One Of The Worst:Sabotage

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Open Road strikes again!

In case you were wondering about the title at the top Open Road films is a film publisher like Screen Gems that can't catch a break. They've only made a handful of good films like Side Effects and End Of Watch and the rest are pretty much bad. Forgettable movies like Hit & Run,The Host,Machete Kills,Homefront are all on their record. So now they've got a new flick with some action and shooting and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

We knew this wasn't gonna pan out well. Sabotage is filled from the top to bottom with countless cliches,poor acting, dumb action, and no real good or bad guy to root for. It's easily gonna flop and put Arnold Schwarzenegger in more debt. But it doesn't matter. He's made so much from Terminator he can pay for fifteen dog craps like these. I can already smell the 22% and universally bad reviews.

Overall do not see this movie.

Sabotage is rated R.

Critics Consensus:Veronica Mars

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Veronica Mars reboot!

Last year all the way back in March, the amazing Kristen Bell wanted a million dollars to reboot Veronica Mars into a movie. If you don't know what that is it's a classic teen murder mystery filled with comedy,suspense, and average teen tropes all sculpted into a 3 season show that was cancelled abruptly. Ever since then fans have been crying to get it back. Let's see if it's the thing that we and them wanted.

Totally. Mostly. At least.  Its got a 62 which is pretty fair and it's gotten 21 positive reviews and 11 mixed reviews. It's got great acting, and  doesn't have the most amazing script but it still has that Veronica Mars charm. It plays like a solid episode of the series as the A.V. Club says and it's probably a good treat for fans unless they spent  too much on that Kickstarter. Except if  they are a Veronica Mars fanatic.

Overall see this movie if you want to.

Veronica Mars is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:3 Days To Kill

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Kevin Costner hunt down 3 Days To Kill!

No offense but the publisher of this movie Relativity Media doesn't really have a good track record. They help produce movies all the way from Universal to Focus Features but none of them end up being very good. Wether it's the unmemorable generic family feast that was Free Birds or the absolutely atrocious 21 And Over there really is nothing to appreciate brightly in Relativity's portfolio. But can a new action thriller with Kevin Costner lift spirits? Lets find out.

Nope. Not one bit. 3 Days To Kill is every bit generic and boring with a little bit of a confusing bad script and unlikeable characters poured on instead. As critics like Globe And Mail,Nerdist and ReelViews suggested not even the delightable Kevin Coster can save this one. Looks like this movie was killed before it even stood up. Ouch.

Overall do not see this movie.

3 Days To Kill is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Pompeii

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Pompeii movie!

Pompeii is set to be the big budget setpiece about a historical travesty for Sony and they are betting on it to be the next big blockbuster. However Pompeii is coming out in February typically not a good time critically or commercially so let's see how it is! (Spoiler Alert: It's Crap)

While Pompeii isn't that bad you actually want to take place in Pompeii itself its a rather poor and lazy attempt at a movie due to it's low-name non-famous worse than generic acting as said by the Chicago Reader and Globe And Mail, it's unlikeable characters that make you want to root for the volcano and it's really really cheesy and not well thought out dialogue as stated by Creative Loafing. Oh well. Noone expected this movie to be good anyway.

Overall do not see this movie.

Pompeii is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Oldboy

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new remake of the gory violent foreign cult classic film, Oldboy.

Oldboy is one of those cult classic films like Donnie Darko for example that went on to become great hits but fans hoped Hollywood would never touch again due to either their nature or butchering the film. For some reason Hollywood has decided to remake this movie so lazy Americans don't have to read the subtitles of the original? Even if we don't know why Hollywood decided to create this we still need to find out if it's a good movie so let's go.

It's sad that Oldboy is getting the reception it's getting because it really could have some potential. It's directed by Spike Lee, is acted out with Matt Damon and is written by the guy who wrote I Am Legend which isn't an amazing movie by any means but is still somewhat decent. The movie does have it's moments and stays true to the original in it's sequences as stated by Toulcan Times, but the script has no real improvements from the first film and turns out to be very shallow. (Cited:Time Out New York,New York Times,The Hollywood Reporter)

Oldboy is rated R.

Critics Consensus:All Is Lost

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new Life Of Pi esque survival film All Is Lost!

For some reason a lot of survival films have come out in the past few years. Now this isn't really a popular subgenre but thanks to movies like Life Of Pi,Captain Philips,Gravity, and Moon it's becoming more and more popular. Let's hope the new All Is Lost does not butcher that.

Somehow it doesn't. Either survival movies are extremely easy to make (which I doubt) or that every survival movie is glazed with great performances,amazing visuals and CGI,and emphasis on the theme of morality itself. Now all this is pretty deep and All is Lost does an amazing job of explaining that. If you don't believe me check out reviews all across the board with perfect scores from Tampa Bay Times,Boston Globe, and Washington Post. All Is Lost is truly a film to be seen.

