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Yu yu hakusho (2023)
Look past the necessary cuts, it's a gem
I gave it a 10, purely for its stellar action, yes it feels like it's sprinting along at a breakneck pace too fast for most to really follow without questioning what they know about the original series and what's missing, what I'll say is they condensed and focused this story to excell at the fights they did decide to implement, we all wish this was more fleshed out, but given the history of failed adaptations, and the joy I felt watching the action in this, I do have to say I was impressed, this should be seen and appreciated for what it is, the first true step in bringing YuYu Hakusho the attention it has deserved for over 30 years now, and the more love it receives, the more exposure it gets, the more new fans emerge to watch the old series, this resurgence could inspire not only a much more fleshed out live action Chapter Black Saga, but the continuation to the original series that we've all be waiting for.
Ahsoka (2023)
Underwhelming
It feels like a fan got put in charge of directing, and given a budget about a third of what they gave the Mandalorian, excellent casting choices with so-so performances, honestly this does not deserve the score of 9 it currently has, superfan nerds workin overtime, it all looks like it's straight filmed in a studio without any of the final sheen it should have had before being released, almost like every second is cut footage being shown, they needed someone working on the cinematography that wasn't just trying to generically copy/paste other SW scenes with poor results and execution, hopefully they fire whoever is directing this mess, add some real funding, and find their footing, it has potential, but sadly it's hemorrhaging and at this rate will die before it can grow.
Clerks III (2022)
A Tribute Film that struggles to fly
I was so stoked when I saw the trailer for this, waited years for the final release and boom, we get closure alright, but...
SPOILERS
Ok first off I laughed at times, and pretty hard too, but absolute nowhere close to the level as hard as the Lord of the Rings bit that I still use as a clip to hook friends that never heard of it to this day, honestly Alyas is the true driving force behind this film and that's what was great about it, he kicked ass, where it falls short is in virtually all the main characters and the somber grumpy tone they take with it, all the way to the grave, which is beautifully done, I'll give it that, I certainly cried and I'm sure that was the point, my issues lie with the execution that leads to dread, and worse yet, a line from this movie strongly bothers me because of it's glorification of a substance that is literally killing hundreds of thousands of people each year, unnecessarily mind you, we got along just fine without it a decade ago, but here we are, watching junkies passing out on the bus and smelling burnt chemical rubber/hair forced down our throats everytime we get trapped in a tin can with one of these lost souls, and Kevin still saw fit to have the doctor lady say "HE'S HIGHER THAN A KITE ON FENTANYL!" like it was the best damn experience he was going to have in the movie, worst part is it probably was, gave him that motivation to hop his ass up and make a movie, sure that's not what it's about, he didn't turn into a junkie or use it further in an abusive way, but in an age where there's a substance like this literally destroying our society, why on earth would you glorify it or validate it in any way as a creator that lends ideas to his fans on what's "real" with pop culture today and people as a whole? It's dangerous and irresponsible, could have left out wait pain killer gets used or suggested a more generalized one that isn't a current plague on our people, reaching for the wrong crowd, we have alternatives like magic mushrooms and the spirit molecule out there if you want to bring up creative and harmless hot button substances, Colorado understands the benefits behind these substances because they actually hold medical value, strange how they rarely truly receive that same validation outside of comedy, anyways my last gripe is that the motivation behind Randal switching the movie to be about Dante was weak and flimsy at best, one second he half didn't give af if he died in the ER and the next he's changing the movie in some rushed hurry to make things right because Alyas told him about Emma paying for the movie, like so how does that make any difference? That made no sense to me, I know Randal is known for being a little 2 dimensional about his thinking but he's always put his friendship with Dante first, come on, that nonchalant heartless way of thinking was outside his character, made him feel more petty and hallow than we've come to know him as, his change of perspective after his dance with death literally killed his best friend, and even though it ended on a familiar tone showing hope for the future, something about the whole experience just left a bad taste in my mouth, but I suppose it's better than no goodbye film at all, so it was appreciated to some degree, anyways thanks for the laughs Alyas, like I said you and your little silent homie Blockchain made this film and I'd legit watch a spin off series with you 2 as the main characters, fr 👌
Severance: The We We Are (2022)
THANK YOU!
This renewed my faith in mystery shows, Lost was an amazing mystery series and From seems to be continuing well into it's footsteps. Now this? Severance started out having me curious, by the end of this first season it had me absolutely foaming at the mouth for answers week after week to the point where I hear the theme song through my daily life, now that last episode, where just enough is given to satisfy beyond belief, while purposefully opening a whole slew of even more intriguing new revelations left unanswered till next year, that is if they don't take us to heaven just to blue ball us yet again, besides who am I kidding? That's exactly what they'll do, and I'll enjoy every single second of it, except the waiting, screw this whole next year, wish I could just let my inny live life for me till then, just, ding, oh look the season premiere 😁