His directorial debut, Geostorm, looks to singlehandedly resurrect that cheesy, ludicrously -
plotted type of movie to theaters.
Not exact matches
The
plot is so diluted
of any
type of reality or at least common sense, it just ruins the
movie.
Its basic
plot,
of a conspiracy to produce something worthless so as to profit further down the line, is a paraphrase
of The Producers, but there are elements
of any number
of other
movies or
types of movie: the Horatio Alger rags - to - riches story, the hard - boiled newspaper melodrama (at one point, the editor's face is so close to the employee at whom he's shouting that their noses touch).
Even at its most saccharine, it was a dependable genre, the
type that left you in a kind
of terrible
movie heaven
of enjoyably unlikely
plot premises, clueslessly fated lovers, and fairytale endings.
It follows the same basic
plot of any misfit sports
movie, From The Longest Yard to The Bad News Bears to Victory, only this time with soccer and special effects
type kung fu.
I know I should not be expecting
plot twists or anything like that, but even some
of the predicaments and dialogue is standard for these
types of movies.
These films are divisive because there are viewers who enjoy seeing the same
movie plots over and over again; it provides some
type of familiar and relaxing entertainment, something I will never understand.
This is
type of nonsense
plot at which original -
movie Bridget would have drunkenly cackled with longtime besties (Sally Phillips, James Callis, Shirley Henderson).
I usually
type out a short summary or try to set - up the
plot at some point early on in my reviews, but I feel like it's a moot talking point because if you've kept up with the Marvel
movies or have a good idea
of what's going on in them, you don't need me to paint a picture about the Infinity Stones, the Infinity Gauntlet or the fight to save the universe.
The
movie begins with a
plot involving some military
types attempting to train Aliens to do their bidding, but once the creatures break free, it is once again Ripley and a ragtag crew (this time a bunch
of interstellar smugglers, including tough waif Call, played by a game Winona Ryder) trying to exterminate them.
The uneven pacing
of WHAS guarantees a small audience — big laughs come in clusters, and the
plot speeds up and slows down depending on what you like — but I have a feeling that it's the
type of movie that will find its niche in repeat viewings.