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Great film.
Although I remember when I was younger, asking my brother what he was watching and totally misheard and thought he had said "oven glove".
We still have no idea how I thought he said that.
What film did you watch last night?
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Although I remember when I was younger, asking my brother what he was watching and totally misheard and thought he had said "oven glove".
We still have no idea how I thought he said that.
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Vastly superior but midsommar is still excellent for its category.
I will definitely enjoy both even more the second time round though.
I enjoyed both, but I'm never going to watch them again. Proper harrowing films, very few directors make movies like this anymore.
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I think we have slightly different ideas on what a harrowing film is for us.
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The Boy and the Heron
I'm gonna get crucified for this, but Ghibli are very hit and miss for me. Spoilers.
Not to say I didn't enjoy it, but I would struggle to give it more than a 7/10. Maybe another watch is warranted.
I'm gonna get crucified for this, but Ghibli are very hit and miss for me. Spoilers.
This reminded me too much of Totoro and Spirited Away. I enjoy the former, but the latter, once they get to the scene where Chihiro professes her love for Haku, it loses me there. What does a 10 year old know about falling in love? It's a bit too much of a stretch for me.
Anyway, I just found the structure of this too similar to those. Starts off just normal, "real-world" things, then they go off and explore, then find some fantastical world that they just accept with absolutely no hesitation, meet people that they just blindly accept and listen to with no hesitation, dead faced just do what they're told to do by these random people, a cute little blob thing with a funny smiley face to pander to the cutesy crowd who love their plushies and merch. It was like deja vu.
I actually started to doze off towards the climax.
Anyway, I just found the structure of this too similar to those. Starts off just normal, "real-world" things, then they go off and explore, then find some fantastical world that they just accept with absolutely no hesitation, meet people that they just blindly accept and listen to with no hesitation, dead faced just do what they're told to do by these random people, a cute little blob thing with a funny smiley face to pander to the cutesy crowd who love their plushies and merch. It was like deja vu.
I actually started to doze off towards the climax.
Not to say I didn't enjoy it, but I would struggle to give it more than a 7/10. Maybe another watch is warranted.
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last week Beverly hills cop 9/10
this week Beverly hills cop ii 10/10
this week Beverly hills cop ii 10/10
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Midsommar is much better than Hereditary imo but I like both.
I haven't watched either worth a go? Is it really frightening?I think we have slightly different ideas on what a harrowing film is for us.
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Neither are frightening but both have fantastic plots.
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Ronin - 7.5/10 - The plot is very "twisty" in places with many double crosses etc so it can get a bit difficult to figure out what's going on at what time but its a really great cast lead by a fantastic turn from De Niro, all doing some great work with an occasionally messy script and with some really great practical driving stunts, all of which add up to make the film better than the individual parts themselves, and it helps hide the messiness of the plot too.
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Godzilla Minus One 9/10
Really enjoyed this one. I'm not a fan Holloywood monster type movies like Kong etc but this was really enthralling. Great plot and engaging characters, with a somber nod to historical events of WW2 and post war Japan. Well worth a watch..
Really enjoyed this one. I'm not a fan Holloywood monster type movies like Kong etc but this was really enthralling. Great plot and engaging characters, with a somber nod to historical events of WW2 and post war Japan. Well worth a watch..
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This is a good idea, with the new one coming. Tbh, I don't remember the second and third that well. In fact... I can only really remember certain scenes from the first if I'm honest.
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Le Mans (1971) Steve McQueen. Can't recall ever seeing it before, and felt like more of a documentary than a film with not much of a script.
Great car racing action though.
Great car racing action though.
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Cracking film with a great soundtrack...the opening scene blew me away when I first watched it, probably one of the best.
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Hereditary is a great film, I wouldn't say its frightening but its definitely really disturbing.
Midsomer is just irritating nonsense.
Midsomer is just irritating nonsense.