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Film: The Outlaws

Solid South Korean cop and robbers flick - watched mostly to get Don Lee vibes. 

Film: Top Gun

Unquestionably better than the sequel, as enjoyable as the sequel is. Actual real emotion - a strong love story. And wonderful supporting cast.

TV: House of the Dragon Pilot

First 30 minutes were rough. Really rough. Wanted to turn off the show during the c-section treated as action set piece. Got more interesting in the 2nd half. Like the faces of some of the cast. But it's fairly obvious to me from this early stage - has completely lost the best parts of GoT - the surprising plot twists, the uplifting character moments (and score), and the wit in dialog scenes. But they managed to keep the superficial elements of gore, nudity, and white hair...

Film: Coda

First 30 minutes or so. Decent stuff, but hardly best picture material. Feels like a scream for help from within the Academy.

Film: Drunken Master 2

First 30 minutes or so. Pleasurable action set pieces, but with much of the Hong Kong Jackie Chan films I find myself wanting to like the movies more than I actually do. 

Film: Karate Kid

Only the wax on and wax off sequence. But a brilliant sequence it is.