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The Batman (2022)

5/10

Mediocre and somewhat confusing story - dialogue difficult to hear

10 April 2024

This installment of the batman series looked great on paper: Big stars, dark look, promising action sequences.

On paper, that is.

When I streamed it, the movie was barely a C. Three hours long, boring story, not as much action as promised, and middling acting.

But by far the WORST part of this movie was that I couldn't hear the dialogue! Maybe if I could have heard the actors mumbling their lines the movie may have made more sense. But their constant murmuring, saying their lines in nearly a whisper, was not just annoying, but ruined this movie for me. I had to put the closed captions on just to hear them speak!

The Cat woman character wasn't developed at all, nor were really any of the characters.

The story lacked substance and nuance. Directing/editing was choppy.

Overall, a bad installment.

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

6/10

Over-hyped soft core raunch

7 January 2024

This was a well-crafted film, but the numerous raunchy scenes ruined it for me. I normally like Scorcese films, so I gave this one a watch.

The most annoying thing about this movie was the gratuitous nudity and sex. Completely unnecessary. Yes, I get it that these scenes are supposed to give us a more realistic glimpse into the excesses of the main character's hedonistic lifestyle, but it was just too much.

The other annoying thing was the narration. Just not needed.

Pros: Amazing direction Acting was over the top, but still good

Cons: 3 hours of tedious voice overs Numerous unnecessary raunchy scenes, bordering on soft-core porn.

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Force of Nature (2020)

3/10

Not as good as Bubba Ho-tep

12 October 2023

Well, this film is bad. Really bad.

The formula was trite, the ending amazingly predictable, and even Mel Gibson couldn't save it.

Acting was not completely awful, given the scrip and story line. So maybe you can't blame the actors.

The contrived story could've been written by a middle schooler. A lion in a guy's apartment? Really?

And the boring, inane back stories of the characters had absolutely no depth. I couldn't really care for any of them, except that they were in this $hit show of a movie. God help them.

I wasted 90+ minutes watching this, and came to the conclusion that, by comparison, Bubba Ho-tep is Oscar material.

Save yourself time and just skip this poor attempt at a movie.

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6 Underground (2019)

3/10

Disjointed, action without story, waste of talent and money

27 February 2023

I don't even know where to start on this review.

And that's my review.

But...flash back. I started watching this movie and had high hopes based on the cast and Micheal Bay's involvement. My hopes were dashed not more than 2 minutes into the film.

Flash forward to about 50 minutes in, and it still made no sense. Non-stop action without a story.

After about 25 minutes, I sort of understood what was going on, but then after another 2 minutes, I will get lost again.

90 minutes into the film I will be good.

After about 40 minutes, the action really made no sense. Still.

But to get back to where I was...Where was I?

That pretty much sums up how bad this movie was/is.

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The Bourne Legacy (2012)

3/10

A waste of time

20 November 2020

Warning: Spoilers

I really hate giving a movie this poor of a rating, but I just needed to do it. Here is why this is a poor movie, irrespective of the fact that it doesn't really fit into the Bourne series:

1. On its own, even without the Bourne connection, it has poor dialogue, mostly driven by a sophomoric script. If I was Ed Norton, I would be embarrassed. Stacy Keach, too.

2. The action sequence was just a long motorcycle scene. And the "secret weapon" the CIA pulled out ( the Asian guy) definitely didn't live up to the hype he was given

3. So many plot holes...can't even begin to lost them.

4. Finally, the fact this is called the Bourne LEGACY" is simply one of film's most blatant oxymorons.

Do yourself a favor and skip this poor excuse of a movie.

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M*A*S*H (1970)

10/10

Nearly perfect. Some just don't get it.

14 November 2019

This film is nearly perfect. It's obvious from some of the low ratings and poor reviews that some people just don't get it. And never will.

The state of human nature, and how we are all essentially just men, is woven throughout this masterpiece.

In war, although there are ranks, with officers and enlisted men, this movie demonstrates that rank doesn't matter. We're all human.

Fights, bullying, love for your fellow man, hot lips finally just giving in, Henry Blake's lack of leadership ability, etc.

Reviewers who dwell on the format or pace of the film, the character flaws, and some of the misogynistic nature of Hawkeye and Trapper John are just shallow thinkers. Probably don't get jokes either.

Sorry if I offended those other weak backbones reviewers. Suck it up.

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The Sting (1973)

10/10

Probably the most perfect movie ever made

10 September 2018

What happens when you combine two first-class actors in their prime, an awesome supporting cast, a musical score arranged/written by one of the best ever, amazing period costumes, an engaging, complex (but not too complex) story, and meticulous directing?

What happens is you get a movie like The Sting.

I think a lot of people forget about this multi-award-winning film. From the initial "gotcha" to the last "Aha! Now I get it!" scene, The Sting hooks you and won't let you get up and get popcorn. You'll miss something amazing.

We watched this recently with friends on a movie night, and everyone agreed that this is a great film. This is a group of folks who nearly always disagree on what a good picture is. So this is saying something.

Take my advice, and watch this for the first time...or watch it again if it's been a while. You won't regret it.

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Interstellar (2014)

7/10

Not a bad movie, but not a blockbuster. Too many holes

29 March 2015

Warning: Spoilers

Summary: I enjoyed watching this movie, which had some decent acting by all. But it was spoiled a bit by some unbelievable paradoxes (in my opinion).

What I liked: I liked the young Voy's acting. She was great. She made her part of the story pretty believable. I enjoyed the fact that there was some attempt to make the science make sense.

The story line was pretty good, but it wasn't clear to me what happened to the earth. Just that people were destroying crops. I'm still not sure what happened.

What I didn't like: I didn't like the amazing "understated" Matthew M's delivery. WAY too understated. I didn't like the guy who played his son.

Spoiler: There was, in my opinion, one glaring error that made me scratch my head. When Cooper was in the black hole and he saw his own ship in the past, this made me wonder if he was moving backwards in time. But it was stated in the movie that time could only move forward. If he went back in time to when he saw the ship in the wormhole, he essentially had gone back 23 years and the earth wouldn't have aged as much as that.

That error alone sort or ruined it for me. And then he was "found" just floating "nearly out of air" just near Saturn - not spiraling down due to gravity.

And if he was just out of air - it couldn't have lasted 23 years. Therefore he had traveled back in time.

I don't get it.

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