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Post by sdrew13163 on Jul 7, 2024 2:33:42 GMT
The Beekeeper - 5/10 This had a couple solid moments, but it also can be very bad. It’s never dull; that’s where most of the points come from for me. I rate it 3.5 or 4/10 and those points are for some of the action being decent from a technical standpoint and the visual look of the movie. I like how the movie uses colors. It uses Statham rather sparingly considering he’s the lead, which was an odd choice. I’d also heard how it climbs the ranks from scammers to the highest powers in America, which is true, but it does it in the laziest way possible. I also liked the use of color. It’s colorful compared to most movies of its ilk. Right as I was about to write it off, there was that awesome knife fight in the hallway with all the glass doors. That was the only truly neat fight front to back. I thought the inciting event was too ridiculous to believe though. The old lady shoots herself because she was scammed? Seems like a stretch, especially given her so-called close relationship with her daughter (who led a boring subplot to cut back to way too often).
The daughter seemed mildly peeved about her death rather than truly traumatized. I know it’s a dumb action movie, but it was still all too dumb.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2024 2:44:49 GMT
I rate it 3.5 or 4/10 and those points are for some of the action being decent from a technical standpoint and the visual look of the movie. I like how the movie uses colors. It uses Statham rather sparingly considering he’s the lead, which was an odd choice. I’d also heard how it climbs the ranks from scammers to the highest powers in America, which is true, but it does it in the laziest way possible. I also liked the use of color. It’s colorful compared to most movies of its ilk. Right as I was about to write it off, there was that awesome knife fight in the hallway with all the glass doors. That was the only truly neat fight front to back. I thought the inciting event was too ridiculous to believe though. The old lady shoots herself because she was scammed? Seems like a stretch, especially given her so-called close relationship with her daughter (who led a boring subplot to cut back to way too often).
The daughter seemed mildly peeved about her death rather than truly traumatized. I know it’s a dumb action movie, but it was still all too dumb. I like Statham, but one of the reasons I like him is for his charisma, which is barely used here. I agree the set-up is unbelievable and is really just there to serve as a foundation. The rest of the movie doesn't really care. I thought both the cop (or FBI, I don't remember) characters were insufferable in the movie. The villains were really lame too, which is unfortunate when Jeremy Irons is one of them. The knife fight is one of the better scenes, I agree.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jul 7, 2024 2:52:47 GMT
It uses Statham rather sparingly considering he’s the lead, which was an odd choice. I’d also heard how it climbs the ranks from scammers to the highest powers in America, which is true, but it does it in the laziest way possible. I also liked the use of color. It’s colorful compared to most movies of its ilk. Right as I was about to write it off, there was that awesome knife fight in the hallway with all the glass doors. That was the only truly neat fight front to back. I thought the inciting event was too ridiculous to believe though. The old lady shoots herself because she was scammed? Seems like a stretch, especially given her so-called close relationship with her daughter (who led a boring subplot to cut back to way too often).
The daughter seemed mildly peeved about her death rather than truly traumatized. I know it’s a dumb action movie, but it was still all too dumb. I like Statham, but one of the reasons I like him is for his charisma, which is barely used here. I agree the set-up is unbelievable and is really just there to serve as a foundation. The rest of the movie doesn't really care. I thought both the cop (or FBI, I don't remember) characters were insufferable in the movie. The villains were really lame too, which is unfortunate when Jeremy Irons is one of them. The knife fight is one of the better scenes, I agree. You liked Wrath of Man, right? I think that’s the best I’ve seen for a Statham movie that plays it straight.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2024 2:56:25 GMT
