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X-Men Apocalypse: Watched it on Saturday at Cinepax. I was expecting this movie to be like Days of Future Past but it was opposite. IMO the weakest of all X-men movies. Movie builds up great but everything goes wrong in the end because of that cheesy ending. I was not expecting that kind of ending. Waste of some good characters. Night crawler and Jean were good. Standout moment for me when Quick Silver came on screen. This guy is cool and he deserves a standalone Quick Silver movie. You’ll shake your head as soon as you see Quick Silver on screen. That song was just perfect. In the end it was just a timepass movie 6.5/10.
A very precise review. I'd totally agree. The build-up, and the first half of the movie was a total badass. But I thought Apocalypse would finger point his own crew, not just pick whoever he sees infront of it. And the ending indeed was disappointing. I thought Hugh Jackman would come at anytime but I was wrong. And wth was magneto doing will all that metal scraps when X-Men reached them? :S
Anyways, I'd give it a 7/10 because of the nice buildup and not so bad story.
Agreed, man. The first half was not bad at all. Sophie Turner as Jean and Tye Sheridan as Cyclops were pretty good, in fact, but the conclusion wasn't as grand as the premise led us to believe. Isaac was buried under all the digital voice alteration and make-up, not entirely bad-looking make-up, but a bit distracting. Magneto, a puppet for someone else!! Naah.
A bit late to the party, but here's my take on Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice and Captain America Civil War. Can't see X Men Apocalypse because of a few personal issues so will have to wait for Blu-Ray print.
Batman v Superman
Going in, I was very skeptical about the whole thing. I didn't even want to watch it in cinema after hearing about the reviews and getting confirmation of what I had predicted a long time ago but I had to go because a few colleagues were insistent. Man of Steel was pretty average (6 / 10) and I could clearly see the studio rushing it all out to catch up to Marvel. I was excited to see Batfleck and Gal Gadot' Wonder Woman, and curious about Jesse Esienberg' Lex Luthor.
Oh boy, what a bloody mess the whole thing turned out to be. The opening sequence and final battle with Wonder Woman and Doomsday aside, the film was bad. Extremely bad. Batfleck was probably the best part about it and I loved the dialogue between Wayne and Alfred. And thats about it. The editing in the first half of the film looked like someone from high school did it. Cinematography was okay, mostly, and cool at a few instances, which is as good as you can expect from Zack Snyder.
And again, for the last ducking time, Lois ducking Lane. Goddamnit. She managed to ruin another film almost single handedly again. She was shoehorned in Man of Steel in literally every scene and she was even worse in this one.
But the worst part of it was the script. I cannot believe they had three whole years to themselves and came out with such an abysmal script. Outside the few talks between Alfred and Wayne, the rest of the dialogue and character choices and motivations were absolutely crap. The whole 'Martha' thing was the peak of terrible writing. The reason for the big fight and it's setup was terrible in and of itself. You are telling me that you had three years to write a story with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in a film and that's the best you can come up with? Jesus Christ, that was bad.
I don't recall half of what went down in the film but I do remember my exhaustion. I do remember the one sentence I said to my colleagues when we came out. "WTF was that about?"
Incoherent and illogical. 4 / 10
Captain America Civil War
Now this is something I have been waiting for ever since they announced it, and more so, since the events of Age of Ultron. I skipped work halfway through an extremely busy workday and saw the premier show in IMAX because I couldn't literally wait another three hours, let alone an entire day.
Oh man, oh man. Now this is how you make a superhero film. Not that there was any doubt in my mind that Marvel can't do it. I had little doubt in the ability of directing brothers and even less so for the writing duo, Christopher Markus and Steephen McFeely, whom I have known since Captain America The First Avenger and have become a fan of their understanding of the characters.
The movie speaks to me at so many levels. The opening sequence in Lagos was a great setup. Cap vs Rumlow was pretty cool and the way it ended was shocking and sad. Then, Thaedeos Thunderbolt mother effing Ross. It was so cool to see William Hurt back. Probably none of you were as excited to see him again as I was and his opening statement was so cool about perspective. Him explaining the recklesness of Avengers to their faces was pretty cool. The scene where the team discusses the Accords was brilliant. Every argument from both sides made sense to me.
The introduction of Black Panther was amazing. I cannot overstate how much I liked Black Panther(more on him a bit later). That highway tunnel chase scene was bonkers. Black Panther versus Bucky at that rooftop and then in Germany where he was held was brilliant. T'Challa kicked so much ass.
