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Troll
A paleontologist (?) works with the government to prevent an accidentally awoken troll to thrash Oslo.

Wittenberg
06-12-2022

Only the monster is unique
Trolls are nice monsters for a change, and I somehow expected this to have a Nordic class of restraint, mysticism and folklore. Instead, they went with a full-on Hollywood blockbuster monster-movie vibe, with all the tired cliches and annoyances that come with it. Like you've already seen it.Triple 9
Corrupt agents doing one more gig get caught up in a swamp of distrust

Wittenberg
27-12-2016

Gloomy and effective but not very involving
It's good to see some dark, well-acted, sweaty, and straight up bad cop action again, with effective action/violence because it doesn't want to over dramatize or orchestrate anything. It would have helped though, if we knew a little bit more about these guys so we can sympathize a little better.Triangle
Shipwrecked friends climb onto a passing ship, but it is hardly an improvement....

Wittenberg
16-08-2015

An great story, executed slightly dull
Direction and performances are a bit uninspired, contrasting with a really nifty and clever story that keeps your attention all the way. Even my wife stayed awake for this one.Triada
Woman finds she's part of a triplet seperated at birth, and some dark secrets surrounding this situation

Wittenberg
12-03-2023

A couple of problems, but still enjoyable
We enjoyed this little crime puzzler, but I thought is was a little overacted and implausible, and the ending - where the evil nemesis elaborately tells about the masterplan - seemed like an out of fashion James Bond maneuver. The final showdown was disappointing, too.Trench 11
Near the end of WWI, a group of soldiers investigates an abandoned German underground complex to find out what they did in there

Wittenberg
26-01-2019

A bit underwhelming
The premise sets up a decent mysterious and scary atmosphere, but after a lot of flashlights in endless, similar looking dark hallways and disappointing bad guys, the thing runs out of fuel and fails to reap the claustrophobic possibilities.Tremors
Texas country folk dealing with massive worm-like creatures attacking their tiny town

Wittenberg
25-05-2019

Cheesy at it's best
Even when it was made, it already was silly, cheesy and ridiculous as can be. But it also managed to be an irresistible and charming combination of fun and dumb action that make it a classic. Every time I stumble upon it, I just cannot switch it of.Trauma
Four female friends are brutally invaded by a ruthless man and his son

Wittenberg
22-04-2025

Not as traumatic
There is certainly enough here to warrant trauma. But the movie as a whole doesn't have what it takes to tie it all together, and in doing so the horror doesn't hit as it ought to. Acting is so-so, connection to the characters is limited and the story feels clumsy and amateuristic.Trap
The police seal of a concert in a hunt for a serial killer

Wittenberg
27-10-2024

Played cards too early?
It starts of pretty interesting, but pretty early on we already get what feels like would be the twist. After that, what remains is a mildly entertaining, but hardly believable or groundbreaking crime/thriller.Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Something with large and loud robots helping some kid and earth

Wittenberg
15-06-2013

Unbearably loud
That's it. I have grown old. Some years ago, I would still have fallen for the stellar CGI and non-stop heavy duty action. But as off now, I can no longer stand this hysteric, over-the-top, screaming insane action and was struggling not to switch this off.Transformers: Age of Extinction
The humans built their own transformers, not realizing what they created. Autobots come to the rescue.

Wittenberg
30-10-2014

near torture
This movie looks AWESOME and is a production triumph. You can however, barely watch this. It is crammed with excessive, loud, stupid, endless, insane action, terrible humor, restless angled camera shots, rushed montage, cliches, bucket loads of kitsch and oversaturated color. Somebody make it stop.Transcendence
The soul of a murdered AI scientist is transfered into the system. Will he play nice?

Wittenberg
21-12-2014

Underwhelmed
This subject is right up my alley, but this movie is not. The conversations are a bit gibberish, the science lazy, the action misplaced.Trainwreck
Promiscuous and drinking woman is struggling to make a steady relationship work when she meets someone special

Wittenberg
08-07-2018

Well made and well acted
The surprisingly warm and talented cast, including Amy Schumer herself, make this movie flow wonderfully and naturally, providing plenty of smiles and a general good feeling along the way.Train to Busan
A man takes his daughter on a train to Busan, just as a zombieoutbreak is happening.

