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trdl23 posted...

Thank You for Smoking

Rating: 98/100

One of my all-time favorites, Thank You for Smoking finds a strange amount of heart in a heartless, cruel industry by turning a jaded cynicism into a witty insight. Aaron Eckhart knocks it out of the park alongside a deep bench of heavy hitters including career performances from Dave Koechner, Rob Lowe, and many more. The deconstruction of the advertising industry is of course propaganda, but it's the right kind of propaganda, smart and enjoyable. The sugar that helps the medicine go down.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Raka_Putra posted...

The Triplets of Belleville

Rating: 63/100

Artistically great, yeah, whatever, blah blah... I just don't have it in me to say more than "I don't like it, even though it's clearly great."

ertyu0078 posted...

Teen titans go to the movies

Never watched it.

ViolentAbacus posted...

Killer Clowns from Outer Space

Never watched it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Great_Paul posted...

Home Alone

Rating: 41/100

The only thing worse than children in a movie are the children who are made so irritatingly smart that you want to put them through a screen door.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LinkMarioSamus posted...

Lincoln

Rating: 91/100

A phenomenal exploration of a piece of legislation that redefined the entire culture of America, and the difficult obstacles Lincoln had to overcome to see it brought to fruition. I'm a sucker for a good political film. This isn't a good a political film. It's a GREAT political film.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

XIII_rocks posted...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Rating: 75/100

A wonderful little piece that resuscitated the career of RDJ and probably was the last great Val Kilmer role. Criminally underrated actor.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mega Mana posted...

Let's see...

Mars Attacks!

Rating: 61/100

If "So bad it's good" can be applied to anything, it's this schlocky spawn of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, studded with an inordinate number of stars, and weighed down by an absolutely preposterous script.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mega Mana posted...

The Host (2006)

Never watched.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LiquidOshawott posted...

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what we do in the shadows

Rating: 85/100

Hilarious. Easily in the top two or three mockumentaries ever made, WWDitS is an amazing mix of awkward workplace humor and standard horror fare, that, when combined, creates The Office of the supernatural world. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement just knocked it out of the park here, bringing all of the charm of Flight of the Conchords - awkward social interactions and all - to a genre that, on paper, shouldn't work.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Honestly, Parasite is another movie I need to give a rewatch to before I rate it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mega Mana posted...

Blade Runner 2049

Another movie I need to give a rewatch to before I rate it, so onto the list it goes!

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LiquidOshawott posted...

Blade Runner

Rating: 81/100

Bleak, cold and hopeless, Blade Runner's only real flaw is a chunk of the middle film that drags on a little too long for its own good. But the thematic focus on the nature of artificial life is extremely thought-provoking, and Harrison Ford really feels suited to carry the entire piece on his shoulders. The final scenes, focused around Roy Batty, are absolutely beautiful and depressing in equal measure.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Spider-Man

Rating: 87/100
The first Spider-Man remains anchored in an optimistic, early-21st century representation of Marvel's greatest icon, and the entire affair is perfectly poised to introduce any wide-eyed child to the power of a true superhero. I point to this movie as the introduction of superheroes to modern cinema. Between one of the greatest scores in superhero music (provided by Danny Elfman), a riveting, insane performance brought by Dafoe, and one of my favorite special effects sequences capping the movie, Spider-Man is the culmination of all of the superhero movies before it, and the precedent set for all to come after.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Cybat posted...

Avengers: Infinity War

Rating: 86/100

Finally, a comic book movie that has fully embraced the best part of comic books - the shared universe. Instead of flirting with the idea of interconnected individuals drawn together in a culture of capes and cowls, Infinity War feels like the first film to dive headfirst into a universe where repercussions in one plotline can spread across everything. The only downside of IW, quite honestly, is the clear lack of personality that the Avengers B-squad has. Scarlet Witch, Falcon and Bucky just feel so lightweight and uninteresting alongside much more interesting personalities scattered throughout the film. The biggest highlight? Two Sherlock Holmes arguing with each other inside of a UFO.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Pokewars posted...

In the Loop

Rating: 76/100

Not quite to the level of quality that made the original series so utterly perfect, In the Loop is still an uncomfortable yet hilarious look at politics from a level of bleak incompetence that feels all too real. The entire cast knocks this one out of the park, but special mention of course needs to be made about the character of Malcolm Tucker, who I charitably refer to as the British Ari Gold. That's a compliment, by the way.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Djungelurban posted...