I like Statham, but one of the reasons I like him is for his charisma, which is barely used here. I agree the set-up is unbelievable and is really just there to serve as a foundation. The rest of the movie doesn't really care. I thought both the cop (or FBI, I don't remember) characters were insufferable in the movie. The villains were really lame too, which is unfortunate when Jeremy Irons is one of them. The knife fight is one of the better scenes, I agree. You liked Wrath of Man, right? I think that’s the best I’ve seen for a Statham movie that plays it straight. Yup, and it is one of my favorite roles of his.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 21, 2024 0:56:40 GMT
Dune Part 2 -8/10 Furiosa -7/10 Late Night with the Devil -6/10 Drive-Away Dolls -6/10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -6/10 Twisters -6/10 Mean Girls -5/10 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F -5/10 Unfrosted -4/10 The Idea of You -4/10 Irish Wish -3/10 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire -2/10
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 4:20:41 GMT
Dune Part 2 -8/10 Furiosa -7/10 Late Night with the Devil -6/10 Drive-Away Dolls -6/10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -6/10 Twisters -6/10 Mean Girls -5/10 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F -5/10Unfrosted -4/10 The Idea of You -4/10 Irish Wish -3/10 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire -2/10 What is your ranking?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 21, 2024 4:22:08 GMT
Dune Part 2 -8/10 Furiosa -7/10 Late Night with the Devil -6/10 Drive-Away Dolls -6/10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes -6/10 Twisters -6/10 Mean Girls -5/10 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F -5/10Unfrosted -4/10 The Idea of You -4/10 Irish Wish -3/10 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire -2/10 What is your ranking? 1, 2, 5, 3. Which I imagine is the consensus for most people.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 4:26:10 GMT
1, 2, 5, 3. Which I imagine is the consensus for most people. I would need to re-watch II again, but the first is easily the best and III is easily the worst.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 21, 2024 5:52:55 GMT
1, 2, 5, 3. Which I imagine is the consensus for most people. I would need to re-watch II again, but the first is easily the best and III is easily the worst. Easily. II is kind of forgettable, but at least it didn't sideline Reinheld and Ashton, in favor of a JGL on autopilot no less (remember when this guy was one of the most promising actors of the 00s?). The daughter was also pretty mediocre, both written and acted. I think the only genuine laugh I had was the pepperspray scene. Also, Axel causes enough collateral damage in this film that I'm surprised he didn't get sent to Gitmo for terrorism.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 6:02:12 GMT
I would need to re-watch II again, but the first is easily the best and III is easily the worst. Easily. II is kind of forgettable, but at least it didn't sideline Reinheld and Ashton, in favor of a JGL on autopilot no less (remember when this guy was one of the most promising actors of the 00s?). The daughter was also pretty mediocre, both written and acted. I think the only genuine laugh I had was the pepperspray scene. Also, Axel causes enough collateral damage in this film that I'm surprised he didn't get sent to Gitmo for terrorism. I laughed a lot actually. That is probably our biggest difference here.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 21, 2024 6:05:22 GMT
Easily. II is kind of forgettable, but at least it didn't sideline Reinheld and Ashton, in favor of a JGL on autopilot no less (remember when this guy was one of the most promising actors of the 00s?). The daughter was also pretty mediocre, both written and acted. I think the only genuine laugh I had was the pepperspray scene. Also, Axel causes enough collateral damage in this film that I'm surprised he didn't get sent to Gitmo for terrorism. I laughed a lot actually. That is probably our biggest difference here. At what?
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jul 21, 2024 6:08:07 GMT
Twisters - 8/10
Floundering between a 7 and an 8, but I give it the edge of being so likable/fun. I just wish Chung went with a little more style.
There were some cool moments where it started to feel like he was about to dive deep into some cool ideas/visuals, then backed off.
