I love the dog related literature in these Wallace and Gromit films. In this case it’s Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dogstoyevsky. One of my favourites has to be The Republic by Pluto, in The Wrong Trousers.
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The Wrong Trousers 1993
(At the time of rewatching this I’m not sure I had and idea of an upcoming feature film for the all time greatest duo, this was the start of a totally random rewatching of these films)
I recall that suspense from years gone past watching Gromit stare at the new lodger wondering what it was that seemed so off about him, and that’s never left. This is the perfect combination of comedy and suspense in film.
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Minority Report 2002
This blew my expectations out the water. Maybe I shouldn’t have doubted Spielberg? When properly executed the theme of fate is one I find incredibly compelling. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ marquee novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” with every character introduction we also learn their fate and ultimate demise, a motif established in the iconic opening line: “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to…
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Oppenheimer 2023
(This review reflects my initial thoughts and rating. Which were altered after a rewatch in March 2024)
I was unable to be in the cinema for the Barbenheimer phenomenon due to an injury, but regardless this film remained atop my list of most anticipated films. I’ve grown up with Nolan’s works, and I’ll be there for each of his projects. This was great, but fell slightly short of his masterpieces, that extra something wasn’t quite there. But so much else is there, the incredible score, cinematography, ensemble cast. I was absorbed within Oppenheimer’s narrative, and utterly gripped during the key moments of spectacle.
{83%} ✅
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The Killer 2023
Fincher doesn’t disappoint, but nevertheless I would love to see him return to major Hollywood productions. He’s a filmmaker who suits the big budget projects.
This has a very novelistic feel to it, and I’m fully here for that. We follow a single major character during his life as a hitman, with chapters all over the world. It’s small scale, unlike Fincher’s typical works, but tense and engaging in many similar Fincher ways.
Excellent finale as well!
{84%} ✅
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018
I loved this film when I first watched it. But my rewatch revealed just how masterful this is. Makes me wonder do we even need live action superhero films? And I say this as a massive fan of Raimi’s and Nolan’s superhero films.
{100%} 💯
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Unbreakable 2000
For years these films have been on my watchlist but I kept dismissing them when it came time to pick something to watch. How wrong was I?
There’s a certain matter of fact presentation to everything in this “superhero” film. It’s a great thriller that happens to be a superhero origin story.
Sam Jackson and Bruce Willis are charismatic as ever.
Nolan is referenced constantly as the filmmaker who brought superheroes into the real world. But M Night did it…
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Spider-Man 3 2007
Severely underrated and over hated. It’s a crime that this film has been an example for almost two decades of an underwhelming garbage sequel. That’s a mile away from the truth. This is chaotic and baggy, but it’s damn entertaining and has some incredibly exciting moments and plot threads. The core idea of the symbiote was fascinating, and I think was initially done incredibly well in the film, but its development and conclusion was rushed, a little out of the…
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Spider-Man 2 2004
The greatest Spider-Man film of all time, and a contender for the greatest superhero film ever.
Sweeps me up everytime.
{100%} 💯
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Spider-Man 2002
It’s a breath of fresh air going back to the originals. The only superhero films that sit on the table with these are Nolan’s Dark Knight films, the Spider-Verse films and maybe a couple of odd ones like Mask of the Phantasm and Tim Burton’s Batman.
We all know it gets even better from here, but that shouldn’t take away from this film’s greatness. Not much new to add to the conversation. It’s a nostalgic rewatch spurred on by my completion of the Spider-Man 2 game (when I say completion I mean it, platinum trophy).
{94%} 🏅
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Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
This was a major disappointment for me upon release. Am I wrong in recalling this creeping into Letterboxd’s Top 250 for a brief time? I was bored for large stretches, the plot did nothing for me, the action flew by in all the wrong ways, just a total blur.
But on a rewatch I enjoyed it a bit more. No it’s not a very good film, will the MCU make a very good film again? However, on a rewatch I…
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