It was more sad than scary, and it wasn't really scary. The creature looked spooky enough sometimes, but other times it's just obviously a CGI creature so it's not super impressive. I did think the autism angle with the kid added a lot of depth to an otherwise bland movie. It was ok.
Such a boring, boomer movie. A main character at one point says "We may not be the best generation(...)" like it's a given that millenials suck? At another point a children's basketball team is given a participation trophy and a main character teaches them they have to earn trophies, and they all revolt to the tournament organizers while shouting "no trophies!" The movie's understanding of the job market also seemed to be very outdated, to the point of being irritating and condescending ("just don't give up and you'll get your dream job!")
You get exactly what you expect. Very cliché, nothing new or particularly interesting, from beginning to end. At least it was competently made, the main character was alright, and they made good use of the premise.
I thought the movie juggled a few interesting ideas, but ultimately is only good for shock value. Predictably,
the cat is gratuitously killed early on
, and there's some torture and mild (?) mutilation as well throughout. It wasn't scary per se beyond maybe a couple scenes in the beginning and was just an unpleasant experience. Maybe if you're really into movies about cults you might enjoy it, otherwise hard pass.
Seeing as I love Korean horror films and am not very picky with them, I expected to enjoy this thoroughly but was very disappointed with this anthology. The main premise was a bit strange to start: a killer kidnaps a girl to tell him scary stories because otherwise he can't sleep... I mean, sure, I guess. As long as the stories are ok I don't mind a silly excuse.
All the stories over-relied on the annoying trope of "something scary happens, the main character wakes up and it was a dream... but then the scary thing happens anyway 5 mins later". The first story was the better of the bunch, with at least one or two creepy moments. Otherwise, the others were incredibly stupid with no suspense and a surprising amount of cheap gore.
I thought it was ok. In my opinion the least scary of the series, but still had some cool moments and a few creative scenes, too. I especially liked
when Frenchie enters the room where the gateway/portal is and there's a dozen people completely immobile with sacks on their heads. The imagery was interesting
. But one (small) thing bugged me throughout and that's how they make a point that Frenchie is French Canadian, they say it repeatedly like some sort of running gag - so far so good - but whenever he does speak French he doesn't have a French Canadian accent at all. Apparently the actor's Belgian, which sounds a lot closer to France French than Canadian French, and that kind of ruins the joke /: Oh well.
I'd recommend watching the movie if there's nothing else to watch. It wasn't particularly boring, just sadly much more uninspired than the previous entries of the Conjuring series and spin-offs.
I watched it without knowing what was awaiting me, assuming it to be a spin-off or remake of the old Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser and so I had pretty low expectations. It had some good parts and in my opinion never reached complete boredom levels, at least. I do have many complaints about the movie though. tl;dr version after long rant.
One big problem to me was that none of the characters were particularly developped. I didn't feel the main male character (Nick?)'s supposed development. It wouldn't be a huge deal if
the ending didn't heavily rely on him "realizing the good in him". No, he still felt like a selfish jerk to me at the end.
. He was also extremely annoying throughout. I thought the mummy herself was the most relatable character, and the best parts of the movie is when she beats the crap out of Nick.
Another major issue is that it felt like they threw way too many different elements in there. Hallucinations, possession, a magic dagger, zombie-esque hordes, ghost-like apparition, mind-controlling spiders, AND DR. JEKYLL as a monster-researcher. They're obviously trying to tie a bunch of monsters together but this was just too disconnected from the main plot.
Lastly, the mummy herself. Don't get me wrong, she looked cool, her design was creative and the actress was right for the part. But does she have to be an erotic mummy, seriously? Kissing people to death, constantly making sexy faces at Nick and sitting on people suggestively when about to sacrifice them to Seth. If they want to make a sexy-mummy movie, ok, whatever, indulge in your mummy-fetish. But this was intended as an action/horror movie so it was just really distracting and unnecessary.
tl;dr: main character annoying, too many elements thrown in & mummy was hard to take seriously because of emphasized sex appeal.
I also quite enjoyed the movie, but to balance out the positive reviews I'll note a few things I didn't like as much.
First off, nobody ever turns on a light. Actually they try turning on one light at one point (doesn't work for some reason that is not explained), and after that never touch a light switch again. I know they need the dark to add tension, but it got a bit annoying.
I think it might bug people who know some French that they keep saying the name Desjardins as "Dayhardeenz", and I'm wondering where that "h" sound came from. It really is a detail, though.
And lastly, while the climax was generally good, it got a little bit repetitive.
The main characters look for Deborah and the little girl for a few minutes, then find them standing together facing away. They slowly approach them and get attacked by Deborah. Rinse and repeat like 3 times.
.
