I choose movies to watch based on movie posters (and funny titles, apparently) these days. I expected a meat and potatoes drama that takes place almost entirely at sea, where the good guys are actually good, and not psychopaths we're supposed to root for, and that's precisely what I got. Unsurprisingly, this is based on a now quite old series of naval adventure novels, the first one of its kind, in fact. I say unsurprisingly, because there is an episodic…
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Riddle of Fire 2023
The Lord of the Rings font lured me in and I wasn't disappointed. Has a very welcoming dungeon synth ost and shows some great bits of dedication to its inspirations early on, using esoteric yellow text and glyphs, olde medieval fantasy dialog, cute chimes that scream QUEST ITEM FOUND when someone grabs a plot-advancing object, and visually dense, stage-like amazing locations, both man-made and natural. It reminded me of the ambition Brick had, though this one is much more laid…
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Van Helsing 2004
An insanely creative and fast-paced action epic. It's made by the director of the Mummy, aka the honest-to-God best adventure movie ever made, and it shows. People like to complain about the hit-or-miss CGI, but they tend to ignore how Sommers managed to connect seemingly unrelated movie monster superstars together in a madly entertaining action extravaganza in a way no one has managed or tried to rival since. There's a reassuring optimism, a reverence for the idea of having a…
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The Wedding Ringer 2015
A movie that knows when to get silly and when to get serious. Fun times, with the occasional meh joke, but Kevin Hart's character makes it all worth it. Definitely one of my favorite movie friendships
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