jswysin

Favorite films

  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  • Good Will Hunting
  • The Ascent
  • The Third Man

All
  • Take Out

    ★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

    ★★★★★

  • Novocaine

    ★★★

  • Endless Love

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

★★★½ Liked Rewatched

Had hoped loving Andor would make me love Rogue One, as a sort of extended finale, but instead I just felt sad that most of my favorite characters were missing. It's fine, there's some decent action and it's allowed to be grim and hopeful at the same time, but I've never been a huge Star Wars guy and Andor has, ironically, made it so I probably never will be.

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

★½ Watched

Really disliked Christmas Vacation the one time I watched it but should give it another chance as there's no way it's as bad as this. At almost every point the most obvious joke is made and the structure is clunky and uninspired.

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The Village

2004

★★★★★ Liked 7

"The world moves for love, it kneels before it in awe."

I know my credibility as a film fan, and possibly my sanity, may be called into question, but M. Night Shyamalan's masterpiece doesn't feature ghosts, superheroes, or aliens. It involves the things we shall not speak of (but really should, like religion, politics, etc.), good colors and bad colors, and, most importantly, an affecting love story wrapped up in a timely fable of post-9/11 fear-mongering. With a surprisingly deep…

Texas Chainsaw 3D

2013

½ Watched

"Do your thing, cuz!"

I watched this in 2D. I'm sure that was the problem.