bugwyrus Reviews

Cube (2021)

Cubic Square no Brain Writer

[3/10 · 26 August 2023]

Why make a remake of a indie masterpiece and destroy everything that was briliant about it...

Terrible Script, copys many ideas from the original, but bad plot, poor actors, very bad pacing makes this movie a very boring experience... Even the traps on the rooms are lame in general.

The writers choose a terrible villain with terrible motivations, and the emotional parts of the movie with a particular character are weak at best.

It's the worst cube movie by far... The worst thing, is that japonese movies are usually gritty, gory and tense and this film is the complete oposite.

I Give a 3 out of 10.

Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)

Star Trek : The Soap Opera

[4/10 · 18 March 2022]

Today it ended season 4. Hope that that this show is finished... Or better i am glad it is finally over. What a Terrible season it Dragggeeeeeeed so badly, it was one of the worst seasons of every star trek tv show to date. They cried more here than in 10 seasons of Greys Anatomy. What a soap opera. And the 10C is the worst species that star trek has ever created, or better copied from the movie "the Arrival"... Oh Michael Burnham you wont be remembered as a great female character. Uhura, Janeway and 7 of 9 (That reprised her role in Picard), are 10 Million times better... Dam Michael isn´t even the best female character in her own show, the title must go to Michelle Yeoh´s character, Phillipa Georgiou... So Sonequa, in spite the fact i loved your The Walking Dead character, i think this experience was a utter Failure that i hopefully doesn´t comprimise your career... The Truth is that it wasn´t really your fault... The writers were terrible, woke, Emo, tried to appeal the millenialls taste, the LGBTQ+, and not the real Harcore Fans... I just hope That this does't destroy peoples faith in Star Trek Alltogether... Picard Season two is being very promissing.

And i hope Star Trek Strange New Worlds with Ethan Peck & Anson Mount recovers the old Star Trek vibe and mythos, and restores the canon that this show almost entirelly wrecked... My Final Score for this show is a 5 out of 10. And the first two seasons my score was a 7 out of 10. The last two seasons was a 3 out of10 (Mediocre) So Please just end this suffering... This is Stardate 18/03/22.

Peacemaker (2022– )

Pieceof.... Deadpool Knockoff

[5/10 · 18 January 2022]

This series continues where the suicide squad 2 movie ended.

Peacemaker survived, Bloodsports shot, and now is recruited by a Amanda Whaller, officer to track down a new threat called "The Buttelflies" 3 episodes in i gotta say this is the most ridiculous tv show i have ever seen.

James Gunn wrote this show in 8 weeks during the Pandemic and it really shows. The writing is on a level of a 10 year old, were the jokes are really weak... Sex and profanity are on the top, and i dont mind that, if it was done propperly like Deadpool... Here the humour is tiresome, and very juvinile for my taste.

James Gunn did and amazing movie in Guardians of the Galaxy, but after that it seems he went way over is head.

The Good: 1- The Eagle is the best thing in the showl... 2- The Soundtrack rocks.

3- The Blond chick, is sexy as hell and reminds me a lot of Black Widow.

4- Vigilante is clearly a Deadpool Knockoff, and even he's voice sounds like him, but he is the funniest character of the show.

5- Robert Patrick is allways a BADASS.

If you like Mindless Funny in the veins of James Gunn Suicide Squad movie, you will probably enjoy this one.

For me it's a mixed bad, since i dont like John Cena, and the plot is really weak. Comparing this show to the Marvel tv shows, this is a subpar show.

I had a few laughs no doubt. But the overall quality is just a average comedy superhero genre tv show, and as such i give this a 5 out of 10.

PS: The Dance in the beggining i can acept in the very first episode, but every time... C'mon Gezzzz.

Sadness and Joy in the Life of Giraffes (2019)

Girafas e Ursos Imaginários

[2/10 · 17 July 2021]

Sinceramente, assim o cinema português não pode ir para a frente. Baixo orçamento não é desculpa, para um filme com um argumento ridiculo, que não serve para nenhuma idade. Até chego a ter pena dos actores que participaram nisto. Não vi no cinema, vi na RTP e mesmo assim custa.

A única personagem que se safa é um urso imaginário chamado Judy Garland e isto diz tudo.

É este o triste Fado Lusitano da Sétima Arte.

PS: Usar o Manuel Cruz e a Assembleia da Républica não salva este filme mas dá um pontinho extra.

Dou nota 2 em 10...

Relic (2020)

Wrecked my mind into Oblivion

[2/10 · 28 November 2020]

What is this?? A Psycological Thriller, a Horror Film What? The only Horror i find is that this is the Worst movie i have seen this year by far... Nothing relevant really happens throughout , has really a weak plot, the actresses are not that good and there is no tension whatsoever... What i am really Terified is that is watched it till the end, and i am still waiting for something to happen... Some might consider this movie, an abstract idea, some a Labyrinth of the Mind... I just think is just a dull concept for the weak minded, to get some chills... And i just could´t fell any emotional attachment to the characters... If you want to see something related to Alzheimer see Alice instead. If you want to see a Psychological Thriller, there are a million times better movies.

If you see this movie, get Alzheimer and Forget it, like it never existed

Dark (2017–2020)

DeJá VU, the Endless Cycle Repeats Again and Again...