Overall see this movie now and probably see it instead of Thor.

All is Lost is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus: The Counselor

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new original film from Ridley Scott about law and gangsters.

Ridley Scott's last movie Prometheus was originally well received but then hated for making more questions than solving answers and just being two damn long. Well know he's directing a new movie made by a new aspiring writer. Let's see how it is shall we?

The Counselor stars many actors like Michael Fassbender,Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz,Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz. Now this is not a good sign. Many movies that have starred a significant amount of well-known Hollywood greats have failed. Just look at this years Movie 43 which got horrid reviews and last years Savages which failed tremendously critically and commercially. The same might happen to The Counselor with it's 35% due to it's dull story and repetitive action and is insanely similar to Oliver Stone's Savages as Portland Oreganion said and they even gave it a 0.

Overall do not see this movie. 

The Counselor is rated M.

Critics Consensus:Captain Phillips

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new Tom Hanks thriller Captain Phillips!

It's funny that Warner Bros. has released all of their Oscar bait into the ocean this month which such hits as Gravity,Prisoners,and now Captain Phillips. We now Tom Hanks usually will deliver an amazing performance in a movie like this but will this actually be Oscar worthy? Let's find out.
Captain Phillips is not a solid gold perfect movie like Gravity but it is really good. It currently has an 83 on Metacritic and a 95 on Rotten Tomatoes. Tom Hanks and the actors as the pirates show their talent many times and the movie's script makes the experience  very gripping and intense much like Gravity. This is truly a must see.
Overall see this movie.
Captain Phillips is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Gravity

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new critically acclaimed thriller Gravity!

Every five years there's a movie that breaks new boundaries. Whether it's the wowing special effects,the amazing edge of your seat action or something that's never been done in film before it's praised as the best thing available in theaters for a long time. Surprisingly Gravity is that and it's even better than Children Of Men.
Gravity is an emotional intense masterpiece as critics such as ReviewsOnTheRun,RogerEbert.com and Rolling Stone. It's probably the most emotionally gratifiying and suspenseful movie you might ever see in your life and its super short just savoring you on the action. Gravity brings new hope for movies in the wake of all the sequels,prequels,and reboots that have come. Gravity brings new hope to the movie industry and is spectacular in every way.
Overall see this movie now.
Gravity is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Prisoners

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new drama movie with Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal Prisoners!

During the last few weeks there has not been that much to see in theaters. There was One Direction,Riddick was a dud, and Getaway was atrocious. Let's hope Prisoners clears that September fog.
Prisoners is not a feel good September movie nor a masterpiece but it's certainly something to get you into theaters. The acting is very good with great performances from all the cast including Hugh Jackman as The New Yorker said. It's also very gripping even though the film is somewhat disturbing.
Overall see this if you want to.
Prisoners is rated R.

Critics Consensus:The Family

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new Robert De Niro comedy. Hopefully it can't be as bad as the Big Wedding.

Robert De Niro used to create many many serious good movies about gangsters,mobs and etc. Now that The Family was announced a couple of months ago the movie looked serious and cool. And then they added the comedy aspect to it. And we all know how bad The Big Wedding went. 
The Family is not another Big Wedding even those movies sound very similar. It's a bad movie by a lot of means such as relying on the same joke countless times,boring and uninventive and just plain unnecessary. There is not really a demographic for this movie and at the end it just does not pan out well. (Cited:New York Daily News,The Playlist,Time Out New York)
Overall watch Goodfellas again.
The Family is rated R.

Critics Consensus:Insidious:Chapter 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to the 2011 horror hit that was Insidious!

The original Insidious should have been crap. It really should have been crap. It was written,directed,and produced from the same people that made such films as Paranormal Activity 2 and the SAW franchise. But the movie had many comical breaks,good acting and scares when you would not expect it. It became a hit. Now FilmDistrict wants to rank in some more cash with a popular name  but is it any good?
Insidious 2 is definitely not for everyone. Some critics such as Austin Chronicle and Time Out London gave it scores lower than a 20 and said that the movie was lazy stupid and incoherent. The film does have good acting and the scares that work are really scary and creepy unfortunately Insidious Chapter 2 does not reach to it's highest heights.
Overall only see this if you really want to.
Insidious:Chapter 2 is rated PG-13. 

Critics Consensus:Closed Circuit

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Focus Features new drama about a terrorist attack!

Focus Features hardly ever delivers a disappointment. Whether it's the stop-motion phenomenon's from Laika or the biblical films that are sleeper hits Focus usually hits the right notes. Like even The World's End came out last week and that was amazing. 
Unfortunately that does not work this time Closed Circuit is not a bad movie and the acting is certainly there it's just that the script is predictable and full of plot holes as NPR and New York Daily News stated. Closed Circuit definitely has potential it's just it should have been more fleshed out.
Overall see this only if you want to.
Closed Circuit is rated R.

