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Top 10 Movies i Like
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Boyhood
3. Toy Story
4. Rain Man
5. Good Will Hunting
6. Grand Budapest Hotel
7. Grease
8. Beauty and the Beast
9. Raiders of the Lost Ark
10. Airplane!
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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)
A pretty good AC game but not as good as AC 2
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is the follow up to the critically-acclaimed Assassin's Creed 2, this game, while having New features and better combat, isn't as good as the previous game in the series. Here's why this game is pretty good overall.
The story is basically AC 2's plot but With minor changes. Ezio lives a normal life i Monterigionni, until a bunch of Borgia soldiers destroy the town and the son of the villain in the last game Rodrigo has arrived, With the name of Cesare Borgia, he kills Ezio's uncle Mario and Ezio is shocked of what happened and must take revenge for the murder of his uncle, With help by familiar characters and some New ones.
The Modern day story follows Desmond, after escaping the Secret hideout in the last game With the others. They arrive at Monterrigioni and they decide to hide there, until they find Resources of the apple of Eden which they do in the end.
The gameplay is very similar to the last game but it's improved tenfold. Not only does it run smoother, but it Plays better. The parkour system is now much better than it was before, it is faster and smoother. The open world is better too. Rome is a huge world to explore and there is a lot of sidequests to do, from doing assassination missions and more.
The game's newest feature is the Brotherhood Assist System, With this feature, you can use Your trained recruits to kill off a horde of bad guys or silently kill a bad guy to avoid getting alerted in a stealth mission. I like this feature but it seems to make the game a bit too easy IMO.
The combat is improved too, With the Killstreak system being very useful for combat. The weapons are better, the kills are more brutal and the enemies are harder to kill, the combat is great. The Full Synchronization meter is probably the worst part of the game for me, and here is where the problems lie.
It makes the game way too hard and if you fail the second objective, you can't just restart a checkpoint, you have to start the mission all over again, what a bunch of baloney.
The game's ending is a bit tedious since it's a cliffhanger, OK, so there's a goddess who has Control of the Apple of eden who tells Desmond that Lucy is a Templar and then the goddess manipulates Desmond to kill Lucy and the game ends. Pretty rushed but not bad ending.
The game's story is bland and a derivative, revenge, world domination, Family member, plans, sounds familiar am i right. That's what makes the story lacking.
The Music is pretty good but not as good as AC2's soundtrack which was amazing. The Music in this game is forgettable and sounds like a Pirates of the Caribbean Movie.
The multiplayer, which is New to AC, is one of the game's strengths. It's fun, fast and very challenging, there's many modes to choose from and the best one is the Deathmatch mode (i like to Call the mode that), where you have to find the target that is shown on the screen and kill him without being killed by others. The multiplayer is jolly good fun which makes the game better.
AC Brotherhood is great game With a lot of sidequests, great open world, characters, Assassin recruits are useful and the game's combat is the best in any AC game, the story, Full synchronization meter, ending and Music is not that good and the Multiplayer is Awesome!!!. Check the game out, it's not that bad.
9/10
Deadpool (2016)
Constantly hilarious and action-packed, Deadpool is the perfect superhero movie
I saw Deadpool With high expectations, i've been a fan of the character since the video game where i first knew about the character, the Comics were pretty good too but i haven't read a lot of it, and when i heard they announced a Deadpool Movie, i just screamed in joy, i saw the Movie a week after it's release and here is my thoughts.
The story is predictable but not bad. A former Special Forces operative now mercenary named Wade Wilson likes doing crime and being a villain, but one day in a bar, he meets Vanessa and they instantly fall in love, until one day, Wade collapses to the floor and the next day, he finds out that he is diagnosed With thermal cancer and that he will have a few days of survival, but a recruiter at the bar he goes to says he can give him Powers and Cure the cancer. Wade agrees and is sent to a facility where People get their Powers, the leader of the facility Ajax (villain) tortures Wade and straps him up to a machine, the machine while giving him Powers, made his face disfigured and burnt, his New Powers are regenerating Health and invincibility, now Wade must seek revenge on Ajax for both making his face disfigured and for stealing his girlfriend, so Wade becomes Deadpool With the help of Weasel and Al, old lady, and he Slices his way through the city of Vancouver to get to Ajax and fulfill his revenge With help by Colossus and Negasonic teenage warhead.
Ryan Reynolds in this Movie is absolutely stunning, he is the Perfect Choice for Deadpool and his wit and sophistication is wonderful. The characters are pretty good too, while Ajax is a bland villain, i really liked Weasel and especially Al, they're both funny supporting characters and they will never be forgettable. Even Dopinder is a great character, i would have liked if he had a bigger role, but he is still a great character.
The film's main selling point is the humor and is also one of the film's strengths, the humor is near Perfect With a lot of in-jokes, fourth wall humor from Deadpool, pop culture References, Visual humor and vulgar humor, all of them work, even the jokes that suck are pretty good, because they are supposed to be bad on purpose, which makes the humor even better.
The Source material is top notch, everything from the fourth wall humor and the characters is very like the Comics, this is one of those Comic book films, where it follows the Comic book perfectly. The action scenes are spectacular, some of the best i've seen in years, they're fast and very gory and profane, the scene where Deadpool shoots Three guys With one bullet is some of the best piece of action ever put into film, it's absolutely marvelous.
The film isn't by any means Perfect, the story like i said earlier is predictable and the origin story feels kinda rushed compared to the Comics, and the villain is bland and forgettable, and sometimes the jokes can wear off, but other than that, the film is amazing.
The climax and post credits scene is amazing, the climax is funny and exciting and leaves you wondering and the post credits scene is especially awesome, since they're Deadpool tells the audience that there is gonna be a Deadpool sequel featuring Cable and making jokes about actors and films along the way, so excited for the sequel.
Deadpool is one of the funniest and exciting films i've seen in years, it's ambition, humor, characters, Source material, action sequences and did i forget to mention, the soundtrack With Music by DMX and Salt n Pepa is pretty good, the story as well as it's origin story is predictable and the villain is bland and some jokes are a little clunky, but this film is Worth recommending, guaranteed.
