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8/10
The best action movie of the Year!
24 May 2024
I would like to start by saying that I've been waiting for the film since the announcement, and it's been a couple of years. What can I do? Expectations were overestimated by themselves. After all, Fury Road was and remains a great movie.

And now the long-awaited sequel, it's a prequel, has come out and what have we got?

There were various rumors. Allegedly, the studio insisted on some additional filming and stretching the timing. It didn't do the movie any good. It seems to me that the first 2 chapters could have been shortened and it only benefited the film.

Starting from chapter 3, the long-awaited action begins, but it seems that the music is familiar and the scenery and cars are driving and even there are explosions! But it's not like that. It is clear that the film does not have enough budget. There are not enough elements in the frame. Yes, there are scenes where a bunch of cars and bikes are driving through the desert, but then there is no action in the frame.

There is a moment, literally the last half hour of the film, when the climax is about to be, a hurricane of death and metal, but it all turns into a slide show, and after that there are the following scenes leading up to the finale. Then these wonderful dialogues and the finale.

The finale, provided that the viewer, like a small child, was taken away sweets in the form of spectacular action scenes and slipped almost 1.5 hours of dialogues, the finale with a tree is really strong. It's a good scene.

In general, all sins can be forgiven for the film. And the graphics and the excess of dialogues where it is not necessary and the silence where it would be possible to say something if this film had been released before Fury Road. After all, the ending asks you to turn on the last part and start watching.

As the beginning of some grandiose story, this is very good, but as a film that he has been waiting for for so long, unfortunately does not meet all expectations.

It's a really good movie. 2+ hours fly by in one breath, not counting some scenes, but there are a minority of them.

Be sure to watch it in a movie. The authors should be supported. Still, I want to see another movie in this frightening and attractive universe. The main thing is for the director to live up to this!
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Total Recall (I) (2012)
7/10
Not without flaws, but a good movie
24 May 2024
First, a few words about the original.

One word - classic! And how cool the movie looks now. I don't remember when the restored version was released and the '90 movie looks as juicy as possible with this grain.

A lot of action, amazing makeup and special effects for that time.

It turns out that it is not outdated. So why would such a film need a remake and what could it give 22 years after the release of the original?

Remake The plot repeats the original with some changes. Some scenes look better, some don't at all, but if you evaluate the whole thing together, then...

But it turned out well in the end. It was not possible to jump over the original, but the level is quite good, especially if you start comparing it with modern blockbusters, which cost 2 times more expensive, but look much worse.

Was this remake necessary? No.

Does he have the right to exist? Definitely.

It's too rare that something comes out in the style of cyberpunk and science fiction in principle, so I recommend it to all fans of something like this.
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The Method (2015– )
7/10
And it started so beautifully
23 May 2024
No, well, season 1 is a masterpiece. Even without making a discount on the country of origin.

There is a new maniac in each episode and each of them is always played by a talented actor and plays well. Each of them opens up and scares.

However, there is a storyline of the main characters. Each of them has their own serious problems and it is interesting to watch them. How they communicate with each other, with villains, and how they solve problems.

Director Yuri Bykov has not yet shot anything better than this one. Because it's not about the hard life of stupid people, but about something interesting.

Still , they love blood guts and naked ones ... Isn't that right?!

What can I say about season 2? This is a poor fake, which, although it tries to develop the plot in an interesting way, merges wherever possible.

Maniacs do not attract or repel. The most annoying thing is when you don't feel anything.

At least thank you for the appearance of the old characters. These are almost the best scenes of the whole season. Oh, these jokes...

The ending almost grew a man's dignity and gave a decent ending with perhaps a rehabilitation of the plot, but no. The plot jumped and fell into a pile... A disgusting ending.

The director of the original will return to the creation of season 3, but will it help after this?

We'll wait and see.
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The Vanishing (1988)
8/10
A masterpiece in its genre
23 May 2024
Is this the best thriller I've watched in a very long time?

It is especially striking that the film was made in 88, and at that time I saw very few such high-quality films in this genre.

I learned about the film from fashionable tick-tocks with the caption that this is the most creepy movie and with this knowledge I went to watch.

The atmosphere created by the music and thoughts about the possible course of the plot were kept in suspense until the last moment. Even after the moment when you find out who the main villain is.

The ending is just chic. Before it, my subjective score was between 6 and 7 points, but after the climax, I just couldn't put it below 8.

One word is creepy!

P. S. The film has a remake shot by the same director, but in the USA and with American actors.

There's definitely something good there. The slightly altered plot is capable of surprising in places, but otherwise... it's not clear why it was filmed with such a gorgeous original...
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Challengers (2024)
7/10
A very emotional movie
19 May 2024
I saw only one scene from the movie, which was ridiculed by everyone at the moment of the trailer's release.

