Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 What seems like ages ago, now, I watched the teaser for DUNKIRK. Er, yes..Messerschmitts, with Stuka noises... I thought "fuck this shit", and never went near it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Its pointless. Dunkirk is a movie for people who don't want to be bothered by the vision of the film maker. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I can't help thinking that, at some point soon, the world is going to wake up, and think: "Christopher Nolan? What the hell's that all about?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Its already happened. Rewatch The Dark Knight. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Margo Channing said: Who cares who made it?" I care. - Luke Skywalker Dunkirk is Nolan's stab at visual storytelling. I was entertained. -Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Nolan's worst movie, I guess. That title would belong to his debut, Following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Better than The Prestige! - Alexcremer (2017) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 If it was named 'Picard: A Star Trek Story', people here would be in awe. Unlucky Bastard and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 But Star Trek Is Better Than Everything, Alex! Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Nolan's worst movie, I guess. Aren't them all? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Black Panther Couldn't watch it. Everything was bad and sadly not in an entertaining 'so bad it's good' way. Am I a racist now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Racism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Why do you even bother? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Alex preferred Tintin In The Congo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,499 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 That was a product of the time and an interesting insight into the mindset of the people. Fascinating as a historical document, but I probably agree with the decision not to outright sell it to kids anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Why not? Kids should learn about historical perspective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Black Panther Couldn't watch it. Everything was bad and sadly not in an entertaining 'so bad it's good' way. Am I a racist now? Fuck, no. I don't like SCHINDLER'S LIST, but doesn't make me a Jew-hater. Far From it. It's only a movie. It's all those #metoo, SJWs that want you to feel guilty, for not liking a film that deals with "black issues"(whatever that means!). I could name 10 films that deal with "black issues", which are good. Alex, you like what you like, and don't be afraid to say what you don't like! Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Cis white male! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Possibly, but what's Cis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, Richard said: Fuck, no. I don't like SCHINDLER'S LIST, but doesn't make me a Jew-hater. Far From it. It's only a movie. It's all those #metoo, SJWs that want you to feel guilty, for not liking a film that deals with "black issues"(whatever that means!). I could name 10 films that deal with "black issues", which are good. Alex, you like what you like, and don't be afraid to say what you don't like! I don't really think the film deals with anything at all. It just sort of mentions it. That's not dealing with it! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 That's alright then. We'd hate to have cinema that actually said anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 But hey, at least these days the press tours address issues while films themselves do not! That's good, right? Right? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Agreed. It's as if the film is just a $250,000,000 backdrop to the junket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2018 Spider-Man 3 Not sure why everyone hates this movie. I've enjoyed it ever since the midnight showing that drew a bigger crowd reaction than any other flick I've seen. It certainly seems to amplify cheese that was always an essential part of these movies. It's a perfect blend of that sort of whimsy and drama. Raimi nailed it. Back to that midnight showing, the best example I can think of is the club scene where Symbiote Peter is completely ridiculous dancing around, yet the mood completely shifts when he belts MJ. The laughter turned to gasps (same thing happened when Harry takes a bomb to the face). It all comes together because we care about the characters. It has heart. I also really love Bill Pope's cinematography in the sequels. Matt C, Fancyarcher, Not Mr. Big and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,944 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 You get a "Like" purely for the courage to express this opinion! Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Very much so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 You gotta see it as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: Spider-Man 3 Not sure why everyone hates this movie. I've enjoyed it ever since the midnight showing that drew a bigger crowd reaction than any other flick I've seen. It certainly seems to amplify cheese that was always an essential part of these movies. It's a perfect blend of that sort of whimsy and drama. Raimi nailed it. Back to that midnight showing, the best example I can think of is the club scene where Symbiote Peter is completely ridiculous dancing around, yet the mood completely shifts when he belts MJ. The laughter turned to gasps (same thing happened when Harry takes a bomb to the face). It all comes together because we care about the characters. It has heart. I also really love Bill Pope's cinematography in the sequels. 2 It's a shame Pope and Raimi parted ways after this movie. Peter Deming was set to lens Spider-Man 4 for Raimi before the film fell apart -- and while Deming is good, a fourth film would've looked different. I don't know why Sony can't just ask Raimi back for one more Maguire-Dunst Spidey film. Raimi deserved to go out on his own terms, without Avi Arad forcing characters Sam didn't want into the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Pope's trademarks are all over it. He does the same thing with Tobey in this scene as he did with Henry Thomas in Fire in the Sky. I'm just glad we got what we did. Yer goin' nowhere! I gotch ya fer three movies! Three movies of playtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 7:55 AM, Alexcremers said: If it was named 'Picard: A Star Trek Story', people here would be in awe. That's at least one third of Next Generation! 17 minutes ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: I'm just glad we got what we did. Yer goin' nowhere! I gotch ya fer three movies! Three movies of playtime! Hey Sam, that's a cute trilogy closer you got there. Your producer make it for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Inland Empire Oh god, I dunno. A strange experience, but what else would you expect? Its mid-2000s consumer grade aesthetic makes it look like an old AVGN or Ysabella Brave YouTube video from that era. This whole thing is like a hybrid of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Glen or Glenda. Couple of effective jump scares slotted in just to wake you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Weird for weird's sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Experimental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Weird for weird's sake! Thats Lynch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Nobody does "weird" quite like Lynch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I prefer The Elephant Man, but if you say that to hip movie folk, they will turn their back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Too ordinary for most Lynch fans. They hate Dune too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I love THE ELEPHANT MAN...but I love DUNE a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I love ordinary Lynch. Naïve Old Fart and Unlucky Bastard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 An old geyser driving across America, on a John Dere, is not ordinary...but it is, for Lynch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 There was something Disney-esque for grown-ups about it. Have you ever seen Never Cry Wolf, Richard? No?! Well, you really should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Yes, I have seen NEVER CRY WOLF, Alex. It's the film that introduced me to the understated, yet considerable, talents of Charles Martin Smith. It's a kind of American MR. FORBUSH AND THE PENGUINS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Even original Twin Peaks might be too normal for snobby types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Its too Aaron Spelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 But that was the point, you snobby types! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Is The Straight Story available anywhere? It's not on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I'm not an expert on availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Another hunt it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Blue Velvet is the optimal middle ground Lynch film. It's a tight and disciplined work, and better for it. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I should probably see that one. I tend to find Lynch wildly entertaining to an extent, but then his shit will just drag out and become absurdly pointless to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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