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Post by Baker on May 9, 2021 2:03:01 GMT
Ness the only other Ric I can think of is a financial planning(?) guy named Ric Edelman. I used to hear his commercials a lot on the radio. Think he had a radio show of his own. No idea if he's nationally known or just a small time local "celebrity."
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Post by c on May 9, 2021 2:05:34 GMT
Finally watched American Gangster. It was ok. Nothing compared to the great crime films, but watchable. Not sure why it got the hype it did though. Second half kind of dragged really badly.
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Post by Ness on May 9, 2021 2:12:17 GMT
Also how dumb am I for saying there's no only one nature boy... when that's actually not even true and is a famous thing to promo against Flair about. Hell Nature Boy could just be the US version of Tiger Mask, it's a title given to someone. Or is that what Mr. Wrestling was?
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I used to think the fact that the original MK movie just had Scorpion/SubZero as faceless fighters rather than mortal enemies was a major fail by the movie despite being excellent otherwise, but when you look at Scorpion's Revenge or the new MK movie you realize it OVERSHADOWS the tournament. So maybe that's why it wasn't included. Backstory and the need for them to face off is just too much to add, especially when the goal is to get to Liu Kang vs. Shang Tsung. Just not enough time to explore both in 90 minutes unless you opt for the 4 hr Snyder Cut. ALL MOVIES NEED A SNYDER CUT.
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Post by 🤯 on May 9, 2021 16:41:44 GMT
Sub Zero and Scorpion are MORTAL enemies!?!?
Man, I feel like they didn't make that nearly obvious enough in 1 & 2. I just figured they, and then later Reptile, were all part of the same team.
On the topic of movies, it's such a fucking shame Street Fighter was what it was. They botched that so bad it wasn't even like DCEU to MCU... It was like, I don't even know honestly. Even the god awful Mario movie seemed to respect its source material better despite all its massive issues.
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Post by Big Pete on May 9, 2021 17:24:07 GMT
Sub Zero and Scorpion are MORTAL enemies!?!? Man, I feel like they didn't make that nearly obvious enough in 1 & 2. I just figured they, and then later Reptile, were all part of the same team. On the topic of movies, it's such a fucking shame Street Fighter was what it was. They botched that so bad it wasn't even like DCEU to MCU... It was like, I don't even know honestly. Even the god awful Mario movie seemed to respect its source material better despite all its massive issues. Mate you couldn't be any more wrong.
It's like Karate Kid, Sub Zero was a part of the Lin Kuei while Scorpion was in some rival faction. Before MK1, Sub Zero KILLED Scorpion so Scorpion returned as a spectre looking to get his revenge which he achieves in Mortal Kombat 2.
There's actually two Sub Zeros. The original became Noob Saibot while the other became maskless and was a straight up babyface. Scorpion originally didn't appear in MK3 since he fulfilled his purpose but then they wanted to sell more editions so he returned in the Ultimate and Trilogy edition.
They kind of went crazy with Ninjas and Robots after that. They brought in a Yellow and Red Robot to assassinate the New Sub Zero for turning his back on the Lin Kuei. Not only was there Scorpion and Reptile but they included Smoke (grey), Rain (Purple), Noob Saibot (Black) and Ermac (Red). Ermac was a reference to the auditing screen where the game would keep a tally over the number of times it had been beaten, encountered Reptile and ERMACS. ERMACS was just a piece of code left-over to pick up coding errors but it became so popular they introduced him to UMK3.
