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The Stranger in Our Bed (2022)
A chick-flick, just not what you would expect.
The regular chick-flicks are romantic comedies, this isn't. That fact helps the idea of the film, but it doesn't make it great. The story works, it just has so many flaws in the writing, that it doesn't come across as believable.
I like the beginning, the idea of what's happening works, it's just the situations for the in-between that seem confusing. If the writer didn't know about how things would end, that would be one thing. However, in my opinion, the writer knew about the ending and just didn't care to rewrite the middle parts.
It is really that bad, though it wouldn't be if the writer cared.
All We Had (2016)
Horribly casted and horribly written, do they not know what being poor is like.
Very unrealistic, the directing is okay, the writing is fantastical, in that it is not based in reality. If it were set in the 80's or 90's I could see it. However life is much different now, even in the early 2000's this doesn't make sense. Also you can't just have every actor/actress be physically fit and super attractive, it removes the realistic nature of things.
I truly believe that the writer/s don't understand what it's like to be poor. I'm sure the book was more realistic, but this film just went with stereotypical poor tropes and constantly missed the mark. This movie is poorly rated for a reason, if the majority of people that watched this didn't grow up poor, they at least knew/know people who actually are poor. This a indie film wannabe.
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
When the vfx is worse than the original from nearly 30 years ago, you have problems.
This movie is horribly written and horribly directed. The franchise has been heading down hill for a while, but this chapter just jumped off the cliff. I would be embarrassed if I were a part of this film, I would remove it from my portfolio.
The story is so cringy that I couldn't watch it all in one sitting, it took three. They threw science out the window as well as the vfx.
The directing feels so amateur that even the experienced actors seem like garbage b-movie first time actors. The action scenes are definitely rushed and rely way too much on CGI.
I really hope that the next rendition will throw this timeline out of the window and start fresh. This movie is depressingly bad.
Westworld: Crisis Theory (2020)
Please kill off Aaron Paul early next season.
Aaron Paul is an okay actor, he was good on Breaking Bad, however his mediocre acting, and overall appearance, has been a major stain this entire season. The series is flooded with so many excellent actors/actresses, it's unfortunate that they choose someone who can't keep up against the stacked roster.
This season started off promising, though has dwindled to easily transition to another season. It's unfortunate that Jon has allowed this series to become the layover between Game of Thrones and it's prequel. I think Alex Garland knows best, don't do sequels (or prequels). Though, to be fair, Chris was able to pull off the Batman sequels. I am hopeful that season 4 will be as almost as good as the first and that it will be the final, Jon is an absolutely amazing writer and I look forward to his future creations.
Iron Man Three (2013)
To campy, to many plot holes, this isn't Iron Man
Iron Man is back in the third installment of the Iron Man series, unfortunately following brawl in The Avengers he fell back into another universe. This new universe is filled with poor writing, a crappy story, and hokey characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Iron Man and Iron Man 2, when I saw that Jon Favreau would not be directing the third installment, I became extremely wary about the direction of Iron Man. I cannot believe that they gave a 200 million dollar movie to a relatively inexperienced Shane Black. I further cannot believe that they read the script and signed off on it. They really need to run this stuff by Joss Wheden, as he is really the spearhead of all the Avengers. Shane Black should never direct or write an action movie ever again.
Get ready for lame jokes, childish humor, hokey sentiments, and poor action sequences. Also there are so many plot holes, it will drive you insane. Robert Downey Jr. plays a Tony Starkesque character named conveniently named Tony Stark, except this version of Tony Stark has lost his charm and is no longer the "Bad-ass" Jon Favreau created. As I do not except this piece of trash as a true Iron Man film, I'll just refer to the character "Tony Stark" as Robert Downey Jr.
So Robert Downey Jr starts the film off narrating about a lame party he was at in Switzerland in 1999, he briefly meets some guy (Guy Pierce) and snubs him, he also sleeps with a young scientist who's not really serious about her work. Then it's present time, he's suffering in a relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow (Potts), he spends his time building random suits (big plot hole, why suits he'll never wear) instead of with her. During this time attacks start happening, it's very obvious who's behind them, the director doesn't even try to hide it. Big stuff starts happening, SHIELD and the Avengers do nothing and aren't even mentioned even though everyone in the film talks non-stop about them (nother big plot hole). So Robert Downey Jr, has to save the world, from super-humans who are a cross between Wolverine and Human Tourch (Fan 4).
Overall, this movie just made me angry, it is NOT an Iron Man film. I hope that in The Avengers: Age of Ultron they have Tony Stark wake up from a coma and completely disregard this movie as a figment of Tony Stark's imagination.
