FILM THREAD

[ryanakafvckyou]

Sept 25, 2019 18:48:44 GMT -5 ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ said:

Sept 25, 2019 14:22:59 GMT -5 ryanakafvckyou said:

Fuck, Crawl was so good. Barry Pepper was fantastic in that shit.

Agreed! Barry Pepper portrayed one of the alligators, correct ?

Alligators 1, 4, and 9. Like Eddie Murphy in the Klumps. 

[jaredfromsubway]

Daniel Isn't Real starts off pretty decent in the first half, plays like a darker, but less funny version of Youth In Revolt. I really liked the second half when it becomes Jacob's Ladder-esque. Patrick Schwarzenegger kills it.

[bentenn]

I really liked THE DEAD DON'T DIE? I really liked THE DEAD DON'T DIE.



terrific atmosphere...loved what he was doing with Driver's character...and the 3rd act "problems" seemed right at home to me.

[HURLNLUNGBUTTER]

Yeah I don't know, I felt underwhelmed by The Dead Don't Die. Everything was there for me to enjoy it but still felt like something was missing.

[ryanakafvckyou]

I liked it, but didn't love it like I did with Paterson.

[Radiation]

I'm definitely an A24 fan but ... it does start to feel a little repetitive every time a new trailer comes out and it's a well known actor doing a grittier role with a dark synth soundtrack. Not going to pre-judge Uncut Gems but I definitely wasn't feeling the excitement like some other people haha.

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Sept 26, 2019 0:05:15 GMT -5 jaredfromsubway said:

Color Out of Space was mad bonkers. Lovers of crazy Nic Cage performances will not be disappointed.

I've been on a Nic Cage kick lately, I'll have to check this movie out.

[bentenn]

Sept 26, 2019 10:10:42 GMT -5 ryanakafvckyou said:

I liked it, but didn't love it like I did with Paterson.

Oh, Paterson is the best. TDDD is definitely not on that level haha. 

[jaredfromsubway]

Jojo Rabbit was fine. The humor hits a little more than it misses. The attempt at recurring gags fell a little flat to me. The audience was laughing their asses off anytime someone said "Heil Hitler" and the amount of times it was said felt like it was in the triple digits, it only really worked in one scene. There was one effectively sad moment, but when it tries to be funny after that part, most of it felt kinda forced.

[boundforgloryhole]

Valerian and the city of a thoplanets was cool.

[boundforgloryhole]

Sept 25, 2019 20:02:50 GMT -5 bentenn said:

Sept 25, 2019 14:04:17 GMT -5 svejk said:

stumbled across wild tales last night. best movie i’ve seen in awhile.

Yes! I LOVED WILD TALES. One of the best theater experiences. Crazy opening and a terrific tone setter for the rest of what’s to come. What’s so crazy is that I saw this not long after that Ethiopian plane was hijacked in 2014. Everyone in the theater just kind of looked around at each other like...you can tell this ain’t an American movie or this shit woulda been pulled. . The end wedding sequence is just total madness and fun. I need to revisit this soon. 

relatos salvajes!!! Love this movie.

[ryanakafvckyou]

Wild Tales is amazing. Damián Szifron is attached as director to the Mark Wahlberg 6 Billion Dollar Man movie coming out next year. I can't believe he hasn't made anything since Wild Tales to be honest.

[Athrenody]

The Goldfinch is way better than the reviews/scores are saying. I was a huge fan of the book and felt like the movie did it's best to capture each segment of the main characters life. It would of worked better as a mini-series but hey I'll take a movie shot by Deakins any time.

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Uncut Gems was really good, and so was The Lighthouse, looking forward to catching both in theaters again when they come out.



Watched Rambo earlier with my uncle. So unbelievably stupid but I think I might have really liked it? I had low expectations and got what I wanted out of it.



Also watched this earlier. Pretty good, the Gaspar Noe comparisons are fairly spot on, even if a little off brand. A few punk and metal easter eggs in there too.

