#Limbo HenGoku with yet another film review on Disneys Big Hero 6 BIG HERO 6Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure Age certification: Rated PG Directer(s): Don Hall, Chris Williams Writer(s): Jordan Robert, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird Notable Actor(s): Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung Release Information: 7 November 2014, english Plot outline: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes. Review Acting 10/10: The voice acting in this movie was fantastic and they really fit each character really well. Sounded really believable. Writing 8/10: The story of the movie is very intriguing and the characters are introduced. Though the characters don't really have a lot of development. I felt like they were just thrown in there. This movie does has some pacing issues which shouldn't happen for a 1 1/2 hour movie but quickly picks up. Soundtrack 8/10: The soundtrack in the movie was pretty good. It fit each scene pretty nicely and even influenced the moments positively. Some of them I did not really like. The sound effects were good, too. Visuals 10/10: The visuals for the movie is very good. Almost to the point of looking real at some parts. Feels 10/10: I really connected with the character Hero because I've experienced some of the things he went through in the movie. As a whole this movie was touching Personal Experiences What I love about this movie is that they made science awesome before the adventure even began. I like science so it was really intriguing to see. I thought the film was a really fun time, the world looked awesome, and the characters are really likable. Also thought the villain was pretty cool, too Overall Rating 8/10 Would I recommend it? If you have family, you could sit down and watch it together. Everyone will be entertained, I guarantee it. INTERVIEW#Limbo HenGoku is back with another film review Genre: Action, Comedy
Age Certification: Rated R Directer: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Writer(s): Dan Sterling, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Dan Sterling Notable Actor(s): James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall ParK Release Information: 24 December 2014, English Plot Outline: Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight." When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission. Review Acting 7/10: The actinf in the movie was pretty great. I liked the chemistry James Franco and Seth Rogan had in this film, I felt like they both fit their roles perfectly. Although I felt like some could have done better in the movie. But they all made their characters likable for what they were, so that's good. Writing 7/10: The story of this movie is interesting and the characters are introduced. I thought the jokes in the movie were really funny but then it started getting repetitive. Also, the film slows down at ibe point, too, but then picks back up. There are no unnecessary scenes. Soundtrack 9/10: The soundtrack this movie is really good to the point where I actually started listening to some of it on a regular. It also fit each scene perfectly and even made the comedic moments even funnier Visuals 9/10: Visuals were pretty good and it added to overall experience Feels 7/10: In a way, I liked the friendship James Franco's and Randall ParK's characters had. I thought it was pretty touching. I didn't really bond with the characters either. Movie is very funny thouh. Personal Experiences: I honestly could not help but look forward to the movie. One of things I liked about the movie is the chemistry between James Franco and Seth Rogan because of the contrast between the two. I can't really think of any negatives about the movie aside from the repetitive jokes. This movie was raunchy and very hysterical. I didn't really need to happen but I'm glad it did. In the end, I thought it was pretty decent. Overall Rating 7/10 Decent Would I recommend it? All I can say is know what you're getting into. This team has made films in the past, if you didn't like them then is film is not your cup of tea. TTPK Tal reviews one of his all-time favourites, the highly successful and critically acclaimed The Dark Knight. The Dark KnightMovie: The Dark Knight
