Characters from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Last Jedi, and District 9
There’s an argument to be made that perfection is unattainable, or even something abstract. It definitely feels that way when it comes to entertainment, because, even when it comes to all-time favorites, there are usually nitpicks or tiny things wrong, at the very least. Perfection might be a good thing to aim for, because the closer one gets to it, the better… but achieving it quite literally is exceedingly difficult, if not impossible.
9 'Looper' Director: Rian Johnson Looper endeavors to do a great deal within a runtime of less than two hours, telling an engaging story about time travel and assassins. Targets for assassinations get sent back in time, with the assassins waiting for them, all done because killing and disposing of people is exceedingly difficult in the future. The assassins are well-paid, but part of their job involves one day killing their future selves before retiring.
7 'Woman in the Moon' Director: Fritz Lang Close Woman in the Moon is a Fritz Lang movie that lives eternally in the shadow of the filmmaker’s 1927 masterpiece, Metropolis. Both are epic science fiction movies that still hold up remarkably well considering they’re each approaching a century old. Metropolis is almost certainly the best sci-fi film of the silent era, and Woman in the Moon isn't too far beyond quality-wise.
Before that final act, though, Nope is a slow burn that comes a little too close to being too slow, at times . Get Out was a tight 104 minutes, Us was 12 minutes longer, and then Nope was 14 minutes longer than that. It’s a nitpick to say something 130 minutes long was too long, but maybe just a little tightening could’ve made Nope more consistently thrilling, rather than just white-knuckle/scary for most of its runtime.
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