It’s an intricate plot that can be hard to follow, but I didn’t see any bad acting. Though I’m not the best judge of such things. Still, I thought Christian Bale, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro were very good (and Margot Robbie was very gorgeous – as well has having a career record of two Oscar and four Golden Globe nominations). I think the movie gets better around the point that the trio meets General Dillenbeck (De Niro). It strikes me as a sort of modern interpretation of film noir, and has a satisfying sentimental ending.
It doesn’t surprise me that the estimated budget was $80 mil. A big chunk of that was probably salaries for the A-list help.
We’re roughly 1/3 of the way through Jurassic World Dominion, and this might be the worst-written movie I’ve seen in (at least) a decade. The dialogue, the plotting, the dialogue. Plus the plotting.
I hope they all get eaten, but that never happens in these movies.
I’m a tremendous fan of the original Jurassic Park, which I consider to be one of the best movies ever made and a perfect archetype of what an entertaining major blockbuster should be. So I’ve watched all the sequels, good and bad, I’m sure including Jurassic World Dominion. But I don’t specifically remember it, which I think says it all.
Supposedly Jurassic World Domination was supposed to end the franchise. We can only hope they stick to that, because it sucked. (Though I agree that the first movie was great.)
I got around to watching this today. I thought it was… not good. Seemed like two unfinished stories stuck together and tried to force to make nice with each other.
But Holy Cow! What a huge bunch (and waste of) big name people! How the hell did they all get roped into this movie with such a weak story?? Somebody has lots of incriminating photos I’m guessing. Wasn’t impressed with the guy who played the Doctor. Kinda hammy.
And a good story could have been crafted about ‘The Business Plot’ without all the silly junk in the first half of the movie.
Anyway… I had my reasons for watching. And I know nothing about ‘Cinema’, so my review probably isn’t worth too much.
Effectively a four hour movie chopped into 1 hour sequences, this documentary is a decent look @ Madoff and his crimes. It largely blames the SEC for allowing this to continue, however, it also notes that the Republicans have done nothing but gut financial oversight since Reagan.
The Menu. I liked it. A refreshing, atypical take on the too often boring premises of horror films, with absurdist humor, to boot. It wouldn’t have worked without the mesmerizing performance of Ralph Fiennes, however.
Jurassic World: Dominion. I pretty much agree with what has already been said. If you like dinosaurs and giant bugs, this movie is for you, as long as you can ignore its pedestrian script and myriad plot holes. On the positive side, I liked seeing the original characters brought back, especially Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm. Having grown up with some great dinosaur movies (by Ray Harryhausen) and not-so-great (by Irwin Allen and others), I’ll watch a dinosaur flick anytime. I’ve rewatched “Jurassic Park” and “Jurassic Park: The Lost World” (my favorite) many times. The best I can say about this one is that I enjoyed the ride but have no desire to repeat it.
It wasn’t bad acting, per se. It was just hollow somehow. I was never into the story; I was always aware of actors acting. So, it didn’t grab me the way I wanted it to.
Jurassic Park really was great. I just installed a new sound system and looking for something to test it out with, I came across JP. Great lines, great sound effects, and a great score.
The story and the world building get more and more ridiculous throughout the series and it’s wonderful in a completely ironic way, but as the series progresses, the fight scenes just get more and more bonkers. Like the scene in the knife museum.
A knife museum!
I’ll keep watching 'em as long as they’re making 'em.
Well, there’s a plot, and it’s contrived, of course. The mayhem just gets boring to me, though some of the methods in III are amusing, like using a horse to kick people to death.
Pretty dreadful overall. The first (roughly) 38 minutes is a very cheap and boring “dramatic recreation” of the mutiny. There are maybe three sets and Errol Flynn - in his first film, playing Fletcher Christian - has no more than a line or two; he mostly just stands around tree-like watching Captain Bligh take hits of snuff and mug. This part of the flick is generally worthless and best skipped, imo, the native dancing and occasional topless vahine notwithstanding.
The latter half is a narrated documentary (i.e., no interviews) of ca. 1932 “idyllic” Pitcairn life for the 52 families living there descended from the mutineers. Marginally more interesting (if no less boring), it is unfortunately afflicted by more lame dramatic recreations.
This was the first movie actually shot on Pitcairn and it features several nice views of the mountainous island, including Bounty Bay, the local church (built by the last Bounty survivor over Polynesian ruins that dated from at least three centuries earlier), and the very narrow and dangerous reef through which all landings had to come (I think there is now some kind of pier). Fletcher Christian’s man-cave is only shown from the outside.
Note: This was at least the second filmed version of the mutiny following a 1916 silent and just before MGM’s best-known 1935 version with Chuck Laughton as Bligh.
Glass Onion Netflix. I really enjoyed this movie. I had intrigued me enough when I saw a preview at the theater that I resolved to watch it then, but missed the timing so I was glad to see it was available on Netflix. The whole thing is a absurd, as are many mystery movies, but the style and the characters made it work. Although I enjoyed Knives Out, this one I liked a lot better even though it was less of a mystery.