mikeymikec
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By strange coincidence I first heard of this film the day before yesterday, thanks to a shortened version of this clip that was posted on imgur:
By strange coincidence I first heard of this film the day before yesterday, thanks to a shortened version of this clip that was posted on imgur:
gorobei
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Dept Q (2025)
8/10
as others have mentioned police series set in scotland with a dark foreboding tone like all the uk detective shows Broadchurch, the Fall, River, etc. main twist is the show is written/run/directed by an american Scott Frank (GetShorty,MinorityReport/QueensGambit). based on danish novel series/films.
it is a slower pace show where Det. Morck (matthew goode) plays a dr House type abrasive only cares about being right type who takes on a cold case and builds a team.
it does a neat job of playing with reveals and flashbacks to maintain interest while delving into some dark territory. there is a pervasive trend of nearly everyone you meet is messed up in some way and the production designer has specifically gone out of the way to make everything look old and beat down and not shiny new. overall theme would probably be flaws and darksides.
primary plot centers around a missing person and the associated rabbitholes surrounding them.
acting is good, story is the thing everyone raves about but i think most are onboard for the characters. some plot weakness but not full on plotholes, and a poorly staged climax shot that verges into trite hollywood. but still worth watching if you are into the genre.
plenty of novels in the series so no shortage of material for following seasons.
8/10
as others have mentioned police series set in scotland with a dark foreboding tone like all the uk detective shows Broadchurch, the Fall, River, etc. main twist is the show is written/run/directed by an american Scott Frank (GetShorty,MinorityReport/QueensGambit). based on danish novel series/films.
it is a slower pace show where Det. Morck (matthew goode) plays a dr House type abrasive only cares about being right type who takes on a cold case and builds a team.
it does a neat job of playing with reveals and flashbacks to maintain interest while delving into some dark territory. there is a pervasive trend of nearly everyone you meet is messed up in some way and the production designer has specifically gone out of the way to make everything look old and beat down and not shiny new. overall theme would probably be flaws and darksides.
primary plot centers around a missing person and the associated rabbitholes surrounding them.
acting is good, story is the thing everyone raves about but i think most are onboard for the characters. some plot weakness but not full on plotholes, and a poorly staged climax shot that verges into trite hollywood. but still worth watching if you are into the genre.
plenty of novels in the series so no shortage of material for following seasons.
Kaido
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MrSquished
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William Gaatjes
Lifer
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The flash (2023) 8/10
Was a nice movie. With going back in time and that multiverse idea, anything is (not) possible.
The excorcist believer 6/10
Has only a few of the scary moments in comparison to the exorcist, exorcist the heretic, exorcist, the beginning.
Was a nice movie. With going back in time and that multiverse idea, anything is (not) possible.
The excorcist believer 6/10
Has only a few of the scary moments in comparison to the exorcist, exorcist the heretic, exorcist, the beginning.
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Kaido
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I really enjoyed that movie, as the latest crop of Marvels have been pretty meh. It's too bad about the controversies, but that's Hollyweird, I guess!
It was all worth it to see Superman Nick Cage:
William Gaatjes
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Yeah, those hommage moments in the movie make the movie funny. Ezra Miller does have a different way of portraying Barry Allen. But it is fun to watch.
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Kaido
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William Gaatjes
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GodisanAtheist
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Jurassic World Rebirth 6/10
Ugh *Sigh*
Ok, so... Jesus where to even begin. When you're 7 movies into a franchise things are going to get a bit stale. As referenced in my earlier Alien Romulus review, a 7 films you start to get kudos just for pulling off fan service and callbacks correctly.
That's about where the Jurassic Park IP is right now. The IP is even self aware of how innately boring it's own formula is and teases that "the world is bored of dinosaurs" and "We have to make mutant freakshows to keep people interested". It's a bit on the nose but at least it's honest.
Look. You know *exactly* how this movie plays out because you've seen it before. You've seen the sleezy corpo guy, you've seen the mercenary with a heart of gold, you've seen the family stranded on Dino Island, you've seen the genetic hybrid freaks no one asked for ruining your god damn Dino movie, you know the characters with only a handful of lines are going to be dino-food.
So I ask directors, why do the stupid "establish characters in a monster flick" boring first hour of movie if we already know these characters from elsewhere? Why not just get into the action, pedal to the metal? The first hour of movie is genuinely painful to watch. Largely uncharismatic characters with forgettable back stories blah blah blah have to go to Dino Island because blah blah blah evil corporation needs dinos for blah blah blah Jesus.