[7/10 · 28 July 2020]

Before starting the Review, let me say that i saw the Entire Three sSasons and the very Disapointing Ending of the show. This show has influences from the Movies 12 Monkeys and Predestination, a little from LOST and Fringe TV shows, and a lot of 12 Monkeys TV Show. This is a Good Show without a Doubt, but it Suffers from a big SIN. It shares to many Similarities with the TV Show 12 Monkeys, with many plot points being completely rip-off, and that Series predates this one (Started in 2015 and finished in 2018)... So i have to compare the concept and story with 12 Monkeys TV Show, and the truth is 12 Monkeys is a lot better than Dark. This show, hence his name DARK, has a much more serious tone and it has intellectual, emotional and phillosophycal script than 12 Monkeys, that is a series with a lot more action, more thrilling and dynamic being a American show. (I have nothing against this being a German show, I am a european myself from Portugal). The show is very well written, has very good story, but dispite the good story each episode has a very formulaic structure. Starts with a 3 to 5 minute narrative, 40 minutes of storytelling, 5 minutes with a song showing impactfull momments and then the Ending of the episode allways ends with a small Cliffhanger. The Acting is really good and Believeble. The show even if it is a low budget show, has competent FX, but unfortunately the sets repeat to often. It is a show, without any action, where the dialogue and details are really important.

Season ONE is good, but it drags a lot. I understand they want to make a lot character devellopment, but the end result is that there are some dull moments in the First season. The first big reveal only happens in episode Five. Season TWO is the Best of the Three and is Absolutly AMAZING, it is a lot more dynamic, with a lot more and better syfy elements and greater Depth. Season three is very lackluster, yet it was still good until the ending, that for me was a little nonsentical, and i found some inconsistencies in the longhall plot. Comparing with the 12 Monkeys TV Show, it was a lot worse, since the ending the was one of the best i have seen till today. The Ending here is very underwellming, has no Plot Twist, dispite the whole series all being about plot Twists. What surprised me was that the entire show was very emotional, and the ending really lacked that empathy, and really felt like it was a rushed ending. My Advice see 12 Monkeys and also Dark, you will love both of the shows, but i warn you, there will be a sense of DeJA VU the entire time, since the concept, and ideas are almost the same. Jonas is Cole, Martha is Cassie, Claudia is Katharina... The Endless Cycle Repeats, The Beggining is the End, and the End is the beggining, Time is the Enemy.... One more thing, remember well the details and the names of the characters in the first season, for you to understand everything without any confution.

My Score: SEASON ONE a 7,5 out of 10, SEASON TWO a 9 out of 10, SEASON THREE a 6 out of 10... SERIES SCORE a 7 out of 10 almost a 8. 12 Monkeys is a 9 out 10 for me...

Ju-on: Origins (2020)

JU-ON Origins, are a weak remake of a Horror Masterpiece

[4/10 · 15 July 2020]

I only say this, JU-ON the Japonese movies are a Horror Masterpiece, and this Mini-series is just a very average Sy-fy thriller... The plot is not engaging, it is a very slow paced series and the worst thing is that for a horror flick, the deaths are all censored and that is unforgivable. Takashi Shimuzu Ju-on movies, had the non-linear storytelling, with the storys being told backwards and it was amazing. This series just like the american movie this year are told in a more straightforward manner being way more uninsterresting and unninspired comparing to the original movies. Even Worse is that Kayako the Ghost Woman was really scary with the hair and noises... This alternate origin story just brings small jump scares and little tension. For me this was a huge letdown, and i hope it is not renewed for a second season, because the ending of this first season wasn't that good of a cliffhanger... Avoid, and see Ju-ON 1 and 2 (both Great) and even the american movies versions instead...

Parasite (2019)

Hopes and Dreams of a Separated Korea

[7/10 · 10 February 2020]

I saw this Movie just one day after it won 4 Oscars: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. For me it deserves the Oscar for Best International Movie and best Original Screenplay but the best movie of the Year?? CMON... This is the most overated movie of the Decade, it is a good movie sure, with a good Critic to society... Showing the struggle of the classes, the Decay of the Rich who lives their plastic lives, and the Poor that must fight back and rise against opression and Tirany. The problem with the movie, is that it drags in the first 30 minutes, the screentime should be cut to 1h30, 2 hours and 10 minutes is too long... The Dark Humour presented here is really good, and the Climax of the movie, starting with the Flood is also Great. But some of the dialogues in the movie are lacking. The directors work here is really good no doubt, but this movie is after all a Independant Movie with a short budget, with few sets, and some good Twists and Turns in the story... The actors, like almost every Korean movie i've seen, seem authentic and act like real people so they do a very good job. This Movie is a Good One, almost an 8 but the ending could have been better. It is far from a masterpiece, so my review score is a 7 out of 10. P.S: Loved the Critic to Kim Jong Un Regime, the Menace of the Power of a Button is as Powerfull as a Atomic Bomb LOL

The Favourite (2018)

A Rise to Power, only to realize the higher you go Up, bigger the Downfall

[8/10 · 29 January 2020]

