Kaos' way behind movie reviews

wesfau2 · « **Reply #2240 on:** October 17, 2016, 10:42:55 AM »

The Accountant

Won't win awards, but it evolves into a fun rampage flick.

Some of the pieces are tied up a little too tidily for my liking, but it didn't detract from my overall satisfaction with the movie.

Affleck is, true to his form, solid in the role. JK Simmons is always great. Anna Kendrick was a bit lightweight for her role, but whatevs...all those ingenue types look/act similarly these days.

The surprise for me....

spoilerish.....

Jon Berenthal was awesome in this flick. Don't know why he didn't feature more prominently in the advertising.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #2241 on:** October 18, 2016, 01:56:51 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on October 17, 2016, 10:42:55 AM

The Accountant
Jon Berenthal was awesome in this flick. Don't know why he didn't feature more prominently in the advertising.

I honestly didn't know he was even in it.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #2242 on:** October 18, 2016, 02:15:11 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on October 18, 2016, 01:56:51 PM

I honestly didn't know he was even in it.

Nor did I until he popped up on the screen.

Kaos · « **Reply #2243 on:** October 22, 2016, 01:06:49 AM »

Boo: A Madea Hallerween

You'd think this would get old after a while. But it doesn't. Or when it does, it gets brought back.

Is this high comedy? No. It's just funny. Madea's Christmas was amusing. It had a few good moments.

This one just cracked me up. I haven't laughed so much at a movie in -- I don't know when, really. It's rude, it's ridiculous, it's not anything much beyond what you'd expect. But it made me and everyone else in the audience laugh almost continuously.

Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry, a funny black woman, a not-so-funny black woman, and some of the worst actors I've ever seen on film star in a movie that's just plain silliness.

The girl playing the daughter is atrocious. The frat boys are unconvincing and look like they were simply pulled off the streets the day of the shoot and handed their lines. The presidente of the fraternitay was pathetically bad.

Tyler Perry -- when playing straight as the dad -- is stiff, stilted and flat. It's so weird that he's such a terrible actor when he's trying to play a real character as himself (see the unwatchable Alex Cross movie) but is funny as Madear.

I'd actually like to see somebody besides Perry helm a Madea movie at least once. Get a quality cast, an actual budget, some better production values and then let turn Madea loose.

When this comes out I'll add it to my collection of Halloween staples. It's a good one.

The Prowler · « **Reply #2244 on:** October 23, 2016, 05:00:23 AM »

Not surprising. Kaos you want to kill yourself after watching 9 out of the last 10 movies that you posted, including Titanic. But Madea Hallerween is funny and a good movie, minus the worst acting you've ever seen, horrible budget, & production...but it's so good that you're going to put it in your collection.

Smh

Saniflush · « **Reply #2245 on:** October 24, 2016, 08:58:08 AM »

Quote from: The Prowler on October 23, 2016, 05:00:23 AM

Not surprising. Kaos you want to kill yourself after watching 9 out of the last 10 movies that you posted, including Titanic. But Madea Hallerween is funny and a good movie, minus the worst acting you've ever seen, horrible budget, & production...but it's so good that you're going to put it in your collection.

Smh

You know how I know you're gay?

wesfau2 · « **Reply #2246 on:** October 24, 2016, 09:00:44 AM »

Quote from: Saniflush on October 24, 2016, 08:58:08 AM

You know how I know you're gay?

Because he listens to the Dave Matthews Band?

The Six · « **Reply #2247 on:** October 24, 2016, 10:14:34 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on October 24, 2016, 09:00:44 AM

Because he listens to the Dave Matthews Band?

Shut that whore mouth, mister.

GH2001 · « **Reply #2248 on:** October 24, 2016, 11:28:42 AM »

Quote from: The Six on October 24, 2016, 10:14:34 AM

Shut that whore mouth, mister.

But it's true.

Godfather · « **Reply #2249 on:** October 25, 2016, 12:19:17 PM »

Quote from: Saniflush on October 24, 2016, 08:58:08 AM

You know how I know you're gay?

Cause he wants to sit on Bernie Sanders face?

Kaos · « **Reply #2250 on:** October 25, 2016, 07:40:03 PM »

Quote from: Godfather on October 25, 2016, 12:19:17 PM

Cause he wants to sit on Bernie Sanders face?

He wants someone else to sit on it for him and just hand him a jar of ass boogers.

Kaos · « **Reply #2251 on:** November 08, 2016, 09:11:20 AM »

Star Trek: Beyond

Beyond credulity.
Beyond sense.
Beyond silly.

Stole some creature effects from Star Wars. Didn't care for any of that.
Stole the 80s-90s music idea from Guardians of the Galaxy. Boo.
Stole its story from some fanboy's bad dream.

A few good moments here and there marred by a ridiculous storyline, some laughably bad CGI (particularly the motorcycle ride), some forced dialogue, some shoehorned "emotion" and the artificial subtle interjection of Sulu's gayness.

