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Brightburn (2019)
A brief exploration of evil superman. (Young edition)
I'd like to begin by saying that I really like the idea behind this movie and purely that made me rate it as high as 7. Also, I have a tattoo of something very similar to what they keep showing in the movie, which was cool. That's my bias done.
The film is a bit of a mixture of things. You wouldn't really class it as horror and not REALLY a superhero movie. Was there gore? Definitely, but very brief and not very realistic (I will get to that later). Was there horror? No. It's a thriller at best.
Pros:
The story was quite good and the script was believable. They don't make it easy to be empathetic with the characters, as you will see, but the acting had little to no flaws. The super powers were quite awesome and I was not bored for a second. The soundtrack was also quite cool, with some very well placed epic orchestra.
Cons:
The special effects. OH MY GOD what happened? I mean, I had moments where I knew where the damage is going to happen. You know in those old cartoons where the object that is going to be interacted with had noticeably more detail to it? Almost like that. That is why the gore was meh. It was bad CGI for today's standards. The horror elements if you can call them that were quite superficial and almost out of place.
I won't write up too much, as I don't even believe in watching trailers as they spoil movies anyways. So.
I recommend you to watch this movie.
Marvel fans and such might be a bit disappointed, as I am sure there have been better iterations of this idea in comics or cartoons.
I also think this has a really good potential for a sequel. One could argue they hinted to that in the ending.
PS.
Billie Eilish music in the outro? Wow.
The Flash (2014)
Disappointing and boring
Boring and incredibly illogical. Outstanding acting from some, clashes so hard with dull and badly acted scenes from others. Unappealing characters, a constant nerdy feel and cringy sense of humor makes this series and absolute waste of time for me. Unpopular opinion, but here it is.
Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016)
Boyka - amazing. Fights and acting. Film very flawed though.
Very minor spoilers ahead, which won't really ruin anything in terms of plot, but if you want a completely fresh picture without any judgment - don't read before watching.
Good/not bad :
If it was the fighting I would rate - wow! Brilliant and way more realistic than some of the acrobatic, physics defying nonsense we have seen in previous installments. Throughly impressed.
Visuals and cinematography were nothing too impressive, but some interesting angles that worked were used and fights were recorded in a very professional manner.
The style of the film reminds me very much of the oppression and hostility in eastern Europe/Russia. The accents worked well and the anger and sort of poverty shown were logically linked to the actual situation in those lands (speaking from experience)
Bad :
Plot? Generic and pretty easily predictable, although not painfully so. Most of the acting was great, especially from Adkins, but some, especially the extras just ruined some of the moments.
Sound and music - what the...? The music is misplaced and feels just random in some places, completely lacks any motive and just doesn't fit. Some sound effects are literally ridiculous (example - when Boyka arrives to his room in Drovny, Russia, he takes off a picture to put a cross instead. When he puts the picture on the bed it sounds as if he had dropped a nail on a metal floor (I know the bed is grim, but it does have a mattress)). A lot of "tightening rope" sounds. I get it, muscles are soooo toned and strong, that they make that sound, only that... they don't. It's a weird addition, which was used a slight bit in previous installments when the grapples and locks were performed, but here it's even when the characters are flexing! Like what the hell!
Summing up:
Overall the movie seems rushed. It kind of split into two, as when you see the fights - you see intense scenes with great cinematography and well timed music (still ridiculous sound effects, but meh), whereas when you look at the rest of the movie, most scenes tend to remind of a small budget film with the style from 20- 30 years back. Lifeless and random scenes, quite a bit of continuity errors in the beginning and what's with the title, how bad was that? :D
Bottom line - you want a cool film with Yuri Boyka fighting? Good, here it is. You want a movie that is up-to-date that will leave a mark for you? Move along, this will not do.