MOVIE LOG [SPOILERS]

my own version of letterboxd

MOVIE	RATE	THOUGHTS
FIGHT CLUB	10/10	this is actually kind of funny. when i first moved out on my complete own into a studio, i had just my bed, my hundreds of knickknacks, my laptop, and this fucking movie. my parents ended up treating me to a shitty vizio tv that i still have today and absolutely fucking hate. so i replayed this movie about a hundred gazillion times bc its all i had to watch. anyway i actually did quite enjoy it, and was maybe the first movie i was genuinely just, did not expect the ending at all. like it was surprising to me which rarely happens when i watch a movie bc to me, they tend to be predictible. but this was a pretty good one to only have in my possession at the time. it was sort of the beginning of my dvd collection. i like the narrator. i saw myself a lot in him bc i also had an office job that i felt dead at all the time. i could probably recite the entire movie to you.
AS ABOVE SO BELOW	4/10	i heard a lot about this one when it first came out. so when i saw it at a goodwill i ended up getting it and to be frank, i fucking hated it. i still have the dvd surprisingly because i frequently donate my stuff on the regular but i still have this one. the protaganist actually annoyed me to hell and back, and i remember tweeting about it on my small tiny twitter account at the time because it pissed me off so much. the idea was very good and i always enjoy the history of the catacombs but this was... the girl, the protagonist, was the typical horror movie girl who kept pushing forward despite ending up killing her entire group. i don't really remember much of this one. i just remember i really hated it and was shouting at the movie the entire time.
AKIRA	9/10	so this one i really, really, really enjoyed. i watched this one maybe when i was in middle school, or freshman year of high school. i think it was actually the first anime movie i was introducted to. i don't know where i saw it, but i saw it and liked the premise enough. this one is definitely a classic to me, and the inspiration this one caused was amazing. i did read through the manga afterwards, and did sort of feel the ending was lucklaster in both, but i guess it made sense because it's like life kept going for kaneda and yea he misses his friend, but he gotta keep going. idk. i liked it tho. the visuals were great and matched up and lived up to its manga counterpart. if you havent watched this one i really recommened it. but you might have to watch it twice to understand it. maybe.
SEVEN	10/10	another movie i watched when i had nothing to do on the weekend. liked it! i watched this one after fight club since i found i really liked david fincher's films. i dont really know what to say about it, but i love thrillers in general and this was a thriller and i loved it. there's some pretty graphic scenes in it i remember my mom cringing at when we watched it later. the ending didnt make me cry, but was definitely saddening. the actions he took made sense, i mean. who wouldnt. i like the old, drabby look it had a lot.
MAZE RUNNER	8/10	this encapsulates the entire series as a whole: amazing. i really loved it, and the characters in it were all understandable to me. i sort of hate when i see characters exaggerated in certain ways (fucking. as above so below.) but all their actions made sense. i think i watched this one in one sitting, the entire series in one night. i pulled an all nighter i remember. i didnt like teresa tho. i had a talk w my friend before abt this, but i feel it wouldve worked better if they were siblings or something, rather than lovers. the lovers storyline didn't really fit in the whole thing? there didn't feel a need for it. i feel they just saw the girl and boy and were like yeah couples duh. okay well we're both on the ace spectrum so i cant say much in that regard maybe. but it still didnt really work for me. the chase scenes were pretty good. yeah.
28 DAYS LATER	8/10	this one! this one! this one! loved it. i may be biased bc i tend to like anything with cillian murphy in it bc hes a pretty good fucking actor and i just like his overall vibe, but apocalypse movies i just love in general with thriller. as of now, 2024.12.14, theres a sequel coming called 28 years later and im so so so thrilled for that one. the trailer was good and im excited for it. okay, before i get too into the sequel and my thoughts on it, bc this isnt a sequel review, the ending was extremely sweet. im happy they kept who they chose to live and perhaps mean, they chose who they chose to die. the story worked well and the desolate look of the film was done so well. for it being a movie like this, it had some pretty sweet scenes that sort of squeezed your heart. maybe i just like cillian murphy as an actor. idk.
RE-ANIMATOR	7/10	this one was kinda funny. to me. herbert is an odd guy who says odd things and does odd things and it makes you sort of wonder why dan, of all people, would choose to stick with him for so long. in the second movie they live together at an old funeral home next to a graveyard. its sort of an odd movie for sure. its like a dark comedy? pretty sure. i liked it tho. i didn't expect alot for it being a movie from the 80s, but it was kinda funny. i think you have to watch it more from a humorous perspective than anything else because thats all i can really categorize it in. it's a good movie tho and i recommend it, maybe to like pass some time.
ANORA	7/10	i dont even know. whats the genre? romcom. it was actually more depressing i just remember it as depressing more than anything else. anora deserved so much more and igor was so nice to her through it all. i think igor was my fave, he was sorta weird but it added to the charm of him and anora as a possible couple .. ? maybe. but the ending is quiet and sad to sit in when the movie ends, it really makes u think about relationships and just. how insanely crazy rich people are. im not super into romcoms like at all, its never been my sort of thing but i wouldnt categorize this as a romcom more of like, i dont know. not romance cus its more depressing but its also funny cus the russian guys are just funny to anora being anora. tragic romcom. i wouldnt rewatch it but its def one i would recommend.
