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The Shining 1980
i read the book and thought it was incredible (though it has many flaws wrt portrayal of Black characters, "Native burial ground" ideas, etc) so i thought i’d like the movie. people talk about it like it’s the peak of horror cinema! but 1) it lost most of the interesting parts of the book. i think it’s pretty much impossible to compare it to the book because so many plot points are so different, so im actually evaluating it in…
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The Hunger Games 2012
love the concept, love the books, but the movie wasn’t as great. still love many things about it.
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Prom Night 1980
would have been better if it wasn’t a slasher honestly. i liked the build up, the past story line thing, the music/dancing/prom scenes, the characters (and of course jamie lee curtis starring)… all of that was good! but the killer felt like an afterthought to the actual stuff happening. maybe as a mystery it could’ve been better? maybe the killer was just a bit weak? maybe it was just a bit too short for more development? idk i don’t make…
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Jaws 1975
my first thought was "how stupid would you have to be to go in the water after you see that kid die a very gruesome death". then i remembered all the anti-vax/anti-mask ppl’s reactions to the pandemic, and i think steven spielberg was bloody well onto something.
Jaws is a bit of a classic and i’ve never seen it before, and growing up in the 21st century i was sort of apprehensive about the quality of a 1970s movie featuring…
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