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JustinOnTap

Favorite films

  • Jurassic Park
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • Apollo 13
  • PG: Psycho Goreman

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  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    ★★★

  • Aliens

    ★★★★

  • Alien: Romulus

    ★★★

  • Alien

    ★★★★★

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  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    ★★★

    I think I would have liked this way more if I had seen it when I was in my late 20s but as it stands I saw it once when I was 16 and once at nearly 40. Having no patience at 16 hurt my first watch, but having modern sensibilities hurt this watch. I guess what I'm saying is this film would have been better when David Cage didn't exist.

  • Aliens

    Aliens

    ★★★★

    It's the Lost World of Alien. A really fun ride, but ultimately not quite the anxiety-driven horror-fest of the first. I could have used more slow suffering. Even so, the ending is crazy and I don't know how they did all that. I would watch a 3 hour documentary of the making of the film and probably enjoy it slightly more than the movie itself.

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  • Mortal Kombat

    Mortal Kombat

    ★★

    They should have just made a Scorpion vs Sub-Zero movie, huh?

  • Dead Pigs

    Dead Pigs

    ★★★★

    Writing a review of this feels weird so I'll be brief. This all felt like a very real portrayal of portions of life in Shanghai. The rapid industrialization and subsequent wealth disparity are fairly realized while still keeping the film grounded and human enough. Some of the shots were simply incredible, especially at and around the house exterior. I grew to care about the characters enough to hope some of them get their comeuppance and some of them see the…

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