Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

Gosh what a blast from the past.

Interesting that there were several attempts to give this movie a do over, and each time, the project fell through.

Watching this as grand as it is, there are alot of occidental-centric mindset that would not fare well with more modern audience. Let's chalk it up to in 1960, they did not know better.

Great location.

Great cast.

A really good family fare movie for a rainy Sunday afternoon.

My Two Sen

Captain America (1990)

Before Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002).

Before Tim Story's Fantastic Four (2005).

Before 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, Production company: Marvel Entertainment Group Jadran Film did this

Excerpt from Wikipedia

It is CAMP. Everything is straight out of the comic book.

No denying.

But it was done with the best intention.

Made with a budget of 10 Million (bared in mind, back then Tim Burton's Batman (1989) cost 50 million), and it is amazing what they were able to squeeze out of that budget.

Matt Salinger played a decent Captain America.

Got a kick out of watching this all over again!!

Roger Corman even made a 1994 The Fantastic Four movie that was never released... as well, and I have not been able to see that...

Let us all pray to the bluray god and see if THAT ever see the light of day.

My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: May 9 2015, 07:55 PM

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

Frankly, I did not know what to expect from this movie.

An Iranian movie, with Persian dialog?? Okay...

First impression, the movie started and... it is in black and white... okay...

Ana Lily Amirpour work is an amalgamation between Neill Blomkamp and Quentin Tarantino... with an added dash of Parisan influence... Am I making sense?

This is a fine FINE movie.

With alot of dark humor.

Well cast and scripted and an excellent delivery.

Did I mention this is a vampire movie??

I love this, I love this, I love this!!

Watch it already why don't you.

Her next movie, The Bad Batch is suppose to have Jason Momoa, Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves... Now THAT is one movie I cannot wait to see.

My Two Sen

screenplay is incoherent

Ding Ding Ding Ding, we HAVE a winner!!

Quick question, have you ever watched Somewhere in Time (1980)?

Yup. Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour.

It really showcase Christopher Reeves range as an actor...

He definitely is NOT just Superman.

Watch it why don't you

And very VERY strong storytelling, a dying art, I assure you

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

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

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

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...

It is a very good movie.

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

Demonic (2014)

My planning to watch this movie is bad

I arrived late, the movie had already started for 15 minutes when I entered the cinema.

To top THAT off, I did not have any dinner b4, so I had to leave the cinema to get some grub...

Even then I guess the end...

The story is thin and does not make ANY sense....

A disappointment

My two sen...

Watched this on 1080p, just to see what I missed, and...

This is even worst with 2nd viewing....

My Additional Two Sens.

Well, slapping James Wan's name at the front does not help matters.

You are just building people's expectation.

My biggest problem with this movie is the story.

It makes absolutely no sense!!?!

Now do you see where I am coming from??

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 18 2015, 09:49 PM

If you had notice the entertainment news today, Sony and Marvel just announced a joint venture reboot of Spiderman today

Yes you heard right, a REBOOT...

Yes...

Apart from, James Bond, Spiderman is Sony's biggest franchise. The last reboot did not make as much as the original trilogy. So instead of surrendering the movie rights back to Marvel/Disney and Marvel/Disney is desperate to have Spidey back in their "universe" Sony and Marvel had come o an understanding

Supposedly, the "new" Spiderman will make his first appearance in Captain America Civil War (They originally wanted him to make an appearance in the 2nd Avengers, but could come to an agreement in time.

They JUST announce the new actor playing Spidey today, Tom Holland, best know for his work as the eldest son in the movie The Impossible.

So next year we will see the new Spidey in Captain America Civil War and the year after that a new Spiderman movie

Clear as mud??

Agreed!

Sam Raimi had a much better grasp of the character Peter Parker/Spiderman.

And I swear, everytime I see Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, I have an URGENT URGE to slap him!! (He is so freaking rude to Aunt May). That is JUST me.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 25 2015, 08:37 PM

The way I see it Marvel/Disney is not hoping that Fox reboot of Fantastic Four and XMen Apocalypse performs poorly at the bx office, so they can persuade Fox to return the movie property to them...

I am actually fearful of Fantastic Four. What I understand from the movie so far is TERRIBLE (Jamie Bell, The Thing... Really??)!!!

Okay... It's against the grain time...

Teen Beach 2 (2015)

Okay. I sang the praises of Teen Beach Movie (2013) here.

So does this live up to it's predecessor?

The short answer is no...

The first two arcs are shadows of it's former self.

They tried hard. They really did, but they did not make them work...

Characters that worked so effectively in the first, became OVERLY camp in this...

Where in the first movie, alot of the songs worked, here things seemed a little forced...

Here is the funny thing...

The last arc (which is rather short) brought back the magic of the original movie... Which is frustrating!!!

So, is it a total lost?

No.

And i have to add the third arc as interesting and "magically" as it is, is just too short.

If you like the first movie, you are definitely going to like this... movie's... last arc...

My Two Sen