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My name is Matthew. I watch A LOT of movies. Come here for movie recommendations and or to see if you feel the same way about a movie as me. My self created movie review system is simple. 7 categories for a movie. 1. How was the storytelling ? 2. Was it thought provoking? 3. Did it make you FEEL something? 4. How was the acting? 5. How were the visuals? 6. Was it interesting? 7. What was the overall enjoyment. Each category I score 1 through 10, I add total and divide it by the amount of categories (7) and BOOM, there is a score. Good system, from a person who is not a snobby movie reviewer, just an average guy who LOVES to watch movies. Now, once I have a number, it has to fall into a category.
Here are the 5 places a movie will land. A score between 9-10: OUTSTANDING MASTERPIECE drop what you are doing and go watch this movie right now, an absolute legendary film. 8-9: EXCELLENT FUCKING MOVIE requires a watch ASAP. 7-8: REALLY GOOD MOVIE add this to your list immediately. 6-7: SOLID FILM it did its job of entertaining you and you are not walking away disappointed. BELOW A 6: THIS MOVIE STINKS. Tell someone you hate its good and to watch it.
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BABY DRIVER: 8.7
TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS: THIS MOVIE ABSOLUTELY ROCKS. KEVIN SPACEY IS IN IT. So decisions understandably must be made. But, fuck Kevin Spacey and watch it. It is too good. All star cast. Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez and piece of human filth Spacey. And they are not even the stars. This is an ACTION packed…
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BLOW THE MAN DOWN: 8.3
Amazon luck this gem of a movie straight to their app in 2020. It has everything you could ask for in a great small budget film. This is a REALLY FREAKING GOOD MOVIE. I tossed a really on there for extra measure to spice it up. Small town. Two sisters. Accidental murder. Cover ups. Investigations.…
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THE PLATFORM: 7.1
This movie is an absolute trip. I will just jump in. This sci fi movie is about some sort of prison system in the future. And each person is stuck in their “level” if you will. Think of the prison as an elevator. A REALLY big and tall elevator. You can hear and see the…
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THE IDES OF MARCH: 7.1
Gosling AGAIN?! Yes. Get over it. An under the radar movie that deserves a watch. Great trio cast of Ryan, Clooney and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman RIP. The story follows Gosling who works underneath Hoffman as campaign manager for Clooney who is running for President. It is a nasty business. It is a cut…
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GONE GIRL: 8.8
This movie is fucking crazy. LOL. I mean it is fucking crazy. I do not know the blonde actresses name but she’s never NOT been a fucking crazy person in a movie. And I love it. And shit, is this another Affleck film. I swear I’m not IN LOVE with him. He just makes great…
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THE GIFT: 7.4
Fun Jason Bateman fact! He never wanted to do comedies. He actually dislikes them. But Hollywood pushed him there at the start of his career. He always wanted to do dramas. As his career advanced well, you have all seen Ozark. Incredible. The Gift I think was his first drama. And this is a REALLY…
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CRAZY STUPID LOVE: 8.9
Don’t even at me, I don’t care. This is THE BEST rom com ever made. Hands down. Ever. I will hear no other names, this is black and white. So there. Start there. If you haven’t seen the best rom com ever made, go do it now. Again, me and Gosling, you know the drill.…
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ADU: 9.6
I think this is the most beautiful movie ever made. But not in the normal sense of beauty. I think the way the story is told is beautiful. I think doing it from 3 perspectives that end up all crossing paths is beautiful. I think it shining a light so well on such a devastating…
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REIGN OF FIRE: 7.2
This will be my favorite review I have ever written. What if I told you, that in the good old year of 2002, Matthew McConaughy, Christian Bale and Gerard Butler all got together and decided they were going to make a movie about the world being destroyed by real live fire breathing, deadly dragons. And…
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OPERATION FORTUNE: 4.8
Random thought. Hugh Grant has had a really interesting career arc. He went from like Rom Com guy to I play interesting guys in interesting roles nothing related to romance guy. This movie has a good cast. But it STINKS. Plot was hard to follow and pretty uninteresting honestly. Aubrey Plaza just to me was…
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