REVIEW/THOUGHTS [VIDEO GAME] -- Fantasy Life

Playthrough Status: COMPLETED STORY (still working to unlock the DLC content)
Approx. Length: 10-ish hours for the story; 70-ish hours for everything else (and is still counting)
Language: English
Played on: 3DS
Also Available for: Not applicable
Type of Game: Action-RPG, stat-building, class-building
Overall Impression: For completionists (like me most of the time), this can be a really grindy game. If you are just looking to play through the story, though -- no grinding required!

SPOILER ALERT WARNING!!

This review will contain some spoilers -- or rather, there will be a "Spoilers" section at the end of the review to go into further detail about certain things. There may still be slight spoilers throughout the review, but I've tried my best to keep them at a minimum.

PERSONAL STANDING (Pre-exposures, thoughts, etc.)

Well, I am generally a fan of Level-5, so I often like supporting their games whenever possible. When I read that Fantasy Life was being localized and it was developed by Level-5, I pre-ordered it soon after watching the trailer. 

STORY

Meteorites are falling in the land of Reveria, and it's up to you (the player) and a butterfly sidekick to investigate. Along the way, you explore new areas and meet new characters, all with stories of their own. On the surface, the story is as generic as they come. But when the situation and focus becomes more clearer, I think there is a bit of substance.

I will be honest: when I first started playing the game, the story did not grab me very much -- I was more interested in the grindy aspects (will be covered later). That was one of the reasons why it was on my "Currently Playing" list for so long. When I finally did decide to continue and the story's focus became clearer and some characters got more developed, my priorities reversed: the story kept me playing instead of the grind.

THE WRITING

So even when the story put me off in the beginning, I always remembered the writing. I found the writing style blunt, quirky, and often self-aware and funny. I find it pretty refreshing. I'll mention some quirky writings in the "Spoilers" section.

GAMEPLAY

One fairly unique thing about Fantasy Life is that you play one character that can unlock multiple classes -- or as Fantasy Life calls it, multiple Lives. They'll be covered in the next section.

Gameplay-wise, Fantasy Life is broken into seven chapters, and this is how a typical chapter would play out: 

1. Follow the story quests to progress the chapter, which usually leads to a "boss" battle. (optional grinding but slightly limited)
2. Complete all the requests from Butterfly (optional grinding)
3. Either speak with Butterfly after all her requests are done or sleep to go to the next chapter (follow whatever instructions pop up).

While playing through the chapters, there are many other things you can do (depending on what Lives you have unlocked), such as:

-Changing into a different Life (if you have another Life unlocked)
-Mining ores (if you have unlocked the Miner Life)
-Chopping wood (if you have unlocked the Woodcutter Life)
-Fishing (if you have unlocked the Angler Life)
-Crafting recipes (if you have the corresponding crafting Life unlocked)
-Buying and decorating houses
-Buying a pet for your house (if you have it unlocked)
-Roaming around and beating up monsters
-Inviting certain NPCs to join your party (this is not possible while doing the story quests)
-Taking on and completing quests from various NPCs

If you are only playing the game for the story, some of the above features could be missed.

But... that is actually something I like about this game. You have free rein to decide just how much time to put in and what features to unlock for yourself.

THE OPTIONAL GRINDING

I'm talking about the various Lives and the skills associated with them. Levelling your Lives and skills can extend the gameplay length by a lot, depending on what you want to do. There are 12 Lives in total. Each Life has its own set of quests to do. Unlocking some Lives unlock new skills which are still active while in another Life. For example, if I unlock the Miner Life, I unlock the Mining skill. Then I can change to another class and still be able to mine ores because I unlocked the Mining skill. 

Besides the quests for each Life, the bigger grind are the skills. Every Life unlocks skills and they level up through usage. The higher level the skill is, the more stronger it becomes. Also, some gear is dependent on certain skill levels.

Then on top of all that you have your character Level. When you level that up, you gain stat points that can be allocated. The stats affect the performance of your various Lives. For example, more stat points into Dexterity would result in a stronger Hunter (Archer) and Tailor Life. 

I won't go into tooo much detail, but overall there is a lot of levelling in Fantasy Life -- but only if you choose to do it. For me, personally, I enjoy gathering and crafting so much of this grind is fun.

