Baddestguyp:
Can't believe I typed all that in about 15 minutes.

Didn't even know when the review became that long lmao

Karleb:


Bro, 15 minutes is a lot of time. So don't make it seem as if you didn't type that deliberately.

You also don't need to apologize for typing long reviews. We no dey vex as we no even read am.

pu7pl3:


Added imp at the end of your trashy post so you think you have 1 up on me. You must be deep in illusion brah

Karleb:


Bro, 15 minutes is a lot of time. So don't make it seem as if you didn't type that deliberately.

You also don't need to apologize for typing long reviews. We no dey vex as we no even read am.

Baddestguyp:
Can't believe I typed all that in about 15 minutes.

Didn't even know when the review became that long lmao

Baddestguyp:
Hypnotic ..........6.8/10


Watching this movie, I can see why some rated it very low and some others felt it was okay.

I think most of the people who gave this movie like 2/10 didn't get past the 40 minutes mark.

The first 40-50 minutes or so felt like the worst movie I'd seen in 2023...
I knew there had to be a twist, cos the movie couldn't be that bad...

I had several ideas for the twist including the Rourke being the bad guy or that Lev Dellrayne didn't exist...etc

I hoped the twist would somehow explain the bad writing decisions and make everything make sense

The twist came and everything did make sense


However this movie still suffers from an execution problem. The idea isn't bad, but the execution had problems. A lot of the plot points were set up earlier...a lot was foreshadowed but when it came to the execution, it wasn't done well

A major plot issue here is how hypnotics powers work. I believe it was said that they manipulate through the brain...i.e make people see a different version of reality.
For some weird reason this hypnosis seems to work on someone miles away even before they were in any close proximity. For example the division agents were under the hypnosis of Rourke's daughter right from miles away in Helicopters even without them being anywhere near contact.
It's even likely that she hadn't met many of them ever in her life, yet they were already under her hypnosis.
Things like this break the entire rules and power system set up previously


For the twist, while the twist could be said to be good, everything that came after was badly executed and mostly predictable. The plan of Rourke had many holes in it...same as that of the division
E.g Rourke being allowed by the Division to take his daughter away. For someone they were grooming that way with so much plans, there was no reason to let her out of their sights. Anything could happen, her parents could hide her, she could be involved in a random accident, a third party with spies in the division could take her etc

It makes no sense that an agency like that with their high tech didn't have a decryption AI to decrypt a code like Lev Dellrayne being very similar to the name of a street?
That they somehow had no info about his past that he lived with surrogate parents for many years?

Rourke's plan to lure every division agent out to kill them was laughable


He somehow bet that an entire agency would send every single agent out to get him? And they wouldn't have any more agents at their base?
If he killed the ones that came, shouldn't they have more to send after him?

He somehow bet that they wouldn't snipe him out of their helicopter or car? But instead all would come out in the open like idiôts against a hypnotic?

The after-credits scene didn't even make any sense. The division leader foôled Rourke, his wife and his daughter (the strongest hypnotic alive) easily.
Then why did they need the daughter in the first place

The division had hypnotics on their teams but couldn't use another two to breed and form another child as a backup plan?

Nilon:
do you know Roger Ebert, Richard roeper?

Nilon:
have you watched Now You See Me? phr0nesis, octopusssy

Baddestguyp:
Hypnotic ..........6.8/10


Watching this movie, I can see why some rated it very low and some others felt it was okay.

I think most of the people who gave this movie like 2/10 didn't get past the 40 minutes mark.

The first 40-50 minutes or so felt like the worst movie I'd seen in 2023...
I knew there had to be a twist, cos the movie couldn't be that bad...

I had several ideas for the twist including the Rourke being the bad guy or that Lev Dellrayne didn't exist...etc

I hoped the twist would somehow explain the bad writing decisions and make everything make sense

The twist came and everything did make sense


However this movie still suffers from an execution problem. The idea isn't bad, but the execution had problems. A lot of the plot points were set up earlier...a lot was foreshadowed but when it came to the execution, it wasn't done well

A major plot issue here is how hypnotics powers work. I believe it was said that they manipulate through the brain...i.e make people see a different version of reality.
For some weird reason this hypnosis seems to work on someone miles away even before they were in any close proximity. For example the division agents were under the hypnosis of Rourke's daughter right from miles away in Helicopters even without them being anywhere near contact.
It's even likely that she hadn't met many of them ever in her life, yet they were already under her hypnosis.
Things like this break the entire rules and power system set up previously


For the twist, while the twist could be said to be good, everything that came after was badly executed and mostly predictable. The plan of Rourke had many holes in it...same as that of the division
E.g Rourke being allowed by the Division to take his daughter away. For someone they were grooming that way with so much plans, there was no reason to let her out of their sights. Anything could happen, her parents could hide her, she could be involved in a random accident, a third party with spies in the division could take her etc

It makes no sense that an agency like that with their high tech didn't have a decryption AI to decrypt a code like Lev Dellrayne being very similar to the name of a street?
That they somehow had no info about his past that he lived with surrogate parents for many years?

