Pinocchio

2022

★½ Watched

Why was this movie made? It does not contribute anything and actually looks less real. Poor Tom Hanks clearly didn't even get anything to hold at points, and it shows!

I had to go back and watch the animated version again after seeing this to see if it's actually that bad, but for some reason that version still works even if they are basically the same. Pinocchio could even benefit from some modern updates and there are a lot of…

Salem's Lot

2024

★★ Watched

Some great visuals but stumbles in the second half. I really love how fast everybody buys that vampires are around!

Frankenstein

1910

★★ Watched

I'm glad they remade this one, no one want to get dressed like this dude for Halloween.

Some of the effects were really impressive while some of the plot was not.

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

★★ Rewatched

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

★★★ Watched

"That is not my Poirot!" My girlfriend shouted at the tv. I wish I had that level of commitment for the visual medium. Maybe one day.

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

★★★ Watched

This movie is part of my master scavenger hunt challenge. Challenge #12 asks for a film from your birth uear. My birth year is 1992 so I've chosen Bram Stokers Dracula.

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It's a story we've seen countless of times before as well as after but somewhat modernized. It's okay. Not the best Dracula and not the worst. The costumes as well as hair and makeup is what really stands out. On the good side that is.
Young Keanu and…

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992

★★★½ Rewatched

The Oscar in 1993 should've gone to Michael Caine goddammit! With one hand tied behind his back by muppets he still delivers a performance that makes Al Pacino and Robert Downey Jr look like child actors (I guess, I haven't seen Scent of a Woman or Chaplin).

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

★★★½ Watched

It's nice to see that Hitchcock already from start was the master of suspense, and also that his... interest in blondes was a life long ion.

The ending is a bit cheesy and I wish Hitchcock would've been allowed to keep his original.

Treasure Planet

2002

★★★½ Rewatched

It's a great story portrayed in an innovative new way! The feels are really turned up to eleven for this one. Please set more classic literature in a space setting, but have less comedic sidekicks. Please.

Alice in Wonderland

1915

★★★½ Watched

Looks great but some of the costumes are just nightmare fuel. On the other hand, some caterpillar costumes are just a guy stuck in a sleeping bag.

All Quiet on the Western Front

2022

★★★½ Watched

This movie is part of my master scavenger hunt challenge. Challenge #14 asks for a film from a director you haven't seen. I've chosen All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger.

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This film is a great film about ww1 showing the political movements as well as a good representation of the hell that was the western front, however I don't think its a good adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front and I wish it was…

The Lost World

1925

★★★★ Watched

Dinosaurs are cool, however blackface is not.

Really cool flick and the dinosaurs look great. Some of the characters really shines through with great moments involving catapults, wrestling and monkeys while some others have shallow stories with morale dilemmas without consequences.