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller Director: Christopher Nolan Age Certification: PG-13 Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer Notable Actors: Heath Ledger, Chrisitian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart Release: 2008 (Various), English Plot Outline: The Dark Knight shows how the Batman's presence in Gotham City has also allowed for the rise of criminals such as the Joker and the clash of their different mentalities. REVIEW Acting: 10/10 Even though Christian Bale's Batman is one of the worst, he is, in my opinion, the best Bruce Wayne ever, supplemented with strong performances by Michael Caine as Alfred, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and outstanding ones by Gary Oldman and Aaron Eckhart. But it's time to get to the real star, Heath Ledger. He is the best Joker to exist on screen, with one of the finest performances on film ever. He sold his role as The Joker and this can be terrifyingly real for some people. Writing: 10/10 The script was brilliant for a dark superhero movie. The story was great, thrilling and had The Batman in ruins at times, offering great action, great plot progression and adequate pacing. The Nolan brothers' screenplay along with Nolan's and Goyer's adaptation of the comic book story is very well done. The Dark Knight does have some minor flaws like the opening scene and the hospital scene being forgotten quickly. Directing: 10/10 Nolan is a unique director, but he has things he always does like the disjointed story telling. Here, however, it fully works. Every time I rewatch, I see something new in the movie that I haven't seen before. Nolan directed The Dark Knight amazingly. Soundtrack: 8/10 The sound assets are great, but the soundtrack for the motion picture isn't particularly noteworthy. While not being bad, it's not great either and it's not something I'd go and listen to in my free time. Visuals: 10/10 The action is amazing, thrilling, constantly moving, perfectly paced and looks amazing. The disturbingly high budget helped alot with that. "Feels": 10/10 **MINOR PLOT SPOILERS** In The Dark Knight, you really feel the mental issues that both the main characters, villains and the characters to become villains are all really relatable with their own tragedies and character development. I can even relate to the Joker. Personal experience: The Dark Knight is my 10th favorite film. While I do see its flaws, like the bullshit ending, it still is an amazing movie you can watch solely for Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker. Seeing this movie and counting 16 times, not getting sick of even a single moment really means it's great for rewatching. Overall rating: The Dark Knight gets a 10/10. Would I recommend to others: Very much so. Middleweight reviewer +Factor is taking on the Pay-Per-View WWE Summerslam in our very first sports event review.
WWE Summerslam Genre: Action, Sports Notable Wrestlers: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Brock Lesnar Released: August 17, 2014 Synopsis: The WWE World Heavyweight Championship is on the line with John Cena defending it against The Beast Incarnate, The 1 in 21, Brock Lesnar. Review Acting: 10/10 All the wrestlers that took part in Summerslam made all of their matches look great and sold all of the moves they got hit with perfectly, it all looked very believable. Writing: 10/10 Everything was written perfectly, who had to win won and I couldn't be more pleased by the outcome, knowing all the feuds the wrestlers had, the matches were written to look like a personal vendetta was really at its peak instead of it being just another match, adding truly incredible drama. "Feels": 8/10 I was very invested in most of the matches in the pay-per-view, a few of the matches didn't get me too interested or make me really care, but the good outweighs the bad entirely. I really liked the main event and I really enjoyed the match with Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins, I felt that match was fantastic and I was very excited to see what moves they would pull off, how well their psychology would work, and how great they would look as enemies at Summerslam. Personal Experience: [MAJOR SPOILERS] I had a lot of fun with this PPV. It almost hit perfection and was easily the best PPV of the year so far; it will be very hard to top. I loved that Dolph Ziggler won the IC Championship, and everyone who watched the PPV would agree with me on this. After Ziggler jobbing to everyone for so long, I felt that Dolph winning at Summerslam was the best idea. The Lesnar vs Cena match was amazing, it really showed Lesnar is a huge beast by completely destroying Cena and winning the titles. Overall a phenomenal PPV and everyone should see it when it's possible. Would I recommend it? Yes, all wrestling fans will love this PPV. Overall Rating: 9/10 The best pay-per-view this year by far. From a special survival trip returns our very own %Limbo Hengoku to tell us about the movie After Earth.
