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-10 stars: Excellent! I could watch it over and over again.
- 9 stars: Almost perfect. I really enjoyed this one.
- 8 stars: It's really good. I would recommend everything from 8+ stars.
- 7 stars: Good. I would watch it again in the future if I had to.
- 6 stars: It's not bad but I won't watch it again.
- 5 stars: Just average, really nothing special.
- 4 stars: Below average, a waste of time.
- 3 stars: Mediocre. They made an effort but they should give it up.
- 2 stars: It's really bad but I saw worse and that's not a compliment.
- 1 star: Absolute garbage! I wished I never saw it and I want to sue the director to have wasted my time. A refund is not enough, I want compensation.
The things about me: Man from Belgium, living in Spain, married to an American. I speak French, Dutch and English, and understand a bit of German and Spanish. Born in '68.
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The Silent Hour (2024)
A good watch.
I barely recognized Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman. He has a very distinctive voice and that's how I knew I saw him before. That was in the excellent series The Killing (2011), a show you definitely need to watch if you like the mystery/crime genre. That said he did a good job playing the detective who's losing his hearing little by little. The story has a good suspense level but it is a bit predictable. Nonetheless once you're into the story you'll never get bored as there's plenty of suspenseful action scenes. The entire cast was good with their performances. The Silent Hour won't win Oscars but it's certainly worth watching.
Azrael (2024)
Good gore and soundtrack.
I can read a lot of mixed reviews for this movie and I get it that it's not everyone's cup of tea, especially if you don't like gore horror. My wife rated this one with a seven but I liked it a bit more, especially because of the gory scenes that in my opinion were very well shot. The story might raise some unanswered questions in the end but it didn't really bother me. What I enjoyed was the revenge part, the mystery and suspense that is constant during this movie. And the acting was certainly not bad. There is almost no dialogue (maybe four or five sentences) but that doesn't mean you don't need good actors, on the contrary you need good actors with great facial expressions and Samara Weaving was more than convincing. When I read there were almost no dialogues I had my doubts but due to the good soundtrack, the convincing actors and the suspenseful plot Azrael surprised me, in the good way.
Caddo Lake (2024)
Like Dark but as a movie.
Well it's obvious that the makers of Caddo Lake were inspired by the excellent German series Dark. Nothing wrong with that but to me it looked a bit like a déjà-vu. I still enjoyed watching it though. There is a good mysterious vibe to it and that keeps you interested in the story. But like the series Dark it's also very difficult to understand, you'll have to think deeply about it and then certain things might not look plausible or making sense. The acting was good, better than average, and so was the cinematography. All in all an interesting movie but if you look for something longer and better the German show is what you want.
The Sacrament (2013)
Okay but not great.
Ti West made some okay movies, the ones worth a watch but nothing standing out and/or memorable, but also some not that good movies. This one fits somewhere in the middle. Okay to watch once but again not that mesmerizing. It's obvious he got his inspiration from the Jim Jones and The Kool Aid massacre, and although fictional (the numbers don't add up) it's clearly a story we all read about it before, certainly if you're a bit older or interested in sects and religions (which in my opinion are both the same). Obviously if you think about sects or religions you can't help it to think about lunatics, because let's be clear they're all a bit cuckoo. So the story is about that, it's watchable even though it's in the found footage genre, so not really of great cinematographic value. I just wished there was more horror as it was categorized as.
I Love Dick (2016)
Not that great, more artsy boring.
Well the title of this mini-series is appealing, makes you curious what it's going to be about? Are we talking about a Richard or about a male reproductive organ, or both? The truth is that besides an eyecatching title the rest isn't that interesting. It's all a bit too artsy fartsy, a bit boring to be honest. Kathryn Hahn and Kevin Bacon (he aged well) are not bad actors but they didn't save this series. As a comedy it's not really funny, at least not to my wife nor me. I'm actually glad there is only one season, so that I immediately can move on to something else, hopefully a little bit better.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
I always enjoy Tim Burton movies.
