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I was skeptical about it since the hype is similar to The Lego Movie, which I'm sorry to say I didn't like very much. But perhaps this one will be different.

Aquaman.

That was fun.

The LEGO Movie 2: Second Part

Caught an early screening today. You all know me... the first LEGO Movie is my favorite film of all time. This film had a lot of expectations to fill. Safe to say, though... I thought it was really fun. I felt this film felt really expansive and ambitious. The animation, once again, is stellar. The story is really cool and way better than the original, I feel. The only thing that really puts it below the original is the comedy. It's funny, sure, but unlike the OG, I feel like the comedy got in the way too much for me to really enjoy it. They were cramming in jokes a mile a minute and not all of them really worked. It's a shame too, because there's a lot of creative elements here, but some of the comedy will probably date the film and make it hard to really recommend it to someone who already didn't care for the original.
All in all, a good film with some great animation and a touching story.

7/10

lego movie 2. not bad at all!

Watch Lego Movie 2 and Alita Battle Angel. Love Unikitty and fall in love with Alita.

Lego Movie 2

Batman Ninja

It was just crazy enough for me to love it. I really liked most of the designs as well, especially Catwoman's.

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Batman Ninja

It was just crazy enough for me to love it. I really liked most of the designs as well, especially Catwoman's.

That's a funny coincidence! Me and a friend have been talking about seeing Batman Ninja. Interesting to see it pop up again outside of that context.

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Batman Ninja

It was just crazy enough for me to love it. I really liked most of the designs as well, especially Catwoman's.

That's a funny coincidence! Me and a friend have been talking about seeing Batman Ninja. Interesting to see it pop up again outside of that context.

It was honestly excellent. It's a really awesome blend of superhero and anime/super sentai tropes that just... kinda works really well? It's not exactly an innovative film, but the voice acting is pretty good and its a fantastic movie to just turn off your brain and have a bunch of dumb fun watching.

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Incredibles 2. Really enjoyed myself while watching it. Much like Finding Dory, this sequel is about on par with the original for me personally.

On Parr???

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I saw two movies tonight. Anastasia and Isle of Dogs.

Anastasia was stupid and weird. I have no idea who decided to make Rasputin an evil zombie wizard, but I want to congratulate you on ruining/saving this dull ass movie. 4/10

Isle of Dogs is a completely different beast. I loved it so much! So visually striking and compelling. Everything is so reserved and chill. It was honestly hypnotic. It kinda dragged near the latter half. I don’t know entirely what it was, but I was almost bored by it at a point. Almost. Still really good though! 8.5/10

The last movie that I watched was the infamous "Producer's Cut" of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which is the sixth installment in the movies' franchise. This particular version actually was the "original" cut of the film, until the studio decided to do reshoots after negative test audience feedback. This version, known as the "Theatrical Cut," was released instead, and is considered by many to be a terrible Halloween film.

In this film, Michael's motivation to kill is finally "explained." When Michael was a child, he had a "curse" put on him. This curse is known as "Thorn," and its origins dates back to the ancient Celtic Druid times. This "curse" works by making its victim gain superhuman strength, and invulnerability, and in order for the hex to be lifted, everyone involved in your bloodline must be eradicated. Afterwards, the "curse" would be passed onto another poor sap. There's a bit more to it than that, but for the sake of not making this too long, I'll end explanations at that.

A lot of fans hate this idea, and find it a lot more scarier that Michael has no "reasoning" towards his malevolent ways; he is just "pure evil" personified. I actually think this was a pretty interesting idea. It probably could have been executed better, though?

The atmosphere is great, and the acting is good. The mask used for the film has mixed reception, but I really love it. I find it looks really demented and evil. It's an improvement from the mask used in the fifth film, that's for sure. Michael's portrayals by George P. Wilbur and Allen Michael Lerner are really good, wicked, and brutal. The kills are okay, but I think the Theatrical Cut made them a bit better by adding some more gore to a few of them.

A lot of people tend to find the Theatrical Cut a confusing mess of a movie. I happen to agree with them. I prefer the Producer's Cut. This is how the film should have been released back in 1995.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

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How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Want to watch that and the second as I wait for the third and most likely last one.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, the Andy Serkis one.

