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I really enjoyed The Final Reckoning very much.
Okay, a bit much explaining and backlashes from earlier movies, a little too little emotional (although I did have tears in my eyes at the end) and Nick Offerman's and Hannah Waddingham's roles are too small BUT the movie is visually great, the stunts are excellent (the last big stunt is one of my favourites), the set design is opulent and you can feel how much fun everybody especially Tom Cruise had while doing it. The payout definitely outshone the less convincing aspects.

An era has come to an end and we were able to witness it.
I especially liked Tom's greeting before the movie. As a movie fan, I really felt appreciated. How thoughtful of him.

Watched on Saturday May 24, 2025.

Watched on Friday May 23, 2025.

Watched on Thursday May 22, 2025.

If you want to get high on emotion than this is the right film for you. I am still in tears over the highly emotional and beautiful written and made "The Wild Robot". The characters, their building relationships, the humour and tragic are so well intertwined that it is just wonderful.

Pointless

Surprisingly funny, I have to it.

Didn't know anything of it beforehand, that it is a Wattpad-thing etc.
Didn't float my boat. The first kiss was really awkward and kind of strange. Both actors had no real chemistry and I didn't get the impression of "summer" instead I think they filmed it in autumn.

Right up my alley. Not exactly for the story but the 70s setting, the touch of authenticity and the quirky ideas. "University of Humbug" will be in my vocabulary from now on.

I know, I know this isn't a masterpiece and the payoff is not what the prelude promises, but now that I've seen it again for the first time in ages, I have to say that it entertained me in much the same way as it did back then, namely not at all badly. Not a big hit, but enough nice characters and a nice story to follow through. It ripples along light-footedly and doesn't hurt anyone. Ideal for days when you need a little something for the heart and nothing to think about.

As It Is in Heaven has great actors, is well-played and nicely made BUT it is too dramatic. There happens one drama after another and they lose their impact due to their large number - there are simply too many! I couldn't take it all in and empathize with them all. And there is no subtleness, no room to make sense of something by yourself. Everything hits you like a sledgehammer. But instead of making an impression, it numbs you.
The ending puts the crown on this roundelay and was absolutely unnecessary. I felt nothing although usually tears are easly brought to my eyes.
Especially in view of the previous plot, a more hopeful, uplifting, perhaps open and ambiguous ending would have been more than desirable. So, I felt pretty exhausted afterwards and I have no intention to watch it again in the near future.

Can't count the many times I watched this movie.
It has an incredible cast, an impressive set design and beautiful costumes. Actors and actresses like these don't exist anymore. They had such charisma and acting skills while they were interesting personalities as well.

Watched on Saturday April 19, 2025.

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

Watched on Thursday April 3, 2025.

Oh, this was sooo boring!
I concede that the movie is nicely shot, but in of content it is just endlessly boring and shallow, but wants us to believe the opposite. You can't create suspense through exciting music alone. I don't even know if it's supposed to be a serious thriller or a crime comedy or what. But in any case, it was boring. I was also not convinced by the acting performances.

Although Diane Keaton always plays the same character in recent years I don't mind because I like this character. And I like Brendon Gleeson in this. The two are a very likable couple and the story is as predictable as it is endearing.

1. The premise is of course an absolute joke.
2. When the concert was over, I had the feeling that the movie had to be too. It felt like it had been running for 1 1/2 hours by then. Good that the concert is just a prelude. In the second half the movie picks up speed.
3. He's the McGyver of serial killers
4. Lame that the killer has once again mommy issues
5. Josh Hartnett did a good job
6- The movie is definitely entertaining.

Wow, Faye Dunaway is a force of nature as Joan Crawford. She really blends into the famous actress down to the movement of single face muscles. You can't take your eyes from her. She makes the story work. I don't agree with the real Christina Crawford's criticism that the movie doesn't focus on the children's fight but on Joan Crawford. I think that the cruelty and suffering of the children was portrayed very impressively. But of course, we also see Crawford's struggle and perspective. She must have been a really horrible person if all of this is true. But she was a very enigmatic and charismatic actess as well and I love watching her movies.

