-last edited on Apr 26, 2024 14:07:08 GMT by TheGreatCon
Post by TheGreatCon on Apr 26, 2024 14:06:48 GMT
I put all my movie reviews on a google sheets spreadsheet, and here's the breakdown of my ratings. This is based on 75 ratings. The numbers are quite obviously skewed high, and that's because I tend to not watch terrible movies.
I have (relatively) recently gotten into the habit of writing reviews for all movies I watch. They have been going completely unread, but I figured they might have some CONversation potential if posted here.
Bear in mind, these are just TheGreatCon's humble opinions on these films (and TV series), and are 100% up for debate. Also, feel free to post your own movie reviews.
I will be rating these on a scale of 5 stars, and utilizing half stars. I shall also include whether I think this movie would make a good LEGO theme (a not arbitrary addition since I frequently do CONtemplate whether a movie would).
How did I miss this topic for two months?? This looks rad and I'd honestly love to join in. Coincidentally, I also have been writing mostly-unread movie reviews throughout the last few months.
I just rewatched this movie this weekend, so we'll start off with it.
How To Train Your Dragon A book-to-movie adaption in the broadest possible sense, How to Train Your Dragon spins an epic tale out of little more than a borrowed title. Every aspect of this movie shone, from the animation, to the soundtrack, to the world-building and character design. The sarcasm of Jay Baruchel as Hiccup was unmatched. One of the best and most original animated movies of all time.
: 5
I have long considered How to Train Your Dragon to be an excellent candidate for a LEGO theme. Brick-built dragons would make fantastic smaller sets and the village of Berk has some great architecture. The biggest challenge would be the minifigures; about half of the characters have an exaggerated build.
I've been meaning to re-watch those movies for a while now, so that I can just re-experience them again. I vaguely remember them being good, but I often watched them with my parents and they have very different views than I do of what qualifies as a good movie, so it was often hard to concentrate fully on the experience.
Yesterday I actually watched a film I've never seen before, called:
The Last Unicorn
Made in 1983, this animated dark fantasy film boasts a very distinct art-style that resembles medieval European tapestries, and while a little wonky to look at, it's made with beautiful hand-drawn animation. The story is very dreamlike and sometimes weird, but it's a classic main-character-goes-on-a-quest-and-collects-friends-along-the-way fairytale. While the writing and pacing feel very off, like whoever created it was writing a story for the first time in their lives, I couldn't help but enjoy myself because the atmosphere and the sense of folklore and nostalgia for a world and time no longer our own was so potent. It's my first exposure to anything dark fantasy and while I feel like I would have suggested a lot of improvements with the writing, I really enjoyed it because the pure vibes were just i m m a c u l a t e ✨ ✨
: 4
: Lowkey, the characters alone would make great mini-figure designs, plus settings like the castle, the circus, and the bandits' camp could make great sets.
I watched a few episodes a while back. It was... what you would expect from a dreamworks show based around a movie. Whew, I should be more careful.
Oh for sure, Dreamworks certainly knows how to do villains for the most part. (It certainly wasn't the worst movie Dreamworks has ever put out, but in comparison to the last three installments it's just not quite up to scratch. To quote someone who reviewed the movie, it's ''disappointingly mediocre'' That's just my opinion after having watched it once, maybe I'm expecting too much from Dreamworks, especially after seeing what they're capable of with movies like The Last Wish.
Oooh, can't wait to see 'em!
Yeah, I figured. Imagine if they actually made a quality TV show based around a movie. They've wasted so much potential.
I thought it stood a chance of being the best yet, sad to hear that likely it will be competing for the worst. To be fair though, it could still be a good movie and hold that position. The Last Wish was on another level.
They are part of a very large backstock of reviews written before I started posting them on here. They were some of the first.
Oh yes, they've actually had some pretty good plot ideas for the series, but everything else is usually lacking.
I guess for kids (which is arguably the target audience) Kung Fu Panda 4 is a decent movie, but Dreamworks must know there are a ton of older fans out there. For sure, perhaps they spent most of their budget on The Last Wish.
I have (relatively) recently gotten into the habit of writing reviews for all movies I watch. They have been going completely unread, but I figured they might have some CONversation potential if posted here.
Bear in mind, these are just TheGreatCon's humble opinions on these films (and TV series), and are 100% up for debate. Also, feel free to post your own movie reviews.
I will be rating these on a scale of 5 stars, and utilizing half stars. I shall also include whether I think this movie would make a good LEGO theme (a not arbitrary addition since I frequently do CONtemplate whether a movie would).
How did I miss this topic for two months?? This looks rad and I'd honestly love to join in. Coincidentally, I also have been writing mostly-unread movie reviews throughout the last few months.
I just rewatched this movie this weekend, so we'll start off with it.
How To Train Your Dragon A book-to-movie adaption in the broadest possible sense, How to Train Your Dragon spins an epic tale out of little more than a borrowed title. Every aspect of this movie shone, from the animation, to the soundtrack, to the world-building and character design. The sarcasm of Jay Baruchel as Hiccup was unmatched. One of the best and most original animated movies of all time.
: 5
I have long considered How to Train Your Dragon to be an excellent candidate for a LEGO theme. Brick-built dragons would make fantastic smaller sets and the village of Berk has some great architecture. The biggest challenge would be the minifigures; about half of the characters have an exaggerated build.
I've been meaning to re-watch those movies for a while now, so that I can just re-experience them again. I vaguely remember them being good, but I often watched them with my parents and they have very different views than I do of what qualifies as a good movie, so it was often hard to concentrate fully on the experience.
