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8/10
It's confusing, it's silly, it's over the top, and I LOVE IT
22 December 2016
Even if you enjoy this movie as much as I do - let's be honest, it is no masterpiece of film making or a milestone in the "handle-held" movie genre. However, it is undeniably a sensation among millennials, all the nods to the video games of new and old, the constant mind-bending action, the first-person perspective. It really is a 90 minute showcase of the good and the bad stereotypes of video games, barely clothed women, swearing, gore, an over the top story. And all with the volume turned up to 11. And then turned up another 11 notches.

In case you are unaware, here's the basic rundown. The movie is completely shot in first person. There are no scenes out of the first person perspective, mostly shot by Go Pro Hero cameras. We take our eyes from Henry's perspective. Henry, our mute protagonist, has just awoken, with no memories whatsoever. The woman tinkering with Henry's newfound robotic limbs and brain turns out to be Henry's wife. The facility comes under attack by the film's antagonist, the telekinetic power wielding Akan and his crew of soldiers. In the nick of time Henry and his wife escape from their lab, which turns out to be a laboratory in the sky. When Henry and his wife land, they are quickly greeted by Akan's soldiers on the ground, and Henry's wife is now captured by Akan. Now Henry, with the help of the loudmouth but dependable sidekick Jimmy, must track down Akan and save Henry's wife.

The plot, as you can probably tell, is a bit of a mess. It's your classic twist and turn science fiction story, with a whole lot of killing in between. We follow Henry through thick and thin as he, in the most bad-ass manner possible, tries to track down his wife.

The movie is full of Henry partaking in crazy park-our stunts to catch enemies and get around more quickly, made realistic by all of Henry's moves actually being done by the camera's wielder. That's right - you experience first hand what it's like to brutally murder 5 people in a matter of seconds and then jump off the second floor of a hotel to the ground floor. It's nuts - but can also be hazardous to those sensitive to motion sickness. If you feel sick while playing first-person shooter video games or during movies like Clover-field, PLEASE do not see this movie. The camera never stops moving. Whether that is a good or a bad thing is up to you. Me personally, as someone not easily motion sick, loved it.

The movement in the movie really brings all the craziness of it to life and gets you pumped up and more immersed into the movie. I actually climbed up a roof just to jump off it only 5 minutes after watching this movie. True story.

Plenty of people enjoy action movies, but also appreciate when the movie takes time to slow down, whether it be for emotional moments, plot- enhancing moments, or whatever the case may be. Hardcore Henry spits in the face of "slowing down to explain". It's a roller-coaster, and the more you try and control it, the more you realize you just have to sit back and enjoy the ride.

This to me is one of the very few really solid "popcorn movies" out there. It's crazy as hell but also has some unique charm to it with the first person perspective. It's dumb, but the movie itself knows this too, and cuts off all the fatty exposition commonly found in silly action films trying to take themselves too seriously. It punches you in the face, then offers you a drink.

