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They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
A movie on its own level
'They Cloned Tyrone' is a movie I recommend everyone to watch. The story is on Black exploitation and experimentation without overstretching the issue at the expense of keeping it entertaining. You would expect a movie like this to contain historical/current references, but not really. They managed to keep the movie full of comedy, thriller and action, while teaching about the issue of experimentation on Black people, and the racism against Black people and our culture.
The movie has some similarity with the Tuskegee experiment in that it focuses on the experimentation on Black people for the sake of something I won't mention not to spoil the movie.
Great movie to watch, Netflix hasn't had me a movie this good in a while :) and final thing to add, they guy that played Fontaine (John Boyega) has some serious acting skills and aura to him.
The Circle (2017)
Not a movie to watch
This movie managed to take a good actor like Emma Watson and turn her into a bad actor. I hate giving bad reviews but a 5 for this movie is more than deserved. I hate movies that have good CGIs or whatever you wanna call it, but then the content is rotten, and this is that movie. Loved how good the building looked btw, but that's where it ends. For the perfect analogy, the movie is like a hot girl with no personality. I listened to some reviews on YouTube and found that they decided to leave out a lot of sections from the book it was based on, which is fine, but not when the movie doesn't even feel completed.
Evil (2019)
Great show but it tends to ignore significant events
I was introduced to the show from an instagram reel. I'm near the end of season 2 and I've liked the show so far except for something I noticed. 10/10 acting, but a 6/10 writing. Some episodes have significant events you'd expect they would elaborate more on, like the episode they did in the monastery (no spoilers) but they decide to move on as if that thing did not happen. This happens a lot on Season 2 and hope to see it less in the next 2 seasons, but it's looking like one of those tv shows they'll extend to the point where the show gets too boring to watch.
Again, no spoilers here, but what is it with those visions that get no where (eg elevator episode).
Self Reliance (2023)
Nice low budget movie
It's a cool movie if you don't have anything else to watch. I liked it. It's sort of funny, and it makes you a bit anxious. The game could've been a bit more challenging though.
(***MINOR SPOILER***)
The movie could have been more of a thriller if the game was challenging and Tommy's life was constantly in danger. If paying a homeless guy to be with you all the time saves you from being killed, I don't see the thrill of it.
I read a comment saying it's not as funny, and I have to agree. You'll see people acting goofy every now and then and a bit of humor in some scenes, but just as it could be more thrilling, it could also be more comedic.
Death Note (2017)
Death Note fans need to remember the live action wasn't made for them.
This is coming from a person that doesn't frequent on anime but happens to watch a few and Death Note is one of them.
I've seen the anime and I loved it. This live action is not as bad as the 1 star reviews you see. The movie is far off from the anime but that's perfectly normal when an anime is made into a live action movie. Most of the characters are nothing like the characters from the anime which is a little disappointing, but like I said, the movie isn't made specifically for the people who saw the anime. (Credit to L as he got anime's L mannerism down to the T)
People watching the live action will like it. I've seen comments that say it's fact paced and I agree, but besides that it's a really good movie.