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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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LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND: 7.7
I was SO happy when I saw this pop on Netflix. Brand new. I was thrilled because I read the book. And I REALLY enjoyed the book. I found the book on Barack Obama yearly. book recs. Then in the opening credits I find out HIM AND MICHELLE produced the movie. That is really cool.…
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THE MAURITANIAN: 8.5
Maybe this is a bit high. MAYBE. BUT AGAIN. WHEEL HOUSE. 1. True story 2. Humanitarian Drama 3. History. I mean it’s going to be an EXCELLENT FUCKING FILM every time at least when you give those. I really enjoy these type of films. Soooo from last review, we know the USA after 9/11 made…
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OFFICIAL SECRETS: 7.8
TRUE STORY. TRUE STORY. You know how I feel about em. ALWAYS gonna be good. It is weird when you watch a true story that makes you mad and you rate it good. It is like HEY THAT IS SO FUCKED, and than praise it. Gotta compartamentalize. Or however you spell that word. ALSO. Keira…
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STATE OF PLAY: 6.4
Literally the same level of enjoyment as BABEL. Dead even. Knew that before even doing the score. So skipped it. First time in my career. But this was a 6.4 movie. Just middle of the road SOLID FILM. All star cast really. Big 3 of Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. Not bad. And…
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BABEL: 6.4
This movie score is dead on per usual. This had CRASH vibes to it. 3 seemingly unrelated stories that are related to each other and tie in together. My issue with it was that one of the stories really didn’t make any sense being in there. Like I guess? But their backstory was really pointless…
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THE GOOD NURSE: 8.1
This story IS BONKERS. This is a true story based on what now is considered by far the biggest serial killer to ever live in the United States history. And you have never heard his name. This movie tells the story of a male nurse who decides that he was going to inject stuff into…
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WINTERS BONE: 6.1
J LAWS debut movie!!! Jennifer Lawrence stars in her first feature film in this semi dark thriller about a young 17 year old J LAW who is responsible for her 2 younger siblings as her mother is completely tuned out and on drugs barely functioning. They scavenge for food and live a desolate life but…
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THE BURIAL: 7.7
ANOTHER TRUE STORY ALERT! God I love them. Has there ever been a movie based on a true story that sucked?? I cannot think of one. No one makes movies about shitty stories. Anyway. I enjoyed the hell out of this movie. It was a blast. Jamie Foxx was sensational in this movie. He plays…
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ZODIAC: 7.2
TRUE STORY ALERT. This one hits home as it is about as serial killer that terrorized the Bay Area over the course of a decade during the 70’s. Jake Gyllenhall plays the main character who happens to work at the San Francisco times as a cartoonist. But he cannot help himself get sucked into the…
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DARK PLACES: 6.7
I can GUARANTEE YOU have never seen this movie. Probably never heard of it. Came out in 2015. This is an upper level SOLID FILM. Charlize Theron stars as the lone survivor of the mass murder of her family when she is a child. As America is obsessed with crime this case got tons of…
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