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arowrath · 9 months

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#text #copypasting a 21 chapter chat fic i wrote in 2018 into one big document #seeing glimpses of it #most of the time it's like. man. i did not write this #but then i see a phrase i was certain i came up with last year #and im like ah . so ive been making that joke since i was 15 ?#peer reviewed banger #rbsoff

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zee-rambles · 1 year

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FOR REAL Though! I have NEVER seen a show so UNFAIRLY LAMBASTED! There should be videos upon videos talking about how the prejudice for this stopping it from Rising as high as it should have! People, go out there and make soon good reviews! On social media, on websites, on YouTube! SPAM the world with praise for this show! Lord knows it deserves it. Not just from a story telling, character, and subtlety way, but in also in a good representation of men and fantastic animation way!

@nickelodeon This was a GREAT SHOW! Bring it back!

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ofalltheginjoints · 1 year

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Joe Keery in Slice (2018)

#joe keery #joekeeryedit #stcastedit #stranger things cast #slice 2018 #horroredit #the amount of effort i put into finding a decent quality ANYTHING of the movie....#i ended up having to sceen record so thats why the quality is so [fart noise]#anyway!#i enjoyed the movie despite all the bad reviews. i think ppl are just excepting too much these days.. they want everything to be a Film #sometimes i just wanna enjoy a movie yknow #anyway he had like 3 scenes and i didn't even know he was in the movie until after i started it #so that was a nice surprise #he's uh. He's Cute #jkeery #brainrot #and one more thing? they have to stop putting him in these jeans like. do they want me to die??

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2-gay-2-furious · 1 month

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#tom hardy #venom #venom 2018 #venom let there be carnage #eddie brock #eddie brock x venom #gay #gaycel #mlm yearning #mlm #I watched both movies back to back and they are amazing. it’s so gay you don’t even understand how obsessed I am #film critic #film criticism #venom 2018 review #symbrock

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letterboxd-worth-a-damn · 6 months

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#letterboxd #letterboxd reviews #Annihilation 2018 #Annihilation

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venusonmercury · 8 months

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HE WAS LITERALLY STUCK IN A BASEMENT IN A BURNING HOUSE AND HE STILL SURVIVED THE GAS LEAK ?? THE FIRE ??? THEN HE SURVIVED TWENTY PEOPLE STABBING AND BEATING HIM ???? FOUR BULLETS TO THE CHEST AND ONE TO HIS FACE ?????

halloween should fall under the supernatural category, because he’s literally slower than a limp dog but would probably survive the hiroshima atomic bomb

#halloween #halloween 1978 #halloween 2018 #halloween kills #laurie strode #michael myers #letterboxd #letterboxd reviews #venus films

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dyouknowwhatimean · 4 months

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#this being the most liked review too...... get well soon #possum 2018 #own post

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athetos · 8 months

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I finally (after years of putting it off) watched annihilation and honestly I was pleasantly surprised because while I don’t think it was superior to the book in any way, it served as a nice complement. It took the main themes and vibes and made something enjoyable and unsettling that can stand on its own. I think the metaphor about refraction was a really nice addition, and the many (so, so many) changes from the book were mostly born from necessity as it would be impossible to translate them to a visual medium. I’m glad it didn’t try to just copy the book’s plot and characterization because it would never hold a candle to Jeff vandermeer’s writing.

However, with all that said, there are two glaring detractions. Firstly, the ending was disappointing. If I had the ability to change just one detail, it would be to make it ambiguous as to whether the shimmer truly disappeared, or if it advanced to encompass the entire planet. That alone would be much more interesting. Obviously I don’t expect them to tackle questions like “what IS the shimmer” because even the novels don’t really answer that question (I mean there’s a 4th book in the works so MAYBE but c’mon it’s Jeff vandermeer he’s not going to give a definitive answer).

The second major criticism I have is that there’s no tower or crawler! I know they kind of merged the tower with the lighthouse but it’s a pretty weird omission to me since the tower is the most significant part of the first book and whenever I think about them, I always picture the tower and the nonsensical but chilling scripture first. I do understand why it might not have been included for budget and set purposes but I’m so distraught over this…

I guess the last two, smaller criticisms I have is that they had to throw in a contrived affair (why does every other movie feel the need to do this) and that they didn’t explain what annihilation meant. I won’t spoil it for people who haven’t read it but it has a very specific meaning that gave me chills when it was explained. I’m kind of surprised they didn’t mention the psychologist using any type of hypnotism or mind tricks on them at all. It adds a lot more to Ventress’ character even without the backstory for her we get in the other two books, and it would play way more into the “are we being manipulated to turn on each other” question that arose.

