Movie opinions thread (what have you seen, what did you think?)
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The Ritual - builds up a really strong sense of foreboding through the first hour or more, then fumbles the ending. Strong acting. Everything but the ending is solid, but the ending, man, just feels like everyone went hmm, no idea what to do here. I know it's based on a novel and maybe that's how the novel ends, but damn, change it to make it halfway watchable.
Not recommended.
Not recommended.
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Watched The Green Room and it was a very intense movie. Almost shut it off because of the gore when shit has officially gone south, but stuck with it. Definitely did not see it unwind the way I imagined it would.
Interestingly, the main characters never really get names, so I named them halfhand and blonde for the wife to know who I was talking about. The neonazis has names though, not like they needed them.
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I guess it sort of is in how it builds tension more by what you don't know and don't see, at least for the first two acts.
Then it mostly abandons that and it works... okay. Then the ending is just bad. At least it's not found footage.
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They actually have the sale twice a year now, all of August and then all of November, I've got a whole list of stuff to pick up this year. Here's hoping B&N stays in business that long, they've been having store closures recently.
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I probably should have had a warning up for the gore as it is realistic and unexpected, especially
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I really enjoyed the paintball story and how they used that to hype themselves for the final showdown, face paint and all.
I'm keen to see what the director does next. You should check out Blue Ruin if you haven't seen it, it is the better movie of the two.
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I must just be incredibly desensitized, because while those scenes were wince inducing I wouldn't say I was "shocked" by them. You don't have to listen to me though, I'm the same weirdo who didn't think Logan was violent enough.
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It shocked me because the scenes were unexpected. There was no real lead up to them, they just happened - unlike say, the fire extinguisher scene in Irreversible, which you can sense it's building up to. Perhaps "shocked" is too dramatic an expression here though. It's the tension and realism in Green Room that makes those scenes so uncomfortable.
Speaking of Irreversible, that movie is complete tension and unease throughout. It's been years since I saw it and I'm not in a rush to see it again. I Stand Alone is also a messed up ride.
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That's an apt label for that category, for me early Francois Ozon films are that kind of a messed up ride (Sitcom & Les Amants Criminels).
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Checked out Green Room too...Thought it was really good only thing was i was disappointed in was expecting Picard too be some scary ass mofo from what the trailer lead you to believe. Sad the lead actor died so young.
I'll check out Blue Ruin next.
Hitmans Bodyguard - Over the top action and few chuckles...Trailer was better overall.
Swagger-man 3 -i dont think i ever finish the film last time around and this time around i did. This was still really bad film. Peter parking trying to have swagger was hilarious and cringy. Also way too many villains, each one could have easily been enough on their own. Probably been better off just having the Venom story line.
I'll check out Blue Ruin next.
Hitmans Bodyguard - Over the top action and few chuckles...Trailer was better overall.
Swagger-man 3 -i dont think i ever finish the film last time around and this time around i did. This was still really bad film. Peter parking trying to have swagger was hilarious and cringy. Also way too many villains, each one could have easily been enough on their own. Probably been better off just having the Venom story line.
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I thought it was Yelchin!
If you like Yelchin movies, check out Odd Thomas on NFLX.
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Been a long time since I've seen it but I recall thinking that movie would've been way better had they completely removed Venom. Raimi had said all along that he hated Venom, Sandman seemed much more in line with the tragic backstories of the previous villains, you would've lost the cringey dancing scene and all of the Fallout Boy-derman bullshit and it would've had 100% less Topher Grace.
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Criterion does em in their online shop a few times a year as well, between the two and the normal Amazon discounting the MSRP on them is a joke.
I picked up Silence of the Lambs and Night of the Living Dead from this sale, haven’t watched either in a long time
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I grabbed those too, with the Amazon preorder pricing guarantee I ended up getting them for about 18 bucks apiece with release day delivery (because I'm a prime member)
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scarlett johansson isn't that great of an actress. she's more of a girlfriend in the background/ college student kind of character. she does not belong in all these action flicks they put her in.
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Watched only the brave. Homoerotic jock dogshit of the highest order, reserved only for those who think dipping their nutsack in their pals beer while he takes a piss is cutting edge satire.
However, either an Oscar nomination for the make up team that worked on Jeff Bridges, or I'm sorry to say that Jeff Bridges is about to die.
However, either an Oscar nomination for the make up team that worked on Jeff Bridges, or I'm sorry to say that Jeff Bridges is about to die.
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The Dead Eyes of London
A German funster thriller from the 1960's about a gang that kidnaps and then murders wealthy visiting businessmen in London, kind of tongue-in-cheek, young Klaus Kinski in a supporting role.
2/5
Yves Saint Laurent
Jalil Lespert's new autobiographical film about the fashion designer's early career, Pierre Niney really looks the part and the runway scenes are fucking mint, otherwise rather wooden acting, but in general a really cool film with the atmosphere that only the french can do.
3/5
A German funster thriller from the 1960's about a gang that kidnaps and then murders wealthy visiting businessmen in London, kind of tongue-in-cheek, young Klaus Kinski in a supporting role.
2/5
Yves Saint Laurent
Jalil Lespert's new autobiographical film about the fashion designer's early career, Pierre Niney really looks the part and the runway scenes are fucking mint, otherwise rather wooden acting, but in general a really cool film with the atmosphere that only the french can do.
3/5
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Black Panther
-best superhero movie to date
-best superhero movie to date
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Oh man. B&N are a disaster. Their leadership has a pretty clear way of turning things around (by providing what Amazon cannot), but they don't want to. Their C-level people get millions in bonuses when they increase "cash on hand". And you lose cash on hand when you actually invest in your company. So they're basically bleeding it dry, laying off people somewhat slowly, and letting it die a painful death. I think B&N will be around for this year's Criterion sale. But 2019, maybe no. 2020, they're gone.
Edit: Get this. On Monday, about 7 full time employees per store were laid off with no notice, given 2 weeks of pay as severance, and given an application to reapply to the store at minimum wage.
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Yeah, I read about that, gonna have to scoop everything on my list this year