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Post by 🤯 on May 9, 2021 17:35:06 GMT
Sub Zero and Scorpion are MORTAL enemies!?!? Man, I feel like they didn't make that nearly obvious enough in 1 & 2. I just figured they, and then later Reptile, were all part of the same team. On the topic of movies, it's such a fucking shame Street Fighter was what it was. They botched that so bad it wasn't even like DCEU to MCU... It was like, I don't even know honestly. Even the god awful Mario movie seemed to respect its source material better despite all its massive issues. Mate you couldn't be any more wrong. It's like Karate Kid, Sub Zero was a part of the Lin Kuei while Scorpion was in some rival faction. Before MK1, Sub Zero KILLED Scorpion so Scorpion returned as a spectre looking to get his revenge which he achieves in Mortal Kombat 2. There's actually two Sub Zeros. The original became Noob Saibot while the other became maskless and was a straight up babyface. Scorpion originally didn't appear in MK3 since he fulfilled his purpose but then they wanted to sell more editions so he returned in the Ultimate and Trilogy edition. They kind of went crazy with Ninjas and Robots after that. They brought in a Yellow and Red Robot to assassinate the New Sub Zero for turning his back on the Lin Kuei. Not only was there Scorpion and Reptile but they included Smoke (grey), Rain (Purple), Noob Saibot (Black) and Ermac (Red). Ermac was a reference to the auditing screen where the game would keep a tally over the number of times it had been beaten, encountered Reptile and ERMACS. ERMACS was just a piece of code left-over to pick up coding errors but it became so popular they introduced him to UMK3. I'm so lost. I only played the arcade games for 1 & 2 when they were still a thing. There were storylines in the games beyond just fight to the death?
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Post by Big Pete on May 9, 2021 17:59:15 GMT
Mate you couldn't be any more wrong. It's like Karate Kid, Sub Zero was a part of the Lin Kuei while Scorpion was in some rival faction. Before MK1, Sub Zero KILLED Scorpion so Scorpion returned as a spectre looking to get his revenge which he achieves in Mortal Kombat 2. There's actually two Sub Zeros. The original became Noob Saibot while the other became maskless and was a straight up babyface. Scorpion originally didn't appear in MK3 since he fulfilled his purpose but then they wanted to sell more editions so he returned in the Ultimate and Trilogy edition. They kind of went crazy with Ninjas and Robots after that. They brought in a Yellow and Red Robot to assassinate the New Sub Zero for turning his back on the Lin Kuei. Not only was there Scorpion and Reptile but they included Smoke (grey), Rain (Purple), Noob Saibot (Black) and Ermac (Red). Ermac was a reference to the auditing screen where the game would keep a tally over the number of times it had been beaten, encountered Reptile and ERMACS. ERMACS was just a piece of code left-over to pick up coding errors but it became so popular they introduced him to UMK3. I'm so lost. I only played the arcade games for 1 & 2 when they were still a thing. There were storylines in the games beyond just fight to the death? Yeah if you let the games idle character prologues would appear.
Then if you beat the game they'd tell you how each character celebrated. Some were obviously bs but some would turn out to be true in later games.
The point I was making is that the game went overboard with the palette swap ninjas and cyborgs and it almost became like that crazy Sonic the Hedgehog comic where they introduced all these new characters and spent more time on them than any of the OG characters. They even had a side comic with Knuckles where it was borderline a Smurfs rip-off except they were all Knuckles clones, even the women looked just like Knuckles.
Anyways MK was fairly straight forward. Meanwhile something like Tekken was so vague, all you had was the opening video and then whatever ending you got. The endings would range from bad-ass, to silly to just downright creepy.
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Post by Ness on May 9, 2021 18:01:31 GMT
Mate you couldn't be any more wrong. It's like Karate Kid, Sub Zero was a part of the Lin Kuei while Scorpion was in some rival faction. Before MK1, Sub Zero KILLED Scorpion so Scorpion returned as a spectre looking to get his revenge which he achieves in Mortal Kombat 2. There's actually two Sub Zeros. The original became Noob Saibot while the other became maskless and was a straight up babyface. Scorpion originally didn't appear in MK3 since he fulfilled his purpose but then they wanted to sell more editions so he returned in the Ultimate and Trilogy edition. They kind of went crazy with Ninjas and Robots after that. They brought in a Yellow and Red Robot to assassinate the New Sub Zero for turning his back on the Lin Kuei. Not only was there Scorpion and Reptile but they included Smoke (grey), Rain (Purple), Noob Saibot (Black) and Ermac (Red). Ermac was a reference to the auditing screen where the game would keep a tally over the number of times it had been beaten, encountered Reptile and ERMACS. ERMACS was just a piece of code left-over to pick up coding errors but it became so popular they introduced him to UMK3. I'm so lost. I only played the arcade games for 1 & 2 when they were still a thing. There were storylines in the games beyond just fight to the death? Don't worry 🤯 since Smoke (a secret character first a ninja than a cyborg) used Scorpion's classic "get over here" move (without the phrase) so it's like he was in the game all along.