Yesterday my wife and I rewatched the original Beetlejuice from 1988, a movie we both enjoyed then and now. Michael Keaton played a great Beetlejuice then and he did it again this time. The rest of the almost complete new cast was good as well. Winona Ryder is obviously older this time, but Beetlejuice and/or Michael Keaton looked the same, with still funny comebacks, which are the best parts of the movie. No Geena Davies and Alec Baldwin this time but replaced by other great names. I read a lot of negative reviews for this one, mostly from people that didn't like the original as well, which I kinda get as both movies are in my opinion of equal quality. So if you didn't like the first one you're not going to like this one. Tim Burton had even better technology now, so that's almost a guarantee for success. If you don't like Tim Burton's style skip this one, but if you're like me a fan give it a go.
Beetlejuice (1988)
After 36 years still good.
Since there is finally a sequel, after 36 years, with the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, my wife and I decided it would be a good idea to first rewatch the original Beetlejuice with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and of course Michael Keaton. A movie I enjoyed watching when it came out. Tim Burton has his special style of movie making, with his whicked, almost psychedelic images mixed with normal filming he for sure draws the attention. I like his style, one of the better directors in my opinion. So in short, Beetlejuice was good in 1988 and is still good in 2024, a movie that aged well. Good acting from the entire cast but special mention to Michael Keaton that plays a great Beetlejuice. Tomorrow we watch the new movie, hopefully it's as good.
Cuckoo (2024)
Confusing and not great.
I can't say Cuckoo blew me of my chair, quite the opposite I would say. The story might be weird, which gets you interested in the beginning but at one point I just lost interest. The ending with many unanswered questions didn't help either. Writer/director Tilman Singer had my attention for about thirty minutes, after that it went downwards quickly. As for the acting, Hunter Schafer and the rest of the cast weren't bad at all, it's just the confusing story that could not save this horror (well, mild horror as besides a moderately creepy looking character and a couple of jump scares it was pretty basic) movie.
Twisters (2024)
First one was better.
I like disaster movies, find it sometimes highly entertaining, and I did enjoy the first Twister from 1996 with Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, so I was expecting something similar if not better as the technology seriously evolved since then. But after watching Twisters I came to the conclusion that the first movie was slightly better. In this one Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell have a couple cheesy moments, vomit bucket moments as I call them, and that's just not what makes a movie great, on the contrary. The CGI's were good, as expected, which made it worth watching, the story on the other hand not that much. Plus I find Glen Powell sometimes annoying to watch, certainly when he's having that stupid smile on his face in serious life threatening scenes. Do we need another Twister after this one? Not if they play the romance ticket again.
It's What's Inside (2024)
Difficult to follow and uninteresting.
I wouldn't pay too much attention to the extremely positive reviews on here, those smell fishy if you know what I mean. The movie is highly overrated on here. First of all it shouldn't be categorized in the comedy genre as it's not a comedy, maybe I just didn't get the humour but normally there's nothing wrong with my sense of humour, let just say I'm easily amused. But that's not even the reason I didn't like this movie. The major reason is that it is way too complicated and not even that interesting. I already have difficulties to remember people's names when there are a lot of characters but in this case they switch bodies which makes it a complete mess to follow. Maybe it's my old age, whatever, I don't care. It's just not a movie that stands out, on the contrary.
The Wasp (2024)
Good twists and turns, and top acting.
Lately I've been watching a lot of thriller/mystery movies, some better rated than this one, but most of the time I figured out the entire story after twenty minutes which is not really beneficial for my personal ratings. The Wasp took me by surprise though, didn't see this one coming and that's what I like about movies in this genre. Not a complete satisfying ending but still much better than what I was expecting considering the rather low ratings. Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer played the two main characters and they did a really good job in my opinion. The entire story/movie is about them but it never got boring, on the contrary. A good watch if you like surprising twists and turns.
Strange Darling (2023)
Nothing surprising but not bad.
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree. That's the description of this movie on IMDb, but I figured the entire thing out after twenty minutes so no real surprises for me here although there is a slightly suspenseful vibe to it. Even if I wasn't surprised it was still entertaining. The whole story is about the two characters played by Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald. They both did a good job with their performances. Decent cinematography what made the movie look professional. Not a bad movie if you look for some easy entertainment.
