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Pretty funny and entertaining first half that gives way to a boring, trite, rushed second half. It's ok. It's really not as bad as people say but it's not particularly good either. I think the worst thing about it is how poor the action is compared to the originals. At the very least, it's not a brainless cash grab. It's an extremely self aware movie, using an almost mocking tone for the first half, being quite vicious at people worshipping the original trilogy. That stuff makes for a very fun first half. I suppose if you can watch this at home with your subscription, give it a try

Fairly simple romcom with some twists. It doesn't do anything particularly original but is simply a predictable but fun romp. Pretty damn funny at times. Instead of the usual meet-cute stuff it's a bit more of two mildly shitty people finding out about each other over some time. Fun and cute

Some really great episodes and the show gets pretty dark

But it's been fairly over-hyped by people who have watched nothing else do this concept. It's a fairly tried and true plot that doesn't do much that is new. The set design and music was exceptional though, as was most of the acting. I liked the time I spent with it but it's pretty bog standard all things considered

Watching this in 2021, so many movies have done a similar concept better especially because the movie isn't scary now. But props have to be given for the film that got the ball rolling. A fairly well written, well constructed, sad story with a lot of great performances that deserves a watch at least once for all fans of film

4th and 5th episode are truly brilliant. The finale ended on a really weird and half-baked note. I wish the series had a more solid ending. As it is, it's fine. Better than WandaVision

"How you know I wasn't some Boy Scout looking for his tent?"
"Your teeth glow in the dark."

An extremely well written contemporary western series. Compelling characters, great writing, witty dialog all come together to make for a classic series that does so much right that something that you don't think would work as well as it does works so perfectly

An extremely fast-paced action packed high concept spy thriller that masks its utterly mundane and bland story with time travel shenanigans and not ever really explaining itself. But entertaining for what it is and enjoyable enough. Score was excellent but for some reason, the editing was actually AWFUL in certain parts.

I'll say the movie is actually not all that confusing though it does try to confuse you. People who watch sci-fi and read other time travel stuff will see the twists coming a mile away. The rest of the plot is relatively easy to follow if you just accept the premise

So many action set pieces where I am in complete awe at even trying to think of how it was accomplished. A non-stop intense thrill ride that starts at 60 and only stops at the very end.

To be clear, I rate this show a 7 cause season 4 is that bad. If seasons 4 and 5 didn't exist, this would be a 9

Another work of visual and aural art par excellence by the famed Studio Ghibli. Do not come in expecting linear, standard plot or narrative because the movie does not bother with it. It is entirely based on vibes and is mostly an allegorical tale of overcoming grief and sparing the next generation the sins of the past and leaving them to build themselves a better future. A lot of the themes beyond the personal struggles of a young, lost boy are fairly explicitly anti-war and anti-nationalism with the writer pushing for the new generation to imagine a world beyond what the ancestors of yore struggled created.

The pacing could have used some tightening since almost all of the first half is very slow setup that soaks in WW2 era countryside Japan which is only tolerable because of the beautiful, signature Ghibli aesthetic. The second half picks up and never really stops until the very end and this could have been two thirds of the movie with a shorter runtime. I can't say I was ever really bored but I did find myself wondering when the movie would move to the next major plot point for a significant chunk.

This show will probably grace the walls of TV history on the same level as something like Chernobyl. Masterfully written historical fiction with compelling characters, a dense narrative and excellent pacing. As with something this incredible, there's really not much else I have to say. The usual stuff like visuals, music, set design etc are all superbly executed and everything comes together in every single episode. I'm incredibly happy that TV like this is being made today.

I'll be completely honest: I am a little disappointed

To get it out of the way, in terms of presentation, this movie is impeccable. The visuals, sound, music, acting, everything is perfect. The experience of watching the movie was exhilarating on every level

All my complaints lie with the pacing and the plot. Without spoiling anything, this is the second part of a trilogy and it shows. The pacing in the first 2/3rds left me wondering how much would happen in the last third and my fears were not unfounded. There's a lot that is skipped over and rushed through and some plot points make no sense because there is no time to go over any of it. The movie ends clearly setting up a grand finale and while the tone is perfectly conveyed, it is still quite messy and leaves much to be desired in terms of delivering a more structured and cohesive journey for Paul.