Let me start to say that yesterday i saw the Lobster of the same director Yorgos Lathimos and i Hated it, yet this movie i just Love it. And because of it, i went this see this movie with a lot of doubt, but this movie was great. This movie is a huge improvement over the Lobster, even if it can still be a sinister movie, and weird in it's own way. The thing is that the Budget is a lot bigger, being a Medievel 18 century England setup helps a lot, and this movie has a lot more straightforward script without ambiguous interpretations has the Lobster did. And there are no dull momments in this movie, (except the last thirty minutes, The movie should have been shorter), and the pace of the movie feels right this time. The Favourite, is a exceptionally well scripted movie, with great clever dialogue and a top-notch dark humour that puts a smile to your face has the movie develops. To explain the Plot of the movie is a easy task. It's the story of a ill Queen(Olivia Colman), that has a women of her confidence (Rachel Weiss) that makes the countrys biggest decisions in her behalf. Then arives in her castle, a women (Emma Stone), that starts working has a servant, but wants to be so much more. She is a manipulating witch, that with many schemes will rise and take the place of of the trustworthy helper of the Queen from Rachel Weiss Character. The Rivalry between the Two, define the movie, has the one who gets the Queens Favour at the End is the Favourite. The Actors Performances, are amazing. With Olivia Colman with the leading role has the Queen(Oscar Winner in this movie), she is just Brilliant, i remember in the Lobster as the Hotel Manager, but frankly besides these two movies i didn't remember seeing her at all. She was Great and deserved the Oscar without a doubt. Rachell Weiss, should have have th Oscar for supporting role as well, i loved her role as a all controling sort of Villain, being in the end the Queens true love. Emma Stone the true Villain, and Nicholas Hoult do both also great performances, with great depth, as evil intelligent Masterminds. Of course the director and the great plot helps the intensity of the performances a lot. The Deception, Rivalry, Intrigue, Revenge his all shown in a very humourous and clever way. Of course you can see from a mile away what will happen in the movie latter on, but even predictable the movie ending manages to be rewarding and algo satisfying... The Ending is Fair, because everyone gets what they deserve. I give this one a 8 out of 10, which is a lot more that o given the Lobster (2 out of 10) Yorgos Lathimos must be praised for this well done Masterpiece

The Lobster (2015)

Love against all Oddity

[2/10 · 28 January 2020]

Let me start my review by saying that if i could describe this movie in three words they would be: Odd, Weird and Strange. This is a typical slow paced European movie, with a Greek Director. I'll start with a small synopsis describing the movie. Single people in a near future, according to the laws of "The City", are taken to The Hotel a kind of reformatory prison, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days OR as a consequence of failing they are transformed into a animal of their choice. The protagonist (Colin Farell) chooses a Lobster, hence the name of the movie. Lets start with the GOOD... Colin Farell and Rachel Weiss are great actors, and actually do a good job with the script handed to them. The cinematography, and the scenery used in the movie were nice to see. Now the BAD... This is the weirdest, strangest movie i have seen by far this year. The strange bad script, that some might consider to be intellectual and a well done satire, i consider to be just absurd. Nonsense and rubish lines are all over the place. I could excuse the short Budget the director had, and i know this movie tries to be like a theather play, but the fact is that the movie plot is just ridiculous from the beggining till the end with a runtime of almost 2 hours of Borefest. I just laughed in a scene were a women makes a bad suicide attempt, by jumping from the hotel into her demise, but utterly failing. So she stayed on the floor agonizing in pain, screaming! NOW tell me, is this funny or nauseating??? Instead of saying to you to avoid the movie, i recommend for you to see the movie.You will like all the other movies you see in the future so much more. If you want to see a slow paced, but very well scripted, european vibe movie see BLINDNESS instead it is great. It is scripted after a book made by a Nobel prize winner of my country Portugal called Jose Saramago. P.S: I Wish a Lobster would destroy this bad script with their bare hands, i mean claws :) I give a 2 out of 10 for the actors performance.

The Mandalorian: Chapter 8: Redemption (2019) Season 1, Episode 8

This is the way DISNEY, this is how the movies should have been :)

[10/10 · 28 December 2019]

AMAZING EPISODE, puts Rise of Skywalker in the pocket. The Mandalorian Girl in the foundry kiks ass, 10 times plus than mary sue REY... Moff Gideon dialogue and atitude slapps Kylo Ren whinning in the face... This Series should have Replaced this Disney terrible Trilogy. Disney i don't understant how this series are so good, and the Films are so Bad. TELL ME WHY???

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)

DOWNFALL OF SKYWALKER - Fulfill your Destiny Disney, Sell more toys :(

[6/10 · 19 December 2019]

