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Movie opinions thread (what have you seen, what did you think?)
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I think the only things I'd seen him in were some shitty WB level show and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. I heard he was good in Elvis but Baz Luhrman is just too much for me. That drag queen show on a coke bender fever dream pacing, editing and visual tornado style he has does not work for me. The Great Gatsby was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
He's a really interesting guy though. I've seen interviews with him and he's extremely intelligent, knowledgable and has real vision, it's just not a vision I enjoy.
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Been meaning to watch this one. For the longest time I just didn't like Ryan Gosling. He has a severely punchable douchey face (hear me out) and I just didnt like him. He admittedly made me chuckle lightly on some of his SNL appearances but I mean.. its SNL. Not exactly heady comedy.
Then I watched The Good Guys. He was a complete idiot in that movie and he cracked me up. So I'm a fan now. Plus he did that whole bit on SNL recently where he showed up as Beavis. It was incredibly stupid, but had a bit of charm if you were a teen in the 90s and enjoyed B&B.
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Love Lies Bleeding
I wasn't sure where this was going a half hour in since it was... and I can't believe I'm about to say this... a bit too heavy on the hot lesbian sex scenes. Thankfully, this got progressively more intense and bonkers as it went along.
I really dug Saint Maude so I thought I knew what to expect, but there was a lot in this that threw me for a loop. I was genuinely shocked by the few bits of body-horror in here; it isn't a body-horror film, but they treat those scenes as visual metaphors and internalizations to great effect. A lot of really great shots and visual effects that emphasize moments of heightened emotions: pulsating objects; thumping sounds; ethereal/trippy hallucinations are all used very effectively to make you feel tense/anxious.
Also quite notable for some great performances. I know lots of people hate on Kristen Stewart, but I dig her and she was great here. Katy O'Brian, who (whom?) I've never actually seen in anything was also great as the initially misunderstood outcast quickly turned roid-raging lunatic. I wish we got to see more of the girl who played Daisy as she was also great and played the naive/ditzy girl with a cunning/manipulative side really well.
Oh, and Ed Harris ate a bug.
I wasn't sure where this was going a half hour in since it was... and I can't believe I'm about to say this... a bit too heavy on the hot lesbian sex scenes. Thankfully, this got progressively more intense and bonkers as it went along.
I really dug Saint Maude so I thought I knew what to expect, but there was a lot in this that threw me for a loop. I was genuinely shocked by the few bits of body-horror in here; it isn't a body-horror film, but they treat those scenes as visual metaphors and internalizations to great effect. A lot of really great shots and visual effects that emphasize moments of heightened emotions: pulsating objects; thumping sounds; ethereal/trippy hallucinations are all used very effectively to make you feel tense/anxious.
Also quite notable for some great performances. I know lots of people hate on Kristen Stewart, but I dig her and she was great here. Katy O'Brian, who (whom?) I've never actually seen in anything was also great as the initially misunderstood outcast quickly turned roid-raging lunatic. I wish we got to see more of the girl who played Daisy as she was also great and played the naive/ditzy girl with a cunning/manipulative side really well.
Oh, and Ed Harris ate a bug.
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The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Saw it on opening weekend with my roommate.
I don't really have a lot to say about it. It was engaging enough but a bit long at 2.5 hours. I was intrigued by the idea that there are still intelligent humans living in the world and protecting themselves from the virus that wiped out their (mostly) species wide capacity for reason.
A lot of the themes are revisitations of things we've already seen before in this franchise: the division in ideologies between different apes, oppression of others based on ignorance or falsely drawn conclusions and the ever looming threat of global devastation if the apes ever get their hands on the weapons the human race left behind.
It was fine but other than adding a few minor wrinkles to the lore of the series, it just felt like an adventure film with some Star Trek: TOS era social and political messaging.
I felt like there were a ton of easter eggs in this movie that escaped my notice. And vistas of real world places that I was supposed to recognize but didn't.
3.5 out of 5
Saw it on opening weekend with my roommate.
I don't really have a lot to say about it. It was engaging enough but a bit long at 2.5 hours. I was intrigued by the idea that there are still intelligent humans living in the world and protecting themselves from the virus that wiped out their (mostly) species wide capacity for reason.
A lot of the themes are revisitations of things we've already seen before in this franchise: the division in ideologies between different apes, oppression of others based on ignorance or falsely drawn conclusions and the ever looming threat of global devastation if the apes ever get their hands on the weapons the human race left behind.
It was fine but other than adding a few minor wrinkles to the lore of the series, it just felt like an adventure film with some Star Trek: TOS era social and political messaging.
