SF

Excellent satire of human civilization

From today's point of view this movie could seem a bit naive, but for 60's it is a masterpiece. If we take exception to outdated technology, I can not find any flaws in this movie. Camera and directing are great, the movie is a feast for the eyes. And satire of human civilization is excellent. Film tackles burning issues of 60's and 70's, that are still relevant today - hunt for sports, treatment of animals and nature overall, the conflict between science and religion, precisely between evolutionism and creationism, and most of all fear of nuclear war that was at its peak those days. Although I knew vaguely what this movie was about and I guessed how it ends at the very beginning, it did not spoil excitement a bit. I was not surprised by anything in this movie, but I was thrilled by everything. True masterpiece.

9/10

One of the most overrated movies ever

It is considered to be one of the best horrors of the '80s and maybe even one of the best horrors overall?! If that's true I do not want to see the rest of them. I cannot say it is complete crap, but it definitely is waste of time. Extremely overrated nonsense with no purpose. The basic idea is good, but it's not developed nearly enough. Characters are two-dimensional and stereotypical. The movie has no depth, does not provoke thoughts, cannot be more linear than it is, does not arouse any emotions, there's no tension, and finally, it is not even scary at all. There are movies that are very stupid, but make you crap your pants in fear. Stupid but with purpose. This one is not even that. It is as if people who were accustomed to make only low-class action movies their whole lives suddenly decided to shoot the horror. Linear, shallow and boring.

4/10

Awesome finale

80's are definitely a golden era for B production gore horror. And this is one of the brightest examples. It's based on Lovecraft and painfully stupid. Although I had an awesome time watching it, I cannot rate it higher than 5,5/10. But last 15 minutes, and especially the scene in which sweet sexy Meg is sexually abused by a severed head, deserve straight 10. The scene is hilarious. :D

5,5/10 for the movie overall.

9/10 for last 15 minutes.

10/10 for naked Barbara Crampton and David Gale's head.

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum.

A drifter accidentally comes into possession of a very special sunglasses that allow him to see the real reality. Aliens are among us and they are taking over the world using subliminal messages to keep us unaware of what's really going on. They keep humanity as livestock in slavery and he is determined to uncover and stop them.

The story is essentially similar to "Matrix", but simpler and far more convincing. It is an excellent satire of modern society, capitalism, and consumerism, and it's not so far from the truth as it seems at first glance. It draws attention to serious issues and makes you think, while being really entertaining and funny, and it contains one of the best street fight scenes ever.

7/10

There's no right, there's no wrong, there's only popular opinion

I wanted to see this since it was in the theaters 20 years ago, but somehow it never came to the table. I missed it in theaters, then I did not have VCR, then VHS became obsolete but I did not have internet till 2010... and so on till today. I was really dead set: a darkened room, good sound, snacks, all in order and... complete disappointment. Don't get me wrong, this movie is far from bad: excellent cast, interesting premise, and the baton in the hands of Terry Gilliam... But precisely because of the great names, the incredible hype in the nineties, and probably because of 20 years of waiting to finally see it, my expectations were very high and the film did not nearly satisfy them.

6/10

It seems you have discovered your unpleasant nature

One of my favorite fantasy movies. You'll get sucked into its dark atmosphere and it will make you feel you've been there since forever. A mystery, a bit of a thriller, some action, and a hint of romance... everything mixed up in a perfect nightmare. All those rewards weren't for nothing. Required watching for all the fans of... well, more or less all the genres except comedy and pornography.

9/10

To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human 29 June 2016

Machines have subdued people and now use them as bio-batteries, packed in containers on huge energy farms and connected to Matrix, software that keeps human minds in a false reality in which everything is as it used to be. Relatively small resistance, in constant flight from hunter machines, at will enters and leaves Matrix, looking for a chosen one who, once freed from illusion, will take over the leadership over free men and defeat the machines.

