Nowe recenzje - Progresywni użytkownicy

The declining sequel of the AHS saga once again confirmed that casting a non-actress in a movie/series is simply nonsense. While Emma Roberts elevates it with her talent (applause), Kim and her amateurism mercilessly drag it down into the depths of hell. This series has decided only to shock with rough and sometimes disgusting personal themes regarding fertility issues in today's world, twisting them into a modern interpretation of hellish feminism. One star for Emma and another for some of the doctors who did well. Otherwise, it's a waste of time.

Finally something original! Nice creepy twisted and surprisingly good!

Plan B is, as far as the story is concerned, a kind of a prequel to Hawaii by the same director and with the same actor in one of the main roles, but it is such a preparatory phase that I was not satisfied with the result as I was with the Hawaii. The premise is very similar, except there are more characters interfering with the story, but the beating around the bush is very apparent in this case. At times the behavior of the characters was kind of confused, which of course it’s how it should be, but it just felt more than understandable at times.

Walking with Dinosaurs is a film with breathtaking effects on par with Jurassic Park and the BBC documentaries, but the story is prosaic, due to the fact that it is primarily intended for a younger and less demanding audience. Still, I was amused by some of the one-liners, so I can't say it was a complete failure script-wise. This is another film that chose the popular journey of these formidable creatures from A to B, so I especially enjoyed the visuals, which were really top-notch. All in all, an enjoyable and simple diversion that's fine to watch and doesn't require any unnecessary thinking.

Mr Hublot impresses especially with his visuals, I found the animation really imaginative. The story is simple, which isn't always a bad thing, but somehow I didn't feel any emotions during the ten minutes that tried to pull me more into the plot, which is already a bit of a problem. All in all, a pretty mediocre film that probably won the golden statue because of its looks.

When I was halfway through this film, I thought it was completely average and not exceptionally interesting. The second half, however, made up for it, as a sudden twist in the story lifted this film out of the waves of mediocrity and thankfully held the bar until the end. Another user has very aptly compared Monster Pies to Beautiful Thing, which is similar in many ways. All in all, a fairly unremarkable and solidly made film from an Australian production that caught my attention mainly because of the story, as well as the soundtrack, which I really liked.

Black Water is one of those fine survival animal horror films that is, as mentioned here, comparable to Rogue from the same year and country, and next to 1999's Lake Placid, it's the best film to feature a crocodile as the monster. The first half of the film was weaker and less action-packed, but thankfully the second half made up for these shortcomings, so I was happy with the final product within the confines of the genre. I prefer not to criticize the behaviour of the characters, because I don't know how I would have acted in this situation. All in all, a pretty good film that benefits especially from the realistic (real) crocodile and well chosen locations.

Along with the cult classic Jaws and Deep Blue Sea, The Reef is the best animal horror film I've seen featuring a white shark as the monster. I saw Andrew Traucki's Black Water, featuring a crocodile, a few days ago and was intrigued by it, so I didn't hesitate to reach for his next and very similar film. There are only six characters in the film, but the most important ones are the four who fight for their lives on the wide ocean with one very voracious shark that has an endless appetite to kill. The actors felt natural, the locations were well chosen and the music perfectly underlined the picture in the suspenseful scenes. At times I was a little bothered by the emotional expressions of the characters, but that's just a subjective opinion. All in all, a pretty decent survival film, in which raw authenticity was also achieved by using real sharks.

A-B-C-D... – so goes the nursery rhyme, but this bloody anthology film is definitely not for a young audience. The quality of the each story varies widely, from decent to utter garbage. I was most impressed by the letters S (Speed), K (Klutz) and T (Toilet). The worst, most embarrassing, or gratuitously gory stories were letters F (Fart), H (Hydro-electric Diffusion), and Z (Zetsumetsu). All in all, when I add it all up and scratched my head, it was a rather below average affair that I came to by sheer chance via a director whose short frankly disappointed me.