Top Gun: Tornado is obviously what they were going for with the general feel of it. They succeeded there.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 6:13:14 GMT
I laughed a lot actually. That is probably our biggest difference here. At what? Mostly at Murphy's lines and his deliveries. I also found Levitt funny. Like when he says "There's no seatbelt in the middle." Whether his unenthusiastic delivery was meant to be funny or not is a different question. I thought he was going for deadpan comedy in contrast with Murphy's more energetic comedy. Speaking of Levitt though I have heard he has lost interest in acting. I did enjoy him here though. The actor who was really phoning it in for me was Judge Reinhold.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 21, 2024 6:32:25 GMT
Mostly at Murphy's lines and his deliveries. I also found Levitt funny. Like when he says "There's no seatbelt in the middle." Whether his unenthusiastic delivery was meant to be funny or not is a different question. I thought he was going for deadpan comedy in contrast with Murphy's more energetic comedy. Speaking of Levitt though I have heard he has lost interest in acting. I did enjoy him here though. The actor who was really phoning it in for me was Judge Reinhold. Certainly tracks, but why's he even showing up then? I've always found Reinhold kind of dubious as an actor, but he's generally a charming presence, especially as Billy. If he was phoning it in, I wonder if it was because they only gave him like two minutes of screentime. I was annoyed they didn't have the three together until the very end, and then Netflix had the balls to make that the movie's thumbnail on their platform.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 6:40:01 GMT
Mostly at Murphy's lines and his deliveries. I also found Levitt funny. Like when he says "There's no seatbelt in the middle." Whether his unenthusiastic delivery was meant to be funny or not is a different question. I thought he was going for deadpan comedy in contrast with Murphy's more energetic comedy. Speaking of Levitt though I have heard he has lost interest in acting. I did enjoy him here though. The actor who was really phoning it in for me was Judge Reinhold. Certainly tracks, but why's he even showing up then? I've always found Reinhold kind of dubious as an actor, but he's generally a charming presence, especially as Billy. If he was phoning it in, I wonder if it was because they only gave him like two minutes of screentime. I was annoyed they didn't have the three together until the very end, and then Netflix had the balls to make that the movie's thumbnail on their platform. I agree about Reinhold in general. I like him as Billy (at least in the first 2 BHC movies), but outside of that I am not much of a fan. He is a mediocre actor generally. I was also disappointed that the 3 of them only had the one scene together, and also do wonder if Reinhold wasn't all that invested because of his limited screentime.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 6:42:16 GMT
Mostly at Murphy's lines and his deliveries. I also found Levitt funny. Like when he says "There's no seatbelt in the middle." Whether his unenthusiastic delivery was meant to be funny or not is a different question. I thought he was going for deadpan comedy in contrast with Murphy's more energetic comedy. Speaking of Levitt though I have heard he has lost interest in acting. I did enjoy him here though. The actor who was really phoning it in for me was Judge Reinhold. Certainly tracks, but why's he even showing up then? Money, and something like Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is an easy gig.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 21, 2024 6:52:54 GMT
Certainly tracks, but why's he even showing up then? Money, and something like Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is an easy gig. I guess. But next to stuff like Manic and Mysterious Skin, disappointing to see him in B grade Justin Long type roles.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 21, 2024 6:59:54 GMT
Money, and something like Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is an easy gig. I guess. But next to stuff like Manic and Mysterious Skin, disappointing to see him in B grade Justin Long type roles.I agree, it is disappointing. If you look at his filmography since 2017 he has really fell off the radar. The Trial of the Chicago 10 stands out like a sore thumb, and that was nearly 4 years ago now. Speaking of JGL, I actually re-watched Angels in the Outfield last week.
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Post by jcush on Jul 23, 2024 2:04:04 GMT
Late Night with the Devil - 8.5/10 Dune: Part Two - 8/10 The King Tide Challengers - 7.5/10 Civil War Asleep in My Palm The Last Stop in Yuma County Oddity Kind of Kindness Inside Out 2
Longlegs The Bikeriders Sometimes I Think About Dying The Dead Don't Hurt MaXXXine Exhuma Problemista Love Lies Bleeding Ezra - 7/10 Hit Man
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Out of Darkness Cabrini Am I OK? Daddio What You Wish For Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes The Listener Sting Abigail
Self Reliance Fancy Dance Suncoast Thelma In a Violent Nature I Saw the TV Glow The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More Sasquatch Sunset Kung Fu Panda 4 - 6.5/10 Knox Goes Away
Trap - 6/10 The Fall Guy Lisa Frankenstein Immaculate The First Omen Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Drive-Away Dolls - 5.5/10 Kong x Godzilla: The New Empire The Strangers: Chapter 1 Unfrosted - 5/10
The Watchers Night Swim Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 - 4.5/10 Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver - 3.5/10
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 2, 2024 3:11:36 GMT
Trap - 6/10
I was excited for this one because of Hartnett in the leading role and Shyamalan behind the camera (he still has some juice now and then). It was somewhat disappointing, but it has its moments.
Hartnett is quite good. I hope he keeps getting larger roles for a while.
Updated ranking for this year:
1. Dune 2 - 9/10 2. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 8/10 3. Civil War - 8/10 4. Furiosa - 8/10 5. Road House - 8/10 6. Twisters - 8/10 7. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - 6/10 8. Trap - 6/10 9. Late Night with the Devil - 5/10 10. The Beekeeper - 5/10 11. Deadpool & Wolverine - 4/10 12. Unfrosted - 4/10
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