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Even if it's clearly the weakest MI film and a little all over the place compared to the tightness of the first, John Woo's trademark action and flair give MI2 a unique feel and aesthetic that stands out from the other movies in a way I kind of like. Slow-mo doves and gunfights never get old.

I'm also realising how much of this movie feels like it directly inspired Resident Evil 4.

They're calling it the film of all time

It's wild how low-key this film feels in comparison to what came later, but it's a fun, enjoyable spy romp regardless.

This review may contain spoilers.

The virgin supershlop punch fight vs the chad power of friendship.

Enjoyed it, but had to dock it points for the treatment of Taskmaster.

Ben Quadinaros was robbed, he should have won the Boonta Eve Classic.

Watched on Wednesday April 30, 2025.

I like that Mark Ruffalo decided to say fuck it to subtlety and just go full Trump/Musk mode.

Very good film.

scorsese wishes he could craft cinema like this

Watched on Tuesday April 15, 2025.

Watched on Sunday April 13, 2025.

Watched on Tuesday April 8, 2025.

Ahead of its time, if this film came out ten years later it would have been recieved much better. People just don't get the charm and the ion.

why did tarantino write those lines for himself?

Watched on Friday April 4, 2025.

Watched on Friday March 28, 2025.

Watched on Thursday March 27, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday March 26, 2025.

Jumpscared by Taylor Swift

Watched on Wednesday March 12, 2025.

Kong gets his mecha-glove buff and he still can't take out my main man G.

Watched on Saturday March 8, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 8, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 8, 2025.

definitely one of the films of all time

Watched on Friday March 7, 2025.

Scotty does, in fact, know.

Where's my 60s bromance with Johnny Cash?

Watched on Sunday February 23, 2025.

Watched on Sunday February 16, 2025.

Watched on Saturday February 8, 2025.

Watched on Thursday February 6, 2025.

Man all I can think about is the banger movies Heath Ledger should be in today.

Also Paul Bettany should he in everything.

I am Bob Dylan learning my part from listening to Stevie Wonder doing an impersonation of me.

While the movie was a little better than I expected going in, I still can't get over the cynical existence of the film itself as a piece of media. An adaptation of a Broadway musical that, taking away the short intermission, is shorter than the film that presents itself as 'part one' reeks of artificially lengthening the movie so that film executives can make a few extra hundred million dollars. Only having half the story told also leaves much of the film feeling very underdeveloped, and I don't think it exists very well on its own in a vacuum without the presence of part two.

The songs are good but like, c'mon. Everyone has heard these songs a million times before, nothing new is being brought to the table here. Or at least nothing that justifies splitting a 150 minute Broadway play into two near-3 hour films. Both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are very good in their respective roles though, and Jonathan Bailey gave an enjoyable perfomance in his shorter screentime too.

It's uh, it's bad. For starters, fundamentally your musical should probably have some good musical numbers to go along with it. The film also tries to think it's far more progressive than it actually is, when in reality it just seems to lean into stereotypes and charicatures. The only real standout in the whole thing is Zoe Saldana.

If this wins Best Picture the Academy is a bigger joke than it already is, but the voters can push it and pat themselves on the back boasting about how much they care about minorities I guess.

I'm not sure why so many people were as cold on this as they were. I enjoyed it a lot, it's a very creatively made film and offered a unique take on Bond-style spy thrillers.

Never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

I'd rather just watch the show instead, Dickie and young Tony are given good performances but it's kind of a nothing film that relies too much on nostalgia and references to the show.

Watched on Monday January 6, 2025.

Watched on Monday January 6, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday January 1, 2025.

Del Toro is so fucking good.

I feel like I should like this much more than I did, but it never quite hit the highs I'd hoped for. Fincher-esque but just missing a certain something I can't quite put my finger on that would tip it over the edge into greatness.

Watched on Tuesday December 31, 2024.

Much better than the first two, they fully cracked the code for making good-ass Sonic movies. Roll on Solaris and the Iblis Trigger soon.

Sonic movies please stop trying to make the human characters a thing, please and thank you. Every second wasted there could be instead spent on Mephiles the Dark or Infinite the Jackal.

One of those classic films you hear so much about and think it can't possibly live up to the hype.

Then you watch it and it absolutely does.

Watched on Wednesday December 25, 2024.

Feathers McGraw still the coldest MF on the planet.

Watched on Wednesday December 25, 2024.

Watched on Wednesday December 25, 2024.

Ranking of films released in 2022 I've seen.

1. The Batman
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. Nope
4. Glass Onion
5. Talk to Me
6. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
7. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
9. Scream
10. Minions: The Rise of Gru

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking of films released in 2024 I've seen.

1. The Wild Robot
2. Look Back
3. Challengers
4. Dune: Part Two
5. Anora
6. Conclave
7. Kneecap
8. The Substance
9. Transformers One
10. Sonic the Hedgehog 3

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ranking of films released in 2023 I've seen.

1. Godzilla Minus One
2. Oppenheimer
3. The Zone of Interest
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5. Anatomy of a Fall
6. The Boy and the Heron
7. Poor Things
8. Bottoms
9. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
10. Barbie

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Films I've seen at cinemas, festivals, events, etc.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
• Alien: Romulus
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• The Boy and the Heron
• Godzilla Minus One
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Barbie
• Oppenheimer

...plus 53 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

31 films to be watched over October 2024

• Suspiria
• The Shining
• Rosemary's Baby
• Let the Right One In
• I Saw the Devil
• The Fly
• The Exorcist
• Hereditary
• Train to Busan
• The Wicker Man

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Alien movies ranked from best to worst, in my opinion.

1. Aliens
2. Alien
3. Alien: Romulus
4. Prometheus
5. AVP: Alien vs. Predator
6. Alien³
7. Alien: Covenant
8. Alien Resurrection
9. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

Blu-Rays in my collection

• Alien
• Aliens
• Alien³
• Alien Resurrection
• Shin Godzilla
• Logan
• X-Men
• X2
• X-Men: The Last Stand
• Die Hard

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Films that feature the hit band 'Beastie Boys' on their soundtracks.

• Star Trek
• Star Trek Beyond
• The Marvels
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Shazam! Fury of the Gods

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• GoodFellas
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Thing
• The Silence of the Lambs
• Alien
• Fargo
• The Matrix

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.