The Cakemaker - 9/10
A delicate take on grief and longing with a ravenous undercurrent deftly contained by the lead actors. A magnificent film.
The Cakemaker - 9/10
A delicate take on grief and longing with a ravenous undercurrent deftly contained by the lead actors. A magnificent film.
John Carter 5/10
This movie was just all around kinda dumb. Also, while I get where the source material comes from "white man saves the natives" doesn't make for a good movie premise anymore. Especially when you're making him Superman at the same time.
Jumanji 6/10
This movie is held up entirely by Jack Black's performance. Wow...I did not think those words would ever come out of my mouth. Long story short: kids get thrown into Jumanji 'cause Jumanji needs help and then we get to watch a big budget LARP. Except Jack Black is the only actor who actually tries to act like just 5 minutes ago he was a twitter-obsessed teenage girl. The rest of the actors are basically themselves in every other role they've been in and every once in a while remember to toss in an "oh yeah, I used to be a NERD!" moment.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - 9/10
Beautifully shot, perfect casting and just left me wanting more!
In terms of the 6 stories I thought it started with its best and ended on a fairly weak one.
I don't want to spoil movie stuff, but there's some really obvious crap they decided to throw in the movie as references, like McGonagall... Even though she wasn't born at the time.
Obliviate only working on "Bad memories" is another blatant one, because it invalidates Hermione Oblivitating her parents.
The Clovenhitch Killer 9/10
I was honestly shocked at how good this movie was. I expected a mediocre movie about school shootings for some reason, but I was very wrong. Very clever throughout, solid and clean writing, great acting and casting, perfectly paced. This movie won't win any oscars but damn it was good. It's more like an 8/10 but I have to give it bonus points for just how clean and clever it was. On another level of quality that will easily go over some people's heads.
First Man (second viewing). Just brilliant. What a story. Great sound effects throughout the film, some of Claire Foy's lines practically made me burst into tears. What a ride.
fatastic beasts 2
6/10
first one was much better
Logan 8/10
Yes, I finally got around to seeing it. Good movie all around.
Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life.
Just, be kind.
The Happytime murders 6/10
Will I ever watch that movie again? No, but it was an okay time waster. Had some funny moments and some dull. If you have 90 mintues and have absolutely nothing else to do... give it a shot.
Ballad of Buster Scruggs 8/10
Might be a little generous. But overall enjoyed it. Cohen brothers did a great job returning to a style I like from them. Enjoyed all the stories, directing was great, and the acting was spot on as well. The songs were pretty solid all the way round and the mix between song and dialogue was great. The use of silence or lack of conversation in a lot of the scenes was a deft touch.
Wreck-It-Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Pretty much as good as the first one; Calhoun is still a dynamite gal (altho there wasn't enough of her in it). Not as self-serving for Disney as the trailers make it out to be, altho the princess cameos were actually plot-relevant! A couple other surprise cameos, too. A lot of fun jokes for the adults/internet-savvy. If your kids want to go, take them.
9/10
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Jacob wasn't actually Obliviated tho; it was the serum that the Thunderbird added to the storm that erased his memories, and Fantastic Beasts even said it erased bad memories.
You're not allowed to discuss conspiracy theories on mmo-champion, which makes me wonder what they're trying to hide.
While I'm not above considering bad writing as the factor, I feel like the most likely scenario was JKR wanting to paraphrase. That said, based on what we saw in Fantastic Beasts, his "obliviation" was not the same as Hermione did with her parents, and is internally consistent to what was stated in FB.
You're not allowed to discuss conspiracy theories on mmo-champion, which makes me wonder what they're trying to hide.
My Bloody Valentine 1981 9/10
Outstanding horror movie that sadly never got a sequel. Frequently listening to the theme song while playing WoW. Can't think of a single bad thing regarding this movie. (Other than not to watch the cut or movie theater version)
Fantastic Beasts 2. 9/10 *would have gotten a 10..but was a bit confused*
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