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  The Curse of Kazuo Umezu 1990

  Watched 05 Nov 2024

  RIP Kazuo Umezu.

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  Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 28 May 2024

  When we entered the theater there was a guy sitting in my assigned seat, and I felt bad telling him to move. He was the most Wisconsin-bred man i’ve ever seen: heavy-set, white curly beard, and looked like he’d been operating a tractor all day. During the intro when they were establishing the post-apocalypse through sound bites of news broadcasts during the collapse and shit, the man turned to me and said “sounds like biden’s in charge.”

  It was the…

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  Lupin III: The First 2019

  ★★ Watched 03 Jan 2023 1

  3/365. Couldn't bring myself to finish this one. I stopped after about 33 minutes when I made the disheartening realization that I had a full hour left. From a technical standpoint the 3D animation manages to wring out a lot of the bouncy feel of Lupin's 2D iterations, and it reminded me a lot of Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution (also 2019) with its clunky transition to 3D. The Indiana Jones ass plot was so not needed. With a title like…

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  Godzilla vs. Kong 2021

  ½ Watched 03 Apr 2021 1

  One good thing: At least they kind of kept godzilla’s horn theme in tact to give it an inkling of a Toho vibe. 

  One bad thing: The characters kept making fun of that one kid because he drinks tap water. They just name him “tap water” after that and everyone is mean to him for no discernible reason.

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