A Moment to Remember

Never heard of it.

UF8 posted...

Ran

Never seen it.

Arishok posted...

Mama Jack.

I have no idea what this is.

linkhatesganon posted...

Midsommar

Pretty emblematic of the genre of movie I don't watch.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Great_Paul posted...

The World's End

Rating: 80/100

Your mileage may vary based on your love or hatred for Gary King. As for me, I find him nothing less than obscenely entertaining.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Hip!

Also

The Goonies

Rating: 34/100

Hate it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

HanOfTheNekos posted...

Love, Actually

Rating: 93/100

A collage of tiny, less remarkable tropes in romantic comedies that, when combined, weave into a web of normal lives like a tapestry of human life. Precious for their combined complexity, each strand of Love, Actually contributes to a greater whole. With one of the best casts you've ever seen, there is so much charm to Love, Actually, and it doesn't shy away from provide a mix of happy and unhappy endings to its various tinier narratives. Naturally, no one exhibits more awkward British charm than Colin Firth and Hugh Grant, but there's something to like in every aspect of the film, as it embraces the sappy, heart-on-its-sleeve attitude of the genre it both lampoons and lifts up.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Sonic the Hedgehog

I haven't seen it yet. Honestly, I'm not particularly interested in Sonic, but I'll add it to the list.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Casino Royale

Rating: 83/100

There's nothing I enjoy more than a good game of cards in a movie. The psychology of betting, done right, can really prove an insight into the characters of a movie. But Casino Royale also is chock full of tense action and a Bond who is finding his footing as an action star. Daniel Craig was perfectly suited for a fledgling Bond, rougher in demeanor but exhibiting moments of that Bond suaveness that make 007 the icon he is. And, of course, the character of Vesper, seductive siren that she is, is one of the most fascinating Bond girls the series has ever had. She turns the formula on its head and leaves an indelible mark on Bond's career and heart.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

MetalmindStats posted...

Mary and Max

Rating: 68/100

A difficult film to rate. The plot is basic, but the film is anything but. I think the weighty preponderance of the movie threw me for a loop, and made it really stand out from other animated films, but at the same time, it made the film fairly unpleasant to watch.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

redrocket posted...

Alien 3

Rating: 54/100

It would be fair to say that there are people who enjoy Alien 3. It would be fair to say that Alien 3 has some redeemable qualities that connect it to the golden age of the Alien franchise. It would be fair to say that Alien continues from where the Aliens left off. But it would also be fair to say that there is nothing remotely remarkable about any aspect of Alien 3, and furthermore, that Alien 3 is an absolutely pointless movie that sucked everything good from the original Alien 3 treatment in favor of a garbage palette of a setting and a forgettable conceit that drives an unremarkable narrative.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Snake5555555555 posted...

The Invisible Man (2020)

Rating: 59/100

The positive press around this movie surprised me, so I went in with higher expectations than I should have. Ultimately, what I discovered was a movie where the titular character was just a formless, pointless cardboard cutout of a character that had no personality. The Invisible Man was a generic villain, and that left Moss with the unenviable task of carrying a movie by herself. The psychological torture she endures in the movie is kind of interesting, but at the end of the film, the wheels come off and the narrative descends into a bad mix of superheroic action on a low budget and standard horror. The final act really drives a nail into the coffin of the movie.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Raka_Putra posted...

Deadpool

Rating: 81/100

In all honesty, this film has to overcome the character of Deadpool, one that I've slowly become less and less enamored with over the years. As a comic fan, Deadpool has been so overused and every possible ounce of humor has been rung out of him like a dingy dish rag. However, this movie had the opportunity to present the character in live-action for the first time (yes, the first time), and it's successful because it doesn't rely on cameo gags to get Deadpool over with the audience. In fact, the lack of major Marvel stars is what works well here, because this is Deadpool's movie, with a focus on the tragic aspects of the character, underlining that he laughs through his pain.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mega Mana posted...

