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title: Beverly Hills Cop
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date: 2022-09-07T15:34:14+09:00
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box_office: $234,760,478
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date: 2022-09-07 15:34:14+09:00
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favorite: false
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rating: 4
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imdb: 7.3
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2MyZDE0YjAtNWFjYy00MWRlLTk3MTktMzY3ZDVhNTJkZTlmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk3NzU2MTQ@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: A Detroit cop comes to Beverly Hills to find the man who murdered his friend
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quick_look: This is a good example of an 80's police action movie. The incompetent by-the-books cops and cartoonish villains keep the story funny and fast paced and juxtapose well with the loose cannon protagonist.
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genres:
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- Action
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- Comedy
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- Crime
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2MyZDE0YjAtNWFjYy00MWRlLTk3MTktMzY3ZDVhNTJkZTlmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk3NzU2MTQ@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 7.3/10
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imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086960
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metacritic: 66/100
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metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/beverly-hills-cop
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mpaa: R
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quick_look: This is a good example of an 80's police action movie. The incompetent by-the-books cops and
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cartoonish villains keep the story funny and fast paced and juxtapose well with the loose cannon protagonist.
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rating: 4
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rotten_tomatoes: 83%
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beverly_hills_cop
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summary: A Detroit cop comes to Beverly Hills to find the man who murdered his friend
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title: Beverly Hills Cop
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year: 1984
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## Recommendation
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I ended up watching this because it came up in a [framed](https://framed.wtf) and I realized that it's one of those movies I've heard referenced a million times but haven't seen.
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Curious about his other films, I decided to check his most recent credit and saw he directed one in 2003 called [_Gigli_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299930/). I figured if he hadn't made one since then he must've retired, and it seems like that one was a career ender. It's 2.6 on IMDb which I think is honestly the lowest score I've ever seen. [Rotten tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gigli) gave it a 6%. If you look up the plot it's not hard to guess why, but apparently the acting and script in general are also terrible. It swept the [Razzies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_Golden_Raspberry_Awards) that year.
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It's interesting to me that someone can make back to back movies that are critically and generally well received, but then suddenly make a completely tone deaf, horrible movie. It's not even like he made one or two well received movies; he made 6 by my count. Then suddenly he just drops one of the worst movies ever.
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title: Fright Night
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date: 2022-10-09T20:53:53+09:00
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box_office: $18,302,607
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date: 2022-10-09 20:53:53+09:00
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favorite: true
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rating: 4
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imdb: 6.4
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU2MDc0NDY0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTgzMTYyNQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: A high school student suspects his next door neighbor is a vampire
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quick_look: A fun and not-too-scary horror movie, _Fright Night_ is a perfect option to set the halloween vibe. A great choice to get your feet wet in the horror genre.
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genres:
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- Horror
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- Action
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU2MDc0NDY0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTgzMTYyNQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 6.4/10
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imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438176
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metacritic: 64/100
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metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/fright-night
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mpaa: R
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quick_look: A fun and not-too-scary horror movie, _Fright Night_ is a perfect option to set the halloween
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vibe. A great choice to get your feet wet in the horror genre.
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rating: 4
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rotten_tomatoes: 72%
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fright_night_2011
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summary: A high school student suspects his next door neighbor is a vampire
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title: Fright Night
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year: 2011
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## Recommendation
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Horror is sometimes a difficult genre to persuade people to watch. Many people make a blanket claim to never watch horror movies, but to those people I offer up _Fright Night_ as a gateway into the genre. This movie strikes a great balance between more comedic or light hearted elements along with sinister horror. Most of the levity comes from Colin Farrell leaning into and really hamming it up as the movies antagonist.
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Just to name a few we have: _vampiric seduction_ in the night club scene, vampires "turning" characters, sunlight killing vampires, garlic and crosses, _vampiric immortality_, _vampire thralls_, and loads of discussion about the various ways to kill vampires. There are even some jokes about Twilight thrown in just to make sure all of their bases are covered. I appreciate that they made the movie chock-a-block full of vampire lore, and used those discussions for jokes and fun action set pieces.
