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FireGilbert · 05-01-2023, 03:06 AM

Caught the two movies Apple TV+ has been pushing at me a lot lately:

Ghosted: A romantic spy action comedy whose biggest appeal is the attractive leads in de Armas and Evans. This tries really hard to be like True Lies and mostly falls flat. Had a few good moments but needed to lean more into parody instead of being serious. Worst parts were Adrien Brody's villain and some really poor dialog. The action was fine with a couple memorable moments but I didn't like how much they relied on popular songs to get us engaged for these scenes.5/10

Tetris: Really enjoyed this story of acquiring the Tetris rights for Game Boy from the USSR. Some fun characters and good pacing with an engaging story. Taron Egerton works well in the lead as both protagonist and narrator. Liked the business drama set within the absurdity of Soviet bureaucracy and wish they went deeper into the background. Some parts felt over done with Hollywood touches when the story was good enough to stand on its own. My favourite thing was the soundtrack that enhanced the film by mixing a tense thriller vibe with classic 8 bit sounds. 8/10

05-01-2023, 03:06 AM	#6167
FireGilbert Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brisbane Exp:	Caught the two movies Apple TV+ has been pushing at me a lot lately: Ghosted: A romantic spy action comedy whose biggest appeal is the attractive leads in de Armas and Evans. This tries really hard to be like True Lies and mostly falls flat. Had a few good moments but needed to lean more into parody instead of being serious. Worst parts were Adrien Brody's villain and some really poor dialog. The action was fine with a couple memorable moments but I didn't like how much they relied on popular songs to get us engaged for these scenes.5/10 Tetris: Really enjoyed this story of acquiring the Tetris rights for Game Boy from the USSR. Some fun characters and good pacing with an engaging story. Taron Egerton works well in the lead as both protagonist and narrator. Liked the business drama set within the absurdity of Soviet bureaucracy and wish they went deeper into the background. Some parts felt over done with Hollywood touches when the story was good enough to stand on its own. My favourite thing was the soundtrack that enhanced the film by mixing a tense thriller vibe with classic 8 bit sounds. 8/10 __________________ The masses of humanity have always had to surf.