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In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
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Ralph Breaks the
Internet G
I am a fan of Wreck-It
Ralph. Aside from my love for Disney
movies, I thought it was very imaginative and fun. It was very creative in showing us a world behind
the scenes of arcade games (something almost obsolete). I felt the same way when I recently rewatched
it in preparation for this sequel, which is pretty much the same concept behind
the scenes of the internet with a primary focus again on the characters of
Ralph and Glitch. I was kind of reminded
of The Emoji Movie (which really
isn’t as bad as many made it out to be), but for those that disliked The Emoji Movie but were a fan of Wreck-It Ralph, this is the “behind the
scenes of the internet” movie for you.
Like the first, this one is imaginative and fun, for both the young and
old (although some of the modern digital references might go over the heads of
the unhip older crowd). It does get a
bit sentimental, but not in the sappy Hollywood fluff kind of way, but more in
the true-to-life way both kids and adults can, or might one day, relate
to. Is it as good as the first? Hard to say, but it’s definitely a worthy
follow-up, hence a good companion piece.
3/5/2019
Bonus review:
Burning OK/G
Here’s a movie from Korea that starts off as a largely uneventful
drama involving a man meeting a woman before another man enters the
picture. That other man is played by
Steven Yuen a.k.a. Glenn from The Walking
Dead. He speaks Korean as this is a
Korean film and he is of Korean descent.
Oh, F.Y.I., this movie contains subtitles for those not fluent in Korean
and is just about 2 ½ hours, just to let you know ahead of time. The second part of the film becomes a mystery
and all your questions will be answered if you pay attention throughout; it
actually becomes a much darker film when all is said and done and you should
wait until it’s over before making your final judgment. I still don’t think it needed to be as long
as it was and the general moviegoer will most likely feel the same way. While it may be rather lengthy for a repeat viewing
(at least right away), I will say I’m definitely interested in reading the
short story (“Barn Burning”) by Haruki Murakami in which it’s based. 3/6/2019
Other movies
I've seen and their ratings (see above):
Apartment 212 >>>EH
Vox Lux >>>EH
Whispering Corridors >>>B
Wildling >>>OK
---Sean O.
3/7/2019
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