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Oh my. What starts out as a casual, friendly Danish-Dutch get together after an initial holiday in Italy, ends up as one of the most gruesome and violent finales I have seen in a while.
At first the story seemed to merely focus on Dutch and Danish cultural differences: the food, social interactions, and boundaries. But when do you speak up? How polite is being too polite? The foreshadowing is beautifully done, and the music really helped with underlining the…
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Shot and edited like an early 2000s perfume commercial, James Bond is back to fight North Korean Darth Sidious, including the electricity and the death star. At least this entry had the balls to make a reference to the crocodile boat; may it one day be used again to save a damsel in distress or used as a way to get closer to yet another communist bad guy. Also, did James Bond just really gave himself a heart attack to escape out of a hospital? Still, not the weirdest thing that has happened in these movies, knowing that Moonraker exist. (40/100)
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Watched on Arrow Video blu-ray (81/100).
Oh, to be young and bored and hate being normal; I mean this was great. Punk, teenage anxiety, and dorking around. I loved the contrast with Iron Fist, who are pretending to be all "heavy" and what not, but they're not upsetting anything. Also, the chemistry between these three dipshits was pretty great. I laughed a lot, and I physically cringed a couple of times; awesome.
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A lot more serious than Dr. No and with a higher budget, James Bond is even more slutty in this one. If people claim that the male gaze doesn't exist, show them this. The Swiss-army briefcase gizmo from Q was hilarious though, and how that became even remotely practical was something. Still the pacing and editing were really odd at points, and the fight with Grant a little underwhelming considering how much they build him up as this super tough guy. Loved the main cat-stroking Inspector Gadget villain in this one - points for the cartoony department. (55/100)
