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Absurd and irreverant while having a great heart at its core. Lots of moving pieces, but the narrative comes toegther well. Light and fun, just like summer should be.
I've really got a new appreciation for it after watching the documentary. They took a classic story, mixed in some pretty heavy emotion, plenty of laughs, and a killer soundtrack to make something truly special.
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A spy thriller with little action, mostly dialogue. Great cast, with a good mix of stars and lesser known folks. Tense, but engaging. Has just enough spy tech that it's interesting, but not so much that the plot really relies on it. Fun to unravel who's behind it all.
There are definitely some rough edges, but it's much more charming than I expected. How much they care about each other really got me in the end. You do need to look past some dated jokes though
Old timey and charming. A little tough to tell some of the characters apart and the stunts are pretty dated, but the cast is good and the mystery is fun. The leads have good chemistry. Whole thing was much funnier than I expected it to be, too. I can see why it started a series!
A great dive into the production of a great movie. Plenty of cast and creator interviews, plus a step back to look at the film's impact on people of a certain age. It's a fun watch!
It’s mostly a schlocky 90s action computer thriller, but it does make some precient points about how much of "truth" lives in computers and how badly that can go if they start lying. Ther eare better hacker movies and Sandra Bullock never really plays it convincingly, but it had its tense moments.
It’s basically "Wet Hot American RomCom". I loved its commitment to subtle (or not) absrudity and it’s wildly large ensemble. Tightly written too, no lines were wasted. Perfectly captures 90s NYC romcoms.
Pitt and Clooney carry this dark action comedy hard. The story is simple (and makes a little less sense the closer you squint), but it didn't stop me enjoying the ride. The cast is focused (good!), the shootouts minimal (also good; more time for dialogue!), and the runtime 20 minutes longer than it needed to be (oops!). Great to see them both back together though.
Pitt and Clooney carry this dark action comedy hard. The story is simple (and makes a little less sense the closer you squint), but it didn't stop me enjoying the ride. The cast is focused (good!), the shootouts minimal (also good; more time for dialogue!), and the runtime 20 minutes longer than it needed to be (oops!). Great to see them both back together though.
A chilling adaptation of a great book. broadly focuses on the right things. Every casting is perfect and Rosamund Pike is superbly unsettling.
If you can look past the central joke is all about prison rape (a big if), you're rewarded with a genuinely funny movie. Dense with jokes across a variety of topics. Kevin Hart doesn't do a _lot_ to break out of his small-loud-sidekick role, but he has some good acting moments.
As a comedy of errors, leans more heavily into errors than comedy. There _are_ a wild series of errors though, so the writing gets a plus. They come relentlessly though, which makes it sort of an exhausting watch up until we reach the film's classic ending which saved the whole thing.
Has great heart. Silly, but not in a way that detracts from the story. Sort of more fun on the second viewing- you get to sit back and let it wash over you.
Funny, british, and charming. Great leads and a fun supporting cast. A classic for a reason.
A well-produced concert with a good mix of laughs, weird things, and great performances. Pleasant time all around.
I don't usually think much about the musical performances on SNL. But this was a thoughtful documentary about how impactful they've been over the years and the careers they've launched. Great performances, interviews, and editing.
Charming, yet more modern feeling. Lots of great jokes. Pacing was a little slow and the story was less focused than it could have been. That's what happens when you translate 30 min movies into a 90 minute one. Felt like they could have tightened it up a fair bit.
A bit more story paired with the same great animation is a winning formula
Great little villain and some impressively expressive eyebrows. It's always cool how much they say without dialogue.
Holds up remarkably well for as old as it is. Jokes land, there's more plot than you'd expect, and the costuming is very cool. It's also stuffed to the gills with cameos, which is pretty fun.
Plot wise, it’s like a really wet Jurassic Park? I didn’t love the really slow first half and unremarkable characters. Some good action pieces and some good cast members though.
Wicked
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No one does spectacle like John M Chu. Does a great job exploring and expanding the story without straying too far. Costumes and sets were beautiful and the whole production just oozed vibrancy.
Pretty dumb, but goodhearted and not too overwrought.
Spirited
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Continues to be a fun twist on Christmas Carol. Great cast, catchy music!
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Wild to think that they made a novelization of this Christmas classic. Seriously though, Caine acts his butt off.
A charming premise supported by characters who are very patient and good sports about it all. Weird lack of chemistry between the leads, but not a bad time!
A decent premise that was never quite fun enough to be truly fun. Wasn’t much christmas magic. Chenoweth is great as always and it’s nice to see Lohan doing things again.
Lovely fight choreo, music, and a touching story make this a worth follow up to one of the world’s greatest movies.
A delightful comedy of errors with a blast of an 80s cast. Fun to see ZAZ write/direct something with a single plot running through it.
Does psychologically unstable yet relatable villains better than any other superhero film.
Campy and fun, with a great cast and pretty decent story. Always a blast.
Exhausting theater kid energy. Had some interesting perspectives on everyone's journey through their art and the paths that can take. But, felt disjoint, with too many characters. It also just seemes like drama for drama's sake- they just kept throwing bad things at these kids and everyone seemed miserable. It's ending was especially unsatisfying- it's a song where the ensemble pretends like everyone is fine when all evidence from the film points to the exact opposite. Whole thing was a real slog.
Exhausting theater kid energy. Had some interesting perspectives on everyone's journey through their art and the paths that can take. But, felt disjoint, with too many characters. It also just seemes like drama for drama's sake- they just kept throwing bad things at these kids and everyone seemed miserable. It's ending was especially unsatisfying- it's a song where the ensemble pretends like everyone is fine when all evidence from the film points to the exact opposite. Whole thing was a real slog.
Cute concept and some nice social commentary, but felt fairly formulaic otherwise
Incredibly charming. Nicely paced, great cast, touching story. Captures the Christmas spirit better than any other
Tense and well acted. Fun inside look to the way NYC trains work. Heavy action, but keeps it moving. Could have maybe done more with the characters (and thinks about it) but it still works as a mostly-action outing.
It's a fun premise and a decent cast, but the lack of chemistry and an odd but not-fun performance out of Milligan left us out in the cold.
Maybe the world's foremost Thanksgiving movie.
Tight, funny, and densely packed with classic gags. Some of the references don't resonate today and a few of the jokes are bumpier than I remembered. But, it has such a good nature that I couldn't help but grin the whole time.
Cheesy and contrived, but has good bones. Occasionally tense, some goofy lines, and generally good performances. It's remarkable how much of Airplane! came straight from this.
Has some good gags, but the pacing felt off. Some segments are dense, but others are more air than joke. Most of the time, it felt silly for silly's sake. You can see the inspirations for Airplane, but it definitely wasn't there yet.
