Movies
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Watched a few pictures the past few days (instead of studying, so I'm feeling guilty but at the same time cinemeducated):
Galveston - Nice, gritty, sort of a story without story except a very broad one. I like movies like this BUT I prefer them without annoying little kids; kids and movies don't go together. 6/10
Manchester by the Sea - Like above, the story was more like a framework for minute conversations, feelings and emotions. Good. Chasey Afleck was like a poor man's Ryan Gosling in this. 8/10
Beirut - Exciting bits here and there but overall, I'd call it a very Hollywood-style failure. 4/10
Mystic River - Can't believe this came out in 2003 yet I only watched it now. Very good - if convoluted in places - and seems to confirm that C. Eastwood is unable to come up with anything less than excellent (not counting the one about preventing a terror strike in Paris-bound train, forgot the name, that's was laughably bad). 8/10
Molly's Game - A story worth telling, and I've been led to believe this stayed pretty true to the actual facts. Not very exciting and ultimately, the build-up led to nowhere in particular, which further adds credibility to the "based on a true story" concept. 7/10
To Rome with Love - Like I've noted before, I somehow watch everything Woody does despite rarely really enjoying them and this was trademark Woody in all the aspects that I don't like about his work. Repulsive characters and comedy that was seldom funny. Plus it had Jesse "The least talented A-lister" Eisenberg in it which leads to automatic points-deduction. 4/10 cos it had its moments.
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I've been wanting to see Into The Spiderverse. Reviews are excellent and word of mouth is consistently good, too.
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The Predator: 7/10
Overall I thought it was decent. I liked the references to the previous films and the pacing. Not sure about the apex predator idea since this was done in Predators. I did like the characters though and thought they carried the film pretty well
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Equalizer 2: 7/10
I liked it well enough but it wasn’t any different from the first. Very predictable too. I knew who the antagonist of the film was before they even revealed him [emoji23] other than that, the action sequences were excellent
Venom: 5/10
Pretty mediocre film imo. CGI looked horrible and the plot was a bit boring. [emoji107]
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The Predator: 7/10
Overall I thought it was decent. I liked the references to the previous films and the pacing. Not sure about the apex predator idea since this was done in Predators. I did like the characters though and thought they carried the film pretty well.
I thought it was a fun movie, though you could tell it suffered from some bad editing and weird rewrites.
And Predators was underrated…
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The Man from Earth: Holocene
A sequel to a movie that didn't call for one, this one was predictably disastrous in its unmitigated suckiness. I don't intentionally watch many "so bad it's good" films so maybe it's a matter of lack of routine, but watching this was an exercise in rolling your eyes (mine are a bit sore now).
2/10 and the points are for the original concept, introduced in the excellent first movie. This turd added nothing. I'm livid but will get over it.
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I saw the documentary 'Last Man on the Moon' over the holidays. I'm definitely late to the party on this one (movie came out in 2014) but it was excellent.
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Really enjoyed Blackkklansman. Heavy topic, but handled well, enough action and comic relief to dilute things a bit. The epilogue was moving. I get the sense that some serious liberties were taken with the story, but that it's based on a true story is interesting as well.
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Really enjoyed Blackkklansman. Heavy topic, but handled well, enough action and comic relief to dilute things a bit. The epilogue was moving. I get the sense that some serious liberties were taken with the story, but that it's based on a true story is interesting as well.
+1 - I watched this on a plane over Christmas and thought it was great
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Today’s library check outs:
Breaking Bad season 2
The Meg
Tomb raider reboot
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Avatar was an amazing movie from a technical perspective, but man, it's crap otherwise. I wonder how terrible it is without the wow factor of 3D.
On a side note, that Avatar Flight Of Passage ride at Disney is f-ing phenomenal…
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Avatar was an amazing movie from a technical perspective, but man, it's crap otherwise. I wonder how terrible it is without the wow factor of 3D.
On a side note, that Avatar Flight Of Passage ride at Disney is f-ing phenomenal…
Never saw Avatar so I figured I’d give it a go. I typically like Cameron’s work but the cgi aspect usually kills things for me. I have low expectations
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Equalizer 2: 7/10
I liked it well enough but it wasn’t any different from the first. Very predictable too. I knew who the antagonist of the film was before they even revealed him [emoji23] other than that, the action sequences were excellent
Watched it just now, agree with everything you said and with your rating as well. This kind of a movie is an exceedingly rare beast and I’m thankful to Fuqua & Washington for sticking to the formula.
