nobamba
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 17 Jan 2018
Bio: ● My 2020 goal is to watch more bad movies. My 2019 goal was to point out my favorite scene in each film.
● For awhile I considered adding spoiler tags, then decided against it.
● Average films are 40-60/100. Ratings ending in 5 mean ♥ (rewatchable and/or would look forward to watching something with a common director/actor).
● TV ratings are a lot more extreme.
● For awhile I considered adding spoiler tags, then decided against it.
● Average films are 40-60/100. Ratings ending in 5 mean ♥ (rewatchable and/or would look forward to watching something with a common director/actor).
● TV ratings are a lot more extreme.
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22 Jump Street (2014) - Rated 06 Apr 2025
"Rewatch. A not-bad sequel to a surprise hit. I like that they leaned into their relationship a bit more, but the criticism of the film is something they're already bluntly pointing out to us. They were trying really hard to make the drug dealer girl a star. Fav scene: Tatum realizing Hill fucked Ice Cube's daughter."
Babygirl (2024) - Rated 07 Jan 2025
"This wasn't particularly erotic or thrilling for me. We go from a defiant intern interaction to her kissing him, then there's a montage of various clothed encounters, and at the end, what's the message? She gets to keep her job and status and her husband apologizes to her? Fav scene: her confessing (sorta) to Banderas and him pouring his heart out."
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) - Rated 07 Jan 2025
"They keep putting these films out and I keep watching them. There are probably lots of flaws if I nitpick (everything's not logical!), but who doesn't love seeing Jim Carrey get crazy? Knuckles could have been better utilized. Fav scene: fighting his grandpa."
Tis the Season to Be Irish (2024) - Rated 25 Dec 2024
"I'm glad I finished this, since the first half was boring but the second half picks up on the sentimentality and sense of community, plus more meaningful character development. Fav scenes: all the coastal cliff landscapes."
That Christmas (2024) - Rated 25 Dec 2024
"Nicely animated Netflix Christmas movie, but not much more than that. I liked the photorealistic scenery that they showed off at times. Not too sure what the plot was about since it felt more meandering."
Carry-On (2024) - Rated 25 Dec 2024
"Fun thriller if you ignore a lot of the Mary Sue-ness that goes on with multiple characters. I liked the behind-the-scenes look at the airport. Bateman played a very great villain...I was almost rooting for him. Fav scenes: total BS surviving the car crash but that entire sequence was nuts; going through the automated baggage sort, though you'd think there would be more people in every part of the airport."
Y2K (2024) - Rated 08 Dec 2024
"Starts off fun and nostalgic. I projected enjoying a Superbad clone and would have been totally fine with that. But once the best friend dies, the movie really sputters with goofiness. I don't care as much for the rest of the gang or the incredibly girl-next-door attractive Rachel Zegler. Fred Durst would have been great as a cameo and not as a full character in the final act. Fav scene: stoner video clerk taking on the robot with predictable results."
The Giant Claw (1957) - Rated 28 Nov 2024
"I'll suspend my disbelief at bad effects, and the acting was okay, but the dialogue and plot were just horrible. There's a way to make a decent campy monster feature even if it's just paint-by-numbers, but this film chose to dive into a lot of inane bantering."
Jingle Bell Run (2024) - Rated 28 Nov 2024
"Serviceable Hallmark Christmas movie with decent performances by the leads and distinctive supporting characters. I'd have preferred more emphasis on the different cities they travelled to. Instead we got a lot of plane and airport scenes. Fav scene: nutcracking."
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012) - Rated 28 Nov 2024
"Surprisingly watchable. Both leads were likable and had their own annoying, but forgivable and humanizing, traits. Reeser's outfits were amazing. The ex-girlfriend plot at the end was unnecessary and felt cruel to her. Kind of weird at the parade when Santa takes off his beard and makes out with a random lady. Fav scene: grocery store."