The South Korean style of acting can always take my breath away because I never know whether to laugh, cry or just roll my eyes. This is exactly the case in Chaw, however here I was more focused on the bloodthirsty monster in the form of a gigantic boar that attacked almost everything and everyone in its vicinity. The look of the beast was quite good, I must commend it, because many similar films portray all sorts of monsters in a terribly unrealistic way. As far as the story is concerned, it's average, but I liked the atmosphere, maybe also because of the wacky acting. In short, a horror film that is often balanced by comic elements, whether intentional or unintentional, but it’s nothing to write home about.

The Spaniards are here again. This time I am not too impressed with their new film, but it is a solidly directed film that deserves attention. There is a serial killer on the loose in the city who only targets older women and two detectives are tasked with tracking him down. It’s more of a crime drama that only shifts into thriller mode in the final half hour, but there's certainly no shortage of suspense. I was expecting more brutality, maybe even a twist, but those who like similar films should give it a go. 65%

An enjoyable comedy from a school setting, with a great Ice Cube. They don't make many school comedies anymore, so I'm always happy for something like this where I'm reminded of the years of my life five years ago. It's funny, the pacing is brisk, and even though it doesn't offer anything innovative I didn't mind. 70%

Japan did not suit me again and I was quite looking forward to this film. I'm not familiar with the source material, but I liked the trailer and I'm not happy at all. Visually the film is okay, but the pacing didn't suit me, the action is lacking and I'm sorry that the potential of the notebook was left very untapped. I was bored. 35%.

My favourite Ole Bornedal is back and he is excellent again. This time instead of a horror film, he delivers a very bitter and black-humored thriller-driven comedy and both sides work perfectly. The acting is spot on, the jokes are polished, the assassins are amazing (I won't forget the drunken Russian assassin Igor). I had a great time. 80%.

Nice production design, solid visual effects and the adorable Emma Watson are the end of the pros for me. There are too many songs for my taste and I liked more or less only Ema's, the rest didn't really impress me. It's watchable, but the material is so stale that it has nothing to surprise. 60%

The French have always been fond of these strangely slightly perverted, even perverse, themes and I always love them. The protagonist is a vegetarian who goes to vet school where she is forced to eat a rabbit kidney and from that point on she begins to develop a craving for meat that leads to cannibalism. An original premise that deals with quite serious themes (homosexuality, anorexia, cannibalism). It's more psychologically oriented, but there are a few gross things. It's convincingly acted, skillfully shot and considering the film is set in a school, which is usually close to my heart, I was supremely entertained throughout the entire runtime. The unexpected final denouement is also a plus. For me, France scores again. 75%

The pirates are back after six years and the longer hiatus has probably been good for them, as this is one of the best episodes. The high budget is definitely evident (there are speculations that it was as high as 300 million, some say 400, IMDB says 230 million, I don't know who is right, but I find 230 more believable). The film has a decent pace, nice new characters, especially Kaya Scodelario is a feast for the eyes, but Javier Bardem as the bad guy was also decently scary. Jack Sparrow is still the same. The highlight for me was the dead rotten sharks, something I haven’t seen anywhere, and the spectacular finale. What sucks is that there are no sword fights, most of the action is between ships. The film deserves to be seen in theatres for the visuals alone. 80%.

A bunch of unlikeable characters return to the scene and it's pretty boring. Instead of drugs, they drop a couple of beers at most, the humour has disappeared, there are no interesting scenes and the fact that I had to see the film three times to get a positive report card doesn't do much either. 50%

An internationally praised festival genre film starring the beautiful Teresa Palmer. Judging by the trailer, I was expecting something more intense, but it's still an original thriller from the the abduction sub-genre that tries a different angle than we're used to. A big plus is Teresa, who shows up naked and is definitely a joy to look at. I also liked the sense of hopelessness, but that's where it ends. The running time is a bit excessive and there isn't much suspense or gore either, which makes the film unexceptional. However, it's passable for a boring evening. 60%.

The opening episodes are perfect especially when it comes to violence and brutality, the series knows no boundaries. But as time went on, I felt that the action was no longer the primary focus and the series focused more on the development of the story, which I enjoyed, but I would have liked to see more action. Still, again, a good series. 8/10