| to break the chain of cynical "wannabe critics" (by a_ko17) |
| is it just me or has ALL the movies out lately for the past few years since the internet was made available to cynical people who hates every little thing receive only 3 out of 5 stars in IMDb and other "movie- rating" sites ? it seems nothing is good enough for these "wannabe critics", and just like any wannabe critic who want to feel important, would only have praises for "timeless classics" made in the early to mid 1900s, of course, no "critic" would dare bash on these "timeless classics" no matter how uninteresting they may be to certain <more> |
| A Sophisticated Masterpiece (by borisreviews) |
| From acclaimed auteur Roland Emmerich comes a dark, gritty take on Nietzschean philosophy masked under a tale of the White House under siege. Emmerich's critique of quasi-pseudo-antidisestablishmentarianism is relentless and incredibly convincing, with a hint of crypto- anarchism. While the plot is quite layered and thematically heavy, Emmerich handles it with grace. This is visionary cinema at its finest - it is highly entertaining and deconstructs the world we live in. Emmerich is not only a master of action and suspense, as seen in masterpieces "10,000 BC" and <more> |
| Great fun movie. Go see it. (by mmcaravaggio) |
| I teach screen writing, so I think about movie in terms of structure. But I also love good action yarns. This movie is a great one for about two thirds of its length. There is good characterization. The plotting is tight. The narrative moves easily. And the mystery of the plot against America is kept well in abeyance, keeping you interested. But then the screenwriters lose discipline. The narrative pauses, wanders, doubles back. You'll see the same fight twice as a result. It should have been in there just once. But I still rate it a 10 because overall it is a great effort. And the <more> |
| Very entertaining with action and comedy! (by yankeefan533) |
| This is one of the best movies I've ever seen! I loved every part of it with its twists in the story you never see coming, the action filled moments and the comedy. I didn't think this movie would be this good from what the trailer showed us but it surprised me a lot. Jamie Fox and Channing Tatum make a good pair for the main roles of the movie but I know there could be a better pair but they were still good. Now if you saw the movie with a similar plot called, Olympus has Fallen, and you liked it you'll like this too. I've seen a large amount of movies and this one is <more> |
| wow, that was good movie. (by janedelamare) |
| In the deep south, we say, "Dayum, that was good!" I rate movies as to whether I squirm or get bored. I neither squirmed nor got bored. I tend to like anything Tatum or Foxx is in, and they were an excellent team that carried this movie. good cast. the special effects were outstanding, the plot was riveting, the decor and set design were superb. I thought the tour guide was the best laugh of the movie. As a aficionado of federal/regency architecture and furniture, I watched for detail and was not disappointed. I feel like I got a good tour of the White house just from watching this <more> |
| Cale just wants his dream job but something wrong happens at the white house where Cale has to rescue his daughter, the president and the entire United States of America (by itprin) |
| Let me first say that the movie was amazing and i personally loved it. If you love history, excitement, thrills and if you are a sneaker head like me then this is the perfect movie for you This movie has been receiving bad reviews such has 6/10. this movie was great and is a mix of comedy and excitement. The only reason why their could be a low review is because some of the things they say and their props are inaccurate. Besides for that the movie is amazing and Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx are great in the movie. The seem to have great chemistry in the movie. Im not saying this movie had no <more> |
| It's called entertainment people (by shane-may) |
| This is the first review I've ever written ever. I don't subscribe to movie reviews--at all. I actually enjoy movies. It seems to me that by in large reviewers just don't like movies. Not the intelligent reviewers anyway. They seem to be more concerned with how they look to their readers, pretending they know something about film. Reviewers are writers who want to be something else, filmmakers perhaps, and find it incredibly trendy and smart to disassemble and deconstruct the hard work of others; and to hate entertainment. They all seem to have this idea that they know better and <more> |
| Again, it's a "story" ... it's entertainment (by maxaira) |
| I think that there are a host of folk out there who have nothing better to do than write ridiculous reviews. Here we have a whole host of them. Of course the whole of the scenario is far fetched and as likely to happen as finding life on mars, but so what. If they had taken time to implant more character development, and they had as much as they needed, then people would have said it was too slow and not enough action. If they had put in more story line, then they would have said it was too "talky". There's no winning with some people. I knew that it was primarily an action <more> |
| I would see it again. (by jamesroth_14) |
| In contrast to the other reviewers here, I thought the movie was terrific, and I DON'T particularly care for Channing Tatum. I thought that they pulled this off well, and while others think this is a rip off of Die Hard and Olympus Has Fallen, there are a lot of movies that have similar themes to others. It doesn't make it a rip-off. How many people thought Premium Rush was a "rip-off" to Kevin Bacon's "Quicksilver"? Or was there too much time elapsed for anyone to remember that one? I enjoyed this movie, it was action packed, the villains were well cast, <more> |