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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997
Funny, but didn't live up to the hype. From the way people talk about this franchise, I was expecting it to be absolutely groundbreaking. Maybe it's because it came out almost 30 years ago, but a lot of the humor landed flat for me. I wouldn't mind a re-watch, though.
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Ghostbusters 1984
Too much busting, not enough ghosts.
I was really excited to watch this one, given how much of a classic everyone thinks it is, but I was pretty disappointed. I had heard there were some dated jokes, but that was an understatement. The sexual harassment and sexualization of the female characters is so non-stop that it actually starts to distract from the film. I was expecting lots of fun ghost fight scenes that developed camaraderie between the main characters and…
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Goldfinger 1964
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The best James Bond film hands down. Goldfinger is a charismatic and dynamic villain. The action is well-paced and rewarding. You're constantly kept on the edge of your seat waiting for what's going to happen next.
However, my god - the rape scene at the film's climax is awful. I'm not really factoring that into my overall review, because it's ultimately only a few moments. But it could easily have been written as a consensual seduction, and in fact, such…
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Dr. No 1962
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A good film with great moments, but the series hasn't quite found it's footing yet. The racist depictions of black Jamaicans are painful to watch.
The influence of 19th-century scifi authors is really evident in the scenes with Dr. No and the setting of a deserted island. I really liked this. It's a flavor you don't find in more recent spy films.
As far as Bond girls go, Honey Rider is one of the more interesting ones. She has a…
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