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Critique - The Matrix
Of all the great cinematic art to grace the big screen in the late 90's, arguably none had a greater impact than 1999's, 'The Matrix'. This revolutionary film would not only receive worldwide recognition, but its style and use of ‘bullet time’ visual effects are still used in movies today.
By Kenny Penn2 years ago in Critique
Flash Gordon
Take an anthemic soundtrack by Queen, high camp shenanigans, creepy Max Van Sydow’s Ming the Merciless, Sam J. Jones’ heroics, Brian Blessed belting out all of his lines at the top of his voice, and some utterly ridiculous action sequences and dialogue. What do you get? A great bad film.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Critique
Titanic
It took the passenger ship, RMS Titanic exacly two hours and forty minutes to completely sink beneath the waves. Ironically, two hours and 40 minutes is also exactly how long I spend in hell everytime I hear my heart will go on, Celine Dion's theme song from the movie Titanic.
By Everyday Junglist2 years ago in Critique
50 Word Critique of Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Featuring a mother’s enduring love and enemy turned surrogate father, this coming-of-age tale serves as a stark warning about technological hubris that we can no longer ignore. Unprecedented action and cutting-edge special effects underpin the message that there is NO FATE and we can only save ourselves.
By J. Otis Haas2 years ago in Critique
Carrie
In this revenge tragedy, terror is what happens when a supernaturally gifted, telekinetic girl gets parentally abused and mercilessly bullied by her schoolmates. All it took to trigger death and destruction on a grand scale was a well-aimed bucket full of pig blood at the Prom. Be afraid, very afraid.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
The Others
Imagine waking up to discover you're dead! This happens to Grace and her children. At first, upon hearing strange footsteps, voices, and a piano that plays itself, Grace believes her house is haunted by ghosts. She later discovers she and her children are the ghosts. The others are the living.
By Liam Ireland2 years ago in Critique
Barbie: Not For All Ages
An explosion of pink and feminism, of equality that might be truly equal one day. Filled with inappropriate jokes and nostalgia, this is not your daughter’s Barbie movie. So please, do not bring your young children to this movie and then complain about it; it is rated PG-13, after all.
By Stephanie Hoogstad2 years ago in Critique
"The Lighthouse", a bite-sized critique. Second Place in Critique Challenge.
At the A24 logo: your eyes roll, mine light up. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are weird, gross, old-timey men. They're perfect. It gets trippy; a love letter to Weird fiction. The end, an allusion, on the nose. Call me pretentious, it's right up my alley. I own the Blu-Ray.
By Rebekah Conard2 years ago in Critique
The Exorcist
Youngster Linda Blair effectively portrays tortured Irish Catholic preadolescent Reagan MacNeill in the movie “The Exorcist”. Diabolically set, close to the America’s governing heartbeat the domestic sacramental war pitting priests against evil forces rocks both furniture and mind as possession crosses the line, leaving the audience wanting guilty pleasure forgiveness.
By Marc OBrien2 years ago in Critique
