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  Deep Rising 1998

  ★★★ Added

  I'm amazed how a such a dumb movie managed to make its monster actually seem so horrifying (at least until the last few minutes, when it's revealed in all its bad-CGI glory).

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  Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019

  ★★★½ Added

  Pacing faster than the Falcon, forced fanservice, retcons, too many new characters, and an underwhelming final battle all lead to this movie falling short of a satisfying wrap-up to the Skywalker Saga.

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  Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018

  ★★★ Added

  The main failure of this movie is that it didn't lock down a genre.

  At times, it felt like it wanted to be a heist movie. At others, it felt like it wanted to lean more into the Western movie roots of Star Wars. Due to the rapid back-and-forth, it never made an impact as either.

  It also lacked a solid villain. While Dryden Vos had the potential to become an intimidating antagonist, his lack of screen time in the…

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  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018

  ★★★ Added

  I have never seen another movie that was as obviously written for the sole purpose of connecting the first and third movie in a trilogy.

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