| #1 |
The Batman |
5/5 |
Liked |
This movie is absolutely everything I ever wanted from a Batman film. The lighting, the performances, the symbolism, the characters, everything was incredible and perfect. This movie had the best-written Riddler I've seen in any Batman IP, and the theme song gives me goosebumps everytime I watch it. This is a movie I will never forget. Overall, he's vengeance... |
| #2 |
Godzilla: Minus One |
5/5 |
Liked |
This movie is the single greatest monster-verse movie ever constructed, and the fact that it was made with less money than a single episode of She-Hulk is baffling. This movie focuses more on the human story, and Godzilla feels more like a force of destruction than a character, which for me makes the story so much more engaging and detailed. Everything from the way this movie was shot, to the design of Godzilla, to the soundtrack and sound design, was incredible. This was also the first and probably last Godzilla movie to make me cry, because the human story of survivor's guilt was so wonderfully written and told. Also the captain is by far the best character in the movie, his charisma resonated with a strength that could power an entire city. Overall, they killed him with the power of the sea... or did they? |
| #3 |
Thunderbolts* |
5/5 |
Liked |
I went into this movie expecting something akin to maybe the first avengers movie, and with a touch of defenders. But man, this hit harder than i ever would've thought. So much so i don't even want to fully explain how it hit, cuz im not tryna dump on letterboxd. But this movie was incredible in ways i truly never expected any marvel movie to be. It hit the standard criteria of a varied cast of main characters, each with unique personalities and personal struggles, as well as an engaging and compelling villain. But then it started diving deeper. They got it right at the beginning of the movie, but when i tell you they dove so much further past that in the end i mean it. I haven't cried from marvel in a while, and it really doesn't happen often, but this time it wasn't just because spiderman died or aunt may died or iron man died. No, there wasn't a death at all. It was just so... Human. So real. Seeing a character like Sentry, a hero with godlike powers in marvel standards, fall to the void in the way they showed, i related more than I'd care to admit. Damn good movie |
| #4 |
The Suicide Squad |
5/5 |
Liked |
There are two superhero movies that are perfect and exactly what I want them to be, for two different reason: The Batman and The Suicide Squad. Where Suicide Squad failed, James Gunn had The Suicide Squad not only succeed, but excel. The comedy is perfectly timed and written, and the writing is done so well to make me care and be invested in characters as niche as Polka Dot man. All the character performances are great and very compelling, and it's easily the funniest DC movie I've ever seen. Overall, who the fuck is Milton? |
| #5 |
A Silent Voice |
5/5 |
Liked |
I haven't seen many anime movies, and this was the first I saw that wasn't a studio ghibli film. I went in expecting to hate it to be honest, but the movie somehow made me feel very interested in the character's and their story. For many reasons, this movie connected with me in a way no other movie has, and I think 5 stars is the only way to fairly explain how much this movie meant to me while I watched it. Overall, I'm a sad boi. |
| #6 |
The Grand Budapest Hotel |
5/5 |
Liked |
This movie pleasantly surprised me with it's comedy. This was my first Wes Anderson film, and if the others are anything like this I an excited to see more. The comedy was perfectly written and timed, Gustave was played excellently (very strange to hear Voldemort again). The style of shorts and effects was reminiscent of 2000's Christmas movies, which gave me a nice nostalgic feeling. Overall, fuck Nazis. |
| #7 |
Se7en |
5/5 |
Liked |
This was one of those movies I had on the list of 'need to watch' for a very long time. I went into it having already had the ending spoiled from a Film Theory video 2 years prior. But nonetheless I absolutely adored it. The performances were incredible, the mystery was setup beautifully, and the writing was awesome. I had heard that Matt Reeves had used Se7en for inspiration when writing the story around his Riddler, and I can see that all throughout this film, which definitely adds to my opinion on it. Overall, there was indeed something in the box. |
| #8 |
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back |
5/5 |
Liked |
I can't get enough of this movie every time I see it. I truly love every bit of it. The music, the action, the commentary, the worlds, the settings. I could truly write forever about every little bit I love about this movie. And real talk, Han had immeasurable drip throughout this movie. All in all, it's 'No, I am your father': he never said Luke. |
| #9 |
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade |
5/5 |
Liked |
This movie is one of the absolute best classics I've seen. I'll admit my opinions on this movie will always be skewed upwards from nostalgia, but I'm not gonna hold that back because this movie deserves it all. The soundtrack is once again an absolute masterpiece from John Williams, and it gives me all those wonderful Star Wars vibes. This movie has all the same Indiana Jones antics that I love to see, from the repeated love interest, to the punch sound effects, and the Nazi fights. There are so many bits in this movie that I will always remember; the "No Ticket" scene, the fireplace scene, the tank fight, Marcus Brody's "escape", hell the whole movie. I love the comedy in this, and how it's amplified by Sean Conery's performance. And I absolutely just adore everything else. Overall, this movie is the only reason I know God's name is Jehovah (or Yehovah in Latin). |
| #10 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
5/5 |
Liked |
I've had many conversations with people about Disney's Star Wars, and have heard many people make valid arguments saying Star Wars would've been better off if Disney never made any more of it. I can understand the hate for much of Disney's Star Wars output, but this movie alone will always justify them being made. This movie is absolutely stunning, with some of the best visuals in any Star Wars medium. It's also the first Star Wars movie I've seen with genuine comedy that I quite enjoy, and that tackles some more serious themes surrounding the Alliance and the rebel effort, muddying the waters and making the Rebels seem like they're not all good. I also absolutely love this story and how it's executed, with all the character deaths being executed in such an impactful manor that it gets me every time I see it. And don't even get me started with Vader's hallway scene. That is truly the best and most intimidating scene of Vader, and in so little time instilled pure and total fear into the audience as they watched him murder rebels with absolute ease. This movie is the only star wars movies I've currently seen more than once in theaters, and it's one of the few to earn that privilege. Overall, it's safe to say Krennic choked on his aspirations. |
