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  The Cats Bah 1954

  ★★★ Rewatched by SpaceCadetJuan 11 Jan 2022

  76 Yet another misadventure of horny clueless Pepe le Pew chasing around a frantic cat with a white paint stripe down her back, this time in the Kasbah. This one is even more uncomfortable than usual, since the cat at times looks absolutely horrified and nearly catatonic with fear. The framing sequence of Pepe addressing a reporter was more appealing than the actual story he tells, and having the camel suddenly break the fourth wall and address us was hilarious. Beautifully designed and animated, for a premise that’s past its expiration date.

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  Titane 2021

  ★★½ Watched by SpaceCadetJuan 10 Jan 2022

  73 Well, that was certainly… different

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  Blow-Up 1966

  ½ Watched by SpaceCadetJuan 17 Aug 2017 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  48 Mimes race through town. 15 minutes of surly jerk photographer alternately taking pictures of and screaming at drag queens in bizarre outfits. Then he drives around for awhile and does nothing in particular. Something resembling a plot finally starts about 25 minutes in when he takes candid photos of a stranger in the park and she freaks out and tries to bite him. Two wannabe models show up at his doorstep and end up wrestling naked and wrapping themselves…

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  The Thing 1982

  ★★★★ Rewatched by SpaceCadetJuan 22 Oct 2018

  87 “I dunno what the hell’s in there… but it’s weird and pissed off, whatever it is!” This remake of the 50’s film hews much closer to the original short story, in which the alien life form is able to shape change and mimic any creature it infects. So we not only get the dreadful isolation of these desperate men being trapped far from civilization in the frozen wastes of Antarctica with a monster, but they have no idea whom…