Reviews

The classic Spongebob quirkiness and randomness is present and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy SOME of the film. The scenes with Keanu Reeves as a tumbleweed were pretty funny, and the scene with Spongebob and Patrick riding in the car with Plankton's robot got a couple laughs out of me. The rest of the film just simply underperforms in delivery.

What annoyed me the most was the court scene, when each character is telling their story about how they met Spongebob. Anyone who's been watching the show since childhood knows that the stories in this scene are wrong. Frankly, I'm surprised the cast agreed to do this scene.

This film was dedicated to Stephen Hillenburg, and after reading about his thoughts on spin-offs, I don't honestly think he would have liked this movie much or at all. I'm sure it has and will entertain the kids at the end of the day, but as a Spongebob fan since 1999 when I was a kid myself, I was shaking my head after this one.

This film could have had potential if they had actually done something with it. I'll admit that the acting was good enough to keep my attention, and I thought the concept of a reality show based on how long you can stay in total isolation might be neat, so I personally think a star for the cast, sets and idea is fair. Other than that, I honestly don't think I've been more sad after watching a movie.

You begin to adapt to these random characters, and wait for something to happen only to get cut off when you're on the edge of your seat. Absolutely nothing gets solved or answered. Odd nitpick here, but I hated that the shot would sometimes randomly switch from the room camera (which is supposed to be the only camera in the room?) to a handheld camera, that just made no sense to me. When the credits role, you just feel bad that you spent 2 hours watching people suffer and deteriorate with no payoff for any character. I get that the movie is trying to put humans in the positions of animals in zoos, and I guess I kind of see a "how do you know the payoff you're waiting for will truly come" conclusion, but if that's the case, make the characters people who selfishly isolate animals or something like that and make it worth their suffering. Or perhaps show the villain having their victory laugh over what they've done. Anything but a random cut to the credits.

I probably would've rated this movie higher if didn't feel so half-finished and sloppy. I feel bad for the actors who actually tried and thought they were going to be in something great. Disappointing is the only word I've got to describe my feelings on it.

A little surprised to see such harsh reviews on this one. Yes, it does have problems, a lot of it has been done before, and the giant monster is basically a deep sea version of the Cloverfield monster. If you're someone with a legitimate fear of deep bodies of water however, I think this movie may hit you a little harder than others.

Yes, the jump scares are excessive. Truth be told though, if it were myself down there in the depths, I would jump if a harmless fish swam by my face. When you're that far under, everything is scary, and I think that's what the movie was trying to emphasise. I also admit there are a few scenes that are slow and the camera is set on something difficult to see, or when it gets eerily quiet and you're almost counting on a jump scare. However, there was one specific angle where one of the wendigo-like creature charged at the camera in a spiral motion, and even though it made me jump, I still said "Okay, that was pretty cool".

And since I've already spoiled a bit, I was not expecting that punch in the final minutes. I know I probably wasn't supposed to find it so funny, but I couldn't help but laugh at it.

I genuinely enjoyed the sets and surroundings of this film. I thought Kristen Stewart did a great job, the other actors did fine as well. Conceptually it's a pretty basic survival story, and while elements of this film have been done before, I still think they come together nicely to make a pretty neat film. At least worth a watch in my opinion.

A dark Psychological Thriller with an interesting concept, and some pretty intense moments. But overall, I can't say there was a lot I "didn't see coming"

The scenes where the performers were punished for their mistakes was when I was most unsettled, and the Anton character gave me the creeps. For portions of the film, Charlotte as a character gave me an unsettling feeling as well. That said, the acting is awesome and the sets are pretty (especially the performance room). A couple of gory scenes were graphic enough, and the effects were believable enough, to cause me and my girlfriend to turn our heads (which is a good thing as long as it's not overdone, and I think this film is tolerable in that sense).

The scene in the trailer of Lizzie getting sick is one of the highlights of the movie, but I can't say I wasn't guessing that Charlotte was behind it early on. I also can't say I wasn't expecting them to fight Anton together. At least this film has a decent ending, a seemingly rare occurrence these days.

It's certainly no award-winner, but I think The Perfection is neat ride for what is it, and one of the better Thrillers that popped on NetFlix.

I like Dennis Quaid and his character gave me the creeps in this film. The sets are decent and the remaining actors play their parts well. However, the plot twist in this movie annoyed me. It's basically the exact same twist as The Intruders starring Miranda Cosgrove. The film is predictable in it's story line and it's attempts to jump scare. I don't want to say it's a "bad" film, because it does have some cool moments (I thought the scene with the chandelier was kinda neat), but positively, "just okay" is about the best I can do. A few highlights, but ultimately, a forgettable film in my opinion.

It's hard to say what my "all-time favorite" Disney movie is, but the original Lion King would undoubtedly be in my Top 5, likely even Top 3, and I'm sure many others could say the same. That said, I had high expectations, but tried to keep an open mind.

The classic opening scene with the song "Circle of Life" is almost shot for shot exactly, but in live-action animation form, and I did think it was cool seeing it this way. Although, while the song is sung well by Lindiwe Mkhize, something felt very off about the mix. The vocals overpowered the music and made it hard to hear at times (I found this annoying in the other songs as well).

