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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
I must have watched a different movie from everyone else
The overwhelming positive reviews tell me one of three things: 1) There is a secret, better version of this film that I didn't watch, 2) Dreamworks paid for hundreds of bot reviews, or 3) most people's bar for American animated films is so low it might as well be in the ground. Suffice it to say, this movie absolutely did not live up to the hype. Puss in Boots 2 is not only NOT as amazing as everyone is saying it is, is actually a pretty bad movie. Mediocre at best. If you love animated movies then go watch one of the movies that made you fall in the love with the medium again. This movie does not deserve your money. Watched on December 27, 2022.
The Gateway (2018)
The last 20 minutes or so are a fun ride, but don't make up for everything else
The skeleton of the plot is really intriguing, and the last bit of the movie is a pretty decent nail-biter, mostly because of a well made musical score. Unfortunately, this movie is plagued with poor acting performances, terrible writing, and many many amateur production mistakes (the sound is AWFUL, and the editing is lethargic with many awkward cuts and even some that look like mistakes). Yes, this a low budget movie but it's not THAT low. An equal quality product could have been made with a quarter of the budget and half the runtime, and leaves me wondering what most of the money was spent on. I would love to see this movie remade at some point, because the sci-fi bedrock of the movie deserves to be explored (nothing groundbreaking but still fun). Better luck next time.