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Should be illegal, gets two stars cause it was shot well.

I’ll give it the love because it would’ve been groundbreaking at the time.

BUT

If you cut an hour out, you couldn’t fault it.

*First time watch, 70mm screening at The Orpheum in Sydney.

Yeah nah.

I feel like the edit ruined it, but it could’ve been the writing or the coverage. 

Maybe I need to watch it on a massive screen, with louder speakers and less oxygen in the room.

Could’ve been great. The ending had a chance to take it there but it was a bit too muted for me, too smart for its own good. A blend of high brow and cheap, kinda worked, sorta didn’t, three stars feels fair.

Loathsome fault finders go take yourself for a long walk off a short cliff. 

Best of the trilogy in my opinion. Dark, funny, well shot and entertaining. Cost me $12 for a ticket, would’ve happily paid more. Unlike Longlegs, fuck that movie.

They say you can’t polish a turd but they tried everything with this one. They put a hat on it and sprayed it with perfume. When that didn’t work, they scooped it up and put it in a Gucci bag and got a high concept to fart at it.

Whole movie tried to hide behind its cinematography and sound design. Weak dialogue, spoon fed exposition. Nicolas Cage was a highlight, for the wrong reasons. 

The new breed of jump scare is flashes of insert shots coupled with loud noises, do not be fooled. 

No FBI agent can be that weird, nobody breathes that heavily and stays conscious. Do yourself a favour, watch the movie and tell me I’m not crazy. I NEED YOU TO TELL ME IM NOT CRAZY! 

Best parts were the first five minutes and the last five minutes, for completely different reasons. One involved hope, the other involved the loss of.

I mean, I get it, it’s brilliant. 

BUT 

It would’ve been five stars if thirty minutes had been cut out. There seemed to be a lot of time wasted holding shots that either didn’t need to be there, or could’ve been much shorter.

Eh. Bit too abstract for me. Appreciated the concept once I heard what Villeneuve said it was about, but even then, not my jam. 

Only film of his I’ve not thoroughly enjoyed.

Easily one of the best special effects makeup jobs, Richard Yuricich tear your eyes out. 

Missed the mark somewhere.

Poor Duane Jones he did everything right, this must be where that trope started.

Great movie, brilliant ending.

Terrible dialogue turns what could have been a great movie into a near flop. Show don’t tell or something like that. The chat when Dunst and the girl are sat on the bleachers is painful. 

Also don’t know if it’s the DJI camera they shot on, or how the footage was handled in post, but a lot of scenes look like the start of an acid trip. Made America feel like a jungle, but maybe that’s the point…

Very cool but unlimited ammo only works as a parody.

Has anyone checked in on Spacey? We should probably see what he’s up to out there…

Good film, terrible ending. My cat is lucky I couldn’t find it.

Could’ve ended 10 minutes earlier, still loved it.

Simon Pegg playing a loser doesn’t sit right with my inner child.

Also generally just shit.

Cap or not, my nan liked it.

The most toxic relationship I haven’t been part of.

Got me feeling kinda gay.

Fifty minutes in, the director would have to come to my house right now and suck my dick for another half star. Might give him a whole one if he brings food and doesn’t stay the night.

Don’t get the negative reviews, very entertaining. If you want something high brow, watch it at half speed you fuck.

“Fill your hands you son of a bitch!” 

First John Wayne movie I’ve ever watched. Likely going to lose a lot of time over the next month going through his resume.

Do yourself a favour, watch it again.

Entertaining, well put together.