31 (2006)

A few things I learned.

Rob Zombie has not evolved as a director. He isn't able to do anything else but the same thing. I am not familiar with his music but as a director he is terrible.

Create a scary enviroment for a terrifying cat and mouse game, then have a terrible director film it and you get the most boring gore movie of all time.

Zombie manages to create a movie with not a single interesting character. You don't care if the next person you see is a victim or a killer, if they get killed or escape, if the killing is bloody gore scene or happens off screen. This movie is so terribly directed you don't care at all.

In the end this was a complete waste of 100 minutes.

2/10

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

Very well made movie.

7,5/10

Blair Witch (2016)

Bleh. Never liked the original movie from 1999. Terrible movie that got it's hype from the (very clever) marketing.

This is basically the same crap. Never scary, never intense, never interesting. The cast is so bad you forget about them the minute they are out of frame. I am pretty sure this franchise is dead (either way, it is for me).

3/10

I'm tossing up whether to watch this... I feel my knowledge of Airbus will get in the way. It's a good story but it's no where near as impressive as the RAF Nimrod ditching.

This movie is not really about the emergency landing.:-)

Singing In The Rain

Absolutely superb film. Full of energy, full of humour, an interesting story about when talkies came in, superbly played by the 3 main leads. I was surprised how much I liked it.

No reason not to give it a very positive 5/5

Fun fact: Production took longer because the producers wanted Debbie Reynolds. Unfortunately she couldn't dance. So Gene Kelly had to teach her.

Sherlock Holmes ; The lying detective (2016)

I know, I'm behind but my wife demands to watch those with me and, well she prefers soap series over Sherlock :shock::roll:

Anyway, it's almost as if they are trying to hard with this season. Some of the stuff seem very far fetched and it all feels a bit forced. Don't know but for me the least favorite season. This episode, slightly better than the Tatcher one. I hope the ending is good. This show deserves a great ending...

7/10

Sherlock - The Final problem

Best of the set. Good ending of the series (assuming Benedict will be too busy to do more Sherlock episodes)

8/10

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

Standard action thriller. The first one was better. Not bad, not good.

6/10

Ah where did you see that? Been meaning to watch it but never got round to it...

I watched it on my KODI-tv box

Don't know why Tom Cruise bothers making action movies beyond the Mission Impossible series. He's been great in the last several MI movies. They're great fun, just like James Bond mostly.

Arrival (2016)

Good movie but not the movie I hoped for. So I think my rating isn't as objective as I want it to be. Too much drama for me when I didn't feel like watching a drama.

7/10

Max Steel (2016)

Utter crap

3/10

The Mechanic 2 (2016)

I used to like Jason Statham movies but this, as most of his recent movies, was just meh.

5/10

The Hobbit trilogy

I did start the first one just after it came out and coudn't bare to sit through it. Thanks to the fast forward option I have now seen all three of them. Peter Jackson managed to make this even more boring than the last two LotR movies. And the sfx, especially the blue screen ones, are as terrible as the LotR ones (which had actually a lot of very poor blue screen effects).

After two towers, return of the King, Kong and this poor trilogy, Peter Jackson is no longer a director of interest to me. (I bet that keeps him awake at night :lol: )

Anyway the entire Hobbit stuff 2,5/10

Batman (1989)

Just like Richard Donner's Superman from 1978, I don't think anyone wil ever come close to Tim Burton's Batman movie(s). Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton were perfectly cast as well. So was Danny DeVito for the sequel.

I think that only Heath Ledger deserves to be in that list (although I prefer Jack's Joker).

Anyway 8,5/10

In a Valley of Violence (2016)

It offers a smartly conceived homage to classic Westerns that transcends pastiche with absurdist humor and a good cast. Solid performances from Ethan Hawke and John Travolta.

6,9/10

I really fancy watching this. I'm a big fan of John Travolta. When he is good he is outstanding.