Spider-Man' introduction was one of the best things that Marvel has ever done and that's saying a lot. The scene with Tony Stark and Peter Parker was so well done, I couldn't stop smiling. In that one scene, Marvel got their character right compared to what Sony couldn't in the course of five films in the last 14 years. (Not to discredit the really good Spider-Man 2)
The Airport sequence. Lo and Behold. THE best comicbook / superhero fight in all of history. This is how you utilize every character in your arsenal effectively. This is how you do it. Every word out of Ant-Man' mouth was pure gold. Spider-Man was so good, even though he was necessarily shoehorned, but it was done the right way. At least he didn't show up at a few party scenes with little to no explanations whatsoever only to magically reappear in the final fight.
I was so glad and relieved that they didn't go with the traditional third act of heroes putting aside their differences and teaming up against five other Winter Soldiers. It was so refreshing to know that was not happening. But what happened next was something even more tragic. And it broke my heart. I have come to love these characters in the past eight years and thirteen films. I have come to love their monologues, their banter, their quips, their threats to each other. Seeing Tony Stark and Steve Rogers fighting each other for real, for the the first time, as if they wanted to kill each other was very difficult to watch. I didn't know what to do seeing them fighting like that. I could feel every punch, every kick, every blast. I just wanted them to stop. This is the darkest Marvel has ever gone. It was the most emotional sequence for me in all of thirteen films.
And it worked. It worked because we have been invested in these characters for the last eight years. It works because the writers understand these characters at fundamental levels. It works because the ground work was being laid for the past eight years and when the time came for the pay off, it paid off big time.
I still can't believe they introduced a brand new character amidst all that, made him relate able and most of all, gave him a complete and satisfying story arc. I'm of course talking about Black Panther. His last scene with Helmut Zemo rivals the Vision and Ultron scene from the end of Age of Ultron as the best quietest moment in the whole MCA.
Talking about Zemo, another staggering thing about the film is how they managed to craft a wonderful antagonist. I won't say villain. He's really not. Zemo is hands down the best villain in the whole MCA, ahead of all, especially Ultron, Loki, Red Skull, Kingpin and Killgrave. Zemo was such a fantastic villain and the way he sets up everything is masterful. Here's a guy who explains it better than I can. Its a great article about how Zemo is the only villain who really succeeded in what he set out to do and why it works.
The fact that I went in #team Cap, switched sides somewhere through the film to #teamIronMan and came out not knowing whose side I'm on is testament to the masterful writing and directing of Marvel. I still can't decide which side I'm on and it haunts me.
Not only is Civil War the best Marvel film, not counting Guardians of the Galaxy, it is the best superhero / comicbook film to date.
Batman v Superman
Going in, I was very skeptical about the whole thing. I didn't even want to watch it in cinema after hearing about the reviews and getting confirmation of what I had predicted a long time ago but I had to go because a few colleagues were insistent. Man of Steel was pretty average (6 / 10) and I could clearly see the studio rushing it all out to catch up to Marvel. I was excited to see Batfleck and Gal Gadot' Wonder Woman, and curious about Jesse Esienberg' Lex Luthor.
Oh boy, what a bloody mess the whole thing turned out to be. The opening sequence and final battle with Wonder Woman and Doomsday aside, the film was bad. Extremely bad. Batfleck was probably the best part about it and I loved the dialogue between Wayne and Alfred. And thats about it. The editing in the first half of the film looked like someone from high school did it. Cinematography was okay, mostly, and cool at a few instances, which is as good as you can expect from Zack Snyder.
And again, for the last ducking time, Lois ducking Lane. Goddamnit. She managed to ruin another film almost single handedly again. She was shoehorned in Man of Steel in literally every scene and she was even worse in this one.
But the worst part of it was the script. I cannot believe they had three whole years to themselves and came out with such an abysmal script. Outside the few talks between Alfred and Wayne, the rest of the dialogue and character choices and motivations were absolutely crap. The whole 'Martha' thing was the peak of terrible writing. The reason for the big fight and it's setup was terrible in and of itself. You are telling me that you had three years to write a story with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in a film and that's the best you can come up with? Jesus Christ, that was bad.
I don't recall half of what went down in the film but I do remember my exhaustion. I do remember the one sentence I said to my colleagues when we came out. "WTF was that about?"
Incoherent and illogical. 4 / 10
Captain America Civil War
Now this is something I have been waiting for ever since they announced it, and more so, since the events of Age of Ultron. I skipped work halfway through an extremely busy workday and saw the premier show in IMAX because I couldn't literally wait another three hours, let alone an entire day.
Oh man, oh man. Now this is how you make a superhero film. Not that there was any doubt in my mind that Marvel can't do it. I had little doubt in the ability of directing brothers and even less so for the writing duo, Christopher Markus and Steephen McFeely, whom I have known since Captain America The First Avenger and have become a fan of their understanding of the characters.
