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Maybe I went in with too low of expectations, considering I had heard this was the worst in the series, and this is by far my least favorite book. But man did I vibe with this! David Slade brings a violence and menace to the series I hadn't realized it was missing, and Howard Shore's score perfectly underlines all the melodrama and big emotions.
Also continue to be delighted by how strongly Team Jacob the audience at Wealthy Theater is!…
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★★★★ Rewatched 07 Jan 2025
This worked so much better for me the second time around! The comedic moments really hit watching it with friends, and a couple of the emotional moments got me close to tearing up.
I continue to be fascinated by the arc of this film. The lack of a central protagonist doesn't always work for me. But the mix of triumph and tragedy, and the bittersweet yet subtly devastating ending, make this unlike pretty much any other environmental film.
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★★★★½ Watched 31 Dec 2024
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★★★★½ Watched 30 Dec 2024
A masterpiece of tension, and a phenomenal feature debut! Some of the most thrilling action I've ever seen, made even more impressive by the limited budget.
I could have done without some of the narration, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much of this plays out without dialogue.
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Honestly, didn't hate this. I've spent the better part of the year reading/watching Twilight, so it's nice to see one of these cheesy romance movie that treats abuse as a problem, not part of the fantasy. It is a lesson a lot of people (including the director/co-star of this film, apparently) could stand to learn.
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It definitely feels longer than it is, but its exploration of burial/exhumation rituals, spirituality, and Korean history are so captivating, I didn't mind too much.
And that's not to mention the great performances, gorgeous cinematography, incredible tension, and gnarly effects!
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I need the next movie to be about Shimo and Mothra having a girls' night.
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Overall very good, but why did Orlock look like the greasy henchman to a Russian gangster. So much less effective than the original design.
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The story never grabbed me, but the production design and sense of place was phenomenal! I know this is an idealized portrayal of Kowloon, but damn if it wasn't effective!
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A mixed bag, though one where the balance generally falls towards the positive.
The animation leaves a bit to be desired, perhaps because of the rushed production. And the constant callbacks to the Jackson trilogy (up to and including copy-pasted lines of dialogue) make it difficult for this film to stand on its own merits.
But there are moments where this breaks out of the shadow of its franchise, offering a different perspective on Middle Earth, more in line with some of the darker, more Shakespearian stories found in The Silmarillion.
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Surprisingly great follow-up that pulls off a similar balancing act to the first. Though the way it treats gender non-conformity flies in the face of its broader message of self-acceptance
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I like how much time they spend with redeemed Scrooge at the end
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