10/10
Btw, the film is very damn vulgar AF
The Lego Movie (2014)
A constantly hilarious and entertaining movie for the whole family
The Lego Movie is one of those films where you shouldn't judge a film by it's cover, making a film based on Lego's sounds stupid right? Yeah, but this film is far from stupid, it's the best animated film of 2014 and one of the funniest animated films of all time IMO, here's why.
The story follows Emmet Brickowski, a ordinary Construction worker who lives a daily life in Bricksburg With his best friends, until he accidentally stumbles across a woman and starts following her which causes Emmet to fall Down a pit and finds the Piece of Resistance, since he found this piece, he is now considered the Chosen one and a master Builder even though he isn't one of them, since he is a Master Builder, he must stop Lord Business from taking over the world and With help by comedic side characters and many others.
The film's characters are amazing, Batman is very funny and Bad Cop is the best character in the film IMO. I thought Benny was pointless and Unikitty was a bit annoying but i really like the other characters, especially The Man Upstairs.
The film's humor is pretty good, many in-jokes and pop culture References that will keep you pumped up, especially the Terminator and Indiana Jones References shown in the Movie, there's many Visual jokes, verbal jokes and all kinds of humor thrown in.
The film's live action scenes are pretty emotional and well crafted, because of the father and son relationship and the effects of The Man Upstairs breaking the Lego pieces, which causes the world to break as well.
There is no real issues With the film, but the Everything is awesome song is annoying and the film is way too similar to The Matrix, but that's it really.
The Lego Movie is a funny and clever animated film. The humor, Message, emotional scenes, Music, characters and plot is good, but some songs are annoying and the film is way too similar to The Matrix. Check this film out.
10/10
Sonikku hiirôzu (2003)
Good game, however it does not stand out as the definitive sonic game at all
Sonic Heroes came out in 2003 and is the possible follow up to Sonic Adventure 2, the game is not bad, but not great either, the game is in the middle. The game has many design flaws and glitches but somehow keep it fresh for it's target audience: Sonic fans. Here's why this game is OK The story is OK, the story starts depending which Team you choose, let's start With the obvious one, Sonic. Sonic and his friends Tails and Knuckles gets a Message from Dr Eggman that he is gonna take over the world once again and destroy them, Sonic and the others Accept the Message and goes on a mission to destroy all his robots and take him Down, while Team Dark on the other hand, takes a Whole New route, Rouge the Bat locates Dr Eggman's Secret base and finds Shadow who somehow survived his fall in SA2, but one of Eggman's creations, E123 Omega tries to kill Shadow but somehow fails because Rouge decides to destroy Eggman With both of them, Shadow has amnesia and Omega has been locked in the base for many years and you know the rest.
Team Rose's story is bad. Amy Rose, Cream and Big the Cat need to track Down Sonic so she can marry him and receive Froggy and Chocoloa that he stole from them which isn't true, Eggman did it, and they stop him. Team Chaotix is good, BTW this team is from the Sega 32x game Knuckles Chaotix. Vector, Charmy and Espio get a walkie-talkie and starts a Journey to track Down Eggman to receive Money and get Rich, of course when they finally track him, because all the other Eggman's where robot duplicates, he is being locked inside, and he tells them that Metal Sonic did all this, and every team must stop Metal Sonic before he destroys the world.
Enough of the story, the gameplay is a 3d platformer With the formula of a 2d Sonic game, 2 stages then a Boss fight With Eggman. A New feature for this game is the Team switching mechanic, and it's pretty good, it's useful for the platforming of the game. The platforming is a lot of fun but can be frustrating due to it's tiresome design.
The Graphics are detailed and beautiful, some of the best looking Sonic games in my opinion. The Controls are good but sometimes, they can be slippery, but that's pretty rare. The Levels themselves are pretty good but some are annoying like Casino Park and Final Fortress.
The difficulty for each Team is OK, sometimes the Levels take too long especially when you're playing Team Dark and Team Sonic, but all teams are a lot of fun.
Then there's the problems. The game's special stages are horrible, as the Control in these stages are unbearable and it's Waste of time. The game is full of glitches, like characters flipping out, Moon jump and dying for no reason and the design is clunky and some of the bosses were too easy, but that's all Sonic Heroes is an OK game With great Graphics, fun gameplay and btw a pretty decent soundtrack, but the story, glitches, design, Special stages and the overall game is not that good, i Recommend it only for the die hard fans of Sonic. OK game
6/10
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
The funniest, absurd and downright original comedy in recent memory
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is some of the funniest Movies i have ever seen, this film's characters, jokes, satire and overall absurdness is all above Perfect, the film is absolutely amazing. Here's why.
The story follows Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakhstan immigrant who decides to travel to America to go through everything about it's culture to consider it "the best Place in the world", as well as his friend Azamat joining in too, but through out his Journey, he stumbles across Pamela Anderson on an episode of Baywatch and decides to locate and marry to her despite her not being a Virgin and already having a husband, but Borat suffers the consequences of going on a long road trip to California to locate her as he experiences friendship loss and abandonment, so it is up to him to locate Pamela Anderson in all his glory.
The film strongest aspect is it's main character, Borat is a sexually attracted, Jew hating immigrant who is funny in so many ways, every time he says a line, it gives me a giggle and his personality is Perfect, as he spend throughout the film asking strangers (real People) to help him learn about the American culture and it's society, and it's all done perfectly, blending in tons of laughs and Visual humor and a little bit of drama, but not too much since it's a comedy.
The side characters are outstanding too, i really like Azamat for being an arrogant, charismatic and overall pessimistic sidekick to Borat, and most scenes he's in, it really gets in the laughs and cringes perfectly, the real People and as well as Luenell and Pamela Anderson is Perfect, Luenell is a heart-warming lady With passion and sensibility and Pamela Anderson is the celebrity she is, the reactions to all the Citizens are priceless, since they don't know that Borat is a character and they think he's real even though clearly it's a mockumentary.
The film is full of weird, cringeworthy and disgusting scenes done in a comedic manner, the scene where Azamat and Borat are fighting naked, had me rolling on the floor laughing while at the same time, making me cringe, the scene With Borat showing a Picture With his Brother naked and questioning the size of his penis is also a cringeworthy scene and the entire Jew premise is Perfect as well.
