Musings on Media and More
Based on ratings alone, the past year had less stinkers in it, but it had more 'eh' entries. Most of the bad films I picked out either had some entertainment value despite being technically sub-par, or had all the right elements but failed to make something great out of it.
Yet Jojo is an intimidating series. It's been running more or less continuously since 1987, and currently running through its 8th part Jojolion. But that's over 32 years' worth of manga chapters, with multitudes of protagonists, antagonists, side characters, stands and moments of complete insanity.
Yes. Mr Vampire. Or Goengsi Sinsang in its native Cantonese. This isn't the kind of vampire from your local housewife's wet dream either. Or, if it is, your local housewife has problems.
There's been gold amongst the ore in the time I've written reviews. Films that struck a chord with me at one tune or another. Sometimes they've shown some inventive camera tricks, some manage to tell interesting and rarely-heard stories, or they've crept into my mind and stuck around long after I've seen them. They've all … Continue reading CrypticRock Anniversary Part 2: Top Ten Best Films.
These aren't arranged by review scores, but by comparison to all the other films I've reviewed, and whether I'd see any of them a second time or not. '10' would be a No, while '1' would be a Hell No, basically.
Granted, kaiju films aren't exactly high art- don't think an 8/10 or 9/10 rating makes it on par with Blade Runner or Gandhi. It's just how good or bad it is compared to the other Godzilla films
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