Tom Chatalbash

The official Letterboxd of Tom Chatalbash, “YouTube’s Most Reliable Movie Critic”

Favorite films

  • Back to the Future
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • In Bruges
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

All
  • Lilo & Stitch

    ★★½

  • Final Destination Bloodlines

    ★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

    ★★★★

  • Fight or Flight

    ★★★½

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Lilo & Stitch

2025

★★½ Watched

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PROS:

-lead performance is insanely charming and what a find she is as Lilo
-relationship between Lilo and Stitch remains very entertaining and mostly heartwarming 
-visual effects are surprisingly solid, especially in regards to Stitch
-Sanders knocks it out of the park again as Stitch
-appreciated that it made some changes and added some new scenes to make this beloved story feel a little more fresh compared to other Disney live-action remakes 

CONS
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whatever the fuck Magnussen and…

Final Destination Bloodlines

2025

★★★½ Watched

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PROS:
-the bloodlines aspect of the story is a nice change of pace and adds some allure to the established lore and mythology 
-the kills are creative, bloody and brutal, delivering some of the best in the franchise 
-direction is really strong and the production value on this one is noticeably solid 
-central characters are fun to watch 
-seeing Tony Todd again was bittersweet but very satisfying 

CONS:
-main character is largely uninteresting 
-ing characters are barely fleshed…

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Transformers One

2024

★★★★ Watched

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PROS:
-voice cast is fantastic, Hemsworth channeling the essence of Cullen and the character of Prime effectively while Tyree Henry adds welcomed layers to Megatron
-animation is STUNNING and incredibly detailed, every frame gorgeous to look at
-action sequences are stellar, not only incredibly immersive and fun, but visceral and very well directed 
-humor mostly works and there are some big laughs here 
-central friendship between Prime and Megatron is beautifully fleshed out and established before reaching their…

Expend4bles

2023

½ Watched

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PROS:
-Jason Statham tries to make it watchable and tries his damndest 😂
-Seeing Statham and Iko Uwais fight 

CONS:
-the writing
-the direction and cinematography 
-the acting…YIKES
-the horrible editing 
-the EMBARRASSING vfx and green screen work
-the “twist” 😂

Easily the worst movie I’ve seen all year and genuinely one of the worst action movies I’ve seen in quite some time