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Isle of Dogs - REVIEW

I Love Dogs is Wes Anderson's latest exploits, it is a stop-motion animated film about a fictional city in Japan that is plagued with some kind of dog virus which forced all the dogs to be exiled to trash island. Let me make this clear first, Wes Anderson is my favorite director of all time. In my eyes, he can never make a shitty movie- that is just impossible. So this review will be a little biased, and you shouldn't trust it.

As expected, every frame of the film is astonishing. You can pause to any scene of the film, and it could be a lovely desktop wallpaper. A place called Trash Island looks more beautiful than my actual hometown. Though Anderson has already proven himself that he could direct a stop-motion film with Fantastic Mr. Fox, everything regarding the craft has improved; the movements of the characters were smoother, the characters were more detailed and striking to look at, and the set designs were even more stunning. You can really tell how much effort the team has given to this film. This is why I have massive respect for stop-motion artists, they have a strong dedication to detail and perfection to their craft. And of course, everything was symmetrical. Come on.

Alexandre Desplat!!! You didn't deserve that Oscar win this year (Phantom Thread deserved it, don't @ me) but holy shit, man. This is my favorite score from the dude by far. His music helped escalate and heighten up every scene in the film; it was very energetic and thrilling. That intro Taiko Drumming got me hooked into the movie right away.

This movie had a lot of talking than showing. The movie oddly chose the direction to not have a subtitle for the Japanese spoken dialogs, and instead, there was a character who was merely there to translate every Japanese dialog. That may be an issue for others, but I really didn't mind it. I actually find it cute and hilarious at times. Wes Anderson's dialog is so self-aware and quirky that I didn't mind all the narration. It's like Anderson's dialog has its own genre, it's simply unique from the rest.

My only issue with the film is this one character. Greta Gerwig's character, Tracy, got me annoyed. Maybe it was her corny woke agenda that just didn't hit for me. There was also a scene with her and Yoko Ono that was just peak annoyance and a bit offensive. I also find her character entirely useless and just a distraction from the main story. I'm sorry, Greta. If it makes you feel better, I watched Lady Bird 7 times already- once super drunk.

I still think Fantastic Mr. Fox is still a superior film from this one but nevertheless, I loved it. This is the first Wes Anderson film I have seen on the big screen and my depression for a moment was cured.

9/10

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Solo: A Star Wars Story - REVIEW

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Surprisingly I liked it. Solo: A Star Wars Story was mostly a fun and competently directed space heist. Ron Howard’s direction was uninspired and very generic. He was hired as a puppet, so the movie came off as how the Kasdan and Kennedy wanted it to be. Not a single hint of uniqueness or a showcase of its own style. Nevertheless, they still came out with a decent movie out of it that I find passable. (I’m still pissed that they fired Miller and Lord.)

I liked Alden Ehrenreich’s portrayal of Han Solo, even though he doesn’t feel like the real Han at times, I don’t care. I started thinking of the movie as a separate entity from the original, even though it is canon. Whatever. He gave the character his own style to it that doesn’t alienate it, he didn’t just copy a Harrison Ford’s performance. How Han met Chewie was handle well. lt actually made sense that that is how they met, it felt like there was no other situation at all on how they could have met except that. Donald Glover as Lando was smooth as fuck. Definitely a standout performance. How he and Han met were also amazing. Probably my favorite scene from the movie. Some parts of the Kessel run were fun, though the fact that we already know they will succeed in this mission slightly eliminates the thrill of it.

The movie gets boring though. Every once in a while the movie takes a break and it’s painfully dragging. Most of the dialogs are really cheesy to borderline awful, not to mention the amount of exposition in this movie is shockingly a lot. Han and Kira had no chemistry whatsoever. I could not care less what would happen to their relationship. Actually, I didn’t care for most of the characters really. They were likable but not enough for you to give a shit for them. Woody Harrelson’s character was predictable as hell. I also find the last 15 minutes quite forced. The whole back-and-forth of plot twists didn’t make sense to me at all. And what happened to Emilia Clarke’s character at the end was pretty weird too, it’s like they are setting up a sequel. Is this getting a sequel?

So I enjoyed it more than I should. It’s a really generic space movie that so happens to be about Han Solo. What saved it from being bad was the competent (though uninspired) direction and Alden Ehrenreich’s portrayal of Han. It’s a good kind of generic.

