Making a thread in the same vein as last year's because blogging about movies is fun and I don't have a Letterboxd account.

This is every movie I saw in theaters with a quick review. Movies I watched later on streaming don't count.

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Argylle: The first movie I saw this year was probably the worst. Had no interest in seeing this one (trailers did not look good to me), but the roommates convinced me. I remember actually hating this one. It's Vaughn's style at it's worst. Some of his trademarks have become really stale. Still it's hard to believe this is even the same guy that made the first Kingsman. 2/10

Started getting more selective with which movies I went out to see after this.

Dune: Part Two: The second movie I saw this year was probably the best. Easily my most anticipated movie this year and it did not disappoint. I've seen it three times now and think I've liked it better every time. Didn't quite reach the level of something like the LOTR trilogy for me, so that's the only reason I'm not giving it a perfect score. 9/10

Late Night with the Devil: I was really enjoying it, but, like many horror movies, the ending is just stupid. I'd like to keep this spoiler-free since this is probably the most low key movie on my list. Worth a watch on streaming if it looks interesting to you. 6.5/10

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire: A film that makes you say "well, that was a movie". Feel like it says quite a bit when I can remember the plot of the previous installment, which came out three years ago, better than this one. 5/10

Civil War: I thought it was a well-made and intense movie about war photographers, but the choice to call it "Civil War" and release it in an election year was distractingly odd, and it's hard not to knock it for that. 6/10

The Fall Guy: Mainly went to see this because I heard it was a good movie that didn't deserve to bomb. I remember liking it and finding it funny. 6.5/10

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Easily the weakest of the new Apes series. 6/10

Furiosa: Certified banger™ 7.5/10

Longlegs: Similar story to Late Night with the Devil. Most of the movie is very strong, but I would say the ending was only mildly disappointing, rather than outright stupid. 7/10

Twisters: Decent movie about tornadoes. Keeping these reviews short when you already know what it is, and there's not much to say. 6/10

Deadpool and Wolverine: Possible hot take? I may have hated it. And this is coming from someone that liked the first two Deadpools (and have no issue with Ryan Reynolds). It just wasn't funny and the plot sucked. Why do Fox superhero movies from 20 years ago need some big nostalgia-bait sendoff? This is all getting gratuitous. 3/10

Alien: Romulus: One of those movies that starts off pretty strong, and begins to unravel as it goes along. I actually didn't catch all the nostalgia-bait in the movie until I saw the RLM review. Disney really is a one-trick pony. 6/10

Transformers One: Another movie that I went out to see because people were saying it didn't deserve to bomb. Maybe a little overhyped. Keep looking for that animated movie that blows me away like the first Spider-verse, but haven't been able to find it yet. 6/10

Gladiator II: Pretty good. Not sure it justifies its own existence. Some of the stuff with one character's rise to power seems a little implausible to me. 6/10

The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim: Decent little animated film. I'm not upset that they made it by any means (I'll save that for the Gollum movie), but the story didn't have much juice. Some of the stuff with Helm Hammerhand got pretty ridiculous and I question some of the seige tactics. 6/10

Nosferatu: Feel like this deserves a decent score for the craftsmanship, but it kind of tests the limits for me of how many times you can see the same story without it feeling stale. For anyone unfamiliar, it's basically just Dracula again. I thought it might feel unique enough, to justify its existence, but I'm not sure that it did. Obviously just saw this one a couple days ago. Probably need to give it a second watch in fairness. 7.5/10

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Please review movies you saw this year, if you feel like it. Format doesn't matter.

Dune 2 was really really good

Was pretty excited for Dune Prophecy as well but it was mid

I haven't even watched anything that released this year. I need to go through Dune 2, but there hasn't been much time on my part.
I've rewatched Twin Peaks and Venture Bros though.

Dune Part Two was the undisputed MOTY for me, to no surprise. First movie since Infinity War that actually lived up to the hype and exceeded it. Villeneuve is going to top Nolan as the best modern director at this rate. Dude's on a generational streak.

Furiosa was a bit meh for me. I know they had budget limitations but they relied way too heavily on the CGI for it to even come close to the action calibre of Fury Road. Chris Hemsworth stole the show though.

Civil War was also enjoyable. Would've liked a bit more exploration into the root cause of the actual war, but it was a generally pretty solid war drama with a sweet action sequence at the end.

I agree Furiosa was disappointing

Didn't really like Anya Taylor Joy as Furiosa
And definitely way too much CGI
Although this might just have been because Fury Road spoiled us with great practical effects

Also the war between Immortan Joe and Dementus was shown in a 3O second montage
Like bruh that was the most interesting part of the movie and it was just glossed over

Either way, sad to see the flop means Mad Max The Wasteland will potentially get pushed back or not happen

Of those I saw in theatres:
Madame Web - 3/10
Furiosa - 8/10
Deadpool & Wolverine - 6/10
Megalopolis - ?$%&?£/10

Not a 2024 film but I saw The Phantom Menace re-release in theatres and it was a very fun experience - IMO the strongest of the prequels.

Bro why did you go see Madam Web in theaters

Quote from: big dog on January 09, 2025, 04:48:19 PM

Of those I saw in theatres:
Madame Web - 3/10
Furiosa - 8/10
Deadpool & Wolverine - 6/10
Megalopolis - ?$%&?£/10

Not a 2024 film but I saw The Phantom Menace re-release in theatres and it was a very fun experience - IMO the strongest of the prequels.

Bro why did you go see Madam Web in theaters

idk banter lol