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I Spit on Your Grave 1978
Not sure why this gets such low ratings, I thought it was pretty good. Somebody wrote: "Most of the film is completely boring and lacking any emotion or entertainment -- like the rape scene." Oh I forgot, rape is supposed to be fun and entertaining, silly me! Views like that are exactly the reason why violence should be shown like this -- lacking emotion and thrill.
I thought it was visually particularly beautiful, other than that pretty ugly, as it…
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I Spit on Your Grave 1978
I feel like the scariest thing about this movie is that even now, men still try to justify their terrible, awful actions with the same sort of 'she was asking for it' bullshit that all of the men in this film try to pull.
Surprised that people find this one to be sleazy/exploitative, because even though there's a lot of nudity - mainly during the 30 (!) minutes of rape scenes - it's never in a way I could ever…
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
the sith aren’t the only ones that deal in extremes.
it’s always been painted that the jedi are good and the sith are evil, but it’s so much more complex than that.
the jedi are a hardcore religious conservative faction of the senate, with what seems like a majority control. they prevent sex for its members, make sure everything is done in strict accordance with the guidelines, take part in “aggressive negotiations” when someone disagrees, and even use mind control…
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Contagion 2011
In 2011, I thought Contagion was very good but had far-fetched question marks only because I didn’t understand then the credibility of an airborne virus, microbes and pathogens, incubation periods, and generally the science of it all which happens to be based on actual science. I had looked at it as a “thriller.” I saw it again this week, and it predicted a lot of things right or to come, and while the science has certain variables compared to contemporary…
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The Night Before 1988
my rating is slightly generous but keanu reeves' early roles put a smile on my face