So what about the film as a result after a full viewing?!

It turned out something incredible! The tension is all 2 hours of watching, and what kind of music is here. If you listen before watching, you will hardly be able to guess which movie this was written for, but while watching everything goes perfectly!

I protect the particularly impressionable from viewing! The guys here are really acting strangely in places, even for the best friends.

The top 2 scenes are the final round, this match point and something else (I don't really understand tennis) and a juicy ligament rupture in my knee. The whole thing has been removed, my respect. Beauty.

There are also plenty of scenes with sweating guys. There are a lot of big shots. I realized that the director liked it even in the first quarter of the film, it was possible not to continue.

The female half will appreciate it. Probably.
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7/10
It's a good, slightly sad movie.
19 May 2024
The film that does not cause any emotions is bad and the film that does not leave anyone indifferent is good.

It seems that everything looks nondescript and faded, it seems that there are no favorite actors in the frame, and the first quarter of the film is just boring. After such a start, I did not expect that the film would be able to rehabilitate itself and become interesting, but nevertheless I could!

First of all, this is a drama, but a romance, but without snotty girly endings, although there is some of this at the end.

It's very sad when the director's latest work turns out to be good. This suggests that he could have shot something else good while alive.
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5/10
It used to be better
19 May 2024
I watched all the films from the Planet of the Apes series and even looked at a couple of TV series a little bit, so then briefly about everything here it is. After all, the new part, aka the soft reboot, is out, so do I need to review the old parts or not?!

--------------- Of the old ones, I can only single out the original 1968 film. One ending is worth it. Well, that's about it.

--------------- The modern trilogy of norms, the first part at least introduces something new, and 2 sequels repeat the plot of the original parts, but no one has seen them, so it's forgivable.

--------------- Well, the most recent film that has been released on the Internet literally right now.

Planet of the Apes: A New Kingdom (2024) Some kind of incomprehensible pile made up of original films and a trilogy with Caesar. The graphics are steadily deteriorating, but this is a normal trend for films of recent years. The plot is crap and looking at these incomprehensible pieces of graphics for 2+ hours is so much fun.

The ending is not bad, but even she is not able to pull out the previous 2 hours of despondency.

2024 is still very poor for blockbusters, but perhaps the situation will still have time to change.
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X-Men '97 (2024– )
8/10
Not bad, but it wasn't worth all the years of waiting
19 May 2024
All parts of the Earth Universe-92131 X-Men (1992-1997) If it hadn't been for the shooting, there wouldn't have been a better animated series.

There is no plot in the series and the series are not related in any way. This is a minus, as well as a buzz cartoon, which was interesting to review at a conscious age.

Spider-Man (1994-1998) The best animated series. There is a single plot here. A bunch of cool episodes and in general it's a classic!

Fantastic Four (1994-1995) The authors decided that they needed to go to a children's audience and this series looks like outright clowning, but for the sake of honesty, I will say that this clowning was funny in places.

Iron Man (1994-1996) Poor 3-D inserts, lack of plot and jokes. Very bad!

The Incredible Hulk (1996-1997) Uh well. Just like the last series.

Silver Surfer (1998) A new approach to animation, an interesting single plot without fillers and an ending promising season 2, but unfortunately these series were all rolled up until 2024 to release a sequel to Radioactive People.

X-Men '97 (2024-...) You start watching and everything is cool. You watch until the only good episode, namely 5, and everything is just amazing. Then you watch the remaining 5 episodes with almost no emotion.

It seems that the plot is normal, it seems that there is some kind of drama, but it does not touch. According to the classics, there is absolutely no place for a fan service for a tick and an ending, after which you still want to wait for the new season, but not much.
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3/10
A few words about each representative of the cinematic universe
18 May 2024
MonsterVerse What's it?

A media franchise consisting of 5 films, a TV series and an animated series.

Further on, about each of them in more detail.

Godzilla (2014) The start of the movie universe about hefty monsters.

Both the director is good and the actors are normal, but still something incomprehensible turned out.

Kong: Skull Island (2017) is much better than the last movie, probably because I love King Kong more. What only one Peter Jackson movie is worth.

Godzilla 2: King of Monsters (2019) You can watch the last half hour. Monsters fight great. That's what the movie was all about.

The rest of the film is a strange plot and for 2 + hours of timing only + -40 minutes with monsters.

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) There's a lot of action, so it doesn't feel as cool as it used to, but it's still better than when it was almost gone.

They also upgraded the graphics. Just wow!

