For example, the two story threads being followed are a group of law enforcement officers and a group of friends. These two threads are glaringly miss timed. One seems to be passing at a different time speed then the other. It just doesn't make sense and could possibly be all blamed on the editing. I'm just not willing to go through the movie again to figure out a what would have been a better edit.
Also, what did the perv boyfriend find in the parent's bedroom and then black mail her with? I don't think it was ever explained although I assume it's the original manuscript with her mother's name on it. Did I miss something? Maybe, but probably not considering they screwed up with timing issues so they really weren't paying attention overall.
A woman is impaled through the neck in a room full of people. Everyone continues on as if there isn't a dead woman hanging from the inside of the door of the large room. Yes, it is that sort of movie.
It compelled me forward to watch to the end but the main plot was just a donkey with carrot on a stick on its head, but at least the pregnant donkey wanted to be Momma donkey by the end. So "hurray!" for character development.
They never answered as to what it was that were after everyone. You may be satisfied by the food store clerk's Internet search and the hand drawn pictures of the infected guy but it just seems like they stuck in satisfy and only barely. M Night's The Happening failed in that regard and this movie/book seemed to recognize how that failed to satisfy even barely.
"Two pricks in a pod" line was one the things that more than satisfied.
I don't regret watching it. It was enjoyable but not a tell your friends to see it kinda movie unless they enjoy this sort of thing. Expect an abundance of suicides, murders and tension.
Oliver Hardy burned his arm badly will cooking a leg of lamb. So the production company decided to bring in another funny guy, Stan Laurel, to play the main lead while Hardy took a back seat in the picture with less screentime to recover. It was their first movie together. It paid off as their on-screen chemistry worked so well that more movies together followed.
They soon did enough movies together that they became Laurel & Hardy to the public.
The actual crime was letting Gary Oldman's hairdresser receive payment for their work.
Most of the music was an electric organ that nearly completely ruined the movie. In the last scenes, they dumped the argument and went with orchestral work which gives a glimpse of what the movie could have been for a better music budget. We'll only wonder what it would have been like with a better hairstylist budget.
An interesting special effect in the last moment of the movie. I don't expect a sequel but some of the characters left behind, go on to experience more.
Not even Sean Beans presence in this production could save this movie of the week from itself. If there was a good actor performance somewhere in this movie it was lost in the terrible camera work, editing and soundtrack.
Saving Private Ryan is everything this movie is not.
Some of the dialogue was interesting but, come on, it was boring and Mariel Hemmingways character at 17 years old attraction to Woody Allen, 42, is bewildering. I even found him hanging outside the high school creepy. Think of it this way, why was her character 17? What did it add to the movie that a 23 year old character in college couldn't have done for the story.
A third of the way through, I didn't know why I was here. Two thirds, I was compelled by the drama. And finally, by the end, I knew why I was here watching this popular animated movie,
A good period piece set in the rarely covered period between the American Revolution and the Civil War. It makes connections with the past and what we as viewers know to be the future. You can also learn a great deal about where the different countries were on slavery at that time.
My only caveat to an otherwise glowing review is the handling of the Bible by one of the kidnapped Africans on trial. It didn't seem necessary in any way to the story and was out of place in a number of ways.
"you are caught in his web, we all are". Almost everyone in this story is or is feeling trapped by someone or something.
The subtlety of some scenes can easily be missed. Half of what is important to the story is conveyed without words. I'm sure many would be turned off by that and even more would be turned off by the lack of violence.
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Movie comment on Rise of the Zombie
crcurran
The ending was ridicules. There was no story really. Well, nothing unexpected story wise except the unexpected lack of an ending. Not worth the time.Movie comment on All Light Will End
crcurran
Interesting idea for a story but poorly executed.For example, the two story threads being followed are a group of law enforcement officers and a group of friends. These two threads are glaringly miss timed. One seems to be passing at a different time speed then the other. It just doesn't make sense and could possibly be all blamed on the editing. I'm just not willing to go through the movie again to figure out a what would have been a better edit.
Movie comment on Where Have All the People Gone
crcurran
...and Kathleen Quinlan :)Movie comment on La chiesa
crcurran
A woman is impaled through the neck in a room full of people. Everyone continues on as if there isn't a dead woman hanging from the inside of the door of the large room. Yes, it is that sort of movie.Movie comment on Pee Mak Phrakanong
crcurran
Fairly good. Nak was mesmerizingly beautiful and when they tried to make her look sinister.The gag scenes during the credits were some of the best. I laughed out loud at one.
