Movie Ratings

A place for reviewing movies that I watch.

[movierating]

Austin Powers Goldmember (2002)

Notes along the way:

Dixie Normous

Britney Spears?! With tit guns?!

The obvious blue contacts on Dr. Evil and Mini Me

Daddy issues

Beyoncé, too!

Best time machine

MOLE

Dude eating his skin flakes 🤢

Fat bastard throwing his opponent

"It's not Godzilla for copyright reasons"

Charmander and Pikachu in the background

Dick Key

Boob satellites

Mini Me as Mini Austin

The shadow bit in this movie is so fucking funny

The Dutch hate 💀

Reaction

Definitely a product of its time. Still enjoyed it, anyways. So many visual gags and fun practical effects.

Cinematography 🎥🎥🎥

Quotability 🗨️🗨️🗨️🗨️

Effects 🦴🦴

Story 📖📖

Overall 🌟🌟🌟

-Childhood Rewatch-

[movierating]

Synchronic (2020)

Notes along the way

"Racist baby"

What you hallucinate is real? Snake bite??

Could this man please tell his friend about his medical issue?!

Not the dog! T-T

Reaction

Ended as expected. The concept of a time-traveling drug is interesting. Knew who was gonna disappear as soon as they were on screen. They had a lot of good shots with a cool transition.

Cinemetography 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥

Quotability 🗨️

Effects 🦴🦴🦴🦴

Story 📖📖📖📖

Overall 🌟🌟🌟🌟

-First time watch-

[movierating]

The Fifth Element (1997)

Notes along the way

Does the machine that rebuilds take any DNA and build it in human shape, or were the aliens originally human shaped?

She can read English?

Thoroughly appreciating the practical effects and CGI

I want Chinese restaurants to fly up to my door/window please

Multi-pass

Ruby Rhod, our savior

Love WINS (even though he barely knows her?)

Reaction

I grew up owning this on DVD. The CGI and practical effects really hold up for an almost 30 year old movie. The story hits every time. So many things that I forgot, so many of the details. I love the tiny apartment aesthetic. It gave me some ideas. Why did John Travolta not look like John Travolta to me? I was worried it was a movie from my childhood that wouldn't hit the same, but it honestly still slaps. Growing up, I always imagined I could react like Korben Dallas, but now I know I'd be like Ruby Rhod, screaming and shaking and falling apart.

Cinemetography 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥

Quotability 🗨️🗨️🗨️

Effects 🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴

Story 📖📖📖📖📖

Overall 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

-Childhood Rewatch-

Edited to add: My roommate convinced me that Gary Oldman was actually John Travolta.

[movierating]

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Notes along the way

Interesting to know it now takes place in the past

The "future" still having mainly CRT TV's lol

Ice-T?????

Golly, I wish the Internet functioned the way it does in this movie

Graphics are fun

"Halt, sinners!" *Gets run over*

Jones is a MAMMAL (I'm shook)

Amazing CGI and effects for 1995

"Jesus time!"

Reaction

Overall, very good. I'm surprised at the quality for the time. I mean, I'll watch anything with Keanu Reeves, tbh and I'm a big fan of sci-fi. My roommate keeps being excited by the cyberpunk aesthetics and themes. Lots of quotable lines and fun costuming and design.

Cinematography 🎥🎥🎥🎥

Quotability 🗨️🗨️🗨️

Effects 🦴🦴🦴🦴

Story 📖📖📖

Overall 🌟🌟🌟🌟

-1st Watch-