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Danger & Eggs (2015)
Ignore the low rating, read the reviews
I checked out the IMDB page for this show because someone mentioned it on reddit. I only saw 10 star reviews, but the show had 5 stars. When I looked at the distribution, it seemed that there were a good amount of 1 star voters, but none of them had left reviews. That tells me that they haven't watched the show, and some sort of prejudice is dictating their decision.
Anyway, that's why I had to check out this show and ignore the rating. I've come back to say that this show is extremely intelligent and should not have been canceled. It weaves wit with imagination seamlessly. The outlandish characters solve very real problems in a fantastic world. The humor is suitable for adults and kids. I love it!
Elvis (2022)
Hard to Watch
I know that I don't like Baz Luhrman movies but when awards season approaches my curiosity overtakes my prejudice. This film completely solidified my loathing of the director.
It felt like one long trailer. Every single instant in the film is a dramatic cut or zoom or split screen without a moment of silence in the background. The cringey pop and rap music completely removes you from the time that this is supposed to be taking place.
The time periods and locations constantly stumble around with no footing. There's no time to focus on development of characters or any kind of mood. At one point a single scene of cars pulling out of a driveway is cut 3 times for no reason. There was hardly a scene that didn't cut away after 3 seconds. This has to be the worst method of storytelling to ever exist.
I don't understand the praise for Butler's performance either. The singing is okay I guess but for the most part he's stone-faced and dopey looking. There's no emotion behind his eyes and it creeps me out. A biopic should draw you into the inner life of a star. There should be new information about their personal life to give you more of a connection to them. But any flashback here attempting to do that falls extremely short. It feels contrived and overdramatized. I get no emotion from this character who is supposed to be the MAIN FOCUS.
It feels like the main focus is Tom Hanks's character, an insufferable man who seems to hate his own client for no reason and can't decide what accent he's doing.
The saddest thing about this film is that despite it's constant action and drama it's so boring that I can't focus on it. There's no actual suspense because there's no attempt to build anything. This does no surprise me, coming from Baz Luhrman.
I don't think I'd be this mad about such a terrible film if it had ratings to match. But the ratings are unhinged. I gave this 1 star but I would give it 0 if I could. I've given genuinely bad movies higher ratings in the past, because at least they are a good laugh. After the first 10 minutes of this one, my friends and I couldn't laugh anymore. We just got bored and a little upset that this thing is taking up space in a world of art. Truly, truly terrible movie. Save yourself from the curiosity that I had and SKIP IT.
A Christmas Village (2018)
The Best Worst Christmas Movie
This movie is so earth-shatteringly bad that I couldn't look away.
I only caught the last half, but the main character is supposed to be blatantly money-grubbing, which i assume is meant to be charming, but it only makes it seem like she's just evil. She also mentions her dead grandmother when it doesn't seem relevant at all. Everyone is aggressively pushing her to date this business owner who hired her, but she's too much of an Edgelord to like nice things.
All actors are dreadful, but it's no help that their lines are rediculous. There's a terrifying scene with a bakery owner having an outburst about wanting to sit on Santa's lap that shook me to my core.
If you want a good laugh, you have to check this one out. I high-ly recommend it.
I gave it a 5 because it's so bad, it's good. It's simultaneously a 0 and a 10.
The Midnight Gospel (2020)
It's colorful and fascinating
That's all the motivation you need to watch it, you stoned goon 😛
Lil Timmy Tim: Statistics (Ms. Lawton) (2013)
A Timeless Classic
This little clip from 2013 will never fail to haunt and embarrass Timothée Chalamet. It's oddly catchy and has contributed to countless hilarious memes.
Many people mistake the character for Tim himself, when in fact the character is an alter ego that he would often put on during his time at Laguardia Preforming Arts High School. We all knew a boy who was really like this in high school, and that's why it's so perfectly cringe-worthy.
The gestures in the video are nonsensical because Timothée did not put the effort in to photoshop his teacher's face into the background. It makes us wonder how this kid grew up to be such a serious and hardworking actor. He's come a long way and Statistics is a lovely reminder of that growth.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
What Are We Teaching Young Girls?
Yet another film from a female perspective that is exclusively centered around romantic relationships. Even when the bland female lead with a Pinterest-looking bedroom isn't talking to/about some crush, she reads crappy romance novels. Because a young woman's life revolves around being rescued from the world by a man? She has no personality trait other than the fact that she's vaguely considered "smart," and she dresses nice.
At one point the male lead (the men are impossible to tell apart btw) asks her "how have you never had a boyfriend?" This girl is only 16! Why would she be expected to date? Is that her standard of worth? The love interests also lack personality. The only defining characteristic of the Peter character is that he really likes her. They don't ever talk about anything deep except for their interest in each other.
I really don't understand all the positive reviews for this film. Maybe there was something in the original book that was worth while. If you're skeptical about seeing this film, do not listen to the positive reviews. If you're looking for an extremely shallow take on the world, then by all means, feast your eyes. But trust me, you're better of with a different romantic film that can develop it's characters and maybe make a more positive comment about the female experience.