Luís Oliveira

I am not a believer. Never have, never will be. And I know exactly why.

Technically a good movie, though.

This film is based in portuguese Jesuit priests, they could at least choose one portuguese actor for this. But maybe American-British actors can represente the influence of west europe in Japan.

The scariest part of this movie was when that woman said "Everything's better swimming in ketchup."

First week of January type of bad, the kind of film that could potentially become a cult classic due to moments of unintentional camp merit (though I kinda doubt that because of how excruciatingly boring the rest of it is). The writing is some of the dumbest, convoluted nonsense I've seen in a while. The horror elements are also very tame, it's just so afraid to push any button. I get that you can't go too hard with a baby movie, but there are individual sequences in non-horror properties like Indiana Jones and Harry Potter that are more likely to scare a kid (or man child g4m3rs for that matter, I'm not entirely sure who this was made for). The technical aspects, in particular the editing, feel mostly unprofessional. Even Josh Hutcherson, who by all accounts should be the main bright spot in this movie, stands no chance with the given direction and dialogue.

1/10

2001: A Space Odyssey is my favorite film of all time. It stands as a testament to finest of film making, with groundbreaking set designs and costumes. And 1968 practical effects still look competent, even by today's CGI standards. Its minimalist approach in story telling is certainly polarizing, but I find Stanley Kubrick's audacity astounding. 2001 is the benchmark of pure science fiction film.

2010: The Year We Made Contact is not a pure sci-fi. It looks and feels like Ridley Scott's Alien (minus horror elements). It's more of a sci-fi thriller. The look and feel of the movie, not to mention sound, take a radical departure from hyper realistic 2001. Computers in 2010 haven't evolved at all from 1980s Apple IIe and Commodore 64. There's sound in space. Newton's laws of motion are rarely observed. Heck, even "Also sprach Zarathustra" fanfare is poorly timed and the performance lacks the grandeur.

No doubt about it. 2010 looks very dated. This is an 80s movie but the film embraces it by wearing that badge proudly. The only exception is the depiction of outer space. Using newer telemetry images from NASA and other space missions, Jupiter and its moons look spectacular, especially in comparison to 2001 made more than 16 years earlier.

So a terrible sequel, right? If you watch 2010 soon after 2001 as I originally did, yes, 2010 may be terrible. But watching it with an open mind, you might find yourself enjoying it a lot more than many 2001 fans give credits for.

For one thing, 2010 dismisses all the pretense of its prequel. It aims for three goals: (1) explain the mysteries of its prequel, (2) entertain, and most of all, (3) make a strong case for science and humanity rising above politics. To me, the film succeeds in achieving all 3 goals.

One of the most remarkable things about the film is the cast. The film features who's-who of Hollywood. Roy Scheider may be a poor doppelgänger of William Sylvester. Yet it works. He is the prototypical stand-in for conflicted and righteous everyday man. He is just so personable and easy to sympathize. And we have John Lithgow, a master of expression, amazing Helen Mirren, who just fills the role perfectly even though it's essentially a bit part, and Bob Balaban, always lovable (even though he is playing a part that should've been played by Indian/Pakistan). The only misfire is Dana Elcar, whom I personally respect a great deal, but his terrible Russian accent is just too distracting. And there are a couple of standout cameos later in the film.

Most sci-fi films with transcendental climax often demand repeated viewings, as to shed its initial shock so that viewers can digest its intents more rationally. 2001 and Contact are prime examples and 2010 falls into this category as well. (Close Encounters of the Third Kind is perhaps one of few that immediately captivates and succeeds.) My initial impression of its climax was highly negative. But over time, its simplicity and earnestness won me over and 2010 became a worthy companion to understanding and appreciating 2001.

I went for the laughs and left the movie theater with an existential crisis. I loved it <3

When we left the theater some people laughed, some hugged their SO, others walked silently. We saw great filmmaking of an event we thought we knew but left with information we could not handle.

