ima Senpai

At one point in this cold mess of a movie, Noni's mother, played by Minnie, shouts, "You're a bloody cliché!" Bingo!

Un magnifique film remplie d'émotions. Une très belle découverte. Je ne m'en lasse pas.

First part: We witness the emotional explosion of the protagonist, Cate Blanchett, fabulous in a character who decides to alienate herself ("popularity is overrated"). We think about the process of creation and how it can lead to self-destruction. Part Two: When the story reaches the limits of mental illness, Richard Linklater decides to turn it into a family comedy that seems destined for teenage audiences.

Cate Blanchett is great but the movie is not. It has a decent message but its story is a little too messy.

I went into the theatre not knowing what this movie was about but knowing Cate Blanchett would do a good job either way & that turned out to be very true. I found Cate's character to be relatable in several ways and she did a great job portraying the many emotions of Bernadette. I thought the movie would spend more time showing Bernadette's journey in Antarctica but I loved it nonethless and some great cinematography here. Emma Nelson as Bree Branch should be commended here as her character was a joy to watch as was her bond with her mother - and it didn't feel forced. The only real flaw this movie had was those shoddy photoshops showing Bernadette's early life - really?! Should have asked Cate's fandom on twitter, they'd have provided hundreds for fun.

Not as bad as some have clamed, this is a modest action spy flick with the occasional good twist. Could have been better I suppose, but there are films of this type that are a lot worse.

This is not an action packed movie. If that is what you are looking for, then this movie might not be for you! It does have very good action scenes, but they are not many.

The story of this movie is amazing, I was constantly interested, and I was always trying to figure out what is going to happen.

Good tip, keep an eye on the timeline, there are quite a lot of time jumps (I actually like them)
This might not be a movie to watch with your family, expect a tiny bit of nudity and a few short sex scenes.

I really loved this femme fatale. But perhaps there's nothing really to compare it to recently. I hated Miss Bala. Liked Nikita. Loved this movie. I felt like they really brought the right amount of empathy with her character and believable training and smarts. You start to really love the character and hope she pulls through. The only thing that took away from it were the 4 to 6 flashbacks. It made it a bit too comedic- it felt like Ocean's 11. And really took away from the plot twists. Overall, though I really loved the movie, lovable characters, believable relationships, and entertaining action with just the right amount of sexiness.

You can tell how good this movie is going to be judging by the poorly photoshopped movie poster lol
It’s like a D grade script with B grade actors. Sadly it’s not great or hilarious. Dennings and Akerman are the only reason I watched this film to the end.

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Alot of people didnt like this movie, But i loved it! But i love cheesy hallmark romantic comedies. Its a romantic comedy just sit back enjoy.

Quite a lot better than I expected. Still had it's clichés, but also had plenty of original bits and funny parts.

this is terrible and the only people giving this 10/10 are people who want a chance to be with Charlize Theron. lol

Don't waste your time

One of those movies that, even if it's not your type and you didn't particularly enjoy watching it, it still stays with you and you think about it for days. For that, I give it a 6.

Such a great movie, I was tense throughout the movie.
Acting also was fantastic.

How are there no comments on this fucked up movie?

Birthday is a film about a dysfunctional family struggling to come to terms with the death of their eldest son in the Sewol ferry disaster of 2014. 2 years later, Jungil has returned from Vietnam working abroad in an aluminium recycling plant. He tries to reconnect with his family having missed the disaster presumably due to being overseas working. He returns to his 8 year old daughter and his emotionally crippled wife who hates him for not being there.

The movie has the most character development for Suho, which I suppose honestly is the best way they can do this film, however there are a lot of supporting characters and scenes to establish the backstory. Jungil tries desperately to talk to his wife who shuns him every time, his daughter warns up to him and Soonnam resents it. Soho's friends share a little in their grief and all the parents of the deceased kids also gather and eat together to share in their grief. Over the course of the movie the father is demonised as the mentally unstable mother refuses to confront her grief, leading to exceedingly erratic behaviour culminating in a meltdown late one night.

There are a lot of awful screaming, ugly crying scene sin this film. And terribly poignant scenes. One of my favourites is the father dreaming about one of his few memories of his son, camping together as a family. When he awakens tears run down his face as he leaves the tent in the same place they went as a family, alone.

Hope comes when a birthday celebration is hosted to come together to talk about memories of Suho. Unfortunately this is the most drawn out and boring, horrible scene. They put together a slideshow about Suho and played almost every slide. Then they read thoughts and letters and a poem. Everyone is ugly crying and wailing and the host asks them...why they're sad? Because their son and best friend is fucking dead. That's why? Couldn't they get promoted in another way to discuss their memories?

Anyway, I did really enjoy this movie but there were also some really drawn out stressful scenes. 8/10

My name is Autumn! :)

There's something to be said about a movie that can be funny, relatable and moving, all while being an easy watch. I probably watched it 4+ times. If it was possible I'd rate it 11 for the soundtrack.

I have so many thoughts, but the first is if you enjoy Korean or exorcism films you might actually like this. It's so dynamic and something I really appreciate is that the movie has parts in italian and english, not just Korean. YongHo is an mma fighter but he's not actually that muscular and his first opponent isnt as cut as I thought hed be. Actually I think YongHo gets more ripped halfway through the movie? The match takes place in america so the white guy is called john white of course. Lol

YongHo's dad died when he was young despite all the praying so he has forsaken god. This opens him to the influence of the devil, or in this movie, the "dark priest", a super hot Korean guy, hotter even than YongHo, worshipping the snake lord or something. He owns a nightclub like the one in the third john wick movie. Slick, black great use of colours throughout this movie btw. Especially at the end contrasting between the evil and good as yongho descends into the underground dungeon at the nightclub.