The scene where Borat is kidnapping Pamela Anderson is a shocking scene since it's permanent celebrity craze and Law breaking, but clearly it's all staged, but the scene is still shocking today.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is one of my all time favourite comedies i've ever seen, it's a clever, weird, well written and overall a very original take on the mockumentary genre and comedy in general, no cons in this Movie at all, it's just Perfect 10/10
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Spielberg went back to his route's with this beautiful and intense drama
Bridge of Spies was a Movie i knew about from Empire Magazine where i saw the poster for it and it looked quite good since it's directed by the legendary Spielberg himself and then i saw With my friend and my former teacher and i love almost as much as Catch me if you can but not Schindler's List or Saving Private Ryan. Here's why this film is a near masterpiece.
The story follows a lawyer called James who gets recruited by the CIA to go on a negotiation mission to Exchange the CIA U-2 plane until Francis Powers fails a mission and gets shot Down by the Soviet Union and the plane crashes and now Francis is sentenced for many years in prison due to the crash of the plane and capturing everyone on camera, while a another subplot follows James's Client Rudolf Abel who is considered a spy despite not being a Spy and being a normal East German painter With a wife, and James wants to Exchange his partner With Powers because Rudolf deserves his freedom and James goes on a quest in East Berlin to Exchange partners while having unexpected surprises With Frederick, who is not up to par.
First off, the direction is almost as good as Schindler, the accuracy of the real events are pretty Close and the 1957 Brooklyn and East Berlin is well put out to look like the 1950s. The characters are designed uniquely and they have one of the best character driven stories in any Spielberg film. Rudolf is the painter With no Identity, Powers is the pilot accused for one mistake and Frederick is the American who just needs information to get out from prison and last James is the lawyer With kindness and respect to People, they all are Perfect and well choreographed.
The performances especially Tom Hanks is the strongest aspect of this Movie, Tom Hanks brings his signature trademark which is his emotions and respect to People which makes him a likable character and you really feel sorry for all he is going through. Mark Rylance is pretty good as he also brings the emotions and struggles the pain of being considered a spy while not being one at all.
The film has some problems but they're not too big, the ending is too long, like you think the film is done after the Exchange of partners and Frederick release from prison but no, there's 10 minutes more of James getting back home and hiding his adventures until his wife finds it out and he takes a nap without the wife noticing his innocence, i just thought the ending just dragged on, but it isn't terrible The dialogue can be nifty at times, especially from Frederick and one of the CIA agents, they just don't deliver them as much as the others, and the film's score by John Williams is kinda forgettable at best, but it's still there.
Bridge of Spies is a near Perfect Movie With great performances, direction, drama, setting, characters, Development, story and accuracy but the dialogue, score and the ending is weak but this film is Worth it nonetheless
9/10
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
A satisfying return to the series with minor problems
I was all hyped up for the newest Star Wars Movie after so many years, excluding the horrible prequels, but when i found out that J.J. Abrams was the director, my hopes were brutally dashed and thrown out the window, but at least Disney was gonna be distributing the Movie, then finally in December 2015, the Movie was released, and the end result was a success but it isn't all Perfect, here's why.
The story is set 30 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, the Galatic Empire has been destroyed and one of the last Jedi's being dead meat, a New threat has appeared in the Galaxy, The First Order, where they want the entire Galaxy demolished, the leader of the First Order, Kylo Ren, wants to seek the last Jedi and kill him, which is Luke Skywalker, along the way, a stormtrooper part of the Resistance called Finn and a scavenger named Rey who With help by Han Solo, Chewbacca and returning characters including a New character named Poe to infiltrate the rebel base and find the missing Jedi Luke Skywalker.
The film's nod to the original trilogy is executed wonderfully, with the drama, humour, action and the horrors from A New hope, Empire strikes back and little bit from Return of the Jedi, but the story is too similar to A New Hope with infiltrating a rebel base, showing a planet being blown up and of course, returning characters, while that's a major problem, it isn't too bad The New characters especially Finn and Poe are pretty strong but Rey and Kylo Ren are not, Rey is just a typical orphan with not much strength and capabilities for combat except a stick and Kylo Ren's face reveal is pointless and he could have kept the mask on, but Finn is a interesting, funny and melodramatic character and Poe is a great newcomer with an interesting character Development and charm. The villain Supreme Leader Snoke and Captain Phasma are brief but interesting characters but Maz Kanata is a dull sidekick just shown for 5 minutes.
The First Order is just Galatic Empire but less interesting and has a boring set of minor characters, the Death of Han Solo was sad but at the same time, unpleasant due to inconsistency in the plot and the cliffhanger ending just had us waiting 3 years extra for the sequel, way too much Movie.
Star Wars Force Awakens is one of the better star wars films in the franchise and the second best IMO, the action sequences, humor, drama, characters, nod to the original trilogy and i forgot to mention, the BB-8 is outstanding as well as the score by John Williams, but the similar plot, villain, First Order, and the inconsistency of the ending is a bargain, but a must watch for any Star Wars fan or newcomer 9/10
Mad Max (1979)
Nothing short of terrible, one of the worst i've ever seen
I might get hate from a lot of People but i absolutely hate this Movie, so much so, i really wanted to stop watching the other films, but somehow, since Mad Max Fury Road exists, i shouldn't stop, so here's why this Movie is absolute Garbage.
The story is basically non-existent but i will try and explain in full detail. It follows Mad Max as his hometown is surrounded by a gang of bad guys, due to this unexpected Company, he must set out to drive through the Australian wasteland during the pre-apocalyptic future to stop the gang from going overboard and kill everyone in Australia.
The film's biggest weakness is the sound design, it really sounds low-quality and the dubbing on both English and Australian Language is inconsistent, the soundtrack is unfitting and sounds something for a bad romantic drama. The performances are sluggish and none of the actors have no talent whatsoever.
The characters are uninteresting and none have any character Development whatsoever. Most of the scenes in this Movie are a Complete joke and the film is almost entirely Comic gold, this film and The Room is the definition of so bad that it's funny. The film is not so long, which is kinda a strength. There's nothing really mind-blowing i can say about this Movie, it goes all over the Place. There is a cool stunt at some point, but nothing "OH MY GOD".
