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You're a little dense, aren't you?
Ah, well, then you misinterpreted what I wrote. I was not referring to the fans' entitledness. That was literally their least offensive aspect at that point.
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Movie opinions thread (what have you seen, what did you think?)
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Ah, well, then you misinterpreted what I wrote. I was not referring to the fans' entitledness. That was literally their least offensive aspect at that point.
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The Night is Short, Walk on by Girl- If you like Paprika and other mind bending anime this might be for you. It's about a young woman who goes out binge drinking and ends up getting mixed up in all sorts of random shit. It shifts multiple animation styles, has musical numbers, a love story, all kinds of stuff. It's a lot to take in but very entertain and well made. The trailers and reviews don't do it justice, it's insane.
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Glass - I honestly can't remember ever being more pissed off at a movie's ending than the one in Glass. It's insanely bad. Completely unearned, the audience has zero stake in what's revealed, monologue from Sarah Paulson and a line from Glass's mom that made me literally laugh out loud and that's it? Rest of the movie had awful pacing and bad characters but it maintained a little intrigue due to the possibilities for the ending.
Then that. Wow.
Then that. Wow.
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Hold the Dark.
I don’t get all the hate. Perhaps not as formulaic as Saulnier’s Blue Ruin or Green Room, but it was oddly mesmerising, perhaps a little long. The violence was as real as it gets, and packed a punch. What hit me the most though was the morgue scene. I felt a lump in my throat and if I didn’t hold it back I could of let the tears flow. Not many films have caused such an instant emotional reaction out of me.
That’s 3 from 3 for me with Saulnier.
I don’t get all the hate. Perhaps not as formulaic as Saulnier’s Blue Ruin or Green Room, but it was oddly mesmerising, perhaps a little long. The violence was as real as it gets, and packed a punch. What hit me the most though was the morgue scene. I felt a lump in my throat and if I didn’t hold it back I could of let the tears flow. Not many films have caused such an instant emotional reaction out of me.
That’s 3 from 3 for me with Saulnier.
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Yeah, I thought the movie was great until the ending. Looking back, the ending actually makes sense but is still disappointing. I was expecting an epic battle in the skyscrapers, motherfucker!!
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When it comes to Star Wars, probably.... but you'll have to explain why a 4-word subtitle is Disney's desperate attempt at a make-good. Because it's a Skywalker that's "rising"? So what? Fans aren't mad because there aren't enough Skywalkers. They're mad because the movies are poorly-written garbage (and some fans are mad because of culture war bullshit). If the implication is that Rey will be a Skywalker (which will somehow make fans who hated Last Jedi happy?), everyone assumed that from the second they announced the main character. If there's some insight into Star Wars fans that I don't have because I'm not one, by all means, enlighten me but it was always my impression that this was supposed to be the end of "the Skywalker saga" so the word Skywalker being in the last film's subtitle isn't the least bit surprising or revelatory.
Can't imagine what else you'd be so disappointed by. Star Wars has been bad for twenty years and vapid popcorn entertainment for forty years. Its fans have always been sad and socially maladjusted.
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Finished the Joe Bob Dinners of Death which included:
Dead or Alive (1999): I haven't seen much Miike (Audition and Ichi the Killer are it, I think) but dude definitely knows how to make sure you remember his movies. A pretty boilerplate yakuza movie for about 90% of the runtime punctuated with absolutely batshit scenes of Japanese-style weirdness and depravity topped off by a finale that escalates from standard issue to cool to "WTF!?" in the span of five minutes. Definitely enjoyed it and Riki Takeuchi is one smooth motherfucker but I don't know if the random diversions in to bizarro perversions make the movie better or worse.
Blood Rage is a goofy 80s slasher flick with a good/evil twin gimmick (but more mopey twin/smug prick twin). It's D-tier bad but it almost makes its way back to being fun-bad because the main actor is a ham and a few of the gore effects are neat.
Dead or Alive (1999): I haven't seen much Miike (Audition and Ichi the Killer are it, I think) but dude definitely knows how to make sure you remember his movies. A pretty boilerplate yakuza movie for about 90% of the runtime punctuated with absolutely batshit scenes of Japanese-style weirdness and depravity topped off by a finale that escalates from standard issue to cool to "WTF!?" in the span of five minutes. Definitely enjoyed it and Riki Takeuchi is one smooth motherfucker but I don't know if the random diversions in to bizarro perversions make the movie better or worse.
