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Post by mikec on Apr 21, 2020 23:43:50 GMT
Some movies I’ve seen with the kiddo lately -
Star Trek the reboot - solid fun. I’m not a trekkie but this one gets it right for people like me at least. Despite the probably fair criticisms of his Star Wars work, I’m still all in on Abrams.
Bumblebee - Meh. I don’t like the Transformers movies, but it’s relatively harmless.
Transformers Dark of the Moon - Epic horseshit. Blech.
Trolls World Tour - I like the first Trolls movie a lot. I like this very little. Not nearly the replay value.
Onward - Meh. I guess it was ok. Weaker Pixar though.
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Post by RagnarokMike on Apr 25, 2020 23:42:18 GMT
Caught a couple more Wes Anderson movies. Really enjoyed Isle of Dogs, even if the not translating everything thing was a minor annoyance for me, I get we were supposed to be seeing things from the perspective of the dogs, hence them speaking perfect English. Still funny, heartfelt, great climax. Wes really knows how to the hit the right notes. Though not always, as I found the Darjeeling Limited to be a bore. Fine performances, some funny moments, but just never clicked with me. Having not seen Moonrise Kingdom, Life Aquatic, or Bottle Rocket, my rankings would be:
Grand Budapest Hotel (His masterpiece as far as I'm concerned, none of the others come close) . . . . Fantastic Mr. Fox Isle of Dogs Rushmore Royal Tenenbaums Darjeeling Limited
I'd really only rewatch the top 3 (and only GPH regularly).
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Post by 🤯 on Apr 26, 2020 23:22:09 GMT
Just watched Instant Family with Wife. I'm not crying, you're crying.
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Post by RagnarokMike on Apr 30, 2020 2:12:13 GMT
Checked into the buzz on Extraction, paper thin, but a heaping helping of awesome. Some really great action scenes to be found, there's a rather extended section right after all the key exposition is in place that's just non-stop brutality. Definitely worth it just for the choreography, clearly went to the school of the Raid/Wick...damn fine flick.
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Post by c on Apr 30, 2020 7:00:14 GMT
Just watched Unfriended and Unfriended: Dark Web. Both really cool concept films in the screen life genre, which are movies that take place from the perspective of a computer screen using skype, social media, webchat and memes and shit. First one is a mixed bag but still interesting. The second one is a really awesome film about a guy taking a laptop from lost and the owner contacting him getting him mixed up in a red room operation. Both are about manipulating technology to control people's actions.
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Post by System on Apr 30, 2020 15:46:35 GMT
Just watched Unfriended and Unfriended: Dark Web. Both really cool concept films in the screen life genre, which are movies that take place from the perspective of a computer screen using skype, social media, webchat and memes and shit. First one is a mixed bag but still interesting. The second one is a really awesome film about a guy taking a laptop from lost and the owner contacting him getting him mixed up in a red room operation. Both are about manipulating technology to control people's actions. Love both of these, I saw the first in cinemas which was interesting to see on a big screen.
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Post by 🤯 on Apr 30, 2020 22:58:01 GMT
Forcing Wife to finally watch Good Will Hunting. Right now!
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Post by Emperor on Apr 30, 2020 23:11:46 GMT
She better like it, or we're done.
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Post by Emperor on Apr 30, 2020 23:12:03 GMT
And by "we", I mean me and Wife.
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Post by Emperor on Apr 30, 2020 23:17:02 GMT
The Grand Budapest Hotel Whoever scripted this film is a genius. Quite possibly the best dialogue in any film I've seen. Masterfully executed by Ralph Fiennes. The English language is a truly beautiful creature when used correctly, and I can hardly think of a better illustration.
The whole narrative presentation and aesthetic of the film is so charming and infinitely entertaining that the plot hardly matters. But the plot is pretty good too.
I've heard Wes Anderson is a pretty divisive director, but I am firmly pro-Anderson.
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Post by 🤯 on May 1, 2020 2:24:46 GMT
She better like it, or we're done. And by "we", I mean me and Wife. You guys might be done then. We might be done too. And by "we", I might mean you and me. I remember this being so much better when I watched it like 15 years ago?! What happened!?
