oyetpel:
So I watched Moana and boy, what a lazy movie it was. So
full of good ideas, squandered on a passable family movie.
And yes, I know it's Disney making a family movie, but it had
all these ideas that would make a great story if they were
taken more seriously. The premise of the movie is basically
the whole world dying because of what someone did and they
treat this catastrophic event as an annoyance instead of
something actually serious.
The protagonist is Moana, an absolutely average Disney
princess type of character that wants to say no to being stuck
in a life of safety and luxury. We've seen it a thousand times
by now, it's nothing that stands out or even something logical
in the long run since these types of sheltered characters do
not know anything about the outside world and are in effect
useless on their own.
And I have to point this out about her which is one of the
many things they didn't bother to clarify. Why is everybody
fine with a girl being their leader? Do they have gender
equality on this otherwise primitive island? If they do, they
never showed it because any other leader we see in their
history was a guy. Combined with how she doesn't drown 1
minute after going into the sea with zero experience further
proves this movie is empowerment fantasy for little girls
instead of a movie where talent and intelligence matter.
But it's OK because the scriptwriter did his worst to plot armor
her from any possible danger. Because you see, the gods
chose her to be the one who restores the world, thus every
time she falls in water, a magical wave takes her on the boat.
When she doubts her abilities, the ghosts of her ancestors
appear to motivate her. She is essentially a plot device fully
controlled by the plot instead of doing what she wants and
facing the repercussions of her mistakes.
And if you think calling her the chosen one properly excuses
all the nonsense, it doesn't because the gods make no sense.
Why did they wait a thousand years to do something about a
disaster that has killed most of the islands, and of all people
why did they choose a little girl with no skills or experience of
the outside world? They never explain it.
Do you know what else they didn't explain? Why her pet pig
doesn't grow up. She begins as a little girl and grows up to a
teenager, but the damn thing remains a piglet throughout the
whole movie. Nobody in the production team gave a damn.
The problems don't even stop there. The first thing she has to
do is find Maui, a demigod who has been stuck on a barren
island for a thousand years and is the only person who can
save the world. He is also the one who doomed it, so that
makes sense. Also, for a guy who spent a millennium all
alone without something to eat or do on a tiny island, he sure
looked fine when she appeared. Disney went so safe and lazy
on him that he is nothing but a cool guy who does cool
things and has absolutely no sex drive, or psychological
trauma for being left alone all this time.
Accompanying them on their journey is a retarded chicken. It's
the most annoying comic relief animal I have seen in my life.
It's not funny, it causes more trouble than aid, and they never
eat it although they never seem to have enough food. How the
hell did it get on the boat in the first place? Moana didn't take
it with her, it just appeared out of nowhere in the secret cave
nobody had been in for centuries. Nobody in the production
team gave a damn.
You probably think I am being too harsh on what is supposed
to be a dumb movie for kids, when I'm not since they clearly
put effort in fleshing out the characters in a way that demands
from the story to be better. Moana's father has a good reason
for not letting her out in the sea. Maui has a good reason for
why he keeps going on adventures and tries to impress the
mortals. Even the villain of the movie has a reason for why
she is evil. These are really good stuff, and they are ruined by
the lazy script.
If the movie was like that in all its aspects, I wouldn't be
bothered by it. But when you set it up in a way that obviously
raises the bar like that, the disappointment multiplies when
you treat your good ideas like a joke. I can easily sum up all
these problems as cheap resolutions. Everything is fixed way
too fast despite the problems building up for countless years.
The father changed his mind way too fast and lets his
daughter sail in the sea, Maui changed his mind and returned
to help her without even showing us how, and the goddess
forgives Maui instantly, despite causing her pain and suffering
for a thousand years, as well as wiping out the life of
countless islands and filling the sea with monsters. Hell, even
the disease that was slowly killing the islands went away in a
few seconds despite spreading slowly for centuries.

He gave it 4/10 rating.

Omo this guy finish the film

But me enjoyed it
I also loved the music that was Sang in it
Still a 9/10 over here

Lego Batman.

cao:
Lego Batman.

