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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
Offensive in almost every way possible
The sexual exploitation of young children by Netflix continues in this movie, and Sandler willingly offers his own daughter to us as a participant.
Vulgar and disrespectful of God and religion.
This is exactly the kind of movie that confirms me in my decision not to support Netflix. Happened to see this at a friend's house and was completely appalled that this is the type of content that is being generated for teens and families at this point. Under no circumstances would I let any impressionable teenager watch this movie.
Everyone involved in the production of this movie should feel deeply ashamed.
Wo hu cang long (2000)
Still Amazing
This is the movie that inspired me to make my first rating on IMDB in 2000, giving it a 10/10. I just had the pleasure of watching the new 4K restoration on the big screen more than two decades later. This is still an amazing masterpiece and a 10/10! Every combat scene leaves you breathless with sheer artistry and jaw dropping choreography. The emotionally nuanced performances and exploration of many interesting themes keep you thinking and feeling long after the credits roll. I've seen only a handful of films from this genre so my basis of comparison is limited but this is miles above every similar film I've seen. It remains one of my all time favorite films.
Flytrap (2015)
Boring and Meaningless
This movie is a total snooze. The paper thin plot is completely obvious and goes nowhere fast. Why is this movie getting a good rating? Total waste of time.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Goblet of Fizzle - minor spoilers
Because I so thoroughly enjoyed the third movie, The Prisoner of Azkaban, I had very high hopes for this next installment. Unfortunately, they were not only disappointed, but completely dashed to pieces.
My first major complaint is the shift to teenage soap opera. Yes, the characters are adolescents now, but major chunks of the movie come off like The HP on the WB. This sort of thing can and has been tastefully done, but this is not one of those times. There is quite a bit of sexual innuendo, body part camera shots, and other material that is decidedly unsuitable for the target age group. Although this movie is rated PG-13, it is because of "sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images". No warning is given, however, that we're about to embark on a journey to Hogwarts 90210.
Somewhat related to the first point, the music for this movie is quite a departure from the delightful "something wicked this way comes" vibe we had in the last movie. Portions of the score here, especially those during the aforementioned melodrama, sound like they were lifted from romance classics of the 1940's, complete with what I suppose were meant to be emotionally stirring violin chords. Oh, Beauregard!
Through the movie I kept waiting for a scene to be shot on a set where I'd think to myself, wow, that is really cool. I'm picturing the first time I saw the moving staircases in Hogwarts, for instance. As far as I can recall, the sets in this movie were dreary backdrops that weren't particularly interesting. Yes, there were interesting things here and there, but that sense of wonder and discovery isn't there like the past movies.
Even the magic seemed lackluster in this installment. Apart from a few spells detailed in one classroom scene, there's nothing really innovative here, and we certainly aren't swept along with the excitement of learning new things. It seemed that there was almost an overabundance of magical items through the movie, haphazardly placed and mostly irrelevant to the plot. Ho hum.
Don't get me wrong. This movie does have some fairly good sequences, and some very well done moments (like Harry and Hermione on either side of the tent flap), but overall it was a major letdown for me. This is, by far, my least favorite of the four movies. I'm not sure I'd even watch it again without a good reason. I grudgingly give this a 7/10 (I'd watch it again), but it's almost a 6 (not interested in watching it again).