After Earth Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Age Certification: PG-13 Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writers: Will Smith Notable Actors: Will Smith, Jaden Smith Release: 5/31/2013, English Plot Outline: A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help. Review Acting: 5/10 The acting was was okay and fairly believable. Will Smith did fairly decent in this movie but he was boring to watch. Jaden Smith, in comparison, was les enjoyable. His acting was subpar and wasn't really believable to me, but he did have some good moments. Writing: 2.5/10 The story is interesting, but the execution of it was horrid. The characters are not introduced properly and there is no character development at all. The characters were just boring and the plot was really slow. Some things just didn't make sense. There are some conflicting messages and some unnecessary scenes. Sound/Music: 5/10 I didn't really like the soundtrack, but it did fit most scenes appropriately, yet failed to influence the moments positively. The sound effects were average. Visuals: 7/10 The visuals were okay but didn't really add to overall experience. However, it did have some good shots of the characters and scenery. The predators did look kind of cool, too. Additionally, the special effects were decent. "Feels": 3/10 I did not get emtionally invested at all. I didn't bond with any of the characters either. I was, however, rooting for the protagonists' father-son-bond, but that's about it. If you're looking for a movie with feels, then After Earth isn't for you. Personal Experiences: I honestly did not like After Earth at all. There's just something at the end of it I can't get over. The fact that Will Smith stands up and his first reaction is to salute his kid like a soldier shows me that their father-son-bond (the thing that you're supposed to be rooting for the entire time) hasn't been growing at all. Will Smith saluting his son just shows me that he respects him as a soldier and that's it. I thought I was supposed to root for their father-son-bond and I was supposed to watch that grow. I like a good survival movie as much as the next guy but in the end, the only survival scenario was sitting through the entire movie. Overall Rating: 4/10 Would I recommend it? No, I wouldn't recommend this movie. Do yourself a favor and skip After Earth, it's just boring. The serial reviewist strikes again. This time, %Limbo Hengoku reviews the latest installment of the monster movie Godzilla.
Godzilla Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy Age Certification: PG-13 Director: Gareth Edwards Writer: David Callaham, Based on Godzilla by Toho Notable Actors: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston Release: 5/16/2014, English Plot Outline: The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. Review Acting: 8/10 The acting was good and believable. Bryan Cranston did a really good job. Everyone else did a good job, too, but at times the acting didn't look believable. Aside from that, the acting was awesome. Writing: 8/10 The story is intriguing and the characters are introduced properly. There is good character development as well. There are some minor plot holes but they could honestly be overlooked. Sound/Music: 8/10 I thought the soundtrack in Godzilla was okay and it fit each scene perfectly. In addition, the sound effects were great. They were used to correctly accentuate each scene. Visuals: 10/10 The visuals for Godzilla are aswesome and there were really great shots of the characters and scenery. The monsters looked really real too. The cinematography was outstanding, too. "Feels": 7/10 I did get emotionally invested because there are some emotional moments in this movie. I really felt for Bryan Cranston's character because of what happened in the first 15 minutes. I actually felt attached to him. I did kind of bond with Aaron Taylor-Johnson's character but not as much as Bryan's character because he is a bit emotionally distant. Godzilla as a whole was very suspenseful and exciting. Personal Experiences: I actually enjoyed Godzilla a lot. What I loved most about it is that I knew nothing about it. It's really cool going into a movie that is shrouded in secrecy so that you don't know what you're in for. Another thing I liked about it is that it didn't really focus on the monsters but on the humans trying to live in a world with monsters. Godzilla did a really good job of making me feel like I am in a world were Godzilla exists and monsters are destroying civilization as we know it. Furthermore, I loved the characters in this movie. The only thing I hoped for when watching Godzilla was to see more of the monsters fighting. But when they did fight, cool but not as cool as, say, Pacific Rim. It was more realistic than that though, that's for sure. Aside from that, I enjoyed Godzilla a bunch. Overall Rating: 8/10 Would I recommend it? Yes I would recommend it because it's actually pretty good. Give it a shot, it's worth it. Michael Bay produces almost as many Transformers movies as %Limbo Hengoku produces movie reviews. Let's see if Bay's newest creation can hold up to the criticism of TVBF's serial reviewist.