| #11 |
Fight Club |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
When I went into watching this movie I, like most, knew the meme. My dad quotes it damn near hundreds of times a year. He ironically talked quite a bit about how one does not talk about Fight Club. So what did I know about this movie? That there was a fight club. Probably some underground fighting ring. I was expecting something like that fighting arena in Shang Chi, and was expecting this movie to be more action-based. Almost like a rated M Karate Kid. But boy was I wrong. Turns out the fight club of Fight Club is just the step stool you use to reach your mom's stash of the good shit in the back of the medicine cabinet. Because that's what it felt like watching this movie. It's been a while since a plot twist got me as well as this one's did, and I found myself genuinely engaged in everything and everyone. The way the story was told, with the usage of self narration and the slow yet subtle hints to the truth of the matter makes finding out what happened so much more appealing, because it was right in front of you the entire time. Overall, I promise I won't talk about it. |
| #12 |
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie is truly Star Wars in every way that counts. Incredible large-scale action, awesome choreography in fight scenes, beautiful visuals, and a truly incredible musical score. And don't even get me started with Order 66. What an incredible, heart-wrenching scene of betrayal. A scene you know is coming, but hurts to watch every time. Whether it's in the Clone Wars, Jedi Fallen order, or even Book of Boba Fett for some reason, it pulls on my heart strings every time. And I don't think Star Wars will every be able to make a lightsaber fight better than the one between Anakin and Obi-Wan. Overall, this is where the fun begins. |
| #13 |
Kingsman: The Secret Service |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
I love this movie quite a bit. It's got some incredible vibes to it with a nice sense of humor kinda like Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. The thing that makes me love this the most is definitely the choreography. The fight scenes are all great, especially the fight in the church. I love the dialogue and the feel of a lot of the scenes here, and I gotta say this movie just left me very happy in the end. I also really like Valentine, Sam Jackson does a great job with the performance. Overall, manors maketh man. |
| #14 |
The Conjuring |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie makes me want to watch more horror movies. And not sleep at night. But one of those things is good! This movie had some excellent scares, and unlike some other movies the scares all felt earned and the build up was excellent. Also, the demonologists were very consistently smart, thorough, and carried out well-planned ways to handle the demon. Seeing how I absolutely love a smart protagonist, this just made me giddy. Overall, RIP to the dog he didn't deserve that shit. |
| #15 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was such a good vibe through and through, and once again I'm still addicted to Wes Anderson. So far of the two I've seen, he hasn't missed. I love the dialogue, both the writing and the delivery, and I love the way all the characters act. It's such a charming movie, and the art style is so good it adds so much to the experience. Overall, it looks like he was pretty fantastic... Wait a minute, say that again? |
| #16 |
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
Another classic movie that makes me happy to be a fan. The fighting, both lightsaber and not, is some of the best in the franchise. The entire fight on the death star with Luke, Vader, and Palpatine is absolutely incredible. I love the variety of creatures, the dialogue, the settings, hell we even get a glimpse of space Vietnam. This movie is just such a god damn good time. Overall, RIP that one Gamoerran that fell in the Rancor pit. |
| #17 |
The Lighthouse |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie feels like not only an official diagnosis for schizophrenia, but also a means of giving someone schizophrenia. The amount of surprise I had when Robert Pattinson dubbed the Heron in The Boy and the Heron, is equal to the shock I had with his acting in this movie. And although I already knew of how great Willem Dafoe is, he really worked overtime in this one to go absolutely crazy. This movie had an insanely chilling way of making the tension and the feeling on insanity tangible, and I'm not gonna lie I don't see how I wouldn't go crazy in that situation. Overall, fortnight. |
| #18 |
Scream |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was very pleasantly surprising to watch. It managed to make me laugh out of genuine comedy and jump from genuine jumpscares. It also had me completely fooled by the reveals of the two Ghostfaces, and I absolutely love how they pulled that off. I also absolutely love how unbelievably clumsy both of them are, it was incredible to watch. Overall, I can definitely now say I'd like scary movies. |
| #19 |
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark |
4.5/5 |
Liked |
Indiana Jones is one of those movies you first see on a VHS tape back when you're too young to know anything other than 'haha han solo punched that guy', then it randomly scars you with a horrifically gruesome scene of a guy melting like a wax candle under a broiler. Then it turns out when you watch it even more on CD, then online, it ages like fine wine sealed with the wax of that melted Nazi. This movie is genuinely just iconic to me, it's almost perfect in every general way. Honestly I'd say this movie became a sort of archetype to what I like out of movies: enticing action, mystery, and spliced-in comedy. Because who doesn't like talking about how Harrison Ford actually had food poisoning in that one scene, creating one of the most riff-able and iconic standoff scenes I've ever seen. Overall, I do not fuck with snakes. |
| #20 |
Rango |
4/5 |
Liked |
This shit slapped harder than Will Smith did Chris Rock. Music was fire, visuals were fire, action was fire. Whoever thought of the idea to have a rattlesnake with a gattlin gun needs a million dollars and a nice ass ice cream sandwich. Overall, it only took one bullet. |
| #21 |
Sinners |
4/5 |
Liked |
Damn good watch. This movie made me feel the equivalent of eating two full plates of a Thanksgiving dinner and having a nice nap. Like I feel full of movie off this. The music was great, the action and moments were great, and I liked the story throughout. Overall, even vampires don't like the KKK. |
| #22 |
Forest Gump |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie was so much more than I expected it to be and I loved it. I expected basically just as simple comedy but this was so engaging. Quite a bit of comedy, but combined with really heartwarming moments with well-told scenes. I also found it funny how Forrest seemed to be involved in damn near every important historical event in his life, and like all of them got killed. You could almost use this as a history textbook. Overall, he ran. |