Critics Consensus:You're Next

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new horror movie called You're Next which is surprisingly getting good reviews.

Adam Wingard is known for his insanely low budget horror movies (one was only $2000 dollars) and they get a lot of attention at film's festivals. Now Lionsgate is giving him a chance and making sure that You're Next is a hit.
The trailer for You're Next is very very generic and you probably expect a 13%. However it has a 65 on Metacritic and a 79% on RottenTomatoes. You're Next is another Cabin In The Woods as Globe And Mail because it does not take itself too seriously, is very funny for a horror movie and actually has a decent amount of scares. 
Overall see this movie.
You're Next is rated R.

Critics Consensus:The Purge

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new original horror movie called The Purge. Or is it?

The Purge is about a twelve hour period each year were all crime is legal. During that time a family tries to hide. The trailer looked interesting but does that happen with this movie? Let's enter the dangerous Purge and find out.

The good news about The Purge is that the plot is original. Everything else is pure crap filled with bad acting and horror movie cliches as Reviews On The Run said. They even gave it a 0.25! OUT OF 10!! Time Out New York also called it repetitive.

Overall only see this movie if you really really want to.

The Purge is rated R.

Critics Consensus:Now You See Me

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Now You See Me a new heist movie!

Now You See Me looks cool,interesting and promising. And then you realize it's made by the same guy who made Clash Of The Titans and the Transformer movies. Then your expectations fall from the Empire State Building.

Now You See Me's actors have barely any screen time, as ReviewsOnTheRun stated. It might be somewhat enjoyable as ReelViews said but I would not recommend it. It was called a rare form of bad by Ben Bolea so you might want to think about that.
Overall see this if you really want to.
Now You See Me is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Scary Movie 5

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new Scary Movie. Well if you are thinking that this movie is good I have some news for you.

6% on Rotten Tomatoes. EVRAYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS! EVRAYBODY CLAP YOUR HANDS! Seriously. The first Scary Movie was ok but now it is just a cashgrab and giving stupid celebrities like Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan more money.
If you see this movie you deserve to see this movie. Total idiots see this movie. Why? Well I don't even need to explain it but I guess I will. NO POSITIVE REVIEWS. NO MEDIOCORE REVIEWS FROM ANYONE. Even We Got This Covered explained that "If I ever have to watch another Scary Movie film, I'll give up on writing, cinema, and society forever." Well you might want to get the bullet now. Because this movie is not flopping like a fish gasping for air.
Overall 14 on Metacritic.
Scary Movie 5 is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus: Evil Dead

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the Evil Dead reboot!

The original Evil Dead was a hit because of it's little budget,being overwhelmingly scary, and suspenseful. Then every other Evil Dead movie was turned into a cashgrab with sequels and reboots. However Sam Raimi (of Spider-Man fame) wants to fix that and make this movie up to par with the original.

Let's start with the negatives and get that out of the way. Evil Dead is gruesome. In some ways worse than Dredd 3D. It is horribly graphic with skin ripping and rape. However it is more shocking than scary. You are gonna need a barf bag, but not sleeping pills. The acting is good as ReviewsOnTheRun said,especially the performance from Mia. Slate praised the script too. The only problem is that you have too know what you are walking into. Please do not blame me.

Overall see this movie if you want to. It is a good movie it's just that I dont want you having nightmares for the rest of your life.

Evil Dead is rated R.

Critics Consensus:Dead Man Down

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new crime drama. 

You know you have no hope for movies in 2013 when there is only four good movies that have come out. You have very little hope. Very little hope. So when a movie comes and its crap you are not surprised. At all. Here we have Dead Man Down a new crime drama thriller yay.....

This movie is not bad or so bad its funny. It's just a regular crap movie. Ok throw it in the pile. It's out of place, takes forever to get going, and is boring AV Club and Schmoes Know said that by the way and they are pretty intelligent.

Overall just you don't need to think about this movie. It's a time waster.

Dead Man Down is rated R.

Critics Consensus: The Last Exorcism Part II

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to The Last Exorcism.

The Last Exorcism was one of the last good horror movies before Paranormal Activity killed everything into shaky cam. It was original and gripping. Nothing was better than it. Well some Hollywood Executives are in their pool drinking their martini's saying "goddamn we are so smart." 

The acting is okay and that's all The Last Exorcism Part II has going for it. Slant Magazine complained about the horrible dialogue and Movie Nation said that the movie was worse than The Devil Inside. Really? It's that bad? Ok we'll I think we need a SWAT Team to get all these viewers of the movie out now.

Overall do not see this movie. I COMMAND YOU!

The Last Exorcism Part II is rated R.