Transformers: Age of Extinction Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Age Certification: PG-13 Director: Michael Bay Writer: Ehren Kruger, based on Transformers by Hasbro Notable Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci Release: 6/27/2014, English Plot Outline: A mechanic and his family join the Autobots as they are targeted by a bounty hunter from another world. Review Acting: 3/10 The acting was bad and most of the time not believable. Stanley Tucci had a couple of good parts, but in the end, he was wasted. Writing: 2/10 The story wasn't interesting and the characters were not introduced properly. They were bad and not likable and didn't really develop well either. There are so many unnecessary scenes that I've lost count. Sound/Music: 5/10 The soundtrack for Transformers: Age of Extinction was average but, to me, it didn't really influence the moments in a positive way. It did, however, fit the moments right. Visuals: 3/10 The visuals in Transformers: Age of Extinction were, surprisingly, not great. The special effects were garbage and they looked worse than in any of the other Transformers movies. The transformations looked sketchy and even the CGI looked like crap. Some parts you would think were a screensaver. "Feels": 1/10 I did not get emotionally invested at all. I didn't care for the robots or humans at all. If you're looking for a movie with good feels, this movie isn't for you. Personal Experiences: Honest to god I wanted to like this movie, but in the end, I ended up hating it. One of the things I was looking forward to were the dino bots but I didn't get that. Another thing that annoyed me were the constant explosions. You'd be surprised at how bored you get watching things blow up all the time. I think that's Micheal Bays mission, to see how bored people can get watching things blow up all the time. Transformers: Age of Extinction concentrated too much on the human characters, but they were boring and I didn't care about them. Even the Autobots were boring. In addition, there was that stupid, garbage Michael Bay humour that I'm sick of at this point. Overall Rating: 3/10 Would I recommend it? No I would not recommend this monstrosity. But if you like hollow characters on top of more hollow characters and special effects that are not as good as in the previous movies, as well as lots of explosions, you'll like it. But if you need anything more than that, you're gonna hate it. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie. Don't worry, you don't have to be religious to enjoy our next movie review by %Limbo Hengoku, who tells us all about Priest.
Priest Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror Age Certification: Pg-13 Director: Scott Stewart Writers: Cory Goodman, Based on Priest by Min-Woo Hyung Notable Actors: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Lily Collins Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q Release: 5/13/2011 Plot Outline: A priest disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece. Review Acting: 5/10 The acting was okay and believable half the time. Most of the cast didn't really do great though. Karl Urban was decent but for everyone else you could tell they were acting. They weren't particularly likable. Writing: 2/10 The story is interesting but the characters were not introduced properly. The characters didn't really develop as well and they were boring and forgettable. They meant nothing to the story at all and even the main characters were boring. The script was just disjointed and there are some plot holes as well as unnecessary scenes in Priest. Sound/Music: 4/10 The soundtrack was average and but didn't fit some of the scenes at all. It didn't influence the moments properly either. The sound effects weren't to my liking. Visuals: 4/10 The visuals were okay but sometimes just looked incredibly fake. The CGI vampires in this movie looked fake as well. The special effects didn't look great either. "Feels": 1/10 I didn't get emotionally invested in Priest. I didn't bond with or care for any of the characters in this movie. This movie is not for you if you're looking for feels. Personal Experiences: To me, Priest was terrible. One of the biggest things I did not like about it were the vampires that weren't really vampires, they just looked like the lickers from Resident Evil 2. I wanted the vampires to look like legit vampires and these didn't look like intelligent beings. They just looked like animals that you were supposed to get rid of. I didn't like the characters at all, too, and the main villain, who had some potential, ended up not great either. In the end, Priest is just straight up trash to me. Overall Rating: 3/10 not good Would I recommend it? No I would not this movie is terrible and you shouldn't waste your time watching such garbage. Our movie-review-machine %Limbo Hengoku isn't scared easily. Let's see if 2010's Legion did the trick.