Strong 6 to a Light 7.

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Deadpool 2 - REVIEW

Deadpool 2 was great! I liked this slightly more than the first one. It's bigger, raunchier, and funnier this time around. It's like they turned the "Deadpool vibe" up to an 11 from a moderate 7. The action sequences are more stylish and better choreographed. David Leitch really knows how to handle action movies. The references and fourth-wall breaks were absurdly everywhere that you wouldn't catch everything in one viewing. They really upped their A-game this time around. The whole movie is remarkably unpredictable. The first 10 minutes were quite shocking.

The new characters were great. Josh Brolin's Cable was pretty much a badass character and had some great lines here and there. Julian Dennison (from one of my favorite movies from 2016, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) was also excellent; I don't know why but I immediately felt empathy for his character just by his first scene— you can see right through his eyes what shit this kid has been through. Domino, played by Zazie Beetz, was a delight to watch. I had no idea what her powers were until I saw the movie, and it was just genius.

Though I enjoyed Deadpool 2 a lot, it's undeniable that it has a handful of problems. As expected, there were too many jokes and references thrown at you all at once that it became pretty overwhelming at times. It doesn't let you breathe for a while and laugh at the joke. As I said, right from the start the movie shocks you, but after that, it went to a halt that it dragged for at least half of the first act. It didn't have a story on first 15 minutes, and it took a while for the movie to have an actual plot. The whole first act just felt messy to me. And there was this one scene where they dragged a joke for like 3 minutes; it ended up being very awkward and annoying.

Deadpool 2 cranked up it up a notch this time around, and it pretty sure is a damn worthy sequel. Stick around for the post-credits scenes because it's probably the best of all time hands down.

Strong 8/10

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Revenge -REVIEW

HOLY SHIT! That was brutal. Like blood pouring in every direction. Revenge is a french rape and revenge horror movie that is directed by Coralie Fargeat, and I believe this is her debut feature. What an amazing debut! Revenge is one of the bloodiest movies I have ever seen. Fargeat just went insane and decided to paint the walls with brains, and I applaud her and the cast for having the balls to this. The movie is like a Frankenstein of different films. It pulls a lot of inspiration from other films; it has a Mad Max vibe with a sprinkle of Kill Bill and the brutality of movies like Rambo. Though it is heavily inspired, it still comes out as its own. Revenge is an excellent example of visual storytelling. Every frame and action tells a story, and it does not dare to give you exposition. What makes this more than just a violent revenge movie is the filmmaking of it. There are close-up shots of a person’s mouth while eating and droplets of blood falling into an insect accompanied by ridiculously loud sound effects that kind of shows a different way on how it tells the story. The movie gets more and more brutal as it builds up to the epic finale.

In a narrative standpoint, this movie is insanely ridiculous and unbelievable. There were too much blood and physical damaged that happened to characters that were very much impossible to survive from, yet they did. But that's not the point of the movie— it's not really meant to be taken seriously, and if you would, then you're going to have a hard time enjoying this movie. My only problem with it is that there are times when characters do stupid shit, like running around in circles but none of them have thought of stopping and wait, or go the other direction so both of you would meet. (You'll understand what I mean if you've watched the movie.) It's one heck of a bloodbath debut for Coralie Fargeat. 8/10

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Lean of Pete - REVIEW

What a ride! No pun intended. It's the kind of movie that stresses you out just because of how much shit the lead character was experiencing. Andrew Haigh returns with another emotional punch of a film. As expected, the movie was amazingly directed— a lot of fantastic shot compositions and impressive long shots. Though the cinematography was not as excellent as Haigh’s previous film, 45 Years, the set-locations made up for it as they were pretty amazing. Charlie Plummer killed it! He sold the role as this lost kid trying to find a home for him and his horse. Steve Buscemi was terrific on being himself as always. Not giving the ending away, but I loved it. I was expecting something horrible would happen, but I'm glad Charley ended where he deserved to be— it was very cathartic.