Other than that I think most of the changes made sense from a filmmaking perspective. Lena is ex-military so they can show her shooting big damn guns. They let them bring electronics into the shimmer because finding a videotape left behind is way more interesting to the audience than reading a journal entry. They gave the other survey members backstories to make the audience get more attached to them. They let Kane live because they needed another ‘changed’ person for the ending. Kane (presumably the original) committed suicide because it was a great way to show the plot twist. Etc etc

I also want to address that there is whitewashing in this movie but it seems to come from a place of genuine unawareness. The main character is Asian and the psychologist is indigenous in the books however they’re both white in the movie, but their races are never touched on until the second book, which was being written and cast at the time of the script’s writing (the rights for the film adaptation were acquired before the first book was even officially released!) I truly don’t think anyone involved was aware of this information, as it just wasn’t available. I don’t know enough about the filming process to know if they could have altered it after the second book came out or if it was too late in the process, so that’s all I have to say, but I don’t think it was done with malicious intent at all.

TLDR: it was a good movie and I recommend it but I recommend the books way harder go read them right now

#southern reach #area x #annihilation 2018 #that’s the year it came out right?#I want to reread them but I just reread them in January. my woe is indescribable.#Jeff vandermeer #reviews

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fryesmoviereview · 7 months

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Replicas - 2018

Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, John Ortiz, Emjay Anthony, Emily Alyn Lind, Aria Lyric Leabu

Review: This movie was odd, it played with the line of being an okay movie, and being an shitty movie every few scenes, and unfortunately I think that the shit outweighed the good by the end. It's weird though, because I still kind of liked the movie, even though I know it wasn't good.

The movie is about a man played by Keanu Reeves who is a scientist working with trying to copy a human brain, and put it into a robot. While his friend, and coworker works with clones. Keanu's family died in an accident, and his friend and him try to bring them back by combining their two jobs and transferring his family's minds into clones of them.

The movie's logic is awful. Whether it be the fact that he tries to delete his daughter's memory from his other family members minds because they don't have enough cloning pods (even though he could have just cloned her after he did them) or the fact that they just steal a bunch of stuff from Keanu's workplace for almost a month without anyone asking any questions. Somehow cloning his wife takes the same amount of time as cloning his kids, even though it's deliberately mentioned that the longer they stay in the pods the older they get, so how would a 35-40 year old woman take as much time to clone as a 10 year old child? I could go on and on with the logical flaws in the movie.

The dialogue is atrocious. "You know I told you about the thing? Well their were some things I may have left out" another scene was Thomas Middleditch constantly talking about the clones "levels" and how they can be thrown off because their "levels" are really important, but he doesn't seem to elaborate any further about that.

The acting wasn't good. Keanu has some hits and misses when it comes to acting, and this is a 100% miss. Him trying to cry as he brings the bodies of his family members out of the water and onto the embankment was difficult to watch because of how cringey his state or at crying is. After they bring his family back, the wife seems like a robot.

When they put Keanu's mind into the robot, the CGI for the robot was very off. It was like the robot was running at a different frame rate then everyone else. This happens at the beginning of the movie as well.

The end plot twist doesn't make any sense to me. His boss, and the robot just tried killing each other over the fact he brought his family back, but they end up working together again anyway? Just seems really weird.

I don't know, the movie wasn't good, but for some reason I feel like I want to watch it again?

5.6/10

#movie review #review #movie reviews #reviews #movies #keanu reeves #alice eve #thomas middleditch #John Ortiz #2010s #2018

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suchamiracle-does-exist · 4 months

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randomluck-ofthe-universe · 1 year

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"... and I knew seconds after meeting Armie that I was in the best hands."

"... then I heard this piano music wafting in.. so we go up and there he is. He's sitting there at the piano with this Italian composer and they're playing, and it was like something out of a movie."

"... there's no rush. Often the greatest moments with a romantic opposite are moments that are built up to and that have long periods of waiting and tension. Not where it is consummated immediately."

#six years ago 🤍

#National Boards of Review Annual Awards Gala 01.09.2018

#timothée chalamet #armie hammer #national board of review 2018

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iphigeniacomplex · 2 months

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celebrating the oscars by not watching the oscars and instead breaking my silence on letterboxd to covertly ask if everyone else who has ever reviewed suspiria (2018) is lying for fun or if ive just failed another one of those secret sexual violence inkblot tests they put into movies these days

#it speaks!#watched it & was like ive never really seen something this overt about institutions of rape between women.#+ apparently if the reviewers are to be believed i STILL havent.#tw rape #suspiria 2018

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montgomery-gaytor · 2 years

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"𝒊'𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒚, 𝒍𝒆𝒐. 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒕..."

what if leo blamed himself for raph getting his shell cracked, and raph resented himself for not knowing how to help ease leo's (undeserved) guilt???? 👁👁

#rise of the tmnt #rise of the tmnt movie #rottmnt #tmnt #tmnt 2018 #raphael hamato #leonardo hamato #i was already drawing this b4 i read a review (with mild spoilers) saying that there WILL be angst b/w my sons....#i do NOT want to see 2 bad bitches pit against each other #BUT i do want to see them being good brothers and loving and supporting each other :"))#the review gave me the burst of energy i needed to finish this thing off lmaoooo #mine

