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I rented this movie from RedBox.

I was pleasantly surprised with how good this movie actually turned out. It does feel like that bad trope of the fantasy characters being stuck in the "real world" with humans helping them... like Smurfs or Chipmonks and the likes. But this one actually did it pretty good. A lot of stuff was invented or made up for this Sonic and his "origins" but in the confines of this movie it works.
What strikes me the most in this is the humor. This movie is legit really funny, and not all just because of Jim Carry. He was a large source for the laughs, but Sonic himself was funny, and also Marsden.

This is a fun ride, and I'm eager to get my son to see it as well. Hopefully it's only up from here with the quality of video game adaptation movies. It's been a rough ride for that type of film.

Mistake Status: I'm eagerly awaiting to dive into this. I'll be buying the DVD soon and I have a USB DVD drive coming in the mail for my laptop so I can start mistake searching movies from DVDs again.

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I watched this movie on Netflix.

I'll be right up front and say I do like the Friday the 13th series. But I've never been a mega fan like a lot people get. I didn't grow up watching horror or slasher films, so I don't have that connection to Freddy, Jason, Myers, or the likes.
That being said, I do seem to like Jason the best of those and I have since gotten more of an appreciation of those films. And I absolutely love Jason X.

I saw this reboot movie back when it came out on RedBox in 09, which was around the time I graduated highschool. At that time, I don't think I had seen many, if any, of the classic 13th movies fully. But now that I have, I can see why people seem to not like this one.

For one, they get a lot of Jason's mannerisms and style wrong. He even full on sprints and runs in this movie which he never does. Jason walks really fast at you never stopping. He also keeps prisoners in this film.

Then the pacing is horrible. With no real tangible story to get a hold of, other than the basics of... it's a bunch of teens doing drugs and having sex so Jason kills them. That was in all the other films but there was more of a story to them at least, and they gave use more reason to like and care about the characters before they died. Here it's just a bunch of run of the mill stock characters. Even the guy from Supernatural feels bland in this movie.
And then it just plays to the beats of the old films, seeming like it just wants to play the hits with the kills and the sets. But nothing special, nothing warenting this reboot.

That being said, it's not a terrible movie. Despite the negatives... I can't really call it bad. But it's bland, boring almost aside from one really hot as hell sex scene. So this stands to just be a meh. 3 star film.

Mistake Status: Saw one when watching, not sure if I'll come back for mistakes. If I ever do mistake hunt the franchise, this will be one of them.

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I watched this movie on Netflix.

There are several Tarantino still on my list that I need to see. And I finally knocked off the Kill Bill films from that list.

While not as great as some of his other films, like say Inglorious Bastards, this film is still a lot of fun and good. Though you can already really see Tarantino's foot fetish getting into his movies here.
A story of revenge, from a strong woman with a lot of will power to avenge the death of her fiance and unborn child at the hands of her former lover and boss, Bill.
The movie was too long at first, and Tarantino was forced to split it into a Part 1 and Part 2.
As of such, the first part suffers a little from that with how it is an incomplete story that doesn't meet a resolution to stand on it's own as a single film. You're really meant to watch them back to back, but it's still good as is! It's hard to hold that against a movie in a case like this.

It is a solid action film with some great acting and high stakes.

Mistake Status: N/A.

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I watched this movie on Netflix.

Goodfellas is another one of those old classics that was on my list of shame, having never seen it. Since it is going to be leaving Netflix on May 1st (2020), I decided to go for it.
It was pretty good, a nice look into gangster life of that era with some great performances all around. I didn't think it was an amazing film, but it was good. Had I seen it younger, I might have liked it more...? Maybe? Not saying I didn't like it, but I don't think it's 5 stars worthy.

It's really long, in fact the first night I started it I was too tired and quit after 40 minutes. Came back and finished the rest the next night.
I do like some gangster movies. In fact Road to Perdition is one of my favorite films. Just this one I thought was OK.

Mistake Status: Saw a few in my watch. This isn't the kind of movie I'd be keen to revisit for mistake purposes.

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I own this movie on DVD.

This is definitely a movie that begs to be watched more than once. I had seen it when it came out, and just watched it again with my dad.
This is a beautifully designed film with a world that warps and changes before your very eyes. A sci-fi mind bending film that will leave you thinking and probably confused. This is another one of those films where it is very difficult to talk about without spoilers, and honestly you should go into this blind if you can. Just know it isn't for everybody, and for sure a think piece.
There are a few things I didn't like, but again I can't really speak of them without spoilers. And there are a few horror elements in this film, resulting in one of the scariest things I have ever seen on screen.