Always kinda interested how certain characters miss games. Kano and Sonja trapped in Shao Kahn's garden in MK2 for whatever reason. Or was it Johnny Cage?
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Post by Big Pete on May 9, 2021 18:05:28 GMT
I'm so lost. I only played the arcade games for 1 & 2 when they were still a thing. There were storylines in the games beyond just fight to the death? Don't worry 🤯 since Smoke (a secret character first a ninja than a cyborg) used Scorpion's classic "get over here" move (without the phrase) so it's like he was in the game all along.
Always kinda interested how certain characters miss games. Kano and Sonja trapped in Shao Kahn's garden in MK2 for whatever reason. Or was it Johnny Cage?
Nope Sonya because nobody wanted to play as the girl.
Johnny Cage gets killed off in the opening minutes of the second movie which is what you could be conflating it with. Or MK3.
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Post by Ness on May 9, 2021 18:07:42 GMT
Don't worry 🤯 since Smoke (a secret character first a ninja than a cyborg) used Scorpion's classic "get over here" move (without the phrase) so it's like he was in the game all along.
Always kinda interested how certain characters miss games. Kano and Sonja trapped in Shao Kahn's garden in MK2 for whatever reason. Or was it Johnny Cage?
Nope Sonya because nobody wanted to play as the girl.
Johnny Cage gets killed off in the opening minutes of the second movie which is what you could be conflating it with. Or MK3.
Maybe that's why they brought back the old pallet swap for Kitana and Mileena, figured that same mindset wouldn't be a factor because NINJA.
MK2 always felt like the odd one anyway. No combos and since I could never beat Kintaro both rounds as a kid I mostly stuck to MK3.
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Post by @admin on May 10, 2021 4:17:22 GMT
I watched a really great movie called Waves last night on the prompting of a friend. It was shot beautifully (if you liked Moonlight you'll love this), featured really deep character development for all of the main characters (not just the one who seemed like they were going to be the major protagonist) - and above all that soundtrack! It was literally like someone had logged into my Spotify account. I've seen Taylor Russell in a couple of films now and I think she's a marvellous actress and surely set for imminent stardom (maybe after the Luca Guadagnino film she's going to be in later this year?) but everyone in this was great. Definitely one I'd recommend for some of our more contemporary posters like Big Pete & PB
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Post by RagnarokMike on May 10, 2021 8:42:46 GMT
Swiss Army Man: Bizarrely charming picture, Dano is great and Radcliffe does as best could be expected considering the role. Just not much to really classify the picture. One of a kind, really.
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Post by PB on May 10, 2021 9:11:24 GMT
I watched a really great movie called Waves last night on the prompting of a friend. It was shot beautifully (if you liked Moonlight you'll love this), featured really deep character development for all of the main characters (not just the one who seemed like they were going to be the major protagonist) - and above all that soundtrack! It was literally like someone had logged into my Spotify account. I've seen Taylor Russell in a couple of films now and I think she's a marvellous actress and surely set for imminent stardom (maybe after the Luca Guadagnino film she's going to be in later this year?) but everyone in this was great. Definitely one I'd recommend for some of our more contemporary posters like Big Pete & PB It's been on my to-watch list for a while - thanks for the reminder.
