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Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Cinematography
• Most of the acting
• Musical score (Williams never disappoints)
• Some action scenes and most scenes with Rey and Kylo

• Half-assed directing and script
• Pacing and editing
• Palpatine's return felt silly
• The movie seems more focused on undoing TLJ rather than telling it's own coherent story
• Underwhelming conclusion to the Skywalker Saga (This is probably the worst thing of all... this was to be the final Skywalker Chapter, it could and should have been better and more epic than this)

• The Last Order (Which is just a bigger death star YET AGAIN... THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE FOR GOD SAKE!)

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Terminator: Dark Fate (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Action scenes are fine
• Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Some interesting ideas
• Most of the cast

• Opening scene
• It's too derivative of T2
• Pacing
• Musical score is underwhelming
• Lacked energy and excitement

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Doctor Sleep (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing and editing
• Cinematography
• Performances all around
• Musical score
• Connections to the novels and novels
• Faithful adaptation of the novel

• Some of the pacing

The Shining (1997)

The Shining (Short TV Review)

Positives:

• Jack Torrance portrayal

• Slow in the wrong way
• Boring and not scary
• Cheap looking
• Acting

The Shining (1980)

The Shining (Short Movie Review)

Positivies:

• Directing
• Cinematography
• Music
• Atmosphere and pacing
• Jack Nicholson's performance
• Some improvements over the novel

• Not much

Too Old to Die Young (2019)

Too Old to Die Young (Short TV Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Cinematography
• Color palette
• Music
• Performances & characters

• Hard to recommend (Because of the pacing)
• Inconclusive ending (It doesn't seems like Refn plans a second season)

Joker (2019)

Joker (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Script & Story (Albeit a bit derivative)
• Cinematography
• Performances (Specially Phoenix)
• Musical score

• Occasionally too similar to Taxi Driver & King of Comedy

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

The Matrix Revolutions (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Cinematography
• Action scenes
• Musical score
• Main cast

• Inconclusive and lackluster conclusion
• Overbloated and convoluted story
• Poor execution of it's ideas
• Zero character development

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Reloaded (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing and cinematography
• Main cast
• Musical score
• Action scenes

• Overbloated story
• Lack of character development
• Some effects have not aged well
• Interesting ideas feel wasted

The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing and cinematography
• Script
• Main cast
• Action scenes
• Concepts and themes
• Musical score
• Tone and atmosphere

• Characters could have more personality
• Some of the pacing

Spider-Man (2018)

MARVEL's Spider-Man (Short Game Review)

Positives:

• Presentation
• Voice acting
• Story
• Portrayal of most characters
• Gameplay
• Pacing
• Ending

• Not much

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Deadpool 2 (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin
• Humor
• Action scenes
• Music
• Pacing

• A few jokes didn't landed

Deadpool (2016)

Deadpool (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Ryan Reynolds
• Humor
• Action scenes
• Writing
• Music

• Not much

Logan (2017)

Logan (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Main cast
• Acting
• Musical score
• Tone and style
• Action scenes

• Not much

The Wolverine (2013)

The Wolverine (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Hugh Jackman
• Main cast
• Musical score
• Action scenes
• First and second act

• Some of the pacing
• Third act

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Hugh Jackman
• Most of the musical score
• Main cast

• Writing
• Directing
• Action
• Story
• Pacing

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

X-Men: Apocalypse (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Action scenes
• Musical score
• Most of the cast

• Apocalypse
• Pacing
• Could've been better

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Main cast
• Story
• Pacing
• Musical score
• Action scenes

• Not much

X: First Class (2011)

X: First Class (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing and cinematography
• Main cast (Specially McAvoy and Fassbender)
• Action scenes
• Pacing
• Visual style
• Musical score

• Not much

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

X-Men: The Last Stand (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Most of the action
• Interesting ideas (Though explored better in the comics)
• Main cast
• Musical score

• Writing
• Messy story
• Pacing

X2 (2003)

X2: X-Men United (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Directing
• Main cast
• Action scenes
• Musical score
• Pacing

• Some of the writing

X-Men (2000)

X-Men (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Most of the directing
• Main cast (Specially Jackman, Stewart and McKellen)
• Most of the writing
• Some of the action scenes

• Dated special effects
• Musical score
• It has just not aged well

Max Payne (2008)

Max Payne (Short Movie Review)

Positives:

• Most of the musical score

• Over directing
• Story and writing
• Acting
• Pacing
• Action scenes
• Insult to the source material

Max Payne 3 (2012)

Max Payne 3 (Short Game Review)

Positives:

• Gameplay
• Presentation
• Voice acting
• Most of the story
• Music

• Pacing
• Lack of atmosphere

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003)

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Short Game Review)

Positives:

• Story and writing
• Characters
• Tone and atmosphere
• Gameplay
• Pacing
• Music

• Is a bit short