[Locke.]

The Fault in Our Stars gets an average rating of 6.33/10 based on 12 reviews.

The 11 who rated:

Shaun
Locke
Morrissey
Karl
Dezzy
LukeB
Ammi
Raph
Niamh
Udanax
Lucas
GypsyGoth

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Originally Posted by Shaun

I've already seen the Fault in Our Stars and I'd give it a 6/10... I was expecting it to be worse and the cast is really good, but idk, I just can't look past John Green's obnoxious storytelling and the whole "let's make out in an Anne Frank museum because it's seizing the day!" balls. It was pretty nauseating and just a kind of "yeah there's beauty in the world when there's cancer" message and that's great and everything but ugh. Too teenmovieish I probably sound harsher than a 6 LOL but Shailene Woodley is a great actress and the supporting cast was good too... didn't go too much on Ansel Elgort, he was just a sort-of token dreamboat doofus I guess, and oh GOD the cigarette 'metaphor' PLEASE SHUT UP. But no, nice acting, nice little story, nice message, but irritating.

Originally Posted by Locke.

The Fault in Our Stars - 6/10

I liked it, but having watched my fair share of Simp movies a few months back I don't think it's as good as some others in this genre (Remember Me, Keith, etc). I thought Shailene & the guy playing Augustus worked well together and were both really likeably in their roles, Willem Dafoe played a great horrible bastard as well. I knew that the ending was supposed to be really sad and that it leaves most people (women) crying but I didn't really think it was that emotional at all.. I mean I wanted

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Augustus to live

but it was nowhere near as bad as main characters deaths in most other movies. But yeah, it's an enjoyable film and I actually liked all of the characters which is pretty rare. Plus the author is a Liverpool fan so that's always a bonus.

Originally Posted by Morrissey

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Saw this the other week, I liked it and thought Shailene and Ansel worked well together. Didn't think it was too sad, maybe because I already knew the ending I loved the character of Augustus. Would watch it again in a few years, also didn't really like John Greens little bit in it :/ even if he was on screen for a minute

6/10

Originally Posted by Ramsay

6/10
I just couldn't get into it really i mean i know it was sad but mehhhh..

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suppose it was good that it ended up being Gus that died, was full expecting Hazel to die at the end tbh. nice ending though, Willem Dafoe was fairly random

I'm moving out today so won't have internet for the next week or so i'd say. so best to leave me out of picking the next movie Locke.

Originally Posted by Dezzy

5/10

I liked the book but I felt that the film amplified some of the more pretentious parts of it while watering down some of the best bits. I thought Shailene Woodley put in a good performance as Hazel but everyone else were kind of bleh.

Originally Posted by LukeB

8/10 - Finally plucked up the courage and watched this film. The main female and male Their acting was spot on! The storyline was really good and isn't like your typical love story film. Some scenes did make me cry a little but I won't discuss them on the review because I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Originally Posted by Ammi

..Fault in Our Stars....hmmm, really not my kind of movie at all although the two young leads were very endearing so that made it a bit more watchable and Willem Dafoe is always so watchable...5/10, I guess....

Originally Posted by Raph

8/10. Didn't think I would like it as i'm not too keen on films like this but it was pretty well executed. I really liked the performance of Ansel Elgort in particular. Having not read the book, I suppose I was less critical about it, but I did really enjoy the film. My main criticism though was that I got bored and just wanted it to end towards the end

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The Fault in Our Stars

I enjoyed this and didn't enjoy it all at once, It was better than I was expecting but it was really sad and depressing at the same time. I'm finding it really hard to give it a rating I think I'll go with 7/10

Originally Posted by Udanax

6/10 -
I don't think it's terrible, I just think it fails to capture the magic of the book. The 2 main characters (Hazel and Gus) seemed 2-dimensional and not as raw'n'rull as their book forms. Idk. It's supposed to be a tragic love story and it felt more like a romcom to me, which would be fine if it was funny and still worked with the overall theme but it never really made me laugh. I also feel like the book was trying to appeal to the tumblr/twitter-fanbase which made moments like kissing in Anne Frank's house feel less emotive and more nauseating saccharine.

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

6/10

I do like a good romance and the acting was quite impressive, Shaileen in particular, can't wait to watch some more of her work, but it all fell a bit flat for me, the storyline was sad blah blah and the ending especially but it just didn't entice me like a superb movie does, I kept dipping in and out. So this will have to do from me!

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

I'd give Fault 7/10 I liked the two leads, they did a great job, I didn't feel sorry for them. Also there is a saying or something about never meeting your idols, cause they will inevitably disappoint you, so I really liked how the author was a total asshole.

There was a few bits that I wasn't too fond of, however they were little things I'm not gonna dwell on. Overall, despite the sadness, I found it entertaining.

edit: sorry for the late review

Random number picker picked out #1 so it is Shaun's choice for this weeks film

[GypsyGoth]

I'd give Fault 7/10 I liked the two leads, they did a great job, I didn't feel sorry for them. Also there is a saying or something about never meeting your idols, cause they will inevitably disappoint you, so I really liked how the author was a total asshole.

