What did you watch this week? (07/30-08/05)

Hi everyone, hope y'all had a good week.

Here are my views, comment on those you've seen:


Pixels (2016 Netflix): I went in with very low expectations and for the first 20-30 minutes I thought it was not bad at all. After the last terrible Netflix-Adam Sandler movies, it was nice to see him ‘’acting normal’’ again. But then the Centipede game part came and from there it just got more and more ridiculous. There were a few funny ideas but the whole thing became pointless to a point it was almost insulting. 4/10

Dunkirk (2017 Cinema): Is it a bad movie? Not really. Is it a war masterpiece? Not at all. The first minutes took me right in and got my blood pumping but unfortunately, it was ephemeral. My first problem; the music (if we can call it that) was atrocious. The sound of a ticking clock for over 50% of the movie drove me nuts and I don’t think there was one single scene that went without an exaggerated soundtrack behind it, as if trying to make it epic. As for the story, here’s the resume: There is a 3 VS 3 plane fight, a few boats getting shot by planes and people jumping in or out from them. Add to this a young boy that gets dramatically pushed down a three steps staircase, also in a boat. The acting was good and the cinematography and FX did look great. The plane scenes were cool but quickly became redundant. Sadly, I did not feel the strong emotions I expected and the finale left me on my appetite. I remember feeling the same exact way as I watched Captain Phillips. I think I might not be a naval movie kind of guy. When I saw grass for the first time, near the end, it was such a relief after all the wet, claustrophobic sceneries. Bottom line is, like a said, it’s not a bad movie, plus it made for a great outing with my dad so: 6-6.5/10

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016 Netflix): I found the story pretty standard and filled with countless clichés. The acting was average and I didn’t really care for the characters. The addition of Donnie Yen and his martial arts was cool but strange. But here is the good thing, the last 40 minutes of this movie is a straight up, full on blast of awesome galactic action. The graphic, the settings, the editing… just great! 6.5-7/10 (I preferred The Force Awakens)

Votez Bougon (2016 DVD): ‘’An ex-blue-collar city employee tries to blow the whistle on corruption, along with the members of his family as they live a life of screwing the system. He enters the world of politics and funds his new party with illegal donations.’’ This is a spin-off from one of my favorite show that aired from 2004-2006 and the characters clearly did not get any younger. The TV show episodes could brilliantly bring up one or two genius ideas in their 30mins length. Unfortunately, the movie didn’t bring more to the plate than a single episode. I rate it 6.5/10 but mostly because I was so happy to find the crew again.

Honeymoon (2014 Netflix): ‘’ A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night.’’ The couple annoyed me for the first 20 minutes but I stuck with it to see how weird it would get. It got pretty weird indeed, enough for me to stick t’ill the end. I think this movie was a good metaphor on the married life. Things are all nice and shiny at first but then you lose your mind as you descend into madness. Haha, kidding, but…. not kidding. The movie is not bad but the actors did an average job and I thought something was missing to make it really good. 5.5-6/10

True Memoirs of an international assassin (2017 Netflix): I wanted to check the first minutes of this Kevin James/Netflix Original to see if it deserved to enter my watchlist but I ended up watching it all the way ‘til the end. I liked the characters, especially the bad dudes; The charming megalomaniac El Toro and his devoted assistant Juan, the incorrigible and detestable Anton Masovich, The General Javier Ruiz and, finally, El Presidente. The movie could’ve easily been a hot convoluted mess but it managed to stay fun and simple. 6.5/10

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