Movie Critics Thread

[Paulbot]

I saw The Bourne Legacy tonight and really didn't like it. It felt like a rip off movie rather than a sequel. Too many people having cryptic conversations with each other for no reason (except to make it mysterious for the audience). Not enough action (by the time Kenny, yes Australia's own Kenny, is chasing the hero you're just glad that something is happening). Watch the original trilogy again instead.

[SkyWarp91]

I saw The Bourne Legacy tonight and really didn't like it. It felt like a rip off movie rather than a sequel. Too many people having cryptic conversations with each other for no reason (except to make it mysterious for the audience). Not enough action (by the time Kenny, yes Australia's own Kenny, is chasing the hero you're just glad that something is happening). Watch the original trilogy again instead.

Good thing I didn't see it then, was tempted to go only because it's Bourne-related.



Easy A (2010)

Just saw a Cashies-copy of Easy A and though it is an entertaining movie with the lovely and taleneted Emma Stone and it has a decent moral to it. Downside is that it's just too unbelievable (yes I know it's fiction) that it's rather detrimental to the moral of the story - her parents are wayyy too laid back (SPOILERS: They're still happy when she tells them she's pretending to have chlamydia to help out another character, or when she's announcing how she could possibly lose her v-card to her love-interest any second or day on a live-webcam show!), some characters are way too-over the top and there's always the love-interest that shows up in the story to make our so-called 'outcast' of a protagonist have a happy ending. A cop-out for sure, but understandable one I guess as this movie is one of those feel-good movies aimed at teenagers meant to prevent the said-demographic from being too depressed about life.

I'm no longer using the normal 0-10 rating system and instead will adopt Spill.com's ratings system and give this movie a low Matinee.

[5FDP]

^ Loved that movie; love Emma Stone (probably not as much as Jim Carrey though).

[jazzcomp]

Find this movie - "Friends with Kids" - really funny. But then my humor may not be the same as most.

Most men would wish relationships were as easy as "Friends with Benefits". But women aren't going to agree with it.

Wrath of the Titans - not worth seeing. Nothing beats the original Andromeda in the original Clash of the Titans

[SkyWarp91]

So... has anyone else seen Resident Evil Retribution yet?



I give it a high-rental. It was alright for an action-packed movie, there was the sense of a rising challenge like in a video game as the movie progressed but the action scenes, even the last one weren't that awe-inspiring like the first time I saw Iron-Man or Transformers. I can't expect much from a plot that's based on a video game - but that shouldn't excuse writers and filmmakers from just relying on cardboard characters. The one thing I was really impressed by this movie was the score, done by Tomandandy. It may have a tron-like influence to it but that's the type of music that I don't mind having my ears pummeled with.

It's not a bad movie, and you know that the cast and crew were enthusiastic about it when they made it - but perhaps if they just took a step back and put more thought into it it could have become something much more than meets the eye...

[Gutsman Heavy]

Cool, I'll hit up a BD rip when it's out!

[Autocon]

So... has anyone else seen Resident Evil Retribution yet?



I give it a high-rental. It was alright for an action-packed movie, there was the sense of a rising challenge like in a video game as the movie progressed but the action scenes, even the last one weren't that awe-inspiring like the first time I saw Iron-Man or Transformers. I can't expect much from a plot that's based on a video game - but that shouldn't excuse writers and filmmakers from just relying on cardboard characters. The one thing I was really impressed by this movie was the score, done by Tomandandy. It may have a tron-like influence to it but that's the type of music that I don't mind having my ears pummeled with.

It's not a bad movie, and you know that the cast and crew were enthusiastic about it when they made it - but perhaps if they just took a step back and put more thought into it it could have become something much more than meets the eye...

I saw it and hated the score lol. It was so loud and just felt like a wall of noise. Maybe the cinema turned it up too loud. It is not as good as previous installments. Just felt like a cut and paste job with scenes put together. It was enjoyable to watch though just lacked something that the other movies had. Not sure where they would go with the franchise now after seeing the end?

[5FDP]

So... has anyone else seen Resident Evil Retribution yet?

Saw it the day it came out. Firstly, I'm a HUGE Resident Evil movie fan however this installment left me feeling a bit flat. The action scenes were long-and-drawn-out and there were far too many slo-mo sequences. Without these, you would probably have about 50 mins of actual movie.

Afterlife was easily the best IMO; Retribution is probably my least favourite. It should be interesting to see how they wrap it all up with the next movie.

If you're in two minds about seeing this, my recommendation is to wait for the DVD release which I believe is sometime in December.

[Autocon]

Saw it the day it came out. Firstly, I'm a HUGE Resident Evil movie fan however this installment left me feeling a bit flat. The action scenes were long-and-drawn-out and there were far too many slo-mo sequences. Without these, you would probably have about 50 mins of actual movie.

Afterlife was easily the best IMO; Retribution is probably my least favourite. It should be interesting to see how they wrap it all up with the next movie.

If you're in two minds about seeing this, my recommendation is to wait for the DVD release which I believe is sometime in December.

They loose the map, hang on a minute! Ill grab my spectacles out and find a way for us to escape. It just wasnt really thought out in parts. I would see it in the cinema unless you have a big screen tv.