Mistake Status: N/A.

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I own this movie on DVD.

I just watched this film again with my dad, and it was even better than I had remembered it.
This is the film that Fast and the Furious should have been or should try to be more like. Very well written, excellent acting, compelling story with understood motivations, and great effects and action.
It's a heist movie at it's heart, but more about the main character, Baby, wanting to get out of this line of work. But he owes a dept to his "boss" and has to keep driving for him.
Things go awry and bodies start to hit the floor. Baby finds love, and tries desperately to keep her safe and get out of this criminal underworld in on piece, with his incredible driving skills and a heart of gold.
A must watch and fantastic film.

Mistake Status: Haven't looked for any yet, but I sure will some day.

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I rented this movie from RedBox.

i was actually pretty psyched for this film when I saw the previews. I just do wish I had the opportunity to see it on the big screen. I'm sure it would have been quit the spectacle there.

Based on a true story, this is about the creation of the Ford GT40 and why, with the racing and rivalry between Ford and Ferrari during this time frame. A fund thrill ride of a grand race with compelling acting and story.

Mistake Status: Wasn't looking for any really.

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I own this movie on DvD.

Since the long awaited sequel is finally out on DvD now for me to rent, I popped this one in again to watch it. I think I've only ever seen this movie twice in my life before this, when it came out... and at least one other time in the couple years after that. I remembered it being really good and funny. But watching it now, it doesn't hold up as well as I remembered. It's still a good movie, a zombie comedy, or as I like to call it, a Zombiedy, with some interesting characters. As is probably often pointed out, it's no where near as good as Shawn of the Dead, but it's still a fun ride. An unlikely team up movie, road trip film, zombie flick, and more.

I hope the sequel is a good movie to. But for now I still have this one, and I do enjoy it.

Mistake Status: Haven't looked yet, but this is one I for sure will get to.

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I watched this movie on Hulu.

I had heard good things about this film for years, but never got around to watching it. I didn't really know what it was about till I started listening to the SinCast (the podcast for CinemanSins), and them talking about it.
so I gave it a watch, and I loved it!

A very cleaver spoof of horror movies and their tropes, while also celebrating them at the same time and actually being a good horror/slasher film on it's own right. And it did it without feeling at all like Scream. It's funny, it's subversive, and very well written. I've heard some people don't like the ending, and sure there are a couple issues with it, but I loved how it ended. Felt like the perfect ending.

To give a summery of this movie would ruin some of the surprise, and I would advice going into this movie blind.

Mistake Status: N/A.

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I own this movie on DVD.

I had never even heard of this movie before I owned it. It was one of those random gifts that my parents got for me for Christmas. So I popped it in for a viewing.
This movie is very poor quality in writing and acting. With a discount Casper Van Dien as one of the leads no less.
The film is set on a jet air liner that get's hit by an EMP from a solar flare that also knocks out most of the power on the planet. Immediately the science of the film is then thrown out of the window with how things work or don't, to even this solar flare somehow electrocuting the pilot of the plane to death and so on.

As of writing this review, it's been at least a month or two since I actually watched the film so it's difficult for me to go into detail about it without it fresh on my mind. But it's pretty bad.

Mistake Status: I only bothered to submit one that I noticed for now. This is the type of movie I would love to rip apart later down the road so I likely will.

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I own this movie on DVD.

Rounding out this new trilogy of Planet of the Ape movies, we come to War. Again, this series continues to thrive on incredible writing and amazing performances. Andy Serkis is acting his ass off in these movies and really should be getting awards for his motion capture and voice performances.

This film finally wraps up the story of Ceaser in this new timeline, and helps to tie these movies in to their connection with the original films, if they are of the same timeline. Or it could even be setting up a new run of those films set in this timeline.

I will still say that Dawn is the best of the trilogy, and I have a hard time deciding if Rise or War is the second best. Each one is still a 5 star film for sure.
I have some issues with the climactic battle of War, and some idiotic decisions on the military's side that take me out of the movie. If not for that last act, it could very well be the best of the three. But with that in mind, it's about on equal level to Rise.
This again, is very difficult to talk about without spoilers, so I'm leaving this vague.

A wonderful movie and the trilogy as a whole is a must see.

Mistake Status: Wasn't looking for any this time. Might go through these in the future.