I finally decided to give a chance to famous The Matrix Trilogy. Not all at once of course, I'm not a masochist. Even two hours straight of Keanu Reeves is at the edge of too much. First one is not nearly as good as it's popular, but I must admit that it is good.

7/10

Disappointment

In the beginning, it reminded me of "The Devil's Advocate", then "Rosemary's Baby" and Alien". It's a shame that mixing those cult movies resulted in unpresentable and mediocre SF drama. Even Johnny Depp could not save this failure.

6/10

Surprisingly deep

Do not let Arnold in leading role mislead you. Although this movie is an action, it's not just an action, it's a lot more than just that. It deals with a serious topic and, although it is not too philosophical, it definitely doesn't banalize it. It is satisfactory intelligent and has just enough depth to challenge the imagination and arouse thoughts. The biggest flaw, in my opinion, is that the final twist is too predictable and if you watch carefully enough you'll know how it ends at the very beginning. It's a shame because this story has serious potential for a great mindfuck. Then again, it would be too much to expect from Schwarzenegger movie. Even this way it's already surprisingly deep for an action movie.

7/10

A classic for all generations 29 October 2016

The story is a futuristic combination of "Pinocchio" and "Wizard of Oz" that ends in the ambient of "Day After Tomorrow". The complete atmosphere of this movie reminded me of a strange mix of "Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey", and if I didn't know it was Spielberg's movie I could swear that it was Kubrick. Later I did some digging and found out that the movie originally was indeed Kubrick's. Kubrick was working on this project for 12 years and involved Spielberg later on. Work on it started in 1993, but Kubrick died before it was done and Spielberg took over and finished the job. The mixture of Spielberg and Kubrick elements is obvious in the movie, but it is really tricky to tell which one of them did what part. Obviously Spielberg's ending is actually Kubrick's original idea from the first version, even before Spielberg had anything to do with this project. Ministry was also Kubrick's idea. He was a fan and he personally called them to offer them a part in the movie. The first time he called, the Ministry singer thought it was someone screwing with them and he hung up the phone.

"A.I." combines drama, action, mystery, and even some elements of horror, into an irresistible adventure that leaves a deep impression and provokes thinking. Effects, directing, editing, music, and most of all, depth of the story, make this movie one of the best achievements of the new millennium, and in my opinion, it should be included in all lists of best movies of all times.

10/10

A choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without

If the third one is worse than the second one as much as the second one is worse than the first one... then I really do not want to waste time on it.

6/10

And I just did...

To explain the headline, here's my comment on the previous film:

"If the third one is worse than the second one as much as the second one is worse than the first one... then I really do not want to waste time on it."

6/10

Event Reborn

Someone in my FB movie group recently mentioned this movie and I couldn't recall it in my memory, so I went to take a look at my own review. But there wasn't one. When I saw it again, I understood why I didn't write anything after the previous watching. I had to sleep on it, for impressions to settle, before I was able to evaluate it, even subjectively.

"It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world." - Chaos Theory

And in essence, this is the basis of the film's plot. Ashton Kutcher plays a young man who finds a way to change the details of his own past, thus completely changing the present and the future. Unfortunately, every time he fixes one thing, he simultaneously messes up something else, embroiling himself in playing God more and more.

It's fun to watch actors from your favorite series ("That '70s Show", "Daredevil", "My name is Earl"...) all together in the same movie. When actors go from film to film, there is not enough time to connect them closely with the characters they interpret, as is the case with actors who interpret the character in the series from episode to episode for many seasons. And when they appear in a movie, after we've watched them for years as the same characters in a series, it is a bit strange. And when there are more such actors in the same movie... confusing.

For its relatively small $ 13 million budget, the film is technically great, the acting is good, and the story keeps your attention from start to finish. I mostly like the fact that the film has a mindfak charm, although it's not one, because everything's pretty much clear all the time. There are four alternative endings and both times I saw "director's cut", which has the most striking finale. I don't want to write spoilers, but if you saw or will see this version, pay attention to the relation between the scene where Ashton's mother tells him that she had a few miscarriages and the way our protagonist resolves the whole situation. When my brain linked these two things, the entire movie significantly gained strength.