And for that, I love you, Hardcore Henry.
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Weeds (2005–2012)
8/10
A very well executed drama/comedy hybrid
8 July 2013
Man, i really love this show. The premise is that a women, Nancy Botwin, has started selling weed for money to support the family after her husband, Judah, died of a heart attack while he was out running with her son Shane. Before watching this show, i was under the immpression that it was a flat out comedy thanks to the premise. I guess it was like how Dean Norris originally though Breaking Bad was a comedy before acting in the show. Let's talk about the main character, Nancy. I think she's a bit too dirty in terms of language, and she has sex multiple times in the show. I wouldn't really mind but she is WAY to dirty to actually seem like a real mom, not to mention that her 10 year old son Shane and 16 year old son Silas talk just as dirty as she does around her. And the actress, Marie-Louise Parker, while very pretty, just smiles too much. She always looks like she's going to crack up even in dramatic moments. Now let's talk about the comedy parts. This is NOT a kid friendly show. There is a lot of swearing and a lot of boobs (not sure if they were censored or uncensored in the show on TV). They are pretty much all dirty jokes, but if you're into those types of jokes, you'll love it. This is a big issue though, because many people dislike the show because of how disturbing it can be to some people. Now the dramatic parts. They range from being deadly to everyday occurrences, like how Silias has sex with a women (the same age, 16) and gets her pregnant. I won't give away but the scenario is very realistic. The drug related scenes are all intense and interesting and really makes you feel like you're in the scenario with them. It's very fun. In conclusion, the show is a funny and dramatic show with a good feeling of realism, i just gave it a 8/10 because of the dirty jokes and how they can really turn people away from the show. The show is available for viewing on Netflix. Thanks for reading :)
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Fred (2008–2014)
1/10
Does it get worse then this?
11 July 2011
No, it doesn't. This is the WORST show. If you can even call it that, on the internet. Don't worry, I am not that kind of guy who bashes on kids for making videos, usually they're actually as good as work done by adults, just maybe the voices are different. But not here. Once you watch just one of his videos you immediately hate Lucas, the infamous maker of "Fred", and plays as him. You don't care about his personal life or ANYTHING, all you want and need to do is tell him off. He got MOST subscribed on You Tube for months on end, and he does NOT deserve that badge. I wouldn't mind if he were an O.K actor but, he just... let me explain. A Fred video in a nutshell... "Blah blah blah blah blah O.M.G Judy ha i am so not funny blah blah blah pointless yelling wow look Kevin blah blah blah mom comes home and says something unfunny, blah blah blah, subscribe. To the person who just wasted your time and gave you partial deafness in your ears." All that and some high pitching easily done in audacity and having the original audio replaced and re- synced, there you have, the WORST videos on You Tube. And is is clear NO effort whatsoever, he just thinks of daily situations that no one really cares about and just acts all crazy. And annoying as well. And has that STUPID high pitched voice. I guarantee that you will regret watching any of his videos. And nobody I've ever met likes Fred. Word.
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Seventeen Again (2000 TV Movie)
This movie was so... o.k
11 July 2011
Warning: Spoilers
You may think that 6/10 is a bit low for an O.K movie, but it's so just O.K. Nothing really rises above what the regular formula for this type of movie is, mainly with Disney Movies for sure. To make the movie good, you need an X-Factor or X-Factor moment, something to set it apart from the other movies of this type. Like in Toy Story it's all the background and stunning visuals and great acting. In this, it's just that same, overused formula. The plot is that the Grandparents of a family are coming over for a while. Also the young boy seen on the cover of the movie is a scientist capable of making things 45 years of biological experiments couldn't even derive. Oh yeah the girl on the cover as well? She's the sister, and with her is her grandma, who is has now turned back to 17 years old, but more on that later. So the sister has boy problems and... well you know how it goes. So the kid is making something, probably deadly... well it gets knocked over into soap, the grandparents use the soap and now they're 17 again. The daughter is really just a plot device more then a character, as the grandma and boy are much, much more important to the story. The grandma has to go to the girl's school, and you know these famous twins. They look exactly alike so everyone thinks that the grandma is actually her. Never seen that before. So, it's pretty much all filler until the boy get the right combination of most likely deadly chemicals and pours that into a pool that the grandparents jump into and they are turned back into elders. I was expecting it to say, "And they all lived happily ever after." in that weird Roman Old Times writing. Although it not necessarily s good movie, that filler part is actually pretty amusing, and the acting isn't as bad as you'd think.In conclusion, to watch alone when you're bored, there are other choices, as for watching it with your family, it's tolerable for parents and good for kids.
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Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard of the Year (2011)
Season 4, Episode 15
1/10
Downhill much?!
8 July 2011