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I own this movie on DvD.

So I hear a lot of back and forth on this movie. With half the people seeming to say this film is amazing and far exceeds the first. The other half saying this one is terrible and one of Bay's worst films.
I'd say I land more in the middle, almost indifferent. I didn't grow up with these two films and honestly only saw them for the first time a couple years or so ago.
This film is fine. I think over all it's not quite as good as the first. But then in some aspects it is better while in others its worse. I don't really have much of an opinion on this movie other than... well I liked it. I don't love it, I don't hate it. I just like it.
Nor do I really have much else to say about it. So this review isn't much of a review, but more of a follow up to my review of the first film.

Mistake Status: N/A maybe some day.

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I own this game on Steam.

My first foray into the Darksiders franchise. And I like it!
This game is pretty fun. A simple hack and slash game with elements of Zelda like dungeon crawling and exploration.
Set in a post apocalyptic world, you play as War, one of the Four Horseman, who is framed for causing Armageddon prematurely. It is up to War to uncover the truth of what happened and try to set things right and clear his name.

You will fight through both the forces of Hell and the legions of Heaven while also dealing with the undead remains of Humans.
The game isn't all too long really, especially if you know what you're doing. I completed my Apocalyptic difficulty run in about 13 hours, but I was not trying to speed run. I did my normal run as my first play through in about 40 hours. I like to explore and take in everything a game has to offer me.

The achievements aren't too difficult, and you'll likely get most just through your regular play through of the game. Some you'll have to go out of your way to get, like killing 100 enemies with items from the environment. Or a couple of grind heavy ones like riding your horse for 100 miles or grinding enough souls to buy everything from Vulgrim's shop. But nothing too taxing. There's some helpful tricks you can use to make the souls and weapon experience grinding much faster and easier, just look through the guides on Steam.

I give this a good thumbs up. Just be sure and play the Warmastered edition to avoid the bugs and some game breaking issues with the original version.

Mistake Status: This game has a lot and I submitted several. I still have some of the cut scenes and stuff recorded that I'll go back through and comb for more mistakes.

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I own this movie on DvD.

This is easily the best of the new trilogy. Each movie is great on it's own, but this is the center piece.
The acting is taken up to an 11 in this with the performances and story being pretty compelling. Andy Serkis pulls out all stops in some of the best work of his career.

This film takes place 10 years after the end of the first, with most of the humans dead from disease on the planet, and now Apes have begun to really form their own blooming societies. Things are bound to go wrong as prejudice from both sides lead to inevitable confrontation.
Again, very difficult to say much more without spoilers.

Mistake Status: Was too engrossed into it to look for any. Will probably go back and break it apart in the future.

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I own this movie on DvD.

A great start to a fantastic trilogy. Rise marks the start of how the world fell to ruin and the rise of the civilization of apes that would eventually supplant the humans on Earth.
This takes it to a much more intimate level of story telling following one ape, Ceaser, in his journey from birth in a lab, to leading the main colony of apes.
Andy Serkis' motion capture performance for Ceaser is amazing, and continues to get better through the trilogy even.

The film even tries to tie itself into the old series, and very well done. It could easily be a cannon prequel to the original, while also being it's own thing and story.
A grade A film that I highly recommend, I just can't really say much else without spoilers.

Mistake Status: None yet, will likely try to find some at some point in the future.

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I rented this movie from RedBox.

I finally got around to watching this film a few weeks back, hearing it was decent and pretty funny at times...
Well that's pretty much what it was. The movie isn't great, but it's not bad either. It's just OK.

The premise of the film is that this family needs to raise money for their daughter to go to college after their city went back on its word about a scholarship for her after she had won it. So in order to do so, they team up with a friend and create an illegal underground casino in his house.
Shenanigans ensue.

The comedy in this film isn't awful, but it does hit a lot of familiar beats and becomes pretty predictable at times. Though at other times there are jokes and situations I didn't see coming and I found pretty funny. It's all subjective of course. Some will find this funnier than I do, others may hate this movie.
I just thought it was... meh... OK. I'm glad I saw it, but I wouldn't have gone out of my way to see it nor again. It's just an OK comedy.

Mistake Status: I caught one during the watch, but wasn't really looking for any. I doubt I'll return to a mediocre movie like this.

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I own this movie on DvD.