STREETPASS FUNCTION

The streetpass function is very minimal here, but is quite beneficial at times. If you have streetpass on, you can set it up to send out your player card. If you choose to, you can also attach an item to the card. 

If you streetpass somebody, you will receive their player card, and that player will show up as an NPC in the main town. If you talk to the player, you might increase your friendship level with them. If the friendship level reaches 100, that player will give you the item attached to their player card (if they had an item attached). 

It is a very useful feature when you're just starting out.

MULTIPLAYER

I actually just have this section here to highlight / mention that multiplayer exists for Fantasy Life. I have never done it myself so I do not know how it is like and what it entails. From what I've read, you can exchange some items when playing multiplayer.

CHARACTERS

Some of the many characters in Fantasy Life. 
Possible spoiler text is greyed out.

Besides the main characters (you and your Butterfly sidekick), there are a bunch of other characters in Fantasy Life. Some are fleshed out. Some are not. Regardless, most are colourful and with their own special... quirk. My favourite characters are the Butterfly sidekick, and ... I will mention in the "Spoilers" section.

My current character. Just like in FFXIV, I main an archer.

And... just like in FFXIV, I'm leveling all the other Lives, too.

MUSIC

This, to me, was the most lacking part of the game. To me, the music clashed so much with the overall feel / atmosphere of the game that I often played while commuting, keeping the game muted.

I like the sound effects, though!

DLC

I have this here as a placeholder, because I am working to unlock the DLC content. Parts of the content is immediately available upon purchase, but the area portion is not.

According to GameFAQS, this is what the DLC includes:

-New area (currently locked -- I am underleveled)
-Extra character customization features
-New materials, equipment, crafting recipes
-New class rank
-New pets
-Friendship system with NPCs (NPCs can fight with you and get stronger)
-New special currency
-Level cap increased from 99 to 200
-Stats cap increased from 50 to 100 

REPLAYABILITY

I think replayability here depends on how much you want to do in the game after beating the story. If you see no point, then there would be no replayability. If you want to level up your classes some more or you want to decorate your many houses or whatever else, then replayability is there for you. 

I think for me, once I master every class and complete every quest, I'll be completely done.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Fantasy Life is a quirky game. I can't say I recommend it outright, but if somebody is wanting to experience a story that's short and sweet (and read some quirky, blunt writing), this is worth it -- at sale price. If you enjoy grinding out various classes and you love gathering and crafting, then this game may be enjoyable to you.


Thanks for reading! If you have any comments, feel free. :)

So I'll do the scrolly thing and the "Spoilers" section will appear after that. Then I'll add some more scrolly things after the "Spoilers" section in case anybody wants to comment, but not see the spoilers.

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SPOILERS

I'll mention some quirky writings.

There were a lot more quirky moments, but below are some that I actually screenshotted. At least, they are quirky to me.

I really liked what Yuelia said before this line. She said something like: 

"You can have all the time in the world to cover up your emotions." 

I find it sweet and cute -- Yuelia really understands Noelia. :)

Here is the same screenshot as earlier, but with the actual text. Such bluntness! 

I actually find this line a bit out of character. But I also find it very funny. 

I mean, who says that?! Hahaha.

My favourite characters are the Butterfly sidekick, and ...

Noelia! Her trying to come across as emotionless and uncaring is pretty cute. I also really like Celestia. 



If you read my spoilers, thank for reading them! Now to finish with more scrolly things. Feel free to comment :D

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BLOG -- Recap of February

So February was quite stressful. Many of my evenings were spent doing some kind of work, so often the only times I felt I had time for myself was on the weekends or if I had the day off. I'm a bit sad I missed on doing my Valentine-themed blog, but I really needed the time to recover from my stresses. I had other stresses too, but won't get into that.

I guess I will just say, as I've always mentioned in my Valentine-themed blogs, that I am still single. Okay, moving on. :P

Outings/Events in February:

- Hung out with friends x3

- Made chocolates with my sister's for Valentine's Day.

- Had a gaming day with my sister, her hubby, and friend.

- Attended a play my friend was part of.


- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achievements / news: 
-My Ninja is level 58
-I just beat Sohr Khai. Yeah, I'm very behind. The cutscene after it was pretty wow.

Exposures:

- (Food): Salmon Poke -- I tried this from Sushi Shop and liked it. It had lots of avocados and salmon pieces. What more could I want? :)

Finished...

