commonroach

commonroach

Favorite films

  • The Prince of Egypt
  • Annihilation
  • Monkeybone
  • Little Shop of Horrors

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  • Civil War

    ★★★★

  • Regular Show: The Movie

    ★★★½

  • The Mask

    ★★★★½

  • Twin Peaks: The Return

    ★★★★½

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  • Mamma Mia!

    Mamma Mia!

    ★½

    Watched about half of this on the plane to Las Vegas, clicked on it only because I’m in an ABBA phase. I don’t think I’m the right demographic for this one, or at least it would’ve been better to watch with white wine and a small group of middle-aged women.

  • MirrorMask

    MirrorMask

    That’s 100 minutes I’m not getting back, but this movie will sit comfortably in the lower vaults of my subconscious. I have a strong preference for “bad” movies with beautiful art direction but this one wasn’t doing it for me. I can respect the approach to capturing Dave McKean’s style. Can’t see myself rewatching it ever.
    Soundtrack was bangin though.

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  • Klaus

    Klaus

    ★★★★★

    Genuinely perfect

  • Polar

    Polar

    ★½

    I liked the editing. The opening scene was nice, I immediately got the impression this was based off a comic book.
    The camera makes itself very apparent in this movie. It is almost constantly shaking, even when there’s nothing happening. I guess the shakiness was meant as some reflection of Duncan’s hitman PTSD, but it’s just too much. That isn’t even the worst part, I don’t think there’s a shot in this movie that lasts longer than 3 seconds. I…

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