The Innkeepers (2011)
A Very Underrated Film
If you watch this movie with the lights on, expect a big budget production, and like happy endings, I guarantee you won't like this movie.
This is a film that was well written and well directed, especially for the budget it was produced at. Having a low budget the director needs to decide between poor CGI or decent live action. Obviously Ti West went with decent live action, adding psychological situations to spice it up.
They still make them like they used to. If Hitchcock could have seen this movie he would have been impressed. This is a movie that if it was made in the 1900's it would be regarded as a classic horror film. In fact this movie bears a striking resemblance to the 1944 movie 'The Uninvited'(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037415/) minus the "happy" ending.
In conclusion this movie is one that is underrated due to the fact that most audiences have forgotten how to watch a true horror movie mainly because all the special effects of this generation.
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Poorly crafted script, crappy acting
I guess i went into this movie with high expectations. As far as the storyline goes, this movie is about an upper-middle class "Emo" kid who is depressed because he couldn't get a girl, then he goes to a mental hospital helps people out, figure out his problems and then everything is fine. It's your classic feel good movie, but it lacks realness, I would guess that the writers only connection to psychology was a college course they were required to take. Not only did i detest the writing, I also felt the acting was horrendous, with the exceptions of Zach Galifianakis and Jeremy Davies. I think they spent too much money casting Zach and then "cheaped" out on casting for the characters Craig and Noelle. I also felt there was a lack of chemistry with Craig and Noelle, it's like the whole thing was phony. Overall, if you do decide this, go in with low expectations. You'll either find it more enjoying or you'll see where I'm coming from.
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
Good, Not great, but underrated
Not to be mistaken with Battle of Los Angeles, a mock-buster movie that was only used to scrounge profits off Battle Los Angeles (notice the only difference is the "of"), this movie i feel has led to Battle Los Angeles' low ratings.
I agree that this movie is slightly unoriginal in that it is basically a rip-off of Independence Day. But more historically all three movies mentioned are inspired by the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942.
If we compare a day in the life of a soldier involved in the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942. The beginning of Battle Los Angeles would start to make sense, during the Air Raid there was mass confusion, no one knew what to look for or what to shoot at, there was hardly a debriefing.
Overall I felt that this movie was very well directed and created; it seemed very realistic and provides that normal sci-fi morale that man will survive even against great odds. Though I do think that this movie could have been written better, it has those dull sad/dumb moments every major sci-fi movie has, but then again it is more than obvious that sci-fi isn't for everyone, so elements like those are necessary to keep a viewer's interest.
The well received TV series Falling Skies fits easily into the same universe.
Memento (2000)
Overrated, but still good
I went into this movie with high expectations and found it to be good, but by no means great. I think that this movie would have been better if it were shorter, about 50 minutes. Within 30 minutes I had figured pretty much everything about the movie, who's bad who's good, what's happening now and what's gonna happen next, predictable. In fact I was bored for the rest of the movie, it was not suspenseful and not thrilling. The good things that this movie did have going for it was excellent directing and a slightly confusing turn of events from one scene to the next, but again after the first 30 minutes it became very predictable. It was pretty unique, though i have seen a few movies that begin with the end first and work backwards. This is also done in Seinfeld, in the episode titled "The Betrayal," which came out two years before. Overall, it is a movie worth seeing, though it is highly overrated.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Little brats make movies terrible
In my opinion i feel that one of the reasons movie remakes are not as great as the original is because they include children in the story line, especially little annoying/bratty ones. Jacob is very annoying throughout the whole movie, he constantly makes snotty remarks and seems to ruin the movie. I also felt this way about the new "War of the Worlds", i think that a much better movie could be made if they took out the children. Other than that the movie seemed to have great effects and Keanu Reeves seemed to fit the part of the alien.
If you enjoyed the new "War of the World," i would recommend this family movie to you, but if you want a truly a good Suspense Sci-Fi movie, then this movie is not for you. I rented this movie off Redbox for $1, and i would not pay any more to see this movie.
Hard as Nails (2007)
Christian's are smug?
Justin is 27 years old and a preacher. How much does he know about the bible? How many times has he read the bible? He is unordained it is unclear how much he knows about scripture. He seems like a nice guy, but I personally don't want some young guy preaching to me about life when he himself has not fully lived it. He is every reason all other religions find Christian's smug. He comes off as a homeless crack addict when he approaches people on the street. In fact about 20 min in he starts talking to some guy on the street about getting "saved" and the guy told him that he was brainwashed, which seems a very accurate description of Justin. The main idea that Justin conveys is "JESUS wants you to suffer for him." Overall, i feel that if you want to see a movie about some guy babbling on about his twisted untrained and non Bible related views, than this is the movie for you.