Wittenberg
16-12-2018

Original and exciting ride
While the zombie behavior seemed a little outdated and borderline caricature, this movie offers a lot of thrilling and quite original scenes that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.Tous les Dieux du Ciel (All the Gods in the Sky)
A man takes care of his disabled sister, working towards a mysterious resolution for the both of them

Wittenberg
14-12-2024

Remarkable and uncomfortable.
A gloomy and twisted movie that is not about sensationalism, but a more subtle sense of sickness and discomfort. It effectively uses some scifi and horror elements to create an interesting mix.Touch Me Not
I think it's about a woman trying to break through her fear of intimacy

Wittenberg
07-05-2023

Experimental sexual therapy
No, it's not soft erotica as the description might seem to suggest. Instead, it is an experimental, wandering movie that explores the meaning of sexuality to remarkable people. Cold due to the bright lights and analytical style, yet intimate by letting us in.Total Recall (2012)
Man inserts cool secret agent memories in his brain

Wittenberg
16-08-2013

A very decent sci-fi action thriller.
If you manage to NOT see this as a reboot, it's a fine sci-fi action flick with some great designs.Top Gun: Maverick
Maverick is called back to train a team destined to do the most dangerous mission ever

Wittenberg
06-06-2022

The people don't work for me anymore, but the flying does
I had some trouble buying into the somewhat desperate portrayal of these pilots as beautiful, perfect, witty, slick, hip beings and the insubordinate way they go about their briefings and missions - even if this is Top Gun. But hell yes, the air footage and final combat makes up for it.Tomorrowland aka Project T
A rebelious teenage girl is the chosen one to glimpse into a future world - and save it too

Wittenberg
27-05-2015

Gorgeous but Disney
For younsters, this is a splendid and exciting space adventure with a great spirit. Grumpy old men like me need to deal additionally with the miles thick morals, and the over-smart main character and her indifference towards the amazing things she encounters.Tomorrow War, The
People are send to the future to help fight a loosing war against an alien invasion

Wittenberg
04-07-2021

Forgettable and hardly interesting
While the time traveling does add something to the alien invasion genre, most of this felt quite cliched and tired. It's one of those movies seems to think it doesn't have to be exciting, involving, innovative or believable because it's just a blockbuster with a lot of money. Wrong.Tombraider
Lara sets of the Japan to look for her long missing father, who was investigating a mysterious tomb on a desolate island

Wittenberg
03-02-2019

Faithful videogame recreations don't automatically mean it's good
It follows the game really closely, and some of the scenes and scenery were really familiar. But, as much as I loved these games, seeing it recreated with real people just falls short and makes everything shallow, predictable and lifeless. I Guess this exemplifies the problem with videogame movies.Tokyo Gore Police
A special police officer is on an assigment to take care evil modified humans, which involves a lot of bloodshed

Wittenberg
23-03-2023

Entertaining blood fountains
For the most part I was very entertained by the bizarre atmosphere and blood fountains. It's a nice doze of insanity that is so over the top you can enjoy without remorse. After a while though, it did get a bit pointless and clueless.Tokyo Ghoul
Dude is bitten by a ghoul and turns half into one, but he remains human enough to do good

Wittenberg
29-01-2025

Perhaps a fair adaptation, but still unable to win me over
The story and execution are interesting enough. But as usual, I find it impossible to really care about the weirdly acting and one-dimensional characters and the drama they display. Oh I wish I could somehow see through this and truly enjoy the wondrous imagination of Manga.Titane
Woman goes on a killing spree and then hides by becoming someone's son. I kid you not. Also, something with cars.

Wittenberg
06-04-2023

Strange, unpleasant yet secretly fascinating
One of the strangest movies I have seen. I found it an unpleasant experience in ways I had not felt before. Everything is just so confusing, nasty, sweaty and ugly. But at the same time I was fascinated enough to look up the director and will keep track of her future works.Titan, The
On a diminishing earth, some humans are experimentally transformed so they can live on the moon Titan

Wittenberg
12-08-2018

Experiment failed
It started okay-ish with a potentially interesting story and decent actors, but it is let down by a slow pace causing my attention to wander off several times, and then the story falls apart as it becomes incomprehensible and weird.Time Trap
When they try to recover missing persons from a cave, it seems that in there, there is something wrong with time

Wittenberg
15-08-2020

Great idea cannot overcome B-movie atmosphere
I love the idea, and it's one that could have worked beautifully with limited budget and resources. Unfortunately, they went with rather dull, unimaginative characters delivering cheesy lines and doing crincy things, which results in a fatal B-movie atmosphere. Too bad, they were on to something.Time Lapse
Three friends discover a device that takes a photo of their house everyday at eight o clock.... tomorrow

Wittenberg
17-01-2016

Hats off to the minds that can cook up a story like this
A mind boggling story that continuously left me balancing on whether I was aboard or not, and had me drawing diagrams the next morning. And as if the story weren't complex enough, their is still room for an additional twist at the end too. Very clever.Tides aka The Colony
Space colonists return to see if earth is habitable again, but get caught up in tribes competing with each other