Rourke's plan to lure every division agent out to kill them was laughable


He somehow bet that an entire agency would send every single agent out to get him? And they wouldn't have any more agents at their base?
If he killed the ones that came, shouldn't they have more to send after him?

He somehow bet that they wouldn't snipe him out of their helicopter or car? But instead all would come out in the open like idiôts against a hypnotic?

The after-credits scene didn't even make any sense. The division leader foôled Rourke, his wife and his daughter (the strongest hypnotic alive) easily.
Then why did they need the daughter in the first place

The division had hypnotics on their teams but couldn't use another two to breed and form another child as a backup plan?

abduleez1:
Damn, she's stupendously rich!!

Kion:
I concur
saw a lot of bad reviews about this movie on this thread, had to watch it myself
I must say it’s a pretty decent movie
I’ll give it a 6

Octopusssy:

Did she make all these money from acting? I haven't seen her in a big budget movie in quite a long while

Illusioneffect:

Uhn.... Imp actually means in my opinion 👀 to me. You read it wrong

cos opinion starts with the letter P right?

IMO in capital letters, for next time.

pu7pl3:


cos opinion starts with the letter P right?

IMO in capital letters, for next time.

Illusioneffect:

My mistake, I still see no reason why I'll call you imp tho, what do u think? 👀

abduleez1:
Air..... 8.5/10

Not a biopic per se of an iconic figure but a historical recap of a mammoth premium brand "Air Jordan". Well produced, well written, well paced and premium piece of acting from all involved. Ben Affleck is a great director and actor and his acting choices in recent years has been interesting.

The movie had funny moments especially with Jordan's agent played by Chris Messina and some good Nostalgia from Chris Tucker. Matt Damon is a super duper actor and one to depend on when it comes to biopics; man has basically hacked the game. Love his acting choices too. As always, Viola Davis doesn't seem not to provide "class and elegance" on-screen as she always disshes us. Beautiful woman to watch perform what she loves to do best.

This is arguably one of the best movies for this year. 😎


And with "Tetris" and this movie, this style of biopics about top brands that means big deal to people will start seeing more exploration in Hollywood. It's an ingenious move and somewhat original tweak in Hollywood's retellings in recent years.

Illusioneffect:

My mistake, I still see no reason why I'll call you imp tho, what do u think? 👀

SOZINN:
The Fast & Furious movies are notorious for growing more overtly outrageous with each entry. The Fast Saga has become a mix of sci-fi absurdity and family, and whatever logical hurdles there may have been to time travel are a thing of the past for the series. 😂

abduleez1:
Super Mario Bros Movie..... 7.5/10

A very enjoyable and funny family movie. Has all the bells and whistles to keep you interested. The most interesting character and my favourite was Bowser. He had the best character development and best lines. I loved the attention to detail done on his character. I always noticed how his pupils always shrunk when Princess Peach rebukes him with his face of despair.... But dude always had a comeback. Gives me a joyful feeling. But man, Bowser was a premium simp of the highest order. 😂😂 Great voice acting from Jack Black and big thanks for giving us a beautiful song that I won't be forgetting to stop humming anytime soon.

Funny how the credits list Anya Taylor Joy as Peach but I can hardly recognise the voice on-screen. Something I noticed recently, dunno why ALL animation films sound the same. Even if you're not watching the movie and you were just eavesdropping on what someone was watching, you could always tell when one's watching animation. It's just got this distinctive sound.

Illumination/Universal has cracked the code to giving movie audiences what they want. Not all time we need animation movies preaching fundamentals of life with deep meanings or propagating hidden agendas. Just focusing on giving viewers a fun and entertaining moment and that's why this film is a success.
For the more thought provoking fare, they got Dreamworks. And that's why they're eclipsing Disney in the animation genre this decade.

phr0nesis:

I enjoyed Air and Tetris. I had to start looking for more biopics because them; which led me to Selma and Big George Foreman.
Right now I'm still looking for more

Ishilove:

You have an eye for detail. I didn't notice the pupil shrinking o.

Jack Black's performance was the most enjoyable, in my opinion. The highlight for me was his song

abduleez1:


Selma has always been on my watchlist for 6 yrs now if not more.
You can check out "BlackBerry" which just came out.

Also check out oldies of you haven't like:

Steve Jobs
Weird Al Yankovic
Ali
Elvis
Bohemian Rhapsody
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Selena
The Death of Stalin

phr0nesis:

I enjoyed Air and Tetris. I had to start looking for more biopics because them; which led me to Selma and Big George Foreman.
Right now I'm still looking for more