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[Nostradamus]

Ex Machina

 

A movie that wants to be clever but it isn't. It just isn't.

The movie is about this billionaire genius played by Oscar Isaacs (You might know him from SW The Force Awakens) who creates an A.I. called Ava, and he draws a "lucky" winner from his company to test the A.I.

Throughout the movie it's revealed that the whole lottery was a sham because he picked this guy because of who he is, not because

he won.

Anyway this guy starts having sessions with Ava, and starts to be attracted to her. What a shocker, a lonely guy falls for the hot robot. Boring. Anyway there are blackouts caused by Ava in which the billionaire can't see what's going on anymore in the sessions. So Ava tells this guy to not trust Nathan (the billionaire, her creator). At that point in the movie everything becomes clear that neither Ava nor Nathan can be trusted.

 

Because Ava uses her seductive skills to fool the guinea pig (Sorry but completely forget his name, don't worry his completely forgettable anyway, just like everything in the movie) in order to free her. She uses the guy to be free.

Which annoyed me because in the end she/it/whatever you want to it let's him die in the end. And no reason is giving to why she did that.

I said this movie wants to clever but it isn't. Well that's because it has a couple of quotes that want you to think about A.I and what that will mean for us in the future but that's really it. You just get some random quotes that lead nowhere. I'm so tired of writers and directors thinking their movie/work is a masterpiece because they wrote/put a "cool" sounding line and therefore it's genius.

If I wanted to think about these things; I would've done so on my own. I don't need someone to hold my hand and ask the question I already thought about.

 

Thumbs down. Thumbs down.

Lesson of the day: Don't fall for the hot robot.

[Ryriena]

Independence Day:2

9/10 the only reason was the fact they made Will Smith son play Dylan instead of having the kid that actually played him in the first one play him now. But he was a better actor than he was in After Earth, so I blame the writers for his crapy performance in After Earth. I also like President Witmore daughter being the badass woman and character that she was in the movie.

They actually came up with a plot better than the first one, and we actually get to see more of the Alien ships. Like the Ecosystem they have and the fact they act more like a hive and thus has a Queen that is bigger than the rest of them. For a action movie it had little to no cursing or really out of place nudity scenes.

I actually enjoyed the plot line and the relationships between the characters. We also learn they are in a Galatic War and their enemies come to help us and then ask us to lead them as we are the first species to kill a hive queen. It was a step up from the lol malware killed off the alien ship plot line. ;)

Edited by Ryriena, 27 June 2016 - 12:49 PM.

[NaruSaku fan in Kentucky]

Secret life of Pets. I give it a 5/10. I did like the voice acting perfromances and the rabbit played by Kevin Hart but the jokes were unfunny and I thought the main character was unlikeable. It's not as bad as any bad animated movie like Shark Tale but it wasn't gteat either.

[Nostradamus]

Independence Day 2 - Well it's a turn off your brain and enjoy your popcorn movie. Is it better than the first one? No, obviously.

If you're not expecting it to blow your brains away, then it's an enjoyable movie. So thumbs up.  

I do have to mention it would've been great if Will Smith was in it. Rumor has it he wanted too much money and to bring his kid in it, so the director told him to take a hike.

 

 

Star Trek Beyond - Honestly I've seen some reviews of this movie and don't get it. Why do people like it? First of all it's directed by the guy who did the last Fast and Furious movie which was garbage. Yes it made a lot of money and people felt to like it because of Paul Walker's death. It's sad what happened to him. But that doesn't mean we have to excuse that horrible movie.

Moving back to Star Trek; I saw it in 3D and have to say more than half of the movie you don't see what the hell is going on. It's way too dark plus it has tons of shaky cam. The villain is generic and honestly couldn't care less about anything that happened in the movie.

 

Only liked two things in it. Sofia Boutella's character Jaylah. And one joke between Bones and Spock.

The rest of it is forgettable, so forgettable that I already forgot what happen in it.