Mad Max is one of the worst Movies i have witnessed in a long time, the direction, Music, sound, editing, performances, dubbing, story, characters, scenes and the stunts are pure Comic gold, that i mean by, is god awful. Don't watch this, it's a Waste of time.
0/10
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Better than the original and the best sequel i've ever seen
I really enjoyed The Godfather, so i decided to see The Godfather Part 2 if it's better or worse, and to my utter surprise, it's better than the original and has one of the best performances in a Movie ever. This film is a true masterpiece. Here's why.
The story is as good as the original, this time the film has two separate story lines: Vito Corleone as a Young man and Michael Corleone's storyline. Vito Corleone's story follows his life as he evacuates from New York and to Italy by his parents in 1910 and goes through his normal day life, and Michael Corleone's story follows him being accused for being a criminal by the Law after being framed by his Brother during a celebration when another criminal did the illegal Activity that happen in the celebration and Michael goes through Family life and has a divorce With his wife and all that stuff and must prove that he isn't guilty of the actions caused by a another person.
The film's direction is one of the biggest strengths of this film, it's switch between Vito and Michael is done in a good pace and well choreographed camera transitions makes this film direction nearly a masterpiece. The performances especially once again Al Pacino is so good, it deserved an Oscar for best performance, for a reason, Pacino's character is so emotional, you really care for him in the scenes With his wife. Oustanding i must say.
The film, despite being a serious drama, has some funny moments, like where one of the characters gives Vito Money and continuously regrets it, now that was funny, but the film really is quite serious apart from that one scene, that's why the change of pace makes this quite comforting of a Movie.
The characters are better and the film is longer, The Godfather Part 2 is one of the best films i've ever seen, Performances, humor, drama, direction, Music and characters are great, there is nothing terrible With this Movie. Check this out
10/10
The Godfather (1972)
An aspiring classic and one of the most memorable in cinema
From a stand point, The Godfather is one of the most epic and flawless Movies to be ever made. Everything from the direction to the fantastic art style and tone, this film is amazing. Here's why this is one of the most influential Movies today.
The story is great, in the 1940s, an aging patriarch is getting tired of his job and constantly struggles through Family life until he gets shot by a criminal, due to his damage on his chest, his son Michael Corloene takes over as patriarch and must infiltrate a series of criminals and live a New life in Sicily but the criminals Michael is looking for is after him and his Associates, With that in mind, he must protect everyone from this nasty spree from happening and have both New York and Sicily back in business.
The film's direction is a miracle, the film really is a serious gangster drama than most drama's With a touch of humor, this film has none of that, each character has the own respective emotion which makes the character more like a Virtual reality game than a fictional character in a Movie since the characters are portrayed realistically and that makes the film bring more attention to the Viewer than it's general audience.
The performances are fantastic especially Al Pacino, they really act like real life People which makes their acting skills nearly improvised, i must confess that Marlon Brando can sounds kinda wheezy and talks to quiet, but he is good but Al Pacino is the star of this Movie.
The art style is great, the film has a Perfect use of film grain and color which makes the film looks more realistic and appealing than usual.
The film is without it's problems, but pretty minor, the film's story can get to complex sometimes but that's a nitpick, other than that, the film is flawless.
The Music is great, sounds just like what a gangster soundtrack should be.
The Godfather is one of the best films of all time, the direction, soundtrack, performances, art style, story and it's emotions to it's characters make's this film appealing, the film's too complex but still don't overlook this Movie.
10/10
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Realistic, brutal and superbly acted, this film is a masterpiece
Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece and one of Spielberg's finest Movies, the Battle scenes, performances and the film keeping true to World War 2 makes this a brilliant but tough watch. Here's why.
The story is good but could've been better, it follows a bunch of soldiers who lands on Normandy, France and successfully defeating the Germans on their first encounter, they must track Down a Survivor of the Normandy incident that happened earlier before they arrived by the chief of the army, so Captain Miller and his soldiers must get Private James Ryan, the Survivor back home and end the war in Normandy and World War 2 itself.
The film's ending is something i have to mention, it's so emotional and one of the most best bad endings of all time, where Captain Miller does Deus Ex Machina on an upcoming tank and somehow saves his teammates but he himself dies, and in present time, James Francis Ryan goes to his funeral and also tells his wife to say he is a good man, for all his work during World War 2, it's sad but impressive overall.
The Battle scenes are impressive, With some of the most realistic depictions of war ever put into film, each Battle scene is at least 10 minutes which adds to the overall excitement of the film's slow pacing. The film's performances are stunning especially Tom Hanks, all has their own emotion which makes each character interesting and refreshing.
The film's direction is as great as previous Spielberg films, here it's all done in a serious matter, where World War 2 is pretty accurate in this Movie than it is in real life. The orchestral is impressive, John Williams is always the king of orchestral Music. The Deaths are pretty emotional, and even myself feel sorry for all of the teammates dying despite the characters being fictional and i still had a hard time seeing these likable characters die.
Saving Private Ryan is a benchmark for film Entertainment and it is one of my favourites to this day. Direction, characters, performances, Music, realism, World War 2 accuracy, ending and the overall emotion to the Death scenes makes this a must-watch for anyone willing to watch a great War flick. The only weakness of this Movie is the plot, it's simple and has to have more focus on some of it's locations like Ohama Beach and that it is kinda flat in the middle part of the Movie, other than this minor nitpick, check this Movie out.
10/10
The Martian (2015)
One of the best of 2015 with some problems
The Martian is a great but not overly perfect movie with Matt Damon, i saw this movie, a day after it's premiere here in Norway, and i'm impressed. This movie successfully brings back the routes of Ridley Scott after his disappointments like Prometheus and Avatar. Here's why this movie is great.
The story follows Mark Watney, an astronaut who after failing a mission on Mars due to a storm and his crew member left him behind, he is the only one on Mars and must use all his food and shelter on Mars to live and give contact to everyone on Earth that he is alive and that he isn't dead, while on Earth, they must find solutions to help Watney get back to Earth.
The direction of Ridley Scott in this movie is spectacular, this film is very funny and as well as emotional. The humour is all done perfectly, especially the tone of the film being rather different than most science fiction movies. The music is great as well, with music by Abba and Gloria Graynor and it's orchestral by Harry Gregson Williams is great as well being rather epic than it's movie.
