Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

20231229:
Like Godzilla: King of the Monsters, this movie lacks a good plot. However, the dialogue in this movie didn't feel as annoying, and the action was better. In particular, this movie did well to focus more on the big fights rather than on the human characters. With that being said, I loved the lighter sideplot involving the character Madison Russell (particularly due to the actress Millie Bobby Brown). Overall, I thought it was a much better movie.

Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
Hehe. He sharpened the tree in one stroke with his hand. I feel even if someone is strong, that would hurt. Unless perhaps one's hand was super calloused
How did these creatures coexist in the past? I guess they specifcally said there can't be two alphas, and somehow both Godzilla and Kong are alpha-level monsters. I guess in the previous movie it was shown that Godzilla is definitely an alpha. But was this shown of Kong? [technically this movie is also a sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017), so it is likely that Kong's strength was displayed in that movie]
"Did the monkey just talk?" Is Godzilla a monkey?
Hehe. Slams down $100
Hmm. Kind of cool, but I wonder if realistically the battle carrier would carry both their weight (Godzilla and Kong)
Hmm. I guess the unfair part is Kong fighting in water. He's already at a power disadvantage with Godzilla's beam.
That scene didn't make clear how the death charges saved Kong and why it would have disabled Godzilla
Well it's better than nothing. If they didn't cut their power, they would haven't have been able to fight off Godzilla. Otherwise they would have already been able to
Hmm. Lame. That winged monster was going to suffocate Kong, and the spacecraft had to fire... so much for being an alpha.
I like how they showed Kong's intelligence with the gravity inversion
"What is that? Robo-Godzilla?" "No, that's Mechagodzilla." [apparently within the Godzilla franchise, the robotic Godzilla is named "Mechagodzilla"]
Hehe. Kong takes a seat.
Hmm... he's been snooping around, but he seems to know too much about this technology for the purpose of explaining the plot.
Ooo. They just threatened the little girl... Kong won't be happy.
Psh. A signal was able to upload the data of the sample all the way through the Earth?
Hehe. Godzilla blew a hole through the Earth...
Justice? (they tried to escape, but Kong catches the vehicle and destroys it)
A statue of a "Kong"
"This would be a great DJ booth"
Epic. Kong just jams the butt of the axe down Godzilla's throat to stop the beam
Kong has some speed, but he can barely outpace the beam
Hehe. The near miss of the ship around the beam was slightly cheesy but cool enough
That's weird, the beam seemed like it followed the axe as Kong raised it
Tactical: Kong throws the beam to distract Godzilla.
Wow, even without his beam, Godzilla is so much stronger than Kong...
Hehe. Godzilla decides to scream back... I almost thought he would give up (but earlier the scientist said Kong wouldn't back down). Interesting that Godzilla backs off instead of dealing some sort of killing blow. I guess that shows Godzilla is civil... he's not bloodthirsty crazy
Smile. "That's not fair. I really wanted to hear the rest of that speech."
Hmm. Glad he's helping now. But what did this scientist do that was so critical on the mission that he had to come to begin with?
He must have been speaking with her for a long time to have learned so much vocabulary
Nice 2 v 1. But Kong should grab his axe.
Ah okay. He spots his axe. Here we go.
LOL. Hmm... I guess a mechanical malfunction to bypass the software security lock makes sense in this case. It would be the equivalent of cutting the chain off a bicycle lock. Well not the equivalent, but analogous.

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Watched 20231229 (Netflix, Instant)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Adam Wingard. 113 min

Relevant Links:
Godzilla vs. Kong (IMDb.com)
Godzilla vs. Kong (RottenTomatoes.com)
Godzilla vs. Kong (Wikipedia.org)

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

20231225, 20231229:
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 93% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
1a: She's 15 and she told him she was 19. I wonder if he knows. [interestingly, the actress was about 20 at the time of the movie's release]
1a: Is that Molly Ringwald? [Not sure who it was, but Molly Ringwald is not in the film]
1a: "Are you really 19?"
1a: Wow. That was her first experience. Just like that.
1a: "It hurt so bad."
1a: hehe, he's Employee of the Month (sign in the back)
1a: I'm lookin at the cast on Wikipedia and Jeff Spicoli is played by Sean Penn. I didn't recognize him as he's so young here
1a: Hehe. Side One of Zeppelin IV.
1a: hehe 15-30 minutes (when it was like thirty seconds)
1a: paused at the 1 hour mark
1b: oh wow, I didn't think such a movie would have such a dramatic scene ("I'm pregnant")
1b: I wonder how much $150 back then would be now... ["As of June 2023, on average, abortion pills could cost between $500-800 and surgical abortions could cost between $600-3,000."]
1b: Would have been interesting if Spicoli aced the test
1b: hehe, everyone cheating off of him
1b: haha and other cheats
1b: "I want a relationship."
1b: Wow, quick thinking but borderline risky
1a=20231225,1b=20231229

