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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 21h

☢️#32. The Matrix, 1999. Belated spoiler alert! By reviewing this at all, I am ruining a fundamental plot reveal. If by some miraculous chance you’ve never seen #TheMatrix go ahead and pop it on. Word is it’s pretty good. 5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 1d

⚔️#11. Willow, 1988. #GeorgeLucas shaves his Ewoks giving them some much deserved time in the limelight with director #RonHoward in this fun if not overly simplistic fantasy romp. #ValKilmer shines as the roguish cad paired with the naively noble #WarwickDavis. #fuckdisney 4/5 ⚔️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 2d

☢️#31. Turbo Kid, 2015. A nostalgia laden #postapocalyptic pastiche. Dutiful self awareness nearly weighs down the narrative, but is saved by wonderfully over-the-top gore and goofily earnest performances. Fun stuff. #goofily #MichealIronside #TurboKid 4/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 3d

Oh — and obviously feel free to share this link if you enjoyed the moving picture we made.

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 3d

Recently was asked to share my film work and realized that a couple of you might be vaguely curious to watch something I wrote / directed. At the very least to see if I’m delusional as well as overly opinionated. Here you go!
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passwrd: memove

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 3d

☢️#30. Night of the Comet, 1984. Despite its dramatic poster - this one is straight up goofy 80s #postapocalyptic fun. A proto #buffysummers battles zombies with her sister under a red gel sky in a just-abandoned-enough downtown LA. #cultfilm #sobaditsgood #shoppingmotage 3/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 4d

☢️#29. Cherry 2000, 1987. We have seen the future and it is horny. And stupid. An undercooked #postapocalyptic satire is made watchable by the sheer effort put into creative costumes and sets. A noticeably larger budget than your average #sobaditsgood jam. #MelanieGriffith 3/5☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 5d

My dude Eli Stone shared much of this in person back in the day. Picked me up some skillz. Unfortunately most of this is rendered pretty much obsolete these days (as I’m nearly all digital). Although I did find a ziptone sheet the other day. Hmmmm

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 5d

☢️#28. Waterworld, 1995. A fumbled attempt to reinvent the dusty #postapocalyptic genre. #justaddwater. Despite its short comings - Costner cheese, Hopper insanity, and a floating battalion of stunt performers nearly salvage the waterlogged mess. #funwatch #waterworld 3.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 5d

Yes and yes. Coming up soonish 👍

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 6d

It was pretty wild

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 6d

I’m sure we’ll align in judgement again soon - haha

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 6d

☢️#27. Wheels of Fire, 1985. Watch for the horrid performances, flame thrower stunt action, and full support of the Philippine army. Don’t watch for the absurdly overt exploitation of its lead actress. Would be a slam dunk #postapocalyptic #sobaditsgood rec. otherwise. 2.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 6d

Easy to confuse. 👍

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 7d

No sly in this one

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 7d

saw in theaters. The slow motion was a rare effective use of 3d

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 7d

☢️#26. Dredd, 2012. He kept the helmet on before it was cool. #Dredd 5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 8d

☢️#25. Wall-E, 2008. I was worried for the franchise after the missteps of #ShortCircuit2, but then they went and made the best of the trilogy! This time #JohnnyFive finds himself on #postapocalyptic cleanup duty and looking for love. I want to hug this movie! #WallE 5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 9d

☢️#24. On the Beach, 1959. An often grueling #postapocalyptic epic that repeatedly jumps the line between quaint naïveté and somber acknowledgement of the existential crisis of nuclear proliferation. Saved mostly by a few darkly humorous and thoughtful scenes. #cokebottle 3/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 10d

☢️#23. Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015. To avoid blowing the curve for every other movie on my list, this masterpiece necessitates a stand alone rating. Easily the finest action movie to ever grace the silver screen. In fact, I’m going to go watch it again right now! 6/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 11d

☢️#22. 2067, 2020. While a few creative and nicely composed moments land, a frustrating script and parade of exhausting performances bog down what could have been a cerebral #postapocalyptic #scifi adventure. If I had a #timemachine I’d watch #12monkeys again instead. 2.5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 12d

☢️#21. 12 Monkeys, 1995. A haunting time-kerfuffle narrative imparts visions of a #postapocalyptic world reclaimed by nature while mankind has retreated into a subterranean #steampunk nightmare. Thrilling performances. Influential score. Mind bending #classic. #Gilliam 5/5 ☢️

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 13d

⚔️#10 Eragon, 2006. A typo titled derivative mess based on a book written by a teenager who loved Star Warbs far too much. Kudos to a kid who lived every nerds dream, but the adults should have known bletter. Some fun visuals and self aware scene chewing by a stacked cast. 2/5⚔️

Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 14d

It feels long too

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Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed @gabecrate.bsky.social · 14d

☢️#20. Virus, 1980. Big budget internationally sprawling Emmerich-esque procedural that really only has full blown #postapocalyptic trappings in the last third. Compelling story, ideas, and performances are occasionally hamstrung by clumsy melodrama and excessive score. 3.5/5 ☢️

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