Ethendor
@ethendor
24, Bi, They/She, English Teacher, Writer, JRPG Connoisseur, Ace Attorney Analytic, Studio Ghibli Fanatic, Member of the Persona 1 Fandom.
131. Anodyne 2: Return to Dust Been meaning to play this game for a while ever since Nitro Rad talked about it and it's pretty dang cool. I really found myself falling in love with exploration and puzzles in this game and the plot is a pretty sweet companion to it all. High Clouds
130 Out of Africa This film is just so uninteresting for it's entire runtime. It's odd that at no point of the movie was I truly bored enough that I stopped paying attention but this movie is not worth anyone's time. It has some gorgeous shots at time but the movie such a nothing burger Valley
129. Amadeus This film is kind of awesome, seeing such a personal hatred towards Mozart, and the way Salieri portrays his disgust and how his schemes always end up getting thwarted in some way is so much fun. This film is essentially the church scene from Spiderman 3 for 160 minutes. Peak.
128. Terms of Endearment Nothing all that special but I found myself a bit captivated by the drama of it all. I also felt the relationship between the mom and the daughter to be easily the most interesting part of the film. Maybe a tad too dramatic near the end but good stuff. Plateau
127. Gandhi This movie is kind of exactly what you would expect from a 3hr long biopic about Gandhi. It's pretty decently told, there's an impressive amount of extras, but nothing really unique about the film. I feel I didn't really learn anything I didn't already know. Plateau
126. Virtue's Last Reward This is game is not nearly as good as 999 but I still quite liked it. I honestly didn't mind the pacing as much as most people (though it still is kinda bad) and the escape rooms were still great. I just find the big mystery to be a little too convoluted for me. Clouds
125. Chariots of Fire At first I was kind of messing with this film but by the second half of the film I felt it lost all of its momentum. I think the conflict between the two leads is interesting but I feel they never flesh it out and the film just kinda of bored me by the end. Rolling Hills
124. Ordinary People I was really surprised by the way this movie tackles trauma and mental health, it feels incredibly realistic and I liked how it focused on how all three of the characters were processing their grief in unhealthy ways. High Clouds
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123. SteamWorld Dig 2 This is a pretty great sequel, that in many ways improves upon the original with the exploration and Dorothy's kit being much more fun than the first one. On the otherhand however I do kind of miss the simplistic nature of the first one. High Clouds
122. Zero Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Doors, 9 Persons Been meaning to play this series for a while and I absolutely loved this game. I found the mystery to be really compelling and I love how this author mixes a really grounded mystery with his knowledge of conspiracies and the supernatural. Stars.
121. Kramer Vs. Kramer This is a really sweet film. I was expecting to really hate the dad or have the film demonize the mother by the end. But all the characters and their relationships feel super relatable and I was not expecting the ending to be as chill as it was. Clouds
120. The Deer Hunter This is a really powerful film. The first half of the film is pretty slow but it's essential for showing the relationships that the later half will demolish. I feel this film does "The Best Years of Our Lives" better than that film did. Was on the verge of tears. Peak
119. SteamWorld DIg This game is pretty great. I was always interested in these as the direct eshop games that got promoted all the time. I really love the gameplay loop of resource collecting and slowly getting deeper, and the game has a great atmosphere to it. Clouds
118. Star Fox This is surprisingly a really great remake. It controls really smoothly, and this has been the first time I've been able to easily play all the levels within 64. I also think all the story additions are pretty great, I really like the characterizations of everyone here. Clouds
117. Masters of the Universe A kind of stupid film but it's pretty fun. I feel it doesn't do the best at trying to tell the message it wants but the movie has a really fun campy vibe, Skeletor is awesome, and it was just a pretty fun superhero esque romp. High Rolling Hills
116. Super Paper Mario I think people give this game too hard of a time. I think it's pretty fun most of the time and I enjoyed its more puzzle and exploration focus. Definitely way too easy, but the story and humor are still on point. Plateau
115. Oldboy Quite interesting movie, that is incredibly disturbing by the end but the mystery is very interesting throughout. I thought it was an interesting character studying in both the search for truth but also in the creation of the monster. Clouds
114. Annie Hall This is quite a good comedy and I was surprised by how much the 4th wall breaks worked for me. Some really great shot ideas as well. I feel what it's trying to tell with its romance is cute but by the end of it I felt I had gotten its point before the end. High Plateau
113. Rocky A certified classic that can be quite shonen at times. I was surprised by how much the romance and side characters took up the runtime when I didn't really jive with much of it for around the last half. But the last act is pretty great. Clouds
112. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Yeah this game is pretty great, the super guarding and stylishes add a lot to the combat and I really got a ton out of the badge system this time around. The chapters are also consistently more interesting than the first game's Peak
111. Exit 8 I have no familiarity with the game but I thought this was pretty interesting. I think the idea that everyone trapped is forced to face what they're running from, though I do feel it's a little undercooked. Rolling Hills
110. The Godfather Part II I don't think this film is as carefully crafted as the first as it loses a lot of its tight pacing but a lot of it is still very good. I think the film is a very interesting character study and by the time the second half kicks every scene is fire. Peak
109. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest This movie is surprisingly funny and also kind of traumatic. The protagonist in this film is so interesting and I found myself attached to every character here. Chief is the goat! Definitely worth the watch. Peak
108. Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road As my first venture into this series I found it really fun. I found the soccer matches to be the highlight while really enjoying the story and characters. This game has a bit too many mechanics and the matches are a bit too scripted. Clouds
107. Among Us Very good show, Owen Dennis just cannot miss and the humor and drama of this show is really solid. I was turned off by the trailer at first but the actual show is really good and I was surprisingly emotionally captivated by a lot of it. Can't wait to see what Owen does next! Clouds
106. Shadow of the Colossus This game very much deserves its reputation. I loved learning this game's control scheme and experimenting with all the bosses to learn how to defeat them. The atmosphere is also great with a simple but powerful story to follow. High Peak
105. The Sting A very entertaining heist movie that had me guessing the whole way through. I loved all the turns and how just how insane the scheme was getting by the end. My only real problem with it is that it's a little hard to follow. Clouds
104. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie This film is pretty mediocre. None of it is really that funny and it adapts It's a Wonderful Life in a very uninteresting way. Some of it is charming enough and depressed Kermit is kinda funny but I was pretty disappointed. Low Rolling Hills
103. The Godfather Was hooked and on the edge of my seat throughout the whole film. So many amazing setpieces and I'm so glad that I knew very little about the film beforehand. Great visual iconography throughout as well. Stars