Surprisingly touching. Mixed drama and comedy well. Good performances out of a young cast. Had low expectations, but really enjoyed it.
Watched with the director's commentary podcast, which was fun! Annoying to keep in sync manually, but had some good bonus trivia.
Timeless, clever, silly, and delightful as always.
Ready or Not
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Well acted, atmospheric. Definitely creepy, with cool lighting and cinematography. Story was pretty good but I'm not sure the solve was fair.
Perfect mix of gory, funny, and heartfelt. One of the all-time classics of this genre. Tudyk is top-notch as always!
A cute premise paired with a good cast and some fun killings. Does a good job playing with the summer camp slasher genre and exploring what it’s like to be in a movie. Light and fun!
A small "bottle" movie with surprisingly little blood for its subject matter. Tense, interesting, and mysterious. Great performances all around.
Well-tread premise that has a few tricks up its sleeve. Ok performances and a predictable plot mostly let it down, but it picks up some steam in the back half.
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Beautifully Hawaiian movie. Hits pretty hard emotionally, but does a good job peppering in jokes to not make the whole thing too heavy.
A pretty perfect movie to kick off a honeymoon in hawaii. Keeps you on your toes even if it doesn't totally deliver on its premise. Great performances out of Zahn and Olyphant
A neat concept that doesn’t quite deliver on its potential. Strong cast though.
Better than I remembered. Great cast and a good number of layers
Gripping pace but unlikable characters. A sort of interesting plot, but didn't do it for me. Very cool lighting though!
Has some really touching stories about the immigrant experience and family dynamics, but the whole thing is let down by its otherwise uninspired writing. Absolutely stunning graphics though, and some charming worldbuilding.
Cute extension of the original's concept. I liked the literal emotional complexity on this one
A fun behind-the-scenes. A ton of detail and work went into this thing. If only the movie were better!
Cute story with a good supporting cast. Comfort food, basically.
I enjoyed the heck out of this one. Though the actual plot and villain don't bring a lot to the table, it never forgets to have fun. I'm not sure it would stand on its own if you'd never seen any other marvel things, it rewards that familiarity with great payoffs. It was great to see Hugh Jackman back in the saddle. The dialogue was funny and the references right up my alley, but YMMV. More than any other recent Marvel movie, it feels like it understands what makes these franchises worth watching.
I enjoyed the heck out of this one. Though the actual plot and villain don't bring a lot to the table, it never forgets to have fun. I'm not sure it would stand on its own if you'd never seen any other marvel things, it rewards that familiarity with great payoffs. It was great to see Hugh Jackman back in the saddle. The dialogue was funny and the references right up my alley, but YMMV. More than any other recent Marvel movie, it feels like it understands what makes these franchises worth watching.
Probably the best X-Men movie. Great emotional payoffs building on an entire franchise. Always fun seeing the ensemble cast together.
Has some emotional payoff from the last couple of movies, but is significantly less fun than them. A fitting climax, but leaves somethign to be desired.
I like the plot and acting a little less than the first one, but it’s fun to see budget and care put behind the franchise.
A fun romp that's ultimately about marriage, and that's very sweet. Snappy writing and cinematography that punches way above its weight
A light and charming coming-of-age for the ages.
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A little dry and the sets don’t all look great, but the casting is top-notch and the story has some high points. A good way to start off a franchise
Hit me harder than normal. The emotional climax does a great job with the family drama.
Does many things that make prequel movies fun. Lots of nods to the franchise as a whole, too.
Liked it more than I thought I would. Charismatic cast and a fun premise, plus some fun face acting.
Pretty hokey, but it was earnest. It’s fun seeing 1960s SF and Vicky liked how many whales there were. I’m not totally onboard with the emotional climax being 100% whale noises, but it was a good watch overall.
Sort of a fascinating movie. Felt longer than it was. I generally liked Keaton, but I didn't feel like we got much of him compared to Nicholson. Felt totally unfocused, bouncing between big action set pieces and goofy joker dances. Art direction was pretty good, but won't go down as a better Batman
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So good hearted, which paves over any other issues (of which there are few)
Holes
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Stacked cast, tight screenplay, and a good story. Truly an all-timer.
Crowded cast let down by clumsy writing and uncanny CGI. Not as bad as everyone says it is, but not great.
A fun plot and some stellar performances make this a great watch.
Packed cast, great music, and somec cool staging help this stand the test of time.
Really holds up in its pacing and writing. Good ensemble and lots of slow moments let it not hit you over the head with action (like some later movies).
Some cute intertwined love stories, big spectacles, and great music pull the whole thing together. Great cast too. Big summer vibes.
The pacing and CGI really hold up, as do the sense of fun about the whole thing. Action is good, writing is snappy, world is well-developed. A fitting start to the franchise.
Defenitely deserves its cultural sensitivity warning preroll. Story is decent and bits are funny, but largely fell flat for me. That said, I liked the orchestration, especially how they timed it with the action.
Stellar cast and a fast-moving plot make help this movie stay pretty fun throughout. Bits of it are dated in interesting ways, but that’s what you get.
Drop-dead gorgeous and a great soundtrack. Story is what it is and there’s not much of a supporting cast, but it holds up more than I remembered.
Stacked cast and a surprisngly compelling story. Decent action and intrigue (if a bit predictable). Nice to have an atypical protagonist.
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Holds up remarkably well. Great jokes, decent animation, fun references. The full package.
Well cast and paced. Was like 10% less fun than I wanted, but it's still a good time. The plot is weirdly straightforward and conflicts are easily resolved. Also the chatacters lack any emotional depth or background. It was also missing his characteristic flair, weirdly.
Light and charming; not a bad watch but doesn’t say a lot. It’s mostly a sillly thing about how out of place he is, but he sells it.
A decent enough romp, but a little too joyless for my tastes. Other movies have done adventure better since and there wasn’t enough fun tying it to the games.
The most remarkable thing this movie did was star both John Cena and Alison Brie yet be so boring and un-funny. The dictator was sort of the emotional core of the whole thing, which leads to some complicated messaging.
Sort of knew what was coming, but the movie did a good job humanizing the disaster and exploring the social implecations of the whole thing. Glad I finally saw it.
A fun concept reasonably presented. Felt a little light on actual plot resolution, but it's a fun watch if you like birds.
Pretty dumb, but I love the layers of parody at play. They really pack in the references and cameos.
A tasteful update to a classic. Music was fun but not especially memorable. All of the cast was super funny though.
Carries the trademarked Wes Anderson flair and tells a cute story with a great cast and set design.
Has some pretty dumb bits, but also some fun one. a decent follow-up to
a goat
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Probably her best yet - jokes are tight, strikes the right chords, kept it fresh.
A sweet exploration of the relationship between a boy and a teacher. Small cast goes a long way.
