General and Gaming > Off Topic
What Was The Last Movie/Anime You Watched?
kamikazekeeg:
The Gorge - I wanted to like this movie, I went in with really minimal knowledge of it other than some clip I saw online and the basic synopsis, which sounded awesome, but I feel like the movie just doesn't nail it. I know it's not the best to criticize a movie for what it wasn't, but what we got was just kinda alright. I won't spoil the movie, so the best way I can compare it is if you heard the idea of the movie Annihilation, and it sounded really interesting, but instead of what that turned out to be, it ended being something more generic and actiony. Good ideas and moments, but overall just a far less interesting film than it had potential to be.
I want a movie that is basically Voices of the Void, someone doing relatively mundane work in a secluded, somewhat mysterious, environment, as something unsettling/weird/dark happens slowly around them.
Finch - Now this I liked. Generally had just seen a clip of it and knew the premise and I thought it did a decent job. Small cast movie, post-apocalyptic, Tom Hanks is good and the robot was pretty well done.
Cartagia:
Murphy's Romance - This was so charming! Sally was cute as a button, and Garner was suave as hell. It was never gonna set the world on fire, but it's fun to watch.
The Emperor's New Groove - Probably Disney's best attempt at just a straight-up comedy. Eartha Kitt gives an out of this world performance and Kronk is the world's most perfect himbo. Unfortunately, I don't think how heavy they Pacha / village storyline is meshes with the Looney Tunes-esque rest of the film. It also does not help that David Spade is so good at being an ass I can't buy into the self-reflection or redemption too much.
The Castaway Cowboy - White savior garbage, that I'm pretty sure is at least some degree of racist. James Garner mostly innocent, though.
kamikazekeeg:
Greyhound - Random watch, just happened to be another Tom Hanks film with him leading a Destroyer guarding a convoy of ships crossing the Atlantic during World War 2. One of those simple war movies that's just about a very narrow bit of time during a specific mission, no side plots, no real focus on other characters, mostly just on Tom Hanks, very tight bit of story. I thought it was fine, one of those movies you watch once and sorta never see again, which doesn't make it bad, it just doesn't offer much on another viewing compared to other war movies that have more going on.
Cartagia:
Duck Soup - Probably the best and most well-known Marx Bros movie, with good reason. Groucho and Harpo in the mirror is just top tier cinema.
Plane - Solid, but not incredible by any means. 50 minutes before the first punch is thrown, which would have been fine if it took place right at the end of the first act, which was surprisingly the best part of the movie. Never boring, but it comes real close a couple of times.
Anora - i really loved this, but i had one major issue. The first act goes on too long. I don't care about all the sex, but you learn everything you need about Ani and Ivan after about 15 minutes. It's all beautiful shot, acted, and edited, but it is pretty redundant pretty quickly. Once the flunkies are introduced we are off to the races, though.
weirdfeline:
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
I had some interest in watching this since it's such an odd release but once news broke that the company releasing this is now also trying to release Coyote vs. Acme it made me want to support it even more. Movie itself was fine, it had a couple funny moments, my favorite being when a silhouette of a movie goer stands up to complain about the movie.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version