8/10

The final episode of "Firefly"

Watching this right after watching Firefly in two days, I cannot objectively say if this movie can stand for itself and have any sense to people who are not familiar with Firefly. Basically, this is just one more episode of the show, great finale meant to be the conclusion for the good show that ended way too soon. It gives us answers to some questions about things that Firefly had no chance to bring to their conclusions and it would be a good ending for the show even if it was not canceled and had many seasons instead. The movie is not great, but it was necessary for sure. Firefly was not so much about space action and adrenaline as it was about characters that were real and convincing and that we could relate to, characters we fell in love with even after just dozen of episodes this show lasted. This movie brings back those characters and gives us a conclusion after the show simply stopped out of nowhere and left us missing them badly. Now it's easier to move on. I do not consider this show or ending movie to be great, but it gets under your skin and you simply have to love it. So it is hard to rate it...

7,5/10

Some movies have a linear storyline with the only purpose to entertain, while others are trying to make an impression or have some deeper meaning. This one definitely is not linear, the only impression I am left with is confusion and, if there was some message between the lines, I missed it somehow. It is hard to rate it because I don't know if it is awesome or complete bullshit or somewhere in between. I simply have no slightest idea what I just saw.

7/10

Beautiful and frightening

One of the deepest and most beautiful stories about love and the essence of being human. A story that triggers romantic emotions and frightening thoughts about what we became and what is waiting for us around the corner. Scarlett Johansson's talent was always in the shadow of her beauty, but here she finally gets the chance to show her true talent by acting only with her voice and not appearing in flesh at all. But still, she manages to be beautiful and sexy. And one of the most fairly earned Oscars lately goes to writer and director Spike Jonze. This is a true masterpiece. Good directing and acting, beautiful music, and movie that will fill your heart and that you won't easily forget.

10/10

Not as original as it seems, but really good

Humanity causes a new ice age. Few hundreds of survivors are trapped in a self-sustainable ecosystem of the futuristic train that circles around the frozen globe. Men in power in front, then wealthy class, and "homeless" in the tail of the train. While the front of the train lives in extravagance, tail people start a revolution to take over the train. But things are not as they look like at first sight.

Twists are not predictable, but not too original either. Although the story is good, realization even better and surroundings original, at the end of the movie I had a feeling of "deja-vu". I had two associations. First, "Train in the snow" by Mato Lovrak, which was mandatory reading in elementary schools in Yugoslavia during the '80s, and of course, I'm kidding about this. Second, and I am serious about this one, Emir Kusturica's "Underground" that had a very similar ending twist back in 1995.

I'm satisfied, but not thrilled.

7,5/10

Not for everyone

IMDb rating is 7, on web people mostly bash it, but it moved me totally. This drama, with elements of romance, adventure, SF, and even horror, is easy to follow, but heavy if it hits you right. I understand why most people hate it. The movie is good, but it definitely isn't for everyone.

8/10

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions...

8,5/10

Maybe she's computer, but she's still a female :D

Damn, what the hell I just watched ?!!!

Original movie was one of those that are so unrealistic and exaggerated that their stupidity borders with ingenuity. Then in the second movie they went one step further and I thought that even one more step in that direction would result with unwatchable crap. And then I started this one and it seemed that I was right. After about 20 minutes I decided to give it up and even delete 4th one too without even checking it out. And just when I was about to move my lazy ass towards keyboard they went one more step further with unreality and exaggeration and I had to halt for a second. And then they went one more step and then one more... and when I thought that this movie can not be more unreal and hyperbolical they made a jump further and continued with action that was faster and more unreal every minute and I was completely stunned with my jaw on the floor. Along the way, they inserted occasional emotional scenes into action, scenes that ascend mockery with Hollywood pathetics to the level of art. From scene to scene movie speeds up and every scene is more bizarre until mindblowing finale. And when you think that's it you realize there's just a bit more.