I am a huge Star wars Fan, loving everything from movies, tv animated series so even being angry with this trilogy as a whole, can't be unfair and give a 1 score or take some of the merits of this movie. The movie has good special effects, thought they were not very impressive. It has two or three good cameos. But the problem with this movie is that the characters are really week from the beggining of the trilogy till the end. The Locations the heroes visit are very uninpired, being the Sith Planet of EXOGUL the worst. And the Space fights, and Lightsaber Duels were really lame. The Plot is simple in the oppening credits, everyone including heroes and baddies learn that the emperor is alive, and go and try to find him. Kylo meets the emperor on the planet Exegol, and the emperor asks him to kill rey. On the other end Rey's Gang go on a mission to find a device called the wayfinder, to discover the emperors planet location. Rey and Kylo Fights in some locations, and in the end they fight the emperor and Win...the end. From the very beggining of the movie it is revealed that emperor Palpatine was alive all this time, posing as Snoke. And snoke body is actrually clone controled by the emperor, and he poisoning Kylo Ren's mind the whole time. So Snokes Death in TLJ, was allowed by the emperor. So JJ Abrahms, manages to try to make some damage control of the plot holes in The Last Jedi. But was he succefull? Not for me. We see Leia training Rey, and a small Flashback of Leia training with luke, but does that explain Leia superpowers in TLJ? Not by a scratch. They give a small Holdo Manuever explanation, in the form of a small joke saying its a 1000 to 1 manuever. So what JJ does in this movie, is that he adresses TLJ plot holes with small explanations that are not satisfying. Is Luke Skywalker character saved in the movie? kind of... Luke even says that his actions were wrong in TLJ and that Rey should respect her lightsaber, punching himself in the face. But Mark Hammill has literally 5 lines of Dialogue in the movie, when in the TLJ he acted as Grumpy Old Bad all the movie it isn't enought for fans like me. I wanted to see a interection betwin Luke and the emperor. We learn later that Rey is Palpatines Grandaughter, in a reminescent way of Empire Strikes Back, she even thinks in jumping into oblivion like Luke did, but here the scene is a lot less impactfull. The Characters in this trilogy are really weak. Rey is overpowered, just because of her lineage, in this movie she has the force unleashed powers to take down ships with the force, and unwillingly makes a force lightning without even learning how to do it in the first place??? WTF, just because shes is Palpatines Grandaughter she can do a force lightning? Vader never did one. And the Daisy Ridley acting is really bad. Leia was a much better women character than Rey, she was brave, Rey is whinning all the time. Kylo Ren continues his redemption ark, but in the end he dies in a ridiculous way, giving his life for Rey, but doestn deserve to appear has a force ghost alongside Luke and Leia in Tatoine... Terrible writing. The only good scene was the one that Han Solo almost forgives Ben Solo for killing him, Ah ah ah. But believe me this Scene was the best scene in the movie, not kidding. Leia appears in a few scenes, and dies in a strange way, in a scene with little emotion, you just really fell for chewie. General Hux, is the most useless character in the whole franchise now, even worse tahn Phasma, he gets killed by a lame General Pryde that replaced him as the 2 in command. Tarkin was a great commander this guys are just weaklings not menacing at all. Poe Dameron, continues to be a Han Solo wannabe, and just annoys me. Finn gets less Goffy this time and i liked him much more this time, and i say this bacause he was the character with better backstory (Ex Stormtrooper ashamed of what he did and wanting revenge of First Order). But what was what he wanted to tell Rey, throughout the movie? That he was in love with her of course.So what about Rose Tico? And Jannah now? PLOT HOLE, in TLJ looked like rose and finn would have a romance, here looks like he loves Rey again as in the Force Awakens. Characters Crapped by JJ in this movie. Hux, has i already said. Max Kanata and Rose Tico now are just useless characters, that almost had no screentime and influence in the story. And JJ added another three useless characters for this movie Jannah, Zori Bliss and Beaumont. Why i ask? I would prefer more screentime for Lando Calrissian and the emperor and even Chewbacca. Another Ridiculous thing is the Knights of Ren? You see them in the Desert all Badass, but they dont engage in battle. And we expect a backstory to them, you get none. Then they reapper in the end to fight Kylo Ren, and th saber fight was even worse than the Snoke throne room in TLJ, with the Red Guardians. The plot quality during the movie is really weak, but the ending really killed it for me. Rey is the choosen one, and Anakin wasn't the balance of the force after all. He doesn't appear in this movie in any form, and he should in the end when Rey confronts the emperor with kylo ren. The Last 20 minutes of the movie are the worst part of the movie for me. The space battle is underwellming, Knights of Ren Duel with Kylo is a joke, Rey fight with the emperor is a small Force Lightining Scene, where she repels Palpatine Force Lightning to himself Desintigrating him in the process (Terrible CGI by the way). Rey dies from the backlash of the force lightining, Kylo Ren comes back from a pit, revives Rey kisses her and dies like Luke did in TLJ, giving is lifeforce to rey, he disapears and dies. Then a party in the galaxy, we see Cloud City, Ewoks, and a few other planets. Then after that we see Rey going to tatoine to lukes old house, calling herself Rey Skywalker (Ugh), and looking at leia ans luke force ghosts but not Ben Solo. Now my overall STAR WARS movies scores. Empire Strikes Back 9.5, Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One 9, A New Hope and a Return of the Jedi both 8.5, Attack of the Clonesand Solo 7.5, The Phantom Menace and The Force Awakens a 7, The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker a 6. So the three last trilogy movies are the worst of the whole franchise. If this trilogy was the first to appear in the theaters in the seventies, ir would't had the sucess it has now. But Disney, if you want to improve, sign Jon Favreau or Christopher Nolan to do the Knights of the Old Republic Trilogy, and if you folow the videogames source material, it will be the most Epic Star Wars trilogy of all time. Favreau is making a real good Star Wars story with the Mandalorian, and Nolan is the best director and script writer nowadays. I am Sad i wanted the Epic endingof the Skywalker Saga, instead we got a movie with uninteresting characters and uninspired plot. I know its not just JJ Abrahms fault, Because Rian Johnson did a terrible job, but the execution of this movie is really bad. Why dont you hear the fans? We had so great ideas for this movie. Another thing is the movie plot was leaked 3 months ago, and it was 100% right, don't you learn from your mistakes? The name of the movie should have been THE DOWNFALL OF SKYWALKER score 6

