scenery than any animated character in the movie and is what really anchors the movie into positive territory. There's also some references to the game that I dug. The rest of the cast (James Marsden and Tika Sumpter) do the bare minimum in terms of story, they all just help out Sonic. At the end of the day, it's exactly the kind of movie that wanted to make in the 90s but couldn't afford the special effects.
3/5

 

[ObiWanCon]

The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)

 

[Kane52630]

A ★ review of Fantasy Island (2020)
Fantasy Island

A sloppy and absolutely infuriating horror film from the guy who made Truth or Dare (which was another sloppy and infuriating horror film). While it does nods to the original tv show which was a light fantasy adventure, this movie is tonally all over the place. It doesn't know if it wants to be a horror film or a black comedy or even a drama. None of the characters are written well or likeable (aside from maybe Jimmy O. Yang) and the concept/plot wasn't well thought out. Michael Pena is miles away from even trying to be like Ricardo Montalbán... it was laughable. The movie constantly runs into plotholes and it's so inconsistent that it'll make your head hurt if you try to think about it for one second. Overall, it's an island sized mess of a film.
1/5

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

 

[Web-Head]

Crazy Rich Asians

 

[C. Lee]

 

[Spider-Aziz]

The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)

An overlooked gem of a CBM, and as a Spielberg movie.

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Excellent fun thriller.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[C. Lee]

Even though this co-stars Sean Bean....it is one of the worst movies made.There are no redeeming qualities in it, nothing good appears in it, some of the worst acting, worst fights, and stupidest dialogue. Unless you just happen to have a craving to watch Steve Guttenberg do a bad Clint Eastwood imitation for an hour and a half....avoid it.

 

[Lasirius]

8/10

 

[C. Lee]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The League of Gentlemen (1960)

 

[C. Lee]

If you make a horror/serial killer movie where the big reveal of him at the end is supposed to be a surprise.....I suggest not hiring an actor that plays the crazy bad guy in 99% of his jobs for the part.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Conan The Destroyer for Grace Jones head bonking technique.

 

[Sculder]

A Very Sordid Wedding (2017)
King of the Zombies (1941)

 

[ObiWanCon]

Game Night (2018)

 

[Kane52630]

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Loved it, my boy Shaun crushed it. While it doesn't quite reach the heights of the last movie, this has almost everything you want out of Aardman animations. The movie essentially pays homage to the sci-fi/ufo genre but more specifically, it's a love letter to Spielberg's E.T. and Close Encounters. They do a terrific job with the old fashion Looney Tunes style comedy and it's got a lot of heart. Much like the Paddington movies, Shaun the Sheep is exactly the antidote we need to all the glut we get for low grade family movies. Overall, It's worth seeing if you a fan of animation.
4/5

 

[Lasirius]

Very nice imagery, score, and performance by Alice Krige. Unfortunately it ended up accumulating to a whole lot of nothing.

6/10

 

[Luigi]

Scream 2

 

[MilkmanDan]

American Factory

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Wind Chill

 

[-JKR-]

Scarface

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