This show originally showed hope for the now corrupted Disney Channel, but now it is very, very bad. Selena wares this stupid wig constantly which is ugly but then, the British guy is just a pussy now, and he bakes. And isn't scary. Or cool. Or sweet. Or anything that made us originally accept him as a new character. Wow, just dumb and nothing even happens in the episode, so no spoilers here. The title says it all. And that's a big problem. Why would I want to watch a bad episode in which nothing even happens. And my god, the British does absolute intentional British quotes, like "rubbish", and "bloke". It's so unfitting and not funny. And nobody can act anymore. I mean it used to be just bad, but bearable. But now, my god it's terrible, so fake, so forced, and especially SO ANNOYING! Please, let it end here.
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1/10
Terrible!
1 July 2011
Who thought that this was a good idea? What were they thinking?! "Hey, let's get two idiots who look like they're trying to hide their constipation and we have no idea who they are, and let's get that pipsqueak from True Jackson VP, add a couple of jersey idiots and we'll be all set!" I bet that's what they thought. Because that's all this show is, those two guys being idiots and trying to do stunts and then get hurt and in real life would probably kill them (not a big loss though)but hey! It's a show, so everything is fine! And the acting... is beyond words, it's just in the top 5 of worst actors. The two boys as i said are just dumb, no real substance, the girl is just annoying, and really seems like Barack Obama reading off a teleprompter, and that jersey guy... just, i don't want to talk about it let's move on. There's no real background of ANYTHING anyways, so why should we care about what they do, just let me know when they die. This show makes me really hate Nick even more then i already have in past years for the following: Stopping Drake and Josh Ruining our favorite sponge i Carly Victorious Big Time Rush Fairly Odd parents And now THIS?! I must say, Nick is just down the toilet nowadays, and please Nick, if you're listening, STOP THIS SHOW!
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Halo: Reach (2010 Video Game)
10/10
It's not that good...
29 October 2010
Well, wow, i'm doing a review of this game... and i don't like it. At all. No matter what anyone says, the critically acclaimed Halo series only had 2 good games , Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo O.D.S.T. If you want to know why i like those games and none of the other games of the series, just check those out on I.M.D.B for my review on those games. Really, i think they got too full of themselves, and wanted to give the player, TOO MUCH. That's the HUGE issue with this game. Too much unnecessary bullshit that pubescent boys like to use online. The campaign is just downright awful, really, one of the worst storyline that an acclaimed title can give. Really? Did they just think that going online is the only thing that matters to gamers? Well, for the most part, yes and no. You complete things like beating the game on legendary to unlock some armor, but that's it. but my point is, even if i wanted to, i still couldn't grasp the meaning of the game. Overall, i think that this is once again a ridiculous add-on to the series of games. 5/10
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Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011)
A revival to Disney's turn to bad shows
20 June 2010
Finally, Disney is coming up with more original ideas for their shows, and incorporating better actors. Well, the title is pretty cheesy, Sonny is the main character, so like all Disney shows, it has to be in the title. The reason that i gave this show an 8 is because it comes off as a little rushed. On the first episode Sonny's all "O.M.F.G i can't believe i'm here!!!" but then in the second episode she acts like she's been there for a couple years and got used to it all. But, discarding that, it's a great show, showing that Disney could be fully revived someday. With that said, this show show is a great addition to the franchise. I really hope they continue for a couple more years.
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Godzilla (I) (1998)
1/10
Whoever made this movie, has never seen a Godzilla movie
15 May 2010
OK, seriously, what the crap. This movie is a fail. The monster doesn't even deserve the name "Godzilla". Then Japan just called it Z.i.l.l.a. It doesn't even deserve to have part of Godzilla's name in it. The army beats the monster, excuse my language, but WHAT THE CRAP! The army defeats him. 28 Japan Godzilla movies Godzilla doesn't care about the army, they are just like, poking him! But in this movie, Godzilla gets hurt by the army. Most people that say that this movie is awesome have just never seen the rich quality of the real Godzilla movies. And then we see that Godzilla had 200 babies. He only had like 2 from the original series! The one thing that makes me want to set fire to places that sell this movie is the fact that Godzilla has those spikes on his back that normally would've powered his fire (or nuclear) breath! Not including that is seriously like making a spider-man movie when he doesn't shoot webs. I think that Japan is lucky that this wasn't their movie, because such a crap film can only come from us here in America! Personally, i hate this movie more than anything you could possibly imagine. It's like the Devil wrote and directed it to make us suffer.
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6/10
It's alright, pretty messed up
7 May 2010
