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Creep (2014)
Meandering and pointless
I watched this because of it's high ratings, it wasn't worth it in the least.
For a movie that's supposed to be a horror/thriller there's no real tension, they try to build some up but the improvisational nature of the movie just derails it as none of the conversations are interesting and they rely on fake out jump scares to try and fill in for this.
There's nothing new or clever in this, it doesn't execute the genre norms well and it does nothing to bring anything new to them either(there was one moment where I thought it might go somewhere interesting in that there was a chance to throw a curve-ball in who the creep was but no, it just charges head-long into predictability), the characters are uninteresting and I had no attachment to out wary and bored feeling protagonist.
The initial premise is clichéd, the build up is dull and the pay-off is zero, don't bother at all.
Neverlost (2010)
Interesting intro and not much else
My flatmate rented this movie and we all sat down to watch it as the premise seemed interesting and for about the first ten minutes we were quite into it, it had a kinda dark sarcastic tone and actually served well to get things started and then it all fell apart.
The sarcastic tone was accidental and was there cause the acting was bad(and only got worse later, like soft core porn levels) the pacing was terrible and there was no real character development, we were just to accept that these massive leaps happened with no real reason and then there's the absolutely ridiculous "twist" which was amazingly clichéd and very poorly implemented.
To top it all off the sound direction was terrible and continuity was shocking also, in a lot of scenes characters sound like they are on a stage and are just hard to hear and details like a mark on a jumper would vanish and come back all the time.
Basically, we got a couple laughs but felt this movie was not worth the time at all, avoid it.
Insidious (2010)
Stongs start but falls apart a bit at the end
I sat alone in the dark watching Insidious and came out with somewhat mixed feelings.
The set up was good and the initial build up and tension as the story slowly unfolds with good atmosphere and some good jumps that allow you to overlook some flat acting and clumsily written dialogue.
I won't comment to much about the plot so as to avoid ruining it for those interested in seeing it but, I will say it's nothing ground breaking and for those that are familiar with the more suspenseful style of horror.
The main issue I have with Insidious is the last quarter or so of the movie, it does a really good job of raising the tension and then loses it all for the final act.
The whole feeling of the movie changes and the atmosphere is lost to the point that anything that is supposed to be scary isn't and feels like it's just relying on cheap jump scares and the plot loses it too and falls into a couple of very poorly executed twists (one which isn't obvious but is rubbish story wise and the other you'll see coming a mile away and groan about afterwards)
In summery, would recommend the first three quarters of the movie, it'd probably be fun to watch if you have a really jumpy friend or something like that but don't expect it to floor you or anything.
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
more than meets the eye
well i have to open by saying that this movie is probably the first movie i really remember from my childhood and probably the only one i still love with a passion,it's just that amazing,i mean you have the introduction of some great new characters,the sad deaths of many greats(my heart still breaks every time optimus passes on) and on top of that a great story and a wild adventure.
well let's get started on a proper comment about this movie,i'll start with how top notch the animation is,for it's time and even now it's stunning really,i mean obviously some bit's look a little silly now but you kinda forgive it for that seeing how old it is. so really it's a nice movie to look at but not just that,it sounds great! the sound track is a little cheesy in places(you got the touch comes to mind)but the voice acting is excellent and so are the general effects are awesome.
the story is fantastic with unicron being the coolest bad guy ever and orson wells really brings him to life and coming in with a close second a revamped megatron as galvatron(with Leonard nimoy doing a fantastically chilling voice for him and right from the get go you get sucked right in and you'll find yourself sad it's over.
this is a movie that will never stop being great and if you are a fan of the series i recommend it,i could go on more but i won't,watch it love and enjoy!
Hitman (2007)
could've been better
OK so i didn't like this much at all,i'm a big fan of the games and i think they kind of lost the essence of them somewhere in the crossover BUT having said that i also think that as just a no brainer action movie it was a lot of fun but as stated it was a terrible version of hit-man.
Timothy Olyphant gave a decent performance but he really doesn't have the presence that you feel coming from 47 in the games and i felt he portrayed to much emotion for the usually stone cold assassin but again if you stop watching it as hit-man and start watching it as a action movie he's really quite good in it.
Really it's a movie of little substance and big guns,worth a watch if you like stuff blowing up and fun for the little references to the games that they actually did put in but if you want action and a good movie you should go watch equilibrium or something like that.
The Reaping (2007)
better than what i first thought
OK so i work in a video store and therefore watch a lot of movies and because of this i've become notoriously fussy about what i like amongst the people i know,so obviously when i went to watch this i was expecting to hate it...and to my surprise i didn't,don't get me wrong,it still wasn't great but it was still fun.
the fright factor was good and although it wasn't great the story did keep it progressing nicely,even the acting was decent and of course the special effects were pretty top notch.
really the only thing i really really didn't like about it was the "twist" at the end but that is a minor gripe really.
so really all up i'd recommend it if your bored and want some light entertainment and not much else.