Watched The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) by an author from letterboxd.com
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

Just trying to tell too many stories. Foxx is the most interesting player but gets sidelined by the one dimensional, charisma vacuum, Dehann. Chuck in Peter’s story, Richard’s story and Gwen…

It just becomes a boring chore.

★★

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Watched The Wrong Trousers (1993) by an author from letterboxd.com
Gromit finds himself being pushed out of his room and home by a new lodger who is actually a ruthless criminal (and a small penguin). The penguin is planning a robbery and needs to use Wallace and his mechanical remote controlled trousers to pull off the raid. However, Gromit is wise to the penguin and comes to the rescue.

First class

★★★★★

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Watched Audition (1999) by an author from letterboxd.com
Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training.

No wonder everyone in Japan is lonely

★★★½

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Watched Spider-Man 3 (2007) by an author from letterboxd.com
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.

Has BDH even aged?

★★

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Watched Spider-Man 2 (2004) by an author from letterboxd.com
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood.

I’ve always thought this was a good superhero movie and after 30+ MCU movies I think it compares very favourably! Molina’s Doc Ock is absolute comic book villain perfection, right down to the bowl cut.

Is it weird, though, that the thing that stood out most to me was Kirsten Dunst’s “wet t-shirt” scene? Seems absolutely outrageous by recent standards!

★★★½

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Watched Barbarian (2022) by an author from letterboxd.com
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway, but soon discovers that there is much more to be afraid of in the house than the other house guest.

It’s like an arty indie wrapped round a legit horror film. Dig it.

★★★★

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Watched Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) by an author from letterboxd.com
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

Is there another franchise where the sixth film is at least as good as the first? It might be absolutely RIDICULOUS but it does it exceptionally well.

★★★★

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Watched Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) by an author from letterboxd.com
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

While it doesn’t have the polish and the style of the original, I enjoyed the lighter tone and lack of melodrama. I also enjoyed Jake’s irreverent rebelliousness as opposed to the usual “angry” anti-authority approach.

★★★

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Watched Dune (2021) by an author from letterboxd.com
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Never has such a dull and soulless landscape been more beautifully rendered. And I don’t just mean Arrakis.

★★★

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