Joker (I) (2019)

Downward Spiral

[6/10 · 8 October 2019]

This movie is depressing, boring and really low paced... And the worse overhyped, because it uses the Gotham, Batman, and Jokers name without any need. And the Political message is not that good, only if the answer you are looking for ia TOTAL BRAINLESS ANARCHY... Not trying to take the merits of the movie, the acting is quite good, the directing is ok, it is a dark movie with a good Gotham thirties vybe set up, the narrative is well writen, but the soundtrack is just to depressing. I cant even say what type of movie this is, but Phoenix says in the movie a thing that sums it up: All this time i tought my life was a tragedy, but in the end it is a comedy! I mean you kind of fell sorry for the joker, but in the end he just got what he deserved. You expect something diferent in the movie, that happens something for the movie to take off, but the self misery never ends. Well the ending is ok, with a small easter egg. But it is the truth, you could have made a movie with a regular guy who was not the JOKER, and this movie just wouldnt be as overhyped as it is, and people wouldnt like it as much. It would be a simple movie, with a maniac phicopath who lives with is mom, and as to take meds because he as a laughing condition. And then he starts to kill people because he is angry about is life being miserable, tired of being mistreated, and also beacause he is sorry about himself. Joaquim Phoenix does a good job, so does Robert de Niro, but this is never a Oscar winning performance as peolple say. I have seen millions of better performances. And Heath Ledger Joker is a lot better. What angrys me the most is if this is a origin story for the Villain joker, it is a bad one... Since with this sorry guy, he would never become the dangerous arch-enemy of bruce wayne because simply this guy is a complete idiot, as no brains, is actions are predictible, and he acts on the momment without thinking in consequences. The JOKER was a very clever enemy, sinister and pure evil, not this sick man... Well comparing this to taxi driver, ia a complete joke. The only thing in commom is that Robert the Nire participates in both movies. Taxi driver, as a downward spiral man as well, but it makes a lot more sense and it is a lot better. P.S: A advice, see this movie at home, in the movie theater it is a letdown movie, because the movie drags a lot and you will think why you did not stay at home. Hey i wasnt expecting a action movie, but i expecting a good thriller and clearly this is not. I guess the Joker was on me :)

Black Summer (2019–2021)

Real zombie apocalypse how it would happen. Feels like 28 days later

[8/10 · 24 April 2019]

It is completly different from ZNation, even if it is in the same universe and has the same creator and director, It is a horror thriller well made. It has the tension, suspense and almost no drama crap. Imagine you surviving a apocalyptic event, what would you do??? The show is told by the characters perspective, and it happens almost like real time, it is a little slow paced in the beggining but the action scenes are vey well filmed. The actors are not known to the general public, but do a terrific job, showing emotions like fear, anger and terror. The script is simple, you dont get to know a lot of the characters, but you are not supposed to. Peaple in a situation like this woldnt talk that much. I HAVE to say Fear the Walking dead first season, should have been more like this show. It is survivalism, selfishness what is shown here and it is the truth. The lead character is a little like Madison of FTWD... See this show, and forgive its low budget because there is good directing, and this season deserves at least 3 seasons, for us to know the surviving characters. I Give a 8 out 10 for the effort

Glass (2019)

Broken Glass...

[6/10 · 4 February 2019]

I am truly disapointed with this movie... Unbreakable and even Split are far better movies. Story is underwhellming, The actors never shine, and i wanted Mr. Glass a lot more intervention in the movie. Mcavoy was ok, not a mindblowing performance as everybody says. The movie is slow paced,very short budget, and i wasn´t expecting a MCU movie, i am an unbrekable fan. Unbreakable is a exciting movie GLASS is not, it is boring and even the twists in this film are seen a mile away. I wanted a lot more from this movie. The only thing i liked was the recast o David dunn sun, Mr Glass mom, almost 20 years after unbreakable. And Dunn's kid is the most believable performance in the movie. The Ending should have been the fight, Mr Glass as promised, a war in the buliding, but i thing the lack of budget stoped M. Night Shyamalan intentions. P.S: Nowadays it is easy to Debunk any youtube video, even if it is a real video or not, so the BIG REVALATION in the ending would be considered by general polulation a FAKE video.

Venom (2018)

VENOM Rules, avoid poisonous critics :)

[8/10 · 23 October 2018]

Venom is a raw and mature movie, with a great constructed plot. The script is very adult, the characters well written. Eddie Brock is the Antihero, with two personalities standing out. Brock has a moral compass in a gray area, can break the law if it suits him but he has a good heart. He fights the symbiote Venom within him in the beggining, but he acepts its true nature, because they both realize they need each other. It's a comic relief to see their interactions. The True Villain Carlton Drake aka Riot, is a great villian with no regards for human life, even if he works in the LIFE Foundation. But his motivations in name of science are plausible and make sense. The movie is slow paced in the first hour of the movie it's true, but because it wants to tell us a story of a man in a downward spiral that looses everything, and the motivations behind the Life Foundation, and that is made masterfully. The rest of the movie has good action scenes, a great epic Chase, and the CGI is ok but not the best. I've seen better special FX in other movies. The ending of the movie is good, but a little rushed out, the fight between Venom and Riot could have been even better. Kids that love Avengers or the new Stars wars Trilogy wont like it, because they want cheap thrills and laughs. But i can say this, since the Dark Night i dont see a Superhero movie with such good story. It is Marvels darkest movie, for me it could be even Darker and more violent, but the PG13 tag, stops the movie from trully shinning. If Spiderman were here, it would be the best Spiderman movie for sure. PS- The Post Credit Scene is Great SEE IT! A hint: There will be CARNAGE. I'm waiting for VENOM 2, and maybe a spidey cameo in the sequel!!!