| #23 |
John Wick |
4/5 |
Liked |
I'm a big fan of action movies. All sorts of them. Marvel, star wars, Indiana jones, gladiator, a whole bunch. But John Wick tickles a very particle fancy of mine that I didn't know existed until I saw it: realistic action. The fact that Keanu Reeves received and proceed to excel in real military training for this role, then proceeded to show throughout this movie so many realistic moments of gunplay made me so happy throughout this movie. Not to mention, John Wick being in Fortnite indirectly created a massive series of skits and short films I'd later make until a Spanish or German John Wick was damn near my persona. Overall, yea, I'm thinking he's back. |
| #24 |
Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie is another one of those childhood classics for me, and I'm happy to say it's also one of the ones that aged very well. The soundtrack for this movie is incredibly awesome and so memorable that I'll never not know what it is. Jack Sparrow is an incredible character, with some amazingly funny jokes, banter, and mannerisms. And the CGI used in general and for fights is awesome. This movie has earned it's right to be a cult classic. Overall, you will always remember this movie as the movie where they ALMOST caught Captain Jack Sparrow. |
| #25 |
Gladiator |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie is just so great. I love the Roman era, and this movie makes it look even cooler. The fighting and visuals in combat is incredible, and the character performances are even better. The story, the dialogue, and everything is cinematic to the end. And all of it together makes me so much more interested in Maximus and his story, making it all the more sad in the end. Overall, I was very entertained. |
| #26 |
Prey |
4/5 |
Liked |
Of the 3 Predator movies I've seen, this one takes the cake as the best in my opinion. It feels like such a unique and interesting decision for the location, and I love that this Predator had so many more melee weapons to make the fights more engaging. I also think the setting and time was perfectly chosen for the Predator. Overall, the real prey was the friends we made along the way. |
| #27 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie was a pleasant and unpleasant surprise. I hadn't gone into this movie expecting it to be so graphic, but to be fair I probably should have. I love the pacing and the way this movie set up the conflict, with a very realistic and cruel depiction of the killer. The manner of which Leatherface killed them, in a panicked yet efficient way, made it feel all the more terrifying to see. My only real complaint is that the movie's initial credit-roll mentioned there was a survivor, as that removed most of the tension from the final chase scene. Overall, justice for Franklin. |
| #28 |
Star Wars: A New Hope |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie is me. Not overexaggerating. I was literally raised on the original trilogy. My babysitter would play VHX tapes of these movies to me before I was even in Pre-K. And this movie, while not my favorite Star Wars film, is literally engrained in my head. The music, the fights, the effects, the story, everything. So many classic and iconic lines, and so much genuine fun. Overall, they were definitely the droids they were looking for. |
| #29 |
Collateral |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie did a great job filling the downtime with useful characterization. The conversations between Max and Vincent were so well done, and the payoff of using their previous talking points for Max's future decisions was great. I also love that Max didn't end up joining Vincent or becoming a criminal as well. I expected it would as it seems to be typical, but it was refreshing to see that his encounter with Vincent only seemed to bring out the stronger side of Max's personality. Overall, that's his briefcase, homie. |
| #30 |
Yojimbo |
4/5 |
Liked |
Going into this movie, I didn't expect much. I'm not typically a fan of older movies, and I didn't think this would be much for me. But I was very pleasantly surprised by this movie as a whole. This is one of those movies that ages like fine wine, as you can see it's influence in modern day media the older it gets. So many plot elements and shots I recognize from some of my favorite moments in Star Wars properties, and it's also very cool to see the origin of the attack, wait, then die trope for fighting (a popular of example of that being used is in the unfortunately bad Resident Evil movie, with the lasers). However the thing that really got me into this movie was the comedy. Some intentional and some not, there were many moments in this movie that made me laugh out loud, and I found myself genuinely enjoying the personalities of the characters. Overall, I should invest in coffins. |
| #31 |
The Ministry of Ungentlemenly Warfare |
4/5 |
Liked |
I watched this movie on a whim because I saw a tiktok of it and thought it looked funny, and man am I glad I saw it. The music is great, the tension is well built, characters are enjoyable, performances are great, and the choreography is awesome. It's also great to see Alan Ritchinson in something outside of Reacher. Overall, it's getting hot in here. |
| #32 |
Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
4/5 |
Liked |
After having read 'A Study in Scarlet', I was very pleasantly surprised to see Guy Richtie make this feel so much like it. RDJ provides an all-around enjoyable performance, and the humor is very fun to watch. I'm a sucker for super-smart characters, and I love that the movie properly gave Sherlock his times to narrate everything he's found out. I also quite liked that all the supernatural was, in fact, natural. Overall, discombobulate. |
| #33 |
The Hateful Eight - Extended Version |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie was not at all what I was expecting, but in a good way. I quite liked the focus on each of the characters, and I love a movie with a good plot twist. I also quite liked the dialogue between each characters, and how it built up tension and dove into the depths of each character. However, I will say there were a few moments in which I felt certain character decisions stopped making as much sense (mostly in the end) as a means of dragging the scene's tension out more. Also, I felt the narration was pretty unnecessary and took away from the scenes it was used in as it took me out of the situations. Overall, they sure as shit hated each other. |
| #34 |