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Post by RagnarokMike on May 1, 2020 6:08:56 GMT
The Grand Budapest HotelWhoever scripted this film is a genius. Quite possibly the best dialogue in any film I've seen. Masterfully executed by Ralph Fiennes. The English language is a truly beautiful creature when used correctly, and I can hardly think of a better illustration. The whole narrative presentation and aesthetic of the film is so charming and infinitely entertaining that the plot hardly matters. But the plot is pretty good too. I've heard Wes Anderson is a pretty divisive director, but I am firmly pro-Anderson. Really is brilliantly written, I even tried to look up the poems that Gustave kept being interrupted from completing, only to find out they were no whole poems, because they were all made up to be interrupted for the movie...all sounded like legitimate classical poetry. Such an amazing film.
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Post by Emperor on May 1, 2020 16:42:49 GMT
🤯, I want a better review than that. Even if you didn't like it.
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Post by 🤯 on May 1, 2020 17:58:47 GMT
🤯, I want a better review than that. Even if you didn't like it. Wife's main complaints were not enough Robin Williams, it was difficult for her to see past the characters just being young Matt Damon and young Ben Affleck (and it also being distracting how young they were), the math teacher from Thor being a creeper, and generally just not being invested in the characters. She mentioned, for instance, she didn't understand what about Damon's character Driver's character found all that attractive... or why their relationship meant all that much to either. She also thought they seriously lacked onscreen chemistry. Some of the overall blame for Wife's reaction might be owed to me too, as I told her before putting it on to brace for a tearjerker of an emotional ride. Maybe poor orphaned boy geniuses connecting with therapist over past childhood abuses and discussing love and soulmates isn't moving for her, even in her pregnant state? She did like the Boston-related nostalgia it inspired though. And she admitted it wasn't bad. Just not great. Or even good. "Meh" was the phrase she kept coming back to. You also have to consider Wife's movie tastes; in no particular order, her Top Five Faves are: The Birdcage, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Pretty Woman, Saving Private Ryan, and Apocalypto. So, it's hard to figure where something like Good Will Hunting would slot in. Anyway... I weirdly found myself agreeing with the "meh" takeaway too. In my case, I don't know what caused the huge decline in its standing between viewings. When I first watched it, I loved it and thought it was great. This time around, I oscillated between good and meh. Maybe having seen it before and knowing what little twists and turns to expect lessened some of the emotional impact? Also, on some pseudo intellectual level, it felt a little self-indulgent and pretentious as far as the writing? I think thinking back on it now, from an objective standpoint, it's good and works... so maybe it was just an issue with memory calibration and bar setting? Like, remembering it as a supposedly all-time great movie experience and powerfully raw emotional experience... and then, it was just good and not nearly as emotional as I remembered, so maybe by comparison it seemed meh? I don't know, man. It's a weird thing is all I can really say on my own behalf. That, and it definitely won't be making my Top 100... which would've surprised the me from 15 years ago.
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Post by Emperor on May 1, 2020 18:21:28 GMT
I will concede that the romance arc was one of the weaker parts of the movie, it was not as fleshed out as it should have been. That was the only imperfection in Good Will Hunting. Not enough Robin Williams is an odd complaint. Sure, he's not in every scene, but he is the second most important character outside of Damon, and the main driver (ha) of the character progression in the movie. He's also in most of the best scenes of the movie.
I appreciate few people will love it as much as I do. It is very much an Emperor film, which I may dive into more when it places #1 on the PW 90s list.
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Post by 🤯 on May 1, 2020 18:31:10 GMT
I will concede that the romance arc was one of the weaker parts of the movie, it was not as fleshed out as it should have been. That was the only imperfection in Good Will Hunting. Not enough Robin Williams is an odd complaint. Sure, he's not in every scene, but he is the second most important character outside of Damon, and the main driver (ha) of the character progression in the movie. He's also in most of the best scenes of the movie. I appreciate few people will love it as much as I do. It is very much an Emperor film, which I may dive into more when it places #1 on the PW 90s list. I wonder what the movie would've looked like and how it would've worked differently if you swap Robin Williams and Matt Damon, and Sean becomes the main character protagonist and Will becomes the side support character. I think there's honestly a potentially stronger story arc and more interesting movie there.
