The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

Gosh, why does DC not let the people in charge if the DC related Lego movies or the animated movie, to work on their live action and all would be right!!

This is a VERY enjoyable movie

The reference to ALL the previous Batman movies is mind-boggling!!

You won't understand how much I need this movie today

Just go watch it

My Two Sen

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

It would not be a surprise to people who constantly read this thread that I am a fan of the first John Wick movie. It blindsided me.

So, my expectation for the second movie is high.

So, did someone kill his cat this time round?

Not quite.

From a story point of view, this movie took some risk.

It really tried to pay homage to the first and then own the second movie... and it feels like staging for a third, and that was just too transparent throughout this movie, and where I think hurt the movie.


Action fans will not be disappointed

Censors did not butcher this

So, if you are a fan of the first, you will appreciate this.

My Two Sen.

Wanna quickly write something before 'consulting' IMDB ...

Although I have similar "That's it?" feeling by the end of the movie, during the credit I ponder back and compared it to movies like Contact rather than Interstellar....and do agree that Arrival is an elegant piece of film.

I'll throw my 2cents here ... Arrival is a sci-fi movie, but for me it got religious theme as well.
In Contact, the main point is personal experience being categorized as faith, either in science or religion.
In Arrival, the main point for me is the transcendence of human beings' brain from within.

In Contact, maths is the universal language, and the first contact isn't the prime-mover/God, but just a fellow star-traveller race which uses human appearance coz we can't perceive their metaphysical nature yet (here, a lot of viewers were disappointed, but I equate it to religion too; our senses can't comprehend the nature of God yet until heaven/nirvana/etc.).
In Arrival, we're learning a higher visual language which could make us godlike, making time just another dimension which we could perceive non-linearly ... which lead to another point in the movie, would we change things if we knew the outcome? Arrival didn't touch on universal what-ifs, just personal experience such as having a child. Here, I relate this to religion again, afaik, Christians believe that time for God isn't linear.

Both Contact and Arrival got sub-plot of someone trying to sabotage the whole thing.

Asides from the emotional feel of the film which I guess resonates with most critics, the theoretical aspects are quite solid as well ... linguists and linguistic engineers must have been trying to prod for errors, and based on the theory mentioned in Arrival stating that our brain could be re-wired through forms of languages, I guess they're wondering if there exist a language which could unify the whole race of humanities and at the same time evolve us into a 'higher' being.

Film technicalities ... I like the low-rumbling sound mixing ... the editing is nicely paced for me as well, not too slow, not too frantic.

Now, I wanna know .... does the name Hannah and its palindrome nature can be applied to the film Arrival itself? Can the film be viewed from the end to the beginning like Memento? (I would like also to read, if any, Christopher Nolan's opinion on Dennis Villeneuve's take on this theoretical work). What's with the 3,000 years in the future aid? Important or just a sequel device? (Where are you, Another District 9??).
Anyway, with my liking of Prisoners and Sicario, I'm really looking forward to Blade Runner 2049.

Haha love it here also

Been a fan of Verbinski since his remake of 'The Ring' through 'Rango' and even 'The Lone Ranger' was entertaining - from what i've read this would be difficult to distribute locally in theaters - bluray it is then.

Agree with your statement on Ridley Scott - i loved the 'The counselor' - universally bashed - and i look forward to repeat viewings.

David Fincher should really have been the choice for this - based on what he did with 'se7en' and 'the girl with the dragon tattoo' - his treatment of 'a cure for wellness' would've been interesting - we can only speculate and imagine.

David Fincher now like a wandering ghost with all studios shooting down his projects. Guess they couldn't pocket his demanding high price tag and the risk involving all his choice of projects. Think he had a serial killer docs in HBO or Netflix at the moment.
I'm ok with Gore Verbinski failing now and make a comeback later and hope it's not like Ridley Scott where he made only one good film out of half dozen or more. Just me...I would rather endure bad Verbinski/Scott movie than those soul less rehash or sequels running rampant nowadays.

Batman: Bad Blood (2016) -
3 Days to Kill (2014) - good action movie...

Yeah Verbinski is ok in my book. Has a real eye for action setpieces and stringing them together. Most of the Lone Ranger was wandering but it had two of the best action sequences in the last few years.

