A hyper-stylized, psychedelic, energy-galvanized homage to black culture loaded with passion, war-meditation, & bold social/political commentary juxtaposed with Chadwick Boseman’s final acts: one of the best Spike Lee joints since DTRT. 8.9/10.
[category:actionadventure/periodhistorical/war/survival,date:2020-03-02,rate:8.9,type:movies]
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Category: Survival
Crawl (2019)
A claustrophobic scarefest that gives Gators their Jaws moment w. many parallels, mega-impressive storm-of-the-century CGI, breakneck natural horror scenes, & exigent backbone of sports characterization – but lazily-scripted dialogue. 7.6/10.
[category:horror/survival/disaster,date:2019-04-03,rate:7.6,type:movies]
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The Revenant (2015)
Exploring the uncharted wilderness in 1823, frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) sustains life-threatening injuries from a bear attack. A member (Tom Hardy) of his hunting team kills his son (Forrest Goodluck) and leaves him for dead..
[category:western/survival/periodpiece,date:2015-10-02,rate:7.5,type:movies]
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The Purge (The TV Series)
Horrifically acted with snail-slow pacing, dramatically nerfed budget, and cop-out exposition spread too thin through overloaded dull character arcs given more focus than the event, this shameless Purge gimmick.. barely offers any Purge. 2.1/10.
[category:horror/slasher/political-drama/survival,date:2018-07-03,rate:2.1,type:tvshows]
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Although Goodman & Mary try their hardest with this painfully uninspired script, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a somnambulistic test of patience with seemingly no clue it bears the name of a monster franchise-fans waited 8+ years for answers to. 4/10.
[category:science-fiction/survival/apocalyptica,date:2016-09-24,rate:4,type:movies]
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Kong: Skull Island (2016)
Fast-paced, nostalgic, and divergent from its kin in the franchise, S.I. aggrandizes the action with a cast of A-listers – but depthless husk of comparatively-shallow explosions, mediocre setting, bad creature designs, and weird humor/tone. 4/10.
[category:actionadventure/kaiju/blockbusters/survival,date:2016-07-02,rate:4,type:movies]
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Saw (2004)
1 – Thrilling, thought-provoking, & innovative, Saw is a new take on Horror. 7.6/10./ 2 – Good sequel. 7.2/10. / 3 – Poor & unimaginative. 4/10. / 4 – 4/10. / 5 – 2/10. / 6 – 3/10. / 7 – 1/10. /
[category:horror/psychological/survival,date:2004-04-13,rate:7.6,type:movies]
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Castaway (2000)
A parable on the power of nature, futility of plans, and mankind’s primal-need for social interaction, Castaway juxtaposes time and routine with its survival-antithesis for a beautifully-acted, elemental case-study on God & the mystery of life. 8.8/10.
[category:drama/survival/religion/psychological,date:2000-09-15,rate:8.8,type:movies]
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Jurassic Park (1993)
Magnificently scored, epically innovative and Biology-homaging, and spectacularly brought to life with Spielberg’s direction and top-notch animatronics, Jurassic Park stands as one of the greatest cinematic achievements_of_All-Time._9.3/10.
[category:actionadventure/science-fiction/fantasy/classics/horror/survival,date:1993-03-02,rate:9.3,type:movies]
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Predator (1987)
A testosterone and machismo guerrilla warfare ’80’s reversal of mankind’s crown on the predator food-chain – with machine guns, hunt jungle aesthetics, & Arnold-led sci/horror/action, but directionless plot & bizarre soundtrack mismatching. 7.6/10.
[category:science-fiction/classics/survival/actionadventure,date:1987-04-06,rate:7.6,type:movies]
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