HOLY ****. This movie is brutal. A sight for sore eyes after the Disney one where everything was a bit too goofy; also chaotic neutral Kaa is way better.

LEGO Movie 2. It was good, but not the best. I certainly enjoyed it, but I also felt like it just didn’t have the same heart or humor to it as the first two.

If I had to rank the movies so far in order, I’d have to say it’s:
1. LEGO Batman Movie
2. LEGO Movie
3. LEGO Movie 2
4. LEGO Ninjago

The first two Jurassic Park movies. Haven't watched the movies in awhile, so rewatching them.

Venom

I don't think I've liked a superhero movie less, and as the self proclaimed queen of Marvel, I'm surprised. Batman v Superman had more depth and personality than this complete waste of two hours. There was one good action scene, and the symbiote itself was very well written, but everything else was a complete mess. The acting was all over the place, the writing was awful, the CGI felt cheap, the only positive things I can say I already covered.

Shin Godzilla

What a wonderful movie! I was impressed by the movie's ability to take the most boring part of a typical Godzilla movie (the humans) and actually make it quite interesting. It reminded me a lot of Doctor Strangelove at points. I don't think people who just wanna see big monster fights will like this movie as much, but this movie's version of Goji is still a spectacle to behold and is actually quite disturbing.

Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi/Fireworks

Been itching to see this for a while, and it didn't disappoint. Only seen one Kitano movie before this (+ some of Takeshi's Castle), so I'm looking forward to checking out what else he's worked on. Seems like his films have got a knack for mixing brutality with more lighthearted elements in a way that still feels sincere.

Avengers: Endgame.

Holy ****ing ****

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Avengers: Endgame.

Holy ****ing ****

I'll be seeing that one soon. Thanks for not spoiling anything.

Also Avengers: Endgame.

No spoilers, but it is definitely the ultimate culmination of the entire MCU up to this point. Even more so than Infinity War. Absolutely phenomenal.

The new Hellboy

It was waaaayyy more gory than the original

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The new Hellboy

It was waaaayyy more gory than the original

So I've heard

watched 2 movies today. teen titans go to the movies and anna and the apocalypse.

teen titans go to the movies
this movie was much more better than what it had the right to be. comedy was pretty funny and i laughed out loud at a lot of jokes and references. ending joke left it on a high note. honestly a pleasant surprise
that actually had heart in it to. 7/10

anna and the apocalypse
fun promising concept of a zombie christmas musical with a first half that was super enjoyable. music was catchy but this movie gets depressing in its second half where it forgets that its a musical and filled with death and surprising emotional scenes. a fun and then a depressing time but could have been better with a budget. 7/10

Erin Brockovich

Detective Pikachu.

Now THAT's what video game movies should be. Inside the universe, not trying to talk down to fans, anime as **** optional.

Detective Pikachu- really fun and cute! Hands down the best video game adaptation we've gotten yet and a really good movie in its own right.

pacific rim: i dont like it. i thought it was boring and character development was garbage. monsters had uninspired designs and the jaegers lacked personality. this film is basically a demo disc because it is nice to look at on your new 4k tv. 6/10

Detective Pikachu

Overall, a pretty fun time! Definitely the best video game adaptation, but that's not really saying much. It suffered some story issues, and the plot was kind of thin at times, but the humor was really well done, and above all, they made a Pokemon world believable. Everyone and everything in that world felt like it was a natural fit. It was less of a "oh look, Pokemon" film and more of a "Pokemon exist here, here's the narrative that just so happens to feature them in a prominent role" thing. Definitely made for the people who grew up with it though, not for people who have no knowledge or interest in the series.

Detective Pikachu

Alpha

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

I have no words...just watch it.

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Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

I have no words...just watch it.