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Post by Emperor on May 3, 2020 12:47:58 GMT
Believer (2018)If you recall, and I'm sure you do, this Korean movie ranked #6 in Lionheart's Top 10 2018 movies thread. pwcom.proboards.com/thread/2025/lionhearts-top-edition-2018-movies?page=1My opinion of Believe is not quite as high as Lionheart's. It's an above average crime thriller. It never stops moving, it's always exciting, there's an element of mystery to it. But it doesn't have anything extra special beyond that. I have no particular desire to revisit it. Which is fine. Doesn't make it a bad film, not at all. It's a good 7/10 movie, does what it sets out to do. I had a good time. Thumbs up.
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Post by Lionheart on May 3, 2020 17:17:57 GMT
Believer (2018)If you recall, and I'm sure you do, this Korean movie ranked #6 in Lionheart 's Top 10 2018 movies thread. pwcom.proboards.com/thread/2025/lionhearts-top-edition-2018-movies?page=1My opinion of Believe is not quite as high as Lionheart's. It's an above average crime thriller. It never stops moving, it's always exciting, there's an element of mystery to it. But it doesn't have anything extra special beyond that. I have no particular desire to revisit it. Which is fine. Doesn't make it a bad film, not at all. It's a good 7/10 movie, does what it sets out to do. I had a good time. Thumbs up. Hah! I'm not sure your opinion is much lower than mine at all. #6 of such a modern year like 2018, considering how many movies I watched of that year, isn't exactly saying too much. That said, it was a very interesting and unique film with a certain flair of style that I can't say I've seen before. A bit unorthodox and not my favorite way for a movie to go about things, but I am very glad I watched it and sure enjoyed the ride and the fresh experience, even if it sometimes dragged a wee bit. The technical aspects were high though and filled in a lot of the blanks.
I agree that something essential to really filling out the movie just seemed to be missing though. Like there was a big opportunity for something...more clever or more meaningful or more rewarding to be there and there just wasn't. I would probably give it around the same rating - maybe a little higher at 7.5 or 8 for the bonus points of being so creative and having a great plot concept.
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Post by 🤯 on May 6, 2020 2:45:20 GMT
Just did Parasite on Hulu.
That was great!
So different.
Dug it.
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Post by Big Pete on May 6, 2020 10:51:50 GMT
This is what I wrote about it at the start of the year. ParasiteSpoilerI've been meaning to watch this for weeks now and only just got around to it. Watching it, I couldn't help but imagine what an American adaptation would look like. Not necessarily to shit on the US, but whether I was just giving it an easy pass for being an accessible foreign movie. For me, the first half of this film is so close to being just a good-ish heist comedy with extremely gullible rich people, but then it takes a hard left and keeps going in that direction that I felt completely hooked. I also have to give Joon-ho a lot of credit as it was such a well shot movie and I think the performances were entertaining enough while still feeling authentic. It would have been so easy to make the wealthy idiots, but if anything their worse crime was being so conceited.
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Definitely watch it. Were you as weary about the movie as I was?
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Post by RagnarokMike on May 6, 2020 11:52:05 GMT
Justice League Dark: Apocalypse War-Not one of their best, but it was a nice send-off for the post-Flashpoint universe.
