Movie Reviews 2.0

[orangpelupa]

Poor reviews ... go figure!

Super Mario Movie's 'sensational' box office takings defy poor reviews

It has the most successful global opening of all time for an animated film - despite poor reviews.

www.bbc.com

Any summary of what reviewers considered as bad?

I watched the Mario movie a week or two ago and it was really good IMO. Not a single fatal fault. Lots of fun

 

[Mariner]

Given the number of kids who own a Switch (and the number of adults who own one or had an N64/GameCube/Wii/Wii-U), it probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that the movie has done well at the box office!

 

[orangpelupa]

nintendo consoles and games are only available thru grey market channels in my region, and the theatre was packed. the movie is simply that good IMO. The trailers are fun, the movie is fun.

seems there's a disconnect between the professional critics and common people.

 

[Malo]

Fall (2022)

I really like these types of single room/scene situation movies that have a basic premise but execute so damn well on every beat. The setup for the characters isn't groundbreaking, but serves the purpose well and provides the emotional context for some scenes without being filler. It also ensures both setup and use of the relationships aren't overdone, getting you into the meat of the film in good time.

The situation itself and the means to try to resolve it were grounded enough that I never felt like there were stupid decisions nor completely unrealistic. In fact I was surprised to find myself thinking of ways to get out of the situation with their available resources then the writer followed through with those. No real use of coincidence nor luck to justify lazy writing. Just brilliant.

To quote The Critical Drinker:

As a viewer, there's nothing worse than realizing you're way smarter than the characters in the story who make completely irrational decisions or fail to see obvious solutions to their predicament so that the rest of the plot can happen. Fortunately, that never really happens here.

8/10

 

[orangpelupa]

Fall (2022)

I really like these types of single room/scene situation movies that have a basic premise but execute so damn well on every beat. The setup for the characters isn't groundbreaking, but serves the purpose well and provides the emotional context for some scenes without being filler. It also ensures both setup and use of the relationships aren't overdone, getting you into the meat of the film in good time.

The situation itself and the means to try to resolve it were grounded enough that I never felt like there were stupid decisions nor completely unrealistic. In fact I was surprised to find myself thinking of ways to get out of the situation with their available resources then the writer followed through with those. No real use of coincidence nor luck to justify lazy writing. Just brilliant.

To quote The Critical Drinker:


8/10

Did they suddenly remember that they actually got a sat phone? And then when they turned it on, they can't send sms because they forgot to pay for the subs...

 

[Malo]

Awesome Babylon 5 news!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653799076641779712

 

[Davros]

Renfield
Nicholas cage plays Count Dracula because of course he does
It's a silly little film

 

[Arnold Beckenbauer]

Renfield
Nicholas cage plays Count Dracula because of course he does
It's a silly little film

I'm really looking forward to the film.
I hope it's as good as Mel Brooks' Dracula.

 

[orangpelupa]

Isn't cage dead?

Oh it's Bruce that's dead

Whoops, not dead.

Cage is the one on face off

 

[Arnold Beckenbauer]

After "Massive Talent" I'm in love with Cage (again).

But the reviews aren't great. Who cares.

 

[WhiningKhan]

Isn't cage dead?

Oh it's Bruce that's dead

Whoops, not dead.

Cage is the one on face off

Yeah he is the one with the face of Travolta.

 

[nutball]

Isn't cage dead?

No, but I do wish he'd retire. And his entire back catalogue be nuked from orbit.

For some irrational reason I really can't stand the guy. The best movie he's never made would be one where his character dies within ten seconds of the opening credits of some embarrassing mishap, and is never spoken of again.

 

[hoom]

Lord of War was really good, or at least thats my memory of it, been meaning to go back and watch it.
Otherwise yeah not a fan of Nick Cage, though he's been in so goddamn much stuff that statistically at least a few of them have to be decent.

 

[orangpelupa]

watched interstellar again...

anyone have any idea why they go down to the water planet despite only receiving initial survey signal? why no suspicion of the signal only the initial survey signal? (probably just the 1st thumbs up, or even worse, just initial signal of successful landing)

although to be fair, the character does gets angry that the scientist made this mistake...

 

[Malo]

anyone have any idea why they go down to the water planet despite only receiving initial survey signal?

So that the big scene with the water can happen.

 

[nutball]

Yeah you need to watch more Pitch Meeting videos on YouTube.

Producer guy: "Why do they do that?"
Script-writer guy: "Because!"
Producer guy: "That works!"

 

[hoom]

My favourite bit was sneaking round the back of the blackhole to avoid its' spacetime distortion

 

[London Geezer]

watched interstellar again...

anyone have any idea why they go down to the water planet despite only receiving initial survey signal? why no suspicion of the signal only the initial survey signal? (probably just the 1st thumbs up, or even worse, just initial signal of successful landing)

although to be fair, the character does gets angry that the scientist made this mistake...

Time Dilation.

Yeah you need to watch more Pitch Meeting videos on YouTube.

Producer guy: "Why do they do that?"
Script-writer guy: "Because!"
Producer guy: "That works!"

Super easy, barely an inconvenience!

 

[tuna]

watched interstellar again...

anyone have any idea why they go down to the water planet despite only receiving initial survey signal? why no suspicion of the signal only the initial survey signal? (probably just the 1st thumbs up, or even worse, just initial signal of successful landing)

although to be fair, the character does gets angry that the scientist made this mistake...

It was the closest/most convenient/fastest to survey.

 

[cheapchips]

So across the Spiderverse then... It's a fantastic watch, worthy sequel and an outstanding piece of animation. The next film's now my most anticipated movie of next year.