[Talentless Elvis Costello]

watched Rosemary's Baby and Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer over the past few days and really, really like both of them. I may eventually consider RB to be a perfect movie. I've never felt so upset for a character. The movie lays itself out pretty clearly as it goes, so it wasn't quite anticipation...moreso just a true sadness and anger at what they were putting Rosemary through. Mia Farrow is elegant and engaging. I was in physiological knots.

[jaredfromsubway]

I'm seeing Bliss as a double feature with VFW next weekend, Joe Begos directed both films. The reviews I read for VFW made a lot of comparisons to the original Assault of Precinct 13. All I know is that Fred Williamson is in it and it's a group of old men against a bunch of spikey jacket punks

Just saw Parasite. That is currently my favorite film of the year so far. Entertaining from start to finish and completely unpredictable. Bong Joon Ho still tokes.

[☭ Bob Loblaw ☭]

Sept 28, 2019 2:04:25 GMT -5 Talentless Elvis Costello said:

watched Rosemary's Baby and Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer over the past few days and really, really like both of them. I may eventually consider RB to be a perfect movie. I've never felt so upset for a character. The movie lays itself out pretty clearly as it goes, so it wasn't quite anticipation...moreso just a true sadness and anger at what they were putting Rosemary through. Mia Farrow is elegant and engaging. I was in physiological knots.

Was that your first viewing of Rosemary's Baby and if so were you instantly aware of its influence on films like Hereditary (assuming you’ve seen Hereditary)? Do you now look at Hereditary differently? I for one have zero issue with homage when done right, which is where that movie lies as far as I’m concerned. I’ve heard of criticisms that levy accusations of laziness and plagiarism but I couldn’t disagree more.

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I just watched Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore directed by Scorsese. I really thought Ellen Burstyn caries this enjoyable yet imperfect comedy drama. Her tough and at the same time vulnerable delivery as a mother traveling across country with her son to start a new life is impressive. It’s interesting seeing Scorsese direct a movie with this lighter tone. Plus a pre Taxi Driver Jody Foster was an added bonus. It’s on Netflix and worth a watch if you want something light and character driven, but don’t expect a typical Scorsese film filled with violence and gangsters.

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Sept 28, 2019 3:09:56 GMT -5 jaredfromsubway said:

I'm seeing Bliss as a double feature with VFW next weekend, Joe Begos directed both films. The reviews I read for VFW made a lot of comparisons to the original Assault of Precinct 13. All I know is that Fred Williamson is in it and it's a group of old men against a bunch of spikey jacket punks

Just saw Parasite. That is currently my favorite film of the year so far. Entertaining from start to finish and completely unpredictable. Bong Joon Ho still tokes.

Definitely have to let me know how VFW is.

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Sept 28, 2019 3:21:33 GMT -5 ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ said:

Sept 28, 2019 2:04:25 GMT -5 Talentless Elvis Costello said:

watched Rosemary's Baby and Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer over the past few days and really, really like both of them. I may eventually consider RB to be a perfect movie. I've never felt so upset for a character. The movie lays itself out pretty clearly as it goes, so it wasn't quite anticipation...moreso just a true sadness and anger at what they were putting Rosemary through. Mia Farrow is elegant and engaging. I was in physiological knots.

Was that your first viewing of Rosemary's Baby and if so were you instantly aware of its influence on films like Hereditary (assuming you’ve seen Hereditary)? Do you now look at Hereditary differently? I for one have zero issue with homage when done right, which is where that movie lies as far as I’m concerned. I’ve heard of criticisms that levy accusations of laziness and plagiarism but I couldn’t disagree more.

It's the same thing with Midsommar. I've seen people lazily accuse it of being a Wicker Man knock off, but if anything it just plays your expectations from The Wicker Man against you. 

[heathenist]

Sept 28, 2019 13:17:00 GMT -5 disrupticon said:

Sept 28, 2019 3:21:33 GMT -5 ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ said:

Was that your first viewing of Rosemary's Baby and if so were you instantly aware of its influence on films like Hereditary (assuming you’ve seen Hereditary)? Do you now look at Hereditary differently? I for one have zero issue with homage when done right, which is where that movie lies as far as I’m concerned. I’ve heard of criticisms that levy accusations of laziness and plagiarism but I couldn’t disagree more.

