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strongly stuck between 3.5 and 4. this movie is fantastic and the marketing around it is great. when you realize what the asterisk means, it hits like crack in your veins. also, early in the movie, theres a visual asterisk reference that is hilarious

this feels like phase 1/2/3 marvel in the best way possible. fantastic villain with great action sequences. third act is just incredible. this has me fucking PUMPED for whatever the mcu can cook up because there are actually secrets in this movie that i did not expect

yeah this movie deserves a 10/10. if you love music and it’s meaning to humanity you will love this movie.

no spoilers: ryan coogler made a better devil may cry adaptation on accident than adi shankar did on purpose

spoilers: this movies fucking incredible lol. up there with creed and fruitvale station. Michael B Jordan and Coogler are, at this point, an unstoppable artistic duo.
going in i didn’t see any trailers besides the initial one. i assumed the movie was going to have a pretty simple plot, but, i was pleasantly surprised by the myriad layers to this movie. I, perhaps unfortunately, automatically assumed it would be a racist vampire movie. The antagonistic force are not violent racists, but assimilationists. That's almost worse, in the movie. Hailee Steinfeld’s white saviorism is what ultimately dooms the cast. Coogler is saying a lot about current race relations, and he’s fucking pissed off. the script and screenplay are superb.

the MUSIC in this movie is obviously the star. if you love the blues you’re going to love this. but the way Coogler uses the music to further the plot, both for the protagonists and antagonists, is insane. I have never seen anything like the musical scenes in the middle of this movie, and the fact that coogler pulled them off without it being cringe is incredible. He fucking went for it and stuck it.

Also i LOVE this iteration of vampires. they are drooling, rabid animals. their fangs physically impact how they talk. They really feel like animals or parasites instead of the romanticized, put together vampires we’ve focused on in the last 30 years. Love the scene of Remmick getting into the klan home. Also love slowly putting together that they have a hivemind. At first it’s silly, how did these three idiots put a routine together so fast? But you quickly realize how fucked the characters inside are, at the same time that they do.

PROS:
-Anthony Mackie fucking rules as captain america. he fully sells it. No, he is not steve rogers, but he is captain america.
-Danny Gonzalez RULES as his sidekick LMFAO. He's fucking hilarious. I wish the final frame of the movie said "Joaquin Torres will return."
-This is a comic book movie as FUCK. A falcon turned captain america works with his sidekick to stop the Leader and Sidewinder from creatively assassinating the new president of the united states. Thats awesome!
-Sam hits one of the best drop kicks I've seen in a while
-The final fight between Cap and Red hulk actually kinda rules

Cons -
--Awful fight choreography in every human v human hand to hand fight.
--Why the fuck did we see the red hulk in every piece of marketing for the last 18 months? The entire movie treats it as a mystery until literally the final 10 minutes of the movie. We all knew it was coming, why tease it? If that was actually kept under wraps the pop off from this movie would be legendary.
—What is the point of Sabra? What does she do? Why does she need to be in this movie besides as an obvious appeasement to win points with an Israeli audience. she is unused, can’t act well, and has the worst action scene in the movie. 
——Some of the worst product placement ive EVER seen in the movie. Seeing harrison ford ride a peloton is fucking hilarious, but, did captain america really need to stow his shield in the front trunk of the GMC Hummer EV? And then zoom in on the *awesome* front trunk when he takes it out?

just watched this on wikipedia. it is a 30 second silent film and the first appearance of sherlock holmes. it’s made me think more about what is a movie, and what is a review? how do you rate one of the earliest films of all time, when we all watch tiktok’s longer than this every day lol

fun movie!!! loved it!!! harvey guillén continues to charm me. very movie for fans of the best parts of westworld and black mirror. first time im seeing sophie thatcher as ive skipped heretic and she is INCREDIBLE!!!!

love the performances and directing. the effects are GNARLY. editing is kind stinky though

In the 2020’s instead of high budget surprisingly-good superhero movies we have video games instead. maybe we don’t live in the worst timeline after all 

ALSO TAILS MVP ALL TIME NEVER A LOSS SINCE MOTHERFUCKING 1992

watched at a bar

love the performances the most. everyone did well. tight screenplay. seen in 4dx!!

kiernan shipka is hot

i hesitate to give films 5 stars on the first watch, but jesus christ. got to see this in theaters and it was incredible

favorite of the franchise! it was fun. pacing was off but interested in where it goes

2024 is insane for horror, and somehow smile 2 might be the best one all year. somehow even more brutal than the first one without being as soul crushing. this takes lake mungo and hereditary’s spots as the new scariest horror movie i’ve ever seen

WHAT HAPPENED the skater kid segment is my favorite

maybe i just like zombies but LOVEEEEE this one. safe haven and ride in the woods are all timers

2nd screen content during milton wfh. i don’t like how every thing is rape in this one. fav segment is halloween but 2nd honeymoon is fun too

watched during milton wfh - i first “watched” this movie by scrubbing through and watching the kills in bed during a con weekend LMAO. then i went oh shit i kinda like the characters! this is still mean as fucking shit. favorite kill is the shotgun one

suitable slasher. slimy greasy dirty. filthy. i prefer a big huge man jason type but art will do as this generations icon. he’s not my type but all my girlies love him

watched during milton wfh - i prefer this one to terrifier 1 but it’s wild LMAO

watched during hurricane milton with my mom - what the fuck?

cute preview!!! excited to check out the show. good premise

it’s cute enough!

5th watch. in imax. my fav of the year for sure

LOVED. this is our generations society. don’t sleep on it

saw in 4dx. GREAT crowd reactions. loved it. prefer twisters 2024 a TON wow!!! the casting in this tho WOW.

double feature with the crow LMFAO. saw in dolby. converted me. new favorite DC movie. made incredible decisions with nearly every character

bill and twigs are hot! that’s it!

watch with 0 spoilers or trailers. kyle gallner and willa fitzgerald are both incredible. i want a cigarette ASAP

Watched on Friday August 16, 2024.

this is a ten if not for some awful cgi which feels like studio interference. let fede alvarez do whatever the fuck he wants next
edit: took off a star for the usage of generative AI. such a shame for an otherwise masterpiece

GOOD movie i like cuckoo a little more but really really love the entire project here

incredible. the way that this movie seamlessly integrates global metaphors for covid, local Argentinean issues, and world builds a incredibly bleak universe outside of this personal story

if you hated this movie i just want you to know you also hate me then. i’m obsessed with it

saw this in orlando, florida with a haitian dad who was clapping and hollering everytime something cool happened. this is objectively the best way to experience this very well made hallmark movie

okay it gets a 5 for the third watch in 4dx. unironically beats challengers and furiosa for movie of the year for me

Watched on Saturday July 20, 2024.

i might be biased because i saw it in 4dx, but this is both the scariest movie of the year and the best movie going experience ive had since furiosa. tons to say about this movie

Watched on Wednesday May 29, 2024.

Watched on Monday May 27, 2024.

i haven’t worked for a paper in 5 years and haven’t written a review in 7 and this makes me want to fucking Write. every minute of this movie has detail and lore built into it. this movie has so much to give, see it in the best theater you can.

i love evil yuri on ice

made me sad. .5 stars

This is what an action movie should inspire to be IMO. Human buts were much more interesting than 2014s Godzilla.

Didn’t really hold my attention. The gore and third act was more interesting than the rest of the movie unfortunately. The Rob zombie bits were good though

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