The performances especially Matt Damon's performance is one of the best of this year along with Julianne Moore in Still Alice. Matt Damon's wit and sarcastic personality makes his character likable and interesting. The film's visual effects is stunning, Mars looks so real and space is fully detailed. The scientific accuracy is pretty accurate, NASA status of this movie does it perfectly.
I have never read the novel so i can't compare it to the movie. The film isn't perfect though. The film's biggest issue is the film's length and the sequence where people on Earth from Times Square and Trafalgar Square are seen watching NASA talking about the savings of Mark Watney, i thought it was awkward and the film, even though 141 minutes still felt long, the film's characters were less exciting than the main character but Chiwetel Ejiofor and Aksel Hennie did pretty good, but i thought Jeff Daniels and Kristen Wiig were not a good cast for the characters, but that's just me.
The Martian is not perfect, but it is one of the most entertaining films this year along with Kingsman. The humour, drama, direction, visual effects, scientific accuracy, likability, music and stunning art direction is great, but it's length, conclusion and some of the casting and characters were not my taste. Check it out, even the 3D is good.
10/10
Rain Man (1988)
A crowning achievement in Dustin Hoffman's career
Rain Man rounds up how much a Drama film could be so special. The film's acting, Message, wit, drama and it's story is all Perfect, here's why this film is great.
The story follows Charlie Babbitt, a selfish yuppie who after finding out his father misfortune of Death, he must take care of his autistic savant Brother Raymond Babbitt since he has fear of planes, they go on a road trip to Las Vegas where Raymond learns about gambling, learn to Dance and kiss, but also that Charlie finds out that Raymond is a number genius and somehow have a Close Connection to each other as the film goes on.
The film's screenplay is top-notch having both a comedic and sad appeal to the film's premise. The performances particularly Dustin Hoffman is one of the most intriguing performances in a Movie yet. Everything from timing to script is all done perfectly, Tom Cruise is good as well but somehow less promising With annoying tone and poor decision Choice for script for the character.
The Music by Hans Zimmer is alright, sometimes it sounds great, and sometimes it sounds god awful. I don't think Hans Zimmer should do the Music for this Movie, but im the only one. The direction is stunning, the film having a autistic Brother is a genius idea, this Movie does this idea perfectly.
The card-playing scene in Caesar's Palace is fascinating and the one of the most entertaining scenes in the Movie along With the scene where Raymond is out on the road stopping at a red light on the road.
The film's most emotional scene is when Raymond talks about the Rain Man that Charlie kept thinking about as a kid. It's all done in a dramatic matter, which makes the film much better.
The film has it's problems like the Music and it's somehow disappointing ending, but other than that, this film rocks.
Rain Man is a must watch for all People looking for a comedic drama Movie that is pretty darn great. Performances, script, humour, drama, screenplay and Message is outstanding despite Music being OK and having a abrupt ending. Don't miss out this Movie.
10/10
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Wes Anderson's wit and style is here, and it's his best work yet
I love Wes Anderson's Movies, Moonrise Kingdom was great, Fantastic Mr Fox was great and yes i even liked The Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou. However Grand Budapest Hotel beats all of them for the film's Incredible dark humor, art style and a emotional ending. Here's why this film is a masterpiece.
The story follows an Author who goes to Grand Budapest Hotel and while in his visit he meets Zero Moustafa, a lonely man who tells the Author all about his past in the Grand Budapest. The main story has 5 parts and each follows concierge Monsieur Gustave and his lobby boy Zero as Gustave gets send to prison for murder despite him being innocent in reality. While on the way, Zero befriends a girl who is a pastry chef and two evil criminals are trying to get a painting named Boy With Apple that Gustave loves very much, but is stolen by Gustave. Gustave and his jail pals must Escape jail to prove his innocence and that the criminals where the ones being sent to jail and many quirky adventures along the way.
The film is amazing, first off, the art style is absolutely outstanding, it's aspect ratio is what makes the Movie genius, since it switches from normal to old. The performances especially Ralph Fiennes is brilliant, he delivers the laughs just right as well as his touching feel you came to expect from a Wes Anderson Movie, The film's humor is dark and zany, all done is a good pace and makes it Wes Anderson's most entertaining Movie yet. The ending is sad, where the film ends With a woman going to the grave of Gustave, the main character.
The characters are memorable, notably Agatha, the pastry chef and Dmitri, the villain. The film has it problems though but not very big. The film could have been longer, the film's climax is somewhat disappointing, Part 4 is the worst of all 3 parts and the film's choreography falls flat to it's stellar design of the style.
Grand Budapest Hotel is the best Wes Anderson flick yet, the film's humor, drama, style, characters, aspect ratio and overall direction is great, but the film is only 100 minutes, the climax is disappointing, Part 4 has somewhat a dumb feel compared to 1,2,3,5 and choreography is linear. Recommended absolutely 10/10
Assassin's Creed (2007)
Enjoyable game with repetitive gameplay and so-so story
Assassin's Creed series is hugely popular With nine main games and many spin offs, i reviewed Assassin's Creed 2 and that game was one of my favorites, so how did the first entry turn out? Pretty well but not on the same Level as it's sequel. Here's why.
The story follows Desmond Miles, a bartender and a former assassin who's been kidnapped by Abstergo, a evil Corporation who uses Desmond to relive the life of his 12-Century ancestors inside the Animus, a machine that follows Desmond memories of his ancestors, the ancestor they find inside his memories is Altair Ibn-La'Ahad, one of the assassins in the organization of the same name. But when Altair gets caught by the Templars, a evil organization while searching for an artifact named the Piece of Eden they both were searching for and Al Mualim finds out the actions Altair's been doing, he punishes him and steals his weapons and Equipment and must retrieve them back by doing assassinations in Acre, Jerusalem and Damascus but finds out that Al Mualim wasn't part of the Assassins and is part of the Templars and has the artifact, Altair must assassinate his way through to regain his Powers and stop Al Mualim from taking over Musyaf, his hometown.
