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  The Terminator 1984

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Oct 2024 2

  “What day is it? The date?”

  “Twelfth, May, Thursday.”

  I saw this movie countless times before noticing Sarah Connor endures the most traumatising day of her life on Friday the 13th. It helps underscore the relentless horror dynamic this movie has which its (still masterly) sequel lacks.

  And RIP, Sarah’s roommate. Has cinema ever had a more devoted music lover than Ginger? The times she kept on her Walkman included (but probably weren’t limited to):

  * When using a hairdryer …

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  Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985

  ★★★ Rewatched 27 May 2024

  The least kinetic and therefore least enjoyable entry, albeit with production design that's a marvel of simulated scuzz and Rube Goldbergian rot. Especially Thunderdome itself, which resembles a severely buggered Eden Project.

  But I do miss the genuinely disgusting dentition of the prior movie. Most of the teeth in this post-apocalyptic hellscape gleam like buffed Steinway keys.

Popular reviews

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  The Net 1995

  ★★½ Watched 08 Oct 2022 2

  Bonus half star for the scene in which Sandra’s being shot at and takes cover behind a small child on a carousel.

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  Road House 1989

  ★★★ Rewatched 23 Mar 2024 2

  According to Glassdoor $180,000 a year is a pretty good salary for a bouncer, even after taking inflation into account.

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