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

I Guess the Jedi are Truly Dead from a certain Point of View

[6/10 · 17 January 2018]

I am a longtime Fan and for me this is the worst Star Wars movie and the most disappointing! And after seeing Rogue One (which was great) i was expecting a better movie and a lot more answers! Rolling Credits started saying the resistance was already overun by First Order Army Offscreen between Epi 7 and 8! Sadly i wanted to see some of the Fight and in 2h30 hours movie they should include it; Then the movie starts with Poe Dameron being heroic or suicidal teasing Hux or Hugs; 1 minute of the movie saying i want to speak to General Hugs! And Hux replies: This is Hux are you not hearing me? Hugs is what a Teddy Bear? (Hux really acts like a Ted being the most useless and ridiculed villain of all time so Hugs is a good Nick for him) Guess what? Kids on the theatre didnt get the joke! Poe was gaining time to prepare a attack but shouldnt the First Order just shoot on sight a easy target such as 1 Tie-Fighter!? Then Poe Alone starts destroying every Turret in a massive Ship! Reviews criticize the Avengers type of jokes but i personally think those werent exageratted and because the movie as such low pace were a comic relief to what was happening on screen (Han Solo made a lot of one liners and they were the best) so i can escuse this! A lot of scenes in like Epi 7 were rehashed from previous movies; this time scenes from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi! Examples: Beggining of the movie starts with a evacuation like Epi 5 but we dont get to see a lot of it in this movie! Luke training Rey is a copy-paste of Yoda-Luke training in Epi 5: Training with rocks! theres a cave of the Dark Side and even Luke like Yoda before refuses to Train Rey; The scene in the Throne Room between Rey Kylo and Snoke is a direct copy from Return of the Jedi; Snoke tries to convert Rey and tortures her the same as luke with the Emperor and Rey acts the whole time like Luke (You still have a conflict i can fell it there still good in you) The Problem is that this scene in Epi 6 was the epic Climax Ending and this time is in the Middle of the second movie of a trilogy wtf! Complains: The Movie almost happens all the time in Space with Two Ships Persuing one another and on Lukes Island! I actually liked Canto Bight the Casino World but what a missed opportunity for a Lando Calrissian Cameo (hes a known Gambler) The Scriptwritters didnt answer any questions from Epi 7 in a satisfying way! This movie as No Climax! There is no Real Lighsaber Fight the action in this movie is really weak and character devellopment is pretty short for everyone! The FX were on par i even think that Epi 7 had better effects! The Ending of the movie is disapointing with the Battle of Krait being the lamest battle of all Star Wars Franchise!! Key Characters Role: Hux: Is he a General? Both Snoke and Kylo ridicules him in front of his troops when he makes a mistake and Ragdoll him like a Teddy with the force! Glesson is not a good actor at all and being the character a fool doesnt help; Phasma: Why put her for 2 minutes just to die again in a ridicule way? Ok we got to see Gwendoline Eye this time! What a lame villain she is just Cannon Fodder! Talks bla bla fights a few seconds and gets blown up! Disney you got a action figure; Finn: His backstory is interesting; a Renegade Stromtrooper who left the First Order because he doesnt want to be a part of genocide! The problem is instead of having a Badass Character wanting revenge against the First Order we get a comedy character close to Jar Jar Binks! In this movie he is a moron and i didnt found him funny at all! The Canto Bight Trip was entertaining even if it was a Wront Turn in the end; When they enter the First Order Ship with Dj i was expecting for Finn to wear is old Stormtrooper outfit like luke and han did in Epi 4; that would have been really cool; In the end Finn tried to Redeem by Sacrificing himself to save the Resistance in Krait by going Kamikaze against the mini Deathstar Cannon Thingie! But Scriptwritters in the name of Disney Kids ruined the Ending for me! It would have been a dignifying death for Finn and a better ending for this boring Battle; But No he is one of the Good Guys and cannot die! Lets make the Finn and Rose Kiss instead! Also Phasmas battle is almost as big as the scene shown in the trailer; but in the the trailer it has a lot more impact! Im not lying! Rose: A new Character with great moral values and we got a satisfying backstory about her in Canto Bight; Also her sister get a heroic death in the beggining of the movie in that Bomber! The love interest for Finn is kind of forced; so she admires him for being a great Legend (What? For how long i mean? He was in a coma for 2 months maybe?) And she works on maintenance but in the end she is also a Pilot!? Shes the best develloped character and that shows how weak the plot is; Dj: Benicio Del Toro the little time he had on screen showed that he is a great actor! Dj seemed to me the closer we will get to a Han solo character (a scoundrall) His intentions were only to save his own ass but in that scenario that is pretty acceptable; and he says to Finn that being noble leads to nothing! Hope Dj returns in epi 9; Maz Kanata: Loved her in Epi 7 and i thought that in this movie we would learn why she was so Force Wise! But she only appears in a hollogram for 1 minute and yet she shines being a Badass! Poe