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letterboxd-worth-a-damn · 9 months

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#Under the silver lake #under the silver lake 2018 #letterboxd #letterboxd reviews

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anime-of-the-day · 11 months

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Anime of the day Pride Month: Liz to Aoi Tori

Alt Title: Liz and the Blue Bird

Released: 2018

Hello and welcome to a spin-off film adaptation of the Hibike Euphonium! Series. This anime movie shifts from a pair of high schoolers and a children's story. The high school girls are Mizore and Nozomi. They play the lead instruments in a musical piece for their club. This piece is based on the story of Liz and the Blue Bird. These two girls are quite different, and yet they make good friends. However, they are in their final year here and their friendship hangs in internal conflict. This conflict impacts their musical duet and it is only as the two learn the lesson from Liz and the Blue Bird will they understand the realities of their future.

#Liz to Aoi Tori #Liz and the Blue Bird #2018 #anime of the day #anime recommendation #anime review #anime #anime rec list #anime rec #gl anime #yuri #gl #lgbtq #pride month

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adamwatchesmovies · 9 months

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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

While it would be nice for every story to be wholly new and completely unpredictable, there’s something satisfying about a film that uses genre tropes this well. Crazy Rich Asians is the best romantic comedy we’ve seen in a long time. It’s glamorous, romantic, gorgeous, hilarious, smart and expertly directed.

Economics professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is travelling to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding) for his best friend Colin’s wedding. There, she learns that Nick's family is among the richest in the country. Dismissed by many because they don’t believe she will fit in, Rachel becomes determined to prove them wrong.

I watched Crazy Rich Asians on a double-bill with Monster-in-Law because of the two pictures’ similarities. Basically, they share a plot but the execution makes them so different it’s like they have nothing in common. You can probably guess the story’s beats but there’s a twist to them that makes Crazy Rich Asians so much more. When you see Nick and Rachel together, they’re perfect. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. He’s wealthy but isn't insensitive to the problems of the common person and doesn't flaunt his riches. The performers have excellent chemistry. They’re both beautiful people. The camera doesn’t shy away from showing you Henry Golding without a shirt on and Constance Wu appears in several glamorous outfits that make her look like a princess. You like them as individuals. You like them even better as a couple. There’s no reason for Nick's mother, Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) to disapprove of them but she does. In her eyes, Rachel's upbringing means she will never fit in.

It’s not that Rachel grew up “poor” and that Nick didn’t. This film is deeper than that. Eleanor doesn’t approve because of the way Rachel was raised. Her parents were Chinese but she grew up in America. In Eleanor's eyes, Rachel could never understand the values the Young family hold so dearly. The opening scene shows Eleanor being discrimated against for being a foreigner. It generates sympathy for her. Seeing her judge Rachel later shows how much of a hypocrite she is.

You could dig deep into the film’s themes of old money vs. new money, of tradition and need to move away from them as well, the significance of the relationship between Astrid (Gemma Chan) and her husband, Michael (Pierre Png), or what it means to see a major theatrical release with an all-Asian cast, but ultimately, all of these are gravy. What you came for are some laughs and scenes of tenderness that will make your date want to hold your hand. That's what you get. The wedding Nick and Rachel attend is so beautiful and so glamorous. It radiates love so brightly it’ll bring tears to your eyes. It’s as romantic as attending a real-life wedding between two people you know are perfect for each other. You love seeing Nick and Rachel together. Seeing them having a great time with every luxury money can buy at their fingertips is rewarding.

There's so much going on with the cinematography, sets and costume designs you could watch the movie on mute and have a great time but then you’d be missing out on the comedy. Awkwafina (an actress who continues to impress with each film) delivers one big laugh after another. So does Ken Jeong - the funniest he’s been in years. Many of the side characters are quirky and memorable for their comedic values. The “serious” characterization is left to the main cast, with Eleanor coming off as particularly multi-faceted. She can afford to be. As in any fantasy, the leads have to be “perfect” to reinforce that anyone who doesn’t cheer for them is a villain.

Crazy Rich Asians is so enormously pleasing only those with a bone to pick against romantic comedies could dislike it. That said, I would agree with criticisms directed towards the conclusion. It’s a bit too long and does indulge a bit in some rom-com clichés. I'm mentioning this to show I'm not biased. The visuals, humor, drama and romance make Crazy Rich Asians a film you’ll be glad to return to over and over. It’s a terrific pick for date night. (August 7, 2020)

#Crazy Rich Asians #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #jon m. chu #peter chiarelli #adele lim #constance wu #henry golding #gemma chan #lisa lu #kevin kwan #awkwafina #ken jeong #michelle yeoh #2018 movies #2018 films

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