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Just recently rewatched Sergio Leone’s first installment of the dollars trilogy titled “A fistful of dollars”

And I gotta admit that it’s easily considered one of Sergio Leone’s underrated films especially for being an underrated installment of the dollars trilogy along for being Clint Eastwood’s underrated performance

Due to the fact that it does feature a interesting narrative about two organizations like Rojo’s gang and braxter’s gang having a dispute over power and control over a town and resources in Mexico and how Clint Eastwood’s character got caught in the crossfire between two sides and put them against each other

The movie does feature alot of outstanding cinematography especially some beautiful shoots and even if it’s filmed in Italy despite that the setting takes place in Mexico, the movie still really did a good Job on it’s setting by making us believe we are in a different country

Ennio morricone’s score in this movie is honestly underrated and beautiful to hear especially that it does add up with the atmosphere and setting of the film

The characters are honestly really likable especially that I do appreciate that the movie did give them alot of personalities that makes us care for them especially that Clint’s performance as the man with no name is pretty phenomenal and underrated in this movie and the main villain named “Rojo” is honestly a pretty underrated antagonist due to his ruthless nature of being a sociopath especially that the moment when he and his gang assaulted a building and brutally murdering people goes to show of how sociopathic he really is

Overall, “A fistful of dollars” is easily considered one of Sergio Leone’s underrated films along for being an underrated installment of the dollars trilogy due to it’s interesting narrative, likable characters, outstanding cinematography and beautiful soundtrack by ennio morricone

(10/10)

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I’m honestly gonna read George Orwell’s animal farm for now on

Since I had seen the 1954 adult animated film adaptation by the CIA, I’m definitely gonna give the original book a shoot in order to compare with the film adaptation just to make sure if is it better than the film adaptation or not

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Just recently finished reading Stephen king’s 1979 dystopian horror thriller “The long walk” (spoilers for those who haven’t read it)

And I do admit that even if it’s not one of my favorites compare to IT or 22/11/63, it’s still one of his underrated works especially the most though provoking because of it’s disturbing concept of a competition turned into a death trap similar to death race, squid game or hunger games and hell this novel predated both squid game and hunger games

(I haven’t seen “squid game” but I didint really get interested in seeing the series since it felt more like treated as a trend rather than something that’s taken seriously)

The other disturbing aspect about the book is not just the competition but the idea that the government especially the mayor were treated as a dictatorship especially with the idea of civilians along with the runners are treated as slaves or animals

And considering that the US nowadays is dealing with political corruption and Donald trump’s cult of personality, this book definitely predicted on what the government has become nowadays alongside george Orwell’s animal farm and 1984 (I haven’t read both “animal farm” and “1984” yet but I do have physical copies of them and I will probably read them later)

The characters in general like Ray, pete, hank, stebbins, etc are really likable and memorable especially that they do have alot of chemistry and fun dynamics especially that even if the story is just the characters walking from place to place, the characters along their dynamics are really engaging to get invested especially that they do have moments of sympathy and tragedy

Especially that the book at times feature some disturbing and disgusting moments that either make you shock and puke especially that they gave the book a bit of a body horror vibe, like when hank olson’s intestines falls out, Ray poops on the road and Gary cutting his threat

I do got some nitpicks that I need to point out, I didint like that the mayor “who supposed to be the main antagonist of the story” is constantly appearing and disappearing and do find the ending kinda confusing (though I guess I will give the ending a pass because the shadow figure at the end does kinda represent of how exhausted Ray garraty really is and how he’s now Hallucinating believing that the race isn’t over and how the competition made him completely go insane)

Overall, the long walk is definitely one of Stephen king’s underrated horror novels especially for being a though provoking in general for incorporating a disturbing concept of a government turned into a dictatorship and for making a competition into a death trap and treating the civilians and our main cast like slaves (though these disturbing factors may be relatable nowadays because of Donald trump’s cult of personality)

(And for those who are questioning, No I haven’t seen the 2025 film adaptation yet that features the legendary “mark hamill” himself as the mayor but I will problaby give it a watch someday because it does look convincing)

(9.8/10)

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Which of these “standalone” Toho kaiju films are considered your favorite?

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Here are the two kaijus that are not only considered underrated but they are also considered one of my personal favorites of either Toho and Daiei

For Gorosaurus, he’s my favorite due to that he has a very peak design along for having a badass ability of kangaroo his enemies to death

And for Daimajin, he’s also my favorite due to that his personality and presence are very terrifying and disturbing especially that his methodology and lore are really interesting due to that he’s depicted as a demonic/guardian statue that was unleashed to kill oppressors especially with the dark twist that even if he’s helpful he can be a threat at times and it’s the main reasons why I do love Daimajin so much especially that he’s also one of these kaijus that actually scared the living shit out of me more than any other kaiju like Godzilla, hedorah or hell even destoroyah

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Which of these two interpretations of Godzilla do you prefer the most?

