Simply a follow up to Jen's great post; there were getting to be so many pages in that one I thought it could use a refresh. Happy to carry on the tradition!
Posted 6 months ago
Lovely But Deadly (1981), 1/10. 10/10 for the Rifftrax branded tetanus vaccine.
What's with the Bond theme knockoff song? Did they think they had a franchise in this high schooler turned vigilante flick? Did Mark Holden think he was going to be the next Shawn Cassidy?
What's with the Bond theme knockoff song? Did they think they had a franchise in this high schooler turned vigilante flick? Did Mark Holden think he was going to be the next Shawn Cassidy?
Sweetheart, 2019, 8/10. Tense and enjoyable monster movie from Blumhouse. Almost a throwback to classic horror, with a girl on an island fighting an amphibian creature. It's like if Predator and Creature from the Black Lagoon had a baby. :) Also features one of the most creepy and GENIUS shots in film history... you'll know it.
RiffTrax, Uninvited, 9/10. Hilarious, as usual! The guys are on a roll as they riff this 80's Greydon Clark film about a killer cat inside a regular cat that terrorizes a yacht carrying George Kennedy and the daughter from Coach.
RiffTrax, Uninvited, 9/10. Hilarious, as usual! The guys are on a roll as they riff this 80's Greydon Clark film about a killer cat inside a regular cat that terrorizes a yacht carrying George Kennedy and the daughter from Coach.
Everything about Uninvited was gloriously perfect in all the wrong ways.
An ideal movie for the Rifftrax gang to tackle.
An ideal movie for the Rifftrax gang to tackle.
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Also a treat that it was Greydon Clark, and Brian from Star Games appears at the end! :D
If I'm not mistaken, Greydon's wife played Brian's mother in Star Games, and in the 70's she was one of the ladies in Angel's Revenge! :O
Taare Zameen Par (2007) (6/10)
Short Review:
The story seemed very interesting, but unfortunately, the songs ruined it for me. there is way too much and it ruins the narration. Personally, I'm mixed regarding the acting performances. Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary are very good, but the rest of the cast portrayed their character in a very bland and cliché way.
Short Review:
The story seemed very interesting, but unfortunately, the songs ruined it for me. there is way too much and it ruins the narration. Personally, I'm mixed regarding the acting performances. Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary are very good, but the rest of the cast portrayed their character in a very bland and cliché way.
Also, the story borrows a lot from Dead Poets Society. Especially for Aamir Khan's character.
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Fractured, 2019, 5/10. Weird mystery-thriller with a fairly grabbing plot (but a terrible lead man - I'm sorry, his voice just bugged me). It has a certain Hitchcock-ness to it, and the end does have a twist, but it is so dark, dreary, and predictable to a point, that it doesn't elicit any more than 5 stars.
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Saw it a few months ago. The whole shtick has been done many times before, and done better. ' Think I gave it a 6, which was probably generous.
What We Do in the Shadows (2019- ), season 1: 10/10.
Ping Pong the Animation (TV Mini-Series 2014), 10/10.
The animation is so abrasive, crude, and perfect. I couldn't give a rat's tuchas about ping pong but cannot help falling in love with Tsukimoto and Peco.
The punkish OP is so brilliant in getting one in the mood to watch every episode.
The animation is so abrasive, crude, and perfect. I couldn't give a rat's tuchas about ping pong but cannot help falling in love with Tsukimoto and Peco.
The punkish OP is so brilliant in getting one in the mood to watch every episode.
1- The Wolf Man (1941) (6/10)
2- Life of Brian (1979) (4/10)
3- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) (8/10)
4- Traffic (2000) (6/10)
5- Dirty Dancing (1987) (5/10)
6- Isle of Dogs (2018) (7/10)
7- Lagaan (2001) (7/10)
8- Simon Birch (1998) (5/10)
10- An Then There Were None (2015) (9/10)
Best Movie: Kramer vs. Kramer
Honorable Mention: And Then There Were None (miniseries)
Worst Movie: Life of Brian
2- Life of Brian (1979) (4/10)
3- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) (8/10)
4- Traffic (2000) (6/10)
5- Dirty Dancing (1987) (5/10)
6- Isle of Dogs (2018) (7/10)
7- Lagaan (2001) (7/10)
8- Simon Birch (1998) (5/10)
10- An Then There Were None (2015) (9/10)
Best Movie: Kramer vs. Kramer
Honorable Mention: And Then There Were None (miniseries)
Worst Movie: Life of Brian
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Short Reviews:
The Wolf Man:
Disappointing not on the level of Frankenstein (1931)
Life of Brian:
Even worse than Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I needed two days to watch this 1h30 movie.
