liamshirazi Reviews

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

GREAT MOVIES NEED NO MENTION

[9/10 · 7 May 2023]

Guardians of the Galaxy is a strong and sad goodbye to a series that gave us strong laughs while still keeping action to a suitable level. Director James Gunn is in my opinion a remarkable filmmaker in terms of telling a superhero based story, with it's witty and hilarious jokes, well written characters and villains and high action-oriented CGI makes GOTG vol 3 a beautiful way to end the franchise. The pacing of its is considerably moderate but it's dialogues just steals the show. The 80s to 00s music thrown is what makes it memorable as it creates a nostolgic and gives the youth the rock feeling. GOTG will accordingly by many be one of the greatest series of characters since The Avengers.

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

EACH NEW INSTALMENT KEEPS GETTER BETTER

[9/10 · 2 May 2023]

John Wick Chapter 4 undoubtedly proves a new wave of action- cinema is arriving. From a small budget to the beginning of a new franchise that has created a Cult following in the youth,JW is a masterpiece original story. Keanu Reeves acting and own stunts creates a new hype in the story. Actors and Actresses like Scott Adkins, Donnie Yen and Shimaza Akira deserve genuine gratitude for acting and doing their own stunts. The Directing, Cinematography and screenplay helps to make JW 4 the best one in the JW franchise yet. Critisism may arrive due to a long, unending dialogue between the secondary characters and less words by John himself. Yet it's action stays undefeated and hope to see more movies like this in the near future.

Lost Bullet (2020)

French Cinema

[8/10 · 17 April 2023]

Ble perdue( trans. Lost Bullet) is a slow paced action movie that has a strong story that could expand to almost 4 more movie. While coming out in the year 2020 it is a fairly rated movie, with crime, betrayel, brotherhood that play an important aspect in this movie. Actor Alban Lenoir and Actor Nicholas Duvuachellee insight a hero/villain combo which helps the audience interested in their seats. The story and screenplay is moderate as it has more dialogue than action, but that does not stop it's over exaggerated car chases and violence, similar to the OG Fast and Furious movie. Overall it's a decent movie which will help to keep the audience at the seats.

The Last of Us (2023– )

Deserves the highest rate

[9/10 · 20 March 2023]

The last of Us is a perfect tv show to watch with your folks( only if they are okay with violence, language and of course Zombies). Based on the 2013 video game, the show does not by an inch let us down in any aspect of action. Character description is also one of the reasons for making it a fantastic watch. The chemistry between the two characters Joel and Ellie is like a father- Daughter story, while much profanity can be heard and violence is extremely graphic with a unanimous number of deaths in each episode Makes it a MUST WATCH. Brotherhood, Survival, Revenge and Family are the major themes for this show that help it make Amazing.

Kuttey (2023)

A movie ahead of its time

[7/10 · 20 March 2023]

Kuttey is a clash- witty movie with strong Graphic violence and exaggerated profanity making it a Must Watch. The movie gives out a Realistic approach to situations. Highly adovactes on Styled Violence and strong character discription with a unnoticeable surreal plot that drives the story forward. Tabu and Arjun Kapoor portray their characters in a troublesome corruptible way. While critisism arrives mainly on the extended dialogues that don't tell much about the characters or their past and it's excessive profanity that almost dulls the movie, it still stands out. Kuttey is probably ahead of its time, cause now the focus is on story and character and not on Romanticization. Due to which people and critics may not appreciate the movie.

Creed III (2023)

PROOF BOXING MOVIES ARE STILL THE BEST

[8/10 · 19 March 2023]

Creed 3 kicks off with a fantastic story of brotherhood, revenge and betrayal. Portrayals of Adonis and Damien gives a big bow to this movie, MichaelB. Jordan and Johnathan Majors act fantastically that even brings us to our edge of our seats. Director MichaelB. Jordan first motion picture is a must watch. While heavy dialouges do bring a pause in its story, the unbending flashback, final boxing match, the emotional action ,all really make this movie a must watch. Though Stallone was not featured here in the movie, it shows us how Aonis Creed is stepping away from Rocky's shadow and his fathers to make his own legacy.

