“What man is a man that does not make the world better?”
- DIRECTORS CUT -
Speaking specifically about the Director’s Cut of this film, it is an underrated hit.
An absolute banger, some would say.
I am not exaggerating when I say that I’ve seen this film so many times that I can and have watched it in my head with my eyes closed from start to finish.
To paraphrase the film’s editor Dody Dorn, the Theatrical Cut is…
“Quod sumus hoc eritis”
- DIRECTOR’S CUT -
What a banger.
Finally got to watch this with my wife who agreed to endure it in its glorious entirety as a birthday gift to me.
And what a gift.
The utter scale and overall production design of this film is so impressive that I honestly misremembered that Weta Worskshop™ did the props and sets for this, but nah. It was the Chad himself, Arthur Max. He got that dawg in him for…
“Please don’t let me die.”
Oh yeah baby, we are so back.
Exactly the shot of adrenaline that this franchise needed.
A great mix of the best parts from the original Alien, Aliens, and even Prometheus.
Each ridiculous situation tops the one that comes before it and it all ends in a satisfying showdown that manages to be both original and familiar. And I love the return to the classic analog production design that gives these movies such a unique…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
“Power over spice is power over all.”
Visually insane. No other way to put it.
Every shot painting my local IMAX like a Sci-Fi Sistine Chapel.
I’m convinced that a young George W. Bush read Dune and that’s why he was so convinced Saddam had WMDs hidden in the desert.
More like George L. Bush, amirite?
Excited for the next episode of 70mmPod.
Long live the fighters.
“Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” - Genesis 2:7
“If we go to war, we could lose all we've built. Home. Family. Future.”
So good, dude.
I remembered being impressed by the trilogy, but it’s been a while since I revisited it.
This one is definitely the stand out of all three.
Simple story that is intimately told, but grand in execution and impact.
Matt Reeves puts on a masterclass here as far as visual storytelling. Every scene means something.
Serkis deserves awards for how seamlessly he brought the…
