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Jan 28, 2026

Jan 28, 2026

I watched this out of nostalgia and it was not good from the start but I powered through anyway, hoping it might improve. It did not. I thought maybe I just remebered the first one with rose coloured glasses so I watched it again and it was still pretty good. It seems the main purpose of this movie is to cram as many cameos in as possible. That's all the movie really is. I know Sandler loves cameos but this is excessive. 77 cameos. That's 1 cameo every 1 and half minutes by runtime. And in that almost 2 hour runtime I didn't chuckle once. Nothing was funny. And perhaps if they'd cut a few of those cameos that could have spent some of that 152 millio budget on better de-aging for Julie Bowen. Because that was bad.

Jun 8, 2024

Jun 8, 2024

Just what we needed. Another "predator in unexpected movie". It's a stupid premise that needs to be retired. I love a good shark movie. the problem is that there are lots of shark movies but only a handful of good ones. This is not one of them. This is basically Jaws but in Paris. So ratherjust rewatch Jaws with a French dub if that's what you're looking for.

Jun 8, 2024

Jun 8, 2024

A poor effort by the nepo baby of a massively overrated director. Honestly, M. Night Shyamalan is mediocre at best, it's unsurpising that his offspring produced this tripe.

Oct 25, 2023

Oct 25, 2023

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Oct 24, 2023

Oct 24, 2023

I think if this had been released earlier in the franchise my opinion might be different. The "origin" story was interesting to provide some context and the traps were some of the best in the franchise IMO. The problem is that after 10 of these it just feels "been there, seen that". And that's largely what I found to be the problem with the last few. No matter how unique they try to make them, it still feels like it's been done too many times. This is a formula that probably only had 2 or 3 sequels in it at most. Even though some of them have been ok I can't help but feel I didn't need to see them.

Sep 2, 2023

Sep 2, 2023

While not a terrible movie, it's also not particularly good. This has been done so many times in horror movies and it's been done better. The Boogeyman brings nothing new. I found myself feeling that I've seen this movie before. Because I have, many times. It's light on scares and the few jump scares were predictable. Not even the attempts at creating a dark atmosphere was enough to create suspense. If I had to sum it up. Average, boring and forgettable. In a word, generic.

Sep 1, 2023

Sep 1, 2023

I loved the animation style. It's something new and refreshing. The story itself is fun and engaging and the dialogue was entertaining. Fight scenes were a lot of fun to watch. I love that they made Splinter like a real, weird dad. There was some great humour in here and the running jokes landed every time. In general I enjoyed how the characters were treated. Even the traditional TMNT villains weren't bad in the end. It's a departure but I enjoyed the different take. The only thing I think they should have worked on was more clearly defining the turtles themselves. They've always had their very distinct and individual characters. For me they tended to blur into each other. Like you couldn't really tell them apart from a personality standpoint most of the time. Sure, they had different voices, "costumes" and weapons - but other than that they didn't stand apart enough. But that's about my only real critcism.

Aug 18, 2023

Aug 18, 2023

It's not a bad movie per se. It's just nothing particularly good. There's nothing remarkable or memorable. It just feels like the same thing we've already seen. Over and over and over. Had we not already seen this formula coming from Pixar so many times it might be a different case. I got bored so many times watching it and I don't have the inclination to go back and watch what I missed. It's so unmemorable that in a week, if someone asked me to tell them about it I wouldn't be able to.

Aug 12, 2023

Aug 12, 2023

At its core, this movie is ridiculous and over-the-top and I love it for that. And it's not trying to be more than that. It's just a fun, enjoyable ride. And honestly, if you went into it expecting different then you only have yourself to blame. And this is coming from soneone who doesn't like Jason Statham. Hilarious to see people giving bad ratings for not being a movie it was never even trying to be. I suspect they either never saw it or they decided they wouldn't like it no matter what.

Aug 12, 2023

Aug 12, 2023

Congratulations Netflix. You've managed to make the most boring action movie in the history of movies.

