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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Why?
I'm sure there are fans of this series. I'm sure they think it's 'state of the art'. It's not. No surprises, no story, no script, clumsy, telegraphed and poorly executed fight scenes. Unimaginative action sequences. Wooden acting. Destined for the bargain bi of your local dvd store at best. Give it a miss until then.
Game of Thrones: The Long Night (2019)
Which Stark would I rather have on my side? No contest. Arya.
Game of Thrones wins hands down. Even one episode, take episode three series eight as an example.. Note to Russo bros.. see Benioff and Weiss for how to make an enthralling, gripping, compelling movie.. series.. in fact.. every one a winner. Will endgame be remembered as classic? Nah.. GOT? Most definitely yes.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Endgame.. after all that time, effort, money.. you came up with this? Really?
This is a joke.. right? Were you all stoned or something? Put out the wrong movie? More than seventy percent of this belongs on the cutting room floor.. Correction, would make the cutting-room floor roll over in it's grave..
For most of the film we are subjected to a slurry of unconvincing self-pity and third-rate acting and direction so turgid and limp I wanted to spit at the screen in contempt. I'm sure the directors thought they were being really deep.. exploring the characters.. they didn't. I'm sure Messrs Downey and co think they delivered great performances. They didn't.
It's a huge cop-out. Peppered with gaping plot-holes. Action sequences.. what action sequences? Very few and far between, totally unimaginative, un-exciting. And who were the utterly boring anonymous guys sitting in a circle on chairs in a dingy room talking about.. umm.. nothing? Reason for this turgid rubbish? Yet another ten minutes of totally wasted screen time. There's LOTS of this.
Not much else to write about. Very poor showing.
The only thing I can surmise is that there's been some colossal mistake and in six months time someone will admit to the clanger.. "Um.. Yeah, actually, we kinda lost all of the finished movie with a huge data crash and had to bodge one together from outtakes and rehearsal shots.." - that's what this movie looks like. It's not cogent.. it has no pace.. it doesn't flow, except in the way a sewer full of human waste does.. Sorry. Maybe I expected too much.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Endgame.. after all that time, effort, money.. you came up with this? Really?
This is a joke.. right? Were you all stoned or something? Put out the wrong movie? More than seventy percent of this belongs on the cutting room floor.. Correction, would make the cutting-room floor roll over in it's grave..
For most of the film we are subjected to a slurry of unconvincing self-pity and third-rate acting and direction so turgid and limp I wanted to spit at the screen in contempt. I'm sure the directors thought they were being really deep.. exploring the characters.. they didn't. I'm sure Messrs Downey and co think they delivered great performances. They didn't.
It's a huge cop-out. Peppered with gaping plot-holes. Action sequences.. what action sequences? Very few and far between, totally unimaginative, un-exciting. And who were the utterly boring anonymous guys sitting in a circle on chairs in a dingy room talking about.. umm.. nothing? Reason for this turgid rubbish? Yet another ten minutes of totally wasted screen time. There's LOTS of this.
Not much else to write about. Very poor showing.
The only thing I can surmise is that there's been some colossal mistake and in six months time someone will admit to the clanger.. "Um.. Yeah, actually, we kinda lost all of the finished movie with a huge data crash and had to bodge one together from outtakes and rehearsal shots.." - that's what this movie looks like. It's not cogent.. it has no pace.. it doesn't flow, except in the way a sewer full of human waste does.. Sorry. Maybe I expected too much.
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Very watchable and enjoyable - well worth the ticket price!
Very well made, well-enough for it to be easy to suspend any disbelief or cynicism. with some lovely acting especially from Christoph Waltz and Rosa Salazar. Minor nitpicks: Some of the fight scenes could have been explored more creatively, and there were a few 'tech holes' that should have been better researched. But! And this is not meant as a criticism of the film, but to point out what seems to me to be a glaring omission. As far as I'm aware, there's no mention or credit, no reference at all, not so much as a 'by your leave', of the 1975 film: 'Rollerball'?