I'll give the movie some props: when the dinos do show up and the movie shifts into popcorn gear it does big stupid summer fun pretty good. The T-Rex sequence is legitimately tense and terrifying, scarier than it's been since the original JP movie anyway.
The mutant dinosaurs range from ok to downright "this isn't even kind of a dinosaur movie anymore" levels of what the fuck were they smoking.
Experience was probably helped by watching at the Alamo draft house, which had some fun preamble dinosaur stuff, and I got to eat some mid chicken tendies to stave off my growing hunger, putting me in a much better mood than I had any right to be in.
Anyhow, there ya go.
Ugh *Sigh*
Ok, so... Jesus where to even begin. When you're 7 movies into a franchise things are going to get a bit stale. As referenced in my earlier Alien Romulus review, a 7 films you start to get kudos just for pulling off fan service and callbacks correctly.
That's about where the Jurassic Park IP is right now. The IP is even self aware of how innately boring it's own formula is and teases that "the world is bored of dinosaurs" and "We have to make mutant freakshows to keep people interested". It's a bit on the nose but at least it's honest.
Look. You know *exactly* how this movie plays out because you've seen it before. You've seen the sleezy corpo guy, you've seen the mercenary with a heart of gold, you've seen the family stranded on Dino Island, you've seen the genetic hybrid freaks no one asked for ruining your god damn Dino movie, you know the characters with only a handful of lines are going to be dino-food.
So I ask directors, why do the stupid "establish characters in a monster flick" boring first hour of movie if we already know these characters from elsewhere? Why not just get into the action, pedal to the metal? The first hour of movie is genuinely painful to watch. Largely uncharismatic characters with forgettable back stories blah blah blah have to go to Dino Island because blah blah blah evil corporation needs dinos for blah blah blah Jesus.
I'll give the movie some props: when the dinos do show up and the movie shifts into popcorn gear it does big stupid summer fun pretty good. The T-Rex sequence is legitimately tense and terrifying, scarier than it's been since the original JP movie anyway.
The mutant dinosaurs range from ok to downright "this isn't even kind of a dinosaur movie anymore" levels of what the fuck were they smoking.
Experience was probably helped by watching at the Alamo draft house, which had some fun preamble dinosaur stuff, and I got to eat some mid chicken tendies to stave off my growing hunger, putting me in a much better mood than I had any right to be in.
Anyhow, there ya go.
DigDog
Lifer
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I finally watched Ragtime (1981) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082970/reference/
Finally because my mother loved this film - she had the soundtrack n' all, i grew up to "i could love a million girls".
But the title never came up since, and i had not thought of going back to it to watch it, at least until i watched A Soldier's Story.
Anyway, Ragtime the film - not the music style - is based during the very early 1900s, incidentally, when ragtime was the popular music. There is one character that plays ragtime for work, but unfortunately this only highlights the problem i'm about to explain: this film does not have a protagonist. You know .. that thing that Red Letter Media insisted it's so important to have?
Originally a book, the substance of the thing is a series of intertwined stories, whose purpose is just to show what the turn of the century was like. There's a famous socialite involved in a scandal. There's a black man being targeted by racists, who resorts to bombs. There's the aforementioned racists. There is Brad Dourif (Good Dune's Mentat) playing some kind of a weirdo, there's Elizabeth McGovern with her tits out, there's even Samuel L Jackson !! (in a 5 seconds scene), Kenneth McMillan (Good Dune's Baron Harkonnen), Fran Drescher (30 seconds role), Jeff Daniels, they got idk how many names on the cast list. But there is no single primary story, no main arc, and .. no real protagonist.
Frankly the film could have been better if the various stories were told asynchronous, one at the time, even with recurring characters, jumping forwards and backwards in time as needed. But this way, it's really difficult to understand what story the film wants to tell.
Sets and costumes are great, or, at least, they are *abundant*. Quite a lot of "loud" scenes, with far too much detail to take in. It really tries to be more of a ... docu-drama, a historical recreation. Kind-of like Heaven's Gate. While Heavens Gate does have a protagonist and a single primary story, it shows up so rarely and for so little, that the two feel very similar.
idk, it's a very well made film, but i wouldn't recommend it. I can't think of any particular strengths it may have, aside from being a period piece. Even the soundtrack isn't particularly prominent.
I think 6.5/10 because it's competent, but dispersive. It needs both more .. and less.
Finally because my mother loved this film - she had the soundtrack n' all, i grew up to "i could love a million girls".