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Post by 🤯 on May 13, 2021 2:45:42 GMT
The Favorite Strobe, PB, Big Pete, @hr - yinz seen this? So good. Reminds me of Kaufman, Kubrick, Coens, Carnage, Synecdoche, Lobster (with of course Lobster making sense).
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Post by 🤯 on May 13, 2021 12:35:59 GMT
The Favorite Strobe, PB, Big Pete, @hr - yinz seen this? So good. Reminds me of Kaufman, Kubrick, Coens, Carnage, Synecdoche, Lobster (with of course Lobster making sense). Meant to include Aronofsky as well. Whoops! I'm very curious and eager to rewatch (especially sober -_-) to see how well it holds up and what other little nuances I might've missed. But so many aspects of the actual production seem so intentional and laden with meaning and purpose aimed at the viewer. The music and editing, lighting and framing and use of the fishbowl lens... So much thought into clearly designing an uncomfortable experience for the viewer so that the trapped discomfort the characters feel is felt by us. And the cuts and scenes are just jarring enough to produce the confusion and disorientation the characters also seem to feel and suffer through. The swerve (to me, at least) about Anne's 17+ miscarriages caught me off guard and hit me right in the feels. The costume design and makeup was excellent, and served to enhance all the aforementioned technical aspects for the production as well as the power house performances from Olivia, Rachel, and Emma. Hilarious and dark and brilliant. I could see this movie landing among my Top 100 on rewatch. It's hauntingly good. Highly recommend. Even if not high.
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Post by @admin on May 14, 2021 0:20:40 GMT
I haven't seen it 🤯 but I've watched the tv series The Great which is made by some of the same people and apparently quite similar. If you enjoyed the movie I'm sure you'd find the show hilarious too.
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Post by 🤯 on May 14, 2021 0:41:50 GMT
I haven't seen it 🤯 but I've watched the tv series The Great which is made by some of the same people and apparently quite similar. If you enjoyed the movie I'm sure you'd find the show hilarious too. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll try to seek it out. Then the question will become tough... What's better: The Favorite, or The Great? Because as Strobe will tell you, they are not interchangeably equivalent.
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Post by 🤯 on May 14, 2021 1:46:15 GMT
Welp, @admin struck gold. For as much as I liked episode one, Wife is fucking HOOKED. Looks like they reused the exact same set though. Having deja vu in at least three of these rooms.
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Post by mikec on May 15, 2021 3:31:12 GMT
Watched Boys State on Apple TV tonight. It’s good. I went to Missouri Boys State when I was in high school so that helped but I thought it was a good doc even without that added context. The kids were interesting and it had a few big moments it built to with some victory and defeat.
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Post by Strobe on May 15, 2021 22:25:04 GMT
Never cared much for Zac because I have a seriously hatred for anyone that shortens the name. I don't mind if you use a K or an H at the end, but eliminating one letter all together is a sin much like spelling jTjohncenaGOAT as Geoff. Yeah I said it. But Efron in Baywatch was a candidate. I liked the movie and I'm sure his manlet stud ass was why.
Thoughts on Ric dropping the K? But is it dropping the K? It is short for Richard. You can go to Rich, then Ric. It could be argued the spelling Rick is adding a needless K. Zachary > Zach > Zac Richard > Rich > Ric So at least in Flair's case, the dropping of the H results in a different pronunciation, unlike the Zac example. The Favorite Strobe , PB , Big Pete , @hr - yinz seen this? So good. Reminds me of Kaufman, Kubrick, Coens, Carnage, Synecdoche, Lobster (with of course Lobster making sense). Been on the ever-increasing list since it came out. I will add The Great to it as well.
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Post by Ness on May 16, 2021 15:34:15 GMT
Are fans and critics just overly critical of movies or do I just have shit taste?