Jul 19, 2023

Jul 19, 2023

This feels more like a straight to stream movie than something that should have gone to cinema. It's not bad per se. Just not anything particularly exciting. To put it in a word, it's boring. Looks good enough but there's nothing teribly interesting outside of that. The story is mediocre and none of the characters give you much to get invested in. This definitely struggled to hold my interest. Definitely a dud for Dreamworks.

Jul 17, 2023

Jul 17, 2023

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Jul 14, 2023

Jul 14, 2023

I knew this was going to get some hate. Is it a masterpiece? No. Is it the best Transformers movie? No. But it's still pretty decent. Sure, there's a little wokeness but it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be and far less than other movies these days. I'm the least woke person you'll ever find but I barely noticed it. Overall it's an enjoyable movie. On a side note: I couldn't shake the feeling of familiarity and then I realised. It's basically The Lord of the Rings: Transformers Edition.

Jul 13, 2023

Jul 13, 2023

An excellent chapter in the GoG franchise. They really knew how to get you in the feels on this one.

Jul 9, 2023

Jul 9, 2023

Don't let the cast fool you. This is abysmal. They should all be ashamed of this travesty. Anyone involved in the making of this should be tried for war crimes. I guess I should also take some of the blame for expecting a Tyler Spindel movie not to be decent.

Jul 1, 2023

Jul 1, 2023

I was bored and looking for something to watch and scrolled right past this one (That title is super cringey). Anyway, after scrolling for ages I watched the trailer and it looked ok. It was not. I nearly tapped out in the first 10 minutes. The acting is just horrendous and it feels low-budget. But, having nothing else to watch I stuck it out. I regret that decision. The sheer absurdity of anyone successfully dismantling a cartel encampment. Let alone 3 girls with zero skills. The whole premise is ridiculous. There's simply no way to convince myself that these particular people would have the slightest chance of taking on a hardened criminal organisation. Their qualifications for the mission are questionable at best. Ryder, having no other skills than "Extreme sports" takes down an enormous underground fighting champion. Diamond's only claim to expertise is her father's status as an action movie star, which apparently is enough. Unless she learnt it by osmosis that's not how any of this works. The villa conveniently possesses an arsenal of weapons and a 3D printer, suggesting that's all you need. Training is not required. The reference to "a certain set of skills" makes it even more apparent. There has been no shortage of the certain set of skills trope. It's been a thing since Rambo. A highly trained guy, now living a normal life, single-handedly takes down an army/cartel/gang. And it worked well in movies like Taken and Nobody. Having watched the trailer I thought this would be similar. They'd have some actual secret skills. Based on the title I was expecting a movie dripping with wokeness. Instead, I found a b-grade Charlie's Angels. This is an action movie made by people who have no idea how to make an action movie. Written by people who have no idea hiow to write a movie. You might believe, based on this, that my problem with the movie is the fact that they're female. You'd be wrong. That's part of why the trailer looked ok. I expected a Taken style action movie with the twist of 3 unexpected women. The closest it gets to that is the quote.

Jun 17, 2023

Jun 17, 2023

De Niro should have retired at least 10 years ago. At least he would have signed off with the legacy of great movies like Taxi Driver, Untouchables and Godfather 2. Instead of stuff like this and Dirty Grandpa. It's hard to believe this is the same actor.

Jun 15, 2023

Jun 15, 2023

I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, hell I wasn't even expecting greatness. But this is pure trash. Everyone involved in this dumpster fire should be tried for crimes against humanity.

May 28, 2023

May 28, 2023

Nope. These live remakes are just starting to feel like a cash grab. Disney's attempt to milk some cash out of old properties. And that would be fine if they were as good or better. But they aren't. I have no problem with changing the race of the characters. Hell, I don't care if you stick a half Mongolian/half Jamaican in the role. If they can act and do the role justice then have at it. And Halle Bailey does a decent job in an otherwise meh movie. But I have one huge problem. Unless that hair is flaming red then she ain't Ariel. Sorry, but when it comes to something this iconic you don't change the iconic thing. And no, that hair is not red. Not properly anyway. And don't get me started on the abominations that are Sebastian and Flounder. They're just made of wrongness. Flounder is probably the main victim. And on that note. This has some of the worst CG I've seen. Disney movies are really starting to loook like low-budget trash. What's clear from this and other recent Disney remakes (and let's be honest, most of their recent movies), Disney has lost its magic. In the interest of preserving what's left of my fond childhood Disney memories I'll be ignoring any remakes from here on in.

