Salvius23
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Member Since: 07 Feb 2025
Location: Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
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Closely Watched Trains (1966) - Rated 18 Jul 2025
"Good, not great. Part coming-of-age sex comedy, part commentary on the absurdity of life on the fringes of the Third Reich, but I think I like the idea of that juxtaposition more than the execution here."
In the Heat of the Night (1967) - Rated 17 Jul 2025
"It's fine. The mystery and its climactic resolution don't entirely work, but that mystery exists mostly as a frame to hang the social commentary around, anyway. I think it's not really the point of the movie. Steiger and Poitier are great, as are the rest of the performances in general, and that's probably more important than the plot."
Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) - Rated 15 Jul 2025
"Marginally better than Fallen Kingdom. The series still stubbornly refuses to explore any of the actually interesting consequences of dinosaurs being re-introduced into the modern ecosystem. Better action scenes than the previous film, at least."
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) - Rated 15 Jul 2025
"Actually difficult to get through, not so much because it's terrible on its own, but just because the series has gone from such highs to such lows. Night scenes are often too dark to see much (and this isn't a problem with Dominion, so it's not just my TV's brightness setting), the plot twist involving the granddaughter is obvious from the first minute she's on screen, the filmmakers don't understand lava at all... just a mess."
Jurassic World (2015) - Rated 15 Jul 2025
"Not terrible, but I feel like introducing the idea of genetically engineered big scary monsters that don't have even a token nod in the direction of being real de-extinctified dinosaurs was a mistake that has hurt the series ever since. It might have worked if there had been more build-up, with crowds acting bored & used to the dinosaurs of the park, like just another family trip to the zoo."
Superman (2025) - Rated 11 Jul 2025
"Best Superman movie since, at least, Superman II. And that's partly (maybe even largely) because it's not afraid to embrace the goofiness. Side note: Between this and The Suicide Squad, James Gunn clearly has a thing for the "Injury to the Eye Motif.""
Jurassic Park III (2001) - Rated 06 Jul 2025
"Actually slightly better than the second one."
A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Rated 06 Jul 2025
"Good writing, good performances, if a bit stagey. I enjoyed it, but don't have much more to say about it."
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - Rated 06 Jul 2025
"It feels like Spielberg's heart wasn't in it this time. A bit too much silliness strains suspension of disbelief, e.g. Malcolm's daughter Gymkata-ing a velociraptor. And how did she manage to stow away with the expedition, anyway?"
Jurassic Park (1993) - Rated 06 Jul 2025
"It's Jaws, but this time the shark works. I find it interesting that Ariana Richards was in both the last of the big pre-CGI monster movies (Tremors) and the first of the big CGI monster movies (this one)."
