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the giraffe commented on a review of Cargo
Yep, completely agree the film would be infinitely better had it focused on the aboriginal characters instead of the white people. Glad you appreciated those aspects at least.2 years, 10 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Upgrade
Linked to from my July 2018 movies watched list. :)5 years, 9 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Blood Father
Linked to from my July 2018 movies watched list. :)5 years, 9 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of The Monuments Men
Linked to from my May 2018 list. Cheers!5 years, 11 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Logan Lucky
I find myself agreeing with you for the most part. Personally the father-daughter subplot worked on an emotional level, but then as a dad who has to share custody I connected with those elements easil6 years, 5 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Mother!
Knowing how rarely you give movies an 8/10, I'm glad to see mother! be one of them. It's really quite something.6 years, 6 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Kong: Skull Island
All perfectly said. The post-credits scene is still one of my favorite scenes period for 2017.6 years, 8 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of The Invitation
Glad you found it worth watching, even if you didn't appreciate it as deeply as I did. Interesting that you felt the main character seemed too young to have gone through what he had prior to the event6 years, 11 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Kong: Skull Island
Yep, that post-credits scene was totally worth waiting for. [spoiler]I just wish we didn't have to wait for the next movie, because holy crap it's going to be awesome. I wanted it to start right after6 years, 12 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of The Gift
Pretty much entirely agree with you on this one. Linked to it from my April 2017 list. Cheers. :)6 years, 12 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Anomalisa
The additional insights here definitely improve the review. Thanks for letting me know about them!7 years, 1 month ago
the giraffe commented on a review of The Monster
Yep, agreed all around. It really bugged me too that Kazan looks too young to be the girl's mother. Here's hoping Bertino's next film is better.7 years, 3 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of The Wailing
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. We're agreed that it has some moments where you realize it's running long...regardless overall the excellence of the film makes up for that.7 years, 3 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Them
Yep, that ending pushed the film into greatness for me. Glad you enjoyed!7 years, 6 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Swiss Army Man
Glad that you enjoyed it so well! And agreed on all points.7 years, 6 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Hail, Caesar!
Yeah...I felt like all the scenes that were homages to old Hollywood kept them from developing the story on this one while also bouncing us around between too many characters. Definitely a disappointm7 years, 8 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Goosebumps
Agreed, and so I've linked to this review from my July 2016 list.7 years, 9 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Boyhood
Well said. I've linked to & quoted from your review in my Best movies of 2014 list.7 years, 10 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Green Room
Yep, Green Room is easily among my favorite films this year right now. So well done all around. Glad to see you dug it too. And definitely check out Blue Ruin when you get a chance.7 years, 11 months ago
the giraffe commented on a review of Mockingbird
Now linked to from my (belated) Best movies of 2014 list. :)8 years, 2 months ago
Now linked to from my (much delayed) Best movies of 2014 list.
Cheers.8 years, 2 months ago