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  The Martian 2015

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by ObiWanJabronie 02 Jul 2022

  “Physicists, when describing things like acceleration, do not use the word "fast". So they're only doing that in the hopes that I won't raise any objections to this lunacy, because I like the way "fastest man in the history of space travel" sounds. I do like the way it sounds... I mean, I like it a lot.“

  The Martian is, for my money, one of the ten most rewatchable movies of all time. No matter where I turn it on…

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  Pulse 2001

  ★★★★ Watched by ObiWanJabronie 30 Jun 2022

  “People don’t really connect, you know.”

  Kiyoshi Kurosawa stays the king of creepiness through dispassionate violence. 

  In a movie about a ghost invasion, perhaps the most unrealistic plot element was Ryosuke actually reading his internet service provider’s Terms of Service.

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched by ObiWanJabronie 24 May 2022 2

  “Where am I?”
  “Earth.”

  I am a massive, massive fan of the original Top Gun. I was confident the sequel would be a fun trip down Nostalgia Lane, but I wasn’t sure it would be a certifiably excellent action movie in its own right. But it is! It genuinely outdoes the original. Shame on me for doubting Cruise.

  Maverick has everything you want it to have: astonishing aerial camera work, fun nods to the original, solid supporting performances, a lot of laughs,…

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  Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by ObiWanJabronie 29 Jun 2022

  “It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.”

  In times like these it’s extremely important to remember to take the time to watch movies where a lot of nazis get fucking annihilated.

  Karen Allen in silk >>>>>.