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I haven't seen either of these.

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Not seen either. Not a fan of the superhero films so I've not heard of 'Captain America Civil War'. 'It Follows' looks like fun though and I have heard of it, so might watch that soon.

Civil War is the most tense and gripping Captain America movie.

Seen 4/8

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Captain America: Civil War

Read the full review here.

It Follows

Read the full review here.

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Neither film made mark f's ballot.

Seen both; both serviceable; neither anywhere near making my ballot.

Seen: 8/8 (Own: 5/8)

I think Civil War is surprising, I'd expect Winter Soldier. Then it should be somewhere in the list too. But I like both of them and Civil War was really fun to watch. It was very pleasing to see Spider-Man in MCU and the movie was a good adaptation to the comic in my opinion. At least Russo brothers did the best possible in that period of MCU and superhero movies. But Civil War was not in my list.

I haven't seen It Follows. I heard it many times. Then I have

2/8 Seen
1/8 in my list

I watched Captain America: Civil War in the theaters. I don't remember caring much for it, but I also don't remember much about the film. So much of Marvel's output has such a same-y vibe that their films kind of blend together for me. So yeah, not a fan of Marvel and I was hoping for them not to show up here, but whatever. It is what it is.

I do like It Follows quite a bit though. Here's what i wrote on it awhile back. I don't agree with all my thoughts on the film and I've since come to realize the film is more complex than just being a parable of AIDS, but I'll post it anyways:

This one hit a number of my sweet spots for horror quite well. For one, I think the premise of it is brilliant. The idea of an unstoppable entity which you'll never be safe from regardless of how many people it's passed on to freaks me out. This was conveyed quite well throughout it all up to the brilliant ending which makes the film feel like a nightmare which you didn't wake up from. I also love the tone of the film, which is conveyed quite well in the cinematography. And with this, I'm not just referring to the occasional clever shot composition, but specifically the camera movements. Often when the camera moves and zooms in, it does so at a slow, creeping pace which, intentional or not, matches how the entity also moves at a slow, creeping pace. In addition, the couple 360 degrees rotations are impressive and do a fine job at raising tension. To top it off, some scares are delivered subtly as some creepy moments aren't even mentioned by the characters and can only be noticed if you pay close attention to various parts, making those scenes all the more disturbing. Finally, I also admire how, despite the low budget, the film looks really good (look at all the outdoor scenes in it). Some people argued that the film should've explained more about how the premise works (e.g., does anal sex, oral sex, sex without ejaculation, etc. infect you?). However, considering that it would take too much time to answer all the questions I've seen brought up on this aspect and considering how the film is a parable for AIDS, I prefer to just assume that if what you're doing could potentially give you AIDS in real life, the entity spreads to you.

Anyways, neither film made my ballot.

Well, if Civil War made it, that means a couple more MCU films than I predicted might probably sneak in. Anyway, it is a good film. The Captain America trilogy is easily the strongest for me within the universe (with The Winter Soldier being my #2 MCU film). But it's really no different than a bunch of their other films. I like the attempt at bringing real conflict within the group, but at the end of the day, that conflict is meaningless But it's a fun film, just not enough to be on my list.

It Follows is one I caught up with last year and I really liked it. You can read my review here, but overall, what I like is the constant atmosphere of dread it brings. Performances were pretty good, especially Maika Monroe in the lead, and I liked the way Mitchell used the camera. Still, it didn't make my list.

This is where I'm at so far...

Seen: 7/8

None of the Captain America or Avengers films made my list.

It Follows was an interesting horror film. It didn’t make the cut either.

There is one movie that I overlooked when making my list, and that was Birdman. I’m kicking myself in the ass for excluding it.

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Have seen both, but neither made my list. If I had to pick a favorite trilogy in the MCU, it would probably be the Captain America stuff, but I never really considered any of these films for my ballot. I really liked It Follows the first time I saw it, but perhaps a bit less so on subsequent viewings. It's a good flick, but wasn't under consideration for my ballot.

Another cool little tidbit in that film is that the characters are shown playing a card game called Old Maid, a game which has the object of passing off an unwanted card, the old maid, to the other players.

Seen 5/8

I watched like half an hour of The Man from Nowwhere and very much enjoyed what I saw. But then the subtitles screwed up and I was unable to continue to watch it. I unfortunately have never returned to it.

I’m not on the hype wave of Hereditary. It was well enough made, but I wasn’t a fan. I also like it more in the beginning than the end.