Wittenberg
03-08-2021

Promising beginning, so-so rest
Initially the wet, misty landscape sets an moody atmosphere, and the story manages to pull you in. As it progresses though, the madmax shenanigans are okay but felt a bit anticlimactic, and as a whole it looses some energy and mystery.Three Thousand Years of Longing
A woman releases a genie, and together they ponder their lives in trying to find out what wishes to make

Wittenberg
28-06-2024

Conversations done right
The movie mixes some philosophy, history and fantasy, but above all is quite a chatty intellectual movie about longing and purpose. But is remains accessible, and never gets heavy handed due to it's lighthearted atmosphere.Thor: Love and Thunder
In confronting a new menace to all of the gods, Thor gets help from an old love

Wittenberg
08-08-2024

Appearantly Thor is not to be taken seriously
A curious product where noon seemed to care anymore, and they just cooked up a ridiculous, corny and over the top comedy where every idea and fart was greenlighted. It's either painful and preposterous, or it will slowly get to you and make you chuckle uncontrollably.Thor The Dark World
Evil forces want to bring darkness to the worlds. Thor intervenes

Wittenberg
20-04-2014

Another curious case of stellar looking boredom
I just sat around wondering how I could be so bored with so much beautiful looking stuff going on. Natalie Portman, who is dragged into celestial warfare, doesn't appear to be impressed by any of it either. Points are solely for looks and effort.This is the End
Film actors at a party find themselves amidst judgement day... and saviour of the righteous only

Wittenberg
23-06-2015

Mostly self absorbed
The idea of the actors playing more or less themselves in a bizarre situation like this is kind of nice. But for the most part, the look-at-how-funny-we-are is tiresome instead.Thin Red Line, The
In worldwar 2, an American platoon tries to conquor a Japanese mountain

Wittenberg
16-08-2024

A decent war pic with some tricks up it's sleeve that only partly work
This movie sets out reasonably intensive combat, with emphasis on the decisions in the command structure. What sets the movie apart is frequent footage of nature, and voiceovers reading poetic contemplations. It sets the movie apart, but was quite vague and hard to follow.They/Them
A conversion camp for gays and other QHBT+ variations holds dark secrets and methods

Wittenberg
12-02-2023

Mostly fine
I wasn't sure I wanted to watch an entire movie featuring exaggerated Q+HTBI characters, but Kevin Bacon is putting on quite a show, and the slowly developing sinister undertone makes it interesting. As it draws to and end, it felt ideas ran out and it winded up as a mediocre slasher.There's Something Wrong With the Children
Two befriended couples on vacation visit a mysterious building, after which their children start to act weird

Wittenberg
23-03-2023

Not intense or scary enough
The story has plenty of potential, but it's one of those movies that just won't get scary without an obvious reasons why. I am guessing it's that kids that are more annoying than scary, and an atmosphere that makes it feel like an episode in a series - with limited budget and inspiration.Them That Follow
A woman of a secluded religious community, that does snake handling to prove their faith, has a secret

Wittenberg
27-12-2021

Slow, but something is growing
The movie has a very serene atmosphere in which the slow daily life in the woods is portrayed very well, so much so that in fact halfway I almost started to long for some action. But there's a constant under the skin buzz that keeps it mysterious and kept me watching, with memorable performances.Thanatomorphose
A woman's body starts rotting while she is still alive

Wittenberg
12-03-2023

Unpleasant but relevant curiosity
It's a glooming, filthy and let's not forget very slow film that's not for everyone. But I have to say it worked too. The way she endures it, all alone in her windowless apartment, without seeking help, adds to an deep sense of isolation and depression, and a deeper meaning to it.Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Folks buy an old town to turn it into something hip, but one house still contains the freaky villain from the seventies

Wittenberg
27-05-2023

Succesful slasher
While I suspect fans of the original have plenty to complain about, in itself I found this to be a fairly solid slasher movie. It has some good gore, and the tension in some scenes is well done and certainly above average.Tetsuo: The Iron Man
A bad trip about a man who is slowly turning into metal scrap

Wittenberg
02-01-2022

A good bad trip, but too pointless to be a satisfying movie
What if those creepy black and white 'art student movies' you see in horror films were a full length experience? Maybe it would be something like this. I was quite intrigued at first; it is effectively unsettling. But after while I wondered where it all was going and I lost my curiosity.testmovie
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Catwoman88
20-05-2013

final floattest, can't be one integer
2.5 for me
robocop
20-05-2013

It will also float this
Floating with 9.5
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Terrifier 2
Girl faces a a clown that slaughters people in the most brutal ways

Wittenberg
13-11-2022

A bold slaughterfest with eighties vibe
There's plenty of shock value, with executions that are bloody and painful the watch. They also managed to set up an eighties vibe by the colors used, and perhaps even the acting style. But I also felt is was a bit long and pointless.Terminator: Genisys
The original timeline seen from the future perspective - until things start to change....