Great examination of what makes a rivalry and how it's differentiated from enemies. And there's a lot of great Michigan history in this one, which is fun.
Ran a little long, but was a pretty gripping drama. Unbelievable cast, twists and turns, quite a ride.
Some steller performances held back by just the slowest and lowest stakes narritive I’ve seein in a while. Disappointed, as I’ve loved most of McDonagh’s other work. This wasn’t a dark comedy, it was just… dark and boring and melancholy.
Absolutely spectacular. The staging adds a lot to the show and the music and stories are superbly presented. There’s a lot going on but there’s a lot of heart. I was a mess at the end. Beautifully done.
The Menu
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It was unhinged, but I sort of loved it. At some points it felt twisted for twisted's sake, but there was clearly thought put into every bit of the staging and story.
Great mix of acerbic, funny, and heartfelt. I really like it as a reaction to the past few years of american media/culture.
Extremely intense. Unbelievable performance out of Simmons. The examination of ambition and perfection is interesting, but all the characters come off as assholes who didn’t learn anything. Maybe that's "leaving it up to the viewer", but it left me with a sour taste. Definitely earned its intensity badge though.
Extremely intense. Unbelievable performance out of Simmons. The examination of ambition and perfection is interesting, but all the characters come off as assholes who didn’t learn anything. Maybe that's "leaving it up to the viewer", but it left me with a sour taste. Definitely earned its intensity badge though.
Extremely cute movie. Charismatic cast and some great comedy. You could tell they were having a good time on that set and it shines through. Light and fun, top to bottom.
I’m a sucker for a stacked ensemble and I just love how this shows so many versions of love.
Scattered and fun. The cute parts are great, but all of the marvel fighting felt pretty boring. Getting hard to keep everything straight.
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Great cast and a well-paced plot keeps this spy thriller moving nicely.
Pretty dumb with the occasional cool set pieces. Hart gets carried by a better supporting cast and there's some decent heisting.
Pretty dumb, but not a terrible watch. I think their comedy works more in short form than long, but there are some good bits.
Barbie
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Hysterical movie and a big Oscar snub for Gerwig and Robbie.
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Held up much better than I thought it would. Not all the jokes still land (or are worth making), but its message is largely there. Great script overall and some inspired casting.
Fun concept, but quickly devolves into a run-of-the-mill action comedy. Pretty good cast, but didn’t really do it for me.
Is really just one of my favorite movies. Soundtrack jams, characters are fun, villains rock. It’s the complete package.
Not without its charms, but it’s remarkably the exact same movie as California Christmas? And very wine-y.
Not very christmas-y. Some nice elephant protection messaging, but remarkably lacking in any further charisma or interesting (or even funny) plot
Funny movie, but not actually very christmasmy. A worthy add to the pantheon of Body Swap movies.
A great movie about finding and losing love. Stellar cast, decent pacing, very fun vibes.
I’m shocked at how much I liked this one. It managed to be funny, touching, and everything inbetween. It struck that balance incredibly well, knowing exactly what it was every step of the way.
Elf
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A stellar cast and a genuinely nice message really do cement this as a modern classic.
Pretty silly, but it's a fun format. I also like how you can actually solve the mystery. Everyone seemed like they were having fun.
Bits of it were very funny and a lot of the songs felt out of place. Nice, in an old-timey way.
Great as far as stupid christmas movies go. Cast is nice, Lohan seems like she’s doing well, scenery is pretty. A worthy dumb watch.
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There are bits of it that work (the cast, some music) and a lot that doesn’t (sort of a bonkers, caricature of a plot). Not a terrible watch, but not a great one.
Real stinker of a movie. Boring, uncompelling.
Had some interesting ideas but wasn’t good enough to be good or quite dumb enough to be so-good-it’s-bad
Certainly more christmasy than the first, and with better characters, but it’s not _fun_ bad yet. Just like, fine.
Bits of it were funny and charming, but it mostly fell pretty flag. It also wasn’t very Christmas-y for a Christmas movie?
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Stellar music and a star-studded lineup make this a delightful Christmas watch
Sort of shockingly touching. Fun little watch, and good music!
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Still very charming! Funny what's still relevant (and what's not)
Tense and twisted. Maybe too many chase / action scenes. But, remarkably prescient- I would have sworn it was a post 9/11 movie.
Does so much with so little, dialogue wise. Delightful story and hopeful messaging.
There’s a lot of layers here, but it’s ultimately a good movie. Interesting pull between friends and career, plus I learned a bit about fashion.
Probably the strongest of the live-action remakes. It’s interesting - the parts of it that were new from the original were great. It’s a worse musical, you can’t replicate that. But it expanded the world and characters very effectively. Glad we watched it.
Really holds up. Great art, songs, and plot (more complex and twisty than I remembered). Robin Williams steals the show, but could be a little much for some of his scenes. Easily a top-tier movie though.
Still hard to sympathize with Steve Martin, but it’s a little easier to enjoy the comedy of errors this time around. Plus, one of the rare Thanksgiving movies.
Did the most expansion of any of the other Disney remakes we’ve watched so far. It was largely good - fleshing out the world, places, and characters. The CGI was… competent, but not pleasant to look at. Great cast but worse music (which is to be expected).
Still gorgeously animated and heartfelt. Music is good, jokes land, the works. I can see why it’s remained such a classic.
This move is largely very pretty and the music is pretty good. But, if you remake a movie, you have to change and/or improve it. This remake negleected to do that- it’s actually remakably identical to the original with CGI instead of hand-drawn animation. Some bits are better, but others are worse. Hard to see why they bothered.
This move is largely very pretty and the music is pretty good. But, if you remake a movie, you have to change and/or improve it. This remake negleected to do that- it’s actually remakably identical to the original with CGI instead of hand-drawn animation. Some bits are better, but others are worse. Hard to see why they bothered.
Interestingly worse than I remember. The animation is rough, closer to "Rescuers Down Under" than it is to "Lion King". The sotry is a little dated and the characters are pretty shallow. Great music and villians though.
Fun little concert. They do the music from the movie and some other songs too. Some fun dancing and great costumes.
Had its moments, but was mostly forgettable.
Had it’s funny bits (and JB is great as always), but annoying characters and a weak plot didn’t do it for me.
Ready or Not
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Absolute delight. Gross, tense, exciting, game-related. The works.
Light and stupid, but a fun take on a slasher movie. Writing felt like the weak point, but it was weirdly charming.
Extremely unsettling and creepy. Didn’t have any of the cleverness of parody I was hoping it would. Certainly an effective movie, but not one I enjoyed watching.
Just dreadfully boring. Extremely horny for no real reason. A modicum of plot right at the end, but slow and pointless otherwise.
