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Blade Runner 2049 2017
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what this movie does well is capture a fair bit of the essence of its 80s predecessor while also expanding the scope for the modern age with additional lore and world building. also the twist wherein k turns out not to be the chosen one (and his emotions associated with the whole situation) is very interesting and well executed. what's not great about this movie is the just really lame amount of plot holes. how did drax outlive his 4-year…
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Blade Runner 1982
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this film manages to capture a really cool vibe with its 80s filmmaking available tech driven depiction of a futuristic society. in my opinion, the most interesting thing blade runner brings to the table is the concept of determining human authenticity and identifying replicants using the oral exam with intuition-based nuances built into the questions. overall this is a solid film-- certainly for its time-- and its main weak point is honestly just that the plot is a bit bland.…
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Smile 2022
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as far as horror movies which follow the same general formula go, this is a pretty good one. you have your standard initial event, phase of confusion, phase of research, and phase of resistance. horror movies often do a bad job of making that formula interesting but smile does a pretty good job. the jumpscares are predictable but still scary. rose is so close to being an impressively intelligent horror movie mc but majorly screws it up so big rip for her.
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Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
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I know this movie is bad on purpose-- in order to punish and humiliate the incels that worshipped the original-- but I still can't help feeling disappointed. it's just so boring. almost nothing happens, no interesting plot points are pursued, and no characters develop in a coherent way. a sequel wasn't even particularly beckoned by the first movie, but there were certainly a bunch of super cool and interesting ways they could have continued the story. it's bewildering that they…
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