Watched on Sunday March 9, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 8, 2025.

What is this? A drama, a thriller, an erotic movie, a comedy?
Don't know. If it would be good the answer would be irrelevant.
Needed 4 , yes 4, nights to finish this film. I found it hollow and boooooring and it convinced me that Glen Powell isn't actually good-looking.

Watched on Friday February 21, 2025.

Judie Dench ist so beautiful in this movie
Who can ever adequately replace actresses like her and Maggie Smith?
Simply impossible.

It's a cute little story. Dench and Smith acting wonderfully but the ending doesn't sit right with me. It's as if it shrugs its shoulders and says “whatever”.

Watched on Monday February 10, 2025.

Wow, wow, wow...how unlikeable can a female protagonist in a romance be? Grace is the answer.
The plot in itself would make for a decent movie, but it's not believable that Carter or any man could like a woman like Grace or even fall in love with her. She is bitchy, dismissive, arrogant, repellent and more. The acting was convincing but the constellation isn't.

Watched on Monday February 3, 2025.

Watched on Sunday February 2, 2025.

1. This movie is so romantic
2. This movie is so unrealistic
3. Jack Nicholson is so brillant
4. I love this movie

Watched on Monday January 27, 2025.

Felt like an overlong tv-show episode
Why can't this paperthin story be told in one film?
What's the point of all this anyway?
Maybe they don't need a reason but I do.

Liked it but the last 25 minutes were too much dancing and not enough story. The story as a whole was a bit superficial and could have been more about the individual dancers and their relationships with each other. The work of the actors/dancers and the interesting setting made a bit up for it.

It comes as a surprise but I liked this one.
Didn't take me by storm ;) but overall it worked and had some suspenseful moments.

Watched on Tuesday January 14, 2025.

The movie is beautifully shot and everyone acts convincingly, but I still think it's quite a waste of time. It probably represents the dream of many men: a woman who is totally addicted to a man, pines for him endlessly, makes no demands and doesn't want to restrict him. Hardly bearable,
So that alone isn't very credible, but then the male protagonist also suffers from a form of amnesia because he can't this woman, even though he emphasizes how unique she is when they first meet. At this point at the latest, I'm completely out of it.

Watched on Saturday January 11, 2025.

General problem of movies today: Too long
Apart from this I really enjoyed it due to suspense and entertainment value. For me Jason Bateman's best "not funny" role so far. Taron Egerton gives a solid performance.

Not sure what to take from is. Maybe that war reporters are badass and fucked up? There's not much story or background here, rather shootouts and senseless violence, but that's what war is ultimately all about. For me the greatest emotionality is achieved through the choice of music
Most shocking thing about the movie is that we are most likely not far away from its scenario.

This movie is just not my cup of tea. It is okay but with some plot holes. Also, the characters aren't interesting or relatable.

On the one hand I think it is brave that Ishana Night Shyamalan takes the road of her father and follows the same genre. On the other hand I think it is kind of a lame decision. Don't know. Maybe it depends on the things she'll come up with in the future.

Fun movie
Loved Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt together even if they lack a bit of chemistry in my opinion. Both did a good job but since Emily gave me an autograph at the movie premiere I'm naturally biased.
But it is Hannah Waddingham who really stands out for me. I think she is really great in general and she should be the main character in more movies.
Fun and action really functioned, humour worked as well but I appreciate the colour scheme and the cinematography the most. Also, it's great that The Fall Guy appreciates the work of the stunt doubles.

Watched on Sunday December 29, 2024.

Brillant.
Pun intended.

For my personal liking I would have loved some more scenes with the infamous Feathers McGraw.
But the last ten minutes are really touching.

Extremly captivating, moving and sad.