Creepy, yet extremely charming. Great performances bring new life to a classic family. Some absolutely knock out jokes, too.
Suitably Halloween-y. Great cast, decent plot, lots of beheadings.
It had extremely strong art direction, but unfortunately didn't have the writing to support it. It had such cool sets but everything else fell flat.
Decently spooky, but felt like it went too many directions. Some heardfelt bits, some scary bits, some funny bits. But just not enough of any one thing. Awesome cast though.
Low budget and fairly simple, but fun. Good time loop, decently spooky.
Felt like a cute family movie. Unfortunately, we don’t know these people. Thought it would be closer to Assembed, the marvel behind-the-scenes documentaries.
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A movie that simply didn’t need to happen. The cast was good but everything just felt lifeless by comparison. A lot of the songs we were worse too.
Interestingly timeless, despite how dated parts of it are.
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Light and sort of dumb but had some nice songs. Definitely a step down from the previous films.
Not a showstopper, but it’s a pretty fun retelling of the story.
So vibrant, funny, and heartfelt. This movie just rocks.
Barbie
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Super funny. A great mix of parody (of like, society itself?) and actual adventure. Manages to be both light and heavy all at the same time. Stellar cast, too.
Too long, but had a good cast and some decent action. Fun continuation of a long-running series.
Some fun bits, but didn’t really pull us in like the others.
Great parody, consistently funny, stellar cameos. Light, but nice.
Tense, creepy, gross, and well acted. There's a lot going on, and while I did like it, I'm not sure what exactly it was trying to say
It's got a little heart buried in there, but is largely dated. A lot of the writing is gross and doesn't hold up, but there are a couple of funny bits. It's inconsistent overall.
Tense, but felt rushed and without heart. Pretty faithful adaptation, but I didn't get much from it.
Sneakers
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Great cast, cool soundtrack, good plot. Just fun overall.
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Pretty stupid and fun, but that's basically what we're here for.
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This movie didn’t know what it was trying to be. We were back to the high-art dramady of the first one when all we wanted was the pitch-perfect-but-strippers that was the second one.
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Cheesier than the first, but a generally good time
Animation was worse than I remembered and some of the jokes are a little flat, but the heart is there.
Had some interesting moments, but took forever to get anywhere
Watching this twice in two weeks was probably a mistake. Really beats you over the head with the action.
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Parodies and exemplifies the sci-fi genre. Stellar cast and some really hard-hitting performances where you least expect them.
Super great up until the part where it didn't have an ending
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The Sandlot
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Saccharine, but captures the essence of a summer with the boys wonderfully.
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Just sort of boring? Lots of CGI. Good cast and some ok emotional bits, but the plot itself didn't seem like it went anywhere.
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Surprisingly heartfelt. Felt more serious and gross than the others and it was better for it.
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Better than I remembered. Pays off some emotional things they’ve been setting up for a while.
Very charming, made with a lot of heart.
Aged surprisingly well. A great swashbucking adventure.
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Light and a little predictable, but colorful and interesting.
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Really cool to see how they translate a cartoon to the stage. The effects were great and the art direction inspired.
Scarier than I remembered, but a very charming story throughout.
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Quite funny and definitely an interesting vibe.
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Fairly charming, but the story wasn’t quiet there when compared to the other muppet stuff. Not enough heisting.
Extremely fun. Great cast and motion- felt like an old Guy Ritchie movie. Superb top to bottom.
Most of the jokes didn’t age well, but the heist itself is good and it’s a great cast.
Pretty childish and not especially australian, but there are some neat animals and a decent villian.
Great music and cast. Decent story and nice art. Scary for a G rating, but very charming.
Great cast, cute worldbuilding, saccharine plot and light story moments, but a nice outing.
Light, but fun. Knows what it is and goes with it.
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Inconsistent, but it certainly landed some of its jokes (and showed its age)
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Extremely silly throughout. Lots of great jokes and choreo. Very fun.
Sort of dumb, but it knew what it was. It's a fun one.
Unfocused and tread a lot of ground from the first one.
This movie still slaps. Lots of great little details.
Sort of doofy, but a decent action flick. Dumb presime, but a fun watch.
Huge improvement on the first. Fun, cute, great ensemble. Cute message, too. Lighter on the story, but that’s not bad.
Had a fun vibe, but veered into more serious drama, and that wasn’t fun. Maybe just a case of missed expectations, but I wish it had just been fun.
Great setup that the rest of the movie couldn’t quite deliver on, but it was decently fun throughout.
Pretty weak overall, but it had its moments. Pretty imbalanced between the treasure hunting and the pure action (it didn’t know what it wanted to be). Pretty dated, too.
Long, with a lengthy middle, but overall good. A few too many threads, but does a good job making Kong sympathetic. Great cast, too.
Cuter than I remember. Stellar cast, decent music. They certainly look like they’re having a good time.
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Still very cute. Interesting how perspectives change over time.
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Too many action sequences, but it's still great fun.
Great heist movie, suitably twisty, great cast, delightful animation.
Music is less memorable, characters are more caroonishly ridiculous
Cheesy, but charming. I can see why it was so popular. A lot of songs hold up, even it the jokes and characterizations don’t, so much.
There’s a great family story buried in a boring adventure movie.
Too much action and not enough character development. Decently funny though. Wish I enjoyed it more.
Ultimately lacks the charm of the first one. More if "just an action movie" with a great cast.
Violent Night
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Extremely gory, but had a surprising amount of heart. Great themeing and performances. Enjoyed the heck out of it.
Came off a little preachy, but I enjoyed the premise well enough. Weak cast, but a light enough watch.
Cute premise, but didn’t really go anywhere. Minimal character development, minimal jokes.
It hoenstly grew on me. Each of the stories winds its way through love in a novel path. Heartfelt in the right ways. A little dated with some jokes, but it pulls it off.
Remarkably charming. Strong supporting cast. Throwaway plot, but I was engaged.
Has a consistently decent cast and cute enough storylines. They’re dumb, but they’re fun. Vanessa Hudgens crushes it.
Just dreadful. Writing, most of the acting, and the plot were just bottom barrel.
Not as stupidly offensive as some of the other ones, but still pretty bad.
Spirited
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Very charming. Like most of Ryan Reynolds movies, his charm carries a lot of it. Great cast too though, and the music was catchy.
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Klaus
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Absolutely stellar. Charming characters, great art direction. Some odd musical choices, but the whole thing was great.
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Did the modern marvel ring of Tons of Characters, but they did a nice job with Chadwick and the themes of death and vengeance.
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An ok adaptation that didn't really lean into its setting. Some nice performances, but sort of an empty script.
Knives Out
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Delightfully twisted mystery. Stacked cast and music. Cool setting. Definitely a "Last of Shiela" vibe. Great follow up to Knives Out.