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Watched first two-thirds 20231225, remaining third 20231229 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20231231)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Amy Heckerling. 90 min

Relevant Links:
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (IMDb.com)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (RottenTomatoes.com)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Wikipedia.org)

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)

20240611 Comment: I don't really recall the movie, but I'm guessing it's somewhere right around 4.0.

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Instant Comments:
hehe bad impression (Pooh eating honey as the reason for not opening the door)
hehe "bells bells bells" "no improvising rabbit"
flyswatter, umbrella, snow shoe...
oh, I forgot this story: lol didn't ask for a present (excepting that he asked for honey like three or so times)
"oh, just get him a pot of honey"
"say I like this guy's mathematicals"
[I fell asleep]
on lancer
"the brain boggles. what kind of place would that be?" "paradise"
haha. Eeyore takes on Pooh
"sweet but a little sappy if you ask me"

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Watched 20231225 (Disney+)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Jamie Mitchell. 65 min

Relevant Links:
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (IMDb.com)
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (RottenTomatoes.com)
A Very Merry Pooh Year (Wikipedia.org)

Suicide Squad (2016)

20231223:
Overall, a couple of good lines from Margot Robbie, but the plot was tough to swallow which made for an uncompelling movie. Not to mention that the entire movie is designed around a problem created by the solution. I think the movie would have been twice as good if the bad guys actually had motivation built up to be each other's family and not just cause their lives were threatened. Furthermore, they should actually have faced a real threat after some sort of practice run. With that being said, they are not a team built for combatting a Superman-level threat because none of the team except perhaps Diablo was close to that power level.

Rating: 2.0/5

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Instant Comments:
Dr. Moone actress looks familiar [oh, I would know her most recently from Only Murders in the Building season 2, but technically I've also seen Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]
this Joker looks weird. maybe the mouth
huh, the project of villains produces the enemy... seems like grounds for shutdown
hehe foreboding
hehe theyre watching her change
'so thats it, were some kind of Suicide Squad?"
"she seems nice"
hehe he tricked the other guy
hehe still scheming to out even with bomb in neck
I'm off my meds
hehe Harley begins walking out
huh he was able to crush it
I feel like they haven't worked together as a team in any respect to have any beliecable synergy
damn... can't believe she's still holding their lives after they just saved the world
they should have killed her first hehe
hehe she wanted an espresso machine and she got jt
Waller dealing with Bruce Wayne / Batman. he wants Justice League members...

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Watched 20240303 (Netflix, Instant)
Suicide Squad (2016) David Ayer. 123 min

Relevant Links:
Suicide Squad (IMDb.com)
Suicide Squad (RottenTomatoes.com)
Suicide Squad (Wikipedia.org)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

20231220:
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 96% match. I decided to give the movie a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
1a: Oh, it's the actress from Enola Holmes [Millie Bobby Brown]
1a: LOL. She reached out to it. She's crazy.
1a: Holy moly. Who's coming in and shooting?
1a: Hmm... not sure what I'm missing from the first movie. The father seems to know more than the other man regarding how to deal with Godzilla (e.g., let the shields down).
1a: Eh. This movie is kind of annoying. Mostly poor characters
1a: I guess while the story is bad, what would hopefully be exciting is the battle between Monster Zero and Godzilla.
1a: That fight was underwhelming.
1a: Ugh. Boring. It's one thing to have these beliefs and write an essay, it's another thing to spell it out in a movie... how boring (e.g., infection, Earth's natural protection, blah blah)
1b: Resume at the 54 minute mark
1b: Hmm... can't they just leave instead of doing this plane transfer.
1b: Two-mile radius doesn't seem so big. Seems like relative to their size, it would be like not having oxygen for a short second
1b: Wow. That head regeneration is cool looking
1b: I like this ancient dragons bit
1b: hehe a little humor "Ghidorah" "Gonorrhea"
1b: Makes sense from a story perspective (he said she added human vocals...); as a species we are a monster that collectively can compete with these other monsters; earlier Maddie called her mom a monster
1b: An epic fight going on in the background and they're looking for a single person...
1b: An aircraft can hardly outrun Monster Zero and she's gonna drive with this device inside a car?
Credits:
1b: "We'll take it"

