took me months to pick this one back up and finish it. tough watch. brilliant use of breaking the fourth wall. cautionary tale of what happens when you don’t trust your wife’s judgment.
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Valley Girl 1983
soooooo cute. made me wanna experience love #lameeeee #ew love how the punks didn’t listen to punk music and not only were they politically inactive, they explicitly frowned upon the valley parents for being politically engaged. was this for comedic effect? to subvert expectations? or were these genuinely just severe lapses in cultural understanding?
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Heat 1995
i was so bored i literally could not pay attention to save my life. but then the final scene with moby playing made me want to rewatch because i was so moved by the song. maybe i will rewatch. maybe they should have focused more on the soundtrack and less on the shoot outs to make a movie that can hold your attention for its 2h50 runtime. my most negative review ever, i feel bad but i must be honest! art is meant to be criticized! also i must rewatch for henry rollins <3
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Purple Noon 1960
found this a lot less captivating than the talented mr ripley (1999). didn’t empathize or connect with delon’s portrayal of ripley at any point.. whereas minghella’s adaptation successfully makes the audience root for him. this discrepancy has as much to do with how clement chose to tell the story vs. minghella as it does with delon’s performance vs. damon’s. i find delon an incredibly underwhelming actor, with his performance severely lacking depth here. at no point are his feelings or…
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