Skull Island (2023) is a cartoon with mediocre animation that did not find its audience and died.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-...) Someone decided that a series about monsters without monsters in the form of a prequel was a good idea.

The idea is obviously a bad one.

Godzilla and Kong: The New Empire (2024) A big step back.

No humor, no action, degrading graphics. To continue?

An absolutely mediocre movie that is not worthy of going on for so long and even more so taking so much time from a casual viewer.
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Midnight Run (1988)
7/10
A great movie straight out of the eighties
13 May 2024
Due Date Todd Phillips, but the main character does not move with an unpleasant traveling companion in all possible ways because of the lack of alternatives, but because he is a bounty hunter and delivers a criminal. Well, plus, the characters are being chased by everything, so this is not a purely comedic road adventure.

Now it's my favorite Martin Brest movie.

So I was surprised that the film was from 1988, I don't know why, but I thought it was newer.

There's Robert De Niro and a couple of other familiar faces in the supporting roles.

The drama is present, so the film balances, which helps it not to slip into an outright comedy.
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The Fall Guy (2024)
8/10
Why do stuntmen not have an Oscar?
7 May 2024
Officially the best film in these 4 months of 24 years.

Do you remember when the movie was released Bullet Train at 22? This is almost the same.

It's also a comedy thriller, but there's also cool music and more action, but there are fewer famous actors. Ryan Gosling is responsible for most of the jokes.

Funny and with very cool action scenes. The author John Wick is visible, so to speak, albeit remotely.

I didn't know anything about the movie. The film was waiting. The film waited. The movie is great! It will definitely have to be reviewed!

And the final trailer of the movie, what did they shoot? It's just hilarious. The ending is beyond praise!
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7/10
As usual, the most average movies are able to get the most information out of you after watching
7 May 2024
I agree, the description is not very good. The trailers are most likely the same. I don't know, I haven't looked. From the promotional materials, I was familiar with the poster, which is also... And the legendary kalab in Delicious and .

There was an old TV series called Guest from the Future. Pensioners like it, but in fact the product is uninteresting both in childhood and now.

I just saw the opinions, they say the new film adaptation should have been kind of like that back then!!! And as a result, at the beginning of the film they write that the film is only based on some kind of story and is not obliged to follow the original in terms of plot. Probably shouldn't. I haven't read children's fiction.

What about the new film as a result?!

I rarely come across good films made here. To be fair, I rarely watch them. Well, there's a problem with positioning and promotion in general. It doesn't matter how cool your product is. If no one knows about him, then what?! Nothing.

Well, that's it.

Was the movie interesting? Handsome? Yes and yes. It is impossible to describe it even shorter. For such a genre, these are probably the main characteristics. 2 hours and 20 minutes fly by quickly and it's interesting to watch!

No, just imagine. The film cost 1 billion rubles. It seems like a lot, right? And if you convert it into dollars? Well, let's have a ten point margin of error. We keep in mind that it was taken down no one knows when.

Perhaps reviewing or watching for the first time at home, someone will notice that the graphics in places were not straight WOW!!! Well I do not know. It was not noticeable in the cinema. You can see where they got their inspiration from, but the very fact of being able to recreate this and that is amazing.

The plot is certainly weak. If the technical component is pumped from year to year, then the filling ... Is it that important? Well, specifically here we have a teen movie about a beautiful picture and jokes with a wonderful cast, consisting of both well-established people, both talented people and young actors who are still not playing out in places, but we must give chances to young talents...

The bad plot is shorter, we're moving on.

Well, he said about the actors. He said, but not all of them.

Yura Borisov, unfortunately... I'm not happy. The stone plays with 15 minutes of screen time. Sorry...

But Alexander Petrov plays like... He plays some kind of Pokemon, which is sometimes evil, sometimes kind. He plays well. This role suits him, because before that Sasha Petrov played Sasha Petrov in different costumes, But now he is a Cosmo pirate.

How to sum it all up like this?

A cool movie that didn't pay off and became unprofitable.

Here you are, the one who is reading this, go to the cinema. Take the Pushkin map and go. And call your mom and call your mom if you're alive. I was there at the session, Grandma was alone. So you call your grandmother so that she doesn't sit alone.
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Dobermann (1997)
7/10
Watch and you won't regret it!
29 April 2024
Well, what can I say?

The debut is in full meter. After him, there will be 4 more films of varying degrees of quality, among which only Frankov stands out. This is the only one of the other four where it is visible. Editing, picture, and working with music are similar. The general style can be traced.

And what about the movie?

Thrash action movie. Trash because it's not really serious, although there is violence in places with too much, but the general mood is still not about the plot and drama, but about sometimes stupid action scenes and a well-chosen soundtrack. Some prodigies in the club are worth a lot.

