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Jan 3, 2020 11:12:42 GMT -5 I Gave You Power said:

If you cannot figure out what people liked about Uncut Gems, guy, I truly do not know what to tell you.

I've heard great things and looking forward to it.

[flyingwhales]

Jan 3, 2020 11:06:03 GMT -5 lajoie said:

Jan 3, 2020 10:59:22 GMT -5 flyingwhales said:

Uncut Gems was great. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Sander can certainly act, but no chance in hell hes winning an Oscar for this. when you say his character is just flat out unlikable, to quote the movie, I disagree. I disagree Gary. Despite the fact that he makes every wrong decision he can out of pure selfishness, I still found him likable. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the fact that its adam sandler, and at some subconscious level I and millions of others will always find him charming. I knew KG was in the movie but I had no idea he would have such a prominent role, I thought it was more of a 2 second cameo that they'd stick in the trailer. He was great. He's getting a lot of praise for this and im curious if hes gonna want to act more.

He is a rich slimy jewel hustler who just wanted more. I just couldn't identify with him at all. I felt no pity or remorse for him and I just wanted him dead. I thought the movie was going to be like a heist or a revenge plot or have some sort of story / backbone besides the protagonist 'winning' by taking a bet at the end. "This is how I win" was such an eye roll. KG was great though, like I was surprised how well he did. 

I can completely understand why you'd feel that way about his character.

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I think I didn't 100% despise him because despite being a POS he still made an effort to keep his family together, connect with his kids, be civil with his brother-in-law at family gatherings, etc. His addiction just got in the way of it all, which is something most of us have seen. Its a tragedy and it was suspenseful the whole way through, because just when you think everything's gonna be okay, he goes and fucks it up more by chasing that high of winning big. That's how addiction is.

I saw an interview with KG where he says "I just played myself, it isn't that hard." muchacho does not give himself enough credit, because plenty of non-actor celebs try their hand at acting, sometimes playing themselves, and they suck ass. 

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[ryanakafvckyou]

I would heavily question the taste of anyone who thought Uncut Gems was awful.

[MMST3K]

Jan 3, 2020 11:13:29 GMT -5 @dds5 said:

Jan 3, 2020 11:12:42 GMT -5 I Gave You Power said:

If you cannot figure out what people liked about Uncut Gems, guy, I truly do not know what to tell you.

I've heard great things and looking forward to it.

I was more excited too see parasite.After I watched the uncut gems trailer and the parasite trailer.But parasite is more my kind of movie.

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The Parasite trailer turned people I know of but I forced them to watch it.

[flyingwhales]

Jan 3, 2020 11:25:44 GMT -5 MMST3K said:

Jan 3, 2020 11:13:29 GMT -5 @dds5 said:

I've heard great things and looking forward to it.

I was more excited too see parasite.After I watched the uncut gems trailer and the parasite trailer.But parasite is more my kind of movie.

I wen't into Parasite blind. I knew it got good reviews, but I expected the Lighthouse to be my favorite of 2019. Parasite took the cake. y'all fuck with Snowpiercer?

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Snowpiercer was a solid fun movie. Hamfisted but a good ride~

[flyingwhales]

Yeah its a good sci-fi flick for watching while stoned. Was surprised walking out of Parasite that it was the same guy. I really wanted to see Parasite a second time with the fiancé but it was out of theaters too quickly. Eagerly awaiting the January 28 DVD release date.

[Frederik]

I liked Snowpiercer, but I think Okja is better.

Parasite is up there with Memories of Murder, though.

[itii]

Jan 3, 2020 11:06:03 GMT -5 lajoie said:

Jan 3, 2020 10:59:22 GMT -5 flyingwhales said:

Uncut Gems was great. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Sander can certainly act, but no chance in hell hes winning an Oscar for this. when you say his character is just flat out unlikable, to quote the movie, I disagree. I disagree Gary. Despite the fact that he makes every wrong decision he can out of pure selfishness, I still found him likable. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the fact that its adam sandler, and at some subconscious level I and millions of others will always find him charming. I knew KG was in the movie but I had no idea he would have such a prominent role, I thought it was more of a 2 second cameo that they'd stick in the trailer. He was great. He's getting a lot of praise for this and im curious if hes gonna want to act more.

He is a rich slimy jewel hustler who just wanted more. I just couldn't identify with him at all. I felt no pity or remorse for him and I just wanted him dead. I thought the movie was going to be like a heist or a revenge plot or have some sort of story / backbone besides the protagonist 'winning' by taking a bet at the end. "This is how I win" was such an eye roll. KG was great though, like I was surprised how well he did. 

