Friday, October 14, 2016
Max Steel is not very special
5 second plot: Max moves back to the town where he used to live when he was a little kid. This is also the town where his dad died in an explosion at a technical research facility. From the moment he arrives he start experiencing strange energy waves coming from his body.
5 second review: The effects are good and as an origin story it's okay. But it feels like a TV pilot and I think it's meant for small children. It's a little bit 'light' for my taste.
IMDb score: 4,6/10
Our score: 3/10
The Accountant is seriously cool
5 second plot: Christian is a math savant who's exceptionally good at accounting (but not very good with people). He does the books for (big) criminal organisations. When he finds out that the Treasury Department is making inquiries about him, he takes on a legitimate client. But then he finds something in their books that no-one was supposed to find out about.
5 second review: It's a very elaborate back story for a simple action movie and not everyone's motivation (for doing what they do) makes sense but this accountant is so fucking cool nothing else matters. I always love it when they get a mysterious invincible superhuman with mad fighting skills right.
IMDb score: 7,6/10
Our score: 9/10
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Mascots is not for me
5 second plot: Mascots from all over the world get ready to compete in this years Fluffy Awards.
5 second review: I didn't laugh one single time. This mockumentary thing isn't for me, so it seems. Or maybe the movie is just not funny.
IMDb score: 6/10
Our score: 0/10
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Boo! A Madea Halloween made 75 million
5 second plot: Madea and her friends have to babysit her 17-year old niece on Halloween night. She wants to go to a frat party but she is not allowed to.
5 second review: I seriously can not believe this movie made 75 million dollars. I did not know Tyler Perry had this many fans. And it cost 20 million to produce? What!? Did I miss something? Did I watch the right movie? I guess it's an acquired taste. It must be.
IMDb score: 4,6/10
Our score: 2,5/10
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Westworld Season 1 Episode 2: Chestnut
5 second plot: We follow 2 new guests as they arrive. I'm guessing we'll be seeing more of them in the next episodes. The man in black is looking for the entrance to the maze. This is the 'expert' level of the park. More and more robots are starting to remember things. And that's bad, because they have been through some crazy shit.
5 second review: I love this mysterious mix of western and sci-fi. The characters are perfect and the story-lines are very interesting. The overall quality of this show is very good. It's impressive.
IMDb score: 9,1/10
Our score: 9,5/10
Friday, October 7, 2016
The Birth of a Nation is not an easy watch
5 second plot: Nat Turner is a slave who has been working on a cotton plantation his entire life. He knows how to read and becomes a preacher who travels to other plantations to preach to other slaves. What he sees on his trips makes him sad and angry. One day he decides it's time to act.
5 second review: This is not an easy watch. It's a tough history lesson. But a very important one. It's a shame the controversy surrounding writer, star and director Nate Parker took away the attention from the important message the movie tries to bring.
IMDb score: 5,9/10
Our score: 7/10
Personal Shopper is something else
5 second plot: Maureen is waiting in Paris for a sign from her twin brother, who died there a couple of months ago. In the meantime she works as a personal shopper for a rich and famous woman.
5 second review: Why do spirits always wait untill it's dark to come out? That freaks people out man. You will eather love or hate this movie. Or a little bit of both. I can't make up my mind: is it a mystery masterpeace or is it clumpsy filmmaking? I was not happy with the WTF ending. But I will be thinking about it for several days. I guess that was the whole idea. One thing's for sure though: Kirsten Stewart is brilliant.
IMDb score: 6,1/10
Thursday, October 6, 2016
The Monster sure is the right title for this movie
5 second plot: A troubled (young) mom and her young (caring) daughter get into an car accident in the middle of the woods. And there is a monster waiting for them.
5 second review: The performances are good and the production is decent. But you have to be patient to get to the good stuff. It's a slow tension builder. And it's emotionally very heavy for a monster movie. So be prepared for that as well.
IMDb score: 5,4/10
Our score: 6/10
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The Girl on the Train is a very dark mystery
5 second plot: Every day Rachel rides the train fantasizing about other people's lives. This is her way of trying to cope with losing her own perfect life. One day the police shows up asking questions about a missing person. This happens to be one of her favorite train fantasy people.
5 second review: It's a very decent mystery but it tackles lots of serious issues so it's more dark drama than exciting mystery. And I was rooting for the latter.
IMDb score: 6,6/10
Our score: 5/10
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Westworld Season 1 Episode 1: The Original
5 second plot: Westworld is a western theme park where guests can live out their fantasies. They can do whatever they want with the robots that live there. These robots are state of the art, you can't distinguish them from real humans. They're programmed to stick to a certain script, but some of them are beginning to deviate from it a little bit too much.
5 second review: This first episode looks great. The cast is spectacular. The theme park is awesome. The back stage looks fantastic. I think this could be the next big thing (I'm talking TWD and GoT big). I would like a little bit more information on how it's all supposed to work. Because I think the idea is that this is the future and we shouldn't be asking too many questions. But that's not good enough for me.
IMDb score: 9,3/10
Our score: 9,5/10
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