One thing I like to do after watching a film is looking over it's Wiki page. Seriously one of the most underrated perks of the internet. I like to see if there's more involved in a series, future, seeing who the actors are if they're familiar, etc. Too often after viewing my thoughts are rarely shared as movies I tend to like always read as "critically panned, negative reviews" like WTF. I dunno, maybe my expectations are low. A random prequel slasher reboot... what exactly are you going in expecting here?
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Post by 🤯 on May 16, 2021 20:53:22 GMT
Are fans and critics just overly critical of movies or do I just have shit taste? One thing I like to do after watching a film is looking over it's Wiki page. Seriously one of the most underrated perks of the internet. I like to see if there's more involved in a series, future, seeing who the actors are if they're familiar, etc. Too often after viewing my thoughts are rarely shared as movies I tend to like always read as "critically panned, negative reviews" like WTF. I dunno, maybe my expectations are low. A random prequel slasher reboot... what exactly are you going in expecting here?
Give us some specific examples! I'm so curious now, and will gladly discuss anything I've seen before too.
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Post by Ness on May 16, 2021 21:00:27 GMT
Are fans and critics just overly critical of movies or do I just have shit taste? One thing I like to do after watching a film is looking over it's Wiki page. Seriously one of the most underrated perks of the internet. I like to see if there's more involved in a series, future, seeing who the actors are if they're familiar, etc. Too often after viewing my thoughts are rarely shared as movies I tend to like always read as "critically panned, negative reviews" like WTF. I dunno, maybe my expectations are low. A random prequel slasher reboot... what exactly are you going in expecting here?
Give us some specific examples! I'm so curious now, and will gladly discuss anything I've seen before too. Waiting for starters. But we're already in agreement with that. Things like most slasher films seem to get it for instance I watched Texas Chainsaw The Beginning. A prequel to a remake of the original film. So basically just another event in the timeline. At this point ain't nobody on the fence with Leatherface and his people. I would say more often than not these types of films get shit on and okay sure, but watching it I didn't think anything was too bad. Didn't drag in place where nothing was happening. I consider these types of films more suspense than horror, so I won't fault it for lack of scares. Still I'm trying to figure out what someone that sits down for a film like this is expecting.
Same with Zombie's Halloween. Yeah it's not our Mike Myers (oh behave baybay) and maybe it didn't need to exist, but it's hardly even a contender for worst film ever. I just think people like having power. Thumbs down, bring me another goblet of cider pronto peasant!
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Post by c on May 16, 2021 21:18:25 GMT
The reviews for the new Saw movie are hilarious takes on this. People got so pissed at the ending they fucking raged, despite it being very fitting of a Saw film.
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Post by 🤯 on May 16, 2021 21:32:39 GMT
Give us some specific examples! I'm so curious now, and will gladly discuss anything I've seen before too. Â Waiting for starters. But we're already in agreement with that. Things like most slasher films seem to get it for instance I watched Texas Chainsaw The Beginning. A prequel to a remake of the original film. So basically just another event in the timeline. At this point ain't nobody on the fence with Leatherface and his people. I would say more often than not these types of films get shit on and okay sure, but watching it I didn't think anything was too bad. Didn't drag in place where nothing was happening. I consider these types of films more suspense than horror, so I won't fault it for lack of scares. Still I'm trying to figure out what someone that sits down for a film like this is expecting. Same with Zombie's Halloween. Yeah it's not our Mike Myers (oh behave baybay) and maybe it didn't need to exist, but it's hardly even a contender for worst film ever. I just think people like having power. Thumbs down, bring me another goblet of cider pronto peasant!
Shit, I make that offer and then we immediately go to horror slasher prequel sequels... an entire swath of film outside of my viewing history or interest. But I do agree the reviews for such movies, whether from critics or fans, they should really be tempered beforehand based on genre and objective of the particular movie.
