What movies did you watch last week (03/12-03/19)
So again, The point is to share our opinions on the movies we watched this week so comment on mine and I'll comment on yours. Simple and fun.
Mine:
Holiday: A soldier is never off duty (2014 Netflix): This is pure Bollywood entertainment. I just admire the way they can switch from a cheesy-funny-over-the-top, full of rainbows scene to a gritty finger chopping or 12 headshots in a row or bus full of kids exploding scene and then back to corny choreographed clip of a love song. It's quite funny and with time you can't help but smile at the innocent stupidity of the characters. It also took time for me to get used to the main actor's face. I mean just look at his profile picture on Imdb. You'll see what I mean. The plot is full of twist and turns. Then again, If it was not, it would not be a true Bollywood. But this script was particularly solid. I was surprised to see it has a 7.4 rating because most of the time these type of movies have low ratings. I give it a 7/10
The Lorax (2012 Netflix): I can't say that I enjoyed that one but I also can't say that I gave it my whole attention. At first I did but I quickly lost interest and started doing other stuff as it played. Colorful, it seemed rather thin on plot and kinda repetitive. 5/10
Raman Raghav V2.0 (2016 Netflix):"Set in present day Mumbai the story follows the life of a serial killer Ramanna who is inspired by an infamous serial killer from the 1960s, Raman Raghav. His strange obsession with Raghavan, a young cop keeps growing as he closely follows him without his knowledge and often creates situations where both of them come face to face."
I wanted to see that one so bad, I was very happy when I saw it on Netflix. I was not disappointed. The performance of the 'bad guy' I would compare to De Niro's in The Fan; a powerhouse, underrated and shocking one. Literally mind blowing. You never know what he's going to do next and is like a slow ticking bomb. The movie is quite dark and violent and might not appeal to everyone's taste. It's like a mix between oldeboi and no country for old men. 8.5/10
The fighter (2010 DVD):I had seen a quick part of this movie on TV once and thought it looked really bad. (a coke-head looking Bale training a tough-emotionless Wahlberg) Boy was that a misconstrued impression. This is a close masterpiece. If some of the boxing scenes were better it would be a 10/10. (when Wahlberg lunged to TKO the guy in the liver, the guy did the statue for 3 seconds. Something you would not see in real life) But thankfully, this was not a boxing movie but rather an amazing family characters study. I loved it so much I wished the movie would've lasted a bit longer. The acting is perfect, the directing is flawless and the story is touching, fascinating, shocking and memorable. I was going to rate it a 8.5 for 'Excellent' but after seeing the 'making of' documentary I loved it even more. The real characters in question tagged along the crew all along the making of the movie and it took 4 years to achieve this impressive film. 9/10
Creed (2015 DVD): This one is the total opposite of Russel's film.
While The fighter was an amazing drama with average boxing scenes, Creed is an excellent sport movie with weaker drama. I felt like the emotional scenes were heavy-handed which could become cheesy at times. Especially in the first hour. Then it get better but the boxing stuff is where it's at. The training scenes were most excellent although there was a lot of them. A lot! You can see that the fights were fast-forwarded and had some CGI but I think it gave a great result. And isn't it what's important? Anyways, it took me maybe half an hour to get into the movie but then it was a nice ride. 7.5/10
Eddie the Eagle (2016 DVD): i'm a sucker for a feel-good sport movie and this one is going right up there with Mystery, Alaska, cool runnings and such. Yes, it's the same old recipe all over but the ski jumping was very interesting and the characters doing it were even more. Plus the dude really exist so it makes it much more entertaining. If you want to have an agreeable evening, I strongly suggest it. 8/10
Ninja Turtles: The next generation (1997-1998 Netflix): "In this live-action TV series, the Turtles are older than in the movies or cartoon, and are joined by a fifth, female Turtle. "Venus De Milo" mutated with the other 4 Turtles but was washed away with the current in the sewer into New York's Chinatown before Splinter came across the turtles. After learning the Shinobi art for 17 years, Venus has returned to New York." I fell upon this and I was flabbergasted to see that I spent my whole life not knowing it existed. So I spent the whole afternoon watching this with my 2 1/2 year-old son. It was our first binge together. Watched the first six episodes the first day and we watched four others the next. There's 26 total. Personally I found that it was of good quality and very entertaining. Well done Turtles! 8/10