Decent plot, great cast, bad sound balance. Fun overall though.
Great cast, pretty cheesy, some genuinely funny bits. Dated in interesting ways, but overall very thoughtful.
Totally unhinged, but such a blast. Great cast and jokes.
Was incredibly slow. Not particularly beautiful. Everyone looked weird and nothing really happened.
He's a little more cringey romantic than I remembered, but still definitely worth a watch.
Cute sequel. Did its job- expanded the universe, built on the characters. Good mystery, great cast.
A strong entrant to "movies that are equal parts gory and hysterical". Strong leading performances and a great premise deliver a great movie that's full of heart.
Had its charming moments, but was a little too childish for my liking.
A step up from her others. Flowed well. Pretty funny
RRR
🥉
Extreme stylistic spectacle. Long, but paced well. Wild set pieces throughout. Consistently over the top. What a blast.
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Clue
🎃
One of my favorites. Irreverent, slapstick, and boasting a superb ensemble. There's something new to catch in every viewing!
Extremely charming. Glad they had time and money for more detailed animation, looked great. Really great to see what they can do with this ensemble we've grown to love.
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Atmospheric, fun, tense in the right ways. A good watch.
Dude writes a great set. Heartfelt and hilarious all at once.
Improved on pieces of the original, worse in others. Correctly focused more on the witches this time around. Had its charms, but fell flat in a few places.
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Great performances and cinematography, but a lackluster plot and pacing. Definitely a step outside of his usual, and the weakest of his 3.
Great vibes, cinematography, and cast. The plot felt a little... formulaic? Had the same beats as most action movies, especially Marvel. Good watch and is ultimately touching, but felt a little too well-trod.
Superb cast, decent heist. Good vibes, but I could have used a little more from it.
Silly and charming. Music is fine, but cast is great. Sort of funny to see how unhinged a disney princess running around the real world would be.
Honestly pretty boring. No one learned anything. 15 minutes of plot spread over 90 minutes. Some nice montages and music, but otherwise not much going for it.
Interestingly touching. Showcased a small story in a big world. Had vibes of A Very Fatal Murder, which I dug. Fun cast, too.
An interesting take on the classic story. Lot of wistful staring and lackluster songs
Little slice of life about people maybe falling in love. Charming at bits, but overall pretty bland and low budget. Some ok songs, but it was fairly repetitive. Female lead was pretty weak, too.
Surprisingly charming! Well placed and a pretty interesting story.
Unhinged, but touching and delightful. One of his best.
Great production and cast. Story was _fine_, but I enjoyed it overall.
Great cast, fine plot, nonstop action (some of which was good). Could have used more breathing room.
Contact
☀️
One of my favorites. I love the intersection of religion, science, and politics that feels as fresh today as it did in the 90s. Stellar ensemble cast and examination of our place in the universe.
Had its moments, but was a little too gross.
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Expands on the world created in the first. Feel grand, epic, and rewarding. What a fun movie.
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Big Sam Raimi energy. Mostly felt like a setup for other things, but stood on its own well enough. Stellar worldbuilding.
Forgettable plot, but great attention to detail and volume of Easter eggs. I had a fun time with how self-aware it was!
Had its moments, but failed to be more than a kids movie. Was needlessly childish and silly for too much time. I get it- that's the target audience. But it didn't have to be that way.
Childish, but generally charming. Some of the support cast is superb, others are more forgettable.
Was a little less consistent than its predecessors, but wrapped everything up very nicely. Fitting end to the trilogy.
Had heart and a couple of great performances, but didn’t really hit the plot notes that it was shooting for. Definitely cute in the end, but didn’t feel like it had earned it.
Camp Nowhere
☀️
Light, charming, sort of nonsense, but in a good way.
Cheesy in interesting ways, but awesome is most others. A product of its time, but totally holds up.
Visually stunning and fun music, but overly long and some weird dramatic frame rate issues.
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Great cast and decent premise, but it didn't feel like it really went anywhere.
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The Goonies
☀️
A little hokier / more frantic than I remembered, but it's got a great cast and a lot of heart
Had its moments, but I didn't find it as funny as some of her others.
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Definitely a kid's movie, but the core of it is timeless.
Office Space
☀️
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Most of it did not age well, but bits of it were very charming.
Pretty dumb, but an interesting look back at a very specific time in our history. Some neat designs and shots, but very weird color grading.
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Intense, well acted, fun, and good plot. Enjoyed it top to bottom.
Intense and thrilling. Great performances all around. Production design was incredible. I thought the story was a little too heady and unresolved. There were a lot of bits happening and it felt like it lacked focus. Parts were weird for weirdness sake. But it was also really funny in bits. Lots to like.
Intense and thrilling. Great performances all around. Production design was incredible. I thought the story was a little too heady and unresolved. There were a lot of bits happening and it felt like it lacked focus. Parts were weird for weirdness sake. But it was also really funny in bits. Lots to like.
I expected very little and it met those expectations. Fun action movie, good set pieces, etc
Had a couple of very charming bits and an absolutely stacked cast, but really didn’t go anywhere or have much substance worth writing home about. Definitely a miss.
Well told and interesting story, but it had a lot of padding. Great cast though.
Did the hard boiled detective side well, but the Batman side was less compelling. Great cast, beautifully shot. But, overlong, and with a few too many plot threads.
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Intense thriller with basically no action. Enjoyed it. Lot to follow.
Wanted to watch after just having finished the videogame. I think it just puts in sharp relief how _good_ the performances were in the game. I liked some of the directorial choices, but the movie characters still just don't vibe with me. Except John C Reilly. Dude carries the movie.
Well balanced, cool stunts, decent plot. Good spy stuff.
Nicely told, well acted and shot. Not sure I could have figured it out, but I had a nice time.
Very charming movie. Touching, if a little chiched. But, it was touching.
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Very good at building old school tension. I don't know that it quite justified itself, but it was well shot and acted.
Really stellar. Glad to see it for real. Great cast and balance with all the characters.
A little more of a thriller than a mystery, but it was tightly told and enjoyable!
A tight, if a little dated, story. Great cast. Good plot that unravels slowly.
Great cast, lively adaptation, enjoyable watch!
Odd, because the whole antagonist plotline here doens’t matter at all.
Had a good vibe. Charming reunion moments, etc.
Enjoyed it more than I remembered. Great action choreo. A little weaker on the character development, but great music and cast.
End still makes me dang emotion. Great characters too.
Heartfelt, many battles, very long
Pretty long, heartfelt, and well acted. There’s a lot of movie here.
A great parody that’s clever in all the right ways. Fun cast, too!
They had great chemistry and the jokes were consistent and great. But, there were good heartwarming parts too. Really landed!
