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Black Panther – (2018 movie)

2018-02-24
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/
https://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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Bright – (2017 movie)

2018-01-14
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5519340/
https://www.netflix.com/title/80119234

Yet another buddy cop movie, but this time instead of <random race> it is an Orc, and instead of </random><random drugs> it’s magic.

An adequate movie.



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Justice League – (2017 movie)

2017-11-17
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974015/
http://www.justiceleaguethemovie.com/

Some superheroes are assembled, wielding the power of deus ex machnica, and and defeat bad guys that make no sense.

A bad movie, only made passable by Gal Gadot being so ridiculously good looking I lack the words to word about her looks.



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12 Monkeys – (1995 movie)

2017-10-06
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That borg-eye is never seen.
That borg-eye is never seen.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/
was uphe.com/movies/12-monkeys

From a future destroyed by plague, a prisoner “volunteers” to be sent back in time to fetch pre-infection samples.

A great movie that stands apart both from its contemporaries and even from movies of today. It touches upon a lot of topics I find interesting in movies.



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The Avengers – (2012 movie)

2017-09-25
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The Avengers - (2012 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/
https://www.marvel.com/movies/the-avengers

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First Spaceship on Venus – (1960 movie)

2017-09-15
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Special "letterbox" edition.
Special "letterbox" edition.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053250/

The world learns that an old artifact is alien in origin, and set out to Venus to meet its creators.

Not terrible, but not my thing. I’m not a fan of old B-movies, and it being so old makes it impossible for me to judge it properly. I can summarize with: It has classic stiff acting and awkward writing.

  • aka The Silent Star
  • aka Planet of the Dead

  • aka Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply


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The Discovery – (2017 movie)

2017-08-02
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5155780/

A machine somehow shows that a piece of a person goes somewhere else, and stupid people assume there is an afterlife.

A straightforward drama-type movie.

What’s the opposite of brain candy? It numbs the mind in a kind of monotone hum. While I originally said “terrible writing for a terrible world with terrible characters” on second viewing maybe that’s harsh; I actually kinda like it.



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Guardians – (2017 movie)

2017-07-25
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Marяvel Comics
Marяvel Comics

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4600952/

An evil scientist works to realize his vision, but his previous superhero creations are assembled to go against him.

Russia’s answer to Marvel, I guess. High-budget and shockingly-poorly executed. Odd and badly-written, it’s not bad enough to be fun and funny. I recommend this movie for people who are tired of all the superhero movies.. it is like a vegetable cleanse.

  • Trailer

    • The song in the trailer is a clip from Защитники by Юлия Терещенко (on YouTube)
  • previously titled “Zaschitniki”
  • aka “The Guardians”

  • early rumours of this movie mis-titled it “Defenders”



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Dracula Untold – (2014 movie)

2017-02-25
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Dracula Untold - (2014 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829150/

A boy turned into a horrifying soldier becomes a totally likable guy.

I believe I watched this movie already, but perhaps it faded from memory due to its mediocrity. I couldn’t watch very far in before being entirely turned off at the concept of the main character.



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The Matrix Revolutions – (2003 movie)

2017-01-15
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TODO – replace my copy

The Matrix Revolutions - (2003 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242653/

With killer-machines digging down to bypass the defences of the last refuge of mankind, a man with sudden magic powers magics with his powers.

Oh god, make it end. The writing is so fucking sloppy that the second movie and this third movie should not be watched by anyone, most especially fans of the first movie.



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