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The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 2

Naked ViewerSeptember 2, 2016

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 137 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION FRANCIS LAWRENCE SCREENPLAY PETER CRAIG, DANNY STRONG STARRING JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOSH HUTCHERSON, LIAM... Read More...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Naked ViewerSeptember 2, 2016

RELEASED 2014 RUNTIME 123 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION FRANCIS LAWRENCE SCREENPLAY PETER CRAIG, DANNY STRONG STARRING JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOSH HUTCHERSON, LIAM... Read More...

2014AdventureDramaFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

Star Trek: Beyond

Naked ViewerJuly 28, 2016

RELEASED 2016 RUNTIME 122 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION JUSTIN LIN SCREENPLAY SIMON PEGG, DOUG JUNG STARRING CHRIS PINE, ZACHARY QUINTO, KARL URBAN, SIMON PEGG... Read More...

2016ActionAdventureFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

Independence Day: Resurgence

Naked ViewerJuly 28, 2016

RELEASED 2016 RUNTIME 129 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ROLAND EMMERICH SCREENPLAY ROLAND EMMERICH, DEAN DEVLIN, NICOLAS WRIGHT, JAMES A. WOODS, JAMES VANDERBI... Read More...

2016ActionFilmSci-Fy

Star Trek: Into Darkness

Naked ViewerJuly 27, 2016

RELEASED 2013 RUNTIME 133 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION J. J. ABRAMS SCREENPLAY ROBERT ORCI, ALEX KURTZMAN, DAMON LINDELOF STARRING CHRIS PINE, ZACHARY QUINTO,... Read More...

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Star Wars Rebels: Season 1

Naked ViewerMay 10, 2016

RELEASED 2014 RUNTIME 22 MIN EPISODES 13 LANGUAGE ENGLISH CREATOR DAVE FILONI, SIMON KINBERG, CARRIE BECK STARRING TAYLOR GRAY, FREDDIE PRINZE JR., VANESSA MARS... Read More...

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10 Cloverfield Lane

Naked ViewerApril 4, 2016

RELEASED 2016 RUNTIME 103 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION DAN TRACHTENBERG SCREENPLAY JOSH CAMPBELL, MATT STUECKEN, DAMIEN CHAZELLE STARRING MARY ELIZABETH WINST... Read More...

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Man Of Steel

Naked ViewerMarch 26, 2016

RELEASED 2013 RUNTIME 143 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION ZACK SNYDER SCREENPLAY MICHAEL DOUGHERTY, DAN HARRIS STARRING HENRY CAVILL, AMY ADAMS, MICHAEL SHANNON,... Read More...

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Superman II (Richard Donner Cut)

Naked ViewerMarch 8, 2016

RELEASED 1980/2006 RUNTIME 116 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RICHARD DONNER, RICHARD LESTER SCREENPLAY MARIO PUZO, DAVID NEWMAN, LESLIE NEWMAN, ROBERT BENTON, ... Read More...

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Superman

Naked ViewerMarch 7, 2016

RELEASED 1978 RUNTIME 143 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RICHARD DONNER SCREENPLAY MARIO PUZO, DAVID NEWMAN, LESLIE NEWMAN, ROBERT BENTON STARRING CHRISTOPHER R... Read More...

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Midnight Special

Naked ViewerFebruary 21, 2016

RELEASED 2016 RUNTIME 111 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION JEFF NICHOLS SCREENPLAY JEFF NICHOLS STARRING MICHAEL SHANNON, JOEL EDGERTON, KIRSTEN DUNST, ADAM DRIVE... Read More...

2016CrimeDramaFilmSci-FyThriller

Star Trek

Naked ViewerJanuary 7, 2016

RELEASED 2009 RUNTIME 127 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION J. J. ABRAMS SCREENPLAY ROBERTO ORCI, ALEX KURTZMAN STARRING CHRIS PINE, ZACHARY QUINTO, KARL URBAN, ZO... Read More...

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Naked ViewerDecember 18, 2015

RELEASED 2015 RUNTIME 136 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION J. J. ABRAMS SCREENPLAY LAWRENCE KASDAN, J. J. ABRAMS, MICHAEL ARNDT STARRING DAISY RIDELY, JOHN BOYEGA... Read More...

2015AdventureFantasyFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

Return Of The Jedi

Naked ViewerDecember 17, 2015

RELEASED 1983 RUNTIME 131 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION RICHARD MARQUAND SCREENPLAY LAWRENCE KASDAN, GEORGE LUCAS STARRING MARK HAMILL, HARRISON FORD, CARRIE F... Read More...

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The Empire Strikes Back

Naked ViewerDecember 16, 2015

RELEASED 1980 RUNTIME 124 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION IRVIN KERSHNER SCREENPLAY LEIGH BRACKETT, LAWRENCE KASDAN STARRING MARK HAMILL, HARRISON FORD, CARRIE ... Read More...

1980ActionAdventureFantasyFilmFranchiseSci-Fy

Star Wars

Naked ViewerDecember 15, 2015

RELEASED 1977 RUNTIME 121 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTOR GORGE LUCAS SCREENPLAY GEORGE LUCAS STARRING MARK HAMILL, HARRISON FORD, CARRIE FISHER, ALEC GUINNESS, P... Read More...

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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith

Naked ViewerDecember 14, 2015

RELEASED 2005 RUNTIME 140 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION GEORGE LUCAS SCREENPLAY GEORGE LUCAS STARRING HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, EWAN McGREGOR, IAN McDIARMID, FRANK O... Read More...

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones

Naked ViewerDecember 13, 2015

RELEASED 2002 RUNTIME 142 MIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DIRECTION GEORGE LUCAS SCREENPLAY GEORGE LUCAS, JONATHAN HALES STARRING HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, NATALIE PORTMAN, EWAN... Read More...

2002ActionAdventureFranchiseSci-Fy

The categories in the box on the left inside the post do not reflect a score, but the tone of the movie.
A full bar in ACTION does not reflect that the action is amazing, but that there is a maximum amount of action.
The same way an empty bar in SUSPENSE doesn't say the suspense sucks, but rather there is no suspense at all.

AMBITION reflects how willing the moviemakers were in breaking new grounds in terms of subject matter, storytelling and/or technical breakthroughs.

CHALLENGE reflects, if the movie is easy to understand (empty bar) or requires your full amount of brain power (full bar).

When I review a movie I look at a few things. Is it an interesting story, or have I seen it done million times before? Is the script written well or does it confuse the viewer? How are the performances by the actors?

However, since my background is art and design I tend to pay a lot of attention to technical things like the cinematography and overall visual style, which includes visual effects and music (soundtracks and original scores).

Ambition is also very important to me. I can forgive a bad movie, when I see that the filmmakers went for something big - something new and groundbreaking, but maybe didn't quite reach it yet.

But the most important thing is of course. Did I enjoy the movie?

With new movies it's easy. Did I enjoy it when I watched it initially? That doesn't mean my view won't change over time.
When re-watching older movies I grew up with I'm looking, if it holds up, visual-wise and story-wise. But even though I try to keep an objective mind with each re-watch, nostalgia will always factor into my score. After all, I am a human being with a soul ;)

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