"the only way out is through"
- swamp thing
i really thought this would suck. like i was so confident. unfortunately for past me this movie is good. whatever it lacks it makes up in style. i think the direction is a standout here. this movie looks realllllly good sometimes. harrison ford is turning in a better performance than like 70% of people to be in one of these. i really like the score. i appreciate that this movie doesn't try to take any kind of political stance because…
cinema, brother. cinema. i hate that they aren't calling the next one part two. the title card should read "dead reckoning - part two" and then glitch out to say "the final reckoning" just to satisfy my need for this to be symmetrical.
crazy thing is... it's true. the force, the jedi. all of it. it's all true.
rewatching this a bit early for it's 10th anniversary. i didn't really care about star wars at all when it came out so i can't say i have many fond memories of the days leading up to it or seeing it in theaters, but what i can say is that the first time i watched this movie, it made everything click in my head.
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