#mini movie review

[leologs]

Read the full review of the movie "Red Eye" on the link below.

[deez-no-relation]

Here’s a terrible movie I watched recently: Simulant, on Hulu. It’s a story of androids struggling with their humanity, which is usually something I like in movies, but the way it ends makes the entire story meaningless. it’s like somebody wanted to make a movie that was across between I, Robot and Bladerunner, but then they forgot to put the social messaging in it. The imagery and effects weren’t even all that good. Skip it.

[anmagirl]

Astro boy film thoughts

OK so I just finished Astro Boy the film after many years of having no interest and I must say it was not that bad.  Probably would give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.  Not the best film I have seen but it is defiantly in no way a bad movie.  I liked the story, Astro’s background, personality, and action.  Though I still find the butt machine guns stupid.  Very stupid  Besides that, I don’t really have any complaints about this.  I think it is worth a watch if you were an Astro boy fan.

[tinseltine]

#1 – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE | A24 | Writer/Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - I was so mentally ready for this movie, as in the last month I rediscovered JJ Abrams FRINGE and have been Fringe Bingeing!  For those of you unfamiliar, it’s a Sci-Fi show from (2008-2013) about FBI agents who solve X-Files type cases, but rather than dealing with Aliens, the main through line story delves into a Parallel Universe, way before Marvel movies began giving us Multiverse storylines.

In addition, I’ve always told myself the reason things didn’t go as planned in this life is because in another life, I’m living large. I know a LeAnne Lindsay on another or other plane(s) has been living a life without fear and possessing gallons more ambition than I ever could muster. I don’t know why this gives me comfort, but it’s as if I can let myself off the hook by thinking, I did do things, just not here. These thoughts have been with me for many years and then one day I feel like I got proof. I have a chronic issue with my spleen often becoming enlarged.  I’m able to address the problem with acupuncture and have never (so far) needed an operation.  But one day I came back from a walk, took off my shirt and there was a thin horizontal cut across the area of my spleen. It was slightly bleeding like a scalpel incision had been made. Nothing had taken place while I was on my walk, didn’t go through any bushes, didn’t feel any pain, wasn’t even having a flare up. Eventually I chalked it up to the me in another Universe going under the knife for the same condition, perhaps she never believed in the benefits of acupuncture; and thru the Universal connection her scar somehow showed up on me, perhaps as a warning?

For all these reasons and more is why I was completely and immediately pulled into the Daniels Everything, Everywhere All At Once.  Which starts off normally enough – Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is an overstretched first-generation Chinese immigrant who owns a laundromat with her sweet husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), who she pretty much ignores unless she’s bossing him to do some chore.  Their 20-someting daughter Joy (Stephanie Hsu) also feels unseen or heard by her critical mother and is struggling to make good decisions in her listless life – despite having a great girlfriend who seems to accept her unconditionally. A girlfriend, who is not invited to her grandfather’s (James Hong) party, celebrating the Chinese New Year, as Evelyn’s not ready to reveal Joy’s lesbian relationship to her old-world father.  But mainly Evelyn’s concentration is on preparing (poorly) for an IRS audit to be conducted by an awful looking, overzealous, IRS agent Deirdre (Jamie Lee Curtis), her best role in years!!!  It’s here in the IRS office that Evelyn first meets a Waymond, from another Universe who tells her she is the key to fighting a vast evil that threatens the entire multiverse.

Apparently, in all the other Universes Evelyn is awesome – a brainiac, a celebrity, a chef all possessing many accomplishments, but this Evelyn, as this Wayman informs her “you’re living your worst you”— meaning that every other possible Evelyn made more successful life choices. And yet, her failed existence is what’s needed to defeat this evil.

Collaborative filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as the Daniels (feature debut, “Swiss Army Man”, 2016) have created a high-octane, intriguingly conceptual, action spectacle and philosophical look at the nature of existence — layered on top of an emotional mother/daughter relationship story of generational trauma, all told through crazy humor, disgusting acts and imaginative sci-fi premises.

I’m not sure I’ve properly sold the brilliance of the film. I know it’s way too soon to make these types of assertions, but this could become my #1 film of 2022. { Post update: And as you can see, that prediction held true!}

[darkeraven22]

Illumination/Universal The Secret Life Of Pets 2015 Norman TV Mini Movie Review

Who’s Ready For Hamster Reality TV!!… Huh? Guinea Pig? Really?So MAYBE flipping the switch to start my Illumination reviews once per month is hitting the Easy Button. But I need to grow my The Animation Station members on Facebook so… On the first movie disc we have three mini movies… ONE of which is actually tied to The Secret Life Of Pets. The other two are for movies I could review… Over my…

[runawaycarouselhorse]

YouTube randomly suggested a full-length anime film (Junkers Come Here) to me and I went into it blind, but loved it. A very funny, charming, bittersweet movie with a young girl whose parents both work and are always too busy. She deeply cherishes a memory from when she was 5 years old, because that was the last time they went out together as a family.

Hiromi is 11 years old. She acts calm and mature (but in a well-written way, believable to her age!), but she's really just a lonely kid. She spends her days with her (secretly talking) schnauzer dog and the comically lovesick maid, and has an (unrequited, as he's too old for her and just sees her as a kid) crush on her tutor.

Junkers the dog has the power to grant just three wishes. Maybe.

The loneliness is pretty relatable as a former latchkey kid with no close friends who mostly spent time with cats and maids...

Absolutely beautiful, down-to-earth art and animation, even the body language is very realistic. Tender little film about growing pains.

