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I didn't know anything about this part of history going into it, so I learned a lot. LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemmons are great in their roles, as always.
I don't usually want movies to be longer, but this one would have maybe benefitted from a bit more time. It is definitely a full-attention movie; no multi-tasking.
I know my four stars for this is inflated because I really like watching movies in the theater with popcorn, M&Ms, and cherry coke.
Before they hop into the quantum realm, I like that Scott Lang is now an author (but I got the memoir for Christmas, and it's not very good, so please don't actually buy it other than as a fun decoration). I don't love this being our third actress for Cassie, but I like that we have more content addressing the impact of the Blip on society.
The quantum realm reminds me of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Major Jar Jar Binks energy where it feels like they designed species to appeal primarily to kids. There are a lot of things that don't make sense, even with my suspension of disbelief.
Ant-Man is still charming and likeable because it's Paul Rudd, so it's still overall a fun watch. Maybe I just miss Luis.
Not every movie needs a sequel.
Enchanted is fun and cute, both embracing and parodying classic fairy tales, kind of like the balance mastered by Shrek.
Disenchanted lost that magic. It wasn't as funny or endearing, and it didn't have enough James Marsden. Amy Adams is still great though.
If you haven't watched this because you already know the twist, it is still a five star watch if you are spoiled. The execution is perfect. I would even recommend this to people who don't like horror movies. It transcends the genre.
There's a scene in Girls where Marnie (Allison Williams) sings an indie girl version of Kanye West's "Stronger" to a party full of rich white folks because the song is "really meaningful to [her]", and I like to think Jordan Peele saw that and said, "We've found our Rose."
Favorite (Not Necessarily Best) Four From Every Year Since Birth
This, um… This really ain’t very good.
Fanastic Beasts & Where to Find Them was pretty good. Crimes of Grindelwald was so confusing that it killed the momentum and my interest, but I felt compelled to complete the trilogy, so here we are.
Really though, why is it the Fantastic Beasts trilogy when only the first one is about fanastic beasts? I'd rather watch Newt, Jacob, and Queenie. Drop all the other characters, add in the magical creatures, and let's go.
Don't be swayed by the bad movie posters of the cat wearing chains. Keanu is so much funnier than I expected it to be, and not only because I am very pro-cat, pro-Key, and pro-Peele. It's the perfect companion film to John Wick.
This might be the first thing with Kaitlyn Dever that I didn't really like.
Rosaline is a cute idea to revisit Romeo & Juliet, but it couldn't figure out who the audience would be. It wasn't juvenile enough to be for younger kids or tweens, but it also didn't seem to be aimed at teenagers. The jokes just don't consistently land because there is no established tone.
Fruitvale Station is heartbreaking. Beginning and ending with actual footage of the real people... I'm not used to crying so much so early into a film.
Was the stray dog part a bit too much, especially since it didn't really happen? Yeah. Do I care? No.
This was brutal. I'll be honest and say that I couldn't give 100% to this film because it's just terrible, but also because one of my 80s heroes, Steve Guttenberg, looks like he was struggling throughout, wondering where his fame went. It's definitely not here, Steve. Definitely not here.
Less racist than the 2nd film. Other than that, pretty much a waste of computer processing power.
Shia LaBeouf spends most of the film shouting his lines the same way someone might be ordered to so if they were under the gun, or perhaps, contract.