Not a good movie.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #2252 on:** November 08, 2016, 09:24:42 AM »

Quote from: Kaos on November 08, 2016, 09:11:20 AM

Star Trek: Beyond

Beyond credulity.
Beyond sense.
Beyond silly.

Stole some creature effects from Star Wars. Didn't care for any of that.
Stole the 80s-90s music idea from Guardians of the Galaxy. Boo.
Stole its story from some fanboy's bad dream.

A few good moments here and there marred by a ridiculous storyline, some laughably bad CGI (particularly the motorcycle ride), some forced dialogue, some shoehorned "emotion" and the artificial subtle interjection of Sulu's gayness.

Not a good movie.

Unfortunately paid good cash to see this one in the theater. The popcorn, drowning in that liquid gold they have in that big ole pump dispenser, was fab-you-lust. Otherwise, I was pissed I wasted that much of my life.

Kaos · « **Reply #2253 on:** November 11, 2016, 08:46:46 AM »

A Most Violent Year

Jessica Chastain and Poe Dameron in an 80s era movie about corruption in the heating oil business.

Well, it just didn't work. Plodding and muddled storyline that fizzled to the end and never delivered.

Disappointed.

Kaos · « **Reply #2254 on:** November 11, 2016, 10:19:42 AM »

Idiocracy

Not hardly the masterpiece I was led to believe. One of Mike Judge's worst efforts in my opinion.

He stole my long-held belief that due to human nature the collective IQ will only drop over the years as "smart" people have far fewer children than the idiots (democrats) and the desire for immediate distraction will triumph over sacrifice for the greater good. Roman breads and circuses, remember? He didn't, however, present anything remotely close to what that world would look like and instead squandered the opportunity that presented.

For those that stupidly tried to tie that film to the election of Trump? Nope. The idiotic sheep voted for her. A Hillary win would have pushed us closer to that future than Trump. So bah on you.

I was not impressed at all. Judge's films and television shows often provide biting and authentic social commentary. This tried but flopped like Clete Wetli on November 8.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #2255 on:** November 12, 2016, 08:34:24 AM »

Dr. Strange was, predictably, pretty awesome. Visually amazing, though they relied on the "Inception" visual a bit too much in my opinion.

Cumberbatch is in his comfort zone playing the smartest man in the room but he doesn't wear the earnest hero-turn very well, unfortunately. It comes off forced and/or hokey.

Lots of action, some light Marvel-esque humor and stunning visuals. Spend the money and see it in 3D and/or IMAX.

Also, two teasers after this one. Stay to the very end.

GH2001 · « **Reply #2256 on:** November 12, 2016, 03:59:17 PM »

Took the kiddos to see Trolls yesterday on the day off school.

Thought it was much better than Secret Life of Pets and angry birds.

Still nowhere in the neighborhood of the classics of the same genre. Toy story Etc

Godfather · « **Reply #2257 on:** November 13, 2016, 12:07:25 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on November 12, 2016, 03:59:17 PM

Took the kiddos to see Trolls yesterday on the day off school.

Thought it was much better than Secret Life of Pets and angry birds.

Still nowhere in the neighborhood of the classics of the same genre. Toy story Etc

Music was good

AUTiger1 · « **Reply #2258 on:** November 13, 2016, 12:56:55 PM »

Quote from: GH2001 on November 12, 2016, 03:59:17 PM

Took the kiddos to see Trolls yesterday on the day off school.

Thought it was much better than Secret Life of Pets and angry birds.

Still nowhere in the neighborhood of the classics of the same genre. Toy story Etc

What ages?

Kaos · « **Reply #2259 on:** November 13, 2016, 10:47:26 PM »

Ghostbustiers

Ghostbusters with chicks. Ugh. Finally gave in and checked it out.

Much like people can't understand that the reason people hated and refused to vote for Hillary had nothing to do with her being a woman, the people who made this movie were so tone deaf that they rejected any criticism as being nothing more than "anti-woman" sentiment.

I wouldn't object to women in those roles. I objected to THOSE women in THAT movie.

It wasn't as blatantly horrible as I expected. What it was, however, was listless, lifeless, dull and insulting. It could have been fun. It wasn't. McCarthy was restrained but still obnoxious. Wiig was paper thin and vaccuous. Leslie Jones is the least talented person ever to grace a screen of any size. If braying stupid things loudly is "talent" I need to be an agent. Signups begin at 11 a.m. at Wal Mart. McKinnon is okay on SNL in small bites, but her mugging just grew tiresome. She was a one-note joke with no room to expand.

The scene where Kev was getting the cops to dance was amusing. Beyond that, there wasn't much else. The constant cameos were actually distracting.

Sad because the visual effects were pretty good.

If you're going to remake a movie that's considered a classic, either have a new take or have something new to say. This film did neither. Instead, the only message it delivered was "hey, remember that 80s movie Ghostbusters? It was pretty cool."