Insane. This is the one word that I would use to described this movie.
The film is about a lonely widow who decides that after 7 years after his wife’s death, he will go back to dating. After running an audition for a ‘film’, he meets the perfect woman. The start of the movie is relatively slow and it stays like this for most of the movie. The main characters keeps you interested as well as hints to the insanity…
Raya and the Last Dragon was really disappointing. With such a great concept and an interesting world, the film could of been something really different, but the plot is filled with many contrivances and cliches that it is difficult to stay interested. Many characters are annoying and underdeveloped. None of the jokes are funny and the characters talk like they are from today and not from a fantasy world. Therefore, the film fails to be immersive. Many character motivations and…
It is really impressive what they did with their $30k budget. All of practical effects are great. The monster designs all look creepy and the cinematography is fantastic. Not a single shot in this movie looks even slightly bad and the atmosphere is built up brilliantly through this. The horror here is another major highlight. There are some really cool ideas that were executed well and the horror sequences were very intense, disorienting and disturbing.
My main issue is that…
Finally, i have now watched every Studio Ghibli film and the studio is by far my favourite animation (or just film in general) company. As From Up On Poppy Hill was the last film to see, i was incredibly excited to watch and had high hopes. While my expectations weren’t exactly met, it was still an entertaining enough film. It never got boring or tedious but it also never got me at the edge of my seat. It was just…