I just found out that she was only 19 years old at the time. One of my very favorite movies. :D

It sounds similar to Dirty Dancing; I read that they went with Jennifer Grey as opposed to a professional dancer, because they thought her inexperience would be more believable (I think they were right). So, Patrick Swayze literally was teaching her to dance during filming.

I just found out that she was only 19 years old at the time. One of my very favorite movies. :D

It sounds similar to Dirty Dancing; I read that they went with Jennifer Grey as opposed to a professional dancer, because they thought her inexperience would be more believable (I think they were right). So, Patrick Swayze literally was teaching her to dance during filming.

Another fun fact: the movie depicts Kathy (Debbie Reynolds) supplying the voice for Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) on the song "I Would", but it's actually Hagen's own voice that you hear.

poseidan adventure, '72.. still love it

Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)

2 follow-up zombie movies. Nothing special. Both are equally good/bad

4,5/10

Doctor Strange. Apart from a rather clunky American accent from the lead (as far as I'm concerned he'll always be Sherlock lol) I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Really entertaining 👍🏻

Sausage Party (2016)

Great... if you are 15 and in puberty.

The animation is just below the current standard but that is the only, not terrible thing about this movie. I've seen people claiming it's clever. I think it says more about those people than the movie. The humor isn't even offensive. It's simply vulgar. Nothing more nothing less. The storyline tries to be smarter than it is and falls short on every aspect. All in all it is actually bad written (No surprise there when Seth Rogen is one of the writers)

2/10

Tremors (1989)

If they had CGI back in those days and used it on this film, it wouldn't have been half the fun it is now. Hadn't seen it in a while but it's still as good as it was back then.

8/10

Agreed... saw it recently and it's great fun. Kevin Bacon always helps too. This might actually be one they could do a Tremors 30 Years Later type sequel to. Do it real and in the camera though!

Sully.

3/5.

Still not as good as the RAF Nimrod ditching.

John Wick (2014)

No nonsense action. For me this is the blueprint for all modern action movies. Can't wait for the sequel this month.

7,5/10

Absolutely Fabulous (2016)

Another of many examples that it is hard to turn a great 30 minute comedy show into a full movie. As with most of these movies they have some funny moments but overall feel boring.

5/10

T2 Trainspotting.

4/5 really good. I enjoyed it more than the first.

Eloise (2017)

I have seen quite a few horror movies set in an empty asylum/clinic/mortuary etc. But none so dull as this one. Bored the crap out of me and my wife.

Robert Patrick and Eliza Dushku have become D-actors. Such a shame.

3/10

Bridge of Spies.

Really good! Great to watch when you see the U2 everyday.

Desperation (2006)

This Stephen King story, made for TV, is another movie that shows that King novels aren't easy to adapt to the screen. Despite it's running time of 130 minutes it fails to catch the essence of King's storytelling.

Still, as a tv movie it's not all bad.

6/10

Salem's Lot (2004)

Not nearly as good as the 1979 version.

4/10

Resident Evil;the Final Chapter (2017)

Fitting end to this so-so franchise.

5/10

John Wick 2 (2017)

As good as the first one. Great action flick

8/10

La La Land

Nicely acted and pleasantly humoured but not a lot really happens. Quite affecting but doesn't really grab you in full.

3.5 out of 5.

Hacksaw, good movie but not great :)

The Watcher (2016) typical trash scary Netflix movie. Movie offerings on Netflix are going downhill for sure. Not even worthy of a B movie label. Pathetic motivations, development and story. 2/10. 1 point for the good looking actress Erin Cahill who looks much younger than her age with nice legs who was half decent. Movies like this are making me think to give up Netflix altogether.

50 shades darker (2017) incredibly lazy written sequel. How the helicopter stuff gets resolved is laughably childish. An imbicele could write a better plot. 4/10. Barely watchable. Almost everything in the movie felt like "we've been here before" nothing new gets added. First one was decent I thought.

