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It makes you think : who's idea was it in the first place? Producers? Actors? The director? Maybe Disney itself, in its self-absorbing shallowness? I'll give off the best element right away : it's the soviet doggo. The rest is just useless junk.

Actors? They don't know what they're doing and everyone is kinda awkwardly indulging in this mockery of a medium-length presentation. Even Drax, with the unique sense of humor that has been bestowed on him, can't save the day here.

Cinematography? I don't know what happened to the camera, but it has the quality of what you'd expect coming out of a high school film festival. Not one single great shot, poor blocking, amateur editing, just badly filmed in general.

The plot? Goofy, but in the negative sense of the word. The whole plot revolves about a running gag in the other GotG movies. While I'm sure they all lol'd and lmfao'd at how meta they were, in practice, it makes for a long and tenuous 40 minutes video. The producers, disconnected from their fanbase while bathing in their millions of dollars of anti-art entertainment, just don't know what to do anymore. MCU is a dying franchise, and oh is it going to die ugly.

Let's not even talk about the animated intro and outro. I've seen better animation from a schoolboy still learning about Flash. It was plain awkward. You can clearly see that once every actor got their ridiculous paycheck, they noticed they didn't have enough left to actually produce something that's worth watching. Too bad, the producers thought, at least our die hard and blind fans won't mind, right?

Garbage. 4 out of 10. By the way, why did they name the soviet dog Cosmo when we all know its real name is Laika?

The only problem I see with this film is that : 1- it's a MCU movie and 2- it's owned by Disney. I chose to not care about either and decided to watch for the only reason I could find this film worthy, which is of course Sam Raimi's unique style of directing. I love this man with all my heart, he's a cinematic treasure, and I had a total blast watching this. The 8/10 score is for Raimi, not Marvel or the film with and its flaws. Also, where was Ivan?

I have to admit : I, too, thought that the Lion King had ripped off some elements from Kimba the White Lion. This impressive "documentareview" is among the best documentaries I've ever seen in my life. It it thoughtful and thought-provocative, kinda like Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Cinema/Ideology. Easily one of the, if not THE, greatest theory debunker available out there, completely free to watch, and only two clicks away.

It's probably a 7/10 or a 8/10, but I'm giving it a 9 out of 10 to artificially boost the notoriety of this solo production. I want more.

At first, it all seems like another youtubian rant from some scorned fan that wasn't happy with how the film he's reviewing came out. Then it seems like this person is being extremely nitpicky and keeps on insisting on very minor details and technicalities in order to destroy a made-for-family, child-centered animated film. But then the pile grows, and grows, and grows... and grows so large, you'd be a fool to not adhere to what this 21st Century new style of documentary is proposing. It is a legendary work, made by only one person with strong beliefs and an incalculable amount of spite for the soulless, corporate monster that Disney has become. It made me laugh so much, the irony is so strong, the cynicism is beyond palpable, a gigantic behemoth of a logorrhea that will hopefully stain the reputation of Disney for centuries to come.

9 out of 10, one of the best documentaries out there. The fact that it is completely free to watch and easily accessible is a huge bonus. What a blast, can't wait for Part 2 (and 3?!?) to come out, and truly an honor to be the first review published on IMDb.

Not often do we get excellent tv series in Quebec, due to cruel underfunding and cultural isolation in North America. The best Quebec tv shows has to come from great cinematic minds, Denys Arcand for Duplessis or Podz for 19-2 and Minuit le soir.

It's a waste of time to watch this tv show in english dub (if it exists?). The masterfulness of Duplessis revolves around Jean Lappinte's impeccable impression of Duplessis, his « rural Quebec accent », his gestures, his colloquialism.

Duplessis the tv show also comes at a unique moment in Quebec Tv. You can feel the presence of theatre everywhere, from the static environment to the actor play. Quebec has always produced better stage actors than film actors, and it shows here. You need to watch this with an open mind, cause yes, the underfunding is apparent and cinematography isn't really present in the show. What is present, though, is accurate historical events and an honest, close to reality approach to these historical figures that shaped Quebec's history. Camera-wise, this is a 4/10. Story-wise, this is a 9/10. What is great, though, is that you're likely to forget the bad, static camera work the same way you're bound yo forget you're at the theatre when watching a play. You just get drawn into it and this is the moment you notice that, yes, this is not a Kubrick, but more of an accurate retelling of Duplessis' rise and stay in power.

Jean Lapointe just kills it as Maurice Duplessis. One of the greatest performance of Quebec's film-tv history. In fact, he nailed him so much, I started to nuance and better understand this highly conservative man in 1930s-1950s Quebec society of which posterity draws a bitter, harsh portrait of this man supposedly ushered Quebec in an era called La Grande Noirceur (The Great Darkness).

Should be a mandatory watch for every Québécois. A strong 8/10.

So many reasons why I would call this "pop-horror". It's a 14A movie, but purely because of the blood. It tries to be funny but fails, and is funny when it's supposed to be serious. Nothing is really horrific, but the industry deems it a horror movie which proves once more how the industry knows nothing.

Frankly, I'm scratching my head trying to find something to say about this. The experience left me empty in the wrong sense: I came in expecting nothing and came out...dry. Just like Get Out, Peele's previous and slightly more accomplished movie, the ending ruins it all. This is a serious problem for Peele: he comes from the entertainment circle with comedians and funny people... and he just can't seem to follow a good horror thread until the credits roll.

Conceptually, Peele has some merits. He is undeniably creative and original, but he lacks the proper instruments to correctly weave his ideas into a cohesive story, which is a shame. He is still relevant as an african-american author, as his films dive deep into american psyche towards race. But, once again, his nice ideas didn't survive a filming process.

This film will be remembered as a Lupita Nyong'o fest, as she steals everything that can be stealed from this movie. But an excellent actress is not enough to proclaim this an excellent film. I give 'Us' a 7/10 rating, as it is on the good side of what a passable film is.