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Black Panther (2018)
A marvel movie at the core
Before seeing this film, i was hoping it to differentiate itself from the rest of the MCU films.
It didn't. It's simply a marvel movie, which isn't a compliment.
The writing is mediocre. Characters are basic. You got your perfect hero, that doesn't have any character flaws. Love interest that does little to nothing. Villain that has a motivation that seems to change throughout the film. Any other character discussion would result in spoilers. There's a lot of cringe worthy lines. Bad jokes are littered throughout this film. And a lot of stuff that made me unintentionally laugh.
The visual effects are quite bad. Black Panther looks rubbery, and plain fake. The MCU seems to look faker by each installment.
The music is probably the only unique thing about this film. They used a lot of African Percussion and hip hop instrumentation, which is something i can appreciate. It adds to the atmosphere and helps make it somewhat unique.
So when you watch this movie don't expect a well made film. Expect a formulaic movie that's only intention is to sell toys and sell tickets.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
Just no
When i decided to watch this i was expecting something so bad that i can laugh at, but instead i got a movie so bad that it was annoying.
The acting is terrible, the story is the most cliched and predictable thing a writer can come up with, and the music...my god.
The thing that annoyed me the most is the music. It plays constantly. I can't think of a single scene that doesn't have music or some kind of sound effect. Even though the earlier films aren't good by any stretch of the word, they at least didn't play music whenever something embarrassing or what they thing is funny happens.
Another thing that was infuriating was the constant electronic references. It's obvious that the writers think they're writing something that the kids would relate to, but instead it seems like they haven't touched an iphone or anything that requires a battery.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone including children and not even people who want to laugh at a terrible movie.
The only reason i'm not giving this a 2 or 1 is because I've seen worse movies. That doesn't excuse this film though.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Slightly better than the first
I have just finished watching this for the second time and i have to say the second viewing was more enjoyable.
The film is gorgeous. From the cinematography to the sets, lighting, colors, music, everything. Now of course my rating of 8 implies there's some flaws which there are.
The problems i have are fairly minimal. The first being the soundtrack. The soundtrack isn't bad, it's just quite loud. I know that's kind of a strange complaint, but since i watch movies with surround sound, it gets quite irritating. The first Blade Runner has an amazing soundtrack that fits perfectly with the film, this one even though it has a good soundtrack, feels out of place in some scenes.
The next complaint is some of the performances, mainly Jared Leto. I like Jared Leto, i think he's a capable actor, it just feels like he's going too over the top for my liking.
There are quite a lot of great things that i appreciate about this film. The first is that they don't immediately explain things, allowing the audience to pick up on things rather than writing exposition and showing it down our throats. It treats the viewers as if they're intelligent.
The story is not necessarily unique, but it's presented in a nice, smart, and skilled way.
I would recommend this to pretty much anyone, including fans of the book and original movie.
The Shape of Water (2017)
Overrated but good.
I saw this film before the Oscars and wasn't too impressed, so seeing it win Best Picture even though there was superior films in the same category.
The positive aspects of the film - The Cinematography. The shots in the film are well done, especially the opening shot which is just gorgeous. The framing, lighting and sets are very good.
Acting - The performances in this film are strong. Sally Hawkins does a great showing emotion with just her body language and facial expressions. Jenkins also does a great job and Spencer. All around great performances.
Music - The music is something i think carries the film. If it wasn't for the great score i might consider dropping it to a 6, but the main piano ballad kept getting stuck in my head.
The negatives
The script - All of my problems come from the script. Cliched, predictable and at times ill-thought-out. It's hard to think that this top secret facility as such very little security. No cameras in the room housing the creature, and yes in Strickland's office there was cameras but there wasn't any in the room? and There also isn't outside the door? Not to mention she essentially blared music inside the creatures room, and no it's not sound proofed because when Strickland got attacked by the creature we clearly heard him screaming.
The movie was very coincidental and in return hard to get immersed.
7/10
Phantom Thread (2017)
A well made film by a talented director
As a fan of PTA, i was excited to see this movie. Upon seeing this movie i was satisfied. But i do feel like there was a lot of aspects that could have been improved. The main problem is runtime. I will agree that this film drags on a bit. There's a lot of scenes that don't serve too much of a purpose and just make the film longer. Now i'm not opposed to slow films, but i am opposed to purposeless scenes.
That's really the only problem i have with the film, i know it's a pretty minor thing but it greatly effects the pacing of the film and makes it feel dull. That's why i'm giving it 8/10
Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da (2010)
Amazing Technical film but weak script
This film has great cinematography, choreography, sound editing and among other things.
There is some pretty fake visual effects, when the protagonist smashes a man's penis it looks very fake, as well as a part towards the end of a man getting his face hit with a object (you'll notice it). I'm not sure why they just didn't the entire face maybe, just a part so the effect won't be as noticeable.
There also seems to be a lot of questionable logic, including how the protagonist found the killer. The protagonist found the killer by going to his parents then talking to his son, which he told him the address pretty much right away. How did the police not do that? Clearly the killer was wanted they made a big deal of saying that he's turning himself in.
This film follows a lot of stereotypes and cliches of most revenge crime movies, including a scene where a woman sneaks up on the protagonist and yells before trying to stab him which only results in a scratch.
I would have rated a 6, which is decent in my book, if it wasn't for the great aspects. Including the incredible performance by Choi min-sik.
I rate this a 7/10 which I consider good. It has it's flaws but I believe the great aspects of the film outweighs its flaws