Close --- Really well done, acting is great, makes you sad and then suggests that such is no one's fault an that it is nonetheless natural for blame to be asserted and, hopefully, retracted or replaced with forgiveness. Season to Taste.
Beau is Afraid --- My lady said she had ate some candy that, unbeknownst to her at the time of ingestion, seemed to be packed with drugs. Thoughtlessly, I saw give me one. 20 of Indica. Not the best way to see this movie, which I followed and forgot in real time, save for a seen where a giant penis AND balls are cornered and savaged with a knife. I have to see it again if only to get my money's worth from the first viewing.
Spider Verse 2 --- I loved the first entry. Near perfect. Excited for this film. Very good, but, though the art is stellar and presses onward with new ideas and executions, not as gob-smacking as the first one. Also a place holder. Looking forward to Pt 3 and then being able to absorb the trilogy in a singe go.
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392Watched The Imitation Game (biopic about Alan Turing) again on the flight over to Korea. I watched it once when it came out, but I enjoyed it more this time around.
Looking forward to Oppenheimer.
Looking forward to Oppenheimer.
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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393The new Mission Impossible, on the world's largest IMAX screen. Even that didn't save it from being fucking terrible. Surprised to be honest, as I thought the last two were decent efforts for that sort of thing.
at war with bellends
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394Have tix reserved to see this on Saturday morning at a digital IMAX theater. It was either settle for that, go to downtown Chicago to see it on 70 mm film, or go to Indiana or Michigan to see it on IMAX 70 mm.
Am still really looking forward to it but am worried it's not going to match the hype.
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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395The Barbie movie is so bad.
It is essentially a lecture about Barbie and feminism and body image and patriarchy for two hours, while doing sight gags about toys at human scale, a few silly movie parodies and lots of 4th wall-breaking wink-wink stuff. On one level it's like being trapped in a SNL sketch that won't end. On another level it felt like an Ayn Rand novel for Democrats. They're supposed to be dolls but every character is either a straw man or a sock puppet and they're all here to talk to YOU about feminism.
There is some half-hearted attempt to overlay the standard action beats of a Hollywood three-act film over all this but it's beyond flimsy. Oh, we'll get Will Ferrell to do that scenery-chewing cartoon baddie thing he does and he can... whatever. A chase or something. Who cares, not important. Then the ghost of Barbie's creator turns up to provide some additional cultural context because fuck the movie, we've got a thesis going here. By the end the characters are just standing around monologuing the director's blog posts at the audience.
It is essentially a lecture about Barbie and feminism and body image and patriarchy for two hours, while doing sight gags about toys at human scale, a few silly movie parodies and lots of 4th wall-breaking wink-wink stuff. On one level it's like being trapped in a SNL sketch that won't end. On another level it felt like an Ayn Rand novel for Democrats. They're supposed to be dolls but every character is either a straw man or a sock puppet and they're all here to talk to YOU about feminism.
There is some half-hearted attempt to overlay the standard action beats of a Hollywood three-act film over all this but it's beyond flimsy. Oh, we'll get Will Ferrell to do that scenery-chewing cartoon baddie thing he does and he can... whatever. A chase or something. Who cares, not important. Then the ghost of Barbie's creator turns up to provide some additional cultural context because fuck the movie, we've got a thesis going here. By the end the characters are just standing around monologuing the director's blog posts at the audience.
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397Barbie the movie.
Jesus christ.
That review pretty much sums up everything I think about the movie ... wihout even watching it.
That review is somehow what I expect from a Gerwig/Baumbach flick, two creators I've never cared of.
I'm aware I'm full of prejudices when it comes to movies, and that's bad in the long term, but sometimes you need to have a filter; I hate the feeling of getting out of a movie theater thinking I've lost two hours of precious time I could have instead used on listening to Ac Dc. Or watching JAWS AGAIN. I've already passed half of my life expectancy.
You know you're old when you find more and more confort in the art you love since you were a child/teenager.
Jesus christ.
That review pretty much sums up everything I think about the movie ... wihout even watching it.
That review is somehow what I expect from a Gerwig/Baumbach flick, two creators I've never cared of.
I'm aware I'm full of prejudices when it comes to movies, and that's bad in the long term, but sometimes you need to have a filter; I hate the feeling of getting out of a movie theater thinking I've lost two hours of precious time I could have instead used on listening to Ac Dc. Or watching JAWS AGAIN. I've already passed half of my life expectancy.
You know you're old when you find more and more confort in the art you love since you were a child/teenager.
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398Oppenheimer
Three hours went pretty fast.
Some absolutely incredible scenes. The lead-up to the Trinity test, the test itself, and immediately following the test are thrilling, though the results are already known.
Matt Damon steals practically every minute he’s in the film.
A few things I didn’t care for, including:
- Brief images at the beginning of the film, of what I presume are supposed to depict an atomic reaction felt out-of-context and distracting.
- The soundtrack is good, but plays in the background for what seems to be the entire film.
- Too much focus on Strauss. Downey Jr. does a great job depicting him as a slimeball piece of shit politician, but the movie is about Oppenheimer. I don’t care at all about Strauss.
Haven’t reached an overall verdict. I plan to watch it again in a few days, though, and feel comfortable saying it’s at least pretty good.
EDIT: fixed a stupid typo and added some details about what I didn’t care for.
Three hours went pretty fast.
Some absolutely incredible scenes. The lead-up to the Trinity test, the test itself, and immediately following the test are thrilling, though the results are already known.
Matt Damon steals practically every minute he’s in the film.
A few things I didn’t care for, including:
- Brief images at the beginning of the film, of what I presume are supposed to depict an atomic reaction felt out-of-context and distracting.
- The soundtrack is good, but plays in the background for what seems to be the entire film.
- Too much focus on Strauss. Downey Jr. does a great job depicting him as a slimeball piece of shit politician, but the movie is about Oppenheimer. I don’t care at all about Strauss.
Haven’t reached an overall verdict. I plan to watch it again in a few days, though, and feel comfortable saying it’s at least pretty good.
EDIT: fixed a stupid typo and added some details about what I didn’t care for.
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jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
Re: Movies you have watched thread.
399The Driver, for the first time in about fifteen years. Slower and not as lean as I remember it being, but maybe that's because I read the script two or three times a year.
Still like it, though, and definitely still in love with Isabelle Adjani
Still like it, though, and definitely still in love with Isabelle Adjani
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400So Godard's Weekend but with pastels, a different psuedo-politics, and dolls?Anthony Flack wrote: Sat Jul 22, 2023 12:32 am The Barbie movie is so bad.
It is essentially a lecture about Barbie and feminism and body image and patriarchy for two hours, while doing sight gags about toys at human scale, a few silly movie parodies and lots of 4th wall-breaking wink-wink stuff. On one level it's like being trapped in a SNL sketch that won't end. On another level it felt like an Ayn Rand novel for Democrats. They're supposed to be dolls but every character is either a straw man or a sock puppet and they're all here to talk to YOU about feminism.
There is some half-hearted attempt to overlay the standard action beats of a Hollywood three-act film over all this but it's beyond flimsy. Oh, we'll get Will Ferrell to do that scenery-chewing cartoon baddie thing he does and he can... whatever. A chase or something. Who cares, not important. Then the ghost of Barbie's creator turns up to provide some additional cultural context because fuck the movie, we've got a thesis going here. By the end the characters are just standing around monologuing the director's blog posts at the audience.