DRAGONLORD'S 2016 MOVIE GUIDE

[HARRISON_3]

The original Pete's Dragon takes me back...

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Critics' Reviews for PETE'S DRAGON

Rotten Tomatoes: 85% approval rating (120 out of 141 critics like it)

Critics Consensus: Pete's Dragon continues Disney's current live-action winning streak with an update that gives the original a visual overhaul without overwhelming its sweet, soulful charm.

Entertainment Weekly - The Mouse House has skillfully rummaged through its mothballed back catalog and given a 21st-century makeover to one of its lesser, goofier titles, with magical results. B+

New York Daily News - What "Pete's Dragon" lacks in original plot, it makes up for in heart, a satisfying Disney hug delivered with a modern Mowgli and his magical monster. 3/5

Newark Star-Ledger - It may seem absurd that a creature from the Dark Ages could be hiding out just a quick car ride from Portland. But then Lowery takes you into the green hush of those dark woods and you believe. 3/4

Rolling Stone - Thanks to director David Lowery's humanizing magic, this tale of an orphan boy and a dragon is that rare family film you really can take to heart. 3/4

 

[PRESIDENT TRUMP]

Haven't heard of Hell or High Water, but I'll watch anything with Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges.

Sausage Party looks hilarious and unique. Can't wait for your review @Dragonlordxxxxx

Going to see Petes Dragon with my daughter tomorrow

Meryl Streep movie looks like shit. Typical Streep Oscar bait

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Critics' Reviews for SAUSAGE PARTY

Rotten Tomatoes: 83% approval rating (90 out of 109 critics like it)

Critics Consensus: Sausage Party is definitely offensive, but backs up its enthusiastic profanity with an impressively high gag-to-laugh ratio -- and a surprisingly thought-provoking storyline.

Entertainment Weekly - Have you ever been screamed at by a weiner? Welcome to the wildly crass, intermittently brilliant world of Sausage Party — a sort of Secret Life of Groceries exposé that is literally bananas. And also nuts. B

New York Daily News - There are a few points where Rogen and company go way too far, but even in those cases, you may find yourself trying hard not to laugh and failing miserably. "Sausage Party" won't be for everyone, but if nothing else, you'll never look at your groceries the same way again. 4/5

Newark Star-Ledger - Even if you're offended - and perhaps rightfully so - there's another joke coming around the corner to change the subject. And some terrifically wild characters to keep you laughing. 3.5/4

Richard Roeper - Despite all the cursing and envelope-pushing and bat-bleep crazy sexual stuff, Sausage Party isn't mean-spirited. It's just... stupid. But also pretty smart. And funny as hell. 3/4

Rolling Stone - An effed-up funhouse. Rogen, a livewire satirist, dishes out an R-rated cartoon treat that tackles the crisis in the Middle East, the nonexistence of God and the sex lives of supermarket products. 3/4

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Sausage Party looks hilarious and unique. Can't wait for your review @Dragonlordxxxxx

Unfortunately it's not showing yet at my local cinemas.

 

[PRESIDENT TRUMP]

Unfortunately it's not showing yet at my local cinemas.

Do you ever pirate films?
How many of these movies will you see in theatres?
Do you have a favorite genre?
Which upcoming films are you most anticipating?
Do you appreciate Television as much as movies?

You seem to have a passion for film and it translates to not only the effort you put into each post, each thread, and each review (which I take as gospel)
Do you review movies professionally? Are you in the film industry ?

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Do you ever pirate films?
How many of these movies will you see in theatres?
Do you have a favorite genre?
Which upcoming films are you most anticipating?
Do you appreciate Television as much as movies?
You seem to have a passion for film and it translates to not only the effort you put into each post, each thread, and each review (which I take as gospel)
Do you review movies professionally? Are you in the film industry ?

- Uh pass.
- I haven't kept track but I think I watch roughly 30 movies at the cinemas in a year.
- Sci-fi, action, superhero, giant monsters are my favorite genres.
- For this year: Rogue One, Kubo and the Two Strings, Doctor Strange, Don't Breathe, The Magnificent Seven, The Girl on the Train, The Accountant, Jack Reacher 2, A Monster Calls, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Moana, The Founder
- Yeah, I love television shows.
- Thanks.
- Nope. Reviewing is just for fun for me.