The Gentlemen (2024)
Not to be compared to the movie The Gentlemen.
Guy Ritchie created some really good stuff before like Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and The Gentlemen (the movie so not to be compared with this one season series). But he also made some more mediocre movies so even if I'm a fan of his creativity and his certain way of shooting scenes I was curious if this series would be added to the classics or the average stuff. It's somewhere between I would say, certainly not bad at all, rather entertaining to watch, but it won't become a classic. Every episode tells the story of a problem that needs to be solved the gangster way and that's good entertainment. The cast was well chosen, all good actors. Vinnie Jones, once the hardest football (yes football and not soccer) player, has proven since long that he fits perfectly to play the hardass and Guy Ritchie clearly has a weak spot for him, a good choice like always I would say. One season so bingeworthy for sure.
Ink (2009)
Painful to watch, nothing good about it.
I got once again fooled by the extremely positive reviews and the high ratings here on IMDb. It's one of those movies you pick, you start watching, and after two minutes you already know this is going to be a bad choice. Absolutely everything is of low quality and it shows. But you hope the story will be good, which it isn't by the way, so you continue hoping for better. The acting is below average, the special effects are laughable, and the cinematography of very low quality with tons of bad choices. It's a mystery to me, and to my wife that hated it even more, what people love about this dumpster movie. Probably the usual fake reviews from friends of friends of somebody involved in this abomination. Somebody even stated it was the best movie he watched in three years... I guess he never watches movies then because that is absolutely impossible. I watched six better movies in the last three days...
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool at its best.
First of all let me state Deadpool is my favourite Marvel character so I might be a bit biased here. I just enjoy his foul blabbering a lot and Ryan Reynolds is just perfect to play that character. Deadpool and Wolverine together, that was just a great combination, the constant bickering between them is just highly entertaining. Hugh Jackman is also perfect to play the always grumpy Wolverine. In addition you get tons of other Marvel characters in a story fuelled by perfectly choreographed action scenes. I mean it's impossible to get bored with a movie like this one, there is just too much good stuff going on. Great cinematography. I'm already waiting for the next Deadpool, can't get enough of it.
Un p'tit truc en plus (2024)
Lighthearted French comedy.
Un P'ti Truc En Plus (or A Little Something Extra for the English title) is a lighthearted French comedy. Most of the actors are disabled or mentally challenged, but they were a joy to watch. Credits to them for making this a funny and easy-to-watch movie. There are enough funny scenes to keep you entertained. It's not to be taken too seriously, the message is clear, everybody can learn something from somebody else, disabled or not. Some people might not find it funny but then again comedy is the most difficult genre to please everybody as we all have a different sense of humour. My wife and I did enjoy it, like many others will.
Ted Lasso (2020)
Positive mental attitude.
As a big football fan (yes I'm European, we call it football and not soccer, which makes completely sense as it's played with the feet, not like American football which is played with hands) I was obviously interested in this show, certainly considering the very high ratings it got. And because of Jason Sudakis, that I enjoy watching normally. Here he plays the always positive thinking coach Ted Lasso. I have to admit that I enjoyed the first season more than the other two, where sometimes it got a bit too cheesy and not really football related. Plus the character played by Juno Temple is just annoying to watch, I can't say she impressed me. But other than that it's an easy watch, full of positive mental attitude, something people need more in this life. A good watch but not as good as I thought it would be.
Killer Heat (2024)
Not really the genre I like but watchable.
Killer Heat is a film noir, although here in sunshine Greece it feels different. Let me start by saying I'm not a big fan of film noir, I can't remember one movie in this genre that wowed me, but since it was my wife's turn for picking a movie I tagged along. The mystery vibe was already lost for me after twenty minutes as I figured the whole thing out which was not beneficiary to keep me on edge. Joseph-Gordon Levitt should stick to comedies, there where it all started for him, with the brilliant show Third Rock From The Sun. He's not a bad actor but this genre is just not for him in my opinion. All in all it's a watchable movie, that feels like a tv-movie.
The Rain (2018)
Watchable but not great.
