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Love this. Reminds me of Solstice for some reason. Really like the concept too.
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I like his movies.
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Nope. Weird film, with my usual trigger where adults randomly snap at children for no reason other than to advance plot.
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Not as spectacular as I’d been hoping. I just do not connect with the Soviet aesthetic with very few notable exceptions. But a good watch of course.
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One of my favourite films of all time, though it didn’t fit on the list. Gives Flatliners & Co a run for their money, imo.
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Not my cup of tea, though I love Andrea. The only thing I enjoyed that was not unlike this is Only Lovers Left Alive, and that was owing to Jarmusch’s idiosyncrasy. So sorry, nope (more on that later).
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Damn. Unfortunately I’ve seen this already.
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As far as Peele is concerned, nothing he makes counts as horror to me, but hell am I looking forward to this.
Aaand it was pretty good. Really enjoyed it, which I can rarely say these days. Nothing about it was remotely horror-like, as expected, but a very enjoyable sci-fi nonetheless. Worth noting however that it does somewhat plagiarise the best bits of the Resolution/The Endless premise/universe,
. But I guess Peele gets to exploit his Peele-ness and get away with it. Also thought the idea of a “bad miracle” (not that this is overly eloquent) deserved a much better, deeper treatment. That was what originally stood out to me in the advertising and it wasn’t even there.
The actual “nope” reaction I did find hilarious. At the same time, as someone who loves all things understated (especially horror), I did feel something was conceptually lacking; it felt more like the “not much to say” understated than the “a lot to say” kind.
Aaand it was pretty good. Really enjoyed it, which I can rarely say these days. Nothing about it was remotely horror-like, as expected, but a very enjoyable sci-fi nonetheless. Worth noting however that it does somewhat plagiarise the best bits of the Resolution/The Endless premise/universe,
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what with the looking up/sky monster looking at people who shouldn’t look back at it
The actual “nope” reaction I did find hilarious. At the same time, as someone who loves all things understated (especially horror), I did feel something was conceptually lacking; it felt more like the “not much to say” understated than the “a lot to say” kind.
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I’m not sold on the concept (feels a bit crass?), but loved Persepolis, so am intrigued if this’ll be similar.
Strangely, I didn’t like this at all. The attempt to make it “relevant” is just nauseating. Can we not leave some things alone? The world is going nuts for sure. It takes a certain ingenuity (not the good kind) to make an Anne Frank film about 21st-century refugees. It’s incredibly well made of course, especially the underworld bit, but that’s not quite enough for that sort of thing.
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This is utterly heartbreaking. I love it, but it would be more believable if
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the software turned a male protagonist into a woman, not vice versa
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As far as Peele is concerned, nothing he makes counts as horror to me, but hell am I looking forward to this.
Aaand it was pretty good. Really enjoyed it, which I can rarely say these days. Nothing about it was remotely horror-like, as expected, but a very enjoyable sci-fi nonetheless. Worth noting however that it does somewhat plagiarise the best bits of the Resolution/The Endless premise/universe,
. But I guess Peele gets to exploit his Peele-ness and get away with it. Also thought the idea of a “bad miracle” (not that this is overly eloquent) deserved a much better, deeper treatment. That was what originally stood out to me in the advertising and it wasn’t even there.
The actual “nope” reaction I did find hilarious. At the same time, as someone who loves all things understated (especially horror), I did feel something was conceptually lacking; it felt more like the “not much to say” understated than the “a lot to say” kind.
Aaand it was pretty good. Really enjoyed it, which I can rarely say these days. Nothing about it was remotely horror-like, as expected, but a very enjoyable sci-fi nonetheless. Worth noting however that it does somewhat plagiarise the best bits of the Resolution/The Endless premise/universe,
WARNING: spoilers below
what with the looking up/sky monster looking at people who shouldn’t look back at it
The actual “nope” reaction I did find hilarious. At the same time, as someone who loves all things understated (especially horror), I did feel something was conceptually lacking; it felt more like the “not much to say” understated than the “a lot to say” kind.
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