The first time I watched the third one it was with some non-fans, so I was CONvinced that's why I didn't like it. I can now say that did not effect my experience as much as I thought.
Yesterday I actually watched a film I've never seen before, called:
The Last Unicorn
Made in 1983, this animated dark fantasy film boasts a very distinct art-style that resembles medieval European tapestries, and while a little wonky to look at, it's made with beautiful hand-drawn animation. The story is very dreamlike and sometimes weird, but it's a classic main-character-goes-on-a-quest-and-collects-friends-along-the-way fairytale. While the writing and pacing feel very off, like whoever created it was writing a story for the first time in their lives, I couldn't help but enjoy myself because the atmosphere and the sense of folklore and nostalgia for a world and time no longer our own was so potent. It's my first exposure to anything dark fantasy and while I feel like I would have suggested a lot of improvements with the writing, I really enjoyed it because the pure vibes were just i m m a c u l a t e ✨ ✨
: 4
: Lowkey, the characters alone would make great mini-figure designs, plus settings like the castle, the circus, and the bandits' camp could make great sets.
I've never even heard of this movie, definitely on my watch list now! I love animation and I love medieval-style fantasy, so prospects are good for me liking this one.
I highlighted my favorite line from the review, it was hilarious.
Yeah, I figured. Imagine if they actually made a quality TV show based around a movie. They've wasted so much potential.
I thought it stood a chance of being the best yet, sad to hear that likely it will be competing for the worst. To be fair though, it could still be a good movie and hold that position. The Last Wish was on another level.
They are part of a very large backstock of reviews written before I started posting them on here. They were some of the first.
Oh yes, they've actually had some pretty good plot ideas for the series, but everything else is usually lacking.
I guess for kids (which is arguably the target audience) Kung Fu Panda 4 is a decent movie, but Dreamworks must know there are a ton of older fans out there. For sure, perhaps they spent most of their budget on The Last Wish.
Get them posted, man! I need to see these now.
I think it'd kill me to work on a project that is half-baked like those tv shows, knowing how good they could be but knowing that they're destined to be forgettable filler.
To be fair, you're the first older Kung Fu Panda fan I've met, so maybe you all are slipping under the radar. They made it all back though, so...
We all knew I'd have to review these someday. So it begins...
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring While a faithful adaption to the books (any changes made were made for the better), this movie suffers from being slow as a result. They truly do what they can, though, and the action we do get makes the slog through the first half worth the wait. The acting, the writing, the costumes, the special effects, this movie nails them all and brings Tolkien's world to life in a way that will always be remembered and hard to replace.
: 4
: It's already a LEGO theme, and while this movie has only made up a few of sets in the line-up, one of those is Rivendell. Enough said?
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers This movie carries you from movie one to movie three, but it does it so splendidly as to outshine both. This is the good part of Lord of the Rings, the characters have been introduced, the stage has been set, and now you can sit back and watch them be epic, or funny, or heart-wrenching. Every character is so compelling and every scene is filled with purpose. This movie lights a beacon that might never be surpassed by another adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien's work.
: 5
: LEGO made some great sets from this movie, most especially Helms Deep.
How did I miss this topic for two months?? This looks rad and I'd honestly love to join in. Coincidentally, I also have been writing mostly-unread movie reviews throughout the last few months.
I've been meaning to re-watch those movies for a while now, so that I can just re-experience them again. I vaguely remember them being good, but I often watched them with my parents and they have very different views than I do of what qualifies as a good movie, so it was often hard to concentrate fully on the experience.
The first time I watched the third one it was with some non-fans, so I was CONvinced that's why I didn't like it. I can now say that did not effect my experience as much as I thought.
Yesterday I actually watched a film I've never seen before, called:
The Last Unicorn
Made in 1983, this animated dark fantasy film boasts a very distinct art-style that resembles medieval European tapestries, and while a little wonky to look at, it's made with beautiful hand-drawn animation. The story is very dreamlike and sometimes weird, but it's a classic main-character-goes-on-a-quest-and-collects-friends-along-the-way fairytale. While the writing and pacing feel very off, like whoever created it was writing a story for the first time in their lives, I couldn't help but enjoy myself because the atmosphere and the sense of folklore and nostalgia for a world and time no longer our own was so potent. It's my first exposure to anything dark fantasy and while I feel like I would have suggested a lot of improvements with the writing, I really enjoyed it because the pure vibes were just i m m a c u l a t e ✨ ✨
: 4
: Lowkey, the characters alone would make great mini-figure designs, plus settings like the castle, the circus, and the bandits' camp could make great sets.
I've never even heard of this movie, definitely on my watch list now! I love animation and I love medieval-style fantasy, so prospects are good for me liking this one.
I highlighted my favorite line from the review, it was hilarious.
Honestly I recommend it, even with the bad-writing warnings! It's something that I know I would have hated when I was in my not-like-other-girls era that I now really like.
The first time I watched the third one it was with some non-fans, so I was CONvinced that's why I didn't like it. I can now say that did not effect my experience as much as I thought.
Fair enough, sometimes it's just like that xDD
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Coincidentally, I also have been writing mostly-unread movie reviews throughout the last few months. 
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I have long considered How to Train Your Dragon to be an excellent candidate for a LEGO theme. Brick-built dragons would make fantastic smaller sets and the village of Berk has some great architecture. The biggest challenge would be the minifigures; about half of the characters have an exaggerated build. ![[bp]](http://storage.proboards.com/6672327/images/DAn8w5LHuDsd010Rsk5s.png)
: Lowkey, the characters alone would make great mini-figure designs, plus settings like the castle, the circus, and the bandits' camp could make great sets. 
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