TheEscapist

theescapist
Cinema Addict - 1054 Film Ratings
Member Since: 12 Jan 2013
Location: Netherlands
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95 99% Dune: Part Two (2024) - Rated 02 Mar 2024
"Magnificent film. Most changes to the book were warranted or understandable. Worth experiencing in cinema. Villeneuve and crew proof that the Dune franchise is in very, very competent hands. I love the direction that they took. Awesome! I wish more blockbuster films were this well crafted and refreshing. I think it may be one of the best sequels in film history, ever."
69 43% UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine (2023) - Rated 21 Oct 2023
"Could have done without all the TikTok and reaction videos and the focus on the many things that could have gone wrong. I'd have preferred it if it focused more on the unique science and engineering behind this incredible piece of machinery. As it stands it feels a bit like a shallow and boringly made conventional documentary with little educational value. A missed opportunity."
76 81% The Deepest Breath (2023) - Rated 04 Aug 2023
"Beautifully filmed, interesting documentary."
75 77% Oppenheimer (2023) - Rated 21 Jul 2023
"Quite magnificent and worth experiencing in cinemas. It does suffer from typical Nolan annoyances (fairly bland female characters, archetypical characters, not the greatest writing or dialogue and convoluted plotting), but it also features Nolan's strengths (such as magnificent visuals, mostly immersive sounds and interesting subject material). All in all worth experiencing and better than I had expected. A not too typical Hollywood biopic, which is nice to see."
70 47% The Look of Silence (2014) - Rated 01 Jul 2023
"This film is important as a historical document. However, that doesn't mean I particularly enjoyed it. I was put off by the traditionalist style of documentary filmmaking. I think a lot of the sequences about the family could have been shorter, or extra's and not part of the main film. The main part of the film are the interviews with the murderers, which are interesting and shocking. But it obviously isn't pleasant material and it also makes the film quite frustrating to watch."
37 1% The Lobster (2015) - Rated 30 Jun 2023
"It starts out with some fun ideas, but it quickly turns boring, dry, bleak and humorless. All characters are boring and unlikeable, the colour palette is drab, the plot is bad and turns uninteresting fast and the running time is way too long. I did not find much smart satire here, nor humour. A joyless, dull film that is a huge waste of time."
73 65% Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019) - Rated 30 Jun 2023
"Heartwarming film. Recommended."
65 32% Gûzen to sôzô (2021) - Rated 28 Jun 2023
"Well acted, filmed and executed. I thought the first story was a bit stupid and uninteresting story wise. The second one I enjoyed more and the third one I thought was a bit boring."
36 1% Dogville (2003) - Rated 28 Jun 2023
"Bla bla bla. The filming style was nausea and headache inducing and the writing so bad it made me want to vomit. Fuck Lars von Trier and his pretentious idiocy. I gave up after about 20 minutes. For every minute I'd have continued the score would probably drop further to 0."
76 81% Woman (2019) - Rated 28 Jun 2023
"I thought this was a lot more interesting than 'Human'. Interesting."