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The most fun part of the movie in my opinion is when the vampires are attacking them in Peter Vincent's pent house. The scene gives Amy and Charley an opportunity to throw every vampire killing technique in the book at them. It sets up a super corny bit of dialog about silver bullets only working on werewolves which I enjoyed. It's also fun to see the payoff for all of the ways that Peter Vincent explains one could kill a vampire in a preceding scene.
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title: Holes
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date: 2022-09-02T17:54:55+09:00
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box_office: $67,406,573
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date: 2022-09-02 17:54:55+09:00
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favorite: true
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rating: 3
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imdb: 7.0
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTg0MTU5ODkwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMzgxNzY3._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: A boy is sent to a juvenile work camp as punishment after being mistakenly arrested.
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quick_look: With a compelling story and a fun blending of historical western style and modern penal servitude, this has become an iconic example of a young adult film from the early 2000s. I saw this movie uncountably many times as a child, but I'm afraid it would be only nostalgia that could elevate this movie beyond a middling review from me.
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genres:
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- Adventure
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- Comedy
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- Drama
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTg0MTU5ODkwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMzgxNzY3._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 7.0/10
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imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311289
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metacritic: 71/100
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metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/holes
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mpaa: PG
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quick_look: With a compelling story and a fun blending of historical western style and modern penal servitude,
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this has become an iconic example of a young adult film from the early 2000s. I saw this movie uncountably
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many times as a child, but I'm afraid it would be only nostalgia that could elevate this movie beyond
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a middling review from me.
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rating: 3
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rotten_tomatoes: 78%
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/holes
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summary: A boy is sent to a juvenile work camp as punishment after being mistakenly arrested.
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title: Holes
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year: 2003
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## Recommendation
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I could go either way on this film when it comes to a recommendation. I think its plot and characters are well suited for child viewers which is probably why I remembered it so fondly. As an adult I'm not sure I would recommend watching it. Many of the characters are fairly one dimensional and aren't always given enough time to interact with one another to earn the emotional payoffs that are set up.
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I'm not sure if it's meant to be taken literally, but if so, does his character identify as a woman? If they are presenting Mr. Sir as someone who identifies as a woman then the entire framing takes a more transphobic slant in my opinion. I don't think that _is_ their intention, but it struck me as being a weird scene and I remember think the same thing when I was younger. At that time I was more confused why he agreed with the remark that was clearly intended to be derogatory, but didn't consider it deeper than that.
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Anyway, I think it's just a poorly written scene, based on a low effort gender normative joke, but I'm trying to decide what is happening in the back half of that scene with Mr. Sir's response and the crowd's "oh"-ing.
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title: In Time
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date: 2022-09-27T22:41:22+09:00
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box_office: $37,520,095
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date: 2022-09-27 22:41:22+09:00
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favorite: false
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rating: 4
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imdb: 6.7
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjA3NzI1ODc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI5NjQwNg@@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: A dystopian future where time is literally money
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quick_look: This film's interesting premise and anti-capitalist sentiment result in an imperfect, but still entertaining action thriller that seems to have aged rather well.
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjA3NzI1ODc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzI5NjQwNg@@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 6.7/10
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imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688
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metacritic: 53/100
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metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/in-time
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mpaa: PG-13
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rating: 4
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rotten_tomatoes: 37%
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_time
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summary: A dystopian future where time is literally money
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title: In Time
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year: 2011
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## Recommendation
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This movie gets a recommendation from me, but I have a few specific things that perhaps bias my opinion. As a flat sci-fi action movie, I think this film works. There are aspects of a rags-to-riches story here that people may find entertaining. It falls back on a relatively anti-capitalist message which is a take you don't typically see in mainstream blockbusters.
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I would've preferred an ending where the characters change the system rather than simply trying to redistribute the wealth while keeping wages in place. It might end up being too utopian a slant to be entertaining, but the actual ending where they are just robbing bigger and bigger banks felt a bit hollow to me. They don't actually solve any of the problems that the society has in place.
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title: 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'
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date: 2022-08-31T21:52:25+09:00
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rating: 4
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imdb: 7.7
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTM3ZTllNzItNTNmOS00NzJiLTg1MWMtMjMxNDc0NmJhODU5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODE5NzE3OTE@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: A secret British spy agency unravels a billionaire's evil plot
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quick_look: Kingsman has all the elements that make a spy movie fun. It has wall to wall action, futuristic gadgets, secret organizations, and evil plots to destroy the world. More importantly, it has a well written script and interesting cinematography to prop it up. If you can stomach the gratuitous violence, then I highly recommend you add this to your watchlist!
