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Post by tory on Dec 30, 2019 9:16:24 GMT
I enjoyed the Irishman. It was glacial at times, but there was something in the aging of De Niro that resonated. It didn't have the celebrational glee of say, Goodfellas because the violence was brief and not really focused like that film. The way characters were killed was brief and almost utterly unglamorous - there were no "setpieces" as it were, mooting the idea that the life of Sheeran was as mundane as it was violent.
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Post by Sneelock on Dec 30, 2019 17:03:13 GMT
I saw "Marriage Story" recently. I enjoyed it but with reservations. what I like most about it is that it's a divorce movie that tries very hard not to have a bad guy. there have been a few of these but not lately. just because you love someone doesn't mean it's a good idea to spend the rest of your life living with them. I liked that. I liked the actors. I know many are good & sick of Adam Driver already but I think I might be shaping up as a fan. He has a hang dog quality that I find sort of refreshing. I found 'Marriage Story' overly melodramatic in a few places. the actors engage in a few histrionics that I don't really think they needed. still, either the director or the actors thought it was appropriate and it's got all this acclaim so, what do I know? I finally got around to "JoJo Rabbit". by establishing a satirical tone the film sneaks up on you with the heavy stuff. it hammers home it's message which seems to be that we need to live through some shit sometimes and that we are cut out for it & can make it. it's both a historical message and a timely one. I loved it.
Scarlett Johansen is good in both films. I think she is really special in "JoJo Rabbit"
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Post by DarknessFish on Dec 30, 2019 20:16:53 GMT
Has to be one of the biggest wastes of a couple of hours of my life. What a frigging mess. Mainly the plot is based around some maguffin orienteering project, where they jump from set piece to set piece in search of a random plot device which turns out to be not necessary anyway. I don't remember much of the previous film, perhaps I blocked it out of my memory, but it seems to have little connection to it, in true franchise tradition they just remix a couple of set-pieces, rehash an old adversary, and hope that the amount of shit thrown at the screen will help you overlook the problems. The real cringeworthy moments are the sub-He-Man moralising ("hey kids if you work together you can overcome anything", "love will solve all problems", etc) and the Lando Whatsisface cameos, where all the audience come together to feel all warm inside over the resurrection of a bit part player from scene 27 of film series one episode 2/5 or whatever. Rancid.
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Post by oh oooh on Jan 2, 2020 11:28:48 GMT
I got a really strong TARANTINO smell from this - the idea that if there's lots of violence and lots of swearing and men dressed like 70s shop dummies saying silly things with a hip 60s/70s soundtrack under the whole lot then you've got a great movie. It's an easy thing to put together, relatively speaking. That bellend who married Madonna made a career out of it. Lazy. Anyway it was very good, despite that. I laughed a lot. The bloke who played the South African was fantastic fun. 'REDEEM YOURSELF AND PICK UP THAT CASE!'
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 2, 2020 13:13:45 GMT
Oh I loved it and laughed throughout too. Wheatley is the man.
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Post by oh oooh on Jan 2, 2020 13:21:13 GMT
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 2, 2020 13:31:43 GMT
Oh the South African fella was marvellous.
Who knew a bunch of people shooting each other could be so much fun!
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Post by Charlie O. on Jan 2, 2020 17:06:38 GMT
Not a good movie, but modestly entertaining nonetheless - thanks mainly to Dean being charming in his way and Ursula being charming in hers. Also includes a cameo from The Three Stooges, Frank telling Dean "Them boots weren't made for walkin'" two years before his daughter's first hit, and fart jokes ten years before Blazing Saddles.
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Post by Charlie O. on Jan 3, 2020 5:41:43 GMT
First time I'd seen it since I was eight. Unlike then, this time I kept waiting for "The Master" to tell his hippie disciples that Helter Skelter was coming down.
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Post by nolamike on Jan 3, 2020 13:37:35 GMT
Has to be one of the biggest wastes of a couple of hours of my life. What a frigging mess. Mainly the plot is based around some maguffin orienteering project, where they jump from set piece to set piece in search of a random plot device which turns out to be not necessary anyway. I don't remember much of the previous film, perhaps I blocked it out of my memory, but it seems to have little connection to it, in true franchise tradition they just remix a couple of set-pieces, rehash an old adversary, and hope that the amount of shit thrown at the screen will help you overlook the problems. The real cringeworthy moments are the sub-He-Man moralising ("hey kids if you work together you can overcome anything", "love will solve all problems", etc) and the Lando Whatsisface cameos, where all the audience come together to feel all warm inside over the resurrection of a bit part player from scene 27 of film series one episode 2/5 or whatever. Rancid. It wasn't good. It did have some nice fight sequences that looked good on the big screen, but I don't see myself bothering to rewatch it once it hits the streaming channels.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 3, 2020 14:12:27 GMT
It's crap.
The Last Jedi had lots of flaws but at least felt like a cohesive(ish) vision even if it was one I had real issues with.
Now there are rumours about a new trilogy that will be much "darker" and "violent" designed to satisfy the "fans"
Fuck knows. Is the Mandalorian any good?
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Post by tory on Jan 3, 2020 14:58:37 GMT
I've seen one episode of the Mandalorian. It was good - at 40 mins it's quite punchy and more in line with the original vision Lucas had of Saturday morning matinees etc.
I suspect Disney know that the future for the OT version of the Star Wars universe is going to be with HBO style dramas.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 16:53:11 GMT
Saw Once Upon a Time in Hollywood over the Xmas break. I had a big discussion with my old friends on this and the Irishman. I didn't like Once Upon a Time as much as some of my friends. They loved it because 1969 was a touchstone year for all of us. I told them I remember the smog being worse in LA during those years.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Jan 5, 2020 19:54:43 GMT
Jojo Rabbit
laughed throughout. Lots of charm and with some great performances, especially from the kids.
Good stuff
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Post by DarknessFish on Jan 12, 2020 21:30:31 GMT
Vincent Price hams it up (no! really?!) magnificently as maniacally obsessed Shakespearian actor, killing off all his critics via performances of plays, armed only with an army of street-sleeping alcoholics. Bizarre plot that's bloody good fun in actuality, as is spotting all the British TV talent of the 1970s getting slaughtered. Some really hokey acting moments via the lovely Diana Rigg, too. There's a lot to admire about the low-budget bavery of a film as savage and darkly humourous as this. But after seeing it a few times now, I'm not sure there's enough under the surface to justify the savagery and unpleasantness. Underneath it all, I think it's deeply unpleasant really, a bit like Ricky Gervais' routines. A bit self-satisfied, and in the end, they're enjoying the brutality of it all.
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