The first serious point is that they really messed with the book's awesome storyline. Some things were added, and for the most part they were awful add ons to the story, only one add-on was actually was a good one. However, they got the gods and goddesses correct, now that was a really good part. One thing that was stupid was that they trained with extremely powerful swords. I know this because, well, a teenager with little to no prior training cut Medusa's head clean off. If i were a teacher, there's no way i'd let them train with swords that powerful. Now for the C.G.I aspect. The C.G.I was actually very good for this film. The Sayers looked completely real, however Grover's goat legs looked fake. The snakes on Medusa's head were alright, but the rest of the film's C.G.I is seemingly flawless. Originally i would've given this film a 7, but the storyline was messed up a bit, and Anna beth (sorry, had to space the name) had blonde hair in the book. But i still like Anna beth's look. So, if you like the book, then i guess you should see this movie. However, if you know absolutely EVERYTHING about the book, don't see it. You don't have to read the book to get the film's concept, because they still got everything, some stuff just not correctly. But overall it's a good movie, and i WOULD suggest seeing it.
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6/10
Very underrated, but most of the criticism is true
19 April 2010
This movie in my opinion is underrated, for the most part people say, "not enough gore" well, just look at what it's rated PG-13! If you want gore than just go to the sequel (which in my opinion is a bad idea because it starts where the first ends)People say the acting is horrible, well, actually, that's not much of what it sucks of. The acting was pretty good, actually, the actors really seemed to care for each other. But that brings me to the bad part, NO CHARACTERIZATION! So when somebody dies, the audience doesn't know enough about the person to really care that they're dead. Now onto the aliens and predators. The aliens in this movie are great. People say, "they just go around killing" actually, the need to harvest people, and the creators of the alien said "they kill any threat". Now onto the predators. One word: wow (sarcastic). The predators kill to live, in which a sense they did do in the beginning of the film, but then onwards it just got unrealistic. This film is good for a PG-13 movie, so if your'e a fan of cut off horrific death scenes and alright acting and unrealism to the kings of science-fiction, this is your movie. Hope you like it!
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Rogue Trooper (2006 Video Game)
10/10
Great for anyone
4 April 2010
This game delivered to me what no game at the time gave us: a science fiction game without all the swears and over the top violence and gore. I've known of this game since it first came out, and i got it on game tap for free. I beat the game and i was satisfied with it. Sadly, it was removed from the free games list and so i couldn't play it anymore. a couple years later, I saw it at a game store and got it. When i played it once again, I forgot just how good it was. This game also kind of just spoke out to me that a game could be awesome without extreme gore and bad language. This game also showed me the path towards third-person gaming, and in my opinion, this game is by far like, Assassin's Creed, and Assassin's Creed II. This game really isn't for a person who doesn't like genetic mutations (not gross at all) and gas masks that your enemies use. So pretty much this game is awesome, and is highly underrated.
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Dark Void (2010 Video Game)
9/10
A breath of fresh air
22 February 2010
This was truly the best third person shooter I've played in a very long time. The movie-like storyline, a tale of ex daters being pared up on a plane, goes wrong. This game destroys other third person titles by a total new perspective, and not to mention some of the coolest guns yet. It's somewhat flimsy in the fact of how it sometimes feels repetitive, but that's usually backed up with some cool cut scene or some huge boss battle. The game ended a bit abruptly, but that was fine. The last scene was great, and really got me hooked. Also,the variety of enemies means that this game is a real brain cruiser. This game also delivers some great graphics, so be ready for some action-packed, fast action, shelf cleaning carnage!
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Assassin's Creed II (2009 Video Game)
10/10
An amazing sequel to another great title
21 February 2010
Assassin's Creed II delivers everything a gamer could possibly want; to kill ruthlessly, or to silently kill and walk away. Many new additions have been added to the game, although players hooked to the first game will have to get the hang of how weapons are selected and how to buy them and such. The new setup is quite different from the first Assassin's Creed, due to now there be actual missions rather than the basic storyline of having to kill some bad people. But Assassin's creed delivers great graphics, more gore, more counter-attacks, and now one of the greatest inventions in gaming history, to use your opponent's weapon against them, and delivering the same great feel. Plenty of unlockables means it's time to unsheathe your sword and get ready, you're in for a real show stopper.
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Assassin's Creed (2007 Video Game)
10/10
One word: awesome
21 February 2010
Assassin's Creed delivers a new generation of game play. A bit of how the grand theft auto games are set up; you can do the missions, but you can just free-roam as you please! This game also had a great storyline that had everyone questioning. This game has four awesome weapons at your disposal (well sort of 5 as throwing knives and the short sword are of the same block) the sword, the hidden blade (my favorite), the short sword and throwing knives, and the legitimate weapon for thugs, fists. A great buy EPIC! (great price as well)I think anyone can enjoy it, and it being on a wide variety of platforms makes it one of the greatest games of all time.
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