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Very good although I felt the end was a bit sudden.

Didn't have high hopes but we laughed a few times.

Nether I've felt are classics but a single watch is fine
3 days 7 hours ago
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Not great acting

The night scenes are preceded by a full moon with a wispy cloud passing in front of it, full moon for ~four nights isn't too accurate (and the moon didn't look like the same when you look up at HT be sky, albeit fairly close with grain/pock marks)

Luke Wilson and Kris Kristofferson plus The Flash bloke (Ezra) lookalikes

Score a bit too much.

At least there was no noticeable CGI

Didn't see the windmill mentioned
Film was rather compelling though and watched The Promised Land the night prior

Only watched it because I have a Western board game which features Mesas
5 days 4 hours ago
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Great film with such a villain!
6 days 5 hours ago
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Very good revealing insights, learning more about many of their films which I had seen
6 days 13 hours ago
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Very good, gets better and the Shakespearean element
1 week ago
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Good but basic, the dress black/white to knit if she's at that moment a widow (i.e. not a flashback) is good

The champagne method is accurate (I've a distinction in wine tasting. 3yo vintage is ideal with fish and chips)
1 week 1 day ago
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Very good, enjoyable film, decent set design
1 week 2 days ago
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Very good, tight plot, great set and performances
1 week 4 days ago
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Very good, although after watching it I felt I didn't have to see it again
2 weeks ago
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Watching every other year once again :)
2 weeks 5 days ago
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Middle lulled but justified later on.

Can't speak for the performances, the score, effects, set and action were decent (some obvious CGI alas)
3 weeks 3 days ago
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Held off for years but. I was in a shark mood.

Decent acting, score, effects. Hyper aggressive shark though
3 weeks 3 days ago
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Very good, save the cat arc

Great action and phenomenal effects
3 weeks 4 days ago
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Very good and I am glad the characters and arcs weren't clichés
3 weeks 6 days ago
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I held off watching for years based on the poster as it looks like it's going to be really annoying.

Having worked through ~20 films on Apple TV+ this was the last one, yet I wasn't necessarily going to watch it (merely surprised by some others and gave it a go .. albeit had a bit of beer to lessen any annoying moments).

Alas it was grating...Borat the Robot :/

Castaway: Apocalypse

The story is ok, tight but average with the robot .. Yes it's naive and it needs that but I feel there's a reason why it plots avoid such characters
1 month ago
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Watched again to find the "I'm out" line
1 month ago
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It's very good, I concur about Beauty and the Beast... Even the character name?!

The best, most incredibly animated scene would be at 1:33:00.

Agreed also with the lengthy critique, the film had a vagueness, not hard to grasp but, are the intentions subtle?


It's not a great film but fine to watch
1 month ago
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Interesting, similar to watch I expected. Worth a watch
1 month ago
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Formulaic beats but still very good but not great 7/10

Nothing new but if you're kindly for easy drama about an ex -con and a neglected child (with a twist not a plot twist just the character) this is ok

Decent acting

Directed by the skateboarding baddie in Hackers, Fisher Stevens
1 month ago
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The tension and the plot within the plot was gripping. Ending was fine
1 month 1 week ago
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Very enjoyable, not great but very good. Although Gordon was annoying as Bob Ross
1 month 1 week ago
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Good but not very good.

Watched 9th December 2024
1 month 1 week ago
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Very good, seems like it's not a true story
1 month 1 week ago
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Good afternoon!

Great song.

Loved the transitions effects.

Liked the story and Dickens tie in (he wrote the book in my town, the pub is still there).

The film was lumpy in places with the time jumps but the rest for 'redeemable'.

The songs were a bit too "Muppety".

Decent dance routines

A good sign in this film is...it's reeatchable

They can sing too!
1 month 1 week ago
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Decent, but great but worth a watch

Delicate performances and an interesting story.

Very good

I had fermented before Henry said it sky being shot (not a spoiler)
1 month 2 weeks ago

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