Rate the last film with your terrible opinions

Boss level 7/10

Quite enjoyed it. I get why people are upset by the ending, but there's another version of the film with a different ending (apparently on HBO). That ending I'm happy enough with.

Anyway, testosterone restored, I better go exercise it chop down a tree or something.

Romcoms are like broccoli, the older you get the more you acquire the taste

The best ones have a bittersweet element to them that I love

4/10 I suppose

Spiral - 7.5/10

I enjoyed this a lot more than I though I would. There's not a lot to this film really. Chris Rock shouts at everyone all the time and then somebody dies horribly. He then shouts louder at everyone and the next person dies even more horribly. 

It's predictable enough. He turned in a dirty cop and everyone hates him. He doesn't play by the rules etc. However they did what I think is a decent enough plot and they have gone for a more Seven type tone and I think it works well.

It's more of a detective film than all out horror. The gore is still there but from what I remember of the previous films I've seen its vastly toned down. Certainly wouldn't mind seeing a sequel to this.

A Quite Place 2 - 4/10

After what I think is a terrific opening sequence the film just does rapidly downhill after that. It's just a concept that is very much a one-trick pony and the terrific first film captured it perfectly. 

Don't get me wrong. in terms of filmmaking this is grade A standard throughout. Cinematography, acting, music and sound are about as good as it gets. Even though this film is going for bigger, better and more I just found it tedious. There's also characters making really dumb, stupid decisions to move the plot forward. yes, I know this happens in practically every film these days but I just found it especially annoying in this one. 

There's nothing here that's new or original or even taking things in a different kind of direction. Sometimes more of the same is what I want but the concept kind of hamstrings the filmmakers in what they can do. I know they've got plans now for a third film. Call in the marines and do a bug hunt!

Death Proof - 3/10

Proof that Tarantino isn't Shit Proof. There are only three reasons to watch this film.

1. The car crash
2. The car chase
3. Kurt Russell

I watched the whole film and it was almost excruciating to watch. I do wish Kurt Russell would play more bad buys. I remember Prefect Blue being really good so I might give that a watch soon. 

Actually, got to admit I really like the way the film was shot and edited. The soundtrack is brilliant as well. If a need a car chase fix, I'll just fast forward to the good bits next time. 






 

Fully agree. What a shit movie.

Kurt Russel was good in it, the car chases were good. The rest was a bit shit.

It's definitely bottom tier Tarantino

That's because it totally was an attempt to be an epic like 2001, which Roddenberry was in thrall to. Say what you want about TMP, but it was the only time you had sets and loads of extras like that in a Trek film. It really was a 'motion picture'.

Don't get me wrong, being a slow high concept sci-fi movie is what I like about it. I would have rated it much lower if it wasn't that. 2001 is my favourite sci-fi film, I just think TMP is nowhere near being another 2001.

TMP's premise is basically a rehash of "The Changeling" (the episode with the Nomad probe). That's ok. 2001 didn't have a lot of character interaction, and it didn't try to--it also didn't have any baggage like any Star Trek movie has.

My issue is: TMP chooses to have all the TOS characters but doesn't do anything with them. Almost all of them are pointless extras. It chooses to have dialogue and character interaction, but it's mostly reduced to the tedious ego problem shit between Kirk and Decker. In a Trek movie with character interaction, I expect more than that. It's just so lame, almost everything seems to be about the egos of these two guys, and I don't see why I should give a shit about their egos.

If at least it was executed well. But all interaction, all dialogue is just stilted and awkward. I don't know. Maybe it would have been better if all that Kirk/Decker crap was cut out and it was reduced to episode length. It would have been much better if anything or anyone else was being paid nearly as much attention as that.

I'm reading the accompanying novel written by Gene (this is 100% Gene) and I believe it tells a lot about why TMP is the way it is. I'll discuss it in the Star Trek thread once I'm finished.

The Empty Man

I don't know if I'm stupid or the film is but I really didn't get it. Thought it was just going to be an urban legend type thing but then it tried being clever, for two hours

Which is the one where Worf goes through reverse puberty and gets a big spot on his cheek? Is that Insurrection?

Ready or Not - 9/10
Was on D+. Been meaning to watch it for a while and liked it a lot. It’s a concept that’s been done before countless times but I liked this version. Doesn’t mess about, the cast all work well together, it’s not overly gruesome and it’s quite funny in places. Does what it says on the tin, really, and was executed well.

The Suicide Squad - 6.5/10
Was alright but nothing special. Was expecting more. The first half is the funniest (and even then it’s not that funny), and I didn’t think the team worked that well. I think it basically suffers from the usual DC issues - there are no likeable characters and I don’t really care what happens to them, there’s no charm to it, and it’s too long.
I’m curious if the Flash movie will actually be able to reboot the DCU to any meaningful degree, and it sort of feels like we have to get another shitty movie (The Flash) in order to do it in the first place, just to get an in-universe reason. It’d be quicker and easier to just start again without that.

You know you typed '8' there, right?

4 for Quiet Place 2 and 8 for Tomorrow War?

Plus we did the whole enemy degradation thing on EG. From impervious to a M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon to venerable to knives. No.