The game is an open world action-adventure With stealth elements where Altair uses his acrobatics to get up on rooftops and his stealth techniques to assassinate guards in each city he traverses. In the game to update Your map, you must get to specific high Points to add more quests to Your map. The acrobatics are fantastic, each animation of his moves are stunning to look at, but he isn't as fast as Ezio in the sequel, but still holds up better than most parkour-based characters. The combat is alright, you use his sword for most of his attacks and Counter kills. The Counter kills are useful but they are tough to handle as well as getting used to the stupid AI of this game, sometimes the guards wont notice even though Altair is right near them. The combo kills are so pointless since you have to attack as soon as the sword of the enemy comes at you.
The missions and side quests is where the game goes downhill, why you may ask, it's because they never seem to evolve and all missions is the exact same that you did earlier, like you did a interrogation mission earlier, then 10 minutes later, you do it again, or you do a Informer mission, then 5 minutes later, another Informer mission. All mission in each city are the same which means the game is repetitive, so repetitive in fact, that the missions never varie and have nothing else but change of details so the missions are fun but sometimes boring due to repetitive nature.
The Graphics are great, the cities are detailed and textures are very high resolution but the faces are somewhat ugly to look at, but the game is beautiful. The Controls are great as well, you use the RT and A button to do the actions of Altair for Acrobatics and X and B and RT for attacks and you will know the rest from there.
The Third Crusade setting is very genius since most games don't have that time period setting, but i thought Renaissance fared better than the Third Crusade, but this is something gamers haven't seen before, games set in 12th-Century and present time at the same time.
The Desmond sections are boring since they happen frequently after a Assassination mission which was fixed in Assassin's Creed 2 where the was less then the where was in this game. The achievements are not hard but fun. The flag collecting, good god, is terrible since most are so easy like after finding one you'll find another one a second later, so flag-collecting is fun but easy. Templars are easy as well since well if you run around a lot you find one and you can kill it easy piecesy.
Assassin's Creed is a good game, but not great, the game's repetitive, the story is forgettable and the game lasted Shorter than expected and as well as having an abrupt ending where Altair finally kills Al Mualim and recovers the Piece of Eden and stares at it and that's it. However the animations, Graphics, gameplay and pacing as well as setting and replay value is great. Recommended absolutely.
8/10
Red Dead Redemption (2010)
A timeless classic and the best western game ever
Red Dead Redemption is a game so good, it made other Western games look like a joke. This game is astonishing, everything from story to replay value is here, this is sure a improvement over the previous Rockstar games and the best they've made in a long time.
The story follows John Marston, previously a member of a gang and Outlaw is told by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stop his former gang he once called friends so he can reclaim his Family, on the way he Meets interesting characters and inspiring locations in New Austin, Nuevo Paraiso and West Elisabeth. While he does reclaim his Family, Edgar Ross, the boss of the FBI doesn't stop there as he wants Marston dead, which he succeeds but Marston's son and mother however survives, years later the mother died and Jack Marston is the only one of the Marston Family alive.
The game is a action-adventure With sandbox elements, shooter and many other genre's. The game consists of John Marston later Jack Marston traveling Three states to kill gangs and criminals, the game also contains sidequests named Stranger Missions and you can play Poker, Blackjack and Liars Dice. The game's open world is massively huge, With tons of content outside of the main campaign. The game has it's own unique cover system which Works, but i never seem to use it that much.
One of the game's mechanics Dead Eye is a great mechanic, it slows Down time allowing for the better shots With Your gun, but it just seems to make the game easier, so it's good and bad. The Stranger missions are great additions but some don't seem too be that varied from time to time like the Eva in Peril and I Know You, but Light's Camera Action is one of the best of the missions.
The main missions are good but i found the Homestead and West Elisabeth missions kinda lacking compared to Nuevo and New Austin, With Abigail Marston being the worst mission type in the game IMO, she has only three missions and all of them are short and lacks action and Edgar Ross missions were stiff at times.
The gambling is a great addition especially Poker and Blackjack but Liar's Dice was a simplistic but rather fun and yet disappointing game, other than that, i love it.
The characters are quite expansive especially Seth and Luis Fontana, but some fall flat like Abigail and De Santa, but most of them are all fascinating as well as interesting.
I got the GOTY Version and it's outfits are quite good, they all have their own objectives which makes them hard to get. The gang hideouts are great and fantastic. The Graphics are detailed and have the most realistic face designs in gaming.
The Controls work despite having walking issues and getting used to the horse Controls, the gun buttons work great.
Red Dead Redemption is one of the best games on the market, Graphics, Controls, amply, open world, content, mechanics, characters, save system and story is great, the game's missions are stiff, some side-quests aren't my type and glitches galore, but don't miss this masterpiece.
10/10
The Babadook (2014)
One of the most chilling, emotional and intense horror films of the last decade
The Babadook is an example of a horror movie done right, this film is a true masterpiece in modern horror, instead of being a jumpy Movie, it is instead a chilling and disturbing Movie that is a enjoyable horror-drama about a mother and her son in the wrong ways.
The story follows Amelia, after witnessing her husband's death during a car crash while giving birth to their son Samuel, Amelia must stop Samuel from going crazy over about a monsters, but when Samuel finds a book named Mr Babadook in his room, they read it, after finding out that the book has a slight creepy image, then Amelia experiences that Samuel has gone mad over Babadook, but when after Amelia put the book on the shelf high, at one point, the book can be seen again and she tears the book apart, then after ripping the book and days went, the book comes back, this time With horrific showings of Amelia in paper form killing her dog and son. Then Amelia experiences The Babadook all around her and must stop him from killing Samuel and herself.
The film is scary as hell, it's tone and atmosphere is exquisite and it's performances are top-notch despite being having the most annoying kid in any Movie: Noah Wiseman. This film has no jumpscares, but instead delivers are rather disturbing feel to this Movie, each character is emotional and have their own personality.
The Babadook's design is a mixed bag, he looks good in the pop-up book but in person, he seems like a pretty basic monster With claws and being hidden in the shadows for the most of the Movie and when we see his face, his face is shown for a split second, so overall great design but not a masterpiece.
The peril Amelia and Samuel have is intense and makes up for the creepy atmosphere of the Movie. The real shocker is the pop-up book, it shows murder, monster coming out to kill and many others. The book is a highlight for the film.