Wittenberg
12-07-2015

Full of letdowns.. just barely makes it to 'entertaining'
Kyle is now a miscasted dork. Sarah is now omnipotent and omniscient so all excitement is gone. The terminators scenes feel like a 'best of' rehash of earlier movies. It has an unrealistic and strange sterile look to it. The time travel has become a caricaturisation. Arnold was funny though.Terminator Dark Fate
More or less the original story but with more females

Wittenberg
25-04-2020

No
Some action scenes successfully revisit the hard-hitting robot fights and good old car chases. But my god, Sarah Connor is a hideous, disastrous character now and the other ones have to deliver some pretty painful dialogue as well. The forever recovering evil cyborg got boring, too.Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines
Again, a terminator comes back in time to secure the future. Again, he is hunted down by an advanced terminator model

Wittenberg
11-05-2014

A lesser but stilll adequate episode
Not as epic and overwhelming as the preceding parts, in part because of the rather dull main characters. Still, there's plenty of Terminator goodness in here to have a good time. Average actionmovies back then still were more fun than the soulless fx bonanzas we get nowadays.Terminator, The
In the future, killer robotmachines rule, and send a terminator cyborg back to the presents prevent prevent the human rebellion leader from ever being born.

robocop
13-02-2013

Not bad for such a wuzz
It lacks soul like i have. In the end, it is human decision making that settles things.
Catwoman88
01-02-2013

Could have been better meow
This movie needed more latex I could have privided, as well as more meow. Anywway this review is a bit on the long side for testing purposes.
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Tenet
A special agent is ask to assist in a mysterious mission to prevent WW3, for which he encounters things that go back in time

Wittenberg
03-09-2020

The most audacious and genius movie ever, but does that mean enjoybale
Clearly we have another Nolan gem on our hands, in terms of visuals, music and the mind blowing story. Initially I wondered if the complexity was just too much, getting in the way of enjoyment. But as it starts to digest in days after, you begin to grasp the sheer genius and audacity of this.Temple, The
Three people travel to a mysterious desolate temple in Japan where strange events have been reported

Wittenberg
30-09-2018

They forgot to write it
I quite liked the beginning with moody Japanese scenery and mystery. But as they approach the temple, it looks like they had no more ideas so they just threw in some random, incoherent bland scary stuff and were done with it. Very unsatisfying.Teleios
A spaceship docks with a distant spacestation to retrieve a mysterious cargo

Wittenberg
11-09-2017

The suits, my god, the suits!
I think I needed about 7 attempts to watch this all the way through. It is so goofy and off that I thought it would turn into a spacemovie parody, only to realize in horror they are for real. The rest of it is just painfully boring and features a crew wearing the ugliest spacesuits of all time.Teeth
A girl finds she has teeth in her vagina (there's actually a name for that too: Vagina testada)

Wittenberg
26-02-2023

Surprisingly good
Oh my, what kind of movie can possibly come out of this? A pretty good one, apparently! I was pleasantly surprised by an effective mix of drama, horror and humor. It takes itself seriously with becoming heavy handed, and even has some good cinematographic moments in there too.Teenage Mutant Turtle Ninjas
When a badguy attempts to poisson the city, the turtles must finally come out in the open and defend the city

Wittenberg
04-12-2014

An unnecessary movie with no audience
If the idiotic concept of TNMT will ever make any sense, it is in a vivid, wacky animated environment. In a real life movie it didn't really work, the story and pacing were bland and the turtles extremely uncomfortable to look at.Ted
A boy's teddybear comes to live and they become best friends.... which becomes problematic when he is an adult

Wittenberg
25-02-2013

Should have been even funnier
The whole idea is so outstandingly funny that I couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed. But it IS funny.Tau
Woman is kidnapped by a dude working on some AI thing, so she tries to gain the trust of the artificial intercom housekeeper in order to escape

Wittenberg
30-06-2018

Lovely story but difficult to execute - and it shows
While I loved the idea, it would all depend on convincing dialogue and acting whether it would work out. Unfortunately, both are below par and the movie is too slow or mediocre to keep me interested.Talk to Me
Them kids play with a model of a hand that brings them in contact with ghosts