Conclusion thumbs down.   

Edited by Nostradamus, 24 July 2016 - 12:15 PM.

[VanitasDS76491]

Bourne Legacy 3 out 10 it was boring and little action in and it's 2hrs and 13 minutes of nothing. All it did was make references to Bourne Ultimatum and reminding me I could  be watching a better movie. Ed Norton is wasted in this movie, Jeremy Renner was ok but really did nothing, Oscar Isaacs was so wasted in this movie. hopefully they do a crossover with Jason and Aaron it some point.   

[Nostradamus]

Jason Bourne - Saw it last night. I liked it but the truth it's really the same movie done all over again. I guess it's true what they say "If it's not broken then don't fix it."

You see Bourne is in hiding from the CIA then something happens that gets him back in the game and now the CIA is hunting him down. And just like the previous movies the antagonist is someone above the previous one. In this case Tommy Lee Jones's character.

Just like the previous movies we learn a little more about the program that he was in. Who created the program. Spoiler Alert it was his father.

Which brings me to something that annoyed me. In the trailer Bourne says he remembers everything. Wrong. He remembers some bits and pieces of his past but he needs someone else to remind him of everything. So he lied.

 

I'll give it a thumbs up because it did what I wanted it to do. Give me the same level as movie as before. Again I say it's the same movie as the previous 3 movies. Oh and of course it ended with a possibility for another one with Matt Damon. 

[sushi.]

Angry Birds movie 8/10

 

I give it this rating because it is what it is. Not a big cinematic movie that takes itself too seriously, but not too nonsensical either. I play Angry birds 2 on my phone and the references were great, plus the characters were well suited to the birds in the game. I also loved the voices, and there are a few cool celebs starring as well.

 

All in all, it's no Zootopia, Finding Dory, Inside Out etc, but it didn't try to be. I really loved this movie. XD

[Nostradamus]

Suicide Squad

 

Just saw it. I've heard that this movie has mixed reviews from people. Personally I think it's ok for what is it. It's a B rated superhero movie.

Don't expect anything more from it and you'll enjoy it. Expect the world and you'll hate it.

So thumbs up for what it is.

[Ryriena]

War Dogs 10/10

About an arms deal that basically embarrassed America. Basically two twenty somethings become international arm dealers. ;) It's takes light at the arms race and also informs you on how shady things can get.

Edited by Ryriena, 21 August 2016 - 03:17 AM.

[Young Kubrick]

The Shining. 10/10 just like almost every Kubrick film. I also own the novel too

[Nostradamus]

Jacky Jacky Jack Reacher Never Goes Back

 

Saw it a couple of days ago and felt like I was watching another Taken movie. Meaning that I was bored by it.

I don't know what happened because the first one was actually good. You had Jack Reacher played by Tom Cruise kicking ass.

This one is just meh. They throw in the possibility of Jack having a daughter that is on the run from the bad guys, doesn't sound at all like Taken. Then they throw in a romance for Jack, which I don't know if the two actors just didn't have the chemistry or they just didn't care about the movie, because it didn't work. Oh and when will writers learn once and for all that once you bring up something you follow it through? Is it really that difficult?

 

What I mean is that there's a moment where Jack tells his love interest (sorry I honestly can't remember her name in the movie, and I can't be bothered to look it up on Google) played by Cobie Smulders, to look after his presumed daughter while he goes to take care of business. And Cobie starts this whole discuss well more like arguing about feminism, and how all her life she had to deal with men looking down at her, etc.

And instead of actually doing something about this, the idiot writer or writers decided to just ignore all of this and have Jack shut her mouth and then he goes and takes care of business.

 

This movie is not worth seeing. Thumbs down.

 

 

Also @Young Kubrick I actually recently saw The Shining. Can you explain some things for me?

What the hell was going on in it? How did Jack Nicholson's character ended up in that photo at the end?

