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Elemental - (2023 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15789038/
https://movies.disney.com/elemental

Some refugee/immigrants experience racism or something.

This should have just been a low-budget cell animated made for tv-movie; who thought this would be a good idea?



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Bullet Boy - (2004 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385568/

Some mumbling hoodlums have shitty lives that get shittier.

I guess this is a fair character story, but I can’t understand enough of what they’re saying to really be enthralled by the acting or drama.



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The Raccoons and the Lost Star - (1983 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290273/

A dog is transported to an alien planet whose ruler is bent on going to Earth for world domination.

Maybe it’s a Canadian product of its time, but I find it simple, wholesome, and good for very young and very smart kids.



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Westworld - (1973 movie) image

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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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Scanners - (1981 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081455/

Mutants find themselves pulled into a secret war with multiple sides.

A unique canon that plays out with patience. Recommended.


Futureworld - (1976 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074559/

After a disaster, a pleasure theme park re-opens with a new population of robots.

Although this one has held up well, it does show its age. It’s still spectacularly well-made, and especially well-written.

See also:



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The Bouncer - (2018 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7816392/

A guard turned bouncer then bodyguard find himself embroiled in a criminal enterprise.

Gritty and well-paced.



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L'Immortel - (2010 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1167638/

The past returns to haunt a retired crime boss.

Quite watchable. I think it’s trivially surpassed by a lot of movies, but this has a reasonable simplicity without creating too much of a superhuman protagonist.



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