Wittenberg
26-09-2023

An above average spirt summoner
Summoning the spirits and the inevitable consequences may be a familiar theme, but I thought this movie had enough ideas of it's own to keep it fresh and interesting. I wish it was scarier though, and that I liked the characters more.Taking of Deborah Logan, The
Students want to film a patient with Alzheimers, but end up documenting something much more sinister

Wittenberg
29-11-2023

Some good scares and ideas in a mediocre mockumentary
This movie captures the potential creepiness of elderly people doing strange things in the dark quite well, and certainly has some striking scenes to offer. But some of the other characters, and most of the unconvincing in-between found footage stuff, bored me.Taeter City
In a future where criminals are turned into burgers, people hunt for an individual who seems immune to the controlling radiowaves. Or something.

Wittenberg
24-04-2024

A bizarre gore anarchy
Initially I was wondering if there was going to be any point to this, but gradually the continuous very gory executions, set against this totalitarian society with continuous advertisement for human meat.... somehow began to work. Very rebellious and sickening. For some, that is a plus.Tabernacle 101
Dude dies and revives to prove there is no afterlife. Dark consequences result.

Wittenberg
10-07-2023

Maximum amateurism
I don't mind the similar story to Flatliners; it's an exciting concept there deserves be explored further, and is something that could work fine for a movie with little resources. Unfortunately, this is amateuristic to the core.T-34
A Russian ace tank commander is captured by the germans, but gets a unique opportunity to escape. With a tank, of course.

Wittenberg
06-12-2020

Tank porn. It exists.
A rather bold action flick showing loads of tanks with super slowmo shell penetrations and sweaty screaming Russians. I feared it was more of a videoclip than a movie, but the story catches up and makes it worthwhile and quite exciting indeed. Perfect for tank aficionados like me.Synchronicity
Small teams get a timemachine to run work, one of them gets caught up in paradoxes

Wittenberg
17-06-2018

The story is there. Execution is not.
There's probably a really clever, if not somewhat difficult to follow, story in here. But the really lackluster execution, dull performances, suspiciously limited locations and depressing dark colors made me struggle to care... no matter how much bladerunner music they throw in!Swiss Army Man
A lost and stranded guy finds a corpse on the beach, who's 'special powers' and friendship help him to make the journey home

Wittenberg
13-08-2017

Just because it's unique doens't mean I like farts
I guess there's points for originality and it sort of works in it's own special way, but I couldn't shake the feeling of being pranked into watching someone's bizarre fart joke fantasies.Sweet Home
A group of very different people in an appartment building is faced with fighting monsters

Wittenberg
23-02-2021

The characters hit a nerve I did not know I had
The groundwork was promising; colorful cartoon-like imagery, pleasantly weird monsters and potentially interesting group dynamics. But none of the people is particularly likable. In fact I started to despise many of them up until the point I could no longer watch it. Never had this before.Svart Krabba
In a fictive war, soldiers are send into the night on skates, to cross a lake for a world saving mission

Wittenberg
26-05-2022

Decent little war movie that does things differently.
Overall it doesn't feel very plausible, and some of the combat feels slightly tame and lacking suspense. But it's different, varied and builts up to a unexpectedly large finale and plot twist. An amusing watch for sure.Suzume
Girl is on a mission to stop doors from releasing sky worms that cause earthquakes, together with her friend - who turned into a chair.

Wittenberg
11-10-2023

Why minds should be set free
Go see it if you don't buy that description. I really appreciated this wildly imaginative story backed up with spectacular animation. It is a testimony for what may come from unrestricted, unbound filmmaking... even if the result may be difficult to connect with emotionally.Suspiria (2018)
Talented ballet dancer is accepted in a mysterious danceschool, were something occult is going on

Wittenberg
25-05-2019

Uneasy
While not as deeply disturbing as the of hype would make you believe, it was uneasy for sure. I liked it; photography was beautiful, and the slow tension and mystery keeps you hooked. But at the same time, I was slightly disappointed for not requiring therapy afterwards.Superdeep, The
Russian horror about a rescue team entering the deepest researchfacility on earth where strange things have been occuring

Wittenberg
10-07-2021

Plenty to complain about, but enough going for it
Maybe it didn't quite nail the claustrophobic atmosphere the way it could have, it aches towards a B-movie and most characters are unlikable and simplistic. But I gotta say: the overall concept is creepy and done nicely, and the mold/spore enemy original and impressive. Nice music, tooSuperbad
Two constantly arguing but inseparable friends on a mission to get booze and laid on the last party of the year