Consumed (2015)
Intriguing thriller about a conspiracy with GMO foods. Victor Garber from portraying Mr Thomas Andrews in Titanic fame plays a similarish role, not knowing that he is ultimately a bad guy in some respects. Mind opening. Whether any truth, who knows but certainly worth your time as I think it was a well crafted movie. 8/10

La la land (2016)

I understand Hollywood feels the need to go back to nostalgic times and this movie does a good job at that. But is it really that good? I think the movie is kinda dull and highly overrated. I am surprised it wins so many awards. But maybe that is just me.

It's not a bad movie but I don't see anything special in it

7/10

underworld- blood wars - kate is great , movie brand is going downhill

Kids are watch the Angry Birds movie.....................for gods sake someone save me

The Accountant (2016)

Above average action/thriller. Even Ben Affleck suited the role.

I enjoyed this one

7,5/10

Tintin and the secret of the Golden Fleece (1961)

First of 2 live action movies about Tintin from the 1960's

I saw them when I was a child. Loved them. Today... hahaha For nostalgic reasons I enjoyed it.

5,5/10

Sausage Party

Ridiculous, stupid, and unnecessarily sweary. But also laugh out loud hilarious and strangely addictive.

I have no idea why I liked it but I did.

3.5/5

Tintin and the blue oranges (1964)

Not as good as the first one. Perhaps this one is a bit more for kids. But still a great journey to memory lane.

4,5/10

Foul Play (1978)

Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase are both superb in one of my favorite comedy thrillers

7,5/10

Inferno

Meh. They tried to make it more character driven but there is still ridiculous expositional dialogue. It's just a bit dull and serious. It needs to be more like a b movie serial and loosen up.

Sorry but even Tom Hanks can't save these films.

2.5/5

Spectral (2016)

Netflix scifi action horror movie.

Better than expected but nothing too special.

6/10

The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Jason Bourne (2016)

The first three are pretty good but the last one is just underwhelming. It seems that Jason Bourne has lost all of his methodic way of acting in the last one, making him some sort of caricature of himself.

Anyway, first 3 films 7,5/10
Jason Bourne 6/10

Assasins Creed (2016)

If they intended to invent a new genre called 'Boredom' they succeeded. I never played the game but I recognise a poor movie when I see it.

4.5/10

Don't Hang Up (2016)

Great idea. A group of teenagers make horrific prank calls. but it soon turns against them.

Unfortunately all characters are so unlikable that you don't care for their well being, making it eventually a boring situation. Predictable but nice ending.

5/10

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (2016)

Watched this magical adventure with my wife last night. I like the Harry Potter movies and perhaps that is why I didn't like this movie. It's bittersweet. Almost childish in a way. And half of the cgi was horrible for a movie with this budget.

I prefer a good build up for a storyline but this one was really dragging. And even my wife asked after 40 minutes if we could watch something else.

We didn't and although the movie got slightly better in the last hour I was glad it was over.

5/10

Taken (2009)
Taken 2 (2012)
Taken 3 (2014)

The three movies remind me of the first 3 Die hard movies. The first one is good. The second one is a much poorer attempt of the first and the third has nothing to do with the first two movies.

Die Hard and Die Hard 2 are based on confined spaces (tower building and airplane) Taken 1 and 2 are about kidnapping.

Where Die Hard 3 (a rejected Lethal Weapon 3 script) was more of a 'buddy' movie, Taken 3 turns into a Fugitive/US Marshalls movie. Both third installments are out of place.

And like the Die Hard series part 2 and 3 are not in the same league as it's original.

Taken 7/10
Taken 2 get a 5.5/10
Taken 3 also a 5.5/10

Safe House (2012)

Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. Unfortunately not that good of a story or film.

5/10

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Manchester by the sea ~ I looked forward to the film ... Oscar worthy and all that.. It held my interest and then it just ... was... over... Pished me the heck off ... like "yeah... and THEN what?" ... 2hours 17 minutes never to be seen again ...

