Friday, November 22, 2013
Dallas Buyers Club is seriously depressing
5 second plot: In the mid '80s Ron is diagnosed with aids. The doctors only give him 30 days to live. But he doesn't accept this and goes out looking for the right drugs to keep him going. He finds what he is looking for and sets up a 'club' to help other patients. And earn a few bucks on the side.
5 second review: Man, that is a one in a lifetime role Matthew McConnaughey has got going on there. I never suspected he had it in him. But he does. Big time. It can't be healthy to loose that much weight though. Djeezes. I'm not a sucker for depressing movies, but you can't make a depressing subject like this into a joyful one...
IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 4/10
Delivery Man is warm, but corny
5 second plot: A guy finds out that the sperm donations he did in his 20s resulted in 500 plus kids. 142 of them would like to know who their real father is.
5 second review: The story gets corny a couple of times and it left me with a lot of questions (like: how does a kid in a wheel chair who can't talk explain that he wants to know his real father), but it's very warm and filled with nice people. If you can go with the flow, it's an easy watch. And I just love his lawyer friend. He's hilarious.
IMDb score: 6,4/10
Our score: 6,5/10
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Frozen has got a lot of singing in it
5 second plot: Anna and Elsa are princesses. They have been locked up inside their castle all their lives because Elsa's got magical powers she can't control. The day Elsa is crowned queen she accidentally unleashes her powers and covers the kingdom in ice and snow. Anna goes after her with the help of some new friends.
5 second review: This is mostly a kids film. Although not for the really little ones, because there is a crazy snow monster in here that will scare the bejeezus out of them. I'm personally not a big fan of the singing. But I am a fan of the great adventure and the funny moose. And the funny snowman of course.
IMDb score: 7,9/10
Our score: 6/10
Monday, November 18, 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is pretty good
5 second plot: Katniss and Peeta have awakened a spirit of revolution in the districts. The president is not amused. He decides to organize a special edition of the hunger games where the contestants are all previous winners.
5 second review: This is a great adventure film. I don't know how close it is to the book, but the story is really good. It's a perfect back bone for the great set pieces, wardrobes and action sequences. A quick warning though: this film has a 'to be continued' ending.
IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 8/10
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Almost Human Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot
5 second plot: In the year 2048 the crime-rate has spiraled out of control. A detective teams up with a one of a kind android to stop a well organized group of criminals who seem to be targeting cops.
5 second review: It's not easy to show the future on a TV show budget. But it's done pretty good. Besides from the futuristic look, it's a simple action packed buddy cop series. And from the first look of it, that seems to be done pretty good as well.
IMDb score: 7,9/10
Our score: 7/10
The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 6: Live Bait
5 second plot: An entire episode of Governor. Right from the moment where he lost it. He then wondered around for some time. Grew a beard and started walking like a zombie. And then he met a family. With a little girl just like he had one.
5 second review: The strange thing about this episode, is that you start feeling sympathy for the devil. But it won't take long before he goes nuts again. It's good to see some new faces, cover some new ground. Smart move.
IMDb score: 8/10
Our score: 9/10
Friday, November 15, 2013
In Fear is never original
5 second plot: Boy meets girl. Boy asks girl to go to a festival with him. On their way there they (well, he) plan to spend the night in a romantic hotel. They get horribly lost. After a while they realize someone might be playing a game with them. They are correct. And seriously screwed.
5 second review: It's sometimes scary, but never original. Only the ending. But that's just plain stupid. I didn't care what was going to happen to the main characters. That's never a good sign. That should be the red line through a story like this: caring that nothing bad is going to happen to the good guys.
IMDb score: 5,5/10
Our score: 3/10
Monday, November 11, 2013
Oldboy is sick
5 second plot: A man is locked away in some sort of hotel room for 20 years without knowing the reason why. When he gets out, he is seriously pissed off and wants revenge. And maybe a reason for his lock up.
5 second review: The brutal fight scenes are pretty cool. The love affair feels awkward. The story's got a lot of loose ends and a bunch of things just don't make any sense. But I could have lived with that. However, the ending is so horribly ridiculous that it wipes all that was (a little bit) good about this movie completely from the table.
IMDb score: 5,4/10
Our score: 0/10
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 5: Internment
5 second plot: Sick people start dying and that creates a very dangerous melting pot in the sick-bay. Hershel does what he can. A large group of zombies gets through the fences. Rick and Carl deal with it. And the last shot of the episode is the Governor, looking at the prison inmates from a distance.
5 second review: This was a very dark episode. The prison does not seem to be a very safe environment anymore. I do hope they kill the Governor quickly, because I was already sick of him the last time. He already had more than enough screen-time.
IMDb score: 9,1/10
Our score: 9/10
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Saturday, November 9, 2013
Patema Inverted is a boring beauty
5 second plot: Patema is a very curious young girl living in an underground comunity. On one of her secret missions to a forbidden place she falls in a deep shaft and ends up in another world. Only this world is upside down for her. And she's upside down for them.
5 second review: It's a beautiful story about all the things that really matter in the world and it's told with a great eye for detail. Too bad it's a bit slow and not the big adventure it could have been.
IMDb score: 7,3/10
Our score: 5/10
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