There was a few bits that I wasn't too fond of, however they were little things I'm not gonna dwell on. Overall, despite the sadness, I found it entertaining.

edit: sorry for the late review

[Black Dagger]

12 reviews is a decent turnout, we are doing well so far

[Raph]

Sweet! Looking forward to the next pick

[Shaun]

oh cool I'll pick something I've got on my memory stick and I've been meaning to get around to: Godzilla (the 2014 one, not the Jamiroquai one)

[Niamh.]

Oh good, I can get Gav to watch this

[Ammi]

..Godzilla 2014..7/10...

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...Godzilla v mutant to save the planet so there was nothing really not to love but nothing surprising either so just a good fun watch..although I didn't expect his dad to die and hoped that their relationship would be rediscovered and he would get to know his grandson but it wasn't to be......lovely cast..Aaron Taylor Johnson, Bryan Cranston....Elizabeth Olsen and a brief Juliette Binoche...

[Tom4784]

I thought it was pretty good although it did waste the potential of it's pretty amazing cast.

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Bryan Cranston's role in the film is basically an extended cameo while Elizabeth Olsen's talents are wasted on a non entity of a character. Aaron Johnson's character was likable but I just spent a lot of the film wishing that Bryan Cranston's character was the protagonist instead.

I liked how sparingly they used Godzilla although I would have preferred to see more of the fights between him and the MUTOs rather than, for the most part, only seeing the aftermath. Overall I thought it was a good Blockbuster film although the script had a few really dumb bits in it (if the MUTOs are basically walking EMPs then why the **** would you keep flying planes around it?). Although I've got some complaints, I really did enjoy it a lot.

I'll rate it a (very good) 7/10.

[Glenn.]

-still haven't watched Boyhood- oop

[Glenn.]

I swear I will watch them if it's the last thing I do

[Niamh.]

Oh I'll try to watch this Saturday

[Locke.]

Godzilla - 7/10

I was surprised at how good this actually was, I wasn't expecting much from it. The actual scenes of Godzilla are amazing, especially the fighting scenes with it. Had been a little disappointed at first when I thought the MUTO was Godzilla because it was nothing compared to the previous film adaptions of the monster, but obviously that was put to rest when Godzilla actually turned up. It does have its flaws though, the main one being the character development. I was really surprised when

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Bryan Cranston was killed off so early into the film because I thought he was the main character, but at least when he was alive they got their worth out of him,

I think Elizabeth Olsen is #1 when it comes to the upcoming actresses at the moment and she literally didn't have a single thing to do throughout the entire movie. The monster though >>> It really ****ed those two imposters up.

[Shaun]

Watching this now

[Shaun]

OK that was awesome.

9/10.

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Godzilla being turned into a hero figure is wonderful And the fight scenes with the MUTO were epic, who knew Godzilla breathed blue fire (I'm sure it's not fire but w/e). Pretty lovely human story at the middle of it all, much better than the 97 film anyway, and I loved the stockier, badass Godzilla a lot.

I do wish Cranston and Binoche were used more but they were great in their brief time on screen, Ken Watanabe is always great too. Only thing I'd have liked a bit more is that it wasn't always so foggy and smokey, but hey, that's San Francisco for you.

On par with Pacific Rim really, both hugely entertaining, awe-inspiring movies.

Favourite scene was probably the sky-dive into the middle of the ruined city, loved the score and the visual effects of that.

[Locke.]

4 ratings so far, 24 hours to reach double figures. Chop chop people

[Niamh.]

Godzilla review :

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it was a different take on it, unexpected that Godzilla was the hero so that was good. Would have liked to have seen more scenes with Godzilla actually in it and I was surprised that they killed off Bryan Cranston so quickly and his wife as well, I can't remember that actress' name but she's a decent enough actress, was hardly worth her while being in it lol anyway it was good enough. I'll give it 6.5/10

[LukeB]

5/10 - This film didn't interest me at all, couldn't get into the film at all! it's not my kind of film.I expected it would have been exciting but meh, I would not recommend it to my friends

[Black Dagger]

I've never really gave the Godzilla films of the past much attention but this one gripped me and some of the scenes were remarkable like the end fight and the CGI was well done so I will give it a respectable 7/10 tbh

[Shaun]

godzilla sends a blast of blue fire down a MUTO's head and then rips it off, and y'all are like "yes this was quite nice hmm yes a 7 "

smh

[Niamh.]

Blue fire deserves extra points? Hhhmmm

[Shaun]

well it was definitely more than 1 ranking better than The Fault in Our Bloody Stars

[Ammi]

..I think of a 'type' it was probably more than 7/10 as in it was one of the better monster movies I've seen and far better than the first one, which actually is nothing in comparison...and it was far better than Fault in Our Stars for me because I'd rather be entertained for two hours than depressed...it was a hard one to rate because it was good but nothing really new in comparison to Boyhood which was a 'first' so for me a far better movie...good choice though and it had been sat there for ages so it made me finally watch it...

[Natalie.]

Don't normally watch films like this so was surprised.Enjoyed it for the most part 8/10

[Tom4784]

I would have scored it a lot higher if they didn't waste the cast so much. It's a really good film otherwise, I enjoyed it a lot.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I would have scored it a lot higher if they didn't waste the cast so much. It's a really good film otherwise, I enjoyed it a lot.

Yeah, I was looking forward to seeing more of Bryan Cranston especially