Fun execution, stacked cast, surprisingly touching.
Certainly good, but pretty confusing if you don’t really know what’s going on.
Interesting one. Had some neat ideas and good acting. Action was mostly boring or too gorey, but I enjoyed it well enough.
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Cheesy, a little trite, but largely fun.
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Intense, stellar cast, beautifully shot. Brutal, but satisfying.
Really stellar story about a man and his father. Fun spin on the telling of a tall tale. Great cast.
A little heavy handed, but enjoyable. I liked the move away from the documentary style. Stellar cast. Fair amount to mull over.
Basically a parody of a Wes Anderson movie. 4 stories loosely tied together. Spoken very quickly. Bits were good, others were slow.
Great woven plot. Some of the gender politics are a little outdated, but I liked the way the characters came together. Fun any funny.
Bits of it were charming, the plot was ok, cast was pretty good. An adventurous romp, for sure.
Very nicely put together. JKR sucks, but this was a touching tribute to an impressive series of movies.
A couple of good jokes, a couple of bad ones. Some cute bits, but didn’t land for me.
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Very cool! Feels like what they did w/ Star Wars ep 7, where they remade an old, beloved movie in a more modern presentation just to prove they could. It was fun, a little goofy, good cast. Decent figh choreo. They definitely got some spark back.
Cute snapshot of New York. Treads a lot of the same ground as the first, but in a touching way. Good package all around.
Cute. I liked the house as a character. I thought the ensemble was a little too big, but there were some very funny facial animations and stuff. Definitely a fun one. Music was fine and catchy, but not something I’m going to come back to, i don’t think.
Great dancing and decent music. Cast was good and story was suprisingly engaging.
Where the second one was bad, this one was mostly boring (with like, 2 good scenes).
Trite, but had some actual plot and nearly semi-realistic romances.
Pretty dumb and a little wooden, but had a nice heart buried in there.
Really great movie. Explored the emotional depth of the character(s). Top tier.
Either fighting or taking and nothing in between. Weak on themes. A couple of cool shots, but mostly… worse than the first one.
Eternals
🍿
It felt weirdly... disjoint and heartless? Plot threads were all over the place. Very pretty and cool fight choreo, but felt more like a DC movie
More of the same, but lax and enjoyable.
Deeply charming and well shot. Big Wes Anderson vibes.
After all this time, still just the best movie. The music, story, fight choreo, animation, everything. Perfection.
Really pointed parody of “Prince of thieves”, which we just saw.
Long, but swashbuckling and fun. Good cast, too.
Interesting telling. Great cast, singing power, etc.
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Totally holds up. Lots of dialogue, great cast.
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Fittingly touching and good. Both more serious and more accessible than most bond movies. Went out on a high note.
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The charisma of the leads carried this a long way. Fun plot, not too serious, good twists and turns. Loved the cast.
Interesting adaptation. Definitely lost some nuance, but adapted the big parts well.
Sort of saccarine and offensive at parts, but there were some sort of touching moments in there.
Sort of a forgettable one. Some cool scenes, but the villain didn't really land
Sprawling historical epic. Sort of a seminal take on vampires. Pretty neat, if not a little meandering. Stacked cast.
Gorgeous, as always. Story was fine, but sort of hard to follow. Consistently a fun journey though
Freaky
🎃
Honestly great! Pretty gory, but fun about it. Swapped actors did a great job.
Definitely a bond movie. Had a nice time, but it was sort of forgettable. It was a nice build towards people not trusting him, which is always a cool spy trope.
Some cute jokes, good vibes, great cast. Not super compelling, but enjoyable.
Energetic and chaotic, but almost too much. Basically 2 hours of yelling. Great performances though.
Very awesome fight choreo. Mostly a weak supporting cast, but with some bright spots. Story felt pretty well-tread, but the production design made up for it. All of the details, as usual, were great.
Slapstick and cute. Probably very cool effects at the time, but very dated now.
Very Swedish. Slow and beautiful, but sorely lacking in like, plot motion.
Intense and interesting. Great cinematography. Pretty tense plot. Some interesting social commentary
Pretty stupid, but it was sort of a fun ensemble. They could bring a lot of people back. Continally pretty doofy and dramatic though.
Cute. LMM definitely has a style. It's enjoyable, but forgettable.
Some deeply funny moments and a lot of time between them. I liked the anachronisms. Good cast, too.
Great cast and performances. Interesting concept. But, more of a vibe than a plot. Didn't feel like it really went anywhere.
I had very low expectations and they were met. Cool cinematography, good soundtrack, good balance of action and humor.
Cute! Liked it more than I thought I would. Felt like a light version of the Mummy, which isn't a bad thing. Good chemistry between the rock and Emily blunt.
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Cuter than I remember. Most of the gags are sort of dumb, but the narrator and guides were hilarious.
Cute movie. I liked the mockumentary format. Cast was good and there were some great gags. Pacing felt long and there was a lot of just, screaming. But, cool overall.
Great choreography and humor. Decent cast. Otherwise, fairly run of the mill. But, enjoyable.
Stupid but cute. Had its moments. Pretty good acting. Even a touching message buried in there.
Impeccably acted. Fun watch, paced well. Cute way to put oroblems in perspective.
A little bit too widespread for my taste, but it had its moments. Deeply British.
The Sandlot
☀️
Does a great job capturing the essence of boyhood and summers and baseball
Simultaneously very cute and hilariously dark. Funny and dark.
A little bit light on the heist and heavy on the parallel threads. Cool vibe, but pretty tough to follow. Stacked cast though.
Pretty doofy and cheesy, but had a decent premise.
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A little long, but a good cast and decent writing. Funny enough, good enough action.
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Very cute behind the scenes about a great movie.
Luca
🥇
Deeply cute. Great vibe, good story. Enjoyed it way more than I expected.
Stellar cast. Weirder than I remember, but cool. A little dated in weird ways.
Vibrant and joyous. Great cast and dancing. A fun snapshot of the neighborhood (I assume)
Holds up better than I thought! Funny, paced well, good script. Costumes and lighting felt a little dated, but it's a good watch.
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Robin Williams, unsurprisingly, is the best. Good supporting cast. It didn't feel like it had a consistent message on the war and how we should be feeling about that. Had a lot of interesting montages of locals. Some good drama interspersed, but wasn't satisfying about it.
Very silly. Some cheap jokes, but I enjoyed it a lot
Fun romp. Definitely the most lightheaded.
Cool seeing everything from another angle!
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Better than expected! Lots of cute little jokes. Too many climaxes, but otherwise cute.
A true love letter to these comics and characters. Unreal animation.
This was a movie designed around 3D and CGI, neither of which aged well. The rest of the plot was weak, nothing was worthwhile.
