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The Hustle (2019)
Who is greenlighting these terrible movies?
Why is rebel Wilson still in movies. She is not funny, humor is offbeat. Exploits the plus size promiscuous angle that is both unbelievable from her delivery and makes her even less funny. People complain of lower quality movies these days, well when stuff like this gets the go ahead, what do you expect. That last terrible sherlock holmes with Will Farrell was an opus compared to this!!
Halloween (2018)
This is a Generic slasher with all respect to the franchise removed.
A big problem is that they made Michael not care about Jamie Lee and she is obsessed with him. He is just a mindless killer, killing who or whatever with no motive and yet she is setup like he is the smarter, motive driven Michael from the past installments. It's a mess. And with him just being a mindless maniac(how they changed the story) it makes no sense that there was ever a brilliant Loomis to be fixated on him, and to mentor a new Doctor (the 1 in the movie) to continue an obsession with a run of the mill mindless violent person. It's just stupid. No myth, no nothing. Just a guy who killed 5 people 40 years ago. Who is mindless and violent. The only thing that made this movie not just be called 'Slasher' to make it a Halloween movie is the mask, Jamie Lee, some music, and Haddonfield. Everything else is just generic. The fact they want to ignore the whole franchise except the first film and make Jamie Lee be so driven to the point of mental illness against someone who hasn't harmed a fly in 40 years is just absurd. They play off the strength and hallmarks of the series like music and mask, and then make the most un Halloween, Halloween movie. Danny McBride needs to stick to playing Kenny Powers that's where he shines.
Gotti (2018)
#1 Rule of Mob movies. Dont let the family of the subject matter be involved.
From the start this movie didn't seem right. HBO's 1996 Gotti movie is a masterpiece compared to this film. Alot of factors made this Gotti a bad film. Its hard to say where it starts. Casting was a huge problem. 90% of the cast wasn't even Italian or even resemble Italian background. I myself am 100% Italian so i can say this. Another problem is that the family of the titles name was a driving force behind the film. If you see the Network A&E special about Gotti that aired the week before the film opened, it was based on Jr Gotti's way he wanted to tell things. If you watch that special and listen to Gotti Jr. he is basically giving you the narration of the movie. Absolutely everything he says, even little side stuff is somehow crammed into the film. This is the love child movie of a family that capitalizes on their name, a actor turned director that doesn't know what he is doing, a star that feels some kind of excitement being involved with the iconic character and his family. In the end what you get is barely network TV movie quality film made with an independent film budget. Another underlying thing is the fact that this is a very indirect way of Gotti Jr. exploiting more of his familys involvement in Organized crime for fame or profit. Which is a serious no no in the place they are from. For the respect and persona they try to reflect, they should not be involved in this. Gotti Sr. would have never approved. The biggest problem with that is people directly involved in life like this will tend to shift a lot of things to make themselves or people dear to them look more noble or honest for lack of a better word. Was this Films title character good or bad, thats up to you to decide. One undisputed fact is, he was a very interesting character and deserved a better telling of his story. Watch Gotti (1996) if you want to watch a Gotti movie.
Honor Up (2018)
Poorly executed, There are long music videos with more depth.
I don't know where to begin. This film seems like the creator Damon Dash just wants to make a movie because he can. This film is filled with narration from Mr. Dash explaining things in the film instead of showing anything. Constant slow motion gun fights with music/opera playing. The story just shows generic themes and Mr. Dash's narration paints it however he intends without actually showing you anything. He obviously just put in friends/family/associates as cast just to keep it mostly in house. There are a couple real actors but mostly just people with no acting training that are just associates of Mr Dash. The movie is probably 60 percent slow motion gun fights and 30 percent narration with maybe 10 percent of actual story. With the exception of paid in full which Mr Dash did not direct or write, any movie Dame Dash is involved with is film school amateur class at best. I cannot recommend this movie to anyone, not even super fans of the genre. Its that bad.
Power (2014)
A gangster show with some heart. Not on 'The Wire' level.
This show is about the high level Drug Dealers and their everlasting struggle to keep their business going and somehow penetrate normal legal business. This show does a good job at what its trying to do. It has a lot of twists and turns as the seasons roll on. The scenarios seem pretty authentic but some of the things that go on are a little far fetched. For instance, they tell their wives and girlfriends everything about their illegal business and take advice from them. Why would they incriminate the women in their lives? What happens if you break up? Usually a person in these types of situations try to protect their woman. Also the two main characters seem to be going in two different directions. If they had been best friends all their lives with similar goals and they got to this level, wouldn't they have similar priority's? My biggest problem with this show is that they ignore the street side of their life a lot. Most scenes have to do with their personal relationships. That's not what i watch a show like this for. Too much relationship drama. Not enough street drama. Its like a gangster soap opera. But they make up for it when they react in gangster fashion to serious issues. All in all its decent show but it can't touch 'The Wire'
The Hateful Eight (2015)
There is nothing hateful about this movie!
Right from the start of this movie you can tell its something special. Starting off with huge landscapes covered in snow, shot with a 70mm lens. Its breath taking. Its a somber opening, showing and emphasizing cold. It tries to depict a place as remote as you can imagine. It has a chapter layout where segments of the film are started with a black screen with a chapter number and title. I like this. I like the way the whole thing is laid out. You don't see movies like this that often. The characters all work well together because the director uses a lot of the same actors in his films and they all know and are comfortable with each other and it shows. The quality and polish of a Tarantino film is remarkable. For a man that's only made a handful of movies, he knows what he is doing. This movie is a whodunit. Executed superbly. As the run-time rolls on and more things are revealed, the tension builds within the characters. No one is safe. Don't fall too hard for a certain character cause they could be the next one to die. The ending is satisfying but a little disturbing at the same time. One of my favorite Tarantino Films.
