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Welcome to the Punch (2013)
COMPLETE DISRESPECT FOR THE GENRE!!!
And by my title, I don't mean action films, I mean film making!!!
Hollywood (and by HW I mean ALL makers of film in the HW model) just love to make action films and play with guns while hypocritically bad mouthing them and those that advocate for their use etc., so I don't expect a high level of attention to minutiae.
However, when you have so little respect for your own art form that you refuse to put in the measley amount of research it would take to learn that guns eject spent casings and send the bullet portion of a cartridge (cartridge = casing and bullet) down the barrel and hopefully into your target... THEN to have the audacity to film a shootout in slow motion, explicitly HIGHLIGHTING COMPLETE CARTRIDGES being ejected from the guns upon firing... literally calling to the attention of anyone with half a brain that the very bullet that should've travelled down the barrel has now just been ejected by the gun still attached to the casing exactly as it was loaded into the gun, thereby making it IMPOSSIBLE for anyone to be "shot" only serves to HIGHLIGHT what has got to be the highest form of either laziness or stupidity or both.... and most certainly, without a doubt, DISRESPECT FOR THE ENTIRE GENRE OF FILM AS AN ART FORM!!!
If a film maker is going to eff up that badly and then highlight it in slow motion, no less, it had better be intentional and/or possess some amount of comedic value, otherwise, in addition to being highly disrespectful to the art form, it is flat out insulting to the PAYING viewer!!!
I would think that these actors who get paid ridiculous sums of money, would take at least some interest in the veracity and quality of the films they appear in!!!
It's clear that very, very, very few films are done for the sake of "art" as you often hear these HW yoyo's blather on about, but are rather done for no other reason than to bilk customers outta their hard earned cash!!!
I mean seriously, this is an industry that produces an inferior, failure of a product WELL OVER 90% OF THE TIME!!!!.... perhaps if they had just a modicum of respect for their craft, (we'll leave "art form" out of it for the moment) and for their paying customers, they'd put in the time and research necessary to make a film that isn't a piece of garbage and that doesn't make them look like complete buffoons!!!
CONCLUSION: Another Hollywood failure done for no other reason than to satisfy PURE GREED!!!!!
Storm Over Brooklyn (2020)
MORE DIVISIVE HOLLYWOOD/HBO PROPAGANDA!!!
AGAIN!!!!!..... Here we are with another revisionist, hate baiting, racial tension "Pot Stirring" pack of lies!!!
Almost everyday, HBO is airing yet another racially slanted documentary that is completely devoid of the truth!!!
As a person of color, it's quite obvious that we're being used to further political agendas!!!
SOMEONE wants the races hating each other!!!
Hollywood and HBO have made it clear that they're more than willing to to be complicit in this SICK ENDEAVOUR!!!
This is not a documentary, but FICTION.... PURE FICTION!!!
ONCE AGAIN, HBO AND HOLLYWOOD SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND HELD LIABLE FOR ALL CONSEQUENCES STEMMING FROM THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INCITEMENT OF RACIAL TENSIONS AND THE DETERIORATION OF RACE RELATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY... CRIMINALLY LIABLE!!!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
The Rental (2020)
ANOTHER FRANCO FAMILY FAILURE!!!
More Hollywood "Race Baiting" GARBAGE!!!
As a person of color, I am FED UP with Hollywood insisting that we live in a country with racial oppression that resembles the 1930's!!!..... NOT TRUE!!!
D. Franco does nothing here but throw fuel on a politically motivated fire that Hollywood help light!!!
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
STOP!!! PLEASE STOP!!! WITH THE SHAKY SHOTS!!!
NO MORE HANDHELD SHAKY ACTION SHOTS!!!
IT'S OVER!!!.... AND NAUSEATING!!!
ENOUGH!!!!
Sorry, but someone had to SHOUT IT!!!!
And now the review!!!
First time feature film directors have made a HORRIBLE movie!!!
There isn't room to go into how many levels this movie FAILS on!!!... however, for you eternal optimists, I'll list a few.
1. Unrealistic and I mean WHOLLY unbelievable storyline!!!
2. Sub-par script.... Absolutely failed to coax ANY humor out of the "Dynamic Duo".... Truly... It's EMBARRASSINGLY BAD!!!
3. Uninspired acting.... Martin Lawrence looks and acts like he's late for bed or has just woken, but hasn't had his morning cup of "joe" yet!!!... Will Smith looks as though he's about to collapse... Everyone else just acts like they're under the influence of large doses of cough syrup!!!
4. Amateurish scene designs!!!.... The scenes come off looking like a television with the contrast setting cranked all the way up.... the brights are blinding and the darks are black... Very annoying!!!.... However, not nearly as bothersome as the overuse of colored lightening and this strange haze that seems to permeate most action sequences!!!.... Why is there pink powder exploding in an automotive repair shop???
