guiver Reviews

Smile (V) (2022)

Seen this many times before

[5/10 · 18 November 2022]

It is a decent horror for young people with not much movie experience. Storyline and ending is predictable, and again filled with not needed jump scares. Generic horror thing happens, the main character does not believe this is true and tries to go on with her day. Slowly figures out that there is something wrong and starts investigating. Goes to another character who experienced the same and gives some convoluted answers. Decides on an action that may save her, but of course at the end the movie tries to make us believe it is over, but it's not.

Absolutely nothing new, if you want a better one from the old times watch The Ring.

Cosmic Contact (2015)

Very good core idea, but sadly that's all.

[3/10 · 29 October 2015]

WARNING - SPOILERS !!!

These days I am in the mood for Indie Sci-Fi movies, that's how I found "Shadows on the wall".

Right from the beginning of the movie it is clear that the director does not have much experience. The camera work is not good, there was a shot with the camera turned 90 degrees without this adding anything to the scene. Several more times it was tilted in different angles, but it didn't bother me very much. Well, this is what you can probably expect from low quality B rated movie.

Now let's move to the plot, the characters and the pace of the film.

The "Core-idea" is great, I loved it! Spoilers will follow! A machine is created, which can access "information"(pictures in this case") instantly from a great distance, using the background radiation, but the script around this idea is absolutely ridiculous - a boy which is great with electronics and machines, is just building something but he cannot do the maths so a girl helps him and another boy afterwords. And at the end, the machine works! It's like a ten year old builds a particle accelerator with Lego. The director should have consulted with someone with the background of... hum... with someone intelligent...

The dialogue... The pain! Half of the film, the main character is whining like a baby, I'm not sure who tells him he has to go to the toilet. He will be the main reason for the people to hate this film. The girl is somewhat decent, but this is not enough.

Final verdict:

Low quality camera work, mediocre acting, offensively stupid story build around a solid idea. Don't watch it if you are sober!

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

If you have IQ below 80 you may like it

[4/10 · 10 July 2013]

This movie is an insult to the evolution of the human being... Decent acting for the genre, but the scenario is for 1990s animation. Nice battle scenes, but pointless when you put your mind into it. No pace, no point, you really don't get to know the bad guy. No point at all for this to be published! Brutally brainless, as developed by the a 11 years old boy. I'm thinking but don't know what else to tell you. I'm writing this before I finished watching. Damn Bruce, what have you become? Starring in so low quality pics! At the end of your career you failed miserably, really a downfall. It is really worst than the previous one, believe it! Don't watch it unless you are under the influence!

Dark Skies (2013)

Surprisingly not so average...

[8/10 · 16 May 2013]

I gave this movie an 8 because there is no 7.5 and just 7 seemed too low. You may say it is like most "suspense" pictures we've seen recently but this one is scores a lot of positive points. All the characters are build on a level I did not expect, they are believable and likable. The pace is great (even dough for a trained eye like mine I saw most of the "surprises" coming). There is enough sci-fi, scare, drama for everyone. The ending is kinda doubtful, but it did not ruin the experience for me. For people who like weird phenomenons and the unexplained, combined with decent amount of suspense, "Dark Skies" is a must see.

Tekken (2010)

Just wanted to say - Luke Goss GJ Man!!!

[7/10 · 6 August 2010]

It may sound strange, but I'm a recent fan of Tekken (the game of course). The thing what anyone would expect is there, no less! As most of the Movie Titles based on VG at a time like this, this was a fresh breeze, breeze of fists and kicks! Of course no one could expect all the fighters with their unique stiles to come and entertain us, but what we have is good enough for me. I wrote this mostly to point how great the performance of Luke Goss was. Hope the movie business recognizes you man further. Don't expect Shawshank's deepness or The Matrix inovations, just ACTION. If you are a fight movie fan, watch this... fun is what we need... Peace!

Skinwalkers (2006)

You can just forget about this movie! Trust me, you won't miss a thing...

[3/10 · 31 July 2007]

This is not even a werewolf movie, I really cannot say that this is a horror or a thriller, nothing scared me. Bad plot, very poor character creation, the critics won't ever bother wit this one. On one side we have monsters who doesn't wont to be monsters, on the other ones who are proud to be blood-seekers. But why? What makes them want to be humans? No one knows! What is a werewolf, just some makeup, and roar?! I'm not fooled. The thing that they counted on, was the cast. Ronha Mitra and Elias Koteas are not enough for me. This is a second class production, that will be seen in low quality theaters. I wanted to give it a "2", but there are lots of awful movies that need my 1s and 2s. Go see "Underground", at least there is some special effects in it.