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Watched first half 20231220, second half 20231225 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20231231)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Michael Dougherty. 132 min

Relevant Links:
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (IMDb.com)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (RottenTomatoes.com)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film) (Wikipedia.org)

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

Reason for watching: recommended as the second movie to watch in DCEU (with respect to timeline)

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20231217:
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
I have a feeling she would not win for some reason.
Ouch. she just fell from looking backwards. Why look backwards?
Huh. Why did she take the cameras out?
Wait, doesn't she fly? Why jump everywhere if she can fly?
Huh. She just broke a police car. Wouldn't the authorities be mad?
Kristen Wiig? [Oh it is]
This saleswoman looked familiar [the actress name si Raquel Merediz, in thsi movie credtited as "Eager Saleswoman (Clothes)"; she doesn't seem to have done anything I recognize]
Hmm. So he's in someone else's body?
Smile. He's all over the fanny pack as part of the look
Hehe. "I don't want to get on one, I want to fly it"
who does this plane belong to and how does it work without keys
Smile. "I don't know. It was just a coffee cup. And I lost it"
But how does invisibility stop radar?
Okay, so she's not able to fly yet. But maybe his words will inspire her to fly by the end of the movie.
Hmm. Is it that if someone wishes for something, then something bad can happen in return?
She got shot and she's bleeding.
I wonder how long it would take that plate to heat up from the friction.
Ah. So she's getting weak. So earlier when she tried to break the lock she was in fact having trouble.
"I wish for your greatness."
The reason civilizations went down as the wish spreads faster than they can be renounced.
She heals almost instantly after renouncing her wish.
Hmm. Very poorly choreographed, uninteresting fight
She should have just left and destroyed the dish.
Credits:
Asteria.
"Special Appearance by Lynda Carter in the role of 'Asteria'" [Lynda Carter played the role of Wonder Woman in live action tv series from 1976 to 1979.

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Watched 20231217 (Netflix, Instant)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Patty Jenkins. 151 min

Relevant Links:
Wonder Woman 1984 (IMDb.com)
Wonder Woman 1984 (RottenTomatoes.com)
Wonder Woman 1984 (Wikipedia.org)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

20231215:
Ben and I watched this movie today.

I was tempted to grab my phone and make notes but I decided to go from memory instead.

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Comments:
Aa: I had heard/read a little on Chris Pratt but a non-accented or perhaps subtly accented Mario. on the one hand, sure don't force it an accent, but also... why not? in fact, they do this whole commercial bit alluding to it as kind of this comedic bit to explain that something. note that Mario and Luigi still come from a family of Italians, just that him and Luigi have less heavy accents. ok so I suppose it's not a huge deal.
Aa: lots of great music adaptations, sound effects...
Aa: oh lol that part where Mario is doing all sorts of crazy stuff, only to simply open the door for Luigi. at one point even sliding down a pole. tons of references and fan service like that. that scene, in particular, was done with a side-to-side platformer-like view. well executed
Aa: Toad was cool
Aa: I remember wondering why Pricess peach was the princess of the toadstools... as she's human but she actually explains that later on the movie
Aa: I didn't like Peach's appearance in the first part of the movie, especially her stiff hair. for some reason later in the movie her hair gains movement. perhaps this was intentional but weird to me. but again I was not initially liking the 3D model especially the head and hair.
Aa: note thay while her voice was different from Peach's voice clips in a Nintendo game, it was easier to get used to than Mario, plus it had a nice attitude to it.
Aa: they implemented shrooms and 1 hit.
Aa: oh (too tired to recall entire set of thoughts)
Ab: Not a fan of some of Bowser's designed personality. I find it unbelievable.
Ab: The duet scene between Bowser and Kamek doing the popular theme song is great
Ab: I got teary and full of emotion when it turned out that Luigi showed up to block the fire for Mario. I had assumed that the scene would have played out that Mario simply reached the star in time and would show up unscathed. The appearance of Luigi to help, and also share in the star was super awesome.
Ab: Initially when a kart was first used, I thought it was an interesting use of referencing Mario Kart. And then later when it was more incorporated, where each of Princess Peach, Mario, and Toad got to design their own karts, that was super cool. Again, practically everything in this movie is just cramming in reference after reference.
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Watched 20231215 (Netflix)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie

Andor

Episode 1
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*20231230: Actually I don't seem to have any record of when I watched the first episode, but this date kind of made sense.