With the official third film in the franchise recently being in theaters and soon to be out on DvD as well, I decided to start re watching the first two again.
Michael Bay has become pretty infamous among movie goers these days with the over the top action films he makes, having bad editing, weird choices with not very well thought out films meant as popcorn flicks, and an undeniable fetish for lots and lots of big explosions. He's kinda always been that way in films though started out as a music video director.
Bad Boys was his first feature length film, and is before he really embraced his own tropes. Because of that, Bad Boys stands out as one of his best features, though the bar not set very high. It's not high art, but it's not meant to be.

Bad Boys takes the popular 80's movie genre of the buddy cop film and infuses it with Bay's style, with the two leading roles of star power behind Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Two cops who have been partners for 6 years, and apparently good friends for a long time before that. Now caught in having to protect a witness to a murder by a drug lord, everything starts to go wrong with a simple misunderstanding of identity between the two leads.

This is actually where the movie falls flat for me the most. Be warned, some spoilers in my review ahead.
The sub plot of Marcus having to assume the identity of Mike and pretend to be him to keep track of the witness is an interesting idea, but poorly executed with the humor. And that's where most of the humor in this movie comes from, with Marcus trying to pretend to be Mike. Some of the fault with this is Martin Lawrence's delivery of his lines or way of acting, but that's likely just due to the material he was given. This just serves as a distraction and really doesn't pay off in any meaningful way in the end. The whole subplot of this miss identity could have been cut out and probably have made the movie better.

That being said, I still find this an enjoyable film to watch and a fun ride. It's not high art like I said, and it's not meant to be. It's a 90's action film, and I love 90's action films. So I would probably rate this higher than I should, but this is my opinion and my review.

Mistake Status: I wasn't looking for any this watch, but I will most likely come back to this some day and really break it apart.

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I rented this movie from RedBox.

I don't have much prior experience with the Mad Max franchise. I do know for sure I did watch one or two of them back in the day, but I couldn't tell you any details. I just have vague glimpses of memories.
I had held off watching this film, planning to watch the previous ones all first but never got around to it, or couldn't find them.
But I finally relented since it came back to RedBox and I had heard you don't really need to see the other films first.

This movie is actually pretty good. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect from it, but it's really good. I'm sure I'd have appreciated it better with more knowledge of the previous films. I found it fun, exciting and a real ride. Not really much else I can say about the movie that hasn't already been said by everybody else.
I'd have to watch the movie again to really decide if it's 4 or 5 stars. I'd give it a 4.5 if I could.
And what is it with Tom Hardy having his face covered in a lot of his films lately? lol

Mistake Status: Really wasn't looking for any, was paying attention to the story too well. Which is a good sign for the film. I'll probably get my hands on a DVD box set of Mad Max movies in the future and comb through them for mistakes.

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I rented this movie from RedBox.

This is a good solid crime mystery in the same vein as Clue. They even reference Clue once in the film when talking about the house.
At the same time, this takes your typical mystery formula and flips some of the elements on its head, turning the story out in a very different and fun way through the perspective of one of the characters.

And despite the movie actually showing you a lot of what actually happened early on, it still keeps you on your toes, at the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next.
It's very difficult to talk much about this movie without giving too much away in spoilers, but it's very good. As I was hoping and expecting from Rian Johnson with how good The Last Jedi turned out. Yes I said it.

Mistake Status: Didn't catch any on the first viewing. I'll likely buy and watch this movie again.

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I rented this movie from RedBox.

I really like this movie! I had heard about it from the CinemaSins podcast, called SinCast, where they had praised it. So I checked it out from RedBox and found it just as good as they had said.

It's a survival film, man vs nature full out. We don't even see how Overgard (Mads Mikkelsen) got stranded in the Arctic in the first place.The film starts with him already there, trying to survive living out of his crashed plane and what he's been doing to stay alive. Don't know how long he's been there, but one can guess it's been at least a few days to weeks. Maybe longer.

Circumstances gone wrong also leads to him finding a badly injured woman and having to try and take care of her, keeping her from dying as he begins to venture out to go to a place he believes they can be rescued. There's very little said all movie, one of the two main characters is unconscious for most of the film, and it's riveting all the way through. From crashes, bad storms, killer polar bears, and everything in between. This is really well made and Mads gives an amazing performance of a man in desperation who keeps his head on him self as he powers through the harshest environment on Earth.

Very high recommend.

Mistake Status: I was too into the film to really look for many. But I did notice a thing here or there and submitted one. This is a movie I'd like to revisit some day and might look for more mistakes.

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