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So much to love and enjoy in this film. The style of filming (shots/angles, cinematography, plot) made this film so unique and not just like another copy and paste superhero film I loved how they tested the PG-13 ratings limits to the max, and really proved that these kind of gritty dark themed films don't always have to be rated R. The score was incredible. Added so much power and emotion to many scenes, will definitely be playing the soundtrack on my headphones. The runtime may be an issue for some viewers, but personally I loved it. It gives us much more time to see more characters in depth and doesn't rush the plot. Some scenes were very intense and made me feel so nervous or scared for something to happen. Suspense was used perfectly. The plot I thought was great. It's finally a crime detective themed Batman film. The themes are dark and nerve racking, dialogue is intense, cinematography sets the mood perfectly and the characters are written and casted perfectly. Highly recommend seeing it.

I had no expectations for this at all, had only seen the trailer once. I was highly entertained and satisfied with the continuous self aware meta humour that this franchise has. And the film is written so well the self awareness works perfectly. It still sticks to the same tropes, story, characters and set ups for kills, but slightly changed it so at times we are given something new and unexpected. Obviously the story was the same, but it was still fun in the cinema with the other audience members guessing who was behind the ghostface mask. So many Easter eggs to previous films, and many references to more recent horror films which was great to see. Highly recommend seeing this, long time fans of the franchise should enjoy this. Great theatre experience, make sure you see it with a good crowd!

Clearly this film is taking a different approach than what we normally see in a MCU film. The themes are much more dark and carry more emotional weight with them. Chloe Zhao's direction while I thought was great in this film and kept to her style, I just don't think it might fit in the MCU thought. It seems out of place almost because of how different this story is delivered. The story was also a bit messy I thought, with the time jumps going back and forward making it confusing to tie loose ends. And it was also a weak story might I add, because I felt that there wasn't much excitement happening in the film, especially during the second act. There wasn't much development with many of the eternals, as it's too hard for a 2 1/2 hour film to develop 10+ characters deep enough for audiences to feel some sort of emotion towards them. Performances and visuals were stunning though, very good looking film on the big screen. Dolby atmos surround sound delivers also adding immersive experience while watching. The action was a bit light I thought, but the scenes we get are again great visually and choreographed well. The final battle was a bit underwhelming I thought also. It would of worked better as a TV series maybe, but then the visual aspects would be under appreciated if seen on a TV and not a giant imax screen. But this film still adds more clues as to what may happen in the future of the MCU.