I waited until today to write my film blog because last night I saw the new Dr. Strange movie. I have been waiting for this for a super long time and have incredibly high expectations because Dr. Strange is one of my top Marvel Movies. Automatically you can tell the difference in directorial style and I LOVE it. I can tell why some people don't because it's defiantly different than their typical movies, and if you were going in expecting that you might have been disappointed. But even though I had high expectations they weren't very targeted so I was up for anything. I loved the sound track, it was very horror movie sheik. I appreciated the increase in gore. In the past movies they've showed cuts and bruises but the scene where Wanda is chasing American and half of her head is covered in dried blood was cool. I kinda had an idea that she was going to be bad in this movie but I thought for at least a little bit she would act normal. It was almost immediately she revealed her true intentions to Strange and it was epic. She is so powerful. Marvel has given back stories to villains before, even understandable/ relatable ones, but this is the most in depth we've gone into an evil characters background and it is brutal. I understand completely Wanda's motives which makes it even harder knowing she's still mostly in the wrong. Wanda probably my favorite marvel character and I didn't like seeing her evil because even though I know she'd most likely do the right thing in the end I also knew it most likely wouldn't end well for her cause I didn't last time. The animations were unique and I didn't love the giant eye monster but I love big red scarlet witch cloud its so luminous. I really liked the America girl and this is the desirable lgbtq representation I was talking about. America was so cool and young and I hope she comes back. Overall I am obsessed with this movie and I plan on seeing it a few more times to let it really sink in. I was hoping the ending would have had some more resolution for Wanda instead of just dying (presumably). Great great great great great movie.
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I've been in a tv show mood lately and this weekend my attentiveness just wasn't there enough for me to enjoy sitting through an entire movie. It's kinda been like that for a while and I hate it but I just am going through a show watching phase. Anyways I knew I needed to force myself to watch something so I picked something I thought was going to be quick and easy to get to. There is a new movie called crush with Rowan Blanchard. Admittedly, the trailer looked bad. It looked like it was going to be a cheesy romance movie filled with basic lgbt stereotypes. I wasn't going into thinking it was going to be bad but I still wasn't shocked when I turned out to be bad. Of course I'm very happy about the wlw representation but they way they do it is just so clingy. They take the most basic stereotypes that not many people are actually able to connect with. Just once I want a high school wlw movie where they act like a normal couple and the entire plot isn't just about being gay. Plus the main character is HORRIBLY annoying. There were parts that I actually really liked though which was the intimate moments between the girl and her love interest. It was sweet and well shot and if they whole movie was filmed like that I might have loved it. But those few moments weren't enough to combat for the awkwardness of the rest of the moive. Overall I won't be watching this again but I really do appreciate that we're getting closer and closer until we include lgbt characters in a more normalized way.
Not sure how it happened cause I really wanted to wait till after I finished the book but Hailey finally got me to watch Pride and Prejudice with her. For the first half of watching it I couldn't get over the fact that it was pretty much exactly the same vibe as every other period piece, I'm thinking specifically of Little Women. But the longer it went on the more I liked it. At first I didn't like Darcy because the Darcy I was picturing in my head was the one in the tv show you showed us like 2 seconds of. But he grew on me enough to allow me to enjoy the story. As expected it was less detailed than the book and felt like it moved way faster, which I didn't mind. One of my favorite scenes was when Elizabeth was spinning around in that swing and the weather was changing to show time had passed. It's a common shot but I thought it was beautiful. Also all the costumes were so perfect and exactly what I imagined the characters to wear. Do I think its the best, most special movie I've seen? Not particularly. I feel the same way about the book. But did I have a good two hours watching it? For sure. Overall it was a joyful watch.
I went to go see this movie at the Newport theater which I haven't been to in forever. It was late on a sunday night so the theater was relativity empty. I sat up super close so I could feel like I was in the movie. This ended up being an amazing decision because I could see nothing but the screen and feel every vibration. This is one of the best opening sequences of a super hero movie I know. I knew this movie was going to be dark like the last Joker but with the added action and violence it felt even darker. The Riddlers first victim was so insanely creepy and I loved it. Robbert Pattinson has the perfect voice for batman and his suit was veeery cool. A lot of people found him attractive when he was Bruce Wayne but I thought his hair and runny eye makeup made him look emo and I couldn't help but laugh. In fact I found it so funny it was hard to reconnect to the "scary" aspects. However once I got over myself I was able to become fully submersed in the film. I love how they follow the destruction of corrupt politicians and their corespondents it feels like a classic Batman comic. The lighting of this film was just beautiful. The interconnectivity showed with the way they plays with the shadows in both their shots and their storyline. Something that stood out to me and really made me feel like I was on a Batman rollercoaster was the accents. The two I'm thinking of are the fat cop and the mafia man. They're accents were ridiculous and to some may have felt out of place in this serious movie but to me it gave the same impression as the bugle reporter in the Spiderman ride at Universal. It was comical not in a funny way but in a comic book way. Cat woman is a BADDASS but I didn't like her mask. The knit cat ears were too soft for her personality. She was so freaking cool thought and I want a movie with just her. I was at the part right where the one guy shot the falcon guy right before he go arrested when lights in the theater started flashing. At first I was really Impressed with amc's newly addd special effect before the emergency announcement came on telling us we needed to leave. That's why this film blog is called pt. one because technically I didn't exactly finish the movie, but not by choice. And I watched enough of it to make up a whole movie anyways. I plan on going back and finishing it once I get a voucher for my ticket. But so far I've reaaaaally enjoyed this and it's felt magical in a weird way.