Was he a reincarnation or what? What was with all that blood coming out of those elevator doors?

Edited by Nostradamus, 26 October 2016 - 04:57 PM.

[Lid]

Also @Young Kubrick I actually recently saw The Shining. Can you explain some things for me?

What the hell was going on in it? How did Jack Nicholson's character ended up in that photo at the end?

Was he a reincarnation or what? What was with all that blood coming out of those elevator doors?

 

I think one of the thing about Kubrick is that most of his movies are left open for interpretation. 

 

I've heard and read plenty of theories on many aspects of the movie. For example, with the river of blood, some people think it's a sign of the blood shed that's occurred at the hotel and there are also those who see it as foreshadowing for the coming danger.

 

There's even debate among people on whether or not the ghosts were real or were just figments of the characters' imaginations. Some who think that the ghosts were real figure that they pushed Jack's madness to the forefront 

 

Regarding the end, many speculate (and I find plausible) that the final image of Jack being in the photo is a sign that he's become another spirit of the hotel, similar to the others that he witnessed.

 

People have written entire essays to the movie, though, so there's a lot of ideas floating around. There's even a documentary, Room 237 that's all about rumors, ideas and theories about The Shining.

 

 

[T XD]

I saw the DVD of Don't Breath : 7 / 10

 

Is The Shining a horror movie ? Are there any other parts of it or just this one ?

Edited by T XD, 27 October 2016 - 08:20 AM.

[Nostradamus]

 

I think one of the thing about Kubrick is that most of his movies are left open for interpretation. 

 

I've heard and read plenty of theories on many aspects of the movie. For example, with the river of blood, some people think it's a sign of the blood shed that's occurred at the hotel and there are also those who see it as foreshadowing for the coming danger.

 

There's even debate among people on whether or not the ghosts were real or were just figments of the characters' imaginations. Some who think that the ghosts were real figure that they pushed Jack's madness to the forefront 

 

Regarding the end, many speculate (and I find plausible) that the final image of Jack being in the photo is a sign that he's become another spirit of the hotel, similar to the others that he witnessed.

 

People have written entire essays to the movie, though, so there's a lot of ideas floating around. There's even a documentary, Room 237 that's all about rumors, ideas and theories about The Shining.

 

 

So basically no one knows. It's all theories.

I've read that Kubrick had a habit of doing his own interpretation of things. With The Shining, I've read that Stephen King didn't approve of what Kubrick did with his novel.

 

I saw the DVD of Don't Breath : 7 / 10

 

Is The Shining a horror movie ? Are there any other parts of it or just this one ?

I don't consider The Shining as a horror movie. It's just weird.

[T XD]

So basically no one knows. It's all theories.

I've read that Kubrick had a habit of doing his own interpretation of things. With The Shining, I've read that Stephen King didn't approve of what Kubrick did with his novel.

 

I don't consider The Shining as a horror movie. It's just weird.

Is it a single movie or have different parts like Harry Potter ?

[Nostradamus]

Is it a single movie or have different parts like Harry Potter ?

Just one.

[T XD]

Just one.

Okay. Thanks.

[Nostradamus]

The Accountant

 

Honestly I want to talk about, but at the same time don't want to talk about it because I don't want to spoil this movie for any of you.

It's a good movie go see it. Right now.

This is what Jacky Reacher Never Been Taken Again Sequel should've been.

 

Thumbs up.

[Nostradamus]

Doctor Sherlock Holmes, oops I mean Doctor Strange.

 

Sorry but seeing Benedict in that role, all I saw was Sherlock becoming a magician.

The movie, well it looks great. The visuals are amazing. It's well acted, well written considering it's an introduction to a new character plus a new universe within a universe. Honestly I don't know what to say because once again I don't want to spoil anything.

I'm not very good at talking about movies without talking about them.

 

Thumbs up.

[Gravenimage]

I can't wait to see Doctor Strange.