Manchester by the Sea - this was really, really good. Everything clicked - direction, acting, editing, photography, in a way that is subtly mesmerising and never showy. I'm not sure how memorable it will be down the years because of how unshowy it is, but for now I'm just happy it's basking in glory. 4.5/5

The LEGO Batman movie - about as fun as the first LEGO movie, which is to say not very much. Just alright. 2.5/5

Ghostbusters (2016) - pointless remake with little.chemistry between the leads (apart from McCarthy and Wiig). Dull. 2/5

Blair Witch (2016) - the original is very scary. This is a remake masquerading as a sequel. 1.5/5

The Wailing - someone was comparing this to The Witch. I think the Witch said almost as much and more succinctly, but this is grander in a more operatic way (and messy at times too). It wasn't exactly scary but the cave scene gave me goosebumps. 4/5

Toni Erdmann - An unconventional dramedy.

The premise is pretty straight forward with the prankster father reconnecting with her uptight daughter. The biggest hurdle is the almost 3 hour runtime and I couldn't finish it in one sitting. The jokes is more in the wheelhouse of Zach Galifianikis's Baskets...awkward and dry. The biggest strength is seeing the polar opposite characterization of the daughter slowly realizing she is not that different from her goofy father by the end of it all. Mindful there are inappropriate scenes tipping the verge of bad taste but important to tell a deeper character story. Do not watch the last one third of the movie with any children around cause there are abundant of nudity. Just a little torn this is the front runner for Oscar's best foreign film where it is not as obvious as last year's Son of Saul. I kinda like it but not head over heels about it.

This post has been edited by 6so: Feb 23 2017, 04:13 PM

Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale 7/10

Good movie follow up after the TV series.
Top notch animation and battle sequences.
Sound are ok although song not memorable enough but ok.
For me Yui is quite annoying.
Require TV viewing first before this movie.
Unless another title better than this enough to overwrite.... this is the best animation movie in 2017.

Oscars coming soon

Lego Batman - 8/10 - fun and entertaining.

Guardian (Russian Superhero movies) - 4/10 - great effort in cgi but the story just very dull.

Hidden Figures - 9/10 - good movie! The best i watch in 2017 for now.

I watched the trailer in cinema and wanted to gouge my eyes out. Wouldn't think even for once of paying money for it.

Totally Direct-to-DVD release quality.

Really glad Moonlight walk away with Best Picture and Mahershala Ali Best Supporting Actor. La La Land didn't dominate as predicted and I won a case of Hoegaarden from a bet I made with my client.
Hackshaw Ridge also clinched 2 technical awards meaning Mel Gibson is back in a big way.

The Chaser

After enjoying The Wailing I decided to check out director Na Hong Jin's debut feature. Unfortunately this was a study of the most typical flaw I see in Korean movies - incredulous plot turns and twists at every corner, stacked up high and almost robbing the story of resonance, what with the viewer having to put up with constant suspension of disbelief. Good scenes abound but the sum is less than its parts.

Madeo (Mother)

Followed up with Joon-ho Bong's third feature. Now this is great cinema. The incredible plot turns are present but masterfully manoeuvred around, and featuring some stellar writing and acting for the lead role that is at once shocking, tender, and heartbreaking. I think Bong is the one director who truly mastered the Korean style and pulls it off with aplomb. I loved The Host and Memories of Murder too.

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Feb 27 2017, 08:53 PM

haha not fazed by the biggest mistake in oscars history?

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/...a-land-won.html

haha even PwC can make the biggest ballot mistake ever buat malu je

Logan 9/10, Thank you Hugh Jackman for all these year as Wolverine its sad to see

Hacksaw Ridge 8/10, last 45 minute of the movie its so intense!!

Split 7/10, i guess

Arrival 7/10, Everything was good until the end

Moonlight 8/10 it is good!

The Yellow Sea.

Convoluted, boring mess of a movie.

Logan gone the most gloriously way ever

Its mel after all. Best dude in the action direction seat now.

No wonder deserved best picture not LaLang Land

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Mar 7 2017, 07:09 PM

John Wick Chapter 2 - Movie Review!



John Wick: Chapter 2 is a 2017 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad. A sequel to the 2014 film John Wick, the film stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane. The plot follows hitman John Wick who must go on the run after a bounty is placed on his head.

Keanu Reeves's Training Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TaranTactical

Song: https://soundcloud.com/artistunionnoire/martin-rami-get-this