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Egregius

egregius
Movie Buff
# Film Ratings: 251
Member Since: 26 May 2008
Location: Netherlands
Bio: Don't watch tv any more, but I like a good movie now and then. Or something really, really, bad.

Recent Ratings

78 36%
How I Became a Super Hero (2020) - Rated 03 Jul 2025
Although the set-up might seem very similar to that of Project Power (released the same year, interestingly on Netflix as well), this one is based on a novel from 2007. What makes this interesting is that it's a French take on a superhero movie, which mostly means avoiding the superhero-tropes, and replacing them with 'veteran cop reluctantly gets partnered with upstart rookie'-tropes. That makes the whole thing a lot more human&fun. Unfortunately not all superhero tropes are avoided in act 3.
20 1%
Conan (1997) - Rated 03 Jul 2025
So how bad is this really? The DVD set has no episode numbers on the DVDs anywhere. So the two episodes I've watched, with a long interval, by picking a random episode, turned out to be the same one. Yet I didn't realize until the very end when a terrible CGI blob appeared, because the rest of the episode was so goddamn unmemorable.
83 51%
Invincible (2021) - Rated 29 Jun 2025
Something about S3 really rubbed me the wrong way. S1: amazing concepts, brutal execution, amazing voice acting, memes galore. S2: I don't quite remember what happened, but a lot had to do with making the main character unhappy. S3: Man the writing is bad. All the badguys are motivated by being unrationally angry, singling out one person (main guy) to hound for no good reason. Voice acting still good, but the animation is dropping to pay for it.
87 66%
X-Men '97 (2024) - Rated 16 May 2024
Based on just the first 9 eps: wow. I was reluctant to watch a childhood-sentiment series because that's often when I find out the cartoon is still aimed at kids, while I've grown old(er). X-Men '97 however just picks up where it left off 27 years ago, except with a maturity level aimed at the 40somethings who watched it originally. So much happens, characters even die. My only gripe is the pacing! It's like they're trying to cram 27 years worth of stories into just 1 season.
83 51%
Foundation (2021) - Rated 09 Jan 2024
S1: very loosely based on the novels, solid high-concept sci-fi series with great acting and great settings. S2: completely divorced from the novels, space opera with fantasy elements that irk me. Still great acting/scenery/sfx, but pushes my suspension of disbelief just a little too far. Derails a bit towards the end, but enjoyed the rest greatly.
83 51%
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - Rated 14 Dec 2023
What the story lacks in surprising twists, it more than makes up for in charming action and cool soaring visuals.
69 19%
Jabberwocky (1977) - Rated 14 Dec 2023
Hard to recommend, other than for the curiosity of being an early, quirky (of course) Terry Gilliam movie. Suffers from setting up either story, jokes or action scenes perfectly fine, but then just going through the (slow) motions of making them land. Lacks punchiness. Got a few mild chuckles from me though.
75 27%
Heavy Traffic (1973) - Rated 13 Dec 2023
Absolutely interesting use of experimental animation styles in this meandering story, but mainly expresses an overly negative view of humans. Especially in the beginning there's a lot of senseless violence, and there's general horniness throughout.
93 87%
Mob Psycho 100 (2016) - Rated 17 Nov 2023
Parodies mocking their own genre while being amazing examples of it, seem to work well. Like One Punch Man, it deconstructs tropes, while still pushing the buttons that make the genre work. In this case, 'Mob' is the shonen character that's overpowered and kicking ass, but he actively rejects being appreciated for his superpowers, wanting to have a normal character arc instead. Even the swindler taking advantage of Mob's naivety is constantly being super wholesome. Everything is wholesome. I
95 93%
Girls und Panzer (2012) - Rated 17 Nov 2023
High school girls, battling each other in circa WW2-era tanks, as a competitive sport in an alternative history setting, and it's the most a-political and wholesome thing ever??