August & October Movie Wrap-Up
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Hungry ('26):「This hippo isn’t playing games.」The hungry hungry hippo one (except it's an omnivore). liked this more than I thought I would. I'm easy when it comes to there being a final girl. I did hate two of the deaths because they were so unclear. 3/5 stars
No Way Up ('24):「Brace yourself.」Another one I liked more than I thought I would! Airplane crash, sharks and survival. I appreciated that the queer man survived a lot. When the old person stays behind always gets me though, I get it but at the same time it makes me mad. Maybe when I'm that age I'll understand better. 3.5/5 stars
Dante's Peak ('97):「The pressure is building…」I got the hankering to rewatch this so it's not part of my challenge, but I really enjoyed it. I thought they did a good job with the characters, pacing, music etc! 4.5/5 stars
Hoppers ('26):「Act natural.」Really enjoyed this, it had a lot of heart and humor. I was a little sad Mabel couldn't communicate with the animals in the end anymore but they still had what she and her grandma had in the end. 4.5/5 stars
Cloverfield ('08):「Some thing has found us」Okay I have seen this before. There's no way that camera lasted that long without dying. I like how straightforward it is. You end up rooting for the characters a bit even though there was so much drama. It's left a little ambiguous whether two of them survived in the end but I mean, they were buried by rocks. 3.5/5 stars
Fall ('22):「Fear reaches new heights」I don't know what I was expecting what with the subject matter but I ended up having to look away multiple times due to the heights freaking me out. I feel like you see this kind of cheating plot a lot in similar movies. I like JDM but I didn't like his acting in this. Also there some plot holes that were hard to ignore there at the end. 3/4 stars
The Cycle ('26):「You can’t bury the past forever.」Had to watch without subtitles. People say it's best to go in without knowing anything but
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Wolfwalkers ('20):「Be fierce. Be wild. Be free.」I was not expecting this to be such a hard watch! Every time "it's for your own good" was said I wanted to scream! But it's also a gorgeous, beautiful story about finding your own home, freedom and family. I really appreciate that the runtime allowed for everything to unfold as needed for the story. Highly recommend. 5/5
