Rated 8 or higher: I'd say overrated
I can't help but feel bemused when these movies get very high ratings from people who allegedly "understood the language" or "got into such heavy subject matters."
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJonah HillMargot RobbieBased on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.We're not amused, said Mr. Medoff, by the boredom, the redundancy, the vulgarity, and scarcity of form & content
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.Ridiculous and appalling. The director, full of himself, merely massages here his own ego.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.Pseudocriticism and fake social denunciation. Poor imitation of Hollywood-style thrillers
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.Supposedly a remake of 1951 sci-fi ¨classic.¨ In fact a letdown. Phony-looking, disgusting, instant junk.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoKim Sang-kyungKim Roe-haIn a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.Korean style Police Academy with an unkempt cop, whose investigation simply gets lost in blind alleys.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex WeirConsidered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.As you'll probably guess, I hate this group. Yet , as incredible as it seems, dude, fans & critics love them. Music is highly unoriginal, man! It's rather a pop rehash whose Scottish front man has as much charisma as any face in the rock crowd. I do recommend, however, the following six rockumentaries: (i) Whats Happening, The Beatles in the United States; (ii) The T. A. M. I. Show; (iii) Get Back; (iv) The Kids Are Alright; (v) Gimme Shelter; (vi) Woodstock. As to director Demme, can he be the same man who directed The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia , Rachel Getting Married (2008) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004)?
- DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsPeter FalkFred DraperAlthough wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.Some of Cassavetes movies are fine examples of improvisation, but this is quite removed from quality drama. It still contains his trademarks:- overacting, formless overlong scenes, and sloppy camerawork.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYûzô KayamaTsutomu YamazakiIn 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.Long and uninvolving. This tale of a doctor who cares for the poor feels nothing like the best comic strips of "Rex Morgan, M.D."
- DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsTatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaChikage AwashimaA Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.It's been a long time since I used to sign on for nine-plus hours of anti-war war horses. Director Kobayashi made 2 classics, though, Harakiri and Rebellion.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.Ridley Scott was severely missed. Franchises also need talent. What made the first movie very effective was the shadowy nature of the aliens rather than special effects
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey FeldmanA writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.Corny & cheesy
- CreatorMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanSheryl LeeMichael HorsePicks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.This is not Twin Peaks. It is totally different: the ambiance, the way the characters are portrayed, the dialog, the action; everything is different. Most of the action takes place outside Twin Peaks. This is a collage imagery that makes no sense.
- CreatorPaul T. ScheuringStarsDominic PurcellWentworth MillerAmaury NolascoA structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.The protagonist goes to jail in order to rescue his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside. Stick to Bresson's ¨A man escaped¨
- DirectorRudi GoldmanStarsRobert GuillaumeSherman HemsleyRhetta HughesIn the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people.In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie, a preacher, shakes things up and brings freedom to his people.
- DirectorJuraj HerzStarsRudolf HrusínskýVlasta ChramostováJana StehnováSet in Central Europe during World War II, a demented cremator believes cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the world.Boring, grotesque monologue by a sick mind that exposes his morbidity
- StarsMichael GambonPatrick MalahideJoanne WhalleyTormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.Plotless 'musical' with unbearably mediocre music
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsTom HiddlestonHugh LaurieElizabeth DebickiThe night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer's inner circle.Unbearable nonsense. Unrealistic British baddies. Unbelievable casting.
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsAnatoliy SolonitsynIvan LapikovNikolay GrinkoThe life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.Tarkovsky obliges you to go into his movies with plenty of patience, but even if you had the attention span for Solaris, you may struggle a lot here.
- StarsLúcia AlvesMaria AlvesSônia ClaraA simple and generous man is a prospector and finds a valuable diamond, which is stolen by the most powerful and unscrupulous man in the region, who has a sick daughter who suffers from triple personality, and for whom he falls in love.Adventurous soap opera. For soap fans only.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.Standard violent action movie with a bit of Lolita thrown in. Jean Reno, Gary Oldman are ultra annoying.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..Apparently inspired by bad MTV videos, trendy TV commercials and grade-B drug movies, the director's self-righteous arrogance assumes he has something original to say. Drugs are bad! Gee, who knew?
- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsBrie LarsonJacob TremblaySean BridgersA little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.I was shocked to learn that Brie Larson got an Oscar for this forgettable performance. Larson ruins it. I've never liked her and this movie shows why. Just the way she reacts to things is just bad acting. The rest is just bad, BTW
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnellAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.Poor acting, no plot, and a disappointing ending. So let's label it a cult movie. Sorry, my advice is 'Donnie Embarko'
- DirectorTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleKing Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.The term "die-hard fan" describes Your Truly as a viewer extremely devoted and passionate about the Python telesseries. Yet YT hated every second of this tasteless movie, a fine example of poor script, terrible play, vain efforts of being funny, but just being utterly silly.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsNicole KidmanPaul BettanyLauren BacallA woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.Technically pedestrian, morally repugnant, viciously narrated. Lars von trier is a bit of a psycho if I may say. There's something psycho in here. It sounds like bigoted psychosis. I'll be honest. I'm not into set-less weird allegories perpetrated by psycho-auteurs. I've watched a bunch of von Trier films, and I'll never rewatch them. I hated them all. Such heavy, fucked up stories. Especially the Antichrist. I don't get it how someone can fancy them