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Post by 🤯 on May 6, 2020 13:10:08 GMT
This is what I wrote about it at the start of the year. ParasiteSpoilerI've been meaning to watch this for weeks now and only just got around to it. Watching it, I couldn't help but imagine what an American adaptation would look like. Not necessarily to shit on the US, but whether I was just giving it an easy pass for being an accessible foreign movie. For me, the first half of this film is so close to being just a good-ish heist comedy with extremely gullible rich people, but then it takes a hard left and keeps going in that direction that I felt completely hooked. I also have to give Joon-ho a lot of credit as it was such a well shot movie and I think the performances were entertaining enough while still feeling authentic. It would have been so easy to make the wealthy idiots, but if anything their worse crime was being so conceited. Spoiler
Definitely watch it. Were you as weary about the movie as I was? Weary, but for different reasons. Wife and I had no idea what Parasite was about, and based on name and our only other Joon-ho exposure being the weird Snowpiercer... we were honestly a little afraid it was going to be some super unsettling horror movie. Then, when I saw it listed as "comedy movie" on Hulu, I was like... huh? Hmmm. Then the first half was actually pretty entertaining as a heist comedy. And just at the point where we thought the story structure was getting perhaps a little predictable in so far as where it would go to get to the finish... it took that huge HARD LEFT. As they family was descending down into the basement, Wife and I were like: welp, OK... here's where it turns into unsettling horror. But instead, Joon-ho took horror elements and used them masterfully IMO to just add to the comedy and character development and story arc. And the climax was unexpected in the outcome (as far as who died, who lived, etc.) and we really enjoyed the teased/open-ended ending. In the end, we were left looking at each other like: well, that was somehow both not what we were expecting and exactly what we were expecting upon reflection. We both kinda liked how it was crafted so you felt bad for all the characters, but they all also had their flaws to be unlikable too. Made the characters more interesting, with more depth. Wife enjoyed pondering what the fuck would Min think when he returned from his studies abroad. Meanwhile, I wonder how much of different cultural import played into the movie and character motivations that don't 100% resonate to us as American viewers. Like, the importance of socioeconomic classes and respect seems to be more structured and pervasive in Korean culture than American... but maybe only just by a bit? And the fear/mockery of North Korea is interesting too. We still haven't seen the rest of the Best Picture nominees, so it's hard to make our own personal assessment, but overall... a very enjoyable movie experience. And I echo your comment on how well shot it was. So many shots were so aesthetically engaging and/or pleasing in their visual composure.
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Post by Big Pete on May 6, 2020 13:28:59 GMT
Oh yeah, that may have been one of my favourite aspects of the movie. Since the poster looked so unnerving, I was trying to guess what the movie was. Before the hard left, I thought the lower class family were going to find a way to steal the identities of the upper class family and would continue to try and manipulate their way to the top. I'm so glad I was wrong and instead we found out there was an even lower class.
I thought the living arrangements of the lower class family was a pretty big cultural issue. If it was an American movie, they'd be living in a trailer park out in the sticks. It would make the third act of the movie difficult to translate since it wouldn't be so easy to translate the house getting flooded or the parrallel between the two low socio-economic families.
I agree 100% that the movie stuck the landing.
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Post by Emperor on May 6, 2020 15:55:29 GMT
Just did Parasite on Hulu. That was great! So different. Dug it. So you like Korean movies? Great! Watch Memories of Murder, by the same director. The father of the poor family is also the lead in that movie, so there's one recognisable face.
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Post by 🤯 on May 12, 2020 20:01:15 GMT
Need a recommendation: Invisible Man or Little Women (Both new versions). Based purely on secondhand reviews/reactions, I'd suggest Little Women.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2020 21:43:22 GMT
Need a recommendation: Invisible Man or Little Women (Both new versions). I thought Invisible Man was good. Different take on it.
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Post by Big Pete on May 13, 2020 0:41:58 GMT
Invisible Man is the easier watch, Little Women was the better production but it's difficult to follow if you're not used to the source material. It remixes the story to highlight character development and themes that weren't apparant until much later in the story. It's a richer movie, but I feel it's the type of movie you have to watch after eating a hearty meal. You've got to make sure that ass stays planted.
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Post by 🤯 on May 13, 2020 2:31:47 GMT
Invisible Man is the easier watch, Little Women was the better production but it's difficult to follow if you're not used to the source material. It remixes the story to highlight character development and themes that weren't apparant until much later in the story. It's a richer movie, but I feel it's the type of movie you have to watch after eating a hearty meal. You've got to make sure that ass stays planted. So you're saying Little Women is an ass planter?
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Post by Big Pete on May 13, 2020 2:48:07 GMT
Invisible Man is the easier watch, Little Women was the better production but it's difficult to follow if you're not used to the source material. It remixes the story to highlight character development and themes that weren't apparant until much later in the story. It's a richer movie, but I feel it's the type of movie you have to watch after eating a hearty meal. You've got to make sure that ass stays planted. So you're saying Little Women is an ass planter? It's a commitment movie, you can't just slap that movie on and be into it, you've got to get your snacks in order, find a nice comfy chair and bunker down. If your SO is around, make sure she's strapped in for bonus points.
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Post by RagnarokMike on May 13, 2020 3:02:23 GMT
Funny Game-Yeah, no. Just skip it. Nothing interesting, cheap turns, boo, boo.
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