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“It feels like a Ubisoft game” is not a compliment in 2023 and reviews are reflecting that. The ‘reclaim towers in a map littered with busywork icons’ felt dated a decade ago. If you love it then great, but I’m glad people are calling that shit out now.
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The original Wonka movie seems to be a cult classic in the US but definitely isn’t in the UK so I’m sure audiences in the latter will just take it as its own thing. I never saw the original but I did read the book, and the wonka in that generally finds children annoying so it’s funny seeing this new version of him that, apparently, loves them.
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And… it’s a shame they couldn’t have made something more interesting with the IP, but there you go.
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Trouble is RDJ’s team is pushing the post-Oppenheimer ‘3rd act of his career’ narrative (yes, it’s Oscar campaigning, but still), and going back to the marvel fold actively conflicts with that. I was cynical at first but I’d be really surprised if he took the payday now, even in a few years. Evans on the other hand…
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Unlike Jurassic park, I’d still be moderately interested in further alien instalments if the talent backed it up. The monster will never provoke the same horror it used to, but if a director really committed to the OT’s analogue aesthetic and sense of mystery then the richness of the world and grim mood definitely allows for more good movies. Or just play lip service to the alien and be really, really weird. It (just about) saved Covenant.
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Endgame script is that increasingly crude horse drawing meme. First 45 mins of the world dealing with the aftermath is by far the most interesting, and should have been its own movie. The time travel shenanigans are a moderately fun “look how far we’ve come” victory lap that outstay their welcome, and the final green screen battle where each character gets their hero pose is boring as fuck. It made all the money in the world so who am I to criticise the product, but coming after the much superior infinity war probably didn’t help.