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Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
The extended cut of Daywalker overstays it's welcome, but aside from the bloated runtime diluting it, there is some very fine and clever material here.
If you have the option, maybe watch the original, tighter cut instead.
Lacks the polish of the special proper, but that's sort of the point.
It's so interesting seeing a more raw look inside his creative process.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A solid half 🌟 of my rating is from the scene of Pym arriving triumphantly with the evolved ants at his back (however poor the lead up) and the actually funny ending narration from Lang. Wish those had tonally fit the rest of the film.
The rest is unfortunately a largely joyless affair that makes it hard to get fully emotionally on board with, even if you came in invested.
The notorious "Star Wars cantina" scene was such a waste…
I've got mixed feelings about this one. An entire star on my rating was for the dance planet and "stop running and let the flerkin eat you" sequences alone. Pure cinematic magic that I wish the film leaned in on more. However, the chemistry between the leads just wasn't consistently there, and a lot of the edits felt super choppy.
There's a bit of a missed opportunity with regards to Carol's arc here. She's standoffish and an emotionally unavailable workaholic,…