The Rain (not the best title to be honest as the rain is only relevant in the beginning) is a Danish post apocalyptic sci-fi series that is watchable but certainly not perfect or amazing. For that there were too much childish romantic accents in the story. I mean, you're in love, a person dies, and you're in love again one episode later, it's just annoying to watch. The virus part of the story is what keeps it interesting. As for the acting, it's not bad but nobody will win an Oscar here in the future. It started all interesting but towards the end I wasn't sad it finished. Good enough for a one time view.
Apartment 7A (2024)
Not a bad prequel but not as good as the 1968 classic.
Apartment 7A is a prequel to the 1968 horror classic Rosemary's Baby with Mia Farrow. Not a bad prequel but you would expect from a movie that is 56 years younger that the quality would be better, certainly considering the advanced technology we have now. But it wasn't the case, which I find a bit disappointing. But like said before it's not a bad movie, I was just expecting more horror. Julia Garner proves again she's a good actress, not the most attractive woman but certainly a good performer. The rest of the cast was good as well. I guess the lower ratings this movie gets is of people that were expecting too much of it. A faster pace and lesser long duration, combined with more horror could have changed the ratings.
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Not bad again, good if you like post apocalyptic movies.
I enjoyed the first two movies of this trilogy so I was excited about this one. In my opinion the second movie was the best one, followed by the first and this new latest one. This one is about of the same quality as the first one. It's just different actors this time. But Lupita Nyong'o is a good actress that I enjoy watching. Like usual there is not much conversations in this movie, obviously as you have to be quiet like the title suggests but that doesn't diminish the quality of the acting. The action scenes are well done, could be better though to make it even more spectacular, but if you like the doomsday post apocalyptic genre you should enjoy this one as well. I don't think we need another Quiet Place though. They better just stop with it whilst it's still good.
The Burrowers (2008)
Okay to watch once.
Western and horror, not really a common combination of genres, but it's interesting. The story wasn't bad, a bit slow though, like most westerns where there is a lot of traveling horse riding I would say. The horror parts were a bit late into the movie to make it a good movie. Now it was too long of a wait to get into the action. The acting was okay, no bad acting here. The idea was there, the execution could just have used a faster pace and more horror scenes. It's all watchable but it's just not a western/horror that I will need to watch again in the future. For that there are way better movies worth a rewatch.
Thelma (2024)
Lighthearted comedy.
Thelma is a lighthearted comedy, showing a 93 year old grandmother going on a trip trying to recuperate some money she lost. Thelma is actually been played by a 93 year old, June Squibb, which still seems to be fit enough to be convincing with her acting. Her partner in crime played by Richard Roundtree was actually younger but sadly passed away last year. It's an easy watch, makes you think a bit about the direction we all go (if we're lucky enough to get to that age in a decent shape). You won't roll over from laughing but there are some recognizable scenes where the elderly discover the world wide web and other technologies that were funny.
The Last Winter (2006)
Doesn't deliver in the end.
By chance I watched two movies in a row with Ron Perlman. The Instigators, a much more recent movie showed an older and more voluptuous Ron Perlman, with a smaller role but definitely in a better movie. In The Last Winter Ron Perlman has a much bigger role and like the rest of the cast it still was decent acting but not a great movie. The story was just a bit disappointing, I was for sure expecting more of it, at least more horror which was very minimal here. There is a mystery vibe but the outcome was just not really worth waiting for. It's all low budget and unfortunately it showed at the end what makes this one just an average movie.
The Instigators (2024)
Easy entertainment, plenty of action.
The Instigators is an easy-to-watch crime/action movie. With Matt Damon, Casey Affleck and Hong Chau, the three main actors, you get an entertaining movie. The comedy is mild though, well at least to me. It's fine but I wasn't rolling over from laughing. The problem I have with these kind of movies, and that's almost always the case, is that the characters always seem to find time to have a casual conversation or mindless banter, in the middle of the action, whilst they are close to die or in a hot pursuit. I find that slightly annoying to be honest and that's the reason I will never rate these movies higher than a seven.. But if you can get over that it's an entertaining movie, perfect to relax a bit.