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

No Matt Damon in this spin off. Quite bad.

4/10

Incarnate (2016)

The movie looks good. But the story and screenplay are very poor. It's filled with people saying "whatever you do, don't do..." and thus the other person does exactly that.

But what shocked me the most was the fact that after 25 minutes they exactly told us how the sory would end. Not cryptical, not subtile and not to be missed. This shows how poor the screenplay was.

3/10

The Pirates Of The Caribbean Quadrilogy (in preparation for the new one)

Curse Of The Black Pearl - 4/5 the original and best. Straightforward witty fun.

Dead Man's Chest - 3.5/5 some laugh out loud cartoon fun (bamboo and fruit etc). Remember thinking at the time it was way too complicated. Now though I look at it like some of the modern tv series in terms of how they layer characters ave plots) and it holds up well and makes more sense viewed that way.

At World's End - 3/5 Getting a bit too clever for its own good now and much less humour to balance all the plot.

On Stranger Tides - 2.5/5 pretty dull but with some ok moments. Feels a bit tired. And they neutered Barbossa.

Hoping the new one gets back on track because the first 2 were a load of fun!

Cafe Society

Absolutely loved it! But I am a huge Woody Allen fan.

Groundhog Day (1993)

Perfect movie. One of the funniest ever made. 10/10

Super watching it big screen with new HD projector.

Did you watch it again tonight?

Snatch 5/5.

Bricktop is my hero.

Jason Bourne

Yes it's exactly the same formula all over again and it is a little simpler plot wise but it's executed so well and keeps your interest. Matt Damon is far superior to the charisma less Jeremy Renner.

3.5/5

I kind of agree, but as i stated in my Bourne franchise review
Ignoring the Bournr Legacy, I think Jason Bourne was the weakest from the franchise. ;)

Southbound(2016)

5 short scary tales creating a full circle of horror.

Stries didn't always make sense but I enjoyed the movie.

6/10

The Accountant

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Logan

Absolutely superb film. They finally made the wolverine film they always wanted to. Fresh story, superb acting including the kids, and absolutely gripping from start to finish.

I couldn't really think of any way it could be improved, so this gets an ultra rare 5/5

In A Valley of violence

When John Travolta is on form he is absolutely magnetic. If he is enjoying a role then it is impossible not to enjoy watching him. Happy to say here he is having a whale of a time and elevates the film every time he is on screen. Not since Hairspray has he been this good, and he is similar to Broken Arrow or Face Off levels of fun


Ably driving the plot forward is Ethan Hawke who does a good grizzly haunted dog friendly gun slinger superbly.

Hats off to the ladies too and the excellent marshals son.

Ok so as always with a western the plot is not massively original.

But everything about the film is done well.

4/5

Rogue One: a Star Wars stoy (2016)

1080p looks and sounds amazing :cool:

8/10

The Blues Brothers (1980)

One of my all time favorites.

9/10

Arrival

This seems to be asking the lines of what would happen if the events of the excellent independence day really happened. The answer is people would spend a lot of time staring moodily out of windows and then making astonishing logical leaps. The revelation about how changing how you communicate can alter your perception of time (which actually is a pretty astonishing idea) is thrown away and no one seems to react to it at all. It's well put together I suppose but just all rather dull.

2.5/5

Don't breathe (2016)
Meh was ok. Interesting idea and parts. Perhaps not memorable. 7/10.
Stephen Lang was more memorable as the baddie from Avatar.

Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition (2016)
Wow. I think this was a huge improvement on an already enjoyable movie. Can understand the fear of movie studios not wanting to put out movies over 3 hours in case of viewer exhaustion. But this really is a better film. The added 30 minutes make sense and are not useless cutaways which one usually gets with extended editions. The Abyss was the only other directors version I enjoyed as much. There was more focus on why Batman and Superman ended up as rivals and how Lex Luther was puppeteering the situations. Credit to the writers for actually writing something better than what most people ended up seeing at the cinema. It makes the few added minutes of Han Solo and Boba Fett blabbering about nonsense in Star Wars look like trash. The ultimate edition of BvS adds story, backdrop and heart.
Whereas the original I would rate a 7/10 the Ultimate version probably gets an 8,5 out of 10 I'd say. If you liked the original it's definitely worth seeing. Good value at £7 for the Blu Ray at Asda.
Enjoyed it much more in my own cinema. :-)

Split (2017)

Great acting, good story, decent movie

7/10

Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery

Fast & Furious 8
Fun and crazy.
Would never have been as good as the last one with Paul Walker but still a solid entry, on par with 6 probably. Solid 2 hour entertainment if you like this type of thing.
8/10
Worth seeing in 4DX if you have the chance.

The disappointments room (2016)

Horror that was kinda boring.

4/10

If I had to choose only one favorite movie, this one is it. It has everything- comedy, car chases, great music, and it was filmed in my city. Not much more to ask for! :-)

Kong - Skull Island (2017)

The Universal Studios ride in Orlando was better :lol:

Decent monster movie that suffers from the usual bad writing. Picture looks good though. Acting was decent.

Watched it on the new 150 inch (3.8 meter) home theater screen (I used to project on the wall). Great quality. No need to go to the cinema anytime soon anymore :twisted:

Anyway, Kong was okay
7/10

The Darkness (2016)

Kevin Bacon in this B-horror story which had he feel of a made-for-tv movie. Ancient demons haunting a family at home.

The wife liked it.

6/10

Home Invasion (2016)
With a now much chunkier looking Natasha Henstridge.

Quite a decent "home invasion" style thriller I thought. Some bits predictable, some bits aren't.
7/10

LOL, you just watch about everything now that you have your HD projection beamer, don't you? :-P:twisted:

Hah, that movie just happened to be on Netflix. Still thinking of ditching it but must say sometimes something decent pops up. I'm holding off watching all the really good stuff again (the 8 Star Wars movies, back to the future and other favourites) with the Beamer until I have my surround system set up. Will be ordering this week.
I'm thinking if going full 7.1.2 with Dolby Atmos. Never owned a proper surround system partly because of the cabling and I have a rabbit who chews through everything. :lol: but will fix it with cable trunking.

Congrats on your mega screen btw. Mine is only 106inch but physically the throw distance of the projector won't do more regardless.

Beauty And The Beast 2017

So, it is very well made, and an enjoyable enough way of passing a couple of hours. But for me there are a few small flaws. One, you can't out tea pot Angela Lansbury. So while Tale As Old As time is nicely done, it isn't as emotional or wondrous as the previous version. Two, Emma Watson does the acting side pretty well. But the singing not so much. Sure she hits and holds notes but she doesn't really belt them out. Third and finally, it is basically an identical retread of the earlier film and doesn't really offer anything new. Sure a big deal was made of Le Fou being gay, but really the only time that's different on screen to the earlier film is at the ball at the end where he ends up dancing with another guy. It's probably better that no big deal is made of it, after all some people are gay, get over it as They say. But on it's own it doesn't have a huge impact and is not really a compelling reason to watch this version over the earlier film. The beast gets a new song which is pretty decent and I think the household staff get a song that was previously only in the special edition. And there's some unnecessary gumf about Belle's mother.

Those flaws aside, it was pacey, energetic, and very enjoyable. But the earlier film is the one I'd recommend every time.

4/5. Original film gets 5.

'Hidden Figures' 2016 - an awesome Oscar movie about three negro ladies who work in NASA. It's definitely worth watching!

Rings (2017)

One of the most boring horor movies of the year.
No wonder it flopped.