The Matrix |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie is a truly awesome debut of visual effects, existential dilemmas, and a shit-ton of guns. To say this movie had an impact on sci-fi movies to come would be an understatement, and it will definitely be a movie people remember for a while. I'd say my favorite aspect of this film is definitely the effects. They were truly ahead of their time and do a great job of adding to the feeling of surrealness. With that being said, my main issues with this film center around specific aspects of the story. I wasn't majorly compelled by the story, but it was in general a solid one. Neo is also a good and well-written character, with a well-done Luke Skywalker-esq training arc, but it's nothing mind-blowing. The main story beat I have an issue with is the ending, where Trinity's love for Neo was shown to be the thing that brings him back to life in the real world after dying in the Matrix left him effectively brain-dead. I found the idea that true love brought Neo back to life to be corny and very out of place in the world created for the Matrix, which was otherwise grounded in a sci-fi setting. As such my experience for the ending was negatively impacted as that scene left a bitter taste in my mouth afterwards. However, I will reiterate that this scene does not ruin the movie as a whole, and it's still an incredible film to watch. Overall, I'd take the blue pill (I like steak). |
| #35 |
The Thing (1982) |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie makes Among Us look like a game of tag. For an obvious reason (it being shot in the 80s in the snow), this movie gave me constant Hoth vibes from empire strikes back, and any movie that does that already has my vote. I'm not a gore guy, and this game truly had some next-level gore, but it honestly added to the horror of the movie. I liked the characters, and I loved the vibe the movie gave off (through the lighting, the shots, and the overall settings). However, this movie definitely would've gotten at least another half a star if the characters weren't so stupid. I thought they'd play it smart at first, but the deaths from splitting up at the end really spoiled that for me. Overall, I'll never forgive the Norwegians. |
| #36 |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
4/5 |
Liked |
This movie was so much funnier than I expected. A perfect depiction of deadpan humor, and honestly just so charming. I love all the repeated bits throughout it, especially the murder investigation. I'm also thoroughly convinced this movie was just a LARPing session but the Knights of Camelot group was using real weapons and actually killing people. Overall, Ni. |
| #37 |
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This one was pretty good. I liked it more than the first one, mostly because I found the story quite a bit more engaging and I really enjoyed Dementus in this. With that being said it similarly didn't blow me away. Overall, she made it epic. |
| #38 |
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie I found compelling almost entirely due to the characters. The overall story itself I wasn't very fond of, and I didn't find it particularly unique, but I was very intrigued to see how these two different personalities interacted and changed each other. The ending also made me quite sad, although not as sad as A Silent Voice. Overall, I still do not want to eat your pancreas. |
| #39 |
Hardcore Henry |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
I remember being incredibly excited for this movie when it was coming out during my 'call of duty prime'. After watching it, yea it's for sure call of duty, but that's kind of it. This movie lacks a lot in terms of an engaging story, and I didn't like the villain for the most part. The main thing that makes this movie enjoyable for me outside of the unique camera angle is all the Jimmys. They had some very funny line deliveries throughout the movie, and basically carried the personality of it on their back. Overall, that jacket was actually pretty cool. |
| #40 |
Goodfellas |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie had it's ups and downs. I think the narration throughout the movie was a hard carry for me, as it often felt like the movie would've been much slower and less entertaining without it. But I wasn't a big fan of the way the pacing of the ending felt, and the general story itself. Although I liked the characters and the story throughout, I felt the pacing was more akin to a constant stream of events instead of a more organized passing story. Regardless I thought it had quite a few perks, so it was definitely a fun watch. Overall, quit bustin' my balls. |
| #41 |
Monty Python's Life of Brian' |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was great, but I will say i think the jokes for the first one landed quite a bit more. The biggus dickus scene though is incredible, and it's what got me into Monty Python to begin with. Either way it was funny as fuck. Overall, he roman |
| #42 |
Starship Troopers |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was pretty damn good. Nice to see Helldivers on the big screen. Satire was well done, effects were very good, and I was pretty into the character story. Very fun in general. Overall, we're all doing our part for Super Earth. |
| #43 |
Mad Max: Fury Road |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie is to me a very enjoyable and honestly classic action movie, but it in general settles out to be just a few points above your average action movie for me. I can recognize a lot of quality in this from the practical effects and many of the shots looking very cinematic and impressive. With that being said, the primary things holding this movie back in my opinion are the story and pacing during many portions during the middle. I personally found my attention dwindling during many of the scenes post-convoy escape, which took away from the experience overall. Overall, I totally get why Max was mad. |
| #44 |
Interstellar |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This one was pretty cool. Kinda ruined part of the experience from seeing and hearing a lot about it before i saw it. I think I saw a film theory video of this ages ago so i knew almost all of the major plot changes except for matt damon's betrayal, which definitely removed some value from it for me, but they were still good. As for the good, the music was obviously incredible and I love the visuals. They did a good job showing the science elements of this film in a way that can still kind of been understanded. With that being said, I'm not a big fan of the dialogue in most of the movie, and I felt the movie was especially slow in the beginning. I think it's mostly that that caused me to not feel very emotional off of lots of the big moments. Overall, that shit wasn't a mountain. |
| #45 |
The Matrix: Reloaded |
3.5/5 |
Not Liked |
I can't say I was too big of a fan of this one. I liked the fighting for the most part, and the effects are mostly quite good, but I think a lot of the world building, mystery, and appeal present in the first wasn't quite reciprocated in this one. I also felt a lot of the action sequences were a bit drawn out in parts that began removing my interest in each fight. And I'm once again not a fan of the trend of 'the power of love saving them', although it was better this time since it was more like he restarted her heart with electricity. I also hope the next film better explains him being able to stop the machines, because it's deviating a bit beyond what feels feasible in the world. Overall, I'm still taking the blue pill I don't like that shit. |
