Had lowered expectations and they were met. Wasn't expecting much. Didn't get much.
Typical #Netflix Sandler #movie with the added bonus of cameos from the ASEU (Adam Sandler extended Universe).
Sandler must have a lot of friends that owe him favors or need money.
This is what we get for not nominating him for Uncut Gems
It is 40 years since the release of the original #Ghostbusters. As far removed from that point in time as 1944 was from 1984.
Can you imagine a studio executive in 1984 insisting that they should invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a loose sequel to Double indemnity or the Woman in the Window?
I mean... I wish they were making sequels to #films from 1944 as this list of releases is insane modern #Hollywood hasn't made this many great films in the last decade.
This evening's viewing: Modern Times. Been a long time since I last saw it, & while remembering the amazing & rightly famous sequence where Charlie is sucked into the cogs of the machine, I had totally forgotten about the equally amazing roller skate by the precipice scene, which still looks remarkable (the drop is in fact a glass matte painting, a clever bit of VFX for the era)
Rob Reiner's limp #romcom wastes Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson as they generate no sparks.
Takes so long for the story to begin, but there's no actual humor to keep the scenes afloat and your attention from wavering.
At least it's not as bad as North. Makes you want to read a book which isn't a bad thing in itself if it gets you to avoid this.
Jack Nicholson holds the screen well enough in Sean Penn's debut as a writer director.
It's a piece of depression porn that contains all the self indulgent beats and hokey dialogue you might expect from a first timer (so much introspection!).
Adequate family entertainment that highlights the danger of stepping out of your comfort zone.
I feel kinda bad watching a #movie about animated ducks that I'm hungry for real ducks but I'm sure the feeling will pass.
Lessons will be learned. Stars will make money doing voices in studios wearing their pajamas or nothing at all (Eg. Tom Hanks in those Toy Story movies).
While its good to see that books still hold their own (in revenue generating terms) with films & music (they outperform both), the big news is that video games generated more revenue globally than books & music combined.
As someone who has never played a video game, but reads a lot of books, I'm not sure how I feel about this... but it tells us something about where the globe's creative & receptive energies seem to be spent.
Au-delà des batailles et des SFX, l'identité de la saga Star Wars s'est d'abord forgée sur un bout de papier.
À quel moment Vador est devenu le père de Luke dans la tête de Lucas ? Et comment écrit-on une saga qui résiste à ce point à l'épreuve du temps ?