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Post by 🤯 on May 20, 2021 2:13:02 GMT
Rewatched Carnage with mother-in-law while Wife is at the first post-vax Heather's Bitches (it's been a year plus) It was a hit, and I loved it so much but still struggle to bump anything out of my Top 10 for it. So I guess it remains as my #11, but it's definitely nipping at Sicario's heels. If you haven't seen it, see it. Worth the $3.99 plus tax and even then some. Also, Kate Winslet is so low key super attractive. Right!?
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Post by UT on May 20, 2021 2:18:32 GMT
Rewatched Carnage with mother-in-law while Wife is at the first post-vax Heather's Bitches (it's been a year plus) It was a hit, and I loved it so much but still struggle to bump anything out of my Top 10 for it. So I guess it remains as my #11, but it's definitely nipping at Sicario's heels. If you haven't seen it, see it. Worth the $3.99 plus tax and even then some. Also, Kate Winslet is so low key super attractive. Right!? Low Key? I thought it was general knowledge.
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Post by 🤯 on May 20, 2021 2:30:46 GMT
Rewatched Carnage with mother-in-law while Wife is at the first post-vax Heather's Bitches (it's been a year plus) It was a hit, and I loved it so much but still struggle to bump anything out of my Top 10 for it. So I guess it remains as my #11, but it's definitely nipping at Sicario's heels. If you haven't seen it, see it. Worth the $3.99 plus tax and even then some. Also, Kate Winslet is so low key super attractive. Right!? Low Key? I thought it was general knowledge. Is it? I feel like she's never been on that stupid Margot Robbie/Megan Fox/etc. pedestal. Maybe that's what I meant. She deserves to be. Granted, I also get why she's not. When she wants to, if the character makes it make sense, she can somehow sometimes also look quite homely. But Carnage was an instance where she was nothing short of stunning IMO. Vomit not excluded.
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Post by Emperor on May 21, 2021 21:46:05 GMT
Broadcast News (1987)
There are many things I love about this film. Let's start at the beginning.
The story opens with short scenes featuring three children. The first is a young child talking to his father. The short conversation establishes that he is handsome, he studies hard, but his grades are disappointing. He promises to try harder. This is Tom, played by William Hurt. The second is a kid who graduates high school at 15. His graduation speech is arrogant. He is beat up by his 18 year old peers, but continues to talk trash, saying "you'll never make more than $19,000". This is Aaron, played by Albert Brooks. Finally, a young girl typing a report while reading the words out loud. Her father tells her to go to bed, suggesting she is obsessive. She confronts her father, confidently correcting him on his use of the word "obsessive". She turns to leave, then goes back to kiss her father before leaving. This is Jane, played by Holly Hunter.
Although we aren't told explicitly which adult characters these people turn out to be, it is immediately obvious when we first see them because of their distinct personalities.
There are three protagonist, but Jane is definitely the star of the show. Noteworthy at that time because it was rare to see a domineering female lead in a movie. Adult Jane is obsessive, but more importantly, she's a control freak, and that makes her impeccable at what she does - she's a news producer. However her neuroticism dominates her life. She experiences daily mental breakdowns, she puts tremendous pressure on herself, and behaves strangely (although still likeable) in social situations. She's a fascinating character, compelling to watch because of her ruthless directness, but also mystifing - some of her lines defy explanation, yet they feel natural when she speaks the words.
As you could guess, the film is set as a News Station, full of pristine suits, and the film revolves around a love triangle. Aaron loves Jane (and has done for a while, it seems), Jane loves Tom but doesn't want to admit it to herself, and Tom loves Jane.
Adult Tom is what you'd expect from the prologue: he is news anchor whose looks and charisma have gifted him a wonderful career despite his lack of intelligence and knowledge. A stereotype normally associated with a female flipped on its head. However, he's not completely stupid: he has a constant desire to improve and is open about his shortcomings, which makes him an endearing character. At least to the audience, if not to Aaron and (at first) Jane. Him tripping over his own words is often comical, especially when the relentless Holly picks up on them.
