Watched Infinity Wars. Decent movie but nowhere near the hype it's receiving.
IMDB #9. Ghanta lol.
Thanos was great however.
Not Michael Shannon Zod great but far from the cardboard cut-outs we usually get.
Went for the Hindi version with my nephews and niece, because that's what 90% kids in India watch.
Damn the excitement in the hall was infectious, deafening whoops during some of the hero moments. Made me like the movie far better than it actually was.
The English versions are dead silent, only grownups come to watch those.
6/10
I haven't read the book or watched the original movie, so found this decently engaging. Good cinematography and acting. I'm not sure of Branagh's take on Poirot. Want to know from people who know the character from the book.
Branagh was excellent as Poirat. I was sceptical after all David Suchet has established himself as the definitive Poirot but Branagh pulled it off.
Poirot is supposed to be jolly good huggable and vehemently
anti-evil and I believe this was portrayed faithfully in the movie.
The movie wasn't generally well received because Poirot isn't about the mystery but rather immersion in the period and the characters. And it failed somewhat in that respect.
The Shape of Water - 9/10
A love story between a mute cleaner of a 60s science lab and an amphibian creature they have captured and experimenting upon. The premise may be weird and even gross if I begin to describe the details, but you have to watch it to believe it. Guillermo del toro has made a beautiful film with a brilliant performance by Sally Hawkins.
I thought it was ok. Guillermo really loves recycling that same man-fish creature in every single movie of his.
2x Hellboy's, Pan's Labyrinth, Shape of Water... all employ the same creature with minor modifications.
Definitely not 'Best Movie' material.
Or maybe perfect Oscar material in this 'hyper progressive' mode the Oscars have entered into?
Having LGBT and/or racial bylines practically guarantees an Oscar these days (Get Out was nominated lol).
I was surprised Call Me By Your Name didn't win but then Shape of Water did go one step ahead, foregoing gay or inter-racial tensions for
inter-species tension (although there was the former too, all in one swift stroke).
Genius Oscar baiting
.
Guillermo successfully gamed the system.