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All the successes listed for that year were sequels/prequels, so there’s an element of playing it safe. This year’s were all originals, which is ambitious, and to be honest, laudable. Just a shame they were shit.

The vibe’s very different without Sid James and Barbara Windsor.

This is really well written. I absolutely love the line:

Their flock grew ever more numerous, collecting like claw marks on a cell door.

Yeah I get that, and that’ll be because of the long term financial benefits of enticing the companies there. But still…€13bn is a mad figure.

It sounds so bizarre that Ireland has been fighting in court to avoid having to receive €13bn from Apple.

My comment was satirical

Makes sense, thanks

This job sounds like it could be replaced by AI

I’d never heard of The Arrival. I’ve just read that Sheen’s character is called Zane Zaminsky which immediately gives me an idea of the quality of the movie, and guarantees I’ll watch it.

Pulse was an odd one. The only thing I remember about it is the shower scene, for reasons other than I would typically remember a shower scene.

Another one for the list: Cube (1997). Low budget sci-fi horror-ish movie that I remember being pretty polarising.

Dark City is a great shout. The director’s cut loses the voiceover at the start, and is definitely the version to watch.

It’s just a phrase, you don’t literally have to feel guilty.

I think that’s why I preferred Rogue One (and Andor), in that they were more like war movies/shows that expanded upon this galaxy we were promised, but only previously had exposure to the same handful of individuals and their lightsabers.

Regarding the reset of the galaxy via TFA as a mistake and what you do with it after that is actually a superb take. I think your second paragraph might even have made me want to give TLJ another go!

Absolutely no judgement here! It’s all personal preference.

That said, Last Jedi over Rogue One is a bold call ;)

It’s great, and Sam Neill is a superb antagonist. It ruined every other film of his I’ve watched since though, because all I can picture is him as a manifestation of insanity.

I read a while back that there was a much longer, far more gruesome version of the blood orgy scene that had to be cut because of how disturbing it was. I hate that sort of thing generally - I usually can’t watch horror without shitting myself - but the fact that it’s part of a film I loved makes me disappointed I won’t see it.

I’m gonna add Riddick (2013) to my list too. Pitch Black is obviously better and more well regarded so not really a guilty pleasure, but Riddick is another great underdog imo.

Great list, for Equilibrium alone, which I loved. Event Horizon also, that’s an unquestionable masterpiece.

I’d say that’s universally loved tbh, plus it also makes the top 50 in the Kotaku link above, but otherwise, yes!