What classics did you see last week ? (23 Jun- 29 Jun 2019)
Jul 1, 2019 17:00:02 GMT
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Jul 1, 2019 17:00:02 GMT
When one sits down and watches this kind of movie, one knows what one is going to get, lizards of all sizes running amok.
Not bad but not that exciting either after awhile. I know I wasn't the target audience.
Oh no! not another romantic movie please. GF forced me to see it. That special things always happens on one special day every years is bullshit.
That aside, the lead actors are charming, and regretably I begun to care for them. Cudos to the makers, one of the lead characters dies.
It's a nice movie, and there is too little niceness in this world.
Fun to watch but ancient Science Fiction from George Pal.
I didn't know it was once a Cecil B. DeMille no expenses spared gigantic project.
Jurassic World - Well it's better than Fallen Kingdom at least...
Untamable Devil.
One thing that would be 100% guaranteed prior to the release of Jurassic World, is that whatever the quality, or lack of, the notices would be mixed. Thus the reactions would be akin to those that Indiana Jones 4 received, charges of ruining childhoods and franchises etc.
Jurassic World does exactly what is expected of it, it's a popcorn blockbuster that plays out as mindless fun, complete with outstanding effects, monster mayhem and moments of dumbness. In fact it's very much a safe sequel, reverting to the original formula without the classy edges of Spielberg's deft touch.
There's a likable cast fronting up the pic, with Chris Pratt as the hero carrying some olde adventure chops about him, and Bryce Dallas Howard (her natural beauty sparkling on Blu-ray) a fun femme side-kick. The writers introduce a couple of new mighty monsters to the series, hell of beasties for sure, while the photography, stunt work and musical score all impress greatly.
The Velociraptor plot line is crummy and daft, almost as daft as Bryce's high heels character arc, and the familiarity factor does grate a little at times, but it's a rollicking good time not to be taken remotely seriously like it's some sort of series disgrace. 7/10
When World's Collide is struggled with, and it's in a genre I really love as well.
"Suggest we fly to another world"
Whilst I wholeheartedly agree with other amateur reviewers on line that stress you have to put yourself back to 1951 to appreciate the film more, it still doesn't take away from the fact that the film is one of the poorer offerings from the disaster/sci-fi genre of years gone by.
The methodical build up of characters is fine for adding weight to the final reel, the effects are solid for the time, and the ending has an element of heart tugging hope to it, but the film still remains a drawn out laborious watch.
No amount of shouting about lack of budget and the time frame of its birth can't detract that the film over relies on heavy dialogue to keep the viewer interested. This is all well and good if the pay off is handsome in the extreme, which sadly isn't the case on this occasion.
I have taken myself back to 1951, and for that reason alone I give it the average rating of 5/10, while I certainly have no hesitation in recommending this to genre fans for at least one watch. It deserves to be looked at, and it deserves respect of course, but that doesn't mean it's particularly above average either.