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Message: [QUOTE="Mano, post: 3455480, member: 3300"] [B]Hellboy[/B] - The best word to describe this is "needless". About a 1/4 as interesting in plot, direction and character design as the GDT movies. Should've just let him finish the damn trilogy. Perlman was way better too. [B]Godzilla: King of the Monsters[/B] - Whereas the first Godzilla benefitted from the restraint shown by the filmmakers in giving the full reveal of it's Kaiju, this sequel throws countless ones at you every other minute. A little mystery helped the first film and while the cats kind of out of the bag after it, [I]Monsters[/I] would've done well to hold back just a little. Like maybe 3 or 4 gigantic monsters instead of 30. [B]Ford v Ferrari[/B] - I'm a sucker for car movies, racing movies especially. While I really enjoyed this and thought the performances were great there’s something about James Mangold’s direction that always leaves me cold. His movies are always competently made but lacking in some, any kind of style. Like [USER=296]@ZooCougar[/USER] said elsewhere the actor who played “The Deuce”, albeit in limited screen time, probably deserved a supporting actor nom. [B]Parasite[/B] - Not much left to say about how great this was. Great performances (especially by the mom who played her character at the edge of every emotion at once seemingly) coupled with fantastic direction and an incredible, twisty plot. My only grief: [spoiler]Completely ludicrous that the dad, in that moment where carnage, mayhem and death are happening all around him and his son is laying in a trauma induced seizure, would need to stop and literally [I]pinch his nose[/I] in order to retrieve the car keys. Totally took me out of the scene with how over the top they felt they needed to play that. They laid the groundwork there a million times, all they needed was a reflexive step back for a beat from the smell in order to give Mr Kim the motivation he needed for what he did next.[/spoiler]Really it’s a minor quibble though. Still would be my choice for the Oscar of what I’ve seen (missing Little Women and need to finish Marriage Story and The Irishman). [B]Enemy[/B] - Denis Villenueve is probably my favorite working director. I was a little bored by this, took forever to get going. Didn’t help that I watched it in like 3 different sittings either. The central mystery was hohum but the 3rd act made up for it a little. Unsure about the spider imagery throughout, maybe akin to how a spider might lay its eggs on a host so that they might consume the host after birth? [B]6 Underground[/B] - Michael Bay movies these days are like watching an ongoing car crash, except with lots of other car crashes at the same time. Gratuitous violence, terrible humor, over the top and sometimes relentless action. Meh. [B]Doctor Sleep[/B] - Impossible act to follow and all but I still really enjoyed this. Watching Rebecca Ferguson in anything is a pleasure. Lots of nice nods to The Shining. [B]Jojo Rabbit[/B] - Jojo was good and hit the right notes of silliness amidst the despair and devastation of war. A bit more conventional a movie than you might think considering the presence of imaginary best friend Hitler. Good performances all around especially by the young leads. Sam Rockwell was great as usual and even ScarJo managed to inject some whimsy into her performance. Recommended. [B]Pokemon Detective Pikachu[/B] - This is really meant for the Pokémon super fans like [USER=405]@Robertelamin[/USER]. It was ok. Some wonky CGI. Ryan Reynolds should just do voice work. [/QUOTE]

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