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itsjared97

Favorite films

  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Whiplash
  • The Dark Knight
  • Moneyball

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  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

    ★★

  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

    ★★½

  • Gladiator II

    ★★★

  • Pride & Prejudice

    ★★★★½

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  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

    ★★

    As a standalone film, this movie is not great, but it develops the larger story of Star Wars very well and I actually enjoyed the movie much more because of this.
    Similar to TPM, the bigger plot concepts were much better than I remember and the characters were much better written than I had once thought. The larger plot is actually so well thought out and kind of genius, but the movie gives it zero context and filler and instead…

  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

    ★★½

    First time I’ve rewatched this in my adult life.

    It was incredibly strange to watch this movie with the nostalgia I have from my childhood and the updated perspective of movies I have as an adult. This movie feels like the prequel to the prequel, almost like a long pilot episode. The thing that frustrated me the most about this movie was the mishandling of Anakins character. So much of this movie and the ensuing lore would’ve made more sense…

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  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

    ★★★½

    How Baxter is able to pull is beyond me

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

    Watching this at a sold out iMax theater with my dad, who has been a fan of the series since reading the books as a kid, was probably my favorite movie watching experience of all time.

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