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Police Academy 4 i had the patience to sit and watch it yesterday.
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I rewatched The Edge of Tomorrow.

It was great.

I decided to order the Manga All You Need Is Kill it’s based on and I can’t wait for the Anime (even if it’s a bit weird looking).
Is edge of tomorrow the war one with tom cruise if so its good.
 
Adopted - A Tubi Original that had funny moments, but I felt like my expectations of a so bad it's good movie was not getting met. But then it picked up in the 2nd half, getting wilder and funnier. The ending sucked though! It's as if they ran out of money for the ending, hence it being so abrupt and like a cop-out. Now knowing there's a sequel, I assume it was made to finish where the first movie left off. Anyway, it's a decently entertaining bad movie. But it still deserves a 2/10.

Thanksgiving - Third time watching this movie, and my opinions on it remain the same. It's a decent slasher movie with some tremendous kills and practical FX. It's very meat-and-potatoes, though it stumbles in the third act, especially after the killer is revealed and they get nerfed and go silly. There's some nice dark humor and random hilarious bits such as the high school kid who wipes his tears by pulling his shirt up, revealing his abs! The final girl is a little stiff and most of the other young actors weren't very good. Still, the movie gets the job done. 7/10

What's Cooking? - This was a recent discovery. I'm guessing it was an under-the-radar film from 2000 boasting a huge ensemble cast, but most of the actors had long-running TV gigs or were supporting in big movies, such as Dennis Haybert and Alfre Woodard. The story covers 4 families having Thanksgiving dinner. The movie effectively bounces between the 4 families and their stories become increasingly dramatic. It starts off as light PG-13 comedy but builds so well. Many of the actors did a great job, the pacing is just right. This is also tremendous food porn! I got so hungry watching this. 8/10

Kristy - This was the third time viewing and I think I like it a little less. I was much more annoyed with the killers, believing they were a bunch of bitches. The dark web murder cult gimmick was so corny and dated. Most of the music used in this movie was very 2010s. The first leg of the movie is also a bit of a drag. Once it's the main character fighting against the murder cult, it gets really good for the most part. There was definitely one moment in the 2nd half of the movie that was completely unrealistic. Haley Bennett does a great job, Ashley Greene was nice. The movie's very thin on plot and even dialogue. This is a good thing because I would've gotten angry if I heard long monologues over this dark web murder cult. Fuck off with that. It also seemed like they wanted to do a sequel, but too bad. 7/10

The Ice Storm - I haven't seen this film in at least 10 years, and surprisingly, I remembered a few things about it. I remembered a tragic moment near the end of the movie, and the "key party." I also remembered some of the cast. Holy crap, what a stacked cast. Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and very young Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, David Krumholtz, AND Elijah Wood! Also, the movie's directed by Ang Lee! So many strong names. This was sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes very awkward, but compelling from start to finish. The craft and attention to detail is exquisite. The depiction of the titular ice storm is fantastic, almost as if that's a character in the movie. The set design and costuming is fantastic. The movie looks and feels so cold. Pretty much all the actors in this movie were great, even though some of the characters were super weird. The movie ends on an incredibly sad note. It's also funny that Tobey Maguire's character has voiceover moments talking about the Fantastic Four. Spider-Man talking about the Fantastic Four, from the same director as the 2003 Hulk film. 9/10

Blood Rage - Hilarious low-budget 80s slasher with a delightful dual-performance from Mark Soper, who played a killer and his mentally scarred twin brother. Louise Lasser really carried the movie with her sometimes bizarre, sometimes relatable character! The kills are fun, with great gore effects from Ed French, who also has a small role in the movie and worked on Sleepaway Camp, among others. Most of the other actors are really bad, including the final girl, who even flubbed a line! It does a lot of familiar things as an 80s slasher, but also has some elements that make it stand out. An unmasked killer who casually strolls with a machete. And a surprisingly sad ending. A real gem. 9/10

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Best Thanksgiving movie ever. Still hilarious with top tier performances from Steve Martin and John Candy. Excellent chemistry, great pacing, highly enjoyable cast of minor characters, even including a Kevin Bacon cameo. Variety recently put out their Top 100 Comedy Movies of All Time, and this film isn't on the list! A total sin, Variety has been really shitty this year, and this was a recent example. It should be in the top 20 at the very least. 10/10

Black Friday - Decent horror/comedy with a nice cast consisting of Devon Sawa, Michael Jai White, and Bruce Campbell. MJW is not in the movie enough and there are some hokey acting. The practical effects are great, with veteran Robert Kurtzman and his team doing a lot of heavy-lifting for this movie. If this had a lot of CGI, it would've been a bad movie. Instead, this is a short and sweet film. 7/10