It looks light and cheerful. What else do you need?!
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Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
7/10
A cozy series for the evening
29 April 2024
No, well, the first season is really good. Slow and calm like this + I wonder how it will all end. The ending is stupidly top! The actors are doing great too. It's nice to look at everyone. Especially when they're fighting.

And what a fascinating montage of the climax with its sharpness... Just wow!

The second season.

What is it all about and why was it needed?!

This is if you try to briefly describe the continuation.

Of the pros, Meryl Streep and the series are still calm and look easy, and of the cons, the ending and the lack of intrigue are at least a tiny one.

Therefore, if you watch it, then only the first 7 episodes. Don't go any further.
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Sharp Objects (2018)
7/10
The last work of such a good director
29 April 2024
If you describe the series in one word, then this word will be the atmosphere.

What is he like ...

Here it is necessary to determine immediately. Either it catches on from the first episode or it doesn't catch on at all. Because for all 8 episodes, which is 6.5+ hours, there are not many memorable episodes. You can highlight the ending of the third, with perhaps the strongest scene, and the finale + the scene after the credits, but this is a climax with unexpected twists, so this is different. If you've watched the finale, then what's the point of trying to get interested?!

The authors will make it clear what the name means very quickly, but let it be as much a surprise to you as it is to me. There is nothing causing a wow effect, but it was nice to catch myself thinking: aah... that's it!
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99 Francs (2007)
8/10
Cool movie about advertising
27 April 2024
99 Francs + 1 movie in the money box, which was able to check out 2 times. And what I haven't seen for a long time...

Is it a cool movie about advertising? First of all, yes, but there is also a love line and even a drama. There is drama here, but the main character is not so good. One attitude towards getting pregnant with a woman he loved so much speaks volumes.

Schizophrenia broke out again and I saw something in common with Fincher's Social Network and Fear and Hatred in Las Vegas. Well, the similarity with the latter is due to the animated inserts describing the drug strips. But the social network? Maybe because of the voiceover pronouncing most of the phrases somehow arrogantly? There's something there.

I wish there was a movie in which fake credits start running for a long time at the end, half of the audience leaves, and the second one watches the last act. I thought literally the day before the viewing and here you are!

The film, how should I put it correctly... 2 endings. After watching, by the way, tell me which one you liked the most.

If there are no spoilers, then the first one is beautiful, dramatic and quite natural, and the second one is none, but in contrast, plus it comes literally right after the previous one - it looks interesting. They complement each other!

Excellent main character, editing, animation and ending. Chic, glitter, beauty. + funny in places.
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Kikoriki (2003–2012)
9/10
My favorite Russian animated series!
18 April 2024
Everything happened to them. And the best two seasons and the transition to wretched 3D and a full meter in cinema and a bunch of educational branches and even a series cycle with a lot of references to the world of cinema.

Most of them watched the old episodes a long time ago and probably saw the new season. If we take only this set, then there are already > 300 episodes coming out. So here's what to do.

Review the very first season of 2003. There are about a hundred episodes for every taste and theme. There is a place to laugh, there is a place to think. You can even cry. Things happen, you know.

The new season on KP pleases with the appearance of old characters in a classic form, but you need to climb here either if you have already watched the original or ... only in this case.

Although, as an option, you can start with a new season, and then move on to the first one. Then you will look incrementally in terms of quality.
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Vremya «Spartaka» (2023– )
8/10
I'm waiting for season 2 to see more familiar faces
18 April 2024
I don't watch football, but I liked this documentary so much that I'll tell you a little about it.

The history of the club from 89 to the middle of the noughties and tell a little more about the events against which the games were held, and a little more about the game of the national team.

I don't understand football, but judging by all the series, management from above is to blame for all the failures, and all the victories came solely thanks to the coach. It looks strange, but maybe that's how it was, so they took it off and took it off.

Inserts with a chronicle are top. Animated newspaper articles are stupidly top!

Otherwise, it's just a good documentary series that's fun to watch.

Perhaps if you are a fan of the club, you will not learn anything new, so I will advise first of all people who are interested in something new.

It will be interesting!
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Inye (2024)
6/10
Should I wait for the continuation?!
17 April 2024
Gorgeous idea, gorgeous scenery, costumes. The overall style is just wow!

But is this enough to make the series a success?

Unfortunately, no.

Although it would seem. An alternative story. The cultivation and upbringing of mutants. Although I did not fully understand mutants only from birth or whether they could be raised by water, all this was still during World War 2.

Well, it's beautifully shot. The camerawork is certainly so-so. It is especially noticeable in action scenes.