The movie speaks to me at so many levels. The opening sequence in Lagos was a great setup. Cap vs Rumlow was pretty cool and the way it ended was shocking and sad. Then, Thaedeos Thunderbolt mother effing Ross. It was so cool to see William Hurt back. Probably none of you were as excited to see him again as I was and his opening statement was so cool about perspective. Him explaining the recklesness of Avengers to their faces was pretty cool. The scene where the team discusses the Accords was brilliant. Every argument from both sides made sense to me.
The introduction of Black Panther was amazing. I cannot overstate how much I liked Black Panther(more on him a bit later). That highway tunnel chase scene was bonkers. Black Panther versus Bucky at that rooftop and then in Germany where he was held was brilliant. T'Challa kicked so much ass.
Spider-Man' introduction was one of the best things that Marvel has ever done and that's saying a lot. The scene with Tony Stark and Peter Parker was so well done, I couldn't stop smiling. In that one scene, Marvel got their character right compared to what Sony couldn't in the course of five films in the last 14 years. (Not to discredit the really good Spider-Man 2)
The Airport sequence. Lo and Behold. THE best comicbook / superhero fight in all of history. This is how you utilize every character in your arsenal effectively. This is how you do it. Every word out of Ant-Man' mouth was pure gold. Spider-Man was so good, even though he was necessarily shoehorned, but it was done the right way. At least he didn't show up at a few party scenes with little to no explanations whatsoever only to magically reappear in the final fight.
I was so glad and relieved that they didn't go with the traditional third act of heroes putting aside their differences and teaming up against five other Winter Soldiers. It was so refreshing to know that was not happening. But what happened next was something even more tragic. And it broke my heart. I have come to love these characters in the past eight years and thirteen films. I have come to love their monologues, their banter, their quips, their threats to each other. Seeing Tony Stark and Steve Rogers fighting each other for real, for the the first time, as if they wanted to kill each other was very difficult to watch. I didn't know what to do seeing them fighting like that. I could feel every punch, every kick, every blast. I just wanted them to stop. This is the darkest Marvel has ever gone. It was the most emotional sequence for me in all of thirteen films.
And it worked. It worked because we have been invested in these characters for the last eight years. It works because the writers understand these characters at fundamental levels. It works because the ground work was being laid for the past eight years and when the time came for the pay off, it paid off big time.
I still can't believe they introduced a brand new character amidst all that, made him relate able and most of all, gave him a complete and satisfying story arc. I'm of course talking about Black Panther. His last scene with Helmut Zemo rivals the Vision and Ultron scene from the end of Age of Ultron as the best quietest moment in the whole MCA.
Talking about Zemo, another staggering thing about the film is how they managed to craft a wonderful antagonist. I won't say villain. He's really not. Zemo is hands down the best villain in the whole MCA, ahead of all, especially Ultron, Loki, Red Skull, Kingpin and Killgrave. Zemo was such a fantastic villain and the way he sets up everything is masterful. Here's a guy who explains it better than I can. Its a great article about how Zemo is the only villain who really succeeded in what he set out to do and why it works.
The fact that I went in #team Cap, switched sides somewhere through the film to #teamIronMan and came out not knowing whose side I'm on is testament to the masterful writing and directing of Marvel. I still can't decide which side I'm on and it haunts me.
Not only is Civil War the best Marvel film, not counting Guardians of the Galaxy, it is the best superhero / comicbook film to date.
5 strangers wokeup in a remote factory, & find out they don't remember who they r & what are they doing there! A nice story with proper suspense & a Great twist. Oh boy, what a twist in the end! Didn't expect that one coming!
PS: Bollywood did a remake of this movie as "Acid Factory", which was Awful!
PS: Bollywood did a remake of this movie as "Acid Factory", which was Awful!
Watched TMNT2 7.5/10
Well first thing first it has really good 3d, really enjoyed it. Secondly the movie was also surprisingly funny and entertaining.
It feels like the Ninja Turtles movie unlike the first part. Some serious action and visuals with lot of Megan fox this time. On a whole i was
entertained through all of it. I think most of the reviews will be along the lines that its much better than the last one.
Well first thing first it has really good 3d, really enjoyed it. Secondly the movie was also surprisingly funny and entertaining.
It feels like the Ninja Turtles movie unlike the first part. Some serious action and visuals with lot of Megan fox this time. On a whole i was
entertained through all of it. I think most of the reviews will be along the lines that its much better than the last one.