I felt like there were a ton of easter eggs in this movie that escaped my notice. And vistas of real world places that I was supposed to recognize but didn't.
3.5 out of 5
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Alligator- The old urban legend about the baby alligator getting flushed down the toilet and growing into a giant monster in the sewers. Perfect fodder for a cheesy Jaws rip off. In fact you know those scenes in Jaws with all the yokels going after the shark like morons or any of the scenes on the beach with all ugly ass people everywhere? Well this is a whole movie of that. Thankfully there's a fair amount of self awareness to it all and while it never goes into complete comedy territory like Lake Placid, it's just kind of stupidly enjoyable. About on the same level as Piranha. There's some fun gore, animatronics and miniatures and most of the cast seem to be aware of what kind of movie they're in. Dumb fun.
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I rewatched True Grit and I won't tell you which one.
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I never could get into John Wayne movies, other than kind of liking The Shootist. I was brought up to think motherfuck him and Elvis.
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That’s funny I watched True Grit just this past Saturday. Really enjoyed it. Hadn’t seen it since I saw it in the theater. Did that girl ever do anything else?
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Go on.
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straight up racist that sucker was simple and plain.
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The short answer is yes. Quite a bit.
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Looked her up, and yeah lol she’s been pretty successful and im embarassed to say I’ve seen her in a number of things she’s been in or done voice work in and didn’t realize it.
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I can't entirely disagree with you, her eyes are too far apart or something, yet she's hot as fuck and oozes sex.
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She's the perfect cast for a Species reboot and she can play the alien queen without makeup.
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The wideset eyes about to fall off the side of her face is a thing that one young 'it' actress always seems to have, then they get a bit older and some new young alien eyed girl comes along.
Emma Stone
Amanda Seyfried
Anya Taylor-Joy
Those are the ones that come to mind.
Emma Stone
Amanda Seyfried
Anya Taylor-Joy
Those are the ones that come to mind.
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Late Night with the Devil
Pretty great horror comedy set in the '70s on a late night talk show set. It plays out pretty much how you'd expect, but it's still really enjoyable. David Dastmalchian does a great job; this is the first lead I've seen him play. It borrows a lot from other cult classics like Ghostwatch as well as the obvious stuff like The Exorcist, and has plenty of overt references to stuff like Bohemian Grove, Gnosticism, Anton Lavey, etc.
Ghostwatch
Felt like making it a double feature after watching Late Night... If you haven't seen it, it's a BBC special from '92. It was a paranormal spinoff of their Crimewatch show, using the same format, hosts, etc. It was a proto-Blair Witch undisclosed found footage show, and people lost their minds. The ways they fuck with the audience are pretty genius.
Pretty great horror comedy set in the '70s on a late night talk show set. It plays out pretty much how you'd expect, but it's still really enjoyable. David Dastmalchian does a great job; this is the first lead I've seen him play. It borrows a lot from other cult classics like Ghostwatch as well as the obvious stuff like The Exorcist, and has plenty of overt references to stuff like Bohemian Grove, Gnosticism, Anton Lavey, etc.
Ghostwatch
Felt like making it a double feature after watching Late Night... If you haven't seen it, it's a BBC special from '92. It was a paranormal spinoff of their Crimewatch show, using the same format, hosts, etc. It was a proto-Blair Witch undisclosed found footage show, and people lost their minds. The ways they fuck with the audience are pretty genius.
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Godzilla X Kong
What. Was that. It felt like a shitty ABC saturday night tv movie. It wasn't even worth the download.
Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. And I liked the first and second Godzilla movies. They were at least kinda serious, for what they were. This one was just like... "lets make a really shitty attempt at the spectacle of The Avengers, but just two monsters who don't talk. Oh and lets give the monkey a power glove."
What. Was that. It felt like a shitty ABC saturday night tv movie. It wasn't even worth the download.
Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. And I liked the first and second Godzilla movies. They were at least kinda serious, for what they were. This one was just like... "lets make a really shitty attempt at the spectacle of The Avengers, but just two monsters who don't talk. Oh and lets give the monkey a power glove."
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Furiosa is apparently bombing hard. Worst Memorial Day opening since the early to mid 1980s, and that's not accounting for inflation.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes looks like it's going to do just well enough. Mostly held up compared to the last trilogy in the US, Europe, and the rest of the world but completely collapsed in China. Might have to cut the budget but we'll probably see a sequel.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes looks like it's going to do just well enough. Mostly held up compared to the last trilogy in the US, Europe, and the rest of the world but completely collapsed in China. Might have to cut the budget but we'll probably see a sequel.
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Saw it this morning with my daughter. It didn’t disappoint.
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Ah, that's a shame.