• gothic_lemons@lemmy.world
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    18 minutes ago

    Easy its Death to Smoochy.

    Its reviews sucks for some reason, but it’s absolutely one my favorite movies as of late. Robin Williams and Edward Norton are fantastic. Went in expecting nothing came away with many quotes and laughs.

    “She’s been down on everything but the Titanic!”

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    12 hours ago

    V for Vendetta , but if you live in the US some aspects are currently uncomfortably believable.

    Not as old as most movies people are mentioning, but also Sinners - it surpassed the hype IMO.

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    12 hours ago

    Arrival

    Knives Out

    Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

    bonus mention for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which I think largely fell under most people’s radar because of it coming out at a time when Ben Stiller was mostly known for his silly roles. It is a really soulful, artful movie, that made me want to see more of the beauty in the world

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    15 hours ago

    Endgame. Its why every Marvel movie since has been slightly-to-entirely disappointing.

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    I watched the first Alien film with my parents. They hyped up the scariness beforehand and it definitely delivered, I don’t think I’ve ever been so tense during a film. The whole opening leading into the discovery of the alien is so atmospheric.

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    Jurassic Park. Easy to name but just about all aspects of that movie are phenomenal. They made all the right changes from the source material. No one needed a genetically engineered dog sized elephant running around.

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      21 hours ago

      Despite being nearly 30 years old, the sfx STILL hold up because it wasn’t nigh on 100% green screen. They actually made props and stuff. Then you look at the Star Wars prequels and it’s just green screened to hell.

      I miss when movies were spectacular events. Not this slop they put out today. Yes, I am an old codger. Get off my lawn!

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    Pirates of the Caribbean had enough hype that I went to the midnight showing, got the most applause and laughs I’ve ever experienced at the theatre, and it still stood up upon rewatch.

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      Username checks out.

      As for Weapons, when I finished it I thought, “okay movie”. Then the more I thought about it and the symbolism started clicking, the more amazed I was. I need to rewatch it with everything in mind.

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    The Dark Knight The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Matrix

    Why yes, you probably can guess my approximate age.

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    I’ll throw out Master & Commander: At World’s End. It’s a fantastic naval drama and the actors all have great chemistry, with excellent action sequences throughout