TheEscapist
Bio: Not the magazine, just a fan of escapism!
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| 64 31% | Wild (2014) - Rated 19 Nov 2024
"Decently made, but didn't really strike a chord with me. It just didn't feel very insightful, inspiring or interesting to me."
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| 73 65% | The Last Duel (2021) - Rated 17 Nov 2024
"Competently made with some interesting parts. A good historical action drama film. It probably is longer than it needed to be though and I feel some characters were a bit too over-the-top or simplistic. However, that is a minor quibble, as a lot of other things are well fleshed out."
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| 80 88% | The Acolyte (2024) - Rated 10 Oct 2024
"The best Star Wars TV series so far, with Andor as a close second. It does not deserve the hate it has received and it definitely deserves a second season. Interesting takes, lots of fresh and interesting new characters and great production value. Cool storyline and every episode is good or great. So much better than the boring mediocre drivel that is the Mandalorian and Ahsoka. One of the best things Disney has done for Star Wars (which as a statement is not saying much, but still)."
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| 60 20% | Alien: Romulus (2024) - Rated 17 Aug 2024
"An empty, unnecessary addition to the franchise. It adds hardly anything new, instead it just rehashes iconic parts from Alien 1-4. The dialogue is trite and the characters unlikeable. I quickly lost any emotional connection to them. The cameo was unnecessary and disgraceful. A true shame, because this franchise deserves a lot better. I didn't like Alien: Covenant too much but even that film was a lot more interesting and just generally better than this joyless creatively empty modern drivel."
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| 64 31% | Civil War (2024) - Rated 15 Apr 2024
"Filmed beautifully and it's quite immersive, yet my high expectations were not met. The story and characters were serviceable, but didn't stand out. Some events and actions felt quite random or like they were only added to move the plot forward or make a certain hamfisted point. I disagree with those saying the film didn't take a political side, I thought this was fairly obvious. The ending felt a bit anticlimactic. But my main disappointment is that it didn't really make me think very deeply."
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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."
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| 65 33% | 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."
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| 76 81% | The Deepest Breath (2023) - Rated 04 Aug 2023
"Beautifully filmed, interesting documentary."
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| 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."
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| 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."
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