Episode 2
interesting thing is the Chief Inspector didn't want any of this
is this person the buyer?
hehe his flat followup speech
if you can't find it here it must not be worth finding
huh the initial part of the episode had me thinking the authorities were going to arrive by the end. but certain plot
elements got dragged out... so appropriate suspense
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Episode 3
hehe. his distrust and reaction by making the call led to this moment. i guess he was under the influence and upset and jealous and emotions are difficult to handle. also makes for more interesting plot
dont you want to fight these bastasrds for real?
oh wow. shot dead for why... the guy was coming unarmed
"gets to you doesn't it" "That's what a reckoning sounds like"
hehe when it stops
hehe Luthen (caption) just says "kill him"
that's a fake.
this guy is gonna be in so much trouble... now more people are dead and stirred up politics
interesting way to bring an end to the episode: his coming and going juxtaposedn but lots of blanks missing such as him leaving his sister only to later be trying to find her
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Episode 4
is the Scarif statement suppose to be meaningful reference? [according to the Wiki page, the planet was created for the film Rogue One; as such, those familiar with Rogue One would probably recognize the planet name]
yeah interesting. an object worth at least 50k expected to be returned, relative to a payment of 200k
is she retrieving the starpath unit for... like is she a spy? she seems high up but perhaps it is possible
huh, she's only been there a year.
hehe "can I eat my food"
oh, in credits Stellan Starsgard. ok, I was pretty sure he was the actor scientist in Thor (that is Stellan Starsgard, right?) [yes]
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Episode 5
interesting the story is still following this character. wonder what will happen
Uncle Harlo...
hehe "it's too random to be random" (true randomness would typically result in some clustering) [interestingly, there was a whole situation where iPods on shuffle were random, but in doing so sometimes played songs which were close together and so didn't feel random enough to users...]
Cassian has been shown to read people well (earlier with left and right hands) so he probably figured out that he should (or probably was tricked into) revealing he was paid and that would help committment to the job by the others
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Episode 6
hehe believe in something but no sleep, versus believe in nothing but sleep well
Says the boy can dress himself but he himself essentially can't dress himself
I think if they're behind schedule, they just make out with less than they expected. They shouldn't be too greedy (the lights were just turned off)
I feel like one soldier is going to try and be brave and swipe a gun leading to plenty of shooting...
Oh okay. They didn't seem to be after everything (Gorn tells them to wrap up)
Hmm... all that work and jeopardizing the mission by not providing numbers
Huh. What exactly were they navigating using the device... through the commets
Wow. Skeen talking about taking half and Cassian makes the choice (rightly so) to kill Skeen... very quick thinker (cause easily Skeen would betray Cassian and kill Cassian)
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Episode 7
Huh... Cassian is considered a loose end... would he still have been a target if he hadn't left? did he leave exactly because he read this?
Wow. He returned home...
Hmm... She seems worried about something else (first thing in the morning)