Otherwise, pretty solid movie with some creative plot points and good tension.
....lol.
I suggest not having a young child watch it, since it's surprisingly eerie at times (like the first time we see the princess!). The story makes little sense beyond following the original (
this one has a robot witch who thinks she can become queen by having her giant son marry the princess. But the princess should be queen by now? Her parents are dead I don't get it lol
) and there are way too many songs, only a few of which are ok, others are just really annoying. It did have a few cool creepy bits and sometimes the background music was awesome. If you like weird movies that keep alternating between kids film and mild horror, you could be entertained.
Anyway, not a bad movie, though not very scary. Overall more thought-provoking than the average ghost film, but may or may not provide quite the level of scare you're looking for. (hint: butterflies aren't very scary by nature.) I also felt like there were a lot of plot holes, but not to the point of ruining the experience. The end "twist" was fairly clever.
Seems like a pretty disliked movie, though I enjoyed it. It is, however, very typical ghost story horror stuff, so you know exactly what you're getting into even before starting it. It's got the cheap jumpscares (
SUDDENLY A CROW GOES CAW IN YOUR FACE
) but also a few more clever elements. It's unoriginal, but it's at least competent.
It did have quite a few really good jokes, and it started very strong. However, I feel like the last third of the film just dragged, partly from having too many predictable elements and fewer jokes.
When characters such as
Sauron and Voldemort
first popped up, I had a chuckle, it was cool to see them so unexpectedly. On the other hand, they weren't very funny or cleverly used, so they felt more like a cheap cameo instead of a parody. With the rich villains commonly seen in Batman movies, it was a weird choice to use villains from other blockbusters instead of fan-favorites like Scarecrow, Penguin, Catwoman, etc. This being a Batman movie, I would have loved to see more of those guys but they barely had a line.
On the plus side, I never really cared for Robin or Alfred, but they were surprisingly funny in this.
Pretty solid zombie movie. Not sure why it got quite this much hype since it is overall fairly standard stuff, but I guess it did manage to make its characters likeable despite their limited development and it used its train setting to the maximum. A few bits left me scratching my head
like when the older lady opens the door for the zombies to eat most of the survivors, or when the main character almost literally sticks his hand in a zombie's mouth
. It did have a touching ending, and a few great moments of tension.
One of the most typical horror movies ever. Cliché after cliché, every now and then I even wondered if I'd seen the movie before (but no, I hadn't). If you love crow jump-scares, you're in for a treat. On the plus side, the ghosts were occasionally creepy.
The movie switched from boring to obnoxious. Not sure why a political movie needs songs in it. Yes, songs, I was dreadfully expecting two or three songs, but there were way more than that. When there was no singing, there was a lot of screaming. Or sometimes important conversations would take place DURING the singing or screaming, making it very difficult to concentrate on what is being said. The movie was pretty much constant noise with some vague depressing storyline somewhere in-between. The main character, Bob, also had about as much personality as a piece of cardboard.
The CG is fabulous for sure (and the animals were super cute), but I do wonder if there's a point to it being so realistic except showing off they can make good-looking CG.
I didn't have many problems with the story
except when Mowgli sets the jungle on fire and the elephants basically extinguish it in five seconds... Tell me again why all the animals are scared of fire?
but I think a fantasy story with a jungle setting and talking animals could go for a little more, well, fantasy in its visual design. The very serious and wanna-be-epic storytelling style is the same you've seen in those recent super-hero movies, but it also got jarring when they tried to add humor and, literally, music into the mix.
Not a bad movie per say. I wasn't ever particularly bored or annoyed while watching, but I also wasn't thrilled or invested at any point. A big meh, but with due respect to the CG artists who worked hard no doubt.
If you watch this movie you know what you're getting into: acting ranging from passable to terrible, 3d and effects that look straight out of the 90s (
whenever someone gets eaten, there's a weird red overlay edited over the image, supposed to look like blood I assume but it's a red overlay it looks like red mist
), and a story-- yeah, no, no story. As far as "so bad it's good" movies go, this isn't one of the best, but it does have a few scenes worth a chuckle
like everytime the doctor's there, you can't help but wonder how the heck he can stay so calm
. It reminded me of the equally terrible movie Mammoth, with how nobody could ever see the monster until the last second even though the monster's pretty darn big and likely makes a lot of noise when moving around...
A generally very interesting movie, maybe not a must-watch, but doesn't get dull. My one main problem with it is that it feels like 70% of the movie was people screaming, either in celebration or in anger. That was pretty annoying. But oh well.