I've seen all of the tv series and LOVE IT. And my mom just now, after we've finished the whole show, informed me there was a movie. I had high expectations cause of how freaking hilarious the show is but also I kind of thought it was be more pg since it was older. It was not at all. But it did surpass my expectations by a ton. I belly laughed almost the whole time. Just like the show it was filmed in mockmentary style which is a great idea that I think makes it stand out more than if it just followed a regular plot. I don't know where they found all these actors cause they are so naturally funny and have amazing comedic timing. The writing is bizarre and random and stupid and that's my exact humor. I wish I would have watched this before I started the series because I'm not realizing the made slight references to it throughout the show. I also think it would have made me like it more. The only reason I say that is because I've already gotten used to the episode style and the longevity and was left wanting more. Not because it felt incomplete just because I want to be able to continuing having that good time. I can totally see this movie becoming a confront film because it made me so happy. Best comedy I've watch in a long time.
This 80's classic is my moms favorite movie and she has been trying to get me to watch it with her forever. Im so so glad I did because it was so much fun. It's veeery cheesy but that's what makes it what it is. I see the attempts to be scary and my mom gets scared by them but because of the quality I just find them funny. This does't ruin anything for me though because it's still incredibly entertaining. Something about this era of movie is so pleasing to be and it feels so comfortable when watching. Also the sound track is AMAZING, fit's the vibe perfectly. The special effects are very obviously old but I still found them effective for now. And who doesn't love a movie with a pair of clueless parents, it's one of my favorite archetypes. Guys were much cuter in the 80's than now, or maybe it's just the vampire thing. Either way I really liked this movie.
THIS MOVIE WAS REALLY REALLY GOOD. I had my doubts when I heard that Benedict Cumberbatch was going to play a cowboy but man do I regret that. I should have known he was going to be good at playing this asshole guy. I forget that even though Dr. Strange is a changed man and does good he is still an asshole deep down. Obviously my image for this movie was being heavily affected by Benedict Cumberbatch being such an A list actor but he really took me into the story. The actor who played Peter is very strange in a great way. The tone he created in the movie made me feel constantly uneasy but also weirdly intrigued. The enjoyed the story and watching the progression of Phil and seeing him grow into almost a different person. I kinda don't like when movies set up a character to be an extremely bad person and then do thing to make you see him as good and forget all he did. But nevertheless I fall victim to those tricks and found myself beginning to ignore how horrible he treated Peter in the beginning. I also don't like that they reveled the most intimate moment between Phil and Peter in the trailer. It left nothing to surprise and made it less impactful then if it were the first time I was seeing it. I'm also a getting tired of this way to common storyline in lgbtq+ movies where there is an inappropriate age difference and the basically abusive actions coming from the older one. I am waiting for one movie with a gay relationship where the whole story doesn't revolve around the troubles of being gay but instead has an investable plot and the relationship is treated as casually and normal as a straight one. Even though I feel pretty strongly about this topic of minimizing the romanticism of toxicity in queer relationship in film, I understand that this movie is about other things and the abuse motivates the story so it doesn't exactly effect my feelings on it. The ending was unexpected but I wasn't surprised. Overall this was a great movie and I highly recommend it.
I was away on college visits with my mom and we were staying in a hotel. This one an older hotel and it didn't have any streaming sites just good old cable. So we waited until a full movie came on which happened to be Clueless. I think I've started this movie many times but never actually finished it. My mom is an 80's child and absolutely loves this movies and ones similar to it. This is a fun, light movie that was exactly what I needed to make my mind off of stressful stuff. It's so weird seeing Paul Rudd actually young cause I think he looks so young already. Alicia Silverstone as Cher is so adorable and I love the character. Someone about 80's slang and style is so entertaining to me. Not only was this movie fun to watch it had a sweet message of being yourself. The only part of this movie I don't like is the fact that Cher and Josh get together . This isn't because I don't think the have good chemistry or I don't like Josh, but it's their relationship. They are kinda brother and sister which grosses me out a lot a lot. I don't know why they had to create that storyline and not just make him an intern of the dad or something. If that was different this movie would be perfect.
I am a HUGE HUGE fan of the Kingsman movies so I had crazy expectations for this movie. Not to mention I've been waiting for it to come out for forever. I was a little turned off at first because I was wanting the third movie to follow the events of the second rather than being a prequel. But nonetheless I was beyond excited. I don't know how to lead into this so I'm just goring to say it, I LOVED THIS MOVIE. This series is one of those things I think about and get like butterflies in my stomach because I find them so perfect. I'v never been big on action movies but the fight sequences in this are stunning and incredibly impressive. I love all the characters and I can listen to people talk with British accents for hours. I predicted that the one assistant guy was gonna be a bad guy because of this one shot in the very beginning of the movie. He was a very minimal character throughout most of the movie but at one point some other person walked through these doors and the one guy was standing in the back and had this look about him. I also liked how abruptly they killed one of the main characters. It was so unexpected and a major plot twist. I hope they make a ton more of these movies so i can keep watching them forever because they're my favorite movies of all time.
I've been wanting to watch this movie since it came out and I finally got around to it. It was an awkward situation cause I was watching it with people who had all already seen it. I don't like that because you can tell when something important is about to happen because they all look at you for your reaction. But despite the circumstances I loved this movie. They did a crazy job making everyone in the cast look like the real people. I loved the tone in which it was filmed, it made it feel very 80's but with a creepy undertone. It was very intense, especially the scenes where Tonya and Jeff were fighting. I'd never seen Sebastian Stan look like that before and it weirded me out. This was a very interesting story and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Margot Robbie did a really good job portraying Tonya and I wonder how much she had to do to prepare for a role in order to make it this specific to details. Overall I really enjoyed this and it's been one of the best movies I've watched in a long time.
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