It's the same thing with Midsommar. I've seen people lazily accuse it of being a Wicker Man knock off, but if anything it just plays your expectations from The Wicker Man against you. 

I don't think either of them are ripoffs, but they are both very clearly heavily inspired by those movies. I think it's so clearly intentional that it makes it okay, but man, the parallels are crazy. 

[guttertech]

Sept 28, 2019 13:17:00 GMT -5 disrupticon said:

Sept 28, 2019 3:21:33 GMT -5 ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ said:

Was that your first viewing of Rosemary's Baby and if so were you instantly aware of its influence on films like Hereditary (assuming you’ve seen Hereditary)? Do you now look at Hereditary differently? I for one have zero issue with homage when done right, which is where that movie lies as far as I’m concerned. I’ve heard of criticisms that levy accusations of laziness and plagiarism but I couldn’t disagree more.

It's the same thing with Midsommar. I've seen people lazily accuse it of being a Wicker Man knock off, but if anything it just plays your expectations from The Wicker Man against you. 

I haven't seen Midsommar yet, and I feel like the "knock off" thing can often be dismissed as snobby reactions to anything new, but I thought Hereditary's relation to RB did the opposite of what you're describing with Midsommar/The Wicker Man. With THAT scene near the beginning of Hereditary, I figured all bets were off and I could no longer feel "safe" in my expectations as a horror film viewer, and that the later parallels to RB were so predictable that it had to be misdirection in an attempt to lull the viewer back into that established horror film territory before upending that sense of comfortable expectation. When it turned out otherwise, I left feeling pretty disappointed, especially after how strong I found the first half or so.

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Hereditary hit more of a visceral nerve for me than Midsommar did due to what was going on in my life around the time it came out, but the last half didn't strike me nearly as much until repeated viewings. Was expecting it to go in an entirely different direction (more emphasis on the family's history of mental illness, less occult shit, which seemed really shoehorned in at the time) by the time the 2nd act hit, and I found the ending kind of jarring because of it. It wasn't until repeated viewings that I realized now neatly the 2nd half was set up by the first half, which helped me go into Midsommar with a better understanding of how Ari frames his setups and payoffs.

Midsommar's goes for something entirely different and I know people that loved Hereditary that hated Midsommar, but understanding all that helped the ending feel like a natural conclusion that was slowly ramped up to rather than just being weird for the sake of it, at least to me.

[lil stormy]

Sept 28, 2019 15:33:59 GMT -5 disrupticon said:

Was expecting it to go in an entirely different direction (more emphasis on the family's history of mental illness, less occult shit, which seemed really shoehorned in at the time) by the time the 2nd act hit, and I found the ending kind of jarring because of it.

This is my feeling exactly with Hereditary. If it wen't in a psychological direction (kinda like Repulsion for example), it think it would have been one of the greatest horror movies ever. I do really like it, but don't think it's a masterpiece of horror cinema or anything, like it gets praised as.

Gonna check out Midsommar ASAP.

[jaredfromsubway]

The Wild Pear Tree is fucking incredible. There is too much to unpack here. Not sure if everyone can sit through all 188 minutes of it, but this is one of my favorites of this year.

[MMST3K]

Anybody see Frozen 2010 it's a great character study.

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Sept 28, 2019 22:40:53 GMT -5 MMST3K said:

Anybody see Frozen 2010 it's a great character study.

Yeah, that's what they said about rap.

[MMST3K]

Sept 28, 2019 23:11:52 GMT -5 disrupticon said:

Sept 28, 2019 22:40:53 GMT -5 MMST3K said:

Anybody see Frozen 2010 it's a great character study.

Yeah, that's what they said about rap.

I have no idea of what you are talking about.

[Ass Dan]

Finally saw Hustlers. Constance Wu was great. I saw someone say they thought JLo deserved an Oscar for it and now I think that person is a moron. Was also stoked Betty from Riverdale was in it.

[waste of space]

Ad Astra is so bad.