Sharknado 3 ascend its genre to epic proportions and I barely refrained from giving it 10/10. But, although I can not remember when was the last time some movie took me for a ride and amazed me this much, it would be blasphemy to put it side by side with the biggest masterpieces of cinematography. So 9/10 will do.

Unexpectedly believable and even touching

When this movie first came out I was hesitant whether to watch it at all. The premise about a man stranded all alone on Mars for months and coming out of it alive sounded completely ridiculous. If it was a comedy plot then maybe, but for an SF drama, it was too much over the top. Additionally, I'm not a big fan of Matt Damon. But after a few really positive reviews I decided to give it a try. And I was pleasantly surprised. The totally unbelievable premise was turned into an extremely believable movie. I'm not too good at physics, but I suppose the story is full of scientific holes. Still, for a laic, this movie offers quite convincing and touching human drama, supported with awesome visuals, a touch of humor and probably the best Damon's performance so far, shoulder to shoulder with his role in "Good Will Hunting". Ridley Scott proved his worth once again.

8/10

Haters will hate, no cure for that

I spent the last half an hour reading first few dozens of reviews on IMDb. Every single one was bashing with the rate from 1/10 (big majority) to maximum 4/10. Still, average rating on that same IMDb is 8,1. Conclusion - movie is not at all that bad as they wanna show it. Haters are a minority, but all haters have unbearable urge to bash everything they lay their eyes on, while the rest of us who liked the movie and who are in the huge majority, mostly do not care to write reviews. To be completely honest, most of their arguments against this movie are hard as a rock, it's all facts, but the final result is not a bad movie at all. Haters claim this is plagiarism of original trilogy. True, movie has one of the most appalling lack of originality I have ever seen, but I prefer to consider it reboot of the original trilogy rather than plagiarism. Yes, they made it to get some more money on old fame and, yes, everything in it we saw before, but still, it is nicely done and very entertaining movie. Maybe I fell on targeted nostalgia they cunningly used, but I really really enjoyed this show from the beginning to the very end. I simply loved it.

7,5/10

Mediocre

An average SF action/adventure, nothing special in terms of acting, directing, effects... It does not stand out by any means, but I have no objections either. It deserves an average six out of ten, but I'll rate it a bit higher because of an interesting twist.

7/10

My favorite franchise

I just realized this was my 500th movie since I registered on IMDb. Jubilee should be cheerful and this movie was definitely a hit. Exaggeration of epic proportions, travesty, quotes from famous movies, crazy action from the very start and enormous amount of laughter and entertainment. The movie has no introduction at all, madness starts from the very beginning. They nailed it again.

• It wouldn't be Texas without chainsaw massacre.
• Dad, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
• It's not my mom, my mom is a shark, not a robot.

Overrated, but very good indeed

Finally I took time and watched the whole "Firefly" at once. I am not disappointed, I enjoyed every episode, but still, I think it is very overrated. It is space western that gathers a team of good actors in an original and entertaining story. Still, I fail to see what quality makes it stand out from a bunch of other Sci-Fi shows, except by fact it is space western... It is good, but cult status and rating over nine out of ten are a mystery to me. The show was canceled after only fourteen episodes and it seems they did it on purpose. The official reason was lack of audience, but low ratings were obviously caused intentionally because the show was aired on Friday nights when they always had lowest ratings, episodes were aired in wrong order and marketing for the show was terrible. Shame, it could grow into something really great. My recommendation for those who did not see it is to forget about its reputation and watch it without any expectations and you will surely enjoy it. My favorite episodes are 6th and 7th. While I rate the rest 7/10, these two deserve 9/10. Intelligent, original, well played and with a nicely balanced amount of good humor.