I look forward to the next installment and will do another rewatch of the two movies but I genuinely wish I liked it more. The presentation was enough to gloss over the flaws but I like this less than the first one

S1: The first season was unbelievably dull for so much of it. It's so predictable and it takes 10 episodes to do what they should have done in maybe 6. The ending has me intrigued for what it is to come but the "twist" was so easy to call out in the very first episode. There really is not enough worldbuilding for such a unique situation and they pepper in these insane lines that really should be explored way more than just being throwaway in the middle of everything else. This coming out in a similar time frame to Severance, which has much of the same mystery hooks and yet is so much more captivating than this, did not work in its favour. I'm hoping the next season actually has some substance instead of pointlessly extending the runtime

S1 was great in most respects. Incredible art and action, beautiful music, great VA, good writing and dialog and a very interesting twist to the standard revenge plot. I'm just not too sure where they're taking this plot from here. S1 ended at a really weird spot with a somewhat underwhelming finale so I'm hoping future seasons stick the landing more with me but I'm still interested in seeing where this goes. Even if it ends badly, S1 is definitely an easy recommend right now

While this does pretend to have a story of sorts, it knows not to take it too far and uses it for the base purposes of building the "motivations" for the next action set piece. As is now becoming tradition for this series, the obligatory single camera shot is longer, more wild and more thrilling than ever. Had a fun time for what it is, an action thriller with brutal combat and lots of bullets

I've only watched 3 seasons and it's going to stay that way. They were entertaining but the hooks of the first season are already gone. While the are many individual character moments that are great, the show overall has significantly lost its charm already and even the opening episodes of the fourth season have me not enthusiastic for the rest of it

This show went into the gutter so unbelievably fast. First season was pretty good if fairly campy and dumb. Second season immediately devolved into shlock but was still fairly entertaining. Season 3 was just outright bad and season 4 was even worse. Had a huge dedicated fanbase that it totally squandered

First season was entertaining. Then they just make excuses to keep stretching the damn thing out and it kept getting worse and worse. Even by season 3 it's just a shell of how good season 1 was

I'm sorry but I don't understand the hype for this show at all. This was easily one of the worst anime I've ever watched. Horrible plots, a weak, incompetent MC, a deplorable and malignant female "love interest", laughably bad plots and "mysteries", egregious amounts of unnecessary fanservice and an ending that is probably one of the dumbest I've seen. There's very few anime that I can thankfully say are worse cause I've kept myself away from the bad ones but this I sat through cause of the hype and it's ridiculously bad. Literally the only redeeming thing about it has to be the animation cause it's pretty good

An excellent season 1 with a great deal of depth and conflict and feel-goodness from the stakes and the interactions with the teams

Which turns into a boring slog of a second season with lots of unnecessary drama, far less mirth and a plodding and glacial pace. Couldn't get past episode 8 and dropped it

I love it so much. Sure there's parts where it doesn't hold up to the original comic series but for the most part it's a faithful yet gripping adaptation with a lot going for it

I mean now that it's cancelled, a lot of the mysteries will never be resolved. It had promise but didn't really have a solid hook until the very last episode of the season. If it could have continued, it might have been something very intriguing. As it stands, it's a lot of setup with very little payoff. Very unfortunate that it's been dumped

A heart-warming and fairly well done little show. More entertaining than most CGDCT shows and rises above that trope to do a little something special with all the characters. And yes, the music is actually pretty good

incredibly funny, uniquely brilliant and quite poignant. As usual, with most movies like this, it's about love and family and other sappy stuff. But wrapped in a bunch of complete nonsense that's hilarious and like nothing else

Every cliché under the sun and style over substance all the way. An incredibly basic story told for almost an hour too long. It's not bad at all. Just bog standard and predictable and overstays its welcome. But pretty good music all the way through

As with all Mike Flanagan stuff, this is a show about the human spirit, about love, loss, all things held dear and about the humanity in us. Wrapped in a veneer of horror. The finale was a bit drawn out and preachy; the show could have been 6 episodes but I appreciate what it's trying to do and it pulls a lot of it off. If you like Mike Flanagan stuff, don't miss this

For anyone who liked this one, I highly recommend the anime Shiki which does a lot of what this does and very well but takes much longer to get there

The thrilling, breathtaking science fiction movie of this generation. Characters were a bit stilted and the pacing was a bit off at times. Other than that, I can find nothing to criticize. Jaw dropping cinematography, excellent acting, amazing special effects and a score to wrap it all in mystique. An almost perfect movie and leaves you thirsty for the next one. This deserves to be watched in the theatres

Edit: watched it a second time in 2024 before part 2. What a movie oof. Simply superb

A somewhat meh third act does not ruin the fact that this film is genuinely funny throughout, unrepentantly gory, irreverent in so many ways and truly defines the "Suicide Squad". A well written, raucously fun romp through some excellent action, memorable anti-heroes and some of the most self aware comic book nonsense we've ever seen. I don't want to blithely bring Marvel into this but this is definitely the refresher that we need