I mean, really? (Maybe I missed something in the end credits?
The central theme and game of the 'Iron City' really does owe more than a passing nod to the aforesaid film. (Which in itself was quite an eye-opener in it's day!)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Disappointing. Regurgitated. Formulaic.
Achieves the opposite of what the original tried, and succeeded in doing.
Regurgitated, lacks the freshness, slickness and verve of the original.
Formulaic, phoned-in, not funny.. unimaginative.
I could go on.. I loved the original DeadPool and was eager to see the sequel - I didn't finish watching it, as I was too busy being sick into my own scorn.
Too many 'in-jokes' which actually alienate anyone who isn't completely immersed in current American pop-culture.
P.S. I did eventually manage to watch it all the way through, and it's not bad, but still it fails to do what the original did. No surprises.
Too much self-congratulatory-ass-kissing "Oh look how clever and funny we are" between cast and director / script.
This doesn't make for a great movie - spoils it in fact.
P.P.S. (Note to cast, director, scriptwriters/screenplay etc.. You're not as funny as you think you are. )
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
8.8? No way. 4 for the CGI team The rest.. phooey. It's a turkey. Compare Infinity war to Ready Player One - No contest. RP1 Wins hands down.
I've enjoyed some of the Marvel oeuvre.. but honestly.. this is not up to the mark, nowhere bloody near, not at all. Let's be honest; It's a turkey.
Very poor directing, Russo bros.. whoever they are.. it's like.. are they in the right job or did someone mistake the set janitors and kept them on to lower costs? Shoddy in fact; - they'd have been far better off using whoever directed Thor 3, Dark World or Avengers Age of Ultron, or Ironman III, Or even Thor Ragnarok, - all better directed and more watchable movies.
The cinematography of the 'live' footage was generally awful. I mean, shocking. Amateur. It made me wonder if they'd used the wrong lenses or cameras or something.
As for performances.. 'Acting', as it used to be called.. where to start.. I'll keep it simple: Most of the 'stars' including RDJ are taking the piss.. it's not as if they had a great deal to do anyway, but.. they must be laughing all the way to the bank.. call this a day job? They're getting money for old rope.
The screenplay, the plot - is practically non-existent, and what there is is balderdash, tripe, codswallop and piffle. Half a crap story painfully overstretched into well over two hours.. the ending is a complete cop-out / a cobbled together mess.. they must've been stoned and thought it was clever.. it wasn't, it isn't.
I was actually looking forward to seeing this.. but having already seen Ready Player One a few weeks back - absolutely no contest - Ready Player one is a truly great movie, by a great director, great cinematography, screenplay, story, plot, music, soundtrack, FX, ideas, the whole kaboodle.
Comparing Avengers Infinity war to ready Player One is like putting a used Edsel next to a brand new Aston Martin.
This is a big big budget movie that (apart from some quality CGI) looks like it was made on a shoestring in a back-alley. Shame on the Russos.. and whoever else was responsible for this forgettable pile of doo-doo.
Oh, the (almost entirely scored) soundtrack wasn't bad.. but way too glorious for the poor character playing, performances, script and screenplay.
Watch it when your friends buy the dvd or something.. save your money for DeadPool II or buy the DVD of Ready Player One!
Everything Beautiful Is Far Away (2017)
Strange, quirky, flawed, beautiful, charming
And the soundtrack is equally thus..
Really recommended viewing..
Watch it!
Listen to it!
Read into it what you will.. there's plenty of room for that..
I love it!
Everything Beautiful Is Far Away (2017)
Strange, quirky, flawed, beautiful, charming
And the soundtrack is equally thus..
Really recommended viewing..
Watch it!
Listen to it!
Read into it what you will.. there's plenty of room for that..
I love it!
Everything Beautiful Is Far Away (2017)
Strange, quirky, flawed, beautiful, charming
And the soundtrack is equally thus..
Really recommended viewing..
Watch it!
Listen to it!
Read into it what you will.. there's plenty of room for that..
I love it!