| #46 |
Burn After Reading |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie had a very slow start for me, and honestly Chad was definitely the reason I started paying more attention to it. I liked a lot of the character interactions, and the performances were also quite good. Nothing blew my mind in this movie, but it was fun to watch nonetheless. However I demand justice for Chad, he didn't deserve what he got. Bro was smiling to the end. Overall, Osborne Cox? |
| #47 |
Greyhound |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was a very nice watch. I loved how immersive and realistic it felt, and the shots were very well done. The tension was palpable in many scenes, and I loved the way they built up the combat and interactions. Overall, rip Cleveland, that corned beef looked awesome. |
| #48 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
If I had to describe this movie in one word, it'd be: enjoyment. This movie truly radiates a fun and adventurous feeling that makes me happy to be there. Add to that my absolute love for pirates and you've got yourself a deal. Then add to that how I love it when smart characters are genuinely smart, and you've got me hooked. Overall, I'd choose the left weevil. |
| #49 |
The Nightmare Before Christmas |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
I watched this movie on a whim because I saw a tiktok of it and thought it looked funny, and man am I glad I saw it. The music is great, the tension is well built, characters are enjoyable, performances are great, and the choreography is awesome. It's also great to see Alan Ritchinson in something outside of Reacher. Overall, it's getting hot in here. |
| #50 |
The Truman Show |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
I watched the last of this on my first viewing, then watched the full film more than half a year later, but I must say it's a very fun movie. The message is kind of a miss in this movie, as I can see what they're trying to say but they don't focus on it nearly enough. Overall, in case I don't see you, good. |
| #51 |
Ninja Assassin |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was pretty fun to watch. I really enjoyed the choreography, and the story, while basic, is pretty good. Alot of the characters are pretty compelling, and the fights often have some really good sets. The main drawback I have is the camera angles and effects in many moments made it much harder to follow the fights in certain moments. Overall, prayer works better than the American health care system. |
| #52 |
Sanjuro |
3/5 |
Liked |
Just like Yojimbo before it, this movie is an incredibly enjoyable Samurai film. Sanjuro continues to be a very entertaining character, and I wasn't expecting the amount of comedy present in the way he acts and interacts with the characters around him. I love how these movies do such a good job of capturing the feeling of playing an RPG game and doing low-level side missions after beating the game. Everyone around Sanjuro is fighting for their lives, and this guy just wants a nap. Overall, Sanjuro is the ultimate instigator. |
| #53 |
The Matrix: Revolutions |
3.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie has it's ups and it's downs, but it feels like overall it fails to capture the exact appeal that previous iterations had. First and foremost, this movie still failed to provide me with some reassuring idea or information about how Neo now has real life superpowers, instead making it even more crazy by blinding him and giving him full-on Daredevil vision. Secondly, some of the fights and effects seemed a bit repeated or unnecessary. I felt the initial scene of Neo being trapped in the train station played out in a way that made it seem almost unnecessary with how quickly it was resolved, seeming like it was almost placed there for the specific purpose of giving the others an excuse to fight. I liked many of the moments in the final matrix fight, and thoroughly enjoyed the last stand in Zion, but they repeated a few moves in the fight against Smith that sort of took away from the impact of each move. On top of that, I think they kinda overdid it with the rain and thunder, it got kinda hard to follow certain scenes in there. It's not bad but still missing alot of key points that I felt I'd need to truly enjoy it. Overall, at least the power of love couldn't save her this time. |
| #54 |
The Royal Tenenbaums |
3/5 |
Liked |
I can feel the Wes Anderson in this one, but it doesn't scream Wes Anderson like Fantastic Mr. Fox or Grand Budapest. This one felt more like the essence of Wes Anderson to me, but to be fair the comedy in the first two was what I appreciated the most, and it definitely wasn't as present in this one. It overall was quite a bit slower and didn't capture my interest as much, and if it weren't for the comedy from Royal and Pagoda this movie would probably be 1.5 stars for me. Overall, Owen Wilson never said wow and I'm kinda disappointed. |
| #55 |
Eight Crazy Nights |
3/5 |
Liked |
This movie was unironically quite funny. Very much dated, but quite funny. Overall, he's Jewish again. |
| #56 |
Attack on Titan: The Final Chapter Part 1 |
3/5 |
Liked |
Attack on Titan kind of blends together for me, and I'm definitely not rewatching this whole thing anytime soon, so I'll just review the whole thing. I watched this show over a span of make 6 years, which definitely didn't help. However, the show was definitely enjoyable. This show, and many other anime, tend to have all emotions expressed to the extreme, which for me causes the value of those emotions to deteriorate, especially over multiple seasons. I enjoyed the mystery behind it, and the animations is very well done, but I think this system was the primary reason behind the fact that this show did not resonate with me on an emotional level. Overall, SASAGEYO. |
| #57 |
mid90s |
3/5 |
Liked |
It took some time to get used to hearing Sunny Suljic as anyone but Atreus, but once I did I loved his acting. This movie, however, was perhaps a little too sad for me. It had lots of moments that made me uncomfortable, and although I recognize that was likely the goal, it didn't help me enjoy the movie itself. Overall, I'm adding fuck-shit to my personal dictionary. |
| #58 |
Jarhead |
3/5 |
Liked |
Honestly don't have much to say about this one. I've found I'm not too interested in war movies, and most of the entertainment I got from this was from the very cinematic shots near the end with the oil rain. Jake Gyllenhaal had an incredible performance here, but in general, the movie's story wasn't very compelling or interesting for me. Overall, I walked through the valley of the shadow of Jeff. |
| #59 |
A Beautiful Mind |
3/5 |
Liked |
This movie was most definitely not what I was expecting. I went into this expecting the old-feeling historical character study, and in the beginning that's what I was getting, only really amplified by the charm of the main characters. However, the plot twist did add quite a bit of quality for me. I very much liked this movies depiction of schizophrenia, and many of those scenes were very compelling to watch. Despite this, I believe the pacing was very slow, and even after picking up with the schizophrenia reveal, I believe it went on for far too long afterwards before the conclusion. Overall, despite these problems this movie was not a waste of our - and what is infinitely worse - my time. |
