Marty.

They should make Marty Lego sets.

A Clock Work Orange
"It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen."
4/5

Godzilla [2014]

It had some flaws, like it just needed a bit more focus on Godzilla itself. I appreciated the slow buildup at the start but I think after they properly introduced it they should have kept the focus a lot more on Godzilla.

Overall it was pretty cool though, mostly succeeds in its spooky atmosphere through some neat cinematography. The climax was also great.

So yeah, just a bit more monsters and a bit less people after the second half or so and it would have been better. Even though it had flaws I had a great time, probably just because I freaking love giant monsters. Probably why I like Pacific Rim… and Shadow of the Colossus… and a lot of things with giant monsters.

Go see it if you’re into big spooky monsters.

BRAWL 2013 ENTRY Quack In Time
"Why in the world did you do a weird language if you know English?" - tenny1028

I saw Godzilla (2014) last night as well.

I loved it, the movie was well-crafted. One of the main reasons I saw the film was because of two spectacular trailer shots of military fighters crashing into the ocean in front of a boat, and the teaser trailer's HALO jump sequence. That was just the tip of the iceberg. The entire film had excellent cinematography and visual effects, and I want the sound designer to win an Oscar. The soundtrack worked very well with the film and is one I plan on buying.

I only have two minor problems and that is that the characters in the film weren't that great, with the exception of Bryan Cranston's character, as many on the military characters felt like movie monster stereotypes, and the protagonist wasn't interesting enough. Like jstudios, I felt sometimes they cut away from Godzilla when things were getting interesting and focused on the humans instead.

I liked Pacific Rim, but Godzilla in my opinion was a much better movie in terms of realism, plot, and cinematography. The plot in the Godzilla movie had about one small hole that could be easily closed up, and multiple times went in directions I wasn't expecting it to go (ex. subverting an event you expected to happen from near the beginning of the film). The cinematography was very good in terms of gradually revealing Godzilla and conveying a sense of awe, terror and even sadness depending on what was required.

Go see it, it's pretty good.

So, I've been busy watching several movies over the last twenty-fours hours...
First watch on all of these by the way.

Hunger Games
What's so great about this? It's not terrible, it's not great, it's just good.
This kinda blurred into the next one, and I don't remember any real flaws other than a noticeable absence of music in a number of scenes. Also, it may be commendable in one reasoning, but Katness really didn't do much other than hide in way too many trees and just watch stuff happen. She only directly killed once, (or twice?) leaving the rest to others or indirect causes. Effie's dress sense is terrible, and she in general drove me nuts, but Haymitch made up for her. Some stuff was barely explained, but that aspect isn't as bad as some say.

Not bad, but not that re-watchable. Over-hyped, but not disappointing.

Hunger Games: Catching Fire
This one was a bit worse. It took FOREVER to get to the arena, and once there is was mostly drama and/or running, little fighting for the big build up. There were some illogical things going on, and some very, very convenient events and quite a number of things left unexplained. Perhaps the third and fourth movies will fix this one's mistakes.
And Katness still can't hardly kill, and Peeta is even more useless and helpless. And the love-triangle was annoying.
The ending left a lot of unanswered questions, and not all of them in a good way.

Bit worse, less rewatchable, not as fun.

Amazing Spider-man 2
What to say, what to say...
It was long, and had a lot going on. It had some great moments, and executed Peter's love of being Spidey and helping people very well. Harry's arc was a bit rushed, but seeing it transpire was still pretty sweet. Wish he had more time to use, and a longer build-up would have really made things all that much better, but it was still good.
Rhino was under-used, and essentially the scene with him in the armor was a bit unnecessary and fan-servicey, but he'll probably be back in the sequel. Electro was the weakest part of this movie, his motivations were poor and while he had some cool moments, most had more to do with the visuals than his character and/or development. Max was just stupid, and sadly seemed to be cracking even before his transformation,] leading to less pity and sympathy with him later on.

I'll say it was less focused than the first movie, and did a great job with most everything.
I like it a bit more than number 1 right now, but Electo hogging run-time for the little pay-off may get old after a while.

Godzilla (2014)

Oh god, where to begin...
This movie was all over the place. From the story, to the screenplay, to the actors, everything just seemed mangled and convoluted. I am one to say that I was completely misled by the trailer, as what occurs in the film is completely inaccurate with what was depicted in the trailer. The story seems to jump from place to place to place, without taking consideration of time and current events. The humans also seem to just be 'players in a game' as their presence is completely unnecessary for the vast majority of the film. The screenplay was just abominable, with some of the driest lines on the face of the planet. The poor screenplay prevented me from having emotional investment with the characters, and I sat in the theater bored most of the time. The acting was also pretty poor, with the only good performances coming from Ken Watanabe and Bryan Cranston (For what it's worth, Elizabeth Olsen was decent, but not great). Everyone else, especially Aaron Taylor-Johnson, was dry and unemotional, with acting as stale as two day leftover bread. The poor delivery from the soldiers just made me cringe, and almost made me laugh; it was a travesty. The bombastic and atrocious score just furthered my disappointment. The film's saving grace were the effects and climax; the effects were eyegasmic, with some brilliantly constructed towers and monsters. The climax was awesome because we got to see

Overall, this is the biggest movie disappointment I've seen, besides Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (I was not even 3 when The Phantom Menace was released, so I don't consider that a disappointment). While certainly better than it's abysmal predecessor (Godzilla circa 1998), it's still not a competent film in the slightest. Thoroughly disappointed.

5.5/10

Yellow Submarine

This is, in great contrast to the previous "Magical Mystery Tour," a pretty decent film... Actually, pretty good... Actually, pretty great! The plot doesn't seem like filler in between the songs, and, actually, if the film could have cut anything out, it IS some of the songs. Yes, I think that the story is that good!

Now, of course, it's no "Citizen Kane," "Casablanca," or even "LEGO Movie," but, "Yellow Submarine" is a special film. It's artsy, fun, and, overall, holds up pretty well for a film made in 1968. This is one animated film to watch, weather you're a Beatles fan or not - It's not just a cash in on their fame - This is actually a story, with some silly characters, and interesting animation, and, it works. I'd recommend it to anyone else who likes animated films, especially ones in the same vein as Scooby-Doo, or the Rankin&Bass holiday specials, both also from the 60's.

It's fun, it's grand, and, unlike the Beatles other film attempts, is no mystery. This is a fun adventure that I'm glad I was able to go on. So, I say, if your willing, travel to Pepperland and ride the ride that is "Yellow Submarine"!

She's supposed to be like that. Almost everyone in the Capitol is a symbol of excess and decadence. And it takes so long for them to get to the arena in Catching Fire because the plots not about the actual games - the games are just a complication.

I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to Mockingjay, because in the book Katniss is an emotional wreck who only really does anything significant in the third act - when she finally realises that she doesn't listen to anyone, that this whole love-triangle thing makes her look extremely selfish, and that she goes to the hospital so many times it makes a good drinking game.

Oh, the book's great because you see this all from her point of view - so you really get the sense that she's losing her mind. But since film is much more distanced, there is a danger that Katniss will just look completely useless until about midway through the fourth film. In fact, the main problem with the films is that because we're not inside Katniss's head, a lot of her actions are completely unjustified and thus look stupid. She does something very, very rash at the end of the last book which I'm sure is going to make a lot of people mad come the film version...