In my opinion, the Academy has very often made the wrong decisions. Nevertheless, I followed the awards and hoped every year anew that my favorites would win. But with Austin not winning, I've given up. No more Oscars for me. That was the one bad decision I can't overlook. That it should be a greater achievement to portray a grossly overweight man with self-pity than to portray a historical figure in all his strength, with all his talents, his flaws and his depth, and to show Elvis' developement over a span of decades is beyond me. I bet in this case the Academy preferred a comeback story to true acting. Such a shame that their core mission is to recognize and honor exceptional performances, not comebacks. So they totally failed.
Austin did an outstanding job acting, voicing and singing. He has transformed himself into Elvis. Also, the movie is a feast for the eyes. So many great visual ideas.
All in all “Elvis” touched me deeply again. It's really sad that often people who give others so much through their talent have such tragic lives themselves despite all their fame and fortune. You can't buy happiness.

Watched on Saturday December 28, 2024.

Love this movie and I really don't get how anyone can rate this poorly. If you do I guess you gave your heart away.

If this movie would be a man I would marry him instantly. Absolutely adorable and James Stewart is such a cutie.

Watched on Wednesday December 25, 2024.

Watched on Wednesday December 25, 2024.

Watched on Tuesday December 24, 2024.

Who am I to critizise one of THE christmas classics?

Best long films
150 minutes or longer

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Greatest Story Ever Told
• Schindler's List
• Interstellar
• Gone with the Wind
• Doctor Zhivago
• Dune: Part Two
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
• Out of Africa
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Best battle-royale scenes

• Gladiator
• Braveheart
• The Fifth Element
• Die Hard
• Dune: Part Two
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Best stage-to-screen film adaptations

• The Shop Around the Corner
• Gaslight
• Les Misérables
• Mamma Mia!
• My Fair Lady
• Dangerous Liaisons
• Barefoot in the Park
• Harvey
• Little Shop of Horrors
• Hairspray

• Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Planet of the Apes
• Soylent Green
• Twelve Monkeys
• Gattaca
• Blade Runner 2049
• Never Let Me Go
• Fahrenheit 451
• X-Men: Days of Future Past
• I, Robot

Best 2 Best Friends Films

• Back to the Future
• Thelma & Louise
• Cast Away
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The Outsiders
• Odd Couple
• Zootopia
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Toy Story
• Pretty in Pink

How to change one's life

• Dune: Part Two
• Gladiator
• Thelma & Louise
• Cast Away
• Paddington
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• Working Girl
• Elsa & Fred
• Overboard
• Trophy Wife

Best movies to forget you're on a plane

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Back to the Future
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Paddington 2
• Inception
• The Prestige
• Florence Foster Jenkins
• Chocolat
• The Greatest Showman
• The Nice Guys

• The Offer
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
• What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
• All About Eve
• La La Land
• Tootsie
• Singin' in the Rain
• Stan & Ollie
• FEUD
• The Producers

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Animal and human communication in film

• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• Paddington 2
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Stuart Little
• Ratatouille
• Planet of the Apes
• Labyrinth
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Bee Movie
• Howard the Duck

• Back to the Future
• Back to the Future Part II
• The Mirror Has Two Faces
• The Fly
• Ghostbusters
• Jurassic Park
• Interstellar
• Outbreak
• A Beautiful Mind
• Raiders of the Lost Ark

• Pillow Talk
• Back to the Future
• Indiscreet
• The Shop Around the Corner
• Green Book
• When Harry Met Sally...
• Adam's Rib
• You've Got Mail
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Destination Wedding

• Cast Away
• Moon
• The Island on Bird Street
• Life of Pi
• Wild
• Birdman of Alcatraz
• The Old Man and the Sea

• A Christmas Story
• The Shop Around the Corner
• Little Women
• Love Actually
• Elf
• Little Women
• Three Wishes for Cinderella
• A Muppet Family Christmas
• Little Women
• Santa Claus: The Movie

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Best films with singing and dancing

