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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Nov 2023

  Where Shin Godzilla focused it’s creativity on the creature Godzilla Minus One focuses on the human story. This is by far, miles and miles a better human story than any Godzilla film in history(and I’ve seen 21 one them). This really feels like a sequel to Oppenheimer directed by Nolan, it even looks and sounds like Dunkirk. It doesn’t completely elevate the Godzilla side but the experience is overwhelming for a lot of reasons I can’t get into. There’s also…

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  Godzilla vs. Gigan 1972

  ★★ Watched 26 Nov 2023

  There is one military guy who asks to listen to two objects approaching earth. After 2 seconds of listening he determines one of them is Ghidorah.

  This film is absurd in the worst ways. At least it had Ghidorah who is always a welcome sight. I really loved the quasi meta aspect of the Godzilla theme park but the fact that aliens decided to take the shape of theme park management to take over the world is ludicrous. This movie…

Popular reviews

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  Taxi Driver 1976

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 02 Feb 2013 90

  I find it strange that this movie is so popular. I see 'bros' quoting it and they always have this next to Goodfellas and The Sopranos and Entourage in their collection of movies(as do I). I think a lot of people like it for the wrong reasons. They like the violence and the guns and DENIRO. But for me this is the quintessential art house film: ambiguous in it's meaning, a meandering story with no plot in sight, a protagonist…

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  Gummo 1997

  ★★★ Watched 02 Apr 2013 27

  What the Fuck
  What the Fuck

  Cracking Shuck
  Holy Donald Duck

  Smelly Truck
  Youthful Puck

  Hair that's growing out of your back
  Kids that say the darndest things.

  Poop.

  Crepes. With bananas and asparagus.
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  Spaceships blasting 409 on a chevy nova.

  
  
  

  
  Gummo is about 100 times more bizarre than what you have just read and I apologize for this review.