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Post by Reasonable good Nick on Jan 29, 2019 15:26:48 GMT
I would agree. I watched it again a couple of weeks ago and it's starting to look like one for the ages. Yeah, same here. I tend to watch it once every couple of years or so, and it hasn't palled in the slightest. Quite the opposite in fact. I think the first time I saw it, I was in Taiwan for work and jetlagged to hell, and also stuck in a fairly glum marriage, so it did have an immediate impact on me for obvious reasons. But it's such a good film, it transcends that initial (and probably a little shallow) impact now. I also think it portrays the sense of dislocation and isolation that you can feel with long haul travel to a destination that feels utterly alien better than anything else I've ever seen.
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Post by loveless on Jan 29, 2019 15:34:48 GMT
On a whim, I got the wife and I tickets to see Schitt's Creek live onstage in about a month. We've both loved Catherine O Hara and Eugene Levy in any number of things dating back to SCTV. Wasn't until tonight that we started watching the show - first three episodes back to back. I'm...undecided, to be honest. It may be the sort of thing that picks up steam as it goes along, but there's something about the initial "fish out of water"-ness of it that feels a bit pat. Still very excited to see all those characters doing their thing onstage. I've only watched a handful of episodes, non-sequentially, and I think, based on that little knowledge, that it gets better as it goes along. A few of the later episodes I've seen have been pretty hilarious. There was a sense at the very beginning that all of the necessary setup was bringing it down a hair.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 17:37:33 GMT
Last night, I watched a documentary on NYC newspaper columnists, Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill - Deadline Artists. Very interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 22:21:48 GMT
I watched this last night too.
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Post by Inspector Norse on Feb 4, 2019 14:22:07 GMT
Copy-paste from the other placeAlfonso Cuaron's semi-autobiographical film about a middle-class Mexican family in the 1970s has been hailed as a masterpiece but I was rather ambivalent. It's certainly gorgeous to look at and full of memorable shots and images, with some wonderful tracking shots and lots of detal in the crowd and street scenes, and the acting isn't to be faulted, but I thought that the film mixed its elements somewhat uncomfortably: the cinematography, sweeping and slow in the manner of Tarkovsky or Jancso, say, was mightily impressive in capturing the turmoil and scenery of Mexico at the time, but it made the human dramas at the centre of the film feel sterile and distant, as do the passive nature of Cuaron’s direction and the lead character, both more observers than direct actors, which again makes the whole less involving. It’s also hamstrung by the fact that none of the other main players develop any real personality: again, there is no emotional involvement, with genuine heart replaced by a couple of manipulative setpiece scenes. The emphasis on long, arty shots simply made the human action feel posed and forced, stripping it of emotional heft; I'm all for making your film look great, but when even the dogturds look pristine and perfect, it's hard to buy into the reality.
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Post by DarknessFish on Feb 4, 2019 15:26:29 GMT
I know it's one of those rare mainstream films which is held in fairy high regard by the public and critics alike, but it really annoyed me this time around, first time I've seen it in years.
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Post by Inspector Norse on Feb 4, 2019 15:42:06 GMT
I'd be pissed off too if I sat down to watch a film and had to stare at a little black square with an "X" in it instead.
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Post by DarknessFish on Feb 4, 2019 22:58:14 GMT
I'd be pissed off too if I sat down to watch a film and had to stare at a little black square with an "X" in it instead. Hmm, I can see the image just fine, on multiple devices. 'Twas The Breakfast Club, not Malcolm X.
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Post by loveless on Feb 5, 2019 22:14:10 GMT
I've only watched a handful of episodes, non-sequentially, and I think, based on that little knowledge, that it gets better as it goes along. A few of the later episodes I've seen have been pretty hilarious. There was a sense at the very beginning that all of the necessary setup was bringing it down a hair. We've finished the first two seasons (watching 3 episodes a day), and we're beyond hooked now. A lot of what makes the characters funny is developed gradually - and I think it kind of has to work that way.
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Post by Crunchy Col on Feb 6, 2019 23:18:40 GMT
It's been a long time since I've so completely bought into a central performance. I was astounded by how good McCarthy was. And the tone of the film overall - melancholy, sweet, slightly tense in places. Perfectly pitched. I rarely say this, but you really should see it.
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Post by loveless on Feb 10, 2019 14:53:13 GMT
A family outing. The first film in the series was our youngest's first cinema experience (5 years ago), and our oldest is a Lego whiz kid. Qualitatively, not really a patch on the first one (not even as satisfying as Lego Batman). Too many musical numbers, for one thing.
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Post by hippopotamus on Feb 10, 2019 21:13:20 GMT
I'm sort of enjoying the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
I initially thought I'd try liken it to a a female/Jewish version of Mad Men. It's visually interesting, and trying hard to depict a very specific time and place...but it actually isn't even TRYING to be important or ground-breaking. I think it's actually something I like about it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 23:22:50 GMT
It's been a long time since I've so completely bought into a central performance. I was astounded by how good McCarthy was. McCarthy is great. I'll watch it if it comes on Netflix at a time I'm subscribing. Tonight on twitter I saw #Endeavour was trending. I thought it was something to do with the Baftas but no, season 6 started tonight. I think Endeavour is the only thing I've ever watched on ITV player and I'm currently watching episode one. Loooove it. Kinda would have a crush on Morse if he weren't too young and kid-like. But so bright ... so sensitive ... so soulful ... *sigh*.
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Post by DarknessFish on Feb 11, 2019 9:35:29 GMT
I pity the fool Who doesn't like Rocky 3. I'll never get over how unrealistic the boxing scenes are in all the Rocky films, but this one is the most fun of 'em all.
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Post by neige on Feb 12, 2019 19:53:01 GMT
the cinematography, sweeping and slow (...) made the human dramas at the centre of the film feel sterile and distant, as do the passive nature of Cuaron’s direction and the lead character, both more observers than direct actors, which again makes the whole less involving. It’s also hamstrung by the fact that none of the other main players develop any real personality: again, there is no emotional involvement, with genuine heart replaced by a couple of manipulative setpiece scenes. The emphasis on long, arty shots simply made the human action feel posed and forced, stripping it of emotional heft; I'm all for making your film look great, but when even the dogturds look pristine and perfect, it's hard to buy into the reality.
Cheers, you explained my feeling of discomfort with the film better than I ever could.
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