• chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    People who grew up with the original will probably flay me for this.

    Bladerunner 2049 was a better movie than Bladerunner. It took everything that was great about the original and improved upon it.

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    1 month ago

    Mad max 1 was a revenge cop story nobody watched outside Australia

    Mad max 2 was the apocalyptic Mad max everybody know

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      1 month ago

      While I do not think that Aliens was a bad film at all, I kinda wish it wasn’t a sequel to Alien. It’s a completely different film, far more action-oriented

      Then again my view is probably significantly coloured by the fact that I enjoyed the first one a lot more

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        1 month ago

        Which (IMHO) is the reason it works so well. The first movie can’t be topped because we’ve seen the Alien and the tension can’t be repeated (see: the later movies which try this same formula and fail). Aliens takes that and ramps it up in a different way to make the desperation of escaping with firepower on your side still nerve wracking!

        The 3rd installment also takes a new twist and different approach but doesn’t succeed as well (I still found it enjoyable, and rewatch from time to time.

        Everything since then has been a cash grab of hot garbage.

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    1 month ago

    Godfather II. The first is honestly kind of hokey and people are really stupid when they are trying to be clever. GF II has higher levels of tension and the execution of everything is smarter. And Robert DeNiro just slays playing young Marlon Brando.

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    1 month ago

    Bending the rules a bit here. I know it is not a true sequel, but it’s part of a trilogy. Hot Fuzz is better than Shaun of the Dead. Also, except for the second film, I think the Mission Impossible series just gets better with every entry.

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      1 month ago

      Why do you think Hot Fuzz is better? Not arguing, I love both movies! I had never thought to compare the two

      Shaun of the Dead is on my “perfect films” list but I’m sure it’s at least in part because of its context in my life.

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        1 month ago

        I just think the joke ratio is a lot higher and they’re all excellent jokes as well. Plus there’s tons of little moments which you can pick up on multiple viewings.

        Shaun is still a great film, I just think they got better with Fuzz.