Wittenberg
05-08-2018

The Tarantino of highschool movies
The constant and lengthy foul-mouthed dialogues and contemplations create an atmosphere reminiscent of Tarantino movies. It's kind of like an adult version of highschool movies. Cool.Sunshine
On a spacemission to reignate the sun, one ordeal leads to another when they decide to make a small change in the missionplan

Wittenberg
15-06-2013

Beauty and class can outshine anything
This amount of loopholes and illogical elements in the plot would have crippled most movies. But Sunshine is so beautiful, classy and exciting that it outshines them easily. I also love the self aware, scientific-ethical attitude of the crew.Sully
On the miracle emergency plane landing on the Hudson where everyone walked away

Wittenberg
27-08-2017

Over dramatized
The landing appears faithfully recreated and was thrilling to see, but the events surrounding it felt over dramatized. Also, the research committee seemed strangely angry and eager to discredit the pilot's doings, and almost started crying when they couldn't. What??Suitable Flesh
A psychiatrist comes into contact with a boy who seems to contain an evil spirit looking for more host bodies

Wittenberg
29-05-2024

Embarrassing
A movie that feels so terribly out of date in terms of feel, screenplay and acting that it becomes embarrassing to look at. I read somewhere that it is meant as an ode to 80s mystery shows. Perhaps that would have won me over if the script was worthwhile, but it is not.Suicide Club
Detectives try to figure out a pandamic of mass suicides

Wittenberg
12-06-2023

Good until the actual club shows up
The first half is quite shocking and uneasy, as we're all left in the dark as to what is causing these tragedies. Then the real 'club' shows up, which are terribly annoying characters who do annoying things and form a dissonant wedge from which the film does not recover.Sucker Punch
Girl is institutionalized, but lives violent fantasies while dancing which help her escape it the end. Or something.

Wittenberg
20-04-2014

Violent video clip, done with much love
Easy to fault, but I was amused by the violent, fabulously stylized, unearthly, anachronistic action, as well as the moody and steamy atmosphere. Try to see it as a trip, then you may get enjoy it.Substance, The
When a star is dumped because she's too old, she tries a substance that promises to grow a younger version of herself. Out of herself.

Wittenberg
25-09-2024

A blast
An truly awesome movie, thanks to it´s nasty body horror, snappy imagery, great actors and crazy (but not so subtle) story. But what´s best is how loud and proud it delivers the insanity, making it just so damn enjoyable. I can't remember being this much entertained by a movie lately.Subservience
With his wife in the hospital, a man takes in a robot nanny. Gee I wonder will all be okay.

Wittenberg
06-10-2024

A pretty tired take on a familiar story
It finds very little to add to the familiar story of androids becoming hostile, being predictable and plain. Perhaps the erotic tension earns it some credits, even though that could have been miles better too. Fox was cold, even for a robot. Madeline Zima was the warm highlight of this movie.Strays, The
A woman's high life is disturbed when two children show up

Wittenberg
08-03-2023

A decent horror drama
More drama than horror, but a feeling of increasing discomfort and dread is unmistakable. Everything is done pretty well, and I liked how the timelines of two perspectives come together. But part of me felt it remained a little lightweight, could have hit harder.Strange World
Son of an explorer discovers a magical energyplant that changes the word, but when crops die they venture into a strange world to save it

Wittenberg
03-01-2023

Bubbly but not engaging
It's hard to not like the vivid, colorful and imaginative world on display, and I quite liked the big reveal as well. But in the end I didn't really feel involved. Perhaps I am growing tired of the generic looks of Disney characters, and did not particularly like any of them either.Stowaway
When a mars mission equiped for a crew of three has a crew of four

Wittenberg
05-05-2021

Interesting and focussed, but a bit mellow
It brings down the story to the essence, features fine design and actors, and certainly had us entertained. But the big finale seems a bit cumbersome and unlikely, and part of me thought the impossible ethical decisions could have been more heart wrenching, and tension more nail-biting.Stopmotion
A woman tries to complete the stopmotionfilm of her dying mother, leading her into a surreal trip where the movie becomes part of real life

Wittenberg
17-04-2024

An original and pretty good horror
There can be something eerie about many stop motion films, so using it as the basis for a horror is an exciting move. It is well done with stylish and moody imaginary and a good doze of surrealism. Halfway through though, the curve flattens as it sort of goes into autopilot. Still, nice little findStill Alice
A woman is diagnosed with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease and tries to deal with it together with her family

RockmeNow
02-03-2015

Impressive
An eye-opener for everybody, including myself, who had not been directly confronted before with the devastating consequences of Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease. There are many good reasons why Julianne Moore won an Oscar for her role in this impressive movie.Stepbrothers
Two senile and failed men must coexist in one house when they become stepbrothers

Wittenberg
01-06-2013

Embarrasingly funny
Part of me thinks it could have been funnier given the two lead actors, but it is sill good fun.Stealth
Three pilots in super modern jets must deal wih a fourth, unmanned sleathy jet.