7,5/10

Decent sequel

In my opinion, this is more than satisfying sequel to both "Alien" and "Predator" franchises. The set is awesome, action scenes are great, the plot is very interesting and I like it more than stories in any of previous Alien movies. All in all, very enjoyable.

7,5/10

Disappointment

A movie that continues at the exact spot the original left off. At the end of "Planet of the Apes" more than anything I wanted to see more. And when that more came, after a promising start, it suddenly turned to a lousy movie with a crappy ending. I can't recall last time I was this much disappointed. Really sad.

6/10

"Beneath" is a film that epitomizes the best and worst that a sequel to a masterpiece, as "Planet Of The Apes" was, could be. For me, it is the most watchable of the sequels only because it's the only one that stays in the familiar territory established by the first film. But oh that ending....

I really can not understand why the heck Richard Zanuck allowed Charlton Heston to talk him into going with that downer ending that has already been referred to by others. The only reason why Heston pushed it wasn't because it made for good cinema but because he wanted to singlehandedly see to it that he never have to do another Apes sequel again. It's a pity that Heston never realized that the best sequel story one could have explored was what happened to Taylor and Nova afterwards, and could have made for some equally compelling drama as the first film did. To me, the main appeal of the first film wasn't the Ape society, it was the character of Taylor and his fascinating odyssey from misanthrope to defender of the species, only to see his earlier feelings borne out in the shock ending. The question that should have been addressed next in a sequel was, what would Taylor do now that he realized he was on Earth? What other things were there to discover on the planet? (Heck, you could have easily made a sequel movie without the apes returning, as far as I'm concerned!) Alas, because of the plot device imposed by this film (and Heston's inability to realize what a good thing he might have had going for himself), the rest of the series had to veer off into what was for me, a more uninteresting story line focusing on the Apes and their inevitable rise to power.

Plot holes and depressing ending notwithstanding, "Beneath" is still worth watching to see the traces of what could have been a great film that are there. The mutant story-line and their dwellings underneath the remains of New York still has an irresistible viewing quality to it. I do not recommend watching it in tandem with its magnificent predecessor though, because that's only going to make you more angry about the ending of this film. - Eric-62-2

I think that this franchise had gone too far. I can not say that this movie sucks. It is good. Very good indeed. But somehow it's too much. It's good that they stopped here and preserved its cult status, cause even one more step in this direction could have buried this franchise forever.

7/10

Unfairly underrated

I sat to watch this movie full of prejudice based on bad reviews, and in the beginning, I was thinking to give up on it. But, I saw it through and my opinion has completely changed. This is a very good movie. Almost all arguments against this movie are based on the premise that it is a remake of the cult classic from 1968. If that was the case, compared to the original, this movie sucks. But it is a very wrong angle and it is understandable that conclusions based on the wrong premise, filled with emotion and prejudice, will be wrong conclusions.

Just try to watch this movie from a point of view of someone who did not see the original franchise and have no idea what is it all about, and you'll enjoy a great movie. Because this is not really a remake. The only thing they share is the basic idea that in distant future apes will rule the Earth. Other than that those are two completely different movies. Characters are new and different, the story begins slightly similar, but develops and ends completely different. This is typical Tim Burton's dark fairy-tale, original in every way, except for stealing the basic idea from cult classic. The story is interesting and brings completely new ideas that make it essentially different from 1968 movie. The way apes rise to be on the top of the evolutionary scale, the event that stops the battle and the way the main character ends his adventure are three main and totally unexpected twists that are completely new. I saw all five movies from the old franchise and I was still surprised by every plot twist here. Nothing was already seen or too predictable. Because this is not really a remake. The crash-landing scene is the only one visually similar to '60s movie. But if you think about it, he had to land somehow, and there are not so many ways to do it and survive. I mean, he could not teleport himself or catapult from ship and land by parachute from outer space...

8/10