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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Great Popcorn Action
This is the best of the transformers films in my opinion. The special effects held up well after ten years. The directing and some dialogue could be better, but there are great scenes that have beautiful visuals. Rosie Huntington Whitley is stunning, the cars are beautiful and there are scenes with elegant visuals. Some of the jokes will probably be dated in the near future and theres alot of product placement. It can be somewhat exploitive of Rosie Huntington Whitley as she is essentially eye candy and a damsel in distress, but she does SOME stuff. The cast is preety A list however for a threequel. Shia Labeuf plays Sam as quirky as ever in this one but hes trying to prove himself more as a hero. John Malkovitch, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Frances Mcdormand, and Alan Tudyk all have great character performances. Hugo weaving and Leonord Nimoy do a fantastoc job as well. Sentinel Prime is a well rounded character. Much of the action is mechanical and explosive but theres alot of sci fi action as well such as dogfighting spaceships, carchaces, gunfights with lasers, and disaester scenes. It doesnt have a good ending either and kind of cuts off at the end, but; everyones arcs are preety fullfilled. It also has one of the best alien invasion scenes, I feel. The Autobot designs are preety cool though a bit stereotypical when it comes to race, theres an italian, and two celtic sounding robots which really doesnt make sense if they are aliens from another planet. Rhe Decepticons have cool designs as well. Theres also a few plot holes but nothing that interferes with the story. Its mainly a movie you watch for entertainment and action, theres a few emotional moments like the begining scenes and a few with Sam but the human side of the story isnt as fun to watch. I do like how the antagonists are dark shadows to the protagonists. Its also probably the most rewatchable, american, giant-robot film besides maybe the Iron Giant. Id say if you have time to kill and want a movie to watch on maybe a work night or a lazy day I would recomend this.
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
So much fun to watch!
Maybe im just looking at this film through rose tinted glasses but this movie is amazing. I am not exactly sure why it bombed at the box office. The film has a great villian with a compelling backstory, actor who portrays him, and wardrobe with makeup. Jack Burton the main protagonist is a macho dork, much like Starlord in a lot of ways from Guardians of the Galaxy. Wang his sidekick, yet more badass friend is preety cool himself and more capable than the hero. Theres plenty of action as well deep in the alleyways and underground tunnels of San Fransisco Chinatown. The effects hold up very well with lightning bolts, explosions, and muppets and suits. The lighting isnt overly dark but not bubblegum pop bright either. The three henchmen in the film are also preety interesting themselves. The humor is quite funny as well from slapstick style to clever dialouge. John Carpenter made a very fine film all around that is so much fun to go back and rewatch. It also has some metaphysical and philisophical moments as well.
Frankenstein (1931)
Classic Horror at its Finest
The settings are beautifully built, dark, gothic castles and cemetaries. The cast does an excellent job especially Colin Clive whos dialouge is extremly quotable. You feel so much pitty for the monster, created but unable to understand why or what it is. James Whale also had a great vision bringing this film to life, and it undoubtoubly will live on as a horror classic for all time.