Oh heck.... I mean... ETC. ETC. ETC. ... IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON..... DON'T BELIEVE THE "10" REVIEWS!!!
Y'all are smart enough to know those are used to BOO$T a rating for commercial proposes and are BOGU$.... RIGHT???
Okay then.... TRUTH???... When the hype is over and the receipts are counted, this movie will be declared a flop!!!.... and RIGHTLY so!!!!
Hollywood is on a losing streak like I've never seen before.... C'MON GUYS!!!.. ONE GOOD MOVIE... PLEASE!!!!
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
MASTER TIMEPIECE BY MASTER CRAFTSMAN!!!
This film is on another level and ahead of it's time, in that I believe Tarantino has created a new film genre!!!
Other reviewers have already expressed this and they're not wrong.
There is so much storytelling happening on so many levels and in so many ways that it boggles my mind when I read reviews that claim there's no plot!!!..... Excuse me!!!!
Take your pick!!!.... There is the story of how during this particular period in history, filmmaking changed forever, American culture changed forever, music changed forever etc, etc, etc!!!... all told in different ways and on different levels, from in your face to subliminal!!!
The world has quite literally never seen movie making like this before!!!!
There are multiple stories being told within multiple stories and through the use of multiple stories!!!
There are tiny stories told through inanimate objects that command no more than a few seconds of screen time, but they're use, placement and timing in the movie are flawless!!!
This is film making from a craftsman who created, nurtured and brought to the screen something truly original and groundbreaking!!!
Time will prove it to be Tarantino's best!!!
There is enough meat on the bone of this one, that will still be feeding and satisfying the viewer after 20+ screenings and for years and years to come!!!
This film will one day be recognized as setting the standard for how high the art of storytelling can be taken!!!
It's sophisticated yet natural and pure storytelling and will without a doubt become the subject of film school study!!!
If you're one of the unlucky ones who cannot see the genius in and of this work and whose blind to the stories unfolding before you, I feel absolutely horrible for you!!!
You're missing out on a film that's not only telling the story of how film making changed forever, but in and of itself, is actually changing film making forever!!!
Brilliant work that will not only stand the test of time, but will only grow bigger and bigger as the world catches up to it!!!
10 🌟 all the way!!!!
The Curse of Oak Island (2014)
BEST SHOW ON THE AIR!!!!
To all of those who attempt to showcase their, ahem... "wit"... by making snidely phrased claims that to date nothing has been found, must be watching a different show!!!
These brothers have uncovered a plethora of evidence proving something significant occurred on this island!!!
The joy is in the journey... if you can't appreciate that, then perhaps the shows for you revolve around folks named Kardashian or feature "real housewives"!!!
Those with a sense of adventure and whom appreciate a compelling and real mystery being unraveled.... TUNE IN!!!!
Signs (2002)
THE ART STORYTELLING IS ALIVE AND WELL
Hands down one of the most entertaining and engrossing films in the last 20 years!!!
For those who are so upset by the whole "illogical premise" of the alien and water thing... um, excuse me, but please let it occur to you that you are actually assuming to know the biology, mindset and actions of something that DOESN'T EXIST!!!
If you can't see the hypocritical lunacy in that, then I have no wonder why you're rating the movie as you are!!!
I guarantee that most of those who are so offended by the "insult" to Sci-Fi, are also huge Star Trek and Star Wars fans.
Two franchises whose movies are chock full of illogical creatures and scenarios!!!
The focus is the story and how it's crafted and delivered!!!
Of course there must be reason, however, too much logic actually detracts from the art!!!
Signs is a lesson in the art of storytelling!!!
Straightforward storytelling in its simplest and purest form!!!
Quit worrying about why the aliens made the choices they made and let the director take you on the ride he intends!!!
Fantastic manipulation of the viewer.... right on the money!!!!
BRAVO!!!!!
Holmes & Watson (2018)
STOP ANALYZING AND JUST ENJOY IT!!!
Good movie!!! I loved it!!!!
Thoroughly watchable and enjoyable, with a number of truly "Laugh out Loud" lines and comic bits!!!
For the "one star" haters.... stop lamenting and punishing it for not being what you expected or wanted and rather, just enjoy it for what it is.... a silly romp with a few gems!!!... isn't that what we want and usually get from a Ferrell & Reilly pairing anyway?
Their efforts in this outing deserve a far higher rating than the currently ridiculous 3.8.... C'mon!!!.... let it be what it is and just enjoy it!!!!
The Trust (2016)
Cage And Woods Are GREAT Together!!!
This movie highlights what really talented actors these two guys are and why we've enjoyed watching them for so long!!!
But together these two really shine!!! Awesome chemistry and hilarious in an "Odd Couple" kind of way!!!
I'm looking forward to watching this movie twice... oh yeah!!!... I already have!!!... three times to be exact!!!
Forget the bad reviews, these are the people who hate every movie!!!
Watch it and just let it entertain you!!!.... It will!!!