Which movie did you watch today and how would you rate it?

[TSwizzle]

Walkabout, 8/10; Stars Jenny Agutter. Released in 1970 the movie is about a young girl and her young brother surviving in the Australian Outback. Their father had taken the kids into the Outback under the pretense of going for a picnic. The father tries to shoot the kids, fails, sets the car on fire and shoots himself. After a day or two the kids are exhausted but they make contact with an Aboriginal youth. The trio struggle to communicate but they make a bond of sorts and he helps them. There's quite a lot to this movie, it's very artsy and touches on the relationship between man and nature, whitey and Aboriginals.

 

[unapologetic]

Project Hail Mary. Loved the book and loved the movie. I would recommend.

The first trailer I saw was about the mission. 'saveing the Earth'. Ho-hum, an 'Intersteller' clone.
The next trailer was about the alien encounter. Then I remembered I'd read the book, and liked it a lot.
I usualy prefer to watch the movie first, enjoy it for 1.5 hours, then enjoy the book for longer, and flesh it out.
Most people I know read a book first, then are disapointed with the movie.
Are you promiseing the movie won't disapoint?

 

[Wiploc]

Project Hail Mary. Loved the book and loved the movie. I would recommend.

The first trailer I saw was about the mission. 'saveing the Earth'. Ho-hum, an 'Intersteller' clone.
The next trailer was about the alien encounter. Then I remembered I'd read the book, and liked it a lot.
I usualy prefer to watch the movie first, enjoy it for 1.5 hours, then enjoy the book for longer, and flesh it out.
Most people I know read a book first, then are disapointed with the movie.
Are you promiseing the movie won't disapoint?

Not promising nothin. But,

Loved the book.

Then I loved the movie.

Now I'm reading the book again, and loving it.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

Anaconda (2025)

It was fun until it went to absolute shit in the third act. There was an opportunity for them to create a clever, meta fun twist at the end but instead they just went with a linear and generic ending. Also, if you know anything about constrictor behavior it might take you out of the movie. I'd give it a recommend for the first two acts but the third is so bad, I can't.

4/10

 

[Playball40]

Project Hail Mary. Loved the book and loved the movie. I would recommend.

The first trailer I saw was about the mission. 'saveing the Earth'. Ho-hum, an 'Intersteller' clone.
The next trailer was about the alien encounter. Then I remembered I'd read the book, and liked it a lot.
I usualy prefer to watch the movie first, enjoy it for 1.5 hours, then enjoy the book for longer, and flesh it out.
Most people I know read a book first, then are disapointed with the movie.
Are you promiseing the movie won't disapoint?

The movie did NOT disappoint me (and I am usually disappointed by movie renditions).

 

[Colonel Sanders]

Return to Silent Hill

The first 15 minutes induced about 20 groans. Normally I'd shut any movie off at that point. However, the franchise is known for its creepy atmosphere and creative visual effects. On those two counts it doesn't disappoint.

Oh, the story. After an opening meet-cute, girlfriend dies and her completely unlikeable douchebag boyfriend goes looking for her in the town of Silent Hill. The town is clearly devastated and condemned and no one could possibly live there. Yet douchebag boyfriend persists. Along the way several characters pop up out of nowhere blahblahblah, horror ensues.

It tries to be sincere and emotionally moving but fails miserably in those aspects.

Horror Scale: 6/10

Non-Horror Scale: 3/10