8/10

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Game Night - REVIEW

That was fun. For a mainstream comedy movie, it’s well directed. The cinematography was impressive. There was a one-shot scene where everything went insane, and it was a ton of fun to watch. It’s quite shocking to see a comedy that has style to it instead of the basic shit they do where they just let the camera roll and expect the actors to be funny enough for the scene to work. Though it is a comedy, and it did a lot of unique things with it, a lot of the jokes weren’t that funny for me. If it weren't for the impressive direction, this movie would have been shit to me.

Strong 6 to a light 7 out of 10

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Kodachrome - REVIEW

Kodachrome was great. Though the story was quite familiar and predictable, what propelled this film was the performance and the screenplay. Jason Sudeikis was another proof that comedic actors are naturally great in drama. Elizabeth Olsen was charming as always. But the standout performance and also the highlight of the entire film was Ed Harris. This man was fantastic in this film. It's one of those performances that feels so real that it seems like he wasn't acting, he was living THAT life. The screenplay was quite good as well, which saved the movie from being a generic movie about a dying man and his son who he hasn't talked for a while; not to mention it's smart and witty dialogs. The way these characters progressed throughout the movie was beautiful to watch. The banter between Sudeikis and Harris felt painful in a sense that every sentence they give off each other was a gut punch to the receiving end. And I admire the screenwriter for that because it gave more depth to the send-off for these two characters. Personally, I'm not really close to my dad, that's why the ending really struck a chord with me.

Mark Raso did a fine job directing this movie. There were a lot of long takes where they just let the camera flow with the characters which gave the film a more sense of realism. But I do have a problem with that scene where they were watching a concert. The band performing didn't look convincing that they were doing a show, particularly the drummer who was clearly fake playing it. That's a nitpick, but it was distracting for me. My last issue with the film was that the dialog for the first 15 minutes felt like another screenwriter wrote it.

Overall I enjoyed the film. A familiar story with excellent performances and script.

8/10

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A Silent Voice - REVIEW

I’m not really a huge anime fan, but I have mad respect for the media. It truly is a genre of its own, and I personally find anime slightly more beautiful than your standard American animated movies. A Silence Voice was great. It’s quite unconventional on the way it tells its story. It really uses its media well as it shows more rather than telling. At surface level, the film is about bullying and what I like about this one is that it shows the perspective of the bully and rather than the bullied. But the film is more than that. There are a lot of messages and themes that the film touches that at times are uncomfortable and heartwrenching to watch. Again, I’m not a huge fan of anime, and I’ve only seen a handful films of it, but I think this one’s kind of an experimental for the genre. My only problem is that it gets too corny and melodramatic at times and that its a tad too long.

8/10

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Avengers: Infinity War - REVIEW

This movie is 2 hour and 29 minutes long, yet it felt like it was just an hour. The last time I felt this way towards a movie was with The Last Jedi (Mad Max: Fury Road before that). Infinity War is everything that I wanted and expected it to be: straight to the point, no fucking around, just all out war.

The Russo Brothers have already proven to be capable directors for an ensemble cast (Civil War), this time they actually outdid themselves. Though not everyone had the moment to shine (there’s like 70+ characters in this movie), it still felt like everyone had a reason to be there and no one felt out of place. The Russo’s really tried to fit everyone in without anyone being left out. Everyone was utilized to their full potential. None had overstayed their welcome, and none felt underutilized, they were there for what they can only offer for the story. It’s just really mindblowing how the Russo Brothers pulled this off, how they actually made a movie out of a tremendous amount of character, combining almost every MCU movies, colliding in this one massive spectacle.

One thing I cannot complain about IW are the action sequences: amazingly directed, gracefully constructed, every edit and cut flowed smoothly. It was goddamn satisfying to watch. The fight scenes felt grand. It gives off this feeling of fear and excitement at the same time, it feels like these characters could actually die at any moment.

This leads me to the best part of the movie, Thanos. Probably the best MCU villain to date. Whenever he is on screen, it shows how much of a threat he is. You fear for the people around him because he might actually snap their necks out of nowhere. Never has an MCU villain been this intimidating and horrifying. I love his backstory, his motivation, and belief system; you understand where his ideologies are coming from and why he is doing it, it actually makes sense but just a tad messed up. For him, this is all best intentions, he thinks he is doing the universe a favor (which he actually is), but you have to be a psychopath to wholeheartedly agree with him. Josh Brolin did an excellent job with this character. You would be surprised how much the movie spent time with him that it feels like the movie is about Thanos and not the Avengers. 

