Geckomaniac3 Reviews

The Green Knight (2021)

A Strange Experience

[9/10 · 29 July 2021]

I won't say anything about the plot, as I went into the movie completely blind and would recommend anyone to do so.

The feeling I got, and still have, tells me that what I saw will stay with me for a long time.

If you have seen and enjoyed Pan's Labyrinth, Shape of Water, or Big Fish you will thoroughly enjoy this movie. I would even go as far as to say that I think it is better than all of these movies, though only time will tell, and it is, of course, my personal experience.

Mentally prepare yourself that this movie is a fairytale with adult elements. One that is beautifully shot, with a dream like story and absolutely terrific performances.

I believe if you know this going in, and you accept it, you will not be disappointed.

Hubie Halloween (2020)

It's exactly what you think it is and that's completely fine.

[5/10 · 7 October 2020]

I gotta admit, I'm an absolute sucker for Adam Sandler movies.

This movie isn't great, it's honestly pretty bad. But you knew that already. Set your expectations accordingly, watch this with your kids or while doing something fun on the side. This isn't a movie for adults, and it's not supposed to be.

I laughed about 4 times, which is a little sad, but I knew what I was getting into after the first minute. It's a movie in which the actors seem to have a blast performing. The story is pretty stupid, so are the jokes, and the ending is cringy. But, let's be honest, you knew that already.

You know what this movie will be like, so if you know you won't enjoy it, just don't watch it. :)

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

"Tell them.... Who ever comes..... I'll kill them all"....... "Of course you will" (Spoiler free Review)

[8/10 · 7 February 2017]

I have to say after seeing "John Wick" in the cinema almost 3 years ago I had high expectations on the sequel. I have watched the first part about three more times now and it never became boring. My fear for this sequel was that they couldn't get a good start into the new story. With a few similarities that chapter 2 shared with first one this could have been a huge let down. But god damn... this movie started strong and oddly enough it started in a way that I didn't even think about. I wouldn't say that the scenes were predictable just because they were so different from all the other action movies I have seen. This movie remains serious, whilst brilliantly combining dry humor with extreme graphic and violent images. If you have watched this movie you will remember this one scene... this one scene that you just can not get out of your head sheer to it's immense (and freaking awesome) brutality. "John Wick Chapter 2" is like a "Kingsman: The Secret Service" that even though being funny, manages to stay serious throughout the entire 2 hours. It doesn't seem too long nor too short and strikes a good balance between action sequences and story telling. In comparison to the first one though Chapter 2 does not seem as realistic. John Wick was a killer I thought could actually exist in real life after watching the first movie. That was the reason I and I think many other loved that film so much. Chapter 2 does lose some of it's credibility due to a few action sequences. Remember, I am not talking about a Fast and Furious like action scene here. This is criticism on a whole new level. "John Wick: Chapter 2" went beyond my expectations and is in my opinion better than the first one. Go watch this movie in the cinema if you liked the part one. If you haven't seen the prequel I would recommend you to catch up just because it's so good. Though it is not actually necessary to follow and enjoy the story of Chapter 2. I hope this review was helpful to some of you who couldn't decide whether to watch this film in the cinema or wait for the Blu-Ray and DVD release. Go to the cinema your money will be spend wisely. 8/10

The Revenant (I) (2015)

This movie is incredible.... but is the true story behind it better?

[10/10 · 6 January 2016]

So I've watched many many movies, probably over 150 alone last year (2015). And this movie... made me speechless! The only things my mouth could spit our were "What the F***?" and "Oh my God!" during some of it's moments! (Caution Interstellar Spoiler: Skip to the next paragraph) I was drawn deeper into this movie than Matthew McConaughey into a black hole! (Yeah right? "What a bad pun!")

I knew this film would be full of blood and probably gore but WOW! That was intense! You know these moments when movies cut away from the gory part? Well this movie didn't let out sh***! Game of Thrones seems like Spongebob Squarepants next to this one! The best comparison for the brutality in it I could think about is probably The Raid 2! Feel free to tell me if you got another one (well yeah except movies like Saw)! So if you still want to watch this movie make sure to prepare yourself (if necessary) so you don't end up in the cinema, puking all over your neighbor's front seat! If you like gore (like I do) then you will probably love this film even more! Alejandro González Iñárritu didn't let out any violence, which is good, since this movie describes a survival(!) story and all the insane difficulties Hugh Glass faced!

So it's also important to know that this movie doesn't tell a true story! But it was strongly inspired by one! The Story of Hugh Glass! You will sit in the cinema, on your couch, your chair or wherever, and not believe what this man has gone through!

CAUTION: Now comes the SPOILER PART: The writers took themselves some freedom, which is acceptable. They obviously wanted the movie to send out a different message! So let's find out what the movie got wrong and if it was a good or bad decision to change it! First of Hugh Glass didn't kill the bear himself. The Grizzly was shot down by his comrades who came for his aid. (But we'll let him be the hero) He also did not have a son, at least not a son that was in the troupe escaping from the Arikara! So John Fitzgerald never killed his son! He and Jim Bridger were the only ones who accepted to take care for Glass until his death (only two men)! And Fitzgerald convinced Bridger to leave Glass after about a week! But that was all they did... they left him to die alone! There was also no missing Arikara daughter to be saved! But Glass did crawl miles and miles for days! The wolves that brought down the bison and were later on burned by the Indian who helped Glass, were real! But he chased them away himself by screaming and brandishing his walking stick. There was no Indian who saved his life. Also Hugh got back to the camp by himself in search for vengeance! But arriving he found out, that Fitzgerald had quit and joined the Army as a scout, which made him a federal employee, and untouchable. For Glass to kill him now would be to invite his own execution. So Fitzgerald got away with it! But Glass found Bridger, who was overfilled with guilt and shame. Then seeing again how young the boy was, and the fact that he had been heavily influenced by Fitzgerald, Glass spared his life! In an Arikara attack about 10 years later, Hugh Glass was eventually killed and scalped by his enemies.

So why not make a movie out of that story? Why these changes? The truth is Glass never got his revenge on Fitzgerald. Having that in the movie is the only thing I think about that bothers me sometimes! But then I think about that awesome chase and fighting scene and I get it! I mean its and "happy end"... well kind of! They wanted Leo to get his revenge (and enlarging his reasons for it) even though in reality he never got it! It's probably a matter of opinion whether you like or dislike the writers decision! But independently of the plot, the acting: 10/10 (If he doesn't get his Oscar this year I don 't know what to think anymore), the camera: 10/10 (There are incredibly long takes you don't even realize)! For the most people all the important categories will score a 9 or 10/10 except the plot which everyone has to figure out for themselves! So I decided to give the movie 9,5/10 which rounds for me in Leos favor 10/10! I hope you liked this review, English isn't my first language so I hope it was still easy enough to follow my thoughts! Thanks for reading this review. Hamun!

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

I cried... Because it was so funny!

[8/10 · 22 November 2014]

This Movie is hilarious... I could watch it in Germany almost one week earlier and I was really surprised. I loved the first one, but the second is even better. I could not stop laughing (after the first five minutes I cried), every joke was set so perfectly. Even the story was really surprising and very well accomplished. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis played their characters incredibly convincing, I could feel the stupidity in some moments. But let's not forget Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Fox, Kevin Spacey and the director Sean Anders which made this movie so funny and totally worth watching it. I would recommend this film because I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. If you liked the first one (and even if not) this movie is worth it, you'll not be disappointed. Therefore I rate "Horrible Bosses 2" 8 out of 10 because my stomach still hurts from last night.