The Territory - A entertaining NatGeo documentary that felt like a narrative film. You get a sense of who the good guys and bad guys are. The story is about indigenous people in a particular land in Brazil who stand up against settlers who refer to themselves as the Association. The story seems to have increased significance since it took place during the Jair Bolsonaro presidency, and now that fucker is in prison! It was lovely to see the indigenous people build up a media arsenal, fighting the fight in a contemporary way. 8/10

Clearcut - A very nice thriller with supernatural elements that basically shits on white liberals. Crazy that it was directed by a white guy. Graham Greene absolutely carries the movie with his wild card of a character. Some gorgeous cinematography and soul-pleasing music that gives heavy forest vibes. 9/10

No Other Choice - Absolutely beautiful and hilarious dark comedy about a laid-off man who goes after the competition in his pursuit of a new job. The movie boasts outstanding cinematography and editing. The transitions here are ingenious, things I don't think I've seen before. The script is unpredictable as I found myself shocked at many points and anxious. The editing also helped with the pacing. It's 2 hours and 19 minutes and I didn't feel the runtime. As exciting as it was to see the main character's story, it was a journey watching how director Park Chan Wook told the story. Quite frankly, I think this is the best directed movie of 2025. Park Chan Wook deserves award nominations, and I sadly think he will be snubbed. Lee Byung-hun was absolutely fantastic. He's another person who I fear will be snubbed, even though he gives one of the best male acting performances of the year. Hell, it might be my favorite male acting performance of the year. The violence is also memorable. The supporting cast is fantastic. The house that Lee Byung-hun's character and his family live in feels like a character in the movie. The production design there is fantastic. The craft in this movie is unbelievable. Park Chan Wook was clearly going for a masterpiece, seemingly inspired by The Ax, specifically the 2005 film adaptation of the 1997 book. Whatever the source, Park Chan Wook made his own movie. Pure art that only a human can make. I say that because AI is covered in this movie, along with capitalism and its isolating effects on the workforce and humanity. The movie's also perfect as a Fall-to-Winter movie, so the timing of this viewing was lovely. I love this movie, it's one of the best of 2025. I'm mulling putting it over One Battle After Another in the number 1 spot. It's my third 10/10 of the year, with One Battle and Sinners being the others.
 
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
The flaws are so glaring that even I noticed them. The script calls them out explicitly: Things have to happen at specific times in specific sequences to prevent a fail state. Plus, most of the first half-hour is a recap of the previous one. I understand its necessity, but I feel it could have been trimmed to keep the pacing from being breakneck for the first quarter. While I'm at it, I could have done without the movie flashing forward showing how everything would turn out ahead of time.

The Good: If you like popcorn action, Tom Cruise stunts, and "save the world" plotlines, this is your movie. Even with the issues, I think it's a fun watch and a decent enough send-off for the franchise. After seeing what other studios have done with a two-film arc, I can say this one sticks to landing well enough.

I know some people dislike the ending, but I think it was a good choice that aligns with the vibes of the other movies.

TL;DR: Flawed, but fun. I tried to keep my word count low.
 
Zootopia 2.

The movie is so packed with visual gags, background details, jokes, references and Easter eggs, you could watch it a dozen times and not catch 'em all.
The movie itself... eh.
 
Red One - 2nd time viewing this and it's even worse on a rewatch. I only watched it because a Discord server I'm in has a long-running inside joke about watching Red One. Finally it was chosen to be watched and I don't think it was worth joking about. This was Marvel-wannabe crap that took itself way too seriously. The actors in this were wasted. The CGI sucked, movie's budget was $250 million but it didn't look like that at all. It's also way too damn long at 2 hours. It was slow, boring, and increasingly obnoxious. 2/10

Punch-Drunk Love - First-time viewing. This was long overdue. It was an incredibly delightful romantic comedy. I'd say it's an "elevated" romantic comedy, with some superb craft. On top of that, it was surprisingly anxiety-ridden! I loved the mix of tones in the movie, and the performances from the cast were entertaining. Adam Sandler gave one of his best performances in this movie. 9/10
 
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The N*ked Gun (2025)
I was like many others and thought, "oy, another soulless reboot." I settled into the idea that I could give it a shot and, if I laugh a few times, it's a net positive. In the end, some parts were funny, and I was even caught off guard once or twice. It's not like the original series, but it tries to be as close as it can (when it feels like it).

The funniest bits were in the trailers (surprise, surprise), and the Seth MacFarlane jokes stick out (the snowman). I'm surprised it didn't lean into more traditions of the series. (In fact, the police car intro doesn't even show up until the credits. I thought they'd go nuts with the potential there, but I was wrong. "POLICE SQUAD! In High Definition!")

Some jokes could have been trimmed by a line or two, but nothing drags on too too long because the writers understood that they needed to keep the momentum going.

