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Captain Marvel - (2019 movie)

2019-03-12
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The real meowro
The real meowro

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154664/
https://marvel.com/movies/movie/225/captain_marvel

Something about alien technology being invented on Earth for some reason, and when an engine is shot it somehow makes a SuPerHERo, and something about the tesseract which I think was the invention but isn't it a power stone?

It's awesome. It must be awesome, because anyone who doesn't think it's awesome hates women. So I'm told. No really, all the movie people and reviewers and media all say that. Well ahead of time. As if they knew it wouldn't be a good movie ahead of time and wanted an excuse for all the "troll reviews".

  • aka Captainelle Marvelette, the SuPerHERo flim.



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Spider-Man - Homecoming - (2017 movie)

2018-06-26
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Spider-Man - Homecoming - (2017 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.spidermanhomecoming.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2250912/

Stark Enterprises founds Damage Control, a high-security company doing cleanup after The Avengers' massive fight, but Spiderman learns that its technology is being poached by criminals.

I didn't even know this movie existed. It's fair. Recommended for the general audience who enjoys the other movies, though it's definitely not as good as others of its ilk.



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Deadpool 2 - (2018 movie)

2018-06-26
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5463162/
https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/deadpool-2

Deadpool learns that his murder-spree has a consequence, and when his coin and a teddy bear struggle, a time machine lights fists on fire or something. Also X-Force.

Fucking awful.

  1. Deadpool - (2016 movie)

  2. Deadpool 2 - (2018 movie)



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Westworld - (1973 movie)

2018-05-07
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070909/

Nothing could possibly go wrong in an amusement park populated by robots.

A good-ish movie, which must have been spectacular at the time because of its original themes and spectacular presentation. It holds up very well over the few centuries since its release.



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A Wrinkle in Time - (2018 movie)

2018-04-30
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620680/
http://movies.disney.com/a-wrinkle-in-time

A standard broken-family Disney movie, but with magical thinking.

God damn this is a low-effort piece of shit.



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Avengers - Infinity War - (2018 movie)

2018-04-30
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Avengers - Infinity War - (2018 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/
http://marvel.com/movies/movie/223/avengers_infinity_war

A space-environmentalist works to cull the people who don't recycle, but polluters aim to stop him.

An adequate movie which for once has a sensible major plot arc.



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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - (2014 movie)

2018-04-27
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I guess he's kind of interesting.
I guess he's kind of interesting.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872181/
http://www.theamazingspiderman.com/

Our favourite web slinger has relationship problems.

Still quite a good movie. Recommended if you liked the earlier one.

  1. The Amazing Spider-Man - (2012 movie)

  2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - (2014 movie)



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The Amazing Spider-Man - (2012 movie)

2018-04-27
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The moderately-interesting spider-dork
The moderately-interesting spider-dork

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/
http://www.theamazingspiderman.com/

A breakthrough in rapid genetics-alteration has unintended side-effects.

I'm fond of the earlier ones, but I think they get classed as "nostalgia". This is a very good movie, and that's likely enhanced by Emma Stone, who is incredibly attractive in dress, appearance and action.

  1. The Amazing Spider-Man - (2012 movie)

  2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - (2014 movie)



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Black Panther - (2018 movie)

2018-02-24
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Black Panther - (2018 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/
http://movies.disney.com/black-panther

After the assassination of his father, a new king is crowned for an insular but extraordinary nation, but he does not go unchallenged.

I decided to watch this, breaching my "no more superhero movies" position, because there was some fascinating drama surrounding it.

Not recommended: I can't understand why anyone would think this is particularly good for any particular reason. Aside from being all manner of racist, it does not provide any intellectual cud to chew on.



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