Dameron: Scriptwriters make Poe the best pilot in the universe even better than Darth Vader ridiculous!! Alone he can take all the First Order fleet for Fools; and contradicts all the leading Woman not obeying any orders! (After Leia the Chain of Command is followed only by women) It just doesnt make any sense is actions; he acts like a crazy strong Jedi but without the superpowers! I have Bb8 on my back and i am fearless! Chewbacca: Besides interaction with Porgs he gives Luke a Hug and thats it; poor Chewii he lost Han and the scriptwritters respect! Yoda: When he appears he looked like a lunatic! But what Yoda said to Luke made perfect sense and he even said lines from the past movies; so i liked him for returning even for just 2 minutes! Yoda CGI was strange; Holdo: Has Pink hair! Says a few motivational words to the crew and Sacrifices herself by throwing the Ship against the Ships of First Order in Lightspeed!? Wtf! If that is possible why dont they throw a few Kamikaze Tie Fighters instead? Also doesnt the ship have auto-pilot? RIP Admiral Ackbar is Dead now the only Male to rule the Resistance! Leia: Shes ok most of the time! But the Scene shes blown into Space is terrible & the CGI is really bad and Leia is not Force Strong enought to do that magic! She started to frozen so it would have made a lot more sense that the Force would create a bubble barrier and kept her in a suspended sleep till someone rescued her; it would have been unrealitic but much more believable! And i dont understand why she lived? They could let her die in this scene in space making it a emmocional scene and it would have been a lot more respectfull for Carrie Fisher; because she past away now they will have to make a Offscreen Death in Epi 9 or make a CGI Leia and i believe that wont work at all! Luke Skywalker: Mark Hamill is the best character and actor in the movie! Hes a Bitter man and feels responsable for the Downfall of the Jedi Temple and the Rise of the First Order & i accept that he went to isolation on a island gave up and closed himself from the force! People hate that Luke throws the lightsaber away! Say it is Offcharacter but in the context of him refusing everything from the past its a logical reaction! The scene with R2D2 (Easter Egg) is very touching and humanizes Luke making him to decide to train Rey! But why didnt Luke go with Rey and help the Resistance and have a Final Clash with Kylo like Ben vs Vader did? That would have been Amazing! Instead we get a Force Projection where we tricks Kylo and avoids him all the time only for the Resistance to escape Krait and by consequence drains Luke Lifeforce and he Dies absorbed by the force like Yoda and Bem! Luke will Return as a Force Ghost in Epi 9 for sure; Rey: We still dont know who she is or where her force powers come from! I Believe that Kylo lied to her and i think she was made how Anakin was made; The Mind Conection with Kilo Ren was weird like platonic atraction and that was strange to me!Because they are Rivals & Kylo killed Han (a Father figure she like) and yet shes ready to forgive Kylo who is a Psychophat Maniac?? Not Believeble and i still dont know what Disney want from this!? And what a great training she got from Luke Lol Snoke: Gets Killed by Kylo Ren in the Middle of the movie Wtf! For me this is a Twist! I think hes still alive and is Darth Plagueis; the momment before his death he was feeling Kylo and Rey thoughts it seemed that he was in perfect control; manouvering Rey like a puppet her force powers and kylos were no match! This was a test for Kylo Loyalty! Because if Snoke really died without any answers of who he really is and where he came from this will be the worst Plot i have ever seen!! Why all the mistery in Epi 7 behind Snoke? Scars cuts & being Tall and Thin all matches Plagueis description and Snoke speech is almost identical for the Emperor lines; Kylo Ren: He didnt learn anything! Proof is Krait were he looses control and orders everyone to shoot Luke and attacks his Projection without any Tactic just Raw anger and blindness! A well trained Jedi with good lightsaber skills would defeat him easy; even the Red Minions in the Throne Room (Maybe Knights of Ren?) were hard to defeat! Hes just a Vader Wannabe with anger management and daddy issues; hes no Leader just a bully with powers! I really prefer him with a Mask on! Overall i give Epi 8 - The Last Jedi a Score of 6. Please Disney listen to the fans and Give us a EPIC ending! PS -I hope AngryBirds will kill all the Porgs in Star Wars

Ex Machina (2014)

Ex Machina is a shallow EXperience

[5/10 · 25 June 2015]

First of all, the plot of the movie is similar to all the robot like stories... A self aware robot or AI if you prefer, that want to survive, and to feel free, and to feel human... As all the movies related to the ex-machina themathic, this one tries to question, the right of man to act as god, if a type of intelligence has the right to have free will, and if we are worthy to be humans. But this movie is shallow and very slow paced. Movies like Spielbergs AI and Ridley Scotts blade runner being the best and even Automata, of Antonio Banderas that is a weak movie approach this questions in a better way.

The actors are not good enough, even her lacks the empathy to the audience. Gleeson and Isaac feel flat, hope they get better in the upcoming star wars movie. The movie doesn't have tension or suspense it should have. It is almost two hours of talking, with a very forgetfull script.