May 20, 2023

May 20, 2023

The year is 2050 and all life on earth has been exterminated. In a room in Hollywood is the only working computer. The AI still thinking. Still creating. It's only purpose it to churn our more Fast & Furious movies. Why does this even exist? This franchise should never have gone past Tokyo Drift. Evne the first 3 were ok at best. But they still manage to drag out this dead horse and kick another movie out of it. At this point I expect the movie to be set in an old age home. Wheelchairs drifting around the corridors.

May 20, 2023

May 20, 2023

It's been a long time since I've had this much fun watching a movie. I'm sure I could find faults if I wanted to but I was too busy having the most fun to notice. I have no desire to even try and pick this apart. It feels like they took the best of Mario over the years, smooshed it all into a giant ball of happiness. They did a truly excellent job of making me feel like I was in the Super Mario universe. It's rare that I find a movie that I'd rewatch these days but I'll be coming back to this one many times. They need to make this into a game. BoTW/Totk but for Mario. Lands where you platform. Lands where you can battle gorillas. Lands where you can race. No really, Nintendo, if you're listening, do it.

May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023

This movie is mad in the best possible way. I'm sure there wer flaws but I was too busy just enjoying it to notice. Haven't had this much fun watching a movie in a long time.

May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023

At it's core Champions is a generic "disgraced sports guy finds redemption coaching underdog team". Still it's not bad. The bulk of the funny comes from the "friends" with some excellent comic timing. There's some nice feel good in this movie. Overall it's a decent movie which feels a little draggy in parts.

Apr 29, 2023

Apr 29, 2023

Has all the ingredients **** serial killer movie but ultimately let down by pace. Takes way too long to get to the point.

Apr 29, 2023

Apr 29, 2023

Of all the horror sub-genres, exorcism has probably been the most abused (second only to the haunted house sub-genre). It's one of the most overused horror devices and one of the most poorly done. My default assumption is that any movie with exorcism in will probably be bad. Vatican Tapes isn't bad persay. It has the makings of a decent horror movie. The problem is that it's stupid. I could have enjoyed it if it was just a generic horror. It could have been an ok watch. But they decided to try to add a dumb spin to it. One that fails miserably. Sorry but if you found this at all scary then your fear bar must be on the floor. There's no suspense. Not a single jump scare and every single thing is predictable.

Apr 24, 2023

Apr 24, 2023

I've had a bit of a love hate relationship with Sandler over the years. Back in the 90s his brand of comedy worked well enough but over the years his man child character wore thin. What I once found funny became amusing and then just grating. But he's still done a few decent movies scattered in there over the years. The first Murder Mystery wasn't great but it also wasn't terrible. I mean I wouldn't watch it again but it was ok to pass 90 minutes. It's no masterpiece but it's better than most of his other movies. And Murder Mystery 2 isn't really terrible. It's a "pass the time" movie. Not better or worse than the first. Just more of the same. And that's why it gets the low rating. They took the first script and changed a few details. This is basically the first movie with a different crime and locations. It's lazy.

Apr 22, 2023

Apr 22, 2023

You really can't be too critical of anything Broken Lizard make. You kind of have to look at it objectively. They don't make masterpieces. They make silly comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously. A bit of mindless escapism that reminds you of a simpler time. At a time when everyone is so concerned about what you can or can't say, it's refreshing to watch something that isn't.

Apr 19, 2023

Apr 19, 2023

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Apr 9, 2023

Apr 9, 2023

WTF did I just watch? Badly written. Badly acted. Terrible story. The only 2 redeeming parts of this movie are Katharine Isabelle and the body modification/suspension.

