David Monks

Favorite films

  • The Dark Knight
  • The Godfather
  • Ratatouille
  • Once Upon a Time in America

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  • The Good Dinosaur

    ★★½

  • Incredibles 2

    ★★★½

  • Mars Needs Moms

    ★★★

  • Frozen

    ★★★½

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The Good Dinosaur

2015

★★½ Liked Watched

Poetry

Incredibles 2

2018

★★★½ Liked Watched

I was wrong—Brad Bird has literally never missed.

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Ratatouille

2007

★★★★★ Liked 9

What studio is capable of gifting the Earth with a film about a kitchen rat infestation?

Pixar.

To think, this wild concept was saved by Brad Bird and his team in a relative crunch. To have such a motley, layered script with subplots, pounding messages, and more; it is something else. I'd consider Ratatouille to be an exceptionally fine wine that is lifted up by its lively pacing.

The dialogue is complex and specifically written for adults, but still entertaining…

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

★★★★★ Liked 11

Where do I begin?

Underrated?

That's a difficult word to latch onto a franchise that prints money, but The Curse of the Black Pearl ittedly qualifies. It's remarkable that this doesn’t deserve the gallows, and please, let me tell you why.

It’s the best adventure (I know it’s not technically but for the sake of comparison) film of all time. Significantly better than even Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The script is LEGENDARY. No, it seriously is. Its uniqueness and…