The storytelling was great, the directing too. The post bomb Act until the end of the hearing was slow.

it definitely needs a second rewatch is what i strongly think and need to say;

since the first second this movie started, the sound design was out of this world, and its one of the main things i loved about this movie

i felt like i couldn't clearly understand half the stuff Robert Downey Jr's character kept saying, and i feel like i missed out on a big part of the movie because of it, that's why i strongly feel like i need a second rewatch of the movie, then i'll truly know if i ended up loving, or Loving loving my first ever Christopher Nolan movie on the big screen;

when that explosion finally went off, it literally gave me a scare, they did an incredible job with the movie's sound design

it had some g o r g e o u s shots as well, especially the last one, where it slowly zooms on Oppenheimer's face;

the anticipation & suspense as they're slowly completing the Project, (with the subtle nuclei reactions SFX that is happening in the background) showing it getting assembled piece by piece.. having the countdown... then it finally going off... it truly immerses you into the experience, and leaves you speechless afterwards, and that, that is only the beginning of it all, because the aftermath, and what follows, is the true horrifying stuff, as Oppenheimer slowly realizes what these events and discoveries are truly leading to;
& the way Nolan depicts Oppenheimer's regret, and all the other emotions he's going through, visually and through sound design, was perfect

After I thoroughly enjoyed "Bumblebee", "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is a small step backwards for me. In its predecessor, I loved the approach of telling a simple coming-of-age story that wasn't about saving the entire world for once. This time around, it's back to the latter, though thankfully sticking more to the tone of "Bumblebee" than the Bayformers films.

Overall, "Rise of the Beasts" is solid throughout, but I wasn't particularly enthralled at any point. The film is once again way too long, and some of the lines are really shallow. The subplot with the human characters starts strong but quickly loses momentum as soon as the Transformers show up. Overall, though, Anthony Ramos is quite effective as the lead.

In general the action is well-staged, if a little generic. The finale certainly packs a punch, but I was already a bit bored at this point. The hunt for a doomsday macguffin is only entertaining for a short period of time. At least the film ends on an interesting note. Should it be a success, I'll be curious to see exactly what the future franchise plans are. Overall, I can recommend the seventh Transformers movie, but you shouldn't go in with too high expectations.

This movie was great because I fell asleep in the theater and had an amazing nap

I don't care what "professional critics" will end up saying. When this movie comes out, I'm gonna watch it. I'm gonna like it and I will not hesitate to leave a 10/10 here for this movie..... Because what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career watching every single Fast and the Furious movie. Skills that make me a nightmare for critics like you.... :smiling_imp:

However, there are sneak peaks of the cast on social media. Straight off the bat, I'm going to say that adding Brie Larson is a mistake. Just like adding Gal Gadot, and later having to unceremoniously kill her character to get rid of her. Bring Gina Carano back instead. She fits nicely with this diverse, inclusive and positive themed franchise that never forced woke leftist bullshit on fans.

UPDATE 10-JUNE-20203: Watching the 4K release at home. Pretty sure my home has suffered structural damage due to all the explosions... just within the first 40 minutes. Probably should have kept the volume down. I regret nothing!:ok_hand_tone2::joy:

In my opinion, this is definitely in the top 10 best Fast movies.

The past few years have felt like a fever dream. There is no end, this is just the beginning. Stay strong, all! Let's do better in 2023.

I knew I shouldn't have trusted Jonah Hill

PERFECT ! One of the best comic books adaptation of all time

A super hero villian who succeeds with their diabolical plan to destroy the world and ironically save it at the same time. WHAT? So much love for the creativity of this movie.

Beautifully constructed and developed, epicness at the highest levels.

Went into it, expecting a really bad movie but enjoyed it a lot.
This movie had me laughing my ass of falmost every scene with Johny Depp.
I am a fan of B movies and do enjoy some bad flicks every now and again and this is one example.
Kevin Smith himself said he wanted to do this movie not just for the fans but the experience of making a movie with his daughter and good for him. He likes to make movie that he wants to make and not just make what the public wants to see.

Not the best film but a really nice ending to a series Kevin smith clearly cared a lot about. Stay for the credits to listen to him talk a little about the film, it was very wholesome.