The Babadook is a brilliant film, acting, Music, tone, atmosphere, lack of jumpscares and emotional story makes this a fantastic horror film for New and old horror fans, the film has flaws like Noah Wiseman's character and a few outdated effects but don't miss this.
10/10
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
Poorly made, broken and unplayable at best, worst ever
Sonic 06 is a disaster of a game, i liked the game at first, 5 years ago, but now it's a franchise-killer, absolutely hate this game, this game could be described as offensively Shiite. Here's why this game should be send straight to hell.
The story is confusing and the worst in a video game ever. The story follows Elise while celebrating a anniversary in Soleanna, she has a presence of her evil within Iblis, the Flames of Disaster, then Eggman comes and tells Elise about her Flames Secret, Sonic comes and saves her and later captured, along the way, Sonic meets Silver who mistakenly refer to him as the Iblis Trigger by Mephiles, a dark spirit, then when Elise get captured again, Sonic must travel back in time to find out about the Flames and save Elise as well as saving Soleanna from Solaris, true form of Mephiles, boy what a struggle.
The game is a platformer With action elements, You play 3 different stories, Sonic's story, Shadow's and newcomer Silver, each have their own playstyle, i would go through each character one by one. Sonic's gameplay is broken, by horrendous Control design and camera as well as design, Tails, Knuckles are so cheap, they could bust a hole. Shadow's gameplay is better than sonic's but same, just broken. Silver, i have nothing.
Control is awful, so broken and unresponsive, they make me vomit Shiite, camera is broken, i hate it. Graphics are decent, could have been better. The worst of them all is the bugs, this game was rushed resulting in the buggiest game since Big Rigs and Warrior Within.
The kissing scene is vomit-inducing, why Sega, freaking bestiality, no no no. The Music is the only positive thing i have to say, catchy and memorable. Bosses are horrible due to camera and lousy framerate. Literally it drops 10 frames every time.
Sonic 06 is a game Worth buying only for People who must, for others, just don't do it (pun intended), a broken Control scheme, camera, plot-holed and confusing plot, glitches and frustrating design, Graphics are decent and Music is fantastic. F this game.
1/10......Sonic 0SHITE
The Shining (1980)
Horror at it's finest, but the film isn't scary
The Shining is a shiny example on a horror film easily described as a psychological drama, this film is the best Horror flick i've seen at this point, while the film is a slow film With poor following to the novel, it is a timeless horror masterpiece, the film while creepy and intense isn't scary. Here's why.
The film centers around a Haunted isolated hotel where a Family goes to as caretakers for the Winter. While in the hotel, The son of the Family Danny experiences strange visions from past and the future while the dad Jack Torrance, an alcholic writer goes insane and begins murdering everyone in sight, while Jack has the same hallucinations as well, while the mother Wendy Torrance must find out as well for Danny the case why Jack is crazy, With Dick Hallorann helping Danny out, when he Calls out The Shining.
The film's atmosphere is dark and fascinating, the opening shot already explains that the Movie is dark and creepy, and it is, but the issue With it, is the lack of scares, this doesn't produce any scary direction whatsoever.
The acting is good, but god does Shelley Duvall suck, her voice makes me petrified Beyond belief, hate when that crap happens, Danny's performance is the highlight, he delivers it great With such serious manner. Jack's performance was good, but not great, the script could have been better.
The Shining is a great example for a horror flick but the film lacks pacing and scariness and acting could've been better, overall great Movie but has it's flaws, The shower scene is the part that nearly got me, the other scenes not, i saw the 115 minutes Version and saw deleted scenes the other day. Highly recommend for a horror individuals
10/10
Boyhood (2014)
Best film of 2014 and a fantastic work of art
Boyhood is excellence in realism, the film's Scope, narrative and acting is top-notch, this is a show-stopper for both the film-industry and as well as myself, there is no other drama film like it, here's why.
The film follows a Mason, a boy from the age of 6 to the age of 18, through a 12-year cycle, every year they experience fun, serious business and Family issues, With each year, his Family changes and having a different Apartment each time, the ending is great With him getting to college, making friends and that's basically it.
The film's direction is stunning, filmed in 12 years, wow, i cannot believe it. Each scene sparkles With glee and depression. The acting is a outstanding achievement, Patricia Arquette is fantastic as well as Ethan Hawke. The Scope is brilliant, each sprawling setting goes through a lot to the plot.
The narrative is the highlight of this Movie, having a nearly 3 hour Movie With so much Depth and character Development, that it's a miracle from beginning to end.
Boyhood is the best film from 2014 and a outstanding achievement in film history, acting, characters, Scope, narrative and it's realism and length makes it a Perfect Movie for both Movie fans and drama fans.
10/10
Lava (2014)
Pointless short but sad and creepy at the same time
I don't get the point of Lava, it's a short film for the fabulous Inside Out, but this short is a joke, a Volcano making love With another Volcano, what, here's why this is the worst Disney short film yet.
The short follows a Volcano back 1 million years ago sings a song about when he will find someone he will love, then a lot of days later, a female Volcano comes up from the sea and the male Volcano gets his prize, a Volcano to love, that's basically i can sum up this Garbage.
The animation is good, but not Incredible, With creepy designs and weak Development time, the song that Plays through this 7 minute short is too sad to be true, it's creepy and unfitting, especially With a talking Volcano, seriously.
The concept is the worst in a short ever, i even thought that awful Blue Umbrella short was better than this, the only good thing about Lava is when Inside Out finally starts, i was confused for the entirety of the short.
Lava is a weak but decent short film, animation, song and concept is terrible.
4/10
Inside Out (2015)
A new turn for Pixar but also a great one
Inside Out is a original and a clever Movie about mind-manipulation, this film is gorgeous-looking and one of the best Pixar has done in a good long time. The film's acting and charm is what makes it a emotional experience for both kids and adults, here's why.
The plot is original, it follows Riley, a normal 11-year old who moves to San Francisco With her mom and dad, and inside Riley's mind are Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger who each produce emotions to Riley every time they Control her mind, but when Sadness touches one of the memories of Riley by accident, Joy and Sadness get sucked into the world of Islands which follows what kind of stuff Riley likes and hates and barks on a quest for Return before she gets neutral and out of Control.