Has some of the charm of the first one and maybe a better cast, but it's a less coherent plot and is too cheesy.
Too many characters, dense plot, great cast, good music. Long.
Liked it more than I did the first time. Good vibe and cast.
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Lots of characters and they don't quite add up. Villain design was pretty gross, and not in a good way. There was some cool visual design though with slo-mo and Emma stone was good.
Good ensemble, good pacing. Good action, but not too much. I liked the meta aspect of it, where they're making a movie about making a movie
Had its moments, but wasn't like, a fun movie.
It had some briefly compelling parts, but had way too many characters. The dancing scene is as bad as I remember.
It's got great bones. Action doesn't totally hold up, but it sets the stage foe a whole genre.
Deeply weird and sort of fun. Very bizarre, but in a cool way.
Had some interesting cinematography and framing, but was sort of a mess.
Couple of good jokes and a good cast! But sort of nonsense otherwise. Forgettable music.
Sort of cute, very old-timey musical. Good cast, but a lot of the songs were duds.
Over time, it's hard to remember the context of this movie, but it is a fun one.
Energetic, certainly. More action than mystery though.
Some good fight choreo, but lots of bad CGI, characters, plot, and basically everything else.
Certainly an original take on a love story. Great period work, decent characters. Uneven pacing. Good vibe, but sort of light on actual things happening.
Does a better job than I remember of not treating him like the hero. Snappy writing, good characters.
What a ride. Great frame story, great cast, good plot. Good music and pacing, too. Dense as heck.
Neat enough world building, good cast. Rote story and mostly boring plot though. Cute enough for kids, but lacks staying power. Not really an Easter movie
Cute enough. Had a great soundtrack and visual design. Good cast and nice ensemble. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable.
Superb comedy. Wide ranging, yet tight. Fun all the way through.
Muppets being so bawdy was sort of funny, but it didn't really come together in a satisfying way. There were a couple of good puppet specific gags, but mostly wasted potential on a thin racism metaphor.
Really loved the shots in this one. Great ensemble. Cool setup. Pretty wide ranging plot, but mostly came together. Great music.
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Actually pretty cute. Good hearted in a way I didn't expect. Hard to keep the characters straight and everyone was sort of nuts, but there was great fight choreography
Cute theme with mostly troubling characters. Good cast though!
Tense movie. Some bits didn't age as well and the focus on the toys was weird, but the escalating tension was good and the performances were superb. It wasn't as good hearted as I might have liked it to be- it felt sort of cruel. But, not everything needs to be.
Story aside, the performances and cast here are great.
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It was light and didn't have much of the same bite as the first, but it was cute. A good spectacle.
This one had a lot of potential but didn't quite land. Really interestingly shot, interspersed with good noir tropes and odd cutaways. Some ok characters and great costumes and set. But, story was lacking.
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Drop dead gorgeous. Good story with a good message. Decent ensemble with a very weird baby character. Cool action scenes.
The story on this one was weaker, but I was more invested because we'd gotten time to know the characters. Perfectly serviceable sequel.
Doesn't really hold up as a satisfying sequel. Some cute moments, an ok plot eventually, but a letdown after the first.
Neat documentary! There's a lot of interesting historical context there.
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Felt unfocused. Too many villains, too cheesy (even for this), ultimately a boring plot.
Actually pretty decent first half, but the fight scenes weren't great and the villain didn't hold up. Very mid 2000s movie.
Cute, stacked cast, cool sets. Music was ok, story wasn't really novel in any way, but it's a fun watch.
Super interesting. There's a few layers to it, plus some good magic. I like that it's unusual. It talks a lot about how you see yourself and our perception of ourselves and the world around us. Definitely worth a watch, but pretty odd.
Didn't really need Rasputin, but the story with the grandmother is cute.
Great story, good characters, cool animation. I can see why it's a classic.
I enjoyed it, but boy was it a lot to take in. Wild story, good cast, great action. Interesting all around. Maybe too heady. Good though!
Strikes a great balance between heartfelt and hysterical. Great references to past Batman movies, too.
Very strong finish. Climax was great, the world felt big and dangerous.
Boy is it a lot of camping. Shows the darker side of the world well, and the cast is always great.
A much stronger and easier to follow movie than previous ones. Great performances.
Almost a heist, but good character development too. You root for him the whole time.
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A multi-person stand up special set in a funeral home for 2020. Some bits were good, but it felt pretty flat
It was good, but felt rushed. They cut it pretty far down and it ended abruptly. Good performances, especially Umbridge. Did well with what it put in, but felt a little empty. It would be another one I'd be lost by without the book.
Liked it more than I thought. Cast is great, some genuinely funny bits. Good story in there, though it's definitely a style.
Deeply dry parody of what a year this has been. Good way to pinch it off.
Pretty funny all around. Stellar cast. Maybe too many rape jokes. But, solid movie.
Story is decent, but the best part is the timing of the music and the action. Superb cast, too.
Liked it more than I expected! Starts heavy on the Army propaganda but the back half is more of a character drama than a heist. Suffice it to say, stuff goes wrong. Great cast too. Wish it had more music.
I love all the different takes on love. Some of the jokes don't age as well, but I still like it.
Decent, if chaotic, heist. Very action heavy, but pretty ok. Definitely the lowest common denominator. Some cool pickpocketing scenes.
Decent story, cute delivery, great cast. Well put together!
Very cute and stylish movie. Feels good. Understandably great music.
Some bits I liked- performances, music, sets and costumes. Story was weak and over-long. Great cast too!
Absolute mess. Bad action scenes. Some cool design, but it was lost in sub-par writing and performances.
This felt like a weaker movie- it left a lot of detail out to keep to the action scenes, which is understandable, but left the movie wanting. Superb performance from Tennant.
Pulled a lot of stuff out of the book, but dang if the time heist isn't fun. I'd be real confused if I hadn't read the books. Not a lot of resolution.
Definitely a good one, but the pacing felt off and the effects didn't hold up as well as those from the first. One of my favorite books, though.
CGI holds up well. The kids are great actors. Sets a lot of good things up.
Very funny at the right moments. Some good twists. Good character growth.
You know what you're getting into, but it's good!
Paced oddly, but cute and a couple of the scenes really carry the movie.
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Knives Out
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Paced differently than I remember, but still a very touching movie.
Noelle
🎄
Pretty cheesy and most of the characters weren't great, but its was cute enough
Pretty good, definitely on the slow side. Good cast, but it's a fun watch.
A little hard to follow at points, but tense as heck with a super stacked cast.
Actually pretty good! Mix of very deadpan and wacky, which mostly fit the tone.
Pretty boring story and basic characters, but extremely pretty
Nice enough, but clearly not an animated classic. Pretty forgettable songs and erratic performances
I understand that every movie isn't for me and this one definitely isn't. It felt like a fever dream where there are snippets of 8 plots, none of which are resolved.
