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6,006 Movies For a Post-Covid World... (6013 movies items)"(UNDERWHELMING BUT) CLASSIC MOVIE! Review coming soon... *Official Polsko's "Best Gay Themed Movies" entry* *Official 2020: A Movie Odyssey entry, by Dr-Faustus* "
Film Journal 2019 (225 movies items)"Oh hey, look, when you're actually putting effort into your biopic you make a good movie! Who knew! But seriously, the whole thing is energetic and insightful, which is a tough combo. It successfully entertains us into the head of Elton John (or at least this film's depiction of him), making him feel very real and tangible, and as such, compelling. Taron Egerton's career-making performance sure helps out in that regard. The conclusions are nothing groundbreaking, but I'd be lying if I wasn't te"
Movies Viewed in 2019 (200 movies items)" First Viewing Viewing Date: July 8th Via: Cinema Plot: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. Rating: 7.7/10"
Movies the giraffe watched in 2019: June (31 movies items)"First viewing - June 7th As a casual Elton John fan I thought this was pretty good. Solidly entertaining with an excellent performance from Taron Egerton, and of course the music is the best part of all of it. This is one of the few times where I don't find the musical numbers grating, and in fact even wound up appreciating some of them. It's nothing life-changing, but it's a decent film & I wouldn't mind sitting through it again some time."
Hit Or Miss? Good Or Bad? 2019 Movies Watched (461 movies items)"This highly-touted movie about Elton John that blends the biopic and musical genres together has one big selling point: Taron Egerton's go-for-broke performance as the deeply troubled musical genius. Regrettably, the movie as a whole is self-indulgent and cliche-ridden to the hilt and goes down as a misfire. It doesn't start well with John visiting a psychiatric support group and telling his life story. It's a movie whose tone is dumbfounding, annoying and at times embarrassing to endure. The mu"
Films watched in 2019
