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Devil Wears Prada
My review of Devil Wears Prada or as i call it more exquisite then Gordon Ramsey's Scrambled Eggs.
Plot
Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is a junior assistant along with first assistant Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) to Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep) the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine that is based in New York City. the movie follows their daily duties i think the words are "bowing to Miranda's every whim."
Pros
This film celebrates its 20th anniversary this year & why did i wait to watch it it is absolutely exquisite. its the making of 3 stars. Meryl Streep's most iconic role & proof she can lead a movie, Anne Hathaway showed she is ready for the big time & this movie was where Emily Blunt the star was born. Also big Kudos to Stanley Tucci who if you dont love him enough already you will after this.
the film has left a legacy that probably wont be replicated by any movie in the genre.
the comedy is brilliant,
the sarcastic comments from Miranda are stuff of legends.
not a man of fashion but i love all the fashion in this.
music catalogue is brilliant from KT turnstall to Madonna to U2 to jamorioquai
Cons
Its not everyones cup of tea tbh
Adrien Gernier is your typical Toxic other half & he starts off so well
Verdict
You cannot be a proper movie fan until you have watched this movie. it is a gem.
Multiple Choice
Budget vs Box Office $35-41m>$326.7m
Worth a watch? Yes
Does it have Repeatabiity? No No that wasnt a question
Sequel? One out today funnily enough.
Podcast Movie Hall? N/A
My Movie Hall? Registry
My final Verdict? Exquisite
GreenLand.
Plot
An interstellar comet will pass Earth by, meanwhile the Garrity family comprised of son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd) & estranged hubby & wife John & Allison (Gerard Butler & Morena Baccarin) are selected for the emergency shelter & must get to Robins AIr force base which will fly them to Greenland before the end of things as we know it.
Pros
Gerard Butler holds everything together well someones got to
special effects are good
this isnt in the vein of Armageddon or 2012 but it doesnt need to be or want to be
Cons
The whole "we gotta go" does get annoying after a while
there is too many plot holes to not get annoyed over & too much annoyances to say. (Alison acting the exact opposite a normal person would, litterally he said hed go to the car and come back, she couldn't even stay the place he left her.)
direction isn't great
script doesn't bring anything different to a genre overloaded with quality
i had watched this in the pandemic, good then not so great now and it hasnt aged well
2 hours for this is too much 90 minutes maybe is enough
there isnt enough carnage for an end of the world movie
Verdict
just ask me why would i watch this over Armageddon Independence day or Day after tomorrow, if anyone knows the answer tell me cause i don't.
Multiple Choice
Budget vs Box Office $35m>$52.3m
Worth a watch? Maybe
Does it have Repeatability? No God no
Sequel? Please no but 1 was made anyway
Podcast Movie Hall? N/A
My Movie Hall? Shame
My final Verdict? Bad
Tomorrows review Greenland 2 Migration Or as i call it the sequel that is better cause it isn't hard to improve on Dog Shit
Greenland 2 Migration.
Plot
5 years after the human race was nearly killed off, the planet is in ruin, Electromagnet storms and earthquakes dominate the skies & the ground & it's more dangerous then living in Tornado alley. The Garrity family John Alison & Nathan (Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin & Roman Griffin Davis) made it to the Greenland bunker & live there. Until Greenland is wiped out thanks to Earthquakes & Tsunamis. So the survivors head southeast towards Europe & the unknown.
Pros
we get a "previously on" prologue narrated by Gerard Butler which he tells with pain & sounding like he just survived so if anyone hasn't watched the first movie, they can just go straight into it probably best tbh
Gerard Butler is just so good in it, he anchors the movie so well
Morena Baccarin's Alison is an example of how developed a character is
90 odd minutes is alot better then the 1sts 2 hours which was too long
great cinematography
Cons
logic is just out the window particularly as in this movie everything is short, food drink, fuel yet the movie makes out there is tons in abundance. like Nathan's case of diabetes which seems to have magically disappeared. you get the idea.
characters are nothing but disposable tools that we meet & you throw them away
direction isnt any better then the first.
writing while better isnt great.
you just end up not caring about anyone cause you dont care about anyone long enough to care about them.
Verdict
better then the 1st but then its not hard, so trust me when i say Day after tomorrow independence day or Armageddon is still better then this and both of them combined
Multiple Choice
Budget vs Box Office $90m>$44.8m
Worth a watch? Just once is enough
Does it have Repeatabiity? Not really but more then the first.
Sequel? I'd pay good money to not have a sequel.
Podcast Movie Hall? N/A
My Movie Hall? Disclaim
My final Verdict? Ok
The Smashing Machine
The film follows the life & career of MMA fighter Mark "Smashing Machine" Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) from 1997 to 2000.
(just note before you proceed. i know very little about MMA so i will not be commentating on that aspect just the movie.)
Pros
This is as about un Dwayne Johnson as you can get, he looks nothing like Dwayne no Dwayne Sense of humour he is a completely different man well deserving of his best actor oscar
Emily Blunt is Emily Blunt dependable reliable & like Dwayne she's as unEmily blunt as you can get
their chemistry is so brilliant to the point you would actually believe that theyre married.
i like how they've surrounded Dwayne with MMA guys like Ryan Bader & even boxing heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk. So not a movie as such but guys who understand how everything works to make it as authentic as possible
it definitely has that 90s feel as far as alot of things go. styling tech
Make up as far as Dwayne goes is brilliant to the point you wouldnt know who he is
we get the real Mark Kerr at the end & photos of real Mark & Dawn
It's raw unforgiving realism & so emotional
Benny Safdie does a good job as director
cons
im not gonna beat around the bush its not for everyone due to some scenes for lights or the savage nature of MMA.
it is slow paced
If you dont know who Mark Kerr is you will have more questions then answers
Does feel the fighting takes second pace behind the arguing.
Verdict
It's a tough watch but a good one & Dwayne & Emily both are worth weight in Oscar gold.
Multiple Choice
Budget vs Box Office $50m>$21.2m
Worth a watch? Just the once is enough
Does it have Repeatability? Not for me, But for others maybe
Sequel? Possibly but based on Box office nope
Podcast Movie Hall? N/A
My Movie Hall? Fame
My final Verdict? Worth a watch