Kramer vs. Kramer:
This movie is really good, it would deserve a longer review. Probably one of the only movies where Mery Streep delivers a great performance.
Traffic:
Not a bad movie but didn't deserve 4 Oscars, I didn't like that it was split into 3 storylines. This movie is too dense.
Dirty Dancing:
Cringe and Bad
Isles Dogs:
The only good talking-dog movie ever made.
Lagaan:
Good, but very very very very very very very long. Especially when you don't understand a word of Hindi because you shall read those subtitles during 3h44.
Simon Birch:
Another one of those bad feel-good movie.
And Then There Were None:
Very good adaptation of the book. One of the best series that I have ever watch. Charles Dance is an excellent actor, he needs to get noticed more.
The Wolf Man:
Disappointing not on the level of Frankenstein (1931)
Life of Brian:
Even worse than Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I needed two days to watch this 1h30 movie.
Kramer vs. Kramer:
This movie is really good, it would deserve a longer review. Probably one of the only movies where Mery Streep delivers a great performance.
Traffic:
Not a bad movie but didn't deserve 4 Oscars, I didn't like that it was split into 3 storylines. This movie is too dense.
Dirty Dancing:
Cringe and Bad
Isles Dogs:
The only good talking-dog movie ever made.
Lagaan:
Good, but very very very very very very very long. Especially when you don't understand a word of Hindi because you shall read those subtitles during 3h44.
Simon Birch:
Another one of those bad feel-good movie.
And Then There Were None:
Very good adaptation of the book. One of the best series that I have ever watch. Charles Dance is an excellent actor, he needs to get noticed more.
Delicatessen 1991 - 8/10
I haven't seen many dystopian world movie that is not sci-fi and not a zombie movie. It is well made and well executed movie.
I, Tonya 2017 - 8/10
The movie has emotions, crime, relationships, sports and what not. Backed by great acting as well. Margot Robbie, how did she not win the Oscar?
Lone Star 1996 - 7/10
The plot is good, but the screenplay moves on to show too many characters and their stories. You can't just follow everything.
The Full Monty 1997 - 7/10
This movie is funny and emotional at the same time. A lot of time wasted in getting the band together, that didn't work. But, once they are together it is great. And they go Full Monty!!
The Iron Lady 2011 - 7/10
I had a lot of expectations, but not quite satisfied. I had issue with length and political details for Lincoln movie. In this one, I got those, but missed the character progression in this movie. The movie focused on events, than the character.
I haven't seen many dystopian world movie that is not sci-fi and not a zombie movie. It is well made and well executed movie.
I, Tonya 2017 - 8/10
The movie has emotions, crime, relationships, sports and what not. Backed by great acting as well. Margot Robbie, how did she not win the Oscar?
Lone Star 1996 - 7/10
The plot is good, but the screenplay moves on to show too many characters and their stories. You can't just follow everything.
The Full Monty 1997 - 7/10
This movie is funny and emotional at the same time. A lot of time wasted in getting the band together, that didn't work. But, once they are together it is great. And they go Full Monty!!
The Iron Lady 2011 - 7/10
I had a lot of expectations, but not quite satisfied. I had issue with length and political details for Lincoln movie. In this one, I got those, but missed the character progression in this movie. The movie focused on events, than the character.
Margot Robbie, how did she not win the Oscar?
It was between Sally Hawkins (Shape of Water) and Frances McDormand (3 Billboards) anyway
Yes quite right. Frances McDormand wins this by a margin. This performance would have got Margot Robbie an Oscar for some other year against someone else, but alas!
Camping 2 (4/10)
Some funny stuff, but in general bad taste joke and boring.
