Hiya! I'm Jamie (they)! I want a place to blog my thoughts/semi-reviews/analysis for media I've read/watched/played/listened to, so here it is! I am a Gamer at heart, so this is mostly gonna be videogames, but hey. Given this is the first post, I'll do a few quick reviews for things I've seen recently...
(oh yeah full spoilers for everything I'm discussing here)
TENET's core hook is that there are Future Machines that let you move backwards in time. While it does engage in a bit of time travel, the film isn't really about that too much - mostly it is about cool scenes where people going in both directions in time interact. To its credit, most of these scenes are indeed cool (the freeport scenes are the highlight). Everything surrounding those scenes, however, is utterly uncompelling. Kat and Sator's relationship provides much of the 'human element' for the film, which otherwise focuses almost entirely on sci-fi weirdness, but they're honestly just pretty shit?? Kat is merely a boring character, whereas Sator simply becomes comical when his supervillainy is revealed. Its environmentalist message is crammed in so awkwardly it lands with the impact of a wet fart. TENET first released in Peak Pandemic with the hopes of luring filmgoers back to the cinema - this film is certainly not worth catching COVID for. THREE FUTURE MACHINES OUT OF FIVE.
THE ROOM is literally only known for being bad. The main enjoyment to be gleaned from the film is the humour generated from the baffling script, cinematography and acting clashing with the serious, dramatic tone the film is trying to convey. Every one of those aspects is excactly as dogshit as the film's reputation suggests, and while I did enjoy them I didn't enjoy them that much. THE ROOM does have a good argument for being the worst movie ever, but this void of quality only sometimes makes it enjoyable to watch. TWO AND A HALF HI DOGGIES OUT OF FIVE.
THE DISASTER ARTIST (film) is about THE ROOM (film), specifically about the bizzare events that allowed the bizzare thing to exist. It makes a good companion-piece, aware of the inherent comedy of its premise and leaning into it - this film is trying to be funny rather simply than ending up funny (though THE ROOM does generate more laughs). Its depiction of Tommy Wiseau is very compelling (and frankly the best part of the film), and dear God it managed to replicate THE ROOM's scenes well. The core message: if you have a drive, a dream, and six million US dollars, you too can create an absolutely godawful film that blows up for completely unintended reasons. FOUR UNCANNILY GOOD HI DOGGY RECREATIONS OUT OF FIVE.