Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
8/10
from my limited knowledge, this is the one of the first films to popularize a lot of the traditional slasher tropes we see today. so a watch about 40 years later can at times seem a little derivative, but thats an unfair criticism. i had a real good time with this. good tension, the music was well done despite the lack of any true motifs like other og slashers elm street or halloween have besides the "chh ahh", some…
10/10
a movie that has no right being as wonderful as it is. with a different director, writers, performers, costumers, musical score, or anything else this film would be an absolute disaster. it masterfully tapdances it's way thru many remarkably strange and baffling story beats and decisions to make one of the most magical and wonderous adventure films of all time. michael j fox gives a great performance no one else could, christopher lloyd is remarkably charismatic, lovable, and funny,…
7/10
raiders is effectively the perfect adventure film. lots of heart, smart writing, likable characters, and genuine stakes. this is not that.
what this is is a fun and goofy tribute to the old school serials that inspired the first film wrapped in a blanket of dated 80s cheese, chintz, and racism. the jump from marion and sallah to willie and short round is a steep one, willie is unbearable at times. frankly, the main things holding this one up…