moghorva Reviews

The Creator (2023)

Silly movie with an identity crisis

[5/10 · 7 October 2023]

Thoroughly unimpressed with this movie.

So apparently, we are in 2065 where humanity had invented and perfected AI way before wireless and cloud technologies; data is still being trasferred using a USB stick; and the top secret weapon that should decide the outcome of the war between humanity & AI is literally a remote control (aka the wireless technology).

In addition, despite the creators spending more than 1/3 of the movie on trying to establish an emotianl connection between the audience and the robots it's just not happening. I mean, comon - it's 2023! In the age of wireless and cloud technologies, we just can't be shocked by watching a bunch of machines being "executed" on screen no matter how hard the film tries to convince us that they are all individual souls confined in one single body and their "deaths" are finite. In our current age it's just not cutting it anymore.

Also, I felt a strong identity crisis radiating from this film - as if the creators were not entire sure on the direction, and ended up kinda shamelessly mashing up all of their inspirations. Some of the designs are direct rip-offs from Star Wars, the story is basically retelling of the good ol' AI vs. Humanity trope with a pinch of Spielberg and a whole buncha Blomkamp all neatly wrapped up in a Nolanesque grandiose. Not to mention that we are getting a bit bored with watching the Death Star blow up for the millionths time.

Credit where credit is due, I was blown away by the beautiful filming locales, and the standalone acting performances. Somehow I missed the chemistry though.

It Comes at Night (2017)

Why the horror genre?

[7/10 · 29 April 2018]

It Comes at Night is one of those movies, which you think was a waste of time watching until 5 minutes after the end of the film. But then you start thinking about all the mistakes, all the issues, all the questions, all the "plot-holes" and everything. And you start reading theories online, discussions, and interviews with the makers. And then slowly the movie opens up to you with all its multiple layers, all its depth and all its miracles. And you realize there is much more to it, than what you thought in the first place. Sure thing, the movie is far from the best dramas ever made. But I think it is most probably due to the senseless choice of genre. This movie is as far away from horrors as one could be, yet the director insists on forcing all the clichés, all the boring suspenses, darkness and jump-scares down in your throught. And they do not add value to the story. They are admittedly secondary, merely the set to envelop the real story. But then why bothering to put purposeless cheap horror ingredients in a perfectly shaped drama soup? I believe if all the efforts of making the "horror" of this movie were, instead, converted back into the real focus, the drama of this film, it could have easily been one of the best drama pictures of the decade, with truly deep messages to humanity. Now it is just a shallow shade of its potential. Something you watch once, think about for 30 minutes, and then you live on your life.

Keep Watching (2017)

Have had worse..

[3/10 · 29 April 2018]

Personally I found this movie wrong and stupid from every possible angle. Though, it wasn't the excitement nor the interest, i have pulled through til the end.. was a heroic task to be honest. The idea and the basic plot was a promising one. Too bad they had to screw up at every key point:

• the actors and actresses had no chemistry, and the leading characters were downright annoying
• irrelevant side-plots: like why was it important to share the info on the debts of the father? Why was uncle Matt forced into the movie with a cheesy exuse - just to be killed 5 and 35 minutes later(s)? Not to mention the boyfirend...
• stupidity all over the place: and both our heroes and the attackers fell into this hole every single time. I mean, c'mon! I am not even going into the typical mistakes, and stupidity happening in most of the horror movies. But why was I forced to accept that the tragic hero(ine) in this movie should be the whiny little brat, who has absolutely no interpersonal skills, makes no sense in any conversations, whines and cries through 90 minutes of the movie, and does absolutely no contribution towards escaping or in any way improving their situaition. She, then, explores the fact that the bad guys targeted her and want her to rise from her prison to be much more, to release her true power. Yep, like that's gonna happen.. with a pregnant minor... And even after this point she fails to contribute to their situation in any way. Her brother, on the other hand, was the only one being able to kill one of the attackers, despite the fact he didn't even wash his hands after peeing. And also there's the camera question. I mean how many cameras were installed? About a hundred? And yet you can't notice one single camera, but you can notice a patch of paint i still fail to comprehend! You've gotta be super-stupid guys, sorry to have to hear this from me.
• lack of violence, blood, suspense and any horror elements: okay, there were like 2 jumpscare scenes, but literally, that's all. The movie is unfolding so slow, and using so cliché elements, so that actually all the suspense and fear is killed off. The ways of killing people are not creative at all - except may be one, but I am still not convinced if that was a proper way of killing someone. All in all the movie itsel was like a horror made for kids, under the age of 12.

The 3 stars is for trying only. But the fun stops there. The result does not worth your time. Better go and watch Saw episode 156

Asylum of Fear (2018)

Worst adult movie ever

[1/10 · 23 April 2018]

The movie in key words: Serious plot holes; horrible acting; lines read out from paper; extremely cliché characters; hilariously cheap set even cheaper visual effects; amateur lighting and cutting; no directing at all; dull story; actors cast by their looks; etc. etc.

In conclusion, it's the worst porn ever made - no nudity nor sex involved.