As expected, there were few to none character development (besides Thanos) at all. But we don’t need that here. We had 18 movies to do that for us which is the reason why this movie worked. We know these characters well enough already, we already care for them, all this movie had to do was bring the disaster to them and watch how they handle it. It’s like this movie is the season finale of a TV show everyone’s been watching for the last 10 years.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 still holds the best visual effects, CGI, and cinematography, but Infinity War came close. The CGI for Thanos alone deserves an Academy nomination. Though the CGI is quite noticeable at times, the majority of his screentime (which is a lot) looks super real. Marvel also continues there improvement with their color grading. Civil War is a fantastic movie, but it cannot be denied that the color grading on that film was horrid. The Russos learned from that mistake and made Infinity War quite amazing to look at.

The score is a fucking behemoth. Alan Silvestri composed a very grand and very booming score for this movie. Every time that music kicks in, it makes the scene feel like it’s already the climax of the movie. Silvestri had no chill at all. Oh, and Thanos has a theme music and it’s fucking glorious.

Not spoiling anything or what, but the ending is quite shocking; very bold and polarizing. I personally loved it, I did not see it coming at all, and it stressed me out in a good way. I have no idea what they would do next because the ending felt like it was actually the end of it all.

My only problem with the movie is a plot hole. I’m not sure if it’s really a plot hole, maybe I didn’t catch a dialog or what but I think it was a plothole. I can’t explain it without spoiling it, but it involves a certain character who didn’t do this thing that could have changed how the movie went. I can’t help but think of it after that certain scene happened.

In the end, this is probably the most shocking and polarizing MCU movie to date and I’ll give them props for having the balls to do it. Avengers Infinity War is the only MCU film that had actual stakes. No one was safe, everything that happened broke every expectation we had, and for that I applaud it.

9/10

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A Quiet Place - REVIEW

A Quiet Place is directed by Jim Halpert from The Office, and it stars himself and his new wife, Emily Blunt.

So this movie at heart is a family drama that so happens to set in a post-apocalyptic world where if you make noise, you get eaten by a monster. It's a really lovely concept not only for a horror film but for films as a whole. And to my knowledge, I don't think there's no horror film like this yet. So I'd say it's pretty fucking dope to see an original horror movie at 2018.

First of, Emily Blunt’s performance. Let’s get this out of the way because she fucking knocked it right out of the park. Holy mother of god was she fucking amazing. Her emotions and reactions were so authentic which makes you sympathize for her character. The second act revolves more around her, and it was just glorious to watch her go through shit.

John Krasinski directed the shit out of this movie. He manages to tell a story with mostly visual storytelling. When there was dialog, he uses it efficiently. Few words were spoken, but every word helped escalate the story. The sound design was also amazing. The film builds tension with silence, and when that sound kicks in, it’s always earned. I also find the score quite good. It reminded me of There Will Be Blood for some reason. It was thrilling and perfectly fits the intensity of the film. The cinematography was also fucking great. The lighting and the shot compositions were all worth praising. Rarely do I get impressed by the cinematography for a horror film so this really made me happy.

As I said, at heart, this movie is really a family drama. It focuses more on their relationship with each other, how they deal with the state they are at, and how they deal with past tragedies and grief. This was all well realized which makes you care for them when shit's about to go down.

My only problem with the movie is from Millicent Simmonds performance. It felt like her level of emotion was far below from where the other actors. I'm not saying she did a bad job, she was actually good, but she was just not on par with the others that her performance stands out as the weakest. Props for casting an actual deaf kid though.

It's quite apparent that I really enjoyed this movie sooo... 

9/10

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You Were Never Really Here - REVIEW

It’s a movie that would test your patience. It’s not your typical thriller revenge action movie. It’s a unique take on a man’s psychological war with himself, and how he deals with his PTSD during his present-even-more-fucked-up-life, I guess? 

It’s an unconventional film with an excellent performance from Joaquin Phoenix. You won't get the story if you don't give your full attention to it. A lot of critical scenes last only for a second and if you miss it, you wouldn't understand certain aspects of the film.

Excellent cinematography, unique editing, and a great score. Nevertheless, it didn’t really hit me hard as other film nerds had for them so whatever, I think the movie’s good.