Watching:

- (Anime): GetBackers -- This is a slightly old, but very entertaining series. The characters are so interesting and cool, and I really like the 2nd opening theme. I would like to play a nicely made video game with these characters. My top favourite are Doctor Jackal, Kazuki, and Ban.

Playing:

- (PSVita): Persona 4: Dancing All Night -- While the story didn't grab me as much as Persona 4 Golden, it was nice seeing the characters interact with each other again. I also enjoyed the music a lot! It makes me want to dance, lol :)

- (PS2): Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny -- Finally I finish playing this! It was on my currently playing list for so long. This was a long game, but not as enjoyable as the first game. Fee was my favourite character.

Reading:

- Nothing this month. 

Currently... 

Playing (not all at once):

- (PS4): Dragon Ball Xenoverse
- (PS4): J-Stars Victory Vs+
- (PS4): Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
- (PS4): iDOLM@STER: Platinum Stars 
- (PS4): Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
- (PS3): Borderlands 2
- (3DS): Story of Seasons
- (3DS): Fantasy Life
- (3DS): Shantae
- (GBA): The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition   
- (PSP): Persona
- (PSP): Patapon 
- (PSP): Corpse Party
- (Wii): Fortune Street 
- (PC): UnEpic  
- (PC): King's Bounty: The Legend
- (PC): Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)
- (Mobile): Dragon Quest III
- (Mobile): Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius

Watching:

- (TV Show): The Walking Dead (Season 6)
- (TV Show): Orphan Black (Season 3)
- (TV Show): Criminal Minds (Season 10)
- (TV Show): Six Feet Under (Season 1 - Episode 3)
- (TV Show): X-Files (Season 3 - Episode 13)
- (Anime): Yu Yu Hakusho (don't remember)
- (Anime): Log Horizon (episode 3)
- (Anime): K-On! Season 2 (episode 19)
- (Anime): Persona 4: The Animation (episode 9)

Reading:

- (Manga): Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori (Volume 12)


That's it for February. Here are a few pics I took this month plus a YouTube video.

 The chocolates my sister and I made.

Some chocolates I received for Valentine's Day from a friend.

This was totally unexpected!

The Salmon Poke from Sushi Shop. 
Mmmm <3

Honest Game Trailers on Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.
This might have slight spoilers. I still need to play it, lol...
but I'd be the player maxing out their Sneak skill... ^^'''

Thanks for reading! As usual, if you have any questions / comments about anything, feel free. :)

Hopefully March will be a better month for me. I still really want to blog my Valentine-themed entry! lol :3

BLOG -- Recap of January

So January flew by pretty quickly. I didn't even remember today was the end-of-month until I was commuting back home from work. Not too much happened, but it was busy! Well... I mention below what's gotten me so busy... hahaha. :P

Outings/Events in January:

- Hung out with friends x3

- My 5-year work anniversary was acknowledged.

- Attended another hockey game (Marlies vs. Rochester Americans -- Marlies lost! [3-4]). Besides that, it was quite the entertaining match.

- Had lunch with my sister.


- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achievements / news: 
-I've re-subbed, and my Monk is now level 60, yay!

Exposures:

- (Snack): Key Lime donuts -- I got this at Swiss Chalet. Very limey! I probably wouldn't get it again.

- (Mobile game): Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius -- This darn game is sucking up all my free time! Lol. I blame my friend's cousin who got my friend sucked in, which in turn got me sucked in... then I think I got a friend sucked in. Hahaha, it is endless. I enjoy leveling the units and am always happy to pull a unit I recognize, especially if the unit is from Final Fantasy VI.

Finished...

Watching:

- (Movie): Mud -- It was a really good movie, but hard to watch at times. 

- (Movie): La La Land x2

- (Anime): The Highschool Life of a Fundashi -- This is a short but funny series.

Playing:

- (PS4): Akiba's Trip -- This was really fun. I accidentally selected Hard mode since it was called "Gamer" difficulty >_<! My first route was Shizuku's. I'm gonna keep at it from time to time till the platinum trophy is mine! lol :)

Reading:

- (Novel): The Neverending Story by Michael Ende -- This was an interesting read. I was surprised to find out that the movie ended just at the half-point of the novel. It was a good choice to end the movie there.

