Obdurate
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 26 Jul 2008
Location: Canada
Age: 39
Bio: I have a twitter: https://twitter.com/flickmetictyler
I even occasionally tweet.
Here's a big long empty space to symbolize the void in my soul.
Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.
I even occasionally tweet.
Here's a big long empty space to symbolize the void in my soul.
Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.
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Wick Is Pain (2025) - Rated 09 May 2025
"I expected 70. I didn't expect to come out of this being like, WHOA, WHAT AN AMAZING DOCUMENTARY! I just wanted to live in the Wick universe a little bit, see some cool BTS stuff and learn some things. It's a little long (IMDB says 1h20 but I watched a 2h one so I don't know what's going on there) but there is some great content in there."
Thunderbolts* (2025) - Rated 08 May 2025
"Thunderbolts is the point where if you don't think this is MCU on the right track, I don't know what to tell you. It focuses more on telling a pretty dark story than it does with the punchy-punchy, but when that happens it's fine. Tonally, it feels like Infinity Saga MCU, meaning it has some jokes that work but isn't afraid to be serious. Wonderful visuals. Great cast of characters. I've always loved Ghost this is clearly Yelena and Bob's story. Speaking of, The Void's scary and a great villain."
Warfare (2025) - Rated 06 May 2025
"It's gritty and realistic, occasionally horrifying. If you want to hear a man screaming for probably 30/40 minutes, here you go. And I like the central conceit that it takes place in real time, but... it kinda falls a little flat. I was expecting tension, but this was tedious for way too much of it. It's odd to criticize it for being a realistic snapshot of a moment in time. But there are plenty of war movies MORE horrifying than this that do everything else well."
Drop (2025) - Rated 05 May 2025
"I'm gonna give this a 55 because, despite all its flaws, it's entertaining. Mystery's solid for a lot of it. But reflecting on it, I agree with everybody who has said it's a little silly, though I think that the silliness is mostly forgivable until the final act. From about the point she tells the guy she didn't poison the drink because they needed to contrive an "intense" finale it gets bad with shitty action, the Aunt teleporting to knife someone in the leg, and serious leaps of logic."
Another Simple Favor (2025) - Rated 03 May 2025
"Probably about on par with the first. I like the tone more here because it doesn't come across as try-hard. It leans into how ridiculous this is. As the first, Lively and Kendrick are a joy to watch together. It starts really strong and builds a compelling mystery and then at a certain point, there's a major revelation that made me go "seriously?" And then the way the rest of the movie unfolds is not so compelling. This really built me up only to let me down."
The Friend (2025) - Rated 02 May 2025
"Watts is fantastic, as she always is. The film is entirely dependent on her (and the dog, of course), so that's what you get. It deals with grief effectively, and I like her rant about suicide re: how the dog must have felt. That was powerful. The rest of the film doesn't usually hit those highs. It's a slow burn, a little too stuffy at times, but it's still worth a watch. A movie about someone befriending an animal is always going to connect with me."
Death of a Unicorn (2025) - Rated 01 May 2025
"I get the satire. I love Ortega and Rudd. This might be the first Rudd role where I've actively disliked his character for a good portion of it. Love that the unicorns got their revenge because everybody who deserved it got it. So despite heaping all kinds of praise onto this, I'm not in love with it. I'm generally easy to entertain and this did so, but it feels so slight. So many good elements that don't cohere into a great whole. It's a shame, but you could do worse."
The Accountant 2 (2025) - Rated 28 Apr 2025
"A noticeable step or two up from the first one. The interplay between Bernthal and Affleck is always entertaining, and there are some legitimate emotional beats regarding them. But it doesn't set itself up as a great action movie because when push comes to shove, the action isn't very inspired. And the movie's a bit too long, making some of it a little dull. But I enjoyed myself. I couldn't say that about the first."
Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024) - Rated 25 Apr 2025
"I liked it. I suspect that it's because my love of Ortega makes everything I see her in enjoyable and because I don't watch many romcoms, so I don't really get caught up in the fact that this really doesn't do much different from any other one. It's very basic and predictable. No interesting premise or anything to drive the story. But shit, Ortega and White are great together... and really, isn't a believable love what you want from a romance movie?"
Havoc (2025) - Rated 25 Apr 2025
"I think I might just be easy to impress when it comes to action movies because I apparently like this more than others. Always love seeing Hardy, especially in roles like this. Sure, the action isn't on the level of The Raid, but it has tons of thrilling moments. It opens on an intense car chase, has a great extended action set piece in a club, and whenever violence is happening, it actually feels aggressive and angry. Is it the best? Nah. But it's a hell of a lot of fun."
