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John and the Hole (2021)
Beware of the behind the scenes film making motivations
The majority of viewers were surprised and bewildered why this pointless, and directionless film even made it to the box office. They wonder who funds this garbage, and why did they think they would make a profit.
The answers will be far more interesting than this film was.
Unfortunately, films like this are part of a larger movement. The motivational aspect of dumbing down the masses has already been exposed. However there's underlying diabolical reasons that films in this category are funded. Although the general public is completely ignorant of the actual power of influence media has on crime... Film makers are not. They are well aware there's an actual measurable statistic of copycat crimes.
Really let this sink in.
The filmmakers have the pre-calculated statistics on the estimated number of copycat crimes their movie will directly cause.
They do have this data.
Meaning it's no coincidence there's a flood of cinema depicting similar images of abduction, holding hostages, abuse, and heinous criminal behaviors. There's even a statistical increase by repeated themes in cinema translating into actual members of society being greatly harmed.
So then ask yourself, why create content that will cause the fictional script to get acted out by real criminals on real victims???
The only motivation is a gain of some sort.
So the public needs to demand answers to what exactly these film makers are gaining by shaping the direction of crime and writing the scripts for real criminals to act out on real victims.
They are gaining something.
Never lose sight of this.
Den skaldede frisør (2012)
Should not have been listed as a comedy, nothing funny here folks
This was a boring drama, romance at best. I can't imagine how this got listed as a "comedy, romance"?!?
I kept waiting through the first 2/3 of the movie for something funny to happen. I finally realized this film had been grossly miscategorized! They're wasn't a single humorous scene in the entire movie. The only line that had a slight bit of comedy to it, was a dry comment about the feelings of anger after a loved one dies.
So in a way I'm giving this a rating based on the genre.
If this film had been categorized as a "drama, romance" I might have given it as high as a "5", because there was decent acting. It just lacked some enthusiasm though, it needed a spark of life, a plot twist, a run of witty banter, a mystery... Something to make it worthy of the title of "drama". It's hard to guess how I would've felt if I'd knowingly signed up for a drama.
However, "comedy" was an unacceptable and misleading label and it really rounded this piece of cinema for me.
The scenery was beautiful and it was filmed very well. I didn't feel like there was much of a point to most of the movie though. So it wasn't very engaging over all.
Grandma (2015)
Not a comedy, only a mild drama, boring but good acting
This was a sad use of good acting. Although Lily Tomlin delivers brilliant acting with excellent character development, there's nothing else to this film. It's rather boring, over all with not much to the story line, there's minimal plot, at best. What's really disappointing is that IMDb listed this ad a comedy first. I'm not sure why it's listed as a comedy at all, it's in no way humorous.
Lucifer: A Good Day to Die (2017)
possible goof with Amenadiel's photo
It's possible there's a goof, or I'm not catching something. What do you think?
Amendiel is shown in a photo with Chloe's mom. That has to be about 35-38 years before. It looks like the same actor though, but I thought the "celestial beings" all acquired their bodies upon arriving in Los Angeles, from someone who died right then.
I can't quite recall, but I think Chloe's mom thought Amenadiel looked familiar, and it wasn't just him recognizing her.
Is that look just Amendiel's thing, so that's what he picks? Is the universe being created in "all time", allowing Amenadiel to have been in his current body in the past? (and that's also how Chloe has been "put" on Lucifer's path?) Did the photo just show up right then?
Perhaps this is an oversight? Hard to believe as the writing has been excellent throughout the series, and has managed to navigate complex subjects with hints and ambiguity, so the story could move forward.
This photo and Chloe's mom recognizing Amenadiel, has me guessing.
Tangled (2010)
So mediocre... did I miss something?
Of course anything with the Disney label gets a certain rush at the box office openings.
That said, I really do not understand how this film did so well. Really?
It was so mediocre at best. The plot was boring over all. There were somethings that either didn't make sense, or where unnecessary to the plot. The princess is weak and totally out of it. Do the girls of this generation need another princess who's dingy, and lacks visible depth? Her character isn't believable, and is only able to be consistent, because she lacks character, so is able to maintain the lack of.
Her hero is a tad more mentally present, but doesn't exhibit much of what we'd want in a hero. He kind of gives a, "I'm already in this story, so might as well play the hero," vibe. What was lacking was heroic efforts, or something major to be overcome, etc. Again, no depth.
The villain was poorly crafted. The villain, and the villain's motivations were slightly creepy, but not enough to be engaging or interesting. Mainly, I left feeling the villain's role was just plain weird.
As I said, this movie was so mediocre, lacked depth, lacked humor, lacked suspense, and there was nothing to latch on to, to relate to, to hope for. What did other viewers enjoy? The day my family saw it in the theaters, it was really quiet, no laughing, no squirming, nothing. Several dads were asleep, and the rest of the audience wore no expressions on their faces.
The one surprise in this movie, to me made absolutely no sense at all. I didn't feel like it added to the plot, nor made the film more interesting. It seemed out of place and ridiculous. It also seemed like the main character just forgot about some things that would be important to remember, like the surprise I mentioned. "Oh, that's right, I'm an airhead, I have a surprise, but forgot, oh, now I remember, (poof) magic..." STUPID!!!
I love animated movies, I love children's movies, I love many Disney movies. This was one where if at any point it had been turned off, I wouldn't have cared much to see the rest.
This title stayed in the theaters for soooooo long, and is so well rated on here, I might try to watch it again. Obviously, I missed something that other people were able to see.
I'm glad others were able to enjoy this film. I'm a little worried as well, if Disney gets the message that this level of story writing creates a winner, than we'll all get more of this sort of thing. Ugh! I hope not. After this and Brave, I'm ready for something more like Aladdin or Mulan... something awesome!!!
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
OK if it hadn't been billed as a comedy
This film was okay, some people might enjoy the character development, etc. I didn't find it funny enough to be considered a comedy.
There's scenes that are amusing, but I didn't do much more than smile at them. To earn the title of comedy, I really think one would have to laugh out loud several times.
There's been an unfortunate trend to put movies into the category of "comedy", because they really don't fit accurately into another. This should be put in "romance", as it is a light romance. The laughs too few and the drama too mild to be put in any other category, but as it's a light romance, it doesn't fit in any really.
The actors do a fine job and there's nothing wrong with this picture. I would have preferred to see a different movie with my time.
Sucker Punch (2011)
Hmmm, why PG-13
This movie should be rated R. Don't take your teen.
Very warped. I worry about the type of people who enjoy this film.
If you are warped and like the idea of abusing females, you'll like this movie. If that's a turn on, you'll love it.
For everyone else, there are far better examples of this sort of cinema available. The themes of going with the main character(s) reality, and then getting glimpses that they may not be in reality, but that character's hallucinations is a popular addition to many plots now. Most people think the Matrix is what launched this wave of popularity. That movie was done with class though, this movie is just plain warped and tasteless. Again, I really think the appeal would be for the abused, mentally tortured, and sexually abused females. I personally think that's warped, but obviously that's popular in cinema and our culture. If that's not your thing, you most likely won't get much else out of this movie. It seems pretty clear that the producers of this film are people who that is their turn on, and they wanted to waste everyone else's movie going experience to cater to those who share their sick fantasies.
If you're mentally healthy, skip it! It could make you ill.
As several of the other reviews said, "haunting" "images that stay with you" This is not the type of stuff you want to dream of, and yes, it may stain your subconscious.