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Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001 - 2003)
Jackson did awesome to bring Tolkein's incredible world, story and characters to life. Viggo WAS Aragorn, Hugo WAS Elrond, Christopher WAS Saruman. Elijah WAS Frodo. I have one question, thought, Mr Jackson. Well three. Where was Sharkey?, Where was the Scouring and where on all of Middle-Earth was Tom Bombadil?
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
50 Critics: Norbit
The 2007 comedy Norbit is Eddie Murphy’s hilarious return to multi-personality comedies of his earlier films like The Nutty Professor and Coming to America. In Norbit Eddie Murphy plays a lifelong passive nerd who goes on a journey of standing up for himself once he has found his true love.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Critique
Skinamarink
If you are looking to waste two hours staring at a black screen waiting for something to happen, then this is the movie for you. The directors attempt at psychological terror fails from the very first dark screen. See "Barbie" instead and get a few laughs with her and Ken.
By Barbara Gode Wiles2 years ago in Critique
A Defense of New Moon
New Moon is a harrowing depiction of an insecure girl suffering from depression. Whether or not we agree with why Bella is depressed, Meyer captures her internal turmoil perfectly. The book is lacking as a romance and it's definitely not a feminist masterpiece, but it is a fascinating psychological study.
By C.M. Vazquez2 years ago in Critique
A Christmas Carol (Critique)
Iconic, picturesque and spooky. A nauseatingly sentimental promotion of crass consumerism. Scrooge has no arc; he's just moved by terror from one extreme view to the opposite. His motivation is corrupt. Still a terrible person, but now buys love with generosity.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Critique
Critique: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Deep mysteries, unsolved, lie below the surface of the film. Black rectangles repeated at scale through time, with the exact dimensions of an obscure movie screen and a dollar bill. A hand touches the screen, and a human is reborn as something new, outside the Earth. What did Kubrick know?
By Big Dreams2 years ago in Critique
Few Good Men Critique
Rob Reiner's 1992 film "A Few Good Men," starring Tom Cruise as Lt. Daniel Kaffee, brings to the forefront the complexities of military justice, honor, and personal accountability. While the film undoubtedly showcases Tom Cruise's charismatic portrayal and the tension-filled courtroom drama, it's essential to examine both its strengths and shortcomings in its exploration of these themes.
By Nav k Aidan2 years ago in Critique
An Unpopular Opinion
We can manipulate the Kens and get them to turn on each other. Is this really the message we are sending to young women? That when a marginalized group tries to balance the scales (even if it is a bit off-base) we should beat them back down into place? Disappointing…
By Kathryn Dorbeck2 years ago in Critique
"A Bug's Life" Movie is about MindSet Change
At the beginning of the film, Flik uses his invented leave-harvesting machine with high efficiency, while all other ants continue with manual labour due to the "Ideas are very dangerous things!" culture. In the final scene, all ants are joyfully utilizing Flik's machine. "First rule of leadership: Everything is your fault."
By Zhimin Zhan2 years ago in Critique