She mentions Clem hanging
hehe... she was happy about the robbery which unknown to her Cassian was a part of... but he doesn't mention anything
hehe. Blevin humiliated
"Well played." "Thank you, Sir." "Watch your back"
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Episode 8
Andy Serkis
Hehe. I was thinking he'd observe and optimize something or get it but neither of those happened; I guess he was just overwhelmed
Saw Gerrera
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Episode 9
Hmm. Perceptive. Even if she says, they won't believe her. But if you could like after being tortured, that'd be ideal. Like pretend you're revealing information under distress
That's a great facial expression with a well-timed scream
Wow. What a twist. They're sisters (Mon and Vel)
Hmm... that logic is true. If someone escapes, they just cheaply replace. The cost of just bringing someone else in by fake charges is insignificant and not worth the cost of listening to the units which would be very costly
Hmm. I don't understand why the ISB officer doesn't want his help. He's very passionate about pursuing Andor
But contrary to what I thought earlier about cheap replacements, it would seem better for them to release inefficient old men like Ulaf and have them replaced... so why keep persons like Ulaf?
Ah. We learn what happeened on level 2. Quite the reveal though something that could have easily been fixed by shipping the man to a separate facility.
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Episode 10:
Wow. Interesting price
That's brave for some these people to help other floors escape
Hehe. He took some of Cassian's words. But of course as Cassian said he is the best person to do it because he is in command on a day to day
Interesting... with being not so many guards... why are there so many guns.
Hehe. Can't swim.
That looks like a scary drop into the water. I guess I would jump for freedom but it would take a while to work up the courage
Wow. What an intense conversation (sacrifice)
huh. Is it gonna be left ambiguous wheter Kino survived?
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Episode 11:
"How do you know I won't tell him?"
It's interesting, because when one plays Chess, making sacrifices such as losing a pawn feels trivial. but in real life, sacrificing a troop to maintain a position means real lives are lost
That's neat. Countermeasure on the tractor beam
He single-handedly took down two tie fighters. He made it look easy
And another two. It kind of reduces the epicness of the the fighter chases that happen throughout Star Wars and shooting down ships
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Episode 12:
Huh. What is this Nurchi fellow playing at...
It's a good thing Cassian spotted Luthen
The guy is climbing up the ladder. There is a small probability that Nurchi gave incorrect information to ISB
Huh. Not sure if Cassian simply left in time or if wrong location was given
Interesting they just let Maarva's speech go on
Okay finally the guy came in to stop it
They should have beat up on the one guy that was behind the line
Hmm.. Should be trying to take their blasters
Just the right amount of sentiment. "He'll find us." "I'll find you." pause "Now go go!"
I'm guessing Cassian will be waiting for Luthen
It makes sense... The main reason Luthen would have killed Cassian is cause he was afraid Cassian would leak information... but Cassian is right there... why would Luthen still want to kill him
Post-Credits: it is shown that the parts they were making were part of the Death Star
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_(TV_series)

Bee and PuppyCat

20231214:
Today, between the sixth and seventh episode, I read about the show on Wikipedia. Apparently the first three episodes on Netflix are a retelling of the first season (the original first ten episodes are about six minutes each and can be found on YouTube).

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20231230:
I finished the series today and I really hope there's a follow-up season. With that being said, there's been some closure and watching the series again would surely result in picking up on a lot of foreshadowing or details that simply were more speculation when one first encounters them. In particular, typically when details are first revealed, they are revealed in a way where the viewer doesn't know which information is to be trusted. However, after knowing the ending, one can go back and absorb the same information with a different light. Some of it may still be considered untrustworthy, but it's better than nothing. So yeah, I will definitely watch this series again.

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Episode 1:
1: huh why did she get fired. did she take the fall?
1: multiple levels of cutness and weird (why didn't I get a uniform)
Judas
1: hahahaha use the sword like a sword. dont tell me what to do
1: wow this first episode was ... interesting in the span of 30 minutes. I would watch more but it's late and im tired.
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Episode 2:
1: This episode introduced a new character with a mom who is asleep and also a weird black monster after them which they ignored instead of dealt with... strange but fun show
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Episode 3:
1: hands comes back. apparently Bee is some kind of robot? but also PuppyCat seems to know?
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Episode 4:
1: in this episode we learm that the Cat Cafe is a family operation. this confirms why Deckard looks like Cas
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Episode 5:
A: Today I restarted the fifth episode cause I fell asleep through end of it.
A: the pregnancy is a strange side story
A: Bee apologizes for calling PuppyCat selfish. She's so sweet
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Episode 6:
1: hwhe dumps the stuff in the toilet (her fridge as from other episode)
1: huh he identfies all this gadgetry as his
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Episode 7:
1: This episode was more on the cute than strange side. a sweet ending (I thought perhaps there was going to be an unfortunate twist: that their entering this world and having the man win would somehow screw everything up)
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Episode 8:
1: Huh. interesting dream/memory. I played it back to hear it again.
1: The song suggests PuppyCat is a space outlaw.
1: Huh. They're "Team Puppycat"
1: Wait a minute... does this baby with the hammer grow up to become Cardamom? Cardamom also uses a hammer and very good with tinkering.
1: it's the ring from the armchair
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Episode 9:
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Episode 10:
1: Hahahaha. There's a cake on a random kid's head.
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Episode 11:
1: Paused on the code. It's Python. There's a method named `delete_widget`, a method named `cal_next_position`, and a class named `Ball` though the initialize function has two variables, neither of which is used, and one of the parameters in the first line is not defined (`ball_color`).
1: Hehe. She just paddles past her brothers.
1: PuppyCat reveals to Bee about being on the run
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Episode 12:
1: Smile. "It's us." "I know"
1: Smile. Bee can tell it's a birthday cake
1: Smile. Cute. Their dodging the hooks.
1: Hehe. "Hey there's plenty of food in the toilet if you want something."
1: So what do they do if they want to use the toilet?
1: Haha! "I don't see how you sleep on this couch every single... (snore)"
1: Aww... "I hope I didn't pull the covers off of him. I do that when I'm cold and greedy."
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Episode 13:
1: Hehe. "Wow. No!!!"
1: Hehe. Strange ending (the fish dumps Wesley)
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Episode 14:
1: WTF. PuppyCat's poop completely cleaned the planet?
1: Hehe. Still reported
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Episode 15:
1: Hehe tryign to get rid of the blobs. That cat was being so sarcastic
1: Ah... Moully recognizes the source of the weird flowers as the wish crystals
1: Hehe. "I come here to get away from my dog."
1: Smile. Puppycat made a handpuppet Bee and she's wearing a little shirt with a bee on it.
1: Moully explains because the mom ate half and the puppy ate half, that neither truly got their wish.
1: "Why your left hand?" "Who cares."
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Episode 16:
1: Hehe. This prince character is really friendly (wanting to help Deckard and just following him around)
1: Hehe coin purse
1: Huh. Weird. Why is Bee's stuff related to PuppyCat's stuff? We know PuppyCat's origins but not really Bee's origins
1: Huh. His mom sounds justa little bit like Bee.
1: Puppycat recognizes Bee's guts
1: Hehe. That's dark. People are falling off as the ship raises.
1: Oh! PuppyCat is catching them all!
1: Smile. "I'm tired of you assholes."
1: Ah. Her guts pop out as the personas in the image at the beginning of the episode (like Sailor Moon Bees).
1: Hahaha. The one brother is already tied in.
1: "Unhook me when we find your stupid dad."
1: Summary after first pass through entire season: so... in PuppyCat's flashback episode, it was Space Outlaw (PuppyCat), Violet (Cardamom's mother), and Bird (the genius baby who apparently is Bee's dad). For some reason, both Violet and Cardamom were supposed to be put to sleep, but Cardamom woke up. [On Violet's Wiki page, it is written that adult Bird was working to help fix the ship, during which time people began to inhabit what they thought was an island, and Violet became their landlord.]
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Hulk (2003)

20231203:
Overall I liked this story of the hulk. There was more at stake. I didn't, however, like his grand size. In particular, how am I suppose to believe his underwear stretched that much. If he had stretchable pants why not buy a stretchable shirt?

Anyways, I can see how this type of Hulk doesn't align with the movie style for most modern day MCU. It's too much of a horror story (a mix between Frakenstein and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Netflix determined the movie for me as a 99% match. I decided to give neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
1a: Too much reading
1a: Stan Lee and Kevin Feige are executive producers
1a: Weird, slow opening. (Everything before him in a bicycle helmet)
1a: Very strange how he becomes a scientist doing the same research as his father
1a: Stan Lee cameo
1a: Interesting all these transitions. (e.g., various views before the frog explodes)
1a: Wow. they were connected since a young age?
1a: Oh. His last name is something other than Banner (on the office doors)
1a: Hehe. The transitiosn after "In the meantime Bruce, you will be hearing from me."
1a: Oh. Nick Nolte. The father didn't seem to look like this earlier... [Young David Banner was played by Paul Kersey]
1a: Huh. What was he pocketing in his hand? [It is revealed in a few scenes]
1a: This Hulk looks so strange. And freakishly big. He's like two and a half times as tall as Betty. [The Wikipedia page says The Hulk is between 7 and 8 feet. A Quora said the Hulk in this film was 15 to 25 feet tall and became taller as he got more angry]
1a: This entire fight sequence fighting dog seems like something in a B movie horror.
1a: Paused at 1 hour 9 minute mark.
1b: wow. cool visuals hand changing but doesnt make sense. his hand taking on material property of what it touches
1b: hilarious. talbot wants to fire the missile, it bounces and blows him from behind and theres kind of a funny freeze frame
1b: cool moment learning to jump
1b: I guess the problem with this hulk story is no superheroness. it's rather a sad story where something happened to Bruce traumatic, and now he is a monster by no fault of his own, but has to go on the run
1b: is it a coincidence that the men were uninjured or intentional
1b: they made that moment with the plane and sf bridge intentional
1b: hehe "puny human"
1b: wait a minute... no no you're gonna get him killed if he turns back to a human
1b: lol, I assume their listening to this conversation and they're just gonna let it go on?
1b: very interesting threat and perhaps a testament to how much power hulk wields: "you think you can handle it? take it! take it all!"
1b: weird to place such a call one year later but sure, it establishes some closure while assuring the hulk is alive hehe the ending... you do not want to make me angry
1a=20231203, 1b=20231205

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Watched first half 20231203, second half 20231205 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20231231)
Hulk (2003) Ang Lee. 138 min

Relevant Links:
Hulk (IMDb.com)
Hulk (RottenTomatoes.com)
Hulk (film) (Wikipedia.org)

Dredd (2012)

20231202:
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 99% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.

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Instant Comments:
Seems not good to be doing drugs while on the job - at least drugs that would impair one's ability as opposed to enhance
Jeez. They just rammed someone...
Wow. Very messy...
Why isn't she wearing a helmet? Is it because she's just in training? Seems like everyone in this line of profession should have a helmet
I see. It was not until Dredd arrived on the scene and they explained the slo-mo burn... It increases the feel of the punishment... since the perception of time is in the mind... let's pretend it felt like falling for a day... While the initial thought is that it'd be fear all the way down... I could imagine it could have the opposite effect. Normally the time in such a fall would be so short that one would in theory only process the fear. But if the brain is capable of slowing down the perception, I would assume it's because the brain is thinking more quickly. And perhaps would think about many other things... However, it's sci-fi, so maybe this particular drug just isolates a particular aspect of time perception. In which case, it is plausible it only magnifies the same thoughts which one would normally have...
Ah. No helmet explained.
Hehe. "You don't look ready."
The doors that crushed the homeless person when too unbelievably fast. Various persons could have been passing under those doors.
I don't get it. So much work to kill the Judges when they can just kill Kay.
They just got locked down. I wonder why they couldn't have pressured Kay for information earlier. Information about MaMa.
Seems like overkill. I guess someone did say MaMa loves violence
Doesn't make sense to me... if that's what citizens get for not helping the Judges... they should better rebel
So lucky there's a skating ramp so high up.
Ah, okay. So I'm not the only one: "Sound like overkill to you?"
Well he has a psychic... why does he have to say anything?
Hehe. "We haven't even started" (he pees himself)
"Incendiary" Huh. Has this series already been turned into a game? [There was a game called Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death released in 2003 (EU)/2005 (NA)]
Hmm. Not sure why this medical person wasn't prepared to help Dredd and yet here he left his protection to talk to other Judges...
Hmm. Will Dredd know?
Huh. Weird exchange of information. And this one guy chose to first react by saying something on his comm instead of taking out Dredd.
I wonder if these guns the Judges use have any protection. Will Dredd be able to take the gun of the guy who tried to attack him? [oh, after the gun ID scene that happens later I realized he doesn't have to take the gun, he can probably just take the ammo cartridge]
Hehe. "Funny. I was gonna ask you that. Bitch."
This Judge assumed Anderson would freeze upon seeing another Judge but that will likely be trumped by Anderson's psychic ability
Hmm. Out of ammo. So he wasn't able to swap the ammo cartridge.
Huh. Now he reloads... maybe before there wasn't time?
1=20231202

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Watched 20231202 (Netflix, Instant)
Dredd (2012) Pete Travis. 95 min

Relevant Links:
Dredd (IMDb.com)
Dredd (RottenTomatoes.com)
Dredd (Wikipedia.org)