Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

This is a good example of why sequels should not be make.

Don't get me wrong. The people involved really wanted to make a good movie, and the opposite is produced instead.

Being a 1986 movie, the effects were pretty good.

In a round about way H. R. Giger was involved with the production design (ghost/demon design, he sent an assistant).

The downside, story people. The story is... bad.

Nothing gel.

Seriously.

Nothing!!

Don't even get me started on the medium and Shaman/Medicine man...

So, in summary, decent effect, bad story even worst editing...

Guess what this movie made money... So much so there is a Poltergeist III... I kid you not...

My Two Sen

Focus (2015)

Gorgeous production!

For my original review, please goto:

Mov_freak's Focus review

Well acted, amazing script (think Ocean Eleven/The Italian Job ) & beautiful camera work.

I cannot emphasize how much I love this movie.

You would love it too.

My Additional Two Sen

er... no, i did not like this one, predictable. 1.5/5 for me.


also, don't bother with seventh son and infini - 2/5 at best, no worth yr time.

Haha.

I really like Focus.

Okay, Saw the Seventh Son, yes did not like that, will avoid Infini

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: May 24 2015, 10:10 PM

Agreed with mov_freak,i do like focus...especially Margot Robbie,she's damn hot

watched back to back with wolf totem...soo boring,if Zhang Yi Mou directs it maybe a lot better

This post has been edited by sherr127: May 25 2015, 02:19 PM

Not bad in my opinion.

Not bad 3.8/5

Watched Chappie, not a bad movie. Ending was unexpected. I give 7/10

Ok lets watch this now

Was actually free to do a movie marathon this weekend.

George Lucas, in 2008, actually said he would make Indiana Jones 5, if he figures out the McGuffin ([A term famously coined by Hitchcock] a device or plot element. In the first, it was the Ark of the Covenant, second the Sankara Stones, the third Holy Grail and the fourth *groan*, crystal skulls...).

So, I actually watched these movies in the reverse order, namely, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The last Crusade etc, etc.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Hahahaha... This universally despised movie, made USD 786,636,033!!!

Think about THAT!! This ia exactly the reason, why Hollywood is obsess with sequel, rather then developing new/original stuff. Guaranteed return of investment.

Having re-watched the movie, it is actually a "decent" movie, and I believe the main criticism, and rightly so, is the McGuffin of the movie is actually weak...

That means I actually appreciate 50% of the movie!

Also sad that with Shia LaBeouf running his mouth after the movie, how the baton/mantel of Indiana Jones is now passed to him and he would be the next Indiana Jones... Steven Spielberg apparently blow at Shia LeBeouf after that.

I actually like the idea (passing the baton)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Have to say, this is probably my favorite "episode" of the series.

They just do not make anything like this anymore.

Right mixture of story/humor/action and of cause, CAST (Sean Connery)!!!

Again being made most practical, also adds to it's charm. (The worst thing about Crystal Skull is the CGI work on the man eating ants sequence)

As I said, they don't make it like that anymore.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

The darkest of the Series!

The MPAA was troubled by this movie, and actually suggested that they would give it an "R" rating... Because it was too dark for the PG rating...

Steven Spielberg called the President of MPAA and suggested a rating between PG and R and PG13 rating was born a few weeks later.

It's all about the people you know!!

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

I am keeping this for another day. Will update one I have watched it.

I am wondering, are there actually people on this forum who had not watched this series before?

...

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: May 31 2015, 07:48 PM

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I watched the very first Raiders during my secondary school time with a good friend of mine, way back many years ago. Since then I tend to believe that Raider's was and is easily the best thing that could happen to a cinema. This nonstop action type of movie making, was believably its first which appear in a Hollywood made blockbuster, by passing the usual slow-mo introductory segment which always appeared in many adventures and disaster movies of late 70's and early 80's. So till this day, I have watched Raider's ( much lesser for its 2nd and third Indiana Jones series) at least easily 10 times through the years.

After my exposure to Medieval History, Christianity, the romance of the Holy Grail (from various researcher and their writings), the romance of the Medieval Secret Society (eg. the Illuminati etc), Raider's of the lost ark suddenly became very appealing, from the way it was depicted, fought over (by the Nazi's, which was apparently real after watching some of the National Geographics Documentaries), and not to mention Steven Spielberg's idiosyncratic movie making talents.

Again the music by John Williams played a major role too to keep the movies memorable.

If you really like the romance of the Holy Grail, the Ark of Covenant and its related historical facts or legends, some recent TV series does have some part of this. The most recent one was the Curse Of Oak Island from the Discovery Channel.

ps: I watch the Crystal Skull in the Cinema, and perhaps, thats all I ever watch on that. I still have the other three movies in my collection as I speak.

Thanks for your comment.

After the 1990s (namely The Last Crusade), many an author had wrote works that has surpassed what Steven Spielberg/George Lucas's Indiana Jones.

One that comes to mind are works from Matthew Reilly's Jack West Jr Series (the first being Seven Ancient Wonders)

So with expectations so high, there is really no way for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to go, but down...

Yes, Discovery and Nat Geo has some great documentaries.

Personally, I am not a big fan of Curse of Oak Island (reality series barely live up to their name. Everything is hyped to sell the show). They have their viewers, for sure, and have to add I am not one of them.

Speaking of Nazis, I was also watching the 2002 Twilight Zone. S01E05 Cradle of Darkness... In the future, they sent a young woman back to the birth place of Braunau am Inn, in 1889, to murder the baby Adolf before he kills millions in WWII... The ending is... most surprising...

Marathon terminator 1-4 today again..Memories
Cant wait for genisys

I was surprised to see Obama in this movie

Tonight I watched Project Almanac. Before watch.this movie, I think I want to sleep earlier because tired and felt sleepy. I change my mind and stay in front of TV to watch this movie. At the end, I felt it's worth it to spend my time on it. It kept me sit tight until the end.

IMDb 8.4

It is a very good movie.

If you like 3 Idiots (2009), you'll love this.

yes,for me 4.8/5

This post has been edited by chokia: Jun 25 2015, 05:53 AM