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Here are my top 5 favorite John carpenter movies

5) Halloween or They live (both of them are classics in their own right especially that “Halloween” will forever be carpenter’s iconic movie due to for revolutionizing cinema especially for influencing James Cameron to make the terminator and become a household name and for “they live” for having a premise that feels relevant to our modern political times and for having dark allegories of political corruption and playing god)

4) Escape from New York (Definitely one of John carpenter’s memorable movies especially for not only making Kurt Russell a household name in the movie industry but also incorporating a relatable dark theme and allegory on what the US has become nowadays due to trump’s cult of personality and the country’s rising corruption)

3) Christine (Easily considered one of John carpenter’s best movies along for being one of the best Stephen king film adaptations due to the fact that it does have a pretty relatable theme of obsession and how an object like a car can easily manipulate and corrupt an owner like Arnie and turning him into a sociopath)

2) The fog (Definitely one of John carpenter’s underrated movies in my opinion due to the fact that it does have a fascinating premise of supernatural activity in Antonio bay and for revolving around themes of revenge and betrayal)

1) The thing (Easily considered one of my personal favorites and it’s easily considered his masterpiece in terms of his filmography due to for having an impressive cast, engaging and interesting story, a lot of impressive visual effects of the alien creature and it features a relatable theme of paranoia and mistrust and how everyone especially your friends and family can easily become your enemy and threat and all of these aspects makes this movie one of carpenter’s masterpiece especially for being the movie that dominated the 80s along side the shining, the terminator, back to the future and Robocop)

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What is your favorite movie of 1980?

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Speaking of the comparison between The Fog and GMK

Which of these two antagonistic characters from either movies are considered the most “pure evil”

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Just recently finished watching John carpenter’s 1980 supernatural revenge horror film “the fog” (spoilers for those who haven’t seen this movie)

And honestly this may a surprise to some or others who aren’t surprised but I actually really enjoyed this movie and it’s easily considered one of carpenter’s best and underrated movies and it’s honestly one of my personal favorites of his filmography or in this case my second favorite behind “the thing” which IS my all time favorite movie of John carpenter and I considered it his masterpiece (my third favorite is “Christine”, my fourth favorite is “escape from New York” and fifth favorite is either “Halloween” or “they live”)

For starters, I do find the premise to be really fascinating and unique considering that this is a supernatural horror film with some ghosts pirates terrorizing a town but the big twist is that the town was attacked by them not for reasons but for personal revenge for betraying them by stealing their gold and forming the town and for murdering them in the process back in the 19th century, which is definitely a shocking and unique twist in a horror movie like this and I do find it a pretty well executed reveal considering that the movie incorporated a lot of interesting exposition of getting to know the town and its dark history behind it before the spirits attack and it pays off perfectly

And I do admit that the pacing is actually well structured and engaging since it gives us time to get to know the town of Antonio bay and their residents and how the characters began to realize that the town was cursed because of their fault or in this case “the ancestors’s fault” since the town was formed by 6 conspirators back in the 19th century which one of them was a priest and it goes to show that the problem was on the town’s residents not the spirits since they wanted personal revenge on them for betraying and killing them

(even if it may seemed slow to some people but for me, I didn’t mind it since it gives us time to get to know the town before all hell brakes loose)

Gotta admit that the score by John carpenter is honestly quite chilling and thought provoking and it’s honestly one of his underrated scores because it does add up with the supernatural vibe of the movie especially that revolves around vengeful ghosts

The characters are honestly really likable and memorable especially that the performances by the cast are really phenomenal like Jamie Lee Curtis or Tom Atkins especially even sympathetic at times like Hal Holbrook’s character “father Malone” since he’s definitely the most tragic out of the main cast for realizing that his ancestor was the responsable of the curse and how it lead not just his descendant’s death at the end but also the for causing the town to get invaded by the spirits because of their greed and betrayal

The main themes of the movie are definitely relevant and impactful especially themes of greed, betrayal and revenge since the town of Antonio bay was notoriously for tricking the crew of the ship, murdering them and stealing their gold to form the town especially the church back in the 19th century and all of that lead to bite them in the ass for doing atrocities like that and how its lead to the spirits to take revenge on the town for murdering them during the town’s 100 anniversary and the allegory and themes definitely showed and it makes the movie really impactful and memorable and does explain why the spirits want revenge

And considering that I do constantly compare this movie to the kaiju film “GMK giant monsters all out attack” because of its similar premise of spirits coming back for revenge on a town or city for either murder and betrayal, which thank god I did noticed the similarities since this movie and GMK are remarkably similar but with the different tones since “GMK” is an action packed kaiju film while “the fog” is a thought provoking horror film

Overall, “The fog” is easily considered one of John carpenter’s best and underrated movies for its though provoking and interesting premise of a town being attacked and cursed by the ghosts pirates and for Incorporating a unique twist in why did the spirits attacked the town in the first place, the characters are likable, memorable and even sympathetic, the soundtrack by John carpenter is though provoking and terrifying and the relatable themes of revenge, greed and betrayal are definitely well developt and relevant

(10/10)

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