Seems I'm the only one but I thought it was unpleasant and uninteresting almost from start to finish. Just as I was starting to be curious about the accused dude,
he admits to being guilty
. So things can only go one way now. I suppose it didn't have some of the more common clichés, but it didn't really replace them with anything. Just more drinking, more angst, and throwing more plot points in your face. Guess it's not bad for fans of the genre, but would not recommend to casuals like myself.
Watched this as a kid and re-watched it recently. A lot better than I remembered, and quite a few scenes felt like maybe Pirates of the Caribbean got inspired by it (maybe, lol). Morgan's character was a surprisingly strong one, to the point I wish scriptwriters would take example on her for their so-called strong female leads. Although the climax could have a been a lot shorter in my opinion, it's still a really entertaining pirate action movie and highly recommended to fans of the genre.
Just about everything in the storyline was a predictable cliché.... and yet I thought it was a very fun movie anyway! Something about the characters and their interactions made them all surprisingly likeable, and, I'm not a huge fan of Jack Black, but he was pretty darn funny, in an over-the-top kind of way.
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Movie comment on Come Play
Rasheru
It was more sad than scary, and it wasn't really scary. The creature looked spooky enough sometimes, but other times it's just obviously a CGI creature so it's not super impressive. I did think the autism angle with the kid added a lot of depth to an otherwise bland movie. It was ok.Movie comment on Get a Job
Rasheru
Such a boring, boomer movie. A main character at one point says "We may not be the best generation(...)" like it's a given that millenials suck? At another point a children's basketball team is given a participation trophy and a main character teaches them they have to earn trophies, and they all revolt to the tournament organizers while shouting "no trophies!" The movie's understanding of the job market also seemed to be very outdated, to the point of being irritating and condescending ("just don't give up and you'll get your dream job!")Movie comment on Polaroid
Rasheru
You get exactly what you expect. Very cliché, nothing new or particularly interesting, from beginning to end. At least it was competently made, the main character was alright, and they made good use of the premise.Movie comment on House of the Witch
Rasheru
Looks like they forgot to add a story between all the gore scenes!Movie comment on Kol
Rasheru
Cool idea, but not very mysterious or scary. More of a sad movie in my opinion, and theMovie comment on 1BR
Rasheru
I thought the movie juggled a few interesting ideas, but ultimately is only good for shock value. Predictably,Movie comment on And Then There Were None
Rasheru
Solid adaptation, a few parts maybe left too vague but otherwise good pacing and good twist.Movie comment on Moo-seo-woon I-ya-gi
Rasheru
Seeing as I love Korean horror films and am not very picky with them, I expected to enjoy this thoroughly but was very disappointed with this anthology. The main premise was a bit strange to start: a killer kidnaps a girl to tell him scary stories because otherwise he can't sleep... I mean, sure, I guess. As long as the stories are ok I don't mind a silly excuse.All the stories over-relied on the annoying trope of "something scary happens, the main character wakes up and it was a dream... but then the scary thing happens anyway 5 mins later". The first story was the better of the bunch, with at least one or two creepy moments. Otherwise, the others were incredibly stupid with no suspense and a surprising amount of cheap gore.
Movie comment on The Nun
Rasheru
I thought it was ok. In my opinion the least scary of the series, but still had some cool moments and a few creative scenes, too. I especially likedI'd recommend watching the movie if there's nothing else to watch. It wasn't particularly boring, just sadly much more uninspired than the previous entries of the Conjuring series and spin-offs.
Movie comment on The Mummy
Rasheru
I watched it without knowing what was awaiting me, assuming it to be a spin-off or remake of the old Mummy movies with Brendan Fraser and so I had pretty low expectations. It had some good parts and in my opinion never reached complete boredom levels, at least. I do have many complaints about the movie though. tl;dr version after long rant.One big problem to me was that none of the characters were particularly developped. I didn't feel the main male character (Nick?)'s supposed development. It wouldn't be a huge deal if
Another major issue is that it felt like they threw way too many different elements in there. Hallucinations, possession, a magic dagger, zombie-esque hordes, ghost-like apparition, mind-controlling spiders, AND DR. JEKYLL as a monster-researcher. They're obviously trying to tie a bunch of monsters together but this was just too disconnected from the main plot.
Lastly, the mummy herself. Don't get me wrong, she looked cool, her design was creative and the actress was right for the part. But does she have to be an erotic mummy, seriously? Kissing people to death, constantly making sexy faces at Nick and sitting on people suggestively when about to sacrifice them to Seth. If they want to make a sexy-mummy movie, ok, whatever, indulge in your mummy-fetish. But this was intended as an action/horror movie so it was just really distracting and unnecessary.
tl;dr: main character annoying, too many elements thrown in & mummy was hard to take seriously because of emphasized sex appeal.