Apr 9, 2023

Apr 9, 2023

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Apr 7, 2023

Apr 7, 2023

I vaguely remember watching this when I was a younger but I think I blocked it out. I probably never would have watched it again had John Leguizamo not started crying like a little child about it. And it's just as bad as I'd forgotten it was. I mean it truly belongs in the worst movies of all time hall of fame. Now I have to spend the next 30 years trying to forget it again. On a side note: Dear John, I just wanted to remind you that while you run around complaining about the lack of Latinos in the cast. There are no Latino characters in Super Mario. If anything, you should be complaining of a lack of Italians in the cast. Lemma just remind you real quick. Mario and Luigi are Italian while you are Columbian and Bob Hoskins is British. Perhaps you should be apologising for stealing those rolls from Italian actors. You know what they say about throwing stones in glass houses don't you?

Mar 27, 2023

Mar 27, 2023

So we're supposed to believe that a man raised by gorillas has somehow learnt to shave and wax his chest. Somewhere, in this isolated jungle he's found a container full of Gillette razors and wax. And you have to assume one of the higher intelligence gorillas taught Tarzan how to shave. Or maybe there's some jungle spa out there.

Mar 21, 2023

Mar 21, 2023

The original Children of the Corn was probably one of the weaker 80s horror movies. Once you got past the creepy kids there really wasn't much to it. But, they still churned out a host of sequels with various degrees of terribleness. Of all the classic horror movies out there, Children of the Corn least needed more than 1. But yet here we are with yet another one and I don't know where in the scale of badness it rates. But it shouldn't exist. I don't know who I'm more angry with. The people who made it or myself for watching the thing in the first place. I knew what I was getting myself into and still I watched it. And I foolishly watched the whole thing in some misguided belief that maybe, maybe this one will get better. But it never does. It just never does.

Mar 1, 2023

Mar 1, 2023

This had the potential to be really good but ultimately, it fails to do what the original did. You see the first one managed to create an atmosphere you just can't find in a horror movie and definitely can't find in this one. It was scary and by the end, you really did buy into the narrative. That maybe, just maybe saying Candyman 5 times, he might just appear. But what it really did well was to tell the same story that this one tries (and fails) to tell. It successfuly handled the deeper themes. And it did it without forcing them down your throat. It did a great job conveying the message and still being a really great horror movie. This sequel isn't a particularly good horror movie. Yes, it's very well scored and shot. But that's about all it has going for it. There's nothing you haven't already seen 1000 times in any other horror/slasher. You see, the reason is that it's not a horror movie. It's a political statement masquerading as a horror movie. More importantly. In an effort to push its narrative, it neglects the story and the characters. I see people commenting that the negative reviews are only because we don't get the "themes". Well we get it now and we got it with the original. The difference is that the original handled it tactfully and wove it into the story and the horror. It still successfully conveyed its message. More so than this one. Watching this sequel is like constantly being hit with a brick. WHITE BAD. WHITE BAD. WHITE BAD.

Feb 17, 2023

Feb 17, 2023

I went into this not expecting anything amazing but I thought even if it's not good it'd at least be "so good it's bad". But it's just plain bad. Really, really bad. I've been trying to think of something equally bad to compare it to but I'm stumped. It stands alone. As a concept it had the potential to actually be something good but it fails dismally. Everyone involved needs to either be legally banned from ever filming anything again. Not even a TikTok. If you watched this and gives it anything above a zero, I have to wonder who ties your shoes for you?

Feb 8, 2023

Feb 8, 2023

I've seen it said that this is more of an experience than a movie. And that's true. If the experience you're looking for is boring and terible. If you're in the mood to ask yourself "What the actual fudge is this pretentious hogwash?". If you enjoy wishing you'd walked out of a theatre half way through. This is the "experience" for you. Or if you're pretentious then this is perfect for you. For instance. If you're the kind of person who describes it as a masterclass, masterpiece or anything similar, then you're either so pretentious that you really believe that, or you just want people to believe you're somehow more enlightened than the rest of us philistines. And if you found this to be "genuinely scary" then by god your fear bar is set really low. If you think this flaming dumpster fire deserves anything more than a zero then you should be banned from reviewing anything, ever.

