Trailer: CBGB (2013)
A look at the New York City punk-rock scene and the venerable nightclub, CBGB. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Randall Miller
Starring: Malin Akerman, Rupert Grint, Ryan Hurst and others
Current release date: Ocotober, 2013
A look at the New York City punk-rock scene and the venerable nightclub, CBGB. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Randall Miller
The Apparition (2012) Directed by Todd Lincoln
Sometimes I really do believe certain horror directors aren't even
familiar with the genre and have absolutely no idea what a good, tense
and/or scary horror movie needs.
Thing that's simply unforgivable is that the movie is mostly being a boring one. There aren't really ever any good developments and it just isn't ever really clear were the story is heading at, which in this particular case works as something weak and annoying.
It really shouldn't be all that hard to throw 2 or 3 jump scares into the movie but this one seems to have absolutely no idea how to do it. And since the story isn't really going anywhere it isn't an all that involving and interesting movie to watch anyway. It doesn't help much that none of the characters in it are likable enough ones either.
It's really an accomplishment for this movie to be a haunted house movie without featuring any of the typical haunted house movie ingredients in it. You perhaps would think this means that the movie is being an original one but it has absolutely nothing in it to replace the formulaic and typical genre moments with. It just offers absolutely nothing and I just can't see how anybody could ever like this movie, let alone be scared at it.
You feel that still somewhere deep down the movie did try and wanted to be something different. Perhaps this was a case of too much studio intervention or maybe the script had passed too many different hands in the proses. But either way, the movie itself of course obviously remains a far from great one. As a matter of fact, you probably will have a hard time finish watching it!
3/10
Thing that's simply unforgivable is that the movie is mostly being a boring one. There aren't really ever any good developments and it just isn't ever really clear were the story is heading at, which in this particular case works as something weak and annoying.
It really shouldn't be all that hard to throw 2 or 3 jump scares into the movie but this one seems to have absolutely no idea how to do it. And since the story isn't really going anywhere it isn't an all that involving and interesting movie to watch anyway. It doesn't help much that none of the characters in it are likable enough ones either.
It's really an accomplishment for this movie to be a haunted house movie without featuring any of the typical haunted house movie ingredients in it. You perhaps would think this means that the movie is being an original one but it has absolutely nothing in it to replace the formulaic and typical genre moments with. It just offers absolutely nothing and I just can't see how anybody could ever like this movie, let alone be scared at it.
You feel that still somewhere deep down the movie did try and wanted to be something different. Perhaps this was a case of too much studio intervention or maybe the script had passed too many different hands in the proses. But either way, the movie itself of course obviously remains a far from great one. As a matter of fact, you probably will have a hard time finish watching it!
3/10
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Butter (2011) Directed by Jim Field Smith
This is not a movie that shall win any big awards and its a movie that
most people most likely will never get to watch but that doesn't mean
it's being a terrible movie though. It just happens to be one that is
lacking in certain departments and never makes a big or lasting impact
with anything but is still being good enough one to watch.
The foremost problem with the movie is that it's being one that solely relies on its concept and not necessarily its comedy writing. It thinks that having a funny and absurd concept equals a funny comedy but it of course really doesn't work like that. It means that the movie is somewhat lacking in its writing and most definitely with its comedy as well. The characters for instance never come quite across, as fun, quirky or likable enough ones, while this was obviously the approach the film-makers were aiming for.
It tried to be like a fun, cute, heartfelt, warm, independent comedy, with a young kid in it, playing an important role but the movie really is lacking the right required warmth and depth to ever work out as a cute and involving one. Again, you should blame the writing, that besides focuses on far too many different characters.
You also feel that the movie really could had used a good and well known comedy actor in it, playing one of the lead roles. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of great and well known actors in this movie but what it is missing is a charismatic comedy actor who can handle its comedy and timing better and turn some average comedy scenes into something truly hilarious.
There are plenty of well known actors in this (Jennifer Garner, Alicia Silverstone, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ty Burrell, etcetera) but none of them truly makes a lasting impression. Besides, some of them only appear in small roles, such as Hugh Jackman. And while Olivia Wilde is fine, in more than one way, her character sort of goes to waste in this movie. I could see the movie its intentions with her but as it turned out, her character is actually being one the movie could had easily done without. It's also partly due to it that the movie lets her do some very random stuff at times, that have nothing to do with the movie its main story.