Dracula (1931) (7/10)
The storytelling is not that great but artistically well-done.
Some funny stuff, but in general bad taste joke and boring.
Dracula (1931) (7/10)
The storytelling is not that great but artistically well-done.
Short Reviews:
Skipping Camping 2 to put more time in my Dracula (1931) Review.
Review:
This movie is not the most faithful adaptation of the book, but definitely this one is the most influential. Bela Lugosi is clearly the image that you have in mind when you think of Dracula, the character is not well-written but he gets the accent just right. More importantly, he set up this arm movement and this facial expression that is now used in every adaptation. However, the fact that Dracula is killed off-scene just feels cheap, and at a certain point, this is confusing to the viewer. Plus, the costume design is memorable (still used as the pattern for child costume) but really cheap, all the characters have a similar dressing and it is at some point to make the difference.
In conclusion, this movie is not perfect, and you can forgive that because it is a fairly old movie. I suggest it simply because you have to know your classics, it is an important movie.
Comparison:
Nosferatu (1922) vs. Dracula (1931) vs. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
1- This comparison is subjective
2- I won't compare on the basis of the release date
3- I rated all of them (7/10) for different reasons.
4- The purpose is to tell you which one is the most watch-worthy today.
5- Not talking about influence.
I will begin by saying the winner. The best of these three according to me is Bram Stoker's Dracula.
1-The Francis Ford Coppola version is the most faithful adaptation of the novel that I have seen.
2- The characters are way more developed than in any other adaptation.
3- The Movie is more recent than the 2 others so there is no need to say that, it is more watchable in terms of lighting and image quality.
4- Gorier than the other ones, but not that much. Just scary enough.
5- The refreshed production design is ideal to picture the gothic environment.
6- Exceptional makeup, it makes the characters (especially Dracula) even scarier.
7- The storytelling is more understandable and reachable if you have not seen any other adaptation. Nosferatu had no sound and Dracula (1931) had very minimalist storytelling so if you haven't seen movies or read the book this is the one to get introduced to the story.
Skipping Camping 2 to put more time in my Dracula (1931) Review.
Review:
This movie is not the most faithful adaptation of the book, but definitely this one is the most influential. Bela Lugosi is clearly the image that you have in mind when you think of Dracula, the character is not well-written but he gets the accent just right. More importantly, he set up this arm movement and this facial expression that is now used in every adaptation. However, the fact that Dracula is killed off-scene just feels cheap, and at a certain point, this is confusing to the viewer. Plus, the costume design is memorable (still used as the pattern for child costume) but really cheap, all the characters have a similar dressing and it is at some point to make the difference.
In conclusion, this movie is not perfect, and you can forgive that because it is a fairly old movie. I suggest it simply because you have to know your classics, it is an important movie.
Comparison:
Nosferatu (1922) vs. Dracula (1931) vs. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
1- This comparison is subjective
2- I won't compare on the basis of the release date
3- I rated all of them (7/10) for different reasons.
4- The purpose is to tell you which one is the most watch-worthy today.
5- Not talking about influence.
I will begin by saying the winner. The best of these three according to me is Bram Stoker's Dracula.
1-The Francis Ford Coppola version is the most faithful adaptation of the novel that I have seen.
2- The characters are way more developed than in any other adaptation.
3- The Movie is more recent than the 2 others so there is no need to say that, it is more watchable in terms of lighting and image quality.
4- Gorier than the other ones, but not that much. Just scary enough.
5- The refreshed production design is ideal to picture the gothic environment.
6- Exceptional makeup, it makes the characters (especially Dracula) even scarier.
7- The storytelling is more understandable and reachable if you have not seen any other adaptation. Nosferatu had no sound and Dracula (1931) had very minimalist storytelling so if you haven't seen movies or read the book this is the one to get introduced to the story.
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The only one I've seen is the 1931 version. A local historical society did it as an event around Halloween. I think I gave it 4 stars... not entirely my cup of tea, although it had its moments, but I applaud myself for even viewing it; most people my age would've left during the first act.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Narnia,
I gather you've seen films you prefer.
I gather you've seen films you prefer.
