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  Top Gun 1986

  ★★★★ Watched by Carlos (Ctron3120) 25 Jun 2022

  A pulse-pounding military action drama, Top Gun is an iconic film of 1980s US Cinema.

  Top 10 Top Gun Misconceptions

  1. The Film is about the Air Force- It's actually about Naval Aviators.
  2. The Enemy Nation is Libya - The ending dogfight is inspired by an incident between the Libyan and US militaries but the actual enemy nation in the film is unnamed. The special edition DVD commentary says the enemy MIG-28 planes were supposed to be North Korean,…

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  Lightyear 2022

  ★★★★ Watched by Carlos (Ctron3120) 18 Jun 2022

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  A spin-off of the Toy Story saga, Lightyear is meant to be "the" film that inspired the Buzz toy (and Andy wanting to get him for his birthday, which he did in the 1st film). Personally, I enjoyed this film and found it to have a lot of great moments, even though I enjoyed the main Toy Story films more.

  The film starts with text explaining that this is the in-universe film that Andy saw back in 1995 (when Toy…

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  Walking with Dinosaurs 1999

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by Carlos (Ctron3120) 12 Dec 2019

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  What happens when you take the cutting-edge CGI and brilliant practical effects used for the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and apply it to a nature documentary TV series format like The Life Collection?

  You get Walking With Dinosaurs, one of the most influential and popular dinosaur documentary series of all time, treating the dinosaurs as real animals and the depictions of them as naturalistic as the animals that roam the world today.

  Kenneth Branagh is excellent as the narrator and…

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  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001

  ★★★★★ Watched by Carlos (Ctron3120) 19 May 2019 1

  I can't describe how satisfying it is to finally review The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Not only was it the first film added to my watchlist but its also been something I've been meaning to watch for years prior to joining this website. And I have to tell you it did not disappoint. The characters, the sets, the location filming, the special effects, the acting, the cinematography, the dialogue, and the story are all great.…