faroutsea Reviews

The Rhythm Section (2020)

No understand low rating?

[7/10 · 1 October 2023]

Take all the terrorist stuff out and you'd still have a pretty good story of a recovering junkie prositute showing effects of poison and it's removal throughout the narrative via close up shots of Blake Lively's face. Moaning about close ups is lazy criticism as, Hollywood has been doing either the close up or night placement to simplify the scene for ever, but I never felt that the actors location was in doubt and indeed I could never tire of looking at Lively on screen. She has an ability to be genderless and yet still interesting.

The sloppy fight scenes such as the one on the bus suggested such fights in real life are not beautiful and are nothing more than scraps with the film crew showing their take on such events... a sort of anti-James Bond, or should I say Jane Bond.

Really like this film multiple story lines, 3 years of drug addict prositute back story is going to teach any woman servival skills perhaps without her even realising it.

Tyrannical Love (2005)

Great story but bad acting.

[7/10 · 3 October 2022]

A mean thing to say but a story is hard to follow when acting is like this.

Would have preferred domestic abuse girl to have gotten her own back with a cricket bat, but that's just me.

The pride of having completed a feature film trumps all else, I'm sure if more money was available the actors could of been um professional but as already stated great story,

I see some of myself in the characters...perhaps we are all but actors in our 20s and it takes time to come to terms with the act of our lives and to settle upon the fixation that will be the rest of it?

600 characters used and no more.

Good Luck Chuck (2007)

Chuck good luck chuck

[1/10 · 19 August 2022]

Bad on so many levels. The sex scenes are simi-funny but 25 mins in I looked at time remaining and I felt like crying.

Jessica Alba is a light for any film, but surely she can do better than this out dated garbage.

How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)

Love this, unique punk ah yeah well...

[10/10 · 13 April 2022]

It's not a film it's a music video with a beginning, middle (actual music,) and an end. Really enjoyed the ride thanks. Title bit confusing had a note book handy to take notes, but nope.

Friends with Money (2006)

Pretty solid 5 stars

[6/10 · 14 November 2021]

Far too many characters, and incomplete story lines! Would have preferred perhaps, one of the best friends be a single dad type who eventually ends up in the final 'in bed scene'. Which as is, is a really weird scene missing emotional connection of any type. Maybe the point? Dope smoker sits on the bed edge, over thinking & questions her luck, finding a partner with money rather than chiseling something out of wood again??

Really enjoy Keener and her incredible smile.

Sweet Tooth (2021– )

Not "Dancer in the Dark" depressing...

[9/10 · 24 September 2021]

...But still along way to go! Would like to see many more years of this series and perhaps have its plot progressively expand to older perhaps early 20's hybrid characters?

The story is difficult to follow currently but so many floors in story are due to there being a great many leaders to progress among a single story line.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Should-a-could-a been a series of films.

[9/10 · 17 June 2020]

I'm tired of reviewers giving low scores because film isn't like the book, the myth, or the country it's set in.!!! This type of story gives continuity and a future to the KA brand. But I really don't understand how the same money people can green light and release a remade Conan cock up but not make this in to a series.

iZombie (2015–2019)

Template over it

[7/10 · 21 May 2020]

It's a great idea and Zombies cool! Love all the film references, and acting is excellent I really like all the characters but the morgue/cop connection is sloppy. (See 'Lucifer' club owner as consultant to the police.)

Murder happens, the zombie eats a meal has some visions case solved. It's just to repetitive for its own good and the bigger story good zombie capitalist zombie doesn't get enough coverage.

K-9 (1989)

Still a solid film 30 years later.

[7/10 · 18 May 2020]

Fun movie car chases, & dog work done well. Some may mark down due to incorrect dog training or 'how dogs do it' but a sense of humor still funny 30 years on come on.

If you want to know anything about K-9 training look for the words 'positive reinforcement'.

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)

5 is more than deserved

[5/10 · 10 May 2020]

Fell asleep half way through, seems like a mash of a whole lot of WW movies as most of the characters are lame due to lack of depth.

Men in Black: International (2019)

Under 7 ridiculous.

[8/10 · 5 May 2020]

It's a sci-fi/comedy? Nothing wrong with it. Love the leads, don"t get the low rating.

Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011 Video)

Eh

[4/10 · 27 April 2020]

Odin gets beaten up? It's ok his teenage son is there to save him... Story is the point of film but this story is rubbish.