I did the day before yesterday

Secret Life of Pets 2

I was kinda dragged along to this movie more than seeing it out of my own free will, but it was okay. There were a few funny moments I can remember, but I disliked almost all of the tiger subplot thing, and Max getting involved in it felt really forced. it was pretty good up until the last like, third of the film. Overall, it was pretty serviceable.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

I thought this was also a pretty decent movie. I'm not a huge Godzilla fan by any stretch, but my favorites have always been Mothra and Mechagodzilla, so it was really nice to see Mothra kick some Titan butt in the film. I liked all the references to Kong, even though I kind of disliked that film, just because it helped it feel like an actual universe setting up future films without forcing it in the ways that films like Iron Man 2 did. Also, this film pleasantly surprised me because for once I actually cared about the human characters caught up in the middle of it.

I feel like I had the opposite opinion of many of the critics and fans alike, though. I didn't think it was "too dark to see what was going on", the lighting for the fights was pretty decent and believable when you have a giant three headed storm dragon making a Cat 6 hurricane over your fight. While a lot of people said "the monster fights were the best part", I kind of disagree. I don't really know what I felt like the best part is, but we saw Godzilla and Ghidorah fight 3 times over the course of the film, and over time, it felt like there was only so many ways you could watch the two charge, Godzilla catch two of the heads, get bit in the neck by the middle one, get shot by lightning and fall over, etc. Partially because of my Mothra bias, I much preferred watching Mothra and Rodan fight. Hell, I even preferred the Ghidorah vs Rodan fight, just because it was something fresh. Don't get me wrong, it was cool in Antarctica, the last half in Boston was rad, but any other time the two fought, it felt the same.

Overall, I'd say the movie is the most solid one in the Monsterverse so far, even though I have some minor issues with it. Mothra should have been in it more though. > : (

Watched the original Suspiria a few nights ago.

Endgame

breaking dawn part 2


i lost braincells.

Godzilla King of the Monsters- pretty cool. Had some really awesome monster fights and is a visual spectacle. Didn't love it as much as 2014 but still a really solid entry in the series. Godzilla vs. Kong can't come soon enough.

Aladdin 2019- Liked it fine enough. The directing on this film feels really flat, but the songs are decent renditions of the classic songs. Will Smith really gives a good take on the Genie and Naomi Scott is amazing as Princess Jasmine. Mena Massoud does pretty good as Aladdin too. Jafar isn't that great though and is probably one of the worst aspects of this movie imo. It's not incredible but I think it's a fine enough retelling of the animated classic.

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Godzilla King of the Monsters- pretty cool. Had some really awesome monster fights and is a visual spectacle. Didn't love it as much as 2014 but still a really solid entry in the series. Godzilla vs. Kong can't come soon enough.

Aladdin 2019- Liked it fine enough. The directing on this film feels really flat, but the songs are decent renditions of the classic songs. Will Smith really gives a good take on the Genie and Naomi Scott is amazing as Princess Jasmine. Mena Massoud does pretty good as Aladdin too. Jafar isn't that great though and is probably one of the worst aspects of this movie imo. It's not incredible but I think it's a fine enough retelling of the animated classic.

Been planning to see it. The original Aladdin came the year I was born, and I absolutely adore the animated series. One of the best Disney has ever done in my opinion. It has some really great episodes and very awesome villains, and of course the Genie's usual antics. Iago was hilarious as well

The Descent (2005)

A group of six girls go into the Appalachian mountains to do some cave exploring, and they get lost. They are not alone, however. The caves are inhabited by these humanoid creatures, and they are ready to spill some blood.

A great horror film. One of my favorites. The chemistry between the girls are really great, and you can really feel for them at times. They’re not afraid of anything, they know how to kick some monster ass, and they’re always looking out for each other. You feel the bond that they all have. I found they were all likable characters.

The build up, the tension, and the atmosphere are great. It can get real claustrophobic at times, too.

The creatures are probably one of the scariest I’ve seen in a horror film. They are blind, and hunt their prey by using sound. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to stand perfectly still and keep myself quiet with one of those things in my face. Them ladies had some balls.

The film also has a depressing backstory, too. One of the girls loses her husband and her young daughter in a nasty car crash, and it really ****s her up. There’s more to it, but I won’t explain in order to not spoil anything.

A really awesome horror flick. You should watch it whenever you can.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

I wouldn't really say it was better than Homecoming, as it had some really weird pacing issues in the first act, but once it got going, it didn't let up. Overall, a really good film, and a very good addition to the MCU!

Short Cuts
It was alright