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It Comes At night-survival horror with shitloads of 5 star reviews on the poster, that turns out to be equal parts The Road (also depressingly slow), and any number of "infected, you can't trust anyone" movies. Well acted, but seriously slow, file this alongside stuff like Beyond The Gates and The Void as overhyped beyond belief, and turned out to be crap. Seriously, you literally can't trust a film with so many good reviews any more! Shame as I wanted to like it. 1/5 Conversly the Stephen King's IT remake was great, better than the tv movie (probably because it was only adapting the better half of the story), the cast genuinely engaging and easy to watch, and the mythology/pennywise genuinely creepy. Roll on "chapter 2". 4/5 |
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Like Dem said it's not as bad as the critics said, it has its faults for me one of them was the casting of Tom Cruise who was basically Nathan Hunt and the I think 15 million price tag, I do think they should of went with someone less well knowing(saved some money) and written the character differently. The film had some interesting ideas which should of been handle better. The mummy herself was forgettable , which just seemed a vehicle for Cruise's character to become what he does. The real highlight for me was Russel Crowe as Jekyll/Hyde. Also liked the Easter egg too the Brendan Fraser movies which suggest they are part of the same universe. Within the dark universe appearing to be dead before it start it's a shame we would won't see what direction they could of taking it as it could of been interesting if they learned from the mistakes made here, as it was a lot better than man of steel and BvsS. 6.8/10 |
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At one point you see the book from the first film, this is around time Jekyll turns into Hyde. If I hadn't watched yesterday might not of noticed, also in Jekyll's lair you see a vampire skull and what appears to be the hand of a creature of the black lagoon.
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Can't remember the book but i thought the whole sandstorm sequence was lifted straight from the Fraser film. |
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Citizen Kane Inevitably, when a film gets universally lauded for years as 'the greatest American film ever made', people will come out of the woodwork online to cry 'bulls***'. Partly because seventy five plus years later, many great films have been made. Hell, Vertigo has displaced it on many critics lists. Partly because of the online phenomenon of people being unable to watch the film and taking into account the era it was made in, the films that were being made at the time and its place as a historical artefact. Sure these days, with the advances in screen technology, the improved camera and new techniques developed in the 75+ years since its release, it can even look a little primitive. The rest can be put down to either personal tastes or the small number of movie hipsters who always seem to hate anything well regarded and are fond of the overused 'overrated' one word review. The fact is, Kane is still a highly entertaining, well paced slice of cinema. It looks modern enough not to have dated too badly. Welles went to town on the picture with his DP Gregg Toland creating a picture that looks well ahead of its time. Herman J. Mankiewicz jigsaw puzzle script that looks at the life of Kane through the perspectives of people who knew him. Going back and forth in time rewards the viewer who pays attention to its details. I first saw this on TV as a kid and I've been a fan ever since. I'm glad to say it still holds up. |
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