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
1980s action cheese at its finest!
Now when you think action star in current times Chuck Norris is not in the top 10 but in the 1980s he was probably in the top 5. This movie was one of his classics that really exemplified what 1980s action was. They destroyed a real neighborhood in this movie (the development was set for demolition so they let the film makers destroy it). This movie had the classic bad guys doing horrible things, trying to take over and only one man can stop them, that's right Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris' character is a retired Black ops/special forces type who retired and disappeared because of all the stress he had endured from his job. But when the really bad guys start making their move, the government sends for their number one guy. Chuck is a one man wrecking crew in this. He seems to dodge every bullet that comes at him but all his bullets hit their mark. They really went the extra mile in the finale of this movie, the way the top bad guy goes out is so good they used it again in a Charles Bronson 'Death Wish' movie which was made by the same producers. If you know about Cannon Films, this is one of their crown jewels.
Zoolander 2 (2016)
Too late. If it came out 12 years ago and was completely different, it may have been good
This movie had none of the effective funniness the first had. The ridiculous story wasn't all that sunk this movie. It was the unfunny jokes and lines. I was cringing a lot. These aging actors can't just acknowledge that they are older, make fun of it in the movie and try to move past that. That's the whole problem. These people let too much time pass. Owen Wilson and Ben stiller are almost 50, when we cut away from the first movie they were in their 30s pretending to be in their 20s. This movie was a doomed cash in. It seemed like the things that made the first movie funny were all forgotten. All the punchlines seemed to miss their mark and the plot felt thin and ridiculous. I had high hopes for this movie because I like the actors that are in it, unfortunately this one was a dud.
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
From a fan of the comic, this is not the movie I've been waiting for
I was very excited when i first heard they were making a adult animated movie of 'The Killing Joke'. But just like most people have said, this story has a whole first half that doesn't exist or fit in the comic. The whole Batgirl first half of the movie drags with very boring narratives from Batgirl. Seems they tacked that on to try to make the viewer more interested and care more about Batgirl's story and extend it so it could be a full movie. The second half of the movie isn't that bad. It depicts what a fan of the comic would expect this movie to be. So if you don't mind sitting through roughly 30+ minutes of boring Batgirl story than you may enjoy the remaining run-time with a true animated take on the classic 'Killing Joke' comic.
47 Meters Down (2017)
Another Shark movie, but a little different
Now let me say I enjoy a good shark movie. I had just seen the movie 'The Shallows' a couple weeks before this movie. There is a similarity between these two movies. Trapped in the ocean, shark/sharks after you. The big difference is in this movie they are trapped underwater. The people in this movie are going on a shark cage dive. Basically that's when they drop a cage in the water and put out bait for sharks so you can go in the cage and observe them up close, yes people actually pay to do this. But something goes wrong here and the cage snaps from its crane and they fall to the ocean floor trapped in the cage with just the air tanks they had to take a quick dip in the cage to observe. Now this movie has a lot of sharks after them. The bait they put in the water attracted a lot of white sharks. This is another movie built on tension. Now in this movie a lot of the tension is eye rolling self imposed. Needless risks a person would never take to try to survive. (My eyes rolled more than once) There really was some nail biting scenes where you would have bet everything the shark was coming to get one of the people...and it didn't. The element of surprise was on their side in this movie as far as the effectiveness to the viewer. Multiple times you think its over and they are going to make it and they get setback. It works for the movie. The ending was somewhat satisfying but a little optimistic. Overall, with all the garbage shark movies out in past, this one was alright.
The Shallows (2016)
Not your average stranded at sea movie
I went into this movie skeptical because how many movies can be made were the viewer watches people trapped in the ocean with sharks after them. There have been a few. Most notably is the movie 'The Reef'. But i was surprised at how much this movie kept my attention. Now the reason behind the woman going to this specific secluded beach was meant to be heartfelt but it came off as a little cheesy to me. It was an attempt to give a logical reason why she picked that secluded spot. But you could tell right from the start nothing good was going to come from this trip. The shark was very elusive to the camera. This is not one of those shark movies where they let you see a lot of the shark. Mostly jump scares. What made this movie good was the tension. Needless to say the woman/victim gets trapped out in the ocean and realizes a shark is hunting her. She sees other people get eaten and killed and she knows she cant last long without some help or a miracle. So basically the movie is spent showing her survive the relentless shark that seems to be obsessed with her. At some point without ruining the story she is bleeding. So that adds a frightening dynamic to her already bleak situation. The real action doesn't come till you basically sat through the whole movie, but it is some what satisfying. If you like shark movies, this is better than some of the other straight to video fluff.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
This movie was not bad like critics said. Just more for adults
The two super hero's everyone always wanted to see face each other is not a bad movie. It's just not for young children or people that just want action. This movie has more drama and story than your typical super hero movie. It is a movie for people who want to see more dimensions of the characters. I personally didn't like Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luther, he is just not the right fit for that character. He may be the biggest negative in the movie. But that does not justify the harsh reviews that the movie initially received. Also I was skeptical about Ben Affleck as Batman, but he really did a great job. I no longer have a problem with the new Batman. This film will be a fine addition to the DC Universe series of films against their Marvel counterparts.
Stranger Things (2016)
1980s period done right!
This show is one of the best shows of 2016. The 1980s time period was captured quite well. The town, the clothes, the hair styles stayed very true to the period. At first I didn't know if Wynona Ryder was going to be good in this kind of role, she did fantastic. It's in the vein of movies like The Goonies or Monster Squad or Lean on me were the children play an important part of driving the story. By the end of the season as you finish the last episode you will be sad that you will have to wait to see the next chapter in the series. The Netflix all episodes available at once model makes this a buffet your upset when it closes.