Terrible Plan! Movie Reviews

What I liked: This Batman is different than any other Batman, it feels very different from the very first shots all the way through to the end. I still like other Batmans better, but I do applaud the film makers in making something completely different and presenting new version of very well known characters. This Batman fully embraces the gothic aesthetic. It doesn't just nod to it, it embodies it. Bruce Wayne, as far as I can tell lives in a gothic cathedral as does the mayor and the orphanage. Many of the buildings in Gotham have flying buttresses. This Batman is all about the dramatic spectacle. He poses a lot, which is kind of cool because it makes him look just like panels from a comic book, it's also a little absurdly funny. The Riddler did an excellent job of being manically homicidal. He was creepy and unnerving and much sneakier than Batman. The fights were all interesting, especially the hallway one, and I liked the contrast between Batman and Catwoman's styles. ...

What I liked: I aspire to someday be a ballerina sheep. I guess the 1600's is the time I could have been a professional dancer. I liked that throughout the whole movie there are people sprinkled in the background with ridiculous nose masks. Cyrano's problem in this one isn't that his nose is huge, so it was a nice nod to the original. Surprise! It's a musical. That was unexpected. But somehow it worked since Cyrano is a poet it kind of made sense. And the rap battle was pretty great. There was some pretty arts dancing but, again, it's a musical so that makes sense. I liked that they made all the characters more likable than I remember them being in the book for example Christian wasn't an idiot just uneducated. I liked Cyrano's excellent sword skills and his friendship with the guard captain.  What I didn't: Not sure about the over the top costuming and make up. It definitely placed us in the right time period and sets a very unique feel for the film. I ...

What I liked: I want whatever phone plan they have. This ranks in my wish list just below the centrifuge that CSI has. Their phones are awesome. They work internationally without problem. They work several stories under the city. They work without interruption on isolated desert islands. They work after being submerged for minutes at a time. And with the number of intense falls the characters take, they seem to be impervious to all kinds of impact damage. This is the phone I need. I also learned that I am a huge fan of 1500's shipbuilding and engineering. The structural integrity of those ships was spectacular and that all of the mechanics of the treasure hunt stood up surprisingly well to modernization (plumbing, electricity, subways, regrouting) throughout the city. I liked the chase scenes running across roof tops or weaving a helicopter carrying a 16th century ship through rock formations are cool, but what is the best way to top the stereotypical chase on top of a train? Why h...

  What I liked: Much like Murder on the Orient Express, this movie was beautiful there were pristine sets with bright colors and long single shots with lots of movement. I liked that they laid some clues to help you if you are trying to solve the murder and that there was some cool blues music. The cruise looked quite luxurious, apart from the death, and I'm impressed that the company could make a profit with so few passengers in such a large ship.  What I didn't: Despite being a cruise on the Nile, there was not a single crocodile. Historically this takes place around the same time as The Jungle, but even without that expose of food processing, I hope that someone would have recognized that or is terribly unhygienic to store bodies near the ham and asparagus. Maybe the doctor or nurse could have thought of that. Poirot didn't seem to solve the mystery as much as narrate it. As with all detective stories who's the detectives. If you hear there will be one on the boat wi...

What I liked: This had all the tings that you know and love from cartoons: cute animated characters, absurd antics, physics defying movement. The human cast did a good job of interacting with the animated characters and I thought they were funny. I liked the animal tornado and Colin Jost's increasingly absurd wedding presents. The skateboard chase scene rivals  the only three other skateboard chase scenes I know, all of which are the exact same scene from the three Back to the Future movies.  What I didn't: Apparently that the original cartoons were limited to about 10 minutes was a good idea. I was pretty satisfied with the cartoon shenanigans by 10 minutes and over it by 30. The movie, however, was not over. It seems like in a movie with the overall message of there are consequences to actions and cooperation is important, there were very few long term consequences for anyone. Despite the plot, I was rooting for the wedding to be called off, I guess this is why Romcoms and I...

What I liked: I liked the vibrancy of the animation and the story. I liked the donkeys. They are everywhere, they keep popping out in the background especially in the music video. I loved that the solution was, at least initially, a cactus. To my eyes it looked a little like the Emperor's Groove cactus, which made it that much funner. The house was great, living in that house would be amazing! The rooms specialized to each person were cool, though I agree with Mirabel that Bruno's room is The. Worst. I would have run away from home if that was my room, no other motivation necessary. The rescue from the bottomless pit was fun. I liked the family there were all of the classic tropes: the  nosy cousin, the crazy uncle, the wacky aunt, the responsible family member. I liked that through all of it the family loved each other and tried hard to support each other.  The staring contest/secret keeping scene at dinner was funny and I think I have been at those dinners but probably at co...

What I liked: The little boy was super cute. Everything felt very real and authentic. It felt very much like a modern grapes of wrath, a family trying to make it against mounting pressure and challenges. Visually the film was very interesting with recurring themes and a bright happy pallet despite the obstacles the characters encounter.  I like that all of the characters felt very real. They weren't stand ins for archetypal protagonists or villains and they weren't presented with much judgement about their actions or whether they were good or bad. They just were. If I were still in a position where I needed to analyze things I think this film would be a great option. What I didn't: They randomly switch sometimes to English and sometimes it took me a second to realize that it was English. I went in expecting more plot and less just human drama so was a little confused.  Who should watch this? People who like soulful dramas. Would I watch it again? It was really good and I wa...