Rewatch Viewing Date: January 7th Via: Cinema Plot: After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy. Rating: 8.8/10 Why Did I Watch It? This was the only Spider-Man movie I hadn't seen at the cinema. So when the re-release came around, it seemed like a great opportunity to right this wrong. Review here
First Viewing Viewing Date: January 6th Via: Amazon Prime Video (via VPN) Plot: A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks. Rating: 4.8/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's another shark movie, so I wanted to watch it.
An insightful, poignant documentary
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It feels like a straight-to-video animated movie
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It's good, clean, lightweight fun
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