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Bad Jim (1990)
Something to watch while you're doing something else
Good scenery, incomprehensible storyline. The reason I give this movie what I would call a massive 4 out of 10 is simply that the actors are not horrible. They give decent performances, believable performances sort of. The script is an incoherent mess with no logical purpose. I didn't know why the characters did what they did, and after the film I was left somewhat puzzled at what I was supposed to "take home" from watching it. Was there any sort of afterthoughts to be had? Not really. If the actors had been as bad as the script, then this would have been a 2/10 movie, but they lift it up to an acceptable 4 out of 10. Passable for entertainment, barely. Anything with Chuck Norris in it is at least as good/bad as this.
The Crying Game (1992)
great movie despite what I expected
I expected this movie to be rubbish. I'd never seen it before, I'd only heard it referenced in popular culture, in movies, TV-shows, etc, where they made fun of it.
So I expected it to be horrible. But it was not. It was great. It had everything. It had action, shooting, suspense, violence, comedy. Romance. The unexpected.
If this movie wasn't the way it was, it'd be far higher rated. It's simply a very good movie, with very good and accomplished actors in it, and a very good storyline.
I would watch it again.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Not the real deal - over-hyped and faked artsy-ness
This movie tries to be one of those alternative artsy type movies. However it isn't the real deal. There's just a lot of dead-ends, no real dimension.
It's flat.
If this were a real alternative artsy type movie, critics would not be going ape over it, they'd be rating it 3/10 and saying they didn't get it, etcetera. But this is in fact a commercial mainstream type deal, so it's dumbed down enough for them to "get it", or at least think that they do.
Don't expect this to be great, because it isn't. They're deliberately faking it. A bit like rich people going slumming.
After Earth (2013)
Worst I ever watched
I've seen some horrible movies. This movie makes "The Love Guru", "Spice World" and "Hocus Pocus" seem like fantastic Oscar-Winning masterpieces.
Without spoiling, I can only go so far, but by golly, this is horrible! I can only assume starring in a movie was a birthday present from Will Smith to his son. His son is nowhere near ready to star in a movie. He's as nervous and one-faced as any random fourth-grader, in fact anyone picked at random would have been better at it, I'm fairly certain.
Will Smith's son has one single facial expression, it is that of someone trying to figure out a crossword puzzle but lacking a solve. Is this even considered acting?
Now, the plot in itself could have been written on one single piece of toilet paper. Basically only two things happen in the entire movie. Yes. It is that bad.
If you ever wondered if this was worth watching, quite simply: NO, it is not!