What else?

There was an idea and there was a script, but the authors decided to shrink everything as much as possible to 6 episodes and even there they do not spend much time on a gradual exposition of the world and heroes.

Crumpled and confused.

It's probably a shame to see or think that you see something that could be fixed or removed better.

Judging by the average rating: the series simply did not reach the audience, because 7/10 is too little for just a beautiful series.
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7/10
A good movie based on the series
16 April 2024
Again, I will refer to the opinion about the film based on the series. For a movie to be a success, it has to offer something new. A change of scenery and a single plot for a whole hour and a half is a novelty for the series, so it looks great!

Several new characters from the film will be transferred to season 4, so you need to watch everything in order.

It sounds logical. Well, just in case someone decided to start with a movie. To arrange a kind of test series. You don't have to do that.

If we evaluate the film as an independent work, then the situation is worse.

Some of the characters in this film are shown for the last time. That's just me. Added +1 reason to view.
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Unprincipled (2020– )
8/10
The most popular comedy on Kinopoisk!
16 April 2024
Season 4 is in the process of being released, so I'll tell you only about three.

A funny comedy series. That's quite enough.

The plot of all the characters here is not moving anywhere. Everyone cheats on everyone and no one leaves anyone.

Except that by season 3, the scenes don't jump so fast from character to character. For the rest of the three years, Kinopoisk has consistently produced good content.

How else can I get interested in watching it? The main character, Slavik, tells his stories in a restaurant. But to whom? There is a different character in the finale of each season, and at least the first two surprise and make you laugh with their appearance.

The most popular comedy on Kinopoisk Run and watch!
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Silver Spoon (2014– )
7/10
A good start and mediocre sequels
15 April 2024
The three seasons were shot in the same style, and although the plot in the third is much weaker and dumber than in the first two, it is also interesting to watch it.

Even in the first two seasons, even jokes slip through, but the further they go, the fewer they are.

Then there was a movie that was released between seasons 3 and 4. It has nothing to do with the plot of the series. The filler turns out.

Then there was the shortest - season 4 of 8 episodes. A different color scheme, a square jaw at Priluchny and a plot ... some kind of crap, but because of the small volume, the result is a feeling: well, I looked and looked.

Another film was released in the same year. The major left Sochi 😬

Again, there is no connection with the series, but this time it was shot more beautifully, although there are fewer memorable events than in the last film.

It is not required to be viewed.
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Lyod 3 (2024)
5/10
Well, I don't like musicals. What can I do?
14 April 2024
In honor of the recent premiere of the third part on KP, it's time to write a couple of affectionate ones about all the films.

The Ice Trilogy

The first part (2018) Super liquid stuff with a couple of jokes and moronic musical numbers. Well, I don't like musicals. What can I do?

The sequel (2020) I grew up and fell in love with Zhora Kryzhovnikov.

The film is much better than the original, but still kind of average.

Without making discounts on the country of production, we can say: the film is like a film.

Skating is a sport. Women probably like it.

Collects the cash register. It is steadily released on February 14th.

What else do authors need to be happy?!

Triquel (2024) This time it has been 4 whole years, not 2 since the premiere of the last film. Did the new director manage to make the best film in the series?

Probably, after all, this is the best film in terms of staging, albeit a secondary one, because again someone dies, although not to the end. Again, the carrot love of a figure skater and a hockey player.

Well, that's it. It's generally about movies like this.
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6/10
The only thing worse is the animated series
14 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Dreamworks decided to reduce the budget to a minimum, so after the third part it doesn't look very good.

In terms of scale, again, some kind of ... The villain is liquid, the old characters either say a couple of phrases or are completely silent. It's funny from this.

Even the five, whose characters occupied part of the plot before, now appear at the very end and do not utter a word. Again, it's funny.

Well, I didn't like my partner from the word at all. The fox receiver. What for? Why? Unclear.

You can see if you really like the past parts, but it's better to review the old ones and not be disappointed.

The same sequel to Puss in Boots was a cut above the original and led to something more, and panda took a step back in all respects.
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Another Round (2020)
7/10
The finale will not leave anyone indifferent
14 April 2024
It is very rare that something worthwhile wins the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

This film is just such a rare case.

An excellent cast led by Mads Mikkelsen.

A gorgeous song, an excerpt of which plays at the beginning and completely in the finale.

Two thirds of the film looks without much drama. Even jokes and funny moments slip by, but as in the case of real alcoholism, then the consequences come.

The film is able to bring you to tears if you somehow came across the same thing as the main characters.

But where this experiment will lead each of your friends and what kind of final scene is this to the music, you need to find out for yourself while watching.
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