Watched 13 September 2018
Cool and exciting, but the low budget/high ambition combo leaves it stuck in a sort of uncanny valley — the kind of sci-fi that never quite manages to hide its seams. Still, very enjoyable and made me wish for more cyberpunk movies. I’ll probably go watch Ghost in the Shell for the fiftieth time now.
Watched 10 September 2018
Dinosaurs are cool
Watched 15 August 2018
As fun and cringe-worthy as the first one. Somehow more enjoyable because Infinity War was such a downer.
Watched 4 August 2018
There is a shot in this film that, for a split second, managed to trick my brain into believing Tom Cruise was about to die. I didn’t smile and think “that’s cool.” Folks, I audibly gasped in a movie theater.
(I’m talking about the helicopter scene)
Rewatched 3 August 2018
It’s clear why kid me thought this was the coolest thing ever. I was pleasantly surprised to find that all the iconic moments I remembered still hold up. What I wasn’t expecting was for the rest to be so… messy? The more expository scenes feel very half-assed, to the point of being a bit silly.
Played 22 July 2018 on Mac
I played it in fits and starts, but I was charmed every time, and always envious of the brilliant ideas on display. The design is just so economic and straightforward, yet presents so many possibilities for variation. Deserves to be in some design museum’s permanent collection.
Rewatched 16 July 2018
I will never not be amazed that this movie exists. There is a very rare quality to the animation work here — you never forget it’s hand drawn, yet it’s always alive.
Rewatched 30 June 2018
The first big shootout’s action feels a bit imprecise in a post-John Wick world, but that’s about all I can criticize. This is still a masterpiece in my book.
Watched 17 June 2018
My eyes hurt from all the rolling.
Watched 9 May 2018
This is actually the best Marvel movie???
My first computer is 20 years old today.
Watched 4 May 2018
Fun to watch, extremely cool, wholly original. And not a single “crossover event” to be seen. The Marvel movie I’d been waiting for since Iron Man.
Why are we still picking between warm and cool lighbulbs? Give me True Tone lights. Auto color adjustment, no WiFi-connected shenanigans.
Watched 15 April 2018
Entertaining and well executed. Too bad there’s nothing original about it.
I saw this tweet once and now X-Files is ruined forever
scully: victim died of multiple stab wounds
— style rat (@themiltron) June 3, 2016
mulder: *throws her a file* ever heard of the knife alien
Watched 8 April 2018
A far cry from the original’s simplicity and earnestness, but these giant robots still tickle my fancy. I had a blast watching it.
The amount of distinct stuff happening in this movie is bonkers — it felt like an entire mecha anime series crammed into a couple of hours. I really wish it could have been made as a 10-hour TV show that actually took the time to linger and explore all those ideas.