Wittenberg
07-04-2013

Saved by coolness
Just when I thought I wouldn't be able to make it through the jetfighter-movie cliches and flawed characters and plot, this movie is saved partially by some decent action scenes and cool moments.Starving Games, The
A parody of guess which movie

Wittenberg
21-08-2015

A turkey of the second kind
A rather dumb and unfunny fest of bad jokes, though some might still accidentally trigger a slight smile now and then. Not the worst of bad parodies.Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
It's not just bugs that run over Mars, but an evil politician tries to destroy the entire planet - inhabitants included. Troopers to the rescue.

Wittenberg
25-10-2017

Ruined by the characters
Some of it looks dated, some of it looks quite good, some action scenes I liked. But it's all in vain, because of the ultra cheesy, cringe worthy characters that make it feel like a Powerrangers episode... but not in a good, satirical way like the original managed to pull of.Starship Troopers
Friends sign in to combat terror from space. Both their skills and friendship are put to the test.

Wittenberg
26-08-2015

A brutal space fight that requires the right mindset
It all depends on whether you can appreciate the deeper meaning of incredibly cheesy barbie people have soap opera relationship quarrels - followed by dismembering fights with aliens.Starry Eyes
An actress desperate for a role auditions at a cult movie company, that slowly alters her behavior and even herself

Wittenberg
22-12-2024

Decent but immature
It's quite original and has some some nice mystique and a pretty dense atmosphere. But it wasn't too scary, and the story felt a bit underdeveloped, like some ideas not fully formed into a well flowing script.Starfish (2018)
While grieving for her friend, a girl unlicks a mysterious code and.. the end of the world?

Wittenberg
21-07-2024

A balancing act
At times I found this mysterious, arty and dreamy slow burner, nicely flavored with a dash of horror and science fiction, intriguing and pretty. At other times I found it pretentious, sleep-inducing and pointless. I suspect most will only find it one of these ends.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
No point in describing this any other way than: the finale

Wittenberg
03-01-2020

Perfectly unimpressive
What a perfect Starwars movie. It has everything you could possibly want, done in a tasteful and beautiful manner. Yet I walk out the theater feeling indifferent, numb and with no desire to discuss, read up, rethink or relive any of it. I wonder if it's just fatigue, or something more fundamentalStar Wars: The Last Jedi
The last of the rebellion is being hunted down, so they need Skywalker to bring them hope. And a lot of other stuff besides.

Wittenberg
03-01-2018

Too much?
Despite a couple of awesome scenes and a praiseworthy new tone and style, I felt underwhelmed. I am getting tired of some of the star wars ways, the casino sidestory was awful, I didn't like Luke and I was bored during the endless contemplating of the force and good and evil. It's getting too much.Star Wars: The Force Awakens
A map to the location of vanished Luke skywalker causes good and bad to hunt down one another, and a new giant new planet killer device lurks.

RockmeNow
03-01-2016

And the saga continues!
This incredible movie fully lives up to the expectations. Prepare to be sucked into the star wars universe right from the start. The storyline of the initial 3 star wars movies is partially re-used with the offspring of the initial characters in the lead. Nevertheless, I enjoyed every minute of it!
Wittenberg
30-12-2015

A great, big bad continuation of a great movie
A wonderful blast that looks and feels fantastic, and adds some nice designs and elements to the Star Wars universe. The story though, felt more like an ode to the originals rather adding a lot to it. Building an even bigger deathstar thing was cheap.Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Obi finds out about the clone army, and lots of other stuff going on too.

Wittenberg
28-08-2015

Mixed up
While it contains several outstanding scenes and sound effects (seismic charge!) to make it worthwhile, it is let down big time by an overload of boring politics, cringe worthy attempts at drama and awkward slapstick.Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
In a mission to save a planet from a hostile takover, two jedi stumble across a boy with great promise.

