FAF Movie Critic Squad

[briang]

Let's see if this idea gains traction. I wanted to have some nice discussions about recent and upcoming movies. I will just start off the critiques rather than try to explain a process.

Spectre (007):

Good-
Acting
Action
Perfect female lead
Fantastic intro song (Sam Smith)
Emotional
Decent twists if you remember the rest if the Daniel Craig 007 films.

Bad-
Underdeveloped plot
Sheer ridiculous nature of a few scenes
Flashbacks that require keen memory of the past few 007 films

Overall rating: 6.5/10
Worth seeing? It is honestly worth seeing just because it is a James Bond film and Daniel Craig is great. The female lead is also fantastic (and hot). I'd spend the $10 again.

If you have seen a movie lately I want your 2 cents about it. Feel free to critique my critique as well.

[ThinkTank]

The Drop

Perfect casting. The complete cast.
One of James G's last performances
At least a year old but you may have missed it.


Running Scared

Even older but also a movie with perfect casting.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404390/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Freeway

Reese Witherspoon
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116361/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_41
Again, perfect casting.

[briang]

Thanks for getting us rolling. I'll check at least one of those out this week.

[Comrade_Shamrock]

Bridge of Spies:

A lovely film set in the Cold War about a prisoner exchange.

It manages to present a set of morals without being too heavy handed. Excellent presentation of dry humour that helps brighten the darker moments without taking away from the overall seriousness of the story. Goals behind all of the players made sense and seemed thought out. No thrown in for the coolness factor.

What else to say without giving anything away? It was a damn good film. Would watch again in a heartbeat.

[briang]

That's another film for the list.

[Reaper Zwei]

Bridge of Spies:

A lovely film set in the Cold War about a prisoner exchange.

It manages to present a set of morals without being too heavy handed. Excellent presentation of dry humour that helps brighten the darker moments without taking away from the overall seriousness of the story. Goals behind all of the players made sense and seemed thought out. No thrown in for the coolness factor.

What else to say without giving anything away? It was a damn good film. Would watch again in a heartbeat.

Saw that movie. Great movie. Slow movie though, but not in a come on hurry it up kinda way. Best part is that it based on real people and real events that happened. Hollywood loves to through up the based on a true story thing but then when you actually try to look stuff about the movie up you find that it either happened way different or it just didn't happen at all. Not Bridge of spies though, based on actual events that happened.

[Rudolph'sRedNose]

The Boobyguard:

Good-

Bad-
Predictable
Directing
Script
Acting
Character Development

Overall rating:10/10
Will stream again

[Morax]

!!!!(spoiler-free)!!!!

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Not a top 10 or 20 movie for me but JJ Abrams has officially revived the series.

Key points to victory (spoiler-free):

1) Several major characters in the film that are NOT shown in the trailers/previews (nice, given they usually show everything they can in trailers these days)

2) Revival of monsters like the "Sarlac" or "Rancor"

3) Good mix of CGI and animatronics that makes you feel like you are watching the classics

4) No prolonged downtime, plenty of action, quick-paced fun

5) The entire acting cast is PHENOMENAL including the old-timers and every, singel, DAMN, new one

6) No annoying creatures like "Jar Jar Binks"

7) Nothing will ever beat Darth Vader in the "oh shit this guy is evil" category but Kylo Ren is quite awesome, more-so than Darth Maul

8) It's Star Wars

[Aulex]

!!!!(spoiler-free)!!!!

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Not a top 10 or 20 movie for me but JJ Abrams has officially revived the series.

Key points to victory (spoiler-free):

1) Several major characters in the film that are NOT shown in the trailers/previews (nice, given they usually show everything they can in trailers these days)

2) Revival of monsters like the "Sarlac" or "Rancor"

3) Good mix of CGI and animatronics that makes you feel like you are watching the classics

4) No prolonged downtime, plenty of action, quick-paced fun

5) The entire acting cast is PHENOMENAL including the old-timers and every, singel, DAMN, new one

6) No annoying creatures like "Jar Jar Binks"

7) Nothing will ever beat Darth Vader in the "oh shit this guy is evil" category but Kylo Ren is quite awesome, more-so than Darth Maul

8) It's Star Wars

Jar Jar is not the sith lord? You ruined the movie for me.

[Morax]

Perhaps in an episode of "Robot Chicken" that would fly haha ; )