Surprised and excited for: The Last Duel (by Ridley Scott - well known for flopping badly in the US).

Hoping for: Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch (probably a long shot)..

hope that by year end can go cinema to watch The Matrix

No Time to Die (2021)

What a rollercoster.

The pandemic.

The multiple postponement of the release date of this movie.

The sale of MGM to Amazon.

The announcement that this is Daniel Craig last outing as James Bond.

As I said, a rollercoster...

The movie intrigues you the first few minutes.

It then gives you a breather...

It segue ways to to a cemetery (in Italy) grabs you and not let go for quite awhile

Almost 30 minutes in, the BOND theme plays!



How can one not LIKE this movie.

Okay okay Ana de Armas's Paloma could have more screen time.

I never got into the winter and spring relationship between James Bond and Léa Seydoux's Madeleine.

Over all, I did like this movie.

The arch of Daniel Craig's James Bond is the most congruent by far and I for one is very appreciative of that.

Is this a perfect movie?

No.

It is very entertaining.

Is that not what we for to the cinemas for.

To be entertained.

As always, this is JUST My Two Sen.

Haha i hope either spiderman or the matrix 4 will be the first 2021 numbers ever 2 beat the 2019 numbers in the same period

1.9 years of suffering are finally paid off for blockbuster numbers

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Ironically, with this title this movie had been in development hell for decades....

I will only mention the abomination 2016 reboot in this sentence and no more...

The positive

1). If you want a good example of "woman" empowerment the character Phoebe Spengler is it. Emphasis on her strength (she is really smart) and she need not put "guys" in their place...

2). Some parts of the script works beautifully

3). Logan Kim

The negative

1). This movie is WAY over due... If made a decade or two earlier, we could have more Ghostbusters movies...

2). Gary Grooberson (play by Paul Rudd and sexiest man alive) character is pretty... meh (eg could have easily be played by anyone...)

3). Some parts of the script

When the end happens... it was worth the money I paid for the ticket

My Two Sen

Haha i hope she have bright acting future ahead next after the RDJ on-screen child actor in avengers endgame hahahaha of course we hope they dont get sway to cocain alcoholism like macaulay culkin

West Side Story (2021)

Many a people will throw the tragic tales of Romeo and Juliet while watching this musical movie.

And they will not be wrong.

What not many people will know is that William Shakespeare was above plagiarizing good stuff, namely the Greek tragedy Pyramus and Thisbe.

Everyone knows Hollywood copies stuff, shamelessly.

Grease is another variation of Romeo and Juliet.

Even this year's In The Heights to some extend is a very modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet!!!

I have watched West Side Story (1961) when a remaster was done for it's bluray release. Before that movie I believe it was successful Broadway show.

The 1961 movie is considered very definitive. Why would Steven Spielberg do a remake?

The best I can figure is updated sound design and camera work.

This movie is beautifully shot and recorded.

The cast is quite perfect.

My one concern about the casting is Ansel Elgort.

I am not going into his alleged sexual misconduct.

He basically plays two roles here, Tony (Anton) the mister perfect for Maria and Tony the leader of The Jets. The Jets is what can be describe as "white supremacy" gang something we maybe more familiar in modern context.

I feels that he plays the lover role better than the fighter role here. Just my opinion.

Musical is par excellent.

Sets are amazing.

This movie is NOT for everyone.

If you like musical, go for it (Eg. this is WAY better compared to Weber's movie Phantom of the Opera)

My Two Sen

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

I braved the cinema (again).

And for what?

For you kiddies, for you...

This is Tom Holland's most Spidey movie to date.

Not that it ignore the MCU, far from it and have to add, Spiderman storyline tend to reflect the hardship everyday life and this have that is spades (bring tissues folks, Trust me, bring tissues).

Storyline wise, we really do not know what is going to happen to Spidey's outing in MCU (eg Sony and Marvel's co-operation contract ends with this movie (or does it)?

From a storyline point of view they left it quite open ended so if the power that be decides more is required (eg why kill a golden goose), they can

The storyline even resolves some "issues" from Tobey and Andrew's Spiderman movies.

They multi tasked like crazy here...

This movie will make a tonne of money. No doubt.

If that happens the sky is the limit for Spiderman materials in multiple shape and form.

There are two short clips in the end credit, the second right at the end is substantial.

I enjoyed this movie immensely.

I did not have excess to an IMAX cinema at this point in time (I currently live in Sleepy Hollow)

I would have choose to watch this in IMAX is that was available to me.

As always, My Two Sen

haha i think this and matrix 4 is the sign of coming back in pre-pandemic yo

No love for The Kingsman?

Matrix 4

Spec-turd-cular!

My two sen

Haha wonder what is the meaning of end credits scene

I did not even stay for the end credit scene (if there are any)

Haha dont bother

Its less than 30 seconds

Real talk

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This post has been edited by daisiesdontdoit92: Dec 28 2021, 05:17 AM

happy 2022 yall

2021 is mehhhh till no way home pops



he present us charts of 2019 2020 and 2021 performance and oh boy 2021 beats both in week 51 like pre-pandemic yo

if got spare 30 mins go watch it hahahaha he really is OG of box office analyst

The King's Man (2021)

This is an... interesting review to write.

Technically, this movie has alot right.

The Production value

The Cast

The bold script

It did also has some issues...

The bold script

The execution (direction?)

I'd enjoyed the start of the movie.

And somewhere at one of the major action scene... it felt... flat!?!

It recovered somewhat and then it pivot, where it expects audience to move with the pivot and me as an audience could not move with the pivot

I honest can still not tell you if I like the movie or otherwise

Again it is bold

Story wise it tries to go where no other big budget movie had gone before...

What I am trying to say is I do not like to have my "emotions" toyed with.

And that is how I feel about this movie.

Sorry for this weird review.

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jan 12 2022, 09:16 AM