Riivan

Riivan

Favorite films

  • In the Mood for Love
  • Fanny and Alexander
  • The Young Girls of Rochefort
  • Once Upon a Time in the West

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  • Gladiator II

    ★★

  • Le Samouraï

    ★★★★

  • Screamers

    ★★½

  • The Iron Claw

    ★★★★

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  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

    ★★

    Retreads the same ground as the first and just didn't bring anything new to the table. I never got the connection to any of the characters in this one like in the first. It wasn't as tight if a narrative. While I realize the first wasn't historically accurate, they took way too many needless liberties with this one.

  • Le Samouraï

    Le Samouraï

    ★★★★

    Little on the nose, but it was a fun ride. Can certainly see the linfluence this has on modern cinema.

    I need Valerie's car. The style and smoothness of everyone is great. I swear all Frenchmen exit the womb with a cigarette perched on their lower lip.

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  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    ★★★

    The schtick is wearing thin and even these two can't save the mindless, meandering, and boring multiverse phase of the MCU.

  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★

    The characters are alright, the premise is interesting, and there are some touching moments. But the horror element isn't really present, some really obviously and poorly integrated cg throughout the entire movie, and needless fan service. Hollywood should do some soul searching to figure out why the first two films were great and stop trying to make an "Alien" film filled with cliche and cheap nostalgic moments.

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