Well, I'm from that neck of the woods myself, so I have a very slight Bostonian/Mainah accent going on.JZmada said:
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Yeah, my problem with this is that I figure out the ending by watching one trailer...then my friend who read the book confirmed that I was right...you know, good twist endings are supposed to be UNEXPECTED.
Movie Bob,
For future reference just saying that there is a suprise/twist ending is a spoiler. If you really want to not spoil the movie, just open with the spoiler warning and not why you feel the need to include spoilers.
Ironically, after spoiling the movie by warning that you could not review the movie without discussing the twist ending, you almost managed to review the movie with out discussing the twist. You barely mentioned it. You could have cut 10 seconds and safely stayed away from any spoiler material. Of course you would then have needed to cut an additional 45 seconds by trimming your "warning".
Saying that you need to discuss the twist in a review is a cop out and lazy. There is plenty to talk about without going anywhere near the "suprise" material. For that reason, I rate this as one of your worst reviews. Even worse than that 2012 one where you somehow managed to give it a positive rating.
You can still have a (belated) happy birthday though.
For future reference just saying that there is a suprise/twist ending is a spoiler. If you really want to not spoil the movie, just open with the spoiler warning and not why you feel the need to include spoilers.
Ironically, after spoiling the movie by warning that you could not review the movie without discussing the twist ending, you almost managed to review the movie with out discussing the twist. You barely mentioned it. You could have cut 10 seconds and safely stayed away from any spoiler material. Of course you would then have needed to cut an additional 45 seconds by trimming your "warning".
Saying that you need to discuss the twist in a review is a cop out and lazy. There is plenty to talk about without going anywhere near the "suprise" material. For that reason, I rate this as one of your worst reviews. Even worse than that 2012 one where you somehow managed to give it a positive rating.
You can still have a (belated) happy birthday though.
My thoughts on the movie are quite simply that it was pretty good, but could have been better.
See, I think Moviebob is sort of lost in his admiration for the movie's director that he tends to forget the entire point of this kind of movie. I don't see the point of a "twist" that is that heavily foreshadowed and obvious. Truthfully I think that makes the movie something of a failure, especially seeing as I can think of things they could have done like having a double twist (which I half expected) that could have redeemed the whole thing on that level.
What's more I will be honest in saying that while the bits at the Asylum itself were positively awesome, with good effects and visuals all around, I almost walked out of the movie at the very beginning.
Why you might ask? It has nothing to do with the twist, but there is this scene of Leonardo Dicaprio and his partner coming into the island on the ferry, having a conversation. I'm no expert on visual effects, but to me it looked painfully like a soundstage with the "boat platform" placed in front of a moving backround/backdrop. Maybe I'm wrong, but that is how it actually looked. In today's world of visual effects, I don't expect to see something that looks like it could have actually been in an old 1950s detective movie. I don't know... maybe that was intentional, but I was half expecting rubber bats on strings, fake blood capsules, and other FX that are only entertaining in intentionally bad movies (or very, very old ones).
Opinions vary, but that first scene was really, really disappointing. If it was actually shot on a real boat (which I doubt) then someone really needs to have a word with a Camera crew that can make reality look like a badly executed soundstage scene.
That said, I won't spoil the "twist" (and I actually came back to Moviebob's review to avoid even an indirect spoiler) but really... it will overwhelm you. Sadly this is a style over substance movie.
See, I think Moviebob is sort of lost in his admiration for the movie's director that he tends to forget the entire point of this kind of movie. I don't see the point of a "twist" that is that heavily foreshadowed and obvious. Truthfully I think that makes the movie something of a failure, especially seeing as I can think of things they could have done like having a double twist (which I half expected) that could have redeemed the whole thing on that level.
What's more I will be honest in saying that while the bits at the Asylum itself were positively awesome, with good effects and visuals all around, I almost walked out of the movie at the very beginning.
Why you might ask? It has nothing to do with the twist, but there is this scene of Leonardo Dicaprio and his partner coming into the island on the ferry, having a conversation. I'm no expert on visual effects, but to me it looked painfully like a soundstage with the "boat platform" placed in front of a moving backround/backdrop. Maybe I'm wrong, but that is how it actually looked. In today's world of visual effects, I don't expect to see something that looks like it could have actually been in an old 1950s detective movie. I don't know... maybe that was intentional, but I was half expecting rubber bats on strings, fake blood capsules, and other FX that are only entertaining in intentionally bad movies (or very, very old ones).
Opinions vary, but that first scene was really, really disappointing. If it was actually shot on a real boat (which I doubt) then someone really needs to have a word with a Camera crew that can make reality look like a badly executed soundstage scene.
That said, I won't spoil the "twist" (and I actually came back to Moviebob's review to avoid even an indirect spoiler) but really... it will overwhelm you. Sadly this is a style over substance movie.
I thought he was making fun of how strong DiCaprio's accent was...bikeninja said:
OT: Pretty good movie. Good review too.
I found this movie pointless, it spends the whole movie setting up an epic plot about phycological experiments and conspiracy. Then it just goes "haha got you, it was all just a big dream and now this guy is getting a lobotomy and is going to spend the rest of his days as a hollow shell." well fuck you shutter island, fuck you for wasting my sunday moring.
Listened to you over Phillips and Scott and went and saw this: love the hell out of it! Most intense movie I've seen in ages!
See, from watching this I didn't get any spoiler
And yes Happy Birthday Bob, you king among men you!
Also, this is a nice cake!
And yes Happy Birthday Bob, you king among men you!
Also, this is a nice cake!
-Mthenumberthirteen said:Happy Birthday Bob.
I baked you a cake
I'm a fast Baker
Dunno wheather you were putting it on, but the Brooky/NY accent was quite anoying, first time I stopped listening to a review.
really good movie and ending, but like i have a phobia to blood i passed out in the theaters in the part of the bloody children
I have to disagree with Bob on this, I guessed what was going on half way through (Well, I guessed after seeing the trailer, like he says, it's bloody obvious! But only had it confirmed by about half way through.) I'm afraid the rest of the film just isn't good enough to keep you interested for the remainder, I admit I was bored.
The way the whole thing was filmed made me feel claustrophobic and the soundtrack was intrusive and made me feel uncomfortable. I KNOW that was probably the point, but this wasn't an atmospheric feeling, I actually felt a little ill.
Wish I hadn't bothered with this one.
The way the whole thing was filmed made me feel claustrophobic and the soundtrack was intrusive and made me feel uncomfortable. I KNOW that was probably the point, but this wasn't an atmospheric feeling, I actually felt a little ill.
Wish I hadn't bothered with this one.