Legion Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror Age Certification: R Director: Scott Stewart Writers: Peter Schink, Scott Stewart Notable Actors: Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki, Charles S. Dutton, Jon Tenney, Kevin Durand, Willa Holland, Kate Walsh, Dennis Quaid Release: 1/22/2010, English Plot Outline: A group of strangers fight for the welfare of humanity. Review Acting: 4/10 The acting was subpar and most of the time unbelievable. Most of the cast were not good and you could actually tell they were acting. Writing: 2/10 Legion had an interesting premise but the execution of it was really terrible. The characters aren't introduced properly and there wasn't really any character development at all. The pacing of the movie was really bad and the characters are forgettable, they really offer nothing for the story. Also there are huge plot holes that will leave you scratching your head. They threw in a couple of "deep" monologues that could have been cool but ultimately they only draw out the story. There is a decent number of unnecessary scenes. Sound/Music: 4/10 I didn't really like the soundtrack to be completely honest. It did, however, fit some scenes well, while in some of them it felt out of place. Also, the sound effects were subpar. They didn't positively influece the moments either. Visuals: 5/10 The visuals were okay but sometimes didn't look right to me. Special effects weren't outstanding either. You could tell some of the angels and monsters were fake. "Feels": 1/10 I was not emotionally invested at all. I couldn't bond with any of the characters, I just didn't care for any of them. If you're looking for characters to bond with or a movie with a decent amount of feels, this movie is not for you. Personal Experiences: [MINOR PLOT SPOILERS] Legion was terrible. I honestly wanted to like this movie as an action movie but I ended up hating it. Poor construction, bad execution and generic characters is what makes this movie bad to me. A death squad of angles closing in on mankind making its last stand with a rogue angel should have at least been entertaining, but it wasn't. Ultimately, to me, this movie was a bad version of The Prophecy mixed with a bad version of The Mist and mixed with a really bad version of Terminator. I remember walking out this movie thinking I would rather watch a slow, agonizing career suicide preformed by The Rock. I was not pleased at all. Overall Rating: 2/10 Not good Would I recommend it? No I would not recommend this movie. Do yourself a favor and skip this horrid movie. Michael Bay produces almost as many Transformers movies as %Limbo Hengoku produces movie reviews. Let's see if Bay's newest creation holds up to TVBF's serial reviewist.
Transformers: Age of Extinction Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Age Certification: PG-13 Director: Michael Bay Writer: Ehren Kruger, based on Transformers by Hasbro Notable Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci Release: 6/27/2014, English Plot Outline: A mechanic and his family join the Autobots as they are targeted by a bounty hunter from another world. Review Acting: 3/10 The acting was bad and most of the time not believable. Stanley Tucci had a couple of good parts but in the end he was wasted. Writing: 2/10 The story was not interesting and the characters were not introduced properly. The characters in Transformers: Age of Extinction were bad and not likable. They didn't really develop much either. There are so many unnecessary scenes that I've lost count. Sound/Music: 5/10 soundtrack for this movie was average but to me it didn't really influence the moments positively. But it did fit the scenes right. Visuals: 3/10 The visuals for Transformers: Age of Extinction weren't great. The special effects were garbage and they looked worse than in the other Transformers movies. The transformations looked terrible and even the CGI looked like crap. Some parts you would think were a screensaver. "Feels": 1/10 I did not get emotionally invested at all. I didn't care for the robots or humans. If you're looking for a movie with good feels, this movie isn't for you. Personal Experiences: Honest to god I wanted to like this movie, but in the end I ended up hating it. One of the things I was looking forward to were the dino bots but I didn't get that. Another thing that annoyed me were the constant explosions. You'd be surprised at how bored you get watching things blow up all the time. I think that's Micheal Bay's mission, to see how bored people can get watching things blow up all the time. This movie concentrated too much on the human characters and they were boring and I didn't care about them. Even the autobots were boring as well. It also had that stupid garbage Michael Bay humor that I'm sick of at this point. Overall Rating: 3/10 Would I recommend it? No I would not recommend this monstrosity. But if you like hollow characters on top of more hollow characters and special effects that are not as good as in the previous movies and lots of explosions, you'll like it. But if you need anything more than that, you're gonna hate it. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie. |
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