 

[PRESIDENT TRUMP]

- Uh pass.
- I haven't kept track but I think I watch roughly 30 movies at the cinemas in a year.
- Sci-fi, action, superhero, giant monsters are my favorite genres.
- For this year: Rogue One, Kubo and the Two Strings, Doctor Strange, Don't Breathe, The Magnificent Seven, The Girl on the Train, The Accountant, Jack Reacher 2, A Monster Calls, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Moana, The Founder
- Yeah, I love television shows.
- Thanks.
- Nope. Reviewing is just for fun for me.

Thanks pal. Your work doesn't go unappreciated

 

[Reign Supreme]

sausage party looks damn funny...probably will take my 5 year old son to Pete's Dragon...he loves the movies

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Critics' Reviews for HELL OR HIGH WATER

Rotten Tomatoes: 99% approval rating (79 out of 80 critics like it)

Critics Consensus: Hell or High Water offers a solidly crafted, well-acted Western heist thriller that eschews mindless gunplay in favor of confident pacing and full-bodied characters.

Entertainment Weekly - You might have to go back to 1967's Bonnie and Clyde to find a film about bank robbers that feels as of its time as David Mackenzie's Hell or High Water. A

New York Daily News - It's got a dry dusty power, and a dark sense of humor. And when it finally saddles up and really rides, pardner, you'd best get out of its way. 4/5

Chicago Tribune - "Hell or High Water" has one foot in pulp conventions, and the other in some stimulating, morally tricky contemporary answers to those conventions. What the movie has, above all, is a dramatic line, clean and straight. 3.5/4

Arizona Republic - Let's make it easy: If you like sitting in a dark room looking at pictures that move, you should see "Hell or High Water." It's terrific. 5/5

Richard Roeper - You could freeze nearly any frame of Hell or High Water and you'd be looking at a work of art. It's stark and breathtaking and gorgeous to behold. 4/4

Rolling Stone - Hot damn, this one's a goodie - a mesmerizing, modern-day western that moves with the coiled intensity of a rattlesnake ready to spring. 3.5/4

 

[heavyarms21]

@Dragonlordxxxxx

Pete's Dragon

8/10

I liked it , thought it was thoughtful remake of the original. The Kid Actor playing Pete ( Oaks Fegely) was pretty good , you actually believe he has a love for a big ole CGI dragon. The Dragon looked gorgeous, impressive considering this only cost about 65 mil. Bryce Dallas Howard gave a nice mother vibe and Robert Redford was good in a small roll. Wes Bentley and Karl Urban were just there , their roles could have been interchangeable or plugged in with any generic actor to be honest. Solid flick.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Weekend Box Office:

SUICIDE SQUAD Still No. 1; SAUSAGE PARTY Beats PETE'S DRAGON with $33.6M

David Ayer's much-debated Suicide Squad may have stayed No. 1 in its second outing, but the true hero of the late summer box-office barbeque was Sausage Party, which came in ahead of predictions to score the best opening for an R-rated comedy in at least a year with $33.6 million from 3,103 theaters.

Originality paid off big time for Sausage Party in a season otherwise dominated by a slew of sequels and remakes that have disappointed.

Case in point: Disney's CG/live-action hybrid Pete's Dragon, an update of the studio's 1977 film, opened to a subdued $21 million-$22 million from 3,702 locations despite being the first new family offering since July. At the same time, the film cost less than most Disney offerings at $65 million. Pete's Dragon earned a glowing A CinemaScore, as well as strong reviews

Overall, Suicide Squad claimed the weekend crown with $43.8 million from 4,255 theaters — a 67 percent drop from the $133.7 million collected last weekend. It's one of the biggest declines for a studio superhero movie, and for Warner Bros. and DC, it's deja vu all over again after Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice tumbled 69 percent earlier this year in its second weekend.

That doesn't mean Suicide Squad is a slouch. The movie has now earned $465.4 million worldwide, including $222.9 million domestically and $242.5 million overseas, where it took in another $58.7 million over the weekend.

Sausage Party, which cost a modest $19 million to make, is a needed boost for Sony and another win for Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures, which developed the project on behalf of producing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This Is the End, The Interview). Comparisons are difficult since there haven't been a slew of R-rated animated comedies; in 1999, South Park — Bigger, Longer and Uncut debuted to $11.3 million ($19.3 million when adjusting for ticket-price inflation).