THE MATRIX	9/10	good movie. i enjoyed it a lot! i really never had much interest in the matrix movies or movies in general up until recently, and i figured starting off my movie journey with a classic was a good spot to begin. i love neo, and to be honest, i about love anything that is keanu reeves. i know some people say he isnt super expressive and isnt that great of an actor, but theres a charm about him that just makes every character he plays seem more real, even if they all tend to be nonchalant. i dont know, i just really love keanu reeves, and about soak up every movie with him starring. the matrix was a cool premise and i loved the story, and it really hits that 2000s spot that people rave about having an old technology feel.
INTERSTELLAR	10/10	holy fucking moly! i always heard so many good things about this one, but i really wasnt sure what i was expecting. this is a movie younger me would have loved, when i was big in my phase of space exploration and considering going into mathematics as a degree as well. if you dont really pay attention, i can definitely see how easy it is to get lost within it. but i loved TARS and the planet they landed on and the music, then i did know about the ticking representing so many years on earth passing, but it still left me in awe when the end credits rolled. each character was fleshed out well, which i found some movies can lack on easily and focus more on the plot, but the plot and characters rolled together so well. i would definitely watch it again.
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM	8/10	wont lie. im being generous with the rating here. theres a scene in here that made me dry heave. no i wont explain which one and why. i like darker films, theres no doubt about it. i love the darker storylines, and the desperation they can have and the suspense and every negative little scary feeling the characters can feel, that you feel from the screen. this was it. although it did bring up negative memories for me, it still left me sitting there at the end in a sort of daze. i love when movies do that. its a good movie, something to absolutely prepare yourself for because there are scenes that will leave you nauseous in some way. any way. its a good movie, but i dont think its one i can sit myself through again. i initially planned on watching this with my boyfriend, but i watched it alone at first unplanned and resolutely decided afterwards we are not watching it, because i would have to sit through it again and i dont think i can, mentally. he can watch it himself though, just not with me... cannot stomach it.
CHUNGKING EXPRESS	10/10	as per request of my partner, im adding more movies we have watched over the past year. This one was genuinely one of my favorites we've watched. Wong kar wai has easily become one of my favorite directors, and this one was such a delight to watch. It's a nice cozy movie about love and a sort of slice of life style, and makes everything seem so romantic and sort of makes me want to enjoy life more than i have already. yknow? a sweet film and shows how much life can change over time, making stuff that was once all you had seem like a lifetime ago only a few years later. i highly recc it to anyone who reads this to watch this one or any of wong kar wai's films.
THE KILLER	9/10	a top ten of my partner's movies, this one is pretty interesting! it isn't the sort of movie id pick up on my own, but i really enjoyed this one. we ended up watching this one in theatres so it was a nice experience to have with such an old movie. really displays the double sides of the characters and ultimately how in our nature you're empathetic more than anything else, and ultimately you just want good things. a sweet movie on love and friendship, in sharp contrast to the movie title.
OLDBOY	9/10	a little slow to start and a little confusing, it's worth the wait to sit thru. now, once you watch this and see my rating you could be like "what the fuck sort of rating is this" because its an odd movie. but its incredibly good at shock value and how well the story all ties together. almost a giant "how the hell did the writer come up with a story like this??" and i know, i know. i sat in a bit of shock afterwards. it's a crazy movie, but is such a great one. i wish i could watch it new again, and one ill probably recc to my parents because they like sort of crazy movies.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE	7/10	i watched this one way back in high school i think, then i watched it again with my partner, then we watched it again for a showing at the art museum here. is a really nice, intimate film. also another wong kar wai film. you see the pattern here? he has really intimate and close films that capture life really nicely and frames it really nice. this is sort of a bittersweet movie and more so just follows along two people instead of really showing a story of any sort, but its slow is all i will add if you're not too into that. but i say to still give it a shot and watch it. its a sweet treat.
OBSESSION	10/10	oh, the new horror movie everyone is raving about. it lives up to the name. honestly. the new faces were super fucking nice and the acting was crazy good. the makeup in the film was good too, and sort of is giving me the same vibes as final destination, and if i'm hearing right that a series is on the way like 28 days later, i'm all for it. the one wish willow was done so well and id love to see more of it genuinely. i really really enjoyed this one. we watched it in a pretty heavily packed theatre and i dont usually get to do that or have the chance to do that too often, watching a new movie in a packed theatre. it was good, and i wouldnt call it horror, more of a thriller. i love thrillers more than horror anyway.
BACKROOMS	8/10	the second horror everyone is raving about. I liked it! I talked about with my friend and we agreed that Clark's descent into madness felt a little rushed as well as the whole time skips going on felt sudden and hard to figure out at times, but otherwise i loved how well they incorpated a new story into the backrooms and how a rather menial guy finding out about it. i watched it with my bf and his friends, and there were points we did all get scared on, so the jumpscares were pretty good, and i loved all the creatures inside the backrooms and the way they end up there as well. it's a really well done movie, especially finding out how young the director is for obsession and backrooms, it made me excited for the future of films.