7/10

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Pacific Rim Uprising - REVIEW

I enjoyed the shit out of it more than I should. Probably because I’ve been playing Monster Hunter World which is basically slaying huge monsters, minus the robot stuff. But yeah, the movie is dumb and all spectacle.

It’s a movie with useless character, outrageous plot, and dumb but fun action sequences. The lead girl, Cailee Spaeny, is quite good and John Boyega is charming as always.

I have nothing more to say about the movie because it’s a fun trash movie.

6/10

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Ready Player One - REVIEW

Ready Player One is an insane achievement for movies. Imagine movies, video games, music, and comic book character that you have loved and grown up with colliding inside a huge blender in a form of this movie. Despite not getting Star Wars, Spielberg has accomplished the equivalent of world peace in the movie world. (Too much? Yeah, that was too much.)

If you love pop culture references or simply a nerd/geek in general, this movie is made for you. Hands down, 10/10 for you. Stop reading this and watch it.  Normal people, continue reading.

RP1 isn’t just the non-stop nostalgia vomit that I expected it to be, although at times it is, the movie actually has substance to it. There is a compelling story to be told that is actually topical. It perfectly captures the huge difference between the bleak reality and the spectacular virtual world.  You understand why the people in this movie has descended into living a fake life rather than the real one. Spielberg’s direction of deliberately making scenes in the real world boring and cinematically dull is quite genius. You’ll beg for more scenes inside the Oasis which is what exactly these characters crave for.

Visually, this movie would no doubt be polarizing for people. Some may find the visuals crappy or fake or too much CGI, but then again, the whole movie is set inside a game. Which technically, isn’t a flaw but a logical choice to depict the movie. I for one have no complaints about the CGI and special effects because I was damn well entertained by it. The first task was amazingly directed. They basically opened the movie with a bang. Although I enjoyed the shit out of it, it basically made the rest of the movie quite underwhelming. It’s like they’ve put the climax of the movie at the first 15 minutes of the film and it never reached that level of high energy again after slowing down at the second act. It’s like sex, never blow your load too early.

There were a lot of expositions as well. I’ve never been a fan of narrations in movies. This one has a handful in the first act. It’s like I’m listening to an audiobook. It’s a movie. Movies are for the eyes. More showing, less telling. Show us how it happened, don’t tell us. There were also characters that were pretty useless and kind of corny when they were on screen.

Ready Player One is an amazing achievement for movies, and although it’s not an amazing movie, it is worth checking out. I mean, come on, it’s a fucking Spielberg movie.

7/10

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A Wrinkle in Time - REVIEW

I really wanted to like this film because it had a promising director and based on what I've seen from the trailers, it looked amazing and trippy. But, alas, I was disappointed. 

What I liked about A Wrinkle in Time was how it took risks and tried to be different. The movie for sure is not the conventional fantasy kids movie that Disney is known for, Ava DuVernay shows that she can really go weird and unique in her direction. The movie looked amazing. A lot of scenes were very trippy and jaw-dropping, specifically the scene with the flowers. The cinematography and shot compositions were really good for a Disney movie.

Where the movie falters was the story and the performances. A Wrinkle in Time is a beautiful mess. The movie's plot is so pretentious and too odd but not even in a good way. Yes, I praised the movie for being unconventional, but at least make it compelling. I was unimpressed and bored by the dialog and how the story progressed. Some scenes are weird just for the sake of being weird that it doesn't even escalate the story at all. Some performances were disappointing as well. The girl who played Meg, Storm Reid, was inconsistent. At times she looks like she doesn't know how to react to a scenario and also at times she's terrific. She's fantastic when she needs to cry or get really emotional, that's when her performance felt like it was real. But at other times, it just feels fake. The kid who played Charles Wallace though, wow. I don't want to insult a kid, but he was really really terrible. There are scenes where it really relies on the performance of this kid, and he just blows it hard.

I don't think the movie is good at all, but I'd still give it props for trying to be different and unconventional. Some people may find it great, and I would totally get why. But for me, it just didn't work.

4/10

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Annihilation - REVIEW

Christmas came early in the form of a film called Annihilation.

