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Although there are a lot of tone shifts from The Last Jedi in comparison to the original trilogy, this movie is as Star Wars as can be. It is a fun Character driven extravaganza with action scenes and lots of cool new planets and creature designs. One of the big things I liked in The Last Jedi is that new and interesting things are still happening to the old characters we all know and love. The Last Jedi doesn’t feel like a product of a company like lots of other recent blockbusters, it feels like a directors vision. The style of filmmaking I appreciate especially from something as big as Star Wars. Mark Hamill is as best as he’s ever been as Luke Skywalker. He portrays an old hermit type of character, but not as a retired of Obi Wan or Yoda, but with his own unique spin. The way The Last Jedi concludes gives me no idea on where the next one is going to go, and that’s a good thing. This movie is an underrated as it could be. I feel sad for all the fans who weren’t able to enjoy this picture, because I think this is a lot better than people make it out to be.

2.5/4 Why do so many people (including myself) dislike Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Well I think it’s because it doesn’t FEEL like an Indiana Jones movie. On the outside, it seems like one. It has the same story structure and pacing as the first three in the series, but I don’t think it lies story-wise more than it is visually. The outlandish CGI does not feel appropriate for an Indiana Jones film. No coincidence that the best action scene in the movie is a very practical-based one and feels like it’s more at home with all the other action scenes in the earlier ones. It’s hard to be as good as the originals, especially when the first three movies were like catching lightning in a bottle. If you can get over the outlandish elements in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull then you might have a fun time. It’s just I (and a lot of other people) can’t. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a good movie. It is just not a good Indiana Jones movie. And it will always be an Indiana Jones movie so I guess it will always be bad.

4/4 Leave it to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick to bring you a movie so divine. A gentlemen’s film indeed. Barry Lyndon shows the rise and fall of young Irishman Redmond Barry, and the movie displays this story on a nice, fancy canvas that showcases Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant filmmaking. It should be on the top of any history buffs watch list. Truly a forgotten masterpiece.