Anyway, Ragtime the film - not the music style - is based during the very early 1900s, incidentally, when ragtime was the popular music. There is one character that plays ragtime for work, but unfortunately this only highlights the problem i'm about to explain: this film does not have a protagonist. You know .. that thing that Red Letter Media insisted it's so important to have?
Originally a book, the substance of the thing is a series of intertwined stories, whose purpose is just to show what the turn of the century was like. There's a famous socialite involved in a scandal. There's a black man being targeted by racists, who resorts to bombs. There's the aforementioned racists. There is Brad Dourif (Good Dune's Mentat) playing some kind of a weirdo, there's Elizabeth McGovern with her tits out, there's even Samuel L Jackson !! (in a 5 seconds scene), Kenneth McMillan (Good Dune's Baron Harkonnen), Fran Drescher (30 seconds role), Jeff Daniels, they got idk how many names on the cast list. But there is no single primary story, no main arc, and .. no real protagonist.
Frankly the film could have been better if the various stories were told asynchronous, one at the time, even with recurring characters, jumping forwards and backwards in time as needed. But this way, it's really difficult to understand what story the film wants to tell.
Sets and costumes are great, or, at least, they are *abundant*. Quite a lot of "loud" scenes, with far too much detail to take in. It really tries to be more of a ... docu-drama, a historical recreation. Kind-of like Heaven's Gate. While Heavens Gate does have a protagonist and a single primary story, it shows up so rarely and for so little, that the two feel very similar.
idk, it's a very well made film, but i wouldn't recommend it. I can't think of any particular strengths it may have, aside from being a period piece. Even the soundtrack isn't particularly prominent.
I think 6.5/10 because it's competent, but dispersive. It needs both more .. and less.
DigDog
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i finished watched Murderbot - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30444310/reference/
and it kinda grew on me. BUT i did a lot of fast-forwarding.
My opinion is essentially still the same; the protagonist (the titular Murderbot) is great. The supporting characters against whom he plays, the hippies, are horrible. But they are *meant* to be horrible. But also, they are still horrible. And the show really should have understood this better, and basically go "hey look, this robot guy has to deal with these really annoying hippies, now i know they annoy YOU, imagine how annoyed he would be having to live with them every day", and then tone down the annoy-stuff.
And instead it leaves that to me and the magical 5-seconds skip button on VLC.
It's ok. I have done it before. Just fast-forward through all the useless shit and it might even be a 7/10, but realistically the way it is now (AND with manual skipping) only really 6/10.
and it kinda grew on me. BUT i did a lot of fast-forwarding.
My opinion is essentially still the same; the protagonist (the titular Murderbot) is great. The supporting characters against whom he plays, the hippies, are horrible. But they are *meant* to be horrible. But also, they are still horrible. And the show really should have understood this better, and basically go "hey look, this robot guy has to deal with these really annoying hippies, now i know they annoy YOU, imagine how annoyed he would be having to live with them every day", and then tone down the annoy-stuff.
And instead it leaves that to me and the magical 5-seconds skip button on VLC.
It's ok. I have done it before. Just fast-forward through all the useless shit and it might even be a 7/10, but realistically the way it is now (AND with manual skipping) only really 6/10.
Kaido
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I don't really believe in story arcs having to go stale, tbh. Like, I'm on Season 7 of The Rookie & as far as I'm concerned they can just keep making new seasons forever!
The issue here is fundamental to the draw of the OG movie: Jurassic Park is NOT a monster movie. Jurassic Park is about animals:
How Steven Spielberg Made Sure Jurassic Park's Dinosaurs Never Became 'Monsters' - SlashFilm
'They're not monsters, Lex, they're just animals.'
www.slashfilm.com
We have some Resident Evil stuff up in here now:
DigDog
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the new Rick & Morty season is out and it's been disappointing. 2 good episodes and 5 (7 insofar) pretty damn mediocre ones.
Remember that they sacked the guy who invented the show because of unproven (and later dismissed) accusations of sexual misconduct.
Remember that they sacked the guy who invented the show because of unproven (and later dismissed) accusations of sexual misconduct.
JujuFish
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Roiland has a writing credit for 6 episodes, and none since season 3 (nearly 8 years ago).
And multiple people came forward with allegations about his inappropriate behavior, including minors.
DigDog
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i'm shocked that you didn't put a "wink wink" on that last phrase.
He was with Adult Swim until January 2023, which means he was involved with the creation of season 1 through 6. You know what a writers pool is, right ? Well they managed one decent season without him.