Probably not a film for older folks.

Extraction (2020)

Excellent

[8/10 · 25 April 2020]

Denzel Washington played a burnt out and guilt riddled CIA operative in Man on Fire. Set in India/Bangladesh rather than Mexico this film is rather similar. A young boy in need of a guardian to survive and a guardian in need of a young boy as a means to forgive himself... it's a simple story line so the action can be the star.

Most enjoyable film.

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

Define good

[8/10 · 24 April 2020]

As for the haters most of them have read the books. Why on earth would director and producer want to recreate the book verbatim, film is a different medium genius' so follows its own path created through budget, tech support and a nightmare of other logistics. What is presented as a sequence of moving images is in a novel as word, sentence, paragraph & character making the book a far better medium.

What Peter Jackson did to Gandalf in the Lord of The Rings for the most part is turn him in to a priest... But the character was still strong, and ..."You shall not pass"... is a line that is as strong as any from the last 100 years.

I gave this film an 8 because the writers did a great job of turning a no doubt, difficult story in to a ratable & fun watch . I Want to see another episode.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

Same ol same ol

[6/10 · 22 April 2020]

Always be an audience for it but,it's action film by numbers. Cars, bullets sun & tourism.

Camera follows stolen kiss, & loyalty tested but another painful fall or more likely choreographed roll is proof again that without doubt good guys win and bad guys lose.

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Great mashup

[8/10 · 20 April 2020]

Really good mix up, the story is a fusion of teenage love, neo-sci-fi, and action. Lost amongst it and I knew they were coming, the films credits surprised & saddened me. So looking forward to further development of the characters.

Would liked to have seen the insect fight sequence either slowed or shown from a distance!h

Hammer of the Gods (2013)

All lightning no spark

[5/10 · 19 April 2020]

Film tells a nonexistent story, characters lack likability as they here & gone type. Was the end cave sequence a Viking version rip directly out of Apocalypse Now.

This is another forgettable NZ Netflix movie.

Drive Angry (2011)

Middle road

[5/10 · 18 April 2020]

First half eye candy must of killed the budget, the end had a couple great shots photo wise but the so called god killer weapon was wasted opportunity.

Big explosions, then nothing, big explosion, then nothing again, then... suspect movie not concerned about rating but unforgettable this is not.

Daffodils (2019)

Will remember this one

[7/10 · 13 April 2020]

Watched on channel 1 NZ Television ads an absolute curse to continuity. Surprised but enjoyed as a musical but film like an anti-crease? But lightning fizzed cos fella didn't know the right song.

The Healer (IV) (2016)

Could of been better

[6/10 · 11 April 2020]

Paul Newman tribute amongst end credits explained point of film but If the message is let children be happy carefree selves, if only momentarily and in the worst of circumstances then the obvious fairytale end is stupid. As it makes survival not happiness the point of the show.

The story is the fail! A healer needn't be so obvious and makes me think movie demographic is for children not parents of children with illness.

My rating is generous as could of been far better, reference (1991) Thelma & Louise but from the state trooper's perspective.

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Um it's rating is old, it's review, new

[8/10 · 15 March 2020]

It's a tragedy that it's female roles are played by women wanting to escape a factory life, via uniform tails! What are the odds of Mayo even seeing a jets cockpit? Considering the amount of hassles he had simply making the first step towards the goal.

Rating remains the same as ideals of the Victorian era should not be criticized by 21st century thoughts. What year did this film come out... 1982! Gez .

Frequency (2016–2017)

Very good show

[9/10 · 6 March 2020]

Suspect end was having a go at a following season but apparently not? As would have liked the father to have survived and joined gathering? Far from perfect but enjoyable.

October Faction (2020)

Something new this way comes.

[10/10 · 28 February 2020]

Reference Auschwitz, Nazi's and ordinary people. It's an expansion on Starship Troopers! The monster is the one following orders of the ill informed.

The Legend of Hercules (2014)

There is nothing here

[3/10 · 6 November 2019]

Calling it great because it's so bad is unwarranted as it has glimpses of good but no submarine. Story is all over the place, time lines jumpy and hard to keep up with, characters are who, ah what...

Justice League (2017)

Wish for more

[6/10 · 22 September 2019]

6 is generous. It's a fractured mess enjoy the individual characters but intros to me and each other sloppy.