When some guys from Film Twitter said that this was this year’s Blade Runner 2049, I thought they were exaggerating. Although I think it’s ridiculous to compare both films given that they have very different sci-fi stories (I also believe that BR2049 is still a far superior film), I can see the valid comparison on both films. Both are not only visually stunning sci-fi films, but they are also thought-provoking and smartly written.

Story-wise, Annihilation was exceptional. It’s the kind of film that makes you think. It was more interested in asking questions rather than answering anything. It dwells more on the absurd and unexplainable things for us viewers to sink our teeth in and come up with our own interpretations. There is a noticeable element of duality that was prominent in the story, which is quite intriguing. There are a lot more themes, meanings, and insane ideas that the viewers would have different interpretations of. Despite the film’s ambiguity, it was still smartly written and immensely thrilling and horrifying. Alex Garland has once again crafted another sci-fi masterpiece that people are going to talk about for years to come.

Visually, Annihilation is a spectacle to look at. Netflix did not deserve this film. This should have been released in theaters where it rightfully belongs to. The color choices of the film give off a feeling of peace yet horror lingers around it. It was a bold choice for a film with such horrifying premise to paint it with a colorful environment. A lot of imageries shown were disturbingly beautiful. Never has death looked aesthetically pleasing. Even visually this film still has the theme of duality.

And lastly, I would like to praise the music for this film. It was immensely creepy and at times disturbing. It was very unsettling and terrifying to hear. If death had a soundtrack, it was Annihilation’s score.

Annihilation is easily the best film of 2018 so far. I have a good feeling this one's gonna be on my top 3 at the end of the year. 

10/10

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Tomb Raider - REVIEW

Come on, man! Just give me one video game movie adaptation that’s decent. Just one! Although compared to the majority of video game adaptations, this one is actually better than most of it. But that really doesn’t say much.

Tomb Raider wasn’t THAT terrible, it still is, but there are some redeemable qualities to it. First of, Alicia Vikander. I mean... of course. She’s an Academy Award winner, for tomb’s sake. The only thing that made the movie less shitty was her performance. She was energetic and really charismatic. Her smile carried this movie all throughout. You can tell she didn’t bullshit it, unlike most of the prestigious actors would do in a blockbuster. Alicia really gave her best despite how laughable the screenplay is. Another cool thing is that whenever the action scenes kick in, it actually feels like a video game. It even has a bunch of puzzle-solving scenes precisely like how they work in the game, it’s ridiculous.

Nevertheless, the movie is not good. There are just so many expositions, LIKE A LOT. EVERY FEW MINUTES THERE’S AN EXPOSITIONS. If your action movie does not have an interesting story, don't flood it with a storm of explanations and dialog-driven scenes, it will make things worse: less telling, more showing. Let's talk about how predictable the story was. LOL. Seriously, right when the film finally kicks in, when they are already on the island, you already know how the hell the story's gonna progress and end. Even the "he/she-was-the-villain-all-along" trope at the end could be seen from a mile away. It's laughable how BASIC the story is. It's like the writers decided to put EVERY movie cliché ever into the movie. It’s hilariously lazy. I did not give two shits about the father-daughter drama at all. They didn't build it up enough for people to care for their relationship. Don't even get me started on the CGI. It's already 2018, how on earth is your CGI still noticeable? Even the environment of the film looked faked. Can't they film in an actual jungle? Or a real island? Everything looked faked as Wakanda. And it even tries to set up a possible sequel, how cute! 

The terrible video game movie adaptation saga continues. I have lost my faith in it and will never expect that any movie based on a video game will ever be at least decent. 4/10

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My Life as a Courgette - REVIEW

What a beautiful film. My Life as a Courgette is French-Swiss stop-motion animation film about orphans. I've always admired the stop-motion craft because it's the hardest film to make and it takes hard talent to do it. Rarely does a  stop-motion film suck and this one just happens to be perfect. The movie is short, it runs for an hour and five minutes only, but boy was it still amazing. Visually this film is colorful. The way the animation was crafted really captures the feel of childhood. The voice acting for the film was so cute that it makes every character likable and adorable. Although the film looks and feels childish, the story tackles mature content and at times dark themes. It tells about the struggles of orphans and how much suffering and insanity they have experienced. It's definitely a film that both adults and children would appreciate.

I love this film a lot, and I think it's perfect. 10/10