Z (1979)

Lowercase

I really need to rewatch this before I rate it, so onto the list it goes.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Matrix

Rating: 91/100

A mind-bending reexamination of the state of reality as we know it, the dystopian future of the Matrix is so heavy and overbearing that it's almost too hard to breathe outside of the simulation. The Wachowskis manage to turn the standard hero's journey into something wholly unique in the cinematic world, breathing new life into science fiction, and almost single-handedly redefining the action sequence, for good or ill. Talented cast, memorable editing and color design, and a light but well-written script make the Matrix into a fundamental must-watch for any young director.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LinkMarioSamus posted...

Mad Max: Fury Road

Rating: 83/100

Far from the greatest action film ever made, there are some scenes where the rhythm of the movie is interrupted. As chase movie, it's probably the best - if not merely one of the best. But when this movie lands, it lands. Great, visceral action is hard to come by these days, usually heavily processed by studio interference. The tone of Mad Max is bleak and painful, like your nails digging into your fist when you squeeze too hard. As for Tom Hardy, he is an adequate replacement for Gibson, but the movie really showcases the character of Furiosa, who is one of the greatest revelations of the 2010s.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

TheCodeisBosco posted...

Black Panther

Rating: 79/100

Another Marvel origin film. Although, to be fair, it could be said that this is less Panther's origin than Killmonger's. As such, we get a small amount of nuance and exploration of a character with some internal conflict and flaw. Unfortunately, the rest of the cast isn't lucky enough to receive the same treatment. Almost annoyingly perfect, Panther's crew feels a little two-dimensional, but the nation of Wakanda instead feels lively and unique, a true living and breathing setting. However, as with most Marvel movies, the villains are given short shrift. Killmonger's defeat concretely ends his run in the franchise, and Klaw - one of the great minor Marvel villains - doesn't get remotely enough love, instead being relegated into a dull, one-off baddie. What Panther showed is a ton of potential weighed down by the strict adherence to the origin story formula. All that said, if Panther can maintain the quality of its first film, the second one should be amazing if its unencumbered by the trappings of a first film pattern.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Last one for a while from me:

Clue

Rating: 84/100

A delightful caper film, Clue is able to excel where other films of its kind fail thanks to a small but talented cast finely tuned for hilarious hijinks. The inventive use of multiple endings only enhances the bizarre insanity of the situation. In comparison to the board game, a massive, massive improvement. Certainly one of a rare handful of great comedic mystery stories.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

I respect your use of the Politics topic flair.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Doing some work and then I have an evening event, but I plan to run through some more ratings tomorrow morning!

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

I haven't watched it. Since it's on Netflix, I just keep thinking, "yeah I'll watch it soon" and I never do.

Great_Paul posted...

Happy Gilmore

Rating: 63/100

Look, I actually am a fan of the Adam Sandler comedy, especially in this era, but I'll never try to lie to you and pretend that those movies are good. I just happen to enjoy them, God help me. Barker vs. Gilmore? An absolute riot.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Snake5555555555 posted...

Batman Begins

Rating: 95/100

The second-best Batman film featuring the best Batman film villain. There. I said it. Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow is the absolute best.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Oh! I have one I can't believe I hadn't thought of yet:

The Princess Bride

Rating: 43/100

Boring. I know that I'm in the minority here, but Buttercup sucks, Billy Crystal sucks, and the entire plot is just so vanilla. Every time someone quotes a line from the film to me, I have to ask, "Why is this line funny to you?"

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Anchorman

Rating: 72/100

The absolute height of the Ferrell-style comedy anchored by such not-so-luminaries as the Farrelly Brothers. This particular generation of SNL alums can't get much better than this, and their style of loud, boisterous comedy is given a whole embrace with amusing cameos, ridiculous joke concepts, and a lot of self-awareness.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Pride and Prejudice

Rating: 74/100

Better served, I would imagine, as a mini-series. While the performances of the mid-00s Pride and Prejudice are excellent, and the dialogue we get perfectly suited to the Austen novel, there's a lot of collapse of the societal exploration that makes the book so delectable. At least what we get is great.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Rating: 80/100
I'm often torn on this film because, while it's phenomenally written, I absolutely loathe the characters involved. Sometimes, a character, despite great acting and writing, is positioned in such a way as to be absolutely unendurable, and that's both of the leads. It's strange to think, I guess, because Winslet and Carrey are such talented actors, but the roles they play just irk to no end. That said, the concept is great, the script is great, the presentation couldn't be better. It's a high concept piece executed as well as could be. I just can't stand the leads.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Raka_Putra posted...