The movie also shows some hints of a social satire in it but it just isn't being quite witty enough to let it all truly work out. Again, it's a sign of the movie its aspirations and intentions but due to it writing, it just never takes off.
It's still an harmless and fun enough little movie to watch but at the same time it also is really being a movie you could real easily do without.
6/10
The foremost problem with the movie is that it's being one that solely relies on its concept and not necessarily its comedy writing. It thinks that having a funny and absurd concept equals a funny comedy but it of course really doesn't work like that. It means that the movie is somewhat lacking in its writing and most definitely with its comedy as well. The characters for instance never come quite across, as fun, quirky or likable enough ones, while this was obviously the approach the film-makers were aiming for.
It tried to be like a fun, cute, heartfelt, warm, independent comedy, with a young kid in it, playing an important role but the movie really is lacking the right required warmth and depth to ever work out as a cute and involving one. Again, you should blame the writing, that besides focuses on far too many different characters.
You also feel that the movie really could had used a good and well known comedy actor in it, playing one of the lead roles. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of great and well known actors in this movie but what it is missing is a charismatic comedy actor who can handle its comedy and timing better and turn some average comedy scenes into something truly hilarious.
There are plenty of well known actors in this (Jennifer Garner, Alicia Silverstone, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ty Burrell, etcetera) but none of them truly makes a lasting impression. Besides, some of them only appear in small roles, such as Hugh Jackman. And while Olivia Wilde is fine, in more than one way, her character sort of goes to waste in this movie. I could see the movie its intentions with her but as it turned out, her character is actually being one the movie could had easily done without. It's also partly due to it that the movie lets her do some very random stuff at times, that have nothing to do with the movie its main story.
The movie also shows some hints of a social satire in it but it just isn't being quite witty enough to let it all truly work out. Again, it's a sign of the movie its aspirations and intentions but due to it writing, it just never takes off.
It's still an harmless and fun enough little movie to watch but at the same time it also is really being a movie you could real easily do without.
6/10
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Trailer #2: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Bill Condon
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and others
Current release date: November 16, 2012
Trailer: Butter (2011)
In small-town Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Jim Field Smith
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell and others
Current release date: October 5, 2012
LOL (2012) Directed by Lisa Azuelos
Quite frankly, I just can't understand how adults could be involved with this movie. It's a movie about teenagers, so its set in a teenage world, with teenage rules. It's about the sort the sort of the stuff that only seems to be important when you are still at a young age and far from adulthood. Well, I say teenagers but of course all of them are being played by some 20-year old's, which is something pretty obvious and annoying about this movie as well.
And really, this entire movie seems to about a bunch of non-issues. I just don't see what the big 'conflict' is supposed to be in this movie and there is just never any sense of true drama in the movie. This is mostly what makes this movie such a pointless watch. Crazy thing about the movie is that you can watch just and only the first 5 and last 5 minutes of this movie and you won't feel like you missed anything because of the simple reason that you also haven't done so. The characters and situations are still being mostly the same at the end of the movie. Perhaps they could had still made this movie somewhat interesting by making it a coming-of-age movie but all this movie seemed to be concerned about was appealing to young teens, who perhaps will be able to identify with some of the characters and situations in this movie but I just can't even imaging them being all that entertained by this movie. There is just far too little happening for that.
It's also a movie that confuses and does some stupid things. I swear at first I thought that some of the characters were 'bad guys' but as the movie progressed it suddenly became apparent to me that they were part of the friend-group of the movie and you were even supposed to like these characters. And that's also a problem of the movie. Most of the character aren't really being sympathetic enough to ever care for or be interested enough in.
Also an odd thing to see some big name actors in a movie like this. Demi Moore, Thomas Jane, Gina Gershon, Jay Hernandez, all play some quite big parts. Perhaps they were just eager to appear in a Miley Cyrus movie, who is still being a hot young star but isn't exactly known for doing great movies.
Pointless movie, that is pointless to watch.
4/10
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Trailer: The Apparition (2012)
A couple are haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Todd Lincoln
Starring: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton and others
Current release date: August 24, 2012
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