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Recent reviews

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  Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel 2005

  ★★ Watched 29 Nov 2023

  You would have lost more points if the little ferret baby didn't make it out of that last skirmish. I'm watching you, Naruto Movie 2.

  While this isn't a sequel to anything narratively, it suffers from a lot of the same problems that sequels do. Unsure where the story should be driven, less passion, and simply having more content to bring in money.

  A couple battles were a bit memorable for having unique attacks and the clashing of different chakra…

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  Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow 2004

  ★★★ Watched 29 Nov 2023

  Today, I finished all 500 episodes of Naruto Shippuden. You'd think after all that time devoted, I'd feel more closure. Since I'm not, I'll be going through the movies I neglected on my ninja journey.

  This is the very first Naruto movie, and they decided to get the tried-and-true tradition of snow locale out of the way right off the bat. It's not a very exciting place, and doesn't seem like many people could have lived here, considering we hardly…

Popular reviews

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  Taxi Driver 1976

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 16 Jul 2020 51

  ***250th Review***

  Well boys, strap in. It's gonna be a long review. I finally got to revisit my favorite film of all time, for my 250th log on here.

  Taxi Driver is so difficult to put into words, just how incredible a film it is and exactly how much it means to me and my life. When I first saw back probably 10 or so years, I didn't see the hype. Nothing was understood. I actually disliked it. I kept…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 29 May 2022 6

  A sequel thirty six years in the making and one, to be quite frank, I enjoyed far more than the classic. The first Top Gun has its place in history, but never had any nostalgic attachments. Drama there devolved from little more than men trying to out man each other. 

  First and foremost, the quality of filmmaking here (forgive my pun) really does reach for the sky. The lengths taken to ensure piloting was kept authentic but safe, and visual appeal…