An Action Hero (2022)

Top actors in a Top story

[7/10 · 31 January 2023]

Ayushmann Khurrana is an actor known for making movies that stand out, and An action Hero is one that is not so different. With an amazing cast, strong independent and stand alone story An Action Hero is a must watch. What makes it perfect are the action sequences shown here that show a difference between what is shown in a film and reality. It's long and unpredictable plots, use of different locations and characters make and help to put this story forward for the audience. While the ending may be a last resort option, that does not stop the story anywhere. Writer Neeraj Yadav puts up a strong base of characters and twists.

Kantara (2022)

A splendid Drive of conflict and folk culture

[8/10 · 9 January 2023]

Kantara is a genuinely original Kannada movie based on folk culture....with its dynamic cinematography and story, the essence of the story is told perfectly. Kantara did a splendid fact on explaining the Kola religion and how politics tries to interfering into a normal village. With an unpredictable and chaotic plot fused with a mystery,violence keeps the audience guessing on what could happen next. Potrayl of characters by actors also puts an interest forward.. essence of brotherhood, betrayal and loyalty explained very well in this film, huge praise for the screenplay and directing. A total must watch for fans.

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

A borderline story with a high dose of CGI

[8/10 · 9 January 2023]

Avatar: Way of the water has a borderline story and fast paced action. Director James Cameron never intended to make it a re-watch, yet it's stunning graphic quality, use of creative ideas and use of the term Reincarnation makes it a swell one time watch. It's return of many characters brings a sense of joy to the audience and makes us eager to watch it. It's CGI is most most of the audience missed as it brought a front view of species infront of us and amazement once again. After almost 13 year wait for this movie... Avatar is still an amazing sequel to its original masterpiece way back in 2009.

Prey (I) (2022)

A strong Head on to become an Apex Predator

[9/10 · 7 August 2022]

Prey is a final perfect return for the iconic Predator series, while is acts as a prequel it is just in bringing a strong sequel after the Arnold Swagzzerneger one in 1987. What makes it better is its moral code for" Survival of the fittest", the screenplay was well written as it can keep you on the edge of the seat every minute,even the violence was not as sicking like other predator movies. Hope they even make a sequel for this in a form of a tv series.

Fight Club (1999)

A witty dark neo noir humor film

[9/10 · 24 July 2022]

Fight club is indeed has a stormy ideology of what life is really like, with its crazy psychological problems and redemption story. Even though is was released a decade ago Fight Club is undoubtedly a true watch for an audience, who wish to see the unexpected. Praise goes for its unfolded story and screenplay, strong sense of keeping the audience confused and witty acting by Bratt Pitt and Edward Norton makes it a must watch.

The Gray Man (2022)

A Cool- Heated Action Thriller with a void and forgettable story

[7/10 · 22 July 2022]

The Gray Man though being one of Netflix Big Buget films[$200 million] felt very less to poor concept and structuring of the screenplay. While the Gray man makes its way up due to its Stunts and should have been given an R rating, it feels more like a forgettable Mission Impossible movie. Performance also plays a key role with Ryan Gosling putting up his best to be a smooth and action character, he undoubtedly feels like a miscast actor. Evans however makes it worth a watch as he acts as a tough and brutal ,yet street smart character, Ana De Armas still did her fantastic performance with playing alongside Ryan while Dhanush gives one of his best performance as a secondary Antagonist while having a brief screen time. Criticism plays in giving a very un-detail story and lack of dialogue and while the cast is of top end actors it still feels only a one time watch.

Bodyguard (2018)

A high suspense political thriller

[9/10 · 19 July 2022]

Bodyguard is netflix most satisfying political thriller shows on the platform. With its high performance by Richard Madden and deep tight shootouts and problems filled with secrets and undercover work makes it must watch. Though being a limited series it should have gotten a 2nd season.

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

A moderate decent film

[7/10 · 18 July 2022]

Thor :Love and Thunder has a slow kind of kick Start but has a very poor build up and not many jokes creates a seasonal downfall. Performance is also another thing, acting done my thor and Jane seems very practical performance..however Christian Bale( Gorr) did a much better job than just carrying the movie forward. Director Taika Waititi still plays a good story and his role as Korg.

Stranger Things (2016–2025)

A Fuel driven Gory Cliffhanger Season

[9/10 · 11 July 2022]

Season 4 poses on a fluent straight forward movement of the Stranger Things franchise, with a high action gory suspense with continuous story unfolding packed with high level of detail of characters, makes it a true watch till the end.. Criticism may come for the villain known as Vecna as it felt more like he was a more Of Talk- Then Show type villain yet Vecna"s origin story feels more deadly and satisfying and a lot of plot holes feel like they need to be covered for Season 5. Praise comes for the well written Storyline and plot, CGI and mostly giving an accurate dose of blood and action simultaneously to the different monsters and even by killing some some by characters ... Season 4 will be with no doubt the darkest season from all other 3 seasons, may the Duffer Brothers continue to make more shows like this.

