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  2 Fast 2 Furious 2003

  ★★ Rewatched 26 Jun 2023

  (703-word review) The first film was all fun and games. It never felt that serious. There was an antagonist, sure, along with the 'good guys vs. bad guys' element, yet it was in an exciting, spectacle way. But here, this film upped the ante. It felt like there were actual stakes, not to mention the surprise of Carter Verone being a compelling villain, elevated immensely by Cole Hauser's performance. That torture scene was gnarly and may even be the "furthest"…

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  Extraction 2 2023

  ★★ Rewatched 22 Jun 2023

  [SPOILER AT THE END OF THE THIRD PARAGRAPH]

  (768-word review) While the beginning was a no-action-allowed zone (for evident and necessary reasons: expanding on the first film's ending and setting up the playground parameters for this one), along with a few breather moments throughout, what's not to be mistaken is that this is a consistent in-your-face action film, through and through – the action is relentless and constant enough, with the best action sequence being the courtyard scene without a…

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  Vampire's Kiss 1988

  ★★★★ Rewatched 10 Sep 2022

  "I never misfiled anything! Not once! Not one time!"

  This film is my 'entering into the world of Nicolas Cage' moment, and it was fantastic. I feel like this film is one of his best ones to watch first. Sure, there isn't much of a story, just a setting and basic narrative details to revolve everything else around. But "everything else" is more than enough. Nic's fantastic and absurd (in a good way) acting is entertaining; everything about it, from…

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  The Hitman's Bodyguard 2017

  ★★★ Rewatched 15 Oct 2022

  "Boring is always best."

  I watched this film a few months after it was released, although there wasn't much to remember; not about the film: I remembered most of it. I'm referring to my particular feelings toward it and whatnot. I know I gave it the highest rating, as handing out the highest ratings left and right was what I did back then, which is different now. But I also seem to remember liking it quite a bit, more than…

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