[askmovieslate]

Don't get me wrong, there's something fascinating about seeing the way a creator's mind works, and seeing King's vision for some of his stories is kind of...mental?

You can almost tell when the cocaine was kicking in and not kicking in, let me tell ya.

I wonder if it was around the time the confetti started raining, or the bushes began to move.

[ramblingguy54]

You know how one should never trust the way certain trailers advertise an animated film?

Yeah, don't let the "silly" vibes from Transformers One fool you. This is hands down one of the most lovely surprises, animation wise, I've seen in 2024, overall. They make Optimus & Megatron's foundation of friendship feel genuinely organic, which is all the more heartbreaking seeing it go down the inevitable drain. That entire third act alone cements it not only as a great origin story for Autobots VS Decepticons, but becoming unquestionably my new favorite Transformers film, too.

GO SEE IT. DON'T LET THIS SHIT FLOP! WE NEED MORE STUFF LIKE IT!

[call-me-butterfly-onlyy]

Fujoshis in this house, please drop a like/comment. Recommendations for fellow fujoshis wouldn’t be bad either, put them on to something nice.

Fun fact: KinnPorsche remains my all time fav. Your thoughts?

Let’s not forget Quickly Wear The Face of The Devil. I have a lot of favorite books, too many to count.

Happy ranting 🦋

(Check pinned post).

[stuckasmain]

Ultimate actual mini review of Hitcher (1986)

Obsessive blond man psychologically tortures Ponyboy for a hour and a half

Great movie! Felt dread in the pit of my stomach/stressed but that’s as you should feel by design. There were some great shots cinematography wise - particularly the ending/credits. I also like how it’s selective in what it choses to show, where your brain fills in the rest.

God one of the best moments of this is when Jim looks into the car, blood falling on his sneakers and he stumbles back and throws up. You don’t need to see what he saw to understand or feel what you’re supposed to.

I love how it doesn’t over explain to the audience but at the same time I wish you explained a little because I want to know what the fuck John’s deal was. I have several theories but still. Same goes for Jim honestly as I first thought he was just a runaway kid with a stolen car and Chicago was a lie but then Chicago isn’t a lie but he doesn’t really act like ddjdkkdkdkd idk there’s a lot of interesting unknowns about him. I think I get it but do I?

Just proves it’s a good movie I guess, still thinking about it lol

[xarliclub]

La segunda temporada de #Rivals ha llegado a @DisneyPlus y nos deja ese sabor nostálgico de los 80s.

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[cristalconnors]

80. Shampoo (Hal Ashby, 1975)

Another Hal Ashby “satire” that looks like a million bucks but has nothing to say. Like...I get it, these vapid LA elites only care about beauty and fucking, and election day is about cocktail parties and not voting, and none of them know a damn thing about what's going on in the world, but there's nothing here to suggest that the film knows what's going on in the world either. There's the specter of Nixon, but no indication as to what Nixon is supposed to represent. What should these people care about? What are they ignorant of? Rating: 6.8/10

[deez-no-relation]

I just watched “Relax, I’m from the future,” starring Rhys Darby and it was much better than anticipated, to be honest! I say that because movies on Amazon Prime I’ve never seen ads for seen trailers for can be really hit or miss, but this one was very entertaining, unique, and interesting, plot, twists, and also had a great message.

Also, Rhys Darby seems to have cornered the market for a playing guy who is simultaneously goofy, charming, and a bit of a dick.

[anmagirl]

Jurassic world: dominion thoughts

Ok I just watch Jurassic world dominion with my mom and OH MY GOODNESS I loved it.  excellent ending to a trilogy.  Not has much blood or killing as the other movies but I honestly did not mind that.  It made up for that with all the cameos, throw backs, and other easter eggs.  It was fun trying to point out a scene or action and remember which movie it came from.  My favorite was the incorporation on the Jurassic park logo.

All in all I just have to say it is like a 8 or 9 out of 10 and I need to have a Jurassic marathon to maybe find other easter eggs I missed.

[belovedcarrion]

I've been on a huge horror movie kick and I'm honestly considering just starting to rate them on here

That way I have an easy way to refer back to the films I enjoyed/scared me without having to actually, like, remember them

Cause my memory cannot be trusted. The second I finish a movie it's on the clock. At any moment it could be swallowed by the sands of my mind only to reemerge two years later in a random conversation about something completely unrelated

[runawaycarouselhorse]

Rewatched The Powerpuff Girls Movie today, still a fun, colourful, and even emotional and touching movie!

Bubbles receiving Octi and kissing the Professor's cheek and calling him Dad is still one of the most heartwarming scenes…

The genuine fear and concern in the Professor's voice when he's sent away to jail, worrying about his daughters left alone…

The Professor talking to the girls about how hard it is for people to accept something/someone different and how they need more time to understand them and all his fretting over how the girls will do on their first day ("They're special--really special...") is pretty poignant, given they're that way by they're very nature, feels like a good allegory for those born markedly "different." I wonder if it's one of the reasons I'm so attached to this...

Also, realizing that Mojo Jojo's manipulation of the girls really can fool kids (so the ominous smirk in the shadows is necessary…)

Never read the newspaper before, but love the easter eggs and foreshadowing (the apes at the zoo!)... given Ace later joins the Gorillaz briefly, does this absolutely make The Gorillaz canonically part of the PPG's world? Ace leaving behind a life of crime to be a musician, after such a troubled childhood, is pretty great.

Also, got to appreciate the animators venting. Knowing it had such a tumultous production, even though I personally loved this movie, it makes you more sympathetic and forgiving of flaws!