Movies Discussion Thread V1: Ratings and Opinions

[rhitwick]

Aquaman 7/10 (Additional +1 for Lead cast)

IMO, this was the right movie to come out now. DECU or MARVEL, none had done an under water superhero movie yet. So, no benchmark, no comparison.
James wan had full freedom to imagine and create a never before seen world under water. And, he marvelled in that.

A bit long, should have been short.
Action is good and in right amount.
Need to work on jokes though. Some are just bad.

 

[sam9s]

It seems so & quite frankly I am not surprised.Origin stories of DC usually are not as "gripping" as Marvel(especially for their lead characters,of course excl. the main one "superman" because that entirely depends on story/director). Only exception to this I consider is Batman but then I don't think anyone is going to surpass Nolan in that regard for a long time to come. Wonderwoman was a success because of its storyline(which was deviated from its usual origins) & direction,don't think these 2 factors will come again together for any other DC movie so soon.

yes I concur with you, however Nohlan's Batman, atleast I....... do not consider as DCU, sure the character is from DC comic, but the movie itself does not belong to the DC Universe so, anyhow that makes it an exception. I have not seen Aquaman yet and wont be able to in theaters for reasons, but I will on my HT sooner or later. Will share my views and comparision then ..

 

[ashs1]

Mowgli (2018) - This is the one from Netflix..and it was an average experience. TBH, this story is re-told so many times that it's difficult to provide something new. The acting looks a bit off from the lead actor. Has a great cast - Christian Bale, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett but despite such a lineup, this movie fails to impress.

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[sam9s]

VENOM ....Mehh boring ... I slept halfway .....5.5/10 .... nothing new totally avoidable

 

[rhitwick]

VENOM ....Mehh boring ... I slept halfway .....5.5/10 .... nothing new totally avoidable

Dude, something happened, like literally. May be the world is gonna end soon but again this matched with my take on Venom!

 

[rhitwick]

Venom 6/10

1 hr is taken for build up and then an underwhelming climax.
Better than Deadpool (in terms of story)

My old review. When I look back. Should have rated it lower than 6.
6 is too much respect for this movie.

 

[sam9s]

Dude, something happened, like literally. May be the world is gonna end soon but again this matched with my take on Venom!

.. .... Nothing would make me more happy .....Cheers Dude

 

[rockfella]

Searching 12/10. Very gripping.

 

[rhitwick]

The spy who dumped me 5/10

Good one liners can't save a movie (Exception: Deadpool) always.
Watch if you are in the mood of a light movie and have no other expectation.

 

[sam9s]

Ant Man and The Wasp ..... felt like a filler movie between the major marvel blockbusters ... .... It was ok for the subject here .... I was not much impressed but was better than Venom atleast. After Credit scene was a good surprise, didnt see that coming. 6/10 for this one.

 

[skeletor]

I watched Andhadhun. Surely among the top 20 films I have watched in the last 5 years - in all languages.

 

[sam9s]

The Predator - 2018 ... Oh man, my expectations were like (- 10) on this .... but here is how expectation makes you enjoy the movie, if they are super low you kinda enjoy the movie .. and I did .... to an extent ..... typical popcorn flick .... predator feel was not there at all.... but then that was expected... I thought my rating would be 4 or 5, but I still enjoyed it as a popcorn flick so going with 6/10 for this one ..... Atleast there was blood ...lol

 

[Flash]

John Wick Duology - 8/10

Excellent Fight & Gun-Fu choreography with gripping story-line. In my opinion, they should've ended with the 1st part itself, as it provided a closure to the John wick's life, unlike chapter-2. Very well amazed by Reaves's handling of Guns in action scenes.

 

[rhitwick]

John Wick Duology - 8/10

with gripping story-line

Seriously?!!

Story, that too in John Wick?!

 

[whitestar_999]

Seriously?!!

Story, that too in John Wick?!

ok maybe not story but John Wick movies are a solid 7.0, after all the purpose of movies is entertainment & a movie can be entertaining without a "deep/critic approved" story.

P.S. this movie series has the 2nd best "pencil" scene(context wise) after the Joker's magic act in Dark Knight.

 

[rhitwick]

ok maybe not story but John Wick movies are a solid 7.0, after all the purpose of movies is entertainment & a movie can be entertaining without a "deep/critic approved" story.

P.S. this movie series has the 2nd best "pencil" scene(context wise) after the Joker's magic act in Dark Knight.

I do not disagree on the "entertainment" part rather I completely agree.
I believe this from my heart and mind that however shitty a movie is, you take the call if it entertained you or not.

John wick is a great action movie, but no, none remembers it because of a good story!
It's a pure and classic revenge drama, oddly for a Dog this time!

 

[sam9s]

oddly for a Dog this time!

Not just a Dog. Dog given to him by his dying wife as her last present. That for me was enough reason for a person to go all ballistic.... ESPECIALLY if he is John Wick, ... the BoogyMan ... .... JW has come under my all time top 10 action movies.

 

[harry10]

Not just a Dog. Dog given to him by his dying wife as her last present. That for me was enough reason for a person to go all ballistic.... ESPECIALLY if he is John Wick, ... the BoogyMan ... .... JW has come under my all time top 10 action movies.

Not the Boogeyman.. he is the one who kills the freaking Boogeyman

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[rhitwick]

Not just a Dog. Dog given to him by his dying wife as her last present. That for me was enough reason for a person to go all ballistic.... ESPECIALLY if he is John Wick, ... the BoogyMan ... .... JW has come under my all time top 10 action movies.

I know, I know. Anyone who has seen the movie knows this.

Let me draw a parallel.

Tony Jaa's "Tom youn Goong" or "Protector" if generalized is only for an elephant.
But, if you are aware of Thailand's relation with elephant, you would know why the character goes that far for an elephant.

And, I was just generalizing there, don't pick me for that.

We'll fight better battles later, not for this!

 

[rhitwick]

Zero (No IMDB link, you know what movie I'm talking about, don't you?)

Watched last saturday.

After a long time someone tried to explore the 'acting' side of SRK but with a non-existent script!
High point of the movie is (obvuously SRK and ) the "Mere Naam Tu" song picturization!
Just awesome!

(Once you've seen the song, you can come out of theater and you'd come out in happy note)