What's ur rating? Plan on seeing it if it arrives here

mrletsgo:
What's ur rating? Plan on seeing it if it arrives here

Just finished, very tongue in cheek, worth a watch. There were times like it just felt they wanted to add every nerdy easter egg though.

Passengers HDrip out...


And The founder... DVDscr.......

cao:

Just finished, very tongue in cheek, worth a watch. There were times like it just felt they wanted to add every nerdy easter egg though.

Right? Every comic movie gets filled up with easter eggs. I guess its just another marketing strategy.

The accountant.

Now that was entertaining. I really liked it though I knew the other dude was his bro before they showed it.

Anyway some shockers like the autistic girl. Man that blew me away.

8.5/10.

The butterfly effect. Seen long ago. Just downloaded it for fun.

It was nice. I like the way the story pieced together. 7/10

Abeg who understand arrival, they want to scatter my brain.

The Accountant dopest movie for now

Ebubemg:
Abeg who understand arrival, they want to scatter my brain.

the movie over wack dey worry am

The edge of seventeen: comedy, 7/10
Fun movie, predictable but cool. Also, the nice guy didn't finish last

Split.

American honey

Nice movie,quite long too.

Just seating here watching Gone Girl on Netflix and it's always amazes me how crazy and effective Amy is. B***h crazy, crazy as hell.

House between hidden figures, nocturnal animal and arrival which should I download ?pls

chidoo4luv:
House between hidden figures, nocturnal animal and arrival which should I download ?pls

I've watched Arrival - don't expect an action sci-fi film, this is a sci-fi drama. It's well acted, but some folks may find it boring. I'm gonna watch Hidden Figures tonight at the cinema, I've been hearing really good things about it. As for Nocturnal Animals I haven't watched that.

'I am not Ashamed'...6/10 ...a faith based true life story of Rachael Joy Scott...

'Scooby doo and shaggy showdown'.... 5.5/10...I mean it's Scooby Dooby doooooooo....not really a fan tho...was actually bored tho so had to watch it....

'The Apocalypse' ...8/10.... based on the last apostle John's revelation... would appreciate a remake tho...

Vorpal:
American honey
Nice movie,quite long too.

Thought i refer you to this movie? Abi?

chidoo4luv:
House between hidden figures, nocturnal animal and arrival which should I download ?pls

Hidden figures.

oyetpel:

Thought i refer you to this movie? Abi?

Yea I think so.

Vorpal:
Yea I think so.

Crazy movie.

chidoo4luv:
House between hidden figures, nocturnal animal and arrival which should I download ?pls

Hidden figures

Live by night . The movie is so boring I would rate it 2/10

chidoo4luv:
House between hidden figures, nocturnal animal and arrival which should I download ?pls

Start with hidden figures

chidoo4luv:
House between hidden figures, nocturnal animal and arrival which should I download ?pls

Hidden figures

Just got back from Hidden Figures. Yup, it's good. I see why Taraji & Octavia were nominated. Janelle was good too, looks like we can definitely add acting to her singing career. Although to be honest, I should have known from her stage performances and music videos.

EDIT: Whoa! Didn't know that Taraji wasn't nominated, I just assumed...oh well, at least she won as part of the cast in the SAG awards.

The edge of seventeen

Allied

Superb.. also check online movies free

I watched Wolf of Wall Street and I'm not saying it's bad; it's just that the title made me picture sumfin different from what I eventually saw.

That's the thing with Comedy movies. They can use too much "play-play" to spoil the whole show.

The best scene was when Margie messed Leonardo DiCaprio's brain with what might be the hottest seductive scene seen in a while. Her "bad girl" voice, subtle serpentine motions Jeez! Infact, any man on earth born of a woman with red blood cells flowing through his veins that watched that scene without getting a hard on should quickly head to the Seminary!

It will be a big loss to waste such spirit.

Arrival 8/10

This is one simple and self explanatory movie. I see no reason why some persons here would give it a 4.