| #60 |
Click |
3/5 |
Liked |
This movie was my introduction to Adam Sandler, and from what I gather it's a pretty damn good start. I have a soft spot for movies that are just full of corny casual comedy, and this movie was overflowing with it. I mean this movie somehow had me cheering for Adam Sandler tormenting a child, so I'd say that's a good sign. I wasn't expecting so much of a turn near the end of the movie, and I think it lingered on that a bit too much for me, but that's more personal preference. Overall, I'll be pissed if I die and Christopher Walken is god. |
| #61 |
High and Low |
3/5 |
Liked |
I went into this movie with mixed expectations, as on one hand I had quite enjoyed Yojimbo and Sanjuro, but one other hand I was worried the lack of the samurai storyline would take away from my enjoyment of the movie. In a way, I was right on both ends. This movie was enjoyable thanks to some very well-done shots, but mostly thanks to the intelligence of the characters throughout (once again, smart people being smart in movies makes me happy). With that being said, I found the story and characters less engaging than the previous Kurosawa films I've seen. Overall, this movie had it's highs and lows. |
| #62 |
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace |
3/5 |
Liked |
Another movie that feels classic, but to me wasn't always a good classic. This movie has definitely grown on me. Although the writing isn't great in many ways, and the movie often feels like it dives a bit more into the more nuanced politics that many others, it has a certain charm to it that makes me enjoy watching it regardless. The few lightsaber fights it has are very well choreographed, and honestly I gotta say I kinda like Jar Jar. The biggest injustice is how they treated Darth Maul. He was way too cool of a Sith to have like 3 speaking lines. Finally I don't get the midichlorian hate, it's totally fine to me. Overall, I will be watching this movies career with great interest. |
| #63 |
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 |
2.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie had high and low points, but for me it sort of averaged out as a typical run-of-the-mill action movie. I found the story a bit confusing to follow at times, and the action sequences were a bit over-the-top, which just didn't work for me personally. I also didn't like the way the movie ended story-wise, which I understand is due to Vol. 2 being released at the same time: a creative decision that I personally don't like. This movie did, however, have some nice shots and camerawork, which balanced it out for me. Overall, she didn't even kill Bill. |
| #64 |
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) |
2.5/5 |
Liked |
I've found over recent viewing of other movies, that I'm not particularly fond of war movies. Although this movie had many well-planned shots, and it was cool to see the scale of how they pulled this off, I wasn't too interested in most of what's happened here. For a war-based movie, the only aspects that typically catch my eye are comedy and action, and although I recognize that neither were the focus of this film, it doesn't change that I didn't like their absence. Overall, this movie was not quiet, so must've been the east. |
| #65 |
Cloverfield |
2.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie's intrigue for me comes from the unique perspective of showing a monster attack. As a fan of the Godzilla movies, I find the pedestrian-level perspective to be very interesting. Similar to Godzilla Minus One, this movie uses the monster more as a means of destruction rather than the main character, which allows for more development of the characters. With that being said however, I wasn't very interested in much of the characters. I didn't find myself caring for them too much, and the story itself was both predictable and uninteresting. Overall, how long is that fucking camera battery like holy shit. |
| #66 |
Heat |
2.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie was pretty decent, and it had a lot of good moments with very well-structured action sequences. However the length of the movie and the drawn-out dialogue throughout the mid-section really took away alot for me, hence the rating. Overall, shit got hot. |
| #67 |
Blade |
2.5/5 |
Liked |
This one was pretty fun. I think it was a bit too long, but I really liked the fight scenes. Lots of good well-worked in comedy, and great to see him aura farm in every shot. Overall, they do be ice skating uphill. |
| #68 |
The Big Lebowski |
2.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie is definitely... weird. I didn't really vibe with it as much as I thought I would, and the comedy I expected wasn't really there for me as much. Might have been just not my kind of humor. The movie kinda just felt super random, to the point where I couldn't really follow or get invested in much. But I can't say I hate it, still had a kind of enjoyable vibe to it. Overall, the dude abides. |
| #69 |
Uncut Gems |
2.5/5 |
Not Liked |
For starters, had I rated this movie purely off my enjoyment it probably would've gotten 1/5. It was remarkably boring to me for most of the movie, with only patches of excitement scattered within. I also felt the pacing didn't work for me, and a lot of the narrative elements left me feeling a lack of connection to the characters they focused on. Despite this, I can recognize that this movie simply isn't my cup of tea, alas the 2.5/5. Overall, don't buy gems online from Ethiopia. |
| #70 |
Midsommar |
2.5/5 |
Not Liked |
To preference this review, I understand that the goal of this movie was to make you uncomfortable, and to be very graphic, but admittedly my enjoyment of watching this movie was very much affected by this. It felt almost excessive for me, and rather than adding an element of horror it just made be very repulsed. There were elements of the story that I enjoyed enough to get it up to 2.5 stars, but the rest really impacted my ability to watch it, and this is most definitely a movie I'd rather not watch again. Overall, don't each a strange European meat pie. |
| #71 |
The Terminator |
2.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie was one I was very excited to see considering it's cultural relevance. I basically grew up hearing Terrorizer's Terminator impression, so I went into this movie with very high expectations. However, I definitely wasn't blown away. This movie immediately fell into 2.5 stars for me because it felt like the best way to describe it was: basic, or mid. Nothing particularly impressive, and nothing particularly offensive. Despite this, it was a fun watch. Overall, I'll be back for the sequel. |
| #72 |
The Land Before Time |
2.5/5 |
Not Liked |