Elvis (2022)

U gotta watch to feel the music

[9/10 · 26 June 2022]

Austin Butlers performance as Elvis Presely was fantastic, the makeup was so perfect that he was a total look -a - like of Elvis. Tom Hanks acting as a Tom Parker was brilliant. What I really liked is about the detail life story of The King ( Elvis Presely) and his struggles to achieve fame, and his downfall to become a forgetton singer and his problem with drugs . Yet the film is worth a watch on the big screen.

RRR (2022)

THIS IS CINEMA

[9/10 · 15 June 2022]

RRR packs a whole different entertainment for the audience, with its dynamic story, plot and period makes it truly a must watch. Director S. S Rajamouli gives his second best film after Bahubali. While most of the action sequences may be underrated and blood detail seems minimum, RRR still takes the audience by storm... It tells of a story of two different people with different backgrounds yet still fighting for one think and how betrayal, confusion and guilt play an important role. Truly a must watch.

Hustle (2022)

A steamy Dunk - in movie

[8/10 · 13 June 2022]

Hustle feels mostly like a one- time watch movie with your family. The crew made a good choice by using NBA players to fit the acting list. Yet the chemistry between Snandler and Hernangomez feels imperfect, the film also feels more about someone trying to get back at a position he lost. Yet the film gives a message and that is to follow our own goals and make our own path... something we could stumble and fall, bit it is right to get back up rather than stay down.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

An unexpected sequel to a masterpiece

[10/10 · 1 June 2022]

I did not really expect Top Gun: Maverick as great as the original, it's well written screenplay brings it back a lot of dialouges which were not expected, great to see a lot of known faces in this movie. This movie is not meant for a fast action lovers or hard-core violent movie lovers, but a fuel driven ride which takes up towards the skies. Performance by Tom Cruise and Miles Teller gives even a slight hint for a third part. Glad to say one of the most memorable movie ( OG Top Gun) really deserved this sequel.

The Irishman (2019)

Constantly engaging, high performance story

[9/10 · 28 May 2022]

Irishman is a film for hard core story lovers and not for sensitive people. Director Martin Scorsese knows how to keep the audience on the edge, with a detail story, many characters and high acting and well chosen cast makes it a total watch.

Manhunt (II) (2017–2020)

A tale of phycopathism and instability

[9/10 · 27 May 2022]

Manhunt unabomber is undoubtedly one of the best netflix political shows, it's well written screenplay and twists, the directing is give strong praise. What makes it even better is the acting by Sam Worthington and Paul Bettany as it puts the audience in a seat with an upside down story filled with puzzles and words while trying to chase other in a world full of liars.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Into Absolute Madness

[10/10 · 8 May 2022]

Multiverse of madness proves itself to be a remarkable movie...with high grade visual effects and high visualization from director Sam Rami. Rami puts the audience on the edge of their seats...with a few jumps here and there. What makes it even better is the well written story from old prehistoric history and mythology into a comic book movie adaption.... Hope Sam Rami signs up for more marvel movies like this.

The Matrix Resurrections (I) (2021)

Good idea but poor mix up

[8/10 · 24 March 2022]

Lena Wachowski please gives us inspiration about this new Matrix movie, However the matrix stand of the greatest action pack sci-fi movies made leaving this Matrix movie a question mark.... many questioneto be answered, especially as to how Morephus died....yet this film is willed with twists and action.....I give 8/10.

Django Unchained (2012)

Stylized violence meets gripping western movie

[10/10 · 23 March 2022]

Django unchained is a masterpiece of brutal, intense, stylish bloody action with a strong gripping western story.... Quentin Tarantino gives up a huge glance into the mix of sound of violence.... Django stands a must watch for action lovers...a true 10/10 by me.

The Shining (1980)

A good adaption from book to movie

[9/10 · 20 March 2022]

The shining is written by horror writer Stephen King. The movie is set in a cold and complete dark place far up in the snowy. Jack Nicholson is a wonderful actor, he plays a man who goes crazy with weird things happening to him.. however its ending seemed long, boring and stupid.... I rate 10/10 stars.