Movie comment on Abducted in Plain Sight
crcurran
He's from my church and so friendly, so he must be trustworthy.Nothing wrong with religions; what people do with them can be.
Movie comment on Bird Box
crcurran
It compelled me forward to watch to the end but the main plot was just a donkey with carrot on a stick on its head, but at least the pregnant donkey wanted to be Momma donkey by the end. So "hurray!" for character development."Two pricks in a pod" line was one the things that more than satisfied.
I don't regret watching it. It was enjoyable but not a tell your friends to see it kinda movie unless they enjoy this sort of thing. Expect an abundance of suicides, murders and tension.
Movie comment on The Lucky Dog
crcurran
Oliver Hardy burned his arm badly will cooking a leg of lamb. So the production company decided to bring in another funny guy, Stan Laurel, to play the main lead while Hardy took a back seat in the picture with less screentime to recover. It was their first movie together. It paid off as their on-screen chemistry worked so well that more movies together followed.They soon did enough movies together that they became Laurel & Hardy to the public.
Movie comment on Körkarlen
crcurran
So much from so few tools at the time to storytell on screen. Brilliant!Movie comment on Criminal Law
crcurran
The actual crime was letting Gary Oldman's hairdresser receive payment for their work.Most of the music was an electric organ that nearly completely ruined the movie. In the last scenes, they dumped the argument and went with orchestral work which gives a glimpse of what the movie could have been for a better music budget. We'll only wonder what it would have been like with a better hairstylist budget.
Movie comment on Midnight Special
crcurran
An interesting special effect in the last moment of the movie. I don't expect a sequel but some of the characters left behind, go on to experience more.Movie comment on Chappie
crcurran
Johnny 5 can suck Chappie's capacitor.An impressive movie that puts Hollywood's lazy shake-and-bake movie recipes to shame.
Movie comment on The Jacket
crcurran
He's had a head trauma! Give him illegal anti-psychotic drugs and get him to the morgue. STAT!Movie comment on Scream
crcurran
Why was a serious version of Scary Movie made?!? Oh wait.I will not watch Scary Movie again and later I'll go back to watch Scream again. It was a great movie. An homage to horror and revitalizes it.
Movie comment on Age of Heroes
crcurran
Not even Sean Beans presence in this production could save this movie of the week from itself. If there was a good actor performance somewhere in this movie it was lost in the terrible camera work, editing and soundtrack.Saving Private Ryan is everything this movie is not.
Movie comment on The Revisionaries
crcurran
Pardon me. *Your* religion is interfering with my education. Unacceptable.Education should be Secular. If Creationism is included then all religions' views of creation should be included.
Movie comment on Shuttle
crcurran
Nobody loses conscious or goes into shock from loss of blood?Movie comment on Citizen X
crcurran
I have not seen this in many years but I can now attest to it leaving an indelible mark on my mind.Movie comment on Manhattan
crcurran
Some of the dialogue was interesting but, come on, it was boring and Mariel Hemmingways character at 17 years old attraction to Woody Allen, 42, is bewildering. I even found him hanging outside the high school creepy. Think of it this way, why was her character 17? What did it add to the movie that a 23 year old character in college couldn't have done for the story.Movie comment on Where Is Jane Doe?
crcurran
Don't be a glamour girlMovie comment on Mary and Max.
crcurran
A third of the way through, I didn't know why I was here. Two thirds, I was compelled by the drama. And finally, by the end, I knew why I was here watching this popular animated movie,Movie comment on Amistad
crcurran
A good period piece set in the rarely covered period between the American Revolution and the Civil War. It makes connections with the past and what we as viewers know to be the future. You can also learn a great deal about where the different countries were on slavery at that time.My only caveat to an otherwise glowing review is the handling of the Bible by one of the kidnapped Africans on trial. It didn't seem necessary in any way to the story and was out of place in a number of ways.
Movie comment on My Soul to Take
crcurran
Written by Wes Craven. He should have stopped there.Wes Craven directed it but I think that's where the problems are. It seems disjointed.
I did keep me guessing about a number of things and the twists were effective in keeping doubt alive. Not a great movie but worth the time.
Movie comment on Girl with a Pearl Earring
crcurran
A period piece; if you don't like them move on."you are caught in his web, we all are". Almost everyone in this story is or is feeling trapped by someone or something.
The subtlety of some scenes can easily be missed. Half of what is important to the story is conveyed without words. I'm sure many would be turned off by that and even more would be turned off by the lack of violence.
Not a great movie but a good movie,
Movie comment on Riders to the Stars
crcurran
This what happens when you don't have someone on the writing team who knew current science at the time.Showing items 1 – 25 of 26