- (Novel): Gravitation: The Novel by Jun Lennon; art by Maki Murakami -- Reading this was very reminiscent of watching the anime. It is quite fun and cute at times. 

Currently... 

Playing (not all at once):

- (PS4): Dragon Ball Xenoverse
- (PS4): J-Stars Victory Vs+
- (PS4): Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
- (PS4): iDOLM@STER: Platinum Stars 
- (PS4): Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
- (PS3): Borderlands 2
- (3DS): Story of Seasons
- (3DS): Fantasy Life
- (3DS): Shantae
- (GBA): The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition   
- (PSP): Persona
- (PSP): Patapon 
- (PSP): Corpse Party
- (PSVita): Persona 4: Dancing All Night
- (Wii): Fortune Street 
- (PS2): Atelier Iris 2 
- (PC): UnEpic  
- (PC): King's Bounty: The Legend
- (PC): Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)
- (Mobile): Dragon Quest III
- (Mobile): Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius

Watching:

- (TV Show): The Walking Dead (Season 6)
- (TV Show): Orphan Black (Season 3)
- (TV Show): Criminal Minds (Season 10)
- (TV Show): Six Feet Under (Season 1 - Episode 3)
- (Anime): Yu Yu Hakusho (don't remember)
- (Anime): Log Horizon (episode 3)
- (Anime): K-On! Season 2 (episode 19)
- (Anime): Get Backers (episode 27)
- (Anime): Persona 4: The Animation (episode 9)

Reading:

- (Manga): Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori (Volume 12)
- (Novel): Gravitation: Voice of Temptation by Jun Lennon; art by Maki Murakami


That's it for January. Here is one pic I took this month plus a YouTube video. Sorry, I'll try to take more pics next time!

 Chicken parmigiana at Swiss Chalet. It was pretty good, but very filling.

"The Evolution of Hip Hop Love Songs" by Crank Lucas. A friend showed me 
this YouTube video recently and I thought it was pretty funny. 
Note that there is some swearing in the last half of the video.

Thanks for reading! As usual, if you have any questions / comments about anything, feel free. :)

Now... back to spending more energy in Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, lol... x_x'''

REVIEW/THOUGHTS [MOVIE] -- La La Land

Format Watched: In theatres (January 17, 2017)

Approx. Runtime: 128 minutes (2 hours, 8 minutes)

Language Watched: English

Type of Movie: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama

Overall Impression: It's great! It's magical! Even if you may not like musicals, go check it out.

SPOILER ALERT WARNING!!

This review will contain some spoilers -- or rather, there will be a "Spoilers" section at the end of the review to go into further detail about certain things. There may still be slight spoilers throughout the review, but I've tried my best to keep them at a minimum.

PERSONAL STANDING (Pre-exposures, thoughts, etc.)

My first exposure to La La Land was months ago when I was in theatres for Doctor Strange. During the theatre pre-show, a promotional clip for La La Land played. When I saw Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling singing and dancing, I knew right away that I had to see it. I enjoyed Emma Stone's singing in Easy A and I was curious about Ryan Gosling's singing voice. Sometimes the smallest curiosities are enough to get me to check something out.

STORY

La La Land is about Mia, a barista aspiring to be an actress, and Sebastian, a pianist aspiring to own a jazz club. They meet and fall in love and we get to see them as they struggle towards their dreams.

The story is very simple, but it is told very charmingly. It has a good balance of scenes that make you feel bright and carefree and scenes that will lightly pull you back to reality.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I did have a couple qualms, which I'll mention in the "Spoilers" section.

I will also briefly mention the movie's theme in the "Spoilers" section.

ACTING/CHARACTERS

The acting was wonderful. Both Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were great in their roles. I could really feel every bit of emotion that their characters felt, so good job! :)

MUSIC

Here's the section I really wanted to talk about (without treading upon spoilers). This. This. The music in La La Land was great. After watching the movie, I bought the soundtrack that same night; that's how much I enjoyed the music. There were a mix of upbeat dance tunes, slow piano ballads (sooo soothing and lovely, ahhhh...), and jazz -- lots of jazz. I'm often very indifferent with jazz -- but I like the jazz in this movie!

I would share some tunes here, but I think they are best experienced when they show up in the movie -- so watch the movie! Hahaha :)

While I enjoyed all the tracks in La La Land, my personal favourites are: Another Day in the Sun, Mia & Sebastian's Theme, A Lovely Night, City of Stars (Duet version), and Audition (The Fools Who Dream). I will comment briefly about these tracks in the "Spoilers" section.

