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Would’ve been 4 stars but could’ve done without that incredibly legitimately effing traumatic last plot twist near the end there. Had no idea this was a Richard Curtis screenplay until the credits and the pretty darn solid story and writing make a whole lot more sense now compared to when I thought it was just some random Netflix junk.
Looking forward to watching this again with the kiddos next year.
Rating: 4 stars
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Saw this with my daughters and nine other 12 year old girls. They loved it but personally was only about 4/5ths as good as the Broadway version. Erivo and Grande were fantastic. Defying Gravity was weakened a little by all the movie that was happening during that song. Still great!
Rating: 4 stars
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I wish I had know this earlier. If I wanted to go see it in 70mm IMAX here in Dallas at 2:20 in the morning Monday I’d have to sit first 2 rows towards the edge. Every other showing including 8am showings is down to accessible seats only or completely sold out.
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
As someone who didn’t grow up on this I don’t really get it. Sweet story, pretty below average music and not nearly enough of it. My youngest loves otters more than anything in the world right now and still just barely held her attention.
Rating: 3 stars
But what it if I don’t want my runt baby goose to grow up and fly away?
I for one am here for this trend of animated movies that just look flat out remarkable. Beautiful, painterly style that also included segments where they’re telling bedtime stories and it somehow LOOKS EVEN BETTER. Just lovely.
Rating: 4.5 stars
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Zero matches for my top 4 but decent number matching 3.
Link: Letterboxd besties. Does anyone have the same top four as you?
Interesting and less than 10 minutes long. Worth a watch. (via Kottke)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2.5 stars for first half, 4 for the second half. One too many storylines but enjoyed it quite a bit once all the real/living world setup stuff fell into the background.
Rating: 3.5 stars
Definitely was rooting for Abigail throughout this. The ballet was a fun touch.
As someone who has was watched Matilda the Musical approximately 20 times I was really hoping Abigail/Alisha Weir would break into song at some point. Ha. What a fun pair of roles at the beginning of a career for a young actress.
Rating: 4 stars
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We’ve let the fact that young Brad Pitt is famously hot in this overshadow that literally everyone in this is incredibly hot including Christopher McDonald and Michael Madsen.
Rating: 4 stars
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