Movie comment on The Taking
Rasheru
I also quite enjoyed the movie, but to balance out the positive reviews I'll note a few things I didn't like as much.First off, nobody ever turns on a light. Actually they try turning on one light at one point (doesn't work for some reason that is not explained), and after that never touch a light switch again. I know they need the dark to add tension, but it got a bit annoying.
I think it might bug people who know some French that they keep saying the name Desjardins as "Dayhardeenz", and I'm wondering where that "h" sound came from. It really is a detail, though.
And lastly, while the climax was generally good, it got a little bit repetitive.
Otherwise, pretty solid movie with some creative plot points and good tension.
Movie comment on Jack and the Beanstalk
Rasheru
....lol.I suggest not having a young child watch it, since it's surprisingly eerie at times (like the first time we see the princess!). The story makes little sense beyond following the original (
Movie comment on Before I Wake
Rasheru
Lol toopsy same, that kid was too cute.Anyway, not a bad movie, though not very scary. Overall more thought-provoking than the average ghost film, but may or may not provide quite the level of scare you're looking for. (hint: butterflies aren't very scary by nature.) I also felt like there were a lot of plot holes, but not to the point of ruining the experience. The end "twist" was fairly clever.
Movie comment on The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Rasheru
Seems like a pretty disliked movie, though I enjoyed it. It is, however, very typical ghost story horror stuff, so you know exactly what you're getting into even before starting it. It's got the cheap jumpscares (Movie comment on The Lego Batman Movie
Rasheru
It did have quite a few really good jokes, and it started very strong. However, I feel like the last third of the film just dragged, partly from having too many predictable elements and fewer jokes.When characters such as
On the plus side, I never really cared for Robin or Alfred, but they were surprisingly funny in this.
Movie comment on Busanhaeng
Rasheru
Pretty solid zombie movie. Not sure why it got quite this much hype since it is overall fairly standard stuff, but I guess it did manage to make its characters likeable despite their limited development and it used its train setting to the maximum. A few bits left me scratching my headMovie comment on The Messengers
Rasheru
One of the most typical horror movies ever. Cliché after cliché, every now and then I even wondered if I'd seen the movie before (but no, I hadn't). If you love crow jump-scares, you're in for a treat. On the plus side, the ghosts were occasionally creepy.Movie comment on Doosaboo ilchae
Rasheru
I think 70% of the movie was people getting slapped lol. It was ok, started funny, but got needlessly dramatic despite the ridiculous premise.Movie comment on Bob Roberts
Rasheru
The movie switched from boring to obnoxious. Not sure why a political movie needs songs in it. Yes, songs, I was dreadfully expecting two or three songs, but there were way more than that. When there was no singing, there was a lot of screaming. Or sometimes important conversations would take place DURING the singing or screaming, making it very difficult to concentrate on what is being said. The movie was pretty much constant noise with some vague depressing storyline somewhere in-between. The main character, Bob, also had about as much personality as a piece of cardboard.Movie comment on The Jungle Book
Rasheru
The CG is fabulous for sure (and the animals were super cute), but I do wonder if there's a point to it being so realistic except showing off they can make good-looking CG.I didn't have many problems with the story
Not a bad movie per say. I wasn't ever particularly bored or annoyed while watching, but I also wasn't thrilled or invested at any point. A big meh, but with due respect to the CG artists who worked hard no doubt.
Movie comment on Piranhaconda
Rasheru
If you watch this movie you know what you're getting into: acting ranging from passable to terrible, 3d and effects that look straight out of the 90s (Movie comment on The Bounty
Rasheru
A generally very interesting movie, maybe not a must-watch, but doesn't get dull. My one main problem with it is that it feels like 70% of the movie was people screaming, either in celebration or in anger. That was pretty annoying. But oh well.Movie comment on The Lincoln Lawyer
Rasheru
Seems I'm the only one but I thought it was unpleasant and uninteresting almost from start to finish. Just as I was starting to be curious about the accused dude,Movie comment on Cutthroat Island
Rasheru
Watched this as a kid and re-watched it recently. A lot better than I remembered, and quite a few scenes felt like maybe Pirates of the Caribbean got inspired by it (maybe, lol). Morgan's character was a surprisingly strong one, to the point I wish scriptwriters would take example on her for their so-called strong female leads. Although the climax could have a been a lot shorter in my opinion, it's still a really entertaining pirate action movie and highly recommended to fans of the genre.Movie comment on School of Rock
Rasheru
Just about everything in the storyline was a predictable cliché.... and yet I thought it was a very fun movie anyway! Something about the characters and their interactions made them all surprisingly likeable, and, I'm not a huge fan of Jack Black, but he was pretty darn funny, in an over-the-top kind of way.Showing items 1 – 25 of 54