 

CLOSING THOUGHTS

If you haven't yet watched La La Land -- go and watch it! :) It's got heart; it's got magic; it's got passion; and it's got charm. It's been almost a week since I've seen La La Land and I still think about the movie and its characters quite often. It'll definitely be a movie that will stay with me for years to come.


Thanks for reading! If you want some more input about something I didn't cover (I intentionally wrote very little about it -- it should be experienced! Not read about, lol), feel free to ask. :)

Now I'll do the scrolly thing so you don't see the "Spoilers" section right away. Then I'll add some more scrolly things after the "Spoilers" section in case anybody wants to comment, but not see the spoilers.

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SPOILERS

"Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I did have a couple qualms." 

The ending: I will tell you this: immediately after I finished watching La La Land, I thought: I can't ever watch this again. This ending is too sad, with Mia married to somebody else and Sebastian still loving with Mia [I come to this latter conclusion since Sebastian took Mia's advice and opened his jazz club at a different location and he renamed his club to Mia's suggestion -- Mia's influence is forever a part of Sebastian's dream].

After thinking it over many, many, many times, I can come to understand and respect its merits. It is an ending that is closer to the sad reality that once separated, will likely start a life with somebody else, despite loving each other so much. It is also an ending that sticks so much more prominently because Mia and Sebastian did not end up together.

Though... even though I can respect this ending (despite my original thinking, I do want to watch the movie again), I will never like it. It is just too easy to re-write it so that Mia and Sebastian end up together: Mia just needs to stay single! Hahaha. Then she goes to the club, realizes that it's Sebastian's club, Sebastian will notice her in the crowd -- but instead of playing the really bittersweet, painful Epilogue track, he'll play either City of Stars or a more cheerful version of Mia & Sebastian's Theme and they'll live happily ever after.

The Summer montage: This isn't really a qualm, but -- the scene where it cuts back and forth multiple times to Mia dancing and Sebastian playing the piano -- it is very similar to a scene from the movie Whiplash. Even the musical style is similar. This wouldn't affect those who haven't watched Whiplash, but that scene took me out of the movie just briefly.

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"I will also briefly mention the movie's theme."

So La La Land's theme is all about pursuing your dreams. I am a big dreamer, so it really spoke to me. I kinda think that there's just not enough dreamers these days. When I say dreamer, I'm not talking about having a dream and just sitting around and hoping that it will one day come true, but about having a dream where the path is not laid out in finite steps -- a dream that requires stumbling, wasted efforts, some luck, and lots of hard work... and a chance that it may not be realized in the end.

Watching La La Land really makes me think about my own dreams and how I need to work harder on them.

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"I will comment briefly about these tracks plus something else."

Another Day in the Sun: This is a really fun track. Great opening number. Strangely, however... even though this track is really cheerful and upbeat, I can sense some kind of pained longing in it and in other tracks that lift certain parts from this song. I wonder if anybody else hears this?

Mia & Sebastian's Theme: This is just so beautiful and soothing -- at least before it becomes energetic. I love it.

A Lovely Night: This is a really cute track. I love when Sebastian says flatly "It's wool". I can hear his annoyed tone.

City of Stars (Duet version): I love this song so much. There is a soft and warm feel to it. When it played in the movie, I was a little surprised that the scene was pretty much just Mia and Sebastian singing together. Like, nothing's happening in the scene, but you can get so much affection from it, too. Very adorable and sweet.

Audition (The Fools Who Dream): I didn't have to look for a theme song this year -- this is definitely my theme song for 2017. *Raises glass* Here's to the fools who dream~~~

If you read my spoilers, thank for reading! Now to finish with more scrolly things. If you disagree with anything or just want to say something, feel free to comment :D

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BLOG -- My Movie-Watching History (in Theatres) [2016]

Here is my movie-watching (in theatres) history for 2016. I watched a few more than I did last year, but still not as many as I'd like. 

Movie showtimes is still a major factor, but now it is also the different formats / admissions. I do my best to avoid the fancier formats / admissions (3D, AVX, VIP, 4D, etc.) because they can be so costly sometimes. Also, most times I feel the fancier formats don't really enhance the experience that much.  