Super cute, but lighter on the story and resolution than a lot of other Ghibli movies.
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If it were any slower, it would have been playing backwards. It had its moments, but it was largely very boring.
Plot is a little trite, but the worldbuilding is great. Good music and atmosphere, but weak on the character side.
Cute, but totally unnecessary. Had its moments and it's a testament to the team that this was even a 3/4, but you're not missing much if you don't see it.
Visually great, but story and character growth really weren't there, which was a disappointment after the first one.
Really boring and uninteresting? Characters were fine but we don't get invested in anything. Great graphics, but really nothing else going for it.
Honestly a cute and tight story. The supporting cast isn't as good as the first, but they did a great job with dory's journey of discovery.
It's drop-dead gorgeous, but that's really all it has going for it. The story never clicks and it's the same few peril points over and over.
Cute, good soundtrack. Ironically, doesn't hit the same emotional heights as some of the other Pixar movies.
Cheesy, but cute. Good cast and music. Shoddy pacing and pretty well-trodden plot, but a good watch.
Had its moments but it wasn't terribly compelling. I don't love Mater. There were some cool spy sections though, and it was drop dead gorgeous.
Heist movie! Plus they confront their mortality. Well paced, emotional, a perfect ending.
Lots of cute moments. Pacing was a little odd and I think the overall story wasn't as strong as some of the other top choices. Still a cute movie though.
Really amazing. A lot of subtle storytelling. Does a lot story without a lot of dialogue.
Cute, but not as tight or gripping as many of the others. Also, rats in kitchens is always gross
Ages surprisingly well. Everyone is so young
Cute movie, interesting world building, surprisingly emotional climax, but the rest of it was a little weaker than others
Great setting and period design. Reaches emotional depth that others don't. Really nailed the 50's spy vibe.
Cute, decent plot and chataceters. Fun adventure, but I didn't care for the setting as much.
Great jokes and environments. Builds well on the first and surpasses it in most ways.
Some cute jokes, but too many little threads and a little too unfocused. Great ensemble cast though.
Animation is a little scary, but the jokes and pacing are great. A really holds up.
Great cast and humor. Action was decent but the plot and twists are great.
Hard to follow, no music, cool fight scenes and a good cast. Felt sort of... hollow?
Not a lot of narrative. Decent footage and narration, but there's better docs.
Like a worse beetlejuice, and I don't like beetlejuice. Great cast, but a nonsense story, gross stunts, and a couple of cute scenes.
Really great performances, but not narratively satisfying. Bummer, because it's totally the sort of thing I would have expected to enjoy
Very silly. A little goofier than the first, but still great. Great cast, too. Summer camp scenes were a delight.
Not as creepy as I remembered, but nice to have a different pace of spooky movie.
Great sound and camera work. Weird story that didn't feel great narratively. Paced pretty well though and plenty of very gross bits. There were some visual effects that made me sort of seasick
Great cast, good songs. Oddly, the opening CGI of blood flowing looked really dated. Holds up pretty well though!
Very stylized. Breakneck pace that could have used a little more breathing room. Pretty cute and a bit touching
Loose writing and we didn't spend enough time with the characters we were interested, but the whole thing was adequate.
Really great look behind the scenes of the white house and the function of journalism
Definitely had it's creepy parts. Phenomenal performances all around. Good pacing and a smattering of jokes. Liked it less than Get Out. Nice SC locations though! Definitely spooky.
Cute, but doesn't really go anywhere. Some good scenes, some fine ones. The show is better, but couldn't exist without this, of course.
A little skeevier than I remember, but not a bad watch
Very cute. Light story, but a neat world. Gorgeous animation, per usual
Characters were more grating than I remember, story is a little doofy, but it is a good watch
Probably my favorite spooky movie. A brilliant parody of the horror genre while embracing it wholeheartedly. Whip smart and unexpected at every turn, this delights with jokes, gore, and mystery.
There are bits of this I like, but a lot of it is crass and creepy in a way I don't enjoy.
Still holds up, is cute tnough. Some bits age funny and there's definitely a 90's bullying vibe, but it's some light fun.
Effects look surprisingly good! Jokes aren't great and the story doesn't have much going on, but it's not terrible.
The ending is still odd, but it's a fun movie and well done overall
Very cute! Mystery was decent. Characters were good and the action scenes were good. Cinematography was great, talking right to the screen was neat.
High octane fun. Great characters and cast. Holds up well. A little on the long side, but enjoyable throughout
Honestly amazing. Paced well, great jokes, claymation aged great, unknown yet talented cast. One for the ages.
Cute! She has much more personality in this than most other Cinderella's
I think most of the action scenes don't hold up that well, but the core of the movie is great. Stellar cast, too.
Identifies a lot of very good issues with the design of social media. Has some sort of hokey drama on the side that doesn't really resolve. There's also not a lot of solutions offered, besides "just quit"
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Cute! Nothing groundbreaking, but certainly enjoyable
Really great all around. Definitely space mistakes, the movie.
Generic plot, but definitely cute. Catchy music and a good cast. Hard to go wrong.
It definitely had some cool action, but the story was uncompelling and the characters had basically no development. Also not a musical. Honestly would have been stronger if it was a standalone movie with no ties to the original. Nice representation in the cast though, so it has that going for it!
Definitely cute! Nothing groundbreaking, but paced pretty well and a good collection of plot lines
It doesn't change anything big from the show, but it does bring it to a wider audience!
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Has some cute jokes, but none of the charm of the first one. Death is pretty funny, but I could leave the rest.
So many great little touches. What a delight. Neck and neck with Homecoming for best Spider-Man
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Had it moments, but was mostly sort of boring
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Pretty dumb and too many storylines and too cheesy, but not altogether bad
The kid is very cute. The animation style feels dated, but not bad.
Gorgeous movie. Storyline is straightforward and there's a cool cast.
There's definitely some great jokes and scenes. Basically everyone but Amy Schumer is great. She doesn't come off as likable at all, indefinitely. Honestly a great cast.
I liked how slow and methodical it is. Good pacing and tension.
Weird pacing, but cute enough. Nice, old-school animation.
Had some cute psych moments, but felt a little too true to life for the actor who plays lassie. Shawn and Gis haven't aged a day.
Mostly bad, but had a couple of great Guy Ritchie scenes.
Paced worse than I remember, but genuinely very funny
Way goofier costuming and music than I remembered. But it's honestly a sweet, if not basic, story
Really funny, great cast, good action. Didn't quite click for me, maybe cause of the boring plot. Everything else was great.
Definitely the best one. Most interesting writing and plot. Good villain and character teamups. Also some good environments. Very solid all around.