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5

I wanted to like this, but something never clicked. Many good ideas that went nowhere, quirky moments that were funny, but lost all energy, and I'm not sure it ever completely knew what it wanted to be. In the end, it was beautiful, but boring. Even Willem Dafoe couldn't save it for me. (read more here)

5

Old school filmmaking with a new school feel, I'm a sucker for a unique adventure film. Ochi is like a cross between Gizmo and Baby Yoda, I love cute lil guy cinema.

1

facebook marketplace ass creature

Review by cob ★★★ Liked

alright what the fuck is an ochi and how do i get one

4

A disappointing lack of reaction in the theatre when I screamed “OCHI JOCKEY” before hurling my large popcorn across the room.

5

i do think it’s funny that this is coming out right before the live action lilo & stitch and how to train your dragon movies because it does somehow feel like an awesome mix of both

4

"i bought it at a gas station. i thought it looked cool."

7

I can’t wait for A24 to start selling a life-size Ochi for $200 so I can say, “Aww I want it!” and then never buy one.

Review by joe ★★★½ Liked

a future cult fantasy classic in the making. completely original but very much so in the same vein as ET & gremlins. impressive puppeteering & gorgeous colorful scenery/production design. willem dafoe is fantastic plus with his silly little armor. now I need to find my own emotional ochi

9

A24 needs to reel it back in. I feel like the A24 logo used to mean something, like a stamp of approval that you will at least be watching something interesting. But some of their recent output, this included, has just been fine?? I guess this is what happens when a studio grows from indie darling to a giant brand, more money for more projects, and not everything they touch will be some profound experience or thrilling premise. 

Maybe I’m looking at their past output with rose-colored glasses, but some of these recent movies have just felt pretty generic for A24.. Sorry Ochi, you were pretty cute though.

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1

i would die for that little guy he is so adorable. the beauty of this review is that i could be talking about the baby ochi but i could also be talking about willem dafoe

14

Here’s the thing: if you guys wanna give this and PRESENCE a 3.0 and let THE GORGE slide with a 2.9, you’ll get the movies you deserve. Period. Step it up, Letterboxd community.

“Movie people” should be sticking up for this one. It’s beautifully handcrafted from top to bottom. Dafoe (who is in a lot of the movie, surprisingly) is great in it. What’s all this “it doesn’t have anything to say” or “there’s not enough character development” nonsense? You pretended to like ASTEROID CITY and THE FRENCH DISPATCH!!!! You grew up on movies like this! What happened!?

Don’t let THE LEGEND OF OCHI die. Not now. The SINNERS phenomenon is great, but we have live-action LILO & STITCH and HOW…