Now... even though I've covered these throughout the year in my end-of-month blogs, here are all the movies I've watched in theatres for 2016, with additional commentary for most, if not for all.

SPOILER ALERT WARNING!!

Since I will be mentioning a good number of movies in this blog, some of them will contain spoilers. Any movie that will contain a spoiler will be marked.

2016

MOVIE: Deadpool 

DATE: February 16, 2016 

RATING (OUT OF 5): ****

COMMENTS: It was really funny and gritty. Some of the humour didn't really hit me, though. I really have no care for scenes that are there just to be funny. I really liked the love story.

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MOVIE: Eddie the Eagle 

DATE: March 8, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ****

COMMENTS: I liked the overall feel-goodness of the movie. It was pretty neat to see from a ski jumper's perspective when going down the slope. I also really liked what Matti said to Eddie before the last big jump (though I don't remember what was said).

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MOVIE: Zootopia [SPOILER]

DATE: March 29, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ****

COMMENTS: It was very cute, fun, funny, and serious. Nick and Judy were awesome characters. I especially loved the scene where they reconciled. And of course the scene with the sloths.

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MOVIE: Batman V Superman [SPOILER]

DATE: April 2, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ***

COMMENTS: It was cool to see Batman and Superman squaring off at each other. I didn't think the motivations were really there, though, especially for Superman. The pacing could have done with some work, and please stop blasting Wonder Woman's theme at the weirdest times. It's a cool theme, but it's played at such inopportune times sometimes.

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MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War [SPOILER]

DATE: June 31, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ***

COMMENTS: This was good, but so hard to watch sometimes. I mean, I love Iron Man so much... and I couldn't side with him >_<. It was really hard to watch him and Captain America fighting. The fight scenes were cool, but at the same time I was thinking, You're friends... stop hurting each other! :(

Lol, I'm such a dork.

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MOVIE: Now You See Me 2 

DATE: June 21, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ***

COMMENTS: Not as good as the first movie, but still pretty enjoyable. I personally like Henley more than Lula, but I do like Lula's morbid sense of humour. Lula's just... way too loud sometimes for me to get behind her 100%. Dave Franco was great as usual. I really need to see him in more stuff. The card-flying scene was really cool.

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MOVIE: Finding Dory 

DATE: July 19, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ****

COMMENTS: This was very good. There was one scene where I was just bawling, it affected me so much. It makes me think back to something that was said at a story-building workshop: "one of the most relatable themes in a story is family; because you either have one -- or you want one."

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MOVIE: Swiss Army Man [SPOILER]

DATE: July 26, 2016
DATE: August 5, 2016
DATE: August 7, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): *****

COMMENTS: It was so weird... but also funny, thought-provoking, light, and sweet. Being in a place where you're really free and judgments can't reach you must be really nice. That kiss was also very, very sweet.

You can read my spoilery thoughts on the movie here: https://ironixgirl.blogspot.ca/2016/08/thoughts-movie-swiss-army-man-spoilers.html

And here is another Swiss Army Man-related entry: https://ironixgirl.blogspot.ca/2016/10/reviewthoughts-movie-related-swiss-army.html

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MOVIE: Suicide Squad 

DATE: September 6, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ***

COMMENTS: I wanted to see more of Harley Quinn and Joker. Everything else was just okay. It needed more character development from many of the characters.

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MOVIE: Inside Out 

DATE: October 22, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ****

COMMENTS: It was an interesting look into how emotions could work in the mind. I liked Sadness the most out of the emotion characters. The Lava short that was attached to this movie was so sweet.

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MOVIE: Doctor Strange [SPOILER]

DATE: November 11, 2016

RATING (OUT OF 5): ****

COMMENTS: He's no Iron Man, lol. It's a good movie, but I didn't really like Strange all that much as a character. I can respect his ethics on studying and gaining knowledge, but the human side of him -- we saw glimpses of that in the second half, but I needed to see more. Strange's love interest was a nice character.

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Movies I wanted to watch in theatres but missed:

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Creatures
Nerve
Fantastic Beasts
The Neon Demon
10 Cloverfield Lane
X-Men: Apocalypse

  

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That's it for this blog. Thanks for reading! If you have any comments about anything (even if you greatly disagree with anything I've said, or if this made you think about the movies you've watched and want to share), feel free to comment! :)