The characters are memorable and touching, every emotion has Development and the best character to me from all emotions is Anger, his character just Cheers me up, Bing Bong is a good character and the Unicorn's a good minor character.
The animation is their best work yet, With so much detail and lighting, that it looks like a painting, the complicated concept is stunning, it gives a New direction for Pixar, compared to their simple plot Points in their previous films, this one is a tough watch due to it's emotional but realistic turn, but their children will love it.
The film is one of the most heartfelt Pixar films i've seen, the film is both funny and sad at the same time, the part where Riley takes mom's credit card and leaves is upsetting yet intense, that was the most intense part to me.
Inside Out is a outstanding achievement in Pixar's career, both funny and heartfelt, With outstanding animation, heartfelt story and original and smart concept, the only downside is that awful short film, which i'll review a another day.
10/10
Gears of War (2006)
Perfect game with fantastic visuals and gameplay
This game is one of the best the Xbox has to offer, With such gorgeous Visuals and fun gameplay that it's nearly a masterpiece, here's why this game is the Xbox's killer-app.
The story is forgettable and simplistic but not awful, the game follows Marcus Fenix, a Heavy armored man With his crew must stop the Locust horde from taking over humanity and the planet Sera, With their guns and strongness, they must defeat Raam, the leader of the Locust, to stop the Madness.
The game is a third-person-shooter With a cover system-based gameplay, you play as Fenix who must cover his way through the Locust and kill every one in sight, the cover system is very good, it Works perfectly. The guns are very varied, even though they have similarities, they have a good selection, the Lancer is the highlight, it's chainsaw bayonet and damage makes it a useful but brutal weapon, in the game, you find COG tags scattered through each Level, while tricky is still rewarding.
The Graphics still hold up to this day, detail and textures are all wonderful, the Controls are good as well, you use RT to shoot and you know the rest from there, the sound is brilliantly designed and one of the best in a 2006 game.
The downsides is the game's length, it only has 5 Levels, despite it's long Levels, the game doesn't have a significant amount of Challenge, the multiplayer maps are small but the multiplayer is enjoyable at best. I wish the Hammer of Dawn was used more in the game. The story is tedious and the game doesn't deliver anything New to the core gameplay of this game.
Gears of War is a spectacular game and a killer-app for the Xbox 360, Graphics, gameplay, Controls, sound and multiplayer is great despite map design issues, story is forgettable and short campaign, this game should not be overlooked 10/10
Mirror's Edge (2008)
Good game, but with a shallow story and clunky gameplay, it sure doesn't deliver the hype.
Mirror's Edge could be described as this: a platformer With shooting elements. This game is good, but not great, it seems a little out of Place for a platformer here's why.
Set in the future, the story follows Faith, a very good freerunner who Works for the Runners who delivers bags and do Dangerous building jumps and parkour, but when Faith's sister gets kidnapped, it's up to Faith to save her before Faith gets killed by the Blues, a evil Corporation of police officers, on search to stop Faith from saving her sister.
The game is a first-person 3d platformer which focuses on the discipline of parkour, you use Faith's acrobatics to get to point A to point B. The combat is a mix between shooting and mêlée, the combat is awful, the shooting is very shallow, With AI being so ludicrous it pisses me straight to hell.
The platforming is good With a few issues, the Control Works but the design is the worst, it's a tough but shallow design Choices they've gotten to this game. The game biggest issue is the length, it's a short game taking roughly a few hours to Complete.
Mirror's Edge is a good but flawed game, it's story, length, combat and design is horrible, but animations, parkour and uniqueness makes this a game Worth buying.
7/10
Assassin's Creed II (2009)
Intense, epic and satisfying, this game improves the first game
Assassin's Creed 2 was one of those sequels where most critics need to rate it higher, this game is like a trademark to my gaming experience, it's better than the original, since the original was repetitive and had a forgettable story, this game delivers none of that, i absolutely love this game.
The plot follows directly after the first game, Desmond is escaping Abstergo, but before he can Escape, he must go back in the Animus and start the life of his new ancestor Ezio Auditore Da Firenze, after escaping Abstergo, he must go back in the Animus to relive Ezio's life so he can become a modern day assassin, Ezio's story follows him seeking revenge for the murder of his Family by stopping Rodrigo Borgia, the leader of Knights Templar who wants the Piece of Eden and world domination, it's up to Ezio as he must traverse through 5 parts of Italy to assassinate each religious person who's connected to destruction of Italy just like Borgia's plan or a someone who's been murdering for no specified reason.
The ending is possibly the weirdest ending i've seen in a video game period, In the end of the game, after beating Rodrigo and recovering the Piece of Eden, Ezio meets Minerva, who tells Desmond and Ezio about the planet and the evidence itself. It's intense, since the entire sequence is a fourth wall break. Great ending to an already great game.
The game is a action-adventure game with stealth elements, you Control Ezio as he must go through 5 Places in Italy to assassinate each target and stop Borgia, in the game, you must use his blade, parkour acrobatics and sneaky stealth kills to get pass each Level, Leonardo Da Vinci is in this game helping you increase Your health, weapons and let you fly a flying machine. The acrobatics are better than ever since they're'e faster and smoother than the original. The combat is better than the original, but tedious at it's own rights. The highlight is the Assassin Tombs. Theyr'e puzzle-based enviorments that use Prince of Persia platforming and design and has a nice touch of challenge and fun.
The graphics are better than the original with more lighting and better textures, the controls haven't changed but they work a whole lot a better. Camera is bad, but better than it's predecessor.
Ezio overall, is like the God of Badass characters, his blade, agility and overall tone just makes me feel happy, he can't get any better can he, right.
Despite the praise i gave this game so far, the game has it's problems, like the easy difficulty and a few bugs, other than those problems, it's a great game.
The Monterrigoni Villa is a good addition to this game With upgrading Monterrigoni and feather collecting, much better than the original, the Glyphs are hard, my dad gave me help at times.
Assassin's Creed 2 is fun, huge and have you sitting for hours, including the decent DLC's, great Graphics, Controls, animations, gameplay, upgrading system, Tombs, extra content and story despite glitches and easy gameplay.
10/10