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box_office: $128,261,724
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date: 2022-08-31 21:52:25+09:00
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTM3ZTllNzItNTNmOS00NzJiLTg1MWMtMjMxNDc0NmJhODU5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODE5NzE3OTE@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 7.7/10
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kingsman_the_secret_service
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3. **Was this original content?** It was adapted from a comic series [Kingsman (comic)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsman_(comic_series)).
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4. **Wait, was the professor at the beginning Mark Hamill?** Yes
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date: 2022-08-28T22:31:36+09:00
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTI1NzQ5MzU1OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzExODU0MQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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quick_look: Family tragedy and rockstar chef stereotypes mix into a pretty formulaic rom-dram. It rises above most genre tropes and has a kernel of heart, but lacks anything approaching a commentary on the themes it sets up. Recommended if you want a lightweight slice of life romance.
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box_office: $43,107,979
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date: 2022-08-28 22:31:36+09:00
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTI1NzQ5MzU1OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzExODU0MQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 6.3/10
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The story sets up a female chef in the city who’s work has become her obsession, but her lifestyle is radically changed by a family tragedy. Via this tragedy the film sets itself up with some ambitious topics to tackle, however, unfortunately for the most part it doesn’t address these themes. The movie is trying to be a full drama and a full romance and it just doesn’t fully work.
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date: 2022-09-14T22:09:07+09:00
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box_office: $65,075,540
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date: 2022-09-11T20:43:17+09:00
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box_office: $117,723,989
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date: 2022-09-11 20:43:17+09:00
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favorite: true
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rating: 4
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imdb: 7.2
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTY0NDY3MDMxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTM5NzMzOQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: Four magicians are united by an unknown benefactor to pull off a series of heists
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quick_look: A clever plot and many actual magic tricks make this movie an enjoyable romp. I would recommend it to most people due to the broad appeal of the [illusions](https://youtu.be/X1WSH0VzoaM) and especially to people that like crime movies.
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genres:
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- Crime
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- Mystery
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- Thriller
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTY0NDY3MDMxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTM5NzMzOQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 7.2/10
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imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345
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metacritic: 50/100
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metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/now-you-see-me
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mpaa: PG-13
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quick_look: A clever plot and many actual magic tricks make this movie an enjoyable romp. I would recommend
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it to most people due to the broad appeal of the [illusions](https://youtu.be/X1WSH0VzoaM) and especially
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to people that like crime movies.
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rating: 4
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rotten_tomatoes: 50%
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/now_you_see_me
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summary: Four magicians are united by an unknown benefactor to pull off a series of heists
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title: Now You See Me
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year: 2013
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## Recommendation
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I have seen _Now You See Me_ many times and still haven't gotten bored of it. At a base level, it is a fun crime movie with lots of twists and turns. Layered on top of that, the filmmakers put a lot of effort into making the magic tricks they depict realistic. Even if you ignore the plot, there is all the entertainment of a regular magic show.
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The third heist seems straightforward enough, but the point of it was to frame Thaddeus Bradley. To do this, they fill his car with all the money they've stolen, but it's so stuffed-full that it is literally exploding out of all the windows and doors. It's done in such a ridiculous way that it's clear he couldn't actually be responsible. There'd be no possible way of escaping from the scene of the crime with his car in that condition.
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In summation, they would've been stopped in their tracks after the first heist. If they _magically_ did get out of jail after the first heist, the second heist would've been reversed or impossible even with the security questions. Finally, they wouldn't have succeeded in framing Thaddeus in the way they went about it. At the end of the day only the bank in France is likely to feel the lasting effects of what they did and that's only if it doesn't have insurance.
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title: The French Dispatch
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date: 2022-08-17T17:18:04+09:00
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box_office: $16,124,375
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date: 2022-08-17 17:18:04+09:00
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draft: false
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rating: 4
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imdb: 7.2
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmQxZTNiODYtNzBhYy00MzVlLWJlN2UtNTc4YWZjMDIwMmEzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: Authors for a New Yorker-esque magazine report on a small town in France
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quick_look: Charming and highly stylized, this movie has immediately joined my shelf of favorites. Great if you are a Wes Anderson fan or just someone looking for absurdist humor.