Blood Rage is a goofy 80s slasher flick with a good/evil twin gimmick (but more mopey twin/smug prick twin). It's D-tier bad but it almost makes its way back to being fun-bad because the main actor is a ham and a few of the gore effects are neat.
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The Alchemist’s Cookbook
Has a really strong sense of atmosphere, almost up to the level of The Witch, about a guy who lives out in the woods away from society, and conducts chemistry experiments, preparing for a satanic ritual of some kind, to summon a demon to grant his stupid wishes. Low expectations going in, but the acting was good and movie creepier than expected.
Has a really strong sense of atmosphere, almost up to the level of The Witch, about a guy who lives out in the woods away from society, and conducts chemistry experiments, preparing for a satanic ritual of some kind, to summon a demon to grant his stupid wishes. Low expectations going in, but the acting was good and movie creepier than expected.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) -- Deep down under its thick skin of dumb action, boring stunts, CG explosions and pointless mayhem this little big gem of an faceless potboiler has the warmest and most humane message to manifest:
I can't do it, they are live! ...just like me.
Needless to say, I'll never, never, never ever gonna treat another clone the way I did before. Cross my heart and hope to die. I didn't weep so much since "Billy and the Cloneasaurus" in the first grade. Thankfully, there was a cliffhanger present.
I can't do it, they are live! ...just like me.
Needless to say, I'll never, never, never ever gonna treat another clone the way I did before. Cross my heart and hope to die. I didn't weep so much since "Billy and the Cloneasaurus" in the first grade. Thankfully, there was a cliffhanger present.
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You will never get those two hours of life back.
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Well, I slept halfway through, but either way: you're right.
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Endgame yesterday. About to see it again now. Had to sneak into a later showing because I was in concession line for a fucking hour, fuck that. Anyway, was cool but all the nerd fuckers cheering last night, missed punchlines and dialogue so gonna have at it again. Breakfast tacos in my pocket and bought a drink.
Edit: I hear a baby in the audience for this showing, asking questions and there’s nothing on the screen yet.
There were some cheer worthy moments and wtf gtfo moments.
These 3 hours didn’t feel like interstellar 3 hours.
Edit: I hear a baby in the audience for this showing, asking questions and there’s nothing on the screen yet.
There were some cheer worthy moments and wtf gtfo moments.
These 3 hours didn’t feel like interstellar 3 hours.
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Embrace your destiny, be the man who your father would be proud of, and tell them to SHUT THE FUCK UP OR GET THE FUCK OUT.
When I have to do this, I just tell myself they're not even human. They're not human, brother. Treat them like the animals they are.
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The baby sounds cute, it’s these nerd fucks that just sat behind me that killed my morning strategy. I can’t escape these fucks.
Nf=nerd fuck
Nf1 “this is the last movie”
Nf2 “well, for phase 1”
Nf3 “there’s no end credit scene but there’s supposed to be a little nugget at the end that may or may or may not mean anything”
Motherfuckers
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Tickets overall are higher now than they used to be by a pretty large margin, but the tickets for Endgame are the same price as anything else here.
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How many of you fags gave a shit about the faggy avengers when you were a kid or even teenager?
Avengers was as shit as fantastic four was until they made the iron man movie so many years ago.
Avengers was as shit as fantastic four was until they made the iron man movie so many years ago.
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Wow, my god, 11 years and 30 movies later there's still one dude who feels the need to point out there's an extra scene after the credits. Oh wow. That guy, man. He will never have a person who considers him a best friend.
Ah yeah, I should've been clearer. I can't convert for shit right now but for example with a member card movies here are around 40RMB, but everything I've seen for Endgame is around 90-120RMB. This will easily make a new record because of that because every seat's been sold out today.
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My tickets were the same price.
I had some very excited manchilds sitting next to me. They didnt gab or cheer or clap. Their exclamations and gasps were a little more dramatic than usual, but it was entirely tolerable.
I had some very excited manchilds sitting next to me. They didnt gab or cheer or clap. Their exclamations and gasps were a little more dramatic than usual, but it was entirely tolerable.
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As a comic? I thought it was trash. I read The Punisher and Wolverine. Sadly, the Punisher still hasn't been treated right, at least we got Logan.
I'm interested in seeing Endgame for the pure spectacle of it all, it will be the first Avengers film I've ever seen in the theater.