Watched a few movies recently.
Inside Out 2
I find I'm still thinking about it after seeing in theaters on Thursday. The first movie is not just my favourite Pixar movie, but one of my all-time favourites. This one...might not be quite as good, but I'd have to watch them both again to see for sure. But I really enjoyed it, either way. Where as the first movie dealt with depression, this one deals with anxiety. And while I was never diagnosed with anxiety, the negative self-talk and crystal balling thoughts hit close to home for me. The animation is just as good, if not better in the sequel. I'm glad I saw it in theaters, but I really don't understand why people are saying this one is so bad.
Death to Smoochy
One of those movies always wanted to see, but never got around to it. I've seen it lambasted by most people, but I don't know, I kinda dug it. It's tonally all over the place, and Robin Williams is surprisingly not in the movie as much as I expected. He still plays a major role, but most of the screentime is on Edward Norton. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just that I didn't expect it. Honestly, everything change so quickly throughout the movie, there's little time left to let things settle, even for a short time. You don't really get any good, quieter character moments because it just goes goes goes. Still, I enjoyed it for what it was. Probably not a movie I'll ever feel like revisiting.
Godzilla Minus One
I really regret not seeing this in theaters because goddamn, it was great. I've said before that I love that we have two completely different Godzilla franchises these days. You have Legendary's Monsterverse, which is like a big budget spectacle ala pro-wrestling. And then you have Toho's like this or Shin Godzilla, which has more meaning behind it.
I think I've been spoiled of Legendary's special effects, though, because I found this Godzilla a little stiff at times. It didn't seem as alive or animated as the Legendary counterpart. I don't know if it was a guy in a suit or done practically, but it felt stiffer to me. Also not really crazy about the fins on his back clicking into his back to fire his atomic breath. It seemed kind of unnecessary, almost like an action figure.
Still, Godzilla here was absolutely terrifying and I really enjoyed this one.
I Saw the TV Glow
After all the hype from people I trust on social media, I REALLY wanted to like this one and...didn't.
As interesting as it is as a transgender or LGBTQ metaphor, the pacing is atrocious. There were multiple long scenes where nothing happened and I found I was just bored by most of it. It takes far too long getting to the crux of the situation, and by the time you get there, there's barely any movie left to really explore it.
I think I'm just starting to understand about myself that my ADHD does not let me have the patience for movies with a slow burn, like this or Dune.