What Films did You Watch Last Week (09/12 - 15/12) CLOSED

Wow! that's only the second time that's happened

 Im a Jay and Silent Bob fan and as such, shall have to see the sequel for sure.

Mission impossible: 8/10
Elf: 6/10
The other guys: 6.5/10

My week:

The Irishman (2019 Netflix): Interesting story, great storytelling! Now, everyone is mentioning it and I won’t be the exception; the CGI de-aging affected my overall viewing because it took me out of the film a few times, especially in the first hour. It was like watching video game characters in a real world environment. Thankfully, the witty dialogue and the masterful direction made this a positive experience. I really liked Pacino’s character and he played him well. I struggled to follow at times, what with all the characters. You could hear sentences like: “Paul asked Tony to wack John but Jimmy was not happy about it.” It’s hard for a Frenchie on wine like me to process everything you know. It was not as violent as I expected and the kills were a bit repetitive but the last hour was emotionally charged and rewarding. I also loved the cars and the oldies vibe but I feel like the soundtrack was weak in a few parts. My rating: 8/10





Climax (2018 blu-ray): I paid 20$ for this film. In 2019 that says a lot about how bad I wanted to see it. Well, I liked it but it was not as complete an experience as I expected, mainly because of its short length. I pressed pause to refill on wine at 58 minutes and I was shocked to see I had less than 40 minutes left. I felt like it had just started. Maybe the fact that the opening credits came in at the 45 minute mark didn’t help. Some people complained about the cast being dancers more than actors but I thought they were all great. I think one of the main successes of the film was to introduce over 20 characters that we are quickly able to distinguish. I have to say that in the end though, I wasn’t sure of all that happened and to whom it did. Also, the movie is classified as drama/horror/musical and yes, we find all these genres but it was also pretty funny at times. The dances were awesome, especially the first one. I felt uncomfortable only once but it was pretty bad. Reminded me of Mother! in the craziest scenes. My rating: 7.5/10





Shazam! (2019 DVD): I loved that movie, I mean what a fun time me and my boy had! It has all the right ingredients for a successful superhero movie AND it was a Christmas movie too. I didn’t even know!! My only complaint would be the flagrant difference of personalities between the two versions of the boy but the movie would not have been that great if they kept the adult version passive and fretting like the teen version. So the only flaw ends up being a quality. Bottom line is, I think what will separate those who love and those who hate will be Zachary Levi’s performance and I thought he was pretty funny. My rating: 8.5/10

I actually just rewacthed The Irishman today. Glad you liked it. 9/10 for me.

Shazam! - I enjoyed it more than I thought. 7/10