:(( Chicago is awesome

The Disaster Artist

Rating: 82/100

Now, I'm going to be honest - I don't think Franco is as good at playing Tommy as a lot of other people think. But even so, the movie is a must-watch for anyone who adores The Room and the mythology that surrounds it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Soylent Green

Rating: 73/100

Plodding in terms of pacing, but definitely a sci fi staple. I'll never understand how Heston ended up becoming such an important figure in these 70s-era science fiction social movement films, especially given his politics.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Rating: 88/100

I adore Bill and Ted, and this movie was my teenage me's favorite Saturday afternoon rerun in high school. There's so much heart here, and despite the trappings of 80s comedy, there's an oft-overlooked amount of depth to explore. Hilarious but moving.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

BetrayedTangy posted...

Baby Driver

Rating: 91/100

Edgar Wright knows how to use the full palette of filmmaking to his advantage. Music, editing, lighting, wardrobe, sound mixing. Hell, he even can churn out starmaking or star-reinforcing performances from his entire cast. Nothing about Baby Driver is bad. The only quibble I have with the film is the needlessly saccharine ending, but I can live with that. This movie is just that good.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

redrocket posted...

The Producers (1968)

Rating: 68/100

Dated but excellent. Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel have undeniable chemistry in the lead roles, and the entire concept is delightfully evil.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Sorry To Bother You completed. Rating: 73/100

A lot of the early moving felt like disconnected scenes, and it was only really late in the film that I felt a cohesive plot was going, but at least until that point, I thought a lot of the really sharp satire was landing well. Great cast.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Oliver and Company

Rating: 59/100

Billy Joel music, I think, would be better served in a Billy Joel concert. Or a show like Movin' Out. I don't think every great rock 'n' roll artist of the 20th century can pull off a musical, quite honestly, and the reframing of Oliver Twist just didn't land for me. Despite some memorable numbers and characters, overall the movie is a bit of a miss for me.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Jackie Brown

Rating: 77/100

For some reason, this movie always feels like the dark horse of the Tarantino family to me. It lacks the Tarantino flavor of his later films, and I've never really been able to get into it in the way I am with the rest of his filmography. That said, everything about it is well-constructed, from the writing to the performance.s It just doesn't stand out in the way his other films do, for me at least.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Raka_Putra posted...

I like DMD so much I made a song fic and an MV lol, but fair enough assessment.

Chicago

Rating: 51/100

I want to name three actors for you. Richard Gere, Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones. You know what they all have in common? I can't stand them. They all come across as arrogant, self-obsessed douchebags. And here, we have them all in one place, milking their meager talents harder than ever before in a movie that none of them are really qualified to perform in! Chicago is probably the most overrated musical of all time.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Great_Paul posted...

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Rating: 83/100

An absolutely awesome detective story. Even Bogart can't bring this one down. As an aside, have you ever noticed how many actors have played Sam Spade? It's gotta be like 400.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Goldeneye

Rating: 93/100

My favorite Bond film, GoldenEye is successful thanks in no small part to the best Bond and the best Bond villain being put together in some fantastic locations. There's also a sorrowful underlying subplot about the archaic nature of Bond in a post-Cold War world, and the constant representations of Soviet menace really underscore the feeling of a ghost coming home to roost.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Snake5555555555 posted...

It's jumbled but I also love the sense of chaos and tension it helps create too. The movie wouldn't be the same without it.

12 Monkeys

Rating: 98/100

One of my favorite science fiction films of all time, the topsy-turvy nature of 12 Monkeys leaves you constantly questioning everything. Brad Pitt's scenery-chewing performance captivates while the narrative worms its way into your brain, turning over and over again in a way that really seems to capture the idea of insanity. Reality itself is up for debate, and somehow its the rules of time travel that seem the most concrete in this movie, rather than any particular moment in time itself.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Hbthebattle posted...

Knives Out

Rating: 70/100

This is a tough rating, but I think the film burns its ensemble cast and spends too much time focused on the main character. The murder mystery aspect of the story almost feels shrugged off far too early. That said, Benoit Blanc seems perfectly poised to star in an unending string of detective thrillers, and I would be standing in line to watch every one of them.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful