20240824 Comment:
Rating: 5.0/5
Instant Comments:
1a: hehe cloud dust
1a: why did he kill these people? we didnt even see him drink. other than to set up what kind of person scruggs might be
1a: hmmm why did the player leave a full house
1a: "if you seen em play em"
1a: wow table kill
1a: surly joe song
1a: fingers
1a: harmonica
1a: hehe the count
1a: is this james franco? he looks kind of like but not quite
1a: huh the banker's voice sounds familiar and demeanor... wonder what he reminds me of...
1a: hehe three guns set up... too bad it missed... maybe it was more like... cover fire as he ran out... attached to a string perhaps
1a: haha the chapter quote. pan shot
1a: wow. they spared the bank robber
1a: hehe back in the noose
1a: hehe "first time?"
1a: quite a crowd
1a: is he just rambling famous lines
1a: ah leem neeson
1a: huh... he bought the chicken? there must have been some trick. seems like a waste to buy the chicken
1a: wow that's dark... (drowned the person who was basicallt nothing more than a chicken to him)
1a: paused after this story
1b: resume.
1b: this man discards small stuff. he's after the jackpot.
1b: he seems to have some kind of method... not sure what the flags represent [perhaps the peak woth respect to parallel to river; this would align with my thought that it's not where the river is, but where it was]
1b: the caption read "earth shifts above"
1b: oh no... (shot)
1b: wow. what a turn of events
1b: their conversations (knapp and longabog...) are so poetic sounding
1b: gate and narrow the way... is that a bible story... but maybe the meaning is different?
1b: wow. arthur gets some action
1b: whoa. a trick followed by a trick (arthur has experience)
1b: oh no...
1b: the beginning story quote was a mystery until the end of the story. "Mr Arthur had no idea what to say to Billy Knapp"
1b: I didn't quite understand the last story and I read an article that spelled it out. apparently all the stories are about death - generally random or untimely. and the last story is literally a passage of death. where the two persons are literally reapers.
1a=20240627,1b=20240709
Watched first half 20240627, second half 20240709 (Netflix, Instant)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. 133 min
Relevant Links:
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (IMDb.com)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Wikipedia.org)
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Bubble (2022)
20240624:
By the end of the movie I was confused as to what really happened. The way it was told it doesn't quite make sense. Somehow he angered the bubbles, but when Uta returns to bubble form it counters all the red bubbles and they dissipate. So what happened all this time between past and present? Was Uta preventing the bubbles from returning to normal? It seems like a big flaw. So yeah. The fictional story from that point of view seems mediocre. Also touching the red bubbles was supposed to be bad but it seems Hibiki did touch some red bubbles.
While the story had flaws, the parkour was fun to watch. Also the sound was great and the action was great.
Sometimes the story was too explicit. Like she read The Little Mermaid and then kept explaining the parallels between the movie and The Little Mermaid. So there's a guideline in writing: "show me don't tell me" and I think the movie focused too much on telling me when they should have showed me.
Rating: 3.8/5
Instant Comments:
1b: resumed but had to rewind a bit and fast forward as I remembered scenes I watched sleepily last night
1b: caught up to "vortex" at 1 hr 3 min remaining
1b: oh 1hr 1 min remaining. i saw him watering these plants scene alrwady
1b: I don't understand. with that much speed from boots why take down opponents when they can just go for flag?
1b: wow her jump across the vortex was so magical
1b: hibiki's followup with his face to face woth teammate part was cool and the subsequent moves were not as graceful but the teammate part was cool.
1b: huh why reach with her left and not right?
1b: smile. she doesnt talk "would you like to purchase these?"
1b: I was about to ask what good is it for them to go as a team but then the bridge was collapsing and three of them held it for hibiki and kai
1b: hehe the boost jump shattered shin's mechanical leg... likely for drama as he put it through what seemed like greater force early
Credits:
1b: various images of uta are drawn over real life images
1b: real credits end with 1 min left for translation credits
1a=20240623, 1b=20240624
Watched first half 20240623, second half 20240624 (Netflix, Instant)
Bubble* (2022) Tetsurô Araki. 100 min
*Baburu
Relevant Links:
Bubble (IMDb.com)
Bubble (RottenTomatoes.com)
Bubble (Wikipedia.org)
By the end of the movie I was confused as to what really happened. The way it was told it doesn't quite make sense. Somehow he angered the bubbles, but when Uta returns to bubble form it counters all the red bubbles and they dissipate. So what happened all this time between past and present? Was Uta preventing the bubbles from returning to normal? It seems like a big flaw. So yeah. The fictional story from that point of view seems mediocre. Also touching the red bubbles was supposed to be bad but it seems Hibiki did touch some red bubbles.
While the story had flaws, the parkour was fun to watch. Also the sound was great and the action was great.
Sometimes the story was too explicit. Like she read The Little Mermaid and then kept explaining the parallels between the movie and The Little Mermaid. So there's a guideline in writing: "show me don't tell me" and I think the movie focused too much on telling me when they should have showed me.
Rating: 3.8/5
Instant Comments:
1b: resumed but had to rewind a bit and fast forward as I remembered scenes I watched sleepily last night
1b: caught up to "vortex" at 1 hr 3 min remaining
1b: oh 1hr 1 min remaining. i saw him watering these plants scene alrwady
1b: I don't understand. with that much speed from boots why take down opponents when they can just go for flag?
1b: wow her jump across the vortex was so magical
1b: hibiki's followup with his face to face woth teammate part was cool and the subsequent moves were not as graceful but the teammate part was cool.
1b: huh why reach with her left and not right?
1b: smile. she doesnt talk "would you like to purchase these?"
1b: I was about to ask what good is it for them to go as a team but then the bridge was collapsing and three of them held it for hibiki and kai
1b: hehe the boost jump shattered shin's mechanical leg... likely for drama as he put it through what seemed like greater force early
Credits:
1b: various images of uta are drawn over real life images
1b: real credits end with 1 min left for translation credits
1a=20240623, 1b=20240624
Watched first half 20240623, second half 20240624 (Netflix, Instant)
Bubble* (2022) Tetsurô Araki. 100 min
*Baburu
Relevant Links:
Bubble (IMDb.com)
Bubble (RottenTomatoes.com)
Bubble (Wikipedia.org)
Friday, June 21, 2024
Everything Everwhere All at Once (2022)
20240621:
great movie. exceeded expectations.
Rating: 4.8/5
Instant Comments:
ah divorce
whoa. cool fight scene (Waymond and fanny pack)
Jobu Tobaki is her daughter
ouch self inflicted paper cuts. that was hard to watch
hehe break your own arm or take a nap
great use of slow mo.
how do you find jumping pad action without being told. by intuition?
oh in this scene her daughter asks and the father says whenever she does something weird... so while there may be particulaf actions for targeted destinatikns, she has sk many destinations that a random weitd thing to a random place helps her acquire more skills
haha butt
lol this guy comes rinning into knto the butt plug
damn pinky. i dont think the scene chosen (elevator) for trailer is representative of the exciting action in this movie
can't be the end. must be the star universe
racaccoomie
two rocks must be Evelynn and Joy
quite a conversation
Watched 20240621 (Netflix, Instant)
Everything Everwhere All at Once (2022) Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert. 139 min
Relevant Links:
Everything Everwhere All at Once (IMDb.com)
Everything Everwhere All at Once (RottenTomatoes.com)
Everything Everwhere All at Once (Wikipedia.org)
great movie. exceeded expectations.
Rating: 4.8/5
Instant Comments:
ah divorce
whoa. cool fight scene (Waymond and fanny pack)
Jobu Tobaki is her daughter
ouch self inflicted paper cuts. that was hard to watch
hehe break your own arm or take a nap
great use of slow mo.
how do you find jumping pad action without being told. by intuition?
oh in this scene her daughter asks and the father says whenever she does something weird... so while there may be particulaf actions for targeted destinatikns, she has sk many destinations that a random weitd thing to a random place helps her acquire more skills
haha butt
lol this guy comes rinning into knto the butt plug
damn pinky. i dont think the scene chosen (elevator) for trailer is representative of the exciting action in this movie
can't be the end. must be the star universe
racaccoomie
two rocks must be Evelynn and Joy
quite a conversation
Watched 20240621 (Netflix, Instant)
Everything Everwhere All at Once (2022) Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert. 139 min
Relevant Links:
Everything Everwhere All at Once (IMDb.com)
Everything Everwhere All at Once (RottenTomatoes.com)
Everything Everwhere All at Once (Wikipedia.org)
Thursday, June 20, 2024
The Accountant (2016)
20240620:
The movie has some difficult plot points to follow but the action and overall story were fun to watch. The idea of a functional autistic assassin/accountant reminds me of Dexter. What other characters exist in this space? I guess it can be eye opening for people who have neurodivergent children and want them to be normal when instead it seems better to try to set goals. Perhaps my favorite part of the movie in that vein is when Anna Kendrick's character tells the story of her dress and how she, like Ben Affleck's character, just wanted to fit in. So despite being neurotypical (or at least relatively so) she and him shared that desire to fit in. But I think what society needs is to normalize accepting differences.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
20240803 Comment:
Rating: 4.6/5
Instant Comments:
touching that it was the girl who came over to give him the missing piece
smile completed the puzzle upside down
hehe trying to help them
I don't exactly understand the legality of the threat he's making. she expected the records to be sealed and hes using it as leverage
loud music and flashinf lights... how odd
why does the father refuse therapy?
the old man finds a mile out to be impressve. i have no reference. [Snipers typically operate at ranges between 600 and 1,200 meters (3/8 and 3/4 mile) and record is 2 miles]
huh. she just had to make a call to someone she knew to get footage on the guy? why didnt the guy that hired her have the resources to collect this type of evidence?
hehe "do you understand the rules?"
that's a lot of story told in reverse. i got the gist but not completely.
why most guys still ducking and he stands? is that smart?
hmm in a situation loke this where their numbers are greater, I would have assumed full lighting is best
in this hand to hand fight... is this the last giy. otherwise why not converge on location and communicate better
whoa. had to watch again. he took the grenade and stuffed it under the kevlar and held it there
uh... is that his brother? no fucking way
hehe... fired without hesitation after the man's speech [he finished what he told his handler, I'm gonna find the person that wants to kill her and I'm going to kill them]
hehe he says "you wont, Ill find you." I couldn't help but think of Ben Affleck's Batman
smile. he gifted justine a supercomputer
smile. dogs playing poker.
ooo actually Pollack (which I didnt write as a guess but it seemed foreshadowed that he would gift the Pollack to her)
Credits:
one autism consultant and five or so mathematician consultants
1=20240620
Watched 20240620 (Netflix, Instant)
The Accountant (2016) Gavin O'Connor. 128 min
Relevant Links:
The Accountant (IMDb.com)
The Accountant (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Accountant (Wikipedia.org)
The movie has some difficult plot points to follow but the action and overall story were fun to watch. The idea of a functional autistic assassin/accountant reminds me of Dexter. What other characters exist in this space? I guess it can be eye opening for people who have neurodivergent children and want them to be normal when instead it seems better to try to set goals. Perhaps my favorite part of the movie in that vein is when Anna Kendrick's character tells the story of her dress and how she, like Ben Affleck's character, just wanted to fit in. So despite being neurotypical (or at least relatively so) she and him shared that desire to fit in. But I think what society needs is to normalize accepting differences.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
20240803 Comment:
Rating: 4.6/5
Instant Comments:
touching that it was the girl who came over to give him the missing piece
smile completed the puzzle upside down
hehe trying to help them
I don't exactly understand the legality of the threat he's making. she expected the records to be sealed and hes using it as leverage
loud music and flashinf lights... how odd
why does the father refuse therapy?
the old man finds a mile out to be impressve. i have no reference. [Snipers typically operate at ranges between 600 and 1,200 meters (3/8 and 3/4 mile) and record is 2 miles]
huh. she just had to make a call to someone she knew to get footage on the guy? why didnt the guy that hired her have the resources to collect this type of evidence?
hehe "do you understand the rules?"
that's a lot of story told in reverse. i got the gist but not completely.
why most guys still ducking and he stands? is that smart?
hmm in a situation loke this where their numbers are greater, I would have assumed full lighting is best
in this hand to hand fight... is this the last giy. otherwise why not converge on location and communicate better
whoa. had to watch again. he took the grenade and stuffed it under the kevlar and held it there
uh... is that his brother? no fucking way
hehe... fired without hesitation after the man's speech [he finished what he told his handler, I'm gonna find the person that wants to kill her and I'm going to kill them]
hehe he says "you wont, Ill find you." I couldn't help but think of Ben Affleck's Batman
smile. he gifted justine a supercomputer
smile. dogs playing poker.
ooo actually Pollack (which I didnt write as a guess but it seemed foreshadowed that he would gift the Pollack to her)
Credits:
one autism consultant and five or so mathematician consultants
1=20240620
Watched 20240620 (Netflix, Instant)
The Accountant (2016) Gavin O'Connor. 128 min
Relevant Links:
The Accountant (IMDb.com)
The Accountant (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Accountant (Wikipedia.org)
Saturday, June 15, 2024
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
20240802 Comment:
Rating: 4.4/5
Instant Comments:
1a: wow. I was watching on my phone and wasn't taking notes but I had this feeling that her dad would die, likely because she seemed happy and he was her main t3 rgexsupport as she indicated earlier and again with his kind words (Billy Joel). right after I had my thought he started coughing and then crash. not sure if he will be dead yet but I nevertheless had the thought.
1a: hahahaha "there'll be other opportunities, your grandparents can't stick around forever"
1a: hehe. despite her outburst, he seems genuinely unphased and commends her on underestimating his salary. then stands up and gives her a cookie. this scene is interesting
1a: hahahaha "am I really your favorite student" "felt like the right thing to say"
1a: wow it's autumn and the pool is warm... that's so nice
1a: hmm she crushes on the petland guy while hanging out with Erwin who likes her...
1b: resume at the 1hr 05 min mar 40 minutes remaining
1b: hahaha "you need to watch out for run-on sentences"
1b: haha. can I have some money for the yogurt
1b: hehe the bathroom and bedroom is a mess. turned upside down.
1b: I feel like the direction of this story is that... similar to richmont high, this guy breaks her heart after they have sex and she realizes she should date Erwin who is a legit nice guy that likes her. though nothing wrong with the cool guy... oh wait I got movies messed up. I'm thinking of Ronan Soroasie in Ladybird. she fell in love with the cool guy and he was cool but his philosophy and a misunderstanding about love. but she didnt have a real love... she just grew from the experience. and richmont high... the cool guy was a jerk... so... anyways.
1b: what a family situation. it's explained early on. mom and Nadine didnt get along. but there's another aspect in that apparently the mom thinks of the son as perfect and just what an imbalance of love. they say parents shouldnt play favorites and from that metric she's not doing well
1b: hehe... her brother unloads his point of view which shows how self centered she has been. I've had a similar, but less exaggerated situation where i was accused of not caring but my point of view was that i just cared differently or that I take a number of considerations into account. just because it didnt align with the other person's point of view, doesnt mean I didnt care.
1b: hehe he fakes her out (says it wasnt about her)
1b: closure across the board
1a=20240615, 1b=20240616
Watched first half 20240615, second half 20240616 (Netflix, Instant)
The Edge of Seventeen (2016) Kelly Fremon Craig. 104 min
Relevant Links:
The Edge of Seventeen (IMDb.com)
The Edge of Seventeen (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Edge of Seventeen (Wikipedia.org)
Rating: 4.4/5
Instant Comments:
1a: wow. I was watching on my phone and wasn't taking notes but I had this feeling that her dad would die, likely because she seemed happy and he was her main t3 rgexsupport as she indicated earlier and again with his kind words (Billy Joel). right after I had my thought he started coughing and then crash. not sure if he will be dead yet but I nevertheless had the thought.
1a: hahahaha "there'll be other opportunities, your grandparents can't stick around forever"
1a: hehe. despite her outburst, he seems genuinely unphased and commends her on underestimating his salary. then stands up and gives her a cookie. this scene is interesting
1a: hahahaha "am I really your favorite student" "felt like the right thing to say"
1a: wow it's autumn and the pool is warm... that's so nice
1a: hmm she crushes on the petland guy while hanging out with Erwin who likes her...
1b: resume at the 1hr 05 min mar 40 minutes remaining
1b: hahaha "you need to watch out for run-on sentences"
1b: haha. can I have some money for the yogurt
1b: hehe the bathroom and bedroom is a mess. turned upside down.
1b: I feel like the direction of this story is that... similar to richmont high, this guy breaks her heart after they have sex and she realizes she should date Erwin who is a legit nice guy that likes her. though nothing wrong with the cool guy... oh wait I got movies messed up. I'm thinking of Ronan Soroasie in Ladybird. she fell in love with the cool guy and he was cool but his philosophy and a misunderstanding about love. but she didnt have a real love... she just grew from the experience. and richmont high... the cool guy was a jerk... so... anyways.
1b: what a family situation. it's explained early on. mom and Nadine didnt get along. but there's another aspect in that apparently the mom thinks of the son as perfect and just what an imbalance of love. they say parents shouldnt play favorites and from that metric she's not doing well
1b: hehe... her brother unloads his point of view which shows how self centered she has been. I've had a similar, but less exaggerated situation where i was accused of not caring but my point of view was that i just cared differently or that I take a number of considerations into account. just because it didnt align with the other person's point of view, doesnt mean I didnt care.
1b: hehe he fakes her out (says it wasnt about her)
1b: closure across the board
1a=20240615, 1b=20240616
Watched first half 20240615, second half 20240616 (Netflix, Instant)
The Edge of Seventeen (2016) Kelly Fremon Craig. 104 min
Relevant Links:
The Edge of Seventeen (IMDb.com)
The Edge of Seventeen (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Edge of Seventeen (Wikipedia.org)
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
65 (2023)
20240611:
This movie had its moments but lacked the beauty of Jurassic Park. There were several moments in Jurassic Park that displayed the gentle dinosaurs. The lack of the existence of a wider variety of dinosaurs in this film make for a less compelling movie. More generally, the movie
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 89% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 3.2/5
Instant Comments:
Huh. The ship couldn't have detected the meteors from further away and stop? Seems flawed for future tech
"music turns poignant" [poigant - "painfully affecting the feelings : piercing. (2) : deeply affecting : touching."]
what weird looking dinosaurs
yuck... what is that thing [an article referred to it as a ficticious parasite]
wow. he was able to bait it and kill it... so smart
the use of his device to gain visibility on the creature was cool
hmm... comet
hehe. all of the bombs used
Smile. He looks at the web of rope tied around everything. [however, pausing at the scene, there isn't any additional security gained as the likely place for the rope to break is between him and the knot; of course the scene is moment is more to serve a comic releif]]
Oh. I thought that was a nightmare earlier. So his daughter's death already took place.
Holy cow. She came for him. What an attack [though it had nothing to do with the crushed berries...]
Wow. Burnt flesh.
[apparently this creature at the end isn't a real dinosaur. there was an article that complained about it. howwever, in my opinion, while clearly the planet they were stranded on is meant to allude to Earth (in the credits there is a time lapse with the Ice Age and wooly mammoth followed by a city) and hence the creatures they encountered are to be dinosaurs in our fossil records, ultimately the movie is allowed artistic license to make creatures for the sake of the film (not far from how Jurassic Park movies also change around some details)]
Watched 20240611 (Netflix, Instant)
65 (2023) Scott Beck, Bryan Woods. 93 min
Relevant Links:
65 (IMDb.com)
65 (RottenTomatoes.com)
65 (film) (Wikipedia.org)
This movie had its moments but lacked the beauty of Jurassic Park. There were several moments in Jurassic Park that displayed the gentle dinosaurs. The lack of the existence of a wider variety of dinosaurs in this film make for a less compelling movie. More generally, the movie
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 89% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 3.2/5
Instant Comments:
Huh. The ship couldn't have detected the meteors from further away and stop? Seems flawed for future tech
"music turns poignant" [poigant - "painfully affecting the feelings : piercing. (2) : deeply affecting : touching."]
what weird looking dinosaurs
yuck... what is that thing [an article referred to it as a ficticious parasite]
wow. he was able to bait it and kill it... so smart
the use of his device to gain visibility on the creature was cool
hmm... comet
hehe. all of the bombs used
Smile. He looks at the web of rope tied around everything. [however, pausing at the scene, there isn't any additional security gained as the likely place for the rope to break is between him and the knot; of course the scene is moment is more to serve a comic releif]]
Oh. I thought that was a nightmare earlier. So his daughter's death already took place.
Holy cow. She came for him. What an attack [though it had nothing to do with the crushed berries...]
Wow. Burnt flesh.
[apparently this creature at the end isn't a real dinosaur. there was an article that complained about it. howwever, in my opinion, while clearly the planet they were stranded on is meant to allude to Earth (in the credits there is a time lapse with the Ice Age and wooly mammoth followed by a city) and hence the creatures they encountered are to be dinosaurs in our fossil records, ultimately the movie is allowed artistic license to make creatures for the sake of the film (not far from how Jurassic Park movies also change around some details)]
Watched 20240611 (Netflix, Instant)
65 (2023) Scott Beck, Bryan Woods. 93 min
Relevant Links:
65 (IMDb.com)
65 (RottenTomatoes.com)
65 (film) (Wikipedia.org)
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Hidden Strike (2023)
20240802 Comment:
Rating: 4.0/5
Instant Comments:
hehe "my name is knox"
etch a sketch. "my name is knox"
cyclops "my name is knox"
hehe tramp stamp
this movie is currently interesting because Cena's character is somewhat neutral ground, doing the mission to help the people, supposedly his brother's goal is to get some evil chinese, whilr jackie chan is evacuating people. I think the chinese are "good" and his brother is "bad". but why kidnap and not take out
hmm ok... so it is revealed who his brother is working for (Owen)
damn tragic end for his brother Henry
haha you closer (to look if they're gone)
ah ok. they want to take the oil.
yikes the son
hehe hand signal. thimbs up
hehe "slow. and put in the hole"
that pipe chireography was cool. (jackie jumps over the pipe and holds onto the pipe)
man this skull face is so skilled at fighting (0erhaps as a hired gun it makes sense)
choreography with the cords and bubbles was cool
hehe frozen peking duck
hehe. she said we'll make it but they didn't
hahaha "I see you have a..." "make a flat tire joke [...]"
eight not nine... I'll have to look that up. number signals are pretty cool [I searched "hand signals for numbers" and the top return was "A Complete Guide to Chinese Number Hand Gestures – That's ..."]
epic tank explosions.
how crazy he was willing to sacrifice himself to kill someone else. perhaps he thought anyways he'd go to prison or something wkrse than living
hmm chasing after that guy was just gor revenge. unrelated to stopping thr oil heist. (they are on cliff yelling for help)
ah ok. the team storms the ships. but they could have done that anyways... well I guess the revenge aspect or catching the bad guy is still a must. but they put themselves in unnecessary danger. when probably they could have just sent a helicopter after him.
hahaha you would think it's the R but it's the C.
1=20240609
Watched 20240609 (Netflix, Instant)
Hidden Strike (2023) Scott Waugh. 102 min
Relevant Links:
Hidden Strike (IMDb.com)
Hidden Strike (RottenTomatoes.com)
Hidden Strike (Wikipedia.org)
Instant Comments:
hehe "my name is knox"
etch a sketch. "my name is knox"
cyclops "my name is knox"
hehe tramp stamp
this movie is currently interesting because Cena's character is somewhat neutral ground, doing the mission to help the people, supposedly his brother's goal is to get some evil chinese, whilr jackie chan is evacuating people. I think the chinese are "good" and his brother is "bad". but why kidnap and not take out
hmm ok... so it is revealed who his brother is working for (Owen)
damn tragic end for his brother Henry
haha you closer (to look if they're gone)
ah ok. they want to take the oil.
yikes the son
hehe hand signal. thimbs up
hehe "slow. and put in the hole"
that pipe chireography was cool. (jackie jumps over the pipe and holds onto the pipe)
man this skull face is so skilled at fighting (0erhaps as a hired gun it makes sense)
choreography with the cords and bubbles was cool
hehe frozen peking duck
hehe. she said we'll make it but they didn't
hahaha "I see you have a..." "make a flat tire joke [...]"
eight not nine... I'll have to look that up. number signals are pretty cool [I searched "hand signals for numbers" and the top return was "A Complete Guide to Chinese Number Hand Gestures – That's ..."]
epic tank explosions.
how crazy he was willing to sacrifice himself to kill someone else. perhaps he thought anyways he'd go to prison or something wkrse than living
hmm chasing after that guy was just gor revenge. unrelated to stopping thr oil heist. (they are on cliff yelling for help)
ah ok. the team storms the ships. but they could have done that anyways... well I guess the revenge aspect or catching the bad guy is still a must. but they put themselves in unnecessary danger. when probably they could have just sent a helicopter after him.
hahaha you would think it's the R but it's the C.
1=20240609
Watched 20240609 (Netflix, Instant)
Hidden Strike (2023) Scott Waugh. 102 min
Relevant Links:
Hidden Strike (IMDb.com)
Hidden Strike (RottenTomatoes.com)
Hidden Strike (Wikipedia.org)
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Bleach (2018)
20240606:
I think, having read the first arc and seen the anime, it's slightly harder to enjoy because I'm constantly making comparisons with the two. However, as far as live action adaptations go, this one is decent. In particular, it keeps the critical essense of most characters and portraying that in a suitable manner. Furthermore, with so much to tell in the story, the movie did a great job of distilling the key plot points and rearranging them. With that being said, the story told in the movie is just a small part in the larger story. If sequels were ever made, then rescuing Rukia would likely have to take two movies, and then perhaps two or three movies for the Arrancar arc. With that being said, I think the main series would have been better suited by a television format (like the recent live action ONE PIECE and Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix).
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 91% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.0/5
Instant Comments:
huh. okay. that's a sensible way to present that part of the story (I've seen the anime so I know what the scene is referring to) (girl by the water in the rain)
hmm... they should have gotten a bigger actor for Chad
see this is a good adaptation of the source material. (moments leading up to transfer of power) unlike my opinion of live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series
he didn't pop out of his body when he became a Soul Reaper. or at least they didn't show a body
smile. Rukia's drawings
the English voice for Orihime is spot on
Captain Kuchiki is portrayed here as darker, almost villanous. whereas I got more of a calm, serious vibe from him in the manga and anime
hehe. she drops her book
in the anime I recall Rukia dressing nice for this visit to the grave... but I think in terms of adaptation, the movie's been doing well so far
good choreography in fight between Renji and Ichigo here but Ichigo says that Renji slowed down and they failed to make it seem like Ichigo did gain a speed component ("Kind of slow aren't you?")
hmm. it feels more clear in this adaptation that Rukia kicked Ichigo over to save him. Or at least from what I remember.
Watched 20240606 (Netflix, Instant)
Bleach* (2018) Shinsuke Sato. 108 min
*Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc
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Bleach (IMDb.com)
Bleach (RottenTomatoes.com)
Bleach (Wikipedia.org)
I think, having read the first arc and seen the anime, it's slightly harder to enjoy because I'm constantly making comparisons with the two. However, as far as live action adaptations go, this one is decent. In particular, it keeps the critical essense of most characters and portraying that in a suitable manner. Furthermore, with so much to tell in the story, the movie did a great job of distilling the key plot points and rearranging them. With that being said, the story told in the movie is just a small part in the larger story. If sequels were ever made, then rescuing Rukia would likely have to take two movies, and then perhaps two or three movies for the Arrancar arc. With that being said, I think the main series would have been better suited by a television format (like the recent live action ONE PIECE and Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix).
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 91% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 4.0/5
Instant Comments:
huh. okay. that's a sensible way to present that part of the story (I've seen the anime so I know what the scene is referring to) (girl by the water in the rain)
hmm... they should have gotten a bigger actor for Chad
see this is a good adaptation of the source material. (moments leading up to transfer of power) unlike my opinion of live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series
he didn't pop out of his body when he became a Soul Reaper. or at least they didn't show a body
smile. Rukia's drawings
the English voice for Orihime is spot on
Captain Kuchiki is portrayed here as darker, almost villanous. whereas I got more of a calm, serious vibe from him in the manga and anime
hehe. she drops her book
in the anime I recall Rukia dressing nice for this visit to the grave... but I think in terms of adaptation, the movie's been doing well so far
good choreography in fight between Renji and Ichigo here but Ichigo says that Renji slowed down and they failed to make it seem like Ichigo did gain a speed component ("Kind of slow aren't you?")
hmm. it feels more clear in this adaptation that Rukia kicked Ichigo over to save him. Or at least from what I remember.
Watched 20240606 (Netflix, Instant)
Bleach* (2018) Shinsuke Sato. 108 min
*Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc
Relevant Links:
Bleach (IMDb.com)
Bleach (RottenTomatoes.com)
Bleach (Wikipedia.org)
Madame Web (2024)
20240606:
The movie wasn't the worst, but it was very underwhelming. The movie spent too much time in the wrong places. In particular, the ending felt rushed. Madame Web is a cool character once developed but the backstory should perhaps be ignored or told in a shorter format. Similarly, the three teenagers as a team would be fun to watch, but not through this backstory. Actually, having said all that, this film would have been better as a mini series or full television series. Furthermore, it should start with the team already together, do some cool action episodes, and then at some point do a prequel season into their backstory.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 94% match. I decided to give the movie a thumbs down.
Rating: 2.0/5
Instant Comments:
what an awkard start. she talks as if the baby is doing something to her
spider people
huh. they have a spider bite her
seems dramatic... I've never seen people not stop for an ambulance
the one spider looks like the one in the character from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
he's upset about something he walked into
her chest compressions seems so gentle
seeing the future and affecting it... implies what you saw was not really the future, only some vision that alters your actions to what really ends up being the future (relative to the time before)
this guy was gonna kill them in public? he wasn't even disguised...
"that's your emergency, that" (oh I feel like the ironic part is that his spider would be the one that gives them powers)
why would he attack the cops and not attack his targets?
hmm... strange. in her line of work... it doesn't seem like she would abandon people in need
oh ok... just a vision
huh. the past. interesting
psh. a variation of Spider-Man quote. "when you take on the responsibility. great power will come"
but his point is valid. how can they hide for two weeks
not due for four weeks... that's what... two weeks premature? [40 weeks is likely the usual tracking time... so 4 weeks is 36 weeks in, and the cutoff is 37 weeks
did she have a vision to know to go through the wall like that to hit this guy? Also... it seems he jumped into the vehicle when he could have stayed down under the ambulance
that's pretty cool. I suppose that using such a power for the first time in a time of need is possible, but not as common a trope as accidentally using such a power and then honing it
her eyes seem glazed over. she was probably blinded by the strike
hehe ("all the fun and none of the responsibility") "that's what he thinks"
meh. the kung pao chicken and the bless you was cheap and they were surprised by it?
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Watched 20240606 (Netflix, Instant)
Madame Web (2024) S.J. Clarkson. 116 min
Relevant Links:
Madame Web (IMDb.com)
Madame Web (RottenTomatoes.com)
Madame Web (film) (Wikipedia.org)
The movie wasn't the worst, but it was very underwhelming. The movie spent too much time in the wrong places. In particular, the ending felt rushed. Madame Web is a cool character once developed but the backstory should perhaps be ignored or told in a shorter format. Similarly, the three teenagers as a team would be fun to watch, but not through this backstory. Actually, having said all that, this film would have been better as a mini series or full television series. Furthermore, it should start with the team already together, do some cool action episodes, and then at some point do a prequel season into their backstory.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 94% match. I decided to give the movie a thumbs down.
Rating: 2.0/5
Instant Comments:
what an awkard start. she talks as if the baby is doing something to her
spider people
huh. they have a spider bite her
seems dramatic... I've never seen people not stop for an ambulance
the one spider looks like the one in the character from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
he's upset about something he walked into
her chest compressions seems so gentle
seeing the future and affecting it... implies what you saw was not really the future, only some vision that alters your actions to what really ends up being the future (relative to the time before)
this guy was gonna kill them in public? he wasn't even disguised...
"that's your emergency, that" (oh I feel like the ironic part is that his spider would be the one that gives them powers)
why would he attack the cops and not attack his targets?
hmm... strange. in her line of work... it doesn't seem like she would abandon people in need
oh ok... just a vision
huh. the past. interesting
psh. a variation of Spider-Man quote. "when you take on the responsibility. great power will come"
but his point is valid. how can they hide for two weeks
not due for four weeks... that's what... two weeks premature? [40 weeks is likely the usual tracking time... so 4 weeks is 36 weeks in, and the cutoff is 37 weeks
did she have a vision to know to go through the wall like that to hit this guy? Also... it seems he jumped into the vehicle when he could have stayed down under the ambulance
that's pretty cool. I suppose that using such a power for the first time in a time of need is possible, but not as common a trope as accidentally using such a power and then honing it
her eyes seem glazed over. she was probably blinded by the strike
hehe ("all the fun and none of the responsibility") "that's what he thinks"
meh. the kung pao chicken and the bless you was cheap and they were surprised by it?
1=20240606
Watched 20240606 (Netflix, Instant)
Madame Web (2024) S.J. Clarkson. 116 min
Relevant Links:
Madame Web (IMDb.com)
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Madame Web (film) (Wikipedia.org)
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Godzilla (2014)
20240604:
I didn't feel so engaged with the film. There's some philosophical moments about nature, but most of the movie seems like a bunch of fluff.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 96% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 3.0/5
Instant Comments:
1a: oh it took me a while to realize it was his son grown up (some time after his son enters the dad's apartment)
1a: hmm... okay... so they explain what they were doing. They say they were trying to study it to contain it, because they were afraid that destroying it would release radiation and endanger many lives
1a: hehe... Hiroshima...
1b: resume around 1h15min mark
1b: why would it want to crush a train...
1b: I don't get it. Why did they stop the buses there? Why is there a blockade of police cars?
1b: While it makes for an interesting escape on the bus driver's part, the inability for police and military to make a path exit for the civilians is silly
1b: Oh. It was after the nuclear warhead and presented it to the female as a gift
1b: "The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control, and not the other way around. Let them fight."
1b: Are the red flares to see each other in the dark?
1b: how far is a click? [it is short for kilometer, which is approxiamately 0.62 miles]
1b: Huh... the Lieutenant didn't even get a chance to be a hero and deactivate the warhead
1b: Ah... but he's smart to blow up the eggs
1b: Well timed tail swing
1b: Hehe. Right into the mouth... What a beast. Or should I say... what a monster.
1b: people should just be seated alphabetically in the stadium to be easier to find
1b: I guess registration is okay too
1a=20240602,1b=20240604
Watched first half 20240602, second half 20240604 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20240630)
Godzilla (2014) Gareth Edwards. 123 min
Relevant Links:
Godzilla (IMDb.com)
Godzilla (RottenTomatoes.com)
Godzilla (2014 film) (Wikipedia.org)
I didn't feel so engaged with the film. There's some philosophical moments about nature, but most of the movie seems like a bunch of fluff.
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 96% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
Rating: 3.0/5
Instant Comments:
1a: oh it took me a while to realize it was his son grown up (some time after his son enters the dad's apartment)
1a: hmm... okay... so they explain what they were doing. They say they were trying to study it to contain it, because they were afraid that destroying it would release radiation and endanger many lives
1a: hehe... Hiroshima...
1b: resume around 1h15min mark
1b: why would it want to crush a train...
1b: I don't get it. Why did they stop the buses there? Why is there a blockade of police cars?
1b: While it makes for an interesting escape on the bus driver's part, the inability for police and military to make a path exit for the civilians is silly
1b: Oh. It was after the nuclear warhead and presented it to the female as a gift
1b: "The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control, and not the other way around. Let them fight."
1b: Are the red flares to see each other in the dark?
1b: how far is a click? [it is short for kilometer, which is approxiamately 0.62 miles]
1b: Huh... the Lieutenant didn't even get a chance to be a hero and deactivate the warhead
1b: Ah... but he's smart to blow up the eggs
1b: Well timed tail swing
1b: Hehe. Right into the mouth... What a beast. Or should I say... what a monster.
1b: people should just be seated alphabetically in the stadium to be easier to find
1b: I guess registration is okay too
1a=20240602,1b=20240604
Watched first half 20240602, second half 20240604 (Netflix, Instant) (Last day to watch 20240630)
Godzilla (2014) Gareth Edwards. 123 min
Relevant Links:
Godzilla (IMDb.com)
Godzilla (RottenTomatoes.com)
Godzilla (2014 film) (Wikipedia.org)