As we start to get further into the film and through a bit of dialogue, I'm already starting to feel a little disappointed in the voice acting. I hate to say it, because I love James Earl Jones, but his performance is so weak in this film. Some might say it's because he's older now and can't project like he used to, but that didn't feel like the problem. The original Mufasa is a highly respected king that you wouldn't dare mess with, but he was also a likable character and knew how to have fun. This Mufasa is kinda boring, he just has a "yeah, whatever" tone about him. It feels like Jones isn't even giving half the effort and emotion of the original. The remaining characters do okay, but still feel kinda bland.

"Just Can't Wait to Be King" was performed fine, but again with the mix. I think it could have gone without the extended Zazu commentary. I was waiting to see the big animal choir get twisted up and Zazu getting squashed at the end, or something exciting like that, but instead the song just ended on a long shot and faded to the next scene...

Another positive I'll give about this movie is the Hyenas. I actually got a little spooked by the close up Hyena shots, they at least look intimidating to me.

One of the most cringing scenes to me was when the song "Be Prepared" appears. This is my favorite song in the original film, and an important song and segment of the original. The song is done so poorly in this film, I asked my friend to pause the movie and play the original song before continuing. Less than half of the song is in the film, and it's more spoken than sung. A drunk guy at karaoke could have done better. Huge disappointment.

Mufasa's death scene is more downs than ups. I will say positively that the stampede shots were pretty cool. But I'm sorry, it just did not hit me when Simba approaches his dead father, the emotion is just not there to me. No tears from Simba or any of the other lions. Mufasa's death in this film feels like "well, that scene's out of the way".

Timon and Pumbaa have their moments in the film, but I still prefer Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella as them. I was not at all a fan of this films rendition of "Hakuna Matata".

As far as Donald Glover as Simba... Sorry, but not impressed. I have no problem with him singing as Simba, as he does have a good voice. Acting wise, it sounds like he's reading for a high school play or something his whole role, it just feels boring.

Okay, here's one thing I can say this film has that I wish the original did. I liked that they extended "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". In the original, Timon and Pumbaa are seen singing a short portion of the song acapella. In this film, they get through a couple verses and have some music behind it.

That said, some of the films other extensions I thought were unnecessary, like the mouse walking and the lock of hair in the wind that goes on for like two minutes. Scenes clearly meant for filler that could have had more important scenes in their place.

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is performed okay, but it bugs me that it's bright daylight during the scene.

The Rafiki character in this film is as boring as Mufasa to me. In fact, one of his best scenes, one of the most important scenes (if not, the most important scene to the original) was totally skipped! The scene where Rafiki hits Simba on the head with his stick and tells him it's in the past so why does it matter? The past can hurt, but you can either run from it or learn from it... That scene is not in the movie... Why? Simba decides to go back home after hearing (not seeing, the ghost never appears in the clouds) Mufasa and just realizes on his own what he has to. Another big disappointment.

While I thought the dialogue during the intense ending was underwhelming, I will positively say that I thought the fight scene, visually, looked pretty cool.

In conclusion, I personally think this rendition of The Lion King is nothing compared to the classic, not even close. The film is visually pleasing, and it is kinda neat to see Pride Rock and areas of the classic movie in a more real-life setting, but that's all you really get out of it. It could have been done without re-recording the music and voices. The acting isn't that great, the songs aren't mixed well and sometimes not performed well, important stuff was left out, what was changed was filled in with... filler. Whatever "fresh and new" idea Disney was trying to bring here besides appearance, I didn't catch it. My stars are for the animation crew on this one.

I'll say first and foremost that Renee Zellweger does an amazing job! As well as the other actors/actresses. The sets are nice, and it does capture the time period very well. I will say also that this movie was different than what I was expecting. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it always depends on how so.

Okay, now, I am (presently) 26 years old, my father wasn't even born when Judy was around. I discovered her, like most kids, through the Wizard of Oz, and learned about her career as I got older. I am not a Judy Garland expert by any means (Judy's the only one who truly could be anyway), but I was interested in her story enough to read about and watch documentaries on her, and of course, to see this movie.

The movie mostly takes place in the late 60's during one of Judy's last tours, and occasionally goes back to her as a child. I liked that they showed how strict and cruel the movie companies were to her, and how important it was for their actors to be "perfect". I also thought the chemistry with young Judy and Mickey Rooney was nice. As an adult, the struggles she faced being in debt and still turning to the drugs were portrayed nicely. But everything Judy did in between her child years and this run of shows is almost totally skipped.

Very little is mentioned about other movies besides the Wizard of Oz, nothing is mentioned about Judy's albums, or the TV show she had for a short time. I liked that Judy befriends a gay couple in the film, but her being an icon in the gay community still felt a little missed. While Judy's family and kids are talked about, they don't have a lot of screen time, at least not as much as I would have thought. I don't recall her sisters being in the movie at all. The film seems to only show Judy at her most troubling time, and misses what she achieved as an actress, a singer, a mother, and a woman.

I think what bothered me most was when the song "Over the Rainbow" appears. The song isn't even performed in it's entirety... or entirely by Judy.

And I'll just say it, I thought the way it ended was terrible, it felt so unfinished. I'm not saying it should have followed to her death, but I definitely wish it would have carried on five or ten more minutes to bring a little closure to events that happened a few scenes before the end.

Overall, I think it could have been done better, but I suppose it could have been worse. My stars are for the cast on this one. Just my opinion of course.