Wittenberg
26-09-2013

Majestic saga lost in space
It had everything you could possibly wish for: spaceships, droids, lightsabers, jedi's, aliens and saga. It has a phenomenal pod race. But because of multiple factors, it is a somewhat dull experience.Star Trek into Darkness
The pursuit of a terrorist into Klingon space gets the Enterprise into trouble

RockmeNow
17-09-2015

A great action-packed movie
Lots of action, space ships and great visuals, which just happen to take place in the Star Trek universe (but nevertheless also highly accessible to non-trekkies)
robocop
24-09-2013

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Star Trek Beyond
A brute force enemy causes the Enterprise to crashland. The survivors must find away to release the hostages and prevent further mayhem

Wittenberg
24-04-2017

Awkward and off
The scenes of destruction are mighty, but overall this really felt off. They totally overdid the constant humor which started to feel like slapstick. The story and events also felt awkward and cheesy like the original series, with embarrassing scenes like driving around a motorbike to divert aliensStar Abyss
When a spaceship gets trapped in a void, everyone turns on each other for the remaining resources. There's also a monster and killer twins.

Wittenberg
13-01-2025

Sharp looking nonsense
The core idea is interesting enough, but unfortunately everything else is awful. The characters and acting is hideous, the story a mess. There was something interesting about the way it looked though. Not the design or FX itself, but the crisp colors and sharp lines stood out for some reason.Stalingrad
In WWII the battle for Stalingrad, Russians and Germans fight for a strategically situated building and the few women left in the vicinity

Wittenberg
05-10-2014

Actors and story can't keep the few impressive scenes afloat
A good looking - if not over processed - movie, with some very intense scenes that will remain stuck with me. But the rest of story is struggling to bind it all together, with slow and clumsy scenes that fail to show the terror that these men must have been in.Stairs, The
Boy and grandpa find stairs in the woods and go missing. Years later, a group of other hikers find them, unaged. And the stairs. And some demon.

Wittenberg
12-09-2021

Uninspired and unsuccesful horror
The opening gets by (barely), but the adult hikers are a rather annoying bunch (the metalguy is almost unwatchable) and so are the rather uninteresting and vague events they encounter. It's allover they place, like they just threw in some random horror things to fill it up.Squid Game 2
In an attempt to uncover the island and dismantle the games, the winner of the previous run gets stuck in them allover again

Wittenberg
05-01-2025

A good fix, but for how long
I guess it does a commendable job of bringing some new perspectives as well as delivering on the core material. But some fatigue kicked in with me as well; especially the dragged-out nature of everything, and the ultra clunky overacting and dialogues.Squid Game
Out of money and out of a future, a small-time hustler accepts an invitation to mysterious game that offers a great price

Wittenberg
14-11-2021

Unique, dark and bright
While the viral success and hype it generated may seem a bit much, I would agree that it is a fresh, well made series that make you eager for the next episode. The bright colors contrast nicely with the dark theme and bloodshed, and you get to like the protagonists and loathe the bad ones.Spy
Condemned to work in a basement supporting agents doing all the action, a CIA agent finally gets a change to do some fieldwork of her own

Wittenberg
14-08-2016

Dare I say hillarious?
In a time where 'comedies' merely evoke a vague smile at best, I was delighted to find this genuinely funny movie that had me laughing out loud several times. Deliciously nasty and hysterical.Sputnik
Sputnik cosmonauts crash on earth, one of them is carying something unearthly with him. A doctor is asked to investigate.

Wittenberg
26-08-2020

A bit slow
While subjects like this are always a killer, and I liked the Russian take and atmosphere for a change, I found the movie to be rather sluggish. There's a lot of talking and walking through the hallways with too little excitement or tension, nor did I find everything very credible.SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, The
The recipe for krabburgers gets lost, so Spongebob and friends must travel above the surface to find it.

RockmeNow
17-02-2015

Hilarious fun in the sponge bob universe!
Great movie for both kids and parents, with impressive 3d effects enhancing the overall experience. Do not try to touch the soap bubbles with cannon balls (just to warn you)....
Wittenberg
08-02-2015

Whack!
Of course you have to GET the hysteria and oddity that is Spongebob. But if you do, you're in for a funny and whacky movie bursting with colors and pleasant anarchy. Incidentally, the 3D version features some of the the most effective and sharpest looking 3D yet!Split
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with multiple identities

Wittenberg
28-05-2017

Multiple Personality Disorder annoys me more than it scares me
Frankly, I was somewhat bored and agitated by the multiple identities, especially the laughable behavior of the supposed 9 year old. Apart from the identities there's wasn't much in there, nor did I find it very particularly scary. It's okay, but underwhelming.Spine of the Night, The
Animation about a power struggle involving witchcraft

Wittenberg
12-11-2021

Plenty to like but not to feel
Overall a satisfactory experience for animation enthusiast like myself, with some imaginative action and storytelling. But with no background story and no real character to know or love, it's doesn't really hit you emotionally.Movies found: 1204 | max movies per page: 100 | Showing: 101 - 200
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