I wasn't crazy about this one. Although I can see the appeal for a child audience, there wasn't much here that appealed to me now. I'm not crazy about older-style animation, and there wasn't much of anything unique or interesting about the story. Overall, Cera was way too racist. |
| #73 |
28 Days Later |
2.5/5 |
Liked |
This movie was pretty cool. I personally didn't take to the decision to film at a lower quality, but I liked the audio used and I found the zombies to be very scary in their design. I admittedly wasn't too interested in the overall story of the movie, but I reckon it's because it wasn't much different from what I'm used to or would expect from a zombie story. Overall, it's 28 days later in October. |
| #74 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
2/5 |
Not Liked |
The most common way I describe this movie is if you were to take A New Hope, and run it through a photocopier like 100 times. It's the same thing, just worse. A lot of what was done in this movie felt like they were just playing it safe because they were too scared to do something unique for thier new story. On top of that, the decision to market Finn as the Jedi, only to make it Rey was just not right at all. A force sensitive stormtrooper defector would've been far more interesting than another orphan kid on a desert planet. Overall, Harrison Fold definitely only did this movie because they agreed to kill Han. |
| #75 |
Princess Mononoke |
2/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie was visually quite stunning, with a very nice art style and some very smooth animation. However, outside of that it doesn't give me much to work with. I didn't find any of the characters particularly compelling, and the story felt relatively basic or stereotypical. Overall, capitalism bad. |
| #76 |
The Platform |
2/5 |
Liked |
This was the first movie I've seen in Spanish, and it was definetly one of the movies of all time. It has a very interesting premise, but I don't think it was executed as well as it could've been. It felt very political, yet somehow without understandable politics. I also don't like the ending, out of a combination of it's anticlimactic nature and the unresolved confusion surrounding it. Overall, obvio. |
| #77 |
Full Metal Jacket |
2/5 |
Not Liked |
This was definitely one of the movies of all time, and that's mostly because it's a war movie. I've mentioned this in previous reviews, but I've found I'm just not very interested in war movies like these. This movie felt like it would stand out, however. I was very compelled by the boot camp storyline with Vincent D'Onofrio, who I had only ever seen play Wilson Fisk before, and I was fully expecting to like this movie quite a bit for that. But I wasn't a fan that this story was cut short, then an entirely different and far less compelling story played out to finish the film. I feel if this movie was entirely focused on that boot camp storyline, it could have been far more interesting. Overall, don't touch his rifle: he's very protective. |
| #78 |
Bram Stoker's Dracula |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie absolutely did not tickle my fancy. I can appreciate the costume and set design, but not much else was compelling or interesting to me. I'm not a fan of romance in general, and I especially didn't like the story and how it was paced or told. A lot of the accents were off, and I felt they disregarded Keanu Reeve's character in a way that felt wrong to the pacing. Overall, he wanted to suck their blood. |
| #79 |
Transformers |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie had it's priorities, and it definitely kept them straight, but I can't say I like them. It spent more time starting at constantly sweaty women and explosions than it did fleshing out the Decepitcons in any way, and I wish they didn't have Megatron unfreeze only at the end. Also the dialogue is just way too cheesy and some points. I'll never get over Megatron just dropping into the city and saying 'MEGATRON' as if he had a whole squad there. Overall, MEGATRON. |
| #80 |
Happy Gilmore |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
Had a few funny moments, but ironically just like golf it was kinda boring for most of it. Nothing crazy. Overall, bro was happy. |
| #81 |
Drive |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie didn't really appeal to me much. I was interested in the premise at some points but the whole premise didn't really interest me much. I thought the music was good at some points, but also not in others. I just didn't find myself really compelled by most of any of it, and it felt like Ryan Gosling's character was close to being interesting but not hitting the mark. Overall, he drove. |
| #82 |
Ernest Scared Stupid |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie has a certain charm to it, like the kind you'd expect from that super-niche holiday movie you saw when you were 12, then keep seeing one or two random clips of on TikTok. However, I think I can safely say this movie doesn't do much for me quality-wise. The only aspect of this movie that stood out to me was Ernest's acting, especially in the scenes where he cut between multiple different personalities. Outside of this however, the movie was obviously one made for children that unfortunately doesn't do much to cater towards anyone else. Overall, I still think I'm on the Ottoman's side here. |
| #83 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie didn't seem to fix the problems the first one had. As expected it's very Michael Bay, and not so much in a good way. They really didn't do a good job with establishing a good villain, and kind of just destroyed Megatron and Megatronus with ease. Overall, why did they need two dog sex scenes? |
| #84 |
Teen Titans GO! To the Movies |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
I can very plainly tell I'm not the target audience for this movie, hence me not liking it much at all. It was pretty excessively corny, and there were way too many musical bits. A few good jokes, the end joke basically gave it a whole half star alone. But in general it was just super, ehh. Overall, portal. |
| #85 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
I went into this movie without many expectations of liking it, and unfortunately my expectations were met in that regard. I wasn't really very interested in the premise, and outside of a few of the visual elements nothing it did caught my interest any further. It kinda felt like a lesser version of the stories I didn't like from Detroit Become Human. It gets a few extra points for some of the soundtrack moments, but it really wasn't enough to recover much for this movie to me. I feel like the end especially lost it for me. Overall, bro is not a real boy. |
| #86 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
I thought I was gonna really like this one because of what I remembered of Sentinel's betrayal, but the fact that it happened so early on in the movie, and then the movie's packed with SO many dull and boring human scenes really ruined it for me. On top of that, this movie had arguably one of the biggest and most impactful death tolls for the Transformers, but it felt like it also had the shortest and least intense fights between them. I mean how hard is it to have Megatron put up some semblance of a fight? Overall, this is what happens when you try to replace Megan Fox |