TL;DR: Some of it was funny, some of it wasn't.
 
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Red One (2024)
I was recommended this one, and it's the right time of year for a Santa movie. It was pretty decent. Yeah, the CG is at its worst when the action is at its highest, but the lesson is appropriate for the season. I was pleasantly surprised, but the film's pacing definitely slows at the Krampus sequence. Seriously, it was like the infamous fetch quest in Wind Waker, and trimming it would have made the film feel much more lean.

I think this movie was aimed at teens and above because of the swearing and creature designs, but the humor is simple and straightforward. So, if you're a teenager or a kid at heart, you'll get the most enjoyment out of this movie.

TL;DR: I compare Red One to Wind Waker.
 
Mimic - Early Guillermo Del Tori film, and it really shows. The movie is a visual feast, especially the first half of the movie resembling a neo-noir movie. The 2nd half is a more standard creature feature, but at least that has atmosphere and a vibe. The creature designs are great. There was some rough CGI, but the bugs here looked scarier and a little better than the bugs in Starship Troopers. Both movies happened to have come out in 1997. Starship Troopers is much more entertaining. The story in Mimic is pretty basic, and the acting is just fine. The most entertaining actor was the cop who looked like Carl Winslow. 7.5/10
 
Bugonia - Excellent dark comedy/thriller with some impressive cast. The cinematography and aspect ratio work together in bringing me into this world. The production design is very meticulous. The score makes some wild swings that sounded familiar, but were still nice. Yorgos' directing is extremely sharp and crucial in presenting a story that may take some predictable turns, and the ending might be expected. Ultimately, the element that carries this movie so hard is the acting. Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons were fantastic. One of Emma Stone's best performances. Perhaps THE best performance by Jesse Plemons, who I also think outshines Stone. With that said, I think more love should be given to Aidan Delbis. He did a great job and the movie made him the purest soul. I felt that, I felt bad for him. This isn't on the same level of Poor Things. This is a step down. I have slight nitpicks, logic ones mainly. The ending is a whole other story, I'm honestly not sure where I land on it. I don't dislike it. I'll just say that I hoped that the ending would be something and the movie didn't fulfill that at all. Still, this is definitely one of the best movies of 2025, it's now entered my Top 5 for now. 9/10
 
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Finally watched it. Didn't liked it, personally.
It's full of innecessary "easter eggs" throughout the entire movie, and you get distracted easily by them instead of paying attention to the plot (if any) ... what surprised me though was the origin story of Princess Peach... wonder if it's canon?
They really can't forget about my girl Daisy in the next one... it's mandatory to have her appear BEFORE Rosalina does.
Peach was portrayed as a "girl power" shenanigan, which makes me wonder if Daisy will get the damsel in distress treatment because I always have felt Daisy to be a bit timboyish and Peach already took that part.
I mean... Daisy was a main character in the 90s live action... surely that can't be it, right?
If Nintendo had the audacity to put "Spike" from Wrecking Crew... Daisy, Wario, Waluigi and Yoshi are obviously coming next, right?

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Wouldn't say I hated it... but didn't amused me, probably just me getting older, I dunno... I saw 3 back in 2010 so that felt... strange.
Got mind blown by the progress of Pixar with photorealistic textures and lighting, definitely made the movie pop. Looked really nice in living room's 80" 8K TV, really, a treat to the eyes looking at textures in fabrics, plastic, dirt/sand, leaves, the shadows, light refractions...
Plot had me wishing for more though... how come Woody turned into what he's in this movie? And what's with that ending? Felt forced.
Only begs the question: Will Toy Story 5 be the last Toy Story movie? (for like, 15 years, until Toy Story 6 gets made that is)
Full of easter eggs too, got distracted by them.
Loved the Mexican Spanish dub, it's really great, would rewatch in English though.
 
It Was Just an Accident - This was a very engaging thriller that I think can be taken at face value. A story about a group of people interested in one individual and there's the questioning of whether this individual is legit or a case of mistaken identity. But it hits very hard when you look up the story of this film's writer and director, Jafar Panahi. This is very much a personal story where he used his imprisonment by the Iranian government in his script. Regardless of having that insight or not, this was well worth following until the end. The final 20 minutes of this movie is some of the best directing in the entire year. Ultimately, the directing of this movie is the biggest strength. But there's also solid cinematography, powerful writing, and a cast of mostly non-actors who did a great job. The movie is slow, it has no score, not really any fancy craft. It's bare bones, but it works because the story is that much closer to the viewer and it's a doozy. 8.5/10
 

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Wake Up Dead Man actually way better than what i was expecting. My wife loved the 1st 2 movies (that i have not seen yet :P) so i down.... errr... i mean "rented" the movie for her to see and i started to see it too and liked it enough to actually see it all. Did not regret it.
 

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