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I always fancy witches , im scared from them also attracted towards them when they takes form of sexy Abuses will lead to banes . Back to the movie it has great setting the old times the strong believe in religion the movie has slow build up towards some thing scary , its not those kinda movie thats gonna scare you at every point , it is neither a master piece it does lack some stuff , but it builds towards some thing marvelous in the end
7.25/10
I always fancy witches , im scared from them also attracted towards them when they takes form of sexy Abuses will lead to banes . Back to the movie it has great setting the old times the strong believe in religion the movie has slow build up towards some thing scary , its not those kinda movie thats gonna scare you at every point , it is neither a master piece it does lack some stuff , but it builds towards some thing marvelous in the end
7.25/10
How was Stephen Amell's performance? He played Casey Jones in the movie. How much screentime did he get?Watched TMNT2 7.5/10
Well first thing first it has really good 3d, really enjoyed it. Secondly the movie was also surprisingly funny and entertaining.
It feels like the Ninja Turtles movie unlike the first part. Some serious action and visuals with lot of Megan fox this time. On a whole i was
entertained through all of it. I think most of the reviews will be along the lines that its much better than the last one.
Performance was good considering the role he got and also got fair share of air time. His one hockey fight scene is treat to watch
saw TMNT 2: OUT OF THE SHADOWS at CINESTAR IMAX tonight
Movie was fun and entertaining.. i can't say it was better than the first well it kind of was in some aspects
few scenes were just awesome and the 3D is good man, saw it in imax and it was a treat.
stephen amell dons as casey jones, his acting was LOL kinda like seeing from the brooding arrow to this wanna be funny guy haha lol
the kraang was kinda mocking shredder i mean shredder felt kraang's b*tch in this although shredder's appeal all went down from the first movie.. wanted him to be more ferocious in this but i guess this movies for the kraang...
there definately could be more sequels to this.
Rating: 7.5/10
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Movie was fun and entertaining.. i can't say it was better than the first well it kind of was in some aspects
few scenes were just awesome and the 3D is good man, saw it in imax and it was a treat. stephen amell dons as casey jones, his acting was LOL kinda like seeing from the brooding arrow to this wanna be funny guy haha lol
the kraang was kinda mocking shredder i mean shredder felt kraang's b*tch in this
although shredder's appeal all went down from the first movie.. wanted him to be more ferocious in this but i guess this movies for the kraang...there definately could be more sequels to this.
Rating: 7.5/10
10 clover-field lane
no mood for review , gotta say love it and i want it sequel badly , Superb movie specially by some 1 directing for first time a movie and with little exp of past direction , acting was top notch elizabeth winstead is always awesome
9/10
no mood for review , gotta say love it and i want it sequel badly , Superb movie specially by some 1 directing for first time a movie and with little exp of past direction , acting was top notch elizabeth winstead is always awesome
9/10
Exactly..it was double suspense kind of movie..first we think what will happen when she got out..and when she got out then what will happen..10 clover-field lane
no mood for review , gotta say love it and i want it sequel badly , Superb movie specially by some 1 directing for first time a movie and with little exp of past direction , acting was top notch elizabeth winstead is always awesome
9/10
saw "WARCRAFT" at cinestar imax 3d last night
so i have no clue about warcraft only heard it is was the biggest game on pc, no idea about characters or story etc so went in with not much expectations but the movie turned out to be quite good, its full of CG and what not given its based on a game. also the 3d in it is good too crisp imax.
its a good CG action fun, i'd say it's worth it for the cg alone to go watch it in a cinema.
Rating: 7/10
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so i have no clue about warcraft only heard it is was the biggest game on pc, no idea about characters or story etc so went in with not much expectations but the movie turned out to be quite good, its full of CG and what not given its based on a game. also the 3d in it is good too crisp imax.
its a good CG action fun, i'd say it's worth it for the cg alone to go watch it in a cinema.
Rating: 7/10
The witch - 7/10
well I watched it for witch crafts and stuff but is was more of a drama n mystery instead of horror , but I liked the story ,
would give 10 if it had more witch crafts and more demons , but thats good they didnt do shits to add mass
well I watched it for witch crafts and stuff but is was more of a drama n mystery instead of horror , but I liked the story ,
would give 10 if it had more witch crafts and more demons , but thats good they didnt do shits to add mass
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170 + countries where Steam sells but PSN doesn't will lose access unless they use VPNfaraany3k said: -
Chandoo:
It has a worst rating on Steam than last years MW3 now. Jeese Sony, how can you fuck it up THIS BAD
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Gaben ki reach hai, PSN ki nahi hai. Gaben ain't stressing over publishers who rush to his store in the first place
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saeen I don't think the PSN teams are stressing over needing to offer hundreds of thousands of refunds lol
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