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Copper Mountain (1983)
I love it, I know it sucks, I don't care, here's my two cents.
Its perfect trash. I grew up with a copy of this and it just always made sense to me. It didn't really have a story, it was just a random glimpse into somebody's life over the course of a particularly eventful ski trip. I've always loved it. I'm not saying it's good in any way that I can put into words and judging by the ratings not many people agree. It is indeed in some ways a glorified music video, which may be one of the things I love most about it. If you don't like Ronnie Hawkins or CCR (assuming you know who they are) then you'll definitely hate it. I don't think it has any redeeming qualities for anyone who already hates it but seeing all the brutal reviews I had to give my two bits. It's not THAT bad, and at least one person (me) loves it.
Mortal Engines (2018)
It's nothing new because it's literally a faithful retelling.
All the bad reviews I've seen seem to say the same basic thing, "it's a rip off of this and/or that". I can't comment from an unbiased point of view about what it reminds me of because I read these books when they were published as I was growing up. I can say I am a faithful fan of the literature, and though I may have a couple complaints, I found this to be an enjoyable and relatively faithful iteration of the source material.
If you're looking for a Netflix style rewrite then this isn't it. From what I recall the characters all look and act the same as they did in the books, and there are no wild deviations from the original plot or storyline. Obviously it isn't 100% screenplay of the books, but I give everyone who worked on this project 10/10 for bringing a familiar literary universe to life.
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku romantan (2023)
Unnecessary.
I don't get all the raving reviews or the brutal criticisms. This is literally the same story over and over again. We had the manga. We had the anime. We had the anime movie. We had the live action movies. This unabashedly draws direct elements from all of them and is in no way original or necessary, in my personal opinion. It's like a high school kid read/watched all the Kenshin media, then decided to make their own amalgamated version of it all. I don't think it's terrible by any means. Especially if you've never seen any Kenshin/Samurai X media, it may be rather entertaining. But why was it made? It adds nothing of value to the franchise that I can see. It's just retelling the same story in a style that's already been done. Go watch the original anime, or the live action movies. This just comes off as another pointless reiteration, on par with all the dumpster Disney live action remakes. Certainly not as bad as that recycled Disney garbage I've seen, but equally as pointless and worthless. Maybe I'm missing something, this is all just my humble and admittedly ignorant opinion.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore (2023)
WHAT HAPPENED in the design dept?
The Alamites are literally Morlocks in both design and behaviour, and that android spider mech thing looks almost identical to SAR's species from the Lost In Space reboot (2018).
The episode was enjoyable besides those two things screaming "ripoff". More than a couple subtle references and name drops, plenty of fan service in not dragging the trip to Mandalore across 5 episodes and nullifying an entire season. Really not many complaints about the show as a whole so far, it's been a bit slow paced at times and extra buttery at others so it goes down easy, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
I just can't get over what the hell happened during the design process that 2 of the 3 featured monsters in this feel like blatant, in-your-face, nobody-challenges-Disney ripoffs from established sources. Don't care how good your effects are, feels cheap. But maybe it's just me being a lousy critic. Maybe it was on purpose to further expand the boundless reach of the Star Wars franchise (and Disney). Maybe Disney bought up all the rights to those source materials as well.
Guns Akimbo (2019)
So fun. BUT REALLY..??!!
Every. Single. Time. What is the deal with movie studios or producers cheaping out on realism? I don't know who has the final say about the little details like how the blood splatters or how the gun looks/sounds or what the hacker guy's computer screen looks like, but anyone with even the slightest bit of knowledge about anything is going to immediately notice they screwed up. In this case, if you're going to make a fun movie that revolves around guns, how can you so massively mess up on the guns????? The sound and fire rate of the micros and the AA-12's firing are the first and worst offenders that come to mind in this film; they were terribly inaccurate. Hire an actual firearms consultant for the sake of your audience, you muppets. Beyond that the movie is hilarious and highly entertaining if you like ridiculous plots, solid acting, and plenty of gratuitous gun violence. It'll never win an award for anything, but for a nut like me it's a fun watch, and re-watching it doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes out. But every time they start shooting I want to punch a producer in the nose.
Love Hard (2021)
It is a cleverly directed and masterfully acted disasterpiece.
I'm not a fan of the yearly holiday themed media in general, nor of a lot of Netflix material. That said, I loved it. It is absolutely the cheesiest of Hallmark holiday fanfare, but it is so well written/directed/acted/et.cet. That I couldn't look away. If you're looking for a great bad holiday holiday film with enough cheese to kill any poor lactose intolerant millennials or baby boomers or what have you, then I highly recommend this as your weapon of choice.
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Ham sandwich, extra cheEZE please.
It's an interesting twist. Worth a watch if you're open to a 'potentially controversial' use of artistic license. I personally loved the explosions and headshots and crashes and tropes. But. It's also a predictable sandwich, EXTRA AMERICAN cheese.
Daybreak (2019)
I loved it til the end.
Its cheesy and goofy and campy and I loved it. Until the very end. The leading lady literally spends the entire show being the damsel in distress (not intentionally), then goes all "I am woman hear me roar", tries to say she isn't a damsel in distress and I guess make it into some sort of statement empowering feminism or something? Honestly I don't even know what the endgame was here. It was really good, then it was so bad it actually made me sad.
Spy (2015)
Oof.
All the hate I'm seeing in the 1* reviews feels a bit biased. So for whatever it may be worth to someone here is a different ooinion "I REALLY dig this movie."
I've seen it many times now and I still laugh whenever I watch it. If you like ACTION COMEDIES and SPOOFS, then you might really like this... or not. Either way don't be afraid to give it a chance! It's nowhere near as bad as that "ghostbusters" travesty.