Reviews

If you're reading a review on a batman movie, chances are: you're a batman fan. So see this movie. I think Nolan has done one of the best films ever in Dark Knight... I think this is my second favourite Batman movie. Batman's moralistic themes are brought full circle from the awesome opening scene to the exciting climax and satisfying conclusion. The voices are all good, the action sequences surpassed my expectations for animations. It's refreshing to have animation that is dark and bordering on gruesome. If only more animations went this way for a more mature audience. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Go see it.

I've also checked out Mask of the Phantasm which was also good, I'd give that one an 8. Batman Gotham Knight I didn't like for story purposes, but had some pretty cool visuals.. I'd give it a 5. Batman: Year One was a big character development movie for all the players in Batman Begins and Dark Knight. Some cool action sequences in that one. I'd give it a 7, although I liked it a lot more than Batman: Gotham Knight. I'm about to check out Batman Beyond Return of the Joker.

Disappointed. I read the first book in one day, couldn't put it down. The movie just didn't hit the right switches for me. Adaptations are tough, but there were so many better ways to go about making Hunger Games a film. They paced the movie well. The visuals were solid, especially in Capitol. I don't know what else what was positive about the film. I didn't feel any of the tension between tributes that I felt in the book. Everyone seemed pretty well fed from start to finish. No lack of water. No feeling of fear of getting killed, you don't even see the deaths. And no backstory whatsoever. The backstory is the best part, and the best they can do is a predictably evil president. That being said, it's not the worse movie ever, but I'm in disbelief that it's still at a 7.8 here, and 85% fresh or RT. 4/10?

Film is art, certainly, however, films require a central theme and some sort of purpose to hold the qualification of film.The Tree of Life felt like a 2 hour observation. I sat through it largely dis-interested hoping that the finish of the film would resonate some sort of meaning. Unfortunately, like every scene in the film, it's open to interpretation. That is the meaning, the ending, the montages of nice visuals, the characters, their actions, etc- all open to interpretation. The range of interpretations is vast, which maybe explains the critical praise and high IMDb score. For me, I was so disappointed that I signed up for IMDb just to write a bad review. WATCH- If you like father-son type films If Planet Earth visuals really appeal to you If you just have to see for yourself (might like it?) If staring off into the distance is your cup of tea Don't WATCH- If you need entertainment If you need a good finale to a story If you like clear themes in film If you need a good story

Christopher Nolan has it right. The director somehow ran a 2.5 hour movie at a fast pace, without any down time. Looked at my watch half way through the movie not wanting it to end. A couple of reasons why you wouldn't like this movie : it may be too fast paced for older generations, or it may be too intense for you. I've had a friend say he had to go outside for a few minutes because his heart was beating so fast, for a prolonged period of time. If that's exactly what you're looking for, when you're sucked into the story leaned over to try and get closer to the screen : GO see it if you havèn't already.

Every time I see this movie I get kind of mad that Heath Ledger won't be able to do any more. Appreciate his greatness in this role : That talent was unlimited... when I think of the roles he could have taken down... it's upsetting.

What's good is that Christopher Nolan hasn't done a film I have disliked, and I think he will be my director of choice for at least the next 10 years.

I have never been entertained like that at the movies before... I can only hope I will be again.

No more Michael Bay, no more Shia Labeouef, maybe no more Megan Fox. When you attach your name to a project like this, hopefully fans will not give future projects done by these people record breaking box office feats. I'm embarrassed that I supported the cause.

One of the poorest acting, directional, and written efforts I have seen in a long time in modern cinema.

The scoop: This movie is good for a couple of scenes where the audience might be like 'cool!' due to CGI effects. There is a couple of cheap laughs from some other scenes. If that entertains you, great, there are lots of action movies out there for you. However, if you're reading a review on IMDb, you've likely separated well done movies from poorly done movies, and at least seen a couple in the top 250. To the reader, don't see this.

I left the movies mad. I wonder what other directors think when they see a screening of this film. The story is near non-existent, there are so many plot holes, or unexplained courses of action this movie takes... it really is unbelievable that the script was given an okay by any film studio.

Here's the thing : the target audience is obviously young kids or early teens. I think back to when I was 11 or 12 and I saw Men in Black in the theatres. I was entertained then, it's at least plausible that 12 year olds could be somewhat entertained by this now. However, I am still entertained by 'younger'generation stuff like spongebob, south park, and even beast wars. This didn't do it for me at all.

Similarly to how family guy uses the strategy 'hey people love our interchangeable jokes in early episodes, let's overload our new episodes with the same jokes'.... Michael Bay employs 'hey people love the cgi and megan fox in the first one... let's overload the film with sex overtones, explosions, and fight scenes'... and then at the last minute tried to fit a story around it.

This is the kind of film that makes a person angry that they aren't in Hollywood directing films, because most could do better than this.