Unfortunately Warner decided that the Friday the 13th franchised doesn't get a reboot because this movie failed (as if the Ring franchise was ever interesting to start with)

3,5/10

The Void (2016)

Didn't like the last 20 minutes or so, but overall interesting to watch this horror story. Somehow it felt to me like a mix between 'the Thing' and 'Prince of Darkness'...

6/10

Havenhurst (2016)

Another horror/thriller. Another miss (although my wife enjoyed it)

5/10

I was almost going to catch that at the cinema. I then thought it would be best to watch Ring 2 first ( I didn't know that actually was made).

I thought it was one of the worst horror movies ever and indeed I've heard that this latest sequel was even worse than that so no chance I would waste a trip to the cinema on such a dreadful movie.
The first one was quite meh to begin with. Only the girl crawling out of the TV was scary. Other than that it was quite boring and long drawn out.

Last I saw was:
Insidious 2 (2013)
5/10

James Wan did sooo much better with The Conjuring 2. :roll:
The characters in The Conjuring sequel are far more likeable and you really feel for them being haunted. In Insidious 2 you don't really give a crap about them and thus couldn't care less what happens to them. There is no chance of getting to know the characters. The kids are constantly in bed sleeping etc. The mother is constantly walking about the hallway. Compare that to key scenes in The Conjuring 2 where you see the kids smoking/misbehaving / walking home from school / asking for biscuits etc. Why the daughter looks so much like the mother IN LAW is very strange. Insidious 2 is not a good story at all. The execution is probably fine but they should have realised this is not even as good as the first Insidious which again I thought was quite meh.
Would rather have seen them make a sequel to Oculus with Karen Gillan. It was far more intriguing and unpredictable.

Ah the infinite wisdom of the film studios. We won't try and make a decent Friday 13th film because people thought Ring was rubbish??? Wtf??

Apparently there was a script for fr13th. But Warner executives pushed the Ring movie forward. When it failed they concluded that older generations don't care for horror anymore and younger generations don't care for older franchise movies. So in their wisdom they decided to cancel production on the Friday re oot because it would bomb at the box office...

Haha genius! I think it's more likely because people don't want to pay good money to see bad films regardless of what type they are!

Which is what pissed me off about the Ghostbusters (2016) trailer and why they didn't get money from me for that one.

The original one was creepy and dark in parts.

The new one just looked like a generic bubblegum slapstick fat clumsy Melissa McCarthy stupid ass piece of crap with neon ghosts added in with CGI. To me it also seemed exceptionally stereo typically dumb. With the black woman shouting "This is a race or a lady thang isn't it / I'm from da hood so I know the streets." The pretty blonde has to lick her guns before she shoots etc. Compare all that garbage to the original which was far less racist and far less sexist then. :roll:

Horror / Scary movies seems to be the one genre where most movie makers seem to fail. Comedy is similar / next in line. They seem to just give certain movie makers and actors carte blanche based on a total garbage reputation rather than judge the script / vision which I'm sure in many if not most cases would be obvious to be a pile of stinking horse shite before a single shot is even filmed.

The Book of Eli.

Still a great film.
8/10

The Faculty

I just love those late 90s horrors where suddenly the teens in the films were actually people with smarts that acted pretty much like actual teens. Is this film terrifying? Well no. But I can't honestly say most of the Halloween films are either. But it does have some good jumps and black comic situations with decent actors and no one phoning it in.

3.5/5

Incidentally...

Scream 1 4/5
Scream 2 4.5/5
Scream 3 2.5/5
Scream 4 3/5
Halloween H20 4.5/5
I Know What You Did Last Summer 3.5/5
I Still Know 3/5
Final Destination 4/5

Bye Bye Man (2016)

Another horror flick that could have been a lot better than it turned out to be.

5/10

Alien 3

Very underrated sequel although this one is easily superior over Aliens. Making it the 2nd best movie of the franchise behind the original Alien.

7,5/10

Absolutely agree. Far better than its reputation suggests and feels much more like a follow on (tone wise) from Alien than Aliens. Also waaaay better than resurrection.