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genres:
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- Comedy
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- Drama
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- Romance
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmQxZTNiODYtNzBhYy00MzVlLWJlN2UtNTc4YWZjMDIwMmEzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ@@._V1_SX800.webp
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imdb: 7.2/10
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imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712
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metacritic: 74/100
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metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-french-dispatch
|
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mpaa: R
|
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quick_look: Charming and highly stylized, this movie has immediately joined my shelf of favorites. Great
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if you are a Wes Anderson fan or just someone looking for absurdist humor.
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rating: 4
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rotten_tomatoes: 75%
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rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_french_dispatch
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summary: Authors for a New Yorker-esque magazine report on a small town in France
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title: The French Dispatch
|
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year: 2021
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## Recommendation
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I found this movie very charming and would certainly recommend it. I am a sucker for Wes Anderson films and this was no exception. **The French Dispatch** is very funny without many outright jokes and is visually pleasing in the standard Wes Anderson style. It is made up of several view points and individual stories with a binding narrative that pulls things together just well enough that the movie as a whole feels coherent.
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The story is told in the setting of a section of the magazine, but also in retrospective as spoken by the author on the set of a talk show. The actual content of the story has aspects of live action and cartoon. The cartoon scenes feel nested within the live action for a total depth of 4 levels removed from the viewer. It just makes things a little difficult to follow. That style of storytelling can work: I loved [_If on a Winter's Night a Traveler_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/374233.If_on_a_Winter_s_Night_a_Traveler) by _Italio Calvino_ which relies heavily on this nesting of view points, but the first chapter of that book is incredibly jarring as you get accustomed to the style.
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The section isn't long enough to have time to get over that jarring feeling or to orient yourself. As a stand alone short it might work, but its presence in this larger narrative makes it feel especially awkward tonally. This discordance is the main reason I feel this movie is more of a 4/5 than a perfect [5/7](https://www.dictionary.com/e/memes/5-7/).
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title: Whisper of the Heart
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date: 2022-09-11T20:43:24+09:00
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box_office: $498,156
|
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date: 2022-09-11 20:43:24+09:00
|
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favorite: false
|
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rating: 5
|
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imdb: 7.9
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image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDg0MWNmNjktMGEwZC00ZDlmLWI1MTUtMDBmNjQzMWM2NjBjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMxODk2OTU@._V1_SX800.webp
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summary: A slice of life story about a bookish middle school girl living in Tokyo
|
||||
quick_look: _Whisper of the Heart_ is a stunning and immersive world crafted by studio Ghibli that exudes a relaxed and nostalgic vibe. Every piece of it, from the music and the art to the characters and the story, is masterfully done.
|
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genres:
|
||||
- Romance
|
||||
- Drama
|
||||
- Family
|
||||
image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDg0MWNmNjktMGEwZC00ZDlmLWI1MTUtMDBmNjQzMWM2NjBjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTMxODk2OTU@._V1_SX800.webp
|
||||
imdb: 7.9/10
|
||||
imdb_link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113824
|
||||
metacritic: 75/100
|
||||
metacritic_link: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whisper-of-the-heart
|
||||
mpaa: G
|
||||
quick_look: _Whisper of the Heart_ is a stunning and immersive world crafted by studio Ghibli that exudes
|
||||
a relaxed and nostalgic vibe. Every piece of it, from the music and the art to the characters and the
|
||||
story, is masterfully done.
|
||||
rating: 5
|
||||
rotten_tomatoes: 94%
|
||||
rotten_tomatoes_link: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whisper-of-the-heart
|
||||
summary: A slice of life story about a bookish middle school girl living in Tokyo
|
||||
title: Whisper of the Heart
|
||||
year: 1995
|
||||
---
|
||||
## Recommendation
|
||||
Recommending Studio Ghibli movies is pretty easy, and this is no exception. The art and music are both excellent and the story is cute and light hearted. It's difficult to give specific reasons for watching the movie without getting into spoilers because the content of the film is what gives it the atmosphere that makes me want to recommend it.
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