• La La Land
• Strictly Ballroom
• Mamma Mia!
• The Greatest Showman
• Dirty Dancing
• Hairspray
• Billy Elliot
• Fame

• The Shop Around the Corner
• You've Got Mail
• Green Card
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• The Proposal
• Pillow Talk
• Lover Come Back
• La La Land
• Destination Wedding
• Pride & Prejudice

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• Armageddon
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Papillon
• Miss Congeniality
• Speed
• Lethal Weapon
• Spy

Great movies around the moon

• Apollo 13
• Moon
• Moonstruck
• Man on the Moon
• Moon 44
• Teen Wolf

Best films set in or about London

• Gaslight
• Sherlock Holmes
• My Fair Lady
• Darkest Hour
• The King's Speech
• Paddington 2
• A Hard Day's Night
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• Notting Hill
• Kingsman: The Secret Service

• Legends of the Fall
• Breathless
• Possession
• Indecent Proposal
• The Scarlet Letter
• When Harry Met Sally...
• A Walk in the Clouds
• The English Patient
• Serendipity
• Notorious

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
• Sonny Boy
• The Mortal Storm
• The Invisibles
• The Diary of Anne Frank
• Suite Française
• Shining Through
• Alone in Berlin
• Die Bertinis
• Au Revoir les Enfants

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Book themed movies and literary adaptations

• You've Got Mail
• The Bookshop
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• Book Club
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• The Notebook
• Notting Hill
• Harvey
• Doctor Zhivago
• Becoming Jane

...plus 27 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Moving movies set in ghettos and concentration camps

• Schindler's List
• The Island on Bird Street
• The Pianist
• Escape from Sobibor
• Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
• Schrei nach Leben
• Holocaust
• Jacob the Liar
• A Piece of Sky

• Titanic
• Avatar

  Good effects, but Cameron proved once again that he is not a storyteller. Boring, predictable story.

• Arrival
• The Shape of Water
• Rocketman

  I'm sorry, it's a good film but for me it doesn't hit the mark.

• Little Women
• Vox Lux
• Knives Out
• (500) Days of Summer
• American Hustle

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The funny/tragic/odd stories of roommates.

• The Odd Couple
• What We Do in the Shadows
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
• Notting Hill
• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• Cast Away
• The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes
• Housesitter
• Monsters University
• Gattaca

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Music is an essential part in these films.

• La La Land
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• The Greatest Showman
• Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
• Florence Foster Jenkins
• Mamma Mia!
• A Star Is Born
• Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
• Quartet
• The Boat That Rocked

...plus 14 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Titanic is definitely not part of this list!

• Back to the Future
• Gladiator
• The Fifth Element
• Armageddon
• Jurassic Park
• Mamma Mia!
• Interstellar
• Braveheart
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Raiders of the Lost Ark

• Borg vs McEnroe
• Andy Murray: Resurfacing
• Wimbledon
• Battle of the Sexes
• Match Point
• John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
• McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
• Players
• Break Point
• Gentlemen's Fury

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• Elsa & Fred
• The Good Liar
• Death on the Nile
• Witness for the Prosecution
• Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
• Quartet
• Paulette
• The Karate Kid
• Trophy Wife
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• La La Land
• Maudie
• Loving Vincent
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• The Story of Adele H.
• Frida
• How to Steal a Million
• The Greatest Showman
• Whiplash
• Woman in Gold

• Legends of the Fall
• Gladiator
• Out of Africa
• The Last of the Mohicans
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Braveheart
• Star Wars
• La La Land

• Love Actually
• The Shop Around the Corner
• Little Women
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Billy Elliot
• The Great Muppet Caper
• The Muppet Movie
• You've Got Mail
• Forrest Gump
• Ratatouille

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. The Shop Around the Corner
2. Indiscreet
3. Adam's Rib
4. Notorious
5. The Mortal Storm
6. All About Eve
7. Rope
8. Rebecca
9. Breakfast at Tiffany's
10. My Fair Lady