Post by darksidebeadle on Sept 10, 2018 23:05:33 GMT
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018)
This comes across like a modern Doctor Who episode in the comic sci-fi aspect and also in the not-quite-convincing and overly-romanticized portrayal of a past era, however recent. At its best, it is very funny but the long overly melodramatic and sentimental ending robs the movie of the energy it had through the first two acts. Only the first 15 minutes of it are based on the Neil Gaiman story. 6/10
Ringu (1998)
Having seen the American remake first, it was hard to watch this with fresh eyes, even if I hadn't seen the remake since it was in theaters. I didn't notice much difference, but it's still a creepy story with a wonderful visual component. 7/10
The Greatest Showman (2017)
I think a movie about P. T. Barnum the huckster would have been more interesting than a movie about P. T. Barnum the sprinkler of fairy dust and magic into a humdrum world (as he is basically portrayed in this). For the great part, this movie didn't make me laugh, cry, think or care in any way about the characters. I thought the musical numbers were weak and generic sounding, and the "be proud of being a misfit" themes very obvious and ready made for consumption by theater-going masses. 4/10
Yours:
Hulk - 5/10
Grease - 7/10