My Film reviews.

10 One of the best, if not the best, short films of all time. Tackles mature themes in a suspenseful and creative way. 10/10 story 10/10 soundtrack 9.5/10 visuals 10/10 rewatchability

9.5

A deep story that tackles mature themes with incredible rewatchability. The Art style is a bit generic.

9

Just about as interesting as a superhero origin story can get. This movie follows all the same beats of many other hero movies before it but manages to stand out partly due to the fact that this is done in a novel 3d animated style. The soundtrack is also superb.

8.5

A colorful movie with an amazing soundtrack that appeals to both young boys and girls. Easily one of Robin Williams's best roles. Lacking in mature themes.

7.5

A fun movie that touches on mature themes with a great soundtrack. Easily Don Bluth's best works. Not a huge fan of the 3d but given the time this was produced and the consideration of its use, the 3d feels natural and well-integrated.

6.5

This movie has a very strong sense of style and great animation. But the story is pretty weak. Trying to fit the mystery of Atlantis and show the culture of the dying people and how to save it doesn't leave much development for a 90-minute film.

6.5

This movie is quite deceptive, in both its title and description. Upon first glance you may be lead to believe that this is a romance movie about a time traveler who uses his power to find love and hijinks ensue. But in actuality time travel plays a very small role in this film. That's not to say its inconsequential, if you removed the time travel aspects the story would fall apart. Similarly this is not a love story or at least not in the traditional sense. The main character does find love but its not focused on the love he finds with his partner but a love he finds with life.

Just as you wouldn't change the quirks and imperfections your partner may have. The main character learns to love life in all its imperfections. Both the good and the bad. In many ways this movie is very similar to "Colorful" just with some added fluff.

This movie has a very powerful and somewhat unique message but everything else about it is very middle of the road. The soundtrack is fitting but nothing special, the characters are fleshed out but not particularly moving and the cinematography works well enough. And again this is not a sci-fi movie and while it does have elements of romance more thoroughly developed than your average film I wouldn't call it a romance.

"About Time" is a light drama that touches on notes of deeper themes without being bogged down by them.

6.5

Walking in the footsteps of The Matrix and Fightclub, Wanted delivers a stylistic and blood pumping flick. This videogame esque movie features everything you would expect in a Action-shooter.

While this movie doesn't do anything particularly new with the genre nor does it reach the heights of its inspirations, it still hits every note while also touting some stand out scenes. Some of which felt like a cutscene ripped straight out of Uncharted (especially the train scene) as well as the cathartic office room breakdown that could fit into Office space.

Again this movie was great but it does fall back into some generic tropes and scene structure that at this point are very boring to sit though but the highs greatly outweigh the lows.

6

According to all laws of pop culture this movie should not be given anything above a 5. This movie gets a 6 because I don't care what pop culture thinks. This is a movie with a fairly strong sense of style above average soundtrack and well fleshed out beeverse. Its very fast paced jumping from existential dread to injusted to interspecies liaison back to existential dread. As a result not much time is left to explore these ideas deeply and as a result this movie feels more like a few episodes of a sitcom rather than a feature film.There are a lot of one liners in this film that feel out of place. Like they were put in there just to resemble a 90s tv show. Nonetheless its a fun and light watch that can be enjoyed by all.

Fun fact this movie and Incredibles both contain and song with similar sounding chord progression that plays during a big reveal. (Bee Movie's 'Assault on Honey Farms' and The Incredibles' Kronos Unveiled')

6

This movie is like a beautiful painting. Very nice to look at but very little story.

6

This Shrek knockoff is actually a pretty decent movie if you can look past the animation. Its funny and tells a competent story.

5.5

This movie got a lot more hate than it deserved and rewatching in 2023 is an interesting experience. Overall the visuals and soundtrack are very striking with only a few odd cinematography choices. The plot is oddly an afterthought as we focus more on the shortly-lived mystique of Edward and the allure of Bella. Still not a great love story but as a high school flick it does what it sets out to do well enough. Ignoring of course the implications of a 104 man having a sexual relationship with a minor. This movie is filled with many such plot holes and poor rationalization but at the end of the day, it brings you into the lusty hormonal world of a girl that is living every teenager's dream. And no amount of bad acting and flat characters will break that illusion.

5.5

This movie starts strong and has a pretty good sense of style. Unfortunately it doesn't do anything particularly special. Funnily enough it hits a lot of the same beats as Bee Movie. They both even take place in NYC. And although the story is slightly better in Antz, Bee Movie is a lot more fun.

5.5 This movie has a pretty stacked cast, and some large studios behind it. Unfortunately, as its title might has foreshadowed, this movie can't help but feel extremely generic. 'Safe' might be a better word for it, this movie hits all the beats you'd expect from it:

-Narrative voice over bookends -MC with a tragic backstory -Friction with a family member -Beyonce -Evil villain -Troubled Heart throb -Romance etc.

And it satisfactorily hits those marks to a competent degree but never exceeding those expectations.

The only stand out notes from this movie are the villain being given a tragic motivator and the animation (blue sky never disappoints.)

