I never felt genuinely afraid during this movie- but then I rarely do. But this movie was tense, disconcerting, and entertaining at the same time. I happened to see Maxxxine first, and I didn't like it- but this one did a far better job at accomplishing its goals. This is, at its core, a competent version of a slasher movie, with perhaps a little something extra under the hood about striving for a better life.
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Y Tu Mamá También 2001
I really don't like voiceovers in films. They tell us things we shouldn't have to be told- that we should see. I was ready to ding this movie for using them so extensively. But, in reality, it didn't detract from the film.
No matter what genre it is, I watch movies to feel things. And boy did this movie make me feel things. So many things. An amazing film. See it.
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Godzilla 1954
Godzilla can be enjoyed on multiple levels. As an important piece of film history, you can see how it created the genre of kaiju movies. As a monster movie, it is scary and tense and deserving of its praise. From a historical point of view, you can see how deeply it is connected to the Japanese experience of the end of World War 2 and the development of nuclear weapons.
I'm glad I finally got around to seeing it.
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Ghostbusters 1984
This movie fits into the category "I guess I had to be there." I know its very well-regarded and loved, but as I watched it, I really don't get what makes it so special. I wanted to like and expected to like it, as I grew up with the cartoon and had a good bit of nostalgia. It was too serious to be campy and too campy to be serious. Mostly I vacillated between "meh" and "bored." I also wish Ernie Hudson was in it more.
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