Movie #24: The Fly
Movie #25: Kimi
Movie #26: Hereditary
Movie #27: Triangle of Sadness
Movie #28: Cocaine Bear
Movie #29: Ghost Ship
Movie #30: Bullet Train
Movie #31: Moonfall
Movie #32: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Movie #33: Full Time (À Plein Temps)

Had to watch something a bit more down to earth after binging on a few action blockbusters in a row 😂

Movie #34: Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Movie #35: The Father
Movie #36: Dune
Movie #37: Alice, Darling

Movie #38: Avatar: The Way of Water

Cameron blew me away.

Oh, and it’s a shame the digital version is presented at a fixed 24fps. I don’t know if I would have liked it much, and I know it was in the theatrical release to help 3D screenings feel better, but would have been nice to have the option.

Movie #29: Rye Lane

Movie #30: Enys Men

Loving a good Saturday morning movie double-header 😁

Movie #31: Hot Fuzz
Movie #32: Scream 6
Movie #33: How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Movie #34: Evil Dead Rise

To my great shame, this is actually the first Evil Dead movie I’ve seen.

Movie #35: Air
Movie #36: Return to Seoul
Movie #37: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Movie #38: Perfect Blue

Movie #39: Contagion

BTW I make these mini reviews using https://quickreviews.app ✌️

Quick Reviews

Movie #40: Evil Dead (2013)

Movie #41: The Evil Dead

I decided to stop watching the series in reverse and get to the start.

Movie #42: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

It’s a coincidence, but it’s honestly perfect that this was my 42nd movie of the year.

Movie #43: Robocop

Movie #44: The Evil Dead

Watched again with friends, and my review from a few weeks ago still stands https://isfeeling.social/@matt/110480500496987707

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Attached: 1 image Movie #41: The Evil Dead I decided to stop watching the series in reverse and get to the start.

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Movie #45: Evil Dead 2

I expect this to somehow be one of my less popular reviews, even though I liked it 🫣

Movie #46: Gremlins
Movie #47: Army of Darkness
Movie #48: Speed
Movie #49: Renfield
Movie #50 (halfway to my goal!): The Night House
Movie #51: The Game
Movie #52: Mad Max: Fury Road

Movie #53: Air Force One

Worried I'm going to lose followers over this one…

Movie #54: Asteroid City
Movie #55: Hamilton
Movie #56: Jurassic Park
Movie #57: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Movie #58: Sisu

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Movie #59: The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Movie #60: No Hard Feelings

Movie #61: Jurassic Park III

This was actually the first DVD I ever owned. I liked it at the time, but woof, it’s way worse than I remembered 😬

Movie #62: Jurassic World

Was going to give this one an “okay” score until the final act. An all time shocker 😂

Movie #63: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1

Saw this in a Dolby Vision theater and it was pretty great. Video and audio were nice, but the bass in the seats elevates certain scenes.

Movie #64: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Movie #65: Barbie
Movie #66: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Movie #67: But I’m a Cheerleader
Movie #68: Jurassic World Dominion
Movie #69 👀: The Redeem Team
Movie #70: Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie #71: Nimona
Movie #72: Clue

Movie #73: The Meg

It’s possible the Jurassic World trilogy has lowered my standards, but at least this was a bit of fun.

Movie #74: My Cousin Vinny
@matt Classic whodunit! Always remember LOLing as kid at the singing telegram 😆🔫
@ravipatel Haha yeah that moment was great 🤣
@matt I loved that movie as a kid.
@matt the new Steph Curry doc on Apple TV is worth a watch too
@matt I was cautiously optimistic before watching this one. All I remember of it was being disappointed. Not memorable at all.

@matt Our little local community theater is running this in a couple weeks. Of six friends watching the preview during the Asteroid City showing we went to as a group—all of us 90s kids, one of us not conservative (or very conservative) **at the time of release**—my wife, was the only one who saw it or even remembered it existed back then.

All six of us thought, based on the trailer, that it could easily be mistaken for a modern Netflix hit from any time in the last year or two.

@matt Also, I spent like ten minutes rewriting that post for clarity to almost no avail. I’d just like the effort to be noted. 🤣

@NateBarham haha the effort is noted and understood 😂

That’s a good callout actually, it does feel a bit like it could be on Netflix these days. I was pretty young in 99, but when I think back to the way the world was back then (I was conservative at the time as well) it made me appreciate more how outside the mainstream this really was for the time.

@matt Yeah, the group were anywhere from 15-19 in 99. And it was one of those things where we were surprised that only one of us had seen it / heard of it, but then because of time period and upbringings immediately *not at all* surprised.
@matt This trilogy was the most disappointing in recent memory. World was so good and then they plummeted off a cliff.
@matt great movie indeed. 8/10. Funny to hear Tom Cruise say three lines in French.

@matt Haven’t seen it in a few years, but it was always solidly in Okay territory for me.

The aviary scene was good fun

@matt Hard disagree - this was the one that surprised me the most in the rewatch I did last year - had a blast with it; liked it more in recent viewings than when I originally saw it - also do really appreciate a big blockbuster like this that is only 90 minutes such a rarity these days
@tchaten Oh no! Honestly this is easily the worst movie I’ve seen in 2023 personally, but I am jealous you’re getting enjoyment from these films 😊 I *want* to like them, I really do!
@matt Is there a system to determine review background colour?
@ravipatel Just what I think looks good with the poster.
@matt a real mixed bag of a film, this one. I was just thinking about it this morning. Wild Spielberg made a sequel this… lame.

@nathansnelgrove Yeah, definitely not among his best by any means. I feel like there were moments where it comes together, but so much of it was rough.

I’m going through the whole series, and I’m a bit worried that it’s only downhill from here 😬

@matt I like the first Jurassic World a lot compared to all the other sequels
@matt The book just resurrects Ian Malcom, who unambiguously died in the first book, without explanation.
@marcoshuerta haha I don’t remember the details of the book, but I did read it as a kid and was surprised that basically everything was different from the movie.
@matt have lots of nostalgia for this one - really enjoyed the whole ride including the retcons
@matt I love 3 now in retrospect all the more being a brisk 90 minutes!
@matt https://letterboxd.com/cdme 🫡 — I need to watch Sisu
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@cory Added! And totally, if you’re remotely interested in Sisu you should give it a go.
@matt perfect! I kept wavering but I’ll be sure to watch it now 🙌🏻
@matt What did you think of it? I’ve not seen it yet.
@AnthonyBaker It was okay, not much more than what I got in the review 🤷‍♂️
@matt I had a huge grin on my face for 90 minutes - job accomplished for me :)
@tchaten Yeah, it felt like 90 minutes of good-looking fan service, which is totally fine! Not gonna be on my top movies list by any means, but I'm glad I finally saw it.
@matt knowing what the blue mushroom did ahead of time was such a joy in the theater as most discovered tiny Mario only after he ate it - so glad cat suit Mario was included
@matt also Jack Black was pure gold here
@matt That John Williams score! Two of his most iconic themes (and perhaps two of the most iconic themes in all of cinema). 🦕🎵
@matt In my opinion, this is as close to a perfect movie as it’s possible to make.
@matt It’s the kind of thing I’d love to see in immersive video on visionOS.
@matt You need a box beyond great for Hamilton.

@matt I love that he does his thing, but it didn’t quite work for me. The meta-ness was quite jarring. But the style and comedy were top notch.

I probably need a second viewing to take it in proerly