Re-watched during family gathering w/cousin and her friend. While we watched, there were some older family members catching up with each other. They were on the other side of the wall from us so it was loud.
It felt like I was watching a foreign movie just being able to read the subtitles. But tbh that's how I felt the first time I watched it because of their Australian accents.
I was kinda sleepy and in and out of the…
Five-Star Film Fridays | Week Eleven
Once again I decided to invest in a potential 5 star movie as opposed to a well-established one.
Though at this point the formula feels overplayed, they found a gimmick that makes it refreshing. Guy goes on a solo revenge rampage but this time "he feels no pain". It also fits under the subcategory of "guy without any expertise" much like the movie "Nobody". The gimmick seems like it would become tiring but they…
Five-Star Film Friday | Week Ten
For this week I decided to bet on a "future-five star movie". Though my rating didn't quite reach that high, the movie lived up to my expectations.
There's two main things going on here: the morality of cloning and an allegory of fascist/colonizer vs natives. Though I find the film skewed a bit more on telling rather than merely showing. Despite the delivery the themes are still presented nonetheless so it gives it some…
I was looking for this DVD for the longest time. I remember watching this when I was a kid. I especially remembered the "wassapening" which I used to recreate as a kid. I didn't really remember much of anything else from the movie.
It's definitely a product of its time as far as the satire and jokes it employs. As a movie it's a complete mess but the individual parts make it at least an enjoyable time. The home alone…