Aaron feels like an Oscar Wilde character: his every sentence is a well-crafted quip, written from a script. Yet it doesn't come across as scripted, and that's thanks to Albert Brooks' wonderful portrayal. Just like his 15-year old self who graduated high school years early, he's smart, cocky, and puts himself on a pedestal above others despite his moderate success. Especially above Tom, whom he views with contempt.
The interplay with these three deep personalities and the frantic world they live in - brilliantly captured in one of the early scenes featuring utter chaos as Jane tries to cram an extra montage into a news reel minutes before airtime - drives the film. The characters speak with a refreshing honesty without losing their authenticity or their humanity. There are many memorable scenes and lines. One of my favourites is when Aaron eats humble pie and asks Tom for help since he is scheduled to do a big broadcast. Tom immediately corrects him on a number of things. This establishes that although Aaron has the booksmarts, he has a lot to learn about presentation and how to act on camera. Tom lives and breathes this art, which is why he has been so successful.
Other memorable scenes display the behind the scenes news itself. We see Tom perform a broadcast while Jane whispers information in his ear and gives him time cues. The scene is directed flawlessly - capturing perfectly Tom delivering his lines with perfect poise while at the same time absorbing Jane's words and speaking them seconds after they hit his ear. Really captures the difficulty of news broadcasting. We can also compare Jane to Vince McMahon and Tom to Michael Cole. The parallel fits like a glove. Finally we have the comic highlight of the film, Aaron's broadcast:
Besides the romantic angles and the inner workings of a news network, a major plot point is redundancy. For some reason the network is losing money and they have to let a lot of people go. Of course, we are living in the pandemic world now so this is all familiar to us. The plot takes it very seriously, and it is front and centre in the second half of the film, also aiding to ram up the romantic tension.
Speaking of the romance, Jane finally starts to acknowledge her feelings for Tom but finds it difficult to fully commit. She admits to Aaron that she loves Tom. Aaron, of course, is not impressed, provoking an argument. It's a very odd romantic argument, well-acted but I can't admit to fully understanding it. One of the more confusing scenes of the film for me. Shortly after this, Jane and Aaron talk on the phone. He wants to meet. He says "I'll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time." Jane immediately responds "OK I'll meet you there". Lost in translation without the voices, but it got a good laugh.
The redundancies cause the characters to go their separate ways. Seven years later, the epilogue. Tom has been promoted to head anchor and gives a speech. Aaron is there, with a child. Jane is also there; she mentions she has a fiancee. Tom's fiancee is there, a woman he met and briefly teased romance with earlier in the movie. A romantic film involving a love triangle where none of the three love interests end up together; but instead with other people. Surprising, perhaps, yet it works, and it's beautiful, and it feels like it shouldn't be any other way.
There are many other plot points, set ups and pay offs I've failed to mention, but there are many of them, and they're all great. I haven't even talked aboutJack Nicholson's cameo as the anchor of all anchors. He does very little but when he arrives on set, the audience is as much in awe of his presence as are the employees. His presence is undeniable, overshadowing everyone around him.
Roger Ebert, who has an uncanny ability to get to the core message of any film, a skill I wish I possessed, said this: "It is about three people who toy with the idea of love, but are obsessed by the idea of making television." Broadcast News revels in its unconventionality, subject matter, and attention to detail. Combine that with top tier writing and acting, and you have a wonderful film.
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Post by c on May 22, 2021 14:03:27 GMT
Gave Army of the Dead a watch. Bautista is great in this, and it is a good zombie film, but nothing special really. Film is hurt by making Bautista a generic actor star and not really letting him shine at all and basically making him a side character instead of letting him lead. Story is the generic zombie story you expect from Snyder. Weirdest thing about the movie is the lack of Snyder shots. Has some, but feels toned down from his normal overly dramatic style.
So, good for a zombie film, but not a great film otherwise and really dropped the ball on using Bautista who could have brought so much more to the film.
Can't wait for Knives Out 2 where we will get to see what the big guy can do in terms of acting out of action roles, since he wants to move away from them.
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