It sounds like you just didn't want to like the movie. I dunno how you got the impression it was a heist or revenge film. The trailers pretty clearly make it about a degen. He doesn't WANT more, he a straight degenerate. And the "this is how I win" speech is a fantastic piece of acting specifically because he's done nothing but lose for the whole movie

[lajoie]

Jan 3, 2020 11:25:44 GMT -5 MMST3K said:

Jan 3, 2020 11:13:29 GMT -5 @dds5 said:

I've heard great things and looking forward to it.

I was more excited too see parasite.After I watched the uncut gems trailer and the parasite trailer.But parasite is more my kind of movie.

Parasite was the best movie I saw of 2019. I had high hopes for uncut gems and I was geeking out about the trailer like the lot of you. A24, Adam, violence and drugs...all of it looked so good on paper and I was amped on it, i just thought it was a huge let down and def did not even remotely live up to the hype. 

I get people like it, but I guess I want to know why. Here is a review I found that I think sums up my feelings on it: 

www.flickfilosopher.com/2019/12/uncut-gems-movie-review-diamond-in-the-blech-lff2019.html

it’s psychological tension of exactly the sort you’d imagine: every time Howie digs himself deeper into his hole, you want to scream at the screen for him to just stop it already. Or for someone else to stop him.
This kind of tension should be fun, and it would be, if Howie were worth caring about. But Sandler’s smirking is not endearing or even vaguely interesting — except, perhaps, to those who are already fans of Sandler’s typical antics. To me, they are a turd not polishable by the Safdies’ indie cred, and as Uncut Gems lumbers to its finale — at two hours and 15 minutes, it takes too long to get there

not the worst movie I saw, but for an A24 release it was pretty bland. 

[disrupticon]

First movie I've seen this year was The Grudge, and god that was miserable.

[I Gave You Power]

Snowpiercer is fantastic and I won't hear otherwise.

[andrewwhatever69]

Julia from Uncut Gems has a ridiculous booty.

[flyingwhales]

Jan 3, 2020 15:17:57 GMT -5 andrewwhatever69 said:

Julia from Uncut Gems has a ridiculous booty.

lmao I think it was during the part where they fight outside the club I said to my friend "holy shit dude is that thing REAL?!" He was like "no way, man"

there were some audible "damn" and "jesus Christ" etc coming out of us throughout the course of that movie

[andrewwhatever69]

Jan 3, 2020 15:31:27 GMT -5 flyingwhales said:

Jan 3, 2020 15:17:57 GMT -5 andrewwhatever69 said:

Julia from Uncut Gems has a ridiculous booty.

lmao I think it was during the part where they fight outside the club I said to my friend "holy shit muchacho is that thing REAL?!" He was like "no way, man"

there were some audible "damn" and "jesus Christ" etc coming out of us throughout the course of that movie

haha. yep. That was the same part. It was like, alarming.

[jaredfromsubway]

Jan 3, 2020 13:55:06 GMT -5 disrupticon said:

First movie I've seen this year was The Grudge, and god that was miserable.

I can't believe Nicolas Pesce wen't from directing The Eyes of My Mother to a Grudge remake

[andrewwhatever69]

Has anyone seen Proxy on Hulu? Apparently it's really messed up. Gonna check it out later.

[foggy]

Ford V Ferrari is a great Dad movie

[Ian MacFlai]

RIP end of year lists

[I Gave You Power]

Here's my best of first week of January 2020 list:

[heathenist]

His end of year music list was pretty fucking lit

[itii]

Like, he's got a team, we just don't wanna talk about it, right?

[xnate☭hatex]

Lettbox'd: natexhate

[heathenist]

Jan 3, 2020 17:43:18 GMT -5 itii said:

Like, he's got a team, we just don't wanna talk about it, right?

Oh most definitely hahaha

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Uncut Gems was 2 hours of unreal tension. Pure entertainment and a wonderful experience.

[andrewwhatever69]

and DAT ASS.

Uncut Gems is definitely top 5 of the year for me. I understand how it's hard to take Sandler in that role, for me, it's when he is legit emotional and loud, but it just comes out as that fucking Adam Sandler voice. But the movie is full of tension, he did a great job. Just overall an impressive movie and I wanna see more work from the directors.

[Deleted]

Still on my Stephen King bullshit. Watched Carrie and Cujo last couple days. Towards the end of The Dead Zone right now and I can’t help but think there are some parallels with the current Iran situation. Makes ya think 🤔

[Deleted]

Also not exactly what I’d have expected from a Cronenberg joint. But this is def top tier King shit

[Deleted]

Dead Zone might be my favorite so far. Heavy.