Jan 29, 2023

Jan 29, 2023

Shameless cash grab cashing in on nostalgia. A 2 hour Warner Bros advert, wrapped in a fever dream.

Jan 6, 2023

Jan 6, 2023

What a let down. Mostly slow, moving and dull. Lacking the suspense I found myself looking for. The casting and writing of the Poe character was completely wrong. And both the ending and the twist were really anti-climactic.

Dec 21, 2022

Dec 21, 2022

Die Hard Santa edition, with a side of Home Alone. Not in a bad way. I quite enjoyed it, even if it was maybe 30 minutes too long.

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

While the first R.I.P.D wasn't great, it also wasn't terrible. I mean I'll probably never watch it again unless there's nothing better on but it was still an ok way to pass some time. This, on the other hand is just completely unnecessary. There's nothing good here.

Nov 5, 2022

Nov 5, 2022

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Nov 4, 2022

Nov 4, 2022

Holy hell this is terrible. I don't even want to waste any more of my life on this so suffice to say it's just so very very bad. You have been warned.

Nov 4, 2022

Nov 4, 2022

At no point ever have I looked at Daniel Radcliffe and thought "You know who this guy reminds me of? Weird Al." And he still doesn't. He basically looks like a guy who dressed up as Weird Al for Halloween. No wait. He looks like Harry Potter dressed up as Weird Al for Hogwarts Halloween. Apparently Radcliffe was really singing so it didn't look like lip-synching but with Weird Al doing the actual vocals. But it somehow looks even more like lip-synching Personally I had a brief stint in the 80s/90s where I enjoyed Weird Al. So I found the movie amusing at best. I think you'd probably have to be more of a fan to really appreciate it. The movie itself isn't bad and there's some mildly amusing stuff. I mean it's an ok watch but for me it wasn't something I'll remember in a week and not something I'd watch again.

Oct 23, 2022

Oct 23, 2022

Any time I see stories about a horror movie being so scary/gory that people walked out of theatres, threw up or passed out - I’m immediately sceptical. And my scepticism is justified every time. Mostly, they just turned out to be publicity stunts. In fact, I now just assume that to be the case. To be fair, I’m probably not the best judge of these things, since it takes a lot to elicit that kind of reaction from me. But a few movies have got close. And so, I watched Terrifier 2 partly because I enjoyed the first one but also to see if there really was any validity to these claims. It’s really gory. More so than Terrifier 1 and more than I expected. Do I believe the claims? Yes, I do. Even I was on the edge a couple of times. Although that may have had something to do with watching it while eating lunch. I’m still on the fence as to whether I enjoyed it or not. On the one hand, it’s a good 80s horror cheesiness. On the other, there were times it felt like some of the gore was done purely for the shock value. It feels like they did it just for the sake of making it gory.

Oct 17, 2022

Oct 17, 2022

A generic "things come to life" halloween comedy. Which I ordinarily don't mind. The problem is it brings absolutely nothing new to the party and none of the comedy is particularly funny.

Oct 14, 2022

Oct 14, 2022

The franchise should have died 2 movies ago. 2018 Halloween and Halloween Kills were at least watchable. This is just a mess. Poorly written with a stupid plot. There are just so many reasons to skip this. The only reason I gave it 1 star is because some of the killings were at least entertaining. It's called Halloween Ends but somehow I don't believe them.

Oct 13, 2022

Oct 13, 2022

What a steaming pile of drivel. But then I suppose I'm just not pretentious and up-my-own-a$$ to appreciate this rubbish. The only people who enjoyed this are either on drugs or pretending to enjoy it to impress other, similarly pretentious d-bags. Darren Aronofsky is what happens when someone pitches terible movies but everyone is too scared to look uncool or admit they don't get it, so they all just make it anyway.

Oct 13, 2022

Oct 13, 2022

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Oct 4, 2022

Oct 4, 2022

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Sep 30, 2022

Sep 30, 2022

Ultimately fails to recapture what make the original great. The attempt at nostalgia misses horribly. The jokes just never land. I watched it until the end to give it a chance but as soon as I heard the word "patriarchy" I knew it was doomed. Can we not just have a fun movie without injecting hidden agendas?