Great characters, compelling story, emotional weight, sense of scale, incredible sound and visual effects. Fantastic time at da moobis.
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Police Story 1985
I don’t think I’m allowed to do any of these moves in jiu jitsu class. Pretty sure most if not all of these would be considered illegal moves.
Movie was VERY well shot though. Was super impressed by the shot composition.
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The Exorcist 1973
There isn’t a doubt in my mind that this is the greatest horror film of all times.
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Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
There’s a powerful scene where the camera lingers on DiCaprio’s face for a long period of time. The entire time I kept saying in my head “Please don’t cut away, please don’t cut away” and it never did, and made the scene all the more powerful for it. My man never lets me down.
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013
Takahata has cemented himself as the best Ghibli director.
Easily the most visually stunning Ghibli film, Kaguya is a tour de force of a film and a powerhouse of emotions. Important lessons are to be had with this movie. It’s simultaneously an uplifting story of defying societal gender roles, and a heartbreaking story for the same reason; a dad ruining a child’s life through control & manipulation because of some idealized vision of what HE wants life to be.
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