Weekend Box Office: 'Sausage Party' Feasts on $33.6 Million; 'Pete's Dragon' Flounders with $21 Million

 

[Tebowned]

@Dragonlordxxxxx

Pete's Dragon

8/10

I liked it , thought it was thoughtful remake of the original. The Kid Actor playing Pete ( Oaks Fegely) was pretty good , you actually believe he has a love for a big ole CGI dragon. The Dragon looked gorgeous, impressive considering this only cost about 65 mil. Bryce Dallas Howard gave a nice mother vibe and Robert Redford was good in a small roll. Wes Bentley and Karl Urban were just there , their roles could have been interchangeable or plugged in with any generic actor to be honest. Solid flick.

Went to go see Pete's dragon last night with my 4 year old daughter.
The story telling in the second act bored her and she started moving around.

My thoughts:
The lighting was too dark but It made the CGI hairy dragon-dog more tolerable.
I liked the jungle book a lot butternut I still rate it a 7/10.

Edit:
I didn't even know, going in. that Wes Bentley, Urban, Redford were in it.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

BEN-HUR

Genre: Historical Epic Adventure

Director: Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch)

Cast: Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Ayalet Zurer, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Nazanin Boniadi, Moises Arias, Pilou Asbæk, and Rodrigo Santoro

Synopsis: Ben-Hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.


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WAR DOGS

Genre: Biographical Comedy Drama

Director: Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School)

Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, J. B. Blanc, Shaun Toub, and Barry Livingston

Synopsis: Based on a true story, “War Dogs” follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami during the first Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.


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KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

Genre: Stop-Motion Animation Adventure Fantasy

Director: Travis Knight (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes, Art Parkinson, Brenda Vaccaro, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and George Takei

Synopsis: An epic action-adventure from acclaimed animation studio LAIKA. Clever, kindhearted Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson) ekes out a humble living, telling fantastical stories to the people of his seaside town. But his relatively quiet existence is shattered when he accidentally summons a mythical spirit from his past which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta.

Now on the run, Kubo joins forces with Monkey (Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey), and sets out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samurai warrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battle gods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Rooney Mara), to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and his heroic destiny.


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IMPERIUM

Genre: Crime Drama Thriller

Director: Daniel Ragussis (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Seth Numrich, Pawel Szajda and Devin Druid

Synopsis: Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe), a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy.


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MORRIS FROM AMERICA

Genre: Comedy Drama Romance

Director: Chad Hartigan (This is Martin Bonner)

Cast: Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, and Jakub Gierszal

Synopsis: This coming-of-age drama follows 13-year-old Morris as he moves to Heidelberg, Germany with his father and adjusts to his vastly different home.


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A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS

Genre: Biographical Drama

Director: Natalie Portman (New York, I Love You)

Cast: Natalie Portman, Shira Haas, Ohad Knoller, Gilad Kahana and Neta Riskin

Synopsis: Based on the international best-seller by Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness is the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell, become the stories we live.


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KINGSGLAIVE: FINAL FANTASY XV

Genre: Animation Adventure Drama

Director: Takeshi Nozue (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)

Cast: Aaron Paul, Lena Headey and Sean Bean

Synopsis: The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the sacred Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis (Sean Bean) commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king's magic, Nyx (Aaron Paul) and his fellow soldiers fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum - to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae (Lena Headey), captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to the empire's rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.

 

[heavyarms21]

Kubo and the 2 Strings

9/10

This was very well crafted. It taps into Japanese lore and it looks gorgeous. The Voice acting is very good in this , as Art Parkinson ( Kubo) and Charlize Theron have wonderful chemistry that stands out even with voice acting. There is nice slight of hand with the characters , that I liked , but there wasa build up to what it lead to and I think it makes the story have a well crafted arc. I recommend it.

 

[clutchCAT420]

Just finished re-reading Ben hur. I might not be able to wait for dragonlords review to see this.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I heard from a reliable source, but I doubt many of you would consider reliable in reguards to films, that he recieved an early screener of Ben-Hur and it is very very good.

He was so impressed, he re-watched acouple action scenes.

If his opinion checks out, I'll post his name.

 

[clutchCAT420]

Solid @ GearSolidMetal. Read the reviews for it on rotten tomatoes just to see the shit they give out. Seriously fuck that site. Won't ever know how that place became the "legit" source for reviews. Bunch of paid pansys that are probably Hollywood writers. If you're reading this RT. Fuck you!

 

[LATEXXX COMMANDO]

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Just finished re-reading Ben hur. I might not be able to wait for dragonlords review to see this.

I had a chance to watch Ben-Hur last Wednesday but not really feeling the movie.

If you guys have seen it, please write your feedback. If you guys think it's worth it, I might check it out next week.