People praise the ending in the reviews, as being good and having a twist. I see the ending as dull one, with no tension or feelings. And it was kind of predictable, because it follows the logic of the movie. I never cared much if the robot fate was good or bad, because there was not to much emotion, or dramatic moments, that made me wonder what happens to her.

The few CGI scenes the movie has are well made, the robot characterization is good.

I saw this movie at home, and I'm happy that i did, this movie doe not deserve to pay a ticket. I give this movie a 5 out of 10, since it could have been done a lot better and much more interesting, even being a low budget movie with only three characters.

Want to see a movie with three characters, emotion and pace see Hard Candy, a movie with a very well written script

Helix (2014–2015)

Promising in the beginning, but a downfall till the end

[5/10 · 17 May 2014]

I seen the entire first season, and let me tell you this series is a true letdown...

I could excuse, the overall bad acting, and weak directing with the lack of experience of the cast. Even Hatake actor is really uninspired here (i saw him in LOST) But the script writers are just mediocre.

The script in the beginning look very promising, the vectors idea kinda gory, and had suspense and tension to the series. But unfortunately, as the episodes continued, the vectors became pathetic, dummer as hell and really harmless to a point were a kid could plan a strategie to hide from them, or just avoid them easy,(the characters always put themselves in harms way for stupid reasons) Hatake agenda is just strange, like if he had a lobotomy. If he has 500 years, why care in making a vaccine, since is blood sample can turn the entire world if he wanted.... The esquimos, and Ballesteros plot is just to dumb and dumber. Bellesteros was a cold blooded killer, that ends doreen and suddenly is better than the pope, worrying with the esquimos cause because of a skirt? And the blood killer, in the last two episodes of the season, is as deadly as my grandma, i think hes strong enough to kill a ant at most. These are just a few examples, but there are countless more. Plot holes are huge, why keep heads in the ice??? Imortality?? Really? For a science show, the writers mistakes in elementary low average knowledge goofs that are just not acceptable, with wikipedia nowadays a kid could write better. Examples, the night and day cycles in the Arctic are completely inaccurate. Portuguese is not Spanish. Balleteros character says is Brazilian but the all the time he speaks in Brazilian, instead he speak a bad Spanish in a terrible accent.

Bad CGI i could forgive, but the repetitive sets are just annoying, the red shower appears like 10 times in the season. The sound themes in the series are horrible, i just excuse gary jules mad world. The elevator music, are funny in the first episodes, after it becomes ridiculous.

One more thing, the plot twist in the last episode with peter working for Ilaria is unsatisfying. Would be much better if the KID, because he has gray eyes could have a skill to activate the vectors dormant cells turning peter into a vector again, and so the KID could control him like a puppet, thus making the cure of narvik partially ineffective and not permanent. Explaining why vectors were afraid of gray eyes in the season such as julia.

The cliffhangers in the last episode, of a world pandemic chance are the only thing that make me want to see what is next in the show. Julia running the corporation is just far-fetched. I give a 5 in this show, but just because of what the show could had been, because it really had good potential

The Machine (I) (2013)

A flawed Machine

[4/10 · 15 May 2014]

This movie, i saw it with some expectations because some reviews here on IMDb were comparing this movie with blade runner, because of the plot. Saying it could be a prequel. Well let me tell you, what a weak prequel it would be. The film itself is never entertaining, and i don't just mean the lack of action, the script itself is just dull. Why? Simply because, the DEusX Machina theme as already great and better movies than this one. OK, you don't need a sy fy to just have guns blazing, lazers and cgi to amaze your eyes. But at least the script could been better. Starting with the lead actors. The "bond villain", as no charisma in this movie, is face emotion is always the same, in half of the movie i wished him dead... The girl that appears in arrow show, is a little better but her acting of the robot is a little shallow, and cant call the audience to any emotional purpose the film as, to a machine that just acts childish. I explain with a director, with few experience. The CGI was OK for a low budget movie... How can people relate this movie with blade runner, i think is just because of the machine theme, and the human feelings it has. There are trhee movies much better than this that deal with the robot, human feelings thing much better. First Blade runner (masterpiece), second Gattaca (the best one without action or violence), Biencentiniall man (great story) with Robin Williams. And an extra fourth Spielbergs AI, laim to some people but with a great script. Go see these movies and believe the machine, is just a bad attempt. And i love British sy sfy. a 4 out of 10 to me

The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Need to Sleep??? Wes Anderson made a solution for you!!!

[3/10 · 26 July 2008]

This Movie is the not a good movie... It is weird, it as a bad plot. I cannot even identify it's genre! Is it a comedy, drama or what! I think it is just a bad idea, a bad spend of budget and a big waste of acting by two good actors such has Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson. They should regret the day, they accepted to participate in this movie. The only good thing in the movie is the Hot Sri Lankan girl that appears in a few scenes. I am being benevolent to give 3 on my vote... And the director Wes Anderson, as really a bad taste and a strange humor. The Royal Tenenbaums were also a movie that i thought to myself, who remembers to make a film like this. Some people think that the movie are original, i just think of them as annoying and uninteresting. But if you need to sleep, this movie is better that any sleeping pill. After 20 minutes you will be snoring!!!