5.5

A sci-fi time travel movie that's more fi than sci. The premise is very interesting but the story just meanders until it fizzles out at the end. The shots are interesting and the soundtrack is good but if you watched this in a different language you'd think it's much more interesting than it really is. That is to say, the movie lacks substance which is odd considering the premise of time travel and wormholes. The intro is very interesting but the writers didn't do much with it unfortunately.

5.5

The main cast have a great dynamic but the story is pretty weak. Would make for a great tv show but there just isn't enough substance for this movie to be interesting.

5.5 A nicely animated short film about a young girl and a photographer. This is more of a character study than a story and that makes it feel a bit more personal. Other than that it really isn't that engaging. The animation is the clear stand out feature and the only reason its rated this higly.

5.5 A light-hearted whimsical tale that mixes modern sensibilities with fantasy tropes.

This film starts off fairly strong but misses the mark in a few places. Set design aside this story is too big for its own good. We are presented with so many twists that there is no room for much story. Which makes this movie feel more like a collection of tv episodes rather than a movie.

5.5

I was shocked to find this movie had a lower budget than the first of the series. This movie looks much better with the increase of well-done sfx. The story is pretty weak though with unrealistic characterizations and dialogues. That being said I would have liked to see a third entry in this series.

5

Pretty generic teen mythical action movie. I read the books as a child and was surprised by the depiction of Grover but without his humor this movie would be incredibly boring. Condensing a book is never easy and this movie falls prey to many of the pitfalls of adapting a book.

4.5

CGI baby.

This is a very light movie considering the stakes. It's not entirely fair to rate this movie separately from part 1 but I'll do it anyway. A happy ending is expected of this saga, it is a love story after all but it may have been better to focus this finale on wrapping up the loose ends with the human, vampires, and werewolves. Escalating the stakes to the level presented would be great in the middle of the series but here it's rushed and honestly feels more like a fanfic than anything else. Jacob is thrown away to a minor role (really) and Charlie is just assumed to accept the rapid growth of Nessie and who knows what mom was told.

Overall a cluttered ending for a series that really shouldn't have made it past book one. But at least Bella's terror on the small town of Forks has come to an end and for that, I thank you, Stephanie.

4.5

A somewhat generic Starwars knockoff littered with obvious twists and numerous plot holes/oversights. Not much thought was put into the story and many of the jokes fall flat.

Unlike stars though, this movie blindsides us with magic near the end of the film. Feeling more like an afterthought than a main component of the story. Almost like they recognized just how much this story was like starwars and just added the force to complete the package. They already had Force ghosts, orphaned MC, Evil Relative, Planet destroying device and powerful father. It would be crazy not to have magic at that point. But the issue is the magic system doesn't change much and without it the movie would have ended in the same way. It's just something to make Spark special, which kind of cheapens his accomplishments in someway. And not to drone on about this issue. But the villain also shares the same bloodline so why wouldn't he also be a space sorcerer? Would have lead to a more dramatic climax.

That being said it is still competently made with a somewhat conclusive character arc that doesn't beg for a sequel. The rendering and compositing is a bit out of date for 2016 but nothing egregious.

4.5 In an age of teen dystopian movies Divergent does itself no favors. Besides being extremely generic (even for its time) the movie also suffers from: awkward dialogue, strange character motivations, bland cinematography and soundtrack (sorry Hanz) and a paper thin plot.

Ignoring the whole premise of the movie, which makes little to no sense. The tries to assemble itself in a three act system but fails due to act 2 consuming much of the runtime and only by the end of it are we finally told what this movie is really about.

The ending of this movie is somehow the most lackluster yet infuriating series of actions that unfolded throughout the entire film. And seemly only exist to set up the sequel.

4

For a movie revolving around ballerina dancing the soundtrack is awfully stale consisting of mostly generic pop. The acting is serviceable Carly Rae Jepsen does an OK job but her performance is an obvious weak link. The story itself is fine but the details are inconsistent and unrealistic. The main character is barely likable cheating and stealing her way to the top, beating out those who have been training their whole life for this opportunity. The romantic subplot is half-baked and easily the worst part of this film I will say that the set and prop designs are very nice and even some of the characters too.

4

For an incredibly detailed backdrop this film is extremely 1 dimensional feeling more like a long tv episode than a full film. The main character Omar is unlikeable, uncharismatic and plays no active role in the story. He and the other band members are dragged around until they stumble into the right place. And its not till the last 5 minutes of the movie that Omar decides to support his girlfriend by singing with her. And for a movie centered around music the majority of the soundtrack is just no that interesting.

4 This movie looks like they took all the pre-production concept art for this film and had one guy edit it all together in one day. The plot is narrator driven and while the visuals can be stunning at time are mostly a backdrop for that narration.

3

This movie is a bargain box of movie tropes packaged in a 'multiverse' box. Generic voice over, science mcgunffin, obvious twist, and even an evil twin who is 'off his meds'. This movie tries to be a sci-fi, drama, love triangle, thriller and fails in every regard. Characters are very one dimensional and have very little chemistry between them.

2 Its not fair for me to give this a proper review since I never even finished the movie. Everything that made the last movie fun and unique was stripped away and all that's left is a very generic fairly tale with boring 1 dimensional characters and an ugly art style.