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 Spider-Man 2 Release Date: June 30, 2004 Directed By: Sam Raimi Rating: 7.3 The second movie in Tobey Maguire's series, Spider-Man 2  did not disappoint me. I was fairly surprised by how much I liked the first movie, and this one followed it up nicely. I thought the cast's chemistry was a lot better in this movie than it was in the first installment. I also found the story to be very compelling. I enjoyed seeing Peter Parker struggle to balance his secret life with his normal life, which I know is a common trope, but I thought it was done really well in this movie. We actually got to see him not only struggle with the balance but FAIL at it! He even quits being Spider-Man at a point. I was certainly not expecting that and I thought it was a really cool idea to play around with. I did think the original movie did a few things better, one of which was the villain. I've heard a lot of people love Alfred Molina as Doc Oc, and I thought he was pretty good too. I did like Willem...

 Spider-Man Directed by: Sam Raimi Rating: 7.8 As someone who only really got into movies around 2016, I missed out on the original Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. I also missed the two Amazing Spider-Man movies with Andrew Garfield. We'll get into those another time though. With the rumors that Tobey Maguire AND Andrew Garfield are going to be in No Way Home , I figure it's about time for me to catch up on their original movies. I had to start from the beginning, so I went ahead and watched Tobey Maguire's first movie last night. Pros I liked this movie a lot more than I thought I was going to. While it was kind of campy, I really enjoyed the story and the action that went with it. As advertised, Tobey did a really good job playing Peter Parker. He really captured the nerdiness and awkwardness that Peter should have.  I also really liked Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin. It was really cool to me that you can see exactly what drives him to be the character he is,...

 Eternals Directed by: Chloe Zhao Plot Rating: 7.8 Emotional Rating: 6.3 Villain Rating: 5.1 Overall MCU Rating: 73% Eternals is the most recent addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been extremely anticipated by most MCU fans leading up to its release because of the possible spectacle it could be. For me, it didn't quite live up to that spectacle but was still an enjoyable watch. I've seen a lot of differing opinions so far. Some people have loved the movie, while others have hated it and feel let down by Chloe Zhao and Marvel. I think I land somewhere in the middle, as I had fun watching it, and am excited for the doors it opened for the future of the MCU but I also feel like it didn't quite live up to what I was expecting of it.  Pros I loved the characters in this movie. A lot of the actors did really well in their roles, and I didn't feel taken out of the movie by the presence of actors like Angelina Jolie or Salma Hayek, who are so well known that they...

Title: Soul Year Released: 2020 Rating: PG Score: 6.8 I had a strange experience watching this movie. I've be following Pixar heavily for a few years now, ever since I came across the Super Carlin Brothers YouTube channel where they dive into theories and Easter eggs. Since becoming more engaged in the watching and thinking about Pixar movies, I've thoroughly enjoyed each one that I've watched. I also enjoyed this movie, but at the end I just didn't really feel anything. I found that very odd for a movie that more than any other Pixar movie seems to lean into the message of the movie, rather than the story being the main feature.  This movie actually catalyzed my remodeling of my movie rankings. I originally had it ranked as an 8.3, but after thinking about it, it just isn't an 8+ movie for me. I'm someone who overthinks quite a lot. I get in my own head, and think about stuff way more than they should be thought about. This movie seemed like it was made to make...

 So a tweet was released a few days ago by Pierre LeBrun suggesting that as of now, this is the proposed plan for the 2021 NHL divisional alignment. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1336777928705761285?s=20 In case you prefer a more visual look at the divisions: I thought I'd share my thoughts as a fan of the NHL, as well as who I think are the major winners and losers of this temporary realignment.  Division 1: Going from left to right, we'll start with the division containing my favored Boston Bruins. As a Bruins fan, I don't hate this division, but I do think it will be the most competitive for sure. I could see as many as 6 potential playoff teams in this division in the Bruins, Islanders, Rangers, Penguins, Capitals, and Flyers. The Sabres also are a team to look out for with their signing of Taylor Hall and their returning core including Jack Eichel and Rasmus Ristolainen. I, like everyone else, have no clue how the playoffs would work with this new alignment,...