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I guess for the 2 of you, The Flash is to you what Affleck Daredevil is to me - A much better movie than the vast majority of people rate it. I did not care much for Flash outside of Keaton as Batman. That was the one saving grace of the flick. That CGI multiverse stuff was laughably bad and looked like a freshmen project from the kids at Full Sail.
Basic 6.5/10
Travolta and Sammy L. together again! It had more plot twists than all of the Shamalongadingdong flicks put together. I was left thinking it was based on a book series like Reacher but it is not. The ending made me think it was setting up sequels; nope.
As to big screen Daredevil: It is generally reviled, just look at Rotten Tomatoes. I personally dig the movie's style and laugh at Bullseye almost every time he is on screen. The airplane scene is comedy gold. I have a soft spot for Affleck and his life long bro
I liked that every comic character in the movie was introduced with a theme song of sorts. I liked that in the time limit of a feature film they managed to convey the entire arc of his struggle to not be the bad guy. John Favreau was great as usual.
Basic 6.5/10
Travolta and Sammy L. together again! It had more plot twists than all of the Shamalongadingdong flicks put together. I was left thinking it was based on a book series like Reacher but it is not. The ending made me think it was setting up sequels; nope.
As to big screen Daredevil: It is generally reviled, just look at Rotten Tomatoes. I personally dig the movie's style and laugh at Bullseye almost every time he is on screen. The airplane scene is comedy gold. I have a soft spot for Affleck and his life long bro
I liked that every comic character in the movie was introduced with a theme song of sorts. I liked that in the time limit of a feature film they managed to convey the entire arc of his struggle to not be the bad guy. John Favreau was great as usual.
JujuFish
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Dan Harmon Is Ready to Talk About All of It (Including the Justin Roiland Drama)
The creative force behind 'Rick and Morty,' 'Community' and 'Krapopolis' was a say-anything provocateur until a changing culture, a few brushes with cancellation and lots of therapy scared him into silence. But boy does he miss his soapbox.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Yep, he sure was a big factor in the writers' room.
But go on, continue defending a creep.
DigDog
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1. i genuinely do not believe a single word out of the hollywood reporter - more so when it's a hit piece on someone who's been kicked out of a job based on unproven allegations and has got a good shot at a lawsuit.
2. was he a big factor? was he not a big factor? he left and the series declined. maybe they are co-related. maybe they are not. it's far easier to assume that the guy who created the protagonist around whom the entire show revolves being removed was the determining factor on the quality of the scripts declining, rather than pure coincidence.
3. i'm really fed up with me2's guilty until proven innocent attitude. the accusations were deemed unfounded. by people who had the testimonies, the evidence. i chose to believe their opinion over your opinion.
i can only hope the same happens to you, maybe you'll see how fun it is when the shoe is on the other foot. it shouldn't be too hard given what i know you've done to those girls back in 2016.
JujuFish
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1. Do you not believe the words of Dan Harmon, the other co-creator and writer/showrunner? He and Roiland stopped talking in 2019, and even that last conversation was a text, by Harmon's own account.
2. By your own opinion, they've had 1 decent season since he left. They've only had one season since he left. That's batting 1.000. Regardless, he hasn't been involved with writing since season 3, and I don't see you complaining about the plummeting quality from season 4 onward, when Mike McMahan (s4) and Scott Marder (s5-present) took over showrunning responsibilities from Harman and Roiland.
3. No accusations were deemed unfounded. Roiland had charges brought against him based on alleged interactions with a woman he was dating and those charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence. What about the other dozen people, including accusations that have come out since after those charges were dropped?
Wishing someone gets me-too'd because they don't like creeps is pretty damn embarrassing for you.
BEAUTIFUL!
I missed that because the friends I saw the movie with in the cinema decided to watch it on a whim AFTER the movie had started already and one of them didn't even like it (dumb 39 year old single female and thank God no longer a "friend").
DigDog
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no i dont
two. the current and the previous.
what's that situation where, it's like when you're found guilty, but for all those other situations? like, you got guilty on one side, what's the name of the other side?
that is really special coming from you. those women trusted you, and you abused them.
i'm not gonna say any more because i fear for my life if i reveal too much, but i was informed when you committed those horrible sexual crimes.
Kaido
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tbh I don't have a high bar when it comes to films lol. I do knowledge work all day & just want to turn off my brain & enjoy some silly entertainment like the Fast & Furious movies & superhero movies.
I like Creed & Nickelback too, I always sing along when their songs come on lol
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