| #87 |
Anora |
1.5/5 |
Not Liked |
Idk man I was just super bored by like 80% of this movie, and the only parts I enjoyed remotely was the ironic humor with the Russians looking for her husband, but that's basically what got it up to 1 star. Overall, idk any quotes for this one. |
| #88 |
Fallen Angels |
1/5 |
Not Liked |
My primary issue with this movie is I don't know what this movie is. I genuinely don't know what I watched, to the point where I can hardly put into words my criticisms. I liked some shots, but there were many shots I felt were held for far too long, included the sex scene that I think felt very dragged out. Overall, ice cream guy was cool. |
| #89 |
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones |
1/5 |
Not Liked |
This is the kind of movie that is really, really bad, but is also responsible for the start of a really, really good story. I absolutely adore the clone wars show, but so much of what was great about it was making things in this movie actually good. If that show didn't exist I would truly hate Anakin's character, and this movie is largely the reason for it. Although there are some good fight scenes here and there, the drawn out romance and character scenes ruin this for me so much. Overall, that seismic charge sound makes it worth it. |
| #90 |
The Possession |
1/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie is a massive pile of dogshit, but god it was funny to watch in person with other peeps. There's basically nothing to redeem this movie honestly. I know it's a trope in horror movies but I absolutely hate when characters act horrifically stupid in movies. Honestly the only thing that made me not give this 1/2 star was a bunch of jokes we made while we watched. Overall, who the fuck thinks its normal to sleep with a box. |
| #91 |
The Platform 2 |
1/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie is the embodiment of 'I'm 14 and this is deep'. If you forced me to sit down, tied to a chair, with my eyes taped open, and I had to watch this movie on repeat the rest of my life I still couldn't tell you what this movie is about, or what it's trying to say. This feels like if someone watched the first movie, and decided to make a fan film of it off of it just to show they know how to use a camera. Full of unnecessary gore and cryptic messages, and still never resolving any questions or mysteries from the first one. Overall, nothing about this movie is obvio. |
| #92 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
0.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This ones gonna be a long one. I could nitpick a lot from this film, but we're gonna try to keep things isolated to the more prominent issues. Everything to do with Luke Skywalker in this film is miserable. His decision to immediately try and kill his own nephew the moment he has visions of his darkness is unbelievably stupid and nothing like the Luke Skywalker who let himself get electrocuted by Palpatine out of confidence that his father still had good in him. His decision to end the Jedi order in turn is even stupider, especially leaving his mistake with Kylo unresolved. I've seen some make this comparison to the actions of Obi-Wan and Yoda, but unlike those two Luke wasn't being hunted by a Galactic Empire. It's absolutely ridiculous. On top of that, the way he acted was just miserable and uninteresting, and the fact that he still never even leaves the island, instead just projecting himself to the planet. Add to that the fact that it kills him? Even stupider. The final note to that, why the hell is there a map to Luke Skywalker? The only way that makes sense is if he made it himself, so why would he give it to some random guy on Jakku if he didn't want to be found? Anyway, next part. What they did with the fleet, killing Admiral Ackbar, doing a weird fake-out death for Leia ending in some absolutely ridiculous force stunt that comes out of nowhere and makes basically no sense at all, made even worse by what they do after it. Admiral Hondo is absolutely one of the stupidest character decisions I've seen in a while. I mean what logic is there behind her deciding not to tell Poe what they're planning to do, or even that they had a plan. The whole fleet coup scene is made so annoying by the fact that it's truly not controversial. The movie doesn't seem to even treat Hondo as the problem, they still act like Poe was the hot-shot flyboy problem the whole time. Anyway, let's keep going. I don't like the character decision in episode 7 to make Finn's character essentially just constantly addicted to Rey. And they did nothing better here. His whole story that he went on with Rose, a character that felt entirely pointless and forced in, was also genuinely horrible. It really felt like they tried some weird political shit from Canto Bite that not only wasn't good, but also made little sense at all. The entire planet side-mission felt unnecessary and dragged out to a ridiculous degree... (cont. on letterboxd) |
| #93 |
All Dogs Go to Heaven |
0.5/5 |
Not Liked |
Did not hit, was quite boring, also musical. Overall, he went to heaven. |
| #94 |
Das Leben der Anderan |
0.5/5 |
Not Liked |
The only reason I watched this movie was it was an assignment for my German class, and honestly I definitely could've lived without seeing it. It's not horrible, but it's not really anything either. I'm not a staunch enjoyer of romance stories unless the romance is cut with something else enjoying, like comedy or action. This movie cuts romance with pity and sorrow, which just make it worse. I'd rate it lower, but I did like the performances in some moments. Overall, dieser Film ist nicht sehr gut. |
| #95 |
9 |
0.5/5 |
Not Liked |
Holy shit this movie was horrible. The story was incredibly dull, the animation is pretty poor and lacking in detail, which is disappointing since the art style had potential. The characters were shallow and bland, and the villain was basically nothing at all. Overall, I'd give it a 9... out of 9,000. |
| #96 |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
0.5/5 |
Not Liked |
This movie is the equivalent of pissing on someone's grave after eating asparagus, then taking a runny shit on it, dumping a barrel of plague-ridden rats on top, then just blowing it up. The only things in this movie that give me a remote sense of joy are the Sith trooper designs and the sound of the lightning on Exegol. Instead of ending this trilogy in a minor sense of grace after the dumpster fire of the last jedi, JJ Abrams threw a temper tantrum that he didn't get to write ep 8 and decided to add some gas to it. Could've been crazy good, could've been hype, but instead this movie just doubles down on insulting Star Wars. The best parts of the story of this movie come from the shows and games released AFTER to try and remedy it. God I wish I could erase my mind of this movie's existence. Overall, somehow star wars will return... |
