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| JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM |
"Open the door, get on the floor, Everybody walk the dinosaur"
alejandroariera says... ""Jurassic World" delivered what it promised: a louder, bigger reboot of the "Jurassic Park" franchise. It was also disposable, a by-the-numbers exercise, a first chapter of a trilogy that we frankly didn’t need, the product of a corporate mindset willing to squeeze every last drop of its back catalog. “The last thing the world needs is another 'Jurassic Park' sequel. As much as I enjoyed this entry, there is no question in my mind that the Jurassic Park franchise is past its expiration date,” I wrote in my review of "Jurassic World" when it was released. Then came news that Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona ("The Orphanage," the critically underrated and magnificent "A Monster Calls") had been hired to direct the sequel and my curiosity was piqued. Would executive producer Steven Spielberg and Universal allow Bayona to leave his mark in the franchise the way Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro and Waika Taititi were allowed to in the Harry Potter, Blade, and Thor franchises? Or would he be hampered by them?" (more)
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| JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM |
"Where Is A Giant Asteroid When You Need It?"
Peter Sobczynski says... "For about the first 10-15 minutes of “Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom,” I felt something that I have only rarely experienced throughout the franchise’s 25 years of existence and certainly not for a while—a genuine sense of excitement and enthusiasm. The film kicks off with a couple of scenes that are so well done that the series might finally—finally--pull itself out of its creative topper and bring on the thrills, entertainment and wonder that it has long promised but only rarely delivered. Alas, outside of a couple of skillfully executed action beats here and there, the film fails to live up to those opening scenes enough to make it worth watching (not that this will stop people from turning out to see it in droves). The good news is that it is certainly better than its predecessor, the utterly insipid “Jurassic World” (2015). The bad news, on the other hand, is that it is not that much better." (more)
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| WE THE ANIMALS |
"Different from the rest."
Jay Seaver says... "SCREENED AT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2018: Though coming-of-age stories often seek to tap into some sort of universal sort of experience, the best ones are often the most specific, and "We the Animals" is very specific indeed. It's an intriguing, well-observed story of growing up different in just about every way, heightening how very alone a kid can find himself feeling." (more)
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| RACE 3 |
"Barely gets out of the starting gate."
Jay Seaver says... "If one's filmgoing tastes stretch far enough for Indian action-adventure and "Race 3" is playing at the local multiplex - and it's more likely than usual; the big Eid release is getting more screens than Bollywood films typically get in the U.S., including some in 3D - the number in the title should not deter you; it's not connected to the two previous movies and even the returning actors are playing different characters. No, give it a pass because it's not very good, a prime example of how a movie can have a little bit of everything and not enough of anything." (more)
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| INCREDIBLES 2 |
"Maybe Not Incredible, But Pretty Good."
Peter Sobczynski says... "When “The Incredibles” was release in 2004 to near-universal acclaim, superhero films had not quite begun to totally dominate the film industry in the way that they do today and as a result, writer-director Brad Bird’s keenly felt homage to the genre felt fresh, exciting and funny while at the same time offering surprisingly nuanced takes on such subjects as balancing work and family and the pains and pleasures of being special and unique in a world that oftentimes simply finds it easier to embrace mediocrity instead. The result was both one of Pixar’s finest films and one worthy of belonging placed alongside “Superman: The Movie” (1978), “Hulk” (2003), “Spider-Man 2” (2004,” the Christopher Nolan “Batman” films and the current “Black Panther” as one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. Now, “Incredibles 2” has finally arrived and the good news is that it is fast, funny, often visually stunning and should prove to be entertaining enough for young and old viewers alike, even those who were not even born when the original came out 14 years ago. The bad news is that while it is never less than entertaining to watch and certainly preferable to the likes of “Avengers: Infinity War” or “Deadpool 2” as superhero movies go, it lacks the additional grace notes that made the original so much more than just another action-packed extravaganza." (more)
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| HEARTS BEAT LOUD |
"Proof Positive That "Once" Was More Than Enough"
Peter Sobczynski says... "Every summer, there is at least one instance—and usually more—where a film that was praised to the skies after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival finally opens in a properly oxygenated climate and those who weren’t caught up in the need to anoint the next big thing are left befuddled and wondering what all the fuss could have possibly been about in the first place. (To cite just one of many examples, consider last year’s “Patti Cakes”—better yet, don’t.) For this season, that film is “Hearts Beat Loud,” a cloying and ham-handed attempt to replicate the magic of “Once” (a Sundance favorite that actually did live up to the hype) with increasingly diminishing and tone-deaf results." (more)
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| NEVER GOIN' BACK |
"Genuine dumb fun."
Jay Seaver says... "SCREENED AT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2018: An enjoyably crude comedy about two people whose simple-if-ill-advised plan for a weekend at the beach is detailed by a bunch of disasters both of their own and others' making, "Never Goin' Back" is a bit of a standout right now because they don't necessarily make a lot of these movies about teenage girls. And while it's noteworthy for being unusual now, it will probably age well because it's genuinely funny throughout." (more)
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| HOTEL ARTEMIS |
"A good cast checks in, but the movie doesn't check out."
Jay Seaver says... "How in the heck does this thing wind up playing a whole bunch of mainstream theaters in summer 2018? It feels like the natural home for this sort of idiosyncratic weird-corner-of-a-larger-unseen-universe flick is a genre film festival (where we're all wondering how a film starring Jodie Foster landed there) or a 1990s video store shelf. Even more than "Upgrade" last week, it's a weird grindhouse oddity pushed wide like something with broad appeal, although it doesn't even deliver on its weird promise as much as that one." (more)
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'MY THOUGHTS DRIFT BACK TO ERECT NIPPLE WET DREAMS ABOUT MARY JANE ROTTENCROTCH AND THE GREAT HOMECOMING FUCK FANTASY.'
- Joker, Full Metal Jacket
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