Godzilla Minus One (2023) 9/10
- I finally got around to watching this one, and I quite enjoyed it! I prefer the movies where Godzilla is the antagonist and the only monster, so having a movie like that with memorable characters was a breathe of fresh air! The atmosphere of dread Godzilla evoked when on screen was very good, and that lingered even when they were gone. I really liked a lot of the characters, and although I don’t understand Japanese I thought the actors did a good job. I’m also a plane fan, so seeing a J7W portrayed in a movie was a treat as well! Other than a few minor nitpicks I enjoyed it a good bit, and I watched it for the second time the next day, which is something I rarely do.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 6.5/10
- Star Wars as a franchise has never really clicked with me, although I did think the original movie was pretty good as a standalone. However, I did get hooked on the Andor series and really enjoyed it, so I watched this movie after finishing season 2. Due to watching it as a follow-up to a very good series I may have rated it a bit lower than I would have otherwise, so I may revisit it later.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 7.5/10
- This is a film I’ve seen several times, and I think it holds up pretty well. It does a good job of building the tension throughout, and the atmosphere was good as well.
- An interesting, although somewhat predictable, time loop story. I did feel like they overdid some parts of the loop just a little bit, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. If it would have surprised me a bit somewhere along the way I would have been happy, but it kept me entertained, which is the important part!
All the President’s Men (1976)
A movie about the Watergate scandal and the men who reported on it. Beautiful, well shot film, gave me a ton of nostalgia to see the world be “normal” again as an elder millennial. Obviously the story is interesting. Absolutely holds up, looks good and it’s wild how much Robert Redford looks like Brad Pitt
I liked how the dialogue was shot also, slips of the tongue or partially misspoken lines were left in and it made it feel more real
Idiocracy - My 18yo was turned off by the repeated use of F and R slurs even when I tried to explain the movie to her. She left.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - I had no interest in another reboot, but finally gave it a shot. It was really good. Looking forward to watching the rest.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Well…I had it on while I was sick this weekend so I more listened to bits as a drifted in and out of sleep. Woke up in time for the finale though, and that shit is still awesome.
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When watching the machete order, did you skip episode 1 like suggested here? Because if yes, then watching it this way and then adding the sequels seems like a contradiction to me. Episode 1 may be a failure in execution, but the core concept imo is solid. Can’t say the same about the sequels, even if they look prettier (to the point of doing stupid scenes just for the visuals).
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I watched The Central Park Five (2012), a documentary about the Central Park jogger case from 1989. I actually watched it on the PBS History channel on Samsung TV Plus, of all places. I just decided to flick through to see if anything interesting was on and when I saw that was starting I thought it might be a good time to sit down and learn about the case. It was my favourite type of documentary, where there is no narrator or visible journalist so you just get witness testimonies, music and archival footage and it really sucks you into that moment in time.
I also watched a bit of Terminator 2, also on Samsung TV Plus. I’ve seen it before and I wasn’t really in the mood to sit through the entire thing but the first 30 - 40 minutes or so were as fun as I remembered. I don’t know why, but sometimes watching a film “live” on TV, even in lower quality and ad breaks, is more enjoyable to me. I guess it’s because when I was a kid watching films on commercial TV was actually a big thing. It’s hard to describe but I’ve always loved the feeling of knowing there is someone else out there watching it at the same time as me, maybe getting up at the same time to make a cup of tea or get some snacks during an ad break.
Finally got around to watching Detective Pikachu. Had a more satisfying end than the game.
Just saw Sinners and loved it! Anyone know a good way to search old movie specific discussion threads so I can see what other people on Lemmy had to say about it?