The music was nothing to write home about and the movie also imo has huge issues with decibel levels. All the sounds are normal until someone screams and its 3x the volume of everything else - beyond actually just being that screaming is loud. There were some great CG AND practical effects and the story came together quite well, except for YongHo battling with his hate of god. I really disliked the part where he chose to be influenced by the dark priest in the place of father choi and ignore his priest friend who he had bonded with over the course of the film.

It was actually genuinely scary in some parts. It doesn't hold back showing gore and violence and a dead kid even. However, I think for me the pitfalls are the ...on the nose devil signs and product placement. The dark priest runs a nightclub with a logo that looks like demon horns and snakes and his club is called Babylon. How was that not so obvious? And there are some blatant scenes showing the logo of the car the main character is driving, a starbucks cup and asahi beer. With tensions rising in korea between Japan aas that really well placed? Lol and I guess they needed funding from the car and starbucks to film internationally.

Also says theres a sequel coming with choi wooshik again so they can deal with the fact they just left that hand snake thing in the nightclub so anyone can go find it. Hope to see it. 8/10

I thought, WOW there's no way Reese Witherspoon can play a 40-year-old (at least, she doesn't look it, haha!), but she was amazing. And George was so sweet <3

A little bit better than part 1 but the ending is crap so silly XD

The first film was no classic of the genre, but it was perfectly watchable. The sequel, however, is pretty lame. With no scares, no coherency, and no point to it being made, there is no point in you watching it, unless you are a die-hard fan of horror doll movies.

Made it about an hour. Comedies should try to be funny. I'm not sure they even were trying.

Seems like they started filming without a proper Script. Low effort movie. But that's not a crime. 5/10

"Luckily for me, I have all my best ideas drunk."

Loved the hyena pet named Bruce. Also Harley has a certain flair for telling a story her way.

Never in my entire life I wanted to be beaten by women this much.

First of all, its a pretty cool feeling knowing that you helped produce this film on indiegogo (or kickstarter, whichever one it was). I was impressed by how well made it was. It felt like a big budget movie.

Second, the story was great. A few things happened that I didn't expect to.

The only thing that I didn't like was the ending... It needed 5 more minutes to explain what the hell just happened. Connor said he's going to make things right. But nothing happened. He visits his mom's grave. Then what? He's back where he started, minus having a mom?

Did Garrett essentially replace Marcus with that deal?

Did Park not end up having powers? I definitely thought he was going to have powers.

So Nia got to visit her dad in prison. That's not really a happy ending for her, is it?

Maybe I missed something while I was watching...

Apparently based on a good novel, but clearly something has been lost in translation to the big screen. This is a disappointing effort, with tired performances from the actors, and a script that plods from one scene to the next. You won't care about the resolution.

What this film lacks in momentum, it...also lacks in plot. I hesitated to like this movie but Kim Min-hee's (The Handmaiden, The Day After) performance outweighs the pretentious acclaim it's received for daring to be an art film based on the director's real life romance with Kim Min-hee.

I probably haven't watched as many, or as varied films as you would expect for someone who says they are a film lover, but I was never about quantity, instead for me it was always about quality.

Its also about the lasting impression a film makes on me, whether by completely blowing my mind, by using certain motifs like music, and scenery, or by making me feel something on a deep emotional level. Today Blue Valentine really hit me in the feels, and not the good kind either.

This film's tagline is 'A love story', and I feel this could not be further from the truth.

This film is so anti-romantic, that the most romantic moment in this film was when a decision about an impromptu hotel stay was being discussed, and hastily planned. The spontaneity by the frustrated male protagonist in a desperate attempt to rekindle a small spark that started the relationship.

Blue Valentine is told in two cross-cut linear story lines, and stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as middle-class married couple Dean and Cindy Pereira who are hopelessly trying to make a happy home for their adorable little daughter Frankie.

The story lines tell the evolution of their relationship from an awkward first meeting, and fateful chance second encounter, through to a courtship of bad decisions, and a marriage of convenience mostly to fit in with conventionality, then living in rural Pennsylvania.

While not much is known about Dean, other than he is from Florida and new to NYC, and an affable yet somewhat unfocused kind of gent. We do get a fair bit of insight in to Cindy's home life in the boroughs of New York, and the ineffectual role models for parents who share a fairly loveless existence.

I said this film is anti-romantic, and is so evident throughout the film. The sex scenes are devoid of emotion or intimacy, and is purely based on the physical needs of those involved, and the only love shown to anyone, is to their daughter who seems to be the only happy individual in this film of emotional bleakness.

Its been about 8 hours since I watched this film, and I still feel sad about it. I have put much effort into watching indie, or non-major studio films, and for the most part, while having sad, and emotional parts to them, they are often quite uplifting, and leave you with modicum of hope. Blue Valentine does neither, but this does not mean to say that it is a bad film. Quite the opposite, it is a very good film, with excellent performances, expert direction, and writing that achieves exactly what its meant to.

Do not go in to this expecting the Notebook, or I dunno, Love Actually. Expect more (500) Days of Summer without the lovelorn male protagonist, or hopeful ending.