Monty Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, riffraff said: Lion 8/10 emotionally gripping story based on true events, of two brothers in India who become separated at a train station. The younger brother is lost. 20 years goes along after the younger brother is adopted by an Australian couple. fairly intense movie but still suitable for kids. Watched it with mine. Said it before. After being in Kolkata almost two months ago, I’m shocked he survived landing there. More amazing that he had enough memories at the age of 5 to piece together how to track his mom down. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Just now, Monty said: Said it before. After being in Kolkata almost two months ago, I’m shocked he survived landing there. More amazing that he had enough memories at the age of 5 to piece together how to track his mom down. Unreal. Agree. It shows how while extremely difficult his early life was, the simplification of the existence made those memories so powerful. If ever there was a discussion for a guiding hand or fate to be had this would be an example. first time in ages I watched a movie where it caused me to want to meet the character. A special person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyjack Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The Revenant 6/10 Not as good as I expected , and I didn't really like any of the action scenes, especially the opening one, but it got better as it went on. Really surprised to see a movie like this with such a huge budget, and at how much it took at the box office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Cold Pursuit 4/10 slow lacklustre movie. None of the characters are very well developed, could much have been better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 What men want 5/10 It was what you would expect from a remake. It had a couple laughs, got a little preachy near the end and finished weak and as expected. Overall it was ok, better than watching a rerun of daytime tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 The Darkest Minds 4/10 movie had a lot of potential for easy entertainment. Normal everyday movie, kids have powers, good verse bad, etc etc. I could see it as a tv pilot for series but the superpower kids genre is pretty saturated right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Captain Marvel Really not good Severely underwhelmed by Brie Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MystifyNCrucify Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/28/2019 at 5:52 AM, Shift-4 said: Captain Marvel Really not good Severely underwhelmed by Brie Larson Did you see her cast interviews? Shes so unlikeable. Don Cheadle literally tells her not to touch him. Shes oblivious to it though. Heads too far up her flat cavity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 The Happytime Murders - 7.5/10 Gawd I love muppets with filthy mouths. Lego Batman Movie - 8/10 Who never skips leg day? Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 4:05 AM, luckyjack said: The Revenant 6/10 Not as good as I expected , and I didn't really like any of the action scenes, especially the opening one, but it got better as it went on. Really surprised to see a movie like this with such a huge budget, and at how much it took at the box office. It was definitely slow at times. I could remember people in the theater like.. when is this going to pick up? I was satisfied with the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/22/2019 at 12:48 PM, riffraff said: Lion 8/10 emotionally gripping story based on true events, of two brothers in India who become separated at a train station. The younger brother is lost. 20 years goes along after the younger brother is adopted by an Australian couple. fairly intense movie but still suitable for kids. Watched it with mine. We had a good discussion about it just over a month ago starting here if you're interested 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 4:05 AM, luckyjack said: The Revenant 6/10 Not as good as I expected , and I didn't really like any of the action scenes, especially the opening one, but it got better as it went on. Really surprised to see a movie like this with such a huge budget, and at how much it took at the box office. I thought it was pretty good myself...probably 7-8/10. Had a bit of an 'old school' feel/pace to it but it certainly wasn't a 'pleasant' film (which I'm fine with but I understand not everyone enjoys). Definitely an 'angry' undertone throughout the film as well. That bear scene sure had me puckered though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Boxtrolls - 8/10 I'm a huge fan of animation, & perhaps an even bigger fan of stop-motion. Laika is a studio that, IMHO, does an excellent job of incorporating darker themes within the genre, whilst pushing the envelope of traditional stop-motion techniques...all of the puppets faces & their many expressions are all 3D printed. Great flick, tho I'm biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Serenity 2019 Drama /mystery/ sci-fi 6/10 a little slow paced but interesting enough to keep you going. Good poor weather afternoon waster lol. Good cast with Matthew McConaughey and Anna Hathaway etc Rated it low because with the bigger named stars in it you would expect it to be more than a B rate movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 A Simple Favor 7/10 Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in a bit of a mystery/ crime drama. You can pretty much see the end coming pretty early on in the movie but not bad for light afternoon entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bllewellyn Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Fighting with my Family 2/10 Not terrible but not as advertised. First the Rock is in the movie for all of two minutes. So don’t be fooled into thinking it’s one of his movies. Second the funny bits are all pretty much in the previews. That being said there are still a couple one liners not spoiled. Now I may be bias because going in I was expecting a gut busting comedy and what I got was a so so drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Good Time - 8/10 Movies often present criminals as strategic masterminds, and/or hardened thugs with no compassion. But most are just poor, desperate people, with just enough delusions of grandeur to try to take matters into their own hands. Pattinson's character is Exhibit A of the latter group, and he flies through one night by the seat of his pants, making quick decisions which often backfire, but he continues to double down, because he simply has no other option in his mind. The plot is completely unpredictable, because the lead is just reacting and adapting to whatever comes up. Side characters appear and disappear as the protagonist goes in a new direction. The result is a movie that is fresh, exciting, and wholly original. Edited May 5, 2019 by D-Money 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon45ca Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Debbie Does Dallas - 3/10 Meh, I think she was faking it most of the time...and there's no way she did all of Dallas, I didn't even see Ben Bishop or Tyler Seguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 6 hours ago, D-Money said: Good Time - 8/10 Movies often present criminals as strategic masterminds, and/or hardened thugs with no compassion. But most are just poor, desperate people, with just enough delusions of grandeur to try to take matters into their own hands. Pattinson's character is Exhibit A of the latter group, and he flies through one night by the seat of his pants, making quick decisions which often backfire, but he continues to double down, because he simply has no other option in his mind. The plot is completely unpredictable, because the lead is just reacting and adapting to whatever comes up. Side characters appear and disappear as the protagonist goes in a new direction. The result is a movie that is fresh, exciting, and wholly original. I’d bold specific areas of a post I agree with, but this is a perfect summation of the film. A guy that seemed to believe that he had no other options as the day and night unfolded, and the screenwriters/directors did a superb job in making it seem like he really didn’t have any other options. More importantly, I felt both the writers and Pattinson made it easy to empathize with his situation. Certainly not agreeing with his choices, but just one bad decision after another, that the lead character seemed to believe were his only choices in the moment. I’ve only watched it once, but I know I’ll come back to it in time. There are movies over the years that immediately vaulted into my top 10. This joins “Take Shelter” as films that category. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Bumblebee 7/10 Not that bad of a movie. Made me laugh a few times. As a prequel it did a good job of explaining Bumblebee. Worth the free rental, LOL! Though I would pay the 6 bucks or whatever it was to rent on the Cineplex store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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