Electric Barrier Reviews

To go along with my 2024 Game of the Year post, I'll now tell you about the movies I saw in 2024 as well! I can't really call it a "movie of the year" post if I haven't actually seen many new movies lol, I think it was like 3. So instead, I'll just tell you about what movies I saw this year instead. I watched quite a few! From great stuff to awful stuff, artsy to fartsy, horror and romantic drama, I've seen a bunch of stuff. So let's get to it!   On the 2nd of January, I watched Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film, Lupin III: The Castle of Gagliostro . It was OKAY! I dunno, I think I liked the first half more than the second, there were a lot of Miyazaki-isms in it that I enjoyed, and it was a good enough time, but I think I liked the last Lupin III movie I saw, Legend of the Gold of Babylon, more than this one. Still I enjoyed this take on Lupin and the plot, and a lot of the directing, it was a nice little movie to watch for sure. But this then ...

About a day ago, I got a pretty good deal on Ebay. I happened to have some 5 dollar off coupon that ebay gave me to go "hey man you should BUY some shit", and someone was selling a somewhat messed up VHS box set of the Star Wars Trilogy for 10 dollars. So, using my $5 dollar coupon, I bought it, for only $5! This is it. See, it's somewhat messed up. It doesn't seem to come with the slipcover it's supposed to, and it's clear that copy of Return of the Jedi is one of the original, individual releases. Actually, hold that thought. You're looking at me funny. You're going "why the hell would you, in nearly the year of our lord anno domini two-thousand and nineteen, buy VHS tapes?". Well first off, I like VHS tapes. Certainly, for some movies I really do want them on blu-ray, as the cinematography, use of color, overall seriousness, or perhaps just quality of the film says to me "I need to see this in high definition", and...