You did it. You finally made another good Dragon Ball movie and you did it without Goku pulling something out of his butt. Bravo.Piccolo and Gohan get their much deserved time back in the spotlight and the movie genuinely provided a number of solid self-aware humor and laughs. I would have preferred to have a bit more tension, but this was fun through and through.

A Mesmerizing masterpiece. I've seen this film and part one several times, and again just now. I don't compare this to part one, being that it's the continuation of one long movie. This film transcends the martial arts / Kung Fu genre in ways never done before and with an unforgettable uniqueness. When I think of what I consider to be Tarantino's best films/screenplays--The Kill Bill saga is in my top three. I can't write a review because too many have already been written; however, This is a must see extravaganza of violence, martial arts, incredible characters with rich development, and of course the fantastic dialogue which Tarantino seems to be unequaled in creating. Uma Thurman was a freaking beast and should've gotten an Oscar for best actress. We know that would never happen even though it would've been great if the world were a bit cooler and open minded. I love this film.

George Lucas' 1st film, his student project brought to life in feature format and his creative spark ignited with the help of Francis Ford Coppola. It's not a hugely polished plot and has a quite a mundane bunch of themes in it. But the visuals, considering it was 1971, give a glimpse into what was to come from Lucas. Robert Duvall is as good as ever

Madonna ..should be banned from acting. I mean talk about bring down a great cast and director. Awful

This is quite the strange ending to my Kubrick watch through. A lot of people really forget about this one, or hate it. I have to say, it is a good movie but not even close to Kubrick's previous 11 films. I really wish he had started on A.I. before this one, and ended on that kind of note instead.

The first 45 or so minutes I really like. We open with seeing their marriage status, and how it can be influenced easily by their actions. I think this is the main goal of the film; to show us the complexity of marriage. What will they do to please each other? Anger each other? We find out, but certainly in a crazier way than you'd anticipate.

The story is not the problem. The main problem is pacing. After that first act, the film slows down tremendously. Not just in plot movement, but in dialogue. The people I watched with and I started making the joke early about how people always repeat each other in this film. "I think they talk too slow." "You think they talk too slow?" "I think they do." Oh, but I didn't put enough spacing between those quotes to really get you to understand the time.

This is all summed up strongly in climax scene. The dialogue is sooo slow with major spaces of silence. The actions of the characters is sooo boring and repetitive. People move just to move. It feels like a high school play. It makes no sense to me that this was shot by Kubrick. Most of the film feels like him, but this one scene really bothers me.

Hell, maybe I'm supposed to feel what Tom Cruise is feeling. I mean, I do feel like joining Scientology now.

Forget Die Hard. This is a Christmas movie.

Change my mind.

This movie didn't quite work for me, which is disappointing because I really like most of Kubrick's movies. It's too long and way too slow. The acting is good and the cinematography is good but the plot is lacking. I get that it's not about the plot so much as the meaning of marriage and faith but I wanted to know more about that masked sex cult. As it is right now this is one of my least favorite Stanley Kubrick's films. Maybe I will give it a rewatch in a couple of years and like it better.

Edit: I rewatched it a couple of years later and liked it a lot better.

The plot is what you would expect from such a movie. And, as usual in American productions, it is imbued of annoying and childish American moralism, that makes the viewing bothersome. Children deserve really deeper plots and topics, something Japanese (who are probably not that satisfied of how one of their flagship characters have been used) are perfectly aware of but Americans are not.

Succeeds over the first film, Idris Elba as Knuckles was a great choice but I can't help but find him adorable, and Jim Carrey delivers as Robotnik once again, I hope he returns for a third film.

With the way this Master Emerald works, I wonder if they will introduce Chaos with a different backstory, if it all, also can we please have Crush 40 music next film?

Shadow reveal I didn't expect this early.

Edit: Just want to reiterate, please have one Crush 40 song or cover for the 3rd film.

World Premiere Review: Sam Raimi, you legend. This was one of, if not the most, fun MCU movie yet. It's very Evil Dead inspired visually, particularly the camera work. The character arcs